Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Hitting
The High Spots
On the Sporting Trail
By A. X. DONOVAN.

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verting the Brooklyn park into a
storage plant does not seem so
strange. The Robins had a bunch of
eggs" this year and he will need
some place to keep them.
Where Are They?
Cincinnati furnished the best joke
of the base bali season shortly before
the announcement of the government
plans to increase the draft age. A
team composed of players "over the
draft age" it was announced would
be organized to tour Cuba. A team
composed of active players over IS
years of age would prove a rare
curiosity and should be a drawing
card among the natives of this coun-
try.
Not So Old.
Speaking of old players, there are
very few in organized base ball, and
considering the draft age, this is also
true of young ones. If base ball rec
ords are correct, the oldest player
actively engaged this year was Joe
McGinnity, who pitched few Coast
league games. Joe was born in
March, 1873, and will be eligible for
service if Mr.. Crowder's plans are &C
cepted. Clifton Heathcote is the baby
of the big show, but will probably be
of draft age. He is 1o. Bobby Wal
lace, also a member of the Cardinals,
is the oldest in the majors, being
born in 1874.
Everybody's Doing 1t.
Mary Pickford, the movie star, is
the latest celebrity to join the ranks
of the golfers.
"Duke" Not a Duke.
Duke P. Kahanamoku, the flying
fish from Honolulu, has no ducal
estate, as surprising number of per-
sons seem to believe. Neither does
he pose in a soup and fish" to give
this impression. The handle Duke
was presented him by fond parents in
the land of the Hull girls who ap-
parently wished to simplify long and
cumbersome name.
Track Meet is National.
Sportmanship such as was shown
by the Chicago Athletic clubs is a
rarity that deserves commentator.
About $4,000 was subscribed to de-
fray expenses of visiting athletes and
to entertain officials of the coming A.
A. U. track and field championship
contest. The meet will be really ma
tonal and no attempt is being made
to give local athletes an advantage.
The A. A. U. championships will
mark the dedication OF the new ath-
letic field at the Great Lakes naval
training station near Chicago con-
structed at a cost of 100000. This
is also the first meet ever held on a
military reservation. Never before
has it been possible to hold 440-yard
dashes on straightaway track and
some exceptionally fast time is an
ticipated.
Let's Ante Again, Boys.
Capt. B. V. Ogden. camp athletic
director at Camp Funston has sent
out an S. o. S. (send over supplies)
to recruit finances to buy athletic
equipment for the boys e:camped
there. 1t is estimated that $4,000
will be required to put the camp in
first class shape for athletics.
With the departure of the 8eth di-
vision overseas and the steady influx
of drafted men the wear and tear on
equipment has left the camp in bad
way. Cheerful donors have supplied
the camp once, but if the new men are
to enjoy the privileges of camp ath-
letics another subscription is needed.
Checks should be made payable to
Captain Ogden and sent to Camp
Funston, Kan. 'Nuf sed. We are
sure the boys will be playing foot
bali, base ball, boxing, etc, with new
equipment in the near future.
Bicycles Still Popular.
Base ball and other sports may feel
the pinch OF war, but the good old
pastime of bicycle racing continues to
flourish in all its pristine glory at
Newark, N. J., and Revers, Mass,
which have been the two centers OF
speed contests ever since the days
of the old high wheels.
What looked to be a winning COM
bination for the New York Yankees
earlier in the season has been shot to
pieces through the pastimers seeking
other fields of labor.
With 27 years of continuous service
in the National league to his credit.
Bob Emslie comes near to being the
dean of base bali umpires.
A bill is to be introduced in the
next New Jersey legislature to make
it a states prison offense to attack a