Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 5, 1910, Page 26

| near B: T0 SWIN ENCLISH CHANNEL Effort to Be Made to Rival Webb Performance. WOLFFE PLANS SEVEN TRYS Man Whe Alm: ing t Nuceeeded in Crom- | win | ,< ' term.ned nglish | Several VYears Ago Attempt the Trip Onmee More, NEW YORK, June 4.—A most ¢ effort will be made to swim th chaanel this season. It is néarly thirty- | five years since Captain Webb paddied | across, and though many atiempts have been made, not one man has succeeded Of those who have tried it the best at-| tempt stands to the credit of Jappy Wolfte, | who came within of a mile of | the shore and had to be pulled out of the | water, being so exhausted that he could | not make another stroke. Montague Halbeln, who came almost as Wolffe eight years ago, is pre another dash. Others who have of Ldverpool, and Dargolioub Vel Militche- viteh, who won the long distance cham plonship of Servia. He is a powerful man ©of 28 years of age. In the yay of prepara- | | tion he swims for one hour every day in| the Danube. Holbein has started to take | ! long spins, but Wolffe has besun in real | earnest. He swims over a two-mile streten | hion West Pler despite the fact that the water registers as low as 48 de- srees. A quarter close as ) aring for triea Ted are Heaton, Starts Jumne 30. 1n all Woltte has mapped out seven Aif- ferent Cates which he intends to try. His first assault will be on June 3, when at the break of day he will start from the French shore and he expects to reach the Eoglish side by sunset. The other dates @ol are July 14 and 30, August 13 and 28 and September 12 and 26. These are the dates, with sultable tides, though the opin- ion is that June is a trifle early for such 4 long session in the water, and it notable the first Will be the earliest of any of the attempts In the channek There is also a report (hat Miss Lily Smith, a woman pro- fesslonal, will try, and rumors are abroad from Burgess and Wiedeman of Dover, For some time past the experts on this side of the water have picked out L. B. Goodwin of the New York Athletic club #s the man most likely to duplicate Webb's feat. He has shown that he has ro equal here at long distance work and he could swim rings around Woltfe, Holbeln or even Webb, were he here today. As to Good- win's stamina there need be no doubt, and his friends point to his win in the race from the Battery to Coney Island last sum- mer, when he covered the thirteen and a half miles in something like four and a halt bours. He wasted nearly an hour of this walting for a shift of tide which would help him through the Buttermilk channel and had finally to plow into the swirls there when the favoring current did not come, Goodwin's Work. By that time the other competitors had almost drawn level with Goodwin, but when he got Into his stroke he drew away again and won as he liked. It was noteworthy that theu,Folif : that on that occaslon Goodwin swam the first mile well under twenty-seven minutes, with by no means a favorable tide, and that from start to finish he did not take @ bite or drink of any kind in the way of retreshment. Goodwin thinks himself that he would succeed In swimming the channel and h 1d he may cross and try it this year, but he Is away short in welght. He thinks that a man to engage In such a long awim should have plenty of weight and all the reserve power possible to off- set the chilly water and withstand the long plunge.” In the helght of summer the English channel water is usually about 6 degrees temperature, while In America the water 1s about 76 degrees. Goodwin has an opinion that he would cross from Calals 10 Dover in twelve hours, or In one tide. He says next winter he will collect a lot of fat and will take a crack at the chan- nel in 1911 STUDENT RULES FOR BASE BALL East Does Not Permit College Men to Play Natlonal Game, NEW YORK, June 4 --The perniclous approach of the summer base ball season s being heralded In the land by the var- fous actions and rules lald down by under- graduate student councils and college con- ferences. Summer ball s legislated against in this section. Summer ball is approved and permitted in other institutions. Some colleges, like Penn, State, permit certain features of the subject and prohibit others. Bummer ball 1s winked at, sneered at and surrendered to. Recently the Assoclation of New Eng- land colleges for conference on athletics passed a resolution declaring that a purely amateur basis should be accepted in all college athletios and that ‘playing on summer bgse ball teams,” as the term fs ordinarily understood, 1s hostile to such a standard. The “Willlams