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Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Farsghed Coach One Of Big Reasons Why Teams Win in Close Events
Stanley Zbyszko
In Line For Lewis
Big Poles Victory Over Joe
Stecher Proves That He is
Entitled to Meet Champ.

New York, March 26.-(Special.)
-Stanislaus Zbyszko's victory over
| Joe Stecher of Nebraska places him
| in direct line for match with
Stranger" Lewis and chance for
the title. 1t was his first real test
since his comeback to activity on the
mat. He weighted 225 pounds, ap-
peared a trife obese, but he had a
sackful of tricks that he spread all
over the premises. Against Lewis,
or any other of the current wrestling
crop, he should make a creditable
showing. ...
Stecher, too, appeared in excellent
condition. His recent illness did
not seem to impair his strength or
his wind. His skin was clear, his
eye keen-he had the look of man
in perfect health. He weighed 208
pounds.
Yet there need be no alibi for
Stecher. He gave his best and lost.
He had his veteran adversary all but
out He wrestled magnihcently
when required to extend himself.
More than once he had Zbyszko in
tight predicament, but each time
the aged gladiator wormed his way
to freedom.
The defeat, however, places
Stecher temporarily in the rear rank
among the rest of the spear carriers.
Whether he will come back again
with sufficient stuff to rewin the
title is a question only the future can
answer. He'll need plenty of it to
hurdle the elder ZbysZko.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

of his age in his home town were
able to take "beatin'" from him
In 1917 he started out smashing
his way toward the top of pugilistic
ladder. When the kaiser started a
battle royal with the United States
Andy was already member of the
navy and it was during the elimina.
tion bouts following the signing of
the armistice that Schmader Won the
heavyweight championship OF the
"sea dogs" when he knocked ou.
Grant of the Battleship Kansas.
Along with the heavyweight cham
pionship Andy copped the light
heavyweight title of the navy and up
until he was honorably discharged,
on September 7, 1919. was never
able to get airy member of the navy
to meet him.
Following his release from the
navy, Schmader engaged in numer-
Gus bouts with some of the best
heavyweight glove smackers of the
country. Among his battles is one
that the Louisville scrapper will re-
member as long as he lives and that
is the Joe Jeanette eight-round en-
counter. According to a clipping of
the fight, Schmader and Jeanette
staged a great fight. The bout
lasted eight rounds and when the
bell sounded for the bout, to end.
both men were assisted to their cor
ners by their seconds.
Another fight that Andy likes to
relate to his friends is the struggle
with Farmel Lodge last year. Ac-
cording to Schmader, the Michigan
battler tipped the beams at 230
pounds before entering the ring.
Soon after the bout started the
Farmer swung a long and ponderous
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Central City Legion Team
Obectjs jtjoj jBjjej jRuled Out

Central City, Neb., March 26.-
Especial. 1.-The basket bal lteam Of
the local American Legion post was
ruled out of the state tournament
being held at Grand Island last year.
This action was not taken until Cen
trail City had played its first game
with Clearwater.
1t was quite apparent that Grand
Island was out to win. and the only
sure way was to eliminate the Cen
trail City aggregation. Consequently
the three Grand Island officials held
meeting and decided to rule out
all teams having players who had
played on othe rteams this year. The
locals considered this an unfair rul-
ing, as every member of their team
was member of this post, while the
same could not be said of all men,
bers of the Grand Islanders team.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Elm Creek, Neb.
March rs.
~ NJ
Manager Omaha Paid Nine,

Manager Omaha Paid Nine,
Dear Sir:
/ want to play with some regular
paid nine and | give you first chance
at me.
Last yead l plaid with the boys
IN hear at Elm Creek and in twelve
games l famed out hundred and y
and dood of struck out 200 but the
first catcher was sick few games
and the second hatcher kood not
hold me.
In kase you think your catchers in
Omaha cant catch me Ill bring our
first catcher with me and he sure is
good. | ought to be good pitcher as
l fool the batters most of the time
and sometimes the catchers, but our
first string hatcher is so use to me
now that he can almost guess what
l am going to throw.
am six fee two inches tall in
Pas socks and can run like dear.
Marty O'Toole, he says he knows
you, told me last summer | was
good enough to hire out to the Pitts
burg nine but Ilydon't want to go so
far from mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
u. S. Justice Hard
On Hunters Who Shoot
Ducks Out Of Season

