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7 N 7 THE OMAHA SUNDAY "BEE: -SEPTEMBER 26," 1920. Indiana - Iowa : Game Will Open Big Ten Season Eastern Varsity Teams Open Foot Ball Season October 2 Indiana Looks Qpod. to r- . ; 1 Dempsey, Ruth and Man o- War Are Champioiis of Champions C v ' By WALTER ECKERSALL. After nearly a month pf prepVa r-. iion, which included the weeding out process, teaching of "fundamentals and basic attacks, leading teams in the country will go into action hex Saturday in contests which wil' niar the opening of the 1920 foot bai sea son. . Some scniads which 'have impor tant early season struggles have been j at work longer than others. Sonic ' have been carried along by a quicker process of development in the hope that tHe opening battles can be won hereby insuring a succevit'l season v Thelevens have been puNo the test , i;i scrimmge while some engaged in their initial contests yesterday. . . In the central west interest will center around the result of the Iowa Indiana game at Blooaiington. This is by far the most important early season contest played by two Big Ten elevens in years. Its importance Is due to. the fact thaKeach instuu Mion is represented by a strong eleven , , and nothing but a bitterly fought contest will result. Hoosiers Are Formidable, It will "be remembered Indiana de- " feated Syracuse last yea. i to 0, in r one of the biz upsets ot ine sea.m Coach Stiehm has practically the same eleven back 'in college this r j car. With a year's experience and , the confidence gained in that battle with the New York eleven, the Hoosiers will make a great' effort - tn Hpfeat the Hawkeves. Last year Iowa was rated oneof the best teams in the conterence. it was beaten, by Illinois through the t 1 -successful execution of the onside ' kick, and it lost to Chicago in a grar-battle, tim being called when """'Iowa, had the ball on the Maroon one-vard line. It. won its other games' decisively and was dubbed the hard luck eleveiv of the Big Ten. Howard Jones, the Hawkeye men , . tor. has miost of last years team tack. including the Devine brothers, Slater, and Cant Kelly. Since the conference practice season opened on September IS, Coach Jones has been driving the squad at top speed, ' as he knows onv too well the canoer , of the team his men will meet next Saturday. Gophers Meet SouthDakota. Minnesota, which is ! certain to make a strong bid fot conference honors, will take on bduth Dakota at Minneapolis in its opening strug gle. It will be recalled the Gophers were oneyof the most powerful elevf ,ens in the west at the close of last .season, and a large number of that team is back colleg. Minnesota has a nice schedule, its only hard game away from home being with Illinois at.Urbana on October -30. Wisconsin and Michigan will be met ' , on Northrup field. ' "- Wisconsin, which should be a con tender for Big ten " honors, will swing into action by meeting Law rence at Madison. Coach Richards, t like a number of other conference mentors, has enough veterans back to form the nucleus of, a strong team, one which will be hard to 1 . beat if the team plays up to form. Northwestern will face Knox at Evanston in Its first clash. The A Galesburg eleven is Reported strong er than usual this year and may give ' the" Purple X harder game than is x usually expected. Coach McDeavitt, however, will uje only simple plays, as he intends to save his best 'forma tions for the Minnesota game , one -'". week later. Ohio State' and Wesleyan. Ohio State, runner up1 in the con ference race last year, will meet Ohio Wesleyan " at Columbus in a game which will furnish a line on the 1920 strength of the Buckeyes. Coach v , WilGe has a umber of last year's men k ' bafk in harness and another strong --team should be developed. ' ' Coach Scanlon of Purdue will send his warriors against De Pauw in the tpening encounter. The Boilermaker J. aach "has been experimenting with a -, "salUi ofmaterial, one of the largest f quads which ever turned out for ; tooT ball at Lay(ayette. Like other Big Ten Institutions, he is fortified :, . with several veterans. . Notre Dame, which won al! its ' games last year, will .open with , Kalama2oo at South Bend. .Coach Rockne has enough old men for an other strong team and should have ; f s a successful season. Nebraska, which ' . i will meet Rutgers and Penn State ; . 