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a year ago the Nationals were In
the second division with less than half
of their games on the right side of
the ledger, while this season they have
been contenders from the outset and
now are perched in second place, right
on the heels of the leaders.
These are the most striking diff
ferences found in the rating of the
clubs at this corresponding period of
last season. but it is notable that
where in 1924. Boston, New York. st.
Louis and Detroit comprised the up
per crust, they are in the second divi-
sion. with the first four places held by
Philadelphia. Washington, Chicago
and Cleveland.
How the entrants will be aligned
after the next clash between the two
sections of the circuit is a matter of
speculation. but it is safe to say that
there viii be more than one change.
The Tigers recently have given un-
mistakable evidence that they have
found themselves after fioundering
helplessly in the first six weeks of the
campaign, and with the return to
service of Babe Ruth. which should
not now be long delayed. the Yankees
also may be expected to forge steadily
upward.
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with Barney held over to inaugurate
the trio of games starting at Shibe
Park tomorrow. Johnson has had
four full days of rest, and he usually
fails to show at his best with a longer
period between efforts, but 1t has been
full week since Covey has seen
service, and he is even more in need
of toll.
Whether Judge would resume his
station at first base was a question,
as Joe recently reinjured the thumb
he jammed before the Griffs hiked
westward and there was some doubt
as to the eligibility of Ruel, who was
suspended for a run-in with Umpire
Hildebrand in Detroit last Wednes-
day, although the lifting of the ban
On Muddy is momentarily expected.
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CROTTO NINE is LOOKING
FOR STRONG OPPOSITION

EMBERS of the ball Masonic organiza-
!Vl
strong unlimited OF the District and the neghbong
territory.
schedule arranged
having of
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COLLEGE BASE BALL.

At Chapel Hill-Duke, 10; North
Carolina, 5.
At TuscaIoosa-Alabama, ?; Van
derbilt 0.
At New Haven-Syracuse, i; Yale ].
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ing Uncertainty Of Base Ball: :Phillies ~
LEADERS AT THIS PERIOD
LAST YEAR NOW TRAILING
Boston, at Top, and Philadelphia, in Cellar, One
Season Back, Have Positions Reversed
Griffs Facing Test Against Mackmen.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor. The Star.

ASE BALLS OF the of
the national pastmereceny illustrated in the the Ma
- dropped lowl
Tigers Detroit further exemplied striking
standings
prevailed "a this
almost they had the Hub
anchored
Eugmen sixth place
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HARD TO PICK FAVORTTE
In EPSON DOWNS DERBY
By the Associated Press.


ONDON May Tomorrow Derby day and thousands
Brshe the probable results
half the historic EPSON Downs
There little guide their choice 1t is generally admitted that the
below standard
The betting favors Lord Astos Cross Bow
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Da6ton Athletic Association has con-
Arrcted the american marathon for 25
ToarS.
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Harp Midgets, who won from the
Eastern Athletic Club on a forfeit,
will meet the Southern Railway team
at Fairlawn diamond today at 5:15.
Mickey O'Connor will climb the hill
for the HarpS.
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The major league record for stolen
bases is 937, held by William Hamil-
ton
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Shamrock Seniors are meeting to.
morrow night at 715 G streets to dis
cuss their game with the Fredericks
burg Giants on Saturday. Practice
will be held Friday at Fifth and L
streets at 5 O'Clock.
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Coleman, Eastern Athletic Associa
tion hurler. allowed but one hit wher
the Seneca nine was defeated, II to o.
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A Year Ago and Now.

The following figures, comparing the
standing today with that which pre-
vailed at this corresponding time in
l924-the close of the first intersection
al meeting of the rival clubs-shows
how badly the dope has been scrambled
to date in the American League
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Rockville. Silver Spring, Knick-
bockers, Mohawks, Laurel and Ar
1ington are challenged.
Week day games to be played on
local fields also are wanted.
MOdOc Seniors, who have a record
of five straight victories, including a
win over the Hess Seniors. are book
ing games and are especially anxious
to locate an opponent for Memorial
day. Manager j. Gilbert Markham
may be reached at Cleveland 2125.
Waple pitched sterling game and
starred tat bat when the Kenilworth
Seniors defeated the Shamrock Seniors,
II to Z. For a booking with the
kenilWorths for May 80 call Lincoln
$3.50.
Chevy Chase Bearcats registered
their eighth straight win of the sea
son when they defeated the Tenley.
town nine, to 2.
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Warwicks defeated the Ransdell
nine. 6 to 2, but were nosed out by
the Shenandoah Valley tossers, to 6.
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Lafayette clubmen battled the Sea
brook nine to a scoreleSS tie in four
innings, the game being called on &C
count of rain.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE,

