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I Anyhow the Stecher-Gotch Match is Nice to Talk About : Ilnnmnnit tninun rAPTATW flF TTTE T)(iA7Tr. TUArV ! Tlllrv An mTTn TIT A ATI nTrATl mn H r a rat I r W I VflllSlMN LKAUUb WW Uf Itlt NAHM SiJUK 1 D OCA- 1 JLllN ot WILL BE FASTER Svery Team in League Will Be Com posed Largely of New Men of Superior Playing- Ability. UNEUrS OF ALL THE TEAMS Western league base bull experts from the tnont pesslmletlo to the most optimis tlo have agreed that the Western league Is bound to be faster this year than It has Iwn before. And it looks very much us If the experts have hit the nail on he hesd for once at least. A glance over the lineups of the West ern league cluhs show that a. wonderful transformation has occurred during the winter months. There Isn't one team that looks the same. The spavened veterans have disappeared anj the names of new eomera are enrolled In their places. Western league fans will find but a smattering few of old faces on the dla- mond this year. Even f per cent of the managers have gone their way. Four New Manager. Of the eight managers four ara new. :-?lie new managers are Hock White, the famous old White Sox hurler, at Denver; Lattlmore at Topeka. Denny Sullivan at St. Joseph and Ducky Holmes at Lincoln. A fifth manager, Jimmy Jackson, has transferred his affiliation from Topeka to Wichita, Marty Xnu Frank Isbell and Harry Gasper are the only managers to return to their old jobs. That every team in the league has been strengthened during the winter months is unquestionable. Take, for instanee, Omaha. Of eight pitchers on the Rourke squad but two were here last year. They are North and Thompson. Harry Krause, once a sensation in the American league until Connie Mack killed his future by working him too much; Mack Allison, former Brown; Otto Mers. Ainsworth, Meyers and Brown are all newcomers. Three New Inflelders. In the Infield Ray Miller. Harold Irelan Bind Pete Klldnff. who are expected to pastime at first, second and third, re spectively, are new. . And It Is the same way with the other clubs. At Topeka Enow and Welslng behind the bat, Carol!, West. Lambeth and Lar son In the box; Agler and'Flnnegan in Yf Infield, and Mundy. Widell and Han- Tin. all of whom are expected to be regu lars In the lineup, aro new. Pitchers Johnson, Devls, Malarkey, Fie- harty and Helfrich; Inflelders Rossman, Absteln, Blue and Litschl, and Outfield ers Tobtn and Fox are new men at "Wichita. , Catcher Spahr, Pitchers Klnsey. Hal stead and Berger; Inflelders Shanley and Kramer, and Outfielders Cass. Harvey and Kearney are new men at Des Moines. New Teeim at Ltaeolou At Lincoln Catchers Johnson and Lee, Pitchers East, Crowley. Kahler and Halla: Inflelders Schmandt, Hlnchman. Luttrelle and Morgan, and Outfielders Carlisle. Thomason and Leber will make their first appearance this spring. Sioux City has Catcher Livingstone, Pitchers Oaskill, Watson and Tadlsco; Inflelders Connolly and Mueller and Out fielder Watson, while St. Joseph and Denver will come to bat with practically entirely new teams. All of the new men come well recom mended. In a great many cases It Is only because the passing of the Federal league swamped the market with players that It was possible to get the majors and Class AA leagues to waive on them. The class of Western league bail Is going to be SO per cent better this year. If you don't believe It take a slant at the following lineups and see the class ot the new men: Omaha Catchers: Krueger, Claire. Krause, North, Thompson, Men, nrown. Meyers. Alli- Mlller, Srhllebner. Ire- g. outfielders: For- nager: Marty Krug. liapps. no. Wels rover. Dashner. Hnir- oetn. larson. inflelders: Am- iocnran. lattlmore. Host Irk Sutton. Outfielders: Mnndv j minor, lyaeman, vt well, Daniels, Man eon. Manager: Iattv Lattlmore. - C atchers: Gray, Buster. Geist, Pate. Johnson. Davis, r I'narif, rowers, Jleirrlch. Mriuon. Rossman. Abstein Hutlor. Lltschl. xj