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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
Ball Players
Get More Pay \
Than Formerly
Vast Increases in Salary Mark Recent
History Of Great American A
Game.

NEW YORK. July @.-Probably nothyng
better illustrates the advancement OF btse
ball than the manner in which salEfies
have increased In the major Leagues, and,
comparatively, In the southern and all other
minor circuits. Ten years ago. for instance
no player was receiving more than $1,000
and only one. Jimmy Collins then the king
pin of the Boston outfit, drew that amount.
Had some one then prophesled that within
a decade Honus Wagner would be receiving
81 200 increase in salary the citizens would
have raised collection to send the prophet
to desert land. The following table shows
what the stars got a decade ago
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston-Stahl. $500; Criser, $780, Young
So coo; Collins, $4,000
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $500; Williams, $500;
c6icago|j toiUsS s27OO; Mertes, ss7OO; Grf-
fifth, $4,000; Callahan, $500; w. Sullivan
s., 500.
Cleveland--scott, s2,7OO; Bradley, 5000;
DetroitGGiesson, $4,000; Barrett. 5000.
Milwaukee-Garvin, 81, 500; Hawley, 5000
Phiadelphia-La1oie, 1900; Cross, 5000
Fraser, $500; Bernhard, $500
Observation-Disclosures. 200; Mercer, $500.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston--Long. 5000: Demontreville, 1900;
Tenney and Lowe $500; Dtneen $500;
Nichols. $500; Willis, $500.
Brooklyn-Keley Keeler, Sheckard, Dab
len. Farrell Mcclure and McJames' 5000;
Chicaeo-Doyle. $780, Mccormick. $500
Cincinnati-Harley, $500 and bonus;
New York-Davls, 5000; Buelow. $500.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $3.50; Flick,
5000; Delehanty, $500, -.
ST. Louis-Burkett So, go; Hendrick, Wal
lace and Donovan, $500; Padden, t2,1O0
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
Many Bowlers to
Enter Tourney
Biggest Bowling Meet in Years to
Transpire at Buffalo is
Outlook.

BUFFALO, July s0-If half the rosy pre-
dictlons as to the success of Buffalo's big
National Bowling association bowling
tournament, to be held here next Febru-
airy and March, come true this city's name
will go down In bowling history as the place
OF the greatest convention of bowlers ever
known. Every day. even this early in the
season, reports come to Manager John
Floss of activity OF bowlers in other
cities making preparations for attending
the big Buffalo meeting. In many of the
towns the bowlers have organized clubs,
and by making a small payment into
common fund each week will find sum
sufficient to defray all expenses by the
time February rolls around.
Sam Karpf, for over twenty years sec
rotary of the American Bowling congress
and man who has had more experience
in conducting bowling tournaments than
any other man living, was in Buffalo re-
Gently and in talk with John Floss pre-
dlcted that the Buffalo tourney would be
the greatest the world has known.
Buffalo Is ideally situated Tor this
tourney" said Mr. Karpf. hree-quarters
of the population OF the United States are
within ten hours ride and you will have
the added attraction of nearness to Niagara
Falls Thousands of those who will come
to the tournament will be attracted al
most as much by the falls as by the
tourney Everyone has seen the falls in
summer, but everyone will want to see the
famous ice bridge and winter scenery"
Mr.. Karpf was enthusiastic over the
plans shown him by Manager Floss. He
declared them the most complete and elab-
crate ever prepared for bowling tourn-
ament. He said every bowler would be de-
lighted with the layout and would sing Buff
falo's praises ever after.
Buffalo has the name of being a great
bowling city and its reputation will be
greater" declared Mr.. Karpf II have
been visiting several large cities during the
last two weeks and the bowlers are talking
of the tournament already My home town
of Dayton o., will send at least five five
men teams and lots of little towns in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Illinois will do the same.
1.-THE American Bowling congress cities
will be as largely represented at the Ma
tional Bowling association This is be-
cause of Buffalos central location. The
Canadians, too will come in large numbers
and l am willing to go one record that
Buffalos attendance figures will be greater
than any ever recorded at a bowling tourn-
/ ament."
This from a man so thoroughly in touch
with the bowling world and its sentiments
was pleasant to Manager Floss and the
: Buffalo men behind the big venture. 1t is
! seldom that a big tournament Is a fnan-
cal success, but the local people anticipate
they will pull out OF the venture at a
profit. In the plans a place is left for many
booths and concessions about the body of
the hall, and these are expected to yield
a revenue sufficient to put balance on the
right side of the ledger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
Would Have a
Solid Ball Used
In Golf Meets
Well Known Authority on the Sport
Declares Gutta Percha Ball
Would Be Best.

