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THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. MAKLII IS, iy:il.
Up - to -
Slab Staff and
Morale. Robins,
Pennant Asserts
Robbie Allows Brooklyn Play
m Attain Form Gradual
ly Holdouts Still
i Holding.
By JAMES CRUSINBERRY.
, New Orleans, La., March 14.
(Spceial.Jr It is seldom one finds
anything new in the spring training
tamp of champions. That's exactly
the situation in the camp of the
Brooklyn club this spring. Not only
, that, but at present writing one
doesn't find all of the old ones on
hand, for, as often is the case follow-
itig the winning of a championshipj
.the big trouble the next year is with
holdouts. u
At present Zack Wlwat and Hy
Myers, both fine outfielders, and Bur
leigh Grimes and Shcrrod Smith,
both sterling pitchers,. haven't accept
ed the terms offered. In fact, atl ex
cept Myers arc far-ava- front the
figures offered, and President tbbets,
r," wlio is here, slates in most positive
words that the players never will be
offered what they arc asking. All
" (have been offered substantial it;
; creases over last .year, according to
the boss. v
Slab' Staff Is Backbone.
Just the saint?; it is a strong club,
e.-,fccial!y in the pitching department,
and one that should be up therc,'pro
viding the fellows play with the samj
spirit they showed in 192J). i
' . Colonel Robbie is recognized as
one' of the wise men of base ball.
Quite in contrast to John McGraw
andrunch Rickey, he is letting his
men start their work in an casy-go-f
ing manner. Last j ear the Robins
were in better condition on opening
day than any of the major leagu?
clubs. Hf started them in an easy
going way that time.
Robinson haslsomething more than
33 exhibition (James many against
the Xew York Yankees to be played
before opening day. Robbie says
these gamesV should put the fellows
in shape.
Then, one- shouliL-femcmber that
his team is one of veterans, with sev
en pitchers who have been through
the mill. ' ,
Isn't This Snrrt Staff?
Ronther. with Grimes, Smith, Jeff Pfef
fer, Al AlanmuT. t.eon Cedor iind Clar-en.-
Mitchell, make up the "big seven"
of the pitching eiaf. All sro men of
uc I? sterllnc worth that Instead of having
four rrgulsrs tn t We turns. Colonel Rob
bie ha sevsn If needed. Ho pan use three
of four hurlers in tnueh names and still
hv fresh ones for the next three tlsvs.
Then, George Mohart and John Mlljus,
who snem all of last year pitching for
the Tlrookljn oaMIn practice, are still"
on the joh, and so well fed up on pitch
ing that they are about ready to try their
tuft on an enemy Instead of friends.
Thveo recruits are In ramp and - on
looks like he will stick, perhaps, to aid
in battln practice, but possibly take an
rccasional turn tn a k game. He is Sam
, Post, feet i. . left handed and with
Portsmouth. Vs.,- last season. i
8am Catching staff. f
The others are jnug Phelos. also V left
hinder, from tire semlpro fields of Buf
falo, and young Mr. Schrieber from the.
World lcaeue, who was tried out last
jesr.
The catching stuff is tne same that
waded through the work last seaso
Otto Miller and Kmegrr doing most 01
it, with Zack Taylor on hand for bull
pen aervlce. Toung Mr. Mills from At
lanta, at present, holding out for some
unknown reason, may report for trial.
Bib Fd Konetchy Is likely to remain
nn first base as long as he continues
10 clout the batl at a .390 clip. Belli, ndt
is on hand for thv .lob any time the vet
eran falters. Pete Kllduff. who developed
Into a rtgular second surlier last year,
l back looking better than ever. Ivan
O.son wilte at short and Jimmy Johns
ton at third.
' . ' V M May Break , In,
In the outfield Wheat, Myers and Grif
fich look like regulars again. Little Ber
tie! Neis may Improve enouch tn hitting
" to crowd into a place. Bill I.amar is an
other capable extra man. and a recruit
young Mr. Hood from the Salt Lake club
. la a bright prospect.
It looks 111 in possible .sensational ih
fieldrr hns hen found I" young i-ul-Ugian
named Keeley, who comes from
St. Mar tn San Francisco. He ts a
regular whirlwind on the infield, lij
eportefl in fine shape because of play-
ing winter base 1-all on the coest. .Bus
ier C'aton. former Pittsburgh' shortstop,
is on- hand for utility work, and a
oiingstcr named John Thomas Shcehan,
a, Chicago lad, who did well at Winni
peg last year, la here to tsy to break into
the infield. '
(Copj right. 1S:'l. Chicago Tribune )
Council Bluffg Five Wins
; '. loua Legion Championship
s - The Council Bluffs American Lc
' ' gion basket ball team won the cham
r, nionship of Iowa Sunday at Fort
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,; A challenge to the winners of the
championship' - in the Nebraska
American Legion basket ball tourna-.
t.mcnt will be issued by the Bluffs
team,
y i 'The Bluffs eliminated Fort Dodge,
14-12, in the semi-finals at Fort
Dodge Sunday afternoon, while
Humboldt eliminated Rockwell City,
29-21.
Then the Bluffs aggregation
trounced Humboldt for the cham-
pionship Sunday evening, 32-21. s
Beatrice. Base Ball Fans
. To Form Diamond Nine
Beatrice, Neb., March 14. (Spe
; c,ial.) -At a meeting of the bae ball
fans of Beatrice, which was Hcjd in
" the Chamber of Commerce rooms
Friday night, plans were made for
the forming of an association having
for its purpose the organization of a
first-class balLclub in Beatrice. Com
mittees were named, and an effort
will Ke made to raise a fund of 53,000
to finance the proposition. An ef-'-
fort will be made to secure the
athletic park for week-day, games.
Training Camp Rumbles
Cleveland, O., "March 14. Wayne
'Middleton. a lefthand pitcher from
Simmons college, Abilene, Te.vhas
joined the Cleveland Indians at Dal
las for a try-out. according to ad
vices received here today.
Cincinnati, 0.t March 14. Four
home runs and a single out of six
times at bat was the record made
yesterday by Sam Bohnexincinnati
; National, league recruit thiM base-
man, jn'a game with the Columbus
American association team at Ran-
ger, Jtx. - -
' In the ninth inn trig Bohne led off
with a homer to cente. The other
. . Reds hit; and Bohne came up to bat
a second time with the bases filled
and two out This time hrisent the
kill oyej; the right field fernt.
Bate Mews and Gossip of '"Interest to Sport Fans
Trial of Indicted Persons in World
Series Scandal Scheduled to Start
v Today, But Postponement Likely
Chicago. March 14. i-The case of
i Chicago White Sox base ball players
and others indicted for the alleged
throwing of the 1919 world series
is scheduled to be called by Julgc
V. E. Dever today, but a postpone
ment of at least 30 days is consid
ered certain.
The state Sunday reiterated its in
tention to move the case be taken
off the court call, which would pre
vent its coming up at least six
months, while the defense was pre
pared to fight to postpone the trial
more than 30 days.
Claude William. Jot Jackson, Os
catr Fclsch, Buck Weaver, Fred Mc
Muilin and "Swede" Risberg Sunday
were ready to go into court, while
Kddie Cicotte was pedcd rom Dc.
trott tomorrow. Chick Gandil, the
other indicted player, was not ex
pected.
No word had been received from
Hal CliHse, Kachacl Brown. Bill
Burns or Joseph J. Sulnyan, charged
with being the men who arranged
the alleged conspiracy,
i Barred From White Sox.
Charles Comiskey, president of the
returned from California Sunday, de
clarcd no member of his team who
had been indicted last fall would
play for him again.
"Cincinnati won the 1919 world
series on the square by playing bet
ter base ball than the Chicago White
Sox."
That, will be one of the contentions
of the defense when the eight Chicago
White Sox players indicted on
charges of throwing the series and
accepting bribes are-brought to trial.
While the complete plans of the
defense will not be known until the
trial begins, attorneys, already have
announced that they will contend that
the indicted players never intention-,
ally jnade misplays and consequent
ly could not have taken part in a
conspiracy. 1 ,
Claude Williams and Joe Jackson,
in their confessions to the grand jury
which investigated the series, main
tained they had played their best,
confessing only to receiving money
and to discussing the throwing of
games. Ctcotte confessed to hitting
Rath, the first man up in the first
game, purposely, but said he played
his best after that. The other play
ers denied either throwing games,
entering into N the conspiracy or re
ceiving money,
to Submit Play by PJay.
The defense will be prepared to
submit the play by play account of
the series, which snows that Chicago
won its three games largely through
the feats of some of the indicted play
ers. In reply, the state plans to point
out that Cincinnati won its five games
through hard hitting of two indicted
pitchers and below par playing of
other indicted men. ,
The story of the series shows that
in the first game, Cincinnati scored
in the first inning after Cicotte hit
Rath deliberately, he tolfl the grand
jury. . .
Jackson, Felsch and Gandil, in
dicted players, produced a run which
tied tli. score in the second inning.
JacksOn was safe on an error. Felsch
sacrificed and. Gandil's single scored
Jackson.
In the fourth Cincinnati drove Ci
cotte. sho confessed to receiving
$10,000 to throw , games, out of the
box and produced five runs. Cin
cinnati won 9 to 0,
. Cincinnati won the second game,
4 to 2, Williams.- the other pitcher
who confessed to receiving money,
walked two men in the second and
a single and triple scored three runs
for Cincinnati. Another walk, fol
wlowed by a (single and a sacrifice,
produced a r;in the sixth. i
Here and There
COMMERCE HIGH school's
basket ball team won the state
championship Saturday night in
the Coliseum at Lincoln and with
the ending of the Bookkeepers" title
game with University Place is the
close of the eleventh annual inter
scholastic tournament, the "world
series' of- basket ball in Nebraska.
The huge growth of basket ball
as one of the most popular of high
school sotrts was indicated by the
large entry list. The tourney was
the largest ever held by the Nebras
ka High School Athletic association
and one of the largest ever staged
for high schools in the-country.
Conpetiton, too. .was much keeneY.
which is largely responsible for the
great popularity of the game. Not
so many years ago 'there were but
two divisions of the state tourna-j
ment. ' Tilts' year 13 classes with a
grand total of 2,000 athletes com
pete in the tourney. t
While the 1921 tournament was'a
success from every angle and was
the largest ever staged, in Cornhisk
er land, too much credit Ncannot be
given to the small army of referees.
timekeepers, scores and guides and
members of the High School
Athletic association who assisted
in making the tournament a suc
cess. The students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska acted in this
capacity and .to them belongs the
credit s
May the 1922 tournament even be
larger than this year's meet.
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During the tournament last week
there was plenty of discussion
among the coaches and officials re
garding the basket ball rules. iThe
main point of conversation seemed
to hinge on the change in relation
to the free trial for jjoal after fouls.
Those who are in favor of the change
argue that the present rules give a
team with a skillful free goal shoot
er too much of an advantage. It
has been suggested that when a
team make a foul the opposing team
be awarded a half point or a point;
and that the free goal be eliminated.
There is much opposition to a
change, the claim being put forth
that it is to the advantage of all bas
ket ball quintets to see. to it that a
skillful free goal shooter is 'd(
veloped. '
Take awa;- the trial for goal ailx-:
Weaver, who was indicted, dou
bled in the sixth for Chicago. Jack
sou, the third player who confessed,
fanned, but Fclsch, another indicted
man, hit one far out into the field.
A $cnsatinal catch by Rousch pre
vented a Chicago run.
Chicago's two runs came in the
seventh when Risberg, charged with
taking part of the conspiracy, sin
gled. Schalk singled and both scored
on Xeale's wild throw. Iu the ninth
Gandil singled, but RisGcrg hit into
a double play.
Chicago Wins Third Came.
The third game'was wonfur Chi
cago through the defensive work of
Dick- Kerr, wjio pitched, and the of
fensive work of the indicted players.
In the second inning Jackson singled,
Fclsch bunted safely and 'both
scored on Gandil's hit. In the fourth
Risberg singled and went to third
when the ball got away. Schalk's
bunt, gfiiflded slowly by Fisher,
scored Risberg for the thirl and
final run.
Cicotte pitched the fourth, game
for Chicago, losing 2 to 0, his own
trrors being responsible for both the
National ""leaguer's runs. In the
fourth jjining Cicotte threw wild to
first, muffed a throw from Jackson
and allowed two hits for two Wins.
In the fifth game FJler shut out
the White, Sox, 5 to 0." fn the first
inning Lribold walked, Collins went
out and Weaver singled. With two
on. Fclsch and Jackson :"fiied out.
With two ut in the ninth Weaver
tripled, but Jacksoit could not score
him. Chicago had no other chances
to score. Williams pitched for Chi
cago. ,
In the sixth inning Eller hit be
tween Fclsch and Jackson and what
was described at the time as slow
fielding Dy the pair gave him an
extra base. Rath singled scoring
Eller. Daubcrt .sacrificed. Groh
walked, and Felsch misjudged
Rousch s fly, lettering it drop for a
trtole. which scored two more runs.
The indicted players did not figure
in anv other scoring.
The accused players won the sixth
game by their individual work,'
bringing a S to 4 10-ining victory to
the Sox Avith Kerr pitching. Felssh's
extraordinary catch of Rousch's fly
in the first, cut offxa Cincinnati run
and in, the fourth Jackson threw out
a man at the plate for a double play..
Weaver dropped a pop fly in short
center for a single tn the sixth, get-
Ning second on it. Jackson scored
mm wtm a nit ana reiscn ciouDiea,
scoring Jackson. Gandil flied out.
Game Decided in eTnth.
. The game was decided in the 10th
when Weaver again hit a short fly
for a single, gettingto second when
the ball bounded away from Duncan.
Jackson bunted safely, and Felsch
fanned,: Gandil singled through the
pitcher, scoring Weaver. Risberg
lined to Kopf for a double play.
The seventh game was another
Chicago victory in which the eight
men charged with, throwing the se
ries figured. Jackson scored J. Col
lins with singles in the first and
third innings. Later, with- E. Collins
on first, Weaver was safe on a
fumble. Jackson apparently hit into
a double play, but the ball bounded
up and hit Rath and the bases were
full. Felsch singled, scoring two
runs, but Gandil was an easy out and
Risberg fanned.
The1 eighth game, found the Reds
hitting Williams with case and
knocking him out in. the first inning.
The score was. 10 to 5 for Cincinnati.
rjackson hit a homer with the bases
empty in the third. Doubles by
Weaver and Jackson helped Chicago
score, but the outfielder grounded
out in the ninth with two on.
in the Sport World
fouls and you take away, part of the
game. The -ame is true with cer
tain holds in Wrestling. ' .'
''Kid'' Schlatter, Omaha fighter,
who is in Chicago training tinder
Ike Bernstein, is developing into a
hard-hitting scrapper, according to
the following lettet received from
khe "Windy City."
Chicago, s. Th Omiha Bee, Sport
ln DDarlmont: Of course, you want to
know how "Kid" Fchlatfer ts gettin
along. He started to train about a week
iro. I allowed him ,to work at one of
the private cluha here Saturday night
and he show ed a lot o class. OT. course
being out of condition, his wind was not
very good, but he had little trouble d(.
featlng the boy ho boxed, Al Tuttle.
Now. in my evnerlence of 2S years of
handling some of the best boys In fhe
country Including Packy McFarland and
Benny UcViard I feel as though with
proper handling. Schlaifer will no doubt
be on the top of the ladder some day.
According to the Information I have col
lected about Schlaifer, .he han never been
handled properly and lhas always boiei
boys considerably heavier then himself.
Schlaifer. with, -proper handling and
training and a few fights, will no doubt
be able to make the lightweight limit
and If so, he will ha a hare", nut to crack.
I hope to be able to' have him box in
Omaha within a month. Mr.. Melady
wants to put him on at the Omaha Ath
letic club. I win keep you posted on
Just what ho is doing.
Regards to' all. my friends In Omaha.
Tour friend.
IKE BER.NSTEIV.
4749 Ineteside Avenue. Chicago, II!.
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Judge Refuses
To Take Players'
Trial Oil Docket
i Another Hearing Is Ordered
fr Thursday, at Which Time
a Date for Prosecution
Will Be Set.
Chicago, "March 14. Judge .Wil
liam E. Devcr today refused to com
ply with a motion by the state that
the trial of Chicago White Sox play
ers and others indicted for the al
leged throwing of the, world scries in
1919 be takei off the court call. He
ordered another hearing for next
Thursday when it is believed a date
for trial will be set.
Attorneys for the defense moved
that an immediate Irial be held
Thursday and Judge Dever said that
he would announce his decision on
this matter later.
Claude Williams, Buck Weaver,
Oscar Felsch and Char!cs"Tisberg
were in court. Eddie Cicotte; BUI
Burns, Joseph J. SuVjivan, Rachel
Brown, Chick Gandil and Abe At
tell were represented by counsel.
Hal Chase was the only defendant
not present or represented by coun
sel. -
Judge Barrett, American league at
torney, in pleading for a postponement,-
said prosecution had learned
that "Eddie Cicotte, Claude Williams
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and Joe Jackson, who confessed to
the grand jury, would not be avail;
able as witnesses." Consequently, ho
said, the state ccVttltl not obtain con
victions on the evidence it now' had
and would have to have time to seek
additional data.
White Sox Hurling
Corps Ironings Old
Wrinkles Out of Arms
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Waxahacliie, Tex., March 14.
Despite' inclement weather which
robbed them of almost tw full days'
work since their arrival here a week
ago Sunday, "Kid"' Glcason's White
Sox hurling coYds is in a highly ad
vanced physical condition.,
"I have five pitchers practically
to start the big league battles right
now," said Gleason, "and by the
time we open against the New, Ydi k
Giants' second team in the two
game scries next Friday, I'll have
enough talent to give any of them
a tough argument."
The Sox pilot referred to I lodge,
Kerr. McWeeny, Mulrcnan and Dav
enport. All these fellows have been
hooking 'em as well as uncorking
the fastest kind of fast balls in the
practice of the last two days.
Dcarmond Winner of
Pebble Beach Tourney
Del Monte, Cal March 14. A. E.
Dcarmond of Oakland was the win
ner in the Pebble Beach Gold Vase
Golf tournament, defeating Fred Le
Blond, jr., of Los Angeles, one up,
in, a sensational final round here Sun
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CilGAEETTES
tiitries for 1921
Davis Tenuis Cup
To Close Tonight
Drawings Will Be Made Tues
day to Determine Order in
Which Countries Will Bal
tic for Right to Meet U. S.
Xew York, March 14. Entries for
the Davis cup ctianipionsiup matciu-s
of V)2, emblematic of the world's
leant' lawn tennis honors, will close
here tomorrow. Already a record
breaking number is "On file. The fol
lowing day the draw for the prelimi
nary tics or rounds will be made and
before nightfall every tennis-playing
nation iothe world will know the
order in wTiich the various nationali
ties will battle for the right to chal
lenge the cup holding Americans.
All matches resulting from the
draw shall be computed not later
than a certain date, which this year
will probably be about tjC middle of
August. Whatever the date fixed,
ample timcwill be given the chal
lenging nation to prepare for the
challenge round to be played against
the United Slates team at Forest
Hills, X. Y., beginning on Scptem-
V i tli teams entered from the
British Isle?, Canada, Japan, Bel
gium, Australasia, all -India. Spain.
France, the Philippines, Holland
and CzecliO-Sluvakia, interest in the
and the Mend
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matches is extremely keen. Appli
cations have been received tou
more than enough cities in the east
and central west to stage all matches
Ahich would result from an. entry of
more than a dozeti nations.
Bloomfield Tenuis Body
Organizes for Season
Bloomlielf Xeh., March 14.
('Sneciar)-T-Tlie Bloomfield Tennis
association met last evening and or
ganized for the coming season.
Frank Hughes was elected president
and William Lang, secretary-treasurer.
W. II. Weber. C. A. Hack
ed and G. II. Xiddell were elected
as a board of directors. Plans for
the coming season includ the in
stallation of a water system and
shower baths on the club grounds.
The association will have a member
ship of about 25.
Dr. Wiufield Scott Hall
To Speak at Big Bauquet
"Efficient Manhood" will be the
title of Dr. Wiufield Scott Hall's ad
dress to the basket ball players and
their friends at the' banquet to be
given at the "Y," Wednesday eve
ning. The banquet will start at t).:30
o'clock. Medals and trophies will
be presented to the winning teams. .
Oseeola Legion Organizes
Base Ball Team for 19S?1
Osceola, Xcby March 14. (Spe
cial.) A base wall team was 'or
ganized by the William Wolfe Post
American Legion of Osceola, for the
season of 1921. Practice will start
at once. W. F. Ncujhar is manager
of the team and- William, Alvin
Campbell is secretary
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Cue match Tumble
Cochran's Defeat of Hore
nians Lowers Belgian's
Glances With Hoppc.
Prospects of a championship 18.2
balk-line billiard match between
Willie Hoppc world's title-holder,
and Edouard Horeinans, Belgian
champ, took another tumble Satur
day when Welker Cod ran defeated
the foreigner in the Nina! block of
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nit ii inaivii oaiuiuiiy mgiii at ai
troft. '
The fact that both ake Schaefer
and Cochran have won Over the Bel
gian champion only goes to prove
that Hoppe stands more than an even
chance of trimmiiifir Horemans. The
champion balk-line cue wieldtr has
trounced both Schaefer and Cochran
by big scores.
According to Omahans who liae
seen the Belgian in sction on tin:
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1 ft u lap it, imi emails is Biwi iu5f
expert, but lacks the remarkable skill
as an open table player and shot
maker that characterizes Hoppe.
Reports concerning the Belgian's
matches with both- Schaefer and
Cocliran clear' brought out the fact
that he was not a shotmaker.
On the other hand, Hoppe is yet
in his prime and is a cueist lio hasn
A reputation as bcings cool as a
block of ice when it comes to play
ing a game of billiards, whether for
a title or not. -
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