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THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY, APRIL .17. 1921.
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Up-to-Bate News Mi
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,Best Bis 10 and
KJ
Valley Stars to
Settle Rivalry
Spike Shoe Performers From
All Parts of U. S. Will Com
' j pete at Drake Games
Next Saturday.
With leading universities and col
leges in the middlewest represented
by teams or individuals, the out
door track and field season will be
officially opened next Saturday when
Drake university will conduct its an
nuat relay carnival at Des Moines, la.
This event, forerunner of the great
University of Pennsylvania games,
serves as the final test to select ath
letes and teams for the eastern event,
which this year promises to be the
greatest ever.-from the standpoint of
both quality and quantity.
While weather in past years has
not been conducive to perfect per
formances at Drake, strength of -the
various relay teams can be deter-r
mined to a degree of certainty, while
a definite line can be secured on the
field performers, especially the weight
tosscrs.
Illinois Quartets Strong.
Illinois, western conference indoor
represented in a number ot tne reiay
nrpi Oranir onrl R1llf nilartptS WOn
the two-mile and four-mile relays in
the Illinois indoor relay carnival, aim
Coach Gill may elect to send.the same
teams into the D. U. games. Gill's
roil ma. tli virtnr in. the re
lay of the indoor conference meet,
and appeared good enouglrin that
event to race any quartet of. milers
in the middlewest.
Chicago's mile relay team, which
(placed in the indoor conference meet,
probably will start in this event, al
though Coach Stagg has some good
half-milers, and may elect to enter a
two-mile squad. Bartky, who did
tint mn in th inrlnnr conference be
cause he was not properly enteredis
r rctf 1 - -
as strong a runner lor oev yaras as
there is in the section, while there
are other men on the Midway who
can step the distance close to. two
minutes.
Michigan May Withdraw.
( Michigan undoubtedly will start c
team in the one-mile relay. The
Wolverine quartet was a good second
to Penn in the Illinois relay games,
- and should be better out of doors
In addition to the mile quartet.
Coach Farrell has a . few sterling
athletes for the individual events
Michigan, because of its long trip to
the coast for its recent dual meet
( with University of ' California, may
q withdraw at the last minute, tecause
,of the short time permitted to get
back in shape after arriving home.
Tom Jones, athletic director and
track coach at Wisconsin, has a nu
riu (nr a stronor four-mile-team.
in addition to a number of good men
tor individual events. v-oacn 911-
nrrl hranV at Minnesota "a SO nas
promising timber which will be test
ed in the Drake games, while coaches
of other BigjTen teams will take
advantage of ' the meet Jtcj. . try out
candidates who give any indication
of developing into pqint winners in
later important meets.- ' v. 1
Notre Dame Stars, to Compete.
Coach Rockne of Notre Dame, will
send either a one or two-mBe warn
into the relays, while , Johnny
Murphy will ibe a contestant .in the
- high jump, Bill Hayes in the dashes
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and bhaw in tne snot put.-
While western conference institu
tions" will be represented - in most
.mte tmivrrcitipa and eolleflres in
the Missouri Valley conference look
upon the event as the greatest of the
season with the exception of the an
nual outdoor meet of the association.
In past years every institution; in the
valley conference has entered teams,
and this season will be n exception.
Ames, which generally is represen
ted by strong distance runners, will
be among, squads west of the Mis
sissippi river which Big Ten teams
must fear.' :.'MV '' ,v
Since Ned Merriam,' former Uni
versity of Chicago athlete, has-been
track coach at the Iowa State college,
Ames has become a' factor in track
athletics, particularly distance run
.inr rrrim's runners are expect
ed to make a much better showing
out of doors than they did at tne iiu
nois indoor carnival although they
won the medley relay there. ;
Kansas Aggies Have Stars. '
Charley Bachman, who is develop
ing track as well as. foot ball teams
.. .1. . kineia . Atrririiltnral -colletTC.
will undoubtedly send a four-mile or
. . . .1-- Tr AAat-
son. Kansas. Aggies have, as strong
a distance runner as tnere 13 in inc
i1 Raeriman should be
able to select , three other runners
from a promising squad to complete
the team. Gallagher, a good athlete,
won the low hurdles at the Illinois
relays and was third, in the dash.
Henry Schulte, former Michigan
looks after the
development of track and field ath
letes at Nebraska, - win sena a team
" into the individual events. Deermg, a
promising sprinter, took tbe oasn ai
the Illinois relays, while Wright won
the hurdles. Coach Schulte. also has
rsA rnn fnr thi ivl cr nt .
Missouri will be represented by
f the hest-all-
r "around athletes in the country, in the
field events. Kansas nas a gooo. snoi
putter in Sandefur and sprinter in
Bradley, while Ames has a promising
feign and broad jumper .in Paige, who
placed in both events at the Illinois
relays. ' - - .
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Yank -Team of Amateur
Golfers to Sail April 30
New, York, April 16. (Special)
That American team of - amateurs
who plan to go abroad to play in
the British golf championship at
Hoylake is looking better every day.
With Chick Evans agreeing to com
pete, the only real star wno win
be lacking will , be ;Ff ancis Ouimet.