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No Games Scheduled.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
New York at Boston. New York at Boston.
Chicago at Pittsbg. Chicago at Pittsbg.
IT. Louis at Cinci. st. Louis at Cinci.
Brooklyn at Phila.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh. 5; Chicago, 3.
New York-Boston twet grounds).
Brooklyn-Phiiadeiphi tcold).
st. Louis-Cincinnati postponed, train
wreck.
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AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS.
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto 5-3: Buffalo. AZ.
Rochester, IA Syracuse, 81.
Jersey City Providence game postponed.
Baltimore. 4; Reading, 3 30 innings) :.
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SnITHERN ASSOCIATION

birmingham, 4; Chattanooga. =.
Little Rock, 81 Atlanta, o.
Mobile Memphis. cold.
Others not scheduled.
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Cardinals defeated the Ontarios, 1.
to g.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Phia. at Washington. Washington at Phiia.
Boston at New York. Boston at New York.
Cleveland at St. l.. Cleveland at st. L.
Detroit at Chicago. Detroit at Chicago.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

St. Paul. 13; Milwaukee. 9.
Kansas City, .: Minneapolis. 3.
Other games postponed. rain.
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Lehigh tossers are to take on the
Congress Heights nine Sunday at the
latter's field. Lehigh players will meet
tomorrow night at TOT Allison street.
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Asheyille. 3: Greenviile. 0.
Charlotte. 10. Macon. 8.
Spartanburg. 81 Knoxville, n.
Augusta, Fl: Columbia, 4.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Greensboro, IL: High Point, 9.
Durham. ! Raleigh. ..
Salisbury, t Winston Salem, ].
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Southern Midgets trounced the Cor
inthian Midgets in their first game of
the Washington Base Ball and Ath-
letic Association series, 9 to 2.
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Iii Luck Trails Number of Major
Teams on Eve of Season Opening
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Maranvilles broken ankle heals. Ills
nnderstudv at shortstop, Charley Hol
iocher, who was out most of last sea
son because OF Illness, has declared
himself not yet ready to return to
play. On top OF this, Denver Grigsby
regular outtielder, has a broken col
lar bone.
Eddie Moore Of the Pirates quit the
squad at Oklahoma City today 10 20
on ahead to Pittsburgh for treatment
for an injured shoulder. and Frisco
Thompson is being groomcd for sec.
ond base for the opening game.
The flu has also swooped down upon
the Chicago White Sox. Maurice
Archdeacon. regular outfielder. being
sent TO his home in st. Louis tonight,
with a complication Of tonsiifis.
Frankie F'risch, the Giants second
baseman. and Freddie Lindstrom, the
boy hero of the worlds series for the
Giants. also are reported ailing.
The Cleveland Indians have escaped
the rigors Of spring training with only
two broken noses. Outfielder Homer
Summa and Bob Knode, recruit first
haseman. were struck in the face by
hasehalls. but may be able to appear
in the opening game.
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Major Griffith Defends Football
Against Attacks Of Professors

energy. seIf-sacrifice and fortitude
he may possess
In defending home coming games
against the attacks Of those who
would cancel them because of alleged
liquor drinking. the commissioned
said thar cit Is certain The footba
coaches never taught their men how
To make pre-Nolstead booze nor en-
couraged them TO drink 1t.
DIR. Cabot recently has been quot
ed as saying men of regularly sober
habits drink to excess on certain
stated occasions. such as days Of
football games and of examination
periods, Major Griffith quoted.
NO one suggests he went on, that
examinations be abolished; but the
death sentence of football has been
asked by some because 1t Is alleged
that now and then the alumni drink
at the time OF the homecoming
game"
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YOUNG BLUE]AYS
MAY RUN AT DRAKE

IOREIGHT0>. prepsters will he
represented at the Drake Relays
- -provided-fhe sprinters show
some speed In their final trial Satur.
day. April II. Coach brennan de-
clared Thursday.
At this time brennan will hold the
clock on his men. and IL any show
exceptional ability. will take them TO
the big meet.
brennan had his men out Thursday
morning In workout on the cinders.
Captain Powers. olds. and Halpine
looked good in the dashes. and FuSa
in the distance events. Caniglia was
tossing the discuss around SO feet
The junior league Blueiays will
continue to work out during the Eas
ter vacation. the traekmen on the
university oval. and the haseballers
at Thirty y-second aud Dewey.
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League
Entries Close

