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2C THifi liiiiS: O'iuAiiA. Su'InDAY. mhuci! IS. 11)21. Stecher Will Meet iri One-Fall Match Of Star Show l'esek and Peters Scheduled to Appear on Same . Card Olia Praises Work of Dode Grappler. By RALPH WAGNER A big wrestling show is scheduled for the Seventh-first Armory in New York City Monday night. All Gotham is expected to turn' out to witness the "bone-crushers" flop each other about on the padded sur face. It might he well to state that Mon day night is Nebraska night among the wrestling fans of Gotham as three products of Cornhusker. land are scheduled to appear before the New lork followers of the grap pling game in Jack Curley's all-star entertainment. The main match on rromotor Curley's card is the Joe Steelier Stanislaus byszko tussle. Stechcr, as every fan knows, hails from the burg of Dodge, Neb., while "Stan ley" conies from Poland. These two wrestlers arc scheduled to appear in a one-fall bout. Now whether Steelier can pin the should ers of the beefy Zbyszko to the floor in a one-fall tussle is a question that we will be able to answer tomor row night. ' Train With "Wally" The big Pole has been training with pother "Wally" for the com ing mYh and according to reports from (j4 New York, Stccher is in for a defeat. - Fans out this way have a different . idea Tf the outcome of the match. Those who stretched their necks to see the Ncbraskan win over John Olin last Monday nighf at the City auditorium, believe that Zbyszko will lose the match. Olin, who has worked out with the older Zbyszko, following his defeat by Stecher last week, informed us that with the exception of Lewis and his hVadlock, there isn't a grappler in the game today that can down the speedy Stecher. "Stecher has improved wonder fully since I met him in the east three years ago," said Olin. "He is faster on his feet, seems to know more about the game and has his "scissors" hold down pat. Believe me, brother, if Stecher once clamps his pet mld about the stomach of Zbyszko, that big Pole is going to stretch his legs out and then the referee js going to tap Mr. Stecher ort the back, which, of course, de notes that he ha$,won the match. If anyone, ii qualified to talk about Stecher's ' scissors it is Olin. The husky Finn fell victim vto Joe's scissors twice last Monday. "Wild Men From West." Stecher appears to be fuliy recov ered from the attack of neuritis which he had following his defeat by "Strangles" Ed Lewis for the championship this winter, v Just who Pesek and Charlie Peter$ will meet on the mat Monday night is not known here, although Promo tor Jack Lewis of this city received word that both Pesek and Peters will be used on the card. According to the letter received from Curley, Pesek and Peters are known to New York fans as the '"wild( men from the west" Iowa State Trounces Hawkeyes in' Annual Cage Game, 26 to 18 -Ames. lav March .11. (Special Teleeram.) Ames defeated Iowa at the state gym tonight by the score! of 26 to 18. The tirst Jialt enaea with the score tied, 9 to. 9. In the second half Ames completely out classed the Hawkeyes, scoring eight field goals to Iowa's two. Jl'he Ames guards, by superior floor work; held the Hawkeyes scoreless with the ex ception of three field goals collected during the whole game. . , t)r. Thomas V. Holer Is back in the swim nd gains food. When It comes to crawling, ha hs the alligators bacBed ort tho boards. , P. J. Bender took his first lesson Ixst week and Is getting In regularly. Bark stroke Is easy and crawling with class. James Flynn just finished his first nuarter-mlle etde stroke swim Monday. Have to hand It to this new swimmer, who just started swimming 59 day ago. Elmer Beddeo Is a regular, who enjoys a dally swim and cay swimming Is the exercise that keeps him always fit. Swim ming quarters new with a wallop of a kick. ' Harry Vatlo 1s some handicapper. Just because Vlo Roos just learned to swim Is no reason why some of these novice swim mers haven't speed. What about that 60-yard raes lost week 7 - John Sterling brought In a new re cruit last week In A. V. Beck. Mr. Beck Is developing a crawl stroke with ijlass. W. J. Burns Is some plunger In the tack. However, lie will have to get a lit tle more pep In the take-off to pass K. R. Moses, his bitter rival, who la plunging feet. L. R. Brlnfnger is getting in regularly again and sliding down the old tank with the ease and grace of a young mermaid. Side stroke