Record” com- menta editorially on the action in part as follows: “It 1s of Interest to notice that the Asso- clation of New kngland Colleges for Con- ference on Athletics is still resolute, and, to all Abpearances, firmly so. in regard to the inimicabllity of summer base ball 1o the attalnment of a purely amateur ba- als for college athletics. The recommen- of the association tends to secure idea. It provides that, while rules can- Dot _be laid down owing to the different conditions, 1t be the alm of the separate work apidly as possible to secure a ly Reference to the communication columns of the Record during the year of 198 will show that the sentiment of the college body and of a good part of the faculty was decidedly In favor of the playing of summer base ball by members of the Whether the und mained as firm in Justitiability of summer base ball as the assoclation has in its antag- onism of it ls & question which we would snswer, were we'asked, in the aftirma- ve. ' TO FLY AROUND LONG ISLAND mpetitive Flights Belug Arranged Near New York City, NEW YORK, June 4—Almost similar to the flights across the English channel, Long Island will be the scene of a competition across the sound. A number of the devo- tees of the sport frequent Huntingtoa Bay, and wome of them have come together and raised & fund for the purchase of a gold cup, which will be presented to the first amateur aviator who successtully flies from Mineola to the Connecticut shore, a dis- tance of about thirty miles. The aviator will be allowed (0 make one descent at Huntington Bay, but he must complete the flight in twelve hours. Clifford B. Harmon I8 the only amateur in the vicinity just now and he expects to win the cup. The recept work he bas been doing is with this pros- pect in view, He may make the altempt wbout the middle of June. It i rumored that H. 8. Harkness, a Californla mbilion- alre, will bring a 100-horse-power mono- plane from France, and that he may make an atlempt to eross the sound, while H. A. Colby of Plaintied, N. J., Is 8002 to begl fiylng with his Wright machine, and he also may be & factor. THE OM [AHA SUNDAY BE = TYPICAL NEBRASKA COLLEGF, ATHLETE, Sermon to Base Ball Fans By a Methodist Divine Dr. Fletcher, M. Sisson of Nebraska City Says Game of Base Ball is Typical of Life. Before the largest crowd assembled in the First Methodist church in Nebraska City for yeéars, Dr. Fletcher M. Sisson, the pastor, preached & sermon to the base ball team and fans. The large auditorium of the church was crowded long before the hour for service arrived and It was necessary to put in extra seats In the rear, but soon these were filled and the spacious balcony was thrown open to the eager public, says the Nebraska City Pres The sidewalks had been painted announ- cing the services and all day it was the leading topic of conversation on the streets. Dr. Sisson has bullt up a great reputation during the two years that he has been assoclated with the First Methodist church in this eity, a reputation as an orator and a preacher of wonderful force and ability. The doctor took for his text the words found in I Cor. 9:4 “So run that ye may obtain.” Dr. Sisson stated that all through history every nation had its national sport. Base ball is ours. Dr. Sisson characterized the game as the cleanest, most manly, open sport in existence. The first reason for the popularity of the game is because it pro- moted democracy; all classes, the rich and _the poor, the man and the boy, the soclety belle and the washer woman, all meet on & common plane of equality, Scores are the important thing In base ball, as they are in life. In fact the game of base ball is typical of life. The captain is an important element In base ball; it is he that must whip the team into line and teach them systematic team play, it is he that must plan and study fn order that the team may be successful and obtain the scores that win. It is thus with lite. We must recognize the leaders in all our enterprises and piay the game all the time following the leader's direction it we ex- pect to score at the plate in the end. The other poeitions came ‘In for consideration at the hands of the doctor, but be stated the umpire was the most important position of all. It was he who decided all things, he who had control of all the affairs of the game. He offered Christ as the umpire in life and the Bible as the rule book, stating that the pennant to be won at the Close of the season was immortality of the soul. There were many fine analogies running all through the sermon. The address made & profound impression upon the large ®@udience who listened in- tently to it, and the comment on the street yesterday was “That was a great sermon.’ Many people attended who had not heen inside of & church for years. One thing especially noticeable was the fact that Nibs clgar store and lunch room closed its doo: and hung out the sign “Gone to Church The entire base ball team atended en masse and one remarkable thing was that all the bage ball boys sing, and they knew the hymns without looking In the song books, which speaks well for their early training | to may the least. Nebraska City is especially fortunate in possessing a minister who has such an in. fluence s Dr. Sisson. LINCOLN KOEAY FOR FOUR DAYS Pa Rourke and Hia Crew Return for Another Week's Stay. Don Despain's bunch of ball tossers will appear at the Vinton park Monday for a four days' engagement with the Rourkes, the opening day also being ladies’ day. Cobb has joined the team In right field since the Prohibitionists were first in Omaha, and Hagerman has also ‘been an- nexed. The Rourkes have also taken on a new piteher since last at home. The lincup: Linealo, Thomas ledensaul Cockman Gagnler Jude | Davis Cohly ullivan L. Clark Farthing McGrath Hagerman SOUTH OIAE_A BOW;..ING MARKS cam Averag: Summer League. The following are the individual and team averages of the South Omaha Summer Bowling league at the close of the second week: Standing of the teama: P. W. L. Pins. 3,112 2,018 2,983 Hehipke. Corrido Shotten King. Weich Gona 3 ¢ Hol'beck, Keeley.. Piteh Sanders, Melter. .’ Pitoh. M'Caf'riy, Stowers Pitch ‘Jones, Gelst, Fox, Jetter's Gold Top rgél @) f Martin's Tigers. Kentucky Colt; gno O'learys. reene Brothers. N.'E. Carters. Stellings Postoffice , Individual a tl’li.l ctanssas eomuenma o emes— o Persistent Advertising is the Road to Raturns. ¥ sespszamasmest BEiBEER HOOSIER PITCHER WINS DUEL Hardgrove's Men Beat Millers Four to Two at Home, FIRST INNING SETTLES THE GAME St. Paul Blanks Toledo with Three Runs—Kansas Clty Whip lumbus—Milwaukee-Lou ville Game Off. Co- INDIANAPOLIS, June 4.—Indianapolis won & pitcher's battle between Hardgrove ard Hughes today, defeating Minneapolis, 4 10 2. The locals won the game in the first inning, when & base on balls, two hits and two errors scored three runs. Score: INDIANAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS, AB.H.O. AB.H.0.AE. Delehanty, If. 3 OMcCorm'k, 114 Lewis, ... 3 OAltizer, us. Chadv' 3 OFerris, 3b. Carr, 1b,..... 4 OCravath, | Murch, §b.... 4 1W) o3 16111, 1b. Bowerman, Milligan, ‘2b. 3 Opickeriog, ¢f, 08mith, e...... Spencer, 'cf... 1 SRR PORETAER SN sesmoomom aroOmOBNO woeonssos Totals. Indianapolls Mirneapolls ... Sa ok 01000001 02 Two-base Fit: JWililams. Three-base hit Lewls. Struck out: By Hardgrove, 6; by Hughes, 6. Stolen base: Ferris. hits: Chadbourne, Spencer. B balls: Off Hardgrove, 2; off Hughes, Time: 1:66. ' Umpires: Cusack and Owens. FAST AUTO AT BUFFALO Several of the Best Known Drive in the World to Compete. BUFFALO, N, Y., June 4-—Sensdtional contests are expected at the automobile raoe meet to be held at the Fort Erle track, this city, on June 10 and 11 Sey- eral of the best known drivers in the country have signed contracts to compete and it is belleved that the best of the powerful cars from the Indianapolis Speed- way races will be entered. Fred J. Wagner Is to be official starter at this meet, and he s quoted with the opinion that last year's events at Fort Erfe will ‘be eclipsed next week. His presence Insures a smooth set of contests. A hundred-mile race is the fea- ture event of the meet, which 18 to be held under the auspices of the track own- ers and local interests, Amaong the probable drivers are Kincald in a Natlonal car and Bob man and Louls Chevrolet In Buicks. The Buffalo people are making every effort to secure Barney Oldfleld with his Benz. Endicott may drive his Cole and there 1s & remote possibility that Ralph de Palma will have his Fiat at Fort Erie. George Robertson may also be secured. Tom Bur- Favorites W Oran ORANGE, N. J, June 4—Favorites won in the second round of the New Jersey golf W. D, Bremner and Montclair were among championship today at the Essex County Country club. Jerome D. Travis, Max Behr, the winners. PERU BALL PLAYER WHO GOES TO CLEVELAND WARD M'DOWELL. Ward McDowel of the Peru Normal school ‘base ball team, who has delighted Peru base ball fans this season by his easy And spectacular as well as careful playing has recelved a very flattering offer from the Cleveland American league base ball team, which he has accepted. Ho lefl ‘Wednesday motning for Cleveland and wii begin work at once. McDowell has done very exceptional' work tn the batting linc and at right fleld this year and is making & big jump from a collego amateur team = | Standing of the Teams w Bt. Joseph Sloux City Wichita Denver Lincoln Omaha Topeka ... o Des Moines..18 22 . NAT'L LEAGUE. W.L.Pet. SST. LEAGUE. | W.L.Pet.