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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1921. Up-to-Bate News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans Faster Thinkers In Competition, View of Coaches Noted Foot Ball Mentor Rates Size As Secondary Fa mous Athletes Have Been Small in Structure. With athletics reaching a scientific point of development, there appears to be a general desire on the part of coaches and athletic directors to lean toward the smaller men when final selec tions of teams are made. While there have been some great little men in all branches of athletic endeavor, those with giant physical builds generally have been given pref erence. This was especially true in BOBERT ZUPPKB. (IUiaoii Coach.1 the old days of foot ball, when beef and brawn were the two determining iactors in the final makeup of teams. Since the gridiron rules have been revised the little man has come more into his own, and it is a common sight to see the big fellows on the side lines when important battles are decided. During the summer, Robert Zuppke, well-known coach of Illinois foot ball teams, asserted he would rather have a fast, quick-thinking team composed of little men, than one which averaged 180 to 190 pounds. In fact, Zupoke has always leaned to the little fellows when it lection of a back field was under consideration. Illinois' pony back r.elds have more than uiade good against heavier sets of backs. Sprinter Paddock the Exception. Howard Jones of Iowa is another g idiron mentor who favors the smal ler man for foot ball, and especially 5i any position where brain work is to be taken into consideration. Au brey Devine, captain of this year's eleven, is a comparatively small man, yet he can, advance the oval for the same results as a player neavier ana stronger. Coach Yoft of Michigan always has favored the smaller men for quarter backs. Boss Weeks, the greatest field general in Wolverine foot ball history, was a small man, as were Nor-ross and Barlow. Although Charley Paddock of the University of Southern California is generally acknowledged to be the greatest sprinter who ever pulled on a spiked shoe, there were many fliers much smaller of structure who have made as fast time for 100 yards as the Pacific coast star. Arthur Duffey of Georgetown, the first amateur to be otticiaiiy creauea with running 100 yards in :09 3-5, was a small sprinter. Following his record-breaking performance, the former Georgetown athlete was found to be a professional and his marks were stricken off the record books. Howard Drew, colored sprinter of Drake, who is joint holder of the world's 100-yard record at :09 3-5, is a small man. Earl Eby of the University of Pennsylvania, captain of last year's track and field team, who won the eastern intercollegiate cnampionsnip for the half-mile and repeated in the same event at the nationals, held in Chicago, is a small man. who does not weigh more than 135 pounds. Frank Foss, former Cornell athlete, who holds the world's record in the polo vault, is another athlete of the small type. Joie Kay a Litte Fellow. Joie Ray of the Illinois A .C. one of the greatest middle distance run ners of modern times, is another ex ample of the small man who contin ually shows larger and stronger run ners a clean pair of heels. Ray has been running foot races for years, and there seems to be no limit to his physicial endurance. He is built along the same lines as Alfred Shrubb, the great English runner, who still holds several world's rec ords for distance running. In the weight events men of strength are needed, and this is the reason why the small man has no chance. McGrath, McDonald and Ryan are giants in stature, while Ralph Rose, former Michigan athlete, who now is dead, was even bigger than McDonald. Rose's mark of 51 feet in the shotput still stands as a world's record. It was made in 1909. Same Is True in Base Ball Numbers of small college base ball players have gone into the major leagues and have made good. Eddie Collins, captain of the Chicago White Sox of the American league, is not a large man. Eddie learned his base ball at Columbia college. George Sislcr of the St. Louis Browns is a former Michigan player, and is rated one of the best first sackers in major league base ball. Julie Mee of Illi nois and Vernon Parks of Michigan, recent college men to go into fast company, are not large men. It is the almost unanimous opinion of coaches and others who are in constant contact with squads of men that the little fellows think faster than those of larger stature. In general they solve conditions which arise on the playing field