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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY .~ 1918, you CAN | 1P NoU PO DIovpY HEAR. ABovT THE ARMY CHAPLAIN TAS(/0 & THE P SA~ FooklS | LTRE SCHENE Awe wEPwYP HNE SMACKE YOURIELE NOW WS TEN STEP OUTSIDE™ SILK HAT HARRY'S DIVORCE SUIT THERET THAT FELLOW — HES ALWANYS ARDUND RUMHAUSERS. COURT™ WES JUST Tve BIRD | WANNA SEE = DONT MEKENN & MSTREE SN — weT THE BOY H= | GortA {T_LG.“T Judgments HE pennant race in the West- ern league is bcginning to give promise of an exciting, thrilling and closely-con- tésted fight. While Lin- coln has managed to jump into a re- spectable lead and Denver and St Joseph - allowed themselves to slip rapidly toward the cellar at the start, an approaching change is making it- self apparent. Ducky Holmes' crew is running into more stubborn oppo- sition_every day and Denver and St Joseph are gradually showing im- provement. The other five teams in the league apparently are very evenly matched. It's a long road to Sep- tember and the Links are not going to occupy that cherished lead the en- tire trip, and neither is Denver going to remain at the bottom. As for Omaha, the Rourkes are showing im- provemant every day. They are hit- ting in the pinches which, it is agreed, is the time to hit. Erratic fielding and base running no longer predominates, all of the six pitchers are in good shape and the team is laying together. Omaha is a good gm ivision club and only a pro- longed slump - can prevent Krug’s men from finishing among the chosen four at the conglusion of the year. Does a manager make a ball club or is it ;the players? .Ever and anon has this been a bone of contention be- tween eritics and fans alike, and gen- erally-the ‘decision has been in favor of the players. But now comes one Connie Mack to start the argument all over again. When Connie and his famous Athletics were winning pen- nants Connie shared honors with his playess. Then when he cut his ball club to pieces and began to build up a new machine he was shorn of the glory he had earned and all the credit for the Athletics’ string of victories bestowed upon the players, because Connie’s new team finished in the cellar, But what is Mack doing this year. With a team composed of a few veterans and a bunch of young- sters with whom Mack himself is hardly acquainted with yet, and with a pitching corps that boasts no stars, the crafty Cornelius is winning ball gamés. The Athletics this year are a winning combination because of a few good players and one good man- ager. So without trying to revive the old dispute, it would seem that a team of mediocre ball players and a good manager can win just as well as a team of star ball players with a me- diocre manager, That Giant winning streak is about the most sensational happening to oc- cupy the base ball fans’ attention right now. Of course, the spurt is unusual, in fact it is an unparalleled record, yet it is not a surprise that the Giants have begun to annex victories. For New York is made up of real ball players; there is only one weak spot on the team, third base, and the vic torious play of his mates has McKechnie a winner now. There isn't a better outfield in either league than the Giants have and Merkle, Doyle and Fletcher will stand up with the best of them at their respective posi tions. MGraw is well fortified be- hind the bat and his hurling corps is a good one, The Giants were not playing over the heads in the spurt; they'll continue to win ball games And the club which beats the Giants out in the pennant race will be a con tender. Joy-killers ‘have hegun to hold obsequies over Wahoo Sam Craw ford. They say Sam is through. Per- Sam won't which has haps this is true, in that play 154 games this years been his speed in the past. Crawford is the second oldest active big league player and in the L At s served in the big he has games. When San s the } he will have cor A rec d will stand al am t days pass he'll be back the ) busting right B T ¥ At f W 2 b WAL s e ~ bt g A taa Nt and g . 