'V' later in the season, will open with I ; the other members of the Missouri valley conference will play their 'opening games. Opening In East, -In the cast Yale will open its sea son by meeting Carnegie Tech, w'hich is being coached by Wallie Steffen, former University of Chi cago player. Harvard will clash with f Maine at Cambridge, Princeton will play the strong Swarthmore eTsven on the former's gridiron, Cornell's opponent will be Rochester at Ithaca, and Pennsylvania will clash with Bucknell at Philadelphia. The Army f and Navy elevens also will go into action, the former meeting Union .at . West Point and "the latter North Carolina State at Annapolis. II .V j , . . , , . . i . vis r o - J&PJ s ; ""' $P - jB At the left, Jack Dempsey, world's champion heavyweight pugilist In the center, Man o' Wart whom tori critics are now inclined to call the Horse ot the Century, in the photograph, Frank Loftus, personal caretaker, is shown removing the bandages which Man o' War wears when not racing. On one ankle is shown one of the boots worn when Mao o War-is exercising or taxing a worzout. At tne ngnt, ttaoe Aura, rne greatest oome run outer or ail time add that no tighter ever possessed By RAY PEARSON. Were there ever any to equal these: Jack Dempsey. worlfs heavy weight champion. Babe "Ruth, worlds champion hohe run hitter. ' Man o' War. wold's fastest race horse. The year 1920 will go down in his tory as the greatest for achievement in three lines of athketic endeavor pugilism, base ball and horse racing. Wever before, as far as we can re member, have three champions stood out so pronouncedly as Jack Demp sey, "Babe Ruth and Man a' War. Dempsey is the superman of the glove sport, Ruth the superbatsman ofbas ball, Man o' War the super Morse of the turf. i Dempsey in Lone Class. Take the case of this man Demp sey, who rules the gugilistic throne. What a wonder he really is! He has rivals, to be sure, ' but thos"! rivals of necessity must' be rivals! simply for commercial purposes, not from, physical prowess, for they are utterly lacking in ring skill to com bat successfully against a man of the Dempsey type.. There is in view nothing of great import iiv the way of mashes ex cept a bout with Georges Carpen tier of France, who holds the title of European champion. Perhaps there are , some who really believe that Carpentier might be the man to show the world that 'Dmpsey isn't a superman of fistina. But we who know Dempsey would feel the necessity of a mental examination were we to pick Carpentier iy beat .the jrorld's champion. But why is this Dempsey such a wonderful fighter? That's easy. He carries knockout wallops in . both hands, is fast, and Is. eleven Lodk back over the others of the past and the others of.the present and see how they can be compared with this estimate of Dempsey, and you have the answer. And don't forget to a better fighting head and more vie ioushess than this "fighting devil" of the ring. Ruth Breaks All Records Let's hop to Babe Ruth. This chap they call Bambino and various other names is, like Dempsey, tmr greatest in his line. Any major league bats man who can crack out half a hun dredjiome runs in a season certainly achieves a position that entitles him to a place in the championship ranks. Such batting as Babe Ruth has done this season never before has been ac complished. Perhaps it never will be accomplished again if Babe Ruth. does not do it. This man of the mighty wallop, who, pounds the ball over fences and Into bleachers for circuit drives, has no real competitor. The great bats men of olher yearsand still wonder ful batsmen Tyrus Cobb, Joe Jack son, Happy Felsch, George Sister, Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker, and others who ordinarily sparkle in the limelight of. fame are woefully dimmed because Babe Ruth is hit ting home runs as no man in base ball ever hit them before. They are all great players, but Ruth is greater than all of them when it comes to laying the willow on the pill. v Ona might try to compare batting stars f the past with Ruth, but what's the use when tft records show the number of homers that Babe has clouted in a singte season? Lajoie was a great batsmen in his day, so were Ed DelehantyXap An son, Honus Wagner, and several others who shone in different years. They were great men 'at the plate, but they didn't compare with Ruth, evidence that is