THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1921.
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FarsigHted Coach Is One of Big Reasons Why Teams Win in Close Events
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Gill of Illini
Slips Surprise
Over on Rivals
Mentor of University of Illi
nois Cinder Path Athletes
Springs New Idea at Re
cent Indoor Meet.
By WALTER ECKERSALL.
Although the ability of athletes to
come through when important con--iwwsjg
tests are held is
the greatest fac-
t --Vof tor in determin-
1 ine results, fore-
tdS, vS3 or others in
charge of the
teams is just as
essential to suc
cess as ever.
While most of
the coaches try
to do everything
to improve the
form of their
runners and
jumpers, equip
, r. ii them with the
(111, Truck Ccni'li) , . ,
harry oii.i. best shoes and
give hcm the best of advice as to
running their races, Harry Gill,
who has coached University of Il
linois track and field teams fr years,
, has been noted for not overlooking
a single detail when he trains his
"teams for important events.
Team Wins Big Ten Title.
When the western intercollegiate
indoor track and field games were
held at Northwestern university
gymnasium, the Illinois team was
looked upon as a certain winner, and
such it proved to be. Because of the
; large fields in the quarter mile and
f half mile, it was decided to run trials
in these events the night before the
, games, to sift the field down to a
reasonable number of six, for the
.finals. ,
As the athletes were warming up
for the tests, Gil! noticed the runners
had trouble to take the turns. He
also saw 'several trip and fall. After
figuring what might be the trouble,
he took a walk around the circuit to
test the surface. 'He kicked pebbles
off the course and dug his toe into
certain parts of the dirt
Hard to Decide Trouble.
Other coaches and athletes paid
little or no attention to him. The
runners complained about the turns
being banked too steep, while others
could not txplain their inability to
take the corners in their usual man
ner.. Something was radically wrong,
but apparently no one could diagnose
. it exactly.
' As members of the managing com
mittee, coaches and others were as
sembled in the middle of the arena,
a screeching noise was heard in one
corner of the big building. For a
few minutes no one paid any atten
tion, but the distiurbance continued
and then an investigation disclosed
Gill as the responsible person.
The Illinois mentor had discovered
: what was the trouble with the turns.
: He had gone to one corner of the
track and gathered his runners about
him. He instructed them to take off
their running shoes. As soon as the
first runner had done this. Gill
reached for his hip pocket and drew
out a long, thick file, and started to
trnn down the long spikes of his
men s running shoes, which had been
sticking in the hard track and caus
m gthe runners to stumble.
Gets the Spikes Just Right.
After he had cut down the spikes
to medium length. Gill ordered his
athletes to take the turns at fast
clips. He watched each carefully,
and kept on filing until the spikes
were of such length there was no
danger of stumbling o rtripping.
Although Gill, intentionally or un
intentionally, kept filing throughout
the tests, there were a number of
other coaches who wished they had a
similar tool with them. Some un
doubtedly wanted to borrow Gill's
file, but did not have the "nerve" to
ask him for it after he had shown the
forethought to bring it along.
It is needless to state that on the
following night, when finals were
held, the spikes of other athletes had
either been filed down o relse every
coach had such an instrument on his
person to use if the occasion de
manded. Coltner College Forms
Ball Team for Season
Lincoln, Neb., March 26.-(Special.)
Cotner will put a strong base
ball team into the field thi-. spring.
Suits have been given out to follow
ers of the diamond sport and the
manager, Tracy Mumford, Vias re
reived a bid for games from Nebrai
fca City and from a Legion team.
The team plans to schedule several
games away irom home, .-.s they will
be allowed much liberty in the mat
ter of making trips over the state.
There are seven last year men re
porting in camp for early spring
training. Regular practice began last
week.
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
To Support Ball Team
Sidney, Neb., March 26. (Spe
cial.) The local Chamber of Com
merce has pledged $9,000 for the pur
pose of supporting a base ball team
in Sidney this season. The manage
ment has contracted with several
former big league players in addi
tion to several players of last year's
team. .
Movie Golf
New York Golfers in Cleveland
and that vicinity are getting s jump
that will make easterners hustle to
keep up. The latest is that a school
has been established to take golf
moving pictures, so that the poor
players may see themselves as others
see them and note and correct their
own errors through comparison.
Knockout Brown Broke
New York. Knockout Brown,
one of the greatest money getters
in the ring during the early days
of the Frawley law, is down and
out financially. During the recent
snowstorm he applied for a position
as shoveler. Brown earned large
urns ofmonev when he was the
most talked of fighter in these parts.
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Louisville,
3 own
By RALPH WAGNER.
Every thriving community has its
favorite athlete. Down in Louisville,
Neb., where corn and hogs thrive
well, there is a young heavyweight
boxer who enjoys great popularity.
