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For a Real Tug-d-War Watch the Base Ball Magnates m ROURKE GRABS THROWS UP JOB AS COACH AT NEBRASKA UNI. DATES CHOSEN FOR STATE FLOOR MEET SPORTS SECTION of The Omaha DR. STEWART WILL SUCCEED STIEHM Coach of Oregon Aggies Will Be Director of Athletics at Nebraska. STIEHM THROWS UP HIS JOB A NEW JNFIELDER Harold Irelan, Second Sacker with Montreal, Last Year, Is Par chased from Phils. 1 Manager Guy Reed Announces Sixth Annual Basket Ball Tour ney Will Be Held in March. JAYHAWK AND HUSKER TO MIX VIIp flol. , fielding 3w no r Xend t f plan t of kn I," :l MEANS PASSING OF DICK BREEN It will he a r.fw combination which will scintillate nroimd the keystone sack for the Rourkea when the balmy breezes of spring float o'r the greensward of the Vinton street brill lot In April. For I'a Rourke announced yesterday that hp had signed a new rernnd baseman. The npw se?-ind aackcr Is Harold Ire lan and wan purchased from thp Phila delphia National league club, the club made famous because Orover Cleveland Alexander of St. Pnul. Nob., is among tho.p who rashes pay checks with that tianiP on them. T.nst year Irrlan played with tho Mon treal club of the International league club. He played in 130 name, smote the pill for an avenge of .JS'. swiped twenty. right bases and coi:nteJ seventy-two runs. led .!3, which is a pretty sweet g average, lie Is 24 years of ajje. five foot seven high and weighs 151 pounds. ' " Rood In Pinches. According to Bill Ncale, scout for the Thlls, young Mister Irelan Is a foxy sec ond baseman and will set the Western loop on fire, especially In tho fielding de partment and on tho paths. Ho Isn't any Cravath nt the bet, hut he Is on the job In the pinches. Ho bats both right and left-handed. Thus Omaha Ins the new keystone com bination. Fete Killduff. from Oklahoma City. Is tho lad who will team with Ire lan at shortstop. As Khnuff comes with a reputation as a wizard In the fllertlng department, Rourke expects to see Kil duff and Irelan show- a lot of speed In staging: two-ply killings next summer. Irelan was secured after Rourke had a conference with Manager Marty King, w ho arrived In Orr.nha to start tho year's work the early -art of the week. To Ciet Veteran Fltchere. "Now that Marty is here we will get down to work and nab a few athletes," said Rourke, yesterday. "We are In no hurry as there are a numlwr of clubs who have players to dispose of. We ln- o get all veteran players, especially e pitching department. It Is our plan to get five good hurlers, all of them of known ability, and build up a team round them. With a player limit of fourteen it is necessary to get veteran pitchers of known ability, and we can't flo much experimenting with youngsters." The signing of Irelan is thought to mean the passing of Pick Breen, al though Rourke does not make any com ment on this subject. Breen didn't make any hit with Omaha fans last year and. although he haa tho ability and is a good ball player, it is not UVely Rourke will keep him. Broen appeared to be the kind of a player who worked for Breen first and tho team afterward, and that brand of work doesn't appeal to Omaha fans. Zehranar on the ' Job. Frank C. Zehrung, new president of the Western league, la on tho Job although aa yet he has not made the fact known. But this has -largely been the fault of Tip O'Neill. It is up to O'Neill to turn, over the booka and records of the league to Zehrung, but Tlpperary Tip haa neg lected to do this up to date. Thua all Zehrung can do Is wait for Tip to coma tcross. When he gets the records and takes full charge Zehrung plans to tsart soma action. It Is probable he will make a trip around the loop to visit with the various magnates before the schedule meeting which is to be held in Lincoln the middle of February. Then after the schedule meeting he will bire his um pires and make ready for the opening of the season. Zehrung appears to be tak ing a lively interest in the Western league and he should be a valuable asset. That Jackson Affair. Some internal troubles are very likely !o spring up at tho next Western league meeting. James Jackson, the firy youth who managed the Topeka club last sea son, is the chap who is likely to start the fuss. Jackson deserted the Topeka club and signed up to manage Wichita next sum ;ijonainued on Page Two, Column Five.) Ducky Holmes Tells Omahans He Expects Big Year with Links Pucky Holmes, new manager of the Lincoln Western league bRse ball team, as In Omaha last evening and was wreathed in smiles at tho prospects