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    The
UNKAY BEE
VOL. L NO. 41.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JfARCH 27, 1921.
1 C
TEN CENTS
Up-to-Date: News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans
Omaha
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New Faces In
Buffalo Lineup
This Season
Claire, Clayton and Griffin
Among Late Additions to
Omaha Club's 1920
Roster.
Fort Smith, Ark., March 26. (Spe
cial.) When Jack Lclivclt and his
Omaha club starts into the Western
league pennant chase next month,
base ball fans around the circuit are
going to find several new faces in
the lineup they arc unacquainted
with, and too, they will find several
new players in Omaha suits who will
deserve no small amount of attention
before the season ends.
As it looks now, Leliyclt himself
will handle the first base job. His
fielding and hitting arc well known
and he needs no introduction.
At second base little Gislilason will
again be on the job. He is Perfectly
able to uphold his part of the infield,
both in fielding and hitting. Gis
las been hitting hard during the ex
libition games here and hopes to in-
tease his average over last summer's
m batting.
Claire at Short.
A stranger will be found in little
Dave Claire, who comes to the club
from Detroit. Dave hit over .300
with Ludington in the Mich-Ontario
league last season and stung the ball
bard while with the Tigers, but. Cobb
figured a season in the minors would
fix him up "jake" for the big league
campaign. Dave covers lots of
ground and is a dandy little hitter.
Also a popular boy -
Over at third base another stranger
in Schley Clayton will be seen in
action. Clayton hasn't set the world
afire with his-hitting yet, but more
than makes up for it by his flashy,
reliable fielding. The youngster
dashes to either side and gets the
sphere away while in the air. He
is sue of bunts and death faces all
trying to bunt his direction. Nice
little fielder but rather weak with
the stick. Lelivelt has been working
on his batting position and may work
wonders with the kid at that before
the season gets well along.
In the outfield the Buffalo herd
will be stronger' jtban it was last
summer through the addition of
"Pug" Griffin, the hard slugging cen
ter fielder who was secured from
the Southern league. "Pug" was
with Memphis . in the Southern as
sociation last-jveajc and while in that
organization hung tip a handsome
batting average-. , ,His hitting and
fielding will win many a game for
the Omaha, tribe this suAmcr.
Platte Sure of Job.
In right field, Al Platte, veteran
from last summer, and Ed Hazen,
rookie, will battle it out to a finish,
although it is certain .Hazen will be
retained after the pruning down proc
ess has ended. Both are excellent
fielders and good, steady batters, but
the shade for a regular job lies with
Platte on account of his experience.
Over in left field little Lee will rule
supreme. He is well known to fans
around the circuit and has improved
his batting, so it seems, over' last
year. These four give Omaha a
crackerjack of an outfield and one
hard to beat in the league.
Back of the plate it looks like Sta
pleton and Lingle will be the regu
lar receivers. Stapleton is a giant
secured from the Delta league, and
he is a great old hitter at that. His
arm is "made of steel" and he shoots
the ball around the sacks in fine
manner. Lingle is a regular from
last season. Ryan and Brown, both
with Omaha a while in 1920, were se
cured from Huron last summer and
although they have shown good signs
of improvement it is barely possible
they will be retained.
Need Good Pitchers.
In the pitching staff things are far
from being good as they should bo.
Kopp and Kagan are the only two
regulars from last season's camp, if
one doesn t consider Manaskc a
regular. These three, however, are
sure of their jobs at this, date, leav-.
ing the army of bushers and rookies
to fight it out amongst themselves.
At present the Omaha management
is dickering for pitchers from both
Detroit and Chicago Cubs, but what
luck will result isn't known this ear
ly. "Hub" Glaser and Harry Baum
gartner are the only two youngsters
in camp who look like they might
develop into winning pitchers .this
season. Both have had experience
and look ready for steady jobs.
Four Pennant Winners
New York. Eight manageis have
won four or more pennants in the
major circuits. Anson boasted 6f five
and Comiskey four as a paying leader
and one as a benchman ' with the
White Sox in 1900. Selee la'nded five,
Hanlon five, Clarke four, Mack six,
McGraw six and Chance four. Mc
Graw wants to land another pennant
so as to head the list, and also to
win another world's series, v hich he
hasn't done since 1903.
Harry Arndt, Former
Big League Player, Dies
South Bend, Ind.. March o.
