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o=rss -- ~ •• ~ ij ■ | The Omaha Sunday Bee I- --- VOL. 53—NO. 4. PART TWO x OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1923. 1—B FIVE CENTS Seek _t° Break “GolfBloc” at State Meet Jim Herman Is Groomed for a Crack at Heavyweight _a1 Championship Tiny ___:___:_______G)Being Omaha Is in Trio Have Been nineteenth annual state golf tournament starts tomorrow at the Omaha Country club. Some of the GAMES TODAY Boy leading lights of the affair are pictured below. In the first picture is Francis Gaines, whose 150 medalist score NEBRASKA’S WESTERN LEAGUE. of 1920 has never been equaled. No. 2 is Ed Boyer, whose card of 84 won medalist honors for him in the first Omaha at Denver. Favor the Whale’s St Joseph at Oklahoma City. Winning state tournament, in 1905. No. 3 shows Captain W. J. Foye in action. No. 4 is Ralph Peters. No. 5 is John Redick, one of Tulsa at Wichita. Among Dea Moines at Sioux (Two co-medalist of the 1922 tournament City. games.) the leading contenders for the present title. No. 6 is Blaine Young, and runner-up STATE LEAGUE. WESTERN LEAGUE N. Y. Promoters Share of Honors one best. In No. 8 Grand Inland at Lincoln (Two (i. AB. R. H. Tot. for the championship. No. 7 is Jack Hughes, of the Field club’s picture is the defending cham* games.) Fair bury at Hastings. <Two Bauman. Tulsa.71 271 64 10# .HIM gam*-*.) Sam W. favored to in the tournament this week. Norfolk at Beatrice. (Two gam*- ) lloran. I)m Moines «4 2«8 63 103 .381 pion, Reynolds, repeat Williams. Siou* C 48 163 25 58 .3711 NATIONAL LEAGl E. Is Now in Fast Vi here He Reynolds, Young and Peters Vile, Okla. City 42 70 8 20 .372 St. Louis at Brooklyn. Blaksley, Wichita 73 303 «8 112 .370 at New York. t^nfHuaatl a Prelim to iltard- on of Honor List for No other games scheduled Fights Top NATIONAL AMERICAN LEAGl E. Cl. An. R. H Pet. New York at St Louis. Bout Last Eleven Years. 267 53 102 .382 Firpo Thursday. Wheat. Brooklyn..67 Washington at 43 208 39 79 .380 Chicago. Fournier. Brooklyn. Philadelphia at Detroit. OH 257 40 96 .374 Roush. Cincinnati.. Boston at Cleveland. KRKD S. HI NTER. B.v CARROLL R. MULLEN. Johnson, Brooklyn. 71 296 67 108 .365 Traynor, Pittsburg. 69 269 50 98 .364 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION*. MAHA la to have n AN the Sam Louisville Rey- at Milwaukee con- AMERICAN at Kansas championship n o 1 d s-B 1 a 1 n c Indianapolis City. G. AB. R. H. Pet. Toledo at Minneapolis. tender—that's part Pet- at Young-Ralph Heilmann, Detroit..66 239 56 99 .414 Columbus St. Paul. latest 59 .374 of the pro- ers combination Jamieson. Clevel’d.72 294 110 Ruth. New York... 71 240 71 88 .367 gram in the box- be rooted from Its 38 8 4 .361 Burns, Boston. 63 2 33 ing world. throne of Collins, Chicago.... 65 226 34 81 .359 power The Omaha over Nebraska “Little Bill” Is fighter is “Tiny” state tourna- golf Jim Herman. ments? Golf This Information With that pur- W inner of 1923 League was dur- Big picked up ! pose in view ing the gathering some 250 golfers Scene Is Shifted of the clan of fis- the W orld Net Title representing tiana at Great Cornhusker state Falls and Shelby. will tee off to to Inwood Links The details are not morrow in the Californian in Brilliant Game all available—prob- half of the round of first qualifying Defeats Hunter Before ably all the plana 19th annual tournament which the^ Famed Stars From Abroad haven't been will he held on the links of tne Omaha Large Crowd. worked out—but unless there Is a Country club. Will Be From Buffaloes Break Missing hitch some place in the proceeding The trio be- Reynolds-Toung-Petera By RICHARDS. Jim Herman is to get a chance This Week. VINCENT * going gan their hold on state Tourney overwhelming Even With Bears National Doubles Champion. to sail for the heavyweight title of golf laurels back in 1912. That year By Iniimnl Sen-ire. the world. Sam won his first medalist honors BY ROBKRT K. HARLOW Wimbledon. England, July 7.— Back east they think Herman is a and his initial state title, defeating Far Rockaway, N. Y„ July 7.—The Little Bill in Double-Header Johnston, rated by many great prospect. They have a more John Redick in the finals. In 1913 scene of big league golf has shifted critics of tennis as the premier wholesome respect for his prowess was again in the medalist from Britain to America and as the Reynolds ENVER. Colo., July player of the game, won the world's apparently than do the Omaha fans but he the title to field starts at the Inwood position dropped Monday 7.