fas ter, and are quicker to take advan tage of an opponent's momentary er ror. At any rate the smaller men are gradually growing into, popular fa vor, although there are exceptions in cases where a good big man has com bined all the qualifications of the smaller ones. Ex-President Wilson Has Bodyguard for Line Drives Val Picinich, catcher for the Wash ington Americans, had a tough job the other afternoon. He was perched out in right field, holding his big catcher's mitt ready at all times to keep line drives from flying through drawn op close to the foul line. Who v mm as v wji vm , . ww- s;tfPOw. usn, jnai j ay. i - 1 , ; . - The Swift's diamond crew, twice champions of the Commercial, Class A league, with a record of having waded through last season's schedule without a defeat, and having lost but one game this season, making a record of 29 games won and 1 lost in two seasons, are certainly making history in the Municipal Amateur Base Ball association. With C. King, F. Hiatt and M. Albert Hill Sets Fast Mark for Mile-Nurses Theory Of Running For Quarters in Sixty-Two Seconds Each New York, July 16. (Special.) While Charlie Paddock was tearing up the track in the short dash in world's record time at Pasadena, Al bert Hill was setting a mark for the mile in England that will take a lot of beating. The Englishman, who created such an uproar at the Olympics-by taking the 800 and 1,500-meters, reeled off the mile in 4:13 3-5, which is still behind the world'j mark, but pressing it pretty hard. Hill is the man who has nursed the theory that he could run four quarters in 62 seconds each, thus covering the mile in 4:08. Per haps if any man can do it, he is the chap, but such a thing as two even halves, let alone four even quarters, has never been heard of. ' Even Joie Ray, who, when at his best, laid out his mile and stuck to the schedule closer than any other runner in recent years, never worked on such a theory, even though he had the habit of going out in front from the start unless he had an unusually good man to beat. It is impossible just at present to learn the fractional times that Hill hung up, but it is evident that they were far from the even marks of the Englishman's am bition. John Paul Jones had a habit of running a rather slow first half mile, even in his fastest races. No power on earth seemed sufficient to urge him along in the early stages. Oth ers of our crack milers have also run the second half almost invaria bly faster than the first, although it French Champ Beats Young Dane in Meet Because of Record Paris, July 23. Andre Gobert, who held the French tennis cham pionship for several years until de feated by Jean Samazeiulh of Bor deaux last May, served during the war as an aviator and was recuperat ing at Vichy from a shock received in a fall of over 1,000 feet altitude in 1917 when some of the neutrals en joying the cure organized a tennis tournament. Gobert entered under the name Dubois. Not heing in the best of shape he had a hectic time in reaching the semi-finals, where he had to meet a youthful Dane who was going great gune. Gobert lost the first set, 6 to 2, and was in a fair way of losing the second when some one in the crowd recognized the French champion and commenced shouting encouragemet to him, call ing him by his own name. The Dane, realizing that he was playing against the champion of France, seemed bewildered, making fault after fault, missing easy returns, netting. Gobert won the next three sets. Five-Year-Old Girl's Saddle Jaunts Lead to Famed Hunt Club In no section of the east has a greater degree of interest been mani fested in the thoroughbred, half and three-quarter bred types of horses than about Greenwich, Conn. The Fairfield County Hunt has been in a measure responsible, though horse shows, amateur races and gymnasial have played a part It all had its beginning, however, nine years ago, when the New York publisher, Charles D. Lanier, brought the little chestnut thoroughbred mare, Belle, up from Virginia. He wanted something ' to ride in his shooting expeditions, and found Belle up to the work, though only 14.3 hands high. She went cheer fully all day and wanted to play coming home at night. Becomes Wee Girl's Mount The little mare was brought to ths Lanier place and became a family pet. Miss Becky Lanier, whose skill and intrepidity have been a feature of horse shows in the east for the last few years, was 5 years of age at the time. She and Belle became great friends. It was the little girl's cus tom to spend several hours in the saddle daily. With a desire to be near his caugh Iter, MjrLanie? bought another thorJjhipr