He is Andy Schmader. Now, Andy's
real first name is Andrew, but bis
friends call 'cm Andy for short.
Schmader has never appearad
against any champions, but in the
eyes of those rabid followers of ath
letics that belong to Louisville and
Omaha he is as wonderful as the
most skilled gloveman in the game
today. Especially his manager, Jack
Lewis, thinks so.
Andy has engaged in many bitter
fistic battles since he left the services
of Uncle Samuel, and although he
has not emerged victorious in every
scrap, the former "gob" has piled up
a good record one that any boxer
in the country would be proud of.
Schmader trains every day at his
home at Louisville. Whenever he is
billed to box in this vicinity the fight
fans of his town go to great lengths
to show the high esteem in which
they hold their pugilistic idol. They
always hire flivvers and when the
vehicles start for the battling ground
they are always loaded down to the
mudguards with Andy's followers.
Born at Louisville.
The Louisville battler first caucht
a glimpse of this world on the morn
ing of September 11, 189S,at Louis
ville. When he was attending grae
school he was able to handle h.s
mitts well and very few youngsters
Top' Geers Tops Pace
Record Drivers; Has
Six Marks to Credit
Ed ("Pop") Geers stands at the top
of the list of drivers who have made
two or more world's records with
pacers. He his six o his credit. Four
of them were made by Robert J., and
one each by Hal Pointer and Brown
Hal.
In 1892 after the appearance of the
bike sulky, Geers reduced the world's
record with Hal Pointer to 2:05!4
over Washington" park, Chicago, and
gave Robert J., a 4-year-old, a record
of 2:09)4 in a race. "Pop's" start to
fame as a pacing record maker was a
world's mark at Cleveland in 1889,
when he won the free for all with
Brown Hal, the Tennessee stallion,
in 2:1254.
No changes were made in the pac
ing records in 1920. They are as
follows:
World and Stallion Record Dan Patch,
1:5514. made In 1905.
Yearling Frank Perry, 2:15, made In
111.
Two-year-old Direct the Work, 1:06,
made In 117.
Three-Tear-Old Anna Bradford, J:00,
made In 1014.
Four-Year.Old William, f:00, made In
191S.
My Play, Brother to
Man O' War, at Hot Springs
New York, March 26. (Special.)
My Play, a 2-year-old full brother
to the mighty Man o'War, is being
cut through his educational paces at
Hot Springs, Ark., under the watch
ful eye of Kimball Patterson, trainer
for the Simms-McClelland confed
eracy. Within another mouth My
Play will "be on his way eastward,
where he has been nominated for all
the important juvenile stakes of the
year.
Amateur League Schedules
Both the Commercial, class A, and
the Greater Omaha, class B, amateur
base ball leagues will start the ball
rolling on Saturday afternoon, April
16. The leagues, consisting of six
teams each, will play a three-round
series, closing on Saturday, July 23.
Following are the schedules of the
two leagues as adopted by the man
ogers last week:
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
April If May tl Jane S5.
Armours against Swift te Co.
Iten Biscuit Company against
Kirch-
baum Creamery Company.
Western Union against
P. Family
L"Ue' April tS May t8 July t.
Armours against Iten Biscuit Company.
Swift Co. against Western Union.
Klrchbaum Creamery Company against
V. P. Family League.
April SO Jane 4 July t.
Armours against Western Union.
Swift A Co. against Klrchbaum Creamery
Company. , .
Iten B'cult Company against u. P.
Family League.
Hay 7 Jan 11 July IS.
Armours against U. P. Family League.
Swift & Co. against Iten Biscuit Com-
PWesten Union against Klrschbaum
Crcameiy Company.
Neb., Heavyweight Fistic Battler
of- his age in his home town were
able to take a "beatin' " from him
n 1917 he started out smashing
his way toward the top of pugilistic
ladder. When the kaiser started a
battle royal with the United States
Andy was already a member of the
navy and it was during the elimina
tion bouts following the signing of
the armistice that Schmader won the
heavyweight championship of - the
"sea dogs," when he knocked out
Grant of the Battleship Kansas.
Along with the heavyweight cham
pionship Andy copped the light
heavyweight title of the navy and up
until he was honorably discharged,
on September 7, 1919, was never
able to get any member of the navy
to meet him.
Following his release from the
navy, Schmader engaged in numer
ous bouts with some of the best
heavyweight glove smackers of the
Country. Among his battles is one
that the Louisville scrapper will re
member as long as he lives and that
is the Joe Teannette eight-round en
counter. According to a clipping of
the fight, Schmader and Jeannctte
staged a great fight. The bout
lasted eight rounds and when the
bell sounded for the bout, to end,
both men were assisted to their cor
ners by their seconds.
Another fight that Andy likes to
relate to his friends is the struggle
with Farmer Lodge last year. Ac
cording to Schmader, the Michigan
battler tipped the beams at 230
pounds before entering the ring.
