Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 9, 1909, Page 24

+ . / PART F.VE SPORTING PAGES 1 TO 4 / THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 47. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY ) 1909. \ PORT SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ‘Denver Ties with Wichita; St. Yves Wins Marathori: Chica N go De feats Badgers in Track Meet "OMAHA LEADS LEAGUE AT BAT Has Highest Team Average and More Men Hitting Above the 300 Mark. KING IS THE KING OF SLUGGERS Little Fellow Has Percentage of Just Five Hundred. TEAM COMES HOME WEDNESDAY ‘Will Play Sixteen Consecutive Games at Vinton Park. OPENS WITH WICHITA LEADERS ake Turn—Blg Topekn, Denver and Pueblo in Day for the Open ing of the Home Season i Planned. Omaha will open the season at home with Wichita Wednesday. The team comes 5 home the siugger of the league. It has % team average of over .30 and more men batting .00 than any other team. King is { the leader. Omaha has had a strenuous task on this | ! trip, the first western trip of the season; at Jeast It has resulted strenuously for ! Omaha. But the Rourkes apparently are too good long to remain out of first place. They need a little steadying in the box and when that 18 accomplished probably will fump to the front and keep fighting " for that position to the last Some tall doinge have been planned for the opening of the home season. TFa Rourke thinks a lot of that team of his " and he Is going to show just how deep the Iines of his love.run when the team starts out &t Vinton street park He has secured the co-operation of Mayor Dahlman and other civic officers and will have a big street parade and loud noises ke speeches and music at the park. Oh, this Pa is & winner when he stretches himselt out. Mayor and Lobeck Battery. Moreover, Mayor/Dahiman, now that he “ has been re-clectd, will pitch the first ball in this game, and Comptroller Lobeck, himselt an ex-professional ball player, will catch it. The mayor has asked for the privilege of pitching out the entire firat inning, and Pa is willing if the ump will not count the results against team. Dahiman says he simply wants to show the people that he can pitch balls as well as throw ropes. Brother Dave has concocted a new brand of lemonade; which he proposes to spring unawares upon the expectant public at the park that day. Garvin proposed that Dave take the new music box out to the park and stand It near the entrance, and Dad Wallace, #ald that If he did he'd get Welch's hig bat and, maul it to ‘pleces. Omaha will play four days with Wichita, beginning next Wednesday, and take on Topeka for four games, beginning Sunday 16 Then comes Denver for four, then " Pueblo for foyr. With these sixteen con- secutive games on home grounds, the teamn certainty should get in a good condition for fighting out the pemnant race. By that time its pitchers will be at their best and the team work on a systematic basls. It , takes time to adjust so many new players to each other and no disappointment should be folt because the team has not won more games to date. King is the Kin King, with a percentage of .50 of the Rourke family, stands second among the Western league hitters who have been in | every game, Clark of Pueblo being first of | the regular playerd. The other Omaha players follow in this succession In hittin Welch, Hollenbeck, Fisher, Gonding, Pen- dry, Tranck and Kane, all .00 or above. Lindsay of Denver has had the greatest . number of chances in the tield, elght-five and weventy:six putouts. Smith, the Sioux | City shortstop, has the distinction of bring- /ing up the rear end of the league with seven ertors. Tomason, a Topeka pitcher, has distinguished himself by making an error for every flelding - chance offered him. Cassady has been to bat thirty-six times and leads in that department. Kane a Stugger. ».of Omahe and Cassady of Denver have|the possible +each scored nine time Omaha King also leads in base hits with | under tremendous handicaps from his many sixteen and Clark of Pueblo, who is his nearest competitor, has fourteen. Omaha leads In the team batting ‘with an|2:44:3. Bvanborg finished second in 2:50:54, average of .39 and also in sacrifice hits, | beating Crook for second place by a lap with fourteen. How They Stand Mere are the averages thus far: BATTING Av. 1.000 1,000 Players. Karsten, Denver Holland, Wichita Tomason, Topeka Swift, Pueblo ........ Bader. Des Moines. . Koepping, Sioux City... Btarr, Sloux City, MoGlil, Wichita Bwaim, Wichita . Quiesser, Wichita Clark, Pueblo Mason, Lincoln R. Hendricks. Topeka Burnum, Topeka Banders, Omaha King, Omaha Maag, Denver oy} Welel, Bioux City Fenlon, Topeka Jehl, Pueblo Welch.' Omaha Niehoff, Des Moines | Waldron, Lincoln ... Hollenbeck, Omaha Fisher, Omaha Jones, Denver Denver .. Thompson. Denver Pennell, "Wichita . Campbell, Sioux City Belden, Denver Corbett, Denver . Clark, Wichi Brennan, Wichita Walters, Denver . | Davidson, Lincoln Cooley, Topeka Gonding, Om Holmes, Sioux City Hogriever, Pueblo . Crulkshank, Stoux Ci Pendry, Omaba Hughes, Wichita Bpencer, Pueblo ... Geler, Topeka™,.... Curtis, Des Moines Cassady, Denver ... Sullivan, Lincoln Franck, Omaha Towne. Bloux City. Cole, Wichita Daiton, Des Moines. .. i Horsche, Des Moines.. Heckinger. Des Moines. Hunter, Sioux City - (Continued on Page Four.) > ot ] Bawossenns » ty sacimmw B L L I T E PSSR P the home | | and West Der Moines schools being | avents ané fourth in two. { | | i { 1 | | | | | snathched vietory | with a total of 21 peints. | the low | were second and | 8T, ) immense crowd, thirteen athletes faced the | discus ! lotson | some as if Tiilotson w | But the referee did not see it that w Townsend A ~High Schools of Kansas City Are First and Second | Lincoln is Third and West Des Moines Fourth ip Missouri ~ Valley Athletic Meet, KANSAS CITY, May S.—The Manual Central high schools of Kansas City took tirst and _second piaces, respectively, In the Missouri Valley Interscholastic Athletic as- socldtion track meet here today, Lincoln third The total points and fourth, respoctively. wor were as follows Manual, 51; Central, 77; Des Molnes, 14; York Omaha, 4: 8t. Joseph, & The meet was held under the auspices of the Kansas City (Kan.) High school Lincoin won two firste, Manh taking the 100-yard dash in 0:10% and Brannon winning the quarter mile event in 0:54. The same team was second in three 27; Lincoln, 21; West 13; Westport West Des Molnes captured one first and two seconds. Redfern won the mile event in 4:51. Matthias and Redfern third, respectively, in the half mile event. West Des Moines also wa ssccond in the quarter mile event and fourth in the discus throw ! " * IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN TIE linois Athletes Came St & at the Finl Eagstrom Starring. TOWA CITY, Ia., May 8.—(Special Tele- gramp—lowa and Nolxhl‘pl(”n tied tnday in a dual track meet, with seven firsts each. Towa led until the last four events, | when the purple athletes took a spurt. They were ahead until Engstrom took the | broad jump, the last event of the day, with | a leap of 21 feet 10 inches. He similarly | saved the Hawkeves from defeat a week | ago In the Minnesota meet. Kohle ran | the 100 yards for lowa in 0:10% Sterling ran the mile in 4:46 and the half in 2:05% for Northweetern. Captain Stutsman of the lowa team broka the home record in the discus, making 1% feet 3 inches. Following is the summary: 120-yard _hurdle: Hyland, Time: 0:16%. 100-yard qash: 01101, Discus throw: Stutsman, lowa, won. Di tance: 1% feet 3 inches. One mile run: Sterling, won. Time: 4:46 440-yard dash: won. Time: 0:63. High jump: Engstrome, Height: 5 feet 2 inches 220,yard__hurdle: Hyland, Time: 0:275. 220-yard dash: 0:284. Two-mile run: Cooper, won. Time: 10:47%. Hammer throw: Culbertson, Northwest- | ern, won. Distance: 127 feet. Pole vault: Dorner, Northwestern, won Helght: 9 feet § inches. Half mile run: Schaeffer, Northwestern, won. Time: 2:06%. Broad jump: Engstrome, Distance: 21 feet 10 inches. AMES, Ta., May 8—(Speclal Telegram.)— In the dual meet this afternoon Ames walked away with Drake, the score being 108 to %, Ames took twelve firsts and won all of the places In nine events, Including relays. 