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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

This meet was thrown open a couple of
years ago by the so-called big nine" of
the west to all western colleges who
were ready to comply with the rules Of
eligibility which these leaders of the
west used as their standard Now, not
only the star athletes of Michigan, Wis
consin and Chicago, the leaders OF the
middle west in this branch of college
activity may be seen there, but also going
further west those of Nebraska and even
the Pacific coast send some world-beaters
such as Dole of Leland Stanford-to
represent them. Besides the leaders all
the other large universities of the west
send their share of stars and many OF
the small colleges as well. so that at the
great conference meet in June. 1906, over
1000 of the eountry's best may be seen
striving 10 gain the athletic supremacy
for their respective colleges.
Last year so many of the "phenoms"
were divided between two of the colleges,
namely, Chicago and Michigan, that the
competition developed somewhat into the
form OF dual meet between these two
leaders, and while Chicago won over
Michigan, who was handicapped by the
loss OF Rose, Hahn, kellogg and Perry
men of worldwide Feputation-still each
obtained, individually, more points than
any three of the other competitors earned
by their combined scores.
Previous to 1905 Michigan had won the
meet for five successive years, and this
year the critics have 1t that from past
records and the performances of the men
so far this year on the indoor track It bids
fair to regain its lost laurels. Conditions
are apparently reversed. Chicago is crippled
by the loss of Captain Friend, Aghthody,
Blair, Hogenson, Catlin, German, Lyon
and Quigley. These men won thirty-eight
out of the flfty-two points Chicago Tailed,
while on the other hand Michigan has lost
but nine points-four in the hurdles, three
In the two-mle and two in the dashes, In
addition to this the fact must be taken
into consideration that "Bill" Coe, holder
of the worlds record for the 16-pound shot
put, Is at Michigan this year and the old
members Of the team have been displaying
exceptional form, as Spider" Goes indoor
record three weeks ago Of 426tt in the mile
and Captain Ramey's OF l.5sb in the half
prove; both of these world records for an
! indoor track Of fourteen laps,
number of star athletes are in other
colleges, but they are scattered. Wisconsin
has two in, Waller, a brilliant quarter
miller with a record of 49ak, and Parsons,
a speedy 1Oo-yard dash man with a mark
of s,s for the short sprint. Indiana should
score first in the pole vault with Captain
samse, who did II feet, 9k inches at last
years conference, but he Is their only star.
From conversations with some OF the
! leading track athletes in the west and
taking into consideration the opinions of
| some good critics, accidents or sickness,
which may always play large part In
any competitions Of this nature, the writer
believes the points should be divided some
| thing In this order!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Total.,,,,,..,... 81

From the above summary II will be seen
that there are nine points 10 each event
first counting five, second three and third
one point respectively, making a total Of
l26 points In the meet, us Of which have
been placed" as fairly sure; while from
the records made thus far the other eleven
are so uncertain that no attempt has been
made 10 credit them 10 anyone as yet II
can be readily seen, however that they will
not affect the Anal outcome, as neither OF
the leaders have any star competitors In
the events where the eleven points will be
counted, nor should It change the result II
this were not 50. Whatever the score. the
final rating from all present indications will
be Michigan. Chicago, Wisconsin. In the
order named =. N. r.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

The English track and field team for the
Olympic games at Athens has been finally
selected and will include the following
athletes
X CORVALLIS OF oxford university the
400, 500 and 800 metres fiat races.
A. X. Churchill of Cambridge university
the five-mile race,
mile and the Marathon race.
r, p. CTabbe OF Cambridge the 800 ana
1850 metres races.
s. Abrahams OF Cambridge the 100 metres
II. G. Weber of Cambridge the fve-mile
and Marathon race. -
J. W. Horne. late of Cambridge, the 400
and 500 metres races.
s. II. Carnelly of Oxford university the
1Ve-mile and Marathon races.
Lieutenant II. r, HaWtrey Of the London
Athletic club and Thames Hare ana Hounds
d w Walters OF the Cardiff Athletic
club the 10 metres hurdle race.
lieutenant Wyndham Halswen OF the
Edinburg Harrlers the 400 and 800 metres
]. McGough Of the Bellahouston Harriers
the IL 800 metres race.
A Il. d. Anderson OF the Bellahouston
Harriers the 400 and 500 metres races
Halswen is the British army half-mile
champion and the quarter-mile champion
OF England and Scotland, Anderson is the
half-mile champion OF Scotland and Nc
Cough is the Scottish mile champion. q,
S. Robertson Of the oxford University Ath-
letic club and the London Athletic club
and ]. z. Fowler-Dixon OF the Amateur
Athletic association and the London Ath-
letie club have been selected judges OF the
athletic events from the British section.
Judges from the other countries have al
ready been or viii be appointed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

