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How Quiet Things Are Along the Border Since the Teams Went South BURG AND BROKAW SIGNDOCUMEMTS Contracts of Third Backer and New Outfielder Received at Headquarters. ONLY ONE HOLDOUT SO FAB Two more signed contracts have been received at the Omaha base ball club's headquarters. Pa Kourke now has six athletes bound and tied by iron-clad contracts. Joe Burg, who pastimed at the third corner last year, and Hal Brokaw, new outlielder, at: the players who signed last week. Marty Krug, Shai? Thomp son, Murphy Curne and Johnny Wat kins were the men previously signed. So far Rourke has only received one kick. This particular athlete is not satisfied with his salary and says he will quit base ball. Kourke, how ever, is not greatly alarmed. Holding out is a habit with some athletes. . Rourke, is a matter' of fact, is quite pleased because only one player has entered objections. Generally a dozen roar and howl at the figures stipu lated in their contracts. If one kick is Kourke's total he'll have pll the other club owners in the league cheated. Foxy Move by Pa. A foxy move on Kourke's i-art is probably responsible for the absence ut objections. Pa did not send his contracts out until the last minute. Contracts must be in the hands of the (j'aycr by March 1, according to rules uf the national association. The Omaha magnate dispatched his so the players would receive them about lurty-eight hours before the time limit. Thus the athlete is given very little" time to make his complaint. Ht.rg and Brokaw eviden'ly tent in ll'.cir signed contracts by the first re luni mail. Burg is wintering in Chi cago and Brokaw in Kansas City, liven by replying right away, Pa could hardly receive most of his contracts Ijcforc this week. Pa was tickled to receive Brokaw's cuiitract. Brokaw is the lad who cracked the pill at a .300 clip at Win nipeg last vear, and also performed some scintillating feats in the ouitield that startled th. scouts who saw him. I'a believes this lad is a real find and will be more than able to fill Ear! Smith's s'oes in left. . Cut Down Umps. The high cost of expenses will be lilt liv the umpires in the Western It-ague lliis year. Only six umpires v, ill he used instead of eight. There will thus be two umpires who will toil ah me and four who will Work in pairs. l!v alternating it is believed the adju diratoi will get along very nicely and . tin- Hague will save the salaries and transportation of two umps. 1 he big booster rally meeting will be held in Omaha March 15. ihe president of each Rotary club and the secretary of each Commercial club in each Western league city will attend the meeting at the expense of the league. A league-wide boosting or ganization is to be perfected. maha Seals Will Hold Water Event At 'TMarch 28 The Omaha Seals, Pete Wendell's group of Omaha natators, will hold their second swimming meet at the Omaha Young Men's Christian asso ciation March 28. The, Seals held their first aquatic event last month and it proved a great success. Wendell has a number of new stunts which he intends to show in this second event. He has a push hall contest inlmind, which he says Is a laugh-provoker that would make an Egyptian mummy croak out loud. . feature of the event will be a t-lash between Swede Anderson and Lloyd Ncrf, who are about the" two best swimmers in the state and there fore very keen rivals. Anderson won out over Ncff in the last tourney held by the Seals and Neff has sworn to have revenge. They will probably fflect in a 100-yard event. Jack Reynolds to Meet Herndon in Washington Jack Reynolds, the little Omaha grappler, will be the next opponent of Milton Herndon, sensational Wash ington lightweight who was awarded a match over Owen Daily last month, according to announcement of Alex ander Craig, manager of Reynolds. The clash will be staged in Belling ham, Wash., where Herndon is a great favorite. It will Le held in May, by which time Herndon is expected to recover from injuries received in the Daily go. Reynolds is just recovering from a three weeks' attack of the grippe. Freshmen Co-Eds Hand Sophomores a Trouncing Freshman co-eds of the University of Omaha humiliated the sophomores on the basket ball court by defeating them by a score of 4 to 0. The game eliminates the sophomores fromjhe tournament. The basket-maker '"for the freshies was Miss Louise Jones, whom the big sophomore guards could not prevent from locating the I skct. The lineup: . UISHMliiN. SOPHOMORES. .'