Soon after the bout started the
Farmer swung a long and ponderous
Shots From the Felt
Dr. Harley Parker, former Cub
pitcher and al laround athlete, is
known as one of
the best of Chi
cago s a m a teur
l billiard olavers.
'i Among his many
is Tom N o la n,
who' shines as a
three -cushion
performer. The
octor was due to
deliver a lecture
at a north side
and the game had
gone longer than
m e d ical society
expected.
With Parker at
the auto wheel.
DR. HARLEY
PARKER.
they put on full steam after leaving
Madison street, and were soon scoot
ing through Lincoln park. Rounding
a lamp post on a rather sharp turn,
the machine tilted and made the
curve on two wheels.
"Some masse," ejaculated Mr.
Nolan, as soon as the machine set
tled back on all fours.
Cumberland, Md., After
Dempsey-Carp. Bout
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire
New York, March 25. The
Dempsey-Carpentier imbroglio may
be lost to New York after all. The
latest episode shows Cumberland,
Md., creeping up close and making
a noise as though the good folks
of that section would like to stage
the big event. At any rats emis
saries are in New York fot that pur
pose and have had Tex Rickard put-ton-holed
in secret confab.
May 14 June IS July !t.
Armours against Klrschbaum Creamery
Company.
8wlft & Company against U. P. Family
League.
Iten Biscuit Company against Western
Union.
GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE SCHEDULE
April IS May 21 June M.
Woodman of the World against Wrlght-
Wilhelmy.
M. E. Smith against Nebraska Tire
Rubber Company.
Omaha Steel Works against Bemls Bag
Company.
April 23 May IS July S.
W. O. W. against Omaha Steel Works.
M. E. Smith against Wrlght-Wllhelmy.
Bemls Bag against Nebraska Tire
Rubber Company.
April SO June July .
W. O. W. against M. E. Smith.
Wrlght-Wllhelmy against Bemls Bag
Company.
Omaha Steel Works against Nebraska
Tire A Rubber Company.
Max 7 June 11 Jury 18.
W. O. W. against Bemls Bag Company.
M. E. Smith against Omaha Steel
Works.
Wrlght-WMhelmy against Nebraska Tire
A Rubber Company.
May 14 June IS July tS.
VT. O. W. against Nebraska Tire A Rub
ber Company.
M. E. Smith against Bemls Bag Com
pany. Wrttrht-Wllhelmy against Omaha . Steel
Works, ,
IF -A
right that caught Andy flush with it
and down went the sailor.
"I camped on the floor for a mo
ment and then jumped up," said
Schmader. "I fought that big 'bird'
carefully during the rest of the
round, but when the third round
bobbed up I danced in and out with
a straight left that stung and cut and
a hard right that had my husky op
ponent helpless before the six rounds
were history."
To Fight Jack Burke.
To tell you, Mr. Reader, about all
of Schmader's fights would take a
volume and then some, for the Louis
ville slugger has had some pretty
tough nuts to crack since his dis
charge from the services of your
Uncle Sam.
Schmader's last fight was pulled
off at Sioux City against Hughie
Walker. The Kansas City heavy
weight has stood up toe to toe with
several of the best heavies in the
country, and when Andy floored
Hughie in the first round for a count
of nine and then repeated again in
the seventh, the Nebraskan even sur
prised his manager.
Walker has mixed some 10 rounds
with Bill Brennan and has mingled
with Bob Martin. Bob Roper and
Walker have exchanged wallops on.
three different occasions with honors
about even.
Schmader will play a nimportaut
role in the Omaha Elks' show to be
staged Tuesday night at the City Au
ditorium. He will meet Tack Burke
of Chicago in a 10-round event, the
main event of an all-star show.
Cutbill of Boston A. A.
Is Theological Student
Harold Cutbill of the Boston A.
A., whose victories in indoor racing
features the eastern season in mid
dle distance tests, is 23 years old.
He lives in Boston and is a theo
logical student at Boston university,
and an active worker in the Metho
dist conference.
Lifetime Batting Records of Fifty
American League Players to Date
COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS BY AL MtlNRO ELIAS.
The records, which cover the batting
deeda of 127 players, conclusively show
that despite the many sensational per
formers of the past decade Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb la beyond all shadow of
doubt the greatest ball player that ever
trtfd upon a diamond.
