Tin: W.E: omaha. sunpay. February sc. 102;
Chicago Cubs and White Sox Have Won Most Ball Games for One City
JiYimly City Fans
Proud of Major
league Record
Hooter Morale ut Low Y.lh
Now Src No ( Jiaiuc for
Tram to Htuk New
YciL Itjiikrtill.
Wahoo's Speedy Cage Team
By l. E. SANBORN.
Sanding on the firing line of an
ether campaign (' the tatcbatl u
t.f il.e I'niirJ Stairs, the
f.n of Chicago can regard pal V
formatters with greater pride llun
the rootrr nf any other city, even
Sf they cannot look forwarj with as
much hoprfulneu some of the
other.
In t!i National Icatue Cut root
en fare the pruned of seeing the
I'lvthoric bank roll of tltc New Vork
club oiMirrs corral suHicicnt playing
talent to nuke tire of another pen
nant, with i frond place the ueit
than can be hoped for on the north
side, barring accident. In the
American league, tlic south tide ad
hrrents liaV only the hope that Kid
(jlc-nnn and John liver will be able
to repair o tt of the wreck left of
the White io since eight of their
Mart were rtmoved from organized
lacball.
Chicago Points With Pride.
Looking backward, the Chicago
fans have a chance to "point with
pride" to the fart their two major
league team have won more games
than those of anv other city which
ha hern represented in both circuits
over a period of. 19 years 1003 to
1921 inclusive in spite of the fact
neither Chicago team leads its league
in the composite standing for that
period which appears in another
column.
This 10-yrar period is not selected
to make Chicago's showing the best
possible, hut solely because it cov
ers all the span of time during which
the circuits of the piajor leagues
have been composed of the same
teams. Py going bark a couple of
years ami including 1901 and 1902.
1 he showing of Chicago could be en
hanced, hut prior to the peace treaty
of 1903 the circuits were subject to
change.
In 19 seasons the Cubs have won
l58 ga:nes and the White Sox
.543. making a combined total for
Chicago of 3,201. In the same time
the two New York teams have won
3,1-16 gans between them. The
Giants lead both leagues with a
grand total of 1,732 victories in 19
yearn, but during part of that time
the Yankees have occupied lowly po
sitions and have acquired a grand
total of onlv 1,414 triumphs, which
Itaves the Gotham total below the
mark of Chicago.
Philadelphia Ranks Third.
Philadelphia still ranks third
among the cities represented in both
leagues in spite of the sad showing
tl) Athletics and Phillies have made
in recent seasons. The composite
rerord of the Philadelphia teams is
2,758 victories, which is just a little
better than that of Boston's two
tsams. The Red Sox have won
1,549 games and the Braves 1,185.
St. Louis trails everybody in the
dual-league records with only 2,424
victories and 3,263 defeats in 19
years.
Two one-league cities Pittsburg
and Cleveland rank third in the
composite standing. And two other
towns which have only on big
league team apiece are fourth Cin
cinnati and Detroit.
Chi
A .1 1 .
inese Htmete on
Penn Relay Team
China will be represented in the
Pennsylvania relay carnival and also
in the intercollegiates by S. T.
Chow, Coach Lawson Robertson an
nounced today.
Chow, who has developed into a
broad jumper of considerable ability,
also is said to take well to the high
jump and the hurdles. He has just
been, promoted tp the Pennsylvania
varsity track team, and Coach Rob
ertson said he is the first Chinese
to merit it, although the Philadelphia
institution has had a good boxer and
soccer player from the Orient.
Baseball Squibs
"Deacoa"
Wily Kselor. In 1006, didn't strikeout
until August IS, a stretch of 100 Cm.
On that data Ed Walsh bad hi. bp tier
working to perfection and Little Willie
fanned.
In 190S only 12J home runs ere made
in the American leasue, h Athletic
with 31 were the leader and the White
Soi with seven were the low boys In th a
respect. Lost season Messrs. Ruth, Wil
liams. Meusel and Walker of Ban John
aon's circuit knocked 130 homers which
was better than the entire circuit of
American swatsmen did In H0.
