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BRINGING UP FATHER ) YOURE GOWNG TO SIT RIGHT DOWN HERE AND ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL- THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus 9 Copyright, 1916, ‘ e International News Service. SPCOULD T € FOR HOURS JUST LOOKING AT THE BEAUT!- FUL SEA | KNOW BT WELL MIsS WE HAD BETTER MAKE THAT | QUESD OMAHA TAKES LAST 2 Krause Keeps Hits Well Scat- tered and Rourkes Make It Five Out of 8ix From Josies. - HOVLIK HIT IN PINCHES Harry Krause permitted the feeble " and menial Josies to nick his delivery for ten hits, as many as the Rourkes made off Hovlik, yesterday afternoon, B but he made the Josies so distribute the said ten hits throughout the nine innings that they were unable to mark up more than one, lone tally. As a result the last game of the series was duck. soup for the Rourkes, who copped 6 to 1. The Rourkes took five out of six from Holland's men. May they live long and prosper. Krause hurled a nifty game of ball, guy who lets a team make ten hits and knocks 'em dead when the pinches'come up, is pitching good ball. Drummers threatened several %i}:n! their bark was worse than ite. “On the other hand, Mr, Hovlik, who is something of a firebrand twirler, encountered divers difficulties in the second, third and fourth. All the | Rourke runs were chalked up in these Ames. R Cy Hits Triple. ~ Cyrus Forsythe started the doing in 4 second. Cytus cracked a triple - to right and made a swell slide into third base, even though the ball was - still out in right field some place, The ladies like to see athletes slid believes in_accommodating them. Kewpie Kilduff sent a hit to right, ng_Forsythe, and took second len Sullivan took his time about rning the ball. Burg sacrificed ourdan made a wild throw which ewpie home: fter Krug skied in the third psorl sunk a nfefi to left and ent to third when high Texas leaguer to center ud‘l’homp. on and sent Miller to from which sack he scored on ball. It was some passed ——Anothcr Notch Gained OMBAT OF SERIES| ] | mownaocnxs Bl wnnonuma: ope ol mommOmmOm 8 o - owomBwm T ivan, Stolen Double play: Fus- 2 i | sacrifice. an dscored on Hinckman's ing to 3 L, N2 S bu-x-du ft i O 3 Bt. J 0. Time: 145, Umpires: Col- de and Tatitor. 2 BEAR RALLY FAILS Denver Puts Three Runs Across But Oannot Tie Score and Indians Win, EIGHT TO SEVEN SCORE Aug. 21—Denver rallied in the ninth and put three runs across the rubber, but fell short tying up the game and the Indians won the final contest by a score of 8 to 7, making it four out of the five-game Sioux City, Ia, > = £ locccsonenmon? Miller, 1f,..... Kel ", pemowmono t iller hit the | t field wall with a double. Krue- | olocccceccccal Sl oconmmmrunnel M coonsenranng 10 =5 ll, too; Krueger went all the wa; feam first to third on it o Krause Delivers, Kilduff and Burg had ground- !b Williams in the fourth, Krause | & a single to center, and Earl h was punctured in a rear slat qltched ball. Marty Krug sailed ple over Wright's bean, counting Krause and Smithy. ended it, as Hovlik refused to the Rourkes to assemble their o byia Wright let the ball trickle ough him. Cy got to third easily, ecil Thompton , coaching at sent him home and Cyrus was ered by eight feet. He didn’t because Fusner ran up the base tolug glm. 3 he lone St. Joseph run was made the fifth. l’(e t? g beat out an infield hit, but was forced by Fusner, Who was then sent to second by Hov- § infield out. Wright and Me- e delivered hits which propelled er the rest of the way around the y. oday Tm:eh invades %flnhn for series of four gam o iaw Rally in Ninth coln, Neb., Aug. 21.