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THE BEE: OMAHA SUNDAY, MARCH 20. 1921. Up-to-Baie 'News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans 3 C r; Basket Ball Is Only "Made to Order" Sport ' First Game 30 Years Ago Joke to See Peach Baskets as Goals Placed on '"" the Floor. By I. E. SANBORN. In the winter sports season, which is near closing, basket ball has stood out so promi nently and lias enjoyed such a p hmomnal period in every way that it chal lenges by its lapid growth the xecord of Amer ica's , greatest outdoor pastime, Lane ball. The origin of the nation's al fresco sport is shrouded in con siderable doubt suid required the services of a spe cial committee I .1 Kt t 3 M i C ll James Naismith whether it grew out of tltc ancient Kaine of rounders or the more eld erly sport of cricket. Aside from that, it is certain that professional base ball has existed in organized fornj for more than 50 years. The f'rst league was formed in lSfO, and the present National league was or ganized in -ifit). Nobody knows how many years before that embry onic base baHl was played on the lots. Sees Basket Ball Born. Compared to that, basket ball is a vry young sport. It was less than o0 years ago that the first basket hall came was played, and it was my good fortune to see that initial con-i test of what now has become the major winter pastime. And I'll spill it to the world that basket ball in its swaddling clothes was funnier than a fat man trying not to sneeze. Some time in the. winter of 1891 '92 Jamesf Naismith, who is now a "Dr." and nead of the department of physical education of the University of Kansas, drifted into the sporting department of the paper for which I had been toiling in Springfield. Mass. lie was then a student in the Spring field Y. M. C. A. Training school, now called Springfield college. Evolves Game from Lecture. He brought a flock of diagrams and a skull full of ideas about a new indoor game he had invented, in re sponse to a lecture by Dr. Luther Gulick of the training school, advo cating a winter game to break the monotony of gymnastics, as exercise between the outdoor seasons. It, didn't listen like much of a ame to me, but because of the nov fclty of it I wrote the story the first ver written about basket ball. Shortly afterward earlv in 1892, as I recall it I "covered" the first game ever played. To a nian-ac-, customed to reporting base ball, box ing, foot ball, and horse racing, it ' was a scream. The goals originally were two or dinary peach baskets, and for this "contest" they were placed ' on the floor, but afterward elevated 10 feet - from the playing surface and fastened to the walls. Nine Players to a Team. N The sides then were composed of nine men instead of five, and the , rules made it one of the most lady l.ke sports you can imagine. The referee was always blowing xhis , whistle. If an,, opponent merely -said "Boo!" to the player who had the ball, it was a foul, and the action consisted chiefly of watching at tempts to make goals from free throws. Most of these failed for lack of practice, and a lot of the goals which landed squarely in the basket bounded out again. It was several years before they remedied that by taking the bottoms out of the "baskets." Out of thatMudicrous offspring of Dr. Naismith's brain, has -grown the major indoor sport of America. It also hasv become a stalwart outdoor pastime, particularly m the south, w here it .can be played in the open between seasons. "Pres" Roughen Game. Basket ball grew so fast in fact, that it came near killing itself. In western Massachusetts Dr. Nai smith's idea was taken up early by professionals,1 who revised the rules to suit themselves, and by eliminat ing most of the fouls evolved a game almost as rough as foot ball. A professional league was formed and its interpretation of the rules made the game too severe to be played where walls and floors w;ere unyielding. -So many serious injur ies occurred that the sport received something of a black eye, but its amateur growth was more gradual, and it survived to become a tre mendous factor in the development of young America. Margaret "Wopdbridgc Wins , 220-Yard Title Swim Xevv York. March 19. (Special.) Miss Charlotte Boyle of the lo cal Women's S, A. was defeated by Miss Margaret Woodbridge of the Detroit A. C. in the National A. A. U. 220-yard title swim in Philadel-. -1.:- 1 i t- f nor.. piua, uui sue swam uiic ui in. Kal11- est and most remarkable races of her brilliant career.. Both girls, in fact, vbeat the American record or two minutes 53 4-5 seconds, set by Miss Boyle herself in March last year. Miss Woodbridge lowercdhe mark to 2 minutes 52 1-5 seconds: the New York star finished second . in 