waltons of the community pull down the
old fishing rods, go into the back yards 10
dig up a little bait and take a car ride
10 Cutoff lake in search Of some OF the
FISH which are being caught there Plenty
have been caught to Justify the assertion
that fish are there in larger quantities and
in larger sizes than ever before. Croppies
Weighing up to three-qUarters Of pound
have been caught this spring and other
fish are simply waiting the right time be-
fore they take the hook The Rod and
Gun club is still awaiting developments to
see who will be In control at the lake In
order TO find II the offer Of the use Of
grounds by the management of last season
st!il holds good.
Chief Of Police Donahue is enjoying the
early spring mornings by taking hiking
trips on the edges Of town. one morning
this week he was seen standing on the
blum tract overlooking Cutoff lake, view
ing with mingled awe and admiration the
glorious sunrise over the Iowa hills. The
chief is going in for golf again this season
at the Field club. He became quite sea-
soned in the game last year.
.
Police Judge Crawford says when II
comes to fishing, men are but boys grown
up, after all. The Judge is something OF
an angler, though he is very modest about
his plscatorial conquests. Yesterday morn
ing he was on Cutoff lake inveigling un-
sophisticated fish to have a bite, The
Judge landed twelve.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
PORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
naha is Ready to Open the Pennsnt Race
Right Now,
TEAM WORK IS WONDERFULLY DEVELOPED
Rourke system of Teaching Young
sters How 90 work Together Pro-
duces Results that AstoniAh
Old-Timers.

All ready.
II the Western league pennant race were
10 open next Wednesday instead of two
weeks from next Wednesday the Omaha
team would be ready to go into It. When
Dick Padden was here with his Saints dur
ing the week he congratulated Papa Bill
on the fine game his team Is playing and
would hardly credit the statement that
they had been together less than three
weeks. When Rourke told him the bunch
was mostly youngsters who had never seen
each other before coming TO Omaha during
the last week in March. Padden expressed
the utmost establishment. The fact is. the
Rourke system Of developing teamwork
is the best known and has never yet
failed TO bring out all that Is in a ball
player. II he can play ball at all Rourke
will find II out and develop him. but II
he cannot play ball he is discovered and
released. The method is "A simple one and
consists In teaching the player one thing
at a time, He is drilled in each move until
he knows IT and will do IL automatically
and then another step is taken. Practice
games are of little service In this although
they OFFER occasional opportunities for put
ting the new-found knowledge into use. II
is the long hours in the mornings and the
afternoons when no game is on that de-
velops the player and rounds out the team
work on which Rourke depends for win
ming his games.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