seems to be the favorite of thl young whale. Another yeeng "baby" whale, who Just brought into the ranks of the O. A. C. deep sea fish. Is Verner Shalberg who shows signs of developing into a rea speedy boy. He likes to plung and his first days coaching brought him up to the 66-foot mark. Hs will b plunging the 7i feet lu 10 days, sure. W sure Ilk Douglas Melcher' back dire. When It comes to flying dutchman d'ves he is showing class. Srnfleld Pe Long ts not so slow either with a full flying dutrhman and one and a half sum mersault from the high board. Aifolph Anderson, out for a week and In again last Thursday, Is going batter than BTor. The "Big 8wede" will start training fer th l.mll national- cham pionship swim, to be held July 23rd In niverton, X. X" IJlmer Itosengren Is. doing sotn classy Twisters. His bark diva 1 also showing better form every day. The whales and sharks are getting pepped up and ready for the next big tank test to' b announced very soon. Some ciaasy chasaplonshlp srenti will bs carded. and Stanislaus Zbyszko to Will Give Exhibitions rlere i If T" ' l if is William F. Hoppe, champion of son, fancy shot champion, in action. Willie Honne. world's champion billiard player, who will be in Oma ha Monday and Tuesday to appear" in exhibition matches with Charles C. Teterson at TJnder the Sun Bil- Hard parlors, has gained more fame and publicity because oihis ability O'Dowd Starts Training for Bout 'Fighting Harp" Realizes That He Cannot Be Beaten on St. Patrick Day. Chicago Tribune-Omaha lice Leased Wire. New York, 2Jarch 12. Scarcely had the ink dried on the contract papers than Mike O'Dowd set about to get in shape for his 15-round. struggle with Johnny Wilson, the middleweight champion, at Mr.dison Square Garden next Thursday night. The Irishman skirred right off to his training Quarters, realizing that he 'cannot afford to be beaten on St. Patricks Day, above all days. Wilson has never shown before the local fans and for a long time was subjected to some severe crit icism for his apparent reluctance to give O'Dowd another chance at the title. Now that the champion has consented to give Michael the oppor tunity, all judgment has been sus pended until the two men come to grips next Thursday night. The Wilson boosters declare that John will give Mike the tanning of Ins life, whilethe (J Dowd supporters are satisfied that he will swamp the Italian and regain the championship, Chicago City, Dads Probe Mrs. Fields' , Charity Mat Show Chicago. Mrch 12. (Special.) An investigation of the recent charity wrestling show of Mrs. Marshall Field in Chicago has been started by the Chicago e-ty council. .The con duct of the show and disbursements connected with it will be probed by the invest-'pating committee, accord ing to Alderman T. I. Lynch, one of the members of the committee. Numerous complaints are said to have been received by members of the council concerning the show anl a demand irj.de that a public accotfnt ii;g ef the proceeds and disburse ments be made. " " Figures in the-possession of the committee show total receipts of ap proximately $53,000. A public state ment was made shott ing $23,000 was turned over to chanty fXnt the show Southwestern College Beats Atlanta A. C. Kansas Cityt Mo.. March 12. The Atlanta Athletic club was eliminated from the Amateur Athletic Union baslTet ball tournament here tonight when Southwestern college, Winfield, Kan., defeated the southern five in the semi-finals, 36 to 31. Southwestern 's victory makes that team's participation in the finals to morrow night, a certainty. The other game of the semi-finals was between the Kansas City Ath letic club and Low and Campbell, Kansas City. Revised Schedule American League April 1?. May . June S6. American Telegraph Company against Chase's (Jolts. Huhatka's Steam Hollers against Fed erated Shops Craft. Carter Lake Club against Dold Packing Company. April S, Mar t9. July 9. American Telegraph Company against Federated Shop Craft i Hubatka's Steam Boiler againat Dold Packing Company. Carter Bake Club against Chase' Colts. Mar 1 Jam) 6, July 10. American Telegraph Company against Hubatka's Steam Rollers. Carter T.ake Club against Federated Shops Craft. Dold Packing Company againat Chase's Colts. . . Stay (, June 13, July 17. American Telegraph Company against Carter Lake Club. Hubatka' Steam Rollers against Chase's Colta , Dold Packing Company against Feder ated Shop Craft. T Hay IS. Jon II. Jaly U. 1 