—The To- ,Slvlkel tried to rally in the ‘and found it great. TKree runs frame defeated the Ducklings, "LINCOLN, AB, R H. O, S o, e W L B P R HOS GP6E Bt B A T e W S o D | Ee RN e 17 s 0 0 02 R T T 'EKA| AB. R H 0 A B 3 .3 150 ..l.s el B N g.'.l. glll T@am g. .g 1 L) LRI ) ELI ) ELA U | i 3—6 o ~ad> Fnm - PR TG elwesssscash 2wrnona R A *Batted for Andrews | o om 5 Left on bases: Sloux City, Sacrifice hit: Gllmore, Twi its in the remaining innings, In the | ™ ': Forsythe n'nlied to center | Scotia Defeats St. Paul b By Score of Nine to One Aug. 21.—(Special Telegram,)—Scotia defeated St. Paul yesterday on their home grounds, 9 to 1, by hitting the ball hard and often. Harry Selk made two home runs in his first two times at bat, lc&l"'inl four runs. R H B 0200910 1 00000—~1 5 3 Def . Doryea and Ammerin; Kip and Roy eats Lincoln AT RN McOrue. Two-base hitsj Ammerin. t Scotla Sunday and ", Monday, August 27 American Association. At Kansas City— 0120102017 000032000513 § Perdue, Northrop, James and i Hargrave and Berry. R. M, 2100000—3 65 3 o 1 Kalserling and Wella; Upham | 1 on At Indisnapolis— , George and La Lo ran and Dilhoef, Greeley Bhuts Out Wolbach, Greoloy Center, Neb, Aug. 21 Telegram.)-—Greeley shut out Wolbach on thelr home grounds Sunday, 2 to 0, drews won hin twelfth straight game by al- lowing thsee hits and striking out fifteen e Bitehed good ball up to the 04 NNEONG Ty ighth inning, when Fredericks drews with &’ clean hit. Groeley scored one (I 0n¢ Innin more In the ninth on three walks and an | M09 Mnings. by in seven Innin, error. Struck out: Bishop, 6. Bases on balls: Off Bisl Batteries: Groeloy, man; Wolbach, Blsho . Thirteen-Inning Tie. Codar Rapids, Neb, ~Cedar Rapids and Spal yed thiri u by Watson, 3. Umplres: O'Day and Harriso \ + Aug. 21.—Spec! base double, forced passed 8n Roit's sacrifice, Mages was hit, after which PIRATES TAKE TH0 ' FROM THE PHILLIES Pittsburgh Wins Double Head- er by 8core 8ix to Three and Two to One, WIN LAST IN THE NINTH Pittsburgh, Aug, 21.—Pittsburgh won a double-header from Philadel- phia here today, the score in the first game being 6 to 3, and the second, 2 0 1. In the opening contest the Pire ates made three runs in the eighth nning on a base on balls to Carey, Schulte’s single, Niehoff’s error and Baird’s double, which gave them the game. The winning run in the final game was made in the ninth inning, when, with the score a tie, Carey bunted safely, took third on Schulte’s single. Score: 0 =~ Totals..27 62716 1 out when winning run scored. Philaediphla .0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—1 Pittsburgh ....0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1—2 Two-base hits: Niehoff, Byrne. Sacrifice hits: Kyrne, Schulte, Johnaton, Evans, Double, plays: McCarthy to Johnston, Johns- ton to McCarthy to Baird, Johnston to M- Carthy. Left on bases: Pittsburgh, 5. Bases on errol 1. Bases on balls: Off De t Earned runs: Off Evans, 1; off 2, 8truck out: By Demaree, 7; by Bvany, 2. Umpires: Rigler and Orth, Rally Saves Cubs, Chicago, Ayg. l.