.iili'l Niirrln C.'C Mary Cjulmby 11. :l:clarland..H.MR.Ft Q. Eddy t.untir L.F.L.f L. ndcrson .i.'snIi- 'ivunant. .R.O K.G E. Selbert l.jjlsti Juitei....L.-G.L.G .0. Reynolds "Y" Physical Directors Hold Meeting at Lincoln Physical directors of all the Young Yen s Christian associations in Ne braska will gather in Lincoln Friday and Saturday for a conference. M. I. l oss, dean of the physical school of tlie Young Men's Christian associa tion college at Chicago and formerly director ot the Brooklyn Central "Y," the largest in the world, will attend and make an address. W. A. Kearns. physical director of the Omaha "Y," will also make a talk. Seattle Hercules Trophy Shoot at Omaha Gun Club The Hercules trophy ihoot at the Omaha Gun club will be decided to ilav. Five men, Doc Frye, Carl Blake, Clifford Wolf, Henry McDonald and John Ragen, have qualified for a crack at the trophy. Arrangements for the team match between the Omaha Gun.club and the Columbus Gun club for the Kees tro iiby are still hanging fire- Pa Rourke Is Hot ' After Capper Cup Pa Rourke has already started plans to nab that Cappet cup again. Omaha, it will be remem bered, copped the cup last year by having the largest attendance of any city in the league at the open ing game. The trophy, offered by the gov ernor of Kansas, is -ip again. If Omaha wins it this time, the Gate City earns permanent possession of it. Thus Rourke is anxious to capture it again, and has already began boosting for a big opening day attendance. ' The Omaha magnate Is particu larly keen to win permanent pos session of the cup because there are several magnates in the league who insist Omaha is a punk base ball town, and Pa wants to show them up. Manager Bradford Issues First Call For Brandeis Team Manager Bradford of the Brandeis Stores base ball club has issued his annual call for the initial gathering of his athletes this afternoon at Woody's billiard parlor on Twenty fourth street, just north of Farnam. The selection of players, business pertaining to the playing season and other matters of importance will come up. Manager Bradford has al ready started on his schedule and will, as in the past, book the strong est attractions to be obtained. The prospects of a team superior to tljose of former years were never rosier. Third Baseman Durkec, whose ab sence last season was keenly felt, has signified his intention to return to the game, a decision that is highly valued by the followers of the Brandeis team, as it is conceded that Durk is in a class by himself on third, being a quick thinker, fast on his feet, the possessor of an arm that is second to none and an aggressive disposi tion that brooks of no defeat. Morrie Olson will as usual stand the brunt of the twirling, although Manager Bradford is making a quiet search for another slabman to alter nate with the big blond. Following the custom inaugurated with the inception of 'the Western league, Manager Bradford will opfn the season of exhibition games with the Rourkes at Rourke park Sunday, April 1. Creighton and "Y" 1 Athletes to Clash In Track Tourney Track teams of Creighton univer sity and the Omaha Young Men's Christian association will clash in an indoor meet on March 31. Tommy Mills, coach at Creighton, and Verne Moore, chairman of the track com mittee at the "Y," made arrangements for the contest after a conference. Creighton is organizing its first track team. Track athletics have al wavs been ignored by the Blue and Wliite athletes because.they had no gymnasium in which to practice dur ing the colder weather. The tangle with the Young Men's Christian asso- . - ll : itB f,re nn. CiailOn Will give vnium s "F portunity to see cinder path sharks wearing tne tsiue anu vvnue ui mc Omaha university. am f u r(7itl9r standard events will be included on the program, whicn nas Deen- worncu um o ii lows: Fifty-yard dash, sixty-five-yard j..u .:t-,.arH VmrillK 220-vard dash. 440-yard dash, 880-yard run, mile run, 1- . I I U'.rrU ilimn tlf.l Standing uiuau jum, men ju..., ..- rt... "V" Viae enmp nrettv ffood track :..l..ri;..n. Wnllare. Turner. men, Niuuums , Jenks, Haines, Stengle, Moore, Furois, iJreWS, Adams aim raymaaiv. expects to give Mjlls' men a run for their money. C.Evans Will Have To Hustle if This Chap Takes Up Golf Here's a golf story for which the r-i CoAtU nffirial nrffan of the LIII1HWU V... --a - Elmwood Golf club, is responsible. C. C. Sanford, president of the Elm- i -,,,4 r. A TTi-lf1. treas- WUUU LIUu, aim vj. ... .