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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 23, 19ZO. '
CLASSY FIELD
WILL COMPETE
AT INDIANAPOLIS
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Largest Purse. Ever Hung Up
for Motor Competition Is
Prize for Speedway
Meet.
The classiest field that ever faced
a starter will roll to the tape for the
'eighth international 500-mile sweep
stakes on the Indianapolii . motor
speedway, Monday, May 31.
Thirty speed champions of the old
and new world are entered in the
chase for the world's driving cham
pionship and the lion's share of $85,
000, the largest purse ever hung up
in motor competition.
Four Nations Represented.
Speed stars of four nations will
take part in the melee: France,
England, Italy and the United States,
the "Big Four" among the allies of
the late world war, now meeting in
Strenuous rivalry for world's pre
mier racing honors.
Three four-car teams
Three four-car teams, -Peugeot,
Monroe and Duosenberg; two three
car teams, Ballot and Fontonac; and
two two-car teams, Gregoire andRe
Vero, will endeavor to outgame and
outgeneral each other, in addition
to staving off the assault of the in
dividual entrants, of which there are
France is represented by three
teams aggregating nine members,
Peugeot, Ballot and Gregoire, and
though numerically inferior to the
United States, is an even bet for
first honors, including on her roster
of pilots four former winners: Jules
Goux, 1913; Rene Thomas 1914;
Ralph De Palma, 1915; and Howard
Wilcox, 1919.
Famous Americans There.
Among the American contingent,
Monroe, Duesenberg and Frontenac
are names commanding vast respect.
The Monroe delegation including
Louis . Chevrolet, Arthur Chevrolet
and Roscoe Sartes;.the Deusenberg
team, Tommy Milton, Eddie Hearne,
Eddie : O'Donnell and Jimmy Mur
phy; and the Frontenac outfit, Joe
Boyer, Gaston, Chevrolet -and Art
Klein.
Individual entrants who are
thought to have a chance, though
operating at a disadvantage against
team competition, are Cliff Durant,
Chevrolet; Ralph Mulford, Mulford
Special; Ira Vail, Philbnn and Wal
do Stein, Oldfield Special.
Tho complete list o entrants Is fol
lows: Driver. Car. Represent
C.tf? Durant Chevrolet V. S.
Ralph D. Palma Bal ot . Franca
Joan Chassaitno Hftllot France
Kino Thoma. Ballot Franc.
Ixmta Chvrolst Monro
Oaaton Chevrolet Monro y. s.
Rokco Sarle Monroe V.
Not named Monro U. S.
Jo Boyer ' Frontwise V. B.
.Arthur ChevroletFrontenae U. H.
Art Klein Fwntenso v. a.
r.Ry Howard Pouceot Franc
Jules Uous Peugeot Jrs.no
Andre Botllot Peugoot I ranc
Howard Wttrox Peugeot Franc
Juan Porporato Oregolr ' Italy
Jack Senle Gregoire tpgland
Jimmy Murphr Duessnbsrg I . S.
Tommy Milton Dueaenberg; V. S.
Kdill O'Donnel Dueaenbergr I . 8.
Eddie Hearn Duesnher J'. S.
Waldo Stelo OWfl.ld X.. S.
Tom Roonejr RcVer V. 3.
Not named 5?,frr r.' S-
Jra Vail rhllbrln V. S.
Ralph Mulford Mulford V. 3.
Kurt Hltko Kenwortn U. S.
John Bollnif Richards Jj. 8.
Willi Haupt Meteor Jv 3.
Frank Elliott TNT L- s-
Rae gtarts 10 a. m.
Distunes 100 laps of Hi miles each.
Number of Entrant 30.
Nations Represented France, England,
Italy and United States.
Total Prise Money SS5.000.
Prises to Winners 100 per mil. SM,
000. divided among first ten to finish, as
follows: 120,000, $10,000, 15.000, S3.S0O,
13.000, S2.S00, 11.800, 11,600 and 11.600
Lap Prirea 1100 per lap, 130.000,
warded by Indianapolis business men
and manufacturers to leaders during rac.
Accessory Prizes 116.000, awarded by
manufacturers of automobile accessories to
winners using their product.
Former Wlnnrs Ray Harronn, Mar
mon. 1111; Jo Dawson. National, 113;
Jules Clonic, Peugeot, ISIS; Ren Thomas,
Delago, '1914: Ralph de Palma. Mercedes.
116; Darlo Resta, Peugeot, 1916; Howard
Wilcox, Peugeot. 1919.
Present Record Established by Ralph
d Palma In 1916. Time, S;33:6S.51; av
erage. 19.84 miles per hour.
