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THE LINCOLN SUNDAY SI jjf Automobile Section SPORTING SECTION "NEBRASKA'S BEST NEWSPAPER LINCOLN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1918. SUNDAY i EDITION SEVENTEENTH YEAR. -V- I TOMBOY TAYLOR'S MOTHER IS SO VERY OLD-FASHIONED. Saturday Football AMERICAN BOXERS TO 1 Pick of Army andjlavy to Battle With Best in the Allied Armies. Jack'Dempsey's Court Troubles End Monday Unless Barber Reister Appeals.

One more the spotlight of. sport fame centers on the person of Jack Dempsey, challenger for the world's heavyweight championship. within a few days tie again may be come a revival of litigation Instituted, by John Relsler to enforce a tnena- gerlal contract ha claims Dempsey entered Into back In 1816. A circuit court judge at Milwaukee just a few days agoectded that that agreement was not Rsisier still has the right of appoaJ. Now comes the report that Dempsey ha a enlisted In the navy, and as a result of this he has been aelected to go to London within day or so and III Oil aW! mother TyNw Ht GOTTA CAKRV N.

SCH00J- Ht MSTA BET represent the Great La ices Navat training station tn the Interallied; flstla carnival which -will ba itaked FRANKLIN PIERCE PLAYERS AND FANS BEING MADE WHILE LEAGERS ARE IDLE RRSVIYJEftM EASY FOR CORNHUSKERS College Stars ort Omaha Balloon Eleven Whipped 19 toO on Nebraska Field. Huskers: Reeled tiff 'a Trio of But Oppon-' ents Failed to.Score. Uncle Bam'l students In aeronautics at the Omaha Balloon school were the vlstlms of a devialve football trouncing in a thrilling eontest with the Cornhuskers Saturday afternoon on Nebraska field. With a string of former college stars In the lineup and- a material advantage In the weights, the i tnnk formidable when they trod anto the gridiron. But their superiority' was more apparent than real, as the Huskers outclassed the army men, both on offense and defense, counting three touchdowns means of a smashing attack and claiming the afternoon's laurels by a ia The Cornhuskers drove across the Balloon school goal aunng ira second and fourth periods.

The Ne. ft.aVa Al.VAn BmAllhM tllS lllie. 111 --the ends and executed forward pas aeu In a series of parades down the new which the beefy Balloonlsts could not halt. The Aeronauts played their best football on the defense. Offensively, they failed to negotiate a single down during the sixty mmu A Balloon school fumble factored in the Cornhuskers' first touchdown.

Full-back King of the army team rumbled the hall while running from punt for- --J olfhfk LantZ Of tnC pmiiuu Cornhuskers recovered and ran ten yards to the Baiioonists- ou-yra 1 The Balloonlsts balked two drives at tha Jlne, but Quarterback Howarth, then hurled a lateral pass to Hubka and the Nebraska taptaln cleared zo varAm around right end. Left Halt rxt.it drove through the line for nine yards and in three more downs 'Howartn squirmeu center and planted the ball behind the Balloon team goal. King's Fumble Costly. tin TTiillhnpk King A I. during the second period again brought disaster to tne army -team.

Conrhuskers pounced onto the oval and downed It on the Baiioonists 20-. VTairhnrV Schellenberg promptly sped around end for 16 yards and subsequent line bucks by Hartley and Schellenberg enabled the latter to smash tnrougtt to me setuim vuv -down. Nebraska's third and final touch rrm hrllliantlv exe cuted forward pass from Howarth to Bwinson, rlgnt ena. owaiiKun. the- pass hack of the Balloon team goal.

1 Captain Faulk of the Balloonist at. trnn during on the 40-yard line when he signalled for his kick, but tne tonmuK broke through, downed him lor a loss The Huskers attempted only a few forward passes, but most or incir -football worked with rillant results. One pass from Howarth to Neumann netted 20 yards fnnpth nnnrter. Neumann, ...9 after receiving the catch, had a clear field to a toucnaown, out ne f-n Rnlinnn team's men downing him on the 15-yard line, chatienhefir then hnt around end, takinff lntpml Dana from Howarth, and reeled off nine yards. The Huskers were on tne way io touchdown, but a 15-yard penalty for VaM lns arAnnAfl (IVIUIUQ DVVf WW although a forward pass, Hubka to Hartley, was a success, yei tne si" lacked a yard of giving Jhe Huskers The Balloonlsts promptly punted out 1 1 or aanger, juii tn nuKers oe aemea ana inaugurated anuiiijir u- Jobes, going In for Schellenberg at ten naiioacK, arove iinugni unuunn the line for 15 yards.