8. I. Lambert threw the hammer four feet better than the state record. YVES WINS MARATHON | Svanberg and | Iowa, won. Kohle, Towa, won. Time: Northwestern, Schaeffer, Northwestern, lowa, won Towa, won. Kohle, Towa, won. Time: Northwestern, Towa, won. Comes in Second Crooks Third. NEW YORK, May $.—With ideal weather conditions favoring the assemblage of an | starter today at the Polo grounds here in what promised to be & record-breaking struggle of 2% miles 38 yards for honors in the $10,000 grand International Marathon Nine nations were represented, the best known of the contestants being St. Yves, winner of the Marathon derby a few weeks ago, and Dorando, the Italian, with others, including Cibot and Orphee of France, Svanborg of Sweden, Marsh, the Canadian; Appleby, the Englishman, and Simpson, the Canadian Indlan. ‘arrajal representéd Cuba and Maloney and white the emerald isle, while Crook of Fall River and Morrissey of Yonkers were the American competitors At the twenty-fifth mile all of the con- testants showed signs of exhaustion with exception of Dorando, who had recovered and was running strong, but halts, St i Yves' time for the full disiunce was | and twenty yards. Crook. finished third in 52:10, collapsing after crossmng the tape. CHICAGO DEFEATS WISCONSIN Fine Work of Crawley Snatches Vie- y from Badgers. MADISON, Wis, May $—Coming from behind wtih a tremendous finish the Uni- versity of Chicago defeated Wisconsin by the score of 67 to 3 In the opening dual meet of the western outdoor track season. | The sensational work of Crawley | frons Wosconsin. Craw- overshadowed his fellow “athietes He was first in hurdles and high hurdles, tied for first in the pole vauli and high jump and was second in the shd¢ put. The majority of his points were scoted near the end of the meet. Osthoff was next In the total number of points scored: He won shot put, throw and broad jump. In the half mile Timblin of Chicago Was | disqualified for the slleged fouling of Til- of Wisconsin. Three Chicagoans, Timblin, Comstock and Whipp, finished in a row. Referee Delaney disqualified . Tim- blin after a consuita It appeared to equally to blame, In who running ley far on the 220-yard hurdles when Comstock, finished second, was put out for around a hurdle. One of the best performances of the aft- erncon was- Stophlet's work in the tw mile run. He ran alone most af the way and finished in 9:57 i f o0 Windy for Good Scores. Several Omaha shooters went the Towpsend Gun club grounds but they fou »d scores out of the question because of the high winds which were pre- vailing. Aylesworth of Council Bluffs made o | Moran the best score. Score McDonald i Henn Jolinson Katson 20 u 1 1 it F 7 ] ) 2054 | 1 17— 1 1663 2 3B 3 24 i 491 25 284 PERU NORMAL TEAM. | | CARDINALS BLANK PIRATES St. Louis Nationals Break Winning Streak of Pittsburg. STRONG FINISH BY VISITORS Are Made nth Inning After Two Men Are Gut— Other Four Runs in Games In Natlonal League. PITTSBURG, May 8.—8t. Louls broke the winning streak of Pittsburg here today, when they shut out the locals by a score of 8 to 0. Lush pitched a splendid game. Adams was replaced in the fourth' by Brandom. The visitors secured four runs in the ninfh after two men were out with- out having a hit. Maddox, who relieved Brandom, hit two” batters and gave two bases on balls, which, with a base on balls by Powell, who was sent in for Maddox, forced In three runs. Two errors were responsible for the other tally. Score: ST. LOUI PITTSBURG. H.0.AE 0.AE 073 0Rarbeau. 0 Leach. 0 Clerke, 0 Wagner, 0 Abstein 0. Miller. 0Wilaon 0Giwon, o 0Adams, o Rrandom, 00" Connor Maddoz, p. Powell, p Byrne, b Shaw. cf Bresmahan, © Konetchy, 1b. Delehanty, rf. Bllls, 1t Charles, 2b Hulewict, s Lush, » Totals. 3 i ot it b 2. 3 oo s P ol wnmmoommnn Bl oan sssoommmono— cosscamswanm~ Totals. .....30 us for Brandom in eighth. 0000000000 St. Louls 10126000 4-8 Two-base hits: Shaw. Hits: Off Adams, 7 in three and one-third Innings; off Bran- dom, 2 In four and two-third innings; off Maddox, 0 in two-third innings: off Powsll, 0 in one-third inning. Sacrifice hit stein. Btolen base: Bresnahan. Left on bases: St. Louls Pittsburg. 