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BRINGING UP FATHER TROW UP MOOR MITTS AN' COME ACROSS VID OME LOOSE CHANCE. J Judgments ASH bull men throughout the B United 6tates. now that the major league and the Federals have decided to bury the hatchet, are waxing enthusiastic over prospects (or the return of halcyon days of old In base ball. But will peace be tween the warring magnates bring base ball back to Its old pinnacle as the great est American sport T It Is true the cessa tion of Internal fighting between the leagues, the discontinuance of long-distance Jumps by players and the atmos phere of peace will have a tendency to attract fans back to the game In the majors. Peace may mean a new era of prosperity In the big circuit. But will the minors also profit by peace T They may, as the magnates assert, but It would seem that much Is yet to be done if the turnstiles In the little leagues are to click merrily once more. The minor league owners have got to see the light. They have got to stand up for their rights and their rights are many for it is really the minors that made base ball the national pastime. The minors have been toys for the major leagues for a number of .years. They have a few more rights now than they formerly had. But they are still under the control of the majors. The National cnmmlRslon, which Is purely a major league organization, can swing the club over the little fellows any time It chooses and many Is the time it so Ichooses. The big circuit fellows seem of late to have come down off their high horse a b!t-4he peace negotiations prove that and the minor men are not likely to find a better opportunity than the present to press their demands. They deserve recognition on the National Com mission, they should demand that one of their number be placed on the board, and they would be granted this privilege. If, indeed you can call It a privilege Instead of a right, would they only demand It. A place on the National commlssalon would be an Inaugural step toward other lights and privileges m which would be of benefit to the kerosene circuit chaps, end the number of minor leagues would not drop from half a hundred to one-half that number as occurred during the last twelve months, but would Incrase instead. Dink Rutherford, captain of the Corn husker eleven this year, is suggested as a possible candidate to succeed Jumbo Stlehra aa coach at Nebraska. It Is said tiiat the present eleven and a large pro portion of the alumni urge the selection of Rutherford. Nebraska might not do better than choose Rutherford for this Important position. To direct athletes has long been an ambition of the Beatrice boy and he has made a study of coach ing. During the entire three years he played on the Husker eleven Rutherford drilled his mates. It was Rutherford and Chet Dudley, who was assistant coach at the time, who devised the remarkable defense of the Oomhuskers against the dreaded Iowa spread play In 1913. And that was Rutherford's first year on the team. Surely If Dick could assist in mak ing up and teaching the men so clever and successful a defense during his first year on the squad, he should be able to assume the responsibility after three years. It Is said, however, that Ruther ford might encountor a few dljflcultlee In the politics of the school. It Is sadly true at Nebraska that politics enter Into the athletics of the school. Rutherford might Incur some enmity as a result, and It would most prohably prove fatal to the team's chances for a winning year. Out side of this fact Rutherford should make an aoce.rtabte man. He knows foot ball from the ground up and he has the ability to coach. Also he Is a basket ball man and could coach basket ball as well as foot ball. It Is pretty hard to find a man who can coach both foot ball and basket ball successfully, but that la the kind of a man Nebraska must find on account of the all-year rule In the Missouri Valley conference. Nebraska could probably find a better foot ball coach than Dick, but not one who would be willing to serve all year. Tou have got to hand it to Ban Johnson for persistency. Following the usual cus tom the American league this year neg lected to compute the number of games won and lost by the pitchers. The pitch ing averages contain every possible bit ef Information abou( each pitcher In the league, except the all-Important facts about the number of games won and lost. The average fan In scanning records of barters looks to see how many games he won and how many he lost and lets it go at