2 win & \nd r Joo a s wing e made | EVERYBODY IS PROTESTING Every Amateur Team That Loses Nowadays Enters Protest With Every Suffering Directors. FANS ARE TAKING INTEREST By FRANK QUIGLEY. At the present writing interest in local amateur base ball is away above par and according to the wiseacres at- | tendance records will be badly shat- tered before this has been boxed up and stored wway for history. When the directors of the Omaha Amateur association met last Wednes- day several protests were brought up that should have been wastebasketed in the various leagues. example: A certain team won a game by a 10 to 0 score. On account of climatic conditions only eight of their players showed up, so in order to play the game they utilized the seérvices of a candy kid who don't know the diff between a peanut and a base ball. The material part he played in said fracas was to strike out four times and he couldn’t catch one in the outfield where he was stationed if there was a million bucks in it for him. Of course, the winning club viorared the rules of the association by playing this green chap, but a team that was trimmed by such a large score should not resort to a technicality of this kind in order to have the game replayed. It was suggested at the meecting that a waiver system be adopted so as to give the dif{ercnt players a chance to drop back or rise, whichever the case might happen to be. The game staged on April 30 between the Bed- deos and the Boston Wet Wash was ordered replayed because the Boston Wet Wash manager did not have his contracts in the hands of the secre- tary when this duel was fought. The Trimble Bros.-Boston Wet Wash pro- test, the Mazdas-South Omaha Mid- gets protest were laid on the shelf until the next meeting. The J. D, Crews-Townsend protest was ordered to be voted on again s the American league when enough magnates show ‘l? to make the vote stick. The emmy deal was brought up again by the Beselins because they claimed, ac- cording to the constitution, Pecha, the president of the Rambler league, was not entitled to a vore. Their claim was upheld, but nevertheless the vote turned out the same as before. Gas Lads Lead. The Omaha Gas company are still leading the parade in the Greater Omaha league, with the Bourgeois gang close on their trail. So far the Ramblers are rambl fast enough to season keep them on the top. roost in the | National league. In the City league three clubs are tied for the honors, namely, Hollys, H. Beselin & Son and the Murphy Did Its. It is a lead pipe that one crew ought to be taken to the cleaners to- | take to Chicago, awaiting the per-|the manner in which those long, pipe- | day, but as they are tined up against | formances in the ssouri Valley | stem arms of his drive his opponents the three delinquent teams it is pos- | conference meet today at Columbia, |back reeling, or cause them to meas sible that the standings might not be | He will take Captain Scott and Owen | ure their length on the floor, baffle changed. |for the dashes, with Wiley for the|expert and layman alike. Surely The biggest jamboree carded for |broad jump and dashes, and Shaw and | science was never brought to such some time will be pulled ofi this|Corey in the weights, He will also|perfection as in his case. Brute force morning on or about nine bells at|take along a relay team, although he [he has none, yet he hits as | as Rourke park when e trouble adjust- | has not deicded ‘what event he will [though his thin arms were made of ers of the Omaha Amateur Base Ball | enter, | steel. So hard do his blows fall that association and the chiefs of the Scott has been running the century [ he often has broken his right hand teams of the Greater Omaha league [in western conference time, while|on an opponent's boey will endeavor to lose their lungs try- | Owen gave a sensational performance | Corri adds that Jim Driscoll is the ing to place enough counters over the |in the 440-yard dash against Min-|only man to whom Wilde can be com pay station to skin each other. The |nesota last Saturday. In the hammer | pared for cleverness, but that Wilde is winning team will be banqueted in|throw and discus Captain Corey of |8 better man than Driscoll ever was sumptuous style by the losers, Both [the Husker foot ball team has not|lf that is so, Wilde 15t be a sure sides are overflowing with confidence, | met his equal this year, Shaw has|enough wonder, for Driscoll is rated Today the Brandeis troupe will [given exceptional promise as a shot|next to Young Griffo as a scientific journey in gas carts to Blair, where [putter. In the broad jump Wiley is|gloveman it will do its mightiest to push the | very likely to grab some of the points | o pill tossers stationed at said {for the Huskers, having equalled the | PRS-« oot down the ladder, - Decoration day | western conference records this