—Parry Lee's singles championship today, defeating who have seen him in action. Jack in the final round. Golf club in the Hughes open championship infield single In I-'rancis Hunter, of New Rochelle. N. New Yorkers connected with the Ralph Peters entered the spot light of the United States, some of the the ninth inning, Y., by practically a 'flawless exhibi- fight game, who were in Shelby, were in 1914 by turning in low score for same who ruled favorites for players with Wilder on tion of tennis. loud in singing the praises of Jack the qualifying round, however. Rey- the British at Troon to open appear third, drove in The famous Californian conclusive- Lewis' leather-pusher and they de- nolds won his second state title, de- hold the balance of power here. the winning run ly proved he will have more than an clare he Is popular with the fans. feating Harold Johnson, 4 and 2, The The American open championship even break in our tournament for of his own game Build up Contenders. year of 1915 the trio which was has developed Into a battle the national championship in the for,fame today. enabling As destined to prove such a powerful in- and fortune and for that reason 360 late summer. everyone knows it is the custom Omaha to win in the fluence in state golf circles was com- players from all sections of the na- It must be admitted that Johnston heavyweight division to nurse the second game. Gibbons to Take Turn prospective contenders for the pleted when Blaine Young turned in tion have been attracted to Inwood. did not face today exactly the same cham to I. and split Good a medal 151 for the qualifying hon- This is the largest field that ever at Vaudeville opposition as when playing Bill Til- pionship. heavyweight fighters even with Den- Before don't on ors. Reynolds reached the finals but entered for the blue ribbon event of den. but nevertheless he met in grow trees and when a like- ver. after losing Return to Prize ly youth over the s lost to John Redick. Joe Williams American golfing. Rina, Hunter a hard-hitting, determined ad- pops horizon he the first game, 7 handled with kid jammed the, parade for the time in The open this year Is singularly versary. gloves and every- to 5. St. Paul. 1510, copped medalist honors, but lacking in international flavor, the Minn., July 7.—Tommy BASEBALL RESULTS JO.bOfl Spectators. body'joins hands in an effort to help The second was the best game seen 'Gibbons. St. Paul heavyweight, who him along. the combination could not be broken Old standbys who have given a for- Some 20.000 spectators eagerly here this season. Great fielding on achieved national fame over night by When Herman made his and Reynolds won the championship eign blend to past tournaments be- ana STANDINGS/ Batched every stroke. first ap- both sides backed the sticking 15 rounds Jack pearanoe in New by beating E. H. Sprague, 5 and 4. ing missing. Arthur G. Havers, win- up pitchers. ^ against Wh-TKKN EEAGtK. Overhead driving, volleying, serv- York at the milk With Wilcox on HITS MISSES at on 4. standing* fund show last in Beckett Into Une. ner of the British second in the third Dempsey Shelby, Mont., July ice. backhand—:•!! were used by John- May a preliminary Steps open champion- W L Prt. \V. L. of the Si THE 0UFPALOES- will open a tour of the to the a he patriotic tournament of 1917 ship will be missing. In fact, node inning second game and two Panlages Wichita .45 27 .*5gf. 830 .816! ston as only a master is able to use Willard-Johnson go, he niade OM %H A Tulsa 48 3 4 57 Purcell vaudeville circuit in Minneapolis on 5.5*0.5*8. deep impression a looked like another big year for the of the British have outs, caught McDonald’s • them. upon number of players entered AH. Ii. II PO. A F. iMiahonig City 40 ;<3 r 4* .554 .541' vicious drive Sunday, July 15, it was announced to- Omaha 40 Amid an eastern fight and trio when Reynolds stepped off with the lists. Money is much in stretched into the bar- M<inu*h. f I I { ;i n ii ;t5 .58:4 JU8 .*24 ovation by the crowd he managers promot- tighter I>M Moines 49 hr .... J if .39 .&"fi .5**8 .494 a rier. Herr, 4 I 2 1 day by Louis Christ, theater strolled off the court the accredited ers. including both Tom O'Rourke and medalist honors, but then unknown Britain than in America nnd clubs Young and Donovan both S*.