that. That la all that interests. Yet the American league keeps this informa tion a secret for some reason or other, and has done so for years. The American league has decided not to allow Its players to take part . In barn storming tours after th season is over. This mov Is a slap at Frank Bancroft who ' In some way brought down the wrath of Ban Johnson upon his head this year. Even granting that barn storming does bass ball no good and there may be two sides to that has the league the right to eoni.ol the activities of Its employe during twelve months out of the year when It pays salaries for stxT The appointment of Jtminy Callahan as manager of the Pittsburgh club eame like bolt of llghtnln. out of a clear &T MADE CAPTAIN OF BURG ESS -NASH BASKET BALL TEAM. OhlzlfLyer BOX GAME AT OLD STAND Willard-Fulton Muss Will Be Firit Fight in New Orleans in Twenty-Three Yean. WAS SCENE OF MANY BATTLE'' If Wlllard really gets Into New Orleans ring next March to defend the big title In a scrap with Fred Fulton, the Crescent City will see the first heavy weight championship battle since Jim rvrrett stored .T. T,. Sulllvnn In twen- Bulllvsn was a public Idol when he made the match. Corbett. managed by W. A. Brady, was considered a novice with plenty of nerve. Sulllvsn "trained" at Canoe Place Inn, on Iong Island, and. resardng Corbett aa a soft mark, he did so little work that lie was In poor physi cal condition when he entered the ring ..- i.n vor'"-"'rr T un" OirhMt strictly a boxer, proved so fast on his feet that Ftilllvan couldn't hit him. In cidentally the once great John L, wu cut to pieces and wis gradually beaten New Orleans was the battleground for other memorable encounters. Fltsslm mona not only beat Dempsey there In but he also stopped Maher In twelve rounds a year later. Fits knocked out Jim Hall In four rounds tn a ons-slded1 scrsp which bristled with sensational features. Hall was backed by Squire Ablngton Balrd. a wealthy English sport ing man, who came to th's country with 1300 000 In gold. The Squire acted aa Hall's second and was aided by Charley Mitchell. A few dav later the tiqulre, who caught cold during the fight, died of pneumonia. When his effects were reached not a dollar was found. . The purs was $.ooo, hut Fltislmmons was unable to collect more than a fifth of that amount. Ohr memorable encounters decided In New Orleans were the Dlxon-Skelly and McAuliffe-Mcyer fights. In the first. whch was fnr t f.therwelirh title, Dixon stopped Skelly, while MeAullrfa. then lightweight champion, knocked out Meyer In a terrific slugging match. These fights were held several day before Cor- Dett whipped Sullivan. Mkj. , And It effectively knocked out all rumors that Hans Wagner would lead the club, and that Fred Clarke would re turn asalo. It has always b- more or less a matter of speculation why Drey fus has never offered the managerial reins of the Pittaburgh club to Wagner. Perhaps he has done so some time, but he and Wagner managed to keep it a dark secret to the public. And speaking of Callahan's appointment It Is quite a change from an "Angel'' to a "Pirate." Probably Jimmy prefers to be a "Pirate" now and an "Angel" after while. When he writes his letter to Santa Clau this year the average magnate probably won't ask for Speakers and Mathewsons and Alexanders as he used to. but probably will ask for a few fans. Walter McCredie has said base ball players are a drug m the market. Wharu they be with these Pederal leaguers running loose? The peace negotiations merely add further conclusive proof to the assertion that the fans run base balL Ci B v .-l r-S I , v v , it 4 I ! .- ; J I J Y hvr- - - 1 Km 'Ms 'YvC N U lit , ,s H I fY- vj - V "'I I ' THE OMAHA Copyright, IMS, International News Service. Registered U. 8. Patent Office. COLLY - I MOVED HELLO'. I ON THE FT FLOOR OF ME HOUSE. eECMJS 1 VVUZ APRA.ir OFPORfM. CUMOERb - NOW ciT HCLD U OM THE. THtE.T ! D. CUPID INMITT SCANDAL Reporter Barred Because- He Courted Oirl Against Wishes of Wis consin Glore Promoter. COMMISSION TAKES A HAND Love and boxing have combined to provide, according to reports In boxing circles, the latest scandal In the prob lem of state control of boxing In Wis consin. Pending possible action by the state commission the stories told cf the affair are vague and Indefinite, natur ally, but the story Is of sn upstate box ing club that either has or may lose Its license because of the affair. The state commission authorities refuse to further Identify the Individuals Involved. Here Is the story, historically: The upstate club has been prospering. It Is managed by a sporting man who also has a stable of boxers under his wing. In the upstate town Is a news paper correspondent. The promoter re fused this correspondent admission to his fights unless he would produce on each occasion a telegram from hi metropolitan newspaper ordering him to "cover" the fight. The reason assigned by the promoter wa that the corre spondent deliberately gave newspaper verdicts in every case against the boxer who were members of the promoter' stable. Haw tie. A O'nrl. According to complaint of the pro meter these adverse decisions were due to the newspaper man's affection for a girl. The promoter had objections to this affair, because he said the girl was a protege of bis wife. Because, he in terfered to break up the friendship the promotor reported, the newspaper man tried to Injure him by his fight reports. The newspaper man finally wearied of the constant clashing, and decided to strike back, and when barred from the fights began checking up the at tendance. He found. It Is charged, that the report of returns to the state com mission did not tally with the actual attendance. All boxing clubs are re quired by the boxing law to return 6 per cent of their gross receipts to itie ( Accord In to the newspaper man the club under suspicion was "holding out" on the state, presumably with me connivance of the state inspector. Pats Commission Neat, When he assured himself of a dis crepancy the newspaper man "tipped off" the state commission to the con ditions. The commission Is Investigat ing the situation, and a boxing club license Is likely to be forfeited. I How Would You Like To Battle Over This Course, Mr. Golfer? NEW YORK. Dee. W.-The ratrvlew Country club of Elmsford, N. T., Is tho proud possessor of a golf course over which no golfer In four years of play h turned in a score within two strokes of the par 73 for the course. George Mc Lean, the young Dunwoodlo prorosiionai, who jumped to the front rank by his showing this year at Baltusrol in the open rhamplonshlp, held the record of 77, but these figures fell by the waylde re cently In a match between Mclean and Jack Dowllng, th ficaradale crack. In the afternoon round Dowllng hot a Tti and Incidentally beat Mclean on the thirty-seventh hole. Walter J. Travis, the many time champion, tried to tum ble the figures, so did Herbert Strong, Joe Mitchell, Jlmmle Ferguon and many other well-known "pros" snd amateurs, but Dowllng's mark of three strokes over par Is the best to date. The course Is over ,000 erds long, well trapped and but for a few undesirable features that can be eliminated It would be a likely candidate for the champion ship tournaments. One serious drawbark I the necessity for crossing a railroad between the second green and the third lee. snd reirosslng sgsin between ihc tifth gmn and the sixth tee. The moun lalnoUH rharaCtor of the land would ha a handlrap to a lare nailery, but In time it is planned to have sloping paths that Hill make the steep ascents and descents more eaitlly negotiated. Prep Schools Would Form a Conference BOSTON, Dec. W. There la a move ment among private i houln In the eist and middle west to hold an Intersrho lastlc foot ball conference to form an organization to govern intersectlonal games, such as the three games that nere played this fall. There Is a. desire tu make these Intersectlonal games an an nual feature.) The following schools have been sounded on th matter and are In favor of Hi Lafayette High of Buffalo, Central High of Detroit. Kverett High of Everett, Mass.; Shaw High of Cleveland. Oak Park High of Chicago. Hamilton Insti tute of New York and feat Aurora High of East Aurora, lit SUNDAY V.VA): UVa'VMUY'M 1!. 1'U.V HOV OOXOODO" VfHAT IS THE MrYTTER. ? YOO LOOK VORFUED! ' .viv 45-sSf f D0A2TE COLLEGE FOOT BALL TEAM HAS MADE A SPLENDID RECORD, which is attributed largely to the work of their coaoh, "Dutch" Schissler, and its captain "Big Johns." The style of play used was a lop-sided formation, the same as used by the Army team. Of conference games it won five, from York, Cotner, Peru, Hastings and Bellevue, and lost one to Wesleyan. Top row, left to right: De Witt, Mickle, Haylett, Whitehorn, Wallace, Klein, Koester, Whitehouse, Kinney, Kindig, Schissler, coach. Bottom row: King, Edmunds, Blust, Jelinek, Johnston, captain; Collins and Bayer. : Vv O, rr - 1 O v r. 3 :' i 4 - ft NEW TRAP SHOOTING RULES Interstate Association Places Sev eral Changes in Regnlations of Tourneys on Statute Books. WILL