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WANTS BOXING IN COLLEGES
Pennsylvania Uni Professor Advo.
Gates Such a Move.
FOUR COLLEGES FAVOR PLAN
Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Cor
nell would Enter Teams In .
Tournament to he Held
Next Season.

NEW YORK. May B.-Dr.,R TAFT Nc
Kenzie. director Of athletics Of the Uni-
versity Of Pennsylvania. is the latest re-
cruit to the ranks OF the fight managers.
DR.. Mckenzie probably wouldn't phrase
it.in just that way. but the fact remains
that he Is now conducting correspond
ence with the heads OF the leading uni
versities with view TO seeing intercol-
legiate boxing bouts scheduled for next
season. f.
Unlike most managers, Doc. McKen-
zie is not doing any worrying about the
financial end Of the prospect So far he
has issued no proclamation that the
wearers OF the red and blue must be
given the best end OF 1870 per cent ar
rangement. He is an enthusiast and will
be perfectly happy. II. as a reward for
his iabors, he sees the best college box
ers competing in their respective classes.
There has been talk Of bringing the coll
leges into the charmed twenty four-foot
space before. but this is the first time
that an earnest attempt 10 start the Gus
tom has been made. DR.. Mckenzie Is a
good boxer himself and believes that II
is one of the best Of sports He has had
number Of talks with the athletic au-
thorities OF Yale. Princeton. Columbia
and Cornell, and IT is not at all improb-
able that league OF these four colleges
win be formed. with joint tournament
as a climax for the dual bouts.
There have been some mighty good
wielders OF the gloves In the college
ranks who have never attained general
reputation among fight followers Bill
Goebei, the Yale foot ball player. knew
a great deal more about the ring game
than many white hope who has come
out Of the west. Tom shevlin. J. R. XII
patrick and Steve Philbln Of Yale were
active men in the ring. and Nose King
the boxing instructor OF New Haven. has
said. that II he could only induce the Yale
men who have learned the game under
his charge 10 go out for. ring honors h,
would leave a famous name on the ath.
| letic calendar. Morris, the Pennsylvania
center of year or two ago., Captain
Hart and Cooney Of Princeton. and Han
Fish, the Harvard captain. are Others
who knew how TO defend themselves.
DR.. Mckenzie has already formulated
set Of rules which he has had sub
mstted to sthletic directors Of other col
leges. Included in them Is a provision
that there be. but one second to boxer
and that he be an Undergraduate in good
standing. The second Is not allowed tc
coach bis man while the action is on and
must tan his charge from a position out
side the ropes at all times. Another pro
vision Is that IL on a knockdown. The
contestant is saved from out by the IN
teryentson Of the bell. he must be sbl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26

Just forget the statistics; but Il was
something like catching a weight OF
sixty-five pounds dropped foot. The
only danger was In slightly misjudging
the falling sphere. ! made the catch
without a mask. Had the ball hit me
on the head. travelling with such velocity
I suppose should never have lived to
finish the Job. couldn't sc the ball
when II started It's drop. It was to high.
stood out from the base OF the monu-
ment till l did see It; then gagged It
and planted myself squarely under IT,
First time I mlsjudged II several feet
owing TO air currents. But each time
came closer. On the sixth trial made
a successful clutch"
The significance Of this wonderful
ability to judge tall lifts. especially
under the handicap OF innumerable cross
curren<. might be lost on most any
park in the country outside the hilltop.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26

be. Sweeney had one slight advantage in
the fact that he will be assigned With
Russell Ford. the pitching star. Yet Street
has a qualification that offsets this. at
least.
Street Is the greatest catcher OF the
age on a high lift. He never muffs
one. Anything that he has time TO get
under ne can hold. whether II be tall
fly to the infield or a towering foul
back near the stand. He sets himself
right under the ball. holding his glove
over his head. And anything that hits
his mltt sticks. you may bet on that.
Street was the first man that ever
caught ball thrown from the top Of
washington's monument.
How did you do itG' / asked him
last spring.
"why easy enough" he replied. II
just planted myself under II like / would
under a foul and let II sing right down
at me. All had TO do was TO get the
old mtt between II and my bean.
1T gave me quite JOLT / can tell
you. Scientists at the time figured out
the energy necessary TO stop the pill. !
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26
Illinois Students
Get Ball Fields

CHICAGO. May G.-In accordance with
its policy 70 supply opportunities for
athletic exercise for all Illinois students,
the Illinois Athletic association has rented
a ten-acre plot of ground and has laio
ont six base ball diamonds. which are
ready for immediate use. This acquisition
is IN addition to the land adjoining the
Illinois Central tracks. which was
purchased at cost Of $1,000 and which
viii be ready at the opening Of the foo,
ball season next fall 1t will be used
As q field fer all class. club or organiza.
ton teams.
DETROIT. Mich, May S.-offers from
Hugh Jennings. Connie Mack and several
other base ball managers have already
been received BY George H. sisier, the
University OF Michigan freshman who
struck out nineteen men consecutively II
recent game.
The youngster has declined all Of thu
offers although all were flatterini
enough 10 a college student slaler viii
continue al the university. taking his full
course. and even declares that he vii
not enter professional base ball after be
lng graduated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26
Great Britain Wants
to Meet the Yankee
Olympic Swimmers

NEW YORK, May 8.-The swimming
authorities Of Great Britain have sent
an official invitation 10 the American
Amateur Athletic Union for a visit to
the Olympic athletic team Of England
after the meet at Stockholm. and the bid
will be accepted n satisfactory arrange
ments can DO made In regard to con-
ditions.
our only objection to the trip" said
Otto Wahle Of the NATIONAL SWIM
ming committee. lis the custom obtain
Ing in England OF drawing for heats.
which we consider most unfair. 1t has
happened time and again in championship
races that the fastest foreigners have
found themselves thrown together In the
preliminaries. so that they had to swim
their heads off to qualify for the final.
while the home candidates drew weak
opponents and won as they pleased. with
out extending themselves. coming out
fresh and strong for the decisive test,
and more than once defeating rivals who
were unquestionably their peers.
There Is no intention on our part TO
case asperslons on the fairness OF British
ers. for chance may well have favored
their representatives in the drawings,
but We have every night 70 protest agains,
a system that has proved so unjust in
the past.
Il have written to England. suggesting
that for the occasion at least our way OF
forming the heats be adapted and I'm
awaiting the reply. II would be an easy
matter to either take Olympic times a.
criterion, or to appoint an international
committee for the purpose OF classifying
all ths entrants. ascertaining how many
heats will be necessary. and then placing
first. one Of the headlines in every heat
next. one OF theS second string men II
each. and so on. II is the only method
that is absolutely fair and conclusive il
results"
The principal event which Americans
will take part in. IL the trip is taken
Is the ioo-yard championship Of England
to be held in the 75-foot pool of IN,
Osborn bath at Manchester. on July .
This race ranks as worlds classic. ana
in years not featured by internationa
meets is attended by swimmers OF al
nations. who aspire 70 the title o.
supremacy. The program includes car
nivsls at London. Liverpool. westan
Super-Mer. Sheffield. Leeds. and suct
well known swimming centers. Negotia
tons are also under way for compeu
dive tour Of Germany after the Ensiisi
trip.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26

But at this one particular spot II is a
virtue Of the highest order. On the
calmest summer day the grounds on the
hill will be famed by some sort Of
breeze that swirls and sweeps about the
grandstand in tantalizing fashion.
Whenever the wind freshens up then the
fun begins. It's a treat to watch visit
ing catohers after fouls In semi gale.
II they get within ten feet Of where
the ball lights they pat themselves on
the back. The foul territory behind the
batting box at the hilltop is the tough
est proposition In base ball on windy
day.
d-jammer'' Street Is In a class
by himself on windy days at American
league park. This alone stamps him az
one OF the most valuable backstops New
York has ever had. But his ability does
not end there. He's a mighty good all.
round workman and Sweeney Will have
the time OF his life beating this old bird
to premier catching honors. It's going
TO be great fight between them. Prob
ably II will take more than this season
to decide the issue definitely.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26
WoMEN'S GOLF TOURNEY
AT, PHILADELPHIA JUNE 8