-irea w right, . the t Massacnuseris
state amateur champion, has been
asked to make one of the team, and
according to present plans he will
go. The .party o Americans will
satf from this city on the Caronia
April oO. arriving in England May
S, fifteen days before the tourna
ment gets under wajrjj
Iowa Champion Legion Basket Ball Team
1 M liSi 'Mi V! v
Left to Right Henry Mellor,
George Heath and Ellas Larson.
Here's Rainbow post, No. 2,
American , Legion basket ball play
ers 0fC0ut1c.il Bluffs, who won the
championship, of Iowa at' the -state
tournev held at Fort -Dodge.
The Council Bluffs quintet has
challenged the Grand Island team,
claimant of the Nebraska champion
ship, but arrangements for the game
were never completed.
Amiounce Purses .
For Iowa Race Meet
Of ficialsf Expect One . of Fast
est and Largest Fields Ever
Held at Fair:
SIX DAY f SIX
Des Moines, April 16. Purses ag
gregating approximately1 $18,000 in
added money for horse racing at the
1921 Iowa State fair were- announced
during the week by the fair, board.
The two early closing 'events on
the fair card are "The Western,"
2:14 trot, and "The Hawkeye," 2:13
pace. In. each of these the added
money is $1,500. Entries in these two
events close May 10. Following are
the late closing events and the added
money m each:
i:25 trot .......
2:20 trot ,.
.$1,000
. 1,000
. 1,000
. 1,000
. 1,000
. 1,000
, 1,000
. 1,000
. 1,000
:16
8:13
2:10
2-20
2:16
trot
trot t,
trot
pac
pace ,....(
pace. . ., '
pace ir 1
2:11
2:09
These events close August 8.
Liberal offerings are made this
year for the running races. ' They
include the mile" dash, the six, five
and four and one-half furlong dashes,
with, a special series of events for
each day.
All races will be under thte rules
of the American Trotting associa
tion. The purse in each event will
be the sum stated plus entrance and
starting fees for that event. There
will be no deductions from money
winners. The division of money will
be 50-25-15 and 10 per cent.- -
Officials 'declare' that they antici
pate . one of the fastest and largest
fields ever brougnt nere.
MurphyvDid-its wai,' ;
' Play All-Nations
t.. .
The Murphy-Did-Its, local semi
pro club will open its 1921 season
today, plaving1 a double-header with
the crack All-Nations of Kansas City
at the Omaha Western leateue, park.
The first game is scheduled, to start
at 2:15 6'clock. .
: The All-Nations include 'Br,om"
John Donaldson, the famous colored
slab artist, who is familiar with the
local fans; Mendez, the Cuban won
der, and others. Donaldson will be
on the mound for the All-Nations in
one of the games, opposed by Andy
Graves, -the 48-year-old veteran.
Graves pitcned a no-nii, no-run
game against the All-Nations, last
season, while . with the Armours.
With favorable weather conditions, a
large crowjl is expected to turn out.
"Strangler" Lewis
Wins Another Match
Detroit,-April 16.--td (Strangle!)
Lewis, world's - heavyweight -, wrest
ling champion, easily won his. match
here Friday, with Bob-Managoff of
Chicago. The first fall came after 18
minutes and 50 seconds with a head
lock. - A full Nelson put Managoff
down for the - second time in , five
minutes. . , '
" Grand Circuit Stake
' Kalamazoo, Mich. P u r s e s
amnnntinir to $13,000 are offered in
the early closing event of the Grand-
Circuit -races, to .ee-neia nere juiy
18 to 23. '
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are not favorable, on- account ot tne rain
durjn the paat few flay.
The Woodmen or 'the World team in
the American league ha added Heinle
Pollfka and Ed Sledto to, luf lineup.
Heinle Pollfka wlll.be behind the bat
and either Joe Ort or Louia Chleborad will
do tbe hurllnr for the Woodmen of the.
World nine today. '
On account of tUnesa, Ted. yeat will
probibly be unable to play with the
Woodmen of the World1 team today. '
Ebby Simpson, crack rtghtflelder of the
Townnend Gun company team will be
out of the came for aeveral week on
account of Injuring hi leg last Sunday
In practice.
Bob Petersen, catcher of .the riorth Om
aha Boosters, ripped off two fingernails on
hi rlrht hand last Sunday. However,
Bob will try and make a atab at catch
ing today.
Sullivan and Peterson are slated to do
the battery work tor the North Omaha
Booster today. , '
Manager Monty Montague of the Han
Room Park M. X. has picked the following
Well-known stars to help bring the pen
dent In the Church league to the Kan
scon Park church: Jtuditto Teehout,
pitcher, Commerce High: Ray Clement,
second. Central: Breokover, outfield, Com
merce;" Redgwlclf. short. Central; Mon
tagu eatch; Dolaa and Barton.-eutfUd-
Henry HalL managtr; Donald Albert!,
Success as Pest Led "Will" Ritchie
: RigIdcler of Eight-Fame
By; HARRY-NEWMAN,,
. "J tried to get nd- ol ;pest one
night in Oakland '.many 'ears ago.
and in doing so, dove. him right oh
his"way to. a world's, championship,'4
' ' , said Tommy
1 Simpson, the hus
,tlmg boxing pro-
inoter. "This per
sistent person
was Geary Stef
tcn. He had been
d o g'g in g fee
begging a chance
-toishow howhe
could fight. , '-'
'I was . , an
noyed, but had
to admire ."the
youngster's grit,
and determined
that I " would
pitch him into
WIl.UB KITC- t, hardMt fipot
ITEIBCNB Ploto.' j could find
get rid of him. One night when I
had matched a young Italian, going
under the. name Frankie Murphyj, to
meet a boy named Willie Richa,rdr
son, Richardson sent word he was'
unable to appear.