Area of Speedway SJ acres.
Seating Capacity 40,000.
Capacity of Parking Space 10,008 can.
Total Estimated Capacity 100,000 apec
' titers. , . .
Greatest Previous Attendance 110,000
spectators In 1014.
Capital Invested $1.600,000..
Jack Scholz to Try for V
U. S. Olympic Track Team
Jack Scholz of the; University
of Missouri weighs-138 pounds. He
will try for sprinting honors in the
American Olympic team.
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"Nicky" Restless in His
Ludlow Boudoir With
No Doorknob On Inside
Bugs Baer Interviews Nicky Arnstein in Prison Cells
S. Says "Popular" New Yorker Got Keys of City
And Then They Changed the Lock on Him Gobs
Of Woe.
By BUGS BAER. -Although
he enjoys refined privacy
carried to the fourth dimension, al
though he breathes nothing but the
purest air filtered through two-inch
bars, and although he is the guest of
the largest metropolis in the world
and outskirts, Nicky Arnstein is not
happy in his Ludlow street boudoir.
Strangely enough, Nick does not
feel at home.
His biggest complaint is about the
door, which has no knob on the in
side. A man who is accustomed to
having none but the finest door
knobs lavished on him, who has
shaken hands with the most exclu
sive door handles in Wall street,
would naturally object to the
Hoovenzation of door trimmings. It
makes it appear as if they did not
trust a man.
Prodigal Son Home Again.
New York's prodigal son is home
again, which, of course, doesn't mean
the Ludlow street hoosegow. tit
arrived Saturday in time to review
the parade of Manhattan s police
force, which had been assembled,
scattered and assembled again to do
him honor. Passing Nick, the cop
pers knocked off an "eyes right"
This rather offended the Kid, as he
happened to be on the left. After
the oaceant of badges Nick was
given the keys to the city, except
one, wnicn tne warqen aecmeu 10
retain himself.
The home coming is one for the
book. Last Saturday dawned as
dark and gloomy as a professional
pallbearer's smile. It was raining,
the mist hung heavy and thick
around the police thinking head
auarters and the precinct- blotters
were soggy and damp' with every
signature but Mr. Arnstein's. Then
the Kid came home. The sun stepped
out, the flowers raised their . shrink
ing heads and the birds, tweet
tweeted as if 'their little bellows
would bust. The bulls tore off their
delayed parade, striking laborers put
on their holiday clothes, and all was
as merry as alimony bells.
It was another Armistice day.
After giving the Kid the keys to
the-citv and then hurrying down
town to change the lock, the authori
ties stymied Nicky's confidence by
finding him an apartment where
thousands have looked in vain.
Trump Changed on Nicky.
Nick had expected to skim a little
rneam off his Grade A bankroll, pay
his matriculation fee in the Out-on-
Bail college, and then spenrj Sunday
takinc the air. The bovs switched
the trump on the Kid and decided
to bring the air to him. Ihey also
brought his meals and his papers to
him. Nick is fatigued from his tour
tnrougn tne provinces, tne ieaeri
authorities will try to see that he
doesn t walk a step.
The intervention of the govern
ment puts a peculiar slent on the
case. Once more Nicky is beyond
the jurisdiction of the New York
Car
THE mere feet of owning a motor car counts for but
little these days unless it is a car 0 which its owner
may justly be proud
And this, we believe, is one of the reasons why the Paige
Seven'Passenger Touring Car commends itself so highly to
the carowning public It excites such general admiration
that it is a constant source of pride to its owner.
Ever since the Paige Six';; first appeared three years ago, it
has held an unquestioned position of leadership among die
finest seven-passenger motor cars on the American market
Its handsome body, sturdy chassis and smooth'funning
motor are features often commented upon as being quite
exceptional in a car of such moderate price.
You have undoubtedly, at some time or other, ridden in
a Paige Sk'55. But, if not, you will certainly wish to do
so before deciding on your next motor car purchase.
PAIGE'DETROIT MOTOR CAR
police. Until the federal authori
ties slip the high sign to the city
dickies, .Nick will be a ward ot tne
government and immune from any
little favors the municipal police are
keen to shower on him. He is a
class above the other nine students
in the jail who are there for petty
offenses, such as paying alimony to
the wrong wife or using a safe for
a blackboard and a stick of dyna
mite for a piece of chalk. ' ,
Ludlow Street club is one of the
most exclusive in the works. It
was built by Boss Tweed, and as
it developed later, for Boss Tweed.
