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    TIIK BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2:, 1010.
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Offers to Meet Anybody Ed Deli'
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Grapplen, Can Dig Up.
MEETS PLESTTUA HERE MONDAY
I CRACK PLAYER OF SYRACUSE I
BASKET BALL TEAM.
Charley reter la looking for trouble.
Charley, It will be remembered, if Ne
braska's second exponent of the cele
brated clssora holl. Thua It la he la
pursuing all wrestling persona who think
they are the personification of trouble
and the only complaint Charley haa to
offer la that he can't catch up with any
of 'em.
Yesterday the Omaha Athletic club re
celved a letter from Ed pellwuk, one of
the Rente who put over 'the wrestling
tournament on lay old Gotham and who
haa a full stable of wrestlera under hi
vi In. Dellwuk . wanta to match aome
of his crew against Joe Steelier and
wanta the Omaha Athletic club to help
Mm. Among; others Dellwuk haa Tonne;
Zbyszko and McOrath. the real Irish
champion, working for him. He suggests
either one of these chars as a suitable
opponent for Stecher.
officials of the Omaha Athletic club
promptly answered Mr. PellwuK to the
effect that It probably wouldn't be dif
ficult matter to line up nny of hit
proteges! for Stecher. as Joe plays no
favorites. ,
Peters ' Will 'Meet 'Km.
"But, If you really are looking fur
trouble, we've another rhap out here In
Nebraska who can lick anybody you've
got," the answer to the New Yorker con
tinued. "Ills name la Charley Piters and
he don't bar anybody. " '"' "
"If you want to match Ebyaiko or Mr-
Urath or anybody elae you hate. Peter
la the laddie who will accommodate you. I
Just say the word and we'll schedule the
match for Omaha any time you Bay. We
don't bar any of them out here.';
Which goea to show you where Ne
braska iitands.
Peters haa a tough match on hla hand
for next Monday nlKht at the Boyd
theater, but he worries not about It
The man Petera will meet la Martu
Plratlna. one of Kmll KlanJt'a flock of
rapplora. I'lestlna la soma boy, too. lie i
threw Wrangler Ix-wls. wrjlch la conalder-
abla of a feat, and Big Joe Rogers and
Paul MarUnaen and a many more of
the beat of them.
"Stecher beat Plestlna once, ao I ran
beat him too." la the way Petera looked
upon the - coming bout.
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HERE'S THE FIRST
LINEUP0F SEASON
John Shields Organizes Beselin
Team of Brown Park, Drexel and
Murphy Stars of Last Year.
JIMMY MILOTA TO BE MANAGER
Woe be unto managere of Claaa A ama
teur baae ball teama.
John P. Bhlrlda haa been doing a llttl
stepping tncaa winter months and he haa
lined up a Claaa B ball team which will
enter the ICty league, Bob Kroll'a or
ganization. Hhlelda' team la the Hcsellns
and he will take the place of the Brown
Park Merchants. This latter team will
not be In the field this year.
The Urexela, It will be remembered.
were the city champions In Clasa B la at
year. The second ranking team waa the
Brown Park Merchanta. The third team
waa the Murphya.
And now oomea John P. Shields, who
organliea the Besellna and picks the
cream of these three teama to make up
hla crew.
Jimmy Mllots. who piloted the Brown
Parke to a league championship, will be
manager. He will be assisted by O. A.
Palmer, who waa connected with the.
Fremont Bute league team In 1911-13-13.
The Beaelln lineup la announced by
Shield aa follows:
Chris Kemmy. first base: Brule Pherer.
second base; E. Uiilnn, ahortatop; V.
alahen third base and pitcher; T. Our-
nett, third base and pitcher; J. Shield,
catcher; O. l.ong, catcher; K. 1'otm-h,
pitcher: O. O Brlen. outflolder: J. Drexel.
outfielder; t Koller, outfielder. .
Chris Kemmy will act aa captain of the
team.