Apprehended for shooting four
pintail ducks out of season, Mis-
souri, hunted on March 7 was fined
5000 and costs by Federal Judge Van
Valkenburg, sitting at St. Louis,
Mo. This sentence followed closely
upon the conviction of hunter in
New Jersey before a federal judge,
who was fined 5000 and costs, and
sentenced to Jail for 10 days.
The spring flight of migratory
birds is at its height during April,
and the biological survey of the
United States department of agri-
culture is putting forth every effort
to see that they are permitted to go
north to their nesting grounds un-
molested. Due to the active CO.
operation of federal game wardens
and state authorities, fewer violations
of the federal law are occurring this
spring than formerly.
Nevertheless, some unscrupulous
hunters are taking a chance; arrests
for shooting out of season are being
made by the game wardens and con-
yictions are being obtained in nearly
all cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
No Such Thing as
Athletic Heart Says
Harvard Uni. Doctor

New York, March 26.-There is no
such thing as an athletic heart, says
DR.. Roger l. Lee, professor of hy-
giene at Harvard university. DR..
Lee, who has charge of. the students
at Cambridge and makes an exam
nation of each upon entering the in
stitution and also upon graduating,
declares that most of the talk about
the injurious effects of strenuous ex-
ercise upon the heart is misleading
and harmful. In his study of ath-
letes DR.. Lee made close examina-
ton of oarsmen in an effort to study
the action of rowing upon the heart
and found that rowing, the sport
most often cited as developing en-
largement of the heart, has no ap-
preciable effect upon that organ.
Out of all cases examined less than
a part of l per cent suffered any
harm.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Japs Eleventh Challenger
For Davis Gun Contests

New York, March 26.-(opecial.) J
In spite of the fact that we have ten
MS players here like William Tiden
and William Johnson, who are fig
ured the best two players in the
world today, there is menace on
the courts in the personnel of the
Japanese team which has just chal-
lenged for the Davis cup.
Japan is the. 11th challenger for
the Davis cup contest of 1921, &C
cording to announcement by the
United States Lawn Tennis asso-
citation. The challenge, however.
was not unexpected. The remark
able progress recently made in ten.
mis- by players like Kumagae and
Shimidzu indicated that it was only
a question of time before Japan
would be represented in the Davis
cup matches.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

right that caught Andy flush with it
and down went the sailor.
II camped on the floor for a mo-
ment and then jumped up" said
Schmader. II fought that big bird
carefully during the rest of the
round, but when the third round
bobbed up l danced in and out with
straight left that stung and cut and
a hard right that had my husky op-
ponent helpless before the six rounds
were history"
To Fight Jack Burke.
To tell you, Mr.. Reader. about all
of Schmader's fights would take a
volume and then some, for the Louis
vile slugger has had some pretty
tough nuts to crack since his dis
charge from the services of your
Uncle Sam.
Schmader's last fight was pulled
off at Sioux City against Hughie
Walker. The Kansas City heavy
weight has stood up toe to toe with
several of the best heavies in the
country, and when Andy hoored
Hughie in the first round for count
of nine and then repeated again in
the seventh, the Nebraskan even sur
prised his manager. s.
Walker has mixed some 10 rounds
with Bill Brennan and has mingled
with Bob Martin. Bob Roper and
Walker have exchanged wallops on,
three different occasions with honors
about even.
Schmader will play a nimportant
role in the Omaha Elks' show to be
staged Tuesday night at the City Au-
ditorium. He will meet Jack Burke
of Chicago in 10-round event, the
main event of an all-star show.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

We all know what Jack Dempsey
is to the fight world. what Norman
Ross is to the aquatic world and
what Willie Hoppe is to the fol-
lowers of the emerald table game.
Sam Reynolds holds the same high
position among Omaha golfers.
Way back in 1899, when golf was
the rage in this country, Sam Rey-
nolds-then a freckle-faced lad of II
years-appeared at the Omaha Field
club and applied for a job as a caddy.
He got it.
From this humble beginning he has
risen to the highest position yet at
tanned by an Omaha golfer--he has
copped the city championship three
times, the state championship four
times and the Trans-Mississippi
trophy once, in 1917.
Such record could be expected of
one who studied and practiced the
game in his youth, and Sam is only
we" let you guess his age.
Sam Reynolds is following the
footsteps of his father, who also was
an enthusiastic follower of outdoor
sports. 1t was I. J. Reynolds,
Sans pops" who Conceived the idea
of giving Omaha a golf club, and it
was Sans father who was one of the
impelling motives and original
founders of the Omaha Field club.
T. ]. Reynolds was the first and
last secretary of the Omaha Cricket
club, in the far-off days when cricket
held sway over the OF Scotch game
and base bali, too.
There was once Scotchman,"
Sam relates, "who was very fond of
the clubs which his great-grand-
father had used, and which were in
his possession. A friend commented
on the age of the Scotchnan's clubs,
to which the kilty-garbed High
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Auburn Chess Expert
Wins Annual Tourney

Tecumseh, Neb., March 26.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-The southwestern Nebraska
chess tournament was held in 'Tc-
cumseh this week, with a small at
tendance of players from out of the
county. Ellis of Auburn won the
tournament, having won 1871 and
lost one and one-half games out of
IS played. Wilbur Sherman of Te-
cumseh was a close second, winning
10 and losing one out Of II games
played. The following is the score
of all the players who. remained in
the tourney for more than few
o,,,,ec.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

HARRY GILL best shoes and
give them the best of advice as to
running their races, Harry Gill,
who has coached University of H.
linois track and field teams fir years,
has been noted for not overlooking
single detail when he trains his
teams for important events.
Team Wins Big Ten Title.
When the western intercollegiate
indoor track and field games were
held at Northwestern university
gymnasium, the Illinois team was
looked upon as a certain winner, and
such it proved to be. Because of the
large fields in the quarter mile and
half mile, it was decided to run trials
in these events the night before the
games, to sift the field down to a
reasonable number of six for the
. finals.
AS the athletes were warming up
for the tests, Gill noticed the runners
had trouble to take the turns. He
also saw several trip and fall. After
figuring what might be the trouble,
he took walk around the circuit to
test the surface. He kicked pebbles
off the course and dug his toe into
certain parts of the dirt.
Hard to Decide Trouble.
Other coaches and athletes paid
little or no attention to him. The
runners complained about the turns
being banked too steep, while others
could not txplain their inability to
take the corners in their usual man
ner. Something was radically wrong,
but apparently no one could diagnose
it exactly.
AS members of the managing COM
mittee, coaches and others were as
sembled in the middle of the arena,
a screeching noise was heard in one
corner of the big building. For
few minutes no one paid any atten-
tion. but the disturbance continued
and then an investigation disclosed
GiII as the responsible person.
The Illinois mentor had discovered
what was the trouble with the turns.
He had gone to one corner of the
track and gathered his runners about
him. He instructed them to take off
their running shoes. As soon as the
hrst runner had done this. Gill
reached for his hip pocket and drew
out long, thick file. and started 10
trim down the long spikes Of his
mems running shoes. which had been
sticking in the hard track and caus-
IN gthe runners to stumble.
Gets the Spikes Just Right.
After he had cut down the spikes
to medium length, Gill ordered his
athletes to take the turns at fast
clips. He watched each carefully,
and kept on filing until the spikes
were of such length there was no
danger of stumbling o rtripping.
Although Gill. Intentionally or un-
Intentionally. kept filing throughout
the tests, there were number of
other coaches who wished they had a
similar tool with them. Some I'm
doubtedly wanted to borrow Gilps
fle, but did not have the nerve" to
ask him for it after he had shown the
forethought to bring it along.
1t is needless to state that on the
following night, when finals were
held, the spikes of other athletes had
either been filed down o relse every
coach had such an instrument on his
person to use if the occasion de-
manded.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

lander replied, Yes, mon, this club
in particular is moi favorite. 'Tis
vera ould, in the last so years it's
had FIVE shafts and four heads To
relate the rest of the golf yarns that
have been sprung at the Field club
during the time Sam has been con-
nected there would require many
volumes, but the one above is fair
example.
As long as Sam sojourns here,
and there is not much chance of his
going south-as he is in the coal
business-so Omaha can hope each
season to see Sam Reynolds swing
ing the sticks.
Now, lamp Sans record, and
wish you were him:
19ll-The first tourney Sam en-
tered in. He twas beaten by Cap
tain Foy for the Nebraska state
championship in the finals, two up
and one to go.
1o12-Won the state champion
ship. J. Redick was runnerup.
19l3-Lost the state title to Jack
Lacy in the finals. two up and one
to go.
19l4-Won the state champion
ship. Harold Johnson was run
nerup.
l9l5-Lost state title to J. Redick
in the finals.
19l6-Won the state champion
ship. E. H. Sprague was runnerup.
OBLIVION Trans Mississippi title
from Harry Legg.
1917-Lost state title to Guy
Beckett in semi-hnals.
19l8-Sam in the service of his
Uncle Sam.
1919-Won the state champion
ship. Blaine Young was runnerup
1920-Lost state title to Ralph
Peters at 37th hole.
l92l-Sam expects to cop this
years title. .~
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Coltner College Forms
Ball Team for Season

