Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-19

Elmero Palmero, former Oma-
ha pitcher and popular hurler,
won his game against Kansas City
yesterday, 7 to o.
pal" hurled for the Columbus
club and allowed the Blues only
four hits.
Palmero was sold by "Pa"
Rourke at the end of the 1920 sea-
son to the St. Louis Browns. He
remained with St. Louis last sea,
son and was included in a trade
to Columbus.
Johnny Greeley, former manager Of
Kid Schlaifer. local wclterweight,
believes he has discovered a lad who
can knock the "Kid" for a row of
baseball tickers.
Mickey Brennan, the Fighting
Harp" from Kalamzoo, Mich.,is the
name Of Crccley's new wcltcrwcight
hope"
Greeley isn't managing Schlai-
fer at the present and isn't very
likely to in the future. so the "Kid"
tells US. Schlaifer is his own boss.
According to rumors floating
around down on the Fight Rialto,
Schlaifer got all peeved and called
Johnny all sort of naughty names
and the like when he learned that his
manager was "cuttin'~ another fight
manager on his ring earnings. Sec
ond fight manager, 50 the story ram
bles, was "cuttin'" Schlaifer's man
anger i'll on the ring earnings Of his
fighters.
SO, when the kid" learned what
was going on between his manager
and the other manager, he got busy
and declared that lthe Schlaifer 4
Greeley company should no longer
exist with Greeley part owner and
stockholder. The company was
wrecked; the kid" got peeved and
so did Johnny, with the result that
Greeley raised his right paw and
yelped to the heavens that he would
find welter who could dishgure
the kids" smiling map.
George Leidy, veteran baseball
player and coach Of the Omaha
Buffaloes, breezed into Omaha
yesterday to help put the finish
ing touches to the Fifteenth and
Vinton street plant, and incident
allv assist in preparing for the
opening day celebration.
Leidy isn't telling his age-but it
must be closer to so than so, but
what matters how old man is if
lie can deliver the goods. George
has spent the most Of his baseball
careef III the minors and his playing
days came when the top salary was
at figure. that would make one Of
the sandlotters laugh today. He
played for mike" Finn on the Little
Rock (Ark.) club 22 years ago.
By the way, Leidy is the bird"
who discovered and developed Ty
Cobb.
Farmer" Burns, who takes great
delight in discovering and develop
ing wrest1ers, believes he has COM
ing mat champion in his son, Ray
mond.
Burns has purchased new home
out in Dundee in which is located a
fully equipped gymnasium. In this
gym" the veteran grappler expects
70 develop his son into champ.
Young Burns, who toots mean
cornet at a local "movie" house, is
said to be learning the art of bone
crushing" fast and the Farmer"
predicts another unbeatable wrestler
in Raymond Burns.
Tommy Russell, manager OF
Fred Fulton, heavyweight fighter,
stopped of in Omaha yesterday
en- route to Denver, where the
Minnesota Plasterer fights Bob"
Roper, April 20.
Russell lis anxious to show Full
ton in this burg against Andy
Schmader or any other fstie per-
former.
Dewey Laws, former Omaha uni
versity athlete, who halls from Kear-
nev. Neb., has been signed up IS
member of the Norfolk club. accord
ing to word received by the writer
last night from Ernie Adams, man
ager of the Norfolk club.
Missouri at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, April lS.-fhe Uni
versity of Missouri track team. which
will meet Occidental college here