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Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
CLEVELAND PLAYS
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Indians to Journey to Camp
Sheridan in Alabama, Where
Ohio Guard is Now
Stationed. .

Through the patriotism of President
Jim Dunn of the Cleveland club and
the Willingness of his players to CO..
operate with him, the Indians are the
first to announce themselves for aid
in the amusement of the soldiers pre-
pairing to go to France. Last week
the Indians and Cincinnati Reds took
part in an exhibition game at Camp
Sherman near Chillicothe, o., where
the Ohio and western Pennsylvania
conscripts are being trained. This
game followed the close of the Ohio
championship series, won by the Reds,
and was attended by $4,000 soldiers.
Such enthusiasm was shown by the
boys in khaki and so persistent were
the army officers i'll pleading that SOL.
diers in other camps should have a.
like opportunity to see major league.
team IN action that the Cleveland
players, instead of disbaDding for the
winter, as they had intended, and as
did the Reds, agreed to assemble, aft-.
er brief vacation and visit to their
homes. at Camp Sheridan. near Mont
gomery, Ala, where the Ohio Nation
al Guard regiments are encamped, and
play regimental teams there for a
week. The Indians will gather at
Montgomery October 81 and play six
or seven games with the soldier boys.
The players to make the trip will bsS
Catchers Billings and Deberry, Pitch
ers Kleper, Lambeth, Bagby, Morton
and Wood, Inhelders Harris, Wambs-
ganss, Turner, Chapman, Evans and
Howard, and Outfielders Speaker,
Roth and Smith. Jim Dunn will
share the expense with the govern
Because the tribe is going to go out
of its way to arrange this unusual en-
tertainment for the soldier boys, the
War department kindly offered ITO
grant furloughs to Joe Harris ID
Klepfer and Elmer Smith, SO that'tfey
need not report to Chillicothe hntil
the series of exhibitions at Mont
gomery is completed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
CRACKS SAFE TO
GET SERIES SEATS
Chicago Fan Employees Expert
Yegg to Blow Strong Box
to Obtain Worlds Series
Ticket.

Lisf to the tale of Fred Anderson,
Chicago fan, and his friend 81
Mayer, secretary of the Chicago po-
lice department. Attune thine ears
for tale OF vandalism, for long after
the worlds series becomes history
this incident bids fair to be the most
outstanding sacrifice of mere fan
dom before the shrine offoyalty.
Mr.. Mayer, being parsonage of
some prominence about Chicago, pos
sessed box. He invited Anderson to
Be his guest at Sundays game and
gave him a ticket.
The pasteboard, precious thing,
Fred took 10 Blind Gus" cigar store
on the North Side, to be deposited in
the safe. After biting the edge of the
safe door to determine its trustworth-
mess, Fred departed. He would call
the next morning for the ticket, sure.
Among "Blind Gus" patrons were
some youths with inclinations toward
making money. After several lengthy
conferences they agreed to let the
proprietor in on the proposition. In
secluded part of the store they con-
fided to Gus that they were going to
make fortune Sunday, by buying
cigars at 41zc each and selling them
for 10 cents to the thousands in line,
who dared not leave their coveted
tSnQtttnnc n
Blind Gus" saw with clearness
of vision a fortune dangling before
his eyes. Sandwiches! The magic
word. Had not men greater than he
started with a lowlier beginning?
He would sell sandwiches at the
game.
So early in the morning he went to
the Sox park. This was, Sunday. And
Anderson came for his ticket, valu-
able beyond the reach of the CONNER
cialized dollar. But the safe was
locked and no one knew the combina-,
ton.
He hurried to the park on the South
Side to find "Blind Gus" but the lat
ter was lost among the thousands.
Anderson Dashed back.
Mayer couldn't aid him. So Ander-
son literally flew to the North Side,.
confided I. friends and soon located
safeblowcr.
Yes, the job could be done. 1t
would cost SIS. But what was money
compared to ticketf
The store was open and Fred An
derson and his blowing friend
went to work. They blew the COM
bination and got the ticket. A taxi
took Fred TO the game and ST Mayer,
host, who is secretary Of the police
department, was asked to square
things with the chief.
But what's safe blowing when a
worlds series ticket is involved?
anyway. Anderson promised to fix
the safe again. "Blind GUS" has his
fortune, and, what's more important,
Anderson saw the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Association Players
May Find Salaries
Gut in 1918 8Season

