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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10
With the Bee Juniors

With the season closing in the
three divisions of the Bee Junior
league next Sunday afternoon, the
championship races in both divi-
sions | and 2, is still an uncertainty,
and most likely will not be settled
until the final battles are over.
In division 3, the Meyers Bear
cats have cinched the pennant, and
have not been defeated during the
season, winning Is straight games.
AS the result of last Sundays
outcome, the Suburbas, Shamrocks,
formerly the West Dodge Dairy and
the Woodmen of the World team
are tied for first honors in division
|, and from present indications,
that loop will wind-up in a three
cornered tie when the season
closes.
The Shamrocks, who are slated
to play the R. A. Ms. this morning,
will be awarded forfeit game,
while the Woodmen of the World
team locks horns with the Locust
Street Merchants, Thirty-frst and
Ames avenue, and the Suburbas
meet their ancient rivals, the Kai-
man Insurance Co. at the High
school grounds.
Although the Suburbas have pro-
tested the game against the Wood
men of the World last Sunday, on
account of the latter using Pitcher
Ralph Moore, who played but one
game in class c, and failed to make
good, was not allowed and the game
will stand as played, and the protest
of the Shamrocks against the SUI
burbas of July 6, was also not al
lowed.
First place will probably be set
tied in division this morning when
the Holmes Juniors, formerly the
Farnam Candy company, clash with
the Dorcas Street Stars. Both of
these teams have run a neck-to-neck
race for the past month, and were
tied, until last Sunday, when the
Stars lost and the Juniors won.
The Holmes are leading by a
single game and should they be vic
torious the pennant will be settled,
but on the other hand should the
Dorcas Street aggregation win the
race will be tied up, and probably
result in a tie at the close of the
season, since both teams have easy
games next Sunday.
The Holmes-Dorcas Street Star
contest will be staged at Elmwood
park, east diamond, and will be the
feature game of the day. Since the
Leavenworth Merchants Juniors and
the Omaha Taxis, are scheduled
with the Slogr Juniors and Omaha
Bee respectively, today, and as their
opponents have disbanded, both of
these teams have been awarded a
forfeit game. However, the Merch-
ants and Taxi lads will be seen in
action at Elmwood park, west dia-
mond this morning, as they have a
postponed game to play off from
June %.
Wednesday evening at Thirty-sec-
ond and Dewey avenue, the Omaha
Taxis will clash with the Holmes
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Without, the Wichita outfielder,
increased his lead among the bat
tiers of the Western league, who
participated in IS or more games,
and is leading the regulars with
an average of .448. He 10 topped,
however, by w. Jackson, St. Joseph,
with a mark of .466, acquired in p
games. Wilhoit has played in 70
contests and leads in total bases,
with 1875.
Yaryan, Wichita, leads in home
runs with II; Hasbrook, Des
Moines, pilfered five bases in
week and leads the base stealers
with "a thefts. The base stealing
tonors, formerly were held by Cass,
Des Moines, who died recently.
Cass had stolen 20 bases.
Other leading Western batters
for IS or more games: East, Wich-
ita, 1874; E. Walker, Sioux City,
1888; Spellman. Omaha, $40; Bro
kaw, Sioux City, $50; Connelley,
Des Moines, .322; Hasbrook, Des
Moines, 800; Mueller, Wichita, .3l4;
Collins, Joplin, .3l3.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10

Chicago, Aug. 9.-The battle be-
tween the two stars, Sisler, St.
Louis, and Cobb, Detroit, for pre-
nicr honors among the American
league 5at.crs, resulted in the latter
taking first place from his rival
with an average of 1865, according to
unofficial averages released today.
Sisler is 10 points behind. Bobby
Veach, also of Detroit, is trying hard
to get into the battle and make it a
thrce-cornered race. He is hitting
at .354 clip, one point behind the
-runner-up to Cobb
Sisler retained his lead in total
bases with mark CT 1856 bases.
Johnston, Cleveland, caught up to
the St. Louis star in stolen bases.
Each has stolen p bases.
Babe" Ruth, the Boston slugger,
has failed in his last five games to
add to his string of 16 homers,
which puts him at the top of the cir
cut drive Filters.
Other leading American league
baters for IS or more games: Peck
inpaugh, New York, .343; Jackson.
Chicago, 1874; Flagstead, Detroit
1876; Heilman, Detroit, 1925; Jacob
son. St. Louis 1925; Rice, Washing
ton. .324; Gandil. Chicago, .3l4; E.
Collins, Chicago, 322; Ruth, Boston,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10

