Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-19
Another Claimant for Wrestling Honors
ny MONTY.

the arrival OF his huge bulk urcn Amer
lean shores. Champion Graeco- Roman
wrestler Of Europe" is the title Haunted
IN the face Of our grapplers
Wonder what IS going 10 be folsted
upon the long-suffering public at this
time. Mahmout, Hussane, zbyszko, Hack
enschmidt-all OF them have proven first
class comedians. Each caused a furorC
OF excitement upon his arrival. Each
exploded when II came 20 a showdown.
Our esteemed contemporary, Harry Pol
iok, has the big italian under his wing
We we'll remember brother Harry's gala
vantings In the boxing game. SO we are
not at all surprised by the announcement
that "Raicievich has been chasing
| Zbyszko and Hackenschmidt for the last
three years" Funny how nobody hap
pened ever to have heard OF Raicievich.
The advance announcement continues
this fellow has won all the big tourna-
ments held during the last three years,
including those In Rome, Paris, London,
City OF Mexico and Turin once more
funny how nobody ever heard OF him.
But let us hope that Ilaisieyich will
not be a Cheese" that he will be able
to put up a real exhibition OF wrestling
in event that he ever hooks up with
Gotch. It is undeniable that there are
lots and lots OF good wrestling fans in
tho country who lament the pducity OF
genuine top-notch contests. Like other
sorts OF American fans. they do not enjoy
simply watchIns "a wrestling match"
They want TO SEQ "a good wrestling
match" 80 let as hope that the bis
frame and huge muscles OF Raicievich,
from Pisa, mean the revival Of the good |
old days when wrestling held It's place
among our most popular sports
Frank Gotch seems TO be satisfied with |
things at home, judging from the way in
which talk OF his proposed worlds tour
has died out. The big fellow, one OF the
sauarest and most popular champions
America ever owned. is making nay whie
the sun shines. grabbing the kale that
lies in wait for him In this country
Maybe he will 90 ahead with the foreign
thing later. Gotch Is one champion whom
we can depend on TO not do bhy
Papko" abroad. A jaunt by Gotoh
through Europe at this time would add
not little 10 the prestige of Uncle sam
in the universal sporting world, as 1t Is
a dead sure thing that the Humboldt
farmer would toss over with ease the
Wanted wonders OF the continent.
The winter base ball league has opened
its season with fanfare and bombast.
Here are some OF the early canards: Tom
Lynch is TO be ousted from the presi-
dency of the National league; each
American league club contributes $1,000
10 Ty Cobbs salary, in addition to what
he gets from Detroit; John Montgomery
Ward is secretly forming a players pro-
teotivs association and he intends to af-
fIliate Il with the American Federation
OF Labor; Rube waddeli Is TO be taken
back into the big leagues from the Amer
lean association; Ban Johnson owns Stock
IN three American league clubs ana Two
National league clubs.
Pretty good start for the ink singers
However, there are few bona nae
things to provide food for the fans. Fred
Clarke win hereafter manage the Pirates
from the bench and will give Vincent
Campbell, the fleet young 81. bouisan'
his lob in the outfield Jimmy McAleer
IA now a Boston American magnate;
Clark Griffith will manage the Senator's
Harry Davis will lead Cleveland; Jimmy
Callahan will pilot the White Sox. Good
material for "bugging bees" in that crop
OF changes.
One OF the most closely watched men
In base ball next year will be Harry
Davis. erstwhiie first baseman OF the
Athletics. who will take hold OF the
Cleveland team where Stovall left Off
Davis will have fair material to work
with. but no Is confronted with hoo
doo' of long duration. Jimmy MeAleer
had the Maps In 1900 and 1901. The best
Ia could do with them was sixth. Bill
Armour. with a remarkable array OF
PLAYERS. could land them no higher than
third In the three succeeding years. In
1905 Iaioie took the helm. In the years
under him they finished fifth. third,
fourth. second and sixth. Luck was tho
only thing that kept Cleveland from
pennant In 1905. After Larry came
DEACON Jim Mcclure. Under his leader
shin the Maps headed the second division
In 1910 After a few weeks OF the 1911
season he became Disguised and threw
up the lob. stovall succeeded him In
temporary capacity. Stovan is the hard
luck man OF the season. After running
the Maps up to almost within striking
distance OF a pennant he was gently In
formed OF the fact that Davis had been
contracted for as manager next year
stovalI had worked his way into great
popularity among the Cleveland base ball
fraternity. Now he has 20 step down and
out merely because Davis had been prom
ised the Job before stoyRn had a chance
10 show his mettle II will be interesting
10 see how the Cleveland fans receive
Davis-who is supersedins a popular idol
One cannot help admiring the senti-
ments OF Mrs. Helen Hathaway Robinson
Britton. the first woman base hall mag
nate in history. who says IN regard TO
the eIamor OF ST. Louis fans: I'VE in
tend TO see the Cardinals win pennant
first; a new grandstand can come later"
That is the right spirit Mrs. Britton
proves herself true sportswoman. such
policies IN back OF the club should prove
a great help 70 Roger Bresnahan in
rounding out a winning team.
sim a little early TO think about the /
An-American foot ball team. but It's |
a good bet Walter Camp picks his eleven /
from the following:
Ends, White Of Princeton, Smith OF |
Harvard, Wells Of Michigan, DAILY OF
Dartmouth and FELTON, OF Harvard; |