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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17

first blood in the series, by defeating
their opponents by the score of
10 to E, at Luxus park, before a
good-sized crowd.
With the score knotted in the first
OF the eighth, the telegraphers went
in the lead and were never in danger
of losing. Greko lead off with a
double, his third hit of the game,
and took third on Slezeski's single.
Both runners scored when Everson
threw wild to second, trying to
catch Slezeski stealing. Tibke was
given a base on balls, took second
when Wennighof muffed an infeld
throw, Tibke taking second and
later scored on Rassmusson's single.
In the ninth, the Western Union
made their last tally. when Kug-
Ter cracked the ball over the left
field fence for a homer.
Nine errors were chalked up
against the Church leaguers. which
practically proved their downfall
Gerald Fratt, the regular hur1er of
the Pearl Memorials, was unable to
p tch because of having been i'll for
the past, few weeks. He was in the
stands and saw his teammates boot
the game away.
Preparations are being made by
the officials and directors of the
Municipal Amateur Base Bali asso-
citation to handle a record-breaking
crowd this afternoon at Luxus
park, where the Riggs Optical Co.
and the Unions" will battle it out
in the first game of the class B
Sunday championship. and the
World-Herald and Highland Parks
clash at 80 o'clock for the class c
championship.
The score:
Pearl PEARL Me eo ) SoSs o-ss
Home runs: Greko. Kugler Three.
base hits Moore. Two-base hits: Kugler
hits: Parrish, Macrone. Sacrifice Nv;
Maorone. Tibke Stolen bases: Mordick
90, sEverson. Parrish Greko (2). Elze.
ski t2). Double plays: Tibke to Macrone
to Greko.. Hits: or Ttbke.. 9 in s IN.
out: BY Tibke. 8: by Greko, s, by Easton
| 7. Bases on balls: Off Ttbke. /; I'll
| Easton. Left on bases: Western Unions
| 6: Pearl Memorials. 6. Time: 2:oo. UNI.
| rires: Conding and Chase
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
BY WILLIAM o. BLOzIEs.

Omaha class and championship
OF the Municipal Amateur Base Ball association holds the
OF the here today and
conducted
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
BEE JUNIORS TO
Wind Up THEIR
SEASON TODAY
First Honors in Divisions One
and Two Tied; Will Prob
ably Require Extra
Contests.

Although the season in division
|, ? and ; of the Omaha Bee Jun
ior Base Ball association officially
closes this morning, from present in
dications, the pennant race in di-
visions and 2 will probably result
in ties. since the leaders in these
two divisions are either playing
weaker teams or are being awarded
forfeit games as their opponents
have d:sbanded.
In division |, the Suburbas, Wood
man of the World and the Sham
rocks are tied for first honors.
These three teams have run a neck
and neck race all season, and for
the past month have been dead
locked for first place.
The Suburbas are scheduled to
play the Charles Street Merchants,
who are next to the cellar position,
and the Shamrocks will battle with
the Locust Street Merchants, who
are but a few notches ahead of the
Charles Street aggregation. The
Woodmen of the World team is
booked to play the R. A. Ms, but
since the latter team has disbanded
they have been awarded a forfeit
game.
The Dorcas Street Stars and the
Holmes Juniors are in a deadlock
for first honors in Division 2. The
Holmes will clash with the Leaven-
worth Merchants, while the Stars
will be given forfeit game from
the Omaha Taxi, because of the lat
ter club having gone via the break
up route.
Should the Merchants be victor
ious over the Juniors the Dorcas
Street Stars will be the pennant win
ners, but on the other hand, if the
race winds up in a tie the Stars and
the Juniors will battle it out next
Sunday. If the race finishes three
cornered tie in Division l, the games
will also be staged next Sunday. A
meeting of the managers only, will
be held this week, at which time
plans for the play-off will be dis
cussed.
The Meyers Bearcats, pennant
winners of Division 3, who have not
lost a single game thus far, will
clash with the Riverview Cubs. The
Cubs are confident that they witt
hand the Bearcats their first defeat
of the season, but the followers OF
the latter team say there is nothing
doing, as the Cats" have made up
their mind to make it a clean sweep.
Teams are requested to report the
result of their games as soon as pos
sible to Bill Blozies at Walnut 2625.
Following are where the teams
will be seen in action today:
Division 1.
Elmwood Park, West-Charles Street
Merchants against Suburbas, 10 a. m.
Thirty first and Ames - Shamrocks
against Locust Street Merchants 10 n m.
Miller Park-Fort Omaha Merchants
against Kaiman Insurance company, 10
a. m.
No other games scheduled.
Division 2.
Fontenelle Park Holmes Juniors
against Leavenworth Merchants Juniors,
10 a. m.
No other games scheduled.
Division s.
Elmwood Park, East-Meyers Bearcats
against Rivervew Cubs, 10 a. m.
No other games scheduled.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
0ne-Legged Wrestling
Champion in City to
Defend His Honors