| AMER. ASS'N. W.L.Pe.t 3115 . 3115 . 2719 | Minneapo St. Paul Toledo .. Indianapolis Columbus Kansas CIt ! Milwaukee ..17 27 . Loulsville ...17 30 . AMER. LEAGUE., W.L.Pe.t Philadelphia 2 11 . A New York...M 11 . Pittsburg Cincinnat 8t. Louls Brooklyn ...19 22 .. Philadelphia’ 14 22°.3% Boston 305] NEB. LEAGUE. W.L.Pe Fremont .....11 9 .68 Grand Island. 9 7 .562 Seward Columbus Superior Kearney . Hastings . Red Cloud.... Yesterday's Results. WESTERN LEAGUE. Omabha, 6; Sioux City, 4. Des Moines, 6; Lincoln, 1. Wichita, 1;'St. Joseph, 0. Topeka, 8; Denver, 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston, 1; Chicago, 0. e Philadélphia, 4; St. Louts, 1. Brooklyn, 9; Pittsburg, 4 Cincinnati, 8; New York, 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Washington, 8; Cleveland, 2. Boston, 6; St. Louls, 0. New York, 3; Chicago, Detroit, 10; Philadelphia, 7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, Milwaukee-Loulsville, postponed. Kansas. City, 8 Columbus, 7. Indianapolis, 4; Minneapolis, 2. St. Paul, 3; Toledo, 0. NEBRASKA LEAGUE. Kearney, 3; Red Cloud, 2. Superior, 3; Hastings, Beward, 4; Columbus, 2 (eighteen (nnings). Fremont, 13; Grand Island, 11. . MINK LEAGUE. Maryville, 6; Auburn, 2. Shenandoah, ; Clarinda, 6. Falls City, 5; Nebraska City, 2. Games Toduy. Western League—Lincoln at Des Moines, Omaha at Sioux City, St. Joseph at Wich- ita, Topeka at Denver. National League—No games scheduled, American _League—Philadelphia at De- troit, New York at Chicago, Boston at St. Louis. American Assoclation — Milwankee at Loulsville, Kansas City at Columbus, Min- neapolis at Indianapolis, St. Paul at Toledo. Nebraska State League—Red Cloud at Hastings, Superior at Kearney, Columbus at Grand Island, Fremont at Séward. Mink League~No games scheduled. 233 Cleveland . Washington Chicago St. Loui CEEsE Falls City. Clarinda ", 7 533|Shenandoah. 8 .600{Maryville . 8 .500{Neb. City WITH SOUTH OMAHA BOWLERS Winners in Second Week's Rolling of Bowling League——uolts Get Team Score. Ths winflers in the second week of the South_Omaha Bowling league tournament ware Martin's Tigers, Jetter's Malt Tonics, Kentucky Colts and the O'Learys. The best team score was made by the Kentucky Colts and the highest individual score was | by Thomas and Winters of the same feam | each making 570 in three games, Score: STELLINGS 1 2 X 1i5 154 1659 456 468 TIGERS. 1st. 24 . 186 160 D1y 202 L1 10 Joadss 49 4T MALT TONICS, 1et. 24, 1% 190 O 150 L1618 3d. Total 164 621 92 468 137 28 Vollstedt Sporvin Winters . Totals Lepinski Clark .. Briggs Totals Chadd . Talbott Mann .» . 509 . B, CART! Totals ... Clase ... Moyer ... Clements Fisssspsaasin RN 55 40, GREEN'S BOOSTERS, 18t a S164 140 Lm0 L 166 174 Totals Zeek . Kennedy Hemieben . s 47 TUCKY COLTS. 1st. 24 BT L1017 L 190 Totals . Thomas ‘Fanner Winters . Totals . verens M O'LEARY'S. White McNally O'Leary Totals 24, 159 167 105 431 Barrett Jacobsen Spear Totals . % 1@ The tollowing scorés were made on Fran- | claco's alleys In the Summer league: DRUMMY 3d. Total. m e W a0 W 43 s Gig TR 96 248 Latey Dana Grossman Drummy Beselu Totals . HEATONS, 1 .18 "1 v 153 10 3d 108 198 18 161 160 Total 52| a0 | ] " 1 Matthes . iRelmers Baustian Nurgard Younger to one of the best teams in the country McDowell is & strong student and was gradusted with the senfors Tuesday, H. is popular with the students and has o spiendid dispositiop - Totals .. . " Tam Bargain Counter Offerings—You will fing The Bee Want Ad Pages a successful medium for reaching buyer and selier, | | MIDDIES MAY RACE AT THE This is the Unleas There is o Change | ANNAPOLIS, change department, no | be seen on the ate regetta for hape of the keepsie during Howyer, U. academy has at this time se « thorities at Annapolis felt confident that | row Captain Bowy Ing or to the midshipmen entering In as| many intercolle practicable. O warm advocate couraged it on commanded. the |send a crew to Poughkeepsie 1s because would seriously doing so their work. 1t | took place before June the superintendent would gladly recommend that the navy be represented. The situation, plained it, 1s thi lowed to row mean the l0ss of at least three weeks or a month of thelr annual cruise—too serfous practical a loss of countenanced, “I was surprised to see how the midshipmen during the prev! Bowyer, that practically should be spent harbors of the Rtlantic coast. In the pr 8 N been in the coming regetta. The only reason why he de- clines to recommend to the Navy depart- | ment that “when 1 looked into that question after taking charge here. games simaltaneou: or al and field games of a regular col meot basketb | the trac leglate GOSSIP Seventeen-Y el n o the proper and thorough training of . midshipmen in their future dutles, “Consequently I planned a crulse | for thi summer that would out my ideas—and submitted it to the Navy department.” The depariment has approved Bowyer's plan, and the result is that the practice squadron this summer will touch | Kuropean ports and be actually at sea lor ger than any other for some years past Consequently, If a navy crew was sent to Poughkeepsie, the mombers of it would have to join the squadron at some porl in Europe after the race, staying at the academy Poughkeepsip during the”in- tervening time. “I am a bellgver HUDSON THIS YEAR | Statement abroad OF MINK LEAGUY y Pltches Seve enteen-inning hutont Game. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, June 4-(Spe |elal)~Umpire Lundgerg, of the Mink | leaguc, his unsatisfactory de s at several of the gawes, has beer released The Elks of this city have formed » baso ball team and they are captained by Ilh‘nr:(‘ Thomas. They will play thelr first | gam: Monday afte and have ae cepted the challen £t Elks team ol Council Bluffs and will gamo with them in the near Captain Thomae as some excellent amateu in hs am and all are m lodge here. Robert one arry Given Uut, Captain I June 4.—Unless there is a nt policy of the Navy | crew of midshipmen wili| Hudson in the intercollegl- | some years to come. All nding an elght to Pough- the time that Captain | is superintendent of the abandoned, although ago the rowing au- more or less east one navy elght would | because of noon year in rowing,” continued Captain Bowyer, “and If it did not Inter- fere with their duties I would be glad to sce the midshipmen row in the intereol legiate regatta It is a great sport, and especially sultable for young naval of- ficers.” NORTHWESTERN HAS NEW GYM Big Structure I:::_l(l)ll'lG Model of Design. CHICAGO, June 4.~The new gymnasium of Northwestern university at Evanston, 1L, one of the suburbs of Chicago, is not only the most complete in the world, is & building that marks a departure in gymnasium construction as well. It is & bullding but 330 feet long by 130 feet wide, constructed of steel, stone and brick, a great part of the Interior being finished in marble. From an athletic viewpolnt, the main feature ls the great indoor playing field and track, which takes up two-thirds of the building. It is an enclosure, 216 feet long by 130 feet wide, with a floor coms posed of black loam and elay. During the football season the teams line up in prac- tice games in the gymnasium and the scrimmages are as hard as those played on the regular gridiron. The running track measures ten laps to the mile, A clearer fdea of the vastness of this Indoor fleld | may be gained from the athletic director's | statement that it can accommodate four er of the 1s not opposed to row- mber glate regettas as may be n the contrary he s a of the sport and has en- every ship which he has McCabe, |city, who pitehed \teen {game here Friday afternoon. in not a single score was made and th was ealled on account darkne born and reared in Arkansas. He {17 years of age. The catcher | Falle City team, Thomas Foteet A |City boy and plays only for tr | tihe game, his father being quilc ledo league team has offercd ¢ his release, but he says It quite the game of ball, as he ha sire to become & professional. Mille pitched the same game for tihe Nel | City team, s 24 years of age, and | here from lowa, where he played minor leaguo last, year, and the catch Mr. Waller, came here from t Omaha, where he has been playing that team for several years. All four the men were very game and quite frc when the game was called on account darkness and are naturally proud of the work. Captain Weller is in charge of Nebraska City team and has br ip to Its high standard the pitcher a4 s for Falle inning which game was only Athletes midshipmen be allowed to Falls love ot wealth for will Interfere with the intercolleglate regatta but » sold as Captain Bowyer ex- at If the middies were al- on the Hudson it would wit instruetion to be little time had actually been at sea fous cruise,” sald Captain Now, 1 belleve all the time of the crulse at sea and not In the difterent ports along the 1 belleve this 1s necessary . “If you lose your tem- per, don’t speak!— smoke a cigar, and when it’s fin- ished, then speak. 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