From Kansas City comes the story
that the American association will
play ! ls4-game schedule in 1918 as
usual, but that players salaries will
be cut SO that the magnates will not
have another disastrous year imam
cially, such as they have just passed
through.
For many years in the american
association the top price paid ball
player was $1,000. Today the top
price is about $500, a raise OF $70O
for FIVE months work. The average
price paid few years ago was vi QUO,
while the average price today IS about
$1,000, meaning an average increase
OF S400. There are about lao players
in the league, meaning an increase Of
$4,000 in players salaries per year.
The magnates believe II they can
cut salaries down to an average o.
$1,000 each club owner will save
about $1,000. By reducing other ex-
penses they believe the league can be
put back on a paying basis in 1918
despite the war.
II is fact that one or two mag
mates will lose about S25,OOO each this
wear. But they own clubs that have
been down in the race. and there art
other conditions that have brought
this financial loss. The Columbus and
Indianapolis teams have made some
money, while one or two others viii
break about even. -.
The player limit very likely will bt
placed at fifteen men, exclusive OF tn,
manager, for next year, and It may bt
that the schedule will be cut to lA
games. II is certain that severa
magnates will demand later star
and possibly later finish.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
CENTRAL HIGH WINS
FROM SIOUX CITY
Local Foot Ball Players Score
Victory of 20 to 0, Putting
Them in Line for
Championship.

The Central High schools foot ball
team, defeated the Sioux City High
Friday on Creighton field, 20 to 0.
The game brings the Missouri Valley
championship step nearer to the local
team, leaving Lincoln High the only
formidable rival to be overcome. A
speedy backfeld decided the game in
Centrafs favor. Central was slightly
outweighed on the line but overcame
this disadvantage by hard playing.
Forward passes were used to good
advantage by the Central men. only
three> out of ten failing. Noble and
Smith did good work on end runs.
Paynter was the mainstay of the Cen
trail line.
Brown, the Sioux City full back,
saved his team from being scored on
by long punts. .5fE
Central had hard luck. twice losing
the ball on downs in the shadow OF
the goal posts and fumbling at criti-
cal times. " A..
7 Like Stone Wall.
The Sioux, City team mainta i6ed a
stone wall during the first five, minutes
but soon bloke up, letting Maxwell
through for fifteen yards. Smith went
around end for like gain and worked
the ball to the fve-yard line, from
whence it was punted out of danger
by Brown. Fortune wavered during
the rest of the quarter, but Central
broke away with an end run and after
one minute OF play in the second
quarter, Carson took pass from Max
we'll and went over for the first score
Maxwell kicked goal. =.
Sioux City rallied and forced the
ball down the field by line plunges
until it lost it on downs. pc
Central tried the aerial route with
little success until Noble was given
the pigskin for a 20-yard run to goal
Maxwell kicked goal, ending the hall
with~l4 points for Central and moth,
ing for Sioux City.
Near Fight in Last Quarter.
Several fumbles and punt by
Brown prevented any score during
the third quarter. A fight seemed
imminent in the last quarter when
Jones, the Sioux City captain, kicked
Paynter in the face. Maxwell wormed
his way through for sensational 80
yard gain and Omaha placed the ball
on the fve-yard line. but lost it on
downs. Brown punted the ball out OF
danger, but line plunges and for
ward pass gave the final score, max
ing Central the victor, 20 to 0.
The tineuo.+
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21