If there is a one-Iegged wrestler
in Omaha he can have chance tc
win fame and fortune on the mat, in
spite of his crippled condition.
Walter J. Boop, the one-legged
wrestling champion, is in Omaha,
and is willing to meet any one-les
ged wrestler in the world in de-
tense of his title.
Should he be unable to land a
match with crippled wrestler,
Boop says he will agree to wrestle
any two-legged man that does not
weigh over Us pounds. Boop
weighs Us or 1870 pounds when he
is in condition. He is billed to
wrestle two matches in South Da-
kota, one at Winner, September o,
and the other at Dallas, September
20. Both of these matches will be
against two-legged men.
While in the Bee office Boop said
he would not be averse to match
with Clarence Eklund, the Buffalo,
Wyo., light-heavyweight champion.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
Our Daily Laugh

One Of the wittiest sayings of the
late Thomas Bracket Reed was in
cited by the rather sombre dinners
staged by Benjamin Harrison as the
nations chief executive. President
Harrison was not exactly a mixer. It
is Of record that wild cheers for him
were tributes to his deceased ances
tor of Tippecanoe fame. When Reed
was asked if he would attend a GER
tain Friday evening dinner at the
White House, he said: No! And |
can't say that enjoy those dinners.
They are so apt to open the oysters
with prayers"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
Management of Semi-Pro Packer Team Trying to
Rearrange Schedule, Bringing Sailors Here for
First Game and Soldiers Saturday and Sunday,
Throwing Out Union Giants.

cancelled and negotiations opened
with the managers of sailors team
and soldiers ball club.
The Navy team was secured, but
WIS unable to give the Armours a
Saturday or Sunday date. They
agreed to play on a Friday and
Delaware closed with them for this
Friday. He is almost certain that
he will land three-game series
witt the doughboys' team for Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Following is a description of the
Navy players:
Kaiser is from Newark of the In
ternational league. He was the
catcher of the champion Atlantic
fleet team last summer which num-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
When it was announced several

When it was announced several
days ago that the Armour semi-pro
base ball club had booked the Chi
cago Union Giants for a third series
of games at Rourke Park, a num-
Der of fans complained. They said
that, though the colored boys were
good players and gave the packers
some great games, it was readily
seen that they were no match for
the meat cutters.
Most of the fans want to see
some rev faces against the local
semis, so to satisfy them. Manager
Williams instructed Business Man
ager Delaware to get some other
team for those dates if he could
The games with the Giants were
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17

Championship Contests in
Class B and G. to Hold the
Center of Program Today
Highland Parks to Clash With World-Herald Team
and Riggs Will Battle Unions" at Luxus Park;
Murphys to Play Holmes at Fontenelle

TODAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Luxus PakFrst Gane-Hghland
Herald l:3o NJ Riggs Optical Co. Against Unions
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
Car Fare
Boosts BiCyCIe Sales

"Since the increases of street car
fares" says Victor H. Roos, bicycle
sales. especially to adults, have in
creased immensely.
81 am surprised says Mr.. Roos,
"tha; Omaha adults have not taken
kindly to the bicycle long ago. for
in cities like Fremont and Lincoln
bicycling is very popul; and the
majority of the working classes in
the cities back east prefer the
smooth sailing comfort OF bicycle
to the grimy straps and close
quarters OF a crowded street car
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
W|REMEN TAKE
FIRST CAME OF
CLASS B SERIES
Beat Pearl Memorials in
Loosely Played Game
by Score of
10 to 6.

