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2 C INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE WORLD " - - . ' : I - - ' ' - - WILL SPEND TWO MILLION ON BOAT RACE FORTROPHY International Yacht Race This Month Will Cost at Least $2,000,000 Lipton Spends $1,000,000. ' One of the most important events in the world or sports is an interna tional yacht raee for the America's cup. There may b world series' in base ball, international nolo matches, tennis contests for the Davis cup and other forms of sports, but few of these events create more interest tlun is centered -i a race for the "blue ribbon of the seas." What creates the enthusiasm on the part of millions of people who do not know a boom from a gaff is now one of the woirders of the sporting world. ; ( Still it is the case and must therefore be pecepted without comment. The only solution lies in the fact that the lay mind is astonished by the tremendous sums that have been srtent in races for the America's cup. 'That men are willing to spend a mil lion dollars to defend a battered piece of silver that originally was worth only 100 guine?s appeals to the popular fancy.. To make the situa tion even more unique, the money is gone forever. Not one penny comes back in-the way of "gate receipts." Again, once the series is ended, the yachts that raced are only worth . - what they will bring in junk. Noth ing is more useless than an Amer ica's cup boat when the series is ended. Costs Pile of Money. When Commodore Stevens and( '" his associates 'originally gave the "100 guineas cup" to the New York Yacht club to be a perpetual trophy for international racing, they never dreamed jhat a race for the-bit of silver would cost a fortune. The ever increasing cost is just the' result of circumstances. That a cup race was too much for one man to finance first became apparent after Canada had tried unsuccessfully to capture the cup with the sloop Atalanta. At present, the cost of defending the cup in one contest is eonsider- able more than 20 times the $20,000 of a generation ago and more than 100 times the cost of earlier races. The real heavy expense of defend- v ing the cup began in 1893, the year Jorn jjunraven issuru ins mi , challenge. In that year, four can didates for the honor 'of defending the trophy were '.built. Vigilant finally was chosen. It was stated after the series that Vigilant' cost -something like $150,000 to build and race. This sum was reduced to pos sibly $100,000 through the sale of the "yacht, after the races, to George v "and Howard -GotiM.-, , Qjlonia, Jubi lee and Pilgrim, the other three American boats, cost abc-ut $ou.uuu, making an overhead cost of at least $350,000 for 'the defense of the cup that vear. . Jn "1895. the New York Yacht club spent $200,000 to build and race De fender. As there was only one boat built in 1895, this scries was not as costly as the previous contest, still Defender was the first cup boat for which there was practically no use ' after the scries. These astounding v sums, however, are insignificant when compared with the amounts that have been spent since Sir v .Thomas Lipton entered the inter national yacht racing game. According to reliable information, Sir Thomas spent $900,000 in his first attempt to capture the Amer ca's cup. That was in 1899. . .In that year Columbia dost the New York Yacht club $260,000 to build and race. DefenderVas used as a trial horse that year, at a cost if about $60,000. The series cost the ' club at least $15,000, of which atl least ?,UUO a day was spent lor lug . beats and other vessels. In the rough, it cost the organization $335, 000 to defend the cup. Both sides proffably expended $800,000 for the cup series of 1899. Shamrock II cost Sir Thomas $450,000. Constitution was - built that year at the cost of $250,000 to defend me - trophy. Commodore Morgan, who then was the ,ole owner of, the Columbia, put it into commission as a trial beat. It final ly was selected to defend the trophy. For that "honor Commodore Morgan paid close to $100,000. The club ' - spent a good $20,000 on the scries, rr.akine a grand total of more than $400,000 for the race. By that time the contest had become a million . dr.llar nffair. In 1903 Sir Thomas built the third Sljamrock. He also , brought, the " - first Shamrock over as a trial boat. That year the Irish baronet had his first big armada anchored in . Amer ican waters. Besides the racing yachts, lie , had a steamship, tug boats, -steam launches ana a steam yacht When he i went back home his bank account was shy $600,000, Ihe cost of the defense that 'year ' , wa.v equally as "much. .The Ili- ance wast ihe defender and was built i md racedit a cosf of $455,000. Both RDLtOVE3rAN THE PIK? PtmL OH mllOCAi CR&HS Leonard, Light weight Champ, Defends Title if kit - ' BENNY LEONARD. Benny Leonard, lightweight chv.n- pion, is a big favorite over Charley White, title challenger, in their 10- the Columbia and the Constitution were put into commission as trial yachts. To maintain these another $100,000 was spent. The rac. itself cost the club $25,000. Tne total out lay for the defense, therefore, fig ured up to $560,000. That race saw the million-dollar mark passed by a good margin. Too Expensve. ' At-the end of file 1903 seres, all hands agreeed that an America's cup race was entirely too costly. Fin ally, the Irish yachtsman