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11 OMAHA MAY LOSE CONFESSES TO CASEY AT THE BAT" Author of the Great Baseball Ballad, Safe In Rome," Makes a Statement Regarding the Popular Poem. The Old Timer (H; THE KEGISTEtt AND LEADER, SUNDxlY MOENJNG, APE1L 23, 1905. GOLF TOUP Id All! -AND GLEN ECHO CLUB AT ST. LOUIS A BIDDER FOR THE EVENT. OLA The Beginner Both Appreciate the GOOD POINTS Found In the I a a The Original Poem, The original "Casey at the Bat" Is as follows: "CASEY AT THE BAT." (A Ballad to the Republic.

Sung In' the Year The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mud- ville nine that day; The score stood i to 2 with but fine in- nlng more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon tho patrons of the game. A straggling few got up to go In deep despair; the rest Clung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast; They thought If only Casey could but get a whack at that They'd put up even money now with Casey at the bat. But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake, And the former was a lulu and the latter was a cake; So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat. For there seemed but little chance of Casey's getting to the bat.

But Flynn let drive a single, to tho wonderment of all, And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover oft the ball; And when the dust had lifted, and they saw what had occurred, There was Johnnie safe at second and Flynn a-hiigglng third. Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell; It rumbled through the valley. It rattled In the dell; It knocked upon the mountain, and re-colled upon the flat For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat. There was ease In Oaseys manner as he stepped Into Ills place; There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile on Casey's face; And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the eowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat. Ten thousand eyes were upon him as he rubbed his hands with dirt; Five thousand tongues applauded when h.

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Thayer, whose home Is Worcester, but who Is now traveling abroad, where he spends "much of his time. He wrote the poem In 1RS8, while acting as. the "Funny Man" of the San Francisco Examiner, and It appeared In his column of June 3 of that year over his nom do plume 'Thin." The News was able to get its Information through a resident of Baltimore. Mr. Button, who was a 'member of the class of 1885 at Harvard, and a chum of Mr.

Thayer. They were both members of the same Greek letter fraternity. Mr. Thayer was editor in chief of the Harvard Lampoon whllo at the university, and was the humorous orator at the class day exercises and was an acknowledged wit. After graduating Mr.

Thayer went west and engaged In newspaper work for a short time, and then returned home. Since then he has been dividing his time between his home and abroad, his father being wealthy manufacturer of Worcester. "The following letter from the author was recently received from Rome, In which he gives full information as to Its writing: "ROME, Orand Hotel du Qulrlnal, February. W6.6lnce writing you the other day other facts about 'Casey- have oc curred to me which perhaps will be of Interest to you. Except as originally published In the Examiner, "Casey- has never been correctly printed-barring ono or two cases In which I have furnished the copy.

The reason for this I will explain. When the poem was first copied Into, an eastern paper-I think by the York Sun-the clipping editor cut oft. the opening stanzas and began where Casey advances to the bat. Later on DeWolf Hopper began to recite tine complete poem as It was given to hlra by Mr. Archibald Gunther, who saw It In the Examiner.

Some one who heard Hoppers recitation wrote out the first five stanzas from memory and a very bad memory he must have had-tacked them to the mutilated version as It was printed in the Sun and many of Its exchanges, and then published the combination whldh has been printed up and down the land as -Casey at the I think that if the matter were of any Importance tho easiest way to establish the authorship would be to let the different claimants furnish a copy 1 which might be compared wllih the poem as It was first printed In the Examiner. "I may say. In conclusion, though some of the mutilated reprints of 'Casey' have my name on the title I have never authorized them. I have left the poem to Its fate except that once I had a few copies printed for circulation among my friends, and only recently, when 1 was charged wltfli falsely claiming the poem, has It seemed to me my duty to say something of my connection with It. Finally, while a certain 'Will' Valentine may have written a baseball poem in a Sioux City paper before ISSft, it could not have been 'Casey at the and if any one is anxious enough to search the files of that paper this fact will become patent.

