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2-C THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1921. Up - to Champ to Face Lew Tendler on Pliilly's Diamond Herman Taylor, Philadelphia Promoter, Signs Pair After Seven Months of Wrangling. Rv RAY PEARSON. Whn'll be the next Tex Rickard of fistiaua? When George L. and that means "Tex" Rickard nulled that wonder ful battle between Champion Jack Dcmnsev and Georges Carpentier a Jersey City on July 2, a battle that smashed to smithereens all other fistic attraction records in the matter of gate receipts, this man Kickard set a mark for other aspiring pro moters to shoot at. There are plenty of other promoters, but where in the world is there a man who would take the chances that Tex takes? When he leased Madison Square Garden in New York for a period of 10 years there were a lot of peo ple who ."toid that Tex was training to go broKe. But instead of going broke, Rickard in the short time he has controlled the garden has made a lot of money, showing definitely that nlavine for hie stakes is profitable game at least for Rick ard. Introducing Mr. Taylor. But this is not meant for a story about Tex Rickard, it is meant to . tell of the efforts of a man other than Rickard. The facts mentioned above are necessary because they show just how difficult is the task of any man wno secKs to rival iuck- ard. The man we have in mind is a young man in- Philadelphia. His name is Herman Taylor, and he hops intn fistic nrommence at this time because he is going to stage world's championship of his own in the Quaker city on the afternoon of August M. . Taylor has lined up Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard and Lew Tendler, the Philadelphia southpaw. Tendler is the one man in the world who is given a chance to dethrone Leonard. Leonard, of course, will be the favorite in the betting, but Tend ler has a chance for victoroy, and a mighty good one, at that. Reticent Sort of Promoter. Taylor's intimates in the east years ago nicknamed Taylor, "Muggsy" Taylor, but why such a haiydle should be slipped to Herman is hard to figure out. When he talks and he doesn't talk very often he has something to say that is worth lis tening to. He is quiet spoken and savs nice things about other people. While in Atlantic City a couple of Vnonths ago visiting the training camp of Jack Dempscy, I became acquainted with Taylor. At that time he was staging the Saturday night, boxing show s at Atlantic City. Becoming friendly, "Muggsy" and the writer engaged in boardwalk conversation, and Taylor told us a few things which at that time were not for publication. Here's what he said: "Well. I hopped over to Philadel phia today and I leased the Phila delphia National league base ball park. I'm planning to hold some fcood battles there, and don't be at all surprised if I put on a worlds championship shortly." ' We listened with polite attention and then asked "Muggsy" what championship he had in mind. ( Leased Philly Park. ' "I have been working on Leonard and Tendler for seven and a half months, trving to sign them up for a championship tilt.- A lot of other promoters have been trying to do the same thing, but don't seem to make any headway. But I'll tell you one thing, and that is that I'm going to land this match. I've gone ahead and leased the Philly park, because I am confident that I'll clinch it. That is how confident I feel about it." Less than a month after that con versation we heard from Philadel phia (not from Promoter .Taylor), that Benny Leonard and Lew Tendler would battle for the world's cham pionship for Herman Taylor on the afternoon of August 12. Goes A-Fishin;' His First Cast Catches Rabbit Fish stories are now being com bined with "out of season" game yarns. V. J. Sanborn, a Cleveland sportsman, had an experience that beat all yarns, while enjoying a day s fishing at Forest and Sylvan lakes. He hooked a bass so large that it made him nervous and instead of plaving it, he gave the rod a yank 'that unhooked the fish and threw his hook into the bushes behind him. Judge his surprise then when the hook started a strike that kept his reel buzzing until the end of his line was reached. Then the rod was jerked from his hands and went rig ragging through the woods with Sanborn after it. After again gaining possession of the rod and following the line to the end he discovered he had hooked a lame rabbit through the ear. No. he isn't carrying that rabbit foot because rabbits, while plentiful around the lakes, are oat of season. Camenticr Is an American Boxer, as- Regards Style : In one wav. Georges Carpentier is more of an American boxer than a European. Away back in his boy hood Carpentier was first taught the came by Frank Erne, the famous American lightweight. Then he had Kid McCoy for a teacher. Then came Willie Lewis, American mas ter, and finished what the first two had begun. Georges is, therefore, not conti nental taught. The discredited Eng lish school, from which France took up the "boxe" sport within the last 20 years, had nothing to do with his technique. He is French- bred and American taught in the game. - Bate News and Gossip of Interest Matches Leanard and Tendler When Other Promoters Give Up HERMAN TAYLOR. I TRIBUNE Photo. English Unfair To Tennis Champ Act Unsportsmanlike at Wim bledon Where Tilden Re tained Tourney Title. New York, July 30. (Special.) Americans, of whatever sporting proclivities, may well be proud of William T. Tilden II. It will be re membered that when he landed from England some days ago he refused to make any comment or criticism upon his treatment at the hands of the crowd during the challenge match at Wimbledon. By so doing Tilden has revealed himself the true champion in more ways than one. It is evident that he was not the pet of Wimbledon" this year. Frank Poxon, an English expert, writes in the London Daily News as follows: "First of all, the crowd could not accurately be described as a sporting one. Many people evidently went to Wimbledon to see Tilden beaten, and it is deplorable, indeed, when it be comes necessary for the umpire to rise in his chair and ask an English crowd to "play the game." That hap pened, and the stern rebuke was well-merited. WOODS ana WATERS ST. JOHN Wall Eye, the Vacationist's Fish These are the days when the fes- lve vacationist, possessed of two golden weeks of LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, treks to the north woods. If he be of piscatorial proclivities, he goes with high hopes of a record muskellunge, goodly strings of black bass, or heavy bas kets of trout. Often, especially in torrid summers like the present, he is doomed to more or less disappoint ment unless he packs a potent horse- hoe, but while those major game shes may sulk, said vacationist will generally find the old reliable wall eye doing business at ye old stand. iruly the wall-eye is a fish of the people. His wid distribution he is tound from the Susquehanna, the region of the great lakes and British America, southward to Georgia as well as his willingness to bite when other fishes are "off feed," make him general favorite. He is to the adult acationist what his smaller cousin. the yellow perch, and the sunfish are to small boys. Another valuable feature of the wall-eye is his high quality as a food fish. His flesh is. snow white, flaky and of fine flavor; in the opinion of ome experts he is without a peer, ue to the fact that he may be fried. baked, or boiled with equally pleas ing results. Yes, the wall-eye is SOME fish! The writer has caught wall-eyes over the greater part of their natural range, at all seasons of the year and with all sorts of tackle and methods; there is no fish that varies greater in game qualities. We have caught good-sized ones that displayed no more spirit than a bag of drowned kittens. Then, just when we became convinced that the wall-eye is a false alarm as a fighter, we have hooked some that fought with amazing en durance and dash. By preference the wall-eye is a fish of deep water with sand or gravel bottom, resorting to the deep "holes" in lakes, but coming into the shallows to feed, especially towards evening. In rivers they generally are found in the vicinity of dams, in the pools at the foot of riffles, and other places where the water is both swift and deep. Ordinary black bass tackle is suit able for wall-eye fishing. Being more of a bottom feeder than the bass, the wall-eye is not as willing to rise to the surface for casting lures. If the angler wants to take him with the casting rod, he should use lures that sink. A good-sized minnow, well weight ed, with or without a spinner, and Winner of Match to . Receive Gold Belt Emblematic of Title New York, July 30. (Special.) Tex Rickard, promoter of the Car-pentier-Tom Gibbons world's light heavyweight championship bout, to be staged either in Madison Square Garden or the big Jersey City arena in the second week of October next, announces that he will present the winner with one of his gold-studded diamond belts emblematic of the title. This division and the feather weight class are the only ones not bavin? bel - Manager Gibson Keeps Pirates In First Place Says Players Must Play Better Ball to Beat Giants Who Follow in Next to Top Berth. New York. Tulv 30. (Special.) Georce Gibson, manager of the Pi rates, has kent his men out in front. save for a brief 24 hours, in which the Giants held the lead, since the opening of the season, and he means to keep them there right through to the finish, but he realizes that to ao so will be far from an easy task. "The race has been pretty tight so far," he said, "but its going to tight en ud considerably from now on We've managed, by playing consist ent ball, to cling to first place so far, but if we are going to stay nere we 11 have to do even Better, i real ize that and so do the players. We all feel that the next two months and a half will be the hardest, but we're ready for the hardest kind or battling. There is a finer spirit on this club than I think I ever saw on any club. JMo man is puuing iur . . 11' c - - himself alone and we ve got good re suits because every man is helping everybody else. There isn t a trouble maker on the team." With all due respect to the Braves and the others, right here is where we must look for the toughest prop osition. This Giant team is a real team. Ihev ve got a lot ot ability and a lot of pluck, like Giant teams a wavs have had. Unce in a while they fall into a slump ana are maac to look bad. perhaps, but just just when vou think they re starting to slip, they bounce right back to you. Like all Giant teams I have seen, and I've seen a lot of them, they are at their best when they are hard oressed. Thev may toss off a few games to the lowly teams, but they're always a good bet against the toughest, and any time they lose to a team like t his cne its only atter a hard battle." Tribute to Greatness When Fans Ferret Out Jock's "Buried' Name SINCE his victory over the best golf talent of John Bull's own back yard in the British open, Jock Hutchison, the Chicago professional, has thousands of ad mirers. As a tribute to greatness, the fans of the country are getting acquainted with his middle name, which, although nearly buried by Jock, is "Fowler" Jock Fowler Hutchison in full. And in keeping with his name, Jock is considerable of a shotgun artist. reeled slowly, makes an effective cast ing bait. The deep water rig, de scribed in this department last week, baited with a night crawler, is a killer for taking wall-eyes in streams. It may either be cast and reeled slowly or dragged behind a drifting boat. What Do You Know About Eels? The eel does not rank high as a sporting proposition. In the waters of the middle west this fish is gen erally taken by chance when bait fishing for commoner kinds. It is a fact, however, that when an eel is taken it is considered a great prize, perhaps because of its comparative scarcity, as well as its deserved reputation as a choice food fish. While few of us ever go eel fish ing, all of us have wondered about the habits of this most mysterious of fishes. In fact, the eel has al ways aroused the curiosity of man, and to this day many of the absurd beliefs of the ancients concerning this fish are still accepted as truth by many uninformed folks. The Greeks, who were among the earliest students of fish life, found the breeding habits of the eel a great mystery. Being both a poetical and a practical people, they solved the problem, to their own satisfaction at least, by attributing the eel to Ju piter, who was supposed to be the father of every child of doubtful paternity. Aristotle thought that eels sprung from the mud of the sea. while Pliny was of the opinion that they came from slime rubbed off the fish. Twelve hundred years later Albertus Magnus agreed with Pliny's theory, although Aristotle's views were gen erally accepted for more than 2,000 years. Said good old Izaak Walton in 1653: "But that eels may be bred, as some kinds of worms . and some kinds of bees and wasps are, either of dew or out of the corruption of the earth, seems to be made prob able by the barnacles and young goslings bred by the sun's heat, and the rotting planks of old ships and hatched of trees." Don't laugh. The idea of eels breeding from dew and young geese growing on trees Gerhard showed a picture of a tree bearing geese in his "Herbal!," printed in 1633 is no more absurd than many views held by folks nowadays. It was not until the 18th century that the female eel was differen tiated, and the male eel remained a mystery until 1873. Incidentally, a male eel never exceeds 15 inches in length. Eels are catadromous. That is, they live in fresh water, and go to the sea to spawn, as distinguished from amadromous fishes salmon, shad, etc. that ascend to fresh water only to spawn. Just where the spawning of eels takes place was a mystery until last year, when a distinguished Danish scientist, Dr. Johannes Schmidt of Copenhagen, after many years of seeking, discov ered the breeding grounds of both the European and American eels. The center of these grounds for the European species is about 27 de grees north and 60 degrees west, al most in midocean, hundreds of miles east of the Bahamas. The American species breeds a, little west and south of this point, but overlapping, Rickard Denies Jack-Bill Bout Latest Challenge of Brennan Is Burke, Dempsey's Sparring Partner. New York, July 30. (Special.) Tex Rickard denies that he has sign ed Jack Dempsey, world's heavy weight champion, and Bill Brennan, the Chicago boxer, for a title bout to be held somewhere in the metropoli tan district on Labor day. A new challenger of Bill Brennan has bobbed up. He is Matty Burke, the New Orleans "string bean," who was one of Dempsey's sparring part ners when the champion was pre paring for his bout with Carpentier. Burke says he now is ready to tackle Brennan, Fulton, Mike Gibbons or any other top-notch heavyweight, but he prefers to take on Brennan. Burke has had plenty of experi ence, but his light weight was a big handicap to him. Recently he has filled out considerably and now is sturdy enough to tackle any of the big fellows. After taking Dempsey's wallops for several weeks Burke thinks he is fully capable of assimi lating anything that may come his way in bouts with other heavies. The New Orleans candidate for heavyweight honors is 23 years old, stands 6 feet, 3 inches and weighs 175 pounds in fighting condition. He is a very clever boxer and faster than most of the big fellows. Bob Fitzsimmons Socked Boxer So Hard That the' Poor Chap Imagined He Had Won World's Championship Walter Kelly, the southern "iedse. " who loves a scrap about as well as anybody, was tell ing a group of pals the other day about some of the old boys, includ ing Jeffries, Cor- bett, Fitzsimmons and the late Stan ley Kelchel. Kelly was the constant companion of Jef fries when the big boilermaker was training for his contest with Jack Joh n s o n. The jedge also hap pened to be on the same bill with old Fitz when the BOB flTZSIMMONS freckled fellow was champion and was knocking them all cuckoo, offer ing $1,000 to any one who thought he could stay four rounds with him. Those were the sweet days, said Kelly. "Old Bob was a most inter esting character, and how that spin dle-legged fellow could sock! I can recall with pleasant memories some of the didoes Bob would go through in pasting the ambitious boys who would step up for a try at the 1,000 smackers. Partner Scares Challengers. "Fitz had Dan Hickev for a part ner in those days, and it was Dan's duty to greet the aspiring ones be fore they had a chance to see the champ. Dan would 'put the works' on the poor hicks and scare them half to death before, they put up their hands against Bob. "The moment one of them showed Dan would greet him with a full arm slap on the back, shaking a year's growth out of him. 'Now, listen, kid, the champ is in an ugly mood today; how far do you want to go?' Dan would advise the aspiring one. Generally the simp wanted it right over with, and, to add to his confusion, Dan would yell an aside to Fitz, 'That fellow who went on last night has not died, as first reported.' About this time the challenger's knees would begin to knock. Celt Not Intimidated. "But one night a sorrel topped, deep chested Irishman breezed into the theater determined to make a try for the thousand iron men. Ilickey tried to put the works on the fiery Celt with his, 'how far do you want to go' stuff, but the Irishman had his own ideas, and insisted that he was in there to get the thousand and give the champion a good licking. "They could not do a thing with that Irishman and Fitz had an aw ful time of it. The youngster was very strong and really could fight. They were tearing into each other in the third round with the Celt holding his own, when Fitz sudden ly sunk his left hand through the Irishman and followed it with a terrific right smash to the jaw and the Irishman dropped like a thous and of brick. "That fellow was out for about five minutes and when he came to he found the ring deserted except for his two seconds, who had been working furiously over him with the fear that he had been killed. Thinks He's the Champion. "The poor fellow did net know where he was and the audience gav: him a great hand for his game fight. Giants Scramble for Clean Clothes; Earl Smith Receives Best New York, July 30. (Special.) Judging by the appearance of several players on the Giant tear.i a few days ago a small consignment of wash must have been received at the club house, precipating a lively scram ble for clean uniforms or parts thereof. Granted that there was such a scramble, Earl Smith must have won it, for he appeared in a spick and span uniform, shirt and trousers obviously fresh from the mangling machine. Somewhat less fortunate in the free for all were Ross Young and Frank Frisch, who bobbed up in clean trosuers, which fairly glis tened by comparison with their soiled shirts. Frank Toncy got his hooks on a clean shirt, but either missed out in a grab for trousers or couldn't find a pair to fit him. The rest of the boys were out of luck and had to be ..content with besrimed togs from head to foot- ...WTO. ; 1 - 1 - i N - Giant Rookie Making Hit With Gotham Fans Rill Cunningham j Bill Cunningham, the Giants' rookie outfielder, who is more than making good, was purchased from Seattle and joined the Giants last month. Since then he has shown all kinds of stuff both in the field and at bat. Cunningham has made a big hit with the New York fans. Still dazed and with the cheers ringing in his ears, the game young fellow made his way to the foot lights and set himself for a little speech. " 'Ladies and gentlemen,' he be gan. 1 thank you tor your kind ness, and now that I have won the championship I stand ready to de fend my title against any man in the world.' Then they led the poor mug off. It was a day later before he found out he was not champion. "Yes, boys, those were the sweet days, and ah, how old Bob 'could soak. There wasn't any one grab bing that thousand if he knew it." Hindu Players To Play in U. S. India's Best Racquet Swing ers to Compete for Davis Cup. New York, July 30. (Special.) While American lawn tennis players may momentarily hold to disappoint ment because of the decision of France not to send its Davis cup team- to this country, there is due compensation in the fact that the sensational players of India will ar rive here shortly. Of course the defeat of the French team was fore shadowed by the statement of Wil liam 1. Iilden, II, upon his arrival from England. The famous Ameri can at that time was inclined to be lieve that Andre H. Gobert and the others were not equal to standing against the men from southern Asia. By all odds the brilliancy and re markable playing of the team repre senting India has been the outstand ing feature of the season on Euro pean courts. There are a number of skillful players in the group, headed by A. A. Fyzee and his brother, Dr. A. H. Fyzee. Among the others are S. M. Jacob, who is the captain of the team; Mr. Sleem, L. 5. Deane, Singh Barpur and Das iferslngh. Tiieose who have watched these players from India have been enthu siastic about their skill in base line stroking upon hard courts. The Fyzee brothers are regarded as among the most formidable of long range players in the world. Leonard to Box for Entertainment Of Wounded Soldiers New York, July 30. Benny Leonard, world's lightweight cham pion, has gone to White Sulphur Springs, where he will train for his eight-round bout against Lew Tend ler in Philadelphia on Friday, Au gust 12. On the following Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, August 15, 16 and 17 the exact date will be announced later Benny will don the gloves against some good boy in the big boxing tournament which will be staged at United States hospital No. 61, Fox Hills, Staten Island, for the entertainment of the 1,000 sick and wounded war veterans who still are confined there. Leonard is only one of a score of famous ring celebrities who have promised to be on hand to help the boys at Fox Hills forget their aches, pains, troubles and worries. Find Fewster of Yankees Using Nail-Studded Bat In a game of the recent big se ries between the rival first place claimants of the American league Cleveland and New York Chick Fewster of the Yankees came up in the fifth inning with a bat that would not pass inspection by the umpire. Umpire Owens discovered that it was reinforced at its batting end with numerous small nails, and made Fewster get another bat. The one Fewster had to discard is the one with which he mr.de four hits in a game in Detroit. It was weather worn and his reason for nailing it up was to preserve the bat, rather thai, any intention of re sorting to' illegal means to help his batting, according to the New York team. Public Rallies To Support Of Purged Majors Fans Turn to Sox Despite Second Division Rating Candil Octet Cannot Kill Game. It is rather significant that, while the cheap, sordid details of the world's series scandal of 1919 were being aired in the courts of Cook county, the clean members, of the aggregation involved In those pro ceedings have been going along about their business and drawing unusual ly large crowds for a second division outfit. And, in passing, it may be mentioned that the Cubs, one of whose games really brought the present scandal into court, have been patronized better than they would have been in any other city, in a similar position in the race. Much has been spoken and con siderable written about the ill effects on the national pastime from the turning up of the crooks of 1919. Results have shown that the base ball public still is confident of the honesty of the diamond sport, and the great majority of the players. Nation's Safety Valve. The nation's outdoor safety valve will continue to operate and thrive as long as the fans are of the opinion that the doubtful characters have been eliminated from the game. There must be no hesitation on the part of club owners to hand out the same punishment to any of their men that was given the eight sus pected White Sox, if there is a rea sonable doubt of their honesty. Fear of lese majesty prevents commenting on the possible outcome of the trial in progress in Chicago when this is typcritwten. Perhaps it would be better to say that respect for the law curbs comment. The idea, however, is