Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28

1 ANaA ana naAEu met heau AuAeM AolTtA
OF Pennsylvania yesterday and DIT James
A. Babbitt chairman OF the Central Board
Of Omcials 20 determine upon the men who
would ohciate in the big game. This is the
first time a western team has come east
since the Chicago team played in Phila-
delphia seven or eight years ago. The
Michigan elevens under Yost have made
great records being practically unbeatable
until the Chicago game last year. Yost Is
not very optimistic as to this years pros
pects saying the new eligibility rules in
the west had depleted his material woe
fully an6 that the fact that the team Il
allowed to play but four preliminary games
had handicapped It sorely.
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The annual tournament Of the American
Bowling congress viii be held in ST. Louis
In March. and the National Bowling con-
gress will hold its contests in Philadelphia
at a non-conhicting date. II is possible
that bowlers Of the far western states will
also have tournament. This sectional
plan to be tried this year for the first
time will bring together more bowlers IN
! competition than, any three annual events
ever held before. New York will send
from 500 TO 1000 entries for the Philadelphia
tournament. against fifty sent to Louisville
last February The organization of these
sectional tournaments with the probability
that winners in the individual two and five
men teams would meet in some fourth city
to roll for the national championship fol-
lows the suggestions made last spring and
which now appear about to be adopted.
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Larry Lajoie has been more busy within
the past week. even IL the American league
season has finished than he has been all
MI.
Toronto to look over a six and a half foot
twirier who is said TO be able to whizz a
bill over the plate with greater speed than
even Amos Rusie. when the great Hooser
was in his prime. After signing up his
man, Larry hustled back to Buffalo, where
he was married. The bride was Mrs L.
Smith OF Buffalo. The new Canadian won
der, besides being a great pitcher is hit
ter on the style of the late Ed. Delehanty.
Lajoie thinks 50 well Of him that he will
probably sign him up for next season The
new mans name is Rudolph Simon. He
left Toronto with the purpose Of paying
his first visit to New York. He informed
Lajoie that he would participate in some
Of the semi-professional games in Brooklyn
and New York.
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G. B. Macdonald's pet scheme to plan
golf links near New York with eighteen ideal
holes with which he has been absorbed
for nearly two years, has progressed
another stage. Two hundred and fifty
acres of land have been purchased. stretch
ing along Peconic bay to the north and
slirted by the Long Island railroad to the
south. Its eastern limits adjoin the Shin
necock Hills course, while the most west
erly point is near the inlet between Good
in the country approaches it from a true
golfers point Of view. Similar In
topography to the famous shinnecock Hills
links, the new course will be longer and
altogether bigger in scope. AS regards the
construction OF the course, nothing as yet
has been done. nor will active operations
begin until spring, when by that time the
opinions of expert players. both here and
on the other side. will have been sifted
and analysed.
Americas lawn tennis players, Herbert
L. Westfall and Wylie c. Grant, have ar
rived from their tour Of the English
courts. The trip was the first that young
Expert Westfal had made to the foreign
| courts, and he was outspoken in declar-
ing that the sport in this country was
in its kindergarten stage. The meeting
at Brighton, England, he said, opened his
eyes, as there was a record entry list of
LILA competitors. playing in a schedule OF
twenty-one events. This tournament was
decided on a field Of only fourteen avail
able courts and in the six days 1872 matches
were decided Westfall has returned with
new ideas as to the management OF the
sport, and he strongly advises the ap-
pointment Of an official Handicapped to
| he 20, he
in this country as B. c. Evelegh does
to the English meetings. A w. Gore,
the English ex-champion. did not accom-
paAy the Americans, as was expected
Gore is coming to this country on BUSH
ness and will surely be here within three
weeks. when he plans to get some play
on indoor courts.
The twenty-second annual exhibition OF
the National Horse Show association will
be held at Madison Square garden during
! the week of November 10. The premiums
will aggregate nearly so. OOO including cups
which il the biggest sum offered In prizes
by the association, and will be divided
among 1873 classes. AS in past years, the
carriage and harness horses head the pre-
MUM list, twenty-nine classes being de-
voted to these breeds The special classes
1 VIII COMMAND UNUSUAL attention, and will
include army horses, suitable for chargers
or ofhcers' mounts and cavalry service
Liberal prizes have been offered for these
classes. The street cleaning department
has again been recognized and special pre-
miums win attract a big entry list in other
classes The National Horse Show gold cur
| for the best pair OF horses must be wor
twice by the same owner before becomlng
] his property. e. d. Jordan won Il IN 100.
and ]. Hobart Moore lost year William
II. Moore is the only exhibitor who has
won the Waldorf-Astoria cup twice Should
he succeed in winning again this year he
will own the trophy outright. Mr.. Moore
also has one leg on the Hotel Martinique
cup for gig horses. and a second win will
give him absolute ownership e. ID. Jordan
is the only owner who has won the Aide
cup for hackneys and half-bred hackneys
AS the previous winners will probably send
entries again this year for the Challenge
cups, the competition is likely to be very
keen. The judges for the show are: Thor
oughbreds ]. W. Rogers; haclyneys and