—Errors by Olsen and Hy Myeors helped materially in a four-run elghth inning rally that gave Chicago a j:|® to 3 victory over Brookivn today. A | single by Elllott drove in the two tleing runs. A st lar catch by Myers previously wsaved Pfeffer. Artle Hoffman, agaln In a Cub uniform, batted in the first Chicago run. Score: LYN CHICAQGO, B.H. O.AE. ABH. O.AB 220 OHotm'nlt 4 1271 0 220 OFlackrt 4 0100 230 IMannct 4 0100 28 0 0Saler,db 4 314 0 0 121 0Zm'rndb2 0020 120 41230 032 IEERE! 0120 i0260 006 10020 0 10020 10 0 Totals..33 72719 1 *Batted for Vaughn in ffth. *Batted for Pfefler in ninth. Brooklyn .. 0 01 0 2 0 0 0 03 Chicago ..... 00001 0 0 4 *—5 Two-base hits: H. Myers, Sale 2; tSengel, Mowrey, Stolen b H. My Olson, Zimmern Double A n_to Saler; Wortman to Base on balls: Off Pfeffer, Hits and earned runs: nd 1 run in elght in- 7 hits and 3 runs In five Innings; off Packard, 4 hits and no runs in four Innings. Struek out: By Pfef- fer, 1; by Vaughn, 2. Umpires: Klem and Emslie. Cards Blank Giants. St. Louls, Mo, Aug. 21.—Watson bested ¢ |Sallee In a pitching duel here today and St. Louls shut New York out, 1 to 0. A double und a triple after two were out in the first wen for 8t. Louls. Score: OMiller,2b 0G'nz'les.0 0Betzel,3b 0Watson,p 0 Totals..29 | wouwecossr P — 4 [ for Salles in elghth, 00 000000 0—0 170 0 0 00 0 0 % Two-base hits: Kauff, Gonsales, Bescher, ‘Three-bame hit: Hornsby. Stolen base: Long. Double play: Sallee to Fletcher to Merklo. Bases on balls: Off Watson, 4, Hits Off Sallee, 6 hits, 1 run ff Anderson, 1 hit, ¢ run Mt Watson, 4 hits, 0 run in Struck ot By Anderson, 1; Bostons Take Second. Cinelnnatl, O, Aug. 231.—Schneld ened In the ninth and Boston won the se ond game of the series from Cincinnatl teday, 2 to 1. Up the seventh only hit had been made oft Schneider and off Rudolph, In seventh Magee singled and scored from first :n Konetchy's I Standing of Teams | WESTERN LEAGUE|/NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet, Omahs ...71 40 ,658{ Brooklyn .. Lincoln ...69 46 .600| Phila. 62 Des Molnes 60 54 .526| Boston Bloux City 67 69 .491| New York . Denve! 63 62 .461| Pittsburgh Topek -440| Chicago Wichi 50 65 .436/8t. Lou S8t. Joseph 46 69 .395|Cincinnat! .63 73 .371 AMER. LEAGUE. | AMER. ASSN. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Boston .67 47 .588(Loutsville ..70 62 .574 Chicago ..66 62 656/ Kansas City 70 62 .674 Cleveland .63 53 .539|Indianaplis 68 63 .525 St. Louls .64 63 .647(8t. Paul ...62 66 . Detrolt ...64 54 .643 789 59 New York 535 Wash, 469 1 Phlls. ..... .209| Milwaukee 43 Yesterday's Results. WESTERN LEAGUE. St. Joseph, 1, Omaha, 8. Denver, 17, Sioux C Topeka, 6, Lincoln 6. NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York 0, St Louls, 1. Brooklyn, 3, Chicago Boston, 2, Cinclnnatt, 1. Philadelphia 3-1, Pittsbargh, 6-2. ........ AMERICAN LEAGUE. .... .... 