that the result of the trial will have no marked effect on the future of the game itself. There is no punishment a jury of 12 men can give to a defendant greater than that which the Ameri can public already has handed out to the players implicated in the 1919 scandal. No Time for Cheap Cheating. The panhandler and the dip, who go out after small change, are not greatly respected by even the crooks of America. But the guy who can get away with a million dollar steal is looked up to by a certain percent age of the population. There was some sentiment favorable to the ban ished White Sox among a certain class of Chicagoans until the details of the trial brought out the report that they were willing to cheat for small change. If they had gone wrong for something like $100,000 apiece they might stand a chance of being forgiven, but not for $100,000 I... .1 it sput eignt ways, wnen nicy uiuu i even get that. Where base ball will profit most from the exposures before the Cook county court fans, and by pitiless newspaper publicity throughout the country, is the realization that must be forced on the patrons that it re quires a lot of crooks to pull any thing crooked in base ball. Takes Many for Frameup. One or two men on a team can not deliver the goods to the gamblers if the rest are on the level, and, in spite of the disclosures of the present month, or perhaps because of them, base ball patronage has not fallen off m the spot where the spotlight is fiercest. The Devlin quartet could not kill base ball in the 70s, when it was an infant compared to its present stat ure. The Gandil octet cannot kill the game in this century. Star Racehorse Rivals Return as 4-Year-Olds Now that both Purchase and Eter nal, strong rivals as 3-year-olds in 1919, have successfully returned to the turf as winners on eastern tracks, there is a probability of a renewal of their rivalry during the campaign at Saratoga. Purchase beat Eternal the first time they met as 3-year-olds, but found he could not trifle with the son of Sweep when they met in the Brooklyn handicap last year. Pur chase, in this race, attempted to make a weight concession to his rival, and was beaten. I Alexander Predicts Elimination Of ' "Lively Ball" Is Soon at Hand New York, July 30. Grover Cleve land Alexander, star pitcher of the Chicago Cubs, believes that the elimination of the so-called "lively ball" is near at hand. With other members of the Cubs Alexander feels sure that the "old ball" is being gradually substituted for the "rab bit." "There isn't a doubt in my mind that up to July 4 the ball used in the National league was "lively," says the famous righthander. "I never experienced the slightest dif ficulty in controlling the ball prior to that date. The glossy cover didn't hamper my delivery at all. I was ab(e to curve the ball as well as ever, and I used as much speed as in former years. But the batters lined out safe drives that nobody could handle. The ball would take one or two swift bounds and shoot over the heads of the infieldersi, who didn't have time to get near it. "Home runs were frequently made by batters who once were unable to drive the ball for more than two or three bases. No matter how hard the pitchers worked, the result was the same abnormal slugging and big scores. I began to notice a difference in the ball soon after July 4 and now I am dead sure that a change is contemplated by the pow ers that be. "Many good pitchers now are be ginning to check the hitting and run making. In my ouinion, their sud den effectiveness is due to the res toration of the ball that was in use two' or three years ago. The 'lively ball' still is'put in play, here and to Sport Fans Secretary of State Welfare Department Lincoln, Neb., July 30. (Special.) H. H. Antics, secretary of the de partment of welfare for the state of .Nebraska, will keep an eagle eye on the boxing and wrestling bouts held in Nebraska under the new bill legalizing the sport. Although Lum Uovle, state commissioner, will issue permits and grant licenses. Secretary Antles will see that the state is protected when ever a show is held. Famous Horses to Race at Saratoga Quarter of Million Dollars Spent on Famous New York Upstate Course. New York, July 30. The thor oughbreds that are to make the impending August session of the Saratoga association a greater in terstate and international race meet ing than any of the last 12 or 15 years, are fast assembling at 'Jew York's famous upstate course, on which $250,000 has been spent since last summer, from Maryland, Ken tucky, Long Island and Canada. All, or nearly all, of the horses of the stables of Harry Payne Whit ney, John tl. Kosseter, waiter J. Salmon, Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Samuel Ross of Washington, Mrs. Payne Whitney, Spalding L. Jen kins, Dr. M. J. Cromwell, A. K Macomber, William R. Coe, Thomas W. O'Brien, Hal K. Knapp, Samuel