, How He Lost Own Name.
"Steffen heard - about this . and
begged for the chance to go on. He
told me. he-thought he could beat
Who Said Ted Ray ,
Was a Scientific
Golfer? Read This
Frank Cotvin, who' played pre-sea-son
golf in the rain two weeks ago,
dressed in his fishing, clothes and
holding an umbrella over his caddy
bag, comes across with another au
thentic rumor.
It happened last summer. Frank
got stymied behind a clump of trees
in the rough at Elmwood park. The
scientific way to get out of this pre
dicament would have cost him a
dozen strokes, and- the rest of the
foursome ' were keeping strict count
on our hero. too. He couldn't sav
the ball was lost, because one of the
other birds found .it. So, Frank shut
his eyes and swung left-handed at
the little pill, which . sailed , . right
through the. forest-without coming
in contact with a single -leaf. When
it struck, the green it made straight
for the hole, giving Frank the par.
His card showed but 1JJ tor the
eight holes, so the rest paid him
their two-bit piece?.
Since reading another book on the
subiect. Frank agrees with the au
thor that golf is a game of science.
Muse and Eddy Win ;
.Games at Academy
A. Muse amused a crowd of
billiard fans at the Academy parlors
Friday afternoon, - when - he de
feated Heinle . Harsch in a three
cushion match of t.he state tourna
ment, by the score of 35 to 31. The
game went 110 innings and was fea
tured by the safety shots played by
each cue wielder. ' .
In the evening Edgar Eddy and
Billie Chambers played a 57-inning
match with the former winning by
the score of 35 to 31- '
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
Ralph Stephens and Billie Chambers
are scheduled to play.
Hughes Wins by K. O.
Muskogee, Okl., 'April 16. Bobby
Hughes of New Orleans knocked
out Mickey McLaughlin of Colum
bus, O., in the 10th round of a 12
tound'bout here last night They
are bantamweights, t
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STOVE-
LEAGUE'
.CHATTER
ers; Martinson, first; Banckle, third,
Pierce, pitch. . . .
Heinle Vavra ' "eat 'em alive'1 around
the second bag for the -Woodmen of -the
World crew. , ,
James Mtrasky and Vavra is a combi
nation hard to beat in Class B circles.
They are connected wltb the Woodmen
ot the World team. -'
Following 1 Manager Chase' Woodmen
of the World lineup Pollfka, - catch;
Sledge, first; Vavra, second; Mlrasky,
short. O. Lang, third; Veat. left; Kra
Jeclk. center: Simpson, right: Ort, Chle
borad, pitchers, and Smith utility.
The Philip Department tore crew
claim to have -the best in the American
league, according to Manager Roy Spencer.
The following lineup will be seen In
action today, weather permitting, at River
view park against the Knight of Colum
bus Juniors: Infield, Emke, Baker, Roche
ford, 8eger, Nordshl, R. Spencer and
Tuf field; outfield, Bird, Chief, West, I
8pencr Leonard and TeshnowskW pitch
er. Leonard Is a southpaw front Grand Is
land, while Teahnowakl is a big right
hander, who has an iron arm and plenty
of experience.
Schmarr, who hails from the amateur
ranks of New Jersey, no doubt will eprlng
a bin surprise In locM amateur base ball
circles. He has signed up with the Drive-It-Tourself
team and it 1 said, he 1 a
wonder with the willow.
Ray Barrett,
this fellow Murphy, and .finally I
consented, in the hope that I would
never see. him again. I told Steffen
he would have to fight under the
name o KiChardson. Ut course
Steffen agreed and gave the--n
nouncer that monicker when he
stepped into the nriarr' ,
The announcer happened 'to ,be a
big son of Erin, and in calling the
name-tnc oesi ne coin a was, to
call Steffen 'WUHe . Ritchie.? : Thh
a.ndi there Steffen became 'Jljchie a
name ;he caried to, fame and fortune
in years , to, come.-' , ' Ti," ,
'i "Will, the ffght vent onand the
youngster I 'tried to shunt proved a
whale of a fighter. How that game
boy stepped into his work! When ;lt
was over the referee handed him
the verdict without a-moment's hesi
tation, -"v-v ' ' ' v
Never Had to Beg Again.
"Ritchie never had to 'iJeg me for
another fight. Had I neglected to
give him the fight that night I never
would have foreiven nivself.. Such
is fate. I was guessing wrong, that
is all.-"The kid had the goods, but
I was so occupied with club' matters
that the presence of young Steffen
hanging around the ring every day
meant nothing to me. It was-Willie
Ritchie's strong determination to be
heard that gave the world a fine
fighter and a, champion," ' .
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Betting on Ball Games
Back 1876 Was Made
On a Small Scale
New York, April 16. (Special.)'
"Bck in 1876 when Hall, Devlin, Cra
ver arfd Nichols were blacklisted by
the National league for throwing
games, betting , by sure-thing gam
blers 'was conducted' on a small
scale," said a former big league mag-
natejthe other dayt. "But betting on
ball games nowadays has become a
tremendous evil. Big gamblers think
nothing of wagers running all the
way from $10,000 to' $100,000 on a
single game. Those are the fellows
who must be closely , watched by
the men who control base balj.