Lionel Brown Lionel R. Brown of Fairmont, Donne's track capialn for liH1. In the two meets Brown was In last year, the dual meet with sTnetlngs s.nd the state meet, he won first in the WO-yard dash. He got first in the 220 in the Hastings meet, and second In the same event In the state meet. Dos tie's outlook for a winning track team year Is good. Of last year's team are Smith, Mirkle, Cur'er, Rucker and Reed. The new men are Haylett. Dlchl. Finch, Wlshart. Spencer, DeWitt. Conrad. Werts and Piatt. END OF THE FLOOR SEASON IS NEAR Ecmaining Two Weeks Will See No Change in Leaders in Various League Races. BUTJTASCOS SHOW SPEED ENTRIES GOME IN FOR INDOOR MEET Herbert Reese. Ex-Nebraska Track Star, Enters Name for Sprints in Tournament. flasket nail Stnndlnas TRI-CITY l.EAUrii. W. Brandela Stores H Toonwnd ciun Co 7 Waller J Clarks X R'n-gcss-Nasli ft Omaha High School 3 I'nlvenMty of innulm Bdlevue College i CO.MWI EliClAL LEAGUE. W. 1 Omaha National Hunks.. .11 ti HlKh sc hool Reserves J 3 Job Smiths 4 omnha Independents ft M. K. Smiths 3 ? .Fairmont Creamery Co.... 1 7 High, School of Commerce 1 8 CIII'llCH LKAOI'E. w. u First Methodists 10 o Hsnncom l'srk Methodists t St. Mm y'a Cntmtatlunals l 4 Cnlvarv Baptisl 4 6 South Slil.' rreshvtcrluns. 3 It South Sile liaptists 2 7 First Christiana l Ma-herinlr for the Week. Tuesday nt Yoinig Men's Chrlstlnn asso olHtion: limnha lllnh S-hool ltiserves sgnliwt HIkIi School of Commerre at iM, M. K. Smiths BKSinst Joo Smiths at S ami Hrsndrla Against Onmha Hluh School at 8:i.r. Tuesday at Vnlverslty of Omshs: First -ietnoHHis HiTHlnst Mvst Christians at 7:.)0 nnu rvuin ni.i t.tiMt against Calvary liaptlstM at Ihnrsclny nt Young Men's Christian association: Townsend TlRrrs nKHlnst ';l-li hool of Commerco at i, H.irvexs- against J o w wrnila at and Helle vtie nuHinKl Clinks nt inuisilMy at I mversitv of Omshs: Pt. Mart's ConKreiiatlonnls aiiHinat liunai-nm 'stk Methodl.'ts al 7:3 Hnd First Chrls- inns South SI1h Pr. r.vii Saturday at Yotinir Men's chri.il.. nssoriniion: Omaha Jllsh School Re serves hwi Inst M. M Smiths st 7:15. S.nith iiHimsiv sain!-t itunscom Park Trt. I.fli'O .7i .ti ."s; . Pet .7'" .tin) .M6 .ISIil IX .ni Pet. l.nmt .7ri0 . .44 .Hi . .livO Side ENTRIES CLOSE ON MARCH 24 ritchers: Ainsworth, son. Inflelders: i S. Ian, KilOuff, Krui ' sythe. Smith. Mar Tola Catchers T. Pitchers: Gi glifrt. Hall, Band) 'West, umD ler. Fisher, Flriegan, f Wichita Pitchers: Malarkey, inflelders Hetling, Talllon, Hlue, ciutrielders: Jackson, Tohln, Fox, Ben neti. .vianager: Jimmy Jackson. Des Moines Catchers: Breen. Spahr, j-itcners: Musser. Thomas. Haker, Kln sey. Kalstead. Kercer. Infielders: Jones. I,.-.., imriiorii. Mwmai, Kramer, Outfielders: Hahn. Hunter, Case, Har vey. Kennedy,, wills. Manager: Frank jMteu. Lincoln Catchers: Johnson. Lee J in hers: r at. Crowley, Morse. Hoff- meii. .arvesnn. ( ox, Kahler. Inflelders: sc.iiuuiiiit. lillams. Hlnchman. Lut- irene. .Morgan, uutrieiders: Carlisle, j nomason, lAiber. MauuKer: Ducky Sioux City Catchers: Llvinrstone, Crosby. Donnelly. Pitchers: Oasoer. .Toyle, Clark, Kelly, Hoothhy. Uaaklll. Jstson, Tadlsco. Inflelders: Kane, - innirj , v MiiHiiaii, v onnony, fiensllng, Mueller. Outfielders: Lejeune. Watson lavls. Manager: H.irry (iasper. St. Joseph Catchers. Urannon, Ba Cham. Pitchers: Adams, Wldeman. Val lsndinpham. Inflelders: Jackson, Keat ing, Kernan. Jourdan, Crodick. tmtiie.d. era: Nicholson, Helmer, Sullivan, Kirk, man. Manager: Denny Sullivan. I enver Catchers: Shenlak. Stevens. i-iteners: Kierer. Kinx, Harrington ant well. Inflelders: White. Shield, vtneian. Keiieher.. Dyer. Outfielders -."iwfr, Miller, Smith. Manager: Dock w nue. Even at this early date entries are com ing In for the big annual Indoor athletic meet which will be staged under the au spices of the Omah Doung Men's Christ ian sssoeiation at the Muny Auditorium March 31. Among the stars who have al ready sent In their entry blanks is Her bert