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    The Omaha Sunday Bee
PART THREE
SPORTS AND AUTO
PART THREE
FINANCIAL WANT ADS
VOL. L NO. 3.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1920.
1 C
PRICE FIVE CENTS ocTsroE omaha and ootnc-
ROURKES DROP
FIRST ONE TO
,6-3
Ear! Schatzman Weakens
After Teammates Tie Score
day and Monday.
St. Joseph, Mo., July 3. Omaha
lost the first game of the series to
he St. Joseph Drummers here this
afternoon, 6 to 3, when Schatzman
weakened in the eighth after his
teammates had tied the score at 3 all.
The same teams are hooked to play
Sunday an ! Monday.
New York Velod rorne
Is After Distance
In Motorcycle Races
New York, July 3. The hest rac
ing cyclists in the world will be
seen in action at the $250,000 sta
dium of the New York Velodrome
at Two Hun erred and Twenty-fifth
street and Broadway. There will
be championship sprints and short
distance' events, but it is planned
to receive outdoor tests of endur
mice, a branch of the cycle racing
panic that is so popular all through
luirope and Australia. All the for
tign stars now competing in thi
country were developed to stand
the strain of a test of speed and
endurance by riding in races over
a greater distance than one or five
DRUMMERS
miles.
With this object in view the New
York Velodrome will cater to the
amateur on a far larger scale than
at any other track in the country.
"V Tt is from the so-called unknown
' amateur that our future champions
spring, and this latent talent cannot
be developed unless racing pro
grams are arranged so as to give
the novice a chance to display his
racing qualities.
Tests of endurance such as long
distance races afford lay the foun
dation for ppeed. An illustration of
this is the six-day cyclist, who at
any stage of a race is always ready
for a burst of speed, and it's ,thc
all-around cyclist that furnishes all
the thrills in competition.
The New York Velodrome, the
fas'est six-lap track in the world,
will be the training quarters of the
best riders now in the east, and the
new aspirants for championship
honors will have the advantage of
working out with such experienced
jiders as Spencer, Eaton, Goullet
and a flock of other stars as their
models. All this will mean well
balanced fields and exciting sport.
Hunt Liberty Bonds
For Ex-Service Men
Washington, July 3 Soldiers and
sailors who subscribed to Liberty
bonds during their period of service
and whose bonds were lost in the
shuffle are being aided in recover-
1 i':g them through the American Red
Cross, in co-operation with the War
department. Announcement was
made today that 1,213 bonds were
delivered to their former service
men owners during April and May
through these efforts. In the same
period 1.011 additional service men
requested aid in securing their
bonds.
Legs of Blue, Purple
Hurt Eyes of Man, 80
i Richmond, Eng., July 3. Women
pierrots who perform on the
Thames river terrace have annoyed
Alderman Sir James Szlumper, aged
80.
"The first thing that met my eye,
he protested to a council meeting,
"was a woman pierrot with one leg
painted blue and the other purple.
It's abominable, I say."
But no action was taken, because
the dancers were managed by ex
soldiers with whom the city had
made an agreement.
Slim Man Is Glad of It;
Being Thin Got Him Free
Jefferson City, Mo., July 3. Be
ing slim gained Harry Barron his
liberty from the city jail here a few
nights ago. The rest of the inmates
of the lockup are of a plump build
and are still behind the bars.
- Barron, chareed with burglary
and grand larceny, sawed off a bar
in the city jail and managed to
squeeze through and scale two tiers
of cells to the root Arriving there,
he lowered himself to the ground
with a rope made of blankets.
Perfume May Cost $1 a Drop.
Paris, July 3. Only the very
wealthy will be able to enhance their
charms hereafter by penetratfng per
fumes. Perfume is going up fabu
lously a dollar a drop is soon to be
a general thing.
The cost of producing flowers is
aid to be responsible for the rise.
A pound of jasmin perfume requires
35,000 jasmin bushes, 5,000 rose
bushes yield scarcely a pound of
rose extract, and as for a pound of
violet essence, a plot 30 miles square
barely suffices to produce sufficient
plants to make it.
43th Series for the Cup.
The America's cup yacht'races be
ginning July IS, over a 30-mile
course off Sandy Hook, will be the
13th time this country has defended
the trophy against English challeng
er. Sir Thomas Lipton has been
Striving 21 years to ift the trophy
with his Shamrock yachts.
Legless, But Thrifty.
'Powhatan, .Kan., July .3. Being
without legs does not prevent O. P.
Bowmastej of this county from be
ing industrious. He tend an 11-acre
truck farm and this year sold over
1,000 quarts of strawberries. Bow
master, a former railroad conductor,
BASE BALL
DIRECTORY
Standing of the Teams.
Western Lettcue.
W. LPct ! w. U Pr.
.4 21 .67!Omaha ... 84 .45
.41 2 .5S6Dkla. City 31 18 .4)161
.3J 2J .6671 De. Molnra J7 30.474
.40 tl .663Sloux C'ltjll 49 .300
National Ia(ue.
W. L.Pct. W. L. PcL
Tulta .
Wichita
Joplln .
St. Joe
Olncln. ..
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago .
87 n .57SPUti 31 31 ,60(t
36 31 .630,'Bmton ...29 2 .600
3d 32 .S2.w York 31 27 .46
36 33 .BIB) Phil 21 37 .361
American League.
V. L. Pet. I
New York 4S 23 .676 Boston
Cleve 45 22 .B": st. Louli
I'hlragn . .M 2H .5821 Detroit
W. T Pet.
..31 31 .600
.33 36 .478
..21 45 .31
..17 53 . 243
Wash.
.33 29 .632l'nila. . .
Games Today.
Wentern League.
Omaha at St. Joseph.
Tuli-a at Oklahoma City.
Jrplln st Wichita.
Dps Moines at Sioux City.
Nation:! I iMtur,
Boston at New York, i
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
Chicniro at St. Inuts.
Philadelphia ct Brooklyn.
American League.
St. I.ouls at Chicago.
Cleveland at Petroit.
New York at Washington.
Yesterday's Results
Western League.
At St. Joseph R. H. E.
Omaha 3 .. ..
St. Joseph 6 . .
Butteries: rVhatzman and Llngle; Wil
liams and Crosby.
At Oklahoma City R. H. E.
Tulsa 9 13 2
Oklahoma City 0 4 2
n.itterles: Adams and Brannon; Parks
and Griffith.
At Wlehlta R. H. E.
Joplln 0 4 2
Wlehlta 1 6 3
Batteries: Tioehler, Bmlthson and Sny
der; Musser and Yaryan.
I At Sioux City R. H. E.
Pes Moines 3 9 0
Sioux City 4 8 0
Batteries: Lynch and Branner; Manak
and Eiffcrt.
National League.
At Brooklyn
r'lrst same: R. H. E.
Philadelphia 6 2
Brooklyn 2 7 2
Batteries: Smith and Wheat; Mamaux
and Miller.
AM New Tork. Boston-New Tork game
postponed, wet grounds.
At. St. Louis R. H. E.
rittsbumh 3 10 1
St. Louis 1 t 0
Batteries: Cooper and Haeffner; Good
win and Dilhoefer.
At Cincinnati R. H. E.
Chicago 3 8 2
Cincinnati B 7 1
Batteries. Tyler, Vaughn and Klllefer;
Sallee and Allen.
American League.
At Chicago
St. Louis
Chicago ,
Batteries: Wellman and
ber and Schalk.
R. H. E.
3 9 1
11 16 0
Billings; Fa-
R. H. E.
6 9 0
At Detroit
Cleveland .
Detroit
Batteries: Bagby and O'Neill;
..3 2
Oldham
ana manage.
At Philadelphia
First game: 1 R. H. E.
New York '...6 13 1
Philadelphia 0 5 2
Batteries: Maya and Ruel; Perry and
Perkins. '
Second game: R. H. E.
New York 4 7 0
Philadelphia '. 2 4 2
BatTerles: Collins and Hannah; Naylor
and Perkins.
American Association.
At Kansas City R. H. E.
Milwaukee 4 9 0
Kansas City 2 10 1
Batteries: Gearin and Gaston; Korst
man and Sceeney.
At Minneapolis R. H. E.
St. Paul 8 14 2
Minneapolis 4 9 3
Batteries: Orlner and Hargrave; Rob
ertson and Mayer.
At Louisville R. H. E.
Indianapolis 4 11 2
LoMlsvllle 4 8 0
Batteries. Whltehouss and Henllne;
Wright and Kocher.
palled end ninth account of wet
grounds.
At Toledo R. H. E.
Columbus 3 9 6
Toledo 4 1
Batteries: George and Hartley; Dubuc
and Murphy.
Started Trapping to Earn
Pin Money, Is Now Champion
Prince George, B. C, July 3.
Mrs. William Chamberlain of Inver
mere is hailed as the champion
woman trapper of Canada. She had
pin money in view when she decided
last fall to try her luck at trapping.
She sold her winter's catch of furs
recently for $1,800. This is the fem
inine record, so far as known.
Charters Boat for Race.
"New York Yacht club members
have chartered the Highlander,
which cost $6,500, to follow the yacht
races for the America's cup over the
Sanday Hook course starting July
15. The new seamen's act will bar
most of the New York harbor boats
from taking spectators to see the
races.
COOL and comfortable for sum
mer driving, warm and cozy for
winter, Chevrolet "Four -Ninety"
Coupe appeals to all who appreciate
the greater measure of utility, com
fort and economy which a good,
closed car affords.
Chevrolet Motor Co. of Nebraska
Retail Store
2215 Farnam Street
f """ J
j ChtvnUt For-Ifbmj Cut.
Omaha Fans
Infielder in
Omaha fans hold that "Wince"
Weidell, Pa Rourke's shortstop, is
the best infielder in the league.
Weidell had been playing third un
til a week ago when Manager Leli1
velt shifted him to short and
Mason to center field. Weidell is
Inquisitive
Fans
Q. Humphrey, Neb.. June 29. Hnw
are batting and fielding' averages and
the standing cf teams computed? R. F.
A. Batting AveraRcs Divide total base
htlf by total times uL bat. Fielding Av
erages Divide number of chances ac
cepted by total chances. Standing of the
Teams Divide total games won by
games played.
Q. Omaha, Nob., June SO. Who holds
the world's record for total bases on hits
In one game? ED. M,
A. Kddie Gharrity of the Washington
Senators. On June 23, last year, Ghar
rity in five trips to the plate singled
once, hit two doubles and two home runs
for a total of 13 basts. The best previous
mark of this kind was 12. Babe Ruth
Is the only man who has approached
Gharrity's record this year. On June 2
Bambino hit two homers and a single in
the first game of a double-header for a
total of nine bases. In the second game
hi hit another homer and another single.
Q. Onowa, la., June 30. The short
stop fielded a batted ball nicely and
threw it to the first baseman in plenty
of time to catch the batter. The first
baseman fumbled the ball allowing the
batsman first base on an error. Shouldn't
tho shortstop get Fome credit for field
ing the ball? H. D. D.
A. Yes. Give the shortstop an assist.
Q. Omaha. Neb.. June 28 In the sec
ond game of last Monday's double-header
at Rourke park, Lee at bat, attempted to
dodge a pitched ball. The ball struck
the handle of Lee's bat and glanced off
foul. Umpire Fltzpatrick called the ball.
foul ball." was he right?
FRANK McD.
A. According to the new rules the ball
was a "dead ball" and counted for noth
ing. It was neither foul nor fair.
Q. Dunbar, Neb., June 29. To the
Sporting Editor, Omaha Bee. Will you
please tell me how many home runs Babe
Ruth made last season? J, SMITH.
A. Ruth hit 29 home runs in official
leegue games. He hit several others in
exhibition games which are not Included
in his record-making total of 29.
New 1920 Schedule of
Greater Omaha League
Following is the schedule of the
Greater Omaha league, the Saturday
afternoon circuit, which has opened
its season. The league is composed
of six teams and will play a two
round series, closing on August 28,
June 26 and July 31 Nebraska Tire
& Rubber Co. against Byrne & Hammer
Dry Goods Co. Wright & Wilhemy Co,
aftnlnst M. E. Smith & Co. Woodmen
of the World against Omaha Steel Works.
July 3 and August 7 Nebraska Tire
Rubber Co. against Wright & Wil
helmy Co. Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods
Co. against Woodmen of the World. M.
E. Smith & Co. against Omaha Steel
Works.
July 10 and August 14 M. E. Smith
& Co. against Nebraska Tire & Rubber
Co. Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods Co,
agaainst Omaha Steel Works. Wright &
Wilhemy Co. against Woodmen of the
World.
July 17 and August 21 Woodmen of the
World against Nebraska Tire & Rubber
Co. Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods Co,
against M. E. Smith & Co. Wright &
Wilhemy Co against Omaha Steel Works.
July 24 and August 28 Omaha Steel
Works against Nebraska Tire & Rubber
Co. Byrne A Hammer Dry Goods Co.
against Wright & Wilhemy Co. M. E.
Smith & Co. against Woodmen of the
World.
- Soccer for Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is to enjoy municipal
league soccer toot ball until July.
JHe Product of Experience
Call Him Best
Whole League
'
undoubtedly the best infielder Pa
has gotten hold of jn many years.
He fields everything in sight, is al
ways full of pep arfd hits consistent
ly. An injury to his arm last year
and one to his wrist this season have
proven big setbacks for him.
Titled English Bookmaker
Recuperates Lost Fortune
London, July 3. England's first
titled bookmaker, Sir Miles Talbot
Stapleton, whose fortune was wiped
cut duing the war, has made a profit
of nearly $100,000 during the present
racing season, according to Jockey
Club gossip.
Sir Miles, who served in the infan
try during the war, began "making
a book" at the beginning of the
present season. His success has been
phenomenal and he has amassed
enough to regain his beautiful coun
try seat, Grey's court, Henley-on-Thames.
His wife, Lady Doris Stapleton,
holds the distinction of hcing the
first titled Englishwoman to star in
a British-made film production.
Train Bandit Raids
On Wane In Mexico
Mexico City, July .3. According
to official statements just made
public there were 64 accidents on
tht national railways of Mev'co dur
ing the past year. This inc'udes as
STiults by bandits, ordinary wrecks
and derailments. The greater por
tion of the assaults took pla in
the northern part of Mexico" They
also occurred during the first six
months of the year and prior to the
establishment of protective block
houses, since which thee has been
a notable diminution and at present
an almost cessation of bandit raids
on trains. Apart from equipment
destroyed by bandits, the total loss
from accidents for the ear amounts
to 500,000 pesos.
feat Was Away
Manchester, N. H., July 3. Police
Traffic Officer George Revere of
Hill, N. H., was locked in a garage
for the greater part of a day by
practical jokers. In the meantime
the main street on which Officer
Hevere had been doing traffic duty
was used as a speedway by autoists.
He Never Had Time
The other day a man lost
two hours because his bat
tery suddenly went back on
him. He could have saved
delay by keeping that battery
shipshape.
Sidestep trouble by stop
ping in. Ask about Threaded
Rubber Insulation the
kind selected by 136 manu
facturers of cars and trucks.
Nebraska Storage
Battery Co.
20th and Harney Streets
Phone Tyler 2920
LELIVEU AND
PLATTE AMONG
HEAVYHITTERS
Hornsby Makes His 100th Hit
Babe Ruth Climbs Nearer
Top In American League
Lee Still High.
Jack Lelivelt and Al Platte of the
Rourke crew appear among the 10
leading hitters in the Western
league in figures published today and
Billy Lee, another Rourke, leads the
league in base stealing which in
clude games of Wednesday.
East of Wichita is topping the reg
ular batters in the Western league
with an average of .395, while Bran
nan of Tulsa, who was out in front
last week, has dropped to fourth
place with .361. Bogart of Joplin
is second with .373 and Shestak, St.
Joseph, third with .362.
Yaryan and Beck, the Wichita
teammates, continued their tie for
home run honors, each cracking out
a circuit drive, giving them eleven
apiece.
Lee of Omaha continues to show
the way to the base stealers with 17
thefts, with Bogart of Joplin, Kelle
her of St. Joseph and Smith of
Wichita, tied as runners-up with 15
each.
Other leading batters: Yaryan,
Wichita, .359; Kruoger, Joplin, .350;
Pitt, Oklahoma City, .340; Platte,
Omaha. .377; Lelivelt, Omaha, .336;
Berk. Wichita. .338: Moeller, Okla
homa City, .327; Ticrney, Tulsa, .325.
Hornsby Leads National.
Roger Hornsby. the St. Louis star,
banged out his 100th hit of the sea
son in Wednesday's game against
Cincinnati, the first player in the
National league to touch the century
mark. Hornsby slipped slightly in
his batting, but continues to hold
a comfortable lead among the regu
lars who have participated in 35 or
more games. The St. Louis crack
is topping the hitters with an aver
age of .380, which was made in 65
games in which hi was at bat 263
times. His total base mark of 157
is the highest in the league and in
cludes nineteen doubles, ten triples
and six homers. In addition to this
record the St. Louis favbrite is shar
ing run-scoring honors with Max
Flack of Chicago. Each has regis
tered 46 times.