8t. Louls 4, Washington, 1. Detrolt, 7, Philadelphia, 1. Chicago, 2, New York, 6. Cleveland 0, Boston, 4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. PHILADELPHIA. PITTSBURGH, | Loulaville 7. Kansss City, 5. LH. O.A.E. ABH. O.AE. ‘aledo, - 3, . Paul, 7. Paskrtef & 3 40 , 1'1710| Columbus, 5, Minneapolls, 6. Nien'ftn § 03 4 9§00l Indanapolia's, Milwaukes, 1. cr 4310 0201 Games Today. Whi 3010 010 0 0| Western Loagus — Topeka at Omaha, Lud' 4080 3160 :;IC-"\"-I l':. flllm;‘l‘ Cl!ly. Denver at Des Moines, Bnc'ftes 4 1 2 4 11830 . JOseph A ncoln. Killitore 3 13 3 0 4 0 0| National League—New York at St. Louls, *Good '~ 1 0 0 0 OJacobmp 3 1 0 1 0|Brooklyn at Chicago, Boston at Cinciauatl Alex'r,p 21010 — - — —— | Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. *Btock. 10 0 0 0 Totals..30 827 § 1| American League—St. Louls at Washing- R RES {ors, Detrolt at Philadelphin, ‘Chicago & tals. . 3 3 nd al oston, *Batted for Killier in ninth, — *Batted for Alexander in ninth. e =-¢ e T ored what prove 0 be the Phiammente 3 8 3 0 0 3 3§ =3 winning run on Konetchy's single. ~ Score: Twosbase hits: Paskert, Baird. Three- i oam LAt base hits: Jacobs. Stolen oascs: WArRer, | strnviesss 0 3 3 6Nealoit “t o 0% Schulte. Do play: Nichoff, Luderus. |8n'ag'sct 3 0 3 0 0Grohdh 4 5 1 4 9 Base_on ball Alexander, 1; oft Jacobs, | Wilholt,rt 3 0 3 0 ORoushet 3 3 1 0 o 4. Earued runs: OF -Alexander, 3; off | Magee[f 3 1.3 0 0Chamedd 4 014 o o Jacobw, 3. Hit by pltcher: By Alexander, | K'n'ty,1b 4 312 1 oGritfitnre 4 3 1 0 o (Johnston). Struck out: By Alexander, 2; (Smithdb 4 1 2 1 0Wingoc 3 0 5 1 0 by Jacobs, &, WIld pitch: Jacobs. Umpires: | EKAT.Z 3 0 1 4 OLoudenab3 0 0 2 1 Orth and Rigler, Score, second game: nL a'?:n'up ; g ; } g;lcohtgzr.-- 30 3 0 PHILADELPHIA. . PITTSBURGH. A il S LH. O.AE. | Totals. oh'ft, ‘arey,c! »R Byrne,3b : : xo ggfl;‘u “,lg‘: g : g 3 Cl.r;cmmtl +00 00001 0 0—1 Block.d H'hm'n.r wo-base hit: Konetchy. Three-base hit: 1300 2 012 2 0|Roush, Grifith. Slolen base: Rudolph, g1 § 130 0l Double plays: Egan to Konstchy; Groh' to 1 325 8 0|Chase. Bane on balls: Off Sehnelder, 2. tis 3003 J[Mi and earned runa: Ot Rudolph, § Fits Sl 4 amag 319851 and 1 run In nine innings; oft Schneldar, 4 hits and 2 runs in nine Innings, Hit by pitcher: By Rudolph (Roush); by Schneider (Magee). Struck out: By Rudolph, 2; by Schnelder, 5. Umpires: Quigley and Byron. White and Welsh Begin Training Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 21.— Freddie Welsh andCharile White b gan serious training today for the twenty-round bout for the lightweigt chnmpmnslup here Labor :ay. The morning was devoted to road work, and in the afternoon each planned to devote an hour or so to work in the gymnasium and boxing. The bag punching and - boxing performances will be staged in the quarters of the Hundred Million Dollar club. Whits and his sparring partners were to b gin their work at 3,o'clock, whi Welsh and his crew were to use ths club quarters beginning at 4:30. The Chamber of Commerce has be- Eun a canvass of Colorado Springs, olorado City and Manitou to de- termine what quarters can be had for visitors at hotels and private resi- dences. Farwell Defeats Loup City. eated Loup City here Sunday Appy game, T to 2. Charles P pitching featured, as he let the Loup , | City sluggers down with only three hits. Score: R. Loup City . 