Reese, ex-unlverslty of Nebrasun athlete, in the sprints Reese, is It ex pec tad, wUl meet some of his former team-mates in these events. It ha bean definitely decided that the athletic events In the ulg met will be as follows: 40-yard dash. 440-yard run. jwo-yard run. Running high Jump. Mile run. In addition there will be a 40-yard daxh and a running high Jump for boys under 17 years of age. In the gymnastic events work on tho parallel bars, horizontal bar and side horse Is on the program. Feature Relay Races. But tmv-Tlay events will be features? All manner of relay races have ' been piannea. ine relay races will be as follows: , . High Frools Half mile. Y. M. C, A.'shalf mile, (lurches Quarter mile. Grade Schools Oimrler mil Men's classses Omaha Y (Juarter mll iflnaio race. Roy's classes Omaha M Obstacle race Society centers Quarter mile. High School freshmen uuarlci- mil leaders' dancing, marching, calisthenlc drills and pyramids are Included In the exhibition events. Entries Close March 24. Entries for the events will close March . Ail entries must be in the hands of W. A. Kearns, physical director of the Omaha Young Men's Christian aasotia tlon by that date. In the way of prizes gold, silver and Drome medals will be given for first " imru piaces respectively in each event. To the team scoring the most points in the track and field events loving cup will be awarded and the same applies to the team scoring the most points In the gymnastic events. The Young Men s Christian association contestant making the highest total score on all pieces of spparatus in the gymna stic events will be declared chamnlon Y. M. CV A. gymnast of Nebraska. J Valley Conference Board Approves the Turkey Day Game ST. I-Ot'IS. March 4. -Final approval Tor foot ball games on Thanksgiving day. with the stipulation that auch games must ne played in the afternoon was rlien at a meeting of the Missouri Valley Conference Governing board. Post season games were forbidden. In base hall each college was limited to one team in intercolleaUate competl tlon. Henry J. Waters, president of the Kansas Agricultural college, was elected president or the conference and E. W Si.tion of Iowa State college, vice presi dent. National League Will Have Survey Made of All Parks fttw York. March t-For the first time lnita history, the National League will have Its playing fields surveyed i-umpeirnt. engineers, ana the cor rectness of the measurements certified to the president of the league. This an nouncement was made by President Tener today in an official communication sent to his club owners. jnere always has been some doubt. owing to former Imperfect rules and diagrams as to the proper ddlstance of pitchers plates and batsmena boxes on some of theN'atJonal league infields and on one diamond at least, it was discovered that tho pitchers late had been Installed loo close to the plate. U. OF 0. ATHLETES TURN THOUGHTS TO BASE BALL Methodists nt and Hrandi i aalnal I'nl- in ifinsna si s:4o. Palrntoat Wins Another, '.IIRMOXT. Neh., Manh 4 (Special rainnoni iiign si-nooi en-sea the season by defeating Bethany Hluh s.lionl by a scorn c.f 3t to 8. The ili.li.ors were unable to locate the goal hin free. Fairmont ha lost four games oilt of nineteen Ih a ik .son. The vnson was very Miccensful fit'jS ially. There is enough money In 1lsF ireafurv to iiay the team's exrenes yw the totirn. uncut ana purclinu svi caters for thu team. Trainer fr eplt Lake. MIIW- Hurke. formerly trainer of ;he Sacra men to rl'ih, has m.'ied to put the Salt I.akv Cliv bail lown Into Hie Ljjuk.' vtitn the basketball season almost over, athletes of the University of Omaha are beginning to turn their attention to baseball. There are many good players at the school and the indications are that the best nine in the history of the college could be turned out. Definite action on whether tho Univer sity of Omaha will put a team In tha field will be decided at a meeting of the athletic board March 2i. Among some of the students who have promised to turn out for the team should the board de cide favorably are: Karnle Adams, Kenneth Kiepser, Bill "Thompson, Samuel Slotky, Howard DLamatre, Jap Leach. Earl Duncan, Edgar Ernst. Victor DeBolt. Eugene Simmons, Will (ainM-n and Mark Iiwe. All have had experience In thu out door sport. Ilrllrvae Preys Wla. Hellcvue ml c pn ps won from thu Oarfield Ha iiilil, r.