Lants. Hubka mnA TTnwnrth rnmnllAjf flnnthpr first down on line plunges, and Howarth then snot a suecessiui pass 10 owan-son. who -trapped the oval While standing behind the Baiioonists goal Husker Line Strong On Defense. Hubka and Schellenberg were the a in Hrivlnv rrum fit th Nnhrnnkft. at tack, while on the defense the Husker forwards played rings around the Balloon team's line.

The fact that the army players failed to negotiate a slnglo first down provides the best evidence of the defensive improvement Nebraska's next gridiron engagement Is booked for next Saturday, when they will clash on the Lincoln field with the Kansas Jayhawkers in one of the classic combats of the Missouri alley conference season. The Balloonlsts invaded Lincoln in genuine military style. They made the trip from Omaha by special train, accompanied by their military band and a comnanv of Balloon anhnol ntiulpnta all In uniform. The visitors paraded 4 I I .1 i i me uudiiicii necuon ana men neuaea for" the state university athletic field, leading a black bear, which, accord ing to announcement, had been brought to the capital city for the special purpose of devouring the Corn- fiiialrAv'a) "trnrl 13.. 1 I uut it was it iu day for goat hunting, at least hv the Comhusker camp, and the bear beat it uuin id umana wim nunger unap-peased.

i The Lineup and Summary. XTAk.n.Wa Tl 1 1 Neumann le. (c.) on December 11 and 13. The greatest boxers in the armies and navies DI all the allied nations will ba selected to compete In this tournament Cham pionships in all different weigm classifications will ba awarded. Dempsey will be the brlgnt parucumr star of a notable gathering; of boxers picked to bear the colore of the Great Lakes station.

Included In the list is Ritchie Mitchell, who holds the lightweight championship of the United States navy, a title that waa bestowed on htm following his popular victory over Joe Welling. Others In this contingent are: Cal Delaney, welterweight; Dennis Keefe, middleweight; Jack Helnen. "heavyweight, and Pal Moore, bantam- weight. i All tha American cantonments and naval base will be represented by the pick of their ring stars. It probable that Pete Herman, bantam champion, wiu take part, and he undoubtedly will be pitted against the sensational Jimmy, Wilde or England.

There is a possibility that Prance will be represented by Its ring Immortal Georges Carpentler and if he does take part lie may clash with Jack Dempsey. This would be a wonderful attraction In itself. The time of sailing for the American mitt wleldera Is veiled in secrecy. Or- ders were received early In the week to have the boxers gather at eastern polnUef It la probable they will be on their way 'ere long. Never In tha history of the prise ring has such an impressive glove tournament been planned.

It will attract the atten- tion of the entire world. While the' interest of all boxing fans will be centered In the activities of JacK Dempsey as a representative of this-' country In the international nstle tourna- ment, the legal entanglements of this famous scrapper also will attract more than passing notice. When Judge Gregory of the Milwaukee eirouit court, decided that. In effect, the contract by which Kelaler claimed managerial rights to Dempsey was merely a "scrap of paper," Ike court left the Gotham barber the right to appeal from this finding, if be saw fit. This is tha step that Dempsey and his friends are now anticipating.

under the ruling of the court. Ktlsier has until November 11 to file his notice of appeals, and if he falls to do so then the court will release the sum of deposited by Dempsey as a. guarantee that, tba uitereaui ot. Kelsler wouio oe protected In the event that his contract was upheld by law. If Relsler does not anneal, it will be tantamount to an entire surrender of his hold on the boxer.

Boxins followers will be interested in the findings of the court, and some of the chief points follow; "In July 1918, Dempsey entered into contract with Relsler, and waa prom ised 81,000 for boxing John Lester John son, a negro, but was paid only 1100, "On December 18, 1818, another eon-trlNt was an tared Into, which was to run for three thereafter Demp sey iiift for tha west; Before this Demp sey had asked Relsler to pay him the IUO0 he claimed was still due from the match with Johnson, An argument re- ended by Relsler saying ha wouio. not carry out ins contract ana Dumpeey was free to do as ne pleased. Organized Ball Made Start 48 Years Ago It was forty-eight years ago today that an Informal meeting of men Interested In baseball was held In New Toxk and a plan for organising league of professional clubs waa discussed. Several other aesatona were held during the winter of 1870-71. and ns a result of these talking bees the national Association of Professional liusebali Clubs was formally launched in March, 1871.