.Harry Arndt, 42, former third base
man for St. Louis and the Cincin
nati Nationals, died here Friday of
tuberculosis. His last engagement
as a professional player was with
the South Bend Central league club
as manager.
Pawnee High Team
Defeats Burchard
At Base Ball, 34 to 4
Pawnee. Neb., March 26. (Spe
cial Telegram. The local High
school base ball club defeated
the Burchard team here Friday
afternoon by the score of 34 to 4.
Joey Strongarm
Knocks All Wind
Out of Canary Kid
Jolt Comes in Confab on
Women's New Styles The
Kid Finds Aviators Flighty
And Says Jim Dahlman Is
Peeved.
By H. R. HARRIS.
"I wuz wit' Jim Dahlman th' other
day w'en 'e 'nnounced 'e's gonna try
t' r'sume bein' mayor," said the
Canary Kid, "an' th' ol' ladies' home
edition uv th' Omaha Daily Snooze
is brot in.
"Jim 'e reads th' story 'bout 'is
'nnouncemen', w'ich wuzn't no story
w'ich a frien' woulda writ, but Jim
'e grins 'till 'e come t' th' part wot
scz there is a li'l less hair on Jim's
head an' a li'l more wrinkles on Jim's
face an' 'en Jim 'c gets mad.
" 'Jus' wot's th' idea uv takin' 'at
scort uv a crack at me,' 'e sez. 'Jus
wot, now, tell m'. We can'idates ain'
goin' hit' no beauty contes', is wc?'
Wouldn't Let Go
Of His Big Toe.
"W'ich remin's m' uv a letter I
got th' other day frum a doll wot I
know. She writ m' 'bout a wrestlin'
match wot she an' a flapper frien'
wen' t' see. .
: " 'We bet on th' good lookin' man
(Wes'cott by name),' she writ. "E
put up a purity game fight an' would
'ave won, but th' other fellow, Lon-
das (a Greek), got aholt uv is toe an
wouldn' let loose.' "
The kid paused and grinned.
"Well, Canary," I said, "what have
vou been doing with yourself the last
few days?"
"Not so much," replied the Kid.
"Th' other night I "wen up t th'
Marigol' cabaret wot is run by th'
aviator, Jack Atkinson, an' ' I sez,
'Jack 'ave y' got any high flyers
'roun' 'ere?'
"Jack 'e goes up in th' air right
away.
" 'Naw, we ain' got no high flyers
'ere.' 'e 'oilers. 'We don' run 'at
sort uv a place. Wot y' tryin' t' do,
'ave th welfare board call a special
session 'r somethin'?'
" 'Aw, come on down, make a
landin',' I sez, 'I wuz jus' tryin' t' be
funny.'
" 'Well, don' try t' get funny wit'
me,' sez Jack.
Canary's Friends
Speak Right Up.
Looka here, speaks up Kid
Long, 'don' yeh try t' get hard wit'
Lanarv r we II throw a crowbar in
yer propeller.'
Yeah, comes in th Dago, an
'at ain' all. We'll pour molasses in
yer cylinders.
" C mon, I sez t Kid Long an
th' Dago. 'Y' can' talk t' them avia
tors. The're allcrs goin' up in the
air.' .
"Well, we goes long li'l ways an
we looks int' th' store win'ows an'
gets t' talkin' 'bout th new styles
fur wimmin. 'En 'long comes Joe
Strongarm an' Joe 'as on one them
new. hats wit' a cute li'l bow in th'
back jus' like Tommy Tootles, wot
won all th' Bibles in th' Sunday
school class wot m' mother useter
lick m' fur not goin' to, uster wear.
"W'en Joe comes up I figgers by
'is looks wit' 'at hat 'at I'd get
symp'thy w'en I sez, 'Joe, ain' it
tumble? I hears 'at th new skirts
fur wimmin is t' be shorter w'ere
possible an' 'at th' gowns is t' be
lower w'ere possible an' 'at th shirt
waists is t' be made uv mosquito
ncttin an' such an' lace curtain ef
fec's'U be th' rage in stockin's.'
"'Fine!' sez Joe. 'I like 'em!
"Well. I am' got m' brear nac
'nough f ask Mm w'ether 'e means
a head by
Remembers Big
Information Bureau.
The Kid looked out of the window
thoiiEfhtfullv.
"Oh, I almos fergot m' big inf r
mation bureau," he spoke up and div
ing into his pocket and hauling
forth a bundle of letters. 'Ere, les'
get busv."