up his club. Behind the bat is where Jim
shines when playing, though he OCCASION
ally plays in right field. In the position
of catcher this veteran of the diamond is
at home. There is no batter in the league
whose weak points he does not know, and
many a youthful pitcher he has developed
into an enigma for batsmen to solve, simply
because he signed" for the balls that
would fool the man at the bat. And as
for throwing to second base when aspiring
runners attempt to steal, there Is no catcher
in the Connecticut league who gets the
ball away quicker and more unerringly
than this veteran of the diamond. He must
be a Splinter who can steal second base
on Jim o. Rourke. And how he can WELD
the willow Batting the season through
up among the 300 men, Jim is a terror to
the pitchers who face him. He doesn't
essay to kill the ball, as so many players
do, but he just strives to meet It squarely
and drop II between the infield and outheld.
His Just meet 1t" singles have won many
a game for his team. His eye is undimmed
by his years of playing and II is considered
a great feat for pitcher to strike him out.
When it is done the pitcher who accom-
plished the feat never forgets to tell Of it
through the entire season.
o
Following are the athletes who will form
the American Olympic team and events in
which they will compete at Athens
One hundred meters: Hahn, Schick, Rob
ertson, Eaton, Moulton, Queyrouve' Hill
man, Prinstein.
Four hundred meters: Robertson, Parsons,
Pilgrim, Moulton, Hillman, Schick, Prin-
stein, Queyrouve.
Eight hundred meters; Parsons. Cohn,
BACON, Bonhag, Sullivan Pilgrim Nalen-
tine, Lightbody.
One hundred and ten-meter hurdle; LeaV-
| lit, Friend, Hillman.
! Fifteen hundred meters: Parsons, Cohn,
Bacon, Bonhag, Sullivan, Valentine, Light
] body.
shaw, Spring, Fowler, ..,..
Broad jump, standing; Ewry, Leavitt,
| Friend, Prinstein. ,
| Broad lump, running: Prinstein, Friend
| Hop, step and jump: Prinstein.
! High jump: KeTrigan, Ewry Friend
/ Prinstein, Glover.
| Pole vault! Glover Kerrigan.
| Throwing weights: Sheridan Mitchell Ed
gren, Sullivan. ,
Fowler. e
SchWaFtz.
| Wrestling: Miaot, Sullivan.
Pentathlum: Sullivan. Sheridan
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Now that Easter vacation 10 at hand
colleges athletes all over the country are
beginning 10 turn their attention 10 track
athletics. the season for which opens up
in earnest directly after the spring recess,
The chief aim OF all the western colleges
IN this direction viii be TO win the great
conference meet in chieago on June 2.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

f. J. Malone is chairman Of the Field
club base ball committee and also manager
of the base ball team. Jack Kelley will
again captain the team and these two are
already hustling to get a series of games
for the Field club which will attract the
time and attention of members who like
the national game. Several new players
have been. secured, which win greatly
strengthen the team, especially the battery
end. Creighton has returned to the city
and will play at the Field club this summer.
Abbott will be on hand as usual and Frank
Crawford will be on hand II his council
manic duties do not take too much OF his
time. Ed Baird will flll one of the outfeld
positions and Paul Hoagland will lead the
hitting force as he has in the past. The
grandstand is IN good condition and the
diamond will be fixed up as soon as the
spring rains are over.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

sixty-three years old and still in the
great national game, James II. O'Rourke
OF Bridgeport, Conn, is the oldest living
player Of professional league base ball IN
the country. He is the grand old man
Of base ball and he wears his laurels mod
estly and well. Though he is within seven
years OF having reached the allotted time
OF man upon earth, he is not playing upon
the strength Of his reputation, but upon
real merit OF present performances. He Is
the owner and manager OF the Bridgeport
club of the Connecticut league, and each
day that his club plays around the circuit,
which takes in Springfield and Holyoke,
Mass, and Hartford, Moreden, New Haven.
New London, Norwich and Bridgeport,
Conn. he may be seen wearing a gray
uniform with bridgeport" across the
breast warming up with his boys" as
he is pleased 10 call the players who make
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Henry ODay. the National league UNI
pire, is out with a statement picking Com
iskey's White Stockings either to win the
American league pennant or to be next to
the team that does take the flag. So far
as the national league is concerned ''Hank'
declines to make any prophecies.
ITO my way Of thinking the team that
beats the White Sox in the American lea
que will get the pennant in the organiza-
tion," commented the national league ar
bitrator. Last year Comiskey's men hit
as little as possible for any major league
combination to get away with, and still
they were all but champions. This season
they will be stronger with the stick than
last year, or l miss my guess and that
means that they are going to climb to the
top. Anyway, can figure that bunch of
ball tossers can't see them worse than
one, two, three and am almost as sure
they will be one, two. Surely the team has
not been weakened in fielding. 1t has
been strengthened in batting and remains
the same in pitching, which was probably
its strongest point last year. That means
that somebody has got to hustle to keep
the White Sox from bringing the American
league pennant to Chicago this fall"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Golf men are getting restless and the
last week mas seen many on the Field club
course trying out their swings and puts.
The return of Christie has taken many
to the links and the cracks are beginning
early to get in condition for the Trans
Mississippi tournament, which will be
along about the last of June. Ed. Boyer
may be missed from the ranks of high
class players who would help keep some
of the honors of the tournament in Omaha.
J. T.. buckingham, John Kuhn, Nels Up
dixie, John Parish, Lysle Abbott, Lee Sprat-
lin, z. v. Lewis and some of the others
have taken an early start so as to be
ready when the referee blows his whistle.
The new forty will be ready by the last
Of June according to the announcement
and belief Of the golf committee, but the
tournament will be played on the old
course. The golf men are to make an extra
effort this season in the entertainment OF
the visitors and all visiting golfers will
go away from Omaha with good reports
of the fine times they have had II it is
within the power of the committee. The
committees at the Field club this year
with the officers of the club, are;
b. T. White. president; p. v. Lewis, vice
president; Philip Potter, treasurer; James
Allen, secretary; directors, b. T. White, e.
Kuhn, c. H. Young and H. B, Morrill,
COMMUNICATIONS, w. H. Sherraden, NJ
c. Peters, WIN II. Wood, A. o. Hunt and
H. b. morrill,.
Buildings and Grounds-Joseph B, Clarke
H. Lawrie, C. F. Epeneter, ID. V. Sholes
and NJ. w. Cavanaugh.
Golf Greens and Grounds-F. ]. Hoel and
d. V. Sholes.
Golf. sports and Pastimes-J. C. Colt, J.
w. Parish, ], A, Kuhn and J. +. Stout.
Tennis-C H. Young W. NJ Wood. II. c.
Kohn, A. j. Collett and G. ]. Martin.
| Base Ball-E. j. Malone, w. n. Cham
| bers, G, j. Martin and ]. T. Kelly.
| Finance. H. Young, B H. Nellie and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

The halmy afternoons Of the last week
have been Of the sort 20 make the Isaac
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Auguste Hemery, the French automobile
driver who was placed under suspension for
one year for characterization at the Or
mond-Daytona Beach speed carnival in
January, has been selected by the Darracq
company as one Of its three drivers In the
French Grand PTix race. TO take place on
June 8 and q. Hemery's term OF suspen-
sion will not expire until the end Of jan
uary, next, and there is considerable an
xiety I'm American Automobile association
circles as to whether or not the Automo-
bile club Of France will permit the recall
citrant driver TO take part In the big con-
test Should IL do so there will probably
be severance Of relations between the
two bodies, Either that or the
American Automobile Association must
face the internal dissension, because
the managers OF the Florida East Coast
association, one Of its most important afile-
lions, have declared unequivocally that
Hemery's punishment must go 10 the limit
set, Hemery's ofrense, they declare, was
aggravated the more so because It was
totally uncalled for.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Papa Bill says he is well pleased with
his team so far, and the smile that Greens
over his face as he says this Is strong sup
porting evidence Of the fact. 1t is the
fastest fielding outfit he has ever had, and
as the team work progresses he is more
ana more encouraged for the summers
struggle. Perring and Runkle, Howard and
Dolan, guard the inheld wonderfully we'll.
each playing a lightning fast game, and
Bassey, Welsh and Carter are better than
ever in the outheld. Fenlon is a fast
fielder and is sure OF continuing with the
team, even II he doesn't play regular. as
he Is a fine outhelder and Rourke wants
his services. Gonding, Freese and Bender
will be retained as catchers and Marx will
be kept within reach, Rourke says this
man Is a conner as a catcher, and Il there
was any way 70 hold him on the team It
would be done. McNeeley, Sanders and
Quick seem TO have their places on the
pitching stan cinched. Sanders says ne
feels stronger than ever, but has not been
asked TO do any but light work. no need
70 teopardiEe his arm has been felt. Port
is the only one OF the pitchers who has
really done any hard work as yet. and ne
with Koukalik and Corns will make up the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15


Thursday Papa Bill delivered little lee
ture on the art Of batting for the benefit
of some Of the boys who need instruction
in this branch Of the game, II hold that
a batter can be made, just as fielder can
be made" said the head of the Omaha
Training School for Base Ball Players. 1T
is, of course, a distinct advantage for a
man to have a good, natural style, but II
he hasn't he should be trained so as to
use his force to the best purpose. Most
batters can do their best work when stand
ing erect. The ideal position at bat is to
stand near the plate, with one foot on
either side a line drawn through its CEN
ter. The body should be held firm, with
the weight resting easily on both feet, and
the bat held almost straight up in front. In
case of a rlght-hand batter, as the ball
comes from the pitchers hand and he
makes up his mind to strike, he shifts all
his weight to his right foot and draws back
the bat for a swing. AS he swings he
throws his body forward. shifting the
weight to the left foot and getting the
full force of all his weight behind the
swing. This does not mean that he takes
a step when he swings, for that is bad
form and lessons the amount Of force
in the blow delivered as well as changing
its direction. This is easily SEEM for, with
the weight thrown backward on the right
foot at the beginning of the stroke, and
then shifted suddenly forward by a long
step, the bat will describe a parabola
rather than a true curve in its course and
the inevitable result is that instead OF
meeting the ball fairly the blow is de-
livered either above or below its center
and a popup fly or funso grounder is al
most certain to result. If the angle OF
the body is maintained in the shifting OF
the weight from the right foot to the left
during the stroke, the bat will describe a
true curve and the blow nearly always
land as aimed, directly on the ball, and q
long, clean drive will result. This is q
simple dynamic principle and one of the
first a base ball player should learn
Many batters, like George Stone, for ex
ample, crouch at the plate. The position
is distinctly bad and yet they have so &C
customed themselves to this peculiar atti
tude that they deliver their blow without
changing the curve of the bat, simply be
cause they maintain the angle of the body
The upright, erect position has many ad
vantages. for it allows the batter better
opportunities TO judge the break of tn,
ball and to place his hits. 1t is almost i'm
narrative I'm hunting
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15


The seven tennis courts at the Omaha
Field club have been surveyed and staked
out and a force OF men will be put to work
this week to put them in shape for the
seasons play. heavy steam roller has
been secured to make a solid base, after
which a hand roller will be used, so that
by the last week i'm April the courts will
be in readiness. A little crude oil and sand
will be AIDED to the surfacing this year,
so the courts won't cake and crack, as
they do when only clay is used. With
the oil and sand surface they can be
rolled much sooner after rain than with
the clay surface Exhibition games win
be played May 5, which probably Will be
the opening day for the Field club. Sew
eral eastern college men have been added
10 the list of tennis players OF the city
and these have signified their intention OF
being out early to prepare themselves for
the tournaments In addition 10 these, all
the old men are still In the city and will
play this season. The date Of the Middle
West tournament is August % and the
management hopes by thus advancing the
date to strike weather a tribe more free
from rain than the old dates. More at
tention will be paid by the tennis COM
mittee TO tournaments this season. In ad-
QltlOn 10 the AAAuulN "NeN anu INV ANaAAoi
city tournament for the city championships
a club championship will be added and a
series OF biweekly tournaments for the
juniors. The committee still has such old
and experienced men at the helm as Con-
rad Young. WIN Wood and Sam Caldwell
and these know how to accomplish good
results in the tournament line.
The committee has extended an invita-
tion TO the five Pacific coast champions
who are going east in the latter part Of
May to stop over in Omaha and play a
sort OF round robin tournament with some
OF the Omaha players. Judging from let
ter received from Beals Wright, the ma
tional champion these players will stop.
The committee will start early In it's ef-
forts to get some of the cracks OF the
country here for the Middle West tourna-
ment. The importance Of this event in the
1 tennis world has been growing from year
to year until Omaha has a national reDu-
/ tation for the successful tournaments which
/ are held here. Expensive tarDaulins, to
/ cover two os the courts during tOurna-
ments have been bought which will be a
/ great help In getting the events on ae-
cording 10 schedule. Rain generally comes
at night in the fan and the tarpaullns can
be placed over the courts so they will be
dry for the morning play.
The halmy afternoons Of the last week
| have been Of the sort 10 make the IHaae
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

The automobile show was such a great
success, from the dealers standpoint that
It's repetition next year is already assured.
The dealers all sold more machines during
that period than In any similar tlIse since
they have been in business. One firm said
that more orders for demonstration had
been received than its men could fill in
three weeks. The number of people visit
ing the show from outside of Omaha was
also most gratifying, and most Of the sales
made we're to out OF town people. The
automobile show gives a prospective pur-
chaser an opportunity to see the cars side
by side, and to compare the relative merits.
The dealers are already talking of next
years show,