RESULT IN IMPROVEMENT The Interstate association. In Its recent anr-'.is! nnv'tlim, continued the pro grevc p-'-NI-'tlon thnt has marked Its recent sjlmlnlstratlon, and placed on Its) statute books some new regulations that are certain to aid In the further broaden ing of the sport of trap ahootlng, which i,', ,. . -rl-tl'"i If vleiWcd ' eneouraae? The organization elected officials who nre well worthy to rank witn me il lustrious line thnt hos preceded them. To these men it also gave some new Ideas to work out that will vastly benefit IN i.nt io. Hrh'flv M'iniint'd up, the six most Important acts of the Interstate as sociation sre as follows: (!) Classi fication of states for championship pur pones; (2) Appropriation for the resur rection of defunct gun ctubs and to as sist new organisations; (3) Permitting entry of women to the Grand American; H) Broadening the trophy principle for the Grand American event; o) Early closing of Grand American entries; (6) Excellent placing of Grand American and subsidiary handicaps. Of this list of six pieces of legislation, the first three are undoubtedly of the greatest moment. The Interstate association has finally reached a decision that It Is necessary to grade the states according to their trap shooting activity. Accordingly, four classes, A, B, C and P, have been arranged, tho various states fitting into these according to the amount of shooting which each produces In a year. The money donated by the interstate association to the state cham pionships Is then apportioned according to class as follows: f2 to Class A, rz t.- 11km li. fi i- o CH'H '. nnd $1M) to Class T. This will form a good basis for many other Interesting trap shooting rh iitri.) in 'i.e futiiTM The interstate as sociation set aside 200 for the purchase of unliable trophies to be given to new gun clubs, and to those clubs that have fallen by tho wayside, but which can be revived by a little stimulus of this sort. This Is an Important step for th Inter state association and one that will lead to amplification of the process of building and reviving gun clubs. When the inter state ansoeintlnn rinrlrinri to let down the bers and preinlt women to compete In future Grand American handicaps, from which they have always been barred heretofore, they acceded to a growing demand from the r.Tpidly-fllllrig class of m (.ast fifty were In attendanre at tils' last Grand American handicap, and threatened to hold their own Grand American handicap for women If refuxed admission to the blue ribbon I event In the future. The various report slu.wcd that the Interstate association i has greatly Increased Us field, liu I brouaht many new shootara Into the sport, and that Its wise and Judicious handling of the sport In recent years has been worthy of the highest commenda tion. COAST TENNIS CRACKS INVADE PHILIPPINES Two crack lawn tennis players of the Pacific coaA, Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco and Ward Dawson of IX)S An geles, have sailed for Manila, where they will compete In the tennis championships of the orient. MICHIGAN SOCCER SQUAD IS TRM OF ALL NATIONS The University of Michigan soecer eleven I a moat cosmopolitan aggrega tion. Including native of Canada, China, Turkey, Greece, Armenia and Hawaii, a4 well a United States players. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus YOU MUST CE HSTAKEM DON'T THINK THERE tb A I JOST MET CROOK l ft Art Smith Will Go After Dough Resta Has Been Copping There Is an adag to the effect that " shoemaker should stick to his last." but there is no mention of aviator con fining their activities above th ground; therefore. Art Smith, a Mrdman, who loops the loop and turns aerial somer saults with a daring and nonchalance that seems almost superhuman, has decided to pursue fame and fortune at the wheel of a racing car. Bmlth had his first taste of competitive speed on terra flrma at Ran Francisco last week, when he pitted a cyclecar, which he uses on the aviation field, against Barney Oldfleld's Delagn In a match race. Barney gave th aviator a forty-second handcap In a five-mile con test, but gained only two and three quarters seconds on his Inexperienced rival In a pigmy mount. EJnconraged by the showing he made In his debut aa an automnhlle race driver, Smith contemplates forssklng the aerial occasionally and matching his skill and courage against that of De Pal ma. Cooper, rtesta, Oldfleld, nickentiacher, and the other stars of the gasoline cir cuit In the speedway events of thu season. Here Are Bowling Alleys B,un by Fair Miss;What Next? When Miss Loretta Hos of New York became manager of a flphter it was conceded she just about set a record In the matter of n-w o.