discouraged, however. Cook made
three yards and Dobson six and
Schellenberg made first downs with
Z courtyard gain. Dobson and Schell-
enberg in two attempts each made
first downs again and placed the ball
on Notre Danes 20-yard line. Here
Notre Dame held and got the ball on
her own ll-yard line. On Phalen's
punt Cook ran the ball back IS yards
to the Hoosiers' lAyard line and on
the triple pass play Dusty Rhodes
bowled over all in his way for l2-
yard run around left end. Otoupalik
went over in two line plunges. Shaw
kicked goal. Score: Nebraska, 7;
Notre Dame. 0.
Notre Dame kicked off to Ne
braska's 25-yard line after the touch
down. Schellenberg made FIVE yards
off tackle and Otoupalik hit the line
for two. Dobson made 1t first downs
and followed with fve-yard plunge
through the center Of the line. Cook
slide off tackle for four yards and
Otoupalik made first downs. A Is
yard penalty stopped this rush just as
the half ended.
Play Better Ball.
Nebraska played better ball during
the second half, but failed to score.
Mum kicked off to Miller, who
fumbled and Nebraska got the ball
on Notre Danes 27-yard line, but
failed to gain. Notre Dame got the
ball on its own l6-yard line and
promptly punted. Nebraska took the
BAN on its own 43-yard line and Dob
son made five yards on the first play
The triple pass was tried again and
this time Dusty Rhodes charged
around end for fifteen yards. Cook
made four yards, Otoupalik two and
shellenberg four and first downs. Ne.
braska pushed over for first downs
again and had the bali on Notas
Danes l8-yard line, but Philbin in.
tercepted forward pass and carried
i the ball to his 40-yard> line before
he was stopped. Phalen and Dobsor
exchanged punts and when Nebraska
drew a l5-yard penalty, Dobson';
punt went out of bounds on the 20
yard line. A forward pass from
Rhodes to Pearson netted nine yard,
and Miller's line plunge one yard ant
first downs. Gipp made four yard
and Miller two, but Gipp on his mex
attempt was piled UP and thrown fo
l6ss. When Notre Dame attempte,
forward pass, Otoupalik intercepted
| Persons throw and Nebraska wa.
saved again. Dobson punted out o.
danger.
The fourth quarter consisting large
ly of kicking. Notre Dame desper
atelyNattempted to open UP with for
ward passes, but Dobson and Schel
lenberg, were on the job and til
Catholics failed to complete one. TIL
ball VISA in the middle of the felt
when the game ended.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Chicago Collects 27 Off \
Purdue'S Gridir0n Eleven

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-Chicago de-
feated Purdue, a to 0. in the fist con-
ference game of the season. today.
Higgins scoredy three of Chicago's
four touchdowns.
In the fourth period the Maroons
brought their total up to n points
when Higgins intercepted forward
passand ran 50 yards for touch
down, Jackson kicking goal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Russell Damages Meat
Hand by Grabbing Ball

Don't use your meat hand 70 stop
hard hit balls that are batted back at
YOU. If you do you may put an end
to your pitching career. :,
This is fhe advice Allen Russell,
Yankee spitballer. has to offer brother
members of the pitching fraternity,
and it is we'll worth consideration. !,
Early this spring Russell reached
for a hard ball through the box with
his nude fiipper. He got his hand on
the ball and succeeded in retarding
its PROGRESS, but Immediately after
ward he suffered sharp pain in the
first two digits of his pitching hook,
which was followed by numbness.
Then his hand grew cold and he had
to retire from the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Lincoln Team Makes Best
Ficldinu Record of Season

The best fielding record for the
season SO far as known was that made
by the Lincoln team of the Western
league which went 81 innings
in August without an error being
made. Included in this was 2l-in-
ming game played and won by
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21

IWHcICdS tilc pICSSllt CIOp VI DON-
|lean toward big purses and no
hes.
lie object of the Wag was to create
Impression that decisive results are
ically unknowniin modern boxing
that the only ring combats con-
Nj on their merits were those be-
! the bare-knuckle bruisers of
last. f& f.
ubtless the jovial jokesmith was
lsy Illuminating merry quips he
o time to glance at the progress
boxing game. Had he paused
manufacture of mirth he would
become aware that, taking into
ut the great number of bouts
ted annually in the United
and the limited character of the
It's, the decisive results greatly
those of the days, of the Lon
les, when nearly all bouts were
to a finish. y
in few months Leonard has
four men holding champion
les, which is the most remark
rformance in the history Of
b. Leonard knocked oft Richie
western lightweight cham
N seven rounds Leonard
out Freddie Welsh light
champion of the world, in
unds. Leonard knocked out
kilbane, featherweight cham
America, in three rounds.
knocked out Lee Johnson,
hit champion of the negro
pne round.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21

(Continued Erom First Sport Page.)
yard line, whensa forward pass over
the goal line by Heck failed and Cap
tain Morgan brought the oval out to
the 20-ayrd line and the blue and
white started march down the field.
But it came to an abrupt halt, when,
after allowing first downs once, the
Coyotes refused to yield another inch
and the bali vent into their posses
sion. Collins and Patrick again took
up the march, but on the. blue and
whites 10-yard Inc Tommy Mills
charges braced and held the Dakotans.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Jack Corbett Puts in Bid
For Job of Boss at Mobile

Among the applicants for manager
Of the Mobile team Of the Southern
leagueNis Jack Corbett, who this last
season led the penhant-winning Co.
lumbia team of the South Atlantic
league.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Kansas Aygies Romp off
With Washington Uni

! Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 2o.-The
Kansas Aggies romped over the
Washington university this afternoon
by the score of 81 to 0. Only in the
third period was Washington able to
prevent Manhattan score. Because
of a Washington protest Captain
Randels of the Aggies was kept on
the side lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Mrs. Blaine Young Head
Of Field Club Women

r At meeting of the Field club golf
women held Thursday Mrs. Blaine
Young was elected chairmarstor golf
events for 1918. Lunch was served
and plans for the coming year dis
cussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
SIpuX CITY.