NEW YORK, July SO-Since James Braid
scored his sensational victory in the open
golf championship at st. Andrews and re-
duced the old record ten strokes English
golfers are trying to devise plan to make
the championship game more severe. w.
Herbert Fowler, a well-known golfer and
cricketer, suggests the use of solid ball.
He points out that in 1905 Braid won in S1S
strokes, in 1900 Taylor took 800 and this
year Braid carried off the honors with 299.
The present rubber ball, he contends, goes
so far that all the holes which few years
ago were drive and brassie or cleek''
are now drive and a half-massie' shot
st. Andrews, he says, no longer presents
the very serious test of second shot play
as 1t did few years ago. Many players,
he states, would like to see the champion
ship played for with a gutta percha ball
s. H. Fry, who won the st. George
vase in 1901 and 1909. the latter with a
record score OF 15S was beaten by Charles
Hutchings in the final of the amateur
championship at Holyoke in 1902, was run
ner-up In the Irish open championship in
1907, and played for England against Scot
land in 1902, 1903 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1909, in
discussing the situation says:
Braid is the best player, and what do
they want to get for the championship
but the best player? The reason why the
records have been beaten is that play has
improved so much, and 1t does not matter
how many records go. / do not think one
man in thousand would be any better
by playing with harder BALL My own
opigion is that Warden Is the better
player with a gutta-percha ball and Braid
Il he MIA
The use of solid ball would make a differ
ence of from three to four strokes. The
rubber-cored balls. Of course, make the
game a little easier.
THE best way to make the champions
ship more severe would be to make the
course more difficult. / do not think that
the holes should be heightened. Bunker
ing is the solution of the problem If a Sc
verer test is required.
Another man who is opposed to the re-
introduction of the solid ball is j. s.
Worthington, who won the Irish champions
ship in 1905, was fourth amateur in the
open championship in 1904, and the win
ner of many gold medals. 1T needs much
more exertion to use the hard ball." he
says. There is much more pleasure In
playing with the rubber-cored ball, and
the best player would come out on tor
no matter what kind of ball was used
believe they would play just as well with
the solid ball, but putting is much more
difficult, I do not think It would make
much difference to Braid. With the balls
now in use 1t is found that one kind suits
one player and different kind another
The rubber-cored ball is just as much al
improvement on the gutta-percha ball a.
the gutta-percha was on the feather
They could make the holes more difficult
by lengthenihg them, he added, but
think Braid could drive just as far will
a solid ball, and the lengths between tn,
green's would not make much difference"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
nig Purnen HUNG IN.

IOWA FALLS Ia, July 30.-(Speclal.)--
In the base ball tournament to be held here
August l and 2 the following teams will
play: Mason City. Eldora, Clear Lake and
Lake City. Purses to the amount OF $500
have been raised.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
YALE PREPARING FOR HARvARDI
Grnndstands Being Repaired for the
Ancient StrugRIe.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, July S0.-Yale u 3
already begun preparations for the Yat
Harvard foot bah game OF next Novel;
Der. Workmen are removing rotted TIM
bers from the old wooden stands and re-
placing them with beams. The work was
started by blue Pencil Pete" the foot
ball stands censor, who makes tour OF
the stands, marking every timber which
looks suspicious. Not until Octobep9 wilt
the stands be completed.
For the first time in years doubt is Tx
pressed at New Haven over the filling LOT
the stands at the game with Harvard. II
is not thought by some of the Ellis that
the new rules will prove popular.
The Yale players have been told to be
ready to report September IL in Lakevile,
Conn. on the grounds Of the Hotchkiss
school, where they will remain until the
opening OF the season with the Wesleyan
game. September %. Coy. head coach. is
spending the summer near Lakevile and
is looking after preparations for the ac-
commodaton OF the players.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
CONDITIONS FOR TENNIS MADE
Players Must Use own Name and that
of Club.

NEW YORK, July s0.-Conditions have
been formally announced for the thirtieth
annual all-comers national lawn tennis
tournament. which will be-
gin on the turf courts OF the Casino at
Newport, r. l.. on August Is. 1t has been
customary TO begin the singles on Tuesday.
but August Is falls on Monday. and all
entries close with the president. DR.. James
Dwight. on August H.
DIR. Dwight has also announced that all
matches win begin each morning at 1880
o'clock and that any player win be
scratched after ten minutes grace unless
he has previously notified the referee. To
quote further instructions to the players
mo entry will be received unless It bears
the players real name aud the name Of the
club to which he belongs Proof must be
given If desired that the player is In good
standing in his club and the club in good
standing in the association, and that neither
the player nor the club is in arrears &c the
association"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
PREPARING FOR ARCHERY MEET
Thirty-secOnd Annual Contest 10 BE
Held at Chicago.