for the coming year. "Lincoln Is warmed up to base ball In real midsummer form," said Holmes. I "The fans all seo the dawn of a new era and are ready to do the right thing by the team. Lincoln always was a good ball town, but it will bo better than ever this year and We expect to repay the ! ans for their enthusiasm by giving them i a splendid brand of base ball. "Seventeen players were turned over to , me today by the management, but how many will face the call at the first game is problematical. I now think It wilt he about three. There are worlds of good players loose this year. Fielder Jones wrote me that he had thirty good ones to dispose of." E. S. Holmes Will Run Billiard Room In Rose Building E. S. Holmes, proprietor of a, billiard parlor t Fifteenth and Iodgo streets, has obtained a lease on the basement of the new Rose building at Sixteenth and Farnani streets and will shortly open on the largest blllard parlors In the middle west. The parlor will be equipped with thirty carom and pokPt billiard tables end will in every other way be furnished in tho most modern manner. OMAHA GUN CLUB ISSUES DEFI TO WISNER CRACKS Tie Omaha Oun club has challenged the Wlsner Oun club to & match for the Charley Reese state championship trophy which is now held by the latter organi sation. The' challenge will probably be accepted and ih shoot held a week from t 1 r i ? 5 STIEHML OMAHA UNI OPENS SEASON JHIS WEEK Coach Kavan's Men Battle Doane at Crete Friday and Cotner at Bethany Saturday. TALE OF WOE IS A LONG ONE The Fnlverslty of Omaha will open up Its inter-colleciato basket ball season 'Friday evening, when It journeys to Crete to encage the tossers of IVmnr college. The following evening Che locals will meet Cotner at Bethany. Although Coach Kavan has kept the players working: steadily In tho cage, the five has not been showing much Improvement. Injuries and sickness have greatly interferred with the work. Cap tain Adams has been laid up with blood poison In his foot and only Wednesday found It possible to resume practice. John Selbert, one of the most likely can didates for a forward position, hns been forced to quit the game, because of an opeartlon on his right foot, duo to tho breaking down of one of his arches. Ferry Allerton out of the game, suffer ing with a case of grip. Allerton was placed on tho first team previous to his sickness. Coach Kavan. will give his players Increased pracUco.., tlU-. week in order to get them in oon'diUon for the open ing contests. Because of the Blckness, Kavan has found It necessary to shift his men. Reel is being used at "center. Leach and' Ernest ot forwards and Adams and Bruce at guards. McBrtde and Lyman are also filling In at the guard positions. Manager Korniaker'hns completed the basket ball schedule.' Insteam of play ing ten inter-collegiate contests as plan ned the number was cut to seven. This i in addition to twelve basket ball games in the Tri-City league. The inter collegiate games arranged for are: Ioane at Crete, January 111. Cotner at Bethany, January H. Cotner at Omaha, January 30. Orand Island Ht Omitlm. January 27. I'ohmo at Omaha. February 3. Omaha at York. .March 3. Omaha at Grand Island, March 4. KAMANSKI NAMED CAPTAIN OF CREIGHTON LAW FIVE Taul C. Kamanskl, popularly known as "SI" and "Cipher." was Friday night elected captain of tho Crelyhton Laws basket ball five. Kamanskl i playing his second season with tho Laws and Is the team's mainstay in tho center position. He was also center on tho Crelghton varsity foot ball team and formerly held the same . position at Bcllevue college. Kamanskl is, a night Junior In the law de partment of Crelghton and a member of tho Delta Theta Thl legal fraternity. NEBRASKA CITY WINS OVER AUBURN QUINTET NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Jan. 9.-Ppe-rlal Telegram.) Nebraska City , High school defeated Auburn High school here last night by the score of 43 to 19. Au burn put up a stiff .fight, but was un able to approach the team work of Ne braska City. Tho Nebraska City girls were not so fortunate, however. The girls were trimmed by Plattsniouth. 41 to 35. Tho Nebraska City Athletics won from Dun bar town team, 30 to 15. Murray Estelle Gets Ducking When He Cheers for Nebraska ' Jude l.eo Kstello comes to bat with a yarn about his son, Murray Kstelle, ho is a Btudent at Notre Dame. yjjrray, who Is 11 years of age. Is a dyed-in-the-wool C'ornbUhker, even If he doe.i so to Notre Iame to school, and his k yalty for Nebraska Is ery pronounced. When Nebraska and Notre Inme bat tled on the gridiron at Uncoln, young Kstelle was ono of the most interested Notre Iame students to watch the re turns as they arrived at South llend from Nebraska field. When the news of Ne braska's victory flashed over the wire the judge's son promptly uncoupled his vocal chords and cut loose a gleeful howl that could be heard all over the state of Indiana. 