- of 'lie Seiilh S tie I'm day evening in a fast cmicM on llic lie lie v utf iniirtiaiii 1'luur. to 14 Two weeks more and the wlndun of basket ball in the city will occur, so far as tho season is concerned. During the Interim little of importance is expected to develop, as the championships in each of the three loops is nrnrticallv decided Sach of the leading quintets have made he rounds of their league and so far all have perfect records. Even shnuiri the leaders fall down on a couple of games, they still have plenty of margin for taking first honors. The nursess-Nash quintet of the T.-i- tity league has been showing unusual activity the last wock. The Burnascos added three victories to their credit and have Jumped from sixth to fourth place Their victories have been due to the fact that Iaul Anthes is back again In the lineup. Anthes has been out with a bad leg. Another player who recently nolned the Merchants and who was directly respon sible for two of the wins last week, is Haskell, former captain of the Univer sity of Nebraska five. With these men n the lineup, Manager Stub Hascall Is predicting a clean slate until the end of the season. The Burgess-Nash meet the Townsends Tuesday evening. v All Golns; Good. t-nner teams are also going rood. In the Commercial league, the Omaha High School Reserves fought its way to second piacwlaat week. The reserves have been battling with the strongest quintets in ths first division and. are Jiow firmly entrenched In second position, with every prospect or noiding the jlace until the end of the season. ' The Omaha National Banks, leaders In the Commercial league, had the scars of their career Friday evening, when the Townsend Tigers almost Wrested a vic tory from them. The Tigers more than outplayed the Bankers in the last period, and had they neen a little more accurate in foul goal shooting would have waltzed off with, a win. As it was it took the Bankers five extra minutes to nose out a two-point victory. The melee ended 18 to . In the Church loop the St. Mary's Con- grecatlonals are making a strong bid for second place. The Congregationals have won four games In a row. Victory Means Mark, The victory of the Brandela Stores over tne uiymplc club, amateur athletlo champs of the country, Friday evening, was a pleasant surprise for local fans The victory means a great deal to local """ a" it- puis umana on the map as a strong basket ball center. Recauss of the win the Brandela Stores will probably uine in me national basket ball touraa- ment to be held In Chicago this week The Merchants were promised the trlD. according to Manager Jake Isaacson, on condition they made a good showing or aereated the champs. mat me itrandeis would make a sood showing at the tournament Is the general Dcncr or local fans who have followed tna store men. 10 aate tne Merchants have defeated an comers In the, Trl-City league by deslc ne scores. At the beginning of the sea son they lost to Fort Dodge (Is,), and Nebraska Wesleyan of University Place, but since then have made a great deal of Improvement In their method of play. Because of the lateness of the season no president will probably be elected to take the, place of George Sunderland who resigned the office in the Tri-Clty league last week. Sunderland left for Minne apolis. Sunderland was connected with "ng jviens Christian association lor tne last four years and was a well known leader In the physical department. mo was president of the Commercial league last season. Wit the Players. "Fuzzy" Macfarland. former right