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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1916)
T1IK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEUUUAKY 1.1, 10 1R. T BRINGING UP FATHER Drawn for The Bee by George McManus Copyright. International Nes Bervlo. All Rights RMfnl. COOO MORMJNQ- tOO EEN THE TICKER THt I'LL HAVE TO PRETEND I KNOW WHAT HE MEAN OR HE'LL THIN K THE 10RREL NOW ME V bEC WHERE COPPER I OPTO 116 AND tTEEU ANO vnu.;oN; rrmi ' I 0PPO1E THERE IWT A DAt iOE THAT OU OONT PLM THE NARwm ELL ALL LAt)T VEEK t HAD LfcURl?r AND ME FEVER WENT UD rr in l avir I I ( VELL -FOR YOUR 1 A - I HOPE IT COE HICWPRt I . . " s it ' I LLJ Judgments W HIL.B proud Nebraska! are busily extolling the many rlr tuea of this state. It might not be amlaa to point out the an nual lnterscholattc basket ball tournament which will be held at Lincoln In March. Tlita basket ball tournament was last year the biggest interscholastlc event ot Ha kind In the United States, with seventy teams par ticipating. Already this year 137 high schools of the state hav signified inten tions of taking part. A gain of 100 per cent With such a largo entry list ths tourney this year will not only be tha biggest basket ball event in the United States, but will probably be the-biggest interscholastlc event in any branch of sport. What better proof that the state of Nebraska la making its mark in the field of athletlca? The wrestling cham pion of the world, a championship foot ball team, a championship trapshooter snd the biggest interscholestlc event In the country. Nebraska la truly a potent factor In sport. - , r Some1 fear is expressed that Nebraska may Jeopardise its standing in the Mis souri Valley conference by playing the Oregon Aggies next fall la Portland, which city la not tha alta of the Oregon Agricultural college. A Missouri Valley conference ruling prohibits tha playing of games in cities at which neither ot tha participating schools are situated. No fear need enter tha minds of tha Ne braska athletlo board on thia score. Tha conference rule was drawn up and passed tor the express purpose to take a "rap" at Omaha and Kansas City. If Nebraska should play the Oregon Agglea at Port land or Yale at Chicago or Heidelberg; at Pari, nary a peep would be heard from the Missouri Valley conference, but let Nebraska play Ames at Omaha, or Kan sas play Missouri at Kansas City and a squawk that would aubdu aa army of Krupp's would instantly be hoard. Tomorrow the Western league will adopt ita schedule for the approaching season. It has informally been decided by the magnatea that a return to tha playing season of 154 gamea will be made. Last year but 140 gamea were played. Tha return to the longer season la good evi dence that the magnates are looking for ward to a year ot prosperity. The longer season makes a better pennant race, but the shorter season lessens expenses. All eight of the club owners favor the longer schedule which means that eight men experienced in base ball agree that base ra I is due to return to its old popularity. And auch a verdict from eight men la a pretty good Indication that the na tional pastime will "come back." wfllio Hoppe declares that hla extreme skill on the billiard table is entirely the result of steadiness, due to a consistently clean life and great physical condition. And as we look back among the records we find the names of Jake Scbaefer, Tommy Kueston, John Daly, all experts ot the cue game; John L. Sullivan, Young tSriffo. Teter Jackson. Terry McOovern. Tod Sloan and countless others whose suocenr was In no wsy dt'e to clean liv ing, or Impaired by the lack of It. The making of a champion is a peculiar thins, an eniur.ia unsolved, and Willie Hoppe nor anvbody else will ever be able to provide a sure formula. A mighty tribute to the national pastime of .lie United mates waa paid by Judge Landla Isst week when he dismissed the suit against Organised Hase Hall after proving that the policy of watchful walt t Ing paid Insofar as base ball la concerned at least. Judge Landis, In his dismissal, declared that the closest examination of the evidence and arguments failed to re lied on the honor of the game or upon any Individual player. What mors could the men of Organised Base Bat) ask than audi a tribute from a man ot the pro found Intelligence of a judge in one of the busiest of United States circuit courts. Jess Willard and his corps of managers seem to be following the ring philosophy of Fredd e Welsh. Freddie has held a championship for many moons now by appearing in nothing but no-declalon bouts. Ke has also netted himself a tidy Income. Now Willard starts the ten round, no-declslon campaign with frank Moran in New York. Prospective and hopeful champs with a willlngneas to fight will find it just as hard to get Willard to risk his title as the light weights have found Welsh. It's a gay life and the publio continues to play the part of the aucker. A Milwaukee caddy has brought suit against the Milwaukee Country club for tlS.000 because of injuries suffered at