substantiated by the records and, Mil yards that re loaded 4o caRayty, not to see the ball game so much as to see Babe smash one over the fence. There is still a chance for the old time fans to tell of a player who did one thing that Babe Ruth has not been able to do. That concerns Ed Long Fights Puzzle Fans; Wellmg-Dimdee Mill Tame New Yorkers Must Be Educated All Over Again uoinamues usea w oeeing onorjt ruuts - V" Fighters Take It Easier in 15-Round ; Tilts Until the Closing bounds. v Boxing Commissioner Bugy. Boston, Sept. 25. The boxing commission's office in the state house is a hive of industry with scores of applications being made for licenses by tbe various classes of participants in the boxing game. A line of would-be applicants made application in person while many others sent in their requests by mail. V The commission !s bending its ef fortstoward enabling promoters to put on the bouts scheduled in the near future. f,t . Clevenger Assumes Duties. Columbia, Mo., Sept. 25. Z. G. Clevenger, director of athletics "of the University of Missouri, has ar rived in Columbia and assumed his v. ! new duties. He is mjdpiled whether lie will coach anv fport thiv year. It is likley that he will coach the r basket ball squad. Clevenger arrived with the dope that the game with Ames would be the toughest of the ffnr. Kansas Aggies, his former squad, will also show up good this f jear, according to Clevengf New York will have7 to throw away its bM school books and be ducated all over again, ine tight fans have been watching the six and eight rounders over in Jersey. They, piped a 15-rounder in , Madison Square , Garden and dulu t know what it was all about. They figured that Marathoners should burn up the leather like printers. Fifteen rounds is a long jump. J,he list of killcdr wounded and missing snows that vveiung and Dundee" didn't try any too hard, at that. The dope figured for 'em to stall around for five or six rounds and then step on the gas. As it waSr-ne bojs ielt each, other out for 15. rounds and -the fight stopged without having started. coys iaKe ineir ume. There isn't any fighter who ever combed his hair on the right side who could kfeep pegging away for 15 rounds without folding iip like a violin stand. It's all right. for the bur iiWsix rounders to bounce around Uke a totmado on wheels in huckleberry ftme, but the long dis tance boy have to go at it . flat- footed. There are going to be a lot of sour fans if they' keep on expect ing hair, teCth and toenails to fill he air in the first tew rounds. ' wver in rniuy me six-ruuuucrs fight visitors dizzy. Out in Cali fornia the fourrounders nail away like drummers in a jazz band. Round Hogan could flatten any- body on the coast in four rounds. He came east where the son rises. After the first fight it didn tj rise on One-Round Hogan -any more. He went; back ' where it sets land no man's hand is lifted against ' his neighbor in , anger. le couldn't stick in the eight-round jersey game. ' . Take Your Lunch to a Long Battle. The way to enjoy a- 13-rcninder is to go in the tight mood and take your lunch along., The boys may fiddle-dee-dee for six or 11 rounds, but you can enjoy yourself orf your picnic sandwiches. If nothing hap pens in 15 rounds, you ve had a meal anyway, and in pleasant com pany. Too many picnics have been ruined by quarrels. - . - The star bout for the opening of New York boxing wasn't on the right side of the fan's ledger. Wel ling and Dundee seemed afraid to open' up.. Especially Welling, who has a right mitt that ain't afraid to look any man in the face. , But until the bugs forget the fast and furious six-round' things, it isn't likely that even a- good 15-rounder will please 'em if both boys are on their own feet at the finish. ..It's ja' different kind? of a, fight California will never turn out any more Corbetts, Abe Attels or Jim my Britts. They have "the four rund game out there. The fight ers kill emselves trying to please, ine dues, wno noiier emseive cur v One-lif one punch doesn't make the other tighter bounce, more .than eight times. i TbeSporUngferId? Answer to Yesterday'! Question. 1. Ruethar played part ot the season ot KIT with the Chi-ao Cuhs. 2. Boston pnld a reported price of !,700 forNEsbe Huth. ' - t. Walter Johnson won SI rahies tn 1913, his best season In the majors. 