Cobb, when the curtain runr down last
year, had completed his .16th year of
diamond endeavor with the Tigers, being
the oldest player actively in the majors
today, for while Bill Hlnchman came up
in 1905, the same year that the "Georgia
Peach" reported, old slugging Bill spent
six seasons later In the American associa
tion. AMERICAN
Gms Bat
Players and Clubs
Ty Cobb, Detroit 2,039 7,724
Joe Jackson, Chicago 1,396 4,920
George Slsler, St Louis 76 2,990
Trls Speaker, Cleveland. ..... .1,759 6,513
Babe Ruth, New York 631 1,568
Bob Meusel, New York........ 119 460
Ed Collins, Chicago 1,862 6,661
8am Rice, Washington S17 1,991
John Tobin, Kt. Louis 473 1,079
John Mclnnls. Boston 1.427 5,231
Bob Veach, Detroit 1,186 4,469
Bill .Tncohson, St. Louis 491 1,773
Stanley Harris, Washington... 137 506
Oscar Felsch, Chicago 749 2,812
Harry . Hellman, Detroit 717 2,665
Larry Gardner, Cleveland 1,640 (.496
Eddie Murphy, Chicago 738 2,361
Kenneth Williams, St. Louis.. 287 988
Frank Ellerbe, Washington.... 129 441
Clyde Milan. Washington 1.827 6.87S
Duffy Lewis, New York 1.432 5,249
Derrll Pratt, New York 1,323 4,972
Oeorge Bums, Cleveland 818 2.847
Bob Roth, Washington 768 2,679
Joe Judge, Washington 608 2,286
Mike Monosky, Boston 371 1,196
Elmer Smith, Cleveland 610 1,986
Amos Strunk, Chicago ...1,186 4,116
Tim Hendryx, Boston 363 1,147
Ira Flagstead, Detroit 211 602
Ray Chapman, Cleveland 1,050 3,780
Ping Bodle, New York 1,011 3,584
Wally SchangT Boston 861 2,469
Earl Smith, St. Louis... 346 1,117
Clarence Walker, Philadelphia 1,074 1,837
Charles Shorten Detroit 333 914
Wilson Fewster, New York.... 115 301
Harry Hooper, Boston 1,649 6,269
George Weaver, Chicago 1,264 4,810
Walter Plpp, New York 836 3,124
Joe Wood, Cleveland 478 1,246
Eddie Foster, Boston 1,267 4,887
John Collins. Chicago 1,335 4.791
Lawton Witt. Philadelphia... 458 1,693
Wheeler Johnaton, Cleveland.. 163 3,120
Lea Nunamaker, Cleveland.... 646 1,817
Henry Sevcrled, St. Louis 689 2,079
Joe Dugan, Philadelphia 390 1,418
Ed. Gharrlty, Washington.... 367 1.043
Charles Jamleson, Cleveland.. 428 1,401
Leading five in batting, games
played, at bat, runs scored, hits, two
baggers, three baggers, home runs,
total bases, sacrifice hits and 'stolen
bases.
Player.
Ty Cobb ....
Joe Jackson ,
George Slsler
Trls Speaker
Babe Ruth ..
P.C.
....370
....356
...1343
....342
....324
Player. Two Bag.
Ty Cobb. 469
Tris Speaker 439
Joe Jackson .,..30.1
Duffy Lewis 285
Eddie Collins ....236
Player. Games.! Player. Three Bag.
Ty Cobb l,039ITy Cobb 220
Eddie Collins ..1,862 Joe Jackson 162
Clyde Milan ... 1,827 iTrls Speaker ....159
Owen Bush ... .1,767 Eddie Collins ....141
Crls Speaker . .1.769Harry Hooper ...134
-wayer.
JV-Cebb
At bat. I Player. Home runs.
...7.714lBabe Ruth. ..... 103
Stanley Zbyszko
In Line For Lewis
Big Pole's Victory Over Joe
Stecher Proves That He is
Entitled to Meet Champ.
New York. March 26. (Special
Stanislaus Zbyszko's victory over
Joe Stecher of Nebraska places him
in direct line for a match with
"Strangler" Lewis and a chance for
the title. It was his first real test
since his comeback to activity on the
mat. He weighted 225 pounds, ap
neared a trifle obese, but he had i
sackful of tricks that he spread all
over the premises. Against Lewis,
or any other of the current wrestling
crop, he should make a creditable
showing.
Stecher, too, appeared in excellent
conditiion. His recent illness did
not seem to impair his strength or
his wind. His skin was clear, his
eye keen he had the look of a man
in perfect health. He weighed 208
pounds.
Yet there need be no alibi for
Stecher. He gave his best and lost.
He had his veteran adversary all but
out. He wrestled magnificently
when required to- extend himself.
More than once he had Zbyszko in
a tight predicament, but each time
the aged gladiator wormed his way
to .freedom.
The defeat, however, places
Stecher temporarily in the reur rank
among the rest of the spear carriers.
Whether he will come back again
with sufficient stuff to rewm the
title is a question Only the future can
answer. He'll need plenty of it to
hurdle the elder Zbyszko.