the hand of a member of the club. The iady allegea tha member of the club nit mm on me need with a ball while putting. Fortunately the golfer with the Herculean strength was not driving at the time. Trap shooting la said to be the Ideal sport for both men and women. -And also for the powder manufacturer. FREMONT Elan SCHOOL BASKET BALL TSALX Left to right: Coach A. L. Grinnell, Dana (captain), Eagan, Ellcr brook, Teigler, Christenson, Fitzsimmons, Eidam and Gardner. , , ' I us W ); j.i V ) M I r i ! y - pi )', I ; ' .. . U WJXSTIEE WHO MEETS JOE STECHEB TUESDAY 17IQHT. JOE ROGERS. Joe Rogers, who battles Joe Btecher at Council Bluffs Tuesday nlg'it, la the largest wreatler In captivity. II tips tha scales at Pfo pounds and la six feet seven inches tall. lie la said to be a good man and capable of giving the Dodge lad a battle. TUG-O'-WAR TOURNAMENT. AT FLORENCE THIS WEEK Much Interest Is belnb manifested in the tug-ef-war tournament to be held In tha Eagles' hall at Florence Thursday, Frl dsy and Saturday. Seven teams have en tered tha lists for the prises, the Ealea, Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen, Firemen, Woodmen ef the World and two teams from the Keystone c sis ef the Presby tartan church. Tha winner of the latter two team of boys will also pull the los Ing team of the lodge men. The -following week a team of big husky country lads will pull the winners ef the tournament for a nice purse and side money. rverqont, since the return of Captain Dana, who has been laid up for soma time with aerloua illness. Is rapidly forc ing to the front among leader in state basket ball. Their latest victory over the fast Counoil Bluff quintet two week ago, i on ef the first true evidence ef their strength. South Omaha and Colum bus are at present the only two five in the state that have been able to outdo them, and these defeat were due mainly to the loss of Captain Dana Johnnie Dennison Finds H iniself Almost as Popular as a Politician Johnny Dennison, manager of the championship Luxus amateur base ball nine, declares that the successful poli tician who has a large and extensive supply of plea to deal off a prolific pie counter, ha nothing on him for sudden popularity. Since Johnny piloted the Luxua to the amateur championship of Omaha and then led that aggregation on a Junket to Cleveland as a reward for his efforts, Johnny has discovered that all the would-be, .almost, not-qulte, once-were and thlnk-they-ere athletes in the world are great friends of his. Until Johnny won the championship he didn't know this. Now Dennison get on the average of fourteen telephone calls a night, alxty three letters a week and Shi personsl call a month. All want to play on the Luxus team, aaslst Doc Coughtin in the hospital corps, carry water or polish Dennison' bat. Anyway to become af filiated with the Luxua. For on paper it looka very much aa If the L,uxua would gather in the cher ished championship again, and that means another trip, and a trip on which railroad fare, Pullman fare, the price of sumptuous meals, hotel charges and the like are paid by somebody else, is not a thing to be sneesed St. Of course the ambitious athletes dis claim any auch mercenary intentions, they are friends of Dennison and want to see him succeed. Oh, yes. But among the tint of athletes who have applied to Dennison for Jobs some may make good. There ia one chap, a fellow named Davis, who recently moved to Omaha, may prove a- find for Denni son. Davis la a pitcher and worked In a South Dakota semi-pro league last year, where he made a good record. He may be lust the man to strengthen the Luxua hurling corps. Dennison ha Informed all the Candi da tea that he will give them a chance to show their warea, and ha aays it wouldn't surprise him to see fifty ball playera in addition to hla regular ataff, report on the first dsy of practice. They'll all get a chance, Johnny as serts. If they make a good ahowlng he'll' give 'em a trial. One letter Dennison received la good ew tJolumy Dennison for a big laugh. ' The writer wanted to know If Dennlaon rould use him, and If not, requested thst the Luxus manager recommend him to the manager for the Auto Row team. The Auto Row team ia C'lasa C organisation. Willie Hoppe Will Show Skill in Omaha Willie Hoppe, champion billlaraiat ef the world, and Kojl Yomada, sensational Japanese player, will give exhibitions in the Castle hotel ball room Friday and Saturday of thia week. Fkkeli Loses Yoiog Fortes. President Kbbela of Brooklyn say thst he io.t ITt.100 in New am. KEARNS WILL REFEREE UNIVERSITY aOOR FRAYS "Bud" Keama, physical director of th Omaha Young Men's Christian sasocla. Hon, will referee th Nebraska-Kansas Aggies basket ball gamea at Lincoln Fri day and Saturday. These game will go a long way In determining the Missouri Valley conference championship. The Cornhusker lead In the northern dlvl ion and tha Aggie in th southern with Missouri. BILLIARD PLAY NEARS END Two Player Have Finished Their Flay, While Remainder in Lait Matches Thia Week. CAHN AND STMTS HT THE LEAD