2 minutes 53 2-5 seconds. C British Motor Boat Clubs -Will Try to Regain Trophy New York, March 19. (Special.) More .challenge are'expected from British motor boat racers in addition to the one received by the Motor Boat Club of America from the Royal Motor Yacht club of England yn. an effort to regain the Harms worth trophv won from the British last August. The Motor Boat elub is authorized to make all arrangements, including the notification of the De troit club, foreign clubs who may want to enter boats for next sum mer's race rfnd the choosing of a cite for tbevcontcst. Bee Sport Album ATHLETIC I 1 mhl C" " Life's greatest ambition is health and strength. In many cases physical training and athletics have proven the master of the situation. For had Charles B. Morearty, who is known better as "Chuck" to his many friends in the athletic world, not followed the advice of his physi cian, he would probably not-be here today to relate the events of his boy hood days. "Chuck," when at the age of 13 was in poor health, weighing but 60 pounds. He started to take up physical training and athletics ui the grade " schools, attending both the Lothrop and Lake schools.- That was 10 years ago. lie rapid ly regained hishealth and strength and today is considered one of the greatest ' arthlctcs in the city. "Chuck" at the present time is coach of the track team at Creighton High school and has done much for athlet ics at the blue and white school. Last year on the Creighton track team he won Second place in the city athletic meet and fourth place in the state championship meet, iie was the chief promoter of the city meet last year. Coach Morearty is promoting a meet for high schools and the open city meet this year, which will be held soon. Morearty entered the Central High school in 1914, playing on the Purple and White grid eleven that year. He was a member of the Central team during 1914, 1915 and 1916, being cap tain of theieleven in 1916. He also played base ball with Central High in 1914 and with the Kejinedy-Mc- 0 HB6 "POTTOS THE NEXT QHt Sporting Editor: Spring is coming with its new hopes and fears. I desire to put the Grand Buzzer on this bird Gink Fowler. ' Compared with my fighter, Ape Joe, this Gink Fowler is as the puny glow of a lightning bug's tail lights to the radiant splendor of the noonday sun. Compare your own fourteen-and-a-half neck to the giant redwoods of California; compare your own putty-like skull to the granite of Vermont; compare the stuttering chirp of a tongue-tied oyster to the glorious oratory of Daniel Calhoun and Robert Emmet, hut don't compare Gink Fowler with Ape Joe. My boy Ape Joe knocked Gink salty in two rounds out at Twin City, Ohio. They called it Twin City after Ape Joe and Consul the Monk. When training for a fight, Joe used to go into a plumbing supply house and laugh at all the bath tubs. Yours for clean sports, LEO DONNELLY This preposterous charge is so authentic that we won't even dignifj it by denying tin luxurious rumor. We remember Ape Joe well. At the age of, two his old man came-home and found him swinging 'from the chandelier by his toes. Instead of sending him to college his old man gave him to the Zoo. Ape Joe is a veteran of the B-5 class. His draft card showed that he had sagging of the arches, flut tering of the Adam's apple, protrud ing of the nose and larceny in the head. WHat chances would a man like that have with Gink Fowler, George Parish, last season Kith (ho Pearl M-emorial team of the Church loague and the Columbian Optical crew of the American, class L. league, has signed up with the North Omaha. Boosters. The tiro Jnrdon brothers, A1 and Vttti. will again play with the North Omaha Boosters this season. v . Manager Guy Holland, of the Towsend Ouji. announced that he will have one of the fastest line-ups In the City, class A league. "Bunny" has signed Simpson, Hiatt, Rosenberger, Murphy. O. H. Rodg ers. Leo Krupski, James Hopkins. Frank Kelley, Johnson, O'Keefe. Frank Mancuso and John Bros. Managers of amateur teams in Greater Omaha are requested to send In notes about their players to The Bee sporting department from week to week. Notes for this column must be received not later than Thursday night for the Sun day' edition. Chris Kemmy, who finished last season with the Bonen's. has signed a contract to bold down that position thla season. John Hlckey. former Holly player, will try out with the Prlve-It.Tourself team this season. Meetings of the Commercial. Class B league, and the Gate City will be held Monday night at tha city hall. Class C boys wishing franchises In the Gate City league are requested to attend the meet ing. Friday nlrht at the reT.ux danclnr academy the Federated Shop Crafts of