THE BEE: OMAHA WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13. 1921.
Major andMinorEaseBallLeaguesStartl921PennantRacesIhis Afternoon
Buffaloes To
Open Season at
Oklahoma Citv
Teams Will Enter Flag Scram
Lies With Bright Pros,
pects for Successful
Year.
The 1921 bac ball eaon in all
tbe organized base ball leagues of
the country will be ushered in this
afternoon when Ihe first contest
of the season are scheduled to be
played on tbe various diamonds
throughout the United Slates.
Old King Swat will come back
to his own with a vigor that proves
beyond the shadow of a doubt the
popularity and solidity of the na
tional pastime.
Though shaken by inter-league
deputes and the 1910 base ball
scandal during the winter, and
threatened with further bumps when
the W hite Sox players and gamblers
with whom they are alleged to have
conspired come to trial, the nation's
pet sport will take the center of
the stage this afternoon as in for
mer years.
Prospects Bright for Races.
Rrgrd!es vi happeings in the
pat. base ball will be welcomed
back heartily by the great army of
fans. The game itself is too great
to be wrecked by the missteps ot a
few misguided and near-sighted
players.
The American, .National and vest
ern leagues will ttart their pennant
races with bright prospects for one
of the most successful seasons iu
their history.
In the Western league. Omaha
Buffaloes will help the Oklahoma
City club pry off the lid at Okla
homa City; St. Joseph and Tulsa
will meet in the opener on the lat
ter's lost, while Des Moines and
Joplin crack open the league season
at Joplin. Siuox City and Wichita
clash at Wichita. '
White Sox at Detroit
In the junior major league race
the world's champion Cleveland In
dians will open, with the St. Louis
Browns at St. Louis; the reconstruct
ed White Sox will invade Detroit;
the hopeful New York Yankees will
meet the .Athletics at the Polo
Grounds and the Boston Red Sox
meet the Senators at Washington.
Tohn McGraw's New York Giants
will help the Phillies open the Na
tional league season at Philadelphia.
The champion Brokolyn Dodgers
clash with tbe Braves in "Bean
town;" the Cubs, under Johnny
Evers. will entertain the Cardinals
in Chicago, and George Gibson's
snappy Pittsburgh Pirates will battle
the Reds in Cincinnati
The American association also
opens its schedule today.
The Yankees and Cleveland In
dians are sure to set a terrific pace
in the American league from the
very start, while in the National,
the Dodgers, Giants, Pirates and
Reds bid fair ta. mate, the pace red
hot from -.the woTa.'go.n "
Inter-Class Track "
Meet at Central to
Be Held on April 29
Dr. Harold R. Mulligan, track
mentor at Central High school, an
nounced yesterday that the intcr
rlass track meet will- be held at
Creighton field April 29.
The seniors will put the strongest
team in the field with Green and
Smith from last year's team. The
juniors are bidding strong for first
honors with Beerkle, Marirsasand
Sautter.
The freshmen and sophomores nave j
number of men in abbreviated suits !
who they are confident will carry t ff
honors at the meet
Ownera of Omaha Alleys j
Will Improve Place !
The Omaha alleys win nave a ef
ferent appearance next fall when the
bowling season begins to boom again,
according to ' W. B. McCabe and
Jim London, the proprietors. A new
ventilation system is being installed,
and general all-'round improvements
will make the old chair-warmers
of the place gasp. About the middle
of May. when the Elks' bowling: sea
son will close, the drives will be shut
down while the carpenters and ar
tisans are working over the place.
. Kayoes Jack Burke
St Louis. April 12. Hernia
Heitzenroller, - St. Louis, knocked
out Jack Burif ot Chicago in tne
fifth round of a scheduled eight
round bout here Monday night They
are heavyweights.
Johnny Ray Wins
Pittsburgh, April 1". Johnny Ray,
Pittsburgh lightweight, won the
newspaper decision over Johnny
Dundee, New York, in their 10
round bout Monday night
Sport Brevities j
Phnao-elehia, Pa. Th University ef K
braaka haa entered team in the one-mile
relay and the aprtnt medley racea at the
n April It and 3a. 11 vaa announced to
day. Kehraeka alao will he repreaented in
a Biinarr ef rctl event. lerrina; will
ro la tbe 1 yard dah. W"rlht in the
i; and 44 hurdlea. Dale in tbe ahot put
and Moolton In the javelin threw.
