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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Fulton Intends to
Prove He is Lad to
Fight Jess Willard

New York, Nov. lS.-"Fred" Full
ton, the Rochester, giant" intends to
prove to doubling world before
many months have passed that he
would be able to make creditable
showing against Jess Willard or any
other heavyweight. Although Full
ton has been held cheaply in some
quarters because of his lack of real
experience the attentuated heavy
weight has shown such great improve
ment since he last appeared in this
city that many critics, especially those
in the middle west, now rate him as
being one of the most promising con-
tenders for the heavyweight title.
With arrangements under way for
bout between Fulton and Frank
Moran at St. Paul speculation is rife
among ring fans" as to what chance
Fulton would stand with the Pitts
burgh man. The impression is gen.
eral that Fulton would more than hold
his own, for he has destroying left
hand punch against which Moran
would find it difficult to set up de-
tense. Fulton furthermore has i'm
proved vastly in ring generalship, has
taken on weight and has been thor
ouphly Seasoned"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
MACKS ONLY TEAM
THAT LOST MONEY
Ban Johnson Insists Every
Other Club in American
League Melted a Profit.
EVEN WASHINGTON CLEARS

New York, Nov. lS.-President Ban
Johnson says that every club in the
American league, except the Athletics,
made money this year. He denies en-
phatically the report that the Wash
ington club finishing a triAe behind.
Johnson declares that, while he has
not seen the books of each club, he
believes that the Chicago White Soy
drew the largest crowds of the year
at home and abroad. He places the
Detroit Tigers second, and the Red
Sox third, with Cleveland, St. Louis
and New York making about an equal
showing. An idea of the business
done by the American league as a
whole is obtained from the unofficial
attendance figures of the worlds
champion Red Sox. 1t had been esti-
mated that 100000 persons attended
the games of the Red Sox in Boston,
while fon the road the total turnstile
count was about 10000. Johnson in
sists that the total attendance figures
for the whole circuit exceeds the rec
ord by more than 100000 admis-
sions, which would seem to indicate
remarkable prosperity.
Although official figures are not
available, it is believed that inc Yam
KEGS business at the Polo grounds
and abroad has been underestimate.
The Yankees financial burden was
greater than any other club in the
American league, yet Colonel Rupert
and Captain Huston admit that they
made money. Close observers of the
business end of the sport seem to
think that the Yankees profits
amounted to about $4,000, yet the
club was obligated to the extent of
more than four times that amount
when the recent season opened, not
including the 100000 paid for the
franchise and players two years ago.
Roughly calculating the attendance
figures, therefore, it is safe to say
that the Yankees played to more than
100000 admissions, new record for
the American league in New York.
Colonel Rupert and Captain Huston
will begin next season with expenses
materially reduced. The salary list
will be smaller, due to the fact that
several long term contracts held by
worthless players have expired. Sew
eral new men we're drafted in Sep
TENDER, but the outlay was compare
lively small.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Six-Day Bike Race
To Be Held in New
York in December

New York. Nov. lS.-The New
York six-day bicycle race will be held
this year at Madison Square Garden
from midnight on Sunday, December
II, to Saturday night, December %.
1t will be run by the Cycle Racing as
ISOLATION OF New York, OF which Ing
lis M. Uppercu is president. 1t will
be the twenty-fourth annual race, and
will probably have more teams en-
tered than ever started before in a
six-day grind.
On the Saturday night previous to
the starting Of the race a card of
sprint races will be held, in which all
the star professional and amateur
riders in this country will compete.
Frank Kramer, the East Orange speed
marvel, who for sixteen years has
held the national title, will be a
starter, as will John Stackle, the
Newark boy, who is the national anna
teur title-holder.
Alfred Goullet, looked upon as the
greatest six-day bicycle rider in the
world, will compete this year, with Al
fred Grenda as his partner. Goullet
did not ride last year. Grenda won
the race with Freddy Hill as his
partner. Bob Spears and Reggie Nc
Namara. who finished second last
season, will again be teamed up this
year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Cubans Make Good
At American Game

Cuba is much pleased with the rec
ord that has been made this year in
American base ball circles by Cubans
who have been playing in the major
and minor leagues.
Nearly all have given a good &C
count of themselves and give promise
of still greater things in the future.
There have been fourteen playing in
the various leagues and as it is known
that Manager McGraw and other big
league representatives are coming to
Cuba this winter it is expected they
will secure new recruits. Already one
new player has been signed up for the
coming season.
He is Pedro Dibut, a right-handed
pitcher who made wonderful record
this summer in the amateur cham
pionship. He has signed with the
milwaukee club of the American as
ISOLATION.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Spit Ball May Be
Tabooed by Major
Loops This Year

The winter OF 1916 may see the
end OF the spit ball.
Rumors in base ball circles indi-
cate magnates of the ma or leagues
will place ban on the moistened de-
livery similar to that which put the
emery ball out of business two years
ago and resulted in the retirement
from big league circles of two great
pitchers, Russell Ford and Cy Falk-
enberg.
The spit ball has developed some
great pitchers, The success OF Ed.
Walsh was due to use OF the wet
sphere. which shot with lightning
speed from a side arm delivery. broke
in bewildering fashion and made
Walsh leading pitcher Of the Amcri-
can league for the year in which he
earned the title of Iron Man"
Jack Chcsbro, who holds record
of nineteen consecutive victories,
made with the New York Yankees
in 1904, depended on the splitter,
Jeff Tesrcau of the Giants used the
spit ball lot, but depended a great
deal upon bluffing a splitter when he
was really throwing fast ball
Bugs Raymond, once invincible
Giant pitcher, was a spit ball artist,
as was Claude Hendrix.
For several years coaches and man
ayers have discouraged use Of the
splitter Base ball statistics have
proved that the spit ball pitcher as a
general rule does not last long,
Another argument against the spit
ball is that the man using it is likely
to be cratic and, unless he is a won
der like I'd Walsh, could not control
the break OF the curve.
The origin of the spit ball is clouded
Although the discovery is commonly
accredited to Elmer Stricklett about
twelve years ago, Cap Arson and
some Of the old-timers declare the
moistened ball was used by Bobby
Matthews as long ago asl87l and that
a pitcher named Conway used the
spit ball in the early sos.
In modern base ball. however,
Chesbro was the pioneer with the
damp one.
Barring the spit ball from base ball
probably will affect few pitchers.
The number of men using this ball
has diminished, until there are only
few now active in the big sticks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
MONMOUTH PARKS,
NONPARIELS.
Interest In Class B.

Interest In Class B.
Local interest in Sunday foot ball
now centers on which of the Class
B teams will escape with the pen
nant. Only three teams still remain
in the ring, namely, Athletics, Ben
Kennedy Colts and German Sham
rocks. These three teams have not
lost game, while the balance have
been eliminated
Today the Ducky Holmes team will
wander over to Harlan, Ia, and en-
deavor to hang another scalp on
their belt. Harlan has a fast congre-
CATION, so the Ducks will have their
paws full.
The Ben Kennedy Colts and the
Nonpariel Reserves will hook up at
Ducky Holmes park, at $50 p. m.
Both teams are in good condition and
an excellent quarrel is looked for.
The Colts say there is nothing to it
but the roses for them but the Re-
serves say all the Colts will get will
be the thorns.
According to the line Of gibberish
being circulated by the Fontenelle
Reserves they are going to do some
alternating on the Class B champion
ship by cutting down the Athletics
chances when they collide today at
the trouble station located in Fon-
tenelle park. Game called at 3 p. m.
Quite few troubles are of the
imaginary order, but the trouble the
Fontenelle Juniors will have, accord
ing to the Council Bluffs Midgets, to
score against them, will sbe real
reality. This contest is the only event
booked for Athletic park, Council
Bluffs, today. Game will ring in at
3 p. m.
If something unexpected does not
turn up to upset the plans of the
Thirtieth Street Merchants, they will
play the bags the preliminary con-
test at Ducky Holmes park. This de-
bate will commence about ! 80 p. IN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Kirkpatrick Better
Than Jess Willard,
Says John Sullivan

John L. Sullivan declares that
Oren Gould Kirkpatrick jr., Harvard
strong man and boxer, can beat Jess
Willard and win the boxing cham
pionship of the world.
There is only one thing that pre-
vents a new title holder being an
nounced, and that is the permission
OF the young mans father for him to
enter the ring for the encounter, he
asserts.
kirkpatrick would fight said
John L.. "but his father objects. His
family is well-to-do and does not
want him to enter the ring. | am
sure he could defeat Willard, because
he fights, and knows how, in a fight
ing way that seems natural to him.
He can become champion. He can
make the ringside at 30"
kirkpatrick won the heavyweight
championship of Harvard last Febru-
airy, beating J. L. Bigelow in little
over one round. Kirkpatrick grad
uated from Harvard last June and is
working for his father in San An
tonic, Tex.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
IOWA is STRONG THIS YEAR
BY JAMES E. LAWRENCE.