"Commissioner Landis should keep
every notorious gamuicr unucr sui
yeillance during the coming season.
If vigilance is relaxed it will not be
long before the players again will
be tempted to do wrong. If a few
of the professional 'fixers' could be
sent to jail much good would re
sult. Get after the big gamblers in
deadly earnest 1 That is the best way
to save the game." I
Ted Ray Makes Drive
Of 380 Yards in
New York, April 16.-r(Special.)
Ted Ray, the American open cham
pion, is at it 'again. lie is credited
with a-drive of 380 yards in a' re
cent match at the Moseley club's
course Birmingham, England. He
and Vardon were playing in a four
ball match against James Braid and
J. H. Taylor in a benefit ,for F.
f ames, a professional, who lost both
egs in the war. The 16th hole meas
ures 380 yards, and an account of
the match stated that Ray, with a
following wind, drove the green and
secured a 3 to reduce the lead to 1
up. The match was played in a hur
ricane and Braid and Taylor won in
the morning by 2 and 1, . and again
in the afternoon by 1 up!
BY etTt VtNOtLL
Via Roos doing
back-dive that la in
a cjas by itself.
N. T. Ballentine swimming crawl stroke.
He made Ms first back-dive last . week.
Getting eome snap to It, ' ' '
SJ. M. Harding 1 on of ti regular
who enjoy his noonday swim. His breast
stroke show perfection. -' ; , 1
When you want to see the real fancy
lizard crawl take a look at George Bul
loch. Has to practice thts stroke on dry
land. Even at that Its can stUl' fool the
Red Cross life saverst when. It come to
practicing drowning. -
John ' Robertson is back' in 'the swim
after 'an absence of several months. This
young merman is. out to get in shape
again for the tank meet. , . ..
Ed Kopao 1 developing into a classy
erawl atroker. He la putting some extra,
twist in hi fancy dives. .
- Guy Furay 1 wlmmlng a back stroke
and doing good. Mr. Furay lay swim
ming 1 absolutely the best exercise.
Dr. W. H. Pruner 1 going better each
day with his crawl stroke. He expects
to start doing soma fancy stunts from
the high board.
C. Schlromel knows the value of swim
ming. He takes a daily swim himself
and his four sons are fast developing into
young "frogs." Edward and Bernard have
Just learned to awlm and have passed
the first degree tadpole stage. Mr.
Bchlmmel aay the Omaha Athletic olub
tank ia alone worth a couple of Black
ston hotels.
Kenneth Phillips Just can't miss' ls
Friday night swims. Getting to be a fancy
diver as well as 'a submarine chaser.
Bett Cotton ts there when It comn to
doing the deep sea diving. The higher
the dive, the better he likes it.
Ted Martin has a back troke that
shows ral form. Looks like he will give
E. A. Tbomann, Jr., a hard race for .the
104-yard back stroke championship
Elmer ; Christensen,
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sr- 1 ewe, kj OL.' -
Crap Shooters '11
Decide Election,
Avers Kid Alex
The Canary Kid Tells of His!
Strange . Dream, .Misfortunes
of a Sports Editor and Con-;
-timies" Tale of Thrilling; xAd-'
k- veutures ot lieautitui liuv.
les'tjue Chorus Girl. ";
By H. R. HARRIS.
- "TV nighi after - Jim Dahlmac
'nnounced 'is, ticket uV ,th' Ignited
Seven I 'ad a tnos pecul'ar dream,"
observed the. Canary -Kid,' seating
himself beside nie. .:,-.'. y v' ..:
"I dreams 'at it's th' day uv th"
'lection an' Jim's si 1 1 in on 'is de'sk
over t' th' marshal's office an' 'e's
got a pair,'"uv:big,. dice We at w'ich
"Gatjvrejd 'roun1 ', Jim is 'is sij
can'dates an'"' Jim. an' -vthem is-all
'xcited- linu 'e gives th'- bones, a
long shake" an'as 'e rolls 'eni Juh,
ah-air 'is can'dates Yells:', ' '
, ,Cia on-n-n-n-i.:flrPrn, Seven !
e'ni,on-n-n-n-n-n-n-n, . Seven r " . ,
'. "What tufned"'up?'. tasked. .?.'
"I did' -replie.dhs; lCid. tX
w'en I .waked."', ;', " " ., ' V y , v
"That' was top,b4d,'I: $ail::- f;
Alexander's Argument.
"Too soon," rejpfn'ed 'the Kid.
"But I had a JottaRUys-f tell m'
'since 'en jus' 'ow th'lection's gonna
oome out. - r' ".v' V'-'v'-
. "K-id -Alex'n'er 'e- se fh' crap
shdoters pv. th'. city'll sure get down
n:,a Siveri, -w'ich'll, on 'ccpun.t. uvJujioh the feOtf-iiall - and cage,
their-.geat: ..numbrv. whtv'.tW j!'te;ajp'rtir1be;V! insqtut;6n
'But orienivUlicr.Five Thbosan?!1
'af,s.!tli'.'lbunkJ;i'iHi . . -i;V.
"X' know ,wer.j-weff wot 'a Seytjh'
means,' 'e -'sea.- 'eadJiH' Janf1' weep,
;a,t s.it,, reaa, em an weejii 4
"As 'xcited as' .them'., ciVzeris re
gettiii., over 'tliVIetibtf" I ' know a
more 'xcited bird an 'at's Wag, th'
sports editor.