In 1S9J there were IS hurlera In the
Katlonal League and American Association
of Hasehall Players, that la, the H-f'u
circuit, who won 30 or more games that
season. Last year not a hurler In either
lilg league reached that mark. Mays,
Fsber and Sbocker were about the only
big leaguera wha' made bid for the
honor.
When the famous Deacon" Philllpl,
In the days when he was a star on the
pitching staff ef the Pittsburgh tfm,
stepped to the plate, there was a lull of
hostlllti?. "Nuthin doln." Players on
hnth . N,ok a rest, even the oecher
t parkin far the Kood
was' the champ of the hltless squad,
June 9. 190S. the Cleveland team cele
brated In a wonderful manner. 1 In the
fifth innlwr of that game every player
on the lineup made a hit and a run off
the Boston hurlera. a circumstance un
heard J in baseball.
On July 1. I'll". In game between
the Tanville and Portsmouth teams of
the Virginia league, only one hit was
made, Ianvlllo, the winner, didn t make
a hit off Halliman, while the erstwhile
famous Jimmy Lavender, pllching for
Danville, held Portsmouth to opa hit
which resulted In l-to-0 victory.
Msrk Baldwin (now Dr. Mark Baldwin
of Pittsburgh, Pa.), pitching for the Pu
luth club t.f the Northwestern lesgue. on
June 1. ISM. fanned 19 of tha Kt, Paul
team in an nlne-lnnlng game. The re
markable feature about this is that ald
wln etruck out 11 men In succession,
which is believed to ba a record fnt
consecutive strikeouts in organised ball.
On the ttrength of his remarkable work
in this respect. Captain Annoo of the
Chicago Nationals signed this cyclonic
wonder. It was the beginning of a re
markable cereer for Baldwin and although
he didn't create such wonderful records
in whiffing batsmen as he did In his
undergraduate days, yet. he was consid
ered a strikeout king la big league circles.
Ii )
Fremont. Neb.. Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) Wahoo High's basket ball
team, with 11 straight victories, is
begging hard for a place in class "A"
at the tourney in March. Many of
the fast high school teams of tha
state have fallen victim to Coach
Freeborn's cagers, and the chances
at the state mixup look pretty bright
for the Saunders county lads. In
their latest victory, the Wahoo five
held the fast Omaha Central to one
lonely basket in a 9 to 3 battle.
!. to right tna eager are! front row,
. C unningham, furanrdi 1'o-pl-al, guard i
MHinuwwn. eenlrri Morrall. Hilly for
ward! bark row, lurry, utility guard;
Iturk, utility renter) I. 4 unnlngliam,
guardl KInlrj, firaril buperlnteiidmi (
heliools II. J. rrrrlMrn. coach.
20 Years Big League Dope
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Boston J10 S04 34 J07 2J.1 ":7 144 1.B4S .644
Chicago 199 ... iOt) !4 829 fit 840 8401,443 .642
Cleveland 201 !" ... 803 tIS 811 21S 21,1 l.ins .S'-'H
Ketioit 1K3 8"' 2"1 ... 81 811 835 2:111,479 .6g
New Vork 196 117 147 193 ... 206 225 US 1.414 .600
Philadelphia 14 14 197 19.1 1H6 ... 210 'J 161, Sis .493
Washington 174 lti 16 171 !M 10 ... 202 1.2CI .444
Bt. Louis 161 lis 166 ISO ' 17 187 207 ...1,227 .42
Games lost. .
.1,301 1.104 1.34U 1.317 1.412 1,433 1,660 1,016
New Tork 816
Chicago 196
Pittsburgh 170 196
Cincinnati 167 15
Philadelphia 161 172
Brooklyn 161 160
Ut. Louig 141 142
Boston 133 14S
JiATIONAL LK AtilT,
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233
212
179
177
1S3
136
162
251
242
227
212
369
192
174
262
232
231
197
i8
1st
173
244
247
226
240
212
iii
197
2ns
267
269
219
217
211
19S
2711,732
262 1,668
2461,671
2331,890
2291,370
2041,279
2071.197
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Oamralost 1,118 1,198 1,282 1,461 1.467 1.667 1.647 1.662
Wilde's Points, English Style,
Earn a Slim Win Over Barry
JIMMY WILDB.