Chicago A Vrtef work ert w arhed
aied far tbe Cbifafo Natlonata today la
preparation for the opening; gam of th
eanoa tomorrow here nrainrt th Cardi
nal Alexander. It la eapected. will pitch
th opening gam.
Chicero The White So left for 1
trolt today to open the seaaon there. Kerr
waa farorcd a the pitcher aelerted to
tart, with Faber a th alternate.
Chicago Th Weatern- Conference bate
..rt aeaaen will be opened officially to
morrow when Northwestern Journey to
Urban to meet the Lnlreiaity ot Uilaola.
New Tork Torn Oloeen of St. Paul wlU
engage Larry WilUarr.e. Bridgeport. Conn,
heavyweight la a li-round bout her to
night. Tvetrolt The Tifere have released
Pitcher Berate Boland. who Injured hie
pitching crm lat year and ha ainc been
enable t get Into thape.
Teach your nickel to have more
ense. Buy "NEW CURRENCY"
Cigar for. Fire Cents. All progres
sive stores. Adv,
Baseball Games Today
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago at Detroit
Cleveland at St Louis.
Philadelphia at New York.
Boston at Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn at Boston.
New York at Philadelphia.
St Louis at Chicago.
' Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Columbus at Indianapolis.
Toledo at Louisville.
Minneapolis at Kansas City.
St. Paul at Milwaukee.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta at Mobile.
Chattanooga at New Orleans.
Memphis at Little Rock.
Nashville at Birmingham.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Omaha at Oklahoma City.
Des Moines at Joplin.
Sioux City at Wichita.
St Joseph at Tulsa.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland at Sacramento.
Seattle at Salt Lake.
Frisco at Oakland.
Los Angeles at Vernon.
Favorites Win Easily
In Opening of Men's
Tennis Singles' Meet
Piuehurst, X. C, April 12. Fabor
ites came throught easily in three
rounds played Monday in the opening
of the men's singles in the north
and south tennis championship
tournament. Ishya Kumagae and
Wallace Johnson, however, had to
play fast tennis to win their third
round games.
Howard Yoshel and Harold
Throckmorten, won their matches
easily, but Kumagae, after winning
his first set against Norman John
son in six straight games, had to go
through 20 games in the second and
deciding set before winning, 11 to 9.
Dold Packers Beat
Bis "8" Hard ware
g
Playing their first game since or
ganizing, the "Dold Qualities," play
ers from the Dold Packing com
pany in South Omaha defeated the
Big "8" Hardware at Krug park.
Kilroy struck out 12 men in five
innings and Pike struck out seven
in four innings. The Dolds made
11 hits against two by the Big "8."
The Qualities will play their first
league game Sunday at Carter lake,
facing the Carter Lakes.1
State Bowling Assn.
To Hold Meeting Here
Members of the Nebraska state
bowling association wil hold a meet
ing at the Omaha Alleys next Sun
day morning at 10:30 o'clock to de
cide upon the date and place for
the 1912 tournament Officers will
be elected
The meeting was scheduled to be
held at Fremont, but later changed
to Omaha because of the large num
ber of pin tumblers in this city.
Major and Minor
League Season Dates
New York, April 12. The
opening and closing dates of ma
jor and minor league schedules
announced to date are as fol
lows: League. Opens. Closes.
American April 13 Oct. 2
National April 13 Oct 2
International April 20 Sept 25
Amer. Ass'n April 13 Oct 2
Pac. C. Lcag'e April 5 Oct. 2
Texas April 15 Sept 18
Southern April 15 SeptU
Western April 13 Sept 27
Virginia April 21 Sept 24
So. Atlantic April 25 Sept 25
Piedmont April 27 Sept 13
Blue Ridge May 17 Sept. 7
West. Texas April 20 Sept 5
Western Ass'n April 20 Sept.15
Many New Faces in Personnel of
(Continued from Yesterday.)
New York (Giants.)
New York, April 12. Right up in
front from the start is the place in
the 1921 pennant race which the fol
lowers of the Giants expect the team
will occupy after the opening game
n April L3. YV nether the Xsew l one
players will verify this confidence
of the club patrons remains to be
croved. If careful preparation and
excellent coaching during their train
ing can bring success the Giants cer
tainly have had trie Dest ot everyming
in that line throughout the southern
trip. ...