Weak pitching on the part of
George Easton and Harold Tibke.
combined with miserable support by
the teammates of the former,
marked the opening clash yester-
day afternoon between the Pearl
Memorials, champions of the Church
league and the Western Union, pen
nant winners of the Commercial
league, for the Saturday champion
ship.
The Western Union crew drew
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
Western League.

Batters of the Western league,
continue to be lead by Without,
Wichita. who is hitting at .459
clip, among the players who have
participated in SO or more games,
East, a teamate who played in 50
games is the runner up with 1888,
Individual Batting.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
cred among its players Rabbit
1arianville of the Braves, Williams

bered among its players Rabbit
Marianville of the Braves, Williams
of the White Sox, and others.
Thomas is from an Indianapolis
semi-pro club, Brumfield from the
Meadowbrook club, champions of
Philadelphia, of which he was cap
tain for three years. McCaffrey is
from Belleville, ILL.,, of the Three
Eye league. Coddington is from
the team of the U. S. S. Prairie,
runners up for the championship Of
the Navy. Neunzerling is from
Cairo. ILL.,, of the Kitty league. Me
husky is from the Bates All-Stars
of Tacoma, Wash. Ollie is from
the team of the U. S. S. Michigan,
Dwyer played on the Albany, N. Y,
team. CASTOR is from Rochester of
the Interna tional league and Otto
from the Trenton All-Stars. Otto
is the Iron Man McGinnity of the
Atlantic fleet, having pitched three
games III as many days for the team
of the U. S. S. Utah, winning them
all. The last game lasted IA innings.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17

the history of the national pastime
l'cre will start this afternoon. follow
ing the World Herald Highland
Park tangle, wnen the Rips Optical
Co., 1919 champions OF the American
league, will cross bats with the
Unions" pennant winners of the
City league in the first game of
three-game series to decide the Sun
day champions.
Both the Riggs and the ONIONS"
are evenly matched and have been
playing consistent ball all season in
their respective organizations.
When these two teams take the
field it will mark the first time in
local amateur base ball circles that
members of these teams have played
IN the city championship series, and
no prediction can be made at this
time who will carry off the rag.
The majority of the followers of
amateur base ball who have wit
messed both teams perform in their
respective leagues during the season,
picked the American leaguers, the
youngest class B organization in the
city, to win the championship, while
many of the "old heads" who have
followed and cheered the City league
pennant winning teams during the
past five years, say that they are
confident that the old organization
will win, as in former years.
Man for man, both teams line up
about even, although it is reported
that Cooney, :he crack first baseman
of the Riggs, has an advantage over
Potter of the Unions" while at the
second corner Walter Nufer, of the
City league champs, is considered
the best second baseman in the city,
barring none. and has an edge on
Mahoney, the youngster, who per-
forms around bag number for the
Riggs.
Honers at the third corner are
about evenly divided between F.
Pascal and Manseir.
Moundman Uncertain.
Manager Tommy Baumgardner
of the championship Rigg Optical
team announced that he was uncer-
tain who he would send to the box
against the City leaguers,b but it was
rumorcd last night that he would
himself start the hurting, with Ro-
kusek in reserve.
Manager Pascal of the Unions"
stated that Elmer Nufer would be
his choice in the opening conflict,
and he is confident that his warriors
will be at the large end of the score
when the battle is finished.
One of the largest crowds that
has ever attended an amateur ball
game or championship series is
promised to be on deck when the
games start this afternoon, accord
ing to officials of the association.
Over 200 rooters and followers of
the Riggs Optical team will be on
deck to cheer their favorites on to
victory. The Riggs rooters and
their followers will be seated at the
west end of the park, where they
have reserved over 200 seats.
Have Band Again.
A 15-piece brass band-the one
which was on deck last Sunday
when the Western Union and Or
chard-Wilhelm teams clashed. has
been secured by the Riggs people
for this afternoon, and grand time
is promised the fans and spectators
1t was announced by the officials
of the association that on account
of the shortage of seats and the
number of reserve seats already
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17