CHICAGO. July Appropriations are I'M
der way for the thirty second annual ma
tional archery tournament 10 be held in
this city on August 10. II. IS and 10. Bow
and arrow users from all over the country
win enter In the competitions. The first
days program will include mems competl-
lions in the York and American rounds
and the womens competitions in the Co
lumbla and National rounds. The finals
win occupy the second day while handi-
cap. flight shooting and team contests
complete the program.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
STEAMBOAT Getty OF PEORIA"

Affords n Cool Place ON Hot Night
Hundreds of Omaha people are commence
ing to realize these summer days that the
coolest possible place discoverable is aboard
the steamboat "City of Peoria" where
there is good music and plenty Of room for
dancing The boat makes the trip to Flor
ence every evening, leaving at the foot OF
Douglas street every evening at $3.50 and
on Sundays at 2:30 p. m.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31

Gamblers spoiled professional rowing in
England, Just as they did In this country
The future OF rowing in America and Eng
land is in the hands OF the colleges and
amateur rowing associations. In this coun-
try the National Amateur Rowing associa-
ton has managed TO keep the sport alive
with little or no help from former college
oarsmen.
'One would naturally think that college
oarsmen would maintain their interest In
the sport after they left college and Join
the amateur rowing clubs scattered around
tho country. but they don't, for some rea-
son or other. The Union Boat club Of New
York Is trying TO interest former Harvard,
Yale and Cornell graduates in the sport,
and has had some success. The Union
Boat club OF Boston is also trying to in
crease its membership from among grad
yates Of the big colleges.
IF we could get the class OF men who
keep the sport alive in the big varsitles
TO take an active hand In building up row.
ing among the amateur clubs. II would
help the sport tremendously. The trouble
seems to be that most college oArsmen lose
interest after they leave college. and II
they retain any interest In adpatie sports
1t generally runs to yachting md motor
boating"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31

bodily noushmenthow blood,
The majority
blood supplied
deprived of
while old
edw
diseased blood
creates abundant supply with
Malaria Diseases Contagious Blood Poison, and all oth
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO ATLANTA GA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
DAVIS AT WORK ON TEAM
Hopes 90 Get some Ginger Into
Champs Before Long.

Hopes 90 Get some Ginger Into
Champs before Long.
DIES MONIES. July sO.-(speciaL)-still
making efforts to strengthen the Des
Moines pitching staff Manager George
Davis this week released Pitcher Del
Rson. He Joined the Champs about a
Nh ago. Catcher Tom Hawkins was
Net go, as clemmons has been doing
kstopping since he Joined the team.
another catcher. Joined the team
so that Manager Davis did not
kping a third catcher on PA"
continual shakeups will
he-champs is the query
az aSAn-S The team has
rand dlsapsaintment that
ave quit HOPING. however.
Is stin scouting around
elder.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
No Graft In Australia.

We never have any trouble of that kind
In Australia, although single scull races
Tor $4,000 side stakes are OF frequent oc-
currence in the antipodes. Australian oars
men are evidently too smart to kill the
goose that lays the golden egg. They
realize that II pays better to be on the
square. I've seen crowd of $1,000 people
witnessing boat race In Sydney harbor
They handicap the oarsmen over there just
as you handicap horpes in this country
The best men must carry extra weight in
their boat. I've won races with 100 pounds
or sand ballast in my skull Some oarsmen
prefer to carry shot ballast. They weigh
In after contest, just as your Jockeys
weigh In after horse race
The last American oarsman to visit Aus
tralia was Eddie Burman Of Toronto. He
proved easy picking for a second-rater in
Kangarooland. William Beach, the former
champion OF the world, refereed the race.
and said that there were at least dozen
Australian oarsmen who could beat Bur
man. You can form an idea from this
statement how many good scullers they
have in the antipodes.
II think Howard Searle, who succeeded
Beach as the champion. was the greatest
single sculler that ever sat in a boat. He
rowed rings around Beach in Australia,
after Beach had beaten Ned Hanlan and
Jake Caudaur. Then Searle went to Eng
land and rowed William o'Connor on the
| Thames. O'Connor was the best man Eng.
land ever produced, and searIes Australian
hackers had no trouble betting $4,000 on
their man. Searle died few months after
this race. Searie was succeeded as cham.
pion by James Stansbury. another Aus.
| tralian.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
FAST SCULLER Al HARVARD
Coach Thinks Elliott Bacon is One of
Best 0arsmen.
ALL HE NEEDS IS COACHING
Coach Jim Wray Declares Bacon
Could Win at Another Sport
Rowing Decading Because
of CrOOkedness.

