Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1909, Page 25

PART F.VE SPORTING PAGES 1 TO 4 > ] THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.'[SPORTS VOL. XXXVIII—NO. #4, Giants Get Better of Phillies, Cubs Are Defeated, White COLLEGE BALL IN " LINCOLN AGAIN First Contest at University for Two Years Will Be Played with Manhattan. LEASE ON ANTELOPE PARK Arrahgements Are Made for Eight Games in Capital. TEAM SURPRISES LINCOLN FANS Record on Southern Trip Better Than Dopesters Predioted. ATHLETIC BOARD AND TENNIS Court Enthusiasts Ask Body tp Take Charge of Tournament, but the Board is Not at All Anxion LINCOLN, April 17.—(Special)—The first Intercolleglate base: ball_game played in Lincoln since Nebraska met Missourl on the old Nebraska field in May, 1807, will take place next Thiirsday, when the Corn- huskers are scheduled to clash with the strong Aggle bunch from Manhattan at Antelope park In the opening game of the 16¢a1 season. This approaching contest, since 1t will be the first opportiinity the State university students will have had of seelug their team In action against an outside college . in_two seasens, is being awalted with a keen dfplay of Interest at the big school. The splendid showing of the Cornhuskers on the southern trip has also served to inerease the desire of the student fans to ‘watch the work of thelr representatives. Last epring the acquisition of Nebraska field by the engineering department as the site for a new three-story bullding left the Cornhusker athletes without an athletic field aad crowded the base ball men off the campus. An attempt was made to se- cure Antelope park, the Western league bhse ball grounds, for the use of the uni- versity players, but no satisfactory ar- rangements were made and the Cornhusk- ers were fofced to &handon all efforts to piay any games at home. This season the athletic fleld is still lacking at the uni- versity, but the base ball management has made a geal for playing at Antelope park, and the tornhulkarl will be seen at home in elght inteicolleglate matches, the first of which will be the clash with Manhattan next week. Following this game on Thurs- day, the Nebraska nine will then meet Mis- sour! In two contests on Monday and Tues- day, April % and 27, ' Good Record in South. On thelr southern trip, which was closed today in a game with the \University of Kgnsas at Lawrence, the Cornhuskers made a good recond, and in. lohn? Sprung & pleasant surprige on the local fans and turned over the dope pots of a few of the 10cal seribes. For three years previous to this spring the Cornhusker base ball teams were #0 weak that they were regarded as & joke among the local students. The work of these teams was so miserable that the students at the state school had come to expect a losing team, just as Iliinois stu- dents each year look forward to a winning nine. Consequently, last week, When the Cornhuskers began their annual tour into Missourd Kansas, it was with jocular remarks that the local fans spoke of the prospects of the nine. The idea that the Cornhuskers would win any number of mes was derided, This predisposition on the part of the fans to regard the team in a light vein laid them open to be greatly surprised when the Cornhuskers should ex- hibit classy play and win game after game. At the beginning of the trip It wi mitted by Captain Beltzer and Coach that success depended on the pitchers, twirling staff was composed of three —Ward, Olmstead and Prouty. In opening game of the journey Prouty, who at the last moment before the team left Lincoln had been substituted for Mathers, was placed on the slab and held the smail eolleglans at Tabor, ‘Ia., to two seratch ad- Fox The men the S OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1909. SINGLE Back Row—-Hnnlofi, ‘Welch, Cadman, Lower. Claire, Smith. Front Row: SOME OF THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF REULBACE IS HIT HARD Four sing;lel, Two Doubles and Triple Result in Four Runs, FORMER OMAHAN MAKES GOOD Cubs ¥nil to Find Rhodes and Make But One Run-—Scords of Other National League Gamen. CHICAGO, April 17.