Manager McGraw and his as
sistants. Hsghey Jennings and
Jesse Burkett and Cozy Dolan
helping out, certainly form a staff
of directors and instructors, which
could not be duplicated by any other
club in the National league. Mc
Graw this year will be strictly a
bench manager and he will intrust
the coaching to Jennings and Bur
kett Changes may be made m the
lineup before the initial game, but
McGraw and his assistants seem to
be pretty well satisfied that they
will be able to put a championship
team into the flag contest
Plenty of Pitchers.
With plenty of pitchers and an
excellent catching staff to pick
from everything looks good in these
departments. The infield seems to
be working well together while in
the absence of Benny Kauff, Browu
at center is filling the place accept
ably with Young and Bums at their
old positions in the outfield.
Sickness and injuries during the
training trip impaired the useful
ness of Dave Bancroft at short
"Goldie" Rapp at third and frank
Frisch, the "Fordham flash," at
second, but alt three may be the
regular men at these infield posi
tions at the opening of the season,
with Kelly at the first sack.
Editor' Kate: Th following- article h
written for Frank O. Meaa jr I. rover
Aleiamler. ehaBinloa pitcher of th Na
tional leaa-o and on ef the truly a-reat
moarxUmea of hlatarjr. It purpot U to
rhnnt the Teunarater in th tiirku of out-Uridine-.
While it la of th moat rital In
ter to yeuacater. It nlo fnrniahe
epiemtld reading for th adult fan for It
detail the methede a bleb Alexander mad
to rear naae nail areata.
Alexander' art Ida ia the eighth ef th
arte. Th other eoatrthatar were (Hater,
Collin. Marenri?. Cireh. Speaker and
0''U. The article temerrear on "How to
Kan Baae" will he r Tr Teha. Th three
final article relative te team plar hare
hern written by VUbert Reeinaon. re
tarded a en ef the Blaster traleila
ea baa bait
How to Pitch.
By GROVER ALEXANDER
Of Chicago Cubs.
(Copyright, Hit. br Kins Feature Syn
dicate. Inc.
A good arm, control, brains and
courage that's what the youngster
needs who wants to become a
pitcher.
There are two kinds of good arms;
one for long distance throwing
I which outfielders must do; the other
j kind which is trained in the art of
doing its Pest worK when tnrowing
60" feet and 6 inches the distance
from the plate to the rubber.
Decide, first of all. what sort of
an arm you have. If it's best for
long distance throwing, then aban
don the idea of becoming a pitcher,
just as a man built for long distance
running should abandon the thought
of cracking 100-yard dash records.
But if it's the arm that can do its
maximum work when only "spring"
throws are called for, there's that
much in your favor already.
Practice Control
Now practice control. Never
mind the curves at first until you
have acquired control; d6n't try any
thing else. Keep in mind, above all
else, that unless you have control
you'll never get anywhere as a
pitcher. That's as necessary in good
pitching as a pair of eyes are to a
batsman. Control is the vital thing.
Work jut with one of your mates
a catcher preferably. Have him
stand erect. Throw the ball at the
pit of his stjmadi, using his belt as
the main target. Keep on throwing
at the belt unti' such time as you
are certain you could hit it 99 times
out of 100 if he missed the catch.
Having acquired abiltiy to hit him
there, begin throwing at his knees.
Pitch at the knees until you can do
it 99 times out of 100.
Now shoot at his chest the upper
part of it Keep pitching for that
spot, day after ay, week after week,
until you could be able to hit it any
time you wanted.
When you have' acquired control
to a point where .you could hit your
catcher's knees, belt or upper chest
with a straight ball get a batsman
up to the plate. Make the line of his
knees, his belt and his shoulders
your target, using only a straight
ball. Remember that a strike pitch
is one which cuts the plate at any
height between the batter's knei
and his shoulders. That's to be your
aim to cut the plate with a straight
ball at any point between the batter's
knees and shoulders.
Keep practicing that until you
feel you are perfect in it and then
keep right on practicing it I've been
:n base ball for quite a few years
and I'm still practicing it. For, hav
ing acquired control, practice is
necessary to retain it And if you
don't retain control, you're through
right then and there as a pitcher.
Try Curve Ball Pitching.,
Now try curve ball pitching. The
out-curve drop and the fast one
called in-shoots by boys are the
three main stocks in a pitcher's
trade.
