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Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
SIGN ARTICLES
I FOR MAT MATCH
HERE ON JULY 4

All negotiations for the wrestling
match between John Pesek Of Shell
ton, Neb., and Charlie Peters Of Pa
pillion, which will be staged at
Rourke park July 4, have been con-
summated, according to announce
ment of Jack Lewis of Omaha, who
will promote the event.
Lewis announces he has contracted
with w. A.. Rouske, president of the
Omaha base ball club, for the use of
Rourke park that day and that articles
Of agreement have been signed by
both Pesek and Peters.
The articles Of agreement contain
the usual stipulations with the wres-
tiers to split 90 per cent of the gate
receipts. The division between the
wrestlers themselves will be 80 per
cent to the winner and 40 per cent to
the loser. The articles also call for a
finish match, two falls out of three,
with no time limit.
Mat fans are already becoming in
terested in the match and Lewis says
he has even received a few orders
for seats. Mart Slattery, Pesek's man.
ager. says interest mounts high in
the Pesek country and that more than
1000 fans will come to Omaha for
the Independence day event. Larney
Lichtenstcin Of Chicago, who is as
sociated with Slattery in the manage.
ment OF Pesek, says he will bring a
big delegation from Chicago for the
doings.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
OMAHA GOLFERS
TO enter EVENT
AT KANSAS CITY
Thirty or Forty Field Club
Members and Several From
Country Club to Take in
Trans-Mississippi.

Thirty or 40 members Of the Omaha
Field club expect to take in the 18th
annual Trans Mississippi Golf tourna-
ment at Kansas City, June II to %.
The Omaha golfers may be shy
their "ace,. Sam Reynolds, who won
the tournament last year. but they
will lead one or two other strong
players into the fray in the hope that
the honor of Omaha will be upheld.
Reynolds, however, hopes he will be
able to defend his title.
Z. A. Higgins, DR.. H. L. Arnold,
H. B. Morrell and Tommy Leuchars,
all of the Field club, plan to motor
down if the roads are in good condi-
tion.
Several Country club golfers also
expect to attend the event, including
Willie Hoare, the Country club pro-
fessional. who will go down two days
ahead in order to take in a special
event which will be held June 10,
| James E. Nugent,s secretary and
treasurer of the Trans-Mississippi
Coli association, has announced the
program for the annual tournament
to be held-on the Hillcrest Country
club course at Kansas City, June
| IL to 22.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
ONLY SEVEN HOME
GAMESFOR OMAHA
FANS THIS MONTH
Rourkes Return to Local Park
June 18 and Remain Until
June "a; Change TWi-
light Hour.

Pa Rourke's Western league hurl-
ers will return home June l8.
The Rourkes have only seven games
scheduled for the home lot this
month. June ls, 10, 20 and 81, Jack
sons clan will battle Des Moines
and on June %. % and "a, Sioux
City.
All the rest of the month the
Rourkes will be battling the foe on
foreign fields. They have games
scheduled at Hutchinson. Wichita,
Joplin, Des Moines at Sioux City.
In July and August, however. the
Rourkes have a number of home
games. Sixteen games are carded for
the home lot during July and thir-
teen during August.
Change Twilight Hour.
When the local prides return home
June l8, a still later brand of twi-
light base bali will be played. In
stead of starting the twilight games
at $50, they will start at Gas. Twi-
light base ball has proved so much
more popular than daylight base ball
during the week, that Rourke deter
mined to set back the hour Is min
utes in order to give the fans still
more time to get their dinners and
then hike for the ball park.
The sale Of coupon books OF
tickets to the Western league games,
which is being conducted by the
Chamber OF Commerce, continues
to progress. These coupon books
contain 20 tickets. They sell at $40.
II is the aim OF the Chamber Of COM
merce to sell 1000 of these books,
or $4,000 worth.
Sale Is Necessary.
Sale OF this $4,000 worth Of cou-
pom books is a strict necessity If
Western league base ball is to sur
vive in OmaEe. Every other city in
the league has sold this amount OF
coupon books and Omaha alone is
tagging. Topeka failed to deliver the
goods and lost the team when Okla
homa City came to the rescue and
did deliver. There is little danger
that the Omaha team will be moved
IL the $4,000 worth of tickets is not
sold, but it is quite probable that Pa
Rourke will close his gates. He has
intimated that he would prefer to
shut up shop rather than transfer his
club from Omaha.
The Western league race continues
interesting with Sioux City about
the only team in the league unable
to make race of 1t. : Any other nine
in the loop, with a squirt OF few
days duration, could climb to the
top Of the heap.
The Rourkes are putting up a
snappy article OF ball. The morale
OF the team cracked bit when Cy
Lingle and Oscar Fuhr went to war,
Linglc being especially missed, but
they are hitting their stride again
and Bill Jackson writes from the
road that he expects to be pursuing
within the shadow of the pennant
when he returns home next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Amateur Games Today
GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE.

GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE.
Krajiceks against Armours, doubleheader,
1:3o p. M, Luxus park
Murphy-Did-Its against Holmes, double.
header. 1880 p. M. Holmes park.
Metcalfs against Beselins, doublehea der,
1850 p. M, Athletic park
CITY LEAGUE.
Stays against Central Furniture Co. $3.50.
Riverview park.
Alpha Camp. W. o. w. against National
Cash Registers, $40. Fontenelle.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
McCaffrey Motors. against Trimble Bros.
3:3o. 32d and Dewey
INTERCITY LEAGcv
Daily News against world-H Herald. $50,
Miller park. f
Dreshsr Bros against KraticeR Jrs., :so,
sad and Dewey
BOOSTER LEAGUE
Parsley Commission Co. against Riggs
Optical Co., 1880, Riversiew park
Townsends against Trimble Juniors. / 80
Fontenelle park.
Ramblers against Homcsteads. 1850
Miller park.
J. b. Roots against Harley -DavIdsons
3:3o. West Eimwood park.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
TWILIGHT RACES
ATBENSON TRACK;
HORSES ON Scene
Horsemen Enthusiastic Over
Plan to Hold Nebraska Cir
cult Program During the
Evening Hours.

Horsemen from Chicago to Califor-
MIA who have arrived in Omaha for the
race meeting to be held at the Ben
son track June Ills, are congratu-
lating the Omaha Driving club on in
augurating twilight racing. The Oma-
ha association is the first one in the
United States to try the stunt.
"You are on the right track" says
C. Z. Beveridge of Chicago. The
man who is kept at his desk because
of war condinons can come out in
the evening and enjoy the sport.
look for the plan to be tried in many
parts of the country"
The Benson track is located op-
posite Krug Park, one of the high
est spots in the country. 1t is high.
slightly, and COOL making delight
full place to spend an evening. Cot
fee and sandwiches will be served in
the grandstand, so that fans can come
direct to the races from their offices.
I'VE anticipate good attendance
at our meeting" announces DR.. Grant
Williams. president of the Omaha
Driving Club. II believe there are
still many horse lovers left in Oma-
fa, and since this will be the only
race meeting here this year, they are
sure to be present"
1--WE should all encourage racing
as much as possible" says DR.. {.
c. Hall, secretary Of the club. The
horse is playing an important part
in the war, particularly now that
fighting is more in the open. The
war department is doing everything
it can to encourage racing, because
it stimulates the breeding of horses,
and there is great shortage inn
minent. Even in England, where
the war has been in progress. much
longer than here, they insist that
racing be maintained, and the an
nual derby was decided only re-
Gently"
There are over 100 horses on the
Benson track ready for the meeting.
They come from California, Montana,
Utah, Kansas, South Dakota. Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Iowa. Illinois and Ne
braska.
Soldiers and sailors in uniform will
be admitted free.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09

In the list of managers who have
started their teams on pennant CAM
paigns catchers OF olden days are
more prominent than pitchers, in
fielders or outfielders.
In the National league are four.
managers who formerly worked
with the mask and big glove-Mo-
ran of the Phillies, Robinson of
the Robins, Mitchell of the, Cubs,
and Stallngs of the Braves, while
the American league can show two
former receivers-Connie Mack of the
Athletics and Lee Fohl of the Indians.
Mathewson of the Reds and Grif-
fifth of the Senator'S are the for1per
pitchers now managing major league
clubs. Higgins of the Yankees was
second baseman, Jennings of the
Tigers a shortstop, and McGraw OF
the Giants third baseman. Jones of
the Browns and Hendricks of the
Cardinals were out6elders in their
major league playing days.
Barrow of the Red Sox, Rowland
of the White Sox and Bezdek of the
Pirates never were players in the
majors.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Parker Lands Job.

Outfelder Clarence Parker. who
had trial with the St. Louis Ameri-
cans in 1915 and since then has been
playing with Lowell and elsewhere
in the minors, has been signed by
Rochester.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
FIRST BARGAIN
!. BILL OF SEASON
ON BOARD TODAY
Armours and Krajiceks and
Holmes and Murphys Battle
in Double. Headers This
Afternoon.
BY FRANK QUIGLEY.

The next draft will be as disastrous
as tornado to the Omaha Amateur
Base Ball association. 1t will hit the
Class A boys with that knockout tab
let made famous by Bob Fitzsimmons.
Already The ranks are in sadly de-
pleted condition, because many have
enlisted in different branches Of the
service, rather than take q chance on
the draft. Last week Matt McGrath
of the Brandeis Stores and Harry
Nystrom of the Beselins foated out of
Omaha for Des Moines, Ia, where
they will join the Nebraska base hos
pital crew station there. They have
many friends in the base hospital
bunch, so things will be lovely fol
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
WOLVERINES STAGE
COMEBACK AND WIN
ATHLETIC H0N0RS

Chicago. June 8--After an absence
OF IL years, the University of Michi-
gan staged sensational comeback"
in the Western Conference outdoor
track and field championships decided
on Stagg field this afternoon and
scored a triumph with total of 37K
points. The Wolverines won first
place in FIVE events and tied for the
premier horors in the grenade throw,
1t was the eighteenth annual renewal
of the western classic.
The University of Illinois was sec
ond. with 26 points. and Missouri,
regarded as the favorite. third, with
"a. Chicago piled up IS, Wisconsin
1877, Minnesota 12K and Drake and
Notre Dame II points each.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Pa Rourke in Colorado
u To Give Farm Double O

Pa Rourke, owner Of the Omaha
base ball club, is in Colorado. Pa
has 900-acre farm out in the noun
tain state and he is there now to
give this bit of land the double-O.
There is a report current in local base
ball circles that Pa has gone out to
see if anything will grow on the land.
but this is put down as the brilliant
sally of practical joker.
DR.. J. F. Schleier, prominent Oma-
ha surgeon, accompanied Rourke to
Colorado.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Jim Scott Shifted to Eastern Camp

Captain James Scott, former White
Sox pitcher, has been transferred by
the army authorities from Camp
Lewis. Wash. TO Camp Perry on Lake
Erie where he will be assigned to
some special service.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
PORT OMAHA NINE
10, BATTLE WITH
BRANDEIS TO-DAY

The crack aggregation of base
ballists from Fort Omaha balloon
school will tackle the Brandeis stores
tomorrow afternoon at Rourkc park,
the net receipts to 80 to the airmen's
athletic fund.
The soldiers team Is composed en-
iireIy of former league and semi-pro
taient and will make the locals ex-
tend themselves to maintain their
regulation.
Ted" Meredith, former Coast
Lacquer will probably oppose "Husk"
Olson, the Brandeis "ace," on the
mound, and the prospects are that a
bitter battle will be waged between
these crack siabmen. Game called at
3s1s.
The lineup:
Brondois Stores Fort Omaha,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Fort Omaha.
Balloon Soldiers to Give
Athletic PROGRAM TUESDAY,

Tuesday afternoon and evening the
65th balloon school will hold an
athletic carnival and dance at Krug
park. the athletic carnival depicting
some of the strenuous sports the
american soldier INDUCES in, in pre-
pairing himself to lick the kaiser.
The following program has been
arranged by Captain Alexander, in
charge Of the 6sth balloon school
company and should prove, particu-
IAfly at this time. highly interesting.
BOXING
CSfporai Joseph Patterson. 65th Balloon
1<1otk against Ray Henderson. Ord Corps
Esfgeant Boland. 66th Balloon company.
NgAipst Montoya, 18th Balloon company
Nicholas Murphy. 18th Balloon company
414inst Joe Farren, "K' company. tlst
1nfantfy. Fort Crook.
WRESTLING.
Y Charley Peters, Pappion, Neb-. againsI
4 Tom Ray. Omaha. Neb.
T0nng Remington. Omaha, Neb., against
= lick Tolliyar. Omaha. Neb.
Ernst Wog, 65th Balloon company. against
1ebeSf Neal. 17th Balloon company.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
SHADEL|NE GOES
Mile IN FASTEST
Time OF SEASON
Sears PAGER Scoots Distance
in First Heat in 2::14 at Red
Star Matinee at Benson
Track.

The fastest mile paced in the state
OF. Nebraska this year was the heat in
2:l4 won by ShadeIine, owned by
Judge w. G. Sears of Omaha, at the
Red Star matinee Saturday afternoon
at the Benson track.
During the afternoon the boy scouts
of Troop No. 3 collected $50 for the
benefit OF the Red Star, the equine
relief society which is doing so much
for the wounded horses in France.
Shadeline not only paced one mile
in 2:l4, but came back in the second
heat almost as fast, 2:14H, but made
break in the third heat which was
won by. Van Sickle, owned and driven
ty Warren Dennis of Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Class B pacing was won in straight
heats by Hal Gray, owned and driven
by Edward Peterson of Omaha. The
horse has been trained>by Roy Owens
Of West Point, Neb., and is entered
in the Grand circuit.
The two running races were closely
contested and the judges had difficulty
in separating them at the finish. There
are 50 runners and 100 trotters and
PAGERS at the Benson track ready for
the twilight race meeting which
starts rext Tuesday evening. June II,
promptly at 6 o'clock.
The judges at the matinee Satur-
day were Tom Ault and ]. T. Cotter
of Omaha. The timers were Robert
w. Patrick and S. W., Crowley of
Omaha. Starter-C. M. Buck OF
Omaha.
DR.. c. c. Hall. secretary of the
Omaha Driving club, announced that
he has closed contract by telegraph
with DR.. F. f. Stone of Burlington
Wis, the famous Grand circuit
starting Judge, to start the horses al
| Omaha. Charles L. Trimble of Prince.
| ton, ILL.,, the we'll known eastern pro.
gramer, arrived yesterday, so the
official arrangements OF the coming
meeting are wei taken care of.
The summaries of yesterdays mat.
inee were as follows:
Class A Pacing:
| Shadeline Jackson ................1 1
Van Sickle. Dennis ................2
Walter H., Ivy ...,..............4 2
Time: 2:lt. AJAX, s:1s.
Class II Pacing:
| Gray Hal, Peterson ..........,.....1 1
1 Clay Chimes Dennis .............2 .
Symbol Patty. ]. A. Rhodes ........3
Time: ESQ. 2:1s. s:so.
Glass b Trctting:
Otto f.. Levalley ...............1 :
lEantaleta. Ivey ..........s.........2
Time: 2:26;a, 2.26. 2:e2h,
Running. Four and one-half Furlongs;
McMundy. wayson ..................
| Prepaid, Comstock ................... :
Esther Fay, Gibbons ......,.............
Camelia Muller. Wilson ................
Triste. McCann .....................
New Orleans. woodington .....,........
| Time. 50 seconds
Running, Three Furlongs:
me Sup, wilson ........s..,...'.s.
i Iven Mist. Mccann ...................
brownstone, Hippohs ,.........t.....,..
Zipp, wayson .......................
Time, 81 seconds.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
TO STAGE STATE
tennis tourney
At FIELD CLUB
Seventh Annual Nebraska Net
Championship Event Will Be
Held in Omaha Starting
July 29.

The seventh annual tennis tourna-
ment for the championship OF Nebras-
ka win be held July % and following
J. DAYS on the courts of the Omaha
Field club. This event will be open
to residents Of Nebraska only.
Finding that the needs OF the day
require greater attention to physical
prowess than ever before, the War
department OF the United States has
given its sanction and encouragement
to the re-establishment of tennis
championships. Having this thought
ia mind the directors Of the Nebraska
State Tennis association we're par
ticularly desirous OF holding a tourna-
mept this year, and have selected the
Omaha Field club<as the place where
the Nebraska state championship will
Be decided.
The Omaha Field club offers all the
most desirable facilities for tourna-
Inent of'this kind. An up-to-the f1sinute
club in every respect, it has seven OF
the best clay courts in the United
States. Many of the topnotch players
Of the country have played in tourna-
ments on these courts and three ma
tiona1 clay court championships have
been decided on them.
Most Of the crack players of the
state will be here. Charles Patterson
Of Arapahoe, Ralph Weaverling and
Prof. Partridge of North Bend, Math-
ewson OF Waltlfill, Durland of Nor
folk, Van Duscn OF Blair and Geson
and McKillup Of Seward are among
those who are already getting their
game under control.
Omaha Champ in France.
Rev. John Calvert, last years win
ner in the local patriotic tournament.
will not be here. His absence in
France will also break up, the doubles
team Of Calvert and Rant, last years
winners. OF local players, Will Ad-
ans at present is the most formidable
candidate for championship honors
but there are many clever players
among the younger boys and his
hopes may be brushed aside by such
players as Will Nicholson, Virgil De
France or Merrill Gordon.
The state championship has been
won in the past as follows:
1919 AT NORFOLK.
Harry Koch, Omaha. lin singles.
Harry Koch and Conrad Young. omahas
ID doubles.
1sis.I AT LINCOLN.
Hsrry Koch. Omaha In singles.
G. A. Davis and II. II. Ellis, Beaver City.
m doubles
1914. AT WAYNE.
Harry Koch. In singles.
ia. IA Davis and II. II. Ellis, In doubles.
1915, AT LINCOLN.
&. a. Davis and n. II. Ellis, In doubles.
1915. AT WAYNE
Ralph Powell. Omaha, In singles.
Ralph Powell and Cleary Hannighen,
Omaha. in doubles
1917. AT SUPERIOR.
Edward GeesoD. Seward, In singles.
Edward Geeson and L. II. McKillup. In
douhics.
The board OF directors of the
Nebraska State Tennis association
bus appointed Ralph Rainey as secre-
tary Of the association for 1918. He
has charge Of tennis affairs at the
Omaha Field club and will be chair
man Of the local committee having
the tournament in charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Change Of Scenery Proves
MAKING of Mauee and Shean