U. S. Justice Hard
On Hunters Who Shoot
Ducks Out of Season
Aoorehended for shooting four
pintail ducks out oi season, a Mis
souri hunted on March 7 was fined
$200 and costs by Federal Judge Van
vaiKennurg, sitting at at. i-uuis,
Mo. This sentence followed closely
upon the conviction of a hunter in
New Tersev before a federal judge,
who was fined $200 and costs, and
sentenced to jail for 10 days.
The spring flight of migratory
birds is at its height during April,
and the biological survey of the
United States department of agri
culture is putting forth every effort
to see that they- are permitted to go
north to their nesting grounds un
molested. Due to the active co
operation of federal game wardens
and state authorities, fewer violations
of the federal law are occurring this
spring than formerly.
Nevertheless, some unscrupulous
hunters are taking a chance; arrests
for shooting out of season are being
made by the game wardens and con
yictions are being obtained in nearly
all cases.
joccer Game Lacks
Competent Referees
New York, March 26. (Special.)
The greatest problems that soc
cer officials and club managers have
to contend with today, particularly
in this district, is the lack of com
petent referees. Very few men are
available who are capable of taking
full control of two strong teams
riurincr action on the playins field.
There is no official more imposed
upon by many players than a soccer
referee, particularly it tney nna mm
weak in his decision.
Ty Cobb leads all batsmen of today
with a percentage of .370; played the most
games, 2.039; went to the bat the most
times, 7,724; scored the most runs, l,600t
garnered the most hits. 2.858; punched
out the most singles, 2.-109; smote the
most two-baggers, 459: clouted the most
three-baggers.820; amassed the greatest
total bases on hits, 3.967, and stole the
greatest number of bases, 780.
Babe Rtuh of the New York Yankees
Is the undisputed "Home Run King
with 103 home runs, and the late lament,
ed Ray Chapman of the World's Cham
pion Cleveland Indians, has the most
sacrifice hits to his credit, 340.
LEAGUE.
Runs Hits
2b
451
303
186
439
119
40
266
88
79
191
255
100
26
125
128
232
6
6
18
216
285
262
134
129
102
61
118
181
60
35
162
167
118
61
170
24
10
246
190
137
69
164
230
65
123
66
73
78
47
45
3b R.H.
220 70
S.H. S.B.
185 780
Pet.
.170
.368
.341
.348
.328
.328
.327
.81
.306
.307
.304
.300
.300
.293
.191
.287
.286
.238
.288
.286
.266
.286
.286
.284
.283
.283
.263
.281
.380
.27
.278
.278
.278
.278
.271
.277
.276
.272
.272
.266
.266
.264
.262
.262
.21
.261
.260
.260
.160
.259
1,500 2,858
869 1,751
474 1,026
1.287 2.233
363 516
75 151
1,247 2,180
269 636
223 526
584 1,608
609 1,367
238 632
78 152
385 825
313 743
685 1,577
407 677
145 284
51 127
938 1,965
601 1,499
603 1.422
338 813
309 761
353 648
188 339
245 661
684 1.157
142 821
83 168
611 1,050
392 997
359 686
127 311
434 1,064
98 253
48 83
98 1,707
626 1.310
445 830
182
64
39
61
103
11
28
7
10
17
32
19
1
28
31
22
4
16
0
16
37
31
30
28
10
10
2
12
I
17
41
21
.
1 .
1
30
21
45
It
17
3
11
2
4
7
t
I
141
191
186
285
27
4
662
121
49
151
156
31
16
88
44
154
111
20
10
490
112
220
75
188
92
68
44
166
26
9
236
94
76
31
121
10
8
300
172
69
16
177
192
44
131
84
22
18
19
SI
62
169
39
7
141
28
23
62
107
32
6
64
49
111
32
22
3
94
68
94
43
71
67
22
38
82
20
8
81
70
60
28
60
12
130
69
75
18
65
104
28
64
27
18
10
8
14
86
183
24
12
309
60
60
266
161
36
24
86
90
259
44
44
29
177
260
166
89
80
61
36
64
194
49
23
340
159
70
61
128
49
9
181
242
112
64
81
199'
39
142
41
40
41
29
14
160 382
632 1,288
572 1,254
211 446
283
170
166
124
109
192
813
474
640
368
270
361
Clyde Milan ...6.878Ty Cobb 70
Eddie Collins ,.6,661.'larence Walker .56
Owen Bush . . . .6,DMIfoe Jackson 64
Trls Speaker ..6,513Trls Speaker II
Player. Runs. Player. Total bases.
Ty Cobb 1.600Ty Cobb 3.961
Trls Speaker . . .1.287
Eddie Collins ..1,247
awen Bush ....1,170
Harry Hooper .. 988
Player. Hits.
Ty Cobb 2,868
Trls Speaker ..3.143
Eddie Collins ,.3.812
Joe Jackson ..1.640
Clyde Milan ....2,417
Player. Sa'riflce hits.