American Telegraph Company against Dold Parking Company. Hubatka's Colta against Carter Lake Club. , Federated Shop Craft against Chase's Colts, . i ... last's y)5ifsVi-14 ,NVS the vrorld, in circle. Charles C. Peter- to wield a wicked cue tha other athlete in the world. any "Hop" broke into crowned circles first in 1906, when he wrestled the title from Vignaus in Pans. From that time until the present he has frtigncd the yealm of billiard players. "Wild Biir Reid Victim Of Funny Knockout At Hahds of H. Smith New York. March 5. (Special.) "Wild Bill" Reid came all thej way from his native Kalamazoo to make his fortune in the ring, but the first thing he ran into was a right swing, delivered by Homer Smith in Madison Square Garden "that almost ripped' off his right ear and sent him to the floor in the throes of a knockout. His ear was so badly torn he was remover! to Bellevue hospital, where it . was stitched back into place. Reid was the victim of a singular knockout. Not a-person in the en tire arena saw Smith land the punch that brpught him victory. The ringsVlers, about 30 seconds pre viously.! did see Smith send a ter rific right to Reid's car. Then Reid remained in an upright position for Iff seconds and suddenly col lapsed. He fell to the canvas, ap parently without being hit, and this brought some considerable adverse comment from the fans. . Dr. Walker, physician for the Boxing board, after Reid was re moved to thehospital in an am bulance called from Bellevue hos pital, declared: "Funny knockout, there. Smith struck a nerve center and it took about 30 seconds for the nerves to conyminicate the shock to Reid's legs. He was then paralyzed and sank to the canvas. His ear was badly torn and I did not want to take any chances, and sent him to Bellevue." and in Running For Second Place in Conference Standings Fremont, Neb., 'March 11. (Spe cial Telegram.) Midland sHattered Nebraska) Wesleyan's chances for second place in the conference race here tonight by the score of 30 to 25. A five-minute period decided a 24 to 24 tie. Midland was in the lead f tUf. firct half anrl then took ptl L V ...... - - a slump, ending the halt pomts be hind. . Dana and Luudberg were the war rior stars, while Captain Kain of the visitors kept the locals guessing with his clever passing and foot work. This is Midland's last game on its home court and places the Lutherans in the running for second place. Remarkable Base Ball Game Between the Powder River and Too Late Nines And Sad Happenings to Two Umpired Are Carefully Told by the Canary Kid By H. R. HARRIS. "Y didn't know 'at I wuz oncet great base ball player, didyeh?" asked the Canary Kid the other after noon after'-reading over the dope on the sports page on base ball spring training. x "No," I replied. "You alters wuz ignoran'," re torted the Kid. "Jus' so you'll know somethin I'll tell yeh 'bout one o th greatest li'l base ball players wo ever cussea a umpire. , "Go ahead, go ahead, I said. "Sure."vreioined. the Kid. "Y know.'ow I useter use stragety in th ringr "Strategy, I corrected. . ''Yeah,'' continued the Kid, '"at's right, stragety. 'At's jus' correcr Stragety. One ot the Best. "I wuz one of th' bes firs' base- '. ..a. IT T men in th town wv 100 iaic, Wyomin,' but th cap'n uv our team had a brother' wot also wuz a firs' baseman an' I olaved in th' lef fiel' an' 'at's w'ere th' stragety fur w'ich I'm knowed, come in. "Ever body, in Too Lute wuz turrible 'xcited over 'at game an. ever'body wuz at th' game We wuz playin' th' famous Powder River Bronchos sin ever body m Powder River -wuz turrible 'xcited an' ad come over to -loo Late t th' game. , . t llTorture Holds of Wrestling Belong In Jiu Jitsu And Not in Mat Game "Strandcr"' Lewis and his ager have sent an awful shriek over the proposition to bar the so-called headlock. Lewis, it appears, simply took an ordinary wrestling hold and developed his squeezes until he could inflict ouite a bit of cain and dam age with it. To deprive, him ot this advantage would be a rank injustice, accordingto the "Strangler. Various "experts" say wrestling would degenerate into a mere "5 o'clock tea" with the headlock barred. The idea seems to be that the public pays to see torture holds, and that unless the public sees sonic one tortured and perhaps perma nently injured, it will go away dis appointed and not buy a ticket next time. This is all foolishness, in the opinion o"f many good authorities. The "torture holds" make