Champions of Commercial asyfct , ?nrhgs Top row, left to rtsht! C. Kliiff, pitcher; T. King-, flrnt boae; M. Preesley, pitcher; J. DMovitch, first blue; B. Atkins, rig-tat field and manager. Ixmer row, left to right: C. Grimm, shortstop; I Ilnrdr, second bne; Mc Andrewa. third bane; A. Myer. catch, and B. Scarlei,, utility. C. ltachmann, cen ter fielder, and V. Haitt. left fielder, not present when picture was taken.) Pressley on the pitching staff, this team is a favorite over the Drive-It-Yourself company aggregation in the does not follow that the last quarter has always been as fast as the first quarter. Many a star riau followed false pace in the first quarter and then come home a winner stagger ing, in slow time for the last 440. It is an odd coincidence that there should be such a crash in the two With Wills Ruled Out Because Of Color Line, Where Is Dempsey Going to By HARRY NEWMAN. A lively group were bandying fight talk in a fanfest in New York, when some one butted in with a query that came near start ing a riot. The innocent person who tossed the bomb never did stick around long enough to hear his question thrashed and pasted all over the premises, making his exit while the group of ordinary well behaved citizens HA RET WILLS. were yelling their heads off in an effort to be heard. "What is wrong with the heavy weight division? was the query which startled the mob and set them off in the liveliest jam you ever saw, Everything is wrong with the heavvweitrht division," roared the pack in unison, while one big fellow swept himself into a position to lead off with the oratory, rretty poor set, 1 m saying, saia me Dig xeuow, wnue nis anairors were setting themselves for a thousand re sponses. Jack Alone on Pinnacle. "'Never saw the old game with such a poor representation among the heavies,' he continued. 'Why, outside of Dempsey, there does not aopear to be any one in. the whole collection worth mentioning. Demp sey is uo there alone with his title, and unless they can dig up an oppo nent for him pretty soon he is likely to die of lonesomeness. "Harry Wills is a great fighter and no doubt could make a lot of trouble for Jack, but the champ has drawn the color line and the pro moters do not appear to be stumbling over each other in an ef fort to force the issue. Neither is Wills trying to force the matter. That is the situation. Dempsey is all alone, outside of the great col ored fighter. "Yes. sir. the rest of the mob is the worst ever. I watched two of oughbred. Theirs is a hunting coun try, with post ana rail tences ana stone walls, and it wasn't long until father and daughter were taking the obstacles in the course of their early morning rides. Neighbors' Interest Grows. Soon friends and neighbors be came interested in horses, and al most before this community realized what was happening there were enough enthusiasts to form a hunt That was the beginning of the Fair field Hunt club, which has become so popular that splendid fields turn out regularly all through the season, it being estimated that fully 2S0 good hunters are owned in Fairfield and Westchester counties. A feature of the drag is the num ber of children, seen regularly in the saddle. The manner in which they handle their mounts and the be havior of the horses are testimon ials to the cleverness of the riders and the temper and adaptability of the animals. Miss Becky Lanier, now in her 14th year, hunts on all of her fath er's horses. She is only one of many children in this locality who display high qualities of horseman- League 111 rv- oresent citv series, which will begin August 15. Grimm, who played with the Riggs', and McAndrews, who played with the Bowen s, will be fighting through their third city series, this time in the bwitt s line up. Because their teams have been van quished on local sandlots by the Drive-Its. Grimm and McAndrews will fight extra hard to make a win ning crew of the Swift & Co. nine. most interesting distances on the same day, so many miles apart There is a great fascination that clings to both these events, partly, perhaps, because of the fact that they are "natural" distances, and partly because of the great names con nected with them. Find a Real Rival? our heavies going through the mo tions the other night, while Georges Carpentier sat in laughing himself silly at the clumsy efforts of the two Yankee bruisers. "I'm telling you fellows," con cluded the big 'un, "that Dempsey is the greatest fighter of all time, but his playmates are the saddest lot I have ever looked at. Ketchel's Name to Front "Where do you get that stuff about Dempsey being the greatest fighter of all