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This Week the Automobile Has the Right of Way Over Everything- in Omaha Sporting- Circles
CAME WITH WABASH CERTAIN
Indiana College to Hay Cornhuskei
Thankigiring Day.
AU16 SHOW HAS TOE BOARDS
Man's Latest Triumph in Overcoming Natural Limitations
Twenty Dealers in Omaha Join in Big
Auditorium Exhibit.
MAY COME WITH IT TO OMAHA
EVERYTHING MOTOR ON THE BILL
Great BalldlnaT Haa Been Tarned .
Over t Doe or term. Wk Will
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' Eleven.
LINCOLN. March 14 (Special.) The
athletic management of the University of
Nebraska aimed a contract with Wabaan
college of Crawfordsvllle. Ind., yesterday
toe a foot bull game to be rlayed between
tho Cornhuskera and LIJ.tle Giants on
Thnnk'irtvliig day thla year. If an ah
letic fit-Id la secured for the Cornhuskera
by that date the game will be played In
Lincoln; otherwise It will be transferred to
Omnha.
The Nebraska-Wabash game la looked
upon aa the greatest contert scheduled for
Lincoln since Minnesota played here In
1900. The Cornhusker athletic authorities
expect It will bo ono of the most Important
gamea played l.i the Missouri valley next
fall Wabash last November gave St. Louis
university the school thnt wallnrert Ne
braska on Thanksgiving flay the first de
feat It had suffered In two years, and by
that nchleverient won the premier foot ball
honors of the west outsld of the Big
Nine. Tho score of tho Wabash-St. Louis
ga;:-.e was 12 to 10 and that of, the Nc-brnske.-St.
Louis contest was 24 to 0. These
scores ore not taken an Hhowlnjf the rela
tive Btrengtli of Nebraska and Wabash,
for It Is admitted that the Indiana eleven
plaveif Et Louis under much 'more favor
able conditions than did he Cornhuskera.
In the Wabasli-St. I.oula game the Indiana
player were la tip-top form,, while Eddie
Coaehem's team was without the services
of Quarterback Acker, who wrought such
havoc to tho Cornhuskera a few weeka
later and whom Coachem said "was the
whole team." Schneider, the great Una
bucker of the Bt. Louis' eleven, also' was
out of tho gnine. In the Nehraska-St.
I.oula game Coachem presented tho strong
est lineup of tho season.
Comb Bakers Handicapped.
The Cornhuskera, on the other hand, were
greatly handicapped by the loss of two
atars, Ewlnir. who was out on account
of being delinquent In hia studloa, and
Chaloupka. who broke his wrist In the first
five mlnutea of play In the Thanksgiving
game. Wabash Is given much credit for
the victory over the Mound City team,
but It la believed that had the Cornhuskera
met the Indiana men the game between
them would have been a great struggle,
with honors about even. The team of
both Nebraska and Wabash will be fully
aa strong next year aa they were laat Bea
ton and the student at Lincoln expect to
witness a greater game than even the Ames
contest of last November, when the acora
stood 10 to 8, in favor of the Cornhuskera.
The negotiations for the Nebraska-
Wabash game, which have Just been closed,
were carried on for several montha by the
foot ball manager of the two Instituyona.
The Hoosiera were willing to come weat'
to play, but they were not pleased with the
Offer made by the Cornhuskera and delayed
closing up the contract. The Cornhuskera,
although deairlng to bring the conquerora
of Bt. Loula weat In the fall, demanded
liberal terma and concessions. Bevcrai
other schools wanted to fill . the Thanks
giving day date In tho Nebraaka schedule
and the Cornhusker management did not
need to worry about getting a game. The
negotlatlnna dragged alonauntll title week,
when the Hooslers, realising that the Corn
huaker management would not recede from
the position taken early In proceeding,
notified Manager Eager that they were
ready to accept the Nebraska offer. After
this notice waa received at, Lincoln the
algnlng of the contract waa only the matter
of a few days.
Wabaah Favors Omaha.
One point In the disagreement which held
tip the arrangemente for the game waa
the fixing of a place to hold the contest.
The Wabash authorities alwaya were will
ing to aend their eleven west next fall, but
they wanted to play Nebraska in omana.
and not In Lincoln. They believe that the
game If played in Omaha, would be much
better for their treasury than If It were
pulled off in Lincoln. When negotiations
for the game were first opened me propo-
altlon made by Wabaah for playing It In
Omaha met with favor at Nebraaka. for the
Cornhuskera were planning to play Wia.
remain In the Capital City on November 21,
the "Saturday before Thanksgiving, and did
not want the Wabash contest to follow In
Lincoln within less than a week. The Ne
braaka authoritlea knew that two big gamea
would not pay " Play" Lincoln in auc
ceedlng weeka and said they were willing
to meet Wabaah In Omaha on Thanksgiv
ing, but that final, action would have to
be postponed until the Wisconsin game was
contracted. . When the Badger failed to
give the Cornhuskera a game, and ached
uld a contest with Chicago for November
U Inatead, the Nebraska atudenta entered
a strong protest against playing the
Thanksgiving day game In Omaha. The
Nebraska management waa forced by the
strong studfnt sentiment either to achedule
ih Wabash game for Lincoln or to make
arrangements with some other team to
play the Thanksgiving day conteat In thla
Mtr-
Two datea In the Cornhuskera' schedule
ire now filled. Bealdea the Wabash game
for Thanksgiving, the annual contest with
Minnesota haa been contracted for October
S In Mlnneapolla. A two-year agreement
, era reached with the Minnesota authorl-V-tle
by Manager Eager a few weeka ago.