While the initiation fee is small, it
costs considerable coin to crash the
exit. Nick was considerably startled
when the United States hyped the
original $75,000 bail to $25,000 extra,
having had no idea that the check
room boys had grabbed the coat and
hat concession.
Duet Paid in Liberty Bonds.
The $75,000 dues were easy. Nick
paid those in Liberty bonds.
But the new assessment has Nick
cutting out paper dolls. He has a
chance of raising it among folks
who know him. but a better chance
among those who don't. One short
stroll, up Wall street and Nick could
pay off the increased price of
tutelage in more Liberty bonds:
Although Sunday visitors are de
nied to the ordinary scholar in Mr.
Ludlow's sanitarium. Nick was al
lowed the privilege of being home to
Mrs. Fannie Brice Arnstein, the now
well-known actress; Bill Fallon, his
attorney, and Miss Mae Weston, an
other actress. Although distressed
at seeing her best publicity agent in
the cooler, Mrs. Brice-Arnstein
managed to squeeze out a few tears
for the newspaper photographers.
The Brice-Arnstein , baby did, not
make the trip, being left at home to
teeth on a few Liberty- bonds.
: Nicky refused to see any more
visitors and remained aloof from
the other members of the club. Act
ing on the theory that a man is
judged by the company the warden
keeps, he stayed out of the pinochle
and casino games in the corridor of
the jailhouse. He displayed some
interest in a checker game between
an alimony slacker and an indepen
dent bank-note engraver, who was
forced out of business by govern
ment monopoly. At the conclusion
of thj; game Nick casually picked up
a checker to see if it was loaded,
but was disappointed.
Didn't Like Prison Fare.
The prison breakfast of sinkers
and Mocha soup did not appeal to
Nick's jaded Broadway taste. He
ordered an outside breakfast of a
few loose eggs and trimmings. The
breakfast messenger was not bond
ed. Nick smoked many cigarets.
The name of the tobacco is with
held at the request of the manufac
turers. When the dinner gong blew, the
Kid fell in line with the other b6ys
and scoffed heavy on roast beef,
in Timerjcra
Mdnudcturm of Paige Motor Can and Motor Trucfo
Nebraska Paige Company
Phone Douglas 3660, Nineteenth and Douglas Streets
Omaha, Nebraska
Jack Reynolds, Whom
Cedar Rapids Fans
Gill Welter Champ
Cedar Rapids, la., wrestling fans
have given Jack Reynolds a belt em
bossed with Jack Keynolds, Welter
weight Wrestling Champion of the
World." 1
Reynolds was in Omaha last week
on his way to Salt Lake. -
mashed potatoes and coffee. He
then tore off a few loops around the
conservatory, which is built of the
finest transparent Vermont granite.
He smoked a flock of more cigarets,
lighting them very cautiously, ap
parently dreading the well known
Rialto wolf cry, "Pack out, boys,
pack out!" t
AH ot his cigarets and other arti
cles were purchased on the outside,
and Nick seemed much surprised
when the messengers came back. He
paid for his shopping by proxy with
banknotes skinned from a roll that
only needed horns to fool a
rhinoceros looking for its mate. It
had a treasury wrapper with an all
Liberty bond filler.
While disheartened through being
unable to get his name in the Mon
day list of Sunday automobile acci
dents, Nick expected to get out late
last night or today sure. He is tak
ing his jailing philosophically and
can't see why there should be any
prejudice against a man merely be
cause he happened to make a few
fortunate investments in Wall street.
In case his pals manage to scrape
together $25,000 worth of Liberty
bonds in a district that has been
completely devastated, the so-called
master mind will be at liberty again
today.
But. then, what is liberty without
the bonds?
Ernest Barry Seeks to j
Retain Oar Title
Ernest Barry, professional single
sculling champion of England, who
recently lost the world's title to Pel
ton of Australia, has gone to the
land of the southern cross and will
strive to regain his laurels on the
Parhamatta course in August.
TWi th demand for At Palp SlS3
far ucttding our utmo4t promo
tion ffforu. a prompt dtaion it
advisabU. Order placid now mean
just to much mart of tht but towing
ttason atturtd for your tnjoymtnL
COMPANY, DETROIT, Michigan
RULE CHANGES
CONFUSING TO
SANDLOTTERS
Here Is Correct' Dope on New
Rules in Diamond Code-
Much Uncertainty Is Due
To Carelessness.
From the contents of queries re
ceived from other direct sources it
is apparent that in spite of, or per
haps because of, the revisions made
in the baseball ru'es last waiter con
siderable perplexity still exists in
the minds of semipro and sand lot
players and umpires.
