Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-15
LEAGUERS HAVE DAY OF SPORT
Western Ball Players Spend Off Day
at Field Meet in Lincoln.
GILMORE TIES WORLDS RECORD
Lincoln Takes Three Flrsts, One
second, and Ties for second in
Two Events NJ First Annual
FielA Meet
GILMORE TIES WORLDS RECORD
CFrom a staff Correspondent

(FTom starr correspondent
LINCOLN, Sept 14-(special Telegram)
Grover, left fielder Of the Denver Griz-
zlies, eaualed the worlds record for beat
ing out a fair bunt to first base in the
first annual Western league field meet
when he covered the distance in three and
one-fifth seconds The record which was
equaled by Gilmore was held by Jack
Thoney Of Toronto. This was later tied by
Shaw Of the St Louis Cardinals
Aside from taking first place in beat
ing out a fair bunt. the Grizzly left
fielder won the event Of circling the bases.
by making the route in fourteen and three
fifth seconds Tho winning Of most events
for the meet goes to Lincoln, who tokk
three firsts. one second and tied for sec
ond place in two other events. Denver
was second with two firsts and one second.
The meet which was staged by Donald
Despair, president of the Lincoln base ball
club was success in every sense. The at
tendance was not large, but the expenses
we're all paid and a neat little sum left
over. It was decided to make the field
day a yearly event
The AII-stnrs Win.
The ball game between the Antelopes
and the Au-star Western league team,
which was picked by sport writer's over
the circuit was won by the Al-Star team,
70 3. Beall of Denver broke up the game
in the third inning when he slammed the
ball over the right field fence for a>home
run with one man on base. In the fifth
inning he sent out a triple to the same
place.
Every town in the league was repre-
scented, either in the field or in the stands.
st. Joseph was here in full force. large
delegation of st. Joseph boosters occupied
two boxes and the fact that they were
from 81. Joseph was impressed on the as
semblage in more ways than one.
Owing to the fact that the Pueblo and
Denver teams did not arrive until 210 this
afternoon the exercises did not start on
scheduled time, 2:l5. About half an hour
later the first event was pulled off, that
of long distance fungo hitting. Buck
Ehman OF Lincoln was the favorite in this
event, but failed to lift the sphere outside
OF the infield in two tries and in the third
went a short distance past second. Jones
Of st. Joseph, in his second try, lifted the
ball over the fence and 1t was thought
he had the money tucked away, but rip"
Hagerman, one of the Antelope twirlers,
sent Tex's ambition sailing when he put
the ball over the fence further down the
field. He won the event by over three
feet
Miller IL a Surprise.
Miller OF Lincoln surprised his team
mates and also the fans by winning the
accurate throwing from out field. In his
second try Miller shot the ball from a
mark in left field 210 feet away within
a foot OF the home plate. Kelley. the St.
Joseph left fielder, was close second with
a throw from the plate Kelly was the
81
ting the ball in a five-foot ring around the
plate three times
The long distance throwing event was
won by dark horse, the said dark horse
being Weakly of St. Joseph who was re-
Gently speared by Jack Holland from the
Nebraska State league. Matticks was her.
aided as an easy winner in this event and
was heavily backed by the Lincoln fol-
lowers. but he never had a show for the
money. Weakly sped the leather through
the atmosphere for a distance of 1853 feet.
Paul Cobb OF Lincoln was second with a
heave of 1888 feet inches
In circling the bases Gilmore shined. He
sped around the course in thirteen and one
fifth seconds and would have made faster
time had he not been slow in getting away
from the plate. Miller and Cobb Of Lin
coin and Beall Of Denver also showed uI
AdSt III Nihp ON0htf AHdhlu6 the ulSIdnCe II
a second slower time than Gilmore Miller
had not entered in this event but he was
urged into the contest by the fans in the
stands who called for him.
Gilmore was again the star in beating out
fair hunts. The little Josie got away clear
from the bunt and was on the run when
the ball struck the bat TO the spectators
1t seemed that he touched first almost as
soon as he hit the ball Five other con-
testants divided the so prize for second
place. They all made the distance from
home to first in three and two-fifths
seconds.
Results of Field Meet.
Long distance fungo hitting: Hagerman.
Lincoln, first. Distance, 800 feet 1l1s inches
Tex Jones. St. Joseph, second. Distance
sS7 feet ~ inches.
Accurate throwing at mark from secon,
TO home plate Gor catchers only: McGraw
Lincoln, first; Spahr Denver second.
Running out fair bunt to first base; Gill
more more penyer, first Time o:OSl: Craig
ST. Joseph and CobS Lincoln tied p for Dw Sec
ond place Time, O:O32
Ions distance throwing Weakley, ST
Joseph, first. Distance, 1888 feet Cobb
Lincoln second Distance, 33S feet inches
Circling bases; Gilmore, Denver, first
Time, O:l49- Beall Denver, and Cobb anC
Accurate throwing from outfield Miller
Lincoln, first; Kelly, ST. Joseph. second,
Score of the Game.
The following is the score of the diamond
contest