NEW YORK. May 25,-The conditions
to govern this years annual Champion
ship Of the women's Eastern Golf asso-
citation on the links of the Philadelphia
Cricket club. June 8 4 and 5, have been
announced. The championship compete
tion will be fifty-four holes, medal play.
eighteen holes the forenoon Of each day.
beginning at 10 o'clock Entries will close
with the secretary at the club at .. m.
on Saturday. June /.
The play for the Griscom cup will fol-
low on the remaining three days OF the
week The Griscom cup competition DO.
tween Boston. New York and Philadei-
pma associations win be fifteen singls
matches. to be played In the morning, and
six foursomes in the afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26
FLYNN is GETTING IN TRIM STAMFORD ENTERS REGATTA
viii Compete in intercollegiate
Affair on Hudson.
TO LEAVE CALIFORNIA JUNE
VIII Then Have sixteen Days Lei"
for Crew TO Practice and Get
Used to Their New
she'll.

NEW YORK. May a.-stanford univer-
sity's varsity crew. champions OF the
Pacific coast, will leave Palo Alto. Cal,
on June s, and arrive June Is in Pousn-
keepsie n. Y. where they will compete
in the intercollegiate regatta on the Hud-
son on june .
Mortimer Bogue, chairman OF the stew
ards OF the intercollegiate regatta re-
Gently received word from Stanford an
nouncing that the athletic board haa
gratefully accepted the invitation to par
tlcipate at the Poushkeepsie classic
Commencement exercises are he'd al
Stanford during the first week In June
The schedule will allow the senior oars
men TO receive their diplomas and the
undergraduate rowers to witness the CLOS
ing of colleges. before they depart.
Arriving at Poughkeepsie on June 10
they will have about two weeks In which
to train. Inasmuch as the squad is stiii
eating at a training table at college, ana
Is keeping in the pink of condition, they
need only time to become accustomed TO
\ their new English built shell. which VIII
!. .-,.a -, hars ana the decreased
-, a.,.raaa he ,ha fresh water
,ha, no,r.
Necessary Money Raised
The necessary funds have already been
raised among the students at Stanford
to defray the expenses of the squad on
the long transcontinentaI journey.
Departing from Oakland. across the
bay from san Francisco. on Saturday.
June s. the crew will arrive in Chicago
ON Tuesday, June IL. and Id New York
city ON June u day of rest in Gothom.
for the men to get their 'land legs is
allowed with the run IN to Poughkeepsie
a, Thurssav Morning.
Aho,,, ,,x,sen DAYS will be left for the
crew 10 practice and get used to their
nav sbell ana In rowing In the brackish. /
, aImo.. fresh water OF the Hudson at
thu, no,nt The men row in an estuary
=, =, Franc,sco bay at home. In water
as .al,v a. brine. The difference in the
hpovancv Of the water and the conse-
o,sn, variance m the boats freeboard
m.L. a. .nnrsciahle difference in hand
ling . .wesp
J,., hov large a souad will be carried
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26
Tn use sInrtructor..

To increase the attendance at the base
ball games played in the Guthrie park OF
the Oklahoma State league q unique
scheme has been devised. and hereafter
instructors in base ball will be present.
They will explain to any one not under
standing the game all Of its fine points.
The plan. 1t Is believed. will materially
Increase the attendance OF women at the
games. The Instructors to be employed
will include both men and women.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26
M'GRAW A GREAT DEVELOPER
Reputed to Be Making Star Players
Of Green Recruits.
GIANT MANAGER MADE MEYERS
Mig Indian chief Wa. n Lumberins
Chap when Picked Up by Muggsy,
but He Has Developed
Into . Star.