Ray Chapman ...340
Trls Speaker . .2,233Eildlo Collins ...809
Eddie Collins ..l.lftOIDwen Bush 387
Clyde Milan .. .l,986IIames Austin ...272
Joe Jackson . . .1,'HlIohn Mclnnls ...266
Player. Stolen bases.
Ty Cohb 780
Eddie Collins 663
Clyde Milan "
Owen Bush 394
Trls Speaker 295
Bee's Sport Album Sam Reynolds
l j CHAMPION fH h .
V -seven l ; SOME OF
TIMES - , 1 HIS GOLF
r i.i V TROPHIES -
We all know what Jack Dempsey
is to the fight world, what Norman
Ross is to the aquatic world and
what Willie Hoppe is to the fol
lowers of the emerald table game.
Sam Reynolds holds the same high
position among Omaha golfers. '
'Way back in 1899, when golf was
the rage in this country, Sam Rey
noldsthen a freckle-faced lad of 12
years appeared at the Omaha Field
club and applied for a job as a caddy.
He got it.
from this humble bcgmniiiK he has
risen to the highest position yet at
tained by an Omaha golfer he has
copped the city championship three
umes, tne state championship tour
times and the Trans-Mississippi
trophy once, in 1917.
uch a record could be exoected of
one who studied and Practiced the
game in his youth, and Sam is only
we let you guess his age.
Sam Reynolds is followine the
footsteps of his father, who also wus
an enthusiastic follower of outdoor
sports. It was T. J. Reynolds,
Sam s ' pops," who lonceived the idea
of giving Omaha a golf chib, and it
was Sam s father who was one of the
impelling motives "and original
founders of the Omaha Field club.
T. J. Reynolds was the first and
last secretary of the Omaha Cricket
club, in the far-off days when cricket
held sway over the ol' Scotch game
and base ball, too.
There was once a Scotchman,
Sam relates, "who was very fond of
the clubs which his great-grandfather
had used, and which were in
his possession. A friend commented
on the age of the Scotchman's clubs,
to which the kilty-garbed High
Anxious for Match
With Champ Lewis
Here's Plestina, who offers to do
nate his end of the "gate" to anv
worthy charity in a match with Ed
Lewis or any other heavyweight
wrestler campaigning under" what he
terms- as the Wrestling Trust.
Plestina says he does not fear the
headlock, and if Lewis will agree to
meet him he will permit the cham
pion to adjust the headlock and let
the match start from that point.
Japs Eleventh Challenger
For Davis Cup Contests
New York, March 26. (.special.)
In spite of the fact that we have ten
nis players here like Wiliarii Tilden
and William Johnson, who are fig
ured the best two players in the
world today, there is a menace on
the courts in the personnel of the
Japanese team which has just chaU
lenged for the Davis cup.
Japan is the. 11th challenger for
the Davis cup contest of 1921, ac
cording to announcement by the
United States Lawn lennis asso
ciation. The challenge, however,
was not unexpected. The remark
able progress recently made in ten
nis by players like K.umaga? anu
Shimidzu indicated that it was only
9 nupctinn of time before Japan
would be represented in the Davis
cup matches
National Singles Tennis
Tourney on at New lork
New York, March 26. The na
tional singles tennis tournament
opened here today with 55 entries.
Illness prevented William T. Tilden,
II, indoor and outdoor champion,
from defending his title in the sin
h vneets to play next
week with his partner, Vincent Rich
ards, in an effort to retain their dou
bles title. '
Notes From a Rookie
Elm Creek, Neb.
March 26.
Manager Omaha Paid Nine,
Dear Sir: , ,
t ,an m nlav with some regular
paid nine and I give you first chance
at me. .
Last yead I plaid with the boys
up hear at Elm Creek and in twelve
games I faned out a hundred and 59
and dood of struck out 200 but the
first catcher was sick a few games
and the second katcher kood not
hold me.
In kase you think your catchers in
Omaha cant catch me 111 bring our
first catcher with me and he sure is
good. I ought to be a good pitcher as
I fool the batters most of the time
and sometimes the catchers, but our
first string katcher is so use to me
now that he can almost guess what
am going to throw.
I am six fee two inches tall in
Pa's socks and can run like a dear.
Marty O'Toole, he says he knows
you, told me last summer i was
good enough to hire out to the Pitts
burg nine but Ldon't want to go so
far from mothev.
lander replied, 'Yes, mon, this club
in particular is moi favorite. 'Ti3
verra ould. in the last 50 years it's
had five shafts and four heads.'" To
relate the rest of the golf yarns that
have been sprung at the Field club
during the time Sam has been con
nected there would require many
volumes, but the one above is a lair
example.