-'hereby tho Cornhuskera go north thla fall
and the Gopher come to Lincoln for a re
turn game In 19. The Mlnneaota foot ball
men have not been In Lincoln alnce 1900,
when they (defeated the Cornhuskera by the
score of 18 to It A game haa been plaed
between the two school every year, but
one, alnce 1900. Every one of the gamea.
however, have been held In Mlnneapolla.
The Cornhuskera feel that the time haa
coma when the Gopher wilt have to play
a game In Lincoln every other fall. Thla
alternation, the Nebraska men claim, Is
only fair, since Nebraaka haa been Journey
tag to Oopherland for so many years.
Perhaps Gam with MU'htaraa.
A gam with the Cnlversity of Michigan
' I la prospect for next fall. At a meeting
' of the Wolverine athletic authorities held
In Ana Arbor, Wednesday. It waa decided
to play either Nebraaka or Syracuse unl
veraliy of New York, on the only vacant
dale U-ft iu the Michigan achedule. Ne
braska' proapecta for getting thla game
Wtth the Wolverlnea seem better than those
of Syracuse, Tho-'reports aent out from
Ann Arbor to the Chkago papera aald that
the couteat would probably go to Nebraska.
iCoaUaued on 1'ag Four.
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GOTHAM LOOKS FOR LEADERS
New York Fsai Expert Both Team
to Be l' In the Pen
nant It ace.
NEW YORK, March 14. Leading base
ball men all over tho country are making
prediction Just now as to the way the team
will finish in the American and National
league- pennant races. New York fans have
received assurances from both Clark Griffith
and John Mcdraw that there will be plenty
of fine ball to be Been- In Harlan this sea
son. It I the consensu of opinion that the
New York American have a better chance
to win a championship than the New York
Nationals, for the reason that the Chicago
Cub are expected to retain their present
laurels. Griffith haa been Induced to play
tho part of a prophet and In an Interview
given out at Hot Springs he says In his
opinion the Detrolts win finish first once
more, while the New Yorks will be close
behind, followed by " Cleveland, Chicago,
Philadelphia, St. Louis, Boston and Wash
ington In the order named.
Fielder Jones, the competent leader of the
White Sox, say that Griffith' recon
structed team will prove the fastest In
either of the big league and will surely
win out, with the Sox and Detroit the
runneraup. Hugh Jennings, manager of the
Detrolts, declares that hia team will play
up to last year' standard but that he fears
the New Yorks more than any other team
In the American league. Connie Mack,
manager of the Philadelphia Americans,
expresses the opinion that the race for the
pennant will be closer than ever before and
that New York will be at or very near the
top from start to finish. Jim McGuire, man
ager of the Boaton Americana, declares that
the Detroit, Chicago and New York teams
will fight It out for the flag. Manager
McAleer of the St. Louis Browns thinks
his own team I worth a good bet and picks
Detroit, Chicago, New York and Philadel
phia as the most dangerous factor.
Napoleon Lajole, leader of the Clevelands,
I confident - that hi men will carry off
the honora thla time and expects Detroit,
New York and Philadelphia to be in the
thick of the fight at all stages. All of
ttese manager in discussing the chances
of the New York team aay that Griffith
will have a atrong pitching department
with Glade, Orth, Chcsbro, Hogg, Dayle,
Newton, Lake and Neuer to draw from,
and that the team, outside of the batteries,
will prove fast In base running and fielding,
also effective with the bat. In a word,
these critlca unite In the opinion that New
York ha championship material and that
it la up to Griffith to exact the necessary
managerial skill.
TO TAME THE BASKET BALL GAME
Bale to Betard Boaajhaeaa Are Under
Consideration.
NEW YORK, March 14.-The roughness
and "alugglng" which haa characterized
baaket ball thla year among the coliege
haa cauaed comment among the authoritlea,
and If a change Is not made next year there
Is a possibility of (he facultiea interfering
and stopping the ,ame. At New Haven
there haa been a g "xxl deal of dlscuaalon
among the member ot the faculty over the
roughness of recent conteata, especially In
the recent game between Yale and Columbia,
in which several ot the players loat their
tempera and Indulged In alugglng. It I un
doubted that the faculty will Interfere, and
the member of the basket ball aquad told
that a repetltilon of auch scenes as those
of this year will result In the abolition of
the game. The Yale athletic authoritlea
have decided to be more liberal in the
awarda of the 'varsity letter, and In the
future the winners ot the Individual cham
pionships In golf, lawn tennla and gymnas
tics will be allowed to wear the "Y."