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Although It has been conceded (Jiiatr the Transmississlppl Gulf association tournament would be held on. Jhp, course of th Omaha Field club this summer, a new bidder Is In the field, and the chances of the event being lost to Omaha for a year at least are many. The new bidder is ths Glen Echo club of St Louis, and It is Riiid that a majority of the directors of the Transmisslssippl Golf association favor holding the 1306 tournament there. The first Transmisslssippl tournament was held In Kansas City. The following year It went to and the next year to Ies Moines.

Last summer the tourney was held In Minneapolis, end many new golfers whose Jtiomes are in the nortih were enrolled. It Is this argument that those favoring St. Louis are making. They say thai by having the tournament on the Glen Echo course many southern golfers and golf clubs will enter and that it will do much to strengthen the association. President E.

G. Iavitt of the association Is said to favor giving the meeting to the Bt. Louis club, and. in a letter to Warren Dickinson of Des Moines, he says that he would, however, favor taking the meet back to Omaha another year. Course It Beautiful.

The Glen Echo course is fine of the mest beautiful In the country. A large amount of money and time tins been spent on the course, and it now has the abearance of a large rolling garden. The sod through the fair green is well cared for, and flower gardens delight the eye. The Omaha Fltld club this year Is better tha-h It has ever been before. The officers of tlhat club have bad no doubt that the next tournament would be held there, and have already begun making arrangements for their guests.

Omaha golfers will be greatly disappointed If the meeting Is taken from there to St. Louis. The dates for the Transmisslssippl golf tournament this year have been set, and will be from July 10 to 15. It is expected that more golfers will enter this summer tihan ever before, and Pes Molncs Is slated to send a large delegation. Team Match is Planned.

President Lf avltt also writes that he is planning a team match between the golfers of the Transmisslssippl association and the Western Golf association. His idea Is to have teams of twelve men eacth meet at the Transmisslssippl tournament, and believes that such an event would prove Interesting and attractive to the golfers. He has written to Warren Dickinson, asking his opinion on the matter. Trouble Brewing In Iowa. Trouble is brewing In ffiie Iowa Slate Golf association.

At the annual -meeting of the asportation at Dubuque last year the Burlington Golf club's invitation' was aoeepted, and It was recommended that the next state tournament be tield some time In July. When Messrs. Dickinson and Hopkins, who are directors of the state association, wrote to Dr. George Kinney of Burlington recently, a-sking him to assist In fixing the dates, Dr. Kinney referred hhem to E.

D. Clarey, president of the Burlington club A letter has been received from Mr. Clarey. saying that Burlington golfers were desirous of holding the tournament the last week of June. The Des Moines golfers especially object to this, and It has been decided to refer the matter to the directors for a vote.

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physical effort always under per Agent, Over 408 Locust W. SEARS, Iowa SHQ9SSB93S Then, while the writhing pitcher ground me ohu imo ins nip, Defiance gleamed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip. And now the leather covered sphere came hurtling through the sir, And Casey stood a-watchlng It In haughty grandeur there. Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded spedf "That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one!" the umpire said.

From th benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar. Like the beating of the storm waves on a stern and distant shore. "Kill him! Kill the umpire'." shouted some one on the stand; And It's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand. With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone; He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on; He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the sphere flew; But Casey still Ignored It, and the umpire said: "Strike two!" "Fraud!" cried the maddened thousands, and the echo answered "Fraud!" But one scornful look from Casey and Ihe audience was awed. They saw his tore grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain.

And thev knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again. The sneer Is gone from Cssey's lip, his teeth are clinched In hate; He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate. And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go. And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow. Oh! somewhere "Ih this Tnvbred land the Kiin is jJiinincr bright: The bund is playing "somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.

And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy In Mudville mighty Casey has struck out. lnnd, Adnmson.O. R. Srott In the hundred; Tener, Packard and Hubbard In the 4tfl; Mnharg. Henninger and Sioux Jones of the Normal, in hurdles, and Smith, Campbell.