faking easier, hence their great popularity in some fiuarters. Of course, there are wrestling bonts that are on the level, and the "torture holds" are used in these, too, and often very ef fectively. " But there is no reason why all torture holds should not be barred. They belong inl jiu jitsu, not in wrestling. I he spectators don t e;i- Casey in Favor Of New Grid Rule Former Harvard Halfback Thinks Fumbled Pass Same Crime as Muffed Punt. New York, March 12. (Special.) Eddie Casey, the former Harard halfback, thinks tilt plan suggested by Percy Haughtori to put as much of a penalty on' a tumbled lorwara pass as on a punt which is muffed, has mote merit to it than any rem edy that can be devised for loose throwing around of 'the ball. UM. is foolish," said the Harvard r8In7 who caught forward passes when they meant victories for the Crimson, ."to see a player deliberately throw the bajl to the ground to pre vent being tackled and losing 10 yards or more. That is what is. done under tje guise of a forward pass. Is there any other kind of sport where a contestant can throw away an opportunity to make a play and escape a penalty tor it? Jf a batter sees a strike coming in base ball he cannot walk into the ball, knock it down and be free froni having a strike called against him :t the umpire is vigilant. A fellow holding the ball in foot ball stand ing where there is a loss of at least j lt yards Jooks vainly around for the player to whom he was to make the pass. When he sees that a sure tackle is imminent and a big ground loss as well, he throws the ball to the ground, deliberately making ilti incompleted forward pass. His team loses nothing in distance and the loss of a down is not penalty enough. In efect it may be no penalty, for the same team may put through a successful play on the very next down." Jack Johnson Through With Padded Mitts New York. ' i arch 12. (Spe cial.) Objection to the reappearance of Jack Johnson in the ring is grow ing stronger, and when the negro is released from prison he probably will have to go to work or -leave the country. Johnson would be a soft mark for Harry Wills, with whom he wismrs to arrange a match. Even Jack Dempscy is wise enough to draw the color line. There isn't a big man in, the ring today, with t possible exception of the world champion, who can last more than 10 or 12 rounds with Wills. Johnson, 43 years old, and a victim of protract ed dissipation, might involve Wills in S fatality, were it possible to bring them together. Yule Splasher Sets New 50-Yard Record New Haven, Conn.. March 12. Edwin Binney, jr., of Yale estab lished a new intercollegiate record for the 50-yard swim in the meet between Yale and college of the city of New -York, here tonight. His time was 24 1-5 seconds, clipping one-fifth of a secpnd off the .inter-J collegiate mark which he made on March 20, 1920. t "Th' bettin' on 'at game wut somethin' wonnerful. Th' loo Late cit'zens put ' up all they 'ad wot wuz wort' anythin,' th' saloons an' gamblin' houses an' all. 'gains' th' game uv th' cit'zens uv Powder River. Too Late Shows Clasn. "Well, we Too Late boys starts off an' we show them Powder River bums 'ow a reel basa Ball team played ball an' 'at gang i:v cow punchers an' train robbers wot made up th' rooters frum Powder "River wuz th' maddes' lookin' out fit wot wuz ever crowded up in Wyomin'. "We eases through our half uv tli' ninth wit'out makin' uo more runs, them appearin' t' be so unncc'ssary. 'En comes th' las' half uv th' ninth wit Powder River at th bat. "Well Slim Pickens, our great lcf han pitcher, fan' th' firs' Powder River batter , an' th' Too Late roosters goes wil', thinkin' 'bout them Powder River saloons wot w uz bet on th' game. Heavy With Lead. "Up comes th' secon' Powder River batter an Slim Pickens slams one right over th' plate as 'e 'as bin doin' reg'lar fur some time. '"'Strike!' jells th' umpire. '"Err Slim stumbled 'is toe w'en 'e wen't t' throw the nextime an' th' ball ncn' to high th' catcher 'ad t' jump Wrestle ' I.-.V CAtt-ir. ,.,,, i.liKnrj(lv lilitir,4 I And with all "torture holds" barred, faking would be more difficult and the public might possibly see -a lit tle honest wrestling. Stanislaus Zbyszko, the Polish wrestler, will keep on challenging Stranglcr Lewis tor a jrhainpiou titlohnlclcr , ship match until the agrees to accept. I lie role leels that he is really entiled to a chance at the vforld's crown.