. ."Wag 'e.gets hisself all burnt on
th1 feet crossin' some sizzlin' san's,
w'ich makes'.' 'im a . Mason, uv th'
Thirty-sevejn'-. degree an' they gives
'im a li'l red cap t' show wot 'e is.
. Gets All Red."
"Well, Wag, 'e goes back t' th'
office an' eyer'body- axes 'im w"fer:
'is cup is an' ""e sez: . .j . ,
, "'Wot cup -
"'W'y. wif a' red cap a monkey
mus' alters 'ave a cup,' sez .Hard
Boiled Donovan.
'"En Wag 'e gets red all over
'stead uv jus' in th' cap.
"Well, th' gang sees 'at Wag is
their meat an' puhty soon th' bunch
goes out an' ,'en comes back, from
lunch.
. . " 'Oh, Wag.V hollers. Iid Whitted,
'There's a whole gang uv . sportin'
ed'tors 'crosst th' street.'
"Wag, 'e figgers mebbe there's
a sportin editors' convention .'r
somthin' wit'out him knowin' 'bout
it, so e goes dashin' but t see. '
- "Wag, 'e crosses Farnam an' walks
up an, down, up an' down an' puhty
soon 'e stops in front uv th' Geisler
Bird comp'ny an' .in the winder 'e
sees a cage full uv monkeys an'
reelizes wot them- lowlifes done t'
'im. 1 - .'-
"Wag 'e come back int' th' office
mumblin' t' hisself "-bout some bums
bein' lower'n a snake's stomach.".
' The Kid grinned. ',
AH Worked Up. '
Then Canary's face grew serious.
' "Here's th' nexfc chapter in m' big
cereal," he said. '"It's sure good.
,'Im gettin' so worked up as th' read
ers bout wot s gonna appen t th
beautiful Elaine, wot's onlr hatch'er-
'aJi as I don', know 'ow she's gonna
come out no more n they do.
- . The Kid handed;, hie his-manuscript
and here it is, with a few cor
rections: The Beautiful Hasher's Revenge.
(Synopsis of Chapter 1: "Fair 'Elaine a
member of the Blue Belle Burlesquers, Is
an innocent chorus, girl. Jack APPlehloom,
strong man ot the show, ha the wife and
triplets in Jersey City, but keeps this to
himself while he courts -Elaine. -The whole
company goes to a roadhouse and founds
of raiding rum hounds of the law break
ing in the doors are heard.) '; v"
' ; ' Chapter 9.'
1 The taw rushed in;
Then the crafty Jack Applebloom saved
the night.
'If you think we are drinking- hootch,
have some yourself,"- said Jack.
The raiders looked at each other "and
then at the chief detective;
: "Come on, boys, let' take a Jtttle vi
ffence," said the chief.
. Jack Applebloom hastily filled glasses
for the officers.
' "Let's all drink together," shouted Jack
Applebloom, ralsttig hi tumbler.
.They did, smoke came from their eyes
and ears and they all fell down together.
. .Jack had mixed pure white mule' and
knockout drops, flfty-flftv.
That night the Blue Belle Burlesquers
if t town. 4 ' ' ' t
But Elaine kept thinking about Jack.-
"Jack Applebloom s go.t a mini as wen
as muscle," she tboughf. "I didn't think so
until that night he eaVed u from being
pinched and probably flped a month's
worth of berries each.
:;And Jack Applebloom, the clever vll-;
Han (you gotta, give him credit)., made
the best of It. "1 . i
, Subtle flattery waa one of hi mot
offeetlye weapon. ..!.'
"Elaine,", he used to say, "you're sure
built." ' i - v . ' i ' , '
"AW, you gwanl" she would giggle.
"How many girls have you told that to?
If he'd been honest he'd have said
"Plenty," but what do 'you expect of a
villain. He wore aha waa the first.
, And Jack Applebloom used to take her
out to eat. It didn't cost him anything,,
no, no,- be was far too clever for that.
He always led her to a cafeteria and
never took her ticket away from her.
Elaine thought be-wa too polite! The
boy was good. " . ,
Finally Jack had the Innocent lass tell
ing her girl friends tnai pe was ju
the nicest man ana ni uK..
the time for the dark deed was at hand.
So that night after the show Jack went
to the Drlve-It-Tourself garage ot the
town in which .they were playing and
rented a Ford. He said to. Elaine.
"Come on. kid. let' go for rtd.
ipi. v.... hjt wildlv. There was
something in his voice, she thought, which
sounded like the echo of a diamond soil-.
taire. She got m.
Jack Anolebloom stepped on her. . tvte
mean the gas, of course).
(To Be Continued.)
Gift Book .One of Tilden's
Most Prized Net Souvenirs
One of the cherished souvenirs of
Bill Tilden's trio to Australia was
presented to him by Maj. R. M. Kid-
ston. lamous tennis auuiomy u m
antipodes, who has inscribed on the
fiv leaf of a book he- gave the world's
title :holdcr, "To William . Tildcn
II, worthy successor to Norman E.
Brookes as the world's greatest ten
nis playe-r - " !