BILLIARDS GET ANOTHER BOOST
Preach
Champion' Arrival
Help
Game la New York.
NSW YORK. March H The -arrival of
Flrmln Casslgnol, champion billlardlat of
France, will give professional billiards a
much necVled boost. Tho absence of foreign
player thla year haa made mattera very
dull with the knight of the cue, put a
revival ot Interest will follow the arrival
of the French champion, lie will remain
In till country about alx months and dur
ing that time will play championship
malchea with Willie Hoppe. Jake Schaefer,
George Button. 9eorge Sloaaon, Ora Morn
Ingstar and A, II. Cutler, in addition to
taking part In an international professional
tournament.
Cassignoi la acknowledged to be th peer
cf Vlguaus and all th foreign player
TTPB OF TUB
O'NEIL ORDERS PA'S FLAG
Pennant Will Be Unfurled at Vinton
Park April 23.
DIFFICULT TO GET EXHIBITIONS
Papa Roarke la Now Sending? Oat
Transportation and Expect All
III Children to Corn
Into tho Field.
President Norria O'Nell of the Weatern
league haa notified Pa Rourke that he haa
ordered the pennant which will be un
furled at Vinton street park on the open
ing Omaha date of the season, April 23.
He writes that the pennant will be on
hand April 10, far enough ahead to Insure
no. delay for, the big day. The pennant la
ordered through the Walter G. Clark aport
Ing good a house and Is said to be a beauty,
being; paid for by the entire league.
Exhibition gamea are hard to get thla
year because of the early opening of the
league season. Topeka had arranged to
play In Omaha April 18 and 19, but tho early
opening ahuta out these datea. The Lee-Glaaa-Andreesen
Original will open -the
season at Omaha aa usual, the datea being
Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 2).
The aecond bunch of the White Sox will be
along for three games, April 8, 4 and B. Pa
Is having a correspondence with Duoky
Holmes In reference to two games with
Sioux City, April 11 and 12. Holmea haa
the dates already filled, but says he pre
fers to play In Omaha and will try to ar
range accordingly. Pa Rourke alao tried
to get a couple of gamea with the Pitts
burg Pirates, but Manager Clarke refuaed
to come further north than Kansas City,.
Homo Gnard Training.
The home guard of. the Champions la
Is working out dally at the park under the
guidance of Johnny Gondlng, who haa
given up his position of guardian of Pa' a
smokes and taken up active training for
the season. Gondlng, Dolan, George Clarke,
Orry Shannon, Williams and several other
journey to the park every afternoon.
Transportation ha already been sent to
the player who are wintering In California
and to those who live In the far east, and
It will be sent to all the first of the week.
Some of the player who have been hold
ing out for additional salaries have come
Into the fold, notably Austin, who had his
salary voluntarily raised by Manager
Rourke, but who still Insisted upon having
more money. Graham Is still holding out,
although his salary ha been raised. He la
expected to come across soon. One or two
other are demanding more money, but Pa
expect them all to be on hand when re
porting day come.
Pa has arranged to have muslo on hand
for the opening day, April 23, but from the
advance interest which la being shown in
base ball. It I doubtful if he can find
room to plant the tooters In the grand
stand.
MIDDIES NOT IN HUDSON REGATTA
Bole Will Not Allow Navr Crew to
Row at Poab,keepale
NEW YORK, March 14. All the crew
which will row on June 27 In the Intercol
legiate regatta at Poughkeepsle this year,
with tho exception of Annapolis, have en-
tered, and tho latter Institution may be
there, provided the authoritlea of the Naval
academy relent and permit the crew to ap
pear. The association sent out the invita
tions as uaual thla year to the crew and
required an answer by March 1. These
anawera are all In and Cornell, Columbia,
Pennsylvania and Syracuse have signified
their intention of competing In the 'vanity
eights, "varsity four and freshmen eights.
Wisconsin will row In the 'varalty fresh
man eights and Georgetown la the 'varsity
eighta, making fifteen crewa In all. The
response of the Naval academy waa a fol
lows: The Annapolis Naval academv. while ao-
preclating the courtesy in extending the In
vitation, regrets the Inability to accept
auch invitation, owing to tli policy of he
academy not to and an athletic team to
eompeta In outside meeta. except against
teams from the West Point Military acad
emy, on account of the Interference caused
thereby with the academic work and the
arms or the institution.
EIGHT GAMES FOE MICHIGAN TEAM
Athletlo Board Give Foot Ball Direc
tor Wide Discretion.
DEROIT, Mich., March 14. The Board of
Athletic Control of the University of Michi
gan In Ann Arbor ha voