Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-19
SHORT SPORTS BY MENKE
Base Ball Exacts Greater Toll Of
Human Lives Each Year Than
Does Foot Ball.
TY COBB AT FMANC1EK1NG


NEW YORK. Dec ls.-Base ball exaets
a larger toll Of human lives yearly than
docs foot bali Ono hears much from
the fanatics about the foot ball being
brutal game. yet the diamond game is
deadlier.
In 1915 sixteen persons died through foot
ball participation and over sixty are In
their graves because OF accidents In base
ball cofnbats The number Of persons
seriously injured in foot ball games was
I slight in comparison with the base ball
uzt-
Ty Cobb made almost as much Side"
money during the month following the
close Of the regular 1915 season as some
players did all season. Ty drew down al
most 800 for taking part in an exhibition
game IN Montreal, s.2Oo more for six
other games at 500 per exhibit and about
800 from his newspaper writings.
Two thousand. six hundreds dollars In
one month"; Not 30 bad. Ell. Oscar
The record score made during the 1915
foot salI season was that rolled up by
the Sc. viator team OF Kankakee, ILL.,,
when Il scored 1872 to o victory over
the Morgan Park outfit from Chicago.
Shield. the 81 viator left end. led the
attack by scoring eight touchdowns; Cap
tain Mcorath. left halfback. scored seven
ard Berry, the quarterback. scored five
The center and the two guards we're th'
only st. viator men who did not get intS
the scoring column.
Bill Brennan. once with the Nationa
league, now arbitrating IN the Feds. q
writing a series. Confessions OF an I'm
plre" Call out the grand jury.
The lingering persons connected wit
the turf game inform us that Broomsticl
is the leading sire OF the 1915 racing sea
son. which means that he Is papa I
more and larger money winners than an
other animal. The offsprings OF IN
horse with the kitchen implement nam
have won l0s races for total earnings o
sioQ.0o0 Thunderer. victor in the big ia
turity, won close to $4,000 and heads tn
list Of purse-winning Broomstick chill
drcn.
Karl Adams, flinging person connecte
with the Chicago Cubs. won the boob
4 prise FOR batting In the National leagu
i. n fsis. Monsieur Adams participated /
twenty-six combRts and emerged with
e. DullinE tNtIdbt oi tNASAts WV
A Newspaper person recently sought OF
zbyszko the wrestler. for an intervie'
very early In the morning. The grapple
had not breakfasted.
Il haven't eaten. either" said ye scrib'
Fat with me-"
well, I'm not very hungry. but ! CUES
! could dispose of bite or So" sal
T. Ebyszko
Tho "unhungry' wrestler ate as follows
Three portions Of steak.
Two portions OF potatoes.
Eight eggs.
Two orders Of chops.
Nine baked apples.
A gallon or so OF beverages.
sd Gosh. I'm glad that bird wasn't az
totally hungry" commented the reports
person. as the bill was handed to him.
No team In the country used the 70
ward pass in 1915 with more success tha
ala the Washington and Jefferson eleve
Bob FolwelIs warriors attempted Il
pass 1872 times and ninety-three OF thol
attempts were successful-a really woI
derfus record. which Melted the Washing
ton and jefferson team a total gain I
l.2z3 yards On seventeen successf1
passes In the West Virginia game Wasi
ington and jefferson gained 2S6 yard
the average OF fifteen years to pa
the Yale game Washington ana JeffersS
tried thirty-eight passes. twenty-six
which were successful.
Golf" writes Harry Vardon, ''provid
a more searching test OF nerve and ter
permanent than any other game In 4
world Golf Is the one game that com
nearest to being an art. In order 20
come a champion person must have
good deal OF sensitiveness In his nervo
system. A person with a truly phle
matte temperament would not be like
10 rise 10 greatness on the llnkA"
s Yale this year had the worst team
its career-yet It's foot ball income "
FL greater by $4,000 than ever before