Lincoln, Nov. lS.-(Special. DIR.
Stewards 1910 Huskers will meet
their only Big Nine conference OPP
ponent next Saturday when Nebraska
lines up against the University of
Iowa at Iowa City.
Stewart IS expecting the Iowa game
to prove one of the hardest hurdles he
will have to clear in rounding out
another victorious season, for the
Hawkeyes have demonstrated they
are to be rated scarcely below the best
of the Big Nine conference clevens.
The Nebraska mentor HE'D over to
Evanston last Saturday and saw the
Hawkeyc team in action against
Northwestern, which is one of the
leaders for conference honors this
year. He thoroughly believes that
Howard Jones has worked marvels
with practically an entirely new eleven
and the Iowa machine is one Of the
most formidable to be found in the
west.
Record Favors Huskers.
The record of sixteen years gives
Nebraska big edge over her neigh
boring rival, the Huskers having
trudged off with ten victories to only
four for the Hawkeycs. Three Of the
games have resulted in tie scores and
with the exception of 1915. when
Stiehms greatest eleven smothered
Iowa under an avalanche Of touch
downs, none have shown an over
whclmingly superior eleven.
History has taught Huskers to ex-
pect an exceedingly hard battle from
the Hawkeyes and Stewart is prepared
to renew the prediction that the scar
let and cream squad will have to play
foot ball every minute Of the game if
it expects to win.
Nebraska will find one new man in
the lineup from that which faced the
Northwestern squad. Coach Jones
has advanced Reid, a newcomer, to
wing position, with Captain Laun
on the other side. Reid got into the
Northwestern game for few minutes
and gave such a rafting fine exhibit
ton Of foot ball that he won his spurs
right off the reel.
In weight the Nebraska line will
find itself at disadvantage, while the
Nebraska backheld will have to con-
cede several pounds to Iowa. Nebras-
ka will have the edge in experience
and speed, although Captain Laun is
fully as fast as any man on the
Husker squad.
DR.. Stewart will put in another busy
week of scrimmage and signal drill,
starting Monday, in shaping his squad
for the final drive. The coach is fac
ing quite task in keeping his men
from going stale with three Of the
hardest games OF the season in less
than three weeks. Provided the Husk-
ers pull out of the Jsyhawker game
without having to uncover their hand
too much the week will be devoted
to polishing off the formations to be
used against Iowa. If Nebraska is
compelled to spill everything it has,
then Stewart faces the task next week
of developing an entirely new attack.
Although definite steps have not
been taken, quite number of Husker
rooters will accompany the squad to
Iowa City and if enough signify their
intention OF making the trip Man
ager Reed will try to arrange special
train accommodations. There will be
a big bunch of Lincoln business men
going along in addition to the stu
dents. ..e
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Fancy Record Set
Up by Toe Experts
In Foot Ball Games

Since the foot ball rules have been
revised, doing away with mass plays,
etc, the kicking game has bounded
to the fore. A glance at the marks
which serve as targets for the boys to
boot at may interest
The greatest and longest of all
kicks was that famous boot by Haxall
of Princeton against Yale, way back
in 1882. This giant Of the gridiron
toed the ball over the bar from a
point placement just sixty-fve yards
away This has never been equaled
Last year, however, a young chap
from Dakota-Weslcyan, Mark Payne
by name, drop-kicked a goal from a
distance of sixty-three yards, break
ing the sixty-two-y yard record Of the
famous Pat O'Dea of Wisconsin. made
in 1893. This feat of foot is the best
performance made in many years.
Mark Payne's kick will be long re-
membered and possibly never equaled.
Another great kicker OF recent times
is {. Parker of Dubuque. Although
he holds no records. he kicked six
goals last year, two Of fifty yards and
four of forty-seven yards.
Alfred Griggs, California school
boy, broke all records when he hoisted
fifteen over the bar from placement
in one game out west.
The intercollegiate record for a
single game is held by F. c. Robert
son of Purdue. Robertson, against
Rose Poly, in 1900, kicked seven.
Walter Eckersall, the best OF them
all at the feld-game goal, kicked five
goals in one game on two occasions;
once against Illinois in 1905, and once
against Nebraska in 1906.
Brickley of Harvard kicked FIVE
goals against Yale five years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
RICHARD BITTEN
BY A LARGE IDEA
Famous Promoter Would Or.
ganize New York Club Like
London Organization.
TO RENT MADISON GARDEN

New York, Nov. ia boxing club
operated along the lines Of the Ma
tional Sporting club of London is
Richards idea of what New York
needs in order to put the sport on
the plane it should be. The prince of
promoters at present is negotiating
for a FIVE years lease on Madison
Square Garden and expects to close
the deal within a few days. AS soon
as the stockholders get together and
vote on the matter, Receiver Mccall
will issue the necessary documents.
Richard limited that he might even
go step further and buy the Garden
outright. 81 believe New York ought
to have this fine big arena for public
gatherings of all kinds" he said. For
a long time / have had the idea in
my head to get a number of wealthy
men together and buy the property.
All but the main hall could be sold
again in small lots. The arena itself
would be paying proposition if
managed properly, but the rest of it
is merely going to waste.
81 think that club run along the
lines of the National Sporting club
of London would be big success.
Boxing could be made immensely pop
ular if it were handled by responsible
persons. There always is big de-
mand for the right kind of matches,
but the respectable crowd will not at
tend bouts at the smaller clubs be-
cause of the surroundings.
Promoters Dictate.
"Over in London they have the
right idea. The National Sporting
club controls the sport and the box
ers and their managers are not al
lowed to dictate. The men back of
that organization have the good of
the sport at heart, and they pay the
fighters just what they are worth.
There is no attempt to misrepresent
the ability Of the boxers. There is
no sidestepping dangerous oppo-
nents, but every champion is COM
PEELED to meet the most formidable
contenders at stated intervals. There
is no reason why New York cannot
have the same kind of club
Whether Richard is able to put his
idea into force or not, his advent as
promoter of boxing at the Garden
will be the biggest boost the game
has had since the Frawley law Great,
ing commission to supervise theN
sport went into force. No man ever
connected with boxing has had the
support Of the public to the extent
that Richard has. Every match with
which he has been connected was the
biggest of its kind possible and was
honestly contested, despite the ex-
tremely large sums involved. He is
the biggest man the game has seen
and he comes at time when a big
man is needed more than ever before.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Three Midgets Are
Among Greatest Of
Grid Stars Today

1t may be only coincidence or it
may be a matter of considerable
significance as indicating radical
change in foot ball fashions that
three of the most spectacular gridiron
performers of the year are men who
fall far short of every backfield
weight standard
These three--Casey of Harvard,
Driscoll Of Northwestern, and Cannell
Of Dartmouth-weigh not more than
AS pounds in the aggregate. but for
all their lack of beef and Drawn have
won high ranking as stars of the
first magnitude. Though slight al
most to point of frailness, they are
all hard and aggressive players and
seemingly invulnerable to injuries.
Driscoll, l40-pounder, won his
place in the sun when he ripped the
supposedly husky Chicago line into
shreds few weeks ago and almost
single-handed won Northwestern's
only victory over the Maroons in
fifteen years. Casey, scaling around
$50, established himself as a worthy
successor to Ned Mahan against Cor
nell, and CAMEL, who tips the beam
at only 1873, compelled recognition
as Dartmouth's greatest quarterback
in several years while directing the
Green's play against Princeton.
Cannell is not much bigger than a
half pint Of peanuts, but this did not
prevent him from smashing through
the Tiger line for long and consist
ent gains. Moreover, he handled
twenty punts without missing one,
though many of them were difficult
spirals, which had to be taken on the
run. Playing the open field alone, he
was absolutely without protection
against the husky Princeton ends,
but this did not seem to worry him
to any great extent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Frank GiIhooIey Will
Be Able to PLAY AGAIN

Frank Gilhooley, the New York's
efficient right fielder, who broke his
ankle last summer, visited a doctor
in Cleveland to have the latter look
over the convalescing leg. The ply
sician reported that the fracture in
the lower end of the fibula was in
good condition, that the normal mo-
tons of the ankle joint are not in
terfered with, and that he thought
some slight stiffness around the
ankle joint would clear up with proper
exercise so that Gilhooley would be
O, K. for base ball practice in Feb
ruary,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
NONPAREILS FIGHT
FOR TITLE TODAY
Monmouth Parks Will Make
Bid for City Championship
at Luxus Park.
CLASS B SCRAPS CARDED
By FRANK QUIGLEY.