5. First on errors: St. Louis, 2. Hit by pitched bail Delehanty by Adams; Konetchy by Bran- dom, Bresnahan and Bryne by Maddox. Struck out: By Lush, 4; by Adams, 1: by Brandom, 1. Time: 1:8. Umpires: and Kane PHILADELPHIA BEATS BROOKLYN Fifth E *Batted Pittsburg 3 Fight Between Players in Inning a Riot, BOOKLYN, May 8—A three-cornered fight between Lennox one side and Knabe and Glegson on the other nearly caused a riot at the game between Brooklyn and Philadelphia here today. In the fifth inning Knabe, going to third base on 'Mtus' single, spiked Lennox, al- though he appeared to have plenty of room to pass the Brooklyn man. Lennox resented the act by striking Knabe on the jab. Knabe hit back and the two clinched Gleason, who was_on tho coaching line, jumped in, but before thé flght became general, cooler players separated the combatants. All three were ordered out of the game. As Gleason walked to the bench spectator In one of the boxes threw a tnm— wad and a pop bottle at him. spoctal policeman, who started to arrest the layer's assallant, was on of 12000 rushed on the field. But a swarm of policemen and detectlves, who were out- side of the grounds rushed In at this point and quelled the disturbers. The game then proceeded quletly, Phila- delphla winning, 8 to 2, batting Scanlon freely. Deninger, who replaced Knabe. broke a finger on the first ball pitched and elso retired. Score PHILADELPHIA B.H.O H BROOKLY AR ORureh, 1t © Alperman H Grant. b, ) Knabe. 3. 3 Deninger. 2b. Jacklitsch, 3b 2 Titus, ot ] Magee. 1f Pranstield Oabarne. Doolin. Dooin Moren. i ot » 0 McElveen. 0 Rergan 0 8canlon 0%Cattereon Wilhelm, 2 *Lumley PR N 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 s 0 Tot \ Totals *Batted for Scanlon in fifth *Battad for Wilhelm in ninth Philadelphia 110201 Brooklyn 0000110 2 Three-base hits: Magee. _ Hits: Off Scanlon, 10 in three innings. Sacrifice hit I<nabe. Sacrifice fly: Doolin. Stolen bases Titus, Burch. Double play: Hransfield Doolin &nu Moran. Bases on_balls; Off % First on errors: Philadéiphla, Brooklyn, 1. Struck out: By Scanlon by Wilheim. 4; by Moran, 7. Time Umpires: Rigier and Trubly BOSTON WINS CLOSE CONTEST % 82 s 1 1:87 Runs of the Vietors Are Re of Bases on Balls. BOSTON, May S.—Boston defeatsd New York in the fourth pitcher's battle of the current series, by a score of 2 to 1, today With th bases full in the third inning, Ames ’0I’k'rd)hr run in with a base on balls and again in the ecighth, & pass re- sulted in a run. Scere: BOSTON St Becker, ©f Bates, It Beaumont, Beck, 1b ) Ab- | Klem | [ Standing of the Teams | WEST. LEAGUE, W.TLPot.| AMER. ASS'N. W.L.Pet 800 Milwaukee .13 6 50 Loulsville .14 7 625/Indianapolis 12 10 6 Toledo 1011 00| Minneapolis. 8 11 333 Kaneas City 7 11 33| Columbus .. 813 Paul 612 AMER. LBAGUE. W.L.Pet.| W.L.Pct 13 7 .660Detrolt ......14 9 800/ New York...11 5% Bosten 10 .571iPhiladelphia § AIChicago 2 435'Cleveland ... 8 17 Washington S 14 364St. Louis..s GAMES TODAY. Western League—Omaba at Topeka, Des Moines at Wichita, Lincoln at Denver, Sicux City at Pueblo. American Association—Columbus at Min- reapolis, Toledo at £t. Paul, Indianapolis at Kansas City. Loulsville at Milwankee. American League—Detrolt at St. Louis. National League—No games. Wichita Denver . Topeka . Pueblo Des Moines. Omaha Lincoln Sloux City NAT'L LEAGU 54 AT 42 89 8 8 5 5 4 3 3 A Pittsburg Roston Phil'd’Iphia 10 Chicago 12 Brooklyn Cincinns New Y St. Louis 511 .313 FIRST AFFAIR AT NEW PARK Y. M. C. A. Boys' Department Holds Its Athletic Meet at Nakomn. The first athletic affair to occur in the new Young Men's Christian park on Lake Nakoma was pulled off Sat- urday morning by the boys' The track was an improvised one on the virgin turf and considering this the timo made in the races was excellent. Over forty boys took part, making the contests close. Ralph Woodruff won the championship in the imidget class, Paul Omey in the light- weight, Stanley Beranek in the middle- weight and Vi r Warner in /the heavy- weight. Events and winners were as fol | lows: Midget first, H dash: R Coleman; Class Coleman, A Woodruff first 13%. 