—~Thé locals made but three singles off Rhoades today, while St. Louls gathered seven off ‘Reull two of them deubles and one a triple. eulbach ‘was very wild, passing nine, but only two of them ended in runs. Score: CHICAGO. \ B rowne, of... 4 Sheckard, If. Chance, 1b... 4 Steinteidt, 5b. 3 Tinker, A Hofman, Zimerman, Moran, o Reulbach, 3] wlenoecoass’ 0Konetchy, 1Bvans, rt. ODelohanty, 1 OCharies, b, 00steen, ss. ORhodes, p.... Comsi ronomomnalE ssssosmmoX cwmcosamnO | e oommn? Totals..... 77 82118 1 8t. Louls. Chicago ... Totals 0000003 04 . 00001000 04 Two-base hits: Shaw, Rhoades. Three- base hit: Shaw. Sacrifice hits: Hofman, Byrne. Stolen bases: Hofman, Shaw (3), Charles. Double plays: Tipker to Zimmer- man to Chance; Charles to Osteen. Left on bases: Chicago, 2; Bt. Louis, 11, First base an balls: - Off Reulbach, 9: off Rhodes, 2 First base on orrors: Chicago, 1; St. Louls, 1. Btruck out: By Reulbach,d; by Rhodes, 6. Wild pitch: Rhodes. Time: 2:08. Umpires: Klem and Kane, ' NEW YORK, April 17.-The New York Nationals defeated Philadelphia today be- fore & record-breaking crowd. Mopre was unsteady and his support was slow. Scol NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA, B.H.0.AE. H.0.A.E Herzog, It hits. In the other games in which he oc- “tupled the rubber he proved his worth and made good. Olmstead proved wild and his work was just a little disappointing. Ward, the veteran of two seasons, was in fine form on the trip, however, and was a puz- ale to the batters who faced him. With Ward and Prouty dolng fast work and with Olmstead showing up in fairly good form, the Cornhuskers were much stronger in the box than even Coach Fox had ex- pected, them to be, and the weakness Which had been so woeful IN this depart- ment in other seasons was practicaliy re- moved. @eed Support by Fielders. Good support of the pitchers by all the fielders contributed in great measure to the success -of the Cornhuskers i the games on the trip, The outfielders id #xceptionally well, giving the twirlers nearly perfect support. Of the first five wimes piayed the Cornhuskers won four, losing one of a serles of two to Missouri Only ane of the contests with the “Show- me” players counted toward the Missourl valley champtonship, . and the Nebraska team won that game by a score of 6 to 2 If Ward is permitted to do the twirling for the Cornhuskers when Drake comes t0 town next week the local university boys should annex another victory with- out any great difficuity. The Des Moines echool s fairly strong on the alamond this apring, but has not had the practice the Nebraska players have been fortunate enough to get, and for that reason will be handicapped to a great degree in the meet- ing mext Thursday. Besides pitching n the Drake game Ward also will be put on the slab for one of the Missouri games the week following. He had the “show-me" men at his mercy In Columbix last week and should be able to repeat his trick here. In case, them, Ward is at his best the Cornhuskers should take two of the next thren games played, and thus maintain lhelr record established on the southern \rip of winning & big majority of Fames played. Board o Govern Teunis At the next meeting. of the atbletic board on Tuepday a request will be made that the university board assume control over the tennis tournaments at the slate school Just now all tennis contests are in charge of & university tennis association the | . OMagee, 1. OBranafield 3. Myers, ©. Marquard, p.. %l oSunnaon~ P ARV lessssoo~o Totals. New York Philadelphia . Two-base hit: Devlin. Three-base hit: O'Hara. Sacrifice fly: Tenney. Stolen bases: *Murray, O'Hara, Doyle. Left on bases: Philadelphia, 2; New York. 7. Frst base on errors: Philadelphia, 1; New Terk, 1 Double play: Marquard to Doyle to Tenney. Struck out: By Marquard, 8: by Moore, 2. First base on balls: Off Ma quard, 1; off Moore, 1. Hit by pitehed ball: By Moore, Deviin, ' Wild pitch: Marquard. Passed ball: J. Myers. Umpires: John- stone and Cusack. Time: 1:46. Attendance, 22,000 tnms‘ WIN EXCITING CONTEST Pirat Culoroosomne 2| cmmumnnton cel , % 3 e 2 s s I Make Five Huns ta Secd Then Gasper Stops Them. CINCINNATI - O, April 17.