1'ronto, the young Omahan became the target for the disappointed Notre Dime crew, and the first thing Murray dis covered he was under tho water hydrant and subjected to a neat "dousing " At this point an Inspired iloosler de cid') Kstelle should be heaved Into the swimming pool. Tion't throw m In the pool,'' cried young- Kstelle, "I can t sim. Throw me Ity J IMF l.tM RFATE, LINCOLN, Jan. 8.-tPpeclal.)-Athletle Manager Guy K. Reed of the University of Nebraska has already started the ball to rolling for the sixth annual basket ball tournament of Nebraska high schools the biggest Interscholastic event In the I'nlted States. Tho tournamrnt will be held March S to 11. Although the basket ball season has but started Ueed determined to start early this year to secure the biggest tournament which has ever been held under the auspices of the Husker Insti tution. This is the letter which he mailed out to oil Nebraska high svhools this wppk as a preliminary notlco of the tourna ment : "Thp annunl basket ball tournament of Nebraska high schools will be held under the auspices of the University of Nebraska March 8 to 11. This Is an In vitation to your high school to be a competitor. "This tournament has been the largest in America In the lat few years. Tt Is a mre treat for Cue boys to compete In a tournament of such magnitude. They are able to see the best sort of basket ball. They are thus given an opportunity to meet the other boys of tho state. They are also privileged to see the university or other Institutions of higher learning In this city. "This year the teams will ho divided Into Hires classes, bawd on the season's record, the size of the town of tho high school and tournament experience. This plan enables the boys to go through the entire tournament without over-exertion. A physician w!U be on the floor all tho tlnio and a doctor's examination must be had beforo teams will be permitted to compete. This is necessary In order that no athlete may be Injured by poor condition. "The receipts of the tournament are pro-rated among the competing teams, according to distance traveled, on a basis of six men per team. For the Mast two years about four-fifths of the railroad fare has been distributed. i "You will find a rnrd enclosed. If you are Interested mall this t once una ae talled Information and entry blanks will be sent to you." Reed's letter Indicates several new con ditions will be attached to the tournament this year. Tho consolation tournament, which has been conducted along with the championship series, will be entirely eliminated, and tho common complaint heard last year will thus be avoided. It was charged that some of the athletes participated so often as to injure their health. Seventy Nebraska high schools, the largest number ever participating In a basket ball tournament, were represented last spring, with more than 600 athletes and several hundred high school etudents in attendance. The finals will be played In the. city Auditorium tho same as last yar where a much larger crowd can be aC'iommodated than at the university jrym- nasium. Tho cuatomary rrizes will ba ar ranged for, and Heed believes practically all expenses of the competing teams can bo paid from the tournament. JnjhnwU After Kevenne. Athletics at the stato university are still In the background as a result of the coaching difficulties which have beset Nebraska. The basket ball neason was Inaugurated last night against Taxkto, but Missouri Valley games come next Fri day ami Saturday, when the Kansaa Jayhawkers will attempt to even up on the Huskers. The Jayhawkers are reputed to have a veteran five and the Kansas team last year was able to give Nebraska a good drubbing. The Huokers squad this season bears little resemb enee to the one which made such a miserable showing last year, however, and chances are that Nebraska will repeat Its success on the gridiron. Stiehm has arranged for sixteen games for the Husker five, as follows: January 14-15, Kansas unlverity at Lin coln. January 21-22, Drake university at Lin coln. Jivnuary 20. Nebraska alumni at Omaha. February 4-J, Ames Angles at Lincoln. February 18, Nebraska Wcsleyan at Uni versity Place. February iJ-2t, Drake