440-yard first, H. Cgpleman, R Running high jump: R Berry, B. Sackett; 1 feet jump: R. Woodruff, L. man; 12 feet 5% inches Lightweight—&-yard dash: P. Oney, R. Pracht, D. Crane; :07. 100-yard dash: P. Oney, R. Pracht, P. Durkee; :I H0-yard dash: J. Gardner, G. Kennedy, Crane :21%. High jump: R. Whitmore, Gard- ner, D. Crane feet 6 inches. Broad jump: D. Crane, P. Oney, G. Smith; 14 teet 6 inches Middloweight—50-yard dash: V. Eva Beranek, \F. Bergquist; :06%. 100-vard da Beranek tied for first, F. V. Evans and S. Bergquist; :12. 440-yard dasn: 8. Beranek v e R, Melersten; 1:18%. High jump: F. Bngstrom, C. Chesney, V. Bvan; four feet % Inches. Broad jimp: S. Ber anek, V ans, F. Engstrom; 16 feet inches, vy welght H er, H. Rouse; :06. 100-yard Warner, H. Jenks, H. Rouse; :11 H, H -yard dash b} R. e B 100-yard I.. Freese, H lash: L. Freese Woodruff; 1:274 Woodruff, T, 10 inches. Broad Freese, H. Cole D. J 4 ns, =h vard dash Jenks, V. dash: V 440-yard Jenks; Rouse, I Al intertered. with | : by the spectators, while many of the crowd | balloons Greylock and North Adams No. 1 i | | | over dash: V. Warner, H. Rouse, 1:11%. High jump: V. Wa H. Jenks tlé for first; 5 feet 1% Broad jump: H nke, H. Rouse, Warnery 17 feet 5 Inches. inches v Thrills in Balloon Race. ADAMS, M May 8. No NORTH The R. M. Randall Holland Forbes, the former piloted by Dr and the latter by A scended here an hour before dawn foday The Greylock landed at Shelburne, having traveled about twenty miles. The North Adams No. 1 landed here after an unevent- ful flight of elghty miles. Ebor Wins Jubilee, KEMPTON PARK, Bngland, May §.—The Kempton Park great “Jubflee” handicap (3,000 soverelgns), for 3-year-olds and up. the Jubllee course’ one mile and & quarter, wgs won here today by Ebo: Dean Swiff was second and Succor third Fourteen horse.. started. August Beimont's Fair Plgs Il was unplaced You 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. Somd men, you know, who have too much money, sell their car every year so as to have the latest make. - Bome.people who own cars move away. Bome 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 Association | department. | BOSTON SHUTS OUT NEW YORK Beaneaters Bunch Hits with Passes | and Errors, - [SIX RUNS IN ONE INNING! New York Releases Pitcher Ford to Jersey Clty—Scores of Other Games in the American League, NEW YORK, May 8-—Boston bunched four hits on Quinn in the fourth inning today and thereby with the assistance of Knight's error and two bases on balls, scored six runs, defeating New York, 6 to 4. In this inning Speaker sent three men over the plate with a double. The New York b hgs released Pitcher Ford, who was with Atlanta last year, to Jersey City. Score: BOSTON. B. MeConnell, 2b 4 Laord, 3b. Speaker, Hooper, Stahl Niles Wagner, Spencer, Morgan, Steele, . NEW YORK. E. ~, BH Ocree, cf Keeler. 1t 0 Eiberteld OEnrle, I H 1 AE of 1frt. b et - » 3. 9 *Hemphill “Quinn, . ~ *Demmitt 2 Warhop *Austin’ .. ) 3 i 3 1 1 H 1 ‘ 0 | 0 o Zlutanesans ol comammmwnnl B SemnnSannud Eleonsroran’ | Totams 0 » secessumssoss | Totals. .....36 10 27 *Batted for Kleitow in ninth. *Ba‘ted for Quinn in fourth *Batted for Warhop In nigth & 00060000 21000100 hits: Speaker. Sacrifice hit Stolen bases: McConnell, Hoope First on errors. Boston, 2 Engle to Ward. Struck out: By by Warhop, 2. Bases on balls: Off 2. off Quinn. 3. off Warhop, 2. Hit by pitched ball: By Morgan, 1: by War- hop. 1. Wild pitch: Morgan. Hits: Off Morgan, 2 In one inning; off Steele, 8 in elght innings; off Quinn, & in four innings; off Warhop, 4 in five innings. Time: 2.2 Umpire: Bvans. SENATORS UNABLE TO SCORE Philadelphia Makes ame in Sevent PHILADELPHIA, May made it (hree straight victories over Washington by winning today's game, 1 to 0. Washington made four double plays and raced the home team in every inning except the seventh, when Phila- delphia won on Baker's single, an out and Murphy's double. Score PHILAT WASHINGTON. L H.0. A 00 Twao-base Whgner Ward. play Steel, 1; Morgan mly Run in Inning. §.—Philadelphia £ 1", it 3 o L in of 0 Ganley. 0 MeRride, 0 Sehipke, O Unglaub, 9 Delehanty OCivmer, rf 0Conroy, b O Milan, ef OStreet, © OBums. p Hugheg, [ Totals 0 Smith, p | “Rlankenship *Kahoe Hartsel, Oldring. Baker. Collins Murphy Davis Barr Barry, Thomas Krause, p. " 1b 2 Totals. ... 30 McBride in the eigh Milan in the ninth 00000010 % 3 00000000 0—0 Burns, 3 in four innings in_three inninge T'wo-base Baker, Unglaub, Murphy. Three- | hits Murphy. Conroy Bacrifice | Davis, Ganiey. Stolen hase: | Struck out: By Krause by | 1 by Smith, 4 Left on bases { Philadeiphia, ;. Washington, 8. Double | plays: Delehanty to Unglaub; Street to | Conroy to Deiehanty to McBride: Conroy | to Street to Delehanty: Barry to Collins (o Travis. Base on balls Off Krause. 14, off Burne, 1; off Smith, 1 Passed ball Thoma. Time 1:48 Umpires Connolly and Egan. h *Batted for *Batted for | Philadelphia Washington Hits: Off off Smith, 2 | . } | NAPS DEFEAT THE WHITE SOX ' leveland Makes it Three Out of Four from Chicago. CLEVELAND, May 8.—~Cleveland made it | | three out of four from Chicago today, de- feating (he latter, 8 to 4. Smith retired at the end of the fifth. Rhoades was taken | out after pitching four innings. Iiebhardt |and Owen, who finisbed the game, w effective. Lajo batting and fielding were features. He and Hinchman drove in | | oleen Double | ! the 'AMERICAN AS Kansns City from Wine Plitchers Loutsville Nothing. May Battle One to KANSAS CITY which belonged to either Jast mah was out Loulsville today several times Blank the locals. LOUISVILLE BH.OAR $.—In team A gam intil the Kansas City lost to Selby was in trouble but finally managed Score KANSAS CITY BH.OAK Dunleavy, of Woodruff, 3 Delehanty, | Tate, rt 2. suilivan k) ‘ O Reckley, 1b O Brashear, 2 1 $ Nelghbors Quinlan Hughes. selby ‘ 3 h i 3 rt | » H n Totals for Sullivan in the fourth 00010000 01 000000000 Three-base hit: Brady. Left on bases Kansas City, 12; Loulsville Sacrific hit: Carlisle. Base on errors: Kansas City. 3; Loulsville, 2. Stolen base: Tate. Double plays: Olsen to Quinlan to Sulll van: Hughes to Sullivan. Struck out y Brady, 5; by Selby, 4. Base on halls Off Brady, 4. off Selby, 5. Hit by pitehed ball: ' Carlisle. Time 1:50 Umpire: Owens CHAMPIONS SHUT OUT. BREWERS Graham Outpitehes Twirling Duel. MILWAUKEE, May 8-—Graham out- pitched Curtis in a grand twirling duel this afternoon, the champlons beating league leaders by & score of 1 to 0. Score INDIANAPOLIS MILWAUKEE ~ H.0 H.OAE 1 *Batted Louisyille Kansas City h Cartis In Grand the 0 Robinson, o Havden, Carr, 1h Rurke, 8 0'Rourke, Mowley, 0 Hostette 1 Douherty, 1t 3 22soms3550~ 3McGlynn, p Totals eighth. 0060000 00 10000000 01 Two-base (hit: Chadbourne. Hits: Off Curtis, 3 In elght Innings; off McGlynn, 1 in one inning. Sacrifice hits: McChesney, Randall. Stolen base: Hayden. Left on bases: Milwaukee, 7; Indianapolis, 4. Bases on balis: Off Curtls, 3, off Graham, 3 Struck out: By Curfis, 2; by Graham. 8. Time: 1:45. Umpires King and Eckman CENTRAL CITY TAKES MEET Dete: Wahoo High School by Score of 68 to 41 CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. May 8.—(Special.) —By a total of sixty-five points to its op- ponents’ forty-five, the local high school Jrack team defeated the /Wahoo high school team on the athletic field of the Nebraska Central college. The following s the complete record of events: * 100-yard dash: Wilson (Wahoo) won, Rand (Walioo) second, Wright (Central City) third. Time: 0:104, 220-yard dash: Wright (C. C.) won, Wil- | son (W.) second, Killian (W) third. Time: 0:25. 