A. B. Scott and Williams In the distsnees. Cave is doing work on the baseball team this senson but Is throwing the discuss. Stauffcr Is also working on the discus while Fyler Is putting the shot.

Barrett and Henninger are In the high lump while Heisey and Currle are getting out In the broad Jump. A great deal nf material Is out besides these old men and. black horses may show up In any of the events at the home meet next bat urday. RICH MAN IS IN WORKHOUSE Dalkt at $363 Fine and Chooses Four Years In a Cell Rather Than Pay. CINCINNATI, April H.

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LEAVENWORTH, Mgr. Iowa Phone 1054M Mutual Phone 2243 407.400 CORNHUSKERS COME EAST FOR GAMES THIS WEEK Play Highland Park In Des Moines Saturday and Follow With Games at Ames and Iowa City Later. LINCOLN, April unversity'i baseball team will start Its tour of the eaut next Friday, making the first stop at Des Moines to mart the Highland Talk college team. The trip Includes four games with Iowa schools, while five games In all will be played against the big nine colleges in the east. The following is the revised sohedule: April ri-Highland Tark at Des Moines.

May 1 Ames at Ames. May 2 University of Iowa nt Iowa City. May 3 University of Chicago at Chicago, May 4 Purdue university at Lafayette. May 0 and 6 Washington university at St. Louis.

May 8 Open date. May 8 University of Illinois at Champaign. May 10 James Milliken university at Decatur, III. May 11 Knox college at Galesburg, 111. May 12 Iowa university at Iowa City.

May 13 Creighton university at Omaha After the men return to Lincoln a considerable number of college games will be put on the end of the season. Highland Park coming here May 23 and Still college of Des Moines on May 27. wwile there Is Ptlli a possibility that Iowa university may be persuaded to play two return games in Lincoln. These were asked for last week, but on account ot the fact that the dates were already filled the request of the Iowa, authorities was turned down. Owing to the fnct that there Is no football game with the University of Iowa next fall, the Nebraska students are anxious to bring tlhe Hawkeyes here and thus do as much a possible to preserve close athletic relations.

The personnel of the Cornhuskers' baseball team Is now practically decided, and while the new men will dominate, the aggregation Is one of the strongest the university has turned out in years. Captain Bender will do the bulk of the backstop work, on the trip east, and Morse, Who has gained renown on account of his magnificent control of the elusive "spit" ball, will be called on to pitch the important contests. Bender has played on the team three years previous to this and Is one of the hest college catchers In the west. This is evidenced bv his seleotion by Dale Greer to catch for his Little Rock team of tine Southern league. Bender will start his professional career as soon ts the college baseball season closes.

The fame of this llttlo athlete has spread to every college in the west on account of the remarkable work he has done on the Ne- North High Captain MILLS ALLDREDGE. The captain of the North High track team Is a senior In the school and has been a member of the track team for two years. He will enter the pole vault, dashes and broad jump. IOWA Automobiles afford the people of this section an opportunity to witness splendid feats of physical strength, never before seen on the Pacific coast. The events will lie open to all associations tinder the direction of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club.

The schedule is as follows. A. A. IT. rules to govern all events under their Jurisdiction: June 6 Interseholastic baseball championship.

Local June 6 and 7 Individual gymnastic championship. Open. Juno 8 Boxing championship. Open. June school games.

Local. June 108tate of Oregon Intercollegiate championship, truck iind field. June 12 and 13. Interschulastio relay races. Open.

June 14 and 15 Open dates. June 16 and 17 Intercollegiate championship track and field events. Open. June and 17. Relay races.

Open. June 19-24 Lewis and Clark Pacific coast golf championship. Open. June 19-Flve-mile run championship, Lewis and Clark. Open.

June 'JS-July 2 Handball championship. Open. Yacht races. July and 4 North Pacific championship, track and field. July 5-Fencing championship.