year gy e irown's Tennessee Rats will in practice ? and ende to take a fall out o Il.l“' o Tather - disaboointia Reds and now boss arding » e o 1A t apy f|ler 1 outy ona of tormers andeis # out at Rourke park |year again in track work, although | e neds have sliow . awe This team comes to this town with & | Reed had putat 2 mile long a aturally | much., His » i S———— e would like to extend same through | veterans and a promising bunch of y wer y of th leis horse- | new material. Reed has teh neucleus \\ h,.n. th“ :\ . at the Omahaof a strong track team next " . v e Rats will also bump | higher place In track in the Missourl . and A a lost a f the al with!» & L Y as and ) . .y A COLD IS A COLD, NO ning only from Wesleys peate & - A MATTER WHERE," SAYS BENZ| Dt E ). Stewart, the new director - v " w i the . L . » - . . ¥ . . A ree g w sl vaoe ' s | work . e AR 10 Aga 3 x - G work veat | . & M LI » ) 1k . . : . ¥ bacl Mans Vellenders ‘N " The oa R Y| moars o bl Whe I of e (N . . 8 A0 N Betiamm o8 Ihe Bas . ™ Anniber Outlnw | sagwe 4 ” Camat n oand Mok Meadashe ' . i Herewith an | Minor Helr and George Gano (on the in- #ide), pacing to a wagon. Note that the pleture shows the horses in action and the photographer wes fortunate to snap the ple- ture at a time when all eight feet were off the ground. For nearly four years the record for a team pacing a mile to a wagon, made in 2:02 by the stallion team Minor Heir and George Gano at Co- lumbus, O., has withstood all on- slaughts and this team of stallions, an uncommon thing in horse racing, still stands as the premier racing pair of the world. As almost every horseman knows, a team of stallions is a dangerous thing to manage. Two stallions in the same field, or the same box stall in a stable, will usually fight to the death and very few stallion teams are on e e UNI ATHLETICS COME 70 END Reed Will Wind up Season by Tak- ing Pet Charges to Coference Meet. NOT EXPECTED TO D0 WORK | el BY JAMES E. LAWRENCE. Lincoln, May 27.(Special.)—Ath« letic activities at the University of Nebraska come to a close next Satur- day when Coach Guy Reed takes a| | squad of track men to the western conference track and field meet at Chicago. Reed does not expect to cut {much of a figure in the big western | meet, although he may grab off a few | points with the stars of his squad. " The Nebraska mentor has not defi- nitely decided how many men he will -O- HERE -TAKE THIS DOVGH BUY GVERY TUROR (N MY CASE A Box oF - Sep T TO O on oF TAEM - JAY (TS FRoM e AND KEEP EtnE PR ~OURSELF ) DIUNOR HEIR @AND GEORGE GANO record, Mr. M, W. Savage of Min- neapolis, owner of the horses, risked $70,000 in horse flesh when he de- cided to drive ‘the pair as a team. Minor Heir cost r. Savage the Princel sum_of $45,000, while he ‘picked up” George Gano at a bar- gain for ;25,003. Early in June, 1912, Mr, Savage and his trainer, Edward J. McCarr, started the task of training the two stallions to drive together. Neither had ever been driven in double harness before, but little trouble was experienced when the horses were harnessed on either side of the center pole. Con- stant watching by McCarr prevented any serious action by George Gano, who usually made one or two lunges at Minor Heir on the other side of the pole. -().. we AT AS Goop AS pone - o 4O HERET OMET FRISLO o o wooks” oM FON NI | ) BIE TH WiH AT TELL I NG ~ MmANT LIKE REAOY MONSY 7wl e S LTt i PAY Savmn’ ALL RIGHT JCHAarRLEN | ' Finally everything was in readiness for -the attempt to break the record. The first trial was made at the Min- nesota State fair on September 2, 1912. The track was slow and a mile in 2:04%; was the result, The record then was 2:0234, held by Hodgewood Boy and Lady Maud C, Another attempt was made at the | Wisconsin State fair at Milwaukee and then followed more attempts on the grand circuit at Detroit and Kala- mazoo. Finally Columbus was reached and on October 1 the pair were sent over the course in record time, Mc- Carr handling the reins, A popular feature .of the team rec- ord is that while Minor Heir has a record of 1:584, George Gano's team recdrd is a quarter second faster than his individual time. English Flyweig.hdtir Marvel May Visit The United States New York, May 27—If Jimmy Wilde, the English® flyweight, keeps country, he will be the sensation of the age, provided he is half as good | the “Mighty Atom,” and, according to his record, his ring cognomen is well merited, old, he has