got the bee again.and after sending sev eral impossible challenges, a race was arranged during , the waiter ot 1913. First, three yachts were built in the United States for the honor of defending the trophy. Resolute originally cost S12U,UUO. Another $100,000 h been spent on the craft since it was first .launched. De fiance and Vanitie, the other yachts built in 1914, did not cost so much. Possibly each was built for $100,000. Defiance was withdrawn after a few i aces, a failure. Vanitie still is m the game and since it first was buijt., it is safe to" -say that almost another $100,000 has been spent on the crft. The figures do not include the sums that have been spent to race these yachts in 1914-15 and,so'far this season. Also when one adds on the storage bills that have been paid to keep the craft since 1914, to say nothing of the -expense -that the New York Yacht club will have to meet-to hold the-race in July with ocean-going tugs worth $500 and ?oUU a day, against $75 and $100 a few years ago. it is evident that more than $1,000,000 will be spent by American yachtsmen in the pres ent detense ot the trophy. , , Lipton Spends $1,000,000. Sir Thomas Lipton also will spend close to '$1,000,000 -in his ' present ''ef fort to lift the cup. First, there was OF SPORT x. r-v ire -m "-v ak 7 1 ' . HK ..vT round ' rut at Benton Harbor, Mich., "tomorrow.' Leonard is probably the craftiest boxer in the game today. the original cost "of- the Shamrock IV, which can be set down as $100,- 00p. Then came the trip across the Atlantic under convoy by the. Erin. When it reached this country, the yacht was stored away in Brooklyn. This also cost a tidy sum. Then came the rebuilding of the craft, a matter that probably set the Irish man back another $50,000. .Now comes the 23-meter Sham rock to race against the other yacht. In round figures, it costs at least $3,000 a day to keep the two yachts in comission. In addition, Sir Thomas has a houseboat, a steam yacht, a tug and a niotorboat all under charter. If it will not cost close to $1,000,000 for Sir Thomas to have another try for the cup, then some --of the best judges of yacht ing are wrong. It is safe to say that before the races are decided. $2,000,000 will be spent by the challenger and the de- -fender of the' America's cup. North Bend Challenges , All Horseshoe Players North Bend, Neb., has challenged the world to a game of horseshoes. The North Bend shoe hurlers want to meet any team in the world, five games at North Bend and five some where else. John Cusack of North Bend is managerof the team. Syracuse and Cornell .Arrange Basket Series Syracuse and Cornell are to clash in basket ball at Ithaca January 9 i . c wi. mi ;mu tc oyracusc iviarcn o, jyii. Olympic Team Athletes Must Get Own Passports Athletes sof the' American. Olympic track and field team." must : secure their own passports, THE. OMAHA SUNDAY ' FULTON-WILLS BOUT OFFERS A BIT OF ACTION Slashing Heavies Should Pro vide Some Real Sport for - Fistic Fans Match Almost Certainty. Fred Fulton 5s. Harry Wills, 15 rounds to a decision. Here's a slashing heavyweight match that promoters in various sections of the country have been angling for ever since Fulton re turned from Europe. The "Minnesota plasterer and his manager, Tom O'Rourke. turned deaf ears to all offers until recent ly, however, when the match was practically clinched by the Interna tional Sporting club of New York. Tho T s C tii rlncpA with hnMl fixers and will tage the bout in July or August as one of its first big fistic attractions. The date and the arena in which the battle is to be staged depend on later develop ments the establishment of the Stat( Boxing commission and the completion of the club's palatial ntwhome. Practically Booked. The uncertainties connected with the bringing " together of Jack lempscy and Georges Carpentier in a battle for the world's heavvweight lt1e led the officials of the Interna tional Sporting club to look else where for talent tor their rrrst nig show, and the Fulton-Wills affair will probably mark thechib's ini tial effort in promoting fisticuffs. No match now in the realm of possibility offers promise of more action' thin a scran between Fulton and Wills. The gigantic plasterer and the black oanther both stand well over six feet in their socks :mr1 hnth rarrv more than 200 pounds of bone and -muscle. There will be no disparity in weights be tween these two, such as there would be between Demnsev and Carpentier. It will be mastadon vs. mastadon when they meet, and as Wills has everything at stake in his efforts to break into the lime light and Fulton must live aown his own admissions of faking, there is every reason to believe that a THE pride which the Hup mobile manufacturers feel in the substantial growth of their business, year after year, is not nearly so great as their pride in continually having more people habitually refer to the Hupmobile as the best car of its class in the world. VICTOR MOTOR CO. 2523-25 Farnam Sri' Omaha, Neb. 7 Hupmobile 90 ta 10 it would have jjunctured the inner tub had it , 'not been for fhe INRGARD for INRGARDS prevent; yu ? ot au punctures ana, absolutely eliminate blowouts Duliibuted by McCORD-BRADY CO. Omaha, Neb. mmmmm nail J r BEE: . JULY .4, 1920. WrS t lK'irXan?i itcr knock roATir-CHARLiE? . VILIEXPIODE 5QMETHIK6 ONVTHE bout between them will be fought