YI>E churches and 10 SUNDAY
N school ball teams paid their
u franchise and forfeit fees when
the entries for these leagues closed
Wednesday evening.
These churches are eligible to enter
teams in the church loop: First Chris
fian. Olivet Baptist. Parkvales. Pearl
VI. f.. First NJ f.. Dundee Methodist,
South Side Christian. First Presby-
terian and Clifton Hill.
These Sunday schools will plac
teams in the field: South Side Chris
tian. Emmanuel Baptist. Wheeler
Greek. Hanscom Park Wildcats, Dun
dee Presbyterian. First Christia n.
North Side Christian, Lowe Avenue
Presbyterian. Peal NJ. z. and Dietz.
Although the entries closed Wes
nesday evening entries received in the
next day or so will be accepted.
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Expect Close
Track Meet

~ ERkELEY. Cal, April 10.-The
X track and field team of the Uni
- versity of California is expected
20 run into some difficult going when
it eompetes with teams representing
the University of Wisconsin and ALI
Southern conference all-stars on the
University oval here next Saturday.
The expectation is based by obserV-
ers ON the known abilities OF the op-
posing athletes and on the showing
made by the Badgers during their
training activities here. The showing
made by the Wisconsin middle dis
lance and distance men. and Schwartz,
shot and discus, Is accepted as being
particularly impressive. This. coupled
with the fact that known stars Will
participate in each event has led 10
the prediction that the tide of victory
will shift in many directions before
the meet definitely Is won.
The Badgers put in spirited ses-
sion in workout today and all OF them
appeared to be in splendid condition.
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GOLFERS ENTER
SEMI : FINALS

Pinehurst, y. G, April Semi
finals of the annual united north and
south amateur golf tournament to-
morrow will bring W. c. Fownee. jr-.
Of Pittsburgh. former national cham
pion. against Frank c. Newton. Bo--
ton. and Arthur Yates. Rochester, y.
Y. against W. W. Rixey. Princeton.
w. Va.
Fownes. at the top of his form to-
day. eliminated 2. W. Whittemore.
Boston. medalist. and |. in the sec
ond round.
Newton won from T. r. Wooten. At
lantic City. and ;; Yates defeated
\. NJ Hoxie Boston. and =. and
Rixey defeated L. 5. 7. Randolph, lr..
Point Judith. r. l.. ) and >.
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April 9.-FootbaII was

OmCAGO. April 9.-Football was
| strongly defended against at
- tarks of college professors.
whom he compared with big Bill
Haywood, the former l. W. W. leader,
tonight by Maj. John J.. Griffith.
athletic commissioner OF the Western
conference. Major Griffith spoke be-
fore the 18th annual convention Of
the middIewest society OF physical
education.
Every now and then some college
professor, leaving his chosen field,
achieves distinction by announcing
that he does not believe in the Amer
lean institution of football. said
Griffith.
There is more danger" he con-
tinucd, that our American youth
will follow the easier path of indol-
ence and idleness than that he will
engage too much in the gridiron
sport. which calls for every ounce OF
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
RELEASE
Inn M'NAMARA

Washington. April 1o.-The Wash
lnston management has taken the
first step In pruning the Senator's
pitching staff by turning back To the
Wichita Western league club Jim Nc
Samara, who came up on option.
The Washington club also has re-
lea sed Pitchers Benson Brillheart and
Joe Martinau. Brillheart was sent TO
the Memphis club OF the Southern
association. and Martina TO New Or
leans in the same league.
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CHARLIE TRIMBLE, AK-SAR-BEN
RACING SECRETARY, RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO MEXICAN TRACK
Record Number of Runners TO Come 10 Ak Meeting from
sunny jim Coffroihs Course--Nlore Than 'oo Head
of Horses Will Be Stati oned at Omaha Field Next
Month.

ing to the Ak meeting in the history
OF racing in Nebraska. More Than
80 of the best runners at the Mex.
can track will be shipped To Omsha
at the close of the winter meeting,
April 10. The horses will begin ar
riying AT Ak .Sar Sen field on Tues
day. April %.
Secretary Trlmble Witnessed the
running of the annual coffroth hsndi'
can which was won by Atherstone
en- a muddy track.
After a short stay here Trimhle
Will leave for Kentucky in search of
more racing stables for the coming
Ak meeting. Mr.. Trimble will see
the annual running Of the Kentucky
derby al Churchill Downs Nav lS.
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GUARANTEE LIES.
POLICE TO PLAY