Open. July 6 Open date. July 7-Iong dive, high dive, standing broad Jump, standing high Jump, championships. Open. July s-Handleap track and field events.

Open. July 10-Lacrosse, northwest champlon- 8lJuiy 11. 12 and 13-Y. M. A.

athletics. Open to all Y. M. C. As.

July It and A. A. championships. July 17-Japanese field day July 18 to 23, inclusive Swimming, diving water polo championships. Open.

July 25 to 3-North Pacific regatta and open regatta. July 17 to 81-Tennis. Open. July 24 Turnveretn. Open.

July 31 Automobile tests. Open. Aug. 1 Open date. Auk 2 and a-All-around Individual championship, track and field.

Open Aug. 4 and 5-Lewis and Clark world championship, track and field. Open. Aug. 7 Amateur baseball, four teams.

Local. Aug. 9 and 10-Navy sports. Aug. 11 and 12 Handicap swimming events.

Open. Aug. It-Professional events. Hose races. Aug.

21lndlnn athletic sports. Aug, 23 and 24 Fly casting. Open to all game associations. Aquatics and logrolling contests. Sept, 11 and 12 Soldiers' Held day.

Sept. 13. 14 and lfr-Crlcket champlon- eh8eptMultnomah Athletlo club day 8eSplt0ri-M. A. A.

C. track and field games. Open. Sept. 18, 19.

20 and 21 Wrestling championships. Open. Sept. 22. 23 and 24-Lacrosse championships.

Open. Sept. 3, 2tt and 27-Basketball championships. Open. Caledonian games.

28, 29 and 80 Association football. Oct! 2, 3, 4. 5, 6 and 7-IntcrcollegIato college and club football. AMES HOME MEET TO BE HELD NEXT SATURDAY State Agricultural College Athletet Continue Training Under Jack Watson During the Easter Vacation. YOU'LL buy an Automobile some day.

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Finally, when one question was urgently repeated to her several times she suddenly exclnlmcd In an angry tone: "Now, you needn't think you can catch me that way. You've tried that three or four -times already. No, sir, you can't catch me!" "Madam." observed Mr. Bartholdt, with the politest of bows, "you have no cause for alarm. I have, I assure you, no desire whatever to catch you and your husband looks as if ho were sorry ho did." ure and sheepish manner, and his wife, an Individual of Amazonian proportions and a correspondingly aggressive air.

The husband was evidently very much cowed by Ills better half, for when he was being questioned he would from time to time glance timidly at. the lady, as if to seek permission of her to reply to the Interrogatories. tuirtng the cross-examination to whlrh the lady in turn wan subjected by Mr, Bartholdt the evinced considerable Impa A BRIO'S braska football team In the past four yea rs. Iort and Nlllson, two freshmen, will make up the remainder of the Nebraska twirling stuff. Itoth of them have done good work In the early (fames this year attaJnst Omaha league team of the Western IcaKue, Nlllson holding the profes-slonals down for seven Innings without a hit.

nd winning the guma by the score of 4 to 2. Bartft. one of last year's extras, will oimnxe off with Bender on first, and lllne, another first year man, will appear at second. Reddlck at short and Gaddis at third are also both from the freshman class. This gives the whole of the Infield to the new men.

but they form one of the fastest aKKreRatlons of youngsters ever seen on Nebraska field and are exiected to acquit themselves well on foreign diamonds. Fenlon and Cooke, two of last season's men, will pby in left and center, respectively, while one of the "resting" pitchers will be placed in right. Ten plavers. with Manager Allen, will make the" trip. Catching an Amazon.

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AMES. April Easter vacation at the Iowa State colleee from Thursday night until Monday night meant no vacation for the college athletes. Some weeks ago Jack Watson announced that the rscii who were training woujd be expected to train through this vacation on account of tho home Meld meet on Saturday, April 29. The men are doing regular work and will make a creditable showing although the team is weakened by. the loss of several who graduated Inst season.

Among the men who are out are Cope- J. A.