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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-27
.KAISER GETTERS FROM
MITCHELL COUNTY KANSAS

On the Pullman carrying the draft
ed men from Beloit as it went thru
last evening, was a big banner read
ing Kaiser Getters from Mitchell
County, Kansas. And the boys
aboard looked as though they meant
IL. The banner brought cheers as i
passed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-27

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-27

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Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Guy Buckles Starts Out to Stage
Comeback That Will Startle Fans

should,-Guy would have gone to
Australia instead of Clabby.
Guy kind of lost heart after that
scrap and hasn't done much fighting
since. But last June he enlisted in
the Nebraska National Guard and
marched off to the border with a
musket on his shoulder. Down in
Texas Guy began TO work himself
into condition again. He took some
of the box fight champs o. other regi-
ments on and he knocked EN- cold so
easily he decided when his regiment
returned home 10 take up the game
again.
As a result Guy has been working
out every day in Tylee's gym getting
in shape, regaining his old speed and
cleverness and putting the stamina
into his physical being. He isn't
quite in the proverbial pink yet, but
Tylee says this pinnacle isn't far
away and that before long Buckles
will be ready to battle any Of 'em.
And when that day arrives Guy says
he is going to start out and chase
some of the big boys into their holes,
and he has the temerity to talk Of
some of the real topnotchers too,
lads, that are recognized as cham
pionship caliber.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Guy Buckles, who once was the rip
snorting terror of Omaha pugilistic
circles, has come to bat with an an
nouncement for the entire world to
hear. Guy says he is going to stage
comeback that will make all the box
fighters in the country turn green
with envy.
A decade ago Buckles galloped over
the horizon into the world OF pugilism
with loud bang. He was one tough
baby and he began to NOW down all
opponents that faced him like a AZ
centimeter Krupp would devastate a
three-year-old orchard. He earned a
name for himself from Chicago to
the coast, and there were mighty few
middleweights who were eager to
cross gloves with the Omaha fire.
brand.
Four years ago Buckles. fought
Jimmy Clabby. That was when
Clabby, recognized as one OF the best
of American middleweights, was in
his prime. Guy lost the fight to
Clabby, but there are those who in
sist the Omaha lad was robbed, that
it was his fight from gong to gong.
If Buckles had won that fighter had
been awarded it, as many say he
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Gus Williams Returns
To the Nashville Club

Gus Williams, graduate of the
Omaha sandlots, former Rourke, also
former big Lacquer, and demon fence
buster, will play with the Nashville
club Of the Southern league again this
season.
Gus helped Nashville cop the pen
nant in the Southern loop last year,
and at the end of the season Louis
vile drafted him. But Nashville
wanted Gus back and finally per-
suaded the Colonies to return him.
Nashville fans like to see Gus smash
the fences, a popular pastime Of his
last season.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

When one gives the modern boxing
game the visual forward and back he
can appreciate the keen prophecy OF
Hughey Keough when he wrote
few years back;
There was no high finance about the
game of spelling mugs
When the dear old tub from Boston
was the king;
When we paid our honest tribute TO
the other tanks and jugs
And the soiree with the raw ur5
was the thing,
Fighting babe adeu to its traditions
long ago
And kissed its grimy hand to sent-
ment
When they took il to the steam heat
from the hail and rain and snow
And a champion aspired to be a
gent
The manly art OF scrapping is debru-
talized to death,
And you smell it when you take
your cushioned seat, :,
For the air is permeated with the
frame-up's tainted breath,
And the question simply is, who's
going to cheatl"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