strictly on its merits. In such a case there is but one conclusion their meeting will be come collision. They'll Have To Fight. Under the rules that will govern boxing in New York henceforth any evidence of collusion between two fighters will result in the disbarment of both fighters and their managers from further participation in the game in J'ew York State. A black ball slipped into the box by the In ternational Sporting club will mean that the fighter or manager against whom it is cast will be slated for oblivion. So stalling or faking will be faBl. To return to the match Fulton and Wills are splendidly paired. The plasterer is one of the biggest .men who has ever donrfed ring togs in this country. Unlike most big men-J he is fast and clever, and since starting anew to win ring laurels he has apparently overcome his old weakness a supreme distaste fori punishment. At any rate .those who saw Frank Moran give him every thingsfrom Mary Ann to a left hook with all the Moran weight behind it, only to lose qut in the end, are in clined to that' way of thinking. In Wills, the Minnesota behemoth wiU meet a scrapper who can deal out punishment in large, heavy gobs. And Wills is clever, too. His left I'and, like Fulton's is supposed to be his best bet, and like Fulton he is fast for, a big fellow. Because of THIS IS NOT AN Just for fun put the kiddies and the old folks in "the family Packard and bring them down for' a look at our south window any evening between eight and nine. They will all enjoy it. OMAHA BICYCLE COMPANY 16th and Chicago Streets .SAM THE INDIAN MAN Chief of the MONDAY, JUNE 28th 3 0 10 Miles on one gallon of Gasolene TUESDAY, JUNE 29th 3U Miles on one gallon of Gasolene WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30th 34l0 Miles on one gallon of Gasolene AtBALL GAME! . Jto Y "VONT ATTRACT. JSTV the qualifications of these big mitt sters the officials of the Internation al ' Sporting club believe they have arranged a match that will be well worth while, and from this distance it surely looks that way. Suggest New Rules, The international board of Great Britain, which governs H the ' soccer foot ball code, recently considered a proposition by Scotland that no player tan be offside unless within 25 yards of the opposing goal. There was also a suggestion that np player can ,be offside at a free kick or a throwin. These are , radical proj ects and the board's rulings will be interesting even though it seems this country will not follow the lead of Great . Britain in withdrawing from the international federation. Boston High Schools Drop Rowing for Other Sports Boston city high schools have dis continued rowing and will concen trate on foot ball, base ball and tratk sports. Sunset Hill Superb Course. St. Louis boasts, in the Sunset Hill golf course, one of the findst i in this country. It has a member ship of 450 active and 1,500 associ ate members. It includes a swim ming pool in its club house contain ing salt water, and the plant repre sents an expenditure of $1,300,000. ADVERTISEMENT Omaha Wig Wag Just, to What We About Gasolene One time records are convincing, but we wanted to go further than this and show that the Essex could get big v mileage on gasolene consistently, day in and day out. . Six days- one after another the'-Essex made an excellent showing v on a single gallon of gasolene. The gallon measure used was certified by the L. V. Nicholas Cfil Company and was filled in the presence of the as- sembled crowd at 16th and Farnam each' noon. Consistent performance of this ' -V kind backed by materials which will stand all sorts; of? punishment cer tainly should be sufficient to estab-" lish firm confidence; inHhe Essex. GUY L.SMITH - r-SERvict nasi- 4 IJWM'rAflNAri St OMAHA.US A: tH0NcDoueirtT0 Coast Swimmer Beats Handicap; Becomes An Expert Natator 1 Del Monte, Cal., July 3. Dorothy Becker ofAlameda staged a sensa itonal come back in the Del Monte girl's swimming carnical, which was held recently. After being out of swimming competitions for five K years, Miss Becker exemplified in her perfect swimming form v and splendid physique what may be ac complished by the will to overcome a-seemingly hopeless physical handi cap. Miss Becker's honors were none too easily earned and called for the best she had of speed and endur- tance. bhe splashed the 50 yard breast stroke in the Roman plunge in the fast time of :42. On top of that, Miss Becker won the 100 yard Pacific association j'unior cham D 28x3- 30x3- 30x3tf- 31x4 32x4 33x4 In orderine be sure to Dept. 426 Prove ESSEX M i l e a g e I.. Say By Parker pionship in impressive style i in 1:16 3-5. . When Miss Becker wasV5 years old, her physician announced that, in order to be able to walk at all, the little miss' would require unre mitting attention and care, and, in her own behalf, must exercise a strong power of will. He prescribed a combination of open air and salt water treatment, preferably sea bathing, to be consistently followed, not for a day, or a week, or a month, but for year after year. The little girl almost lived in the water, imitating in a feeble way the physically perfect swimmers of that day, who, knowing the handicap un der which she labored and syra pathizing with her brave attempts to overcome it, gave her all the assistance in their power to render. 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