All roads lead to Luxus park,
where the champions of class c and
B will be seen in action, and fight
it out for supreme honors in their
respective class.
Promptly at 1:3O o'clock the
World Herald team, which drew
first blood in the opening clash of
the class c series last Sunday when
they defeated the Highland Park
Pharmacys in one of the best-played
games of the season, will again meet
their opponents in the second game
OF the series.
The newspaper lads, who copied
the honors in the Booster league
for the 1919 season, are considered
the favorites in the series, although
the Parks, who were victorious in
the Inter-City league, are picked by
many of the fans from South Side
to carry off the honors.
Parks IN Good Shape.
Manager Dworak of the Highland
Parks announced last night that his
warriors are in a better condition
than they were last Sunday, when
the newspaper crew defeated them,
and is confident that they will even
up matters this afternoon. He was
uncertain, at late hour last night
who would be on the mound for his
team, but in all probability Frank
Beloyd, who practically pitched The
team to the championship of the
league, will be on the firing line.
However, it was rumored in anna
teur circles that Malian will be Man
ager Dworak's choice, as the young
ster has been pitching remarkable
ball during the season. Prior to
coming to Omaha, Malian hurled
for the crack amateur teams in Kan
sas City, and was considered one OF
the best hurlers in that part of the
country. 1t was pointed out that
since Beloyd lost to the newspaper
team last Sunday, that latter team
would probably again connect with
his delivery, and since Malian has
not pitched against them, he stands
better chance of winning.
Eddie McDermott, the Herald's
hest bet, will be on the mound for
the Booster league champs, with
Simpson, who was allowed the news
paper men last week by the city
series committee of the Municipal
associa ton, will be held in reserve
if MeDermott goes wrong.
To Play Townsends.
Should the Booster league WIN
ners make it two straight from the
Highland Parks they will play the
Townsend Gun Co. team, pennant
winners of the Gate City league.
next Sunday, in the opening game
of three-game series between
these two teams.
However, should the Parks even
up matters, the final game between
the Inter-City and Booster league
winners will be staged next Sunday,
and on the following Sunday the
winners will meet the Townsends.
Word was given out last night
that the Townsends are in great
shape, and are practicing hard for
the series. Followers of the gun
ners say that the Gate City lads
will easily beat the winners of the
World Herald-Highland Park series.
Considerable betting is at stake on
today's first game. with odds slight
|y favoring the Booster 1eaguers.
Every team. with the exception
Of the Highland Parks, have been
awarded extra players in the city
series. Many of the managers claim
that some of their players are i'll or
on vacations, while Manager
Dworak's lineup will be the same
as it was when they finished the
season in the Inter-City league.
Following will be the lineup Of
The World-Herald-H ighland Parks
game:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
Holmes VS.. Murphys.

I1CliNcS VS.. Mul phys.
Another game that is drawing con
siderable interest is on the program
at Fontenelle park this afternoon
when the Murphy-Did1ts, leaders
OF the Greater Omaha league, CLASH
with the Holmes White Sox for
first honors in that organization.
Should the Holmes be victorious
they will have chance to tie the
Murptys for first place but on the
ether hand, if the blacksmith crew
wins, they will be the 1919 winners
of the Greater Omaha class A league,
and will represent Omaha in the
first game of the inter city series
here on Sunday. September IA.
Manager Lawler is confident that
his warriors will defeat the Holmes
and announced that Lees Hanson
will be on the firing line, with Harry
Williams behind the bat
Lefty" Powers, former Western
league hurler, has been signed by
the Holmes White Sox and will be
on the firing line against the
Murphys. Powers has been pitching
great ball this season and Manager
Leslie Pickett is confident that he
will pull the leaders down notch.
According to reliable information
given out last night, the Holmes
team is somewhat scattered since
their defeat last Sunday and what the
lineup will be this afternoon is still
uncertain
Following players will be seen in
the Murphy-DidIts lineup; Dygert.
center field; Clair, first base; Payne,
left field; Williams. catcher; Synek,
third base; Vandiver, right field:
Halter, short stop; Mancuso, third
base; Hanson, pitcher; Krug and
Lawler, utility. Said game will start
at $50 o'clock.
Unions VS.. Riggs.
What no doubt will be the hardest
fought city championship series in
The Coconino sun., 1919-06-06
THE DEATH OF GRAMMAR

