THE ALLIANCE HERALD. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1920.
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NEWSPAPER MAKES A
SKULDUGGERY CHARGE
Steven Cannon Makes I to 1- to State
ment That He FYanied Vp
Wrestling Match
The Platte Valley Daily News,
ScottsblufT's only daily paper, car-'
rled a story in its issue for last Fri
day which makes some rather sen
sational charges concerning the
wrestling match between Steve Can
non of this city and Joe Stakes,
which took place there last Wednes
day evening. Cannon's arm was
broken during the bout, and Alliance
men who witnessed the affair have
no hesitancy in Baying that Stakes
deliberately fouled him, violating the
rules of the game by refusing to re
lease his hold when the referee
awarded the fall to him. Cannon
was awarded the match because of
this.
Steve Cannon told a Herald re
porter Tuesday that there was abso
lutely nothing to the chargesNmade
by the Platte Valley Daily News.
More than that, he can prove It. He
declares that he made no admissions
to them of any sort, but that he had,
on the contrary requested the sport
ing editor of that newspaper, which
had given the match a rather nasty
write-up the day before the article
In question appeared, to make In
quiry of two Scottsbluff men as to
the facts. The sporting editor said
that he had no time to make Investi
gations, and that he wasn't inter
ested. The real facts, according to Can
non, are these: A day or two prior
to the match. Stake approached him
and asked for the loan of a hundred
dollars, saying that he was in need
of money and couldn't get hold of
any until the receipts from the match
came in. Cannon accommodate him,
he says. Later, Cannon became sus
picious that Stake migh not return
the money promptly, and before the
match called him into his dressing
room. There, he Bays, Stake made
the proposition that they wrestle two
hours to a draw. When Cannon re
fused, he threatened to keep the
money that had been loaned him.
Two Scottsbluff men, Rhodes and
Carlson, members of the firemen's
organization of that city, were pres
ent and persuaded Stakes to come
back to earth. When the two men
went on the mat, Stake was still sore,
and the breaking of Cannon's arm by
a foul hold was an evidence of that
'act.
Cannon is pretty indignant at the
treatment accorded him by the
Scottsbluff daily, which had only a
Btnattering knowledge of the whole
affair, and which made up its story
from a mixture of rumors and bus
picions, he says. Cannon has two
Scottsbluff men who will substantiate
his statments as to the facts, and be
is hoping that an investigation will
be made.
The article follows:
In reporting the westling match
between Joe Stake of this city and
Steve Cannon of Alliance, which was
held at the Orpheum theater
Wednesday evening, the News pro
cured the information and the de
scription of the match from ones
whom it considered the best author
ities in the city. These men, of
course, had no intimation that the
bout was not on the "level."
Thursday, however, several add!
tional bits of information have come
to light, which gives the match an
entirely different aspect.
The decision of Referee Taylor, of
Chadron, was fair and right. In fact
according to the rules of the wrestl
ing game, Mr. Taylor could give no
other decision than the one made,
Cannon, at the News office today
admitted that one hundred dollars
had been paid to Stakes and for this
consideration Stake was to allow
the bout to go one hour to a draw
Just before the match, however,
Cannon alleges that Stake held out
for fifty dollars additional, which de
mand led to a heated argument in
the dressing rooms. The argument
was stopped 5 and Stake was told to
either go on the stage and wrestle
or forfeit the match, and the money
which had been paid him to "frame"
the match was refunded. In conse
quence, both men apparently went
on the mat in anger, and when the
double wrist-lock and head scissors
hold was secured by Stake he vio
lated the rules of the game by re
fusing to release his hold when
slapped on the back by the referee,
and thereby lost the match, as It was
undoubtedly a "foul." As a result
Cannon suffered a fracture of the
arm.
ALLIANCE HIGH WINS
FROM; KIMBALL TEAM
The high school gym was the
scene of a very fast basket ball game
between the Kimball 1919 champs
and the Alliance cagemen, last a n
day evening. The game was bitter
ly contested from "start to finish
Both teams were determined to down
their opporents, but Alliance came
out with the long end of the score
33 to St.
Kimball started the scoring by a
free throw. Lebrlnk, the Kimball
pivot, tossed one through the hoop.'
Then Edwards slipped the oval
through the net a couple of times
giving Alliance the lead. The lead
hetween the two teams was ex-
mm miiijiiwMl t'ftjj
found
changed during the first half, but
Kimball hnd It at the end of the
half. 17 to 12.
Ileal, the center, was taken out
this period because he was not In
condition. He had been under the
weather the greater part of the week
with a bad cold. Laurence was sub
stituted in his place, holding the
Kimball captain to one basket for
the remainder of the game.
The local quintet were not dis
couraged even though their oppon
ents had a five-point lead. They were
unable to find their usual stride.
Kimball kept the lead to within five
minutes of the end of the fray, when
they had a lead of eight points over
the Alliance basket shooters of 17
to 25.
Then the Alliance quintet
their stride and tied Kimball. Again
Kimball took the lead of a couple of
points. Alliance tied again and
gained a Blx-polnt lead. Kimball
was able to count only two points be
fore the game closed, which spelled
defeat for the Kimball veterans.
There were no stars in the Alli
ance quintet. They played as a
team, each doing his bit, and the
teamwork beat Kimball. Edwards
made twelve baskets, or twenty-four
points of the whole thirty-three.
Captain Joder's floorwork was one of
the main features of the game. So
was the guarding or the "irisn
Guards," Brennan and Cuslck.
Kimball showed more experience
at the start, all being veterans of the
1919 squad. The supporters are not
a bit pessimistic about the 1920 pen
ant, since Kimball, probably the
strongest contender, is on the Alli
ance wagon.
Friday they journey to take the
Sldneyltes into camp, and the fol
lowing day visit Kimball. The Sid
ney girls will play the Alliance girls
on the local floor next Friday eve
ning. It will be a good game. The
ability of the Sidney girls is un
knowp and the locals are not taking
any chances.
To date the Alliance team has not
lost a league game. The first game
of the season was dropped to Craw
ford, but that was not a league
game. The return game witn Craw
ford comes February 26, and it will
be some game. February 5 comes
the next big game on the home floor,
when the home boys will go up
against Grand Island The league
leaders at present are Sidney and Al
liance. Next Friday these two teams
will meet.
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CAM) OF THANKS
We sincerely wish to thank the kind
friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us in the burial of
our brother, Francis J.fFay, and for
the floral offerings we also wish to
thank the Knights of Columbus and
B. P. O. E. for kindness shown and
flowers sent. Sisters Mrs. T. F.
Kelley, Margaret Fay; Brother Leo
Fay, and relatives. 17p
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
GEORGE EMERY CORNU
Funeral services for George 'Em
ery Cornu were held from the Meth
odist church in Alliance Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Mearl
C. Smith officiated, assisted by Rev.
J. Orrln Gould. Mrs. A. G. Hllle
brand, of Crawford, sang, accompan
ied by Mrs. Inlce Dunning.
George Emery Cornu was born In
Garrison, Neb., March 18, 1880, and
died in Alliance Saturday evening,
January 24, 1920. At the age of
twenty, he came to Alliance and was
employed for a number of years in
$1.00 size bottle Kactus oil fur
niture polish for 80c. lllghland-Ifol-
loway Co.