- for he has met and defeated all the wrestlers that have met him. His manager, Jack Herman, asserts that no more could be asked of a man and savS the champion actually fears to defend his title agaiiwt Zbyszko. ' Zl sko's -fecent showing against John Freyberg, whom he defeated. quickly, proves that he is now at ins best. Since he came here a year ago Zbyszko has worked himself into condition and has reached the stage th makes him stand out as a worthy rival to Lewis and other top-notchers. He' wrestles along the lines that made Frank Gotch cham pion. If Zbyszko had remained in this country lie would have been acknowledged champion when Gotch passed away. Rube Boxer Like ' Real Bolshevist Credit this one to Tom Jones, for mer manager of Jess Willard, Billy I'apke, Ad Wolgast, and various other lights of the pugilistic profes sion. Jones was manager of a young California lightweight named Willie 'Hoppe. Early in his career Hoppe showed great promise because he could deal a hard wallop. So Tom took him in tow. Willie never had been , away from home, - in , fact, never had ridjen on a railroad train. He was 19 years old and a rcgulat rube. Jones made a match for him that necessitated a railroad trip, so he purchased a ticket aucl berth for the scrapper, and told Willie to hop on the rattler and that, ht would meet him at his destination. The berth was an upper" and when Hoppe got on the train at 8:30 in the evening he thought he had to go to bed. He went to the berth and found no one in the lower of the No. 6 his ticket called for, so went to sleep in the lower. A little later a man came along and started to get into lower No. 6, but could not get in because Hoppe was there He grew'lrate and ordered the fighter out. But Hoppe replied: "Of no, I won't get out. I was here first, so I get this berth." ) Trap Shooters Plan Li$t rf Officials to Handle Big Tdurneys Trapshooting is to have an official club. An effort will be made to pro vide capable and experienced office meiij referfes, scorers, trappers and pullers for all the important regis" teretU tournaments. A standard fee will he fixed for the services of men and boys who know the game and can be depended upon to give satis factory service. , ' The first," step in the formation of a national body of competent offi cials will be the formation of an offi cial club in each of the five zones eastern; southern, great lakes, prai rie and Pacific coast. A club will not be required to em ploy men, and boys whose names ap pear on the officials club list. In the past clubs frequently. have addressed A. T. A. headquarters, complaining about the lack of competent men to render decisions and man the traps a registered tournaments. It is expected that the officials' club will esult in the formation of a national organization of referees, scorers, trappers and pullers. Shoemaker Trims Leu In Semi-Finals of Cue Tournament, 125 to 97 .Chicago, March 12. f. H. Shoe maker of New York defeated W. H. Leu of Rockford, III., in the Semi finals of the national amateur pocket billiard tournament here Friday by a score , of 125 to 97 in 2 innings. Shoemaker had a high run of 23 and Le" pf 3. Shoemaker will play C. A. Vaughn of Chicago tonight in the finals. fur it. But th' umpire, fergettin his self an' out uv habit, yells: " 'Strike!' "Well, w'en them Powder River rooters gets through shootin'. th' umpire wuz so heavy wit' lead 'at they 'ad t' get a team uv horses t' drag 'is body off th' diamon'. Another Found. '"Xothcr umpire is fouii' an' 'e goes long nice scrvin' out a coupla balls t' th' Powder River batter 'till 'e yells: strike! oiKone wot wuz a li'l wide an' 'eu there wuz two dead um pires. "Now in disposin' uv this secon' r. umpire them Powdtr River rooters done clipped off a li'ljiiece efffa Slim Pickens' ear an' w'en a third empire 'as bin persuaded t' take a chancct we Too Late hoys begins hasin' all over th' fiel'tur hits them Powder River batters is makin' an' we reel izes 'at Slim 'as got nervoi3s jus' b 'cause 'e los' a li'l uv 'is ear an' 'as blowed up an' is out after th' Wyo min' altitude record. Dismal Outlook. ''Th' runs piles up somethin' turri ble'an we Too Late boys b'gins t' get nervous ourself. "'Powder River!'" them Powder River bums yells an' 'en bangs int' th' air with their gats ev'ry time one uv their players gets a hit. in New York Monday Might Bee Sport Album SlTU TIME UP AS PPE5. OF; CITY LEAGUE - ENTERED The game WHEN A OU Among the many active workers in local amateur base ball . circles who devote practically all of their spare time to the welfare, of the great national sport and to the success of the Municipal Amateur Base Ball as sociation is Frank H. Jacobs, presi dent of the City Ctasss A league. Jacobs isvnow serving his sixth term in the capacity of president of that circuit, -being re-elected by the managers by acclamation He is probably the most popular president of any of the leagues and holds the record of serving the ' longest .of any league president. (Started in 1914. Back in 1914, when the City league was first organized, Jacobs began to take an active part in amateur base ball circles. He managed a teamon that league under the name cof the Nebraska Auto school. The follow ing year he wa's elected president of the City, -league. The administration proved successful and the managers re-elected h'im tfi,serve the next year. He again proved popular and has been chosen its head ever since. Although the foacTTJas been rough and rocky at times, he has conduct ed the affairs most successfully and ii well known and liked by both fans' and players, for he is always on the Joe Dlneen who performed In the outer garden for The 'Omaha National Bank fam last season, will be seen in ,th cen ter meadow for the Carter Lake club team in the American league this year. E. Ii. BauKh, Warren Flteh, Charley Verity and l!lnn Smith have attached their signatures to the Carter Lake club team contract. Manager Glenn Smitfi""says Hie Carter Lake squad will be out practicing as soon as the Weather permits and expects to have one nf the fastest class B teams In the American league. Out In the loft field for the Dold Pack ing Co.. Denny O'Brien, who is well known In local amRteur hsse ball circles, will endeavor, o pull 'em down this sea son. John Hoffman has been signed to do the twirling for the Dold Packing Co. aggregation this season. At the Initial sack for the Dold Pack ing -Co., an old-timer will hold down that vUubHIoii la the person of Frank Fctmey. MoCague, Tiolnixek and Mahoney have attacheil their signatures to the Boweu Furniture Co. contracts, for the coming season. Manager C. J. Bergert. who will pilot the old Packing Co. aggregation In the Aniorlcan, clasi B league. Is a new one in the ranks of local amateur baso ball circles, and has alreadr taken an active Interest In the team. Begert came here last winter from Buffalo, N. T.. and Im mediately got In touch with the base ball officials. In his younger days. Begert "Well, th' runs piles -up somethin' turrible an) thin's sure looks dismal fur Too Late. I looks 'roun very worried an' I sees it's gettin' late as th' sun's arready down. Th' ncx' batter up lams out a home tun, bringin' th", score up t' 21 t' 19, wit' us Too Late boys jus' two li'l runs 'head, an' I groans. "'En th'.nex' batter come an I seen frum mit in th' lef fiel' 'at it wuz Buck Black, one uv th' meaties' hitters wot th' Powder River outfit 'ad. Chases Ball. .f "'Powder River!' yells th' rooters an' 'en their cannons 'bangs' an' I seen th' ball wot Buck Black hit go sailin' over mMiead an' I groans as I thinks 'bout this bein' th' twentieth run, but I goes chasin' after tu' ball, jussa same "Well, I chases 'at ball over th' Frairie an' chases it an' chases it 'liil Ye chased it all th' ten miles t' Cac tus Station, an' befare I gets back they'as 'ad to call the game on 'ccount uv darkness an' we has won by th' score uv twen'y-one t' twen'y. "Why, Canary." I objected, "do yoit mean to tell me that the ball rolled all the ten miles to Cactus Station?" "Uv course." I maybe kicked it a few times," grinned the Kid, "'at's w'ere th' stragety come in." ' , ' t I Frank H. Jacobs I 1 III- jwr i f ii in job working for the interest of ama teur base ball. 1 He has seen the City league ad vance from Class B caliber to Class A, and during his time as president the City league winners won the championship of their respective cjass, representing Omaha in the inter-city games at St. Louis, St. Paul and Minneapolis, always ac companying the champs as a rep resentative of the association. Born in Illinois: Born in Quincy, 111., Jacobs en tered the game when a youngster and played and managed some ot the fastest teams in Ctiicago. He managed and played second base for the crack Butler Brothers, semi pro champions for six years, and also played with the Gunthcrs and Morrill Parks, other craek semi pro teams in the "Windy City." Jacobs is also acquainted with many of the big league players and is a personal friend of Al Tearney, president ot the western league Many a time Jacobs played against laarney s team in Chicago, tit na seen -many of his former teammates and men whom he has played against j , - .1. i. . u -... advance to uie uik "siiuw, iuwb ihem were Dutch Shaefer and O'Leary, who joined the Detroit Tigers. STOVE-LEAGUE-CHATTER Trlaved with mrny of the crack teams in Buffalo. Among some of thent are, the Flormers, Spring Btars, Apolas and Eur lcks: The Grace Lutheran team will be back In the field acaln this season with a crack lineup and expects to cop the pen nant. The Grace nine will be managed by Bill Smith, and will he the same as last season, with the execpUon -of Eddy Mlni kus, who will hold down the short sta tion, while Walthers w4ll do the pitching and Montague the receiving. Fred Wilier, "Happy" Malone and Kd ErickKnn are also signed up with the Dold Packing Co. Frank Pascal, last season's manager of tha Drive-It-Yourself team' will attain be seen with the Tin-Ijlzsies, holding down Hie short station or the Initial sack. ' , Manager Fred S. Daughtery of the team has been busy Drive-It -Yourself during the past week, signing up players. Following are some -of the players, who will play with the Drlve-It-Yourselfs: Rodgcrs, Stefanek. l.anger. Tralnor, Dud ley and John Htclty. a former pitcher of the crack Holly team. Tt is understood that Frank Delelianty mNl Coleman, two nf the suspended plaj ors.N have s.lftned us with the Drive-lt-Vournelf team. An effort will bo made to get these players re-ljistaled. Ralph Bec-s has signed to do the hurl ing fo the Riggs Optical Co. team this season. l-- Two of last season's sfsrt, James Sko mal and Grffrim. will be seen at third and second, respectively, for the Riggs Opti cal crew this season. John Cogan will hold down his old fa miliar position for the Riggs Optical Co. aealn this season, while Manager Mat Pascal will play at the short bag. Among the other players signed by Manager Pascal are: Shallberg. catch, R. Lucbbe, left field, Tates and Martin. Thirteen players have signed up to try out with Chase's Colta. according to Msn aRcr H. B. Chase. They are: Fred Kral ecek, T.fMils Chleborsd, Joe Ort. Teddy Veat, Kudlacr, George Lange. Joe Lange, Jim Miraxky. Kennedy, Vavra, Htnneslo, Simpson and Smith. Manager Watley of the Federated Shop Crnft team of the American league has siKned up the following men: Smith, pitcher: N'e-.vcomer, catcher: Brodbeck, first : Cartv. secon!; Gibson, short; Kaiser, third; Cunningham, lef ty Itolitnsnn, center; Satrapa, right; Johnson and Koehler, util ity. Base Ball Chatter Chicago Tribune-Omaha. Bee Leased Wire. Chicago. March 12. Syracuse will get the surplus from th" Cardinal this spring Tommy Madden of the International league club Is as.ii ting Branch Rickey In whlrplng the Cards Into shaps and will get first chance at the youngsters as a result. .Tuck Wlsner. the tall heaver with the Pirates Inst year, has been turned over to the Rochester club. Stall Ings will work him enough to al low him to set his control. JIarry llald, a young rlfht-handed pitcher, is the first cripple reported from the Drowns' Bogaluca training rnmp. Hnid wns hit on the hand by a sham drive off the bat of Phil Todt. He will beut of practice for several days. Dodo rsikert Is among tli members of the first squad of Reds to go south. Dode's hnnds were not burned In the Cleveland fire, oontrary to other reports. Miller Ilugglns has snared another hotnnrun hitter, according to early re ports from Shreveport. H Is Norman McMillan, who played shortstop for the Greenville (S. P.) tesm last summer. He rapped three balls over the fence the other afternoon, In addition to hitting lot of oth-r lcnf wallops. !WJliteSox"Rook,, Plays Position Like Ray Schalli George Lees, Lehigh Unher sity Catcher, Has Every Little Movement of Star Chicago Backstop. By I. E. SANBORN. Kvery spring professional base bait has produced its annuafcrop ot to be an outfield- er. The famous O'Neill battery was about the only exception. These toutings of second crop stars have been based on sup- "second sonic bodies." There have been second Ty Cobbs, second Walter Johnsons, and every (JNcil that broke into the game has another "Tip," if he happened nosed abilitv. rather than phyisi; resemblance or similarity in action, as a rule. And invariably they lunc fallen down, for there never hs been developed a second Ty Cobb fir Walter Johnson and the original St. Louis "Tip" still stands preeminent among all the O'Ncils who ha-.t played the outfield. Lees Plays Like Scftalk. But White Sox fans probably will, have a chance to see a second Ray I Schalk in action this season, and j they will "get" the resemblance at once, although that does not neccs-.. sarily mean George Lees is another backstop of Schalk's peerless ability. The resemblance is one of action, but it is remarkable because unique'.' Lees does not resemble Schalk facially or physically, behiK several pounds lighter. He was lighter than that when he first joined the White So on the spring training trip of 1918. t But with his birdcage' and pro tector on, and in position to catch, the resemblance between Lees and Schalk was perfect. The youngster had every little movement of the star while in action, even to the way . he balanced himself with one finger on the ground when squatting to give the signals. 1 Fresh From Lehigh U. v His motion in straightening up ' and returning the ball or throwing to a base was exactly the same. Lees was then fresh from Lehigh university, and never had seen Schalk in uniform before that morn ing never in action. So his habit ual motions were not imitations, but accidental. Before Lees had a chance to ap pear in a championship game in 1918 ' he was drafted into the United StatctQ army, leaving the White Sox on their first eastern trip in May. He was discharged from the service in the 6pring of 1919, but was sent to the Milwaukee club at Rowland's request, for more experience. Last season Lf es was loaned to the Nash ville club in, midseason in exchange for Jonnard, whose competitor he now is for first assistant to Schalk. Shoemaker Defends His Title in Billiard Tourney Chicago. March, 11. J. Howard Shoemaker of New York tonight successfully defended his title for the , eighth consecutive year, defeating C. A. Vaughn ot Chicago, the runner- i up in the Chicago Athletic Associa- tion National amateur pocket billiard championship tournament, 125 to 78. The throe Grr.ham hroth-rs ran race last week tu see who would score the most points for the South Sldu Presbyterians. "Wally" came first with IS. "J. second, with 14. and 1., third. with 12. The trio scored a total of 4'J points, out of tho 44 scored by their team. ACKernian ana Dean s guarding pro .I. too much for the Wellevue FrVsty terlaiw. This pair is connected. Side Preabj tcrians. with the SouCi Cnsler. center of the M. K. lf"w . scored 10 of their 19 points against the rein M. E. Don Moore and Bretichart each contri buted three field goals to the Tearl M. B. victory last week. The lienaon M. K. pennant winners of the Church league depended on Johnny Calvert to beat the Grace Lutherans. Cal vert did It, scoring 1! of tho 14 points made by the Bensonltes. while MacFav-. land scored the six points made by tha Lutherans. Wright thought he was right, but Ilef eree Welgel decided that Wright wub wrong, and after committing four per sonal fouls, Wright was taken out ot the gams. Stauffer and Xagle were the point ret ters for the First jr. E. five, scoring 13 of the 17 points. Russum broke Into the refereelng game last Wednesday night and mde tho Com mercial league teams hustle. The C. B. High and Nonpa staged hot ly contested gsme last Wednesday night, which resulted In a S to 4 victory for tho high lads. The I. ions at last became ferocious, Shd knocked off tho Thorplsn A. club, there by having the honor of being the first least this season to -accomplish tho feat. Who said the McKenneys couldn't win? Well, they finally slipped one in tho win column, tho first in nine games, and that one at the expense of tho Commerce Cubs. Mack and Cahlll wore tho tar players for the McKenneys. The Lowe Avenue Fresbytorlano cele brated tho closing of the Church league lost week by winning tho final game from tho Clifton Hill Presbyterians. IS ta 11. Savage, center, made soven of the points lor xno wwi Avenues. -" v. f " j r the Townsend", os al fouls, while In the cloln I I . ' Shainholz, left guard for committed rour poisons! Krondsteat mads three In game of tho Greater Omaha league sea-" son. Snyggs and Usher contributed " of tt.s 47 points scored by the Bowen Furniture) Co. against tho Townsend Gun Co. Captain "Warren .Bltchle' of the Wilsons, Electrics "lost his head" In tlM am between tho Omaha Athletlo clttb last Thursday night at tho "I" and It gat tho O. A. Co tho pennant. 1