university at Des Moines. February 25-2'i, Ames Aggies at Ames. Earl Caddock and Hussane Will Meet . At Council Bluffs Karl Caddock, tho sensational light heavyweight of Anita. Ia., and former amateur champion of the United Statea, and Yousiff Hussane, the terrlblo Turk, who was so effectively tamed by J. Stecher of Dodge, Neb., have been matched to lock horns In a wrestling go at Council Bluffs on February 4. The date is tentative as yet, but it Is certain the match will be held the first week in February. Gene Melady la handling the business for Caddock and Jack Curley Is acting as Hussane'a manager. Dan B. Ileardon of Council Bluffs is promoting the event. in the lake if you want to, that's shallow, but not in the pool." Immediately Murray's colleagues de cided the. pool was the place for him and in he went. To be sure that he woundn't drown, th students put a life guard on the Job whn Kstelle was thrown into the tank. Hut Murray fooled them completely. Instead of being unable to swim, ha is an expert in the water and bis first act was to show them some speed with an Australian crawl stroke, and then ducy the lite- guard. This was only the start of the Initiation young Estelle was put through. Kven a few of the sisters of the Institution poured water out of a window on hiru. lie waa put through every imaginable kind of "college torture." But Murray Kstelle. as was declared before. Is a dyed-in-the-wool Cornhusker, and ha kept right cm rejoicing over the victory of his native state, and no amount of Initiation could deter htm. Kvery time one of his Hoosier puis gets chesty Murrav men Hons foot ball, aid It Is all off. There Is no come back except. "Walt 11 next year," and Murray alwuys tells 'cm be ll wait. CLAN GORDON SOCCER FOOT BALL TEAM OF OMAHA First winners of Jackson trophy, awarded for annual competition betecn Clan Gordon of Omaha and Sons of St. George of Sioux City. Top row, left to right: W. J. Hislop, director; P. Lowdcn, A. V. Hislop, H. Pickard, Dan Durran, manager; J. McTaggart. Middle row, left to right: G. McDougal, pipe major; J. Malcolm, D. Munro, H. C Home, R. Malcolm. Front row, left to right: W. R. Gunn, R. LyalL J.Parkcr, C. Leitch, R. Anderson. i V FIFTEEN FLOOR TILTSJTHIS WEEK Basket Ball Season Will Be On in Full Blast in AH Leagues " ! This Week. COYOTES HERE JANUARY 22 Amateur basket ball made Its debut In full force last 'week when teams of the Trl-Clty, Commercial and Church leagues opened up for the season. This week all the quintets will have a chance to unllmber, for fifteen scheduled contests are billed to take place. That the fives are more evenly matched than ever before was displayed Thurs day evening at the Young Men's Chris tian association when two extra periods had to be played to decide the contest between the Clarks unit Townsends. The tilt in the Commercial league between the Omaha High School Reserves and tho Townsend Tigers, which ended In a 12 to S victory for the Tigers, was no less out of the ordinary for Its close ness. Friday evening Boh Hagar. physical director of the Hastings Young Men's Christian association will bring a picked team of l'J-year-old tossers to meet an aggregation of stari composed of local "Y" members. The Hastings flippers have cleaned up everything In their sec tion and are looking for laurels In a new field. Tho contest will be a prelim to the Omaha High school-Lincoln tilt. Coyotes IMay Here Basket ball fans are looking forward with Interest to the 1'nlverslty of South Pakota-Rurgess-Nah game that will take place here January 22. The coy otes plan an Invasion of Nebraska and have already lined up enough games for a week's activity. The Jiurnasco play ers do not expect to be caught napping with an unconditioned five aa they pre sented against the Nebraska . Nationals several weeks back. The department store men have been practicing stea-llly the last three weeks and will present a changed lineup against the visitors. Fol lowing the Routh Pakota game on Janu ary a, the University of Nebraska will engage the Hurnascoa on January 29. All attempts of the Brandels quintet to bring Nebraska Wcsleyan here have failed. In a letter received from Coach Kline, the Methodist mentor refused to consider a game at Omaha on tho Young Men's Christian association floor. Kline stated that if tho match was arranged to be played at the Auditorium, he would consider the proposition. Basket Ball Xotes. A representative of Doan college wss here haturdav trying to arrange a con test for February 4 vith one of toe amateur teams. Doane meets the