Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

NoteA against a man VINO mas proved MINI /
self TO be the best OFFICIAL the old organiza- |
ton ever had. II was little more than |
crude Joke 70 start a contest against Mr.. |
Pulliam at this time Under his leadership 1
the National league for the first time in /
its history closed the season with every |
club money winner. This pleasing con- |
dtion was largely due to the presidents
firm control Of his umpires and his per |
sistent struggle for clean ball on the field. |
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Mr.. George Barnard OF Sydney, N. 8. W.
director Of the National Sporting club
states that boxing is booming in Australia
James Brennan, the managing director OF
the National, has accepted a contract for
the building Of a new club house for the
National Sporting club which is 20 easily
seat 5000. The building will be three times
the size OF the London National, and fitted
with everything pertaining TO athletics.
boxing in particular. Australians are
promised the finest sporting club in the
world. Good class boxers will be welcome
in Sydney. Mr. Barnard says the alleged
American purse is not promised in sgd
ney, but what the directors OF the Ma
ton Sporting club OF that city OFFER they
pay, free from all deductions.
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A billiard tourpament for the 1872 balk
line championship OF America will be played
in New York City on November 10 and fol-
lowing days Arrangements have been
completed at the rooms OF the Brunswick
Balke-C ollender company and the entries Of
at least six we'll known players are as
sured. Additional entries are anticipated
however. and in order to prevent a tire
some schedule a committee has been APP
pointed TO pass on all entries. This com
rittee consists OF Thomas Foley Of Chi
cago. John ]. Murphy Of Boston and Maui
rice DAILY of New York. It is announced
that the field will include Charles Peter
son OF st. Louis, Albert G, Cutler OF Bos-
ton, AL Taylor OF Chicago. Gay Tom
Gallagher and Edward Mclaughlin Of New
York and Harry Cline OF Philadelphia
Players who have not won a worlds cham
pionship for ten years are eligible, so the
committee will probably soon be busy weed
ing out inferior talent. Ora c. Morningstar
will not enter, as he intends to challenge
for one Of the worlds championships He
may play the winner, however, II he is
allowed TO challenge. The winner will be
required TO defend the title within thirty
days after receiving the challenge. Those
who are runnersup In the tournament will
/ receive first consideration. The winner
has the right to name the city in which
he shall play a challenge match. Each
entrant will be taxed $50. and this, to-
gether with the receipts, will be divided
among the four high men, the winner re-
/ ceiving 50 per cent; second man, % per
cent; third, 10 per cent, and fourth, 10
per cent. The stake in all championship
matches to follow is to be 800 a side,
winner to take all receipts and pay ali
expenses.
oficials Of the United States National
Lawn Tennis association said the revolution
threatened within the ranks Of the English
governing body would not change the de-
cision of the Americans to challenge for the
international cup next season, The senti-
ment was never stronger in this country to
continue the effort TO regain the cup. en-
blematic Of the championship of the world,
Declaring that he was not in favor OF
sympathy with the working Of politics ip
sport the young American expert. II. L.
WestfaI, who has recently returned from
abroad, said that the difficulty with the
English association was due to Secretary
Palner's connection with a firm of manu-
facturers, and that the feeling that had
been growing here, that the men who were
active players should rule in the'sport, was
stronger there than here. Another of the
American experts familiar with the condi-
tions abroad and at home stated that there
was sure to be a wedding out of what hS
termed the "old fogy government" in this
country at the coming meeting. This player
said that the amateur standing of one o.
the American players had been talked
about abroad because of his connection
with a sporting manufacturing Arm II
this country. From rules in process o.
formulation it was probable that this mar
would never again find a place on an Amer
I lean team. Wallace Meyers, the English
expert, was quoted as saying that IF /
were Henley. instead of the tennis interna
tionals the stewards would never allow tn
man in question to pull an oar"
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, Base ball is the same old game. say
Pop" Arson. Twas at the recent cham
5 plonship series that ''old Anse," seated nea
the press box, heard someone talking abou
4 the ''fade-away'' ball. and he quickly be
= came Interested Then, with a "Humph!
$ the veteran said: We'll there may be
, 'fade-away.' but the way / look at it
! that the pitchers haven't learned any nev
I tricks since the days when 1 used to clou
n the leather. They may have some neV
A names, but when I sit behind the plat
I the curves ard shoots look just the sam
t as ever to me. All there is to II Is tina
e the pitchers have better press agents tina
a they used to have In the old days W
: did not have any papers boosting us tn
+, way they tout the star players nowadays
I We Just plugged along without receivin
n the write-ups that are given the winner
l. at the present time. once a year they ia
r an alleged picture OF IA, and they made ia
same picture do year after year. Mo-
the star players are photographed in ever
Q conceivable position, and as result I'll
Q player in question gets better advertised
! But it's the same old game"
L A discussion was started recently by
Is bunch OF sprinters as 10 who was the Al
d man to run 100 yards In ten seconds
n America. The question was left to
5 Copeland to decide, and he said that I
: was not sure whether II was r. L. L
:. Montague w. c. Wilmer OF Horace lie
70 AS Copeland mentioned La Montasue
q name first 1t was taken for granted TIL
IT La Montague was really the first man
r, run the century in even time In this ooul
c try. This misstatement was printed
d several New York newspapers and w.
n Wilmer. an old New York sprinter, at on'
wrote 10 Copeland claiming the honor
having first run 10 seconds. Wilmer CLAN
q TO have run 10 seconds az the championship