- , ure,r, were on the eleventh tee one day when an OIQ larmcr, unyuig from west of town, stopped his team to watch tne game. t "What is that," he asked curiously. "CM" re.ilied Sanford. "Want to try your hand, uncle?" ' " JJon t mina h i ao, saiu mc farmer, as he, got down , off his wagon. , . , Sanford and Eckles gave him a few points about the game and explained that just ai ine iuui ui im; hb the green some 200 yeards away was a little hole, and the object of the game was to get the ball into that hole uvthe fewest possible strokes. r .1.- -:.-Ufr.4 ine larmer iook uic nuu, siRiutu for some time, and then let go a whale of a stroke. To his instruc tors' surprise, he hit the ball fair and it soared into the air, straight for .1.. cr.-L- inet stin.i nf the UIC lag, on jm. - - green, rolled up and stoppec about I X il. six mencs ii'jiu t,;c nuit. "Bv eollv. 1 missed it," said the farmer. 1 ' Frank Synek Refuses to Stand for Cut in Salary Frank Synek, graduate ot the Omaha sand lots, may not return to professional ball this year. Synek played third base for the Dennisop (Tex.) club, which won the cham pionship of the Westetn association last year, but this year his contract called for a $10 cut in the monthly stipend, so Frank sent the parchment back. Rather than accept the cut Synek may stay irr Omaha and per haps play with the Brandeis team. Harrv Williams is another Omaha boy who may quit professional base ball. Harry was sold Dy Lincoln to Bloomington. 111., and isn't crazy about the switch. Bill Clark Closes His Indoor School March H Bill Clark, who was recently ap pointed professional at the Minneapo lis uo.t club, will close his indoor school March 14. Clark will leave for tlie Twin Cities about the end of this month... ... .f '... OMAHA FANS WILL GET TOJEE OLIN Giant Finn Who Holds Decision Over Stecber to Wrestle in Council Bluffs. TACKLES JOHN FRSBERO OmaJia wrestling fans will this week get an opportunity to see John Olin, the giant Finn who holds a technical decision over Joe Stecher, Nebraska's wrestling phenom. Olin has been matched to wrestle John Freberg in a finish match at the Auditorium in Council Bluffs Thurs day night of this week. The Finn declares he is coming west to prove to the wrestling fans in this part of the country that his victory over Stecher was not of the fluke variety, but that he really earned the decision awarded him by the ref eree. The bout with Freberg in Coun cil Bluffs Thursday night will be his first appearance west of Chicago. Olin is the wrestler who first jumped into prominence by his tech nical victory over Joe Stecher in Springfield, Mass., last December. Many conflicting and contradictory reports regarding the match trickled west of Omaha. One report had it that Olin broke the scissors at will and that after over two hours of w restling he picked the Nebraskati up, walked across the ring with. Stecher in his arms and threw him into the press box with the exclamation, "Here's your champion !" - Others Alibi Stecher. Other reports denied this and said that Steelier (iad all the best of the tangle but was unable to pin Olin's shoulders because neuritis in the shoulder made it impossible for him to employ his arm in the use of the wrist lock with which Joe aids his scissors. ' Stechcr's own explanation is that Olin became so rough and that his tactics were so abusive that Steelier refused to continue and walked out of the ring. There is no disputing, however, that Olin possesses a technical victory over the Dodge lad and for that reason Omaha fans have been very anxious to see him in action. Finn Is Confident. The Finn declares he is ready to meet Stecher again if a suitable purse is. hung up for the bout. He is con fident he can beat Stecher again, this time a decisive victory, not merely the decision of a referee. It is because of this confidence in himself that OJiu is invading this western terri tory He says he wants to give the mat fans a direct line on his ability. Olin has even gone so far as to ne gotiate for a match with Marin Ples tina, the big Omaha heavyweight. The Finn says he'll tackle Plestina. or any other heavyweight, and that means that Olin must think pretty well of himself, for none of the other heavyweight wrestlers have shown any eagerness to cake a chance with Marin. ; In Freberg, Olin meets 'one of the strong ancj popular heavyweight wrestlers. " Freberg stayed fifty-five minutes with Steelier at Chicago not long ago, which is somethins of an accomplishment. If Olin dumps Fre berg ir. quick time Thursday night at the Bluffs, Omaha mat fans will pronounce him one ot the best. Omaha University ' Organizes First Base Ball Squad The University of Omaha will take up base ball this year. About twenty diamond athletes con gregated at a meeting Friday and or ganized a team with Isidore Finken stein for manager. Harry De Lamatre will act as coach and Harry Williams, former big leaguer, will assist him. Despite the tact that base ball has never before been a major sport at Omaha, prospects are excellent lor a successful season. Among those who are certain of making the first team are: La Verne Everson, who is slated for catcher; John Botts, John Jenkins, Howard De Lamatre, Mark Lowe, Roderick Hoover, Henning Linde man, Edgar Ernst, Isidore Finken stein, Eugene Simmons and Lee Du bois. These men have all had experi ence on various teams. The first practice was held yester day afternoon. The coach worked the boys out for about an hour. A dozen men turned out for the first practice. Alumni of the school have offered to furnish suits for the first team. Sam Slotky of the class of 1916 is in charge of the alumni fund and has an nounced that he has enough to pur chase seven of the suits at the present time. i Stewart's Artists Come Back and Give Beating to Drake Lincoln, March 3. (Special Tele gram.) By a brilliant rally Dr. Stew art's Hucker basket ball five defeated Drake here this afternoon, 26 to 18, after securing a poor start in the first half. The Huckers did not get down to business in the first period and it end ed 13 to lift with Nebraska in the lead. In the second half Stewart's pupils came back and with the spec tacular work of Jackson piled up a lead which Drake could not overcome. John Collins, South Omaha High school star, got into the game for Ne braska for the first time since he broke his wrist' a month ago. His guarding was a feature. The lineup: .'UDUA8KA. DRAKE. Jackiton .n.F. IIP.. L.1T.. llawly Eddy Smllli Warnock Sarff Llothow Nelson ...... Campboll ... Hldil-ll Hubatltutea ..L.F. .Vftoii ..UO.I IC... . II. o.. Flothow. Wmr for Klddall, Klnsr (or Sarff. Field koala Jackaou (6), Flothow (I). Hawley Ul.'liildy (2), Hmtth, Colllna, Nelaon, CampbalL Free throws: Hawley (fi), Campbell (4), Eddy. Referaa; Coach Klein of Wealeyao. Gene Melady Says Gotch Will Train Earl Caddock That Frank Gotch will train Earl. Caddock for his match with Joe Sttchcr in April is an annourfcement made by Gene Melady. r Gotch seems to believe Caddock has the goods and will endeavor to teach the Anita lad a few jof the tricks the old champion used to employ when . he swept., the. heavyweight SPOR TS SECTION of The Omaha Sunday Bee OMAHA. Father Time CHIEFJIBEHDEiei M im The names of several former big league stars are missing from the lists of those members of ball clubs leaving for the south. For the first time in years Chief Bender, Lajoic, Miner Brown, Mathewson and possibly Jimmy Archer will not go to the spring training camps with the rest of the boys. Of the five, however, Mathewson will remain before big league fans as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. LIGHT WORKOUTS FOR HARNESS MAGS Jimmy Ronin Sends Hal Mc Kinney, Hal Connors and Others Through Paces. PETERSON MOVES STRING By RUSSELL PHELPS. Occasional mild spells during the pre-spring days are bringing the "rail birds" froln their lairs about Ne braska race tracks and soon they'll be perched in convenient spots to watch the harness horses go through their paces and trots in preparation for the early meetings. Light train ing is being indulged in by a galaxy of stars out at the East Omaha speedway, which will soon give way to Benson as the central of the middle west's turf activities. Any afternoon one can see such harness world celebrities as Hal Mc Kinney, K. C. II., Hal Connors and others being given light workouts un der the direction of Jimmy Konin and his force of handlers. It will probably bo the first of next month before the large number of horses at the speedway plant find themselves at home in their new quarters at Benson. The Omaha Driving club has taken over the Ben son plant and all of the East Omaha equipment, including the modern, roomy barns and stalls, will be moved bodily to the new racing center. Otis M. Smith, secretary of the driving club, is trying to make arrangements to. have the first of the stalls moved this week. The horses will remain at their old home until everything is spick and span at Benson. Work of widening the track, beau tifying the infield and raising the big grandstands so as to give the plant a real metropolitan appearance is to be started at het Benson locale soon. Horsemen are confident that it will be one of the fastest twice-around tracks in the country by the time of Omaha Driving club's June meeting. (Continued on Pac Two, ColuDin Sli.) Youngster Hits Walter - And Gets Himself a Job An exhibition game pitched by Walter Johnson somewhere in Kan sas last fall is the indirect cause of a youngster getting a trial in profes sional company this spring. The youngster is Merle Kitterman, who hails from Parsons, Kan., and in this game Johnson Ditched he found the great fire balfisc for three hits, a single, a double and a triple, so the story runs. The Oklahoma City club of the Western association heard about it and sent Kitterman a con tract. He is an outfielder. Only One Umpire to Be 'Used in Three-I Loop Umpires', too, will feel the economy wave in the Three-I league. The magnates have rescinded their rule for the double umpire system and this season ' will get along with one to the game. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH Signs Up Big JIMMY .ARCHER! Lajoie is also a manager, but he is relegated to the comparative obscurity of the International league. Jimmy Archer is not yet quite a has been, but he did not go south with the Cubs and he has been given permission to trade himself to some other club if he can do so to his own advantage. The announcement of Chief Bender's unconditional release came on the very day of his club's departure for the training camp. Omaha Motorcycle Eiders Plan Series Of Contest Events Motorcyclists will compete in many sporting events to be held this season under the direction of the Omaha Motorcycle club. The first of these events is a hill climb to be staged April 15. The hill selected for the climb will be kept secret until the day of the event and will be long enough and steep enough to test the mostNpowerful ma chine. ' Already fourteen riders, rep resenting five different makes of mo torcycles, have signified their inten tion of taking part in the climb. Ross Dristy, roaci captain of the club, is in charge of the arrangements for the climb. Another event, which will attract motorcycle riders from all over the middle west, is the second annual en durance run of the Omaha club, to be held Decoration day. Choice of three routes is under consideration. The first of these is from Omaha to Yankton, S. D., and return, about 320 miles; the second is from Omaha to Dcs Moines, la., and return, and the third is from Omaha to . Hastings, Neb., and return, by way of Lincoln. The club will choose the nTost fa vorable of these routes at the next meeting, and so far the run to Yank ton has the preference. In addition to these evcnt!,: the club plans to hold an. economy con test, a reliability run, and perhaps a road race, all of which are under dis cussion. The board of directors of the club, at the suggestion of James Van Avery, president of the club, Will give a handsome gold, medal to the rider who scores the highest number of points in the various events to be held under the direction of the club during the riding season. This medal will designate the winner as the champion motorcycle rider of Omaha. Contests will be held under the sanc tion of the Federation of American Motorcyclists, the national govern ing body for motorcycle sport and with whom the Omaha Motorcycle club is affiliated. Three More Clubs Start South Bontori, March 3. Thfl first rrnitlntfp nt of thfi Boston American lengua dull left here today for the spring training rmnp at Hot Springs. Ark. The imrly wan joined by Mun HKtr John J. Barry at Worcoator, Several playon will ho picked up en route. Detroit, Martin 3. Five members, of the Detroit American lea sue hnae hall club, with club officers and newapnper men, left here tontghtfor the train in- camp at Waxa hachieTTTex. Haverul ulayen will Join th( party at