I ni versity of Omaha here Fe'n inry i. McQnire. former pitcher of the Ptorr Tritiuips. cxcia to keep in condition with the Indoor sport. McQuire is play ing with the Clifton Hill Merchants. The Nebrsska School for fie lK;f I sve Jumped in the basket bul' field Their tossers are: Tainisa. Kturk, Cooper, Seeley, Stahel and Jack-on. The Clifton Hilt Mer-han'a rrgan e.l last week. Their lineup Is: Fete Jlu (julre, center: I'enny and Keltman. for wards, and Mead and ln'hwetl. guaids. The game between "he Clinks and the Purgess-Nash Saturday cverilnr at the Young Men's Christian association w:l! undoubtedly be one of the liurUctt tilts of the year. Seven baskets was fhe total run rn by Captain Nolan of the Clnrk agalrst the Townsends Thursday evening. , Quintets have no coTie back on the officiating this season. They ari nlliwed to select their own arbiters. Hamilton Defeats Osrenla. HAMPTON. Neb.. Jan. S. (Special.) The Hampton Hish school defeated the Osceola High school In a fast game of UmkU ball on the local floor, 13 to IS. fill) I till; r - -f h I Fj X (' - -v ...... ...... . ,:v! . jA. .. " . r g ' unday Bee OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKXIXC, JAXUAHY 1H1C.. J.ar U,:' f V2 V- i' CRETE FIVE UPSETS DOPE Victory of Coach Squires' Five Over Beatrice Only Surprise of Week in State Basket Ball. SOUTH HIGH'S WIN EXPECTED Central Hlgh'a defeat at the hands of Council Muffs Friday night on the Iowa floor, was not wholly unexpected. Over at the Iowa town six veterans, five of whom were letter men of last year, turned out for the team this year and, in spite of the lack of a coach, ara mak ing up a team that will be hard to be beaten. Coach Mulligan's squad is a green bunch and not as weighty or fast as thosa usually produced her, Crete upset the ioH) down at Beatrice by running away with the (Juecn City five by a score of 31 to 1. Coarh Squires' five played the Beatrice bunch off their feet throughout the entire game. Squires j Is a Cotner man of basket ball history and will undoubtedly place a fast squad In the field at the stato tournament next March. The Beatrice team still haa an opportunity for a comeback, however. and its games with Central and South , High will afford some fast local exhibi tions, youth High's victory over the visiting Fremont five Friday was expected. But ton's flippers bavo Improved wonderfully in basket shooting since their gamu with tho Alumni. Captain Nixon sustained a sprained knee and probably will nut be able to play against the fast Council Bluffs 8' ii ml next Thursday evening on the Omaha "Y'1 floor. ISebraaka ( llr Mint, Nebraska City and Auburn staged a pretty battle at the river town Friday evening. Tho former won the game, ii to 19. as was expected, but worked hard for the winning scores. Auburn usually proves tho best In the extreme south west. Both ot these teams will piny South High later In the season. Oakland trimmed the strong Sidney five by a score of 42 to 25 at Oakland Friduy night. The same night Osceola. in Merrick county, defeated the Cozad High school team in a closely played game by a score of y to 6. Utmnva, Hampton and York are still to bo met before the Swedes re tire to their own town. They are said to have quite a team this year. Several alumni games were played at different towns of the stato. Columbus lieat the grails In a fast frsy New Year's nlnht, whllo Coach Miller's Norfolk quin tet handed tho faculty five of the same school a 22 to 13 defeat lust week. A summary of the games played in the last week: I'lattsmoiith, SI; Hnvelock, 40. Norfolk. 'SI: Faculty, is. Crete, :tl : Heat rice, 19. South Hiph. 3H; Fremont. 21. Central high. :4; Council Bluffs, 32. Ohci'oIh, In; CoT.ad, 6 . Onklund. 42: Hdnev. 2T. Auburn, Nebraska City, 43. ST. PAUL COLLEGE" WINS FROM GRAND ISLAND HIGH FT. 1'AI'U Neb., Jan. (Special.) The local business college basket ball team won from tho (irand Island High school team here last evening; In a one sided combat, score. Mi to I ft. At no tlmo did the visitors have any show of winning. The game was fairly clean throughout. Nelson and Gruber scoring !0 and 1H points respectively, led for the locals. Tho college team goes to York and Grand Island Friday and Saturday of next week. The lineup; ST. PAVL. (MV O. I. H. 8. firuber LP".lR(l v. Stmtth Jmobwn K.F.I UK BasmtisMen Nelson C.IC T. smith ...U1. H.O nuelter ...H O UJ Engleinsn Field goals. f!ruler (9); .1uiiiliun Irii U' ili'.ru ilk K ucera . . Messbach Summary Nelson (M, Huelitr (ii. V. Smith (21, Itasiuussen, T. Smith. i ion Is from fouls: Nelson 141, T. Bmith !). V. Kinith Cli. Fouls com mitted: St. I'aul (10), Orand Iiliind tUi. Keferee: Jolls. Scorer: Webster. Tltu of halves: 20 minute. HAUGHTON BUYS BOSTON BRAYES Harvard Foot Ball Coach Becomes President and Part Owner of Boston National Team. KEEPS STALLING S AS MANAGER BOSTON. Jan. S.