Luxus park at Twenty-fourth and
Vinton streets is where the Class A
championship will be decided this aft
ernoon. 1t will be battle royal for
supremacy between the Nonpariels
and Monmouth Parks. The fair ones
can glide through the gate free, as
no admission will be charged to
women. Both teams have large
bunch of followers and if climatic
conditions prove favorable today, a
large crowd will be on deck, because
this Nonpariel- Monmouth Park con-
test will be the biggest attraction in
Class A foot ball circles this season
The Nonpariels are the cream of
the town, but according to the Mon
mouth Parks, they will be whipped
cream before the illuminating moon
glides in this evening. This battle
will determine whether or not the
Nonpariels, the present champions,
will retain the city honors for another
season. So far the Nonpariels have
a clean slate, as not point has been
chalked up against them. In weight,
speed and ability these two teams are
approximately even, but the cham
pions will have a slight advantage
in team work For years the Mon
mouth Parks put up stiff battle
for the championship, but failed to
draw the lucky number Regardless
of which team wins, this game will be
strongly contested until the last
flicker of hope dies. Harry Williams,
coach of the Nonpariels, and Albert
Newton will officiate. Game called
at p. IN.
The lineup:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Cleveland Battery Men
To Go Southwark EarIy

Battery men of the Cleveland
American league club will be sent to
the spring training camp at New Or
leans at least ten days in advance Of
the other players, according to plans
announced by Manager Lee Fohl.
I'VE got the jump on the other
clubs last spring because our pitchers
were ready, and barring accidents,
propose to have them in as good
shape next April" Foil explained.
Eleven pitchers and three catchers
will form the advance squad of the
club, which is to report about Feb
ruary TO- The men are: Morton,
Coveleski, Beebe, Boehling, Coumbe,
Gould, Lambeth, Smith, Petit, KEEP
fer and Penner; O'Neill Daily and De
Berry, catchers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Roster Of Browns May
Be Reduced Before Sprinu

Only six of the forty-seven players
on the reserve list of the st. Louis
Browns are under control for next
year. According to Fielder Jones, not
more than thirty Of the forty-seven
will be invited to the spring party
of the Browns.
The possessors of contracts are
SEVERED, Sisler, Shotton, Austin,
Pratt and Johnson. All the others
must come to terms dictated by the
owners. The club hopes to reduce the
payroll from $4,000 to $S5,O00.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Penn Eleven May Play
On Coast on New Years

Pennsylvania foot ball team, aug
mented by the addition of Berry, the
college pentathlon champion, who
will be used at halfback because of
his punting and drop kicking ability,
may go to Pasadena for a game next
New Years day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Frank Chance Will Stick
To the Los AnueIeS Club

Frank Chance has announced that
he will next season continue as man
ager of the Los Angeles club. This
is the first definite statement OF in
tentions which he has made since it
became known some time ago that
he had received number of big
league offers, and is regarded as
final.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Cubs Will Ride to Coast
On Classy Special Train

The announcement that the Cubs
would leave Chicago on special
train February 20 for their spring
training in Pasadena and arrive Feb
ruary q was made in telegram to
the Pasadena commissioners by Will
liam Wrigley, multi-millionaire chew
ing gum manufacturer, who is one OF
the principal stockholders in the
club.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Detroit May Have Boxing
On Program This Winter

Detroit may have boxing club
this winter. Efforts are being made
to obtain official sanction for a series
of shows. Governor Ferris blocked
two or three attempts to remove the
pugilistic lid in Detroit in the last
two years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19

CHASE AND MCAKTY TIE FOX BATTING LEAD-Hal
Chase first baseman of the Cincinnati Reds and Lew Nc
Carly the backstop of the Giants tied for the batting
the National league The official figures give Holke
batting average of 351 Chase 1888, and McCary, .339
Miller Huggins manager of the Cardinals fourth the
list with a batting average of 1893.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-19
Yanks Turn Cliff MarkIe
Back to the Toronto Club

Pitcher Cliff Markle has been
turned back to the Toronto club by
the New York Americans.