The catchers and pitchers seem
unable to stop Max Carey, the fleet
footed Fittsburgher, on the paths.
He is showing the way to the base
stealers with 25 thefts.
Other leading batters: E. Smith,
New York, .364; Nicholson, Pitts
burgh, .333; Robertson, Chicago,
.332; Daubert, Cincinnati, .325; Wil
liams, Philadelphia, .325; Cruise.
Boston, .322; Roush, Cincinanti,
.321; Kelly, New York, .314; Myers,
Brooklyn, .313; Flack, Chicago, .313.
Ruth Climbing.
The batting of "Babe" Ruth, the
home run king of the New York
club, continues to be the chief topic
in the American league. The big
southpaw slugger bagged a brace of
homers in the double-header with
Philadelphia last Wednesday, which
gave him a total of 24, only five be
hind the world s record, which he
made last year. In addition to
cracking out home runs, Ruth is
steadily climbing to the top among
the batters of the league who have
participated in 35 or more games.
The big fellow is hitting .374, just
20 points behind Tris Speaker of
John, the Barber, Thinks
He Knows Why the Omaha
Club Isn't
Tonsorialist Fan Says Rourkes Ought to Play Bangup
Ball Every Day, as They Have the Best in the
League Lack the Fight and Pep That it Takes
To Win Ball Qames,
"Good morning, John! Gimme a
shave!"
"Alright, Jim. How'd you like
that ball game yestswlay ?'
"Good game, John! Ike 'em
shorter than that, though"
"Yeh, it was a good f,ame. That
Omaha team ought to play bangup
ball like that every day in.tne year."
"How do you figger?"
"Well, they've got the best pitch
er in the league, Palmero; the' best
first baseman in the league, Lelivelt;
the best infielder in the league,
Weidell, one of the best outfielders
in the league, Lee, and one of the
best catchers in the league, Hale.
Besides, they've got Donici, Platte,
GIslason, Lingle and Fuhr who are
away above the average for the
Western league. Yet, they don't win
bal! games!"
"Towel too hot?"
"Um-m-blug-uck."
Cleveland and Joe Jackson of Chi
cago, who are sharing the honor of
runners-up to George Sisler, the St.
Louis star, who is batting .413.
Speaker and Jackson are hitting
.394.
Ruth, besides his batting prowess,
is out for other honors. He has tied
Speaker, the Cleveland manager, in
number of runs scored. Each has
registered 63 times.
Rice of Washington pilfered five
bases in the past week and is far out
in front among the base stealers
with 30 thefts. His nearest rival is
Roth, a teammate, who has stolen
19 bases.
Other leadings batters: Weaver,
Chicago, .356; Milan, Washington,
.356; Johnston, Cleveland, .353;
Rice, Washington, .350; Felsch,
Chicago, .339; Judge, Washington,
.333; Gedeon, St. Louis, .332; E.
Collins, Chicago. .331.
Canadian Teams Play
Twenty-Inning Game
i A poor throw by Catcher Laap
to third base gave the London nine
victory over Hamilton, 5 to 4, in
20 innings recently, in the longest
game ever played in Canada. Lon
don is leading the "M.-Q." league of
eight towns.
Naval Academy in
Great Showing for Year
Naval academy athletes covered
themselves with glory in the season
closing this month, having won 94
events and lost 13 in 15 various
branches of sport against college and
club rivals.
Alderman Must Be Fan.
Alderman William F. Quinn re
cently introduced a resolution at the
New York board of aldermen's ses
sion permitting base balU batted
into the stands of the major league
clubs of New York City and Brook
lyn to remain in the hands of any
spectator who may happen to secure
them. No action was taken an the
matter. I
J. H. HANSEN CADILLAC
LHnC0L.N.
in First Place
He Avers.
"I don't think they've got the fight
to win ball games I They haven't
won an extra-inning game this sea
son. That shows they ain't got no
fight. Soon as the other team makes
a score they throw up ihe sponge.
"Might say there ain't a man on
the team who can't hit. They're all
pretty well seasoned, too, r.o green
horns among 'em. But they haven't
got the fight.
"They never win a ball game un
less they re ahead in the sixth in
ning. You never hear of any ninth
inning rallies here this vear. That
team ain't got the fight."
Barber John parted o.ir hair,
jerked the towel from around our
neck and pushed its out of hc chair.