TKIBUNE Photo.
By RAY PEARSON.
London," Feb. .25. (By Special
Cable.) In a battle which went the
limit of 20 rounds,
a contest which
seldom lacked in
action and in
which two master
ring men of di
minutive size but
dazzling speed
performed, the
British flyweight,
Jimmy Wilde,
was awarded the
decision .of the
judges and a ref
eree. It was a
struggle featured
by the British
system of boxing
against the Amer
ican system o f
fighting, and because Wilde scored
the greater number of points
points counted regardless of the
force behind the blows the young
Briton was handed the verdict.
Wilde left the ring with the cheers
of a crowd which packed Albert hall
ringing in his ears, but there were
ether cheers which weren't meant
for the British Jimmy. They were
meant for the American Jimmy who
hails from Chicago. v
Yanks Think Barrjr Victor.
Barry was not accorded these
cheers because he put up a game
but losing battle; the applause sim
ply emphasized the belief of the
Americans present that Wilde in re
ceiving the verdict had been handed
something that did not rightfully
belong to him. Every ringsidcrwho
belongs across the ocean voiced the
This is the concluding article
of a aeries describing mythical
fights between boxers who never
have met. Many arguments are
caused by fans attempting to
compare stars of the past with
those who later achieved fame in
the ring, and this story is meant
to convey what might have hap
pened had Jimmy Barry and
Jimmy Wilde fought when each
was in his prime.
opinion that the worst Barry -should
have received was a draw, and there
were not a few Britisher? who con
curred in this opinion.
It was a tough 20 rounds of mitt
swinging for both boys, but despite
the toughness of the going both
could have continued for many more.
At that, Wilde was the more weary
of the pair when the final gong
broke up a mixup in the center of
the ring. Wilde also showed more
marks of the struggle than his Amer
ican rival, who outweighed him by
something like three pounds. Barry's
superior power of punch left its
mark on Wilde, and one of British
Jimmy's eyes was nearly closed, he
was bleeding from the nose and
mouth, and his body was pink where
Barry's wallops had found contact.
Barry Get a Shiner.
But Barry did not escape. He
carried a "shiner" which he didn't
wear whea he entered the ring, and J
he was spitting the crimson as he
climbed through the ropes on the
return trip to his dressing room,
fistic science got their fill in this
clash of wee performers. They saw
in Barry a sturdy little fighting ma
chine, the type that doesn't retreat
under the heaviest of fire. In Chi
cago Jimmy they gazed on a boy
more than willing to trade punches
with Wilde and a boy who punched
hard with his right hand, forcing
their native son to seek refuge jn re
treat or clever blocking. Barry out
punched Wilde all the way with his
left hand as well as his right, but the
ever-moving Wilde was a harder tar
get for Barry to find than he ever
had met bctorc.
Wilde's Footwork a Wonder.
Wilde made Rood use of his clev
cmcss and displayed footwork which
was a revetation to the ringsiders. In
and out he danced, slapping Uarry
with lefts which carried the speed of
lightning. He snapped rights which
lacked knockout torce to Barry a
hv time and again, but these blows
simply stung the Chicagoan and at
no tune slowed mm up.
British Jimmy found the pace as
fast as he ever had traveled, too, for
the American Jimmy continually
kept trying, and these efforts at
times were rewarded, particularly in
the 12th and 18th rounds, when it
seemed likely that Barry might be
returned winner by a knockout. In
these two sessions Barry planted
solid rights and lefts to the body
which took the speed out of Wilde's
elusive feet and made him easier to
hit. lie chased Wilde to the ropes
in the 11th, and there James was
forced to do his prettiest stuff to
escape a knockout, for Barry sud
denly switched his attack from the
body to the head, aiming to land a
K. O. to the jaw.
The 18th round was almost a
counterpart of the dangerous 11th.