Some of the haziness is due to the
fact that it is impossible to get an
idea through a few skulls without
the aid of dynamite or ecatylcne gas
some of it is due to faults in the
rules themselves, and a lot is the re
suit of failure to read the code.
When Wild Pitch Hits Bat
One of the changes that seems to
be giving nonprofessionals trouble
is . that concerning a wild pitch
which accidentally hits a batsman's
bat while he is in the act of dode
ing. In drafting the rule it was nec
essary to leave a lot to the umpire s
judgment and interpretation, other
wise it would have required a page
or two of instructions and diagrams
to make the purpose of the rule
clear.
The new rule operates only when
in the umpire's judgment the ball is
pitched so wildly that the batsman
is unable to get both himself and his
bat out of the way. A great many
think the rule is intended to apply in
cases where a batter starts to swing
at a ball, changes his mind at the
last minute and does not get his bat
out of the way in time to avoid con
tact.
T7fnian4 in T3i T Aarviiaa
That happens quite often in the
major leagues, at least, but it is not
the intent of the rule to protect the
batsman from that kind of careless
ness by awarding him a "ball" in
such cases. In those instances the
batter is penalized with a strike un
less he already has two or he can
be thrown out if the ball rebounds
fair. It is just the same as it used to
be.
Of course, it is a matter of inter
pretation by the impires, and it is
possible for the officials and umpire
of any minor, semipro or amateur
league to get together and agree
to interpret the rule so that any time
the ball hits the bat accidentally it
shall pe called a ball.
But the foregoing is the way the
rule is interpreted bv the maior
league umpires, and all decisions re
garding base ball rules made by The
Tribune are as thiy would be made
by a National or American league
umpire. Where the two major
leagues conflict in interpreting the
rules, the National league system is
given, unless otherwise requested.
May Not Touch Bonner.
There's another rule that bothers
the amateurs a lot the pne pen
alizing a coacher at third base for at
tempting to help a base runner by
physical contact This is not intend
ed to prohibit the coacher from slap
ping on the back a batsman who has
hit the ball over the fence for a home
run. The penalty is intended to apply
only when the coacher interferes
with a possible play that might re
sult in retiring the base runner.
The safe and sane way to avoid
all dispute is to refrain from patting
a successful runner or batsman on
the back until he has scored, but
there would be no penalty attached
to doing so in the major leagues
unless there was a chance for a play
on the runner either at third or
home plate. In such cases the coach
er must not touch the runner.
No Hit on a Force Out.
The purchase and perusal of a rule
book would save some fans the cost
of the book in postage stamps. For
instance, a recent official scorer got
into an argument over this play:
Runner on first, batsman hit a
Texas league fly which fell safely
back of the infield, but the fielder
threw the ball to second in time to
force out the man on first, who
was a slow or bonehead runner. It
was argued the batsman ought not
to be deprived of his base hit be
cause of the fault of the base run'
ner.
That's all right, but it doesn't pre
vail in the face of the clear and con
cise paragraph in the rule book
which says that in no case shall a
base hit be scored when the base
runner is forced out on the play."
There is a lot of interesting in
formation in a base ball rule book,
but it requires concentrated thought
to abstract the information. Most
folks nowadays concentrate only on
the ouija board or the H. C. of L.
More Titles to Durack
Miss Fannie Durack. who was de
feated by her teammate, Miss Mina
Wylie, for the 100-yard free style
championship of Australia in 1:11 4-5
recently, turned the tables on the
latter in the title test of New South
Wales, winning in 1:11 2-5. A few
days later she won the 440-yard
championship of Australia in
6:29 2-5, beating by '30 yards Miss
L. de Beaurepaire of Melbourne,
champion of Victoria.
Boat Fleet at Toronto
The Roval Canadian Yacht club
of Toronto will build a new club
house in the fall to accommodate
iN membership of 1.958. The prince
of Wales has donated a cup for
competition. By the purchase of
tour modern "e class boats from
Atlantic coast clubs the organiza
tion claims the largest and most
modern fleet of that class yachts
on the continent.
American and British
Track Series Proposed
A Tinmp ant hnmp trarlr cpripc K-
tween Harvard and Yale against
Oxford and Cambridge is proposed.
It in boned to hrincr thi rrarl-
American and English athletes to
gether every year or every other
year in America and England.
We can't give 20, 25 or 30 discount We don't make that much profit
WE WILL GIVE $5.00
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One hundred and fifty high grade bicycles, Indians,
Hudsons, De Luxe, Admiral and Blue Bird at
$37.50 to $60.00 less $5.00 for balance of this
month only. Come in and get your choice.