The Kid pulled out a letter and
handed it to me. It ran:
Dear Kid I am a modern young girl.
I confess that I hail a little rouge on my
cheeks the- other day (all of us girls
rouge a little) when a chap asked me
why a lot of these present day flappers are
like an Easter egg and a rabbit. I told
him that I did not know. He ssld be
cause they are hard-boiled and painted and
are always running around. Was this
follow Insulting me or was he trying to
be a clown?
Tours In doubt.
RUBY LIPS.
Kid Thinks This
Is Terrible.
"Now ain' 'at tumble?" demanded
the Kid. "Ain' it tumble 'at a guy
but 'ere write this back t' Mm:"
Dear Ruby Lips The last time that
gag was sprung In vaudeville the drum
mer In the orchestra went crazy, grabbed
a cornet from a cornet player and tried
to beat the comedian's brains out, but
finding that he didn't have any. decided
to twist off his head at the neck, which
he did.
THE KID.
I picked up the next letter and
read -it to Canary.
Dear Kid: I am 20 years old, have
a chummy roadster and am the
daughter of a prosperous bootlegger.
Everybody says I am pretty, so I
let them be "the judges. .1 am a
stranger in town and would like to
meet a nice man.
LONESOME LENA.
"Wot!" exclaimed the Kid.
"Read it yourself if you don't be
lieve me," I protested. .
- The Kid clutched the letter from
my hand and dashed out of the of
fice. .
To Ban Six-Day Bike Races
New York. In an effort to elimi
nate the steady grind of six-day bi
cycle races, Alderman McCourt has
introduced a resolution limiting the
hours during which such races may
be held and the length of time the
riders may race at a stretch. His
resolution provides that riders shall
not ride more than six. hours every
24 hours.
h styles r ttr wimmin oioie mm
an' Ms hat 'as'gone up th street an'
I-reelizes yeh can' alters tell wot's
in a head bv th' heat wot's on it."
Official ranking in United
' " -- i
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MRS. FRANKLIN MALLORY
(nee Moll a Bjurstedt),
Women's champion.
Burch Expects Two
Good Pitchers to Join
Club From Chicago
Fort Smith, Ark., March 26.
(Special Telegram.) Fagan Burch,
president and half owner of the
Omaha Buffaloes, returned to this
city Friday, following a five-day trip
through various major league train
ing camps in Texas. Although
Burch left here last week in quest
of two left-hand pitchers and an in
fielder, he could not make public
the results of his trip at a late hour
tonight.
"Tell the fans back home I am
sorry, but promises are all I got. If
those who made them kept their
word we will secure two good pitch
ers for our team this summer. Per
haps I can announce their names to
morrow. Anyway, we got two com
ing from this trip,, if promises are
kept, and we also have two hurlers
due us from the Chicago Cubs. Who
we will get from Evers is hard to
tell, and we might not get them
until after the Cubs get back from
their training campaign tour," said
Burch tonight, when visited by a
Bee representative.
Rochester Bowlers
Spi
ill 1314 Pins
Buffalo, March 26. Fin spilling in
the American Bowling congress
tournament Friday was the most
sensational of the 1921 .champion
ships. Scoring a total of 1.314 pins, a
mark which has been beaten m only
two of the 20 tournai'ients in the
history of the congress. Rochester
bowlers went high in the two-man
event.
"Kid'
Paul in Omaha
After Fislic Encounters
"Kid" Paul, featherweight fistic
performer who hails from Duluth,
Minn., breezed into town the other
day in search of opponents who will
square off with him in the roped
arena. The "Kid" tips the beams
at 133 pounds. Any boxer or pro
moter anxious to get in touch with
the Minnesota pugilist can .do so
by calling the Sports Editor of The
Omaha Bee.
Woman to Swim Channel
London. In spite of the fact that
she made an unsuccessful attempt to
swim the English channel last sum
mer, Mrs. Arthur Hamilton is go
ing to attempt the feat again this
summer. She is practicing daily for
the attempt.
Pirate Battery Holds Out
Pittsburgh. Wilbur Cooper, pitch
er, and William Haeffner, catcher,
are hold-outs. Cooper is one of the
Pirates' stars. He said he could not
come to terms with President Dreyfus-
Makes Round of Golf
In Fifty-One Strokes
New York, March 26. (Specials
News has come across the Pacific
ocean from Hongkong that an
American named Kraft made a
round of golf there in 51 strokes.