fnt 'H,rJ: ,h" Townsend Tigers, Is now holding down the same position with the Omaha Independents. Alliance and Nebraska Oily have of fered lo take on the Brandela Stores quin tet next week. It la nroh.l.lo ,.. ., Trl-Cltv league champions will meet the Nebraska Cltyana Thursday evening. As many of the postponed games would have no hearing on the league champion ships, nisny have been called off. The Omaha National .Banks have one more contest to pull off before they cash in fur the season. Bud Kearns. physical director of the Young Men's Christian association, will be one of the leading arbiters at the high school tournament at Llnoota. The Hanscom Park Methodists fcjng up a high score record in the Church league Tuesday evening. The Hanscnm Parkers garnered M scores and allowed the South Side Baptists hut . The Omaha unday Be OMAHA, SUNDAY . MOKNl.Nfl, MAliCII .". 15)10. it One Leg as Good as Two," Says Ohio's Crack One-Lcgged Athlete -l -.,ri A l , - VV- id f J xx I r 'peg" y 1 . x EsnMIIII I ' I ry:: COMMISH MEETS, BUT DOES LITTLE Base Ball Soloni Lay Over Action on Baltimore and Newark Matter. Once More. AITCHISON TO MILWAUKEE ALLIANCE. O., March 4. Can a young man successfully play foot ball. base ball, basket ball and roller skate with only one leg? "Peg" Oswalt, Alliance's athletic prodigy, has successfully answered that question In the affirmative by touch downs, by goals, by bits and by skating prises. His lone left leg has stood him in good stead in many a hard fought ath letic 'contest, when he, competed with- strong, ablebodled, two-legged men, and did not suffer by the comparison. "I'eg't Oswalt is a native of Mount Union, born almost beneath the classlo elms that dot the Mount Vnlon college campus In the south end of the 'city. As a mere stripling, he used to watch Mt. Union base ball men and gridders as they engaged in daily practice and his oft-expressed wish was that some day 'he could be the greatest athlete in Ohio. But a cruel fate Intervened. Blood poisoning struck him down while In his early teens and the surgeons had to amputate his good right leg at the hip. His misfortune was only tempor ary, for realizing Ms inability to be- ) come Ohio's greatest two-legged athlete, he set out to become Ohio's greatest one legged athlete. If there is any athlete more entitled to the latter title, his name has never been heard of as yet. Oswalt Is sturdy snd stocky and Is normal In eyery particular except that he Is minus his right leg. lis practiced with his school chums and learned to poise himself on his crutches, as he could kick off as well as the best two legged players In foot ball. Ills crutches gre used only in starting ths game. As soon as the pigskin goes sailing through the air, he throws them away and hops with as much speed as many gridders csn attain on wo good legs, lie plays right guard. Last fall he played guard on the strong Alllsnce Independent teem, which won the amateur championship of the city and county, as well as going through the season without a single de feat. It is a matter of local foot ball history that Oswalt in a game with Canton last November leaped through the line and stopped a'terrlflo tandem plunge when Canton had the ball on the one-yard line ready to back It over on the last down. The Independent team Is composed of old college stars. Oswalt playrd in every gams and was frequently Injured, but refused to quit. , I .. He catches on base ball teams. Of course, he Is given a runner after he reaches first base, but he has been known to hobble all lha way around ths circuit for needed runs. ; In basket ball he plays forward and he Is a deadly accurate goal shooter. lis plays on the Coombs Hros." team, which a week ago accomplished the unusual feat of defeating Hlran college five on Hiran's floor. Only three other teams had been abls to do this In seventeen years. Those teams were Yale, West ern Reserve and the Buffalo Oermans. The Coombs Brothers team is