Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Hitting the
High Spots on
The Sporting Trail.
BY A. X. DONOVAN.

GiOOm WlCIUUcS are HOW Gil
gagged in a marathon that
makes the German retreat from
the Soissons-Rheims sector look
like a heel and toe contest
for the lovers of the boxing
game. The millions of followers of
the squared arena have not looked
on as bright prospects in many
years as greets them with the COM
ing new year.
Four million young and enthusi-
astic boxers are being turned loose
at the contonments in this country
and overseas at the rate of $4,000
day. 1t il certain that. they will
give considerable impetuosity to
the manly act after they shed
their uniforms and settle down to
regular occupations.
Nebraska will be one of the states
to share in the revival with the
passage of the Melady bill in the
coming legislature. Imagine the
welcome that the news of the pas
sage of cleoen boxing bill will re-
ceive when these battling fans re-
turn home and mingle with the red
blooded men in their home towns
who are now united in its support.
With the daily meeting of 1900
members of the Omaha Athletic club
an organized lobby should easily be
formed that would guarantee the
passage of the measure when
brought up for consideration in
Lincoln. Nebraska soldiers will de-
mand herman sports and entertain
ments. Let us pass this bill and
prove that we are for them even
though we could not be with them.
Sporting writers and athletic di-
rectSs have strongly endorsed the
bill wherever it was presented to
them. They are unanimous in de-
claring it the best OF the proposed
measures that will be introduced in
half a dozen states this winter.
Y. M. c. A. secretaries and physi-
cal directors and K. of c. secretaries
strongly recommend all features of
the bill. They report that after the
strenuous training and athletic out
door life that our soldier boys have
endured for the past year sports of
this kind will be necessary.
Ducks Hear Lewis Shore.
"You can't fool duck" remarked
Ernie Holmes during tanning Cor
panning) bee in which Omaha
sportsmen were the principal topic.
When pressed for the authority on
which he based his statement, Ernie
said: ..--...
During the fall hunting season,
Lee Bridges, Jack Lewis, DR.. Nichols
and myself journeyed into the sand
hills on a duck shooting expedition.
Birds were scarce and we were all
anxious to make a good bag as our
stay was limited.
1--WE set our decoys early one
morning and retired to our blinds!
We had but three blinds. DocI
Nichols and l were in one, Bridges
another and Jack Lewis had the
third. The. birds same slow butt
soon we saw a small flock directly
over Jacks blind but out of gunshot
for the rest of US. Il
"We listened impatiently for the,
crack of his pump gun but not
shot was fired. This flock was fol-
lowed by several others all flying
over Jacks blind and out of gun
shot of the rest of the party. Fear
ing that he had met with an accident
| was the goat to walk over and
investigate. 1t was nearly a mile
through high grass and swampy
land and / reached him tired out and
slightly .peeved. T. was more than
peeved when / saw him.
He was asleep"
English Woman Fans.
A returned army officer vouches
for the following conversation
which he overheard while attend
ing a baseball game between two
American service teams in London.
"An American army officer at
tending the game with a charming
English miss remarked on the ra-
pidity with which the women of.
England picked up the details of the
game. '-' 1
"'Why at the Army-Navy game
the other day | counted about 20
fans among the women sitting
around me-" he said.
"Yes,", said his companion, "and
I wished had taken mine, for the
heat was terribly trying"