It's rathe difficult for me to
Omaha Pin Tumblers
To Roll at Lincoln
A picked team of bowlers, con
sisting of Olson, Zadina, Koran,
Sharpneck and McCabe, will jour
ney to Lincoln Friday night to
meet the Armstrong Clothiers of
McGraw has had more luck with
his pitchers than he experienced a
year ago in the south. Douglas,
Nehf, Sallee and Ryan came to
prime form quickly while Toney,
Barnes and Shea were slower iu
getting into playing trim.- Snyder,
Smith and Gonzales with Gaston
make up the catching staff and out
side of the batteries, the lineup for
the opening game may read as fol
lows: Burns, Bancroft Frisch,
Young, Kelly, Brown and Rapp.
Cincinnati (Reds).
Cincinnati, O.. April 10 When the
Reds take the field for the opening
game of the season in this city on
April 13 against the Pittsburgh
Pirates, they will be a remodeled ball
club from "that which won the na
tional league pennant and the scan
dalous world series in 1919. Unless
Ed Roush, center fielder and Henry
Groh, third baseman, who are hold
outs, capitulate and return to the
lineup there will be only three of
the Reds of 1919 in the game. They
will be Pat Duncan in left field;
Jake Daubert at first and Ivy Wingo
behind the bat Even the appearance
of Jake Daubert depends upon the
condition he is in for playing as the
veteran player did not go with the
team to Texas for spring training.
If he is not in shape, Pitcher Rube
Bressler, who is the handy man of
the outfit wil! be perched on the first
station. At second will be Louis
Fonseca obtained from a Western
ieague. Fonseca is one of the bett
finds of the playing seasou. He has
clinched the regular job at second
base, unless Grob returns, it being
the intention of Manager Moran to
put Groh at second base if he signs
up. But the veteran will have a hard
time replacing Fonseca if at all. At
the shortfield will be Sam Crane.
Larry Kopf, the shortstop of the
team for three seasons, says he has
retired from the game. At third will
b Sam Bohne. secured from, the
describe in writing just how the ball
should be held in the hand for each
particular pitcher. But that's hardly
necessary anyway, as erery kid in
the land knows how the ball should
bt held and delivered for the differ
ent curves. If you don't, one of your
older boy friends caa show you
how it's to be done.
In learning to throw curves, the
best thing is to learn first how to
cunt the ball irrespective of con
trot Stand 60 feet and 6 inches
away from a given distance and try
out your curves. Keep on trying
them out unti! you can get them to
break over the plate. If yoa aren't
pitching a plate or to any of your
boy friends, stand that distance
away from a wall and place some
object on the ground to serve as a
plate.
Practice Makes Perfect
It will take you a long time to
lenrn how to curve properly. But
practice will make perfect. After
a time you will have learned. almot
by instinct, how far to twist the
wrist so as to get the right sort of
a break on the balL When that is
accomplished, start at the biggest
job of all curving and controlling
at the same time.
Take your place in the Ditcher's
box. Work out with a catcher. Throw
the ball so that when it curves it
ill "break" right over the heart of
the plate and between the knees and
the shoulders of an imaginary bats
man. Keep on with this until you
can "break" any curve over the
heart of the plate. It can't be done
in a week or a month but by con
stant trying, you'll succeed. And af
ter you can do i keep practicing it
just the same. Every major league
pitcher in the land is still practicing
it for unless he continues perfect in
it, he is through with the mound job.
After you have learned control
and learned how to curve 'em and
how to control your curves, these are
the big things to keep in mind.
Guard your arm zealously. Never
strain it needlessly. It's your might
iest asset.
Work With Catcher
Always work in harmony with
your catcher. He can help you
more than any other man in the
lineup. He's the foundation on
v.hicb most of your success will rest
Study your batters. Work together
with your catcher in that connection.
Never pitch a batter anything which
you think he can hit Throw him the
other kind. Always use your best
pitch your most deceiving ball for
the critical moments of the game.
Mix up your pitches. Don't throw
too many jcurves. They tend to take
the snap out of the arm.
Try to put the first one over for a
strike. That'll get the batter in a
hole.
A fast ball is a mighty aid to any
pitcher. But a slow one often times
proves to be the best of them all.