—Cincinnat! defeated Pittsburg this afternoon in one of the most exciting games ever sesn on the local grounds. The visitors secured five runs off Karger in the second In- ning. Gasper thenm went in to pitch for Cincinnat! and cpmpletely stopped the Pittsburgs. Maddox and Leever, the visitors' pitchers, were knocked out of the box. ‘The errors of Abbatichio also helped the locals. Score: PITTSBURG. - H.0.AE o £ i Hygging, 2. kes, of. akert, If Lobert,” 3 Mitehell, rf PSR \chio, OAbstein, 1b 1Wiison, ' #f. OGibeon, ¢ OMaddox, » OLeever, p ~ Frock. p... oHyan L2 1 ». ] Gasper, p 0 Totath b ! Totals. *Batted for Frock in the ninth. { Cincinnati .010012400 Pittsburg 050000000 Two-base wery, Hoblizell. M Lean, Wilson. Three-base hits’ Oako Mitchell, Clarke, Gibson. Sacrifice 1it! Paskert. "Sacrifice fly: McLean. Stolen bases: Leach. 2. Double play: Leach to Abstein. Hase on balls: Off Karger off Gasper, 1; off Maddox orf Leever, 1. Struck gut: By Gasper, 1; Ly Maddox, by Leever, 1. Hit itched bail: ' By Karger. Wilson; rock, Paskert. Wid ~piteh: Maddox. Hits:* Off Karger, 3 In one and (wo- thirds innings: off Gasper, * In seven | commuonmmnons wlosos i 1 1 i ] o 1 o 0 s Bliomwens (Continued on Second P SPORTSMEN FIGHT FOR NEW LAW South Dakota Shooters Will Combat Pot Hunters’ Effort FALLS, 8. D, April 17.—(Spe- The true sportsmen of South kota are taking great interest in a meet- ing which has been called by W. F. Ban- croft of Watertown, the new state same ‘warden of South Dakota, to be held in Sioux Falls on Friday of next week. The meeting will be held for the purpose of opting such measures as may be deemed necessary to prevent those opposed to the new game law from having it ‘“held up'’ under the referendum amendment to the state constitution apd submitted to the voters of the state at the general elec- tion in November of next year, The true sportsmen of the state are well satisfied with the new law and desire it to go into effect. They claim that the atfempt to have it “referendumed” is backed solely by “pot” hunters who fear the stringent provisions of the new law will seriously affect the business of pot and market hunters. JOHNSON TO FIGHT KAUFMANN Verbal Agreement is Made for Match Before Ketehel Bout. NEW YORK, April 17.—A verbal agree- ment for a match between Jack Johnson, the world’s heavyweight champion, and Al Kaufmann of San Francisco was en- tered Into here today! between Johnson and Bllly Delaney, fepresenting Kaufmann, The fight is to take place when Johnson returns from England and before the Johnson-Ketchel fight. Johnson will sall on May 25 and)\expects to return about September 1. No articles were signed and Johnson posted no money. Delaney, in behalf of Kaufmann, deposited $.00 to cover any forfeit money that might| be put up by Johnson. Tekamah High Beats Oakiand. OAKLAND, Neb., April 17.—(Special.)— The Oakland High school base ball team was defeated by the Tekama High school team at Tekamah, Friday, by a score of § to 5. Batterles: For Tekamah, Shafer and A*schuler; Oakland, Housen, Wagner and Nelson. Umplire: Pipher. Nebraska Weight Tosser EIDNEY COLLINS. Hammer, 141 Fest. Discus, 116 Feet 6 Inches, DETROITDEFEATS CLEVELAND Naps Make “Good Start, but Fail to Maintain It. BATTING RALLY IN SEVENTH REodes Retires After Two Ru Have Heen Made and Four More Are Made Off Jows, Who !Ieee{!ll Him, / DETROIT, . April 17.—Cleveland took an early lead In today's game, mixing its hits with ersors by the locals, and scoring four runs. Detroit started hitting Rhoades. in the elghth. Joss, who replaced him, proved easy, three of the first four batters hitting safely, determining the. result, the home team winziing the game by a score of 6 to b. Bradley was spiked by Cobb sliding to third base in the eighth and was forced to retire from the game. Score: DETROIT. CLEVELAND. B.H B.H.0,A E. 1 .4 i1 E OBradley., rk 2Birm’ ham, 08tovall, ib OLajols, ON. Clarke, © 1t-es, Melntyre, 1f.. 4 Bush, sa...... 3 Crawford, cf. 4 Cobb 4 Rossman, 16, 4 3 Morlarity, 3b. 3 2 3 3 3 Schacfer 3 Sehmidt, ... 3 Willett, " p -3b » %l canmEom~ Toti soomanommmcoo ssscesomamoon *Easterly .. wlosomonommmman Rlosoousmenmmon Totals. Joss in ninth Birmingham In ninth. 