Charles Morearty Crearv crack Class A amateur team in 1915. In 1914, 1915, 1916 and part of 1917 hcwas a member of the Central High track team. He joined the armv in 1917. . While, at Arcadia, Cal.,s"Chuck" was athletic director, coaching and playing with the foot ball eleven. He played in the semi-finals for 4 the western championship. He also taught swimming for three summers while attending Central High. - Herman Wants Bout With Lynch-Couldn't Make WildeV Weight ' New York, March 19. (Special.) Although Fete Herman's failure to make the weight agreed upon for his bout with Jimmy Wilde in London made him decidedly unpopular with English boxing fans. Herman says he is going back to London in May to fight Jimmy Higgins. Higgms' is the bantamweght champion of Eng land, and a great deal heavier man than little Wilde, although by no means as high-class a boxer. Herman has laid out anvambitious program for the next two months. He plans to meet every high-class bantam in America in order to prove that he is worthy of a return match with his conqueror, Joe Lynch. He already has signed for bouts with Carl Tremaine. who was in the prime of his second childhood, in the first flush of lOco ataxia and who still had the bloom of youth on his nose? What chance? There was an attempt xto match Gink and the Ape, but Joe ran out like benzine from a broken barrel. It seems a. shame that Mr. Donnelly, yho we know, to be a reputable cit izen, should ''take a crack at Gink Fowler's record, a record that will skid down in the imperishable ar chives of Roughtown. We will tell you something. Ape Joe and Gink did meet. But not in the ring. It was at a Rough town piiic. The picnic was held in Death Valley. The NRoughtown picknickers always brought their own red ants to the picnic grounds. They used to trade mosquitoes. Two little skeeters for a big one. Gink and Ape got into some argument as to which was to get the first bite from a puma they had captured. The Ape made a pass at Gink and the champ let him have a polished finger nail riglit on the button. He was a man who was -a slave to sen timent and the sound of a child sob bing would give him Giggling Sick ness. Ape used to go into plumb ing stores and laugh at bathtubs. But Gink used to roll over with mirth every time his old ''man said anything that might' suggest that Gink should go to work. Incidcntly, Gink's old ntan was the only bird who had the Indian edge, on Gink. He sure had the Iroquois signal on Gink.. But that's a zebra with different stripes. More about that later. . - ' 1M3K" STOVE- LEAGUE- CHATTER the I'nton Pacific will give dance. The Federated, Hhops are members at tue American league this season. - ' 'John Cogan. last season's star 1irst savker of the Rlggn Optical Co. team, will not be connected ivtttv amateur base ball this season, Cogan has been on the sick ilst for the past month. Manager "Mat" Pascal of the Rlgs Onttcal Co. has signed a pair of slab ar- Jlnts. who he says will make 'em ramblo some this season. The two nuriers are RaTFS" Beers and Harrison Stucker. Beers played with the Paxton-Vlerllngs last season, while Stucker was a membet: or the Riggs in the earlier , part of the season. v Tha following players have signed up with the Federated Shop Craft team In the American league: Smith. Newcomer, Broadbeck, Carly, Gibson, Kaiser, .Cun ningham, Robinson, Satrapa, Johnson' and Koehler. r . "Zipper" tVooley will tip 'em over the platter for the Bowen Furniture Co. crew again this season. Dodo Hubatka, last season's manager ot tha Paulson's Fords and the H. B. Chase, are looking for backers for the coming season. Both of these managers hold franchises in the American, Class B league. Harry Smith will again cover tha left gardon for the Bowen Furniture Co. Harry has played amateur base ball (or many years, and last season was con sidered the best In the. City league. He expects to make a better ifcswlhf this year. Leach Cross Winner vciuici wiiii It docs not happen often that a boxer is knocked out standing up, but it happened one night at the old St. Nicholas club in New York when Leach Cross slapped Paddy Sullivaii, the rug ged Irishman, far a row of beans, and yet Paddy never once kissed the resin. k Paddy as a whale at the rough play, and, j hilc he never was very long on thescientific, end, he carried a wal- Leach Cross lop in either mitt, and was a . dangerous person every moment EJven for Four Rounds. Lynch was not so rugged as Sul livan, but was clever. atiS in his trusty right whip rftclted a punch that had wrought havoc with many an aspiring youth. The bout be tween these lightweight worthies took place May 21, 1912, and was scheduled for 10 rounds. For the' first four rounds it was even, both