Lincoln, Neb., March 26.-(Spe-
cial.)-Cotner will put strong base
BALL team into the field thiS spring
Suits have been given out to follow
ers Of the diamond sport and the
manager. Tracy Mumford, has re-
reived a bid for games from Nebras-
ka City and from Legion team
The team plans to schedule several!
games away from home, rs they will
be allowed much liberty in the mat
ter of making trips over the state.
There are seven last year men re-
porting in camp for early spring
training. Regular practice began last
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Anxious for Match
With Champ Lewis

Here's Plestina, who offers to do
nate his end of the gate" to any
worthy charity in a match with Ed
Lewis or any other heavyweight
wrestler campaigning under what he
terms as the Wrestling Trust"
Plestina says he does not fear the
headlock, and if Lewis will agree to
meet him he will permit the cham
pion to adjust the deadlock and let
the match start from that point.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Soccer Game Lacks
Competent Referees

New York, March 26.-(5pecial.)
The greatest problems that Soc
Ger officials and club managers have
to contend with today, particularly
in this district, is the lack of COM
petent referees. Very few rlen are
available who are capable of taking
full control of two strong teams
during action on the playing field:
There is no official more imposed
upon by many players than soccer
referee, particularly if they find him
weak in his decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Cumberland, Md, After
Dempsey-Carp. Bout

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
New York, March 25.-The
Dempsey Carpenter imbroglio may
be lost to New York after all. The
latest episode shows Cumberland,
Nd, creeping up close and making
a noise as though the good folks
of that section would like to stage
the big event. At any rate ennis
saries are in New York fo, that pur-
pose and have had Tex Rickard but
ton-holed in secret confab.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Hans Wagner Strong
For rabbit" Maranville

New York. March 26-(Special)
Hans Wagner, once the National
leagues star shortstop when he
scooped 'em up for the Pirates, is
enthusiastic over Rabbit" Maran-
vile, who will fill his old position
this year.
"Maranville is sure to work won-
ders in the Pittsburgh inheld," says
Wagner. This season you will see
more doube plays and rapid stunts
with the ball between Maranville
and Grimm than have been pulled
off at Forbest field in recent years.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Johnson Plans Tour

New York.-Jack Johnson is plan
ming a boxing tour as soon as he
gets out of prison and wants Paul
Samson to act as his sparring part
ner. Sampson boxed two exhibition
bouts with Johnson down in Mex
leo and Jack likes his style. John
son says he is FIVE times as good
now as he was in Mexico and will
astonish the boxing world if he is
permitted to meet some of the pres
ent-day fighters.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Lifetime Batting Records of Fifty
American League Players to Date
COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS BY AL MUNRO ELIAS

Ty Cobb leads all batsmen Of today
games, 2.O3s; went to the bat the most
times, 7,724; scored the most runs. 1900;
garnered the most hits: 2.s5S; punched
most two ggers, 45S: cIouted the most
three three -baggers. 22O: amassed the greatest
total bases on hits. 1857, and stole the
greatest number OF bases, 7S0.
Babe Rtuh of the New York Yankees
is the undisputed Home Run King
with 103 home runs. and the late lament
ed Ray Chapman Of the Worlds Cham.
sacrifice hits to his credit, $40.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
My Play, Brother to
Man O. War. at Hot Springs

New York, March 26.-(;pecial)
My Play, a 2-year-old full brother
to the mighty Man o'War, is being
put through his educational PAGES at
Hot Springs, Ark, under the watch
ful eye of Kinball Patterson. trainer
for the Simms- McClelland confed-
eracy. Within another month Ny
Play will be on his way eastward,
where he has been nominated for all
the important juvenile stakes of the
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Cutbill of Boston A. A.
Is Theological Student

Harold Cutbill of the Boston A.
A., whose victories in indoor racing
features the eastern season in mid
die distance tests, is q years old.
He lives in Boston and is a theo-
logical student at Boston university,
and an active worker in the Metho-
dist conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Knockout Brown Broke

New York.-Knockout Brown.
one of the greatest money getters
in the ring during the early days
OF the Frawiey law. is down and
out financially. During the recent
snowstorm he applied for position
as shoveier. Brown earned large
sums Of bmoney when he was the
most talked of fighter in these parts.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Movie Golf

