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Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Babe Ruth Breaks Record
in World Series Contest

Babe Ruth, the massive southpaw
and hitter extraordinary of the Red
Sox, has established a new record
for pitching consecutive runless in
nines in Worlds series games.
Christy Mathewson, in 1905,
pitched three nine-inning games
against the Athletics without being
scored upon. His next appearance
in a Worlds series was the opening
battle against the Athletics in 1911.
The Mackmen scored the second in
ming. This gave Matty a record OF
% runless innigs.,
By holding the Cubs runless
Tuesday for seven frames. Ruth
beat Matty's record by one inning.
In 1916. pitching against the Dodg-
ers, Ruth, after being scored upon
in the first inning, twirled IS runless
innings, In the opening game of the
1918 series Babe pitched nine more
runless innings. These. with the
seven he pitched in the fourth game,
gave him a total of % consecutive
scoreless innings.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
GOOD NIGHT FOR
JACK IF COAST
FANS have Way
Ring Followers Give Ha Ha to
Reports From Coast That
Mechan Won Decision
From Dempsey.
BY RINGSIDER.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Weep for Jack
Dempsey-he is done. The hopes
we pinned upon him are no more.
To deepest night has sunk his sun.
Lo, they count ten--he lies upon
the floor.
There's another thing about VIII.
lie, too-he's a rival which far out
shines the fairest fapper that ever
tapped when it comes to Tapping.
That's what his art, if such it is.
consists of. His right arm flaps and
slaps and is followed with a flap
pity-slappity left, and it sure does
look as if the day of fstic judgment
had come for his opponent. SO that,
size of waist and activity of arms
combined, he gives the imaginative
onlooker a suggestion of Dutch
windmill in action in the teeth OF
a hurricane.
But. like the bark of the dog that
wags his tail simultaneously, SO the
swing of Wee Willie's arms holds
no terror for the antagonist, who
knows him. For, like the dog, there
is no bite in it. 1t strikes with the
hardness of summer breeze and is
as death dealing as the pat Of still
blind kitten.
Report has it-accurate report
too-that Dempsey landed on the
right spot on Meehan, and that Nee
han said good morning to the floor,
but because he did not stay long
enough to say goodnight the referee
passed that up as unworthy of Of
fetal observation-disclosures with all
his wind-sawing Willie never drove
Dempsey near enough to the floor
to let him get within telephone
communication with it.
He had the gloves on for charity
to hep where he could help most.
There were four rounds in store for
the audience and nothing at stake
for him. Why not give them a show
for their money? They'd come
again if he did, and that would mean
more money--for charity.
And then. too, Jack is a generous
chap, perhaps, and if it p.eascs the
Golden Gate to add to its glories the
alleged skin-spurious though it is
of 19ck Dempsey, well. why not?
If California can stand it, we are
prone to believe lack can.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Fritz Wild Ones Only
Interrupt the American
Game Behind Trenches

The diamond was no diamond at
all. 1t was only Lorraine pasture
with the bumps cut off and the
holes filled in to give a smooth sur.
face. Two mines in khaki were BATH
ing for the championship of the
Vosges, or something like that.
From the woods behind first base
big guns were speaking at intervals.
The shells went whistling over the
field to carry their messages of
death to the enemy. From the other
side of the distant hills came the
booming of artillery in reply.
Sounds like poor day for a game,
doesn't it? But on that morning
the Y. M. c. A. athletic director of
the district had ridden eight kilo-
meters on his bicycle to bring bats.
balls and catcher's glove, a mask
and few helders' mitts, and the
young men in khaki were going to
break them in whether or not the
whole German army was just around
the corner.
Came the sixth inning. The
Woodledy-doos had gone out in one,
two, three order and the Hickety-
Hacks were walking in from the
field. The umpire. standing behind
the plate as all fearless umpires
should (besides. it's nearer to the
dugout if the crowd gets boisterous)
was calling for little pepper.
Shake leg, you BIRDS" he was
saying, cor the war'll be finished
before this game is"
The next instant he was fat on
his stomach. So was everybody else
roundabout, for right behind second
base there plunged she'll which
bore the label of Made in Ger
many" The explosion tore hole
in the ground and otherwise messed
up the field.
Anybody hurt?" yelled the TIM
pire as he got up cautiously after a
minute or two. "Nope7" All right,
then, shake leg"
Quickly, after they had salvaged
every piece of shell in sight as SOU
venirs, the players filled the hole,
the umpire busted off the plate. put
on his mask and cried: PLAY ball"
Not until he acquires perfect con-
troll will the German artilleryran
stop base ball at the front. His wild
ones only interrupt the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
MICHIGAN BEAR
CAT IS H0SlLER
TO MOOR BOAT
AID Wolgast Leaves Santa
rum for Woods in En-
deavor to Regain His
Health.

Somewhere in Wisconsin, Sept.
28.-unable to obtain a penny of
the fortune he won in the ring. Ad
Wolgast, former lightweight cham
pion, is acting as hostler te a
decreplt motor boat, somewhere in
the northern Wisconsin timber
country. where he is trying to re-
gain his health.
The Michigan bear-cat, who
leaped into prominence almost over
night, disappeared several months
ago and was not heard from until
he communicated recently with
friends in Milwaukee to announce
that he had job.
Wolgast shares with Bat Nelson
the distinction of being among the
few remaining fighting cham
pions." Unlike Nelson, who owns
half the town of Hegeswich, ILL.,, and
controls the other half, Wolgast is
virtually penniless, his fortune-ap-
proximately $lS00O0-being in Gus
tody of his mother and his wife who
are in Cadillac, Mich.
In his letter advising friends of
his espousal of industry, Wolgast
said he planned to go even farther
into the woods for the winter and
become a lumberjack. He limited
that he hoped through the strenuous
life OF timber cutter to regain his
health and return to the ring. This
however, is considered unlikely.
Starts as "Pork and Beaner."
Wolgast started his ring career as
a pork and beaner" in Milwaukee.
He wrecked the championship
dreams of a number of promising
lightweights and finally was award
ed try at the title in 1910. Nelson
and Wolgast met at Point Rich
mond, Cal, and their battle prob
ably will remain ring epic as long
as the fight game flourishes. 1t mark
ed the climax OF series of premier
championship bouts in the light
weight division. and Nelson's won
derful exhibition with the late Joe
Cans still were fresh in the memory
of the fans.
The fight was probably one of the
bloodiest ever staged. At the end
of 40 rounds Wolgast's youth had
won and the Durable Dane" was
beaten.
For two years Wolgast capitalized
on his championship, taking on
claimants over short routes through
out the east and west. He lost his
title to Willie Richie, San Fran
cisco pretender, in 10 rolnds in 1912.
Richie battered Wolgast badly and
the Bear-Cat fouled him, Referee
Griffin awarding the fight to the
California claimant.
Following his defeat Wolgast at
tempted to stage several comebacks.
but never got within striking dis
lance of the title.
A year ago, Wolgast suffered a
physical breakdown and was sent to
a. Milwaukee sanitarium, where he
was restored to comparative health.
Following his release from the hos
pital he disappeared. and no word
came from him until receipt of the
message that he had become fresh
water sailor.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Drake Uni Sprinters on
Mark for Race to Berlin

Des Moines, Ia. Sept. 28.-When
the word go" is sounded to the
millions of men now ION their
mark" on the western front, ready
for the race to Berlin, authorities at
Drake university here feel certain
some of that schools sons will be
among the first to breast the tape"
For almost to man the institu-
TONS star track squad of 1914, has
joined the colors; 50 of that years
Sc point winners, in fact, now are
ready or are preparing for the great
est sprint of their lives.
The thirty-third man of the squad,
Harold Davidson, one of the crack
relay men. just reported at Camp
Pike to enter an officers training
camp. Of the remaining three, one
is seeking admittance to the army,
another is physically disqualified and
the third has dependents.
Heading the list of 1914 stars Is
the name of Capt. Harry McHenry
of Des Moines, sad to be the first
American officer to meet death in
the war. Others in the list include
six who were freshmen when they
gained glory on the track.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Three-I League Wound Up.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-The Three I
league, whose 20-year career forms
an interesting chapter in minor
league base bali history, closed its
books officially tonight and passed
out of existence probably until the
end of the war. When in July,
1917 it became apparent that only
SUSPENSION would prevent further
heavy losses, the gates of the parks
,rere closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
l.kA1ECR TITLE
AND $1,0C0STAKE
IN T0rAY'S GAME
Greater Omaha League Teams
Will Decide Double Tie for
the Championship at
Rourke Park.

After a three-cornered tie in the
regular schedule and a duplicate
tic in a six game series playoff the
championship title of the Greater
Omaha league will &c decided at
Rourke park this afternoon. A
double header will decide the anna
tcur champion team of Greater
Omaha.
In addition to the championship
the three teams will have an added
incentive of $1,000 pot to fight for.
Following conference between
representatives of the three teams
and officers of the league and Oma-
ha Amateur Base Ball association
it was decided that the winning
team in today's contests should
have the gate receipts of the past
season series and the accumulated
fund in the league treasury.
A drawing for places was held at
the meeting and the Murphy-Did-
Its were fortunate in drawing first
place and playing the winners of
the first game. The Armours and
tie Longways will eb forced to
play the opener and the winner
take on the Murphy's for the title.
The first game will start at l:30.
Teams Strengthen.
All the teams were allowed to
strengthen weak spots for the final
contest. The boys from across the
river will be allowed to use Manske
in return for Dygert who will grace
an otuheld position for the Pack
ertown boys. Phillips, the regular
third baseman for the Longways
will also be back in uniform in an
endeavor to help take the money
back to the Bluffs. Mancuso will
play the short field for the Muir
phys.
This game will be the last seen
on the local lots this year. The
series between the winners of the
Class B and c pennants has been
called off and the teams disbanded.
The winners of today's. embroilgo
will be declared the city champions.
Interest has been gradually in
creasing in the sandlot games and
capacity crowd is expected to at
tend. The brand OF ball played by
these teams during the regular sea-
son and more especially during the
past season series has proven TO-,
the fans that the teams are reserv-
irg of their patronage.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
War Board win Allow
New Buildinu on Farms

The State Council of Defense is
in receipt of Geographic information
from the War Industries board adj
vising of an amendment to building
regulations authorizing the state and
county councils of defense to ap-
prove all applications for farm
buildings of a minor character,
where the total cost does not exceed
$1,000. The amendment is put into
effect so as to make it possible to
build corn cribs, granaries, stock
enclosures, ETC., without having to
wait for the application to 70
through the regular routine.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Mayer Plays E:g Game.

Cincinnati, O., Sept. 2S.-Walter
Mayer of Cincinnati, one of the
catchers with the worlds cham
pionsfip Boston club, is on his way
to the trenches in France. AS soon
as he returned home Mayer gave
$50 of his worlds series share to
the Red Cross, $50 to the Young
Mems Christian association, $50 to
the Salvation Army. and then re-
ported to his draft board.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Kearney High 0utc|assed
By L0uD Citv Warriors

Loup City, Ne5., Sept. 28.-(Spe-
cial Telegram -Loup City won
from Kearney in a fast and hard
game by the score of Al to 0. Kear-
ney failed to make consistent gains
at any time. Loup City completed
three long passes for touchdowns
and plowed the line for the other
three. The main features of the
game were the work of McLaugh.
lin and Bass for Loup City and
Panek and Crippen for Kearney.
Tohansen failed on one goal kick.
Time of game, 15-minute quarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Gibbons Transfer From
Oodre will Be Permanent

Camp Dodge, Ia, Sept. 2S.-Mike
Gibbons, formerly boxing instructor
at this cantonment and recently as
signed to the cantonment at Camp
Gordon. Ga, will not return to
Dodge, as has been intimated. He
visited friends here and told them
his transfer to the Georgia camp
was permanent so far as he could
tell now. Gibbons is conducting a
school for boxing instructors in ad-
dition to his usual camp work at
Gordon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Want TWo-Year-Cld Races
for Ll,dWinter Meetinus


Lexington, KY, Sept. 28.-The
Thoroughbred Horse association.
with members all over the United
States and Canada, will request the
Havana and New Orleans racing as
sociations to announce races for 2
year-olds after January, 1919. pro-
vided they are assured OF sufficient
horses of that age to justify arrang-
ing such events. President A. B.
Hancock said that $4,000 of the
$4,000 to be raised by breeders Of
the thoroughbreds as their part Of
the 100000 pledged by Kentucky
racing and breeding interests to the
Red Cross has been paid.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Foot Ball Results.

Iowa, City, Sept ss.-Final score: Great
Lakes, l0:5 Iowa, 0.
west Point, N. Y. Sept 2s.-Army. 20;
Mitchell aviation field. o.
Cleveland, o.. Sept ss.-case. 8; Notre
Dame, 2S.
a.: otterbein. o.
.,tv' a.: Ohio Northern, 0.
Manhattan. Kan, Sept. 2s,-Kansas
stste Aggies college. %: Baker University.
Norman okl., Sept. as.-University OF
r,niahcma, Sc; Post Field, Fort Sill, 0.
wooster. o.. Sept 2s.-Wooster. Z;
Heidelbsrg. &
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Pesek Soon to Camp.

Kearney, Neb.. Sept, 2S.-(Special
Telegram. 1.-The cancellation of the
draft between October 7 and II,
gives John Pesek, Shelton wrestler,
another opportunity to win honors
on the mat. Another match is in
the making for the near future.
Pesek leaves in the next draft call
for camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
KaIIio Marker in Ship
Yards on Pacific Coast

Portland, Ore, Sept. 2S-"Rudy"
'Kallio, hurler for the Detroit Ameri.
cans this year. showed up at a local
wooden shipbuilding plant day or
two after his arrival here from the
east and went to work, attired in
oyeralls. He is a marker" which
means that he marks ship plates.
Kall;o is a Portlander and saw
service in the Northwest, Coast and
Wester. leagues before going to
the majors. He is rated as one of
the best curve ball pitchers in the
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Peters to Meet Lordos.

Charlie Peters, the Papillion car
penter, will journey to Cedar Rap
ids. Ia, October 3, where he will
wrestle a finish match with Jim
Londos, Grecian champion and con-
tender for the heavyweight title.
The match will be staged by the
business men as an entertainment
feature for a convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
CMnHkN Tells
Trials OF HUN
GAS VICTIMS
Says He Looks Like Some
Sort Of a Freak with Spots
Resembling Those Of a
Leopard.

What II means to be . victim OF
that peculiar invention OF Hun
"schriekleitheit," mustard gas. - re-
lated in a letter written by an
Omaha boy, Sergeant c. E. Hilllker.
Headquarters company. Three + tun-
bred and Fifty-second Infan TRY,
from Base Hospital No. ), spme-
where in France. to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. V. Hilliker. $40 Nyr-
tie avenue.
Sergeant Hilliker says: "You
probably know where mustard (gas
usually takes effect and where\ It
hits the hardest I'm no exception
to the rule. Wherever ! was the
least bit damp from perspiratison
it burned and it got my eyes batSly
at first.
Il look. as a result of the gassin1gl
like some kind of freak. and. iit
deed in the shower room I'm quit
a curiosity. II is difficult to tel
whether I'm like the leopard an
just naturally spotted, or whethe
I'm an Indian, or a "cullud chile. h
just faded out in places.
Wondered Where He Was.
"On the first Sunday after I had
the unpleasant little experience with
mustard gas ! remember lying Id
the field hospital with the damp
bandages over my eyes. listening to|
ali of the church hymns that wers|
ever invented and wondering what
kind OF 4 place was in.
1--WE were very near the Y. M. CT
A.. as ! afterwards found. and so
hid music night and day. It was
to this hospital that the boys came
in direct from the front line trenches
and at night all the lights had to
be completely turned out for fear
Of air raids by the boches.
"The next Sunday l spent on Z
hospital train bound for this base.
That was quite trip. rather won
derful experience to look back up.
on, but surely mighty unpleasant at
the time.
Were Game Sports.
men with all manner of wounds
and fractures and gas patients ga
lore, all were in the same car--and
still they were the gamest kind of
game sports.
They kidded each other and the
orderlies, growled about the poor
grub. and discussed how much win
blanc they could use il only they
could get a Frog their nickname
for the French. to purchase it for
them.
Then we landed here, and after
lying on stretchers out under the
stars for awhile. we were given 1
little ambulance ride and then our
party was all split up again. Here
| am in a ward filled mostly with
surgical cases. I'm up and around
most of the time but am as weak as
can be and feel as though could
sleep forever if the burns would let
me.
Last Sunday I went to see the
bali game in a wheeled chair
brought me by one of the boys who
is now nearly ready for duty. /
couldn't stay long on account of my
eyes which panied because of the
sunlight. Next Sunday maybe !
will be able to walk to the ball
grounds myself. Then 1t will be
fine, for I will be able to help the
other boys, some of whom have not
moved for a month except to be
dressed or fixed up a bit, OF 20 for
another operation.
II can take showers all the time
and sleep in a real bed with real
sheets for awhile. You can't imag-
inc how nice it feels to be Clearly
and have sheets again"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-29
Kentcuky Uni Will Plav.