-Fercy D. Ilaughton. tho famous Harvard foot ball coach, to day became president and part owner of the Boston National league base ball club. Associated with him as head of a syndicate of Boston men Is Arthur C. Wise, member of a local banking firm. The new president announced that tie would retain the services of George T. StalllnKs as manager of the rluh, and that Stulllngs would have ausolute charge of the playing end. Walter K. Hapgood will continue as business manager. The announcement of the sale of the rluh, which two years ago won the world's championship after a sensational senson, was a surprise to sporting cir cles. Tho Braves bad been on tho mar ket, and until within a few days Presi dent James K. Oaffncy said he and Rob. ert F. Pavls of New York, the owners, had fully expected to retain control dur ing the coming season. (lose to Half Million. FnofficlHlly the price paid is said to be close to a half-million dollars. Tho club whs purchased three years ago by Mr. iiiffuey for $1K7.(I0. Tho new .raves' field, at which the lust world's se.s was played, was not Included In the sale, A Ii'hsc, the sumo length as that held by Oaffney, wss given the new owners. It will be for thirty-three years. Whllo a statement by Mr. Haughton made no direct reference to his probals action with regard to severing his rela tions with Harvard university as roach, It was announced that ho would "devote his time to the club and Its interests in the future." "I have always been keenly interested In professional base ball myself, and welcome the opportunity offered of be coming financially and actively identified with It," he snlil. "It will be our policy, aa It was President Oaffney's, to strengthen the Braves wherever and whenever possible, to the end thHt the Braves may again participate In the world's series of 191i." Played on Varsity Nine. NKW YORK, Jan. x.-rerry 1 Haugh ton, who will act as president of the Boston Nationals under the new regime, is more noted as a foot ball plnyer and com h than a bnse ball man. although Tie played on the varsity nine while an un dergraduate at Harvard In the Is to 90s, and captained the Crimson team of 1. Of lute years, Haughton has divided his attention between tho coaching of Harvard foot bull trams and the Boston Stock exchange. His success year and year in and out with the Crimson elevens has made him one of the most famous of American foot ball roaches. Since he took charge in 190k, the Cambridge elevens under Ms tuition have played seventy-three games in eight years, of which sixty-four have been won, fiur lost and fhe tied. Huring this period Harvard has scored 1,242 points against Its opponents, 172. Pots Tram to Fore, It waa Haughton who took charge of the Harvard foot ball destiny and, build ing along tho lines lnl.i out by Coach Bill Beld. lifted the Crimson team frMn the slouch of despond and gave the Cambridge elevens a succession of vie torleS over Yale, its greatest gridiron rival. Since 19UH Harvard has won fWo of the eight annual games against the Kits, two were acorules ties and one was (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) LINCOLN. Neb , Jan. J.-tPpcclal Tele gram.) Nebraska's new athletic director nlll be I'r K. J. Stewart, famous director and font ball coach of the Oregon Aggies, according to announcement mado hero to night by the Nebraska athletic board. Stewart succeeds "Jumbo" Stlehm at tho helm of Husker affairs with a remark able record of achievement In all branches ef university sport. The offer of the ' Nebraska athletic honrtf was forwarded to Stewart early In the week, and his ac ceptance received today completes the deal. At the same lime the Nebraska hoarl announced Cnplain H. B. Kutherford, the cashing leader of the l'.i1." Huskers, would assist Hr. Stewart In his work In a newly created department, which will give Ne braska the services of an assistant all- year coach at a sa'nry of a year. Bulherford's s lection marks tho crea tion of a new department In university athletics, with rprclal attention to the do velopment of high tachuol material. To tiet .t.noo a tear. The contract with Dr. Ptewart calls for a salary of rumn the first year, with an Increase to S,l,."KW the second year If ha la retained. Guy K. Beed Is to remain as assistant director of ntbl'tlcs and manager of an Increase In salny of from 11.200 to $2.