Substitutions: Central-Eaton for T. Lo-
gan, Russell for Carson: Sioux City-Knott
for Fitzpatrick. Touchdowns: Carson. Smith,
Noble. Goals: Maxwell, 2. Penalties
Central. Is yards; Sioux City, 10 yards
Referee: Carberry, Yankton. Umpire
Coach johnson, Peru.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21

Ccdcn W dfnefs eleven scored
touchdown and a goal in each of the
four periods. At the start of the
game Syracuse threatened, but after
the first period never proved danger
GUS. The Pittsburgh line held we'll
and open playing was prevented by
muddy field.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
HERE'S GOOD WORD
FOR MODERN BOXER
Pugilist of Present Generation
Rallies Better Than Bare
Knuckle Warrior of -
the Past.

When a member of the Humorists'
league is confronted with a paaeity of
ideas he gleefully turns to the sport of
boxing and deals it merry uppercut.
One of the genus recently remarked
with evident delight that the difference
between modern and ancient fighters
was that in days gone by the fighters
contested without purse and to fin
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
Stewards Men Win
From NOtre Dame /
By Score Of 2 to 0

CONTINUED From First Sport PaEeJ
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21

Continued From First Sport Page,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21

Aofk Defeats Grand Island.
York, Neb., Oct. 20N-( Especial Telegram.)
York defeated Grand Island here this aft
ernoon Ma to T. - ;,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-21
0ne-Man Team From
South Dakota Too
Much for 0mahans

tcontinued From First SPORT Page,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28
FOR RENT

FURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT
WITH USE OF PIANO. wanted
a furnished house of six rooms. I
could not use five and / did not
want eight. Six rooms was what
/ wanted, and here was an ad in
the newspaper: furnished house
for rent with use of piano" But
how many rooms? If this house
was six rooms, then the advertise
ment lost half of its efficiency be-
cause it did not read "Six-room
furnished house to rent with use of
piano" Was the house modern?
The ad did not tell it. If so, why
did not the ad read "Siy-room mod
ern furnished house for rent with
use of piano? It would have been
just as easy. Then was the house
Just furnished, or ",well fur
nished"? If SO, then why not this
ad: well furnished six room
modern house with use Of piano?
! did not have an automobile and
wanted close in. This ad did not
tell me that, so instead of answer
ing il I waited till | came to town.
A real estate agent got hold of me
and rented me another house.
Later / discovered the one adver-
tised would have suited me better.
It was a "we'l-furnished, six-room,
modern house, close in with use
of piano" Why didn't the ad say
so and get the tenant?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28
The Novice's Eiistake.

III TALES Of the Flying Service c
G.. Grey tells about strange entry II
the official report Of an officer who hat
recently joined the service and wa
sent TO pass a seaplane through Ia
test for the English navy. He had It
so up as passenger with the con.
structors pilot and to keep Il log o.
what occurred during the test.
This is what he put down: "0:O5 a. m,
left slip; 010 n. IN, altimeter shows
300 feet above sea; 9:12 n, m curious
phenomenon. Met seagull flying
backWardr
That meant that the machine, flying
at the rate Of about eighty miles al
hour, overlook seagull-which Is not
a fast fyer-going at about forty miles
an hour, and that up In the air, with
out any background to give a proper
sense Of direction, the bird looked as
If it were flying toward them tail first.
Probably the officer knows better now
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28
a m3iiaraal Cav"

