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Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Weight Of Challenge Matches for
Tennis Cup on Tilden and Johnston

Speaking of the prospects of the
American Davis cup team, Samuel
Hardy, the captain, who was in
Omaha Wednesday, said: 1T would
be futile to attempt to disguise the
fact that the sole weight of the
challenge matches falls upon the
shoulders of Tilden and Johnston.
This is not saying too much for
them. Suppose, for example, that
by some unfortunate circumstances
either Tilden or Johnston is unable
to play in the challenge matches at
Auckland, New Zealand. In that
eventuality our chances of bringing
back the cup are mighty slim. v
There is no denying that R. Nor
ris Williams, II, is an able player.
So is Charles S. Garland. The same
is true of Watson M. Washburn.
Still, the fact remains that were all
of the three mentioned to go along
to Australia, the men who would
logically fight the battles would be
Tilden and Johnston. Why? Simply
because Big Bill and Little Bill
struck class by themselves. If he
was having a good day and playing
up to his capabilities, Williams
might beat either. So might Wash
bur-, for that matter. The weight
of dependable performance is, how
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
BurIeigh Grimes 500
Mascot Bill Is Gone

President Charles II. Ebbetts
Of the Brooklyn base ball club
gave Pitcher Burleigh Grimes
brand new 500 bill last spring,
and Grimes has been using it as
a mascot ever since. He carried
it himself. when he wore civilian
clothes, and when he was playing,
Mrs. Grimes always sat in the
grandstand with the lucky bill in
her ~handbag.
Recently Grimes and his wife
went to the movies from their
home in l27 Parkside avenue,
Brooklyn, and the bill was in
Mrs. Grimes pocketbook, and the
pocketbook was in a side pocket
OF the pitchers coat. But when
they got inside the theater Nand
Grimes reached his hand into his
pocket the pocketbook was gone.
Some woman outside the theater
told them that q little boy had
been there with a pocketbook.
which he said he had found and
was trying to locate the owner.
but that he had gone away.
Grimes has asked the police to
hunt for the lucky bill, as he does
not feel at all sure that he can
put the stuff" on the ball during
the worlds series unless he has
IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

ever, on the side of Tilden and
Johnston. That is relatively the rea-
son why they form the backbone
of the American challenging forces.
To assume anything else would be
ridiculous and would not be credited
by Americans who know the real in
wardness of the game. 1t may be
put down right now- that if we win
it will be due to the tall Philadel-
phian and the 1.-THE Californian.
They class by themselves. and have
demonstrated it."
1t was pointed out by Hardy that
Washburn was necessary and valu-
able addition to the team. eve need
a third man to put in provided it
is necessary to do so," continued the
Davis cup captain. "For utility pur-
poses Washburn is an ideal prac-
tice opponent for Tilden and
Johnston. In pinch he can go in.
for / shall not play, I am only the
directing manager of the team.
Now, as a matter of fact, if the
Australians play Gerald L. Patter-
son, as. seems likely, it is mat
ter of record that Washburn has
played him a five-set match. It
would not surprise me at all if
Washburn was to do better upon a
second meeting"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Prospects Bright
For Cage Quintet
University Of Omaha Coach
Expects to Have Strong
Basket Ball Team.

The lo20-2l basket ball season at
the University Of Omaha promises
to be the best year in the history of
the school.
Prospects for another champion
ship FIVE, are good. With but one
exception, every member OF the cage
squad of last season is back in
school. Jack Beacon has been
elected captain OF the Maroons. Moy
Pressly, star forward, is back. and
Wade Reeves, whose all around
floor work and dribbling featured
the suecess of last years quintet, is
a sophomore in the law college.
Warren Thomson, heady guard, who
distinguished himself in the last
games of the season, will be on deck
when the FIRST call for varsity ma
terial is issued.
In addition, there is George Hart
ford, Waldmer Goldin and Harold
Blaugh, who were first string sub
stitutes last year. "Swed" Etter,
formerly captain of the South High
school FIVE, all state high forward.
and last season a star on the Ne
braska university freshman team.
will turn out for the varsity. Wal
lace Banner, Howard Wore and
George Peterson, former teammates
Of Etter. are now in the local school
and will try out for the team.
Brown and voorhees,, two former
Kemper Military academy stars. will
be out for first practice. Paul Davis
and Warner Wilmarth, who hail
from Nebraska Wesleyan university,
are expected to play this winter.
Davis was injured early last year
with a twisted knee.
Last season the Maroons won
the Nebraska intercollegiate cham
pionship, and claim to the section
al honors. This season the locals
are planning to repeat and a number
of intersectional contests will be
scheduled. g.
Coach Adams has not completed
his schedule, although several games
have been carded. Nearly. all the
conference teams, South Dakota
State and South Dakota university,
will play the Maroons. A number
of Rocky Mountain conference teams
have asked Adams for dates, and it
is not at all unlikely that Adams
will make western trip into Colo
RADIO and Wyoming.
Nebraska Wesleyan university or
the Nebraska Teachers at Kearney
will open the season here.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Present Holders Of
Golf Titles Had to
Work Hard for Honors