St, Loula. Cuielrnh, James aiul Be? I and, pitchers, and McKee and Telle, catcners, composed im local squad. Cincinnati. March 3. Thirteen member of the Cincinnati Nationals, In charge of Man aKflf Christy Mathewson, left her today for the spring training camp at Shreveport, La. They will be Joined cn route by Pitcher Fred Tmiey and Catcher Ivy Wlngo, while th other players will go direct from their homes to iho ramp. Chicago, March a. Art Wilson, catcher for th Chicago Nationals, who was 111 at his home in loeatur when the players left for tlm training camp itt Pasad;fiu, 1'iiL tele graphed President Weeghmans otftcfl hero today that h would bu In Chicago tomorrow and atked that arrangements be in ad for him to Jeave to Join the squad on the coast. Wilson has not yet signed his contract, but It is understood that ho will sign It upon bla arrival. 4, 1917. League Stars STAGE IS ALL SET FOR- CAGE TOURNEY Over Thousand Players Will Take Part in Annual State Clash. TROPHIES FOR WINKERS By JAMES E. LAWRENCE ., Lincoln, Marqh 3 (Special). The pins arc all set for the entertainment of over a thousand Nebraska high school itthletes, who will participate in the seventh annual Nebraska high school basket ball tournament under the auspices of the University or Ne braska. It represents the biggest gathering of high school athletes ever staged in the country to be exact, there will be 1,007 players here and 120 teams. Beaver Crossing, with its entries in just under the wire, is the hst school to enter. These committees in charge of the tournament were announced by Ath letic Manager Guy E. Reed, today: Committee on Adjustments J, M. Showaltcr, Norfolk, .chairman; Dr. E. J. Stewart, Lincoln; C: L. Littel, Cambridge; A. R. Congdon, Fremont; A. O. Anderson, Lincoln; B. E. King, Beatrice; Henry Campbell, captain of the university basket ball tenff. Director of Officials--Assistant Coach Richard B. Ruthermrd.. , Clerk of the Tournament Class A: D. P. Thomas; assistant, Griffith Owen. Class B: Sidney Hoadley; assistant, Vincent Jands. Class C: Otto Zunv winkle; assistant, E. Shellcnberg. Referees G. L. Rathburn, Beatrice; "Bud" Kearns, Omaha; Warren Healy, Lincoln; Glen Williams, Omaha; Earl W. Drawbaugh, Columbus; P. E. Lloyd, Norfolk;-J. E. Cox, York; Robert Hagcr, Omaha; Carl A. Berg, ('ji amnion 'omx no psnapaoa) Baum Calls for War Talk, So Stovall Gets On Job President Al Baum of the Pacific Coast league called the team mana gers together at the recent league meeting and told them the friendly stuff had to be cut out; that he wanted teams to fight from the drop of tlie fiat. A week later George Stovall came out in an interview calling Wal ter McCredie a busher and a bum. Wc Credic got back just as strong. It looks like the managers, at least, had started the fight earjy. How Ham Patterson must hafe to leave the coast under such conditions. Salt Lake Team to Use Church Room for a Gym Here is a new one for the base ball book: The Salt Lake City ball team will do its training in a church at I'orterville, Cal. The Porterville peo ple were anxious to get the players, but had nothing suitable in the way of a gymnasium. It seems there was a church building in the town that wasn't working, so it was secured and a gymnasium and lockers installed, so that Bill Bernhardt players will be snugly quartered. - t- SANDOW TELLS WHY LEWISDIDN'T WIN "Didn't Dare Win in That Wild, Western Town," He In forms Gotham Scribes. LOOKOUT FOR THE OARS, BO At last, af.er all these months of watchful waiting and uneasy expec tancy, the great, shrouded secret has been revealed, the perplexing mystery solved and the inexplicable enigma pU2zles no longer. , Billy Sandow, manager of one E. Stranglcr Lewis and reputed to have ' been the brains behind a certain event held at the Douglas County Fair grounds July last, ha- finally consented to set a palpitating world at rost by telling just why Mr. Lewis failed td throw Joe Stecher on the above mentioned July 4 last. The kaiser may now send a fleet of U-boats up the Missouri river and dispatch a Zeppelin fleet out of Mil waukee; Villa may make a night raid on Dallas and even sneak i. for north as Wichita and Cincinnati can win the pennant. Nothing matters any more we know why Lewis didn't throw Steelier. Life no longer holds our interest. ... Sandow's explanation or alibi, if you will have it so is a masterpiece; it is the creation of a great