00000024 °%86 0013000015 Willett, Bradley, Stovall. Hits: Off Rhoades, 7 in seven and a third inniny At bat: Against Rhoades, ; agaist Joss ,4. Sacrifice hit: Bush. Double pla: Jord to Stovall. Left gn bases: De- troit, 6 Cleveland, 6. First base on balls: Off Rhoades, 2. First base on errors: De- troit, 1; Cleveland, 1. Hit by pitcher: By Rhoades, 1. Struck out: By Willett, §; by Rbioades, 2; by Joss, 1. Wil pitch: Wil lett. Time: 1:50. Umplres: Kerin and O'Loughlin. *Batted for *Batted for Detrait | Cleveland . ‘Two-buse hit: Four Hits in Extra Inning Result in Three Ru ST. LOUIS, April 17.—Chicago bunched four hits in the tenth inning today and de- | feated St. L« s, & to 1. An immense crowd saw the contest, which was unusually fast. Score: ST, CHICAGO. » = Stone, ¥ Jones, Hartze!, . 1. ) 0Dougherty, OHahn, rt b Williame, Criger, ¢ Waddell, 08ullivan, 0 Tannehi ). 18mith, p. %013 1 Totals......39 0000000 Chicago .. D 0000000 Two-base hits: Hoffmann, Hahn, Isbell. Three-base hit: Smith. Sacrifice hit: Smith y— ». | mucoe~vuol | momwonitond [POUSDOPIN. Totals 8t. Louls . Bl ounasonos o8 0 I (Continued on Segond Page.) Y ou learn withyour firstautomobile. Isn’ta second-hand machine—to start with—apretty good scheme? You will find a chance to get a really good car cheap, if you watch the ads under the ‘‘ Automobile’” heading on the want ad page. "Some men, you know, who have teo much money, sell their car every year so as to have the latest make. BSome people who own cars move away. Some who thought their taste was for autos, change their minds. They usually adver- tise them for sale in The Bee. Watch the Want Ad page. It pays. on Win; Ro Vasbinder, King, Pendry, Belden, LeBrand, Fisher, THE ROURKE FAMILY. ABE ATLELL TO »YORM ENGLAND —— Goes to Farce Driséoll Into Another Mattle with Him, NEW YORK, April li.—ave Attell 1s go- ing to_Kngland to forcg, it possible, e Uriscoll into another battle witn him. Abe and his manager, Al Lippe, decided upon this step when they learned that, Driscoll had no intention of returning to this coun- try until late next fall. Lippe, in behalf of Attell, will insist on twenty-five rounds at least, and, of course, the world's featherwelght champlonship title would be at stake. The battle would attract wdrld-wide attention, and it is doubtful If a’stronger drawing card could be put up—certainly not in”the light class. Attell will go prepared:to make a side bet of $10,000, half of which will' be furnished by George Considine. Itfis problematical if Driscoll will meet Attell again—at least in the near future.. A defeat in a.world's champlonship battle would put a crimp in Driscoll's money-gdthering power, and Jem 1s noted for his thrift. He may figure on another campalgn in this country, pick- ing up & few thousand dollars before tack- ling the American champlon again In a twenty-five-round bout Attell would doubtless go to the.post a top-heavy fa- vorite, ‘and a ton of coin would be wagered on the little American. Driscoll would not be without backing, both here and in Eng- land, and a king's fortune would be placed upon him, to win. Towa Varsity Scores. IOWA .CITY, Ia., ApHl 17.—(Specl ~The Davenport leaguers were Wl ..lr: courteous to the Varsity nine yesterday af- ternoon, allowing the collegians one score while. the professionals went away with seven. . Playing was conducted on the foot- ball gridiron in a lusciona_sofl which lent itself readily to all efforts of base runners to slide. Thompson. in center field for the Varsity, recelved applause for his plucky catch of Smith's line drive and quick re- turn to first, throwing out Edwards. Kirk got a three-bagger in old time style. but there were no men on bases to make it count for much. On the whole the Prodi- gals were “next” to Hanlon and thelr re- peated ‘safe hitting was the pre-eminent teature of the game. Manager Shaffer of Davenport _umpired the plays unassisted. Nebraska Hurdler D. F. M'DONALD, tain Track Tea Hurdle, hec 120- 220-Yard Hurdle, Afopped back to thirty-six. HARVARD DEFEATS COLUMBIA Crew from City of New York is Beaten by Six Lengths. GREAT CROWD SEES THE RACE Vistiors Badly Outclassed and Are Much Disappointed by Sorry Show- ing Made—River Conditions Almost Perfect. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 17.-With a powerful and finished stroke the Harvard varsity crew defeated a weaker and less expert crew from Columbla on the Charles river today by six full lengths in a race of a mile and seven-vighths. After the tirst few dashing strokes which followed the referee’s pistol shot there was never any geustion regarding the outcome. As if impelled by a powerful motor the Har- vard shell swept proudly down the Charles river basin' before the 20000 people on .the river bank and shot like an arrow across the finish line. Behind them trailed the Columbia shell, with the oarsmen plunging their blue and white blades into the water in &vain effort to kep up with the crimson shell. Despite the almost perfect river con- ditlons, the Columbla boat rolled like a knockabout in a heavy sea and it was with aiffieulty kept the ndse of his boat heading down the course. Harvard's veteran crew showed all the dash and force which wore out Yale at New London last year, while the exhibi- tion of Columbia, even to Coach Rice, was disappointing. It was & few minutes before 4 o'clock when the two crews backed to their punts underneath the Cottage Farm bridge. The start came almost exactly at 4 p. m. With the firing of the pistol the Crimson shell was the first to get away. Both crews hit up the stroke above forty and for 100 yards more rowed side by side. Then Harvard began to draw away. Columbla contuusd the high stroke for a couple of minutes longer, but presently Captain Cerussi At the quarter mile Harvard was half alength to the good, and at the half-mile flag there was open water between the boats. The Har- vard boat gaimed steadily, the Crimson stroke decreasing to thirty-two and at one time to as low as twenty-elght. In the Columbia boat Cxswain Rockwood was contjnuously shouting encouragement to his men, but with onlypartial success. Under Harvard bridge dashed the Crim- son crew, with 5,000 people awething. Ten seconds later the Columbla shell swept underneath and the two crews started down the last mile of the course, The water was now rougher than in the upper reach of the river. The motion had no effect whatever on the Harvard shell, but the unsteadiness of the Blue and hWite boat was the feature of the race from that point. Stroke Sargeant of the Harvard crew Wgain dropped the stroke below thirty, but waen the mile ana a half flags were passed there were five lengths of water between the boats. Coming down to the finish Co- lumbila wi the first 4o spurt, but there was no gain on Harvird. As the finish line was neared Bargeant cailed upon his men for the last effort. Up went the Har- vard giwoke, while astern the Columbla shell wobbled uncertainly. ' Then the red flag fell and Harvard had won. Nineteen seconds later the Columbie shell rolled across the line like a spent runner. Coach Rice sald his men could not seem to get together. The Columbla oarsmen showed despondency after the race, but would not discuss it i The times of the race were: Harvard. Columbl Halt mile ..., 3 a: Mile ............. Mile and half Finish . . Auto Sta CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 17. One of the two supply stations for the con- testants in the coming ahtomobile race from New York to Seattle )s to be estab- lished at Cheyenne. The other will be at Chicago. Only at these stations may con- testants in the race make repairs to thelr machines involving the substitution of im- portant structural parts. This city was the location of » similar station for the New York to Paris race, that Coxswain Rockwood | COPY FIVE. CENTS, urkes Have Bad Luck GRAHAM STAR, LINCOLN WINS George's Great Work Cannot Save Omaha from Defeat. HE SHINES AT SECOND AND AT BAT Greenbackers Beat Ba’s Colts in First Engagement, FRANCK LETS HANSON STAY IN Youngster Showed at l;ut His Lack of Control, \ SAME TEAMS PLAY Manager Fox Has What Lesks Like TODAY Omaba, 2; Lincoln, & George Graham broke into the game Sat- urday ‘and starred