April at Milwaukee and that their
bouquet" tossing just now is part of
the press agent game.
1t oughtn't to take much press
agenting to fill the house If those
two scrappers get together. Mitchell
is the peer of them all around here
and Leonard stands in his way to get
ting bout for the championship.
When they get together. there ought
to be corking scrap for those for
tunate enough to view it.
If they do get together they will
find Charlie White at the ringside,
hollering for chance to meet the
winner. White has been rejuvena-
ting down at Hot Springs and he
came home chock full of pep and
challenges. Just now he plans to
make his first fight in an eastern
ring if some of the other lightweight
contenders don't fear his famous left
hook too much.
Demon from Chicago.
Promoters who are tired of watch
ing the same old faces perform in the
welterweight division and would like
to see fresh one step in and give a
good account of himself should take
peek at "Reb" Russell of Chicago.
He is just getting started profession
ally and he is whirlwind and his
punching ability is there. The man
who beats him can claim to be the
best l45-pounder in Chicago.
Russell is 20 years old and he
trained for couple Of years for the
fun of it before he was stung with the
idea that he could fight. He's had
eight scraps around here and has
given a good account of himself in
all of them. The doctors say Russell
has one of the best hearts boosted by
any fighter.
Second Choynski.
Billy Miske is a second Joe
Choynski, if the ardent praise being
bestowed upon the St. Paul battler
by veterans of the ring game is to be
taken at face value. Here is what
John Dunn, matchmaker of the
Broadway Sporting club, has to say
OF him:
"He is built like Choynski and he
has a splendid left hand. His foot
work is good in spite of the fact that
he doesn't do much sidestepping. He
is always in and out and his crouch,
when he wants to assume it, is baf-
| Airp and makes him hard TARGET IN
hit. His right cross follows his left
jab like a fash, but it is not kayo
punch, because he stops it too soon.
He's some mixer and when he gets
stung he's some bear-cat, believe me.
Which may account for the fact
that Miske is finding it hard to get
matches and is compelled to take on
men much bigger than himself rather
than remain idle.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

would welcome two more teams. Un-
less a couple of teams turn up at the
next meeting, which will be next
Wednesday, the books will be closed
with six entries. At present the fol-
lowing teams constitute the American
league: Townsends, Chris Lycks
South Omaha Merchants. National
Cash Registers, Omaha Bicycle In
dams and Omaha Printing company.
Another new member was auto
matically hitched to the board of d.
rectors when Billy Ammons was
boosted into the presidential chair by
the Southern leaguers. Frank Rynesh
is the new secretary of this league.
Two more teams are needed to COM
plete this league. They will meet next
Wednesday. These teams now own
franchises: letter Brewing company,
McCarthy's, Beddeos and Krajiceks.
Wagner Changes Mind.
Clarence Wagner was elected
president of the Inter-City league, but
he has now rendered his resigna-
ton, because he inoculated the base
ball fever and is going to hold down
the initial cushion for the Sample
Hart aggregation. Frank Vondra is
the secretary of this organization.
The following teams have joined
the Inter-City league: Albright Ram
blers, Montclairs, Tiny Tots, South
Omaha Tigers, World-Herald News
boys, L. Street Midgets, Park Ave-
nue. Florists, and Sliziski's Kids.
These teams will put up forfeit OF
five rocks piece and start the fire.
works April IS.
Walter Nielsen, chief supervisor OF
the Metropolitan league, wishes to
commune with a pair of contingents
with the intention of swinging them
into line to associate with his league.
For further information, call Nielsen
at Colfax 2l23 or be present at the
meeting next Wednesday.
From present indications it is ap-
parent that the National league is
ready to enter its teams in the obit-
uary department. Funeral notices
later. Friends welcome. By special
request no flowers. Interment, Chan
nels of Base Ball History cemetery,
If granted franchise the Ramblers,
champs of this league for two con-
secutive seasons, will join the Greater
Omaha league, Otto Pecha, boss Of
This league would make an ideal nresi.
dent for some other league.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
OMAHA WILL STICK
TO THE OLD GUARD
National Insurgents Seek to
Get Local Sandlotters to
Bolt Association.
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
BY FRANK QUIGLEY.

Several dudes prominent in local
base ball society have received reports
and other data concerning the Ma
tional Base Ball Federation which
emphazies the fact that it is the larg-
est and most successful organization
on the bill of fare that promotes,
develops and supervises noncommer-
cialized base ball in these United
States. The federation would like to
creep into Omaha, but the chances
are simmer than getting nip after
May day because the general senti-
ment of the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association is to stick to the Ma
tional Amateur Base Ball association
OF which it is now member.
Last week the board of directors
adopted the constitution and bylaws
that will govern the season of 1917.
Several changes and additions were
made by the committee appointed to
revise the constitution. This season
it will be necessary for a player to
participate in at least five innings of
FIVE regular scheduled games in order
to be eligible to participate in the city
championship series and has to reside
in Omaha fourteen days prior to
signing contract. 1t has not been
definitely decided what rule will be
adopted relative to a Saturday Class
A league. Players retaining base ball
paraphernalia belonging to a hacker
are requested to return same, other
wise they will be accommodated
from the association until the with
held property is in the possession of
the owner. H. Beselin & Son and the
Modern Woodmen are looking for the
buds they CARRIED their representatives
with last season. The directors of the
association will congregate again at
the city hall next Wednesday.
So far the Greater Omaha league
has not shown as much activity as
heretofore. The constitution commit
tee met and recommended a few
changes purporting to be for the
benefit of all concerned. Several other
things are hanging FIRE, bu. the COM
mittee on applicants will probably
have them clarified by the next meet
ing and the sailing will then be easy
City League to Meet.
Next Wednesday the bosses of the
City league will convene at the city
hall. At the present writing this
league is only composed of six teams
and it will be definitely decided
whether a six or eight-team league
will be had.
These days George (Buck) Fries is
as busy as a bee doing the prelimi
nary work essential to organize q
Saturday league, composed entirely
of the gentler sex. If he can success
fully boss bunch Of girls, the writer
will doff his mattress cover to hin
and also enter his monicker for {
Carnegie medal.
Franz. Quigley was reelected presi
dent of the American league and w
F. Wolfe was elected SECRETARY. Thi:
league contains six fast squads, bu
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Two Brothers of Mack
Recruit Take Up Game

Two brothers of Frank Thrasher,
the outfielder who goes from Atlanta
to the Athletics, will be tried out by
the Crackers this spring. They are
both outhelders and now are in school
at the Georgia Military college, where
they made regulations on the ball
field,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Charley KeIchner Will
Do Scouting for Browns

The St. Louis Browns will not be
without a scout just because Charley
Barrett has changed his disguise. 1t
is announced that Charley Kelchner,
who has done gumshoe work for the
Browns in the east, has been signed
again and that his territory will be
enlarged.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Sioux City Signs Kid
Hurler From Ohio Uni

James Hagey, recruit pitcher who
was tried out by Cleveland last fall
has been sent to Sioux City of the
Western league. He was picked up
by Lee Fohl from the independent
ranks in Pittsburgh. He is a dental
student in the Ohio State university
and will report when schools out.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Des Jardien Will Quit
Before Drop to Minors

Paul Des Jardien, the University OF
Chicago athlete and pitcher, recently
released by the Cleveland Indians to
Evansville, announces that he has de-
cided to abandon professional base
ball. He expects to take position
as physical instructor for the athletic
association of a Cleveland manufac-
turing company.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Detroit Fans Expect
TiqerS to Con Pennani

Detroit fans are enthusiastic over
the chances of the Tigers and have
organized a loyal rooters" club that
will boost the team throughout the
season, and accompany it to New
York when it plays the Giants in the
1917 Worlds series. At least, that is
its announcement,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Frank Moran has come to bat with
a savage slap at Fred Fulton. frankie
can't see why Freddie has come to be
recognized as the logical contender
for J. Wizards precious and we'll
protected crown. Since when has
the fragile Fulton become a terror"
Moran inquiries. Il don't want to
spill snow water down Fulton's back,
but why should culver and quail
before a man who sat in the middle
of the ring holding his tummy, crying,
after little Perky Flynn had knocked
him DOWN." Frank offers to bet $l0,-
900 he can stop Fulton in ten rounds
or $4,000 he can stop him in twenty
rounds. Which puts it strictly up to
Mr.. Fulton to talk turkey or shut up,
neither one OF which he probably
will do.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
PREPAREDNESS


Let the war god swing his sword Of
wrath upon the U. S. A.
Let him pull us in the tangle that
holds the world in sway;
Let him place our sturdy manhood
midst the shot and screaming
shell;
Let him drop US in the maelstrom
where the world is raisinell;
We're prepared to do our fight; we
are ready for our bit;
For we've got simple system; listen,
people, this is it:
We could put on a wrestling
match or six-day bike race. invite
the enemy to be our guest. The en-
envy would promptly fall asleep and
from then on it would be a cinch.
Or we could send Dave Fultz across
the sea, have him organize a soldiers
fraternity in the camp of the enemy
and when the said enemy started to
invade us have Dave call a strike
Or we could get Ping Bodie to lend
US his head and use it for fort.
Or we could turn the enemy loose
on Fifth avenue on Easter Sunday and
they would be stricken blind.
Or we could have Jess Willard and
Fred Fulton stage a ten-rounder,
plant the enemy in rirgside seats and
let 'em laugh themselves to death.
It's a cinch.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Freddie Welsh says after few
more matches he will retire from
the ring. Freddie will retire when
he has taken all the money in the
world out OF circulation.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Governor Whitman may bar Les
Darcy from fighting, but King
George still has the yates wide
open.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
TheHyp0derruiCNeed
BY FRED s. HUNTER.

arrived in America. He is George
Gray, billiardist. Three cheers for
the trenchesl
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Organized base ball says it will not
compromise the suit of the Baltimore
Federals. Certainly not, the Federal
league has been buried deeply under
the sod and base ball magnates aren't
giving any quarter these days, not
even to athletes.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

But then the price Of genius
comes high; If you don't believe
it ask any college professor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Only eight more days until they're
off, boys.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Judgments

---HAT will be the success of
the Omaha Base Ball club
" this year? Will the
w Rourkes repeat their con-
quests Of last season, will
they be contenders throughout the
season, or will they slough into the
mire OF the second division and trail
the field when the clubs ramble into
the home stretch for the final lap OF
the 1917 race? That is the question
paramount in the mind of the ardent
diamond fan. And it's difficult ques
ton to answer. Until one gets an OPP
portunity to give Pas new crop 'of
talent the visual forward and back it
would be foolhardy to prophesy. The
greatest team in the world on paper
is likely to be flivver on the da-
mond, while one that the most en-
thusiastic and optimistic press agent
in the world couldn't say word for
in advance oftla turns out to be
winner. The Rourkes look pretty
good on paper. They may not be
favorites for the flag, probably no.
body would lay any odds they could
beat even St. Joseph out, but if there
is team in the league that's an even
bet for the first division, Omaha is
that team. The outfeld looks to be
almost as good if not quite as good
as last years, with Forsythe, Thomp-
son and Brokaw. Thompson, it is
safe to predict, will prove more val
liable man this year than last, be-
cause he is youngster who is ad-
vancing and improving all the time.
Brokaw, of course. is an uncertain
quantity, but he comes well recon-
mended. He was a 800 slugger,
great fielder and a good base runner
in the Northern league last year, and
those who have seen him in action
declare he will very capably fill Earl
Smiths shoes. The class of the in
field depends entirely upon Jake
Holderman, the new first sacker. If
Holderman is the goods the inheld
will be the goods, because we know
what Irelan, Krug and Burg can do.
We don't expect Holderman to be as
good as Ray Miller, but there are
mighty few who can stand up with
Ray, and if Holderman holds his own
with the other first sackers of the
loop we'll be content. The catching
staff looks even better than last year
with two good men, Larry Pratt and
Tony Brottem. Neither will hit as
we'll as Ernie Kruger, but Pratt at
least is more finished performer
behind the bat And both men are
good, while last year Marshall was
a total loss. Lou North is the only
hurler lost. And among the new men
there are Benton, Currie and Bar
ham, all heralded as nifty curvers.
If two of them prove to be the real
article, the Rourke hurting staff will
be even stronger than last year. So,
while we refuse to predict any pen
nants for Rourketown, we'll venture
a prophecy that Krug's men will be
contenders at least.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Branch Hickey says he wouldn't
take $4,000 for Sisler. And
Branch will probably be given
the support of fifteen other mag
mates in making good his asser-
ton, nobody will give it.
Mr.. Willard demands $4,000 for
his next ten-round contest. Very
reasonable, very reasonable, in
deed, only $500 round, or ST.
500 a minute. As matter OF
fact, it would appear to us that
Jess is cheating himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Another Australian champ has
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