300000000—3 3 3 Farweli .. 114600017 3 3 Dattorlea: Pritchard and Owens; Petorsen and Zavitka. Panama Easy for Neola. Neola, 1Ia, Aug. 21.—(Speclal)—Neola caslly defeated Panama Sunday, 7 to 1. Neat Sunday Neola will play at Underwood. Score: RH. E. Panama . . 001000000—1 4 1 Neola . 20004010°—712 0 Batteries: Panama, Meter and Pleffer; Neola, Bennett and Lacy. Illumfle:? Defeats Hartington. DBloomtiold, Neb, Aug. 21.—(Special.)— Bloomfleud defeated Hartlugton here, § to H. B, Score R.H. B | Bloomfield . 02001600°%—912 ¢ | Hartington w100002100—4 6 4 Batterles: Bloomtield, Brooks and Harris; Hartington, Colburn, Baird and Hirschman. Southern Association. Memphis, §; Atlanta, 7. Little Rock, Birmingham, 0. Nashviile, ew Orleans, 1. Chattanooga, 2; Moblle, Hastings Defeats McCook. MeCook, Neb, Aug. 20.—(Speelal )—Hnst- inge defeated McCook Sundey, § to 3. Pat- Volger and Elles. Attendance, 2,000, Man Arrested on Shop- Lifting Charge Released E. Kuster, 3326 Charles street, ar- rested Saturday evening on a charge "|of shop-lifting at the Brandeis Stores, was released Monday morning after several witnesses had testified s to his steady habits and reliability. The police believed that a professional pickpocket who operated in the store o In the ninth un;:m‘:: odgrass, who advanced on Wil slipped a small brooch and a pair of cuff buttons valued at $3 into Kuster's pocket to divert attention from him- | self. YANKS PUT JIN SCOTT T0 ROUT : New Yorks Drive White Sox Pitcher from Mound and Win S8econd Battle. SCORE SX TO TWO New York, Aug. 21.—New York drove the veteran pitcher, Jim Scott, Coleman,c arwell, Neb, Aug. 21.—(Speclal.)—Far- | Goul McCook, George and Kramger; Hast- | from the box in two innings today and won the second game of a series from Chicago, 6 to 2. High's extra base hitting was largeling responsible for Scott's retirement. He drove in Magee with a double in the first in- ning and sent in two more runs with another in the second. Cullop won his twelfth game out of thirteen pitched this season. Pipp passed Frank Baker for the American league leadership in hitting home runs when he made his ninth circuit drive. Score: . B.H. O.A.E. 0 OMageoct 4 1 2 6 0 0 High,If 42200 OP'k'p'hss 4 0 1 6 0 O0Pipplb 4,211 1 1 Felsch,cf 3 00ldrfag,rt 402 0 0 F'roler,1b 4 OMullen,2b 4 3 5 4 0 Schalke 4 0B'ma'n,3b 4 1 0 1 0 M'M'I'n,3b 3 OWaltersc 3 1 8 2 0 Scottp 0 0Cullop,p 301 0 0 *Ness 1 0 e———— D'nf'rthp 2 0 Totals..34102713 1 Totals. .33 70 *Batted for Scott in third, Chicago ......0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0—2 New York 13000101 *— Two-base hits: High (2), J. Collins, Pipp. Three-base hit: Magee. Home run: Plpp. Stolen bases:. E. Collins, Jackson, Sacrifice fly: Felsch. Double play: Mullen to Pipp. Hits and earned runs: Off Scott, 6 hits and 4 runs In two Innings; off Danforth, 4 hits and 2 runs in six inni off Cullop, 1 run, Struck out: By Cullop, 3; by Scott, 2; by Danforth, 5. Umplres: Owens and Hildebrand, Browns Beat Senators, ‘Washington, Aug. 21.