Lee Magee was a failure in the
American league last year with St.
Louis, so he was shipped to Cincin-
natl. Dave Shean was failure in the
National league with Cincinnati. so
he was shipped to the Boston Red
Sox. Now both are making good.
What is the answer?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
NEWS FROM HOME
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Arrangements Are Being Made to Supply
Entire American Fighting Force
Abroad.

New York, July l3.-Arrangements to
distribute neighborhood news to all Of
the American fighting forces abroad have
been perfected by the foreign press cable
service bureau Of the common public in.
formation, which is directed by Walter
S. Rogers. This new edition, designed to
give American soldiers such news as
they might expect to receive in letters
from their relatives and friends if the
mails could be depended upon, will be
edited by Herman Suter, who has had
broad experience as a newspaper pub
Usher.
New York, July l3.-The service will
be sent to France and wherever American
soldiers are stationed every day by one
Of the big German wireless plants, which
has been operated by the government
since the European war started and
used extensively for American propagan.
da including the world, broadcasting of
President Wilson speeches during the Is
months this country has been at war
with Germany. The wireless reports will
be delivered free Of all tolls to military
publications in France and where no
newspapers can be delivered bulletins will
supply to the different units The re-
ports will be copied also by the wireless
plants of American warships wherever
stationed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
ADVANCED STILL FURTHER
ON PICARDY BATTLEFIELD
Village of Castel Was Captured i'm Ad'
vance of More Than Mile on Three
mile Front Allies Also Continue
Their Forward Smash in Albania
(By the Associated Press.)

Success has crowned further allied mahe into the German
lines between Ypre and Rheims For than weeks the
allies have been amng into the German denses here and there
and the results just favorable the beginning
For the first time since the attron campaign undertaken
the French have struck with force in the Pardy battlefield Along
the Avre river northwest of Montdder the French advanced
their lines than mile front of three miles and captured
500 prisoners This blow like the by the British
astroe the Somme has driven the enemy back sector vital
the defense of Amiens the objective of the first German offensive
begun March 21
In capturing Case and strong fortified positions the French
have advanced almost the western bank of the Ave Further
gains southwark toward Ma will endanger seriously the
German positions of the Avre below Montdder
which the Americans hold Canty advance toward Amiens
the Germans would either follow the Somme the valley
the Avre which joins the Somme Amiens.
Between the Asne and the Marne the Germans apparently
still take seriously the French gains of the
Vers Cotterets Several villages and fortified farms including
Corey Longpon have been taken by the French this
but the Germans have made serious efforts to reake the posi-
tions and are being slowly forced off the high ground
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
FRENCH, HITTING ON TWO FRONTS,
SHOWED ENEMY BACK AND TOOK
MANY PRISONERS IN "a HOURS
KAISER'S ROSEATE
DREAM PUBLISHED
Germany Is Going to Do Wonderful
Things When She Has Won That
"Strong Peace" the Kaiser
Has Had in Mind.

Amsterdam, July l3.-How the Ger
man emperor pictures the future of Ger
many is recorded by his favorite war
correspondent, the faithful Karl Rosner,
of the Lokal Anzeiger.
One evening, after a busy day in sur
veying operations from chain of OBJ
servation posts, the emperor, chatting
with his entourage, spoke with glowing
enthusiasm, says Rosner, of the time
when the forces now let loose in destrue-
tion would again be placed in the service
of peaceful pursuits. He sketched far
reaching advances in the technical do
main, in physics, chemistry and scientific
farming. The emperor forecast that all
of Germany's needs in nitrates would be
covered by extracting nitrate from the
air.
The emperor then described the mar
velous poise" of the new gas motors and
how purified waste waters from metal
works would serve to fertilize the fields
so that deserts win blossom like roses
and make arid regions self-supporting as
regards food.
With daring flights of fancy" con-
tinues Rosner, "the emperor predicted
the harnessing of the rays OF the sun and
the recovery of the oceans innermost
treasures. This will all come to pass,
the emperor assured his hearers, once he
secures the strong peace for which he is
working"