Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-04

the Broadway suckers stan, ready tc
pass out in abundant quantities. The
governor apparently has gone into the
guardian angel business and his first
act was to build fence around Darcy
The Australian has made pretty much
of a mess of things since he landed
on this shore. He was given brass
band ovation when he arrived and
he promptly started to capitalize it
But he went too far, got himself in
bad with scribes and public alike and
it looks like the trenches will be his
only place of refuge before long, be-
cause it would not be surprising il
Wisconsin annd the other y states
should follow New York's example
and put up the bars. Other boxers
their managers and promoters might
do we'll to take heed of the New York
governors action in this case and be
forewarned or some more of our
pugilistic persons are likel,' to have
to so back to the old job of plotting a
truck.
Base ball players may never again
receive the enormous salaries of the
last three years, but the diamond
athlete of the future will have no
just cause to harbor grievances over
the small stipend he receives. Major
league salaries are still pretty liberal.
Any number of player will receive
$4,000, $4,000 and even $4,000 year,
while great stars will surpass these
amounts considerably. And $4,000 is
tolerable good salary, lot OF
learned university professors earn
less, and how many young fellows,
between 81 and % years of age say,
get that sum for full years toll at
eight or nine hours day instead of
six months at two or three hours a
day? Base ball in the future may not
be the gold mine it has been the last
three years, but it will continue to
afford pretty good livelihood tor a
lot of our bright young men.
Is Toe Stecher the only wrestler in
the world now? One might believe so
Judging from the way Nebraskans
turn out to see the Dodge lad IN
action and turn up their noses when
some other bonecrusher is display
ing his prowess. Last week Jack
Taylor and Charlie Cutler wrestled
in Lincoln. The business was less
than $500. If Stecher had taken part
in the program the attendance prob
ably would have been ten times as
much. And yet when wrestling fans
90 to see Stecher they are confident
It is only a question OF how long
it will take Joe to win and they ex-
meet to see one-sided match while
# Stecher isn't taking part there IS
generally some doubt as to who will
win. The wrestling fan is a queer
bird and it's a wise man who under
stands him thoroughly.
Another remedial base ball plan
has been given the light OF publicity.
1t is a scheme whereby the club own
er who risks his money be hrst given
profit of 10 per cent on an appraised
Investment, expenses paid and a cut
OF the remaining coin be made be-
tween tha players in proportion to
the effectiveness OF services rendered.
It's a nice scheme, it probably could
be made to work out, but the players
remuneration, but the players re-
muneration would be uncertain. II
the club dent make money neither
would he, and we haven't heard OF
any of the suffering athletes who COM
plain of the smallness of the pay,
clamoring for the introduction OF this
system.
Now comes forth new bugbear
+, give the poor, worried magnates
some more sleepless nights. Just be-
fore he signed Philly contract Gro
yer Alexander was offered $1,000 a
week by circus man. First it was the
Federal league, then the players fra
ternity. Now it will be, Come across
or ri sign up with Pinkum & Punk
mans Great Consolidated" It's a
gay life.
There's always way to get around
a rule or law. The American league
has found another way to escape the
pla err limit by one man, President
Johnson having ruled manager may
wear a uniform and coach without
being counted as a player. This
should be joyful news to John Nc
Graw, who is in the other league,
where this hasn't been discovered yet.
Jess Willard, it Is said, is about
to branch out as bona fde promoter
of boxing contests and information
has been eased to the daily press that
he has offered $4,000 for a Darcy
Gibbons go. Evidently Jess is look
ing for still easier way to gather
in the coin than by gallophg around
the arena undei circus tent.
Can you imagine the brand of howl
that would Justify emit from the
threats OF those athletes who received
$1,000 and $4,000 cuts if those said
cuts had come couple of years ago?
Wow.
As we submerge to press the where
abouts of James Archer are still I'M
known,
Who's the athlete holding out on
w. Rourke? Three guesses.