440-yard dash: McMasters (C. C.) won, Wright (C, C.) second, Killlan (W.) third Time: 0:58) 220-yard hurdles: Rard (W.) second, Time: 0:, Half mile ru | Mesters (C. third. Time Mile run: (€. C.) sec 5:2. Relay race, Rowland and Rand, Wilson 1:47. Figh fjump: Anderson (W.) won, Wright (C. C.) and Rogers (W.) tled for second Height: b feet Shotput: Rowland (C. C.y second, Roge tance: 38 feet 10 inches Pole vault: Rogers (C. C.) second, Milier (C' 9 feet 9 inches Running broad junip: Rowland won, Anderson (W.) second, Rogers third. Distance: 19 feet Hammer throw Rogers Wright (C. C.) second, Rand Distance: 100 feet. Tiscus throw: Rowland Rend (W.) second. Rogers Dirtance: % feet 10 inches. NIAGARA STAKES CLOSE SOON Time in *Bagted Milwaukee Indianapolis for Cdrtis 0 in 0 Wright Martin ©. C) «©. won third, Powell (C. C.) ‘won, Me. C)) second, Hamilton (W.) 2:19, Powell (C. C. 1d, Carlson (W ) won third Clayt Time: half rifle: Wright, McMasters won, and Killian second Martin Rogers, Time (o7} (W) won third Smiti Dis- (W « Wright Helght ) won, ) third «©. ¢y (W) (W) (W) won third " ©. ¢ (W) ) won, third mer Meeting. TORONTO, Ont., May summer and fall mecting of the Niagara Racing association, at Fort Erie, Ont close May 18. These stakes include th: Canadian Detby of $3,500 guaranteed, Niag- ara stakes of $1600, Fort Brie Selling stakes of $1,500 and the Grand Canadian steeplechase of $1,200. The fall stakes are Canadian Sportsman handicap of $1.500. In addition to these fixtures entries will also close for the Dominion handicap of 1910, This 18 to be the richest race offered by the association and will have a guaranteed value of $10,000 he summer meeting at Fort Erle Is of twenty-one days, from July 6 to July 2, and the fail is nine days, from August 26 to September 4. The meeting book 18 being arranged and will shortly be ready for distribution among horsemen. In this respect it is prom Ised that no purse will have a smaller value than 400 KETCHEL' HAS AN INSPIRATION After Looking at Johnson-Bur tures In Sure of & W YORK. May 8.—Ketchel after look ing at the pictures of the Burns-Johnson fight the other day told his friends that he was more confident than befo that he could put the big negro away when thiey meet at Colma In October. *Johnson knows nothing about foot k ald Ketchel, “and he will be easfer to reach than Jack O'Brien. 1 will beat his guard down, and when I put in a few stomach blows I'll a chance 80 after his jJaw. I'm not afraid his session NEW ever wo much have to of {all of Cleveland's runs. Score CLEVELAND, CHIC B0 AGO B.H.0.AE AR | 0 Hahn | 0 Al oW 14t 0 Paren 0 Py o Sullivan TOwens ranneh Raftery | Bradie: Rh Liebhardt Totals " *Patted *Batted for leveland “hicago H{s: Four hits and four innings off Rhoade i 3010 %8 0010 04 times at bat in Rhoades; two hits and seventcen times at bat in five innings off | Liebhardt; nine hits and twenty-two times | at bat in fiv* innings off Smith; three hits and twelve *mci at bat in three Innings off Owen. Fhivt | on errors: Cleveland, 1; Chie; 1. T'tise-base hits: Lajole, Hinch: 1 four punches. He can't hit any harder than O'Brien, which will make It imjeasible fo him to keep me away or put me down. All hope is that Johnson will flunk. I on't want his 35,000 forfeit just want to get him in ring, when_T'll prove that he is what Jim Corbett says he s—the biggest lemon that v put the 1 the . on Many Going to Burlingto Many Omaha sportsmen are preparing to attend the lowa state shoot at Burlington May 18. 19 and 2, under the auspices of the lowa State Sportman's association. This s a registered tournament with $500 added money and cracks from all over the cou try will be in attendance. All purses will be givided by the Jack Rabbit system Areda Gun Sh y’ The first annial shoot of the Breda Gun club will be leld at Breda, la.. May 13 and 14, with 3135 added money. A number of Omaia trap shooters will attend. This is a strictly amateur shget with all p: (Continued on Becond Page.) fessionals barred from participation in the various events, SOCIATION GAMES| *{ Lincoln WICHITA FALLS T0 DES MOINES Game on Kansans’ Home Grounds Was Almost Too Easy for the Iowans. SCORE ELEVEN TO ONE AT END Visitors Bunched Hits When Mr, Clark Was Wild in Second. DNVER WINS FROM THE PROHIBS Manager and Shortstop Guilty of Serious Errors, WICHITA NOW TIED BY DENVER Grizslies Pull Up In Wester Even with Jobbers Lengue Race by the Lincoln and the of Des Moines, Defeat of Vietory ’ ¥ WICHITA, May 8 town with a cold Des Moines blew north wind today and took an easy game from the Jobbers by the score of il to 