Unless some one can come forward
and prove a better score this '"ill
stand as a record. There was no rar
for the course, but the bogey was
figured at 80.
Kraft is 58 years old, and it was
observed that he knocked two balls
lopsided during the round in his hard
hit drives. This was not the fea
ture of his play, however, as he used
but one putt on 17 greens. On the
other green he took none, as he
holed out from the tee. He was out
in 25 and back in 26. There was
only one four, on the card. This was
made up for by the hole in one.
As far as known this beats all freak
playing, as Kraft has never beer;
heard of as a champion of any de
scription. ' Vardon once has a round
of 52 on a short course in Germany.
Three Kings and Queen of the Clay Courts
States tennis names Tilden, Johnston,
CLARENCE J. GRIFFIN,
Doubles champ' on.
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Riley and Harris
Win Billiard Matches
At Mid-West Meet
The third 125-point match of the
Mid-West pocket billiard tourney be
ing played off at the De Luxe Bil
liard parlors ended Friday night with
Woods, Riley, and Harris each hav
ing won a game, while Riley has
lost one and Owens two.
, Yesterday afternoon's match be
tween "Sheriff" Frank Riley and "Bil
ley" Owens, both of Omaha, ended
with Riley on top, 125 to 110. Riley's
high runs were 28 and 22, while
Owens counted 34 and 26 consecu
tively. ,
Names Sound Familiar
New 'York. The Little Rock club
of the Southern league 'will try out
two players this spring whose names
are familiar. One of them is Cobb
and the other Hornsby. Cobb is a
first baseman and makes his home in
DcQueen, , Ala. Hornsby gets his
mail in the winter at Booneville,
Ark. -He is a first saeker, too, and
will compete with Cobb for a reg
ular berth. Cobb admits he is no
relative of the Georgia Peach, but
Hornsby is a fourth cousin of the St.
Louis star.
"Home Run" Baker Seeks to
Be Reinstated as Ball Player
Chicago, March 26. Franklin
"Home Run" Baker has filed an ap
plication with Judge K. M. Landis,
base ball commissioner, to be rein
stated, it was announced today.
Baker retired from organized base
ball some time ago while a member
of the New York American league
club, but has played independent
ball in the meantime. He now
seeks to rejoin the club.
Hurley to Turn "Pro'
Columbus, O. "Chic" Harley,
Ohio State's first All-American foot
ball player, may take up professional
base ball when he finishes his col
lege work in June. He is an out
fielder and has had several offers
from major league teams.
Sheckard "Hits the Trail"
Lancaster! Pa., James T. Sheckard,
famous as one of the great outfielders
of the old Chicago Cubs, has hit the
trail "for the league that counts
most." Sherkard "signed u;V at a
recent revival meeting here.
The Detroit Tigers broke Camp at Han
Antonio lust night and today open an ex
hibition series by facing the Fort Worth,
Tux., league team on the Lone Star field.
Griffin and Mrs. Mallory as country's
WILLIAM M. JOHNSTON,
Doubles chamvion.
Omaha Athletic Club
Volley Bailers Beat
Fremont Champions
Denny Ryan's Omaha Athletic
lub volley ball sextet swamped
the Fremont state "Y" champ team
for the third time this season Fftitay
night, when it won four of the six
games' played.
The O. A. C volleycrs lost the
opening game, 15 to 14, but cam"
back strong and won the second,
15 to 5. The third saw Fremont re
taliating, 15 to 14 again. Denny
Ryan's proteges took the final three
matches, all by the score of lo to 9.
To Rcval Olympic Games
Los Angeles, The national track
and field championships to be held
in Pasadena on July1 1. 2, 3, and 4
will be "the greatest .athletic spec
tacle outside of the Olympic games,"
according to Robert S. Weaver,
president of the A. A. U. Competing
teams will be sent from clubs all
over the country. ,
Waler-Cycle "Derhy"
London. An international water
cycle race across the Straits of Do
ver will be held soon. A number of
champion cyclists will compete. Miss
Zetta Hills, one of last year's plucky
water cyclists, will be one of Eng
land's representatives.
Bob Fitzsimmons Broke Rinsr When
He Knocked Out Mammoth Dunkhorst
New York, March 26. (Special.)