the fast sst In northeastern Ohio. In addition to foot ball, base bsll snd basket ball. Oswalt Is an excellent roller skater and an expert swimmer. Ons leg is enough if you only know how to use It," he has frequently said to his friends. He is 23 years old, very mod est and ths Idol of the fans who watch him play. STATE FAIR BIDS ; FOR BIGWRESTLE Secretary Mellor of Fair Board Makei Offer for Stecher Gotch Match. FREE USE OF THE GEO NDS (From a Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN. March i (Special Tele gram.) Secretary W. R. Mellor of the state fair will make an offer to Gene Melady to bring the Btecher-Ootch wres tling match to Lincoln on Labor day so attractive. It wll have to be considered, according to Mellor this morning. Mr. Mellor says ha can bring several thou sand mora people to Lincoln than will go to any other town. The state fair board will also offer Melady free use of the stte fair ground, the amphitheatre and other state fair equipment. If the match will b held here on any day during the state fair. Weeghman Gives Rajah Ten Thou And His Release NATIONAL FIELD MEET TO BE HELD AT HARVARD NKVV YOllK. March 4. A meeting of the inter) ollcviute association of Amateur athletes in America tn)lsy it was unani mously agreed to hold the IntercolleKi-ue track and field meet at the Harvard it ilium uti thu IhsI Krldjy and Saturday oilt May. Iowa Defeats Ames By Score of Twenty Trree to Twelve AMES, la., March . (Special .Tele gram.) The I'nlverslty of Iowa today continued to perpetuate the Hawkeye tradition to beat Iowa State in basket ball, winning the final game of the sched ule for both teams by a score of 23 to It Not since 1909 has Iowa Btate won over the university. . The Iowa State passing was very wild, notable in the first half. Hard luck was part of it snd pure 'wlldness was most of It. W. Vonlackum threw thirteen of Iowa's points. Ames' defense was close, but when the play turned to offense the Cyclones were at headless game. lineup: IOWA. IOWA rTATK Bannlck n.F. W. Vonlnckum..L.F. Tt.F Bragdon L.F Bwlney K. Vonlackum. .L.1. I' Holmes I lot ton C.'lt.n Aldrieh Schiff R.G.'L.'i Boynton Ofdclals: Birch, Kxrlham, referee, Hedties, Dartmouth, umpire. Kleld basket; Bannlck (Hi, W. Vonlackum (.'), Uutlnti, K. VonlHckum, Bwlney, Holmes 2. Tom llnson. roul banket a: W. Vonlackum oil, Hwlnev it). Siihslltntes: Ijiii for lmtton. l'otfleld for Hranker, Toinltnson for Boynton snd Haspcr. NEBRASKA WESLEYAN DEFEATS KANSAS AGAIN HOLD STATE FLOOR . EVENT MIS: WEEK Eiffhty:Nine Nebraska High Schools Will Compete in Fifth Annual Tourney at Lincoln. SEVEN HUNDRED ATHLETES CHfCAOO, March 4. According to a story printed here, I'resldent Weeghman and Roger Bresnahan have come to terms, the former Cuh msnager having .or- tn, time being 38 to 17. The Kan UNIVERSITY BLACK. Neh., Msrch 4. (Special.) The Methodists from Kansas Vp'sleyan suffered one more defeat St the hands of tha Nebrsskans Thursday night on the local basket ball ourt.,the agreed to accept tlO.TOO, or the salary for one of the two years remaining of his contract and his unconditional release. Bresnahan Is said to have concluded ne gotiations to get the Cleveland Associa tion franchise and move the team to Toledo. Flynn and Fulton Sign for Battle MILWAUKEE. Wis.. March 4.-Fred Fulton. Mluneotg. and Jim Flynn, Pueblo, Colo., were mr.tched today for a ten-round heavyweight bout before the National Athletlo club here on March 1.. If Fulton wins, It was announced, he will go to New York snd challenge the winner of the Wlllard-Moran fight for a tweuly-round bout in New Orleans. sans were the first to score and set a fast pace throughout the first half, the Coyotes leading at the intermission by the narrow margin of 11 to 9. Wesleyan has three more games on Its schedule, one with the I'eru Normals Monday. March . and two with Baker university of Baldwin, Kan., on Friday snd Saturday of next week. The proposed game between Wesleyan and