AL Tollverm is sure playing great
game. He is one of the best fielding first
sacker in the city.
Ray Maxwell, star hurler for the Nc
for Anita Ia, last week in the tourna-
ment and won both battles Besides
pitching remarkable ball, his hitting was
Manager Rosenblum of the McCaffrey
Motors would like to schedule games with
Hamburg. Ia, and Nebraska City, Neb.
For games call kim at Webster $40 after
o'clock.
The Mccartney Motors have strength
ened their lineup by signing Frank Della
hanty. crack catcher Of the Bowen Enrni-
ture Co. team, and Poizel, an infelder
formerly with Plattsmouth.
The Power Co. Booster club claim their
favorites will have an easy time winning
over the Murphy Did Its this afternoon.
Wolfe. Christensen and KENNY will
cover the outfeld for the Power lads.
while Norgaard, Gernandt Swanson, Nc
Andrews and Yost re hard to beat in the
infield.
Madden or Woosley will do the heaving
for the Power lads against the Murphy
Did-lts this afternoon with Frank Yost be-
hind the bat
Doc" PAINE, who covers the left gar
den for the Murphys. has been robbing
the batters out of many hits this season
with his fast fielding. Doc" is also
there with the willow.
Hanson, formerly with the Council
Bluffs Longeways, was on the mound for
the Nurphy's last Sunday at Herman and
pitched a great game.
Howard Vandiver was back In the
Murphy Did-It lineup last Sunday and
held down his favorite position in right
field.
Harry Williams caught a nifty game
for the Murphys last Sunday at Herman.
He also hit the pill hard.
CHUCK" Halter, former shortstop OF
the Longeways, held down the second
corner for the Murphy's in big league
style last Sunday.
Out-of-town teams wishing to sign play.
ers for tournaments. are requested to get
in touch with Bill Blozies. Amateur Sport
writer. He can be reached after O'Clock
at Walnut 1925.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10

was much interest in base ball in
Brazil, so that the new sport had
no opposition i'll the American pas
time. To show how fully it has
grown in less than score of years
it need but be stated that in Rio
de Janeiro the Flumeness club, hav-
ing a membership of 5000 has re-
Gently completed a half million dol
lar stadium having a seating capa-
city of 10000 which is devoted ex-
clusively to soccer.
The first clubs in Rio de Janeiro
were British, but the English teams
arc in the minority now and it is
said that there are as many amateur
soccer elevens in the Brazilian me-
troplis as there are amateur base
ball mines in any city of the United
States. These clubs have been
brought together in an organization
known as the Metropolitan de Des-
portos Terrestres, and the organiza-
ton governing the sport in the ma
ton is known as the Confederation
BraziIiera dos Desportes. Under
the direction of these organizations
city, state and national champion
ships are played and an all-star team
is selected to compete in the South
American championship with teams
from Uruguay, Chill and Argentina.
Three of these international tour
naments have been held, the first
taking place in 1916, which was won
by Uruguay. The same country was
the victor in 1917, and the 1918
match, postponed until the spring
of 1919 because of the epidemic of
Spanish influenza. was played in Rio
de Janeiro and won by Brazil. The
regular 1919 match will be played
at Santiago, Chill late this year.
which will be in the South Ameri-
can spring and at the end of the
soccer season. The tournament is
a six-game affair and there has been
talk of inviting a team from the
United States to take part.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10

Juniors, in regular scheduled
twilight game. The Dorcas Street
Stars who are booked with the
Slogrs Juniors on this day will be
given forfeit over their opponents
and the Leavenworth Merchants
Juniors likewise from the Omaha
Bee.
But one game is on the program
in division 3, that being with the
Meyers Bearcats and the Walnut
Hill Merchants at Creighton field.
Following is where the teams
play this morning:
DIVISION I.
Miller Park-Fort Omaha Merchants vs.
Charles Street Merchants 10 a. m.
Thirty First and Ames Avenue-Wood
men of the World vs.. Locust Street Mer-
chants, 10 a. m.
High School Grounds-Kaiman Insur-
ance Co. VS.. Suburbas, 10 a. m.
DIVISION 2.
Elmwood Park. East Observation-Disclosures
Juniors VS.. Dorcas Street Stars, 10 a. m.
Elmwood Park, West Diamond--Leaven-
worth Merchants Juniors vs. Omaha Taxis.
10 6. m.
DIVISION 3.
Creighton Field-Meyers Bearcats VS..
Walnut Hill Merchants, 10 a. m.
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England, Fearing Our
Athletes, May Insist On
Olympic Postponement