; Bee's Sport Album-Ernie Adams
: VX JJ THttEvy 50Mli.'t '
..?r6D$fef .ihe JrcWest most
'ueisfuT. 'coHeK ..or University
lckiKhTihffytitjj ..native-born
oi umana.
..The fed in question, Vho ii well
knoVri here,;ia,ii0.n 'ther, than Er
nest. : 'Adarfis b'e'ttot" tho'wh amone
.jiisiny'onsarw'f friends (in the
atniejnc cn;o?e3 as iirnic, coacn oi tne
University-bl', Omaha. ' :
Adams" vs bbrn and raised in
Omaha. is ptactjcally, responsi
ble for .putting the' .JJiuyersity of Om
aha:' on the .atfelf t&M&P and deserves
yViW of crelit'- fd the splendid
RHit'sViniy made Bv the'-dhen who have
locat,ea,,rn'tive nortiv cna oi nc uij.
r 'aeh bfi ;the,,.;0riive'rsy:. Spf
lowfrs olf-i-MiaroonM may . lookr upon'
vvitk .pjidJ' ind 'ifBsme . Fortune
smiled' ntpo.nim durinfr the coming
foot ball and basket .ball' seasons, a
greater.-record will' establishefl at
the Un&effy of OnjaUi,
Last season She Mafoons were the
undefeated'' ftipt 'ball champions. The
basket baBI-featn' tied, for, first place
honors ini-'tnii'fage circles 'daring the
season of !l520-1921 in ithe -Nebraska
conference. , v" I-'
Adams attended the public school,
where he began his ' early athletic
1 1 1:
Grdppler Cutler
Nearly Passes as
Minister of Gospel
Charlie Cutlerj the Chicago heavy
weight wrestler, . was . en.route to
Louisville recently, where he had a
business-engagement on the mat. On
the train he met a minister who was
traveling to another city on a reform
mission. The minister struck up a
conversation with, Cutler, asking if
Charlie was interested, in religion,
and if he didn't-believe the "world
needed reformine.
The wresfler was quick to wise up
that the minister didn't know his
game, and answered all questions as
rnnservativelv ahd diolomatically as
possible Until shortly before time for
the clergyman to.. leave the, train.
Then as the minister -picked itip his
bag he turned to- Cutler and said:
"Doctor, niay I a'sft of which
church yon are a pastprf .
Cutler was nearly knocked off, but
managed to stutter, "I'm a wrestler."
The minister got off the train in a
shell-shocked state. , t
Pick Up Money on. Japan
, : . Ttip'; May Sail Again
Qene.Doyle.pt Los Angeles, who
piloted a hase ball team to Japan, a
few months ago, rhay take a team
there after the 1921 base ball season.
The tourists, collected $50,000 in 35
days, and. the first Peek's play in
Tokio ' netted. $2500. ' The players
made .from $50.0 to $600 each above
expenses.,' .:'.;',..:' :.
Ll5tvA.R.rTCAJLFE
: ' Trumping Partner' Ace.
Tmmnlnff nnrtner'l is an 'expression
.commonly used to describe utter stupidity
or ignorance, xne pwiy at nu w
rectly used by, experts, however, and when
the ace in question is the first card
played -in a -deal W becomes play of a
very high order, a In .the deal given be
low: ,, '
. - a j,- t, s.
. ,H -A, Q, 9.. 1, S. i
' ' C K.'7. 6. 8.
'S A,
H-i.
C Q.
(.
Dr-10, t.
1 Y H None. .-. ,
C , .4, 8. ' . .''
D A,' K, Q,' J. , 7, 8.
THE BIDDING.
Score, 0 0. North dealt and bid one
heart. East passed. South bid three
Hf.mnni. tVAMfc three saadss. and the
biddiha- closed. 4 North had th initial
lead.
THE PLAT.
Tricks.
N. ' K.
W.
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Do
10R
6C
QS
KS
8C
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ss
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2,.,...
8......
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DQ
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. 4S
' 8.
4C
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' D7
rs
... ;J PS -
H7 ,. DS
3C D
JS H4
6C J0C
8.
8.............ss nb ,.
p ;.7C j jc ,
10.....; iKC. " AC
11.......... H6. .. HS
12 HS H10
13. ...HQ " HK
DJ
West secured eight tricks only. .
When the ace :of heartt was led at
trick , one, south knew that hi partner
could not have a diamond.
The declarer could net hold more man
two hearts, and mlaht hold only (me. and
south played safe by trumplnc hi part
ner's ace. He knew that in case there
were two hearts in the west nana ne
could trust north to trump the ace of
diamonds,, which south led at trick tour,
and lead another heart.
W hen this did not occur south con
tinued the diamond suit and west could
rot make his contract, Tio matter bow
he handled' his trumps. ."
tina soutn raiiea to trump ni partner s
ace at trick on, the declarer would have
won the came, regardless of- the subse
quent play of hi adversaries.
Omaha W hist Club
The team play for the month was
concluded on Friday night. -
I he combined scores for the hree
night's play, with names-of the cap
tain will be found below:
Preyfoo .,..,.....,.,., ,
' ' H S. i ' .'
- H K; 10, .8,
V. C A.' J, 10.
, r 9, Sr 8.
8: ''',
14m
141
1404
14AS
m
18I
Kills
Hurnosa ' '. .