The corner of Broadway and Thirteenth street, Manhattan, la the birthplace of orsranlied professional baseball, as Collier's sa loon waa the organizing place of the fathers of the pioneer league. In 1870, when the Idea of league baseball was first discussed, there were In existence seven clubs which paid regular salaries to their players. These wtre tha Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago, Cleveland, Troy, N. Hay- makers, New Tork Mutuals. Balti more Maryland and Cincinnati Red Stockings.

The latter club, the firs! professional baseball team, disbanded about this time, however, and Cincinnati wss not represented In the National association. All of tha other clubs mentioned joined the league, with the exception of the Marylands, and Boston, Washington, Fort Wayne and Rockford were also represented tn the circuit In the 1871 season. In addition to the clubs which paid regular salaries to their players, there were dozens of other pines scattered over the United States and Canada which were operated on a cooperative basis, the members of the teams di viding the gate receipts. The National association, tha daddy of the major leagues, lasted five years, and during that period no less than Blxteen cities were represented at one time or another, embracing a territory from Boston on the east, to St, Louts and Keokuk on tha west. JAGKIES BALKED BY NOTRE Great Lakes Sailors Held to 7 to 7 Tie in Gridiron Clash With Rockne's Men.

PS (Special to The Star.) NOTRB DAME, Nov. Notre Tame and the Great Lakes Jacktes battled to a standstill on Notre Dame field today before the largest crowd evsr Rathered here. The score was 7 to 7. lotre Dame's younger and lighter line held Ilka steel against the plunges of the Sailors and credit for the Great Ikas touchdown goes almost entirely to the wonderful Drlscoll, who, after making most of the preparatory gains, raced through the field thirty-five yards for a touchdown and then kicked goal. Notre Dame's score oame In the first five minutes of play.

Bahan received the Sailors' kick-off on the Notre Dame 10-vard line and returned fifteen yards. End runs by oipp and line blunges by Lambeau brought the ball within three yards of the Great Lakes line, and Mohen. by a quarterback run, carried it over. Ulpp kicked goal. The second quarter was a nip and auck battle, neither side gaining consistently and tha quarter ending with tha, ball In Notre Dame's bands on the Great Lakes line.

The Bailors came back hard In the second half and early in the third quarter, by means of the wonderful work of Drlscoll, tied the count In the last Quarter the Sailors goat we agnlh in danger, they hld. la an even battle, ua ana aown tne tieia, neither side could force a victory, and tha gams ended by the Great Lskea punting to the Notre Dame 10-yard line, Tha Great Lakes station has a wonderful team and the fight was ss hard as any ever seen on Carter field. The Notre Dame eleven waa lighter and younger and had no outstanding atar like urlscoll, but by htadwork and grit they held their own and possibly had a shade, Lieutenant MoCready'a only comment on the game was that Notre Dame -had a wonderful The lineup: Great Lakes Pos. Notre Dame Relrhley le Kirk Kcklund It Stein Keefe (c) Ig Anderson Bachman Larson rtSiklun? Jones jrg V. Bmlth Dastland Crowley Halas Anderson Drlscoll Mohn Ahraliamion Oipp Williams fb Lambeau Brlkson Bahan Referee Magldsohn, Michigan.

Umpire Grady, Depauw. Umpire Wyatt, Wolverines Were Winners, 13 to 0, But Showed No Class In Their Triumph. CHICAGO, IlL, Nov. 9. Chicago university was defeated here today, 13 to 0, bv Mlchlaafl.

Today's renewal of a Western conference classic found the victnra of that haartbreaklnr 2-0 Strug gle of 1908 last previous meeting of the two altogether outclassed. Chic. id's kicking same was weak. Punt, war short and Dooriy placed Wolverine punts were dropped or the receiver wsa down in his tracks. Neither team favored spectators with brilliant playa.

It was hummer and smash at the tackles with spilt bucks, wun an occasional attempt around end from punt formation. At this Michigan naa mucn better luck, continuously rtndlng holes In the Maroon defense. Only once was Chicago able to find sin opening and that hole was plugged quickly, A trlqk play, In which a Ions halfback slipped around a deserted end, was the only spectacular event. It was a Htagg Invention and merited more than the ten-yard gain It won. Chlca'as'a rucoverv of a fumble on Mich Igan's 80-yord Una In the first period gave the Maroons a chance.

Line plays falling, Left Tackle Btegeman attempted a drop kick. It was blocked. Captain Goets of the Wolverines a cooped up the oval and ran nearly sixty yarns lor touchdown. Bteketee kicked goal. The second and third periods were featureless.

At the end of the third period. Michigan had the ball on the Ch'cago ito- yard line, lert Hair perrm carried it over the line through tackle at the start of the last quarter. The summary and lineup: Chicago Pos. Michigan Schwab Kurpss McGuIro Morrison Swenson Freeman Reher c. Vlck Miller Adams Htegeman Goets Hnlllday le Dunne Noff Knode Hermes fb.

Bteketee F.ubsnk rh, cong Elton Perrm Reforee Birch, Earlham. Umpl giilaley, Bt. Mary's. Touchdowns Goets, Perrlhi Goal from touchdown Bteketee. DAM MICH OA VICTOR DAB NT a Uncnin Nebraska.

1: Bal loon School of Omaha, At Madiion. 21; Wis consin, 0. I At Minneapolis wavai aviation ecnw. Dunwoody A. T.

8., 0. At Kast tBaln. Mich. Purdue, M. Michigan Aggies, u.

At Omaha Crelghton. 14; Haskell In- North High iD9 Molni). 40: Omaha High, At Camp Douae Camp Dodge. Iowa State college (Ames). 0.

At Iowa City Iowa. Minnesota. At Chicago Camp Taylor, 14; CeraP Grant. 0. At Des Moines Des Moines college, 16; Iowa Wesleyan.

7. At Chicago Northwestern. 47; Knox college. 7. At State College, Penn.

Penn Bute Rutgers, 26. At Cleveland Chicago Naval Reserves. Cleveland Naval Kerva. 0. At Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

14; Lafayette, 0. i At Cambridge Harvard, Tufts, 0. At Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, S4; Washington 'and Jefferson, a. At St. Louis Drake.

Washington, 0. At Cleveland Western Reserve, 14; Ohio Northern, 0. At Texas A. It; Bay lor, 0. At Columbus Ohio State, Case, 0.

At Manhattan Kansas Aggies, 2S; Washburn, At Fayette Ark. Arkansas, Rolla, 0. At Lawrence. Kas Kansas. Okla-hor-a, 33.

At Annapolis Navy, 17; Naval Operating Base, t. At Berkeley California, 40; St. Mary's college, 14. At Notre Dame Great Lakes Naval StationrJNotre Dame, 7. 'At Davidson.

N. S. Davidson college Washington and Lee, 0. At Atlanta Georgia Tech, 128; North Carolina A 0. At Nashville Vandarbllt, University of Tennessee, 0.

I At Auguijta Camp Charleston Naval Station, 7. At Syracuse Syracuse, 53; Brown, (I. At New York Naval Transport, 87; Camp Vail, 0. Af New York Columbia, S3; Union, 0. State.

S. I At New York Fordham 8. A. T. 0., New York 0.

At Annapolis Navy, S7; Navy Operating Base, J. At Boston Camp Devens, 13; Camp Merritt, 7. At Ithaca Air Service, Cornell S. A. T.

C. 0. At Cambridge Tufts 8. A. T.

Green K. U. Eleven Was An Easy Mark for the Polished Oklahoma Machine. (Special to The Star.) Nov. i.K score of 33 to 0, the Oklahoma Sooners defeated the "Kansas Jayhawkers today in the first game of the season by he Kansas team.

The game was played before a crowd made up entirely of soldiers and the S. A. T. no civilians being admitted by order' of the. hoard, of The Jayhawkers snowed their lack of practice', by loose, ragged playing throughout the game.