Four Tennis Players Report for Practice at Kansas University Lawrence, Kan., March 19. (Spe cialsKansas University tennis started last week with, four likely candidates reporting to Captain Art Johnson. The men for the most part are inexperienced. Roy Zics onis and Forrest Rogers are out. They were on the squad of last sea son, while Francis Alexander and Joe Turner of the freshmen team of last year have also reported. More tennis bugs are expected to report soon for the Varsity team. The following teams have been scheduled: April 1, Baker at Baldwin. April 23, Baker at Lawrence. April 29. Washburn at Topeka. May 27-2S, Missouri Valley tournament at St. Louie. Other tearus will probably be ar ranged with Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas Aggies and Ottawa Univer sity. - Pesek Wants Matches Since He Threw Finn - New York, March 19. (Special.) John Pesek, the Nebraska wres tler who forced Armas L-aitijien, the Finish champion, to quit recently, is wondering where he can get some real worthy opponent to meet him. Efforts were made to have Nat Pendleton, the former Olympic champion, meet Pesek in a finish match. Pendleton absolutely de clined to meet Pesek. and added he vould prefer wrestling Caddock for the latter s light-heavyweight crown. Lifetime Batting Records of Fifty. Major League Players to Date COMPILED FROM OFfCIAI A review of the National league life time batting, records, which Include 136 players, proves beyond doubt that young blood at lat has pushed the veterans to the rear. When the lifetime batting rec ords were last published, some four years ago. Hans Wagner led; followed by Jake Daubert, ZacK Wheat, Heinle Zimmer man. Sherry Magee, Larry Doyle anu cac tus Cravath. The ton four In the records. Including the 1920 playing season, are composed ot Fred Nicholson,' Ross Young, Rogers Hornsby and Ed Roush youngsters in a base ball sense, with their best years be fore them. ; History repeats Itself with Nicholson leading Hornsby, for at the close of -the Ills Western association season frea Nicholson of the Dennlson (Tex.), club led his mate. Robers Hornsby. in the bnttlng reeords. While Fred Mcnoison or tne nraies leads the-hitters, with a percentage of 938. actual honors reslly belong to Ross Young of the Giants, who, la 1,570 times Players and clubs Gms At Bat Runs 45 240 369 337 824 724 "i8 619 . 277 960 766 25 84 675 308 325 210 182 ' 431 139 638 670 22 733 420 830 801 297 145 378 716 326 360 78 31 "90 . 860 ! 166 380 370 111' 410 Nicholson. Pittsburgh... 143 328 Toung. New York 411 1,670 Hornsby, St. Louis ... 704 2,592 Kousn. Cincinnati MS 2.391 Daubert, Cincinnati 1,495 6,642 Wheat. Brooklyn .. ...1,518 6.749 Hollocher, Chicago 32G 1 240 Meusel, Philadelphia ... 398 1,514 Groh, Cincinnati 1,145 4,132 Fournler. St. Louis 611 1,98 Doyle, New York 1.TS9 6,609 Burns, "New York 1,213 4,706 Smith, New York 112 298 Duncan. Cincinnati .... 185 666 Cravath. Philadelphia. .1.219 3.950 Kauff, New York 669 2,040 Robertson, Chicago . 680 2,517 Holke, Boston 568 2.039 Southworth, Pittsburgh. 391 1,422 Stock, St. Louis 886 3,294 McHenry, 8t. Louis 327 1,147 Fletcher, Philadelphia. . .1,408 5,145 Luderus. Philadelphia. .1.337 4.851 O'Neill. Boston .'. 123 332 Shotton. St. Louis 1.317 4.778 Stengel. Philadelphia... 933 3,265 Konetchy. Brooklyn ....1,806 6,(08 Carey, Pittsburgh 1,365 6,181 Johnston, Brooklyn .... 666 1,380 HeaUicote, St. Louis ... 335 1,238 Myers, Brooklyn 863 3,259 Merkle. Chicago 1.601 6.767 Griffith. Brooklyn ....... 819 2.961 Flack, Chicago 646 3,379 Barber, Chicago 267 807 Clemons. St. Louis 203 682 Williams, Philadelphia.. 8 9 0 3,079 raBkert, Chicago 1,668 ,9:5 Paulette, Philadelphia.. 483 1,764 Whltted. Pittsburgh ... 916 3,226 Mann, Boston 854 3,012 McCary. St. Louis 631 1478 Bancroft. New York ... 789 2.965 Smith. St. Louis 523 1,722 Ktldurr. Brooklyn 321 1.012 118 Mitchell, Brooklyn .... 193 33 40 Neale. Cincinnati 655 2.316 264 Bigbee, Pittsburgh 530 1.971 249 Cruise, Boston . 494 1,578 187 Schultz. St. Louis 327 881 94 Leading five In batting, games played. St bat, runs scored, hits, two baggers, three baggers, home runs, total bases, sac rifice hits and stolen bases. National League. Player P. C. Fred Nicholson 338 Ross Young 324 Rogers Hornsby .". 323,1 Ed Roush 3232 Jake Daubert 302 Player ' Two Baggers Larry Doyle .199 Ed Konetchy 290 Fred Merkle r..29 flAnrwm P k Arf ............. 279 rzach Wheat 277 Player Cames Ed Konetchy 1 Larry Doyle 1 S'tti George Paskert 1.66 Fred Merkle Zach Wheat .1,601 1,618 Baggers 153 123 120 105 102 At Bat ....6.608 .,..6.609 6. 