Of the above team, Kemmy, Sherer,
Ournett. Shields, O'Brien, Drexel and
Koller, played on the Droxela. Qulnn,
Mayer and Ixma; played on the Murphy
crew and IArsnk 1'otarh. was the star
twlrler for the Brown aPrks. Sherer and
O'Brien ako played on the Brown Tarks
and Ournett and Shlelda also played on
the Murphyi.
WILLARD AND HIS
PARTY START EAST
Champion Leates for New Pork for
' Battle with Frank Moran
March 25.
RECOVERS FROM RECENT COLD
CHICAGO, Feb. 24, Jess Wlllard, his
manager, secretary and two trainers
departed at 12:) p. m. today for New
York to begin training for hla fight with
Frank Moran MKrch a. To Cmcago he
left hla personal assurance that he would
return "still champion."
Willard'a appearance made It unneces
sary for him to aay that he had fully
recovered from a recent cold.
Brewers' Officer
Held for Contempt
Released on Bond
PITTSBURGH. Pa., Feb. 24.-H. F.
Fox of New York, secretary of the
United State Brewer' association, who
waa sent to Jail last night because he
refused to answer queatlona put to him
by the federal grand Jury investigating
the alleged political activities of brew
ery Intereats. wa released this morning
on $1,000 ball pending application for a
writ of habeas corpus.
High
Commerce
' Will Battle Avoca
'On to victory, goodness knows we need
ens," la the alogaa of th High Hchool
of Commerr basket ball five, whleh will
invade Avoca, la., thla evening to do bat
tle with tha high school quintet of that
city.
Tha Commerce High Quintet waa Juat
rgantaad thla year and ao far haa1 earned
but on victory. But tha Commerce lad
are far from discouraged, they have even
aummoned up enough nerve to enter the
tat tournameut at Lincoln,' and they
are determined Avoca will get a trim
ming.
Tha man Coach Jamea Dmmmond will
take to Avoca are; Mlro Rokuaek, John
Flxa. Charles Conhlser. Donald Macfar-
lajrd, Liennatt Mlllberg, Johnson Nlchol
oo and Walter Johnson.
Capt VX.BtJQ CUSf
UYKACrwU. N. Y.. Feb. M.-Under th
coaching of ltd Pollard tho basket ball
teams at Syracuse university have been
performing wonders. Probably tho bright
est star on tho varsity team la Captain
Wilbur Crisp, who la a light and remark.
ably feat player. Hyracuae haa not lost
game on Its home court this year and
Its defeat of Colgate last week show the
team to be one of the faateat basket
ball teama In Intercollegiate athletic.
Tip O'Neill to Meet
Prexy Zehrung Today
CHICAGO. Feb. Sl.-Th meeting of
former President O Ntlll and hla auo-
ceasor Prealdent Zehrung of tha Western
league to diacusa league affalra whleh
waa to have been held today, was post-
postponed until tomorrow hecauae of
other business which the latter had on
band.
Joe Stecher Beats
Swede Strong Man
CHICAGO. Feb. It Joe Stecher, of
Dodge, Neb., defeated John Freiberg, the
Bwedlah strong man. In a catch-aa-catch-
ran wrestling match her laat night In
straight falls. The first waa won with
body hold and wrist lock In four niln-
utea and thirty-five aeconda and the aec-
ond fall waa taken with a similar hold
In atx in I nil tea and forty-five seconds.
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Bombs in Capitol
Furnace Are Cause
N0f Big Sensation
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2I.-Th mystery
of the explosion which damajred a waste
furnace In the atat capltol last night
and the finding of two braaa tube In the
fiirns.ee this morning had not been aolved
thla afternoon. The tfbea found in the
furnace today were itmllar to one blown
out of the Incinerator last night when
the explosion occurred.
Test of the tube by Chief of Detec
tives Antlea of the Lincoln police, who
haa taken charge of tho Investigation,
failed to prove the presence of explosives.
Three Inches of cement plugged one end
of each tube. Pome harmless substance
I partially filled th remainder of each of
tho pipes, which wer 'thre feet In
lenath.