In this session Barry forced Wilde
to the hemp with body punches, then
shot for the jaw. One right bander
seemed to make Wilde dizzy, but he
smothered a couple of Barry's wal
lops after that and finally danced
out of the danger zone. He forgot
offensive milling for the remainder
of the session, and by doing that re
covered and made a strong showing
in the last two rounds.
Walter Travis Says Golf
i Kept Him Out of Grave
"Golf is a national blessing," de
clared Walter J. Travis, former
American and British amateur chamr
pion, upon reacning wamornia iroin
the east to pass the winter. it is
a blessing," he repeated, "because it
prolongs life. I believe I would be
dead now if I had not taken up golf.
And. at that, I did not begin it until
I was 35 years old."
Most Games Knd
at Home Green
Prominent Golfer S!iow Ma
jority o! Garnet Don't I'ntl
m Hull Green.
If the average, golfer is nd t
uliiih grren niot matches are lm
i- it is aimoot d
safe giiesi accord
ing I'. C. I'ul
vrr, it New Ytuk
student of the
giine, that alter
tnut.li i'iiMler
lion he will give it
as his opinion thai
ino.st contents rnd
on the sixteenth
green in other
word, with a i
and J margin.
It it surprising,
therefore, that a
prominent golfer
in the metropolitan district has di
covered that m the last tune years
the ligurcs how that such is not the
case, that more matches ended on the
home creen than on any other,
This golfer, who has kept a diary
for that period of tunc, writes:
Of 2.MH) matches played I have
won 57.4, loot 3J, and halved 9.6.
Of these have been finished on
the home green, 462 on the 17th,
3u7 on the 1'itli, 2X7 on the 15th,
2n2 on the 14th, 93 on the 13th,
25 on the 12th, 6 ou the 11th, and
2 on the JUth hole. It would be
interesting to have other golfers
give their experiences on this sub
ject. In looking over championship rec
ords it will be noted that a "1 up"
margin is the one most often seen.
Actress Making $1,000
a WeekFlat Broke"
Struggling along as best she can
on her $1,000 a week salary, Frances
White, the piquant little comedienne
who made ears ta
mous, says she
hasn't a cent to
her name.
"You can't get
a wooden nickel
out of me," said
pert Miss White
to Max Salzer,
New York attor
ney. Salzer was
quizzing her as to
just why she could
not pay a judg
ment of $489.20 in
silk "underthings"
to Mrs. Anna
Sault, modiste.
To the lawyer's emeries Frances re
plied that she hasn't yet paid this
month's $300 rent of her apartment;
that she owned $700 on her furniture;
that the piano is half paid for, and
that she had to borrow $500 on her
insurance policy.
ismall chance of you getting any
thing," concluded Frances. "I've got
other little troubles."
FrunrM White.
Tommy Milton Enters
Anual 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis, Feb. 25. Tommy
Milton, the 1921 A. A, A. Champion
driver, the world's speed king, and
winner of the last Indianapolis 500-
mile race, has filed his entry for the
1922 five century at Indianapolis on
May 30. The much titled driver has
nominated the eighth car for the race
and will carry number 8, the num
ber which gave Joe Dawson and the
National a victory in 1912.
In making his entry Milton has not
disclosed the make of car he will
drive in the coming race.
Memories of the most joy
ous days of Cadillac travel
in the past disappear be
fore the reality of the new
luxurious comfort, the re
fined engineering and the
enhanced road -steadiness
and gliding smoothness of
the new Cadillac Type 61.
J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co.
Omaha ' Lincoln
C A D I L L A C
Few Followers
Know All Slang
Used in Sports
FxprfMioni In One Dmitris
Ar Novel to Oilier Only
WMo llxperii'itee At
quainti Tans Willi All.
By WALTER ECKEKSALL.