Foster, Hlzer and Lonborg, the only last year's men on this year's squad, were easily the stars of the game for. breaking through again and again for good gains. Oklahoma ns punched through Kan sas line seemingly at will and made the first touchdown in the ten minutes of play on a twenty-yard end run by White, who kiclt'd goal. The features of the game were tne two forward passes by Oklahoma, eaclvl -rS "AVt.heSrt. ruBLuomm uiw iv huh wv butthe punt waa blocked byr Tyler of Oklahoma, who fell on the ball for the, second touchdown of the game.

Five minutes' later; a forward pass, Swatek to.Tylor, for twenty yards with a twenty-yard sun added, scored tWe third touchdown of the game. In the final minutes of the third quarterk'a forward pass, Graham to Tyler, Tor twenty yards and a twentyTyard run added another touchdown to the score. The final score made by Oklahoma was in the last of the fourth, when Swatek, behind "a perfect wall of inter-ference, ran the length of the field for the fifth touchdown. The lineup; Haskell Banta Srrfoot It Joni Martin Harris Deacon Mott Tnhnntnn Smith Tyler rs- Lonborg Luster qr Foster Mill lh Bunn White Simons Swatek b. Ruble Referee J.

C. Grover, Washington university. Umpire C. E. McBride.

K. C. A Head linesman P. J. Schlssler, Nebraska.

"Rocky" Kansas Defeats Valger PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Kanmtm nt Ruffsln. defeated Benny Valger in the windup' of thft National A boxing show here tonignt. lovfA spills Bapn popb IOWA CITT. Nov.

'Big Ten" conference dope was spilled completely this afternoon when' Iohman dashed across the Minnesota goal line and gave Iowa her first victory over Minnesota elnce 1811. The final count was Jo 0. Lohman, who played a bnng-up game from the start to finish, brought the bqI, through line plunges and end runs, to Minnesota's four-yard line In the third period. Two plunges through the line and he was across with the only count. Kelley's kick missed the goal.

The game was a punting duel during the first period, while in the second. Irne plunges alternated with the kirks in keeping both tennis in action at full tilt all the time. The lineup; Iowa Pos. Minnesota Reed Rola Synhorst Rnkenberg Greenwood Kleinnchmltt Heldt Johnson Humlman Bwanson Slater rt. Warnoak Beldlng re Vail Kelley Lam pi Bcott Hu'krants Dnaaelly Miners Lohman v.

(Capt. I Hiilxtltutes: Minnesota Jordan for Klelnschmltt; Blermsn for Miners; Kellt-gnn for Hulk rants. Touchdown: Lohman. Orflclals: I Referee Kletsle Illlnola. llmnlr Reld.

Field ludae Adam. Michigan, Had "llnesttian Haines, iai sons SMOTHER KANSAS AY I 1 BY UMPIRE BILLY EVANS. Do you think baseball will ever come back? That question has been fired me hundreds of times since the cke of the lilt major league season. To me tt has been a much easier query to answer titan ef'what ails baseball" another erially momentous question, I have always takcilthe polr. of view that baseball never aetmlly pas- aed away.

To my way of thinking, it Is simply on a vacation. When It reappears for" the approval of the American public, it will soon be in higher favor than ever before. It will huve been refreshed and cleansed by Its enforced layoff. While the war has temporarfly relegated professional basebalf to the iftas will, in the end prove to be the greatest tonic Tlhat could have been administered to the national pastime. War is Doing Much To Make Game Popular.

In my previous article, discussed a number of minor ailments that had rendered the sport groggy prior to the United States getting into the big battle. The enforced lay-off will eradicate most of the evils that had "crept into the game. But, greater po Urt of tne tenfoldi yet, the war will have Increased the No. to illustrate my content Ion. "hlch.

on the faceTmaynrTather mtmnw During the recent "Liberty loan drive In Cleveland, I was Introduced to one of the American sold'ers who had survived 4he memorable battle of Chateau Thierry. The boy for ho was Just out of his teens," was ni Italian' birth. He had resided in this country only six years prior to the entrance of the United States Into the war. Bespoke broken English It was necessary to follow him very closely understand him. He had been wounded three times at Chaiesu Thierry, his left arm having put out of commission for all the time because of the activities of a German machine gunner.

The little Ita'lan, however gave he machine gunnn no credit for the hit, simply stating that all machine guns shot so 'nst and often that it war bound to hit someone ff guner shot long enough. Had Naver 8een Game Of Baseball Before War. When I was Introduced to this hero of Chateau Thierry, some one in the crowd told him that he probhly had seen me umpire at the Polo Grounds, since New York was his home when we got into theblg fuss. Much to the surprise of the crowd of five or six. the soldier said he ud never seen a baseball game before the war.