4. Carey stela 18 bines In 1919, as hs. played lrriess than half the games. t. Oreb Is S feet 8 Inches tall.-v C. Derapaey and B.-llton won boxing championships In 191. 7. A match Is halved In golf when each side wins the same number of holes; I. The Cleveland naval reserve eleven defeated the Untvjsity of Pittsburgh. . Lawn tennis was originated In 1874. 10. H. F. Lawford, an early English player, made famous ths Lawford stroke. New Questions. - 1. Who has boxed longer, Johnny Kit bane or JwrK Btitton? 2. How fall is Jeas WlllardT 3. Is the 100-meter run the same as the 100-yard runT 4. What Is a four-ball match In golf? 5. When did Ted Ray win the British open golf title? e What world's record did Frank Loom Is set tn the 1911 Olympiad? 7. Where did Cleveland get Bay Chap man? 8. When did Garry Herrmann resign from the national commission? . When did the Whit Sox cinch the pennant tn lt? , i 10. When did th Bed cinch the pen nant In 1919? , Wins $162,465. Man o' War's total winnings foot up $162,465. Only Domino, with $193,550; Sysonby, with $184,438,- and Colin, with $180,92, lead him among American horses. French Pilot In Race for Bennett Cup Forced Down Etampes,' France, Sept "75. -Sadi LeCointe, famous , Iyench aviato, flying a Nieuport, yesterday; morn ing, while onan elimination flight by which three French airplanes in the James Gordon Bennett interna tional aviation cup race Monday are to be chosen, was compelled to alight when something went wrong with his machine. Yesterday after noon, however, he succeeded in Com pleting the 60-mile trial in 21 min utes and 28 seconds, the best time of the trials. Three other, French aviators com pleted the trial. Kirsch, who flew a Nieuport, finished in 22 minutes and 18 seconds. ' . The race itself next Tuesday will be over a course of 300 kilometers, bt the elimination course yesterday was only 100 kilometers. AlPof yesterday's contesants used 300-horsepower Hispano motors iu. -Uieir, machines. 1 Marylebone Cricketers of England Tour Australia Thp Marvlebone cricket team of ft'.ngland will tour Australia, playing the first match at erth uct. a, witn a match against Western Australia and concluding at Adelaide March 15, 1921. - Legalize Boxing in Boston After Period of 24 Years Boston ,enioys legalized prize fights after a 24 years' ban. Reit Wins Chess Meet. Richard Reit, the Czecho-Slovakia representative, won the recent mter national -chess masters tourney at Gothenburg, Sweden, with nine and one-half games wen and three and one-half lost. Fourteen masters competed. Delehanty, who, when playing with the Phillies at the west side park in Chicago knocked out four home runs in a single game. It was a wonderful ..fceat. and, regardless of the Jact that we have l Rutf), it, may never be broken. But Delehantv did not hit homers with the regularity r . , ,. 1 j 1 ,r or KUin, a man wno ciouiea nan a hundred in a season. As for Man o' War. he stands head and shoulders above these other race nags of today. When other horses startagainst him it isn't be cause they' have a chance to win. i because nobody at the race track would care to watch one horse, , -, if .,e is a champion, circle the track alone. Upset, On Watch, John Grier, Donaconna, and Dom inique are good horses, but, like the men that are compared with Demp sey and Ruth, they, are forced to second place Because of the greater greatness. So they are started against Man o War, vno runs away from them and breaks records nearly every time he starts. On no less than five occasions Man o' War has shattered American records this year. -y- Championship of Class x B Amateur Base Ball To Be at Stake Today Championship of Class B amateur base ball will be mt stake today, when the Paulson? Fords, - champions-of the American league, and Sunday Class B winners, dash in a double-header at Luxus park with the Pearl Memorials,) Church league pennant winners And Saturday CIassB champs.- 1 1 The first same of the double- header will start at 1:30 and . the main event at 3:30. ) Jerald Fratt wilN heave one of the, contests for the church cham pions while Ritz and Skup'ski will hurl for the Paulson's.- - j If a third game i necessary, in i case of an even break today, the ! game will be played as a prelimin-! ary to the Bowen Furniture Co.-St. J Louis .champions next Sunday I at Kourke park. 1 he St. Louis champs win also play here on Saturday. Denver Lightweight Is After Champion Leonard Denver, Sept. 25. Harry Schu- man, DcnveV lightweight, wants to substitute tor Lddie ritzsimmons, the New York lightweight, who re cently decided that he needed more ring experience before tackling the champion, Benny Leonard. Jack Kanner, boxing -promoter and manager, who counts Schuman as the best bet of his "stable" of boxers, wired Tex Rickard, Ne-w "Xork promoter, immediately upon receipt of word here that Fitzsim mons had talcen a "run-out powder." that ha- was srreparecL- to --match Schuman vagjn st Leonard in a championship bout in Madison Squaret Garden under any condi tions 'that the champion might name. , . t. Schuman was formerly the light weight champion of the United States navy, in which v he served during the World war. He has been polishing off many of the top-notch-era, of the lightweight division iit bouts on the Pacific coast and throughout the Rocky mountain re gion during the past months, and Manager Kanner declares thafhe is the logical contender forthampion Leonard's crown. Harvard, Penn, Syracuse Open Foot Ball Season New York, Sept. 25. The playing of Harvard,' Pennsylvania, Syracuse and West Vifcinia foot ball teams in the opening jRimes of the season-this afternoon will furnish the chief in terest for the followers of the inter collegiate sport While none of these leading exponents of the grid iron sport has an opponent con sidered dangejous enough to cause fear of "defeat, in one dr more cases the , visiting team is expected to severely test the early season form of! the home eleven. Gotham Women's Swimming Assn. on . Co-operative Plan The Women's Swimming -association pf New. York City is run. on the co-operative plan. No one is paid for their services and the instructors are volunteers. - Lee Leads Base Stealers; East 1 Heads Hitters Official Averages for Season Show Lee and East Head Lists Sisler Tops the - American League. Chicago, Sept. 5j5. As the major league clubs swing into the final two weeks of the penqant race, George .Sisler, star first baseman with St. Louis, seems certain of carrying off the 1920 batting cham pionship of the American league. bisler, according to figures com- nilH tod.iv. is (hnivinv th wav with an average of .405, with Tris Speak er of Cleveland six points behind lim. Joe Jackson of Chicago is in third place with 381 and EddieNCol lius, captain of the Chicago club, fourth with .317. The averages in clude games of Wednesday. "Babe" Ruth, the home run mon arch, who went home-runless for a week, failed to shake; off his batting slump, but managed to cling to iourth place, in the list of 'leaders with an average of '.367, although he made only one hit in six games. Rice of Washington is in no daiw ger of being deposed as the leading base stealer. Other leading batters: Jacobson, St Louis, .346; Rice, Washington, .341; Judge. W'ashington, 340: Tobin, St. Louis, .338; Weaver, Chicago, .337; Felsch, Chicago, .334; Meuscl, New York, .333; Cobb, Detroit, .327. Ihe scramble for the battin championship of the National league has developed into a ticht- race be. tween Roger Hornsby of bt. Loui and Nicholson of Pittsnurgli,-with Hornsby topping the league with .365. Nicholson, who led the race a week ago, is a point behind tne St. Louis slugger. Young of New York is third with .352 and Roush of Cincinnati, fourth with .340. Cy Williams of Philadelphia, the leading home run getter of the league, connected with another fou.r base drive, bringing his total up to 15. In base stealing Max Carey of Pittsburgh continues' to show the way with a total of 48. Other leading batters: J. Smith, St. Louis, .329; Wrheat, Brooklyn, .325; Williams, Philadtl phia, .3r9; Scott, St. Louis, .318; Hol locher, Chicago, .318; Konetcby, Brooklyn, .313; Fournier, St Louis, .309. - Final averages of the VVestern league show' Carl East of the Wichita club as 11 the 1920 batting champion. In 93 games East polled 123 hits' for an average of .377. Yar yan, a teammate, finished in second place with ,357. Yaryan also was the leading home run hitter, having bagged 41. Lee of Omaha out distanced the league in" base stealing, finishing the season with 39. Other leading batters: Tierney, Tulsa, .335; Bogart, Jop lin, .332; Beck, Wichita, .332; Walk er, St. Joseph, .331; Lindimore, Okla homa City, .330; Pitt, Oklahoma City. .326: Platte. 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