New York, Oct. 23.--When the
golf records for 1920 are all COM
piled they will show no oMtstand-
ing favorite among the profession
ais. Those who have been accus-
toned to gathering in the honors
and shekels have had to work hard
for all they got this year. Neither
homebreds nor resident pros sue
ceeded in annexing the national
open at Iverness, for the reason that
Ted Ray took care of that title, al
though the margin in the big fel-
lows" favor was only stroke over
his colleagues. Harry Vardon, Jack
Hutchinson, Leo Diegel and Jack
Burke.
Of the other big events, Hutchin-
son did probably as we'll as any of
his rivals, the fiery Scot winning the
western open, as well as the Profess
sional Golfers association tourna-
ment, the only big pro" meeting of
the year, decided at match play.
Douglas Edgar, who since COM
ing to this country has been show
ing more prominently all the time,
won the southern and Canadian
open titles, while Walter Hagen, all
though losing his national crown.
won the metropolitan and the
French championships, and only a
short time since carried off first
money in the Bellevue tournament.
1t can be seen, therefore, that
Hutchinson, Edgar and Hagen have
accounted for large majority of
the main events this year. The north
and south, won by Fred McLead,
saw Hagen toss away chance
for a tie by missing short putt
on the last green.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Dempsey Sure
Title Grown
Will Stay Here
Champion Is Confident That.
If Anybody Has System That
Can Beat His, He Is En-.
titled to Belt.

Few York, Oct. 23.-Jack Demp-
sey the heavyweight champion OF
the world, though he was almost
within stones throw of the Jersey
City base ball park, where
Georges Carpenter knocked out
Battling" Levinsky, remained away
from the battle ground.
One might think that Jack would
welcome a chance to see in action
the man who will probably become
challenger for his crown before
another year has elapsed. But that
is not the way Dempsey does busi-
ness. He works on the principle that
when he is in the ring he is the one
that is going to set the pace and do
the bulk of the fighting. For that
reason he cares not what the other
fellow intends to do.
The champion is confident that if
anybody has system that can beat
his, he will be entitled to the crown.
Not Hard to Hit.
Puerilc as was the work of Levin
sky it showed above other things
that Carpenter is not hard man to
hit. On one occasion Levinsky
showed a fash of speed with his
right hand and shot it right through
his opponents guard, landing on
the nose.
Such blow as that from the fists
OF the Assassin" would have broken
the nose and so disrupted Georges
breathing that his speed would have
been impaired and he would have
bled himself weak in no time.
When Levinsky did come out of
his shell and resort to his left hand,
it was shown without a doubt that
a fast-hitting left hand would upset
the Frenchman nightly.
Now, if there is one thing that
Dempsey has, that is a good left
hand that travels but a few inches
and hits probably the champions
hardest blow, especially if it be de-
iivered to the body. And every one
knows that Jacks right carries TINT
in sufficient quantities to put out of
commission anything in the way OF
strength the idol of France may
possess. 4
Carpenter is Fastest.
So far as speed is concerned,
Carpenter is bit more flashy than
is Dempsey, but the foreigner is not
nearly - accurate hitter. If
Dempsey had Levinsky facing him
in the second round as helpless as
Carpenter rendered him there would
have been no third nor fourth
rounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

Beginning his career as an anna
teur and semi-pro ball player 8;
years ago, "Andy" Graves, a. years
old, star hurler of the Armour Pack
ing company team, semi-pro cham
pions of Nebraska, is still in the
game, twisting them over the plat
ter in the same old style that made
his reputation as one of the best
If not the best, pitcher in the central
west.
The 44-year "young" pitcher was
born in Rock Bluffs, Neb., August
2, 1876, during the independence
centennial. He began his amateur
base ball career with the Rock
Bluffs team in 1887 at the age of IL
years. He played with the home
town aggregation until the close OF
the season of 1892. He was with
the Plattsmouth team two years and
in 1894 played with the Cedar Creek,
Neb., nine.
Played With Louisville.
In 1895 and 1896 he played with
Louisville and Eagle, Neb.. teams,
respectively, and in 1897 Platts-
mouth again called for his serv-
ices and he played with the Red
Sox until the close of the 1899 sea-
son. "Andy" signed up with the
Bellevue team, playing there in
1900, and until the finish Of the 1906
season.
In 1907 Graves was the leading
HEAVIER of the American Indians a
travelling semi-pro club. He re-
mained with the club one season and
in 1908 signed with Colon, Neb. In
1909 and 1910 he again pitched for
the Bellevue team. In 1911 he started
with the Armour Packing company
team, playing until the close of the
1915 season.
ANDY" pitched the greater part
of the 1916 season with Lake Park,
Ia, but finished the season with the
Armours and has been with the
Packers since.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
|Cornhuskers Form
New Tennis Club
More Than 100 Students at
School Behind Movement to
Boost Sport In Lincoln. r