Lexing ton, Ky, Sept. 28.-The
University Of Kentucky will con-
tinue foot ball. Informal announces
ment was made that the sche dule
will be played, even if intercollegiate
games are discontinued by the gov
eminent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-06
$50 Drowned Or Trampled
To Death When Excursion
Boat Sank AT Peoria. ills,

CATERS, being tied over the puttees as
a further protection against mud and
damp. They make cosy mufflers in
bad weather. They are used to cover
shrapnel helmets to prevent refiec-
tion, and they are frequently in de-
mand for rifle covers.
Many soldiers always pull two sand
bags over their feet and legs when
going to bed In billets; in other words
the sand bag is Tommy's pajamas.
The warmth and comfort of burlap
sand bag when pulled over chilled feet
is astonishing.
The postman's mailbag at the front
Is nothing more than an empty sand
bag, and the water carriers also use
two sand bags, slung back and front
over the shoulder, each containing a
petrol tin full of water.
"The war will be over,' soldier
wit once said, when all of Belgium
and France has been put into sand
bags"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-06
TABLECLOTHS AND NAPKINS
WILL SOON BE BUT A MEMORY
OF PRE.WAR DAYS In ALL
GERMAN EATING PLACES

" Amsterdam, July 6.-Tableclcths
and napkins will soon be but mem
ory of pre-war days in German res
taurants, hotels and clubs, according
to newspaper dispatches. A Berlin
telegram published recently in the
Cologne Gazette said that after Jlly
1st the use of table linon would be
Hitherto certain exceptions
had been allowed.
Use of tablecloths will be permitted
solely on festiv, occasions and even
then they must be supplied by the
guests. The telegram says that the
cloth thus released will be particular
ly valuable for the provision of ba-
bies' clothing, the demand for which
is becoming more and more urgent
throughout Germany.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-06
CAN
Have PEACE
TOMORROW IF
SHE ACCEPTS
Terms Of
AMERICA
LLOYD GEORGE so DECLARED TO
AMERICAN TROOPS, ADDING
THAT UNLESS THESE TERMS
ARE ACCEPTED NO PEACE WILL
COME; STATEMENT GREETED
WITH CHEERS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 6,--American
troops actually on the firing lines in
Europe about July 1st numbered 250,-
OOO according to information given by
General March today ut the weekly
counci, of members of the War Coun-
Gil and the Senate Military commit
tee. March said preparations are be-
ing made by the Allies on the western
front to meet another heavy German
assault. AS to participation of the
United States in the war generally.
March had nothing to announce.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-06

he writes. 1T is like a mans first
vote, or his twenty-first birthday
Is milestone in his life, marking the
change from the mimic warfare be-
hind the lines to the grim realities OF
actual conflict.
Perhaps l can best explain how this
experience affects soldier by telling
you the story Of a recruit 8 .lrst night
in the trenches. Dick Cheeser, one
oil my men, was a plow boy just past
Is when he enlisted and not yet 10
when he went on his first sentry "go''
in the front line.
"It was quiet night, and dawn was
only an hour or so distant when
Cheeser took his post. The corporal
told him where to stand, warned him
to keep good lookout and lef. him.
"There was Dick Cheeser alcne In
the dark, with an army in front OF
him, eighty yards away, resource
full, crafty and desperate enemy. The
stiffness of the night only added to
Cheeser's feeling of responsibility
The stiffness awed him. There had not
been a shell all night. He put his
head over the parapet gingerly and
waited. Nobody fired at him. He felt
somehow that the night was waiting
for him, that something uncanny and
unexpected would happen soon. He
heard voices In communication
trench somewhere behind him; there
were a few sentences of gruff, unin-
telligible conversation; the voices died
away There was a long silence.
Cheeser fell to wondering whether
the night was black or grey; he start
ed hard at the night to study its ex-
act color; the night started back at
him, and seemed to be threatening
him; 1t was gray, gray and artful, like
cat or a fox.
"It was uncanny, thought Cheeser.
II shells would come, or Germans, or
anything at all, you would know how
to take 1t; but this deathly quiet, like
a mist over hugh valleys! Anything
might happen. Cheeser waited and
waited, and the night waited, toe. H.
felt that they were watching each 9TH
er, the night and he. both crouching,
both ready to spring.
"His mind grew so active that his
head throbbed with the physical ex,
ertion of thinking. He was watch
ing with eyes and ears and imagina-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-06
SOLDIER CAN FIND LOTS
OF USES FOR SAND BAGS

Somewhere in France. July 6.-The
sand bag is one of the most useful
pieces of military equipment found
anywhere, and the soldier puts iC to
manifold uses. Their official Use, of
course, is to be filed with sand or
clay and built into ramparts, barri-
cades and trenches. Their unofficial
uses are legion.
The infantryman always uses a sand
bag for carrying and storing his ra-
tions, for patching aid reinforcing his
clothing, for lining and curtaining his
dugout, for muffling mallets and
stakes when putting up wire in No
Mans land. They make excellent