In answering correspondent who
asked the meaning OF the term Side
real time the Irish Times explains
that that is the only truly scientific
manner Of recording timc and is that
which astronomers and nayieatOrs use.
A "sidereal day is the precise time
taken by the earth in revolving on it.,
axis and is twenty-thrce hours, fift,
six minutes and four seconds On
sundials, however, record very dii
ferent day.
If you set up sundlal In n gardel
and observe when Ii Is noon today anC
again tomorrow you will find that
exceeds the "sidereal day by thre
minutes and 1fty-siX seconds. The
difference is due to the distance tina
the earth has Travelled on its orbl
while it has been revolving on its axis
The orbit motion makes 1t necessar. |
for the earth to turn nearly -four mir
utes longer in order to bring any place
to the same position with regard Il
the sun that 1t had on the previou
day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28

Eugene Register: That there are
very few "slackers" in the state who
did not register at the war census is
the opinion Of G. p. Jackson, deputy
United States marshal, who was in
Eugene yesterday on his way home
from trip to the Siuslaw country
where he arrested G. II. Watt,
homesteader, charged with setting
fire to timber. "When | left Port
land Saturday only Is had been re-
ported at the office of the United
States marshal" said Deputy Jack
son. "This shows that the young
men of the state are patriotic. I do
not believe that there are so many
more than this who did not register,
although, of course, we expect to
pick up one here and there"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28

State Forester T. A. Elliott has
placed 2S deputy state fire wardens
in the field in connection with this
seasons forest fire prevention.
These men will have supervision of
the forest fire patrol work to be car
ried out through the forest area of
the state. The patrolmen will be en-
ployed chiefly by the Forest Patrol
Association, but they will be under
the direction of the deputy state fire
wardens, No fires of consequence
have been reported this season. The
closed season for fires began June 1
and those who want to burn slash
ings must first obtain a permit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28

Polk County Observer: 1t is prac-
tically foresone conclusion that the
Oregon Hop Growers Association
will be dissolved and the members
comprising 1t shift for themselves in
the future. This was the sentiment
at the meeting held in the Salem
Commercial Club auditorium Thurs
day afternoon when number of the
members met to discuss the situation.
When the association was organized
in 1915 1t had 700 members. This
afternoon there were scarcely hand
full present, In fact there was not
quorum present, and the meeting de-
veloped into an informal talkfest in
which the members aired grievances.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28
PAGE THREE

Gil, First Sergeant Woodley Stephen
son, Sergeant Archie Mllligan and
first class privates Herbert and
Ralph Quine, left last night for Port
land, where they were mustered into
the federal service at 9 o'clock this
morning. According to the orders
which were received here short
time before the departure the men
will not receive their final instruc-
tions until after arriving at Portland,
but 1t is understood the government
has planned an extensive training
school at the Kansas fort, where hun
dreds of members of the medical de-
partment will be trained for service
in the field.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28
INTERURBAN AUTOCAR co.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix daily except Sunday
at 900 a. m. and 100, 400 and
5:15 p. m. Also on Saturday night
at $50, Sundays leave at 500
and 1890 a. m, 100, 4:30, $3.50
and 1890 p. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at s.: 90 a. m. and 1900,
400 and 5:15 D. m. Also on Sat-
urday night at 1915. On Sundays
at 500 and 10:30 a. M, 100,
200, $50 and 9;30 p. m.
Fare between Medford and ASH
land, 20 cents. Round trip, 30 cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28

Roseburg Review: Attended by a
large delegation Of friends and rela-
tives, who saw them off for the three
months school at Fort Riley, Kan
sas, Major George p. Eouck and a
detachment of the local Sanitary
Corps, consisting of Capt F H. Vim
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28

Pushed by two gangs of laborers,
numbering 1870 in all, the 13-mile
section of new road down the Illinois
river is now all completed with the
exception of a gap ofs about a mile
and half. Hence but a few weeks
will elapse before the trucks will be
hauling ore from the big chrome
being opened up In this
district.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28

Lake County Examiner: G. v.
Poe, q homesteader of Paisley was in
Lakeview the first of the week and
reports that Wayne Withers, a stock
man and rancher of that section,
wade 125 per cent lambing out Of
about 900 ewes. Mr.. Poe assisted
during the lambing. MI the ewes
were kept under shelter, which ac-
counts for the remarkable results.
This is an excellent argument for the
construction of proper lambing sheds
by the various sheepmen of the coun-
ty. 1t would mean a great saving of
sheep.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-28

Telegram: Portland presents for
the first time the shirtwaist man as
a street car conductor and motorman.
With natty shirts of blue chambray
and lightweight blue trousers. the
lot of the street car employe has been
more pleasant in the hot days. The
street car men had an eye to the
future when the frost was on
the housetops last February and