NEW YORK. May alt must be \
source of considerable satisfaction TO
John McGraw, as IL Is TO his well-wish-
ers and weil-wishers Of the Giants here.
that his present champion team is mostly
OF his own building and developing. In
dividually and as a strong whole. The
competent managers can develop the
smooth and potent machine. given the
capable units-that's what they're there
for-but McGraw. like his great rival.
Mack. has an exceptional gift Of taking
green material. learning quickly whether
II Is Of sufficient potential worth to keep
and then with patient skill nursing |,
along until II Is Of top-notch caliber and
ready 10 be showed into a regular place
10 keep up the speed Of the team.
There Is much more to McGraw's high
ability than the influence OF his per-
sonality to keep his men always doing
their best anu bis keen eye for maneuver-
ing. though for a while these wers
thought to be his entire stock In trade
He has accomplished a good deal hy
shrewd trading for material already de-
yeioped. but he has accomplished mors
through new material secured through
scouts and BY his own expert handling
of new men
Merkle. Devore. snodgrass, Meyers
Vanguard. Shafer. Fietcher-s good par
OF his team-all these have made theii
greatest Improvement. realized their pos
siblnties under Mciraw. Larry Doyl,
was pretty good bali player when h,
came here. but was made into bettel
one. shafer anad Fletcher were KEEP
along on the bench for several seasons
but always imbihlng knowledge. ana
when the time came to make regular.
OF item they jumped in and more thar
filled the places Of those they succeeded
Much that Deyore knows about battni
he learned from McGraw, who also taugh
him how to make the best use Of his nat
ural speed.
Chief Meyers was a numbering chap am
Just an ordinary catcher when he firs
cast his fortunes with McGraw and wa
considered something Of joke. But Nc
Graw saw before anybody elsa tina
Meyers not only had the maklns II
first-class catcher, but Was wonderful
natural hitter. Meyers at first was veal
on foul flies. but now he Is not only 600
on them. but the most valuable backsto
{ in base ball today.
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where the Fnn. sit.

The SEATING capacity az each major
league park this year Is roughly esti-
mated as follows: National league: New
York, 500: Brooklyn fiSashIneton park
Ken: Boston. s.ea. Philadelphia. Aooe;
Chicago. xee9. Cincinnati: SEQ; Pitts
hurgh. slooo: ST. Louis. s2!OOe American
ieagne. Keg York. is.Q1c; Bosten. Z7.o,e
Phasdeiphis. z5.oM: Washington. 1900;
Chicago. $50. 81 Louis. N.eoo.
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Prnteet. the PLAYERS.

Declaring that base ball players must
be protected from rowdy tactics some
times resorted to by fans. Judge W. L.
Mcnamara In court at Keokuk. Ia. gave
Harry Meyling a thirty-day sentence for
sssaulting First Baseman Roxy Walt
ers Of the Muscatine club. The affair
occurred at the hotel after the game.
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to walk to his corner unassisted or lose
the bout The Mckenzie code provides
for the giving Of decisions. so there may
be another clash with the boxing COM
mission in case the tournament is given
In New York next fall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26

Dale Gear has given his Kaws shake
up. He has released Pitcher Al Leak out
right. sent the Indian Smith to Man
haitian. in the Central Kansas league. and
signed Dulan. an infieider who was with
Green Bay last year and went from
there TO Los Angeles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26

The Persistent and Jud:e.ous Gss o
Newspaper Advertising d the Fad {.
BUSINESS Success
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26