Batters don't expect many slow balls
and when one of them comes along,
it usually catches them set for a fast
one. And you've slipped over a 6trike.
Practice Throwing to Bases.
Always remember that you have
eight teammates willing and eager to
help you. Don't try to pitch all the
baHs past the batters. It 11 hurt your
arm.. Give your mates something
to do.
Practice throwing to bases to catch
napping runners.
Practice fielding bunts.
Practice covering first, so that you
can do it whenever the first baseman
is fielding the ball.
And remember always that a
game isn't won or lost until the last
man is out. Never quit fighting un
til the final play is absolutely com
pleted. that city in the first three games
of a special series. The second se
ries of games will be rolled at the
Omaha Alleys next Sunday.
Harry Greb Wins
Toronto, Auril 12. Harry Greb,
middleweight of Pittsburgh, knocked
out Soldier Jones of Toronto in the
fourth round of a 10-round match
here Monday night.
Glubs Composing National League
Seattle club of the Pacific Coast
league who is regarded as the equal
of Groh at the "hot corner." Dun
can will be in left field. Charlie See,
will hold down center unless Roush
returns. In that event See will be
shifted to right where once roamed
Earle Neale, who was traded to the
Philadelphia Nationals. If Roush
continues to holdout the veteran
George Paskert will be in right El
ler, Luque and Fisher are the only
pitchers of the 1919 team left to
Moran. Ring. Ruether and Sallee
have gone. The team as at present
constituted has developed unexpected
strength at the bat and the work of
tbe infield has been high class. Man
ager Moran believes that he has
gathered together an ambitious team,
a club that will win far more games
than it will lose. The fans believe
that it is sure to finish in the first
division and perhfps very high up in
select circles should Roush and
Groh be wearing the red when the
gong sounds for the first battle.
Brooklyn (Robins).
Brooklyn, April 10. Brooklyn's
chances in the National league this
year would seem to depend more
upon the changed conditions in the
Other clubs than upon an estimate of
the Superbas' own strength. ' They
will start the season with practical
ly the same lineup with which they
won the .championship last year.
They still have the same powerful
pitching staff and it is possible that
Cadore and one or two others of the
pitchers may be even better than in
1920.
The infield situation is uncertain
because of the ageing of Ivan Olson
and the failure to find a new man
to take his place in case he should
slip seriously. Buster Caton, for
merly of the Pirates, was expected
to act as a reliable substitute for
Olson, but has developed a bad arm
and has been sent home by Manager
Wilbert Robinson, Ed Konctchy,
First Contests
In City High
League April 26
Central Meets Creighton and
South Plays Commerce in.
Opening Games of
Season.
The City High School Ease Ba'l
league schedule, consisting of two
rounds for the four teams, was an
nounced yesterday. The four teams
entered are Central. Commerce,
South and Creighton High schools.
The league w ill open April 26, and
playing through the month of May,
will close May 24. The games will
be played on Tuesdays and Thurs
days of each week.
No definite diamonds have been
reserved for the high school games,
tut the teams will probably use the
same battling grounds which were
used last year. Creighton High will
use the diamond on its campus,
while South will probably be seen
at Luxus park. Central and Com
merce will play their games at the
Municipal field at Thirty-second and
Dewey avenues.
South High has the edge on the
other teams for practice. The Pack
ers have been practicing for more
than a month and, according to
Coach Patton, are displaying a classy
brand of ball
Central has been on the diamond
for three weeks.
Commerce and Creighton have
just started practice, and will have
to put in some hard licks to round
into shape for the opening contest
Following is the complete schedule
for the season.
April is.
Central at Creighton.
South at Commerce.
M.J S.
Central at South.
Commerce at Crejghton. I
Mar S.
Central t Commerce.
Creighton at South.
May 10.
Cri(tbfOn t Central.
Commerc at South.
Majr It
South at Central.
Creighton at Commerce.
May 4.
South at Central.
Creighton at Commerce.
May !C
Commerce at Central.
South at Creiriston.
Bob Roper Scheduled
To Mix With Roberts
Chicago, April 12. Cant. Bob
Roper, local heavyweight battler, ex
pects to turn the' tables on Al
Roberts in a return battle in New
York April 27, scheduled for IS
rounds to a decision. Eddie Long,
manager of Roper, will take along
Franloe Scheaffer and Ever Ham
mer, local lightweights.