1. Clark was badly out of form and allowed the visitors to bunch their hits with his bases on balls in the second inning for a total of six runs. They gOt two more off him ip-the fourth, when Manager Holland called Westcott to the rescue. “Happy" hit one, walked one and then struck out the next six batters in suc- cession. In the seventh three bases on balls and two hits gave Des Moines throe more. Miller allowed but three hits after the first inning, when he was hit hard Eight hundred people braved the worst ‘day into | of the season to ses Wichita lose the poor- | | | | | i i | | About Up for Fall and Sum- | | 8.—Stakes for the | (" the Troquois Hotel stakes of $1,500 and the | est Western league game played here. In the sixth Inning the game was stopped for ten minutes untll the dusx storm subsided sufficiently to allow the players to work. Score: WICHITA AR, o) ? 0 o 1 0 0 Pettigrew, of Anderson, ss Cole, rf Pennell, Hughes, Roberts, Westerzil, Weaver, Clark, p Westeott *Middleton 1 It i 2b b £ o P Totals AR Al N ) DES MOINES. AB. [ 5 5 B T Colligan, ss . Baden, P Mattick Dwyer, Dalton, rf Niehoff, 3b Gilmartin, 2b Heckinger, ¢ Miller, p b . ermosoLL Totals ........ 3 *Middleton batted for Weaver *Weaver out for not touching first base Wichita 5 10000000 01 Des Moines. 0602003001 Hits: Off Clark, 7 in 3% innings; off Westcott, 2 in 6% innings. Struck out: By Clark, 3; by Westcott, 6, by Miller, 12 Base on 'balls: Off Clark, 1; off Westcott, 6. oft Milier, 1. Hit by pitched ball: B Miller, Weaver; by ~ Westcott, Dalton Dwyer. Wild pitch: Westcott. Stolen bases Pennell, Colligan. Double plays: Hughes to Anderson to Weaver. Two base higs: Coler~ Colligan, Heckinger. Passed ball: Heckin ger. Left on bases: Wichita, 7; Des Moines, S Time: 2:20° Umpire: HasKell. Attendance, PROHIBS MAKE T00 MANY ERRORS Fox and Gagnier I that Gave Dei DENVER, Colo., May S.—Errors Fox and gnier gave Denver runs the first and second innings, which made preeent of the game, as hits followed Otherwise the contest was battle b tween pitchers, in which Gillen had a Iitt the better of it. The weather was cold a light drizzle falling part of the time There were no features aside from th pitching. The score: DENVER AR % in ninth d in the Bungling ver Game. by in a a " ef Cassidy Jores Belden, It Hartman, Maag, 2b Fhompson Lindsay, 58 b in P Totals Waldron, Fox rt | du T | | Suiliva | | | | | { quickly | Davidson Gagnier, Pritchett of 58 a J. Jones, p 2 0000 000000 Lindsay, C. Jones. Totals Denver Lincoln ‘Two base hits: Belden Stolen bases: Cassidy. Fox. Bases balls: _Off Gillen, 1; off Jones, 4. Str out: By Gillen, Left on bases: Denver i Lincoln, 6. Double plays: Pritchett t Fox to Thomas: Gagnler to Thomas. Hit by pitched ball:" Maag. Time: 1:3. Um pire: Clark Games Postponed. Omaha-Topeka, at Topeka: rain ueblo-Sloux City, at Pueblo; rain, 3 1:4 40 0 0 3 Originals Play Townsends. Fred Bradford will mateh his Lee-Glas Andreesen leam against Quigley's Town sends Sunday Aftarnoon at Vinton streel ark. A double-header Is carded, the first game 10 be between the Americans and Ramblers. The first game will be called a2 p.om The lineup follows: Townsends. Spellman Matthews Cross Callahan Hall Eastman Durk Biglow Wuigley Mullin for the second game is as L. G Catcher Pitchey Pitcher First Second Shortstop Third Left Cent Righ Right A. Originals Clair Bunnell Moriarty g Wahl Trowbridge Lawler Minikus Casey Gibson Henry Dougherty Defeated. May 5.—(Bpecial opened the = bawe osher-Lampmans SPRINGFIELD, Neb. Telegram.)—Springfield ball “season in a me with the Mosher-Lampman college team of Omaha and won by a score of § to 4. Score RH.B. 875 48 Phiy, Travis aiid Springfie M r-lampman Balterics: Springfield and Batles; Mosher Fike. Umpire 30210200 000091261 Richardson Lanipmar Frank Bagley, College Ba Ba l‘ Games. At Worcester—Harvard, 6; Holy Cross, At Madison -Chicago. 5; Wisconsin, 1 At Hanover—Dartmouth, 7. Trinity, At Anvapolis—Navy, 12; Rutgers, 3. At New Haven—Y . 2, Apdover, 1. ‘.\l .l"hllndelphl —Pennsylvania, 4, Prince- on, 3. At Minneapolis—Minnesota, §; Nebraska, & ”