from the start to finish and gave the fans an idea of what they may expect from him this summer if his knee will but hold out. ‘Watching him tear around the dlamond like lightning one could not belleve there was anything the matter with him. He took ten chandes withgut a wobble, made three hits and a long fly and they wers all stingers, too. He stopped a couple of hot ones that looked llke base hits and started & double play In the first Inning, when, with three men on bases and one out, Dav- idson stung the ball-hard, right at second base. Graham was there, tagged the sack and caught the runner at first. These wers some of the achievements of Graham in the me Saturday which Guy Green's Indlans, won from the Rourke family by the acore of 6 to 2. Captain Franck did not act like he cared much about the scorgy as he left Hanson in the box after it was evident the Chun- cfl Bluffe recruit gould’ not get the. ball over the plate. He passed the first three men up'in the third inning and duplicated his. performance in the fourth. Lower Finlshes Gam Lower pitched the last four fnnings and during that time not a hit was made off his delivery and Mo one reached first ex- cept. the first man who faced’ him and who was passed. He did some sharp field- ing and hit the ball safe the only time he was at bat. The Lincoln team Is complete exocept for a tihrd baseman. Pritchett, who played last season, is holding out for more salary and Captain Fox, maker of Foxy sliding pads and star sacrifice hitter in the West- ern league, has played young Clarke, a Lifcoln amateur, on that sack In the ex- hipition series. Lincoln fans, Captain Fox, Owner Guy Green and the. town of Lincoin think the Greenbackers' outfield the best in the league. Fenlow has glven way to Waldron, making the_ tric, Waldron, Jude and-Day- idson. Each of these three was a star performer in the game Saturday, Jude especially, who pulled down two long flles that looked to be good. Jack Thomas has/a lot of extra ginger this spring. Captaln Fox thinks he has some good new pitchers and expects to, be in the running from the start as soon as the league season opens. Cheers for Graham. Graham's start of the double play in the first Inning was a thriller. Waldron had opened with a safe hit and Fox had got in his usual sacrifice. Jude and Thomas followed .wtih singles, filling the bases. Davidsbn was at bat and a hit or a long fly meant sure scores, but Davidson made the mistake of hitting the ball where George Graham could get his hands on it, and that was the beginmieg'of the end. The fans aplauded Graham for the play and kept upplauding him all -through the game, i The game teams will play this aftérnoon; when Johns will pitch for Omaha and Hackenberry for Lincoln. The game wiil be called at 3:30. The score: = =l mococcocomnocs) Pendry, 3b. LeBrand, c Gonding, c.. Claire, ib. Bmith, s *Hollenbeck Hanson, p. *Jarrott . Lower, p. sloccsescs~dooni %l nocsotunuarond i 2] wlcocerrsosscant > z "~ CTERRNL HRAS G . = z ol mmoooronsy’ Waldron, Fox, 2b.... Jude, If. Thomas, Davidson, ¢ Gagnler, s, Clarke, '8b. Sullivan, ¢ Johnson, p. ib. [ otsm ool ol omonommmnl B ouiiinmmnnd wlwerroeonn? &luonccoommmone? * ol eveeseccs’” | for Smith in ninth. for Hanson in fifth. 00 hes 0 Lincoln— o Runs .. A 24 Hits 11100 Two-base hit: Pendry. Three-base hit: 0 o 0 It it son, 6. 6. Double play: fice hits: Graham to C The Americans and the Hoctors of South Omaha will play at Florence park today. ‘The. Americans will have about the same lineup as last year, while the Hoctops have been strengthened. Game called at 2:3 p. m., sharp. The Mneup; Americans. Hogtorsy Parley . Bro Collins . Melohorssn Smith . v « Balter Dutnison” Toaey son ? . Van Orden Marsch Fox . Cisspa ~Pheh .. A wgt Piteh McMasters Baker Bros, Have Team. Baker Brothers have put a team in (! field this year and at & meeting held Wednesday night all the membeys of the old team were present and T. Bruggeman elected captain for this season. For ddress T. Bruggéman, care Baker . or phone Dougles 538 or A28 3 .. Fiegt ¢ . Becond o .. Bhort Left .. Center ... Right sessee Right ... Cassidy Catch Denny Brodbeck el 4.