English as commonly written today certainly seems to have lost the purity and strength that it had a century ago. Then such masters of the lan- guage as Cobbett, Coleridge, De- Quincey, or Hazlitt were journalists as well as poets or essayists, and their leading articles lost nothing of effect on the public from being literature.
 The arrival of the age of steam, electricity and cheap postage was fol- lowed by change, not for the better, in the popular style of speaking and writing,
 "Say what you have to say as brief ly and quickly as possible, and don't bother about finness of expression" became the general rule and practice. The new millions of readers demanded the language of everyday speech. The obligation of compressing conclusions about important matters into one thousand words, or fewer, is death, in the end, to style. The literary form favored is in touch with the turned-uo trousers fashion of wearing one's clothing. It is free and easy and crammed with linguistic atrocities. Plural subjects are polygamously welded to singular verbs, and Lindlev Murray turns in his grave on account of the death of grammar.
The Coconino sun., 1919-06-06
THE CONTRAST IN BELGIUM

The bitter cry of Belgium for finan- cial help is in tragic contrast to condi- tions in the little country before the war. To go to Belgium then was the cheapest--and peasantest-holiday it was possible to take. Three dollars took you from St. Catherine's Dock to Ostend and back On arriving in Belgium you could for $1.80 get sea- son ticket for week, which took you everywhere. At Bruges you could stay in an excellent hotel for $1.40 to $1.60 day, with all 'meals-and such meals: Six courses and as many help ings as you could cope with.
 At Malines hotels were even cheap CT. I have stayed at comfortable little hotel for $1 day, lunch being omitted. Malines was the dormitory of Brussels and Antwerp, both of which could be reached comfortably by train in twenty minutes. For in credibly small sums you could take the trans and trains all over the country.
The Coconino sun., 1919-06-06
A PREMIUM ON ACTIVITY

One thing is to be noted in con- nection with an era of high prices such as the world has been in follow ing the gold discoveries of the middle sos, and the expansion of credit in the war. Such an era favors the &C., tive and energetic. It is hard on the person who lives on invested capital.
 A general high price level like the present means that the dollar has been watered. Its value is less than 1t was five years ago. The person with fixed income from investments is the one who suffers most. Wages go up. The business man may in- crease the price of his product. The person in active work can take care of himself. But man like MT. Car negie-to use an extreme case-whose fortune is invested in bonds, sees the value of his income cut down. The widow who is living on the returns of her husbands life insurance suffers in a similar way. Persons so situated have no way of protecting themselves.
 Such a situation works many cases of individual hardship. But, on the whole, isn't it better for the country that premium should be placed on activity? From the standpoint of public policy, isn't it more wholesome that active brain and muscle be favor ed over fixed incomes from invest ments?
The Coconino sun., 1919-06-06
THE FARMERS PLANT

Neighborhood newspapers are pulp fishing the following paragraph, or some variation of it:
 At the farmers breakfast table in 1918 he drank coffee that cost him 16 per cent more than 1914, and he had sugar that cost him 59 per cent more, bread that was made from flour that cost 92 per cent more, and whatever use was made of lard, it cost him 133 per cent more than in 1914"
 True enough, but it may be con- soling to him to reflect that if he hauled bale of cotton to market he could pay for material for breakfast for month and have more money left than he would have received for the entire bale in 1914.
 The farmers real hardship now is that he can not have bacon, butter or eggs for his breakfast any more. He can sell them for so much money that he can't afford to eat them.
The Coconino sun., 1919-06-06
so RICH WE CAN AFFORD sFs
 TO MAKE MISTAKES HE SAYS

An Englishman explains the prog ress of the United States by saying that this country is so rich it can af- ford to make mistakes. There is a good deal in the statement. He might also have said that it was young enough to afford to make mistakes. Youth and wealth can afford to make mistakes; age and poverty can not.
 The successful men of the world are not those who have made mistakes. They are the ones who could afford to make them-the ones who were not crushed by mistakes, and who had youth. The great businesses of this country have been built upon mistakes, in a certain sense. They have not grown great because they did not make mistakes.
 If the other nations and the less wealthy nations make mistakes, it proves fatal. But in this land of ours it would require a series of colossal blunders to put us out of business.