BOSTON. July 30--There Is at Harvard
university young man who. as a single
sculler, would compare favorably with the
leading professionals-with little coach
ing-according to excellent authorities
Jim Wray. the Harvard rowing COACH
thinks he could beat any man in the world
after proper coaching and little racing
experience. The young man in question
Is Elliott Bacon, son of Robert Bacon,
United States ambassador to France, and
No. in this years crimson she'll The
Harvard coach is not much of a talker,
as a rule, but he opened up recently when
approached on the subject Of young Bacon
and single sculllng.
Bacon" said Wray, lis a strapping
youth, who stands six feet one inch and
weighs $50 pounds. He did all his pre-
liminary work In single scull and can
drive a boat through the water about as
fast as any man / ever saw. II this
youngster had the ambition to become a
worlds champion professional oarsman, /
believe he could give them all stif6 bat
tie.
There is no reason in the world why a
man who has been proficient in one branch
Of sport cannot attain perfection in an
other For example, take Withington's
case. He is considered one of the greatest
foot ball players ever developed at Har-
ward and he certainly r&de good in the
Harvard varsity eight.
Then. take ths case of the New zea-
lander. Arnst. the professional single scuIl
champion of the world. He was bicycle
rider before he turned his attention to
rowing"
Referring to the decadence of profess
SIGNAL rowing in America, Wray said 1t
was attributable to the tendency to Fix
races
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
NAVY COACHES ARE CHOSEN
Frank ID. Berrien, Head Coach, "a
Haev an Assistant at Yale.

HRev an Assistant at Yale.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, July So.-The 1910 foot
ball coaching staff OF the United States
Naval Academy has been selected. Lieu
tenant Frank D. Berrien. head coach. will
be assisted by Wheaton Of Yale, and the
remainder OF the staff are former navy
players. They are, Lieutenant Byron Long.
end and quarterback in 1899 and 1900; Doug
lass L. Howard. end and captain In 1906;
Jonas Ingram. fullback. 1906. and George
L. Meyer. guard and captain last season.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-15
JEFFRlES HAS
A BETTER DAY
MANAGER BERGER, HOWEVER,
STILL IS NOT SATISFIED
WITH WORK.
Ex-Champion's Wife Is to Undergo
An Operation and This Is Said to
Be Worrying the Big Fellow - Put
Negro Boxing Partner On the Run
In Tryout.

Ben Lomond, CAL, April Are
freshed by his relaxation and diver.
sion yesterday afternoon, James J.
Jeffries returned to the training quar-.
tiers today with more ginger in his
work.
The first stunt on the program was
three rounds of boxing with Bob Arm.
strong, the colored heavy weight.
Commencing with defensive tactics
in the first round to improve his
speed and foot work, Jeffries, who is
not much given to backing away, was
soon chasing the negro all over the
ring. Armstrong was glad when it
was over.
Jeffries' speed was a trifle better
than last Monday, but it was evident
he still needs a lot of boxing prac-
tice to be anything like his former
self. Bag punching and handball fol-
lowed and when the stunts were over,
the perspiration fairly rolled off of
him.
Fast as Jeffries appeared, Manager
Sam Berger though the undefeated
champion was a bit off in his work.
He's worried" said Berger, and
l know his heart was not in anything
he did this afternoon. 1t may seem
to the casual on-looker that he showed
plenty of ginger and life, but I know
him too WE'LL"
Jefries is much worried over the
impending operation on his wife.
Mrs. Jef1ries, accompanied by Dick
Adams, left tonight for Okland where
she Is to undergo an operation Satur-
day morning.
Her illness and departure has cast
gloom over hif and put an end to
plans tor a party tomorrow night in
honor of Jetfrie's birthday. He will
be IS tomorrow, according to Manager
Berger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-15
SPOKANE MAN Sc YEARS oL0 IS
. ONE OF SIX LIVING OF THAT
CLASS.
WAS ADJUTANT UNDER STONE.
WALL JACKSON FROM 1861
TO 1864.
CAPTURE "LITTLE PHIL"
SHERIDAN.

