Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-13
ELkS SHOW TO
Be BIG AFFAIR
FOR s. A. CAUSE
ON SATURDAY.
Splendid Program Is Arranged
and Demands Received
for Seats Breaking
Records.

Omaha fight and athletic fans will
be given a genuine treat at the Elks'
show in the Auditorium Saturday
NIGHT for the benefit OF the Salvation
Army fund, under the direction of
Gene Mslady.
The program shows constellation
OF stars OF the ring and mat and
stage, who are going to step out and
put up real entertainment spurred
BY the knowledge that they are help
ins one OF the most worthy OF the war
charities.
Artists from all the play houses In
Omaha, under the direction OF Billy
Byrne, are going TO give a super.
vaudeville show. Desdunes band will
play. Everybody will sing aud then
Will come wrestling and boxing.
Miske Is Big Star.
Billy Miske is one OF the big
stars. He is light.heavyweight cham
pion and wants 10 fight Jess Willard.
And unlike Willard, Miske is ready
to help the boys over there every way
he can, He has shown all the way
from New York 10 San Francisco
and has helped raise over Sos,Ooo for
various war funds,
Then there is Johnny Ertle, the
bantam champion OF the world, who
will appear with Bonnie Nogel OF
Philadelphia, one OF the best lads in
the game. Billy Kramer, the wonder
ful Milwaukee welterweight. who has
boxed Darcy, Clabby, Gibbons. Nc
Goorty and made the greatest show
ing of any welterweight, who ever
appeared in Australia little over a
year age. His opponent. Jack Ma
lone, is one OF the most rugged, CLASH |
est performers in the game, and is the
logical aspirant for the welterweisht
championship. .#t 9. /
And there is classy Jack LAWYER Of
Omaha, who has fought his way TO
the top rungs and will so on six
rounds with Johnny Schauers, the
wonderful Baltimore lightweight.
Billy Hart OF New York, one OF the
in the heavyweight divi. :;
si0n, will 60 on with Miske.
Big Crowd Assured. |,
John Pesek OF Shelton, Neb., who
:. sight at the top.notch OF the heavys,l
weights in the wrestling game was
,ne of the first to tender his services
'or this worthy cause. rs
Eiks from all over Nebraska and .
Iowa are sending in orders for seats.
n addition to the big representation
from Omaha, and it looks as
hough the Auditorium would be
lacked TO the rafters. IL
Gene Melady, who has charge of
the affair. says il is going to be the
biggest thing of its kind ever staged
in the middle west, People who
miss this show are going to kick &
themselves the rest OF the year." is
the way he puts It.
Cards Of Events. |;
Here is he program for Saturday
nights,
Selection by Desdunes' band.
Vaudeville Numhers---Courtesy OF Or
pheuni, Gayety and Empress theaters.
Everybody sing Smiles"
Finish wrestilnge Contest--John Pesek,
Shelton against Paul Jakonski. Poland.
Sin Rounds. las Pounds tAspirants for !
lightweight Championshipl---Jack LAWYER
Omaha. against Johnny Schauers, Baltimore,
Ten Rounds lis Pounds--Johnny Ertie, st,
Paul. champion bantam.weight Of the world.
against Bonnie vogel. Philadelphia.
six Rounds--Bniy Kramer, Milwaukes
1.-THE boy who cleaned UP Austraiia), against
Jack Malone champion welter-weight Of
the Pacific coastl.
Ten Rounds--Billy Miske. ST. Paul Clight
challenged Jess willard,, against Billy
Hart New York 1,