Rumors of a bomb rjot were general
today, but Chief Andes la inclined to
discount the reports. If tho tubes con
tained explosives, he believe It to be the
work of a practical Joker. Th pipe
were from some discarded bras railing
need In the state library.
State official hold the view that the
tubing waa accidentally placed In the
furnace, and when heated air expansion
caused the explosion of on of the pipes,
NEBRASKA MAKES DRAKE
QUINTET BACK DOWN
CRETE'S STARS ARE OUT
OF FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAME
CRETE. Neb.. Feb. !4.-(SpeciBl Tele
gramsCrete High echool supporters are
sending their team to Fairmont Friday
night to play the Fairmont High school
team at that place, but have little hop
of chalking up a victory. Ellis. Crete'
star guard, la out of th contest with a
spratned ankle. Kacer and Dredta are
unable to play, and so the men making
th trip will be: Aller, center; Clarence
Frundell and Bllhorn, guards: Lea and
Len Frundell. forwards. With Cret the
most promising team In th state the re
sult of th gam will mean nothing to
basket ball follower over the atate, win
or loaa. Fairmont having; been defeated
earlier In the season by a dlclslv score.
DEB MOINKH. la.. Feb, 4. ("peelal
Telegram.) Nebraska defeated Drake
university In the second basket ball gam
with the local school today. IS to li.
Rutherford secured seven field goals
for the visitors; Campbell, 3; Shield, L
MFFTS AT FORT DODGE
sriiiii( vuuniiiuipu iur v MnH'utMi, mn
DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION
I FORT DODGK. la.. Feb. M.-iBpaclal.)
More than 1W members of th Iowa ftat
Drainage association met her today for
their twelfth annual convention. Tech
nical aubjecta wer discussed thla morn
ing by J. I Parson of Fort Dodge. Ivan
It. Wood of th University of Nebraska.
B. It. McCrory. chief of engineering,
office ef pubila roads and rural engineer
ing, Washington. D. C. This afternoon
John ' T, Drug of Rt rat ford. LaiayetU
lliaaina. sanitary engineer of th State
Board' of Health." Dea Moines; Edmund
T. pVrhlna of Chicago, W. J. Bchltck of
the engineering department Ames col
lege, and Benjamin Brooks, of Kansas
City are on the program.
The local Commercial club was th host
at a Lanquet to th visitor thl evening.
Th program Friday Includes paper
by A. L Uoldenstar of Jdankato. Prof.
J. T. Btea-art of tit. Paul. Qeerg tl Hum
of Dea Molne and J. H. Wayne ef Coun
cil Bluffs.
cured two field goala and Nelson, sub
stituted for Phield. secured two,
For Drake, Hawley secured 4 field
goals; Thomas, 1, and Irwin, 1 Carney
of Orinell waa referee.
Th Nebraska team will play Ame at
Ames, Friday and Saturday.
Th Itueup:
DKAKR.
Hawley R.F.
Thomas L.F.
Pmlth C.
Irwin R.O.
Warnock UU.
V. Gardiner waa
NERRArTKA.
R.F.,.... Rutherford
I-F Campbell
C Shield
R.O Hum
L.U J. Gardiner
substituted for J.
Gardiner, Hart man for lamviUll, Nalson
lor tin it-1 a
FARMER BURNS SAYS HE
WAS WORLD'S CHAMPION
Farmer Bum comas to th front with
n objection to aa assertion In a morn
ing paper that hs never held th wreav
tlrng cbsmpionshlp of th world. Th
Karmer deolare that he won th cham
pionship of th world on April W. UA
from Kvan Lewie and produce nswa
paper chpnojts of tb match to prov It
The article to which th Farmer object
!atd b merely won the cnarnpionafclp
tit America,
HEBRON ALL-STARS BEAT
IMPERIALS OF WICHITA
HEBRON. Neb.. Feb. J4.-(Speclal.