New York, Aug. 9.-The interna-
tional committee has scheduled the
Olympic games for September, 1920
and has assigned them to Antwerp,
Belgium. But there is no certainty
that the games will be held. In fact,
It looks very much as if the meet
will be postponed. British senti-
.nent, which had been mildly antag-
onistic to the proposition, turned alb
;olutely against it when American
athletes swept track and field in the
;nter-allied games in the Pershing
stadium.
English critics point out that
America has not only the men who
connected at Joinville, but many an
other star athlete at home and tina,
it would be futile to expect the Brit
ish or any other nationals except
The Swedes to make a fair showing
against the Yankees. In conse-
Quence, the British athletic authori-
ties are urged to drop the question
Of sentiment involved in Belgium's
appeal to support the Olympics and
to either force a postponement of
he meet or withdraw.
The decathlon, the 10-event com
petition, which corresponds to the
American all-round championship, is
rot to be on the next Olympic
.;ames program. At any rate, it is
not included in the list of events
submitted by the Belgium Olympic
committee in the program for next
summer. 1t had place on the pro-
gram at the Olympic games at
Stockholm, 1912, and was such a
popular event it was felt that it
would appear on the list in all future
Olympic games.
The pentathlon, the 5-event all
around, is listed as one of the events,
and the Belgians contend one all
round competition is sufficient and
that the decathlon, which runs over
two days, is being eliminated in or
der to save time.
This will prove great dlsap-
pointment to the al1-round athletes
of this country, who have been look
ing forward to competing for Olym
pic honors in this all-round event.
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EASTERN END OF:
GRAND CIRCUIT
OPENS TUESDAY
Big Entry Lists Received
for Meeting at Belmont
Park-16 Events
on Program.

Philadelphia, Aug. l0.-The trip
over the eastern loop OF the Grand
circuit will start at Belmont park,
Tuesday. with 4 four-day meeting.
There are 16 events on the pro-
gram, one of them being a double
team race for trotters in which
seven pairs have been entered, the
list of starters including the ex-show
horse Britton Forbes, Harvest Tide,
Hank Stout, Humfast and Jess Y.
1t will be raced Friday.
The 2:08 trot with IS entries is
the opening event of the meeting.
1t presents the names of Hollywood
Kate with which Dodge won at
Kalamazoo, Emma Mcgowan, who
is always a heat winner, Miss Per-
fiction, Golden Spier. 4 sister to
Joan, 2:041a, Oscar Watts, and the
half-miler Sweet Spirit. This race
will be sandwiched with the Di-
rectors' purse in which The Jolly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10

Landlord will meet Margaret Prima
and Gay Moko.
The unbeaten 2-year-old filly Ma
talie the Great will have another en-
counter with Dudette and Daystar
is the first race on Wednesday. The
200 trot has resulted in splendid
series of races between Royal Mack,
The fodder, Wilkes Brewer, Heir
Reaper and Prince Loree. In this
class, Heir Reaper trotted in 204A
at Kalamazoo, Royal Mack in 2:04A
at Toledo, and The fodder in
2:03A at Columbus. The free-for-
all PAGERS will be out the same day,
the starters being Miss Harris NJ,
Directum J., Belle Alcantara and
Roam Hal. They will be followed
by the 2:l3 trot for which 10 entries
were received.
Two of the best fields Of trot-
tiers that ever took the word in pub
lie will be started in the 2:ll and
2:lo classes Thursday. The former
presents the name of the marvellous
4-year-old McGregor the Great. who
won in 2:0434 at Toledo, The Acme,
one of the contending horses in that
event, Fenesta, a double winner at
Toledo, Echo Direct, who equalled
the 4-year-old record for geldlngss
when he won at Kalamazoo, and
Miriam Guy The bright lights IN
the 2:lo trot are Hollywood Naomi,
Mariondale, Mignola and Joseph
Guy, the last three Of which have
been winners this season.
The Belmont Driving club has
prepared splendid card for the
last day of the meeting. 1t leads
off with the first team race OF the
year and the 2:04 pace in which
Lizzie March, Sanardo, Grace Di-
rect and Hal Bow are entered.
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Oregon in 1916 1t will be noted
that in case some of the champions
cannot attend there will be some
likely second string men.
Just a few other things worth
mentioning about men who are in
the national championship race.
Freeman, the Georgia champion, is
former professional Ollie Will
liams of Mississippi is beyond the
three-score of years mark and in
cidentally is grandfather Waldron,
Maine champion, is an unknown
quantity. He shot at 500 targets
in 1917 and averaged SS per, cent. In
1918 he shot at IFS targets and only
missed one. Sam Vance, champion
of eastern Canada. has won that
title four times, but this is the first
time recognition has been given.
Mark Arie, Illinois Champion, and
Mic Arie, Texas champion, are
brothers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10
Sandl0t Base Ball Gossip