- in iHci'H tor wnv-n. Now comes Miss Hae1 Dark of Cleve land Into the field and she seem to have Miss Iloag tied. Miss Hark Is manager of bowling alleys. Miss Bark had decided en a musical career, studied long nnd hard and be came an accomplished pianist. Her brother owned bowling alleys. He ar ranged to start new alleys In another part of th city and was confronted with the proposition of finding some one to properly care for the alleys he already had. His sister , came to the front. Phe argued that a womsn should be able to manage alleys as well ss a man. Phe deserted music for bowling and has done so well her brother would not think of making a change. Mips Hark also has become a bowler and is enthusiastic about the game. J0IE RAY SAYS HE WILL QUIT THE CINDER TRACK KRW vrtnv ric 1R -loin fluv wrltoa from Chicago that this coming year will e ins last In competition, i ne national rhumnlnn'a Int.itlLm I In rn Ant An1 beat tha ltilw. rri for the mile. If hopes to displace A he I Klvlat a mark of and he'll give it tne nrsi wallop at th Boston Athletic association games, February 6. Jole faces a tough proposi tion, but he may come through at that, remembering that th Windy City flyer ha negotiated the route on the clnder pate in 4:li. EASTERN COLLEGES TAKE UP THE HAND BALL GAME NEW YOIUC. Dec. IS. -Hand ball 1 to become an Intercollegiate sport Dr. George C. Meylan, Columbia' athletic director, ha been Invited by Iambert Prettyman, of Yal, to enter a Blue and White hand ball team tn an intercol legiate league which I now being formed. Hutgera, Princeton and Yale have al ready Jc' icd the new organisation. cooo U CMS HON EST PERSON IN THE village: i -1- . r . -teat, t a. v I J. ' 1 i i . -t VI tv SOME FAKES IN OLD GOTHAM In Bays of Horton Law Mitt Artists Found Broadway Stamping; Ground for Suckers. HE MOBRISSEY-MAHEB FRAUD NKW YORK. Dec. 1.-The question of allowing . referee to give decisions In this state has recalled the days of the Horton law, when the boxing game was temporarily killed by fakes supposed to he engineered by politicians. The biggest swindle was the alleged scrap between i'eter Maher and Mike Morrlssey at the old lenox. A. C. Mljrrisaey, a green horn, was discovered by a promoter while tiding aa a keeper In a local Insan .asy lum. He waa billed as th champion of Ireland, and th press work waa so effective that Maher was on the short end of the odds, two to one, when the men climbed through the ropes. Many wine men at the last moment bet heavily on Maher and denned up. Morrlsey, who couldn't fight at all, took the full count after he hud received a slap on the side of the head In the first round. The Corbett-Hharkry hattle at the ame club whs called a falte when Corbett's second. Con McVey, Juined Into the ring to prevent Sharkey from scoring a knock out tn the ninth round. There waa a big rumpus among Bowery politicians whn the referee, Honest John Kelly, declared all bets off. The Corbett-Mc-Coy fight In I lie Garden, which drew a 75,009 gule, whs pronounced a fake by the wives of the principals, who exposed details of the alleged swindle slid de clured that Mljt'oy posted $10,000 with a well known bookmaker to guarantee (hat he would take a knockout blow in the fifth round. The Walcott-Hest bout, also decided In the Garden, was supposed to be prearranged. It whs said that Walcott was Induced to sny that he had hroken his arm when lie was Informed II. ut 13.0110 of his money hud been wagered on West. There was a public outcry over the McCoy-f'hoynskl scrap st the BrondwBy Athletic club, because McCoy Inndi-d a sleep punch after the gong had ended I ho fourth round. Ring records show other huttles that excited wlde liprend suspicion and helped the reformera In tln-lr crusade ugalnst the sport. Tim Stnte Athletic commission has a rule prohibiting betting on glove fights In licensed clubs. But In th Horton law dsys open gambling on fights In this stale was allowed to flourish on a big scale. Betting commissioners shouted the odds at the ringside and heavy wagers were frequent. Noted speculators wagered as much as 5,i0 each on the result of a battle; also, that fearing the "double cross," they had hedged their wagers at the last moment. It was this unrestricted gambling that weakened tho corifldeni-e of the public and hurried the boxing game Into a temporary grave. There 1 some betting at the boxing clubs nnwadnys, hut It Is conducted In private and I hard to detect As In the case of racetrack betting, the plungers have disappeared. Two Celestials Try for Regular Berths on Wolvqrine Team t'niverslty of Michigan track officials ar keenly Interested In th efforts or two Chines students to make the varsity cinder squad. 