New York-Golfers in Cleveland
and that vicinity are getting a jump
that will make fasteners hustle to
keep up. The latest is that a school
has been established to take golf
moving pictures, so that the poor
players may see themselves as others
see them and note and correc, their
own errors through comparison.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
National Singles Tennis
Tourney ON at New York

New York, March 26.-The ma
tional singles tennis tournament
opened here today with S. entries.
illness prevented William T. Tilden'
IT. indoor and outdoor champion,
from defending his title in the sim
giles. but he expects to play next
week with his partner, Vincent Rich
ards. in an effort to retain their dou-
bies title,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

The records, which cover the batting
deeds of 1877 players conclusively show
that despite the many sensational per-
formers Of the past decade Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb Is beyond all shadow Of
doubt the greatest ball player that ever
tred upon a diamond.
Cobb, when the curtain rung down last
year. had completed his 10th year Of
diamond endeavor with the Tigers, being
the oldest player actively In the majors
in 1905, the same year that the Georgia
Peach" reported, old slugging Bill spent
six seasons later in the American associa-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Form Athletic Association

Wymore, Neb., March 26.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Southern Gage County
Athletic association was organized at
Blue Springs. A base ball schedule
for this year was made and games
will be played by the seven schools
which form the association. The
schools included in the association
are Wymore, Blue Springs. Barnes.
ton: Liberty, Virginia. Odell and
HolmesYille.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

they put on full steam after leaving
Madison street, and were soon scoot-
ing through Lincoln park. Rounding
a lamp post on a rather sharp turn.
the machine tilted and made the
curve on two wheels.
Some masse," calculated Mr..
Nolan, as soon as the machine set
tied back on all fours.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

tests are nelQ is
the greatest fac
tor in determin-
ing results, fore
thought on the
part of coaches
or 9th ers in
charge OF the
teams is Just as
essential to sue
cess as ever.
While most of
the coaches try
to do everything
to improve the
form of their
un n ers an d
jumpers, equip
them with the
hocA ahnnr and
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
To Support Ball Team

Sidney, Neb., March 26. : (Spe-
cial.)-The local Chamber of Com
merce has pledged $4,000 for the pur-
pose of supporting base ball team
in Sidney this season. The manage.
ment has contracted with several
former big league players in addi-
ton to several players of last years
team
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

known as one OF
the best of Chi
cago's a m a teur
billiard players.
Among his many
boon companions
is Tom N o la n,
who shines as a
three = c II S h i 0 II
performer. The
octor was due to
deliver a lecture
at a north side
and the game had
gone longer than
m e d ieal society
expected.
With Parker at
It, A IL
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

League
item Biscuit Company against Western
Union.
GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE SCHEDULE
April 16-Msy 21--June Is.
woodman Of the World against Wright
NJ. B. Smith against Nebraska Tire 4
Rubber Company.
Omaha Steel Works against Bemis Bas
Company.
April 23-May 28-July 2.
W. o. w. against Omaha Steel Works
NJ E. Smith against Wright Wilhelmy.
Bemis Bag against Nebraska Tire &
Rubber Company
April s0-June -July Q.
w. o. w. against NJ. E. Smith.
wright-Wilhelmy against Bemis Bag
Company.
Tire C Rubber Company.
May 7-June 11-July 16.
w. o. w. against Bemis Bag Company
NJ. E. Smith against Omaha Steel
Works.
Wright -wAhelmy against Nebraska Tire
& Rubber Company.
May I4-June 18-July Is.
W. O. w. against Nebraska Tire Rub
ber Company.
NJ. Z. Smith against Bemis Bag Com
pany.
Wright t-Wilhelmy against Omaha Stee!
Works
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Gill of Illini
Slips Surprise
Over on Rivals
Mentor of University of Hi.
nois Cinder Path Athletes
Springs New Idea at Re.
cent Indoor Meet.

By WALTER ECKERSALL.
Although the ability of athletes to
,ome through when important con-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Shots From, the Felt

DR.. Harley Parker, former Cub
pitcher and al laround athlete. is
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

A number Of players started and Wers
eliminated after . very few games. Their
names are not given.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
May 14-une ls-July 23.

Armours against Kirschbaum Creamery
Company.
Swift & Company against U. P. Family
League.
Item Biscuit Company against Western
Union.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

Leading five in batting, games
played, at bat, runs scored, iits, two
baggers, three baggers, home runs,
total bases, sacrifice hits and stolen
bases.