T. J. Smith, Burlington special
agent, was down from Alliance last
Saturday, looking after collections on
coal taken from cars during the fuel
strike. He had already collected sev
eral hundred dollars when here be
fore and having names of all having
taken coal, he left the balance until
such time as he could spare for col
lecting it. Since it became known
that everybody would have to pay,
he has experienced no difficulty in
collecting and does not anticipate
any difficulty. Everybody that pays
up willingly will be given an oppor
tunity for doing so, but should any
oue try to beat the company, prose
cution with resulting costs will
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IMPERIAL
Theatre
TUESDAY, JAN. 27TH
World Pictures Present
JUNE ELVIDGE
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IN
"THE STEEL KING"
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28TH
Samuel Goldwyn Presents
PAULINE
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An emotional of the Woman
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. Fatty Arbuckle in
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THURSDAY, JAN. 29TH
Adolph Zukor Presents
BILLIE BURKE
IN
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Crawford, Nebraska
February 21, 1920
Lee Adifson's grocery store. Iler
he became a time keeper In the oftlre
of the master mechanic of the Burl
ington railroad. Five years ago he
moved to Crawford, where he was
connected with the International
Harvester company, and where he
made his home until the time of his
death.
June 5. 1907. he was married to
Elizabeth Wadum of Alliance. Four
children were born to them, three of
whom are llvlnc: Mona. ace ten:
James, age eight, and Marchand, age
five.
When only a boy he was converted
and Joined the Methodist Episcopal
church at Garrison. After his mar
riage, he transferred his membership
to the Baptist church of Alliance,
where his wife was an active mem
ber. On moving to Crawford, he,
with .his family, transferred their
membership to the Methodist Episco
pal church, where he remained until
his death, one of its most loyal and
respected members.
Besides his Immediate family, he
leaves his mother, Mrs. Abagail
Cornu of Alliance, and two sisters,
Mrs. Florence Gaddis of Crawford,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhn of Alliance.
Deceased was a member of the A.
O. U. W.
VAUGHN & SON WIN
IN COUNTY COURT
Joseph II. and Joseph C. Vaughn,
conducting business under the name
of Vaughn & Son, won another round
in a case against McCorkle and son,
the Nebraska IjuhI company, in
rounty court Monday, when Judge
Tash rilled that the latter were In
unlawful possession of tho building
they now use as an offlre.
There have been more or less legal
complications between the two
parties to the suit, extending over a
period of several months. The suit
was for the purpose of obtaining pos
session of the building used as an
office by the Nebraska Land com
pany. The lease expires In June, but
tho plaintiffs sued for Immediate
possession on the ground that the
rent for January had not been paid
under the time limit set by the lease.
The defendants established the fact
that the senior McCorkle was out of
the city, and through an oversight
the money was not tendered until
the sixth of the month. A clause in
the lease makes failure to pay on
time terminate the agreement.
An appeal was taken from the
judge's decision, and it Is probable
that there will be other chapters to
the story before it is completed.
"TIIH MIRACLE MAN"
COMES NEXT WEEK
The absorbing story of "Tho Mir
acle Man," which was staged by
George M. Cohan to the delight of
thousands of New York theater-gO'
ers, has been adapted to the Ifcreen
and will rome to the Imperial the
ater next Monday and Tuesday.
The central figure In the story Is
a patrlnrch in a little village who
possesses the power to heal the sick
and maimed. Tom Burke, a New,
York gangster, and his pals scheme
to nsc Mm as a means of enriching
themselves. With this in view, they
vlidt him and are astounded to dis
cover that his power to heal Is abso
lutely bona-fide. How the good that
lies latent In the crooks Is brought
out Is the theme of the drama, which
Is one of the moBt striking yet pro
duced.
UACJ1 MF.UT PlItlNd
KLKH CONVENTION
Secretary Ilufus Jes and E.. L.
Bishop, the committee appointed to
arrange for a racing circuit, have de
cided to make the dates for Alliance
correspond with those of the Elks
convention, which will be held In
this city the latter part of June. The
Elks have not yet decided on the
time, but the committee is trying
to have it set as late in June as
possible.
This decision Just naturally ruins
the tentative schedule that had been
arranged for the circuit, which In
cludes two other cities, Gordon and
Crawford. They will be notified Im
mediately, and another schedule
drawn up an soon as the dates are
definitely known.
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