8. C. Hung la a sprinter of no mean ability, while W. I). Wong has already vaulted better than ten feet. Th latter I a freshman, who will not be eligible for another year, and it Is thought that he will be able to add close to two feet to his vault before h enter the sophomore clans. Both of these Chi nes athletes received their preliminary training at Tlng Hua college at Peking, and they ar said to be aa far advanced athletically as the average high school ktudent entering American universities. :-S HE' INNOCENT ENOUCH TO OE. A tOP! Mhuniis BASE BALL UPLIFTS PANAMA American Game Takes Place ot Cock Fightim as Principal Pastime on Isthmus. SUNDAY GAMES TURN TRICK There are doubtless many people so . "sot In their ways" as to Insist that n possible good, under any possible clrcum stancea, could come out of Sunday base hall. But the average person would be convinced by a visit to Panama that In one Instance at least flundsy bas ball has Justified lt.elf. Before Uncle Bam, armed with his pick snd shovel, went down to Panama for the purpose of digging a little ditch, it would have been pretty difficult to find an uglier and more vicious bunch of men than the rank and file of the "Fanama nlacs." Of course, there are many ex ceptions to this rule, but Just the average PsnHmnjilaca" armed with a knife or machete, wasn't the sort of chap you would want to meet on a dark street of night. He looked bad, and he felt bad. and, by golly, he waa bad. Ilrutal (,snir llitjril. He found his principal amusement In cock fighting, his passion for that "sport" being even greater than his love for bull fighting. Cocking mains, bull fights, dancing to the "music" of the accordion or the tom-tom, and all the boose he could drink, constituted th "Panama rise's" Idea of bliss, Yet at bottom there was nothing wrong with him nothing that couldn't be cured. The change that has come over Pan ama In recent years Is best Illustrated by the manner In which the people cele brate their fests. The greatest of thean holidays is the anniversary of Panama's Independence from Colombian rule. Base ball I played during the winter month In Panama, and th enthusiasm for th great American game teglns to boll at about this time of th year, when the fan are discussing pennant hopes with the fervor that characterises th northern "bug." Of all the civilising In fluences which Undo Sam Introduced Into Panama, base ball has a place near the head of the list. Played on Bandar. And It was Sunday base ball at that; for tho canal workers, who Introduced Pannma to base hall, had no opportunly to play other than on the first day of the week. Although th diamond pastime Is now being played by thousands ot native men and boys, as well as by the North. Americans, who operate a real league. It Is still almost exclusively a Sunday pas time. Th breeding of gam cock In Panama ha uffered a great blow a a result of the general Interest In base ball. While cock fighting still haa Its devotees and the bull fight is not without a large fol lowing, the rising generation 1 duallv losing interest In those cruel amusements. It Is safe to predict thnt It is only a matter ot a short time when the Pana mantacs will wholly abandon the sports of their fathers in favor of the games in troduced by the "Yanquls." JIMMY JOHNSTON FIRED FROM THE WINTER LOOP Jimmy Johnston, late Oakland out fielder, who accepted advance money from the Federal league, has been fired from the Imperial Valley league, th- California Winter circuit. It is declared that rather than Incur the further wrath of Organised Hull, the lmpcr.ul Valley circuit ha decided not to allow the four club to (Ign or play any member of the Independent league. "FIREBRAND" ST0VALL IS , EXCITING COAST AGAIN "Firebrand" George Stovall 1 about to stir up thing again In the Pacific Coast league. Oeorg said that he was after Clinton Prough of the Oakland club. Prough, according to Stovall, la the btst right handed twlrier In the Coast league, and Stovall think that the big heaver has a bright futur before him. "Townsend's Spotting Goods" SKATES Sweaters, Jerseys, Skating Caps and Shoes, Hockey Sticks. Big Stock of Sleds and Skis. Open Nights This Week. ft? Townsend Gun Co. Farnrtin Street. y cpo