taken part in over 250 battles and never has been defeated Eugene Corri, the noted English | sportsman, who is Wilde's chief backer, has the following to say of the little fellow: “His lightning speed, his perfectly timed blows, his gliding footwork and his promise to make a trip to llxm‘ as reports indicate. Wilde is known as | Although he is but 24 years | BIG DOINGS, EVANS LICKED Frank Campfi “Trims Chicago Crack at Indoor Game and Tells Chick to Go Get Rep. |1s THE GUEST OF . C. PETERS “Go out and get a reputation before | you try to play me again.” With these burning words of scorn | did Frank Campbelt, who admits he is one of the world’s greatest golfers, | even though he's not on the United {towm to Inject a small amount of | States Golf association eligibility list, | because he doesn't want to make | runaway processions out of all the | national tournaments, address Chick Evans of Chicago, who ranks as a| leading member of the big triumvi- | rate of American golfers | Evans breezed into Omaha Sat-| urday to be the guest of M. ( | Peters for a two-day stay here He went up to the Burgess-Nash com- pany's sporting goods department soon after his arrival and it was there he risked a tiltover e indoor course with Frank Campbell. Campbell came yat victorious and promptly informed Chick to go out and get a rep ‘I won't tell anybody of it, though,” | said the gracious Campbell until you're out of town, so don't have any fears.” Evans was carded to play at the itry club in the morr but ar- a little lat d y time little lay at Bur A t awyer,who \ to be t est M Pe at 1t ( try ¢ il player i t 0 ) 1 [ b mateurs r'lay yi o The Holl pany team morial day, Joe Moran of the Murphy-Did-Tts eracked two on the smeller, when sadly needed, agalnat the Hollys. On scoount of & few changes the Emil Hansen's are now waell fortified both in the out and infleld Indopendent toams wishing a game with Bennington, Neb., are requested to write and the Omaha Printing Com- will battle at Lyons on Me- to Willlam Gottach. Last waek th § Omaha nickel watehmen on the Councll Blufts ation. City league hays to shove ‘em down to second rather fust to nip Eble Stmpson of the Hollys Barry of the Fairmont Dellclas struck out nine and only allowed tho Oma Bey orage bunch 1o hook five smashos. Sherman Zellers, formerly a shining lght on the local sand lots, Is holding down the third corner for Hoaper, Neb A good battle is_antielpated afternoon when the Corr Biectrics Noursa ail hook up at Riverview samuel Feitman s still st Catehors in far this Itke & regular fall bird. He g during the Gas Company-Te-B Edward Dy s a bright avary contest the Hotel Casties on account of his dare-devil base running. It s now time for the Merchants Hotel opper and turn out @ new brand of base ball. Albert Hachten would bo & valusble gee- ser_to most any team beosuse he is able to Ml almost any gap about equally well. The McGraw Kleotrics have dropped out of the Commercial league. Thin league will now finish the weason with four teams. Hona Hubatks, Seltzer and Curly Foran are a quartat of clubbers that make trouble for twirlers in the Souther league Cromer Coady of the Gas Company slapped four on the nose against the Te- Be-Ce's, two of which called for an extra saok When the situation fs grave the Ar- mours toss thelr melancholy fever to the wind when one Mr, Graves is at the hit sta- tion. Although the Omaha O made elghteon hits again ‘ompany troupe It required eleven innings Jangle, Bedlock of the Te-Be-Ce's was wiid enough last SBunday to join a clrcus, He slipped out ten free tickets to the initial pouch. Bomebody sald Duteh Plats Is figuring on landing stato. Holmes, In the left pateh Frank Mirasky played & stellar game for the Hourgeols against the Armours. He nalled six difficult chanees. His absence will cripple the Ducky Again Holbrook of the Hollys pounced on three. He is clouting the pill Mke a crazy man. 8o far his roof has falled to expand Wolfe, the manager of the Townsends, falled to show up last Sunday to pllot his drew, but nevertholess It played just the same, Long of t HBeseline came th a long drive last Bunday whe - tared one at an opportuns moment for the limit \ During the Boston Wet Wash-Trimble Bros. fracas It was necessary to utilize the six- in course he led the field some, A reception for Sawyer and Evans was held at the Burgess-Nash store at noon when 100 or so of local en- thusiasts of the Scotch game were introduged to the famous windy city cracks Leonard Falls Through Window Into Fight Game| Benny Leonard, the 19-year-old Harlem boy who whipped Light-| weight Freddie Welsh and who is looked upon as a better ring general than Welsh ever was, literally “dropped into the fighting game.” This is the story told of Benny's en- trance I'wo years ago Benny climbed to a window at a fight club and fell in “What do you want lemanded an attendant ¢ Henn 1y I want hght was Leonard's expla He a ed into a dressing m and told to get ready Iy » it he found himseli u th ghts K & tough ' He I . \ the ring al \ nsta He has fought 200 Al ! . 