—Davenport out- pitched Harper and St. Louls won, 4 to 1, trom Washington today. Si; by Shot- ton, Millef and Pratt, Borton's Smith error gave St. Louls t| the first inning. Another was scored in the third on a pass to Borton and singles by Marsans and Austin. Shank's triple and Milan's single gave Washington one. Score: 8T. LOUIS, WASHINGTON. B.H.O.A. AB.H.O.A.E, Shotton,Ift 5 2 1 0 1Morganss 4 0 3 4 0 Miller,rf 6 1 4 0 0Shan] 41230 Borton,lb 2 111 0 OFoster,3b 3 0 6 2 1 Pratt,2b 4 1 1 4 OMilanef 412 00 M'rsanscf 4 2 § 0 OSmithef 3 0 0 0 1 S'v'rside 4.0 2 1 0*Sawyer 0 0 0 0 0 Austindb 4 1 3 0 Olmies'nit 4 0 2 0 0 Lavanss 4 1 3 6 1Judgeldb 4 1 6 0 0 D'v'ap't,p 2 0 0 0 OHenryec 3 1 4 0 0/ = o o = =G harrity,e 1 1 3 0 0 Totals 34 92711 2Harperp 3 0 0 2 0 Totals..32 62711 1 *Ran for Smith in ninth. 8t. Louls... 03100000 0—4 ‘Washington 00000100 0—1 Two-base hi Judge. Three-base hits: Bhanks Stolen bases: Shanks, Marsons ( Sacrifice hit: Borton. Double plays: For to Morgan Judge; Shanks Pratt to Davan to rton. Bases on ba on legnr off Davenport, runs: Off Harper, 5 by pltcher: Smith by Davenport. Struck out: By Hurpen 6; 4 Davenport, 1. Um- pires: Connolly and Chill. Indians Lose to Red Bex. Boston, Aug. 21.—Boston won three errors helped Boston score. Shore had the visitors well In hand and was given ct support, Jack Barry got four sacri- ficeh its in four times up. Score: " CLEVELAND. ABH.OAE,. Gandil,1b W’hag's,ss Turner,2b Onell,e Morton,p uld,p *Moeller for O'Nelll in eighth. 000 00000 0—0 001018300 °—¢ i Scott. Stolen base: Hopper. Barry (4). Double play: Gan- dil to O'Nelil. Bases on Balls: Off Morton, 4. Hita and earned runs: Off Morton, § hits, 3 runs In seven Inninge; off Gould, 1 hit, no runs in one Inning; off Shore, 6 hits, no runs in nine innings. Struck out: By Morton, 3; by Shore, 1. Umplres: Evans and O'Loughlin. Macks Easy for Tigers. Philadelphia, Aug. 21.—Detroit had a walkover here today, defeating Philadel- phia, 7 to 1. Veach was the star for De- troit, with three singles and a bas on balls in five times at the place and two stolen bases, while he scored three runs, once going home from second base when Craw- ford was thrown out by Plenich on a Boston .. of fancy Madras tops with full laundered bands—an attractive combination 15¢ sach, 6 for 90c Shooting: Great American trap shooting tournament at St. Louls. Trotting: Lake Erie circult meeting at Fairmont, W. Va. Bay State circuit meeting at Marshall, Mass. Nebraska Speed asso- clation meeting opens in Omaha. Minnesota- Wisconsin circult mecting opens at Gales- ville, Wis. Central Illinols circuit meeting opens at Wyoming, Ill. Oll, Coal and Gas clreuit meeting opens at Butler, Pa. Archery: Annual tournament of National Archery association opens at Jersey City. Golf: Western junlor amateur champion- ship tournament opens at Hinsdale, NIl A:- nual open amateur tournament of Stock- bridge Golf club, Stockbridge, Mass. Boccer: All-American agalnst All-Sweden, | third contest, at Stockholm. Boxing: Vie Moran agalnst Frankie Mack, twelve rounds, at Boston. grounder near the plate. Haley injured a | finger and was forced to leave the game. | Score: DETROIT. PHILADELPHIA, AB.H. O.A.E. AB.H. 0.A.E. Vitt3b 3 1 1 3 OWittes 4 1 110 Bushses 3 0 1 6 OWalshrf 4 1 100 Cobbef 5 1 3 0 0Strunk,cf 3 32 32 0 0 Veach,f 4 3 1 0 0Schang,If 4 0 1 0 0 C'w'drf 6 2 1 0 OLajole2b 4 0 1 4 0 Burns,1b 4 113 0 O0M'Innis,1b 8 116 0 0 Young,2b 4 0 6 6 OM'E'we,3b 2 0 0 2 1 McKeec 4 2 1 1 OHaleyc 0 02 00 Dauss,p 4 1 0 3 OPicinichc 3 0 4 3 1 — ——Myers,p 3 0 0 6 0 Totals. .36 50 000 —e—e——— Totals..29 62716 2 Detroit ...... 