transformed from a lemon Into a peach:
how Mhrkle. an obscure substitute. dur
Ing the Tenney days. was retained and
when he did get his chance developed
rapidly into a crack first baseman. II
was under McGraw that Herzog came
into prominent notice. and he schooled
crandall until that pitcher became the
steady. dependable workman he Is.
Mathewson became famous under Nc
Graw Arthur Wilson. substitute catcher.
is good enough to be a first string catcher
on any team not having q Meyers.
All OF which goes to show that Mcoraw
has made his own team
Connie Mack has demonstrated no less
ability in his handling and developing
OF men. Combs. Strunk. Collins. Baker,
Barry. McInnes. Thomas. Lapp. Bender
and oldring are stars who reached their
zenith under Mack. The Athletic genius
showed that he was that when he found
the proper place for McInnes. as clever
a managerial stroke as base ball knows.
Thomas didn't know how good q pitcher
be was until Mack showed him. and Rubs
oldring thought Unfolding was his forte
until Mack made an outfielder of him,
Dan Murphy didn't strike his real salt
until Mack shifted him from second base
TO the outfield. ..,t.
coincident with the growth Of base ball
and In a measure helping that growth
has gerat deal Of this faculty Of mana
,.rg - ~ henattrw a man a. 10 4y,n ~
star out OF him In the position he al
ready was DISTINGUISHING him things
and making him realize his own worth
or OF fitting him into some other position
for which he was naturally better suited
but didn't know Il. It's q combination Of
knowledge OF base ball and human ma
ture on the part Of managers which hai
done much in supplying the demand fol
required quality In modern base ball.
A Case in Point.
A case In point 10 that Of young Eos
ter Of the Washington team. 1t remains
for Clark Griffith to discover that Eos
ter's true position was third base. no
shortstop where be had met with indif
| AcEcnt huCCcc1s anu uuAcre EbotCE -
flash In the pan. morning glory. he ha
just found his meter. and that throug
a shrewd manager. Ty Cobb was AWAY
an outfielder. but Hugh Jennings helpe
him TO find out what a rich prize b
really is. Bush. stanage. wiIleit AM
Gainor are stars who have come to thel
full effulgence under Jennings. Hs
Chase. great player that he always Ia
been, might become stin greater wer
the right manager TO come along. thong
wolverton may be that man.
II took Grifnth to discover that II
best place for Esmond Of the Reds wa
at shortstop. and In zeider Jimmy Gala
han seems to have made fairly goo
second baseman into . really good firs
baseman. The case Of Jack Miller Of th
Pittsburyhs. prompted BY Manage
Clarke. Is analogous. Frank selee mad
great first absseman out Of Fred Ter
ney, once catcher, and there are numel
Gus other cases. A great manager. sele'
He had much 10 do with the building. u
Of the Cubs. though Frank Chance. undo
whom schulte. Tinker. Evers. Holman
Brown, king and Zimmerman attaine
their greatest fame. also did great dea
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-26

It Is well known how snodgrass was
made into an outf,elder. ana helpful
fun-gotfIng factor, from a catcher; how
Vanguard. under AeGraw's tutelage. when
everybody else was condenlning him. was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

May 8. The meet is open to all the
high schools in the counties of Smith,
Jewell, Republic, Cloud and Mitchell.
A number of high schools from the
different counties have all ready
pledged themselves to enter the meet
and the secretary of the Y. M. G. A
who, looks after the entries is kept
busy these days entering names on the
list of eligibleS.
Track and field meets have been held
in Mankato semi-annually for the past
three years and each meet has proven
a success. The meet this spring prom
ises to be one of the biggest of north
west Kansas, as some of the best high
school athletes in the state will par
ticipate.
The events of the meet are as fol-
lows: Fifty yard dash, 100 yard dash,
440 yard run. $50 yard run, 22O yard
low hurdle, SO yard high hurdle, one
mile run, half mile relay race, shut
put, running broad jump, pole vault,
discus throw, and running high jump.
Rules of the State High School Ath-
letic association will govern the meet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01
.KAWS Get LAST
Defeat Denver In Final Game
of Series.
the MOuntaineers.
EACH TEAM SCORES HOME RUN
Rickert and Channel Both
Lose the Ball.
Locals Give Alderman Poor
Support.
EACH TEAM SCORES HOME RUN

With Alderman holding them safe
and by batting Barney Schneider off
the mound, the Kaws won the last
game of the opening series from the
Champions by the score of to 2, thus
making it three out of four for the
series.
Alderman wobbled at times and err
rors by his team mates got him in a
number of bad holes but he can tread
water like a duck and this saved the
contest.
Schneider. one Of the demon pitchers
of the circuit last season, got the same
dose in Kawvilie that was handed him
by the Witches and could not stand the
fire which was hurled at him by Dale
Gear and his cohorts. The score does
not fully demonstrate his troubles. His
team mates were unable to bunch hits
off the port side finger.
Healy took up the burdens of Schrei-
Der and got away without allowing the
locals to score but he had his troubles
on number of occasions. He used
his splitter as on tn former occasion
but the Kaws solved it with less trou-
BILE.
Lincoln comes today for a series
of four games. The Antelopes defeated
the Witches in the closing game of the
contest and will probably enlist enough
encouragement to give the Kaws more
trouble than is desired.