Nebraska during the atate tournament next week will not materialise, although Wesleyan has no objection to another tussle with the Comhuskers. f aptala Briber Heeoverlog. John Belbert. captain of the Unlcerslty of Omaha football team is gredimlly re coveitng from pneumonia, lie la si 111 con fined in tied, but expects to lie able to r able to tie about In a short time rVthert Is also president of the Young Men's ChrUtlanasH)M-lation snd s member of the !rainatlc club. His Illness has been thfc oblei-t of much concern by bis school ma Its. Kr JAMES K. LtWRKlfK. LINCOLN. Neb., March 4. (Special.) Over 7M of the champion high school basket ball players of Nebraska will par tlclpate here In the greatest tournament ever held In the United States during ths coming week. It will be the fifth annus! high school basket ball tournament of Nebraska, conducted under ths auspices of the University of Nebraska, and will Include the eighty-nine leading teams of this state. Those schools represented In the. tour nament have fought their way to the top In their respective districts and the win ners of the three divisions of the tourna ment ran lay undisputed title to the high est honors in the basket ball field. Manager Guy E. Reed has been busy during the psst week completing the final features of the tournament. It will open Wednesday afternoon In all three di visions Into which the entries have been classified and continued uninterrupted un til the finals sre played Saturday night. The same trophies are offered to the winners In each division with Individual medals to the members of the champion, ship fives. One of the Innovations of the week of the high school tournament, Reed an nounces, will le the apiearance of ths scarlet and cream sweaters of the varsity men. Every varsity man la to don his sweater and parade his trnjihtes before the boys who are to be future Huskers. All "N" men who appear with their let ters will be given free admission at the gate. Kamber the Players. This year the management will make the tournament more Interesting to the spectators by numliering each participant. By turning to the program It will be easy' to identify the stars. The numbers range from 1 to MOO. starting first with the Class A players. Hera Is the complete list of entries (Continued on Paga your. Column Five) CINCINNATI. O., March 4-Owlns; t a letter that was received during Its session torts y, the Nntlonsl bsse ball commission laid over an action that It might have taken regarding the differ ences between organized ball and the Baltimore Federal leiigue club. Tha let ter contained the Information that thesa differences bad practically been settled by those most interested and that fur ther 'Is la regarding the cuso was on Its way here. Liaewlae no decision was reached In reHarl lug the calm of the Brooklyn club relative to the Newark club ot the International league. Previous to the forfeiture of tho Newark franchise snd Its transfer to Harrlsburg. Presi dent Ehbelts nf the Brooklyn club and other Brookbn club stockholders, who were llkew Ise stoi khnldcrs in the New ark club, claimed that they had ad vanced a considerable sum of money to the Newark club. Now that the New ark cluo Is to bo brought back into the International league, they are bring ing up the question of territorial rights. and l.kewlae. the rights ot a lien In con sideration for this money that was ad vanced. , . Protection for Matt. The decision of tho national board not to fclve protection to the city of Butte, Mont., in the Northwestern lenguo until It had paid Its salary claims for tha sea son of '!H4 was sustained. The request to include Butte was made by tha North western league. The number of optional agreement players of a mapor league club was In creased to sixteen for tho season of 1318. Tho number usually was eight and thx Increase was made in the help of adjust ment of conditions that have arisen fol lowing the base ball W'ar. Consideration of