10301011 0—7 Philadelphla . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 i Two-base hits: Cobb, Walsh, Strunk. Stolen bases: Veach, 2; Walsh, 2. Sacrifice hits: Bacrifice fly: Strunk. Double Base on balls: Off Earned runs: Struck out: By Umpires: Dineen Champion Sprinter Has Paralytic Stroke Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 21.—How- ard P. Drew, the colored sprinter and holder of the world’s record for the 100-yard dash, was suffering from a stroke of paralysis at his home here today and will be unabl® to partici- pate in future track contests, it was announced. His left side is affected. Drew holds the record of 93-5 sec- onds for the 100 yards and has equalled the record of 211-5 for the 220-yard dash. He was a member of the American team at the Olympic meet at Stockholm in 1912. RECORD SMASHED BY DIRECTUM I World's Pacing Mark for Mile and One-Eighth Beaten at North Randall. MISS MARRIS M. TAKES 2:07 Cleveland, O., Aug. 21.—Directum I, driven by Thomas W. Murphy, broke the world’s pacing record for a mile and one-eighth at the grand circuit races ? North Randall track today, in 2:16%. The previous rec- ord of 2:20 was established in 1902 by Carl Wilkes. Euclid 2:07 pace: Miss Harris M, first; Billy Dale, second; Roan Hal, third. Time: 2:02%4. Shoot Water Fowl In Nebraska in Fall Carlyle, 111, Aug. 21.—H. O. Nor- cross today received a telegram from the Biological Survey at Washington announcing that the new regulations for shooting water fowl in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Jowa and Nebras-* ka provide for an open season from September 16 to December 31, Spotrsmen of these states had been fighting for spring shooting. e Whiffs Twenty-one Men K. But Loses the Ball Game Pilger, Neb., Aug. 21.—(Special.)— Madison defeated Pilger in the fastest game of the season by the score of 2 to 1, the game going thirteen innings, It was a pitchers’ battle from start to finish. Cheneler, for Pilger, struck out twenty-one and allowed four hits, Dickey, pitching for Madison, struck out eleven and held the Pilger team to two hits. Batteries: Madison, Dickey and Neeley. Pilger, Cheneler and Wilson. Time 1:50. UNIVERSAL MOTOR CO. V. D. Benedict, Manager. TEMPORARY LOCATION Smith & Deafner Garage '27th Street North of Leavenworth. NEW FORD CARS 1917 Models on Display Ford Service. Ford Repairs. to the streets. Street Car Service For the accommodation of street car patrons attending the Great Western Circuit Races this week, August 22d to 26th, inclusive, through car service from 14th and Howard direct-to the Speedway will be maintained, commencing at 12:30 p. m. each day during the races. In ad- dition, there will be extra service between 16th and Locust and the Speedway to take care of passengers who may transfer at 16th and Locust Cars to Speedway will display signs reading: \ “This Car to Speedway” Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company Races wH J. SwoBoDA RETAIL DEALER PHONE DoOUGLAS 222. OMAHA NEB o

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