D. Riddle, Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords, J. S. Cosden, Edward F. Simms, Hal Parr, Joseph E. Widen er, George D. Widener, Mrs. F. Am brose Clark, John Sanford and Jo seph E. Davis were shipped up from Aqueduct and Belmont park imme diately after the finish of the Queens County Jockey club's summer meet ing. Fred Fulton Trains "Whitey" for Match Wymore, Neb., July 30. (Special.) Additional interest has been awak ened in the 10-round boxing match in Wymore August 19 between Whitey Fulton and Johnny' Sudenburg of Omaha by the arrival of Whitey's big brother, Fred Fulton of Minneapolis, who will train Whitey for the match. Long Rugby Trip. Australia's Rugby team, which is to tour England soon, left Syd ney, Jew boutn Wales, July Jo for San Jbrancisco on the first leg of its journey. From San Francisco the Kangaroo players will go by train to New York, thence to Eng land. there, which accounts for the heavy hitting games. But as the season progresses, I think you'll see better pitching and smaller scores all over the National league circuit. A re turn to former conditions is impera tive." Alexander is among those players who believe that the so-called "lively ball" was introduced with the idea that the public enthusiastic over Babe Ruth's home runs, wanted an epidemic of long-distance batting. The magnates and the manufacturers of the ball still insist, however, that it has not been altered. Remember The Pappio Airedale Kennels when in need of that bet ter airedale. Visitors wel come. Puppies from our prize-winning strain ready for you. 78th and Dodge Every Motorcycle and Bicycle L in our store is now on sale at wholesale price. il" OMAHA BICYCLE CO. 1 6th and Chicago Streets ' ' ' College Elevens To Take Earlier Start This Year Need Drill for Rig Game at Season's Outset Notre Diime to Play Iowa University. In another two weeks prepara tions tor the opening of the 1921 foct ball season will be well under way. Calls for candi dates will he is sued ami the foot ball paraphernalia named out 01 sior age. Chalk lines V will be laid on the gridirons anil goal pc-sts erected. Owing to the number of impor tant early season clashes, it will be imperative for a number of big col- E. O. (Jumbo)' lege squads to start ST1EIIM (Indiana Coach) practice earlier than usual. Although the Western conference teams are prohibited by rule from starting practice as or ganized squads until September 15, orders will be issued shortly for the men to begin individual training and report in the best physical cond tion. Indiana vs. Harvard, Oct. 8. Indiana will be the first middle west team to ga into action in an intersectional game of importance. On October 8, the Hoosiers. are scheduled to play Harvard at Cam- bridge. Coach Stiehm had a success- ful spring practice season and has a fairly good idea of the men whom he must depend upon for success this fall. The Indiana mentcr will send in structions to all his candidates with in the next two weeks to start train ing. Footballs will be sent the punt ers and forward passers, so that they will need little practice to perfect their skill when the official opening day of practice arrives. Indiana will be strong again this year, and Coach Stiehm has high hopes of giving Johnny Harvard an interesting early season battle. Notre Dame and Iowa, two of the leading elevens in the middlewest, are slated to clash at Iowa City on October 8. This 'will be one of the important early season games of the year, and, as victory fcr either will indicate a successful season, the coaches will bend every effort to send well drilled elevens on the field. Maroons and Purple Clash. Northwestern and Chicago will start preparations for their clash immediately after the opening day n.--. r.,,,. 'ru--- . ...... on Stagg field, October 1, while both have important contests on the following week-end. The Purple will meet Minnesota at Minneapolis, on October 8, while the Maroons will give battle to Purdue on Stagg field on the same day. Ohio State, last year's Big Ten champions, will swing into confer ence action on October 15 by meet ing Minnesota at Columbus, while Illinois will open its Big Ten season with Iowa on the latter's gridiron on the same day. Michigan will not play its opening game until October 22, when Ohio State will be met at Ann Arbor in a game which will dedicate the Wolverine's new sta dium. While the above mentioned dash es will attract considerable atterw tion, the intersectional battle be tween Chicago and Princeton on the latter's field on October 22 will overshadow all other October games. It will be the first of a two game series, as the contract calls' for the Tigers to come west in 1922. Princeton will have a great team, while Chicago will be stronger than was figured by most gridiron fans who saw the team in action last fall. 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