Davis
Martin ........
t-OOk . . ... . . a .'.. . .'.IM
l.training,' later graduating rpm-Cen
tral. High, - While at .Central be as
sisted Tommy. Mflls,' who was fcoach
of the Purple-and White school.
- Adanw basr . taken an active in
terest in; the various, branches, of
amateur and semi-ro sports pd has
always 'playe'df th'i gaiiie 'dean, ; f e
gandless of the' outcome.' : -i"
TJurinflr the past' six years, Efnic
ihas been connected with a number
of Omapa s crack amateur oase oaii
teams, among them being the Omaha
f,s Co.. Townsends.s Ernie Holmes
And. others: ilefso." played semi-
pq naljrfpaowa.ana.Mtwesow. tie
j)IaJBd:;,fob: ballViri,,.lkjinn,esota:'..and
at, Oniha: tinnusrsitv orior-to being
L,;0cj fidr "vy iti vt Jt) ort.Oal'a.sof-'.
rrrs.Sv'serKitvb : . -, j ff.r
.: .Ip'.liwhe jplay'ed basket ball with
'the 'famous Brfliidels tcani, jhat
copped the cUX tite, Towjisends,
versity. Last season- ne.' was one of
the mainstays of the.Ohiaha Athletic;
dub quiutet, cnampions oi tne
Greater Omaha league,:-.'.,, '.
In 191? he received'an offer from
the Des Mbines club ofthe Western
league; and this year'.Sioux. City
club, of the Western league has been
trying to secure his services, but the
duties at the university have kept
him home. He will sign up with one
of the local amateur teams.
Indians and Yanks
Doped as Favorites
Cleveland and , New- York
CJuba Regarded as Strongest
In American League.
. A. base ball expert '. says that
Cleveland's Indians and the Yankees
are generally regarded as the strong
est teams ' in the American 'league.
Taking' past performances into con
sideration, they seem to outclass the
others. The new White" Sox, with
minor league men filling the places
the places
""T
, s-VUW be
of eight; irwtctediHiernbers
key a once tamous. team
lucky- if. Jthej; finish to the) first
vision, ihe Boston Ked aox' no
longer are worth mentioning as pos
sible factofs.. But thcDetroit
ers, Washiflgtotts, Browns and ' Ath
letics '.Triay. surprise the base ball
world with form reversals. Each of
these teams., have' been improved m
various ways. The - Athletics.' in
particular, are expected to make ;all
kinds of . trouple for the (pll-edged
ball clubsV'.'-. ' s '.
Looking ovei- the National-league
teams as they take the field for the
getaway, the .conclusion - must be
drawn that, barring the Phillies, they
seem to be .more evenly matched.
The Giants,, who are favorites, are
expected to encounter troublesome
opposition from the. Brooklyns, Pi
rates, Reds', and . Cardinals, who. .are
rated "behind them in the order
na'med. Yetjhe Cubs' and Braves
must not; be omitted in Calculating
the result of the race. i
' If the Reds regain Rousc, Groh
and Kopf, who are holding out for
a'tptal of $40,000, in salaries, Pat
Moran will have much' to say about
the ownership of the pennant. The
Pirates, with fine pitchers, must ex
periment further, with two. young in
fie'lders, Barnhart and Tierney, be
fore they can be classed with the
Giants, Brooklyns and Reds... ' '.
Branch Rickey's . Cardinals,- with
several new pitchers f recognized
skill, may upset the.?dape," at least
for a , part 'of the campaign. The
Cubs' chances to earn fame depend
almost, entirely on the effectiveness
of their boxmen, Alexander, Tyler,
Vaughn, Bailey, Martin and Cheeves;
also on the methods of Manager
Evers. . ' '
Tee Box Tourist
0'
N the top of Alec Duncan's
head is a. small bald spot, not
visibly 'until' the' Chicago Golf
club professional parts his shock of
DiacK nair, l hereby hangs a tale.'
At the age of 7 years, Alec came
into possession of his first golf ball.
It was red,. made of hard gutt'a, and
had been lost by a player on an Aber
deen course during the Scotch win
ter. It was spring when "Alec found
this treasure. He was knocking it
around the course when a sclaffed
shot sent it into the "wee burn."
Takmg off his shoes and stock
ings he paddled around in the mud,
but could not find the ball-
Hearing a loud crv of. "Fore "
Alec ducked his head close to the
water, but the hard gutta ball land
ed on top of his head, and bounced
on dowa the course.
It was a knockout, and the voumr
golfer tumbled over into the slima
They fished him out and rushed him
Uo a hospital, where the doctor
stitched up the wound which subse-l
. i-. ,f, .... . . ,. , -
quenuy icii mc teiitaie spot wnicn
adorns the highest spot in the anat
omy of the. veteran Scntchmah.
Barcains oi
all kinds in Bee
Want Ads -
Draft System ; . 1
Is a Hot Bed of
Base Ball Rows
Present Form . pissatiafiei
Majors and MinorBBig
, League Makes Difference ,
With Players. .
, One thing the major league
planned to put over the minors (but , .
didn't) in the new national agree
ment, was the restriction of the "op-
tion" contract to minor leagues ;
which were willing to submit to the s
draft. . . '...''.