He explained by saying he was too busy working to get out to the Polo Grounds during the week. Then some one asked him if he understood the game. His answer to that query sett-led alt Moubt I ever had to as to the in March. 1817. Demoaey entered Into a contract with Jack earn a.

'Relsler never paid Dempsey any money on the contract other than certain in Lincoln Horseman Disposes of Veteran Pacing Nag to Minnesota Man. The David Harum honors, for the harness horse season of 1911 easily belong to Boyd Tucker, Lincoln horseman and former automobile dealer. Boyd owned and raced nearly twenty trotters and pacers during tha recent season, but disposed of the laat'aag in his string only a few days ago, whan he sold and shipped Franklin Pierce, 10-year-old pacer, to William E. Cud-more, fire chief of Rochester, NY Franklin Pierce, a Tennessee pacer with a mark of 1:08 1-8 on a half-mile track, passed into Mr, Tucker's hands last summer, after having raced in more states and one mora tracks than any other-pacing- horses) in America. Incidentally, he has broken track reoords by the score, winning upwards of sixty races during his harness career of eight years.

After Mr. Tucker had named his price and the Rochester fire chief had wired an ac ceptance and forwarded a draft tn pay ment, at least a dozen offers came from other- horsemen, all anxious to buy the Tennessee nag which had won so many lurels In the harness sport A -partial Hat of the steppers owned by Mr. Tucker during the past season Is as follows: Parana Franklin Plir. tint 1.1: Miss OmarT2 lOrWhltefootriTin-4 Harry 2:12 1-4; Blncktolus, 2:14 l-aiTiazel Hamilton, 2:17 1-4; Buster Vandlna, 2:14 1-4; Harman 2:10 1-4; Lady 2:16 14. and Delia War ren three-year-old without a mark.

Trotters Jack Panic, 2: IS 1-4 Blzzy Mack, 2:21 1-4; Kit Carson. 2:16 1-4, and Kin High wood, 1-4. Miss Omar, listed a pacer, li double -galted and has a trotting mark of 2:14 1-4, which made her the world's champion double-gaited performer. Tucker had three or four other harness horses In his 1918 string. Hut made so many swaps and purchases that the names slipped from his memory.

In ell events. It Is a generally accepted fact In harness horse circles that Tucker bought, raced, swapped and then sold more nags than any other individual In the racing gama this year. BADQERS WERE OUTCLASSED. MADIHON. Nov.

Before a crowd of 7,000 wildly cheering rooters, first for victory and later for a score. Wisconsin went down In defeat before a hard fighting well managed Illinois eleven, 22 to 0. Illinois outplayed Wisconsin throughout the entire game with the exception of the last few minutes, when Wisconsin started a rally that was too late to score. The Rucker fine held like a stone wall and Wisconsin never made first down through) the line. The Illinois barktleid waa considerably faster than th Badgers and, with the system of Interference given them, were able to make 'ong gains around the slow Wisconsin ends, Ralph and Robert Fletcher for Illinois were the stars of the game.

when nigiU came he had not returned SOLD UCER I future of baseball at tha close of the war. With a grin that spread all over his face He replied: ''Unless you know base-a-ball, you are not a real United Statea soldier. All the time I was in France I see nothing but base-a-ball. The soldiers play it all the time. I feel I must learn the game if I be a regular American soldier.

It was tough at the start, but now I play a pretty good game in the left field, Some one inquired as to his hll'lng ability. He answered: "I take a healthy swing at all of them and do pretty well, except when the pitcher throw me a 'speet' ball. I don't seera to' swing in tho right place then. Some kind friend, wher forgot that the only good umpires were the dead ones, remarked that I was' regarded as a good umpire. Italian looked me over with a rather puzxled expression, He had been playing base ball only about a year; his entire knowledge of the game had been obtained on foreign soil, yet It was evident he had been Inoculated with the real baseball germ, for -he doubted seriously the statement that I was a good umpire.

His answer got a big laugh. It characterized the cure free spirit that pervades the American army. It was a high tribute to the excellent morale of our i troops. "If he-is. a good he should hit the trail for Franveatonce," said the Italian.