The Guarantee Lifes and the Ona-
ha Police will play practice contest
Saturday afternoon at . ar Fonten-
ellie park. The insurance men and
the beat walkers" are old rivals and
the game will be as hard fought as
II It were being played in the middle
OF the season.
Munich and Parsley viii do the bat
terry work for the Greater Omaha
lea guers and Crawford and Yost for
the law guardians.
The Guarantees are anxious to
schedule a practice game for some
evening next week with either the
Drive IL Yourself team or the
Murphys For games call Manager
Barth at Atlantic 100.
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place at the Polo Grounds, June II.
A week later Wills will climb into
the same ring to encounter Charley
Weinert of Newark. n. J.
Both Wills and Weinert have con.
quered the erstwhile prominent South
American heavyweight Luis Angelo
Firpo, by newspaper decisions.
The bouts featuring Gibbons and
Wills will come close together but not
close enough to satisfy the boxing
followers, who demanded that the
champions most persistent challeng-
ers, fight it out" Their signing
makes certain Of one factor in the
pugilistic situation-Jack Dempsey
will not box before Labor day. There
will be no opponent for him.
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l&1:9!''2lQ 1:9!''2lQ Spotfs

him easy.
Yep, the Buffaloes look good to
me-"
We hope Mex ca que is right. The
Omaha club Is weak in the pitching
staff. but the in and outfields look
about the best In the league. Short
might be a little wobbly. but outside
Of Denver. all Western league clubs
are weak at this position. according
to reports.
AYICK CILLoP'S release to At
N lanta of the Southern league by
- Miller Higgins of the New
York Yankees, did not meet with
the approval of several New York
baseball experts. The following,
written by Joe Villa, one of the
country's foremost baseball writer's,
is interesting:
MILLER Higgins, who is leading
his Yankees in this direction, I'M
corl1ed genuine surprise by an
nouncing the release of Henry
Cullop OH option to the Atlanta
club of the Southern league. Hug
gins gave no specific reason for
this unexpected move. except that
IL was deemed advisable under
existing circumstances" CullOp
was purchased from the Omaha
Western league club. Colonel Rup-
pert paying fancy price for his
services.
The records showed that Cullop
was one of the leading hitters in the
man, outfielder and pitcher. Con
sequently his acquisition was hailed
with enthusiasm and prompted plen-
ty Of conspicuous stories in the
metropolitan newspapers. When
Cullop reported for duty mt ST.
Petersburg, Fla. he was described
as a natural ball player, one who
was sure 10 remain with the lug
men all season.
1T was pointed out by the experts
that Cullop would be a capable
understudy for Wallie Pipp. could
be used for emergency ouffield
duty and, i'm pinch. might be
called on to show his skill in the
box. Then, all Of a sudden, Hug
gins dispelled these pleasant Illus
ions by attaching the dreaded can
to the young man who must spend
another year in minor league COM
pany before he can get real shot
at the major league game.
1.-The passing of Cullop means the
retirement of Ben Paschal as a re-
serve outfielder who will spend most
of his time communing with
Whitley Witt in the dugout. Paschal
already has figured in several box
scores az the substitute for Ruth,
who has been ailing with a charley
horse"
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
BRUINS DEFEAT
KANSAS CITY BLUES
By Universal Service.

Kansas City, Mo. April s.-The
Chicago Cubs triumphed over the
Kansas City Blues. 4 to .. in the first
Of four game exhibition series here
today.
The pastime was a real ball game In
every sense OF he word Both teams
pls yed in mid d-season form. The Blues.
one OF the strongest aggregaiions IN
the American association. fought the
big ieaguers all the way.
Vic Keen pitched six innings for
the Bruins. He was in rare form.
holding the Blues To five safe swats.
sheriff Blake pitched the last three
innings
The Cubs amassed total Of 10 hits
off Wilkinson and Sehaak.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
ALLAN GOWANS
TO COACH OTTAWA

Ottawa, Kan, April 1o.-Allan
Gowans, former football star. and
graduate of Cornell college, Mount
Cernon. Ia. has accepted the post oi
athletic coach at Ottawa university,
to succeed Everett Cowell, who re-
signed recently, 1t was announced
here.
Gowans will assume his new
duties on August Is. He comes here
from Emmettsburg. Ia, where his
high school football teams have won
80 out of "a games played.
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RUSSIE LEROY
BEATS CONLON

Wllliamsport. Pa. April lo.-Russie
Leroy. sensational North Dakota
lightweight. continued his winning
streak here Thursday night when he
decisively defeated Dick conlon in a
l0.round main event bout.A The west
erner knocked Conlon down three
iimes.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
HURLER,
SEEKS POSITION

Vincent Husky" Francis. veteran
hurler OF Council Bluffs and Omaha
wants to set ON some Metro league
hall team. Husky has pitched for
some of the fastest teams in these
parts including the old Bourgeois
team. the Metoalts and the Council
Bluffs l.onEeways,
ANY manager wishing to set In
touch with Francis should drop him
a line at 9a6 Avenue +. Council
Bluffs, Ia.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
Woodmen of World
10 PLAY Ianda Nine