The Imperial basket ball team of Wichita
and the local Hebron team, oonalatlni
of Hebron All-Stars met on th Hebron
floor laat night In a elosely contested
game, resulting In a victory for th
Hebron All-Ptara, to !7. At th and
i of tha first half th cor stood 11 to IS
In favor of th Imperial but Hebron
cam In strong th second half. The
line up:
IMPFRIAIJt HEBRON
Btanaberry ....R.F.! H.F Sloan
He more L.F.' 1..F Jamla
Htayly :....(' . Wood
Lake RO.iKO NacWe
McKie UUIUO 'Urnht
Field goats for the Imperials: Heymore.
Rtaly St. ljike (6). Field a!a for
llrlron All-Stara: Janria tM, 81. .an (Si.
v r1hU Huliaiiiutes 'or limxiriala:
Terry. For Iltbrvo All fclare: K. Hill
and U. Hill
GRAND ISLAND COLLEGE
IS EASY FOR KEARNEY
KEARNKY, Neb.. Feb. N.-tPpeclal.)
Grand Island Baptist college proved to
be easy for the Kearney Normal basket
ball team last night In a gam played In
the high school gymnasium, when the
locals won hy the score of .IS to 19. Lowry
waa the outstanding star for Grand
Island, having scored twelve of their
points. Jensen waa the atar performer
of the evening, scoring twenty-two of
Kearney'a total. Tha lineup:
Kearnev Robb. center: Kllsnra mnA
Jensen, forwards; Rich and Kssert,
guards.
Grand Islsnd R. Taft. center: John
ana iwry, forwards; Flynn and U. Taft,
guards.
Rffuroe: Parsons, Kearney.
EARL CADDOCK TRIMS
UP A MASKED MARVEL
HARI.AN. la.. Feb. 4.-(Speolttl.)-F.ari
Caddock defeated a wrestler atyllng
himself th Masked Marvel here tonight.
two atralght falls The first fall came
In eleven mlnutea and the aecond In four
minutes. A head actaaora and arm lock
waa employed each time. The Maaked
Marvel la not the aame one who appeared
at New York
Bhlekley Defeat a Graftoa.
HHTCKLFY. Neh. Feb. 14 (Special
Shlckley Hleh school defeated Grafton
High In a same of basket ball, 40 to 4.
The Brat Heeommeadatlon.
The strongest recommendation any ar
ticle may receive Is a favorable word
from the user. It I th recommenda
tion of thoa who have used It that
makea Chamberlain a Cough Remedy ao
popular. Mra. Amanda Olerhart. Waynei
field. Ohio, wrttea. "Chamberlain's t'ough
Remedy haa been uaed In my family off
and on for twenty years and It haa
nevr failed to cur a cough or eold.
Obtainable every w her. Advertisement.
Forfeits Posted for
Welsh and Wolgast
MILWAUKBEl Wis.. Feb. 2.-Forfelta
were posted today by lightweight cham
pion Freddie Welsh and Ad Wolgast for
their ten-round boxing match to be held
In Milwaukee, March 6. The boxer are
to welgn 135 pounds at 3 o'clock on th
day of the contest.
Walter James Hodges wag solemnised at
the home of the bride'e parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry B. Dodge. Wednesday even
ing. 'Rev. F. M. Slsson performed the
ceremony. The young people left
wedding trip to Omaha and point
They will" retun. to Fremont to
their home.
on a
east,
make
TOBACCO, like f ren'ship,
MVilVl A Vs. lUwUi
mellowed by age.
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HYMENEAL
German Banker Is
Committed by New
York Federal Judge
NEW YORK. Feb. St. Federlco Stall-
forth, a Mexican-German banker, waa
ordered today committed to tha custody
of the United State marshal by Federal
Judge Dayton for refusing to answer
question before the federal grand Jury
hlch Is Investigating th effort of
German agents to foment trouble be
tween this country nd Mexico and to
Instigate strikes In munition factories.
Stallforth waa closely associated. It la
said, with Fran von Rlntalen, the re
puted head of th German propaganda in
the United States, who fled from th
country under a fats passport when th
federal authorities began to Investigate
hla activities.
Stallforth I the head of a German-
Mexican bank with headquarter at Par
ral, Mex.