Lincoln, Neb, Oct. 23.-(Special)
A plan for widening the scope OF
athletics of the University OF Me-
braska was launched by Athletic Di-
rector F. H. Luehring last week. Hif
first effort along this line was. 70
call meeting of tennis enthusiasts.
1t is the plan OF the new director
to inclnde enough sports in the ath-
letic program of the state school to
insure everyone that is physically
fit a chance to participate.
More than 100 tennis. men and
women attended rhe first meeting.
Plans were made TO organize a club
that would have charge OF the net
sport here. This organization would
care for the use of the courts, their
upkeep and would manage intra-
mural contests
Work has already been started on
Is tennis courts in addition to the
kalf-dozen that are now in use. Part
of the courts will be reserved for
women and part for men. II IS
planned to have class tennis toerna-
ments to decide what players are
eligible for the university team.
intercollegiate games will be ar
ranged with other schools and mem-
bers Of these teams will be awarded
IN" letters the same as members of
foot ball and basket ball teams.
The tennis organization is only
one of the plans for a greater ath-
letic department. A Nebraska cross
country team is. being formed this
fall with hopes that the Nebraska
crewlwill be able to compete in in
>ter-collegiatc contests. A squad of
about SO men are working every
night.
z Preliminary basket ball practice
has already started under the direc-
ton of Captain Russell Bailey.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Big Golf Meet
Starts Soon at
Lakewood Club
Three-Day Tournament at
Eastern Course Will Be
Scene of Exciting
Matches.

The Lakewood Country club after
lapse of two years. once again
enters the gold competitive field this
fall. The officials at the New
Jersey resort have scheduled a
three-day tournament over Thanks
giving week. the exact dates being
November rs, >26, and q. For close
to 20 years these invitation affairs
at Lakewood were the occasions for
battles that have made links history,
bringing together as they did some
of the most famous players in the
country.
The contests at Lakewood be-
tween those two veterans, Findlay
Douglas, national champion in 1898,
and Walter ]. Travis, the only
American who ever won the British
amateur title, have gone down on
record as being among the greatest
to this country. Year after year
this pair furnished spectacular golf
at some stage of the tournament,
and Travis has a number of wins
to his credit. In 1912 he won chief
honors defeating the late Fred
Herreshoff in the final. That was
the tournament where Travis and
John M. Ward, the base ball veteran,
had to postpone their match in the
first round after playing II holes,
because of darkness. They stood
all square at that time, and the next
morning Travis won on the home
green. The "grand old man of
golf" also won the medal in the
qualifying round.
Again in 1918 Travis came through
to the final, defeating on his way
Max Marston, now Of Merton, and
H. T. Cook, a Lawrenceville school,
boy, Cook had eliminated in the f.
nal round F. P. Allis, the Milwaukee
golfer, who staged a Comeback" in
the recent national amateur cham
pionship at Roslyn, where he reached
the semi-fnal round. History repeat
ed itself in the fall meeting at Lake
wood, for there again Travis won,
defeating Max Marston in the final.
Marston in those days was referred
to as the "pawling schoolboy" and
held the interscholastic title. The
following spring Travis again won,
beating Maurice Risley, the pride of
Atlantic City, in the final by 3 and 2.
Travis hasn't competed in more re-
cent tournaments, but every effort
will be made to induce him to play
this Thanksgiving.
Those who visited Lakewood
years ago will find an entirely diff
ferent layout this season, thanks to
Travis, who had charge of the re-
arrangement. For some time 16 holes
have been in commission and the
record to date belongs to ]. F. Shan
ley, who had 66.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