time?" interrupted an other member of the group as he eased himself right up front. "Greatest fighter of all time I That makes me sick. "Just because he goes in there the other day with an undersized Frenchman and beats him up, you want to call him the greatest fighter of all time. Why, any of the old gang couia nave taken this guy Dempsey. Why Stanley Ketcher would have grabbed him just as sure as fate. "Can you imagine what Old Steve would have done to that bird Demp sey, if he had him oh the run like that Frenchman had in the second round of that shindig in Jersey City? Why, he would have knocked him clean out of the county. "The great Dempsey, who licked that false alarm, Jess Willard, and the chicken hearted Ired Pulton, and a few more bums I Nothinsr do ingl I'm with you when vou sav that the heavyweight gang is all wrong, but lay off on that strong boost for Dempsey. Gibbons warmly Boosted. The conversation was speeding along at a furious pace when some one suggested that perhaps Dempsey might not be so lonesome for an opponent when Carpentier has his next fling at some other . Yankee, fighter. I d like to steo in with my 2 cents' worth, said a mild mannered per son, it you Kuys will Just give a fellow a chance to get in a few words sideways, it looks to me as though Tom Gibbons will be the bird tossing them at the champion the next time that Jack starts." There was a snicker or two at the suggestion, but the mild mannered person insisted on being heard. You boys are overlooking this man Gibbons. He's been in the back ground for many years, allowing his brother Mike to absorb all the cal cium, but he is up there to grab the best of them, and believe me, boys, this fellow Gibbons is groin? to cet to Carpentier in much shorter time than it took Jack Dempsey. in Prime Physical Shape. "Tom is a clean living boy with out any dissipation whatever, and in year from now will be a better man than Dempsey," he concluded, as another member of the gang reached for the center of the stage. Why don t you fellows sav a kind word about Bill Brennan?" roared the latest squawker, who plunged right into the fray without any invitation whatever. "That guy Gibbons won't do at all: he's too small. "Didn't Bill stay in with the champ longer than any of those other guys, and doesn't Bill think right now that he has a good chance of whipping Jack if he ever gets an other opportunity? Brennan will be Dempsey s next opponent, and can make it interesting for Jack any time they start." The party was getting pretty rough about this time and as some wise owl suggested an adjournment ar d the group made for the air. the mild mannered persou called back in piping tones, "Do not forget what I told you mugs. Tom Gibbons will be the next champion of the world. He can. lick room full of Dempsey!." $16,404,800 Set As Sum It Cost To See Big Bout That's What 80,000 Fans Paid To See Dempsey Knockout The Frenchman in Four Rounds By RAY PEARSON. When Tex Rickard built his gi gantic arena in Jersey City to enter tain that world's record crowd on the afternoon of July 2, he undoubt edly did not realize how much money was to be pulled out of the pockets of the fistic fans. We grant that the New York promoter, who seems gifted with greater foresight than any man we ever have known, did anticipate just what happened a crowd that paid something like $1,650,000 to watch World's Cham pion Jack Dempsey . and Georges Carpentier, the European champion, perforin. But that outlay of coin for tickets to watch the scrap was a relatively small amount when the necessary expenses of a trip to the Jersey City arena are considered. For instance, what a pretty penny it cost those fans who had to make long journeys before the privilege of watching Rickard's show was realized. Just think of the railroad fares, the sleeping berths, and the hotel bills. Then add on to that the price of "feed" in New York, and we might add that the business of wear ing the feed bag in Gotham isn't any thing small. Figures Awe Inspiring. Only yesterday I was fanning with a Chicago man who made the trip to Jersey City to see the "battle of the century," and, comparing notes, we hit figures which are awe inspiring. In the first place, we set the average price of tickets for the bout at $27.50. That might be a bit hieh. but we were forced to agree on that figure after considering that every $50 seat was sold and that the total receipts amounted to $1,650,000. That much money was taken in on an estimated paid at tendance of 80,000 people. Next let's take up railroad fares. It is a moral cinch that New York provided only a small minority of those