The woodmen OF the World OF the
Metropolitan league and the Janda
Funeral Home Of the Southern league
will hold a practice contest Sunday
afternoon at Muny Beach at a:3o.
Farris and Curtis will do the
hurting for the "Embalmer" and
Krupski and Monaghan will DO like.
wise for the fraternals.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
JACKSON SCHOLZ
ENTERS RELAYS

Jackson Scholz. New Yorks A. {.
Olympic 200-meter champion. has en-.
tered the 100-yard dash special of the
Loyola relays in Chicago April -.
Pitted against him will be fast middle
west stars. among them Tom Wiley
of Columbia college. Dubuque, Ia.
Paavo Nurmi will appear In his only
Chicago outdoor event.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
Harding Creamery -
After Practice Game

The Harding Creamery ball team
OF the Greater Omaha league wants
practice game for saturday after
noon. The creamery men hold prsc-
tlce permit FOR the east grounds at
Elmwood park.
ANY fast Church or Industrial
league nine wishing 10 play the milk
handlers should call Manager Nat
bridge at Atlantic ea4a.
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attach IL not 50 severe as Ruth's. he
was put to bed In Nashville. Tenn.
tonight.
Not in years have so many Of the
headliners of the diamond been ON
the disabled list from spring training
accidents and ailments. But Ruth
and Cobb are not alone. The Phila-
delphia Athletics probably have lost
the services of Joe Hauser, first base
star. for the season, due to a severely
injured kneecap. The Mackmen are
also minus the services Of Fred Hei.
mach, southpaw regular, who has a
dIslocafed shoulder.
The Chicago Cubs are similarly af
f1Ieted. until Captain Walter (Rabhit0
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11
RELAY TEAMS IN
FINAL WORKOUTS
Nv The Associated Press.

London. April s.-The relay
teams Of Pennsylvania, oxford and
Cambridge universitie. took their
finnl strenuous workouts this after
noon prior TO the mile race they will
run at the Queens club on Saturday.
The Pennsyivanians who have been
in England only few days. are not
vet fully acclimated but otherwise
they are in good condition.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-11

"A cE HUDkINS' claim to the
"A lightweight championship of
4 a The world may not cause Benny
Leonard, retired champ, TO rush to
gymnasium and don his fighting
togs, but II will cause the shekels to
flow into the Hudkins' Golfer.
Reports from Los Angeles where
Hudl.ins is receiving his mail. say
that the former Nebraska light.
weight is in great demand by Cali
fornia and New York fight pro-
moters since his decisive victory
over Joe Benjamin Tuesday night
last.
just who Is Hudl.ins' manager
is not known here. One day we
hear Tom Kennedy. Hollywood
matchmaker. is managing Ace. The
other day it was Willie Rooney,
who was handling Hudlins' fistic
business. Last night it was Clyde,
brother TO Ace, who was the fight
er's manager.
to a boxer unless they can schedule
fights for their charges.
I(n ANTY' M'KEAGUE, Omaha
amateur baseball player
- who Is said by the girls to
be the handsomest ball player in the
tity, says Omaha has a good club this
year.
~ Mr.. Mckeague returned to Omaha
3 ~ n 4,
; lie is II member of the Woodmen Of
tho World 35th degree team. Dur
ing the teams jaunt through the
southern states il visited Houston.
= Tex. where the Omaha Buffaloes
:. were playing exhibition games with
the Houston club. 1t was in the
= town of Houston that Mckeague
got his first glimpse of the Buff
faIoes in action.
Jimmy O'Neill is playing great
game at third base said Nc
Keague yesterday. He appears to
he in better health than he was
last year.
This fellow Carroll looks good at
short. He lacks experience. but with
Of heads like O'Neill at third and
Johnny Munroe at second, Carroll
should be able to make the grade.
He can hit the ball.
king looks good in the outfield
In my opinion, he is not the ball
player Joe Bonowitz is. However
King may come through in better
style about mid.season. We shall
see.
"St0ne is the best pitcher on
Barney's staff. or Bill Bailey
has gained i'm weight. but Manager
Art Griggs Is not taking any
chances with Bailey and is working
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Wills, Gibbons
Will Appear
in New York

r.w YORK. April
10.-Harry Wills,
New York negro,
and Tommy Glib
hons, st. Paul
light heavywe eig ht +,
will appear in New
York outdoor rings
this summer, but
not against each
other
Gibbons opponent
will be I he Ameri.
can light heavy
weight king. Gene
T'unney, and tho
battle will take