While Von RJntelen was In thlg country
he maintained headquarter In Stall-
forth'a office In thla city. A mai of
documents taken from Von Rintelen by
the English authorities and turned over
to the .Mate department proved, accord
ing to federal officers, that German
agenta had spent large sums of money
in Mexico.
Flndllnar-Froat.
FAIRBURY. Neb., Feb. 24.-(Speclal -
A pretty February wedding was solem
nized at the home of Mr. and Mrs E.
Frost, two miles northwest of Falrbury
at noon yesterday, when their daughter.
Miss Leva, was married to William
Findling of this county. Rev. J. T.
Parker of the Baptist church officiated
and after the ceremony a wedding dinner
was erved. Ml Marie Frost played the
wedlng march. The bride was hand
somely owned In a dress of blue silk
poplin trimmed in pink gorgetta crepe.
She carried a bouquet of bride's rones.
Nearly fifty friends and relatlvea of the
contracting parties witnessed the . wed
ding. Tho bride Is a Jefferson county
rchool teacher and waa reared In this
county. Th groom Is a young farmer
living near Falrbury. Mr. and Mrs.
Findling expect to make their home on
a farm outhwest of Falrbury.
lder-Dtley.
FAIRBTJRY. Neb., Feb. t4.-(SperlaU
A wedding was solemnised at th Catholic
parsonage Wednesday when Rev. Father
J. J. Carey united In marriage Ijostnr
Ntder and Miss Julia bailey. The couple
was attended by Miss Rose Dalley and
Claude Nlder. After the ceremony, the
bridal party partook of a sumptuous
wedding dinner. The bride wore a hand
some blue traveling suit and the couple
left for Kansas City st noon. The groom
is a son of 'John Nlder. a well known
Jefferson county farmer. Tha bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dalley of
this city.'
Mr. and Mrs. Nlder will return to Fair-
burr and make their home on a farm
near Janaen In thla county.
Stewart-Flsher.
YORK. Neb., Feb. S4. (Special.) Miss
Ilia Stewart and Rolls E. Fisher wer
married at th horn of the bride' par
ents, Mr. and Mra. J. F. fttewart. 723 East
Sixth street, yesterday evening at 6:30,
Rev, J. O. Dickson, pastor of tb Bap
tist church, officiated. Mr. and Mr,
Fisher will be at home In North Loup
after March L
Baa4er-Craairlr.
YORK. Neb.. Feo. 24. (Special.) Stella
Crumrls of Bradahaw and Claude Bau
der of Phillip ware married Tuesday by
County Judge H. G. Hopkins.
Hodaea-Dodar.,
FREMONT. Neb.. Feb. 4.-X(Speclal.)-The
wedding of Mis rthella Dodge to
Peters Will Meet
Tough One When He
Tackles Plestina
Charley peter Is going to encounter
th toughest opponent of hla short and
successful career next Monday night at
th Boyd theater when he tackle Maren
Plcatlna, the prise beauty of Emll
Klank's stable of Chicago grapplers.
Plestlna Is a veteran of th wi-eatllng
game. H has been on of th top
notchers tor a number of years and has
met and defeated th beat of them.
Plestina boasts on victory no other
grappler boasts. That Is over Strangler
Lewis. Plestlna la th on who has has
placed th ahouldera of the Strangler to
the mat. Joe Stecher couldn't even hold
onto the retreating Lewis long enough
to dump and finally had to throw Lewis
out of th ring. Preatina haa alao de
feated Jo Roger and Paul Martensen
and broke Martenaen'a arm In the latter
match.
If Petera throwa Preatina It will prov
Nebraska haa a second wrestler of real
class.
Wm
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mildness, the cool-'
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tobacco, is improved
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KrrBoal Defeats Lasts a.
FREMONT, Neb.. Feb. 14 (Special )
A picked team of Fremont howlera
trounced a Loran, la., five her Wed nee
day nUsht. The Fremont team rolled
Z.730, while th Iowa shooters counted
only X
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