attending. The great majority of fans who sat at the ringside weren't New Yorkers, but fans, male and female who had made the trip to Jersey City by rail from other cities. We might mention the num ber of boxing followers who journeyed from Chicago on special trains as an example. It is estimated that Chicago alone furnished close to 10,000 of that ringside attendance. Now, the railroad fare from Chi to Gotham, berth included, is some thing like $52.78 That's only one way; and doubled it meant a lot of coin. $6 a Day Just to Eat Now, let's eat a bite and find out where we get off on this jaunt east ward. "Eating regular" means three meals a day, and sometimes a fistic fan will gobble four just to show that he is in good health. Three meals a day means at least $6, if a person punishes the food on a din ing car or at a New York hotel. A place to sleep in New York dur ing the hectic days immediately be fore and after the day of the inter national battle probably cost an average of $7 per day. Then to add to that for a period of say four days for it required that to make the trip in comfort there were inci dental expenses which must not be overlooked. That amounted to sev eral dolalrs a day but in doping out this story we'll hit on $5 a day for said incidentals, although that is a slim cost in New York. Some Bill to Pay. Now, making a little tab on the price it cost a Chicago fan to see Dempsey knock out Carpentier, these figures result: Tout of ticket to flrht (averaire) M.60 Cent of trannpnrtatlon, Chlcao-New .... York and return 108.50 Cont of hotel, New York (four dare 28.00 Incidentals Total B205.W The next thing to do is to multiply that $205.06 by 80,000, the total paid attendance, and we arrive at these huge figures $16,404,800. Nearly sixteen and ono-half million dollars. And just to think it was expended for the pleasure of seeing 10 minutes and 16 seconds of actual milling be tween Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier. Roll that over in your mind, Mr. Fan. Many from Other Continents. There may be some persons who will take exception to these figures. They might be a trifle high, but the writer hasn't figured on the greater cost of fans who came from foreign countries to see the fight. There were 600 of them from Paris, who paid liner fares across the Atlantic. Then, too. there were fans from London, a few from Australia, and a few from South America. Also, we mustnt forget that many fans made the trip clear across the cotinent from Cali fornia to see the bout. We'll say Tex Rickard doesn't dabble in piker coin, and we'll also say the tans don t, either, when Rickard sets the stage. Stanford's Huge Stadium Ready for California Game Stanford's new stadium will seat 60,000, cost $210,000, and be ready for the Stanford against California foot ball game November 19. nni-ro nim jock BVII.ITJiri No. 44 Givta you a fwlinf of real comfort and tha auuranca of perfect protection whOa exer ciaing or playing ffamea OI any Clod. Allelaa- tic Far fact fit. Will not chafe Perfect pooch. Patented epea lag la front May be boiled todeaua. TWO WEEKS TRIAL. If aot etttef actor rtnrn and money villberefonded Hiiledonreeaiptof pn,i. owwwiiecneeaareBMac. TMK WAUnt F. WMI COMPANY, Deptjl LLJL Bee Sport Album Will Adams "01' Fat Bill Adams!" Daily a verbal barrage is directed at Bill Adams, witty remarks con cerning much extra avoirdupois, not that little Willie is "pet-bellied," like the immortal Babe Ruth, but only a bit full in places. But 'tisn't Bill's fault. Bill can't help it. It, meaning fat, just will not come off. The hero of this little yam is out on the Field club courts every afternoon, swinging a mean racquet and that isn't the only thing Bill can swing. For he has two good fists. Some young men that take to tennis and not golf are dubbed "tea-hounds" or "cake-eaters," but Bill is out of that ,class, for listen: I When Bill was earning 30 per in Uncle Sam's world's series a few years ago, he was stationed in the officers' training school at Camp Sheridan. Charley White, none other than the lad that has fought and been defeated by Champion Leonard so many times, was boxing instruc tor of the camp. Bill was in pretty good condition then, and just wal loped everything about camp. Bill Accepts Challenge. One day White asked for some one to volunteer to put on an exhi bition bout with him. It was for a Fourth of July, Memorial day or some kind of a celebration. No one responded to the call, and finally little Willie "ups" his hand, and says: "1 will, Mr. White." Maybe he said "Charley." Bill felt like a real professional when he entered the ring, but when he left