In the many branches of porti
which continually absorb lnterct ol
athelctiVally inclined persons, many
expressions are heard which arc
"Greek" to the average follower ol
any line of athletic activity. The
dyed In Ihe wool fan, however, is
familiar with the expressions and
knows what they mean.
In track am! field athletics, the
expression "even time is heard fre
quently when spriu'ers are being
considered. A dash man to run UK)
yards in even time means he steps
the century in 10 seconds flat In
referring to pole aulters, the "pull
up" and "fling away" ar expres
sions often heard at the foot of the
pit. The pull up Is when the vault
er pulls himself up on the pole by
use of his arms and when he has
reached the desired height he fl'ngs
himself away from the pole and over
the cross bar.
He Lit Too Soon.
"He lit too soon is another ex
pression heard arounc' the running
broad jump pits when reference is
made to a iumpoi who did not leap
as far as his coach expected. "Run
ning through the hurdles" is an
other pet expression used when
barrier jumpers make no eftorts to
clear the high sticks and purposely
knock them down with the front
foot.
In boxing circles a good puncher
is referred to f a "pitcher, while
the one who receives the wallops
is termed an excellent "catcher."
"He held him up" is another term
used when one boxer has another
at his mercy and is saving his oppo
nent from a knockout.
In wrestling circles bouts are often
referred to as being "on the up and
up." This means they are on the
square and both men are out to win.
"Shooting matches" mean practical
ly the same thing. With a number
of bouts being decided by the round
system, the expression "The bell
saved him" means that one grappler
was about to be pinned when the
gong struck for the two minute rest
between sessions.
Many Expressions in Baseball.
Baseball has many expressions.
The hit and run is an expression
often heard. It means that a base
runner intendsto steal on the next
pitched ball, and the batter must try
to hit it. The squeeze play is when
a man on third base gives the sign
to the batter he is going to steal
home and the batter must try to lay
down a bunt along the first or third
base lines.
Series plays in football mean that
two or three formations are executed
in sequence from a given signal, The
value of such plays is that the sec
ond or third formation can be put in
motion with men shifted before the
defense has an apportunity to size up
the situation. j
crammMed Spwrts-iBy "Wag"
I
I, h i I a Imu talk
Willi "Kid" MiUit
rr lat msht, and
during the iiivff..
tiKit th "Kid"
f lOJ p'n't'eil tins ij'H.
f J ti":
Al l "1 w. Hitler why all
f I tho tnU . i
tuiHrr tile majority
ef fans in Oniuliii.
art agtnut me whrti I light in a
loe.il iing'1
'Tia funny thing that when
Schlaifer battled in Oinalu I t is il
way th "under tlog" ihrouiihout
the bout, no matter how hard he
tries or how bad ha beais his op
ponent. "I always fight my best whenever
I hava bout." siid tha "Kid." "and
believe ni, it Is hard to go into a
ring against a tough bird Ike Mur
phy and know that nearly all ti c
(an in tha house art against you.
"KeincmliCr lat Wednesday
merits tight at the Auditorium?
Well, whenever
1'raiikie landed
on nte the crowd
t wild, hut
hen I landed a
good tlf blow
on Murphy ' jaw
or stomach it
was differ e n t
with the fans.
"1 trained
harder dr my
last tight than 1
have for anv
other bout. Why?
1 wanted to be
at my best, not
brrati-e I believe
Murphy is so
tough, but because I wanted to show
Omaha funs that 1 ran tight and
box. I believe I did both.
"When 1 go out of Omaha for a
bout it is difiercnt. The crowd gen
erally pulls for me. Of course,
there are those who stick for the
home boy, but when I fought lack
Perry and Gunner Joe (Juinn at
Minneapolis the fans were for me.
"I can't understand why Omaha
fans are against me. I always do
my best. What more can a tiglittr
do?
"The fans don t know how much
it & v" "
bryt as
tha champion together here in Oma
In. but Leonard refutes to light in
tint stale becauta of Hhi sun atrw
Irtie iommiksion'a ruling on !
mum fight. There must be a 5
c :fi handed down at th end of
cult bout, ay th coinmUiuon, also
th law.