Here's How They Stood
A Year Ago Today
New York, April 12. Where
will victory rest tonight when
the opening games in the major
leagues are finished and the ig
gala day crowds have filed out
of the parks in the American
and National leagues?
Last year the teams that won
the pennants Cleveland and
Brooklyn got away to a winning
start on April 14. The scores of
1920 opening-day games follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston, 6; New York, 3.
Brooklyn, 9; Philadelphia, 2.
Cincinnati, 7; Chicago, 3. ,
Pittsburgh, 5; St. Louis. 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, 3: New York, I.
Cleveland, 5; St Louis, 0.
Chicago, 3; Detroit, 2.
Boston, 7; Washington, 5.
Season opened April 15.
Walter Pipp of the Yankees;
hit the first home run of 1920 in
the American league. Eddie
Rousch of the Reds contributed
the first homer made in the National.
the oldest firstbaseman in the league
batted over .300 last year, but
whether he will be able to repeat in
this, his 15th season, is a question.
Tcte Kilduff will again be at sec
ond and Jimmy Johnston at third.
Both were getting better every day
last season and their improvement
in form is expected to be a strong
point in favor of this year's team.
Krueger Second Catcher.
Behind the bat the prospects are
uncertain. Otto Miller, who has been
with the club 11 years and last year
was expected to do little playing, un
expectedly went back to his early
form and became a star again.
Whether he can repeat this year is
another question like that concern
ing Konetchy. Ernest Krueger was
an erratic thrower last season and
will probably be second-string catch
er this season, but will have a rival
in Zack Taylor, a youngster who sat
on the bench all last season, but
showed considerable merit in his
few opportunities. Brooklyn re
cently bought Meyer, formerly with
the Athletics, but he was slow in re
porting. The old outfield of Zack Wheat,
Hi Myers and Tommy Griffith have
all reported, but Wheat and Griffith
are . getting along in years and
whether they will be able to repeat
their excellent performances of 1920
is uncertain. Bill Lamar and Bernie
Jfeis are giving all of the veterans
a hard run and the club is well sup
plied in outfield material while the
reserve strength of the infield is de
cidedly light at this stage.
On the whole the chances of the
club will depend on the number of
veterans batting up to their 1920
form and the pitching staff coming
through even better than it did last
year. A slipping by the veterans
and any series of accidents to the
pitching staff would probablv mean
new champions in the National
league this year.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
Babe Ruth Out to
Make Sew Record
New York, April 13. Seventy
five; homers in 1921!
Babe Ruth will start his quest
for the new record here today
when the Yankees and Philadel
phia Athletics open the local
bae ball season at the Polo
Grounds.
Thousands - of New Yorkers
will be in attendance at the
game to see the Yank
and the "Big Bambino" swing
into action. Ruth is the greater
drawing card in base ball, am!
though he found it difficult to
take off poundage accumulated
during the winter and will enter
today's game st'U a trifle over
weight, his attack on his own
record of 54 home runs made
last year will be watched with
the keenest interest.
Many a hat has been wagered
al.)ig Broadway on the outcome
of Ruth's attempt to better his
record. He modestly admitted
when he returned from Cuba last
winter that he "would like to
make it 75" this year. His
chancrs-of reaching that goal arc
drubtful, according to the "ex
perts," but that he will pass his
l-20 mark is the popular belief.
Buffaloes Trim
j Chickaslia Club
By 6 to 5 Score
Chickasha, Okl., April 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Barney Burch's
Buffaloes, wearing the colors of tha
Omaha base ball team of the Western
league, played errorless ball here
Monday afternoon and succeeded in
trouncing the local club of the West
ern association by the score of 6 to 5.
During the initial inning three of
the first four Chickasha athletes to
face Pitcher Claser, smacked out
home runs over the right field boards.
Hayes. Field and Manager Hall were
the players who played the Babe
Ruth role. -
The score by innings:
TV. JT E
Omaha S S 7
Chtcknaha B 0 0 t S T 1
Batteries Glaeer and Btapleton; Cven
groa, Adcock. and Have. -
Eddie Rickenbacker
Plans to Fly to Big i
Indianapolis Races
Los Angeles, Cal., April 12.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker of Oak
land, Cal., former automobile racing
driver and premier American ace in
the world war, plans to make an air
plane flight from Oakland to Indian
apolis to attend the automobile races
at the latter city May 30, he an
nounced Monday.