he felt more like a marathon runner, for he sure did do some tall steppin' that day. Charley didn't want to hurt any one wearing the colors of Uncle Sam, so he loafed around, hoesrinsr all of the limelight. Rill wanted to fight, and he pushed his leather mitt into Mr. White's nose, permitting the red, red blood to ooze out. It made Charley mad, so mad that he tried to lay Bill low. But little Willie was too fast, and took the remaining Ever Ul I No I MMST PflM I Popular I Stalling I dimiVIlL UMP Prices Chicago GEORGE ADAMS (Chicago) yg GENE GANNON (Milwaukee) 8 Rounds YOUNG BRUNO (Omaha) VS. YANKEE SULLIVAN (Omaha) AUDITORIUM, PJOIMY NIGHT, 8:30 P. II. Admission: $1, $2 and $3 (Plus Tax) Auspices Municipal Base Ball Association two rounds of the six-stanza bout in circles. After that bout, Bill just refuses to draw the leather over his fists. Champion Tennis Players. Bill covers himself with glory in the gentle art of swinging a racquet. He won the singles championship in the 1916 Iowa state open tourney at Des Moines. He was city champ here in 1919, and Omaha junior champ in 1914-15-16. Bill enjoyed the championship of Carter lake m 1913-14-15. Ralph Powell and Adams are city and state doubles champions. They were also city doubles champs in '16. Bill and his brother Joe were doubles champs in the 1919 city tourney. Bill also plays foot ball and bas ket ball being one of the main cogs in the Nonpareil semi-pro foot ball squad. But there's one thing that little William delights in more than any thing else, and 'tis lucky George Emery and his bike cops know noth ing thereof. Bill has a car, known to all as the lowly Ford, and he does some mean racin' in the boat. One day he passed a Stutz and a Mercer going down Center Ftreet, not saying that the two cars were standing still. Georges Plans to Continue Ring Work New York, July 23. (Special.) Instead of retirig at the request of his wife, it looks as though Georges Carpentier will continue his ring career for some years to come. Georges evidently intends to do most of his fighting in America, where the purses are so much bigger, even though th going is tougher than on the othe.r side of the water. Harvard-Princeton Grid Teams to Clash on Nov. 5 The first of the big annual foot ball classics, the bame between Har vard and Princeton, is scheduled for November 5. - bill vs. TEN ROUNDS 6 Rounds Britton Refuses To Meet Leonard Agrees to Fight Johnny Wil son, But Steers Clear of Benny. New York, July 23. (Special.) Although Welterweight Champion Jack Britton has agreed to fight Johnny Wilson, holder of the mid dleweight title, Britten cannot be induced to meet Lightweight Cham pion Benny Leonard in a battle to a decision. Leonard says that Jack is making a mistake in not accept ing the $40,000 that he could make in a match with him. "Some day and it's going to be rather soon Jack will wake up in the morning without his title and then it will be too late," said Leonard. "He can make" more money out of a fight with me than he can during what remains of his ring career fighting second-raters." Leonard says that if he gets a chance to win the welter weight title, he will go to England and meet all the welterweights and middlewcights they have over there Only One Foreigner Ever Captured U. S. Lawn Tennis Title New York, July 23. (Special.) While some of the thunder will be stolen from the 40th anual lawn ten nis championship of the United States this year through the matches for the Davis Cup, there will be a greater international atmosphere to the competition than in a great many years. The blue ribbon of the American courts has never been taken by a foreigner with the. excep tion of Hugh L. Dogerty 18 years ago. Thus Americans have just a little edge on their British cousins now that Tilden has won at Wimble don twice in succession. Little fear is entertained that any of the invaders will be able to topple him from his throne, for Willowy William in his home climate and under the "play ing through" conditions should be better than he was in England. From Hockey to Base Ball Star in Year When Jim Riley, home run king of the Pacific International league ltA former Seattle hockey star, was r.cld to the St. Lottij Americans for $5,000 he set a record for rapid rise in base ball. Within three months he jumped from the hocl.ey field to the big league. After thrilling thousands of hockey fans during the last few years with his sensational playing, he broke into base ball this year for the first time, and developed almost im mediately into a star. Kid Omaha TURK LOGAN (Omaha) vs PHIL LONGO (Des Moines) 8 Rounds 1 .J iv.et'iwayiwiy) 'J