923 5.767 Player Ed Konetchy . Larry Doyie . . Zarh Wheat , .. John Mllltr .. Jake Daubert Player Ea Konetchy . Larry Doyle . . George Paskert Fred Merkle ... Zack Waeat .. ' Three ....5.74$ of Knockout ouiJivuu uii iiis? i ma getting over many healthy wallops. Up they came for the fifth stanza, and after a moment Leach whipped a wicked left hoqk to Sullivan's wind, following immediately with a ponderous right swing under the heart. Sullivan's knees sagged, and Cross stepped in to put on the finish ing touches. Totters Back Onto Ropes. Leach drove another left to the : ,.,n nrr-,;.,.-. ine ropes. ."s i acrny rcnounaca in" dentisttboxer unleashed a hard smash to the jaw which scut him tottering back on the ropes. There was Sullivan standing perfectly straight, his arms .dangling by his side and completely at the mercy of Cross. ' Leach followed with a shower of right and left smashes on Sullivan's unprotected jaw. Paddy was out. but his muscles had stiffened and held him erect. The referee finally real ized the situation and stepped in and stopped Cross' bombardment of the Irishman, ending the bout. Never Even Knew It. After Paddy was, led to his corner and restoratives applied, he came to and asked: "What round was it? I don't remember anything after' step ping to the front at the start of the fifth." Second Annual P: 'in Meet for Wornen Will Be Held at Cleveland Cleveland, O., March 19. The second annual tournament of the National Women's Bowling associa tion will open here April 30. Women bowlers from all parts of the country have already signified their intention of entering. Last year's tournament was held in Chicago, with an entry list of 84 teams and Cleveland women bowlers say the Cleveland tourney will ex ceed this number by a score or mo.-e. The prize list will total at least $2,500, more than $800 in excess of last year's stakes. Golf Players Must Show Cards in Scotland New York March 19. (Special.) Golf clubs in all parts of the world are becoming so congested that many are now taking steps to adopt a plan of regulating the number of rounds played. The most drastic step of all i has been taken by the Mon tieth club in Scotland, which has I, 500 members. Each member is sup. plied with a card bearing the name fnd a serial number and containing 00 spaces. He must produce this card whenever he wants to play and have one of the spaces stamped by the official starter before he leaves the first tee. When the whole 100 spaces have been stamped he will hate exhausted his year's ration of Soli. Mw KEtORUS BVAL MINRO KLIAS. at the bat. amnssed a percentage of. 324. Against 328 trips te the plate for Nicholson. F,d. Konetchy of the. Broolt lyns played the most games, 1,860; went to the bat the most times. 6,608. nnjj pounded out the most three-haggers, 162. Larry . Doyle of the Giants, who has just been appointed manager of the Toron to International League club, Rcored the anost runs, 960; garnered the most hits. 1,887: the most two-baggers, 299, and collected the greatest number of total bases on hits, 2,654. Clifford (Cactusl Cravath of the Phillies occupies home run honors, with 119 circuit smashes. Cravath has smashed 'ut more home runs than any major leaguer In the history of the game. Jake Daubert of the Reds leads in sacrifice hits, with 303, and Max'Carey, the fl'et Pirate, Is the leader along the base paths, with 441 stolen bases: Inj-ompillng thej lifetime batliffSr record of th present American leaguers some very interesting dope and data is re vealed for the base ball hungry fans 10 devour Total 2B 19 ' 76 123 86 176 277 64 78 207 99 99 239 9 19 2:;2 102 94 62 38 135 50 218 251 6 152 138 290 198 70 43 120 289' 118 99 24 24 140 279 66 122 120 47 118 62 47 8 68 . a.". 49 -i 3B 9 32 7 2 68 102 120 13 ?! 68 123 73 2 14 8.1 33 41 30 1 r.9 27 28 71 54 'A 77 163 86 38 15 84 83 4 3 30 13 .5' i 77 19 63 64 20 27 H.R. Bases S.H. S.B. P.C. 9 11 .338 36 63 .324 64 71 .3233 103 120 .3232 303 509 .302 110 170 .301 71 72 :301 , 31 69 .293 127, 142 .296 66, 93 .292 95 298 .290 71 305 .2S9 4 6 .289 32 20 .288 105 89 .287 62 104 .27 67 90 .2HS 82 68 .285 25 67 .285- 120 117 .284 38 23 .278 145 157 .277 96 66.277 16 4 .277 73 293 .276 43 85 . 27S 228 222 .277 146 444 .275 83 93 ,275 33 60 .275 123 83 .274 144 371 .273 SI 49 .213 87 89 .273 85 16 .273 16 6 .273 103 73 .272 222 I 293 .70 40 43 .269 J 54 111 .268 91 88 .266 , 50 20 266 SO 71 .265 59 . 9H .263 47 22 .264 4 2 .264 84 122 .26! 64 1 10 .2,;s 62 34 .261 25 IS .263 5 163 9 6 75 36 1,213 16 1.042 39 2.200 60 2rf:i5 . 5 468 23 640 17 1,616 U 849 74 2,654 30 1,835 1 102 4 251 119 1,889 29 841 40 1,013 6 722 8 645 9 1,153 12 461 26 1,861 , 84 1,965 0 105 - 8 1.624 43 1,322 64 2,586 81 1,687 4 812 8 438 19 1.239 69 2,207 58 1,066 17 859 1 273 3 208 64 1,244 40 2,13(1 f. 585 76 1,140 19 1,105 5 495 14 999 10' 601 1 363 1 113 S 778 7 662 17 6r,9 2 2S3 j 18 .1 44 3'1 22 10 Player Home Runs 119 , 84 , 74 64 60 Home Runs 960 , -. 860 830 , 824 , 801 Total liases 3,664 2,683 2,435 2,207 ... 2.209 Hits 1,687 1,830 1,738 1.703 1,697 ' Sacrifice Hits 303 328 2S 222 -216 Stolen Ttanes 444 120 103 Charles Cravath Fred J.uderus . . Larry Doyle .... Fred Williams ., Zack Wheat Player Larry Doyle . . George Paskert Ed -Konetchy . Jaku Daubert . Max Carey .... Player Larry Doyle . . . Ed Konetchy . . Zack Wheat ... Fred Merkl. Jake Daubert . Player Larry Doyle ... Ed Konetchy .. Zack Wheat ... Jakt Daubert . . George Paskert Player r Jake Daubert Ed Konetchy . John Miller .. George Paskert Charles Iterzog Player Max Carey .. Charles Hersog G.-orge Hums Larry Doyle , GeorKe Paskert Copyright, 1921, by Al Muhro Ellas. Meet in Finish Match Wednesday ' ! State Amateur Mat Meet Next Saturday Entries Received From Nearly Every University and Col lege in Nebraska. Present indications are that the fourth annual open aHiateur state wrestling championship meet, which will be held under the auspices of the local "Y" Saturday night at the "Y" gymnasium,' will be the great est of its kind held here. More than seventy wrestlers will compete for championship honors, and some of the best amateur mat grapplcrs in the country are ex pected to take part. Pat McGill, wrestler, of Wisner. Neb., is training a squad of men at his home and will enter men. Anton Stecher, brother of Joe, former world's heavyweight champion, is training Stanley and Frank Burch of Dodge, Neb., to take part ifi the 175 pound class. J- Entries have been received frqm the University of Nebraska, Wes leyan University, the Lincoln, Nor folk, Grand Island, Columbus. Coun cil Bluffs and Omaha'Y." The Ne braska City, Stanton, Kearney and Marquette Athletic clubs and the Kearney Normal School will enter mat artists. C. Anderson of Iowa State col lege will compete in Jhe 135-pound class. Entries will close Tuesday night. "Strangler" Lewis in Win Over Belgian 1 Dallas, March 19. Ed (Strangler) Lewis, heavyweight wrestling cham pion, downed Carlisle Beige, Belgian champion, in two straight falls here Friday night. The first fall came after 34 minutes and the second in seven minutes. Bob Martin Scores K. 0. Over Tommy McCarthy Grand Rapids, Mich., March 19. Bob Martin, A. E. F. heavyweight' champion boxer, knocked out Tom my McCarthy of Montana in the third round bf a scheduled 10-round contest Friday night. McCarthy was outboxed and out-generaled throughout. . FARNAM LEAGUE. Team Standing. IV. McCaffrey Motor Co. ...49 Townsend Gun Co 46 W. O. W. 45 Concrete Engineering Co. 41 Jlina Taylors 38 Betay Rosa Salesmen ...38 Baker Ice M. Co. Shops ..38 Baker Ice M. Co. Olfice 34 Ree Printing Co SI, Guarantee Fund Zj. I. Co. 31 Individual Averages. Younger 1 SO! Nicholas Pave Clark 179' Brertesen . Waack 176! Duke Plambeck 174!Baustian , Kanka 174 Vette ... Brannian 174jntpsoh .., 7 Pot. 2! .628 32 .690 33 ' .677 37 .626 40 .487 40 .487 40 .487 44 .436 47 .39 47 .3tt .V-.160 ...160 ...160 ...159 ...168 . ..K.8 ...US ...137 ...1.'6 ...160 ...166 ...165 . . .155 .. .155 ...154 H. K Mitchell ..173!Kirkliam Fitzgerald i I 1 .--1 Tollivor ... Batchelder Murphy ... U. ('. Clark BowWTs . ..17 li Foster .... . ...1711 Meyers ... . . . .17l!OoeU 171ir.aTour ... ....UOtRllev ....170 Wlthnell .. . . . . 1701 Vennermen Kent , Wolff . Russell . .. WenRa ..., Shordeman . SmlUi E. Peterson . 1H9 Vancura. ..161 ,.J9!Hlggins 150 ..168! H.. Mitchell ..150 . ...16"ITas . ..160 ...149 ...149 .. .148 ...147 ...146 ...145 ...116 ...145 ...142 ...14! ...140 ...136 .167' Buttery P. Peterso: n 16Molir 16 Micha 1651 Kurtz .N'orKaard Mllek ... Kefton . Haum . . Toynbee rross . . . Harmon Knox . t-. Hester Hardin . aclson . ..U.VUIIIrspl .. . . . 1 0.1! Hbiium ... . . . 1 64' Morton . . .lSitiT. Peterson ...163nrlffin ... , H2'Hiller .lHHUreen . . .161! Kinney .. Y. M. C. A. IK AC. IE. Team Standing. v W. 1.. Pet. 26 .639 26 .6 39 SS .514 :;6 .5flo S9 .458 64 .256 158 156 156 1?5 165 163 135 , 165' 154 , 154 154 153 , Hi T. M. ('. .46 Bankers Reserve I.lfo . .46 ..37 ..36 . .3:1 ..IS Elsaseeri Bakers .... Nebraska Towers ... Stubbs Omaha Towels Individual Averages. Russell 176'Rly Braun 17fl' Liable ... P. Moylan 169!AnderBon . .stubb 168"orbes Wood . .167' Moravec . Swanson ,. . . 166'Kishop ... .Elsssser .165 Kerrigan . Raurnrrt tot nuaer ... Langley T63 Mnrtenson Child H3;.Munroe ... Knrjmaker HI Uvers .... lito 160-Peehaa ... Hauttman ...... lia, Williams . Babe's Contract Calls for $50,000 If Ruth Slams Out More Than Fifty-Four Homers Dur ing Coming Season. New York, March 19. (Special.) If Babe Rutli breaks his world's record of 54 home runs this year, it is reported he will receive a total salary of $50,000 from the owners of the Yankees. Insiders are respon sible for the report - that Ruth's .contract with the Yankees calls for a flat salary of 30,000, with a sliding scale of bonuses that will swell the amount to the $50,000 mark if the home run king knocks out 55 or more circuit drives during the approachiirg campaign. It is a fact that some of the con spicuous players draw larger salar ies than they really deserve, while other men who are winning factors often are underpaid. But in the case of Ruth, there is no favoritism, no fi nancial hold-up. The big slugger was worth every dollar he received from the Yankees' owners last year, and he seems to be in a fair way to cam the trreatest sum of real money ever paid to a professional ball play- r , ' J 1 i GA( er. i-ast year ne rcceiveu auoui tu, 000. Signs of Matching Martin and Tunney in Future are Promising New York, March 19. (Special.) There are signs of a match shortly between Bob Martin and Gene Tunney, heavyweights. Several weeks ago-it was hinted that Gene's hands had gone back on him and that he was out of the ring for good. After giving his hands a good.rcst, however, Gene decided to try again. He hied himself up to the Nippissing district, Ontario, where at Eauclaire he is ensconced as a lumberjack and dons the gloves daily on the side. The great A. E. F. heavyweight does not plan to get going again until the outdoor season. If Tur. ney's hands hold out his comeback should be a successful one. Strictly speaking, however, it will be no "comeback," for Gene never "went." He is young and not yet quite reached the height of his physical powers. He simply laid off to give his hands a needed rest arid to take the time necessary for them properly mend. MERCANTILE I.EAGl K. Team Standing. IV. T.. M. E. Smith Co 46 26 Orchard & Wilheim 44 28 P. & G. Budwelsers ...41 31 Thompson Belden Co. ...38 24 Drexel Shoe Co 37 35 Powell Supply Co 34 38 Omaha Printing Co Si 39 Omaha Bee 32 40 V. S. Rubber Co 31 41 Thos. Kilpatrlck Co. ...24 48 . Individual Averages. Pet. .639 .611 .669 .626 .614 .472 .458 .444 .431 .333 ..156 ..166 ..156 ..154 ..153 . . 153 ..153 ..162 ..153 ..151 ..151 ..148 Atkinson 179MrShane ... Baumgarten 177! Mitchell .. Wolff 17l.'McAuliff . Doherty 175;'lroxel ... Huntington 174IThompson Rathke 171IStovaH ... Stltier noiliaum .... Bowers . . . . . . .169.' Lsycock Murphy 169'Klnley .... Callahan ..HKli'.ille.iple .. Crane 168ilcbla .... Blssctt 168 Sherry ., . W. Young 1671Noone .... Rlchoy 166Morrissetta Colberg 165 dayman . Starnlak 165Christcnsen .144 Rsum 164; Carrlngton 140 Smith 164:Hadley 140 Kranda .164'McManua .140 Lair Fugler . . . . Wiegor . . . McAndrews Ruhling .. Ostronlo . . . Rook Hawkins . ,163iThaarup ., . . 163: Larson . . 163'Anderson .. ,.162'P. Young . ..HOiKrlnkworth . .HOIMalkeman ..158'Malkeuian ..158 .140 .136 .134 .131 .124 . 97 . 17 I.EAGl E. T.. Pet. :a .640 33 .689 38 .652 32 .589 39 .600 41) .4.16 66 .282 130 180 129 I 126 ...122 ....'..i'.llS IIS 116 114 112 Ill 103 10 103 102 Team Standing. W. The Chocolate Shop .., Payna Investment Co. A. B. Sweat Shop .... Silver Moon Silver Moon SsnJI Indian Maids ... . OmSha Printing Co. .. . .60 . .4 , .40 , .30 . .30 . .38 ..22 Individual Average. Ramer Til I so ... Jameson .. Stuns Thompson , Huff Mousemsn , Thompson . Ornandl ., Masllko Thompson , . Beeson . . . , Oowe .... Hansen .... Howe . .V. McKenzla .. 166! Oilman 156!clorham 152jVan Vlci HTBuck .. 151Reese 149!Tolllvcr 148 Petty .. 147 1,onc ... 147 Michael 140l.Mliier .. 138Kent ... 139, Tripp .. 131 Dorr . . . jUniBooin ,. ....J.130 Fohl Lashes Browns Into Hot Pennant Race Scrilie Inclined,' to Call St. Louis Club the Dark Horse in, Ban Johnson's 1921 Classic. v By JAMES CRUSINBJ2RRY. Bogalusa, La.. March 19. Spcci.il) There arc dark horses in every race. It is true in a'basc ball rare as well as on the turf. Sonietim' a dark horse wins, and after giving ihc St. Louis Browns ihe up an I down in their spring training caiii in this thriving young lumber citv. jene feels inclined to call 'fin the dark horse in Ban Johnson's classic. The Browns seem to be all wound up and set for a plunge. One can't help but get that impression. With Lee Fohl at the lulin, there secn's to be a high degree of efficiency, morale, harmony, and everything that goes toward making a top notch er of a ball club. Fohl a Base Ball Student. Lee Fohl knows quite a lot m base ball. He has some preiiy shrewd ideas of conducting a batik on the field. He knows what to K with his pitchers. He has funic sharp-witted fellows on the c!iil, young men who --have developed. They are capable of stepping out tins i-mi onrl Hi-finer H fciv iliincs tlvv i.l.'.l.,'. 1. Kr..,t 1-jct vfjr ttt George Sisler has as much bra n power as a lot of old-timers. He is Ll .c :.,.-,..'. i,v j Lit rtf nevxr things to his mates. Fohl undoubt edly knows any suggestions made by his star first sackcr will be worm listening to. Uncertainty, however, lies in 'lie Browns' infield. Joe Gedcon was swept out-4jj organized base ball last fall in the big cleanup, Hi'd it left 'h: Browns without an experienced sec ond baseman. It looks like a fellow capable oC fill ing the pluce hns been found In Hilly lilcason, a sturdy liut short lad from the Chattanooga club, lie's built just abour like the famous Kid Glcason, boss Of the White Sox. With Jimmy Austin bit too sgetl to hold his old Job at third, young Karl Smith has been assigned there. He tackled it In tho middle of the lsst sex son, although he was an outfielder. Ho did so well that he Is now considered the regular. Slaler ( Inch nt Flrt. First base of course, is rmndsonirly taken care of by th speedy Mr. Sifler, and shortstop is capably filled by Walter Oerber. Two other lively . and promising re cruit are present. One Is Martin Mc Manus. a Chicago lad last year with Tul sa. He is being tried at second, but is younger and less experienced than Glea son. Another Is Dudley bee, last season with Chattanooga as shortstop, and he Is so fast that the combination of playing him at short and the experienced Gerber at third has been tried, leaving Gleaaon nt second. This, however, puts two young fellows to gether to guard the middle bag, and might be a bit dangerous. No Change la' Outfield. r No change J planned In the outfield. It will be Johnny Tobln In riKht, big ''Baby Doll" Jackson In center, and Ken- n.eth Williams in left. All are giro bitters. Three recruit are on hand, and one. If not two. of them will be carried. The impressionable one of the three is 1 .ill Todt, St. Louis High school lad, trhw4 status in base bail Was the first cas. de cided by Judge Landts when he assumed the duties of commissioner. The boy Is only 19, but 1 lanky and strong, batting and throwing left-hand' !, and In the spring camp lias poled about as many drive over the right fence as has George Sisler. He needs experience In playing the gsme, but looks as if he could hit In a major league manner rit-ht now. Sorrel Top on Job. Frank Wetzler Is an active, red headed youngster who played at Flint, Mich., last year and appears to be il natural swatter. Lyman l.amh is" a sturdy and scrappy fellow from the .lopliii club. The same three catchers of last year are on the Job, with Hank Severe!.! the leader and Joseph Billings as Keeon.l string man. Pat Collins will take care of tha pitchers in the bullpen. Much depends upon the pitching staff. Manager Fohl Is optimistic. Ho feels sure of Urban Shocker ami Frank I.'lxio Davis. So does everybody else. Fohl also has a feeling that Billy Bavne, who came forth last year, will be a star south, pay, and that Allan Sothoron will regain his old-time form and cunning with the apltter. , If all of tfiem come up to Fohl' ex pectations the staff will he O. K. Hunter Kills 14 Snakes With One Shot Eminence, Mo., March 19. Tom Freeman of this city is the champion snake-killer of this section of Mis souri and has hung up a record that other folks can shoot at for awhile. Freeman says he found a tangled mass on a log in a river near here while on a hunting expedition, iw'f upon closer investigation discovered that it was made of several scores of snakes that had gotten twisted together in some inexplicable man ner. He fired into the bunch an I the wholesale slaughter followed. A number of them, although badly wounded, succeeded in crawling away. Racing Season Over in Cuba; Jockey Club Declares Gains New York, March 19. (Special.') In about another week the long winter race meeting at Oriental Park, Havana, will be completed. It s said that the betting ring, which in cludes bookmakers and pari-mutuels is a substantial winner. The Cuba American Jockey club again will de declare dividends, in spite? of the moratorium and the unexpected ab sence of tourists , . Soccer Is Best Winter Game of Great Britain Soccer is the great winter game in Great Britain. During the season up to the end of Decenber, 28 gates ,ot over $10,000 and 44 of between $7,500 and ?9,50O. were recorded among English league clubs, which play matches each Saturday. -.Newcastle United proved the best draw ing ground, with-an average of $11 -000, while Aston Villa realized an average of $10,000. Whist Glub Scores North Md South. Dreyfoo and TerrflB... Austin and Barker .tallory and L'pdlke rness and Vrotherton Uer and KiWr. Peterson and Sweet'!'.'.!!'.'.!!! Kast and West. Davl and Langfellner Abbott end Barton Cook and F, Doha and Stehblna Bruce and Voorhec Xlruncr and Dog. .,,....