Rickenbacker later "hopped off"
for Oakland, after acting as referee
yesterday of the automobile races on
the Lo Angeles speedway.
Rickenbacker said he hoped to
make the flight in two days, leaving
Oakland at 4 o'clock in the morning,
reaching Omaha that night and ar
riving at Indianapolis the following
afternoon. He said he would fly at
an altitude of from 12,000 to 16,000
feet
Pitcher Bernie Boland
Released by Detroit
Detroit, Mich., April 12. Pitcher
Berme Boland has been uncondition
ally released. President Navin of the
Detroit Americans announced. Bo
land injured his pitching arm early
last year and was out of the game
most of the season. It was said the
arm still bothered him.
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Pertoa Ctlliaa
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Teaniey Assigns
Tfnips'for Openers!
Guthrie and Holmes, Former
Coast Leagurers, Complete,
Staff for 1921.
! Chicago, April 12. President
! Tearney of the Western league left
last night for Joplm, Mo., to confer
today with his umpires, preliminary
to the opening of the season Wednes
day. Assignments for the openin;
games follows
Delave and Guthrie at Oklahoma
City, Daly and Burnside at Wichita,
Anderson and Becker at Joplin, and
I Holmes and Buckley at Tulsa.
With acquisition of Guthrie and
I Holmes from the Pacific Coast
: league. President Tearney considers
his staff a strong one. Guthrie offi
ciated in the coast league for eight
years. Delave, Daly, Burnside.
i Becker and Buckley were in the
; Western league last season. Ander
, son is from the Southern associa
I tion. -
;Cahn and Stephens
Win in Cue Tourney
i At Academy Parlors
j Albert Cahn climbed another
notch in tbe standings of the state
three-cushion billiard tourney being
staged at the Academy parlors yes
terday afternoon when he defeated
A. Muse. 35 to 25, in a 74-inning
affair. The high run of the match,
which was four, was made by Cahn.
In tbe evening game, Charlie
Schnell went down before the cue
of Ralph Stephens, 35 to 16, in a
60-frame match.
Bob Williams and Jim Blakeney
meet this afternoon, while Cahn and
Edgar Eddy, two former state
champs, play during the evening in
what is expected to be a hard-fought
game from start to finish.
Elks Tourney Thursday
The Elks' bowling tournament
games will be rolled at the Omaha
Alleys next Thursday night The
"Bills" will dump the hickory sticks
every Thursday eve until the tourney
closes.
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for smartness and comfort
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always fresh; always in perfect con
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One Person Can (lot F.lakc i Call
The effectiveness of telephone service de
pend on the degree of co-operation between
three partners;
1. The PERSON CALLING, who look tip
the right number in th directory and gives it
slowly and tiiitinctly.
2. The OPERATOR, who makes the connec
tion quickly-, courteously and with the maximum
degree of human accuracy.
3. Tke PERSON CALLED, who answers
promptly by giving his name as "John Smith
peaking.'
Making; a telephone call involves a partner
ship of three persons.
northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ben Franklin Gives
Bonds-State Officers
After Other Gamblers
Chicago, April 12. Ben Franklin
of St. Louis, indicted in connection
with the alleged throwing of the
1919 world's series by the White
Sox. gave bonds of $8,000 Monday.
He is alleged to have beeen one of
the gamblers who were arrested for
throwing the series.
The bonds of Swede Riberg, for
mer shortstop of the White Sox,
who also was indicted, probably will
be approved today.
George Gorman, assistant state's
attorney in charge of the prosecution,
announced he would start extradi
tion proceedings against "Sport"
Sullivan. Rachael Brown. Abe Attell
and others indicted who have failed
to give bonds.
Kid Graves Beats Pep Wehster
In 10-Rouud Bout at AJbia, la.
Albia. Ia.. April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Kid Graves of Omaha,
former welterweight champion, de
feated Pep Webster. Buxton colored
flash, in eight rounds of a 10-round
match here Monday night Two
rounds were even.
Yes. a good cigar can be had for
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good stores. Adv.
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with
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while. A little music chaaea ar
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but the Bif Iver-Growinr Bower)
Store now offer it tor
$100
AND AS VSUATj YOU MAKE
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Coiombia GrafoBolaa and Colum
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Your old machine taken as
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