Papa" Mertz, the grand old man of the
game is putting up great game for the
Highland Parks at corner three.
Manager Dworak announced that he
would try dark horse against the
Herald crew this afternoon.
Hunter Is the leading hitter for the
Highland Park team, with an average of
Out In centerfield for the euro Minerals
Art Hedge is playing a great game
Frank Potach. well-known local amateur
hurler. is pitching at Geddes, S. D.
Another well-known local amateur base
ball star Is at Lusk, Wyo He is Frank
Barrett. Frank besides playing with the
crack team at that place, is also practic
Ing law.
The Omaha National Bank team will
lock horns with the Federal Reserve Bank
team at Fontenelle park this morning.
fast and exciting game is looked for. as
both teams have been playing great ball
this season.
Any team wishing to schedule games for
Sunday morning with the Omaha National
Bank crew should get in touch with Mr..
Price, care the Omaha National Bank.
The Willard Storage Battery team will
clash with the Fort Omaha aggregation,
at $40 o'clock this afternoon, and a
snappy battle is anticipated, since both
teams are evenly matched.
With Sucker and Nufer on the mound
for the Union" the Riggs will have to
show all their speed. according to Manager
Pascal.
Mcintyre played a great game at the
third sack last Sunday.
Anderson in centerfield for the I'm
IONS made a sensatioal catch against
Wahoo last Sunday which prevented a
couple of runs.
Potter. at the initial sack. put up a
stellar game and saved the day for the
Unions.
The Paxton-Viering crew will journey
to Nebraska City today, where they will
clash with the crack team at that place.
The McCaffrey Motor aggregation will
clash with the Herman team this after
noon at Herman. Neb, and snappy bat
tie is looked for Either Maxwell or
Pinault will be on the mound for the
motor crew.
On first for the McCaffrey Motor team.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10
By PETER P. CARNEY.
Editor National Sports Syndicate.

The American amateur trapshoot-
ing championship at single targets
will be shot at the South Shore
Country club, Chicago, Ill.,, Wednes-
day afternoon, August IS.
This is the feature event of the
Grand American Handicap Trap
shooting tournament.
1t is a championship in every
sense of the word. AS an event for
champions the winner is rightfully
heralded as The Champion OF
Champions" 1t is the one real
championship in American sporting
life.
In every state there is cham
pionship trapshooting tournament,
the winner of which is eligible to
shoot in the American amateur trap
shooting championship. The run
ner-up is eligible to shoot in the
event in the absence of the cham
pion. Every shooter in the United
States and Canada has an oppor-
tunity to win the title, but it is nee
cssary to prove first that he is best
in his state.
No Champion Has Repeated.
Since 1906 the amateur champion
ship has been shot for, and in that
time no shooter has been fortunate
enough to put over two victories.
Three shooters have an opportunity
this time of doing that trick They
are: E. w. Warner. Nebraska: Mark
Arie, Illinois, and Frank Troeh,
Washington, three of the most ex-
pert shots in the world. Warner won
the championship in 1913 and Troeh
in 1916, and Arie in l9l7-and all
are seeking more glory this year.
In winning the championship of
Washington, Troeh broke 298 out of
800 targets-the best score of the
year. Arie to win the championship
OF Illinois, only missed five targets
in 800 Seventeen other champions
broke 200 or better to win, and the
Michigan champion, Skinner, broke
2o6.
1t isn't out Of the way to write
few things about some of the cham
pions and the runners-up to give
YOU an idea of the merits of the
men. Osborne, in Massachusetts,;
Troeh, in Washington, and Chezik,
in North Dakota, each have won the
championship of their respective
states four times. Osborne and
Troeh came through in IA, Is, IS
and 10. while Chezik came through
in IA, II. 10 and 49, Chatfeld has
won the championship of Arkansas
three years running. Reilly won in
Utah in IS. II and 10. Morgan in
Maryland-District of Columbia and
Foord, in Delaware, won the titles
last year and this. Seavey, in Ore
gon; Plat, in New Jersey; Arie, in
Illinois, and Reed, in New Hamp-
shire, won in II and 10. Edens, in
Arizona, and Wright, in New York.
won in IA and 10, and Burr. in Yer
mont, won in IS and 10. This is best
proof that there will be high-class
trapshooters in the national cham
pionship event.
National Champion a Runrer-Up.
1t is worth noting that Heer of
Oklahoma, and Tomlin of New
Jersey, the winner and runner-up
for the national title last year. are
both runners-up this year. Others
who finished second in the state
tournament are: Key, Mississippi
champion in IA, IS and 10; Ran
dali, Maine, champion in IS, is and
II; Barclay. Vermont, champion in
l6, II and IS; Chamberlain, Con
necticut, champion in 16; Mellus.
California; Dixon, Missouri, and
Clark of Massachusetts,. champions
in 1917; Hansborough. Florida
champion in 1S; and O'Brien. Mon
tana, who won the championship of
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Major League Averages

remained tied for circuit drive
honors, with nine homers each.
Kauff continuing to lead in total
bases with l6l.
Groh, Cincinnati. has taken the
lead as a run getter, having regis
tered 50 times.
Cutshaw, Pittsburgh. added four
stolen bases to his string and is
showing the way to the base steal
ers with % thefts.
Other leading National league
batters for IS or more games:
Roush, Cincinnati, 1924; McHenry,
St. Louis, 1923; Z. Wheat, Brooklyn,
.5l4; Myers, Brooklyn, .3l4; Doyle,
New York, 1913; Wingo, Cincinnati,
.3l2; Hornsby, St Louis, .30S; Will
liams, Philadelphia, .307; Holke
Boston, .307; Kauff. New York, .3O7.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10
Ottawa Pro Wins Canadian
Golf Championship Meet

Toronto, Aug. 9.-The profession
al golf championship of Canada
over the Scarborough course Fri
day was won by Davy Black Of
Ottawa, with a score OF 148 for the
days medal play.
George Cummings of Toronto,
holder of the title last year, tied
for second with Nicol Thompson of
Hamilton, with a card of $50. Percy
Barrett, Weston, finished fourth,
with c. Murray, Royal Montreal.
fifth and Karl Keffer, of Ottawa,
sixth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10
AUSTRALIANS
DEFEAT U.S,TEAM
IN TOURNAMENT
Williams and Washburn Beat
en- Down In Straight Sets
bV Patterson and Nor
man Brooks.

New Port, r. l., Aug, 9.-Gerald
Patterson and Norman E. Brooks,
Australian PLAYERS, today defeated
r. Norris Williams, II and Watson
NJ. Washburn, 6-3, GA, in semi
final round of doubles for the New
port cup, at Casino. The steady
machine like playing of the Austria
lians was too much for the Ameri-
can stars who were forced into
making many errors while their
rivals made frequent placement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10
Trapshooters Have Only
Real Championship Event

Champions From Every State and Canada Will Face
Traps at South Shore Country Club Of Chicago on
August 10 to Decide Question of National Gun
ners Supremacy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-10

z. Wheat, the Brooklyn outtielder,
dropped from second to fifth place
among the batters of the National
league. Jim Thorpe, the Indian, of
Boston, also suffered a batting
slump, but retained his hold on first
place with an average of 1857
Gavvy Cravath, the Philadelphia
manager, is pressing Thorpe for
first place with mark of .35l.
Hornsby, St. Louis, climbed from
eighteenth to ninth place.
Cravath and Kauff of New York
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AMATEUR TRAPsHOOTlNG CHAMPIONS


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