Paul Murray to Box
Harry Wills Nov. y

Paul Murray, local colored heavy
weight, and Harry Wills, claimant
to Jack Dempsey's title. have been
matched to box six rounds in Jop-
lin, Mo-, November %, according to
Ned Humphrey, promoter at Joplin,
who will have charge Of the affair.
Murray is a local scrapper and a
veteran of many ring battles. He
is director of the North Side Athletic
club and has fought a number of the
good boys, including Jack Johnson,
Martin Judd, Ad Walcott. AL Grey
and Sam Langford.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

Ahc o"sAnb NOAPns
Swim and be healthy. ca
Swimming produces a beautiful
symmetry of form. ST..
Swimming is exhilirating and
makes one beautiful.
DR.. w. A. Cox is not so slow
with his crawl stroke. One of the
regulars at the 0. A. c. puddle.
R. L. Robson is hitting the water
in real form from the 12-foot board.
His breast stroke is perfection.
Bill Carey swims regularly. Bill
says, "It's the only exercise that
leaves one comfortable" Nothing
like good swim at the o. A. c.
Charles Harding seldom fails to
swim his quarter mile side stroke
daily.
If you want to see real snappy
dive, watch L. N. Olmsted do
corkscrew from the high board.
A. S. Borglum is not so slow.
Ask him about the day he tried a
shallow dive from the board.
Theodore Tillotson knows where
to find real enjoyment. "The main
attraction at the 0. A. G. is the
tank" says Mr.. Tillotson.
A quarter mile side stroke swim
is a daily event in John Sterling's
life. It is the only exercise that
keeps a man fit.
DR.. Stanley G. Reed keeps full of
"pep" by taking his regular swims.
Distance swimming is the stuff that
makes one peppy. DR.. Reeds crawl
stroke is pleasing to watch.
Glenn Rieder can hit the diving
board snappy. His crawl stroke is
o. K. "Those quarter mile swims
are what keep me fit" says Mr..
Rieder
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

The Omaha Western league club
gave him try-out in the spring of
1912 and he made good, but was
bothered with an injured leg at the
time and feared he would not last
long III the game with the leaguers,
so refused to report for game at
Lincoln. ANDY" when in his prime,
received a number of offers from
professional league clubs, but pre-
ferred to remain in the ranks OF the
amateurs and seni-pros.
"Andy" has the distinction of be-
ing the oldest pitcher or bail player
in amateur or semi-pro ranks in this
part of the country.
During the latter years of his
mound work he has been the main
stay of the Armour team. He has
hurled three no hit, no run games.
Two of these remarkable feats were
performed during the 1920 season,
and the other took place at Lake
Park, Ia.. in 1916. In the opening
game of the 1920 season against the
Ali Nations "Andy" failed to give
his opponents nit or run ana only
two of the visitors reached first
base, one on an error, the other on
a pass.
Pitched No Hit Game.
Five weeks ago at Plattsmouth
Andy" performed his second no hit,
no run contest only one Platts-
mouth runner reaching first base on
an error. In his no hit, no run
fray at Lake Park, Ia, there was
not a man reached first base, the
old hurler tanning "a and the other
three men went out on infield flies.
In 1909 at Bellevue he struck out "a
men, but lost an eighteen inning
game 2 to 0, on scratch hit and a
homer. He has never walked more
than two men in any one game, and
as rule, refused even to issue a
single pass.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Townsends to Play
Bohemians at Miller

Soccer fans are promised some
rare sport this afternoon at Miller
park, when the Townsends and Bo-
hemians meet in their annual game.
Although the Townsends suffered
a setback at the hands of the Gale
domains they are out after victory,
and according to dope, should win
over the Bohemians, who have
strengthened their team, since the
last game.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Eddie Fitzsimmons to
Meet Jackson Fridav

New York, Oct. 23.--Manager
Tex Richard Of the Madison Square
Garden Sporting club, has finally
completed all arrangements for the
l5-round battle to decision between
Willie Jackson and Eddie Fitzsim-
mons, the popular local lightweights.
They will clash at the garden on
October 29. weight to be 135 pounds.
weigh in at 8 p. m. on the night of
the contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Ruth Makes More
Than $22,55O Playing
In Independent Games

New, York, Oct. 23.-Babe
Ruth Is the "clean Up Kid" in
more ways than one. In the last
three weeks he has made 2.550
playing independent base ball,
which is cleaning up consider
ably. The Babe did his best to
help the Yankees get into the
world series and it was no fault
of his that they did not. Ruth
is firmly convinced that the man
who first said cts an i'll wind
that blows nobody some good
spoke an earful, because if the
Yankees had won the pennant
he would have had to be content
with q paltry 5000 or 20 for his
bit of the series.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
[MN DQ[YQV ![l!!Q K6A
l1beSporlinqNorld?[