Spokane, WASH, April Robert
Alexander J. Two years in DEM
son university, Granville, O.; A. B.
and A. M. Brown, 1919; LIB, Yale,
1851"
The foregoing inscribed on the reg.
lister in the rooms of the University
club of Spokane, are Mr.. Roberts
claims to membership in that organi'
cation. He is one of the six surviv.
ors of class of eighty, called the
'49ers of Brown" of whom another
members is James B. Angel, presi-
dent of the University of Michigan.
Mr.. Robert, who came from Texas
to Spokane four years ago to engage
in truck farming and poultry culture,
is native of Georgia, of French
Huguenot extraction, and served as
adjutant under General Stonewall
Jackson from 1861 to 1864. He was
wounded at Charlottesville.
Though 81 years of age Mr.. Robert
is in excellent health.
college life in the early '4Os, was
interesting" Mr.. Roberts said after
he and Madam Robert had welcomed
the interviewer. I'VE did not travel
around playing baseball in those days.
We stayed at home and worked. OF
course We played ball some, too, but
1t was among ourselves. We had sport
those days, but we did not make a
business of it.
"The boys went to college to be
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-15
PRES. TAFT Starts SEASON
CONTINUED from Page IL
son, between Washington and Rnila.

son, between Washington and Rnila-
delphia.
Mr.. Taft took an active part in the
game. Just before play was started
Umpire Billy Evans made his way to
the Taft box in the right wing Of
the grand stand, and presented the
president with new ball. The pres
ident took the sphere in his gloved
hand as though he were at a loss
what to do with it, until Evans told
him he was expected to throw It over
the plate when he gave the signal.
He handed the ball to Mrs. Taft,
who weighed it carefully in her hand
while the president was doffing his
bright, new kid gloves in prepare
ton for his debut as a baseball pitch
er.
The president watched the players
warm up and a few minutes later he
shook hands with the managers. Nc
Aleer and Mack.
When the bell rang for the begin
ming of the game, the president shift
ed uneasily in his seat the umpire
gave the signal and Mr.. Taft raised
his arm. Catcher Street stood at the
plate ready to receive the ball, but
the president knew the pitcher was
the man who usually began business
operations with it, so he threw it
straight to the pitcher, Walter John
son. The throw was little low. but
the pitcher stuck out his long arm
and grabbed the ball before it hit the
ground. The ball was never actually
put in play, as it is to be retained as
souvenir of the occasion.
AS the game progressed and Wash
ington maintained the lead it took at
the outset, the president became en-
thusiastic and repeatedly applauded
the brilliant work of the young Wash
ington pitcher. He insisted on re-
naming until the last Philadelphia
had been retired.
Vice President Sherman, who rare
ly ever misses a game then he can
get out of the job of running the
senate, witnessed the contest from
another box, and seemed to- get as
much satisfaction out of tho victory
as did the president.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-15

educated and not to become star ato~
letes. and It was exceptional for the
yearly expenses to exceed $5OO: !nere
were fraternities, but they DID not
hold the important place IN under
graduate days they do at present.
Some of Mr.. Roberts reminiscent
ces of the early SOS throw light on the
stirring events of the war. His rec
objection of the battle of SHENANDOAH
is an example. School histories tell
of Sheridan's ride from Winchester,
but they do not mention the fact, the
veteran said, that If the general had
not been away from home he would
have been in q southern prison the
eq4 xvMe mIq 61lso pus ..Ilqd ela9l1,,
ssE1d1ns o. paae5sIsp ssM QoIQA Aued
moo s.41sqoH IN seM II Aep @xeu
night before the battle.
. "'No canteen, and not word above
whisper were the orders as they
started over the mountain and filed
into the valley" said AIR. Robert, in
telling the story. mot even the
southern pickets heard the departure.
The brushing of the branches, tie &C.
c::sionaI sound of d horses Eocf
Iikin: ::E.inst stone alone ;list';rh
81 TIE midnight stiffness.
"TEerc stood the gen era!':, head
quarters. with only a sentry between
Our mel AM one of the greatest lead
ers of the Union side. In three min
utes the house was surrounded. No
one could escape it alive. The signal
was given, the sentry surrendered
without murmur, the door was fore
ed in an instant and the company
poured into an empty house-Sheri
dan was in Wincheste..
Mr.. Roberts recollections of the
conflict are not the romantic fancies
of a contempIative veteran-his men,
DRY for facts is simply amazing.