A group of fight fans were remin
iscing in Park row, New York, when
one .inquired if
any others remem
bered the famous
duel ' between old
Bob Fitzsimmons
ind Ed Dunkhorst
at the Hercules
club in ' Brooklyn
many years ago.
"Dunkhorst was
a handsomely pro-
Portioned young
fellow when he
stripped for ac-
tion," said the in-
. ? formant. "They
'l w called him 'the
boh Ki'i .K1....VIONS. h u m a n freight
tram,' but occasionally they just re
ferred to him as plain 'Dunk.'
"The big fellow weighted in the
neighborhood of 500 pounds and was
much broad of beam, resembling one
of those old-fashioned Sixth avenue
hacks.
Rip Wall for Ed's Entrancee.
"But Ed was a game one, and
when he esscayed to go in with the
freckled Bob there was much excite
ment throughout the country.
"Op Ed's arrival at the clubhouse
the management found it necessary
to tear down part of the building to
get the mammoth inside the struc
ture. One of the attendants had pro
vided a block and fall near the ring
to aid in hoisting Edward into the
ropeil arena.
"The night of the fight found the
clubhouse choked with eager specta
tors. Dunkhorst was first to appear,
and with all the machinery in opcrp-
best.
WILLIAM T. TILDEN JR.,
Singles champion.
12 Golf Pros Will
Play in Scotland
Players Plan to Sail May 24
To Play
Tourney,
in
New York, March 26. Twelve of
America's leading professional golf
ers will compose the team which
will go to Scotland this summer in
an attempt to lift the British open
title, it was announced today. The.
team probably will sail May 24, and
will spend some time familiarizing
JSthemselves with the St. Andrews
course where the British open tour
nament will be held, beginning
June 20. -;
Among those likely to become
members of the team arc Jock
Hutchison and Leo Diced of Chi
cago, Wilfred Reid, Wilmington,
Del.; Walter Hagcn and M. J.
Brady, Detroit; Alexander Cunning
ham, Wheeling, W. Va.; James
Barnes, Pelham Manor, .V Y.;
Clarence Hackney, Atlantic City;
Fred McLeod, Washington; Eddie
Loos, Homewood, 111.; Willie Ogg,
Atlanta, Ga., and William Melhorn
of Tulsa, Okh
Will Organize Another
Saturday Amateur Loop
Secretary J. J. Isaacson of the
Municipal Amateur Base Ball asso
ciation "announced last ' night that
another , Saturday afternoon league
will be formed Monday night at the
city hall.
According to Isaacson, the Bank
league may consolidate with the new
Industrial league to be formed Mon
day night. The Union Pacific Audi
tors, Sunderland Brothers and sev
eral other firms arc anxious to put
teams in the field.
McCormick to Meet Moran
New York. Noel "Boy" McCor
mick, Irish light heavyweight, is on
his way to England to meet Frank
Moran, the Pittsburgh fighter. The
bout will take place at the end of the
month. It is scheduled to go 20
rounds.
tion they finally landed him in his
corner, where he sat down on three
chairs and awaited the arrival of Fitz.
"Who's the Crowd?" Asks Bob.
"Fitz came along a few minutes
later, and as he mounted the steps of
the ring he inquired who the crowd
was over in the other corner. When
Bob was told that the crowd was
made up of one person and that the
said person was his opponent he was
not very much relieved. For the first
time in his' life Ruby Bob showed
signs of nervousness.
"The men were called to the
center of the ring, and, oh, boys!
What a spectacle! There was Ed,
taking up most of the air in the big
place and casting a dark shadow
over half of the building. Wasn't
Edward some man? Twice around
the big fellow was a mile.
"The instructions over, the gong
rang and they were off. The fight
had not progressed far when Fitz
moved Dunkhorst around and, plac
ing him in a perfect position for a
setup, let go with his famous solar
plexus blow.
Wrecks Ring as He Falls.
"Bob's left hand sunk half a foot
into Edward's stomach and Bob, be
ing unable to get his member back,
fired another shot with his right
hand. The blow landed on the jaw
of Edward and the latter fell with a
terrible crash to the floor, carrying
with him the entire top rope of the
ring and wrecking two of the stout
posts holding up the platform.
"They worked over him furiously
for 20 minutes, and when he showed
the first sign of returning conscious
ness, rolled him to his comer;"
Wendell to Stage
Big Splash Soon
Five Open Championship
Events on Program for
Swimmers at 0. A. C.