1 ‘i Lin face has ney would not w be the pros \ s mother i \ ank N ! : ning . & \ : wgron A ’ - N ' » arting plece v ,oa gn land . o far e ! New Yok Bee Want Ads produes eauiin HEW0 HARRY oLO PAL - base ball postsh out in the | ) 7 ) AT DEAF avo, DUMG the services of five umpires. Not many for one debat Hocauss he s traveling for the Crocker Chair company, Harry C. Wright is un- ablo to perambulate on the local sandlots this season This season Bud Li sensational game at the the Hollys, one by him Willlam (Bunny) Fox bumped into & pro~ test last Sunday when he did the bark- ing for the C. B, Athletics and Nourse Ol Company, Although the Fatrmont Deliclas made soven errors, they walized off with the bacon from the Oma Beverage team after # ten-round duel Hince Jamos Mullen has cut out barking he is figuring on again donning tho spa glos, sed (o be a perniclous wler fs playing & rtstop posish for 1t ts a difficult matter to =ip Is still able to_deliver a Cl base ball. He ls a grand catch of a fly ball, Now that Daddy Komp has shaken his matism he Ju in condition to dish up Groater Omaha league mags Judge and ploass taks notice. Paric Harrls, who ‘used to perambulate around short for Lincoln in the West- ern league, will cavort in the same pasturs for Mooper, Neb., this season. v Vinquist of the Hollys was as busy as a boe at corner two against tho Murphy- Did-Ita, He had seven chances to take care of and only one escaped. Out-of-town teams wanting trouble with the Emil Huanse will be accommodated by calling 7073, or address Al stroet, Potersen at 2737 Bewi Another old-timer, namely Clarence (Cap) Benson, 1s now picking ‘em up at cormer two for the Nourse Oil Company, He used to be a star In Class A eircles. Horace Erickson ought to slgn up with sol fast Class A club. He can stUl dee liver the groceries. He is oue of the best wind-padalsts {n this neighborhood. The stuff dished up hy Doe of the Wale tor O, Clarks was ovidently easy to raise, for the Hesslins registered a fow coun- ters while he was on the mound. Home manager ought to induce Henry Bressman to agatn throw his Jid into the ring. Henry Is a doodls in the outfield and is wtill capable of going & fast pace. Bernard Probat was all rigged out with his clouting paraphernalia last Sund alpped five on the coco out of geve to the platter for the Omaha G mpany. The Shperbas will hereafter be known as the Krajiceks. The Iineup will be the same, the only difference being that John Krajicak will cough up the expense dough, It I8 very seldom that the heavy it ting Armour club s held to thres hits, This happened when they bumped against Madden's shoots, He twirls for the Bours geols, Willlam Gould® third sacker for the Prank Deweys, Is playiog the cars off the game. It he keeps up his present galt he ;\'AIIl ‘umn be & candidate for a salaried posish. George Sutey, with the Ducky Holmes team, has been killing the ball to date. His only weakness has been light hitting and his friends wre hoping his streak will be permanent. Supernols, who twirled for the C. B, Athe letics tribe last Bunday, has every twister on the map, and when he 4nocculates enough gray matter in his (hink tank he | will be & tough customer to trim. e ] Women Start Gbif Season Tomorrow The Omaha Woman's Golf associa- tion will start the season tomorrow at the Field club. About seventy-five women are members of the associa= tion this year and some lively cons tests are anticipated. A blind bogey | contest is carded for tomorrow. { Events will be staged by the wom: an's association the last Monday of every month until September. The events will be played at the Field, Country, Happy Hollow and Seymour Lake clubs and the Council Blufsg Rowing association, ARERLAE o . : New Discovery Benefits - Thousands. 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