STANDING OF PLAYERS. Albert Cshn Marry Byrnes .... K. A. Heinle W. N. Chamber Arthur rlturge ., Herb McCoy R. J. Williams . W. ..a ..a .1 Pet. 1 (inn LOW .750 .m .000 billiard at tha The laat week of the state tournament, now bslng played Hymes billiard parlora, will be started Monday night with Albert Cahn and Arthur fitunree aa the opponents. Oamea will be played Monday, Tuesday, Wednes day, Thursday and Friday night this week, and the final match of the tourna ment will he played Monday of next week, .with Cahn and Fymee playing. Cahn and Rvmea are now tied for the lead with three games won and none lout. Hoth have three more matches to play, Inoludlng tha -on between each other. It ia expected tney will meet on the final night with each owning perfect acores, aa has been the fact during past year. Dill Chambers and R. J. Wllllame have played their laat matches. Roth have played the total of six game. Cham bers broke even with three game won and three lost, while Williams, playing his first year in the tourney, failed to earn a victory. The schedule of the remaining game I a follows: Wbnday "ahn plays Sturges. Tuesday Symea plava McC'ov. Wednesday HrlpU plsys Cahn. Thiirsdsy McOoy plays fiturgas. Friday Hclple playa 8vmes. Monday Cahn playa . Byrnes. Fmpe Is Promoted. Doll SINCLAIR IS DOUBLE-CROSSED SMeSBBSSBBSBBBl Angel of the Feds Given Icy Mitt by Euppert and Huston After the Agreement Was Made, OIL MAN SHOWS HE'S A SPORT Henry Ford Sinclair, the arch-mangel" of the Federal league, whose million forced base ball peace, I withdrawing from the game only because he was dec orated with the double-cross. The true story of Sinclair a aad plight has Just come to light. Here It is: When peace negotiations were begun Sinclair had a verbal understanding with Messrs. Ruppert and Huston of tha Tank and Ban Johnson of th American league that he was to acquire a third Interest In the New Tork American league club. Fur thermore, he was to build a home for the Tank on th property at Lennox Oval, where the Fed threatened to Invade Manhattan. Ban Johnson was enthusiastic about this plan, as he alwsya has been ambi tious to have hla own park in New Tork City. Besides that, he wanted Sinclair's bank roll In hla league. Sinclair also was eager to get In the aame circuit a his friend, Phil Bell, who was chiefly respon sible for him (Sinclair) getting Into base ball. But as the peace tlnni unfolded, Sin clair came to realise that he trusted too much on his verbal agreement with the Yankees' owners. Ruppert and Huston balked at the laat minute and left Sinclair high and dry. Hlnrlalr "Uood Uporl.'1 Several conferences were held between Ruppert. Johnaon and Sinclair, but the New Yolk brewer ati-edfastly refused to psrt with any portion of hla club. There vas nothing left fo- rtlnrlalr to do hut accept the doublv-cmss. Ills other al triiite wn to balu tha peace plans. He wss too much of a thoroughbred to do that, so he iiilctly dropped out. flncc then relation between Ruprerl snd Johnson havt been aomewhat strained. To rinse Hie breech. Rupprrt had bought every promising hall player In aight, hoping that he ran appense Johnson's snger by putting a winner In New York. He haa gone a long way In thia direc tion. The purchase rice of lye Magee, Joe Oedeon, Nick Cnllop und even tier many Hcbaefcr, In each esse, was steep. l:eidns that the Ysnlis have cornered thai j market on pitcher on the roster for thu : coming season. j The American league wants a toe-told , In New York, and in less Ruppert and Huston acquire that ihla season they will find themselves In disfavor. They havo apent. It is estimated, over llw.oo (or nsw plsyers, having acquired the jlck of the International, Association aad South ern leagues. They get Dsn Tipple from Indianapolis, who was regsrded as th best young pitcher In the A. A. They slso graLbed the pick of the International, paying top prices. However. Ban Johnson will not be thor oughly pleased, even with a winner. In time he wants a ball park built, and it Is almost Imperative that tha Yanka de velop a winning at rid this season. Derr of Ilaa-eratnwn. Md . hn mni irooa as an umpire in tne Blue Kldae leaaiie luit season, haa mala an. Plication to handle the Indicator in the Southern league. Caddock Will Meet Schmarder and Daily Will Battle Zorbas Rap Fag, manager ef Earl ChAdock, Owen Dally and Clarence Eklund. an nounced two matches In Omaha yester day. Page announced that Caddock will meet Fred Schmarder of Louisville, Neb., the man Charley Peter beat at Papll llon Friday night, at Friend, Neb.. Sat urday night. He also announced that Owen Dally, who I the lightweight cham pion ef the world, will grapple with Louis Zorba of Duluth, Minn., at Lincoln. February S&. Zorbas is now ' making ready to coma to Omaha to train for hi match with Dally. Delete, Ml ana Harler. Mansjrer Darbv O'Brien of the Pnlirth oluh of the Northern league ha signed Iltcher Lysle, a big rljcht-hander. who had a trynut with the Minneapolis club last summer. 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