"American soldiers over there are having more trouble settling disputes with the umpires than they aver will have trimming the Many Stimulants Are Being Qlven Game Now, What is tue of the Itallnn boy, who had neve seen a. baseball game until he reached France, as a private in the American army, Is typical of thousands of cases, that have been brought to light by the war. Temporally bnse-ball in professional circles has been handed a Jolt far from a knock out. Whle the professional sport map need the oxgen tank at present, so many other stimulnnds are being Introduced In many quarters, that when the patient finally regains his feet, he will be in better condition than ever to win the applause of American fandom. The war la making thousands of enthusiasts out of American hoys, who a few years ago didn't know a great denl -ut the game.

When these boys get back to the U. 8. A. they will not only desire to keep up active partlcpatlon in the sport, hut will want to see the game played by the skilled athletes It will mean an equally big boost for the mlnofi as well as the majors. And, don't forget star players are being developed In France, who will be the Ty Trls Speakers and the Grover Alexanders of the majors.

The hoys over there will be the big men In baseball, as they will be in all other things, when it Is all over. Believe me, when 'I say that when baseball returns from Its vacation It will be In the pink. said to have gone off by himself and (Contlnuedon Page Eight) American Bowler Registered Remarkable Feat 58 Years In baseball, where runa are always comparatively few, the pitcher who ONLY ONE SHUTOUT GAME OF CRICKET shuts out his opponents without run Is entitled to pat himself on the knob end refer boastfully to himself ns "some twlrler." In cricket, where the runs scored In a contest frequent- ly total several hundreds, to retire team without a run Is a feat that may, for all practical purposes, be called im-possible. Yet It has been done, and, although cricket Is the national sport of the English, It waa an American "CHIEF'! BENPER LOST IN HUNTING TRIP. IV flUlll, "bowler" who first turned the trick.

-Fifty-eight years ago today, Nov. 1860, Crelghton, of the Excelsior -Cricket club of Brooklyn, retired team without a solitary run being scored off his delivery. This was the first blank score, well attested, ln-the history of the ancient game, and it has never been repeated In a contest between teams at all well matched, and of any Importance. Those unfamiliar with cricket may better understand Cretghton's accomplishment by comparing It with the scores of bis; games. For this purpose the England-Australia games, between plckedT" teams of the worlds best cricketers, may be- taker for examples.

In 1884 England won by JIT runs; In 1898 England was the victor by runs: lit 18DC the Australians won by 382 runs, and In 1804 Australia won by SIS runs. The highest authenticated record In cricket was tn 1898, when Mel bourne university acoredkl.W against Essenden at Melbourne. The Individual scoring record In at first class match was set up in 1895, nt Taunton, England, when A. C. Itac-Lnreft scored 484 for Lancashire In game with Somerset In a minor match, however, this record was excelled by A.

E. CoUlns. of Clark's) HotiHt team, who, In a game with, North Twn. played at Clifton, England, In -1898, scored e2S not out, the record in any match, AV. Munn.l.'.'.'.'.' I w.

Mtinn ir a ji. Arrnour rg Lyman rt Adnms Webber Zertler Beck Deuendorff ewanson Howarth Schellenberir Lants Deeds Lundlterg Hnrt'ey fb. King fcUDstitutlons: Nebraska Lanphear for Neumann; Dana for Armour; Jobes rncmiprn; neynoias lor Mints; Martin for Hartley. Balloon School Panna fn. -i McCoy for Anderson; Sells ltr Zert- ier; Hennessey or Beak; Tracv or Lundberg; Wirlck or Tracv; Littleton or Ixendorff; Jordan or Deeds; Heed for Jordan.

Tchdwns Howarth. Schllnberr Swanson. Ooal from touchdown HwarUi." Time of periods Fifteen minutes.1 d-ure oj periods: -v Ifehraskn 7 0 l-l En 1 loon School ........0 0 0 0 0 Offlcialsi Earl Johnson, Donne college, Ben Beck. Nebraska Wesleran. umplr-: M.

F. Jones. Orln-Tiell CoIIfye, headllnesman and time- Albert "Chief Hender, former star pitcher of the PhDudelphla reported missing by deer banters returning to Atlantic City from Emleyvllle, about thirty miles away. Bender accomiinled a party of twenty-four n.cr on ii hunting expedition. He is Uj the mala party.

An all-night search proved fruitless '-V.