amendments to' tho drafting rules submitted by President Kbbetts of the Brooklyn rluh and Presi dent Gardner of the Dallas. Tex. club were discussed, but laid over( until an other nvrtlng. The National league's proposed amend ment to rule one of tha playing ode- to Inctesse tre lot al distance from tha homo plate to a board, fence from S3 feet to 27J feet was received end will bs certified to Ihe Joint rules committees, I Minor Team I.ose. Flsyer Dunning, who was claimed by Charlotte, N. C, was awarded to tha Clevland American league club, which In tutrn has released tho plsyer to Asha vllle. N. C. The claim of Player Charles O. Schmuti against tha Brooklyn National leagua club, amounting to JS73. was allowed. This represented the difference between, his Brooklyn contract and that of tha Salt Lake City or Seattle clubs. Plsyer Raleigh Attchlson submitted an affidavit setting forth that ' ha signed with the Brooklyn club for 191 at a sal ary of 14,000. He contended ho waa r leased to Milwaukee, from which ha re ceived a contract containing a salary of II. rs. The commission ruled that It was? his duty to accept employment from tha Mllwsukee'club and to accept tha salary offered by that club, ths same to ba credited to the amount of his IMS salary with ths Brooklyn club. The commission ruled that his services to ths Mtlwaukea club would not to any extent abrogata his Brooklyn contract. Tha Brooklyn club Is required to conform to tha play er's agreement by notifying tha player of all ths conditions by which his trans far Is made to the Milwaukee club. Extra Time Needed For Bankers to Win Five extra minutes of plsy was neces sary for the Omaha National Banks to prove superiority over the Townsend Tigers Isst evening at the Young Man's Christian association. Tha Bankers col lected M points as against U for tha Tigers. The Tigers are tha first team to tnaka tha Bankers play extra tlma this geasoa and aro the only ones in the Commercial loop thst have made any showing against Obis Meyers' proteges. Tna Omaha Nax tlonals are leading In tha Commercial loop, having won ten consecutive games I.es shoved tho winning goal In for ths) Bankers. Tha lineup: O. N. BANK. I T. Suehart R.F.IR.F.... Mussing L.F.IL.F... Morrison C.iC , Hawkins R.O.IR.O..., TIGERS. , B jsxard Putnam Dent MrMann Moakovita for Putnam, Hen, ler l.ll.X.ll. Substitutes: Nicholson I.ee for Suehart. Torrell for Bender. Field goals: Husurd U), Putnam (. Dent, Mnskorlts (2), Bussing, Is, Morri son (5), Torrell. Foul goals: Buxxard (2),, Bender (St. Fouls committed: Omaha Na'ional Banks. (; Townsend Tlgara, X. Referee; Moora. Fort Dodge Captures Trophy for Keeps FORT DODO 15, la., March 4. (Special Telegram.) Fort Dodge took first In tha Smith trophy tournament by defeating l'omeroy. Si to 11, this afternoon. Pomeray eliminated Sioux City by 14 to 17 this morning snd Fort Dodgo romped awsy with Churdan in the semi finals. Eleven teams participated In ths tour nament. After the deciding gams D. P. Smith of Fort Doilgs, donor om ths trophy, presented It to the local players. VERNON TIGERS MAY GO TO PHILIPPINES IN FALL President E1 Maler o the Vernon Tigers has a proposition to take his ball team to Manila next winter and may accept it. The Elks' lodge of Manila wants to stags a base ball carnival and has guaranteed that It wil be made worth while Xor Maler and party. Flm wood Defeats risttimoath. FLMWOOD. Neb.. March 4 (Special Elinwood High school basket ball team defeatod the Plattsmouth team here last n'gbt. Id to IS. The gnmn was closely con tented all tho way. The score at the inter mission s'ood x to . Karl Schneider wss the stsr nf the game. He scored 14 of Elrawood's X iolnls. Victory for t.olhra barar. OOTH EN Bl'RO. Neh.. Msrch 4. fSne elsl Telegram.) Ths Gothenburg Hinh school basket ball team defeated Max well High school last night on Max-well's floor, 3 to 7. The gam waa playod on a cement floor, which somewhat handv cuatuMl th vlalme. J