We had nearly all the hairs shaved
off our face, and a dollar's worth of
information about the Omaha ball
club all for 25 cents.
Omaha Scrappers to
Fight In Lusk, Wyo.,
Monday and Tuesday
Roger J. "Yankee" Sullivan and
Tommy Vaughn, Omaha bantam
weights are in Lusk, Wyo., to fight
Monday arid Tuesday. Sullivan left
Friday night and Vaughn Saturday.
On Monday night Sullivan is to
fight Joe Gorman, the Pacific coast
featherweight, who boasts victories
over Jack Lawler, the Omaha
feather; Bennie Chavez, Dick Grif
fin, Charlie Moy and other high
class mitt wielders.
Vaughn is to meet the winner of
the bout, Tuesday night.
Gives Skeleton of
Race Horse to Museum
The duke of Portland has pre
sented the skeleton of the famous
race horse, Carbine, which, among
his numerous successes, won the
Melbourne cup, to the public library
museums and national gallery of
Victoria. The Skeleton has duly ar
rived in Melbourne.
Carbine, which won nearly $150,
000 in stakes, securifig 33 of the 43
races in which he started, besides
being second in six and third in
three others, was purchased by the
duke of Portland and brought to
England in 1895, the idea being that
his stout Musket blood would be an
immense asset to the British stud.
He sired Spearmint and Fowling
Piece, Ramrod and other good stock,
but perhaps his success as a sire in
England scarcely realized anticipa
tions. He died at the Welbeck stud
shortly before the outbreak of the
war in 1914.
Special Hothouse Oats
For Veteran Trot Hero
Peter the Great, 2:07;4, now 25
years old,, the most, successful sire
of trotters, will feed on hothouse
oats, grown expressly for him, next
v.-inter.
PEOPLE in this commu
nity buy the Cadillac as an
investment. They buy it
as a known and established
value. -They buy it because
they feel sure of it sure
of its performance, sure of
its freedom from trouble,
sure of every quality that
makes an automobile thor?
oughly satisfactory.
CHICAGO BOXER
TO BATTLE BEST
OF STRATEGISTS
Benny Leonard, World Cham
pion Lightweight, Ranks
With Greatest Men in .
Ring Wicked Right, j
By RAY PEARSON.
"That's the indicator," is an ex
pression familiar to African golfers.
While the betting is supposed to be
he indicator in a championship box
ing match, it doesn't always pan
out correctly. Now we have to
morrow this battle for the light
weight championship between Cham
pion Benny Leonard of New York
and Charley White of Chicago and
of the thousands packed into an
arena at Benton Harbor to watch
this struggle a hefty number of
them will have their jack riding on
one or the other of the combatants.
There are others who will not
have a red penny on the result, but
they would rather enjoy the priv
ilege of saying they were right after
the scrap is over than a lot of things.
Champ Favored as Usual.
Champions naturally are favored
in title contests and this battle be
tween Leonard and White is no ex
ception to the general rule. Leon
ard is the acknowledged choice in
the betting, not alone because his
head carries the crown, but because
he really is a wonderful fighter.
Leonard is one of the greatest
champions the lightweight ranks
ever have known. He compares fa
vorably with that colored master of
a few years ago, Joe Ganz. There
is no need of enumerating others
after having mentioned the name
of Ganz.
Now take Charles White. The
Chicago boy has done about everything-
but defeat a champion. It
isn't because of lack of opportuni
ties that White hasn't reached the
pedestal occupied by champions.
Not once, but three times, he has
had his chance and failed. He had
it with Freddie Welsh and he had it
with Willie Ritchie, and just when
victory was almost in his grasp he
allowed it to slip away because he
didn't seize the one big opporiuiity
of using his head.
Leonard a Crafty Foe.
White now once more finds him
self with the golden opportunity
staring him in the face and iti is the
writer's idea that he will have to
outthink the crafty champion if he
is to accomplish the task ahead of
him. Knowing Leonard and how
he operates in the ring, well say it
is a big job. Why well Leonard
outthinks 99 per cent of the fellows
that face him in the ring. That's the
principal reason why he is champion
and why he is able to travel along
successfully against Dundees, Jack
sons, et al.
I was talking with one' of Leon
ard's camp followers a couple of
days ago and asked him: "What do
ycu think is Leonard's greatest as
set as a tenting man?'
There was no hesitation as he an
swered: "Leonard's head. Next to
that his right O. K. wallop."
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