As lone as Sam sojourns here,
and there is not much chance of his
o-oinc. south as he is in the coal
business so Omaha can hope each"
season to see Sam Reynolds swing'
Now, lamp Sams record, and
wish you were him
1911 The first tourney Sam en
tered in. He was beaten by Cap
tain Foy for the Nebraska state
championship in the finals, two. up
and one to go.
1912 Won the state champion-
shio. T. Redick was runnerup.
1913 Lost the state title to Jack
Lacy in the finals, two Up and One
tn
, . .
1914 Won the State Champion-
shin. Harold Tohnson was run-
,
nerup.
1915 Lost State title to J. Redick
i ci
in the hnalS. .
. 19M5 Won the State champion-
ct,,'r P T-T Qr,racTiiB wis runnoriin
,, P g irW ? runnerup.
iyi won i rans-iviississippi ime
from Harry Legg.
1917 Lost state title
Beckett in semi-finals.
to Guy
1918 Sam in the service cf his
Uncle Sam,
1919 Won the state champion
ship.- Blaine Young was runnerup
1920 Lost state
Peters at 37th hole.
1020 Lost state title to , Ralnh
1921 Sam expects
year's title.
to cop this
No Such Thing as
Athletic Heart,' Says
Harvard Uni. DoctorP
New York, March 26.-r-There IS no
such thing as an athletic heart, says
Mr W rtorwr I I OA n.nlor.n. nf hi, . I
giene at Harvard university. Dr.
Lee. who has chare- : of th srnrWs
at Cambridge and makes an exam-
inaWon of each upon entering the in-
stitution and also upon graduating,
declares that most of the talk about Tecumseh, Neb., March 26. (Spe
the injurious effects of strenuous ex- cial.) The southwestern Nebraska
ercise upon the heart is misleading chess tournament was held in Te-
zna narmiui. in nis study or atn, cumseh this week, with a small al
leles Dr. Lee made a close examina- tendance of players from out of the
tion of oarsmen in an effort to study county. EIlis cf Auburn won the
the action of rowing upon the heart tournament, having won U and
and found that rowing, . the sport it t
, . . a . -
V1 - c aHoH n m rlAimlnnin nr me .
r.. ."uk's -
largement or me nearr, nas no ap-
preciable effect upon that organ.
t i 7 V j
a part of 1 per cent suffered any
harm.
i . i -,.. t m
uenirat cny region i earn
Ohectjs jtjoj jBjjej jRuled Out
t-enirai tity, ico., Marcn to.
(Special.) The basket bal lteam oi
the local American Legion post was
ruled out of the state tournament
uciiijj nciu ai urauu isiaiiu last year.
This action was not taken until Cen-
tral City had played its first game
With Clearwater.
It was quite apparent that Grand
Island was out to win. and the nnlv
sure way was to eliminate the Cen-
irai iy aggregation. v.onseauentlv
the three Grand Island officials held
all teams having olavers who had
played on othe rteams this year. The
locals considered this an unfair rul-
ing, as every member of their team
was a member of this oost. while the
same could not be said of all mem-J
Ders of the Urand Islanders team.
I see by The Omaha Bee where
the leagues lost so many pitchers bv
aratt, well, you will never lose me
mat way, as i never naa a cold in
my life.
Another thing I want to tell you
iii pe easy on your grounds and
pitching box as I don t wear any
prongs on my shoes. Everyone at
r.im creeic ieeis Dad about me hiring
uuv iu a icgc mnc ana u win oust bouts witn jonnson aown in Aiex
up our nine Tiere at home. Gee. I ico and Tack likes his stvle. Tohn-
hate that. My gal, she don't want
me to leave the farm, either, but I'll
be helping Omaha out if I kum to
your club.
1 11 expect to here from you soon
and let me Lnnw what vnii n rx. I
game for a good pitcher. '
l-ast year thev paid me 10 dol-
lars game and a dollar for every
lanoui over nueen, so i maia about
twenty aoiiars a game.
As soon as you get this letter,, rite
mc, as i may cnange my mine ana
sign up with those Tittsburg fellers
Marty O'Toole told me to hire
out to, , .
Hoping to come to Omaha soon,
i am. nuciviiss. J
Scandals Show
Ball Folk Share
Human Frailties
Barring From National Came
Better Sentence Than Jail
"Base Ball is On Trial
This Year." !
Speaking of the honesty of bast
ball, as nearly everybody is doing
just now, where did the idea origi
nate that base ball players and pro
moters were any different from the
rest of the human race?
For years there Was a tendency
among rooters to put the ball player
on a high pedestal and idolize him as
a super forty-two or forty-six, ac-
cording to his chest expansion, im
maculate, impersonal and irreproach
able. All that the world's series scandal
of 1919 (and the lesser scandals that
have followed it) did to the base ball
fan was to wise him up to the fact
that ball players average up just like
those engaged in any other business
or profession.