Ever Hammer i popular little
lightweight, e facially aroun I Cln
csgo and brre in Omaha. He i a
ilrver bey with his mitten and pack
wicked punch in either hand.
't he I Imi.hm "Itttimt" i-i sUgiuit
a ' iiiiiiilMik" in the rmg and ihu
l.ti is gliding aliinu vet y miiMiihr,.
KK Oitinli.i ni.iti liiii.ikers pav
ing tlmr lightrM (no nun It
money? Some fans
while otheis sty im.
It U 4 well ota!ililird f.ut, how.
ever, that tn .tin event knuckle whi'l
tis the kind f iiiiin-cvciiui, who
appear heie receive mure nii'mv (ui
liKhtiug Hi-rounds m Omaha than
they ( thrwhrrp, including Sew
Yoik, Denver, Chicago, and other
tuxtcru cities.
It is about time ivne of the num.
try's lead jijf ring pet formers show
in Omaha, or the honing Uvv w:ll
go by flic boards within the next
two year.
SJIaifer and Dave Shade fight
here March 9 at the fight shed.
Someone has alieady started 01'
Dame Goiuip talking by declaring
that the "Kid" ha another setup in
this person Shade.
JThe "Kid" might get a SHADE.
Secretary "Mike" Finn of the Om
aha Western league baseball club
would like to see Denver a member
of the circuit.
Tis getting time for the ball pliy
ers to journey to the south. .But,
before the Buffaloes tramp on south
ern coil the owner of the herd must
know where they open the season.
Should Denver get in the league
the chances are bright St. Joseph
will join the southern circuit of the
loop and then both Finn and Jack
Holland can meet and draw up a
echeduie. Once the schedule is com
pleted the ball will ttart to rollin.'.,
Stanislaus Zbyszko, world's cham
pion heavyweight wrestler, ha his
it handicaps a tighter to know that ( rif?ht eye on the outcome of the
the fans in his own town arc
against him.
The '.'Kid" is right. Xo matter
how hard he fights in this city; no
matter who he is fighting, the fans
a large majority are always
against the local welterweight.
Schlaifer is a good drawing card
in Omaha regardless Of this handi
cap.. Half of the 5.000 fans at the
Auditorium last Wednesday paid
thei admsion fees to see the "Kid"
get beat, while the remainder want
ed to see him win.
On March 9, Schlaifer is scheduled
to battle Dave Shade of San Fran
cisco, the lad who fought Champion
Jack Britton to a draw in a 15
round bout in New York city early
this month,
Johnny Creeley, who manages
Schlaifer, will have the "Kid" in
condition, but the local fighter needs
more boosters and less knockers.
I
N A recent issue of the Chicago
Examiner there appeared a yarn
informing the wide, wide world
that Ever Hammer and Champion
Benny Leonard would meet in a 10
round bout in Omaha, March 9.
No dcubt, one cf Omaha's num
erous club matchmakers would like
to bring the , Chicago "Blond" and
"Pat" McGill-Charlie Hansen finish
match scheduled for the Auditorium
next Friday night.
"Zibby" has informed hi press
agents that he is willing to tackle
the winner of the match.
Clarke Griffith Has Peeve
on Fellow A. L. Magnates
Clarke Griffith of the Washington
Senators has a complaint to make
about the magnates in the American
league. Griffith says every time he
approaches one of his colleagues with
a request to trade. Walter Johnson
is the first player they pick on. Xo
wonder Clarke is peeved. He's try
ing to gain strength and drawing
power for his club, and not to do
nate. Frazee Helps Hot "Sieve
League, Says Bostou'-Serrrrc--One
Boston sporting editor paid a
backhand compliment to uwner
Harry Frazee, after the latter fin
ished trading his seventh or eighth
ball player of the season. Said Mr.
Scribe: "Frazee makes it easy for
the Boston baseball experts to write
baseball in the winter, and hard for
them in the summer."
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