Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
Judgments

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n NE Of the best little laughs that
has waited west over the Alleg-
hanies IN many a moon drifted
into Nebraska last week II was TO
the effect that Alex Aberg is suing
Strangler Lewis because Lewis claims
he is the worlds champion wrestler,
while, in fact, that honor is owned,
possessed and occupied by the first
mentioned Mr., AberR. The name Of
Joseph Steeher Of Dodge, Neb., is
CONSPICUOUS by IT'S absence While
the wisest Of seers iould not foretell
what a court OF law-not Justice
might Judge about anything, we mag
me the decision is going TO be as
funny as the suit The judge, il he
gets any reliable testimony at all is
going TO learn that claiming cham
pionships is wrestler's best little
pastime. II is food, drink and sleep
10 him. But in case the Judge can
not find any reliable witnesses in the
east who would give unbiased or
truthful testimony on the subject, il
might be advisable for him to cast
glance or two out in the west and see
what Mr., Stecher does to Mr.. Lewis
in the city OF Omaha on the day and
date OF July a. II might be int,
esting, And also, II he would MAKE
an inquiry or two out here he might
learn that either Mr. Aberg or Mr..
Lewis might be able TO claim a
worlds championship were il not that
Mr.. Stecher and Mr. Caddock and
Mr.. Peters and one or two others are
still able-bodied and bona fide citi-
zens Of the commonwealth Of the
middle west.
Jess Willard and Fred Fulton, 1t is
said have come to an agreement TO
box a ten-round, no-decision bout.
The bout has been offered to the
highest bidder and already sums OF
$4,000 and upward are being talked
about. Fulton has been carefully
groomed as contender by the syn
dieate and they are now getting ready
to put over the big frost Bids will
be boosted sly-high by fake bidders
who are in the ring and the promoter
who is awarded the match will have
to top what would be a reasonable
bid by many thousands of dollars. |
And the public will be expected to
pay the cost And the public will
probably do that very thing. Fulton
may be a contender, but nobody be-
ieyes il and bout between the Min
nesota giant and Willard-especiaIl !
a ten-round fox trot to no decision
should not excite any hemmorrhages, |
but as Barnam once said, the pub
lie likes TO be fooled and the boxing |
syndicate is happy to oblige.
Pitcher Fleharty Of the Wichita
club was suspended for a few days
by the league president for an alleged |
assault on Umpire Pontius. II was
charged Fleharty expeetorated in the
general direction Of Pontius physi- |
ognomy with more or less accuracy.
Thus Fleharty duplicates the cele-
brated feat which got Firebrand |
George Stoval into such serious trou-
BILE While the blood-thirsty and bel
lleose fan may find amusement and
entertainment when a player swings
a left hook to an umpire's jaw, he
doesn't eountenance the unsanitary
method OF Fleharty Short suspension
IS not enough for a player who will
deliberately spit in an umpires face
and il the charges against Fleharty
are true the hurler should be perma-
nently suspended from the Western
league.
How the world do move. In the
good old days OF yore II was almost
a daily occurrence for Johnny Evers
10 get himself hoisted out OF the game
by the umpire. And when Hank
0Day was the officiating arbiter u,
was a daily occurrence Now Hank
is hack ia the league and as set
Johnny has failed to get the gate
single time. O'Day used TO tell a
story about Eyets that Is worth re-
peating Every time Evets goes
10 Atlantic Gity" reads the O'Day
yarn, all the crabs would swim up "a
the beach 10 hear their masters
voice II Johnny doesn't pick up
soon he'll lose his hardseuurd and ex
psusNs title Of The Human Crab,
tafney tishisnstsn Is overhauhng
lhe old typewriter again. iafuey
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