Happens in Evedy Profession.
Every depositor in the Unite States
does not start a run on his bank
every time some trusted employe of
such an institution is discovered to
be an embezzler. All the newspaper
readers in the world do not brand
every newspaperman a crook because
a few of them have written stories
which they knew to be untrue. Why
make base ball players any exception.
to the average run of humanity?
Base ball has an advantage over
e Qther businegs or profession in
. A- i..i ,i, : -,,.,,ic
that the individual crook is powerless
to do any cheating. He must have
assistance, as was proven when one
of the White Sox players confessed
that the whole eight of them, who
were in the conspiracy to throw the
worlds series of 1919. could not
. tU.Ut ....wi., ,nnv nari
Five of theeieht culprits took part
in that game, but the other four par
ticipants were on the level and won
a contest which was supposed to go
to Cincinnati.
Rlddins; Game of Suspects.
The nroblem that confronts the men
who are Interested In professional base
hnll now (s to rid the snort of all players
against whom there is a reasonnble doubt
of their honesty. Even if that does not
eliminate every man wbo would accept a
bribe for throwing a game or series, It
will make It practically impossible for
him to cheat, lust as the precautions
taken by banks and bank examiners make
the national banKs oi tms nation tne next
thins; to Gibraltar In the matter of safety.
It is of secondary Importance whether
or not the ball players who nave been
"caught with the goods" are sent to the
penitentiary. If they are kebt out of base
" wl" b Breeter punishment and
e(fuaIiy satisfactory to the general public.
Hast Eliminate Gambling-.
And the Alimlnatfon rtf dlehnnest ttlav-
ers is secondary In importance to divorc
ing int saniuicr irum mt g"ua in
promoters are looking optimistically for
ward to a prosperous season. They may
be merely whistling te kesp up their
courage. '
A few more weeks will tell, but the best
way to Insure a retention of tm con-
fldenee f the public in the honesty of
moters. nlavera. -and others vitally lnter-
ested In the vitality of the sport to oom-
uine in an ensieaviir Cq ,uoiu iui -m-bler,
to aiacourage even the average fan,
who cannot get a thrill out of the game
unless he has a bet on Its result, and to
work for lawa to suppress the base ball
pools. '
If there be any club owner In major
or minor leagues who will not join hands
with his associates In the game to ac
complish that end, that club owner Should
Game on Trial ThU Tear.
Base ball ' is on trial this year, and
the promoters of the nation's pastime to
earn tnat reward py ngnting tne gambler,
Aiihlim I hf PVnPrf
KUiUUfU V41C5J LAUCIl
XJre Anmiol TnnmAif
TTlila rtllllUal lOUIiiey
i ivaii vii anu uu-tiaii itaiiivs v n v v s,
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15 played. Wilbur Sherman ot ie
cumseh was a ciose secoridi wjning
1Q and , j one t o n mes
p yed. The following is the score
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I VI nil U1C yielVCia WltU- sciltaiiiu
the tourney for more than a lew
games:
p.
w.
o
8
13tt
8
S
8
1
10
6
3
1
3
13
ltt
3
Dr ct,, Tecumen ,
Greene, vesta io
g: "L"1'U Tf"eh U
Nibbe. Tecumseh ....... ...is
T.cu.meh. "
w. Sherman, Tecumseh ....11
Sullivan. Tecumseh JJ
S!Tr& TTSSSTh "::::"
Dr. Oristka. Talmage
7
9
a.l,. 'J1.'!.
14
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A number of Dlavera started and were
S"m"v'r ietergi.n?r5r "w The"
Hans Wagner Strong
or Kabblt Maranville
New York, March 26 (Special.)
Han's Wagner, once the National
league's star shortstop when he
seonnerl Vm un for the Pirates, is
enthusiastic over "Rabbit" Maran-
ville. who will fill his old position
this year.
"Maranville is sure to work won
ders in the Pittsburgh infield," says
Wagner. "This season you will see
more nrmhe nlav. and raoid stunts
with th'ball between Matanville
and Hrimm than have been pulled
off at Forbest field in recent years.
Johnson Plans Tour
New York. Jack Johnson is plan-
nine a boxine tour as soon as he
gets out of prison and wants Paul
Samson to act as his sparring part-
ner. Sampson boxed two exhibition
son says he is five times as good
now as he was in Mexico and will
astonish the boxing world if he is
permitted to meet some of the pres-
ent-day fighters.
Form Athletic Association
IVvmnr Mr. t,rr-u ?fif;r,e.
cial.) The Southern Gage County
Athletic association was organized at
Blue Springs. A base ball schedule
for this year was made and games
will be played by the seven schools
which form the association. The
schools included in the association
are Wymore, Blue Springs, n.irnes-
ton. Liberty, Virginia, Odcll and
nolmesville
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