.
!. William Johnston and Clarence J.
Gneffin won the national doubles tennis
title.
2. Johnston and Griffin won the doubles
3. Miske was knocked down once in the
before being knocked out by Dempsey.
4. Hannes Kolehmainen, representing
Finland. won the Olympic marathon.
B. An American won the Olympic mara
thon In 1904 and 1908.
g.. kolehmainen set new worlds record
Of two hours. 80 minutes, IS AS seconds
Tor the marathon. The old record was
two hours. SO minutes. 81 4-5 seconds.
rIs16. 1916. 1917 and 1918.
8, Nnety-.ix 10 the most stolen bases
bee being sl, stolen ole BY Ty Cobb in 1915: :.
homers in 1911. 1912, 1913 and tied with
Sam Crawford IN 1914.
10. Cobb>led In homers in 1903
New, Questions.
l. Must the umpire call q runner out n
he leaves the base too soon on q fly ball
that Is caught?
2. With two men on the same base who
3. What is J1ck Dempsey's reach?
l. How close did America come to win.
ming the Olympic marathon?
5. Who were the members Of the Ameri-
can 4oo-meter relay team in the Olym-
6. What new worlds record was set by
the American 440-meter relay team?
=. How many men did Yale have on the
1919 all-American foot ball team as picked
by Walter Camp?
8. How many men did Harvard have on
the 1919 all-American foot ball team?
o, II the pitcher while on the rubber
feints to throw to first base. is he penal
lied for not going through with the throw?
10. Can q pitcher feint and not throw to
first base and not be penalized?
Copyright 1920. Thompson Feature Service
Look like Hoover started to feed
the world and then took q run-out
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Thompson, Well Known
Bowler. in Omaha Monday

w. V. Thompson of Chicago. who
is known to all billiard players and
bowlers throughout the country. will
be in Omaha Monday, enroute to
California. He is making this trip
in the interest of the National Bill
lard Protective association, the Or
ganization of which he is responsible
for and is now one of its officers
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Cornell Beats Colgate.

Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. 23.-Colgate
suffered a crushing defeat at the
hands of Cornell today, Coach Gil
mour Dobie's eleven scoring a AZ
to E victory over the Maroons. Coli
gate was powerless to stop Cornell's
backfield.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

Going over Niagara Falls in a bar
rel isn't as dangerous as the little
Niagara that used to come out Of
the barrel. You got your falls later.
Do you. miss the old headaches that
used to make you feel like Hog L.
land at the height of the rivet sea-
son? Want 'em back?
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
High School Foot BAH

Baysrd, Neb., Oct. .2.-The Bsyard
High schUol team easily defeated the Kear-
ney Military academy.~s2 to here. He-
riom OF the local eleven was the star Of
the contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

Geneva, Neh., Oct. z2.--The Geneva High
school foot ball team II anxious to sched-
ule gridiron contest for Thanksgiving
day. The locals were scheduled to play
the Stromberg team, but the latter squad
cancelled the date.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Beatrice. 81: Grand lsIand. 4.

Beatrice. Neb.. Oct 22.-Beatrice High
foot ball team won from Grand Island
here this afternoon. 3S TO 8. Bloodgood
made all the long runs for Beatrice
and kicked ali the goals Three of the
Islander players were injured. The will
Der Reserves won from the Beatrice Re-
a0rves. to O.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Nebrasks city. 10; HaveIock, Is.

Nebraspa CITY. Oct. 22.-The Nebraska
City High school foot ball team defeated
the Havelock team here this afternon at
Hayward Park. 10 to -. in the best game
played on the home grounds this season.
The teams were evenly matched and big
crowd witnessed the contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

Tecumseh, Neb.. Oct. a2.-The Tecumseh
High eleven won the championship Of
southeastern Nebraska here this after.
noon when Il defeated the Falls City
squad in shard-fought contest, rs to o.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Rel CIeud. 7f: Burr Oak. 1e

RED Cloud, Neb. Oct. 23.-(Speciai.)--
Red Cloud defeated Burr Oak. Kan, high
school foot ball team here this afternoon
all its games this season, defeating the
Hastings. Fairbury and Franklin high
school teams.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24

Cambridge. Neb.. Oct. 22.-tspecial)-
Curtis met defeat here this afternoon 1t
the hand Of the local high school foot ball
eleven, 81 to o. The game was featured
by long end runs and line plnnges.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
n.rreeton. ~, Aaame. :.

adams, Neb.. Oct. 33.--tSpecial. 1.-The
local high school was defeated here this
afternoon. 81 to q, by the husky Barn >.
ston High schoolers. before . large crowd.
The game was very fast and clean.