inventive mind and should be copyrighted and gi.en a prominent position in the , chronicles of the history of these great and glorious United States. Picks Out Home Town. Billy just recently journeyed into t i i n : l i v v 1. - . . credulous ana guuiuic new iuik aisic after a prolonged visit on the coast and in the northwest He picked out Rochester, his home town, for his first stop and this is the eloquent line of chatter he timed loose on his old playmates' as the sporting editor of the Rochester Union recites the tale: "Billy Sandow, manager of Ed ("Strangler") Lewis, wrestler and pro moter of wrestlers, blew into town yesterday behind a big headlight that' shows him the way to plenty of soft dough and attired like ready money. N He headed straight for the Union to' talk restling with the sporting editor. "Before he had a chance to get fairly under way the (porting editor asked a question that has been both ering every follower of wrestling for many months. "Why didn't Lewis trim Joe Stecher at Omaha last Fourth of July when the men wrestled five hours to a draw and Stecher was olainlv in distress?" was the query shot at the suave San dow. "Billy never hesitated a second. It was a question, he said later, that had been asked him AuaaiM of times. . ' Didn't Das't "'We didn't win because wt inai dare win in that wild westewi fcwn he replied. ' s " 'Omaha had Packed Stecber td IN last dollar. It had made all sorts of foolish wagers on this wrestler, who was regarded as unbeatable. The horn guard had bet three to one that , Lewis wouldn't last thirty minutes; five to one that he wouldn't last an hqur; ten to one that he wouldn't last two hours and many a bettor said he didn't want anything at all if Stecher didn't win. "'After the match had gone three hours and. the men were both going well the word came to me that the crov d would kill Lewis and me both if we won. So much money had been wagered that the Crowd was in an muw mtcii mite p39cu anu Steelier failed to throw Lewis. The fact that my man had stayed over the (Continued on Pt Two, Column JFIto.) Two Dark Horses on Mills' Men Saturday The lineup of the Brandeis Stores basket ball team, which suffered its first defeat by an Omaha team at the hands , of Creighton last Thursday, will present a strange appearance to. laus wucii me siurc men .meci ine collegians next Saturday night in the second game of the aeries for the city title. Captain Warren Ritchie of the Brandeis has admitted that two young "Phenoms," whom he has kept cov ered, will be used for the first time in Saturday's game. He refused to divulge their names, however. Because of the poor basket shooting by the Brandeis forwards, who did not gt'a goal in last Thursday's game with Creighton, fans believe the tiew men are forwards who have a knack of "sinking" their shots. The Bran deis forward missed many shots at the ring Thursday. Although only two games are scheduled for Creighton this week, the schedule is not an easy one. Wednesday, Creighton will play Ne braska Wesleyan on the local floor, and Saturday comes the second Bran deis game. Dutch Plata was the only Creighton player to sustain an injury in the Brandeis game, but it was not sufficient to keep him on the side lines. A week of hard work has been pre scribed for the Brandeis team, in an effort to improve their condition. The store men easily held their own with Creighton in the first half Thursday. but weakened in the second period and were beaten by Tommy Mills' second string. Games with Nebraska City, University of Omaha, the Oma ha National Banks and possibly an other local team will be played be fore Saturday. If the Brandeis are defeated. Satur day night, Omaha will not be repre- -scnted in the National Amateur Ath letic union tournament this season, But if the store-men are victors, they will forward their entry for the cham pionship meet 'George McCorlnell Says - He's Going to Retire Pitcher George McConnell an- ' nounces from his home in Anderson, S. C, that le will quit the game. He has decided to take up the work of traveling salesman, and this ia what he is ging to sell picture frames. ; ' Minion Oofonio Hiniri, . Mltlden, Neb., March S. S(poclnl tele- . sram.l Mlnden boot Harvard In one of tho anappleet -games ot baeket ball ever played In Mlndeu lat nlht. t to 21. The Harrard boya wero pronounced tbo belt sports who liava'yet played In Mlndou . : 4