A few years ago base ball heads
began to take measures to eliminate
''rowdyism," so called, from the base
ball diamond. They gave umpires
unlimited power, they fined athletes
who became abusive, they stopped
bench coaching that became too Wig.
orous. They took every possible pre-,
caution to keep the game from go,
ing to the dogs" The result was
that a lot of alleged ball games al.
most approached the pink tea" state
last year, and one would almost have
thought bunch of spat-bedecked
ukelele players were doing the base
balling instead of team of sturdy
young athletes. Now comes these
same ball ball heads with a decision
to restore responsiveness" on the ball
field. They accuse the fraternal
spirit between players as responsible
for the lack of aggressiveness. II
has been our observation that when
a couple of athletes became belliger.
ent on the playing field and said
things to each other or called the
E umpire by his right name and even
threatened to unloose a right hook
or left uppercut, that it pleased the
average fan immensely. Excitement
is what the average person seeks, a
squabble on the ball field is excite.
ment. And it adds zest to the con.
test. Of course, fist fights should
not be permitted on the field, but il
strikes us that the magnates are
blocking this aggressiveness they
seek by their extreme methods tc
eliminate what they say is "rowdy
ISM" Giving the players little more
freedom on the field would be an aid
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

Jim Dunn, the Cleveland magnate, if
he continues his present clip, is going
to become almost as popular in the
sixth city as Charley Comiskey is in
Chicago. Dunn has the right idea.
Last year he bought Iris Speaker.
This year he purchased Smoky Joe
Wood. By this purchase of Speaker
last year Dunn not only strengthened
his team, but he added a drawing
card which pulled thousands of dol
lars into the gate and made the Cleve-
land club a dividend paying PROPOSE
ton. Wood may or may not
strengthen the team; if he's in his old
time form he will, but, laying this
aside, it was good buy, because
Smoky Joe is one mighty popular
player and he'll bring the fans out.
In addition it proves to the Cleve-
land fans that Dunn is trying to give
them what they want and they give
him their unqualified o. K. Dunn is
a foxy business man and a good
judge OF human nature and our guess
is that he'll prosper for years to come
in the Ohio town.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-12-21
When Christmas Calls
By Grantlqnd Rice

Christmas has called-and l want to go
home
Christmas has vhispered-and out
through the night
There's something that beCkons to us who
must roam
Far from the berries Of scarlet and
white:
There's something that beckons-and out
on the road
We follow the way Of a dream that Is
old,
And weary the traveller and heavy the
load
Of those who may never turn back to
the fold.
Christmas has called and I want to go
back
Back through the years to day that
know
Over the trail of a dream woven track
Into the heart of the Longtime Ago.
where scarlet and white from the gray
walls above
The holly twined in with the n.istletoe
bOugh,
And all of us met in circle of love
l want TO go home-I want to 90 now.
want to so home to the day where at
dawn