When practically all the A A and
A leagues in the National associa- ..
tion elected not to have their players A
drafted, and not to draft from other .
chcuits, that left only a small field .,
in which the major league owners
qould plant their embryonic stars for
growth and development,
It would not increase. younfcT
player's value to any great extent yj
to farm him back to a class B league, . "
even if were obtained from a lower
classification. Managers below the
major-minors cannot teach a pros- f
pect much base ball as a rule, conse
quently the big leagues did not .;
carry on" with their idea of with-
holding "option" players from
leagues which spurned the draft.
Must Have Outlet for Surplus.
It would have been quite an ef-
fective weapon in the majors had '
dared to wield it, but it would have.'.,!,
cut off their noses without giving ?
them even a sneeze by way of rccom
pense. For the major club owner
must have an outlet for his surplus
talent, or else take a chance on los- r
ing it entirely.
President Tearney of the Western
and, Three Eyes leagues has charac-, '
terized the new major-minor agree--Jment
as a "military marriage!' be-' ;
;;caise of the many opportunities for ',
squabbles which exist in it. I would : ;'
amend that by terming it a "mar- ; '
riage of convenience" to be terminat-,
-td when either 'party of the marital
covenant finds it inconvenient. That :
the new agreement will not exist long ,
in its present form is practically cer- -p
tain; . " - ' ' ' '' '"
Big Minors May Have Trouble. '
The larger minor leagues, which ' -have
elected to scorn the draft, will
find difficulty in signing up. promis- :
ing young players from the prairies,
the schools and colleges,1 because ,i
those players, if they are realplay- .
ers. will have an ambition to rise to : '
major league ranks ji fast as pos- ,:
sible., ' - -,.'
They will fear falling into .the con-'",'
trol pf a minor-lub owner-who, ...
through local pride or for other rea- y
son,: would refuse to sell their servy.'
ices to a major club. Without the
draft they might be anchored for
life in a class A or AA league. . ...
It has been argued that Milwaukee
and Kansas City are bigger than Cin- '
cinnati aad. that , Buffalo and Balti
more are bigger than Washington
consequently thejr rooters rare en
"titled to as good baseball' as Garry
Herrmann's town or the nationalcap-j
ital. ' ' ' 1 ..' ' . . ', ;"'
Big League Makes Difference. - :
That is true mathematically, but"
few ball players re mathematicians. :;;
Thev cannot extract the souare root.f
o 411j but they-do. know that they l-
.buld rather play - with Cincinnati
orWashineton than with Milwaukee ,, j
or Balitmore; because it would give
them a chance to play before the "
fans' of Chicago, Nw. York, Phila-
delphia and Cleveland,-and possibly,
td be traded to a-big city team if
Ihey made goofl. . : : '
' Minor league cities,, wbdse Blub
owners strive to attain major league '
rank hy legislation, -will-always find .
themselves up against the-universal .
law that water will not run uphill ;
not even if a 20th amendment to the
constitution of the "United States
should so command.' " I could not be
enforced. .-..h .- -",';' ;'
BaclgerRower3 May Racef
fiuluth Club s Acid Test
" It' is understood Vthe . University
of Wisconsin varsity eight oared
crew will compete against the Duluth
Boat club in a dual'ract, prelimin
ary to determining "whether. '-the
Cardinal, in its first year of revived'
rowing, will attempt the annual, in
tercollegiate classic of America. at
Poughkeepsie. ; j ' - . .;v- .
Sport Brevities
' tJew York Boxing in Kew York, nadery.-
state - control sine th et of Aug ust... ,w .
1910, haa proven a uces, hoth financial-
ly and in a sporting sens, th t11D;- .
Ing commission declared in a. . publlsheft ,
report. Violation of th new .-law re
quiring; action on th part of commission .
and commltte, wer relatively tew, the- -report
shows: and-ooly pa club Prnii' i
wa uspended. '' ' ' ' 1fcs"-Aj
. Detroit Ed "Stransler"" Lewis, cham- "
plott' heavyweight wrestler,-tmiV -meet
Boh ' Managoff of Chicago here tonight. ' :
Mans (toff has announeed h h perfected' "
a defense for the he'adlock.' ,v "'
Chicago Dlreotor of th Chloago- bas -'
hall league were cauea to meet in an .
emergency session today to tak action
against a team aald to have booked gam"
,wlth th "black eox" a th barnstorming
team lormea rrom rormwr ntmim a to
Chicago Whit Box, dismissed in con
nection with th 191( aeandal, bay termed
themselves. "' ,
Boston Right Fielder' Bill SouthwortM
was appointed captain of the Boston Ne- "
tlonals last week. '
Kalamazoo -The' Jft-ronsd , boxing, bout
twtween Homer Smith, Michigan heavy
weight, and Sergeant Ray Smith, of '
Camden; N. J., scheduled for tonight haa
been -indefinitely postponed because of an
Injury suffered by the latter. y ;
' fftat College, Pa. With th Besdek
mass athletic program in full swing at
Pennsylvania state college, more than too .
nnder-clasemen are competing In him
line of spring sport, .whereas they for
merly were limited to calesthento work. .
MIZPAH
JOCK
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Give you a feeling ef
real comfort aad th
assurance of perfect
proteotioawhn xar
ciiing or playtag
game ox tnj koq.
JUlsla
tic Per
fect At.
- mm win net
iog ia front. May be boUwtto'cHam r.
TWO WEEKS TRIAL.
If not ssrjaf artery ratora aad moiMV ,
vlllberafUiHM. UsIMonraeelptof
prlc.tl. State smistaieasarMeBt.'
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