(0). Nebraska's new coach Is 40 years of age, stands five fee eleven Inches and weighs 1 pounds. He has all tho ear marks of a trai led athlete and Isexcced Ingly pleasant to meet I'r. Stewart first took three years of collegiate work at Mount Vnlon college In Alliance, O., and then completed a four-year medical course at Western Re serve university at Cleveland, where hi secured the degree of B. S. and M. U. His medical studies were taken with a speclnl Mew townrd fitting himself for the life work of athletic director. He further specialised In athletics at the summer course of Chautauqua (N. Y ) School of rhyalcal Hklucatlon. Keven Years Kxperlrnee. Pr. Stewart bring to Nebraska seven years of coaching experience. His first work as athleMe director was at Mount Fnlon college, here he developed a con ference champion foot ball team during the two years he served thera. He was then called to Allegheny college at Mead vllle. Pa., where he whipped a tail-end eleven Into a conference champion against such rivals as the famous Washington and Jefferson, Pittsburgh aad Carnegie Technical elevens. . Ir. Stewart next took charge of basket ball at Purdue university and raised vn oouermakers from the cellar posi tion In the big nine conference to run-ners-up for the championship. There the new director developed a five which defeated Wisconsin and by a strange turn of fate, "Jumbo" Btlemh, the man Ste. art succeeds, was playing center on that Wisconsin team. At. Oregon Fonr Yeas, The Oregon Aggies furnished the next em m cnaeavor and it Is here that rr. Stewart achieved hla most notable success. In the four years Dr. Stewafjt was 'at Corvatlls, ' he took a squad of foot ball material that had hardly seen a foot ball and developed a first-class eleven. His feat of whipping the Michigan Ag gles by the score of to f attracted widespread attention and brought All- America n mention to his star performer, Abrahams. While his 1!M6 team was strong, his 1914 eleven was generally credited with being the best ever de veloped on the pacific coast It held the famous Dobie aggregation te a 0 to 0 tie and according to reports, outplayed the eleven coached by the wlsard of th Pacific coast, Nebraska's new coach has participated In practically every branch of athletics. He played quarterback on the foot ball team, was captain of the basket ball and base ball squads and a member oi the track squad, Stlehm Throws lTp Job. "Jumbo" Stlehm sprung a big surprise on the Nebraska Athletic board tonight by handing In his resignation to take ef fect immediately, Stlehm and the board reached a satis factory agreement over the matter ol salary and the lengthy mentor then an nounced his willingness to withdraw II it was felt that his presence might In any way interfere with the Cornhuskei plans. The Nebraska board accepted tht resignation. Stlchm's action . will nercessltata f change in the Nebraska plans. An ef fort will be made to have Ir. Stewart the new coarh, take charge of the ath letics Immediately, Stlehm's resignation comes as a eltmai as the bitter situation, which arose ovei the signing of "Dick" Rutherford b3 Stlehm to accompany him to Indiana. The Nebraska board had previously in dlcated Us plans ot retaining Rutherford here. Ice Skating Good At Lake Manawa Ekitlns is good at Lake Manawa li the Joyful news for ice sharps who art not content to rut capers on the small ponds of Oerater Omaha. The entire lak at Manawa is covered with a clear and smooth sheet of Ice, declare skaters win have been over there, and is In the best condition It has ben in years. The Courv ill Bluffs Rowing association Is holdin its weekly teas again this year even Sunday afternoon between 3 and ( o'clock and many of Its members are enjoyiul the oduble attraction. PARK CLUB MAINTAINS RIFLE SHOOT LEA WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The Park clu of Bridgeport, Conn., maintained its) lea4 during the third week of the interclu) gallery rifle championship, finishing tht week with a total score of 2,967. Klngi Mills, O.. Is second with 2,960 and Bucyrus. O., third with 2,9u2. High scores for the third week, an nounced tonight by the National Rifli Association of America, were: Class A, Bucyrus, O, 991; class B. W tertown, 8. 1)., 9V. ; claca C, St. Paul. Si class I, Qulnnlpiac of New Have. $ class F, Pierre. 8. D., 94, and class F Taunton, Mass., 96$, I In class B Ogden,. Utah, scored $61 an Salt Like Cltjr 1V w