Just Received-Two New Briggs Flyers
Have a big carload of Big Red
Motorcycles en route
from factory
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' Sam the Indian Man Chief of Omaha Wigwam
Sixteenth and Chicago
'TEX' RICKARD IS
HUMAN DYNAMO
OF BOXING GAME
Action Is His Keynote Says
He Doesn't Care for Other
Sports Too Nervous
For Base Ball.
By RAY PEARSON.
.George L. ("Tex.") Rickard, once
Texas rancher, later boxing promo
ter, still later oil man and South
American cattleman, but always in
fatuated with the glove sport, is
probably the most interesting fieure
in the sporting world today. There
is no use in displaying the imper
tinence necessary to learn the exact
age of Rickard, and besides that,
there isl little use in trying to dis
cover how old this dynamic, ever
active, promoter de luxe of the glove
wielding game really is. He's older
than he looks and he's older than he
acts and that should be sufficient in
formation on this point for any in
quisitive fan.
Burdened with the reputation of
being the greatest promoter of fistic
events in the world seems not to
annoy Rickard at all. While the
"thatch which crowns his head isn't
as thick as it once was. it is not due
to worrying. He's got that way just
l:ke many another man.
"Thinks on His Feet."
Rickard did not wear the thatch
thin by thinking in a short bed for
he's not the fellow to "sleep over"
matters that concern him. He is
fully capable of doing his thinking
while afoot, and last week he gave
ample evidence of this in a conver
sation concerning the possible
matching of world's heavyweight
Champion . Jack Denpsey and
Georges Carpentier, the champion of
Europe.
While "Tex" simply dotes on the
cattle business, for he has about the
biggest ranch in the world in South
America, a ranch on which there are
something like 20.000 head of cattle.
it would take a great stretch of imag
ination to make one believe that his
enthusiasm over the said ranch is
stronger than for the boxing game.
There isn't, the gamble and there
isn't the excitement (for Rickard)
in the ranch business that there is in
the glove game. And regardless of
all the stories which reach print that
Charles Cochran of London and
other promoters of this and other
countries are going to pit Dempsey
against Carpentier one need not be
surprised when the time is ripe to
on any bicycle
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month of May
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A
learn that the man who is promoting
the international world's champion
ship is none other than "Tex" Rick
ard. Action His Keynote.
As this wes meant to be a word
picture of Rickard, perhaps a few
more paragraphs should bev written
about the man and his way of oc
cupying his time. "Tex" has been
called a "human dynamo." He's that
all right, for he's always speeding at
high tension, doesn't sit long enoufih
on one chair to warm it and talks or
listens intently. But "action" is the
one thing he must have and he does
have it in doses larger than the aver
age man is accustomed to take.
It may or may not be interesting
information for the layman to know
that Rickard is a one-sport man. In
other words, 'he' is "cuckoo" over
boxing. He likes the glove sport
just as well as the most rabid base
ball fan likes the diamond game.
The writer asked him the other day.
"How about other sports, such as
base ball, etc. Do you like themr"
"Can't say that I do," answered
Rickard. "I seldom go to a base ball
game, because I don't really get en
thusiastic over the paine. Guess I
could say the same, too, for other
sports."
Too Nervous for Base Ball.
The writer is of the opinion that
"Tex couldn't sit through nine in
nings of base ball. He's too loaded
with nervous energy to permit it.
When one talks "fight" to "Tex."
he listens with polite attention, for
one of 'the things he likes to do is to
get a varied viewpoint. For instance,
he asked one of his friends the other
day: "What do you think of a
Dempsey-Carpentier contest?"
"I think it will be a one punch
fight," replied the friend. "When
Dempsey lands, the fight will be
over. What do you think. 'Tex'?"
"Well. I've been thinking that
Carpentier, who is a mighty clever
fellow, may be able to keen avaw
from Jack and escape contact with
that heavy wallop," said Rickard,
"but perhaps you are right."
Would Draw Big Gate.
That's about as close as any 'one
can get to a definite opinion from
Rickard on the outcome of a scrap.
But Rickard is perfectly willing to
be quoted that a Dempsev-Carnen-
tier championship bout is an attrac
tion of caliber to draw a big gate.
He ought to know.
Directors of Amateur
Bail Association to Meet
Directors of the Municipal Ama
teur Base Ball association will meet
Tuesday night in the city hall to re
vise the constitution and by-laws of
the association and transact other
important business.
New Stadium for U. of K.
University of Kentucky will erect
a modern stadium upon its Lexing
ton field.
We Will
Do Our
Bit For
The
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