Pete Wendell, swimming instruc
tor at the Omaha Athletic club, has
arranged for another big splash to
be staged at the club on Thursday
night, April 21. Pete has secured
the sanction of the Western associa
tion of the Amateur Athletic union
and this alone should lure the water
performers to the meet.
Five open championship events
will be held. They are: 50-yard free
style for senior men, 220-yard free
style for senior men, 100-yard back
stroke for senior men, 200-yard
breast stroke swim and men's senior
high spring board 'fancy diving
event.
The meet is open to all men ath
letes registered in the W. A. of W.
A. A. U. Swimmers anxious to
enter are urged to write G. P. Wen
dell, care of the Omaha Athletic
club, for entry blanks. The entry
list closes April 14.
Special invitations have been ex
tended all schools, clubs and Y. M.
C. A. in the Western association,
which includes Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, North and South
Dakota, Oklahoma, Arkansas and
Kentucky.
As an added attraction Wendell
will stage the state championship
50-yard free style swim for one
legged men.
Central Basketeers
Receive Monograms
The Central High school basket
ball players received felt monograms
yesterday at a monster mass meet
ing as a recognition of their services
rendered as members of the floor
quintet.
The letters were presented by
Coach Harold Mulligan to Capt. Ray
Clement, Frank Bunnell, Robert
Keyt, Sydney Corenman, Lloyd
Good and Captain-elect Wilmc
Beerkle.
Eight basket tossers on the sec
ond received "R's" for their service
on the Reserves, Ned Reynolds,
Robert Mallory, Clarence Hunter,
Gilbert Reynolds, Thorval Berg,
George Johnston, Oliver Sautter and
George Benolken.
St. Paul Hand Ball
Players Retain Title
Detroit, March 26. Dr. Carl
Haedge of St. Paul retained hij
title as -National A. A. U. senior sin
gles hand ball champion by defeat
ing William backman ot Jew lone
here Friday in two out of three
m. - -141t 111:
games, ine scores were i-iu
and 21-12. Haedge won the cham
pionship from Sackman a year ;igo.
In the second contest in the dou
bles semi-finals, Spiegel and Assc
lin o f Detroit Y. M. C. A. defeat
ed Henry and Smith of Detroit Ath
letic club in straight games. 21-12,
and 21-19.
Edouard Horemans
Makes High Run of 371
Vpiv York. March 25. Edouard
Horemans, Belgian billiard champion,
momentarily lost the lead to Wel
kcr Cochran of San Francisco to
day in their 18.2 balk line match for
4,800 points, but regained it with a
hicrh run of 371. This run is second
only to the American record of 436
set by Jake henaeter Here recemiy.
Horemans gained on his rival today
and has a grand total of 4,l)0U to
Cochran's 3.731 1 he respective
grand averages are 53 and VJ
56-75.
St. Louis Cardinals
Release Three Catchers
Orange, Tex., March 25. A deal
was closed here today whereby the
St. Louis National League base ball
club will return here next year for
spring training.
It was anndunced that Catcher
Greisenbeck had been released to
the Cisco club of the West Texas
league, Catcher Paul Eiffert to the
Houston club of the Texas league,
and that Catcher Frank Gerlach and
First Baseman Lucius James had
been released unconditionally.
Four Omahans to Try Out
With Green Gobhins
Ernest Graves, Ralph Johnson,
Fred A. Brown and Elmer Craig,
Omaha base ba'l players, will try
out with the Green Goblins ball club
at Kansas City this season.
The pitching staff of 'the Goblins
will be "Cannon Ball" Jackson.
"Red Riding Hood" Saunders and
probably William Darnell. Clark ot
Denver will do the catching. j
International Seaplane Race
London. The Royal Aero club has
decided to contribute 55,000 towards
the expenses of the British represen
tatives competing in the internation
al seaplane competition for the Jack-
ties Schneider trophy, to be held m
Venice in September.
Millions From French Racing
Paris. Race course betting in
France has never been heavier than
at present. No less than $40,757,542
was taken in in the pari-mutuel ma
chines during 1920. Two per cent
of this amount goes to the poor.
Race Meet in July
West Foint, Neb., March 26.
(Special.) The West Point Speed
association has set the date for this
year's race meet at West Point for
July 19, 20, 21. The annual meeting
will be held March 29,
Sox Players
Ke-Indiclcd In
Second Probe
District Attorney Start9 Ex
tradition Proceedings to
Bring Defendants Into
Jurisdiction of Court.
Chicago, March 26. One hundred
and forty-four indictments naming
18 men were returned by the Cook
county grand jury as a result of th J
second investigation into the alleged
throwing of the 1919 world scries to
Cincinnati by Chicago White Sot
players. Eight separate indictments
against each prscn were returned.
, The indictments named the 13
men indicted at the first investiga
tion and also five men charged with
taking part in arranging the alleged
conspiracy. These mci: were Carl
Zork and Ren Franklin of St. Louis,
Ben and Louis Levi, said to be trom
Des Moines and David elzer, ad
dress unknown.
Eight Players Held.
The men reindicted were:
Eddie Cicotte, pitcher, who con
fessed to receiving $10,000 to throw
games.,
Claud Williams, pitcher, who con
fessed to receiving $5,000.
Joe Jackson, outfielder, who con
fessed to receiving $5,000.
Fred McMullin, utility infieldcr.
Chick Gandil, first baseman.
Charles Risberg, shortstop.
Oscar Felsch, outfielder.
George Weaver, third baseman.
Hal Chase, former major league
first baseman.
Bill Burns, former major league
pitcher.
,Abcl Attel, once champion feather
weight prize fighter. "
Rachel Brown, alleged gambler.
Joseph J. Sullivan, alleged gam
bler. The cases against Cicotte, Mc
Mullin, Jackson, Felsch, Weaver,
Jackson and Williams recently were
dismissed by the state oi the grounds
that there was insufficient evidence
available to convict. The cases
against the other men indicted last
fall were taken off the court call.
Three Counts Named.
' Each indictment today contained
three counts charging conspiracy to
defraud, obtaining money under
false pretenses and conspiracy to do
an illegal act. Bonds were fixed at
$3,000 for 'each indict.ivnt or $24,
000 for each man.
Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney,
announced after the indictments
were returned that he already had
started extradition proceedings
against the men named and that
every effort will be made to appre
hend them at once.
"There will be no joke about this
investigation and . no dropping of
charges brought in these indict
ments," said Mr. Crowe. "We have
proceeded carefully, made sure cf
every legal detail and we will not
nr'ss our mark which is peniten
tiary sentences for the mea wtio are
guilty."
Mr. Crowe refused to say v.' lieu
the men might be brought to trial
out indicated that the trial would
r.cj start immediately. '
University of Chicago
To Stage Track Meet
Chicago, March 25. The Uni
versity of Chicago's national inter
scholastic track and field meet will
be held May 28, A. A. Stagg, direc
tor of athletics, announced today.
The event has not been held since
1917, when it was abandoned on ac
count of the war.'
A new feature this year will be
the division of the meet into two
sections, one for high schools and
one for academies and preparatory
schools.
No Place for Johnson
. Leavenworth, Kan. From his cell
... -dvenwortn. jack Johnson, for
mer heavyweight champion of the
world, is busy trying to arrange
matches with various opponents. Re
cently it was rumored that promot
ers at Benton Harbor intended to
stage a fight next August with John
son as one of the principals. The
Michigan Boxing commission
promptly quashed that by barring
Johnson from the ring in that state.
It is more than probable fiat all
other boxing centers will follow the
lead of the 'Michigan body.
Jack Sheehan Signs .
New York. Jack Sheehan, who
last season managed the Winnipeg
club of the Western Canada league
and acted as his own third baseman,
has returned his signed contiact for
rcxt season to the Brooklyns. Shee
han reported to the Brooklyns late
last season and will be renirmlirroH
as the young player who took Jim-
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miy Miiisiuus piace ai iniro Dase
during the world scries games in
Cleveland after a collision forced
Johnston out of the game.
Lynch Wants $30,000
New York. Lew Diamond, who
has been authorized by Dominick
Tortorich of New Orleans, tc offer
Champion Joe Lynch a guarantee of
$25,000 to fight Pete Herimn. the
former champion, in a 20-round bout
at Tortdrich's big open-air club on
July 4, is not likely to clinch the -bout.
Lynch's manager, Eddie
Mead, demands $50,000 for Lynch's
end.
Diphtheria Sign
Keeps Benny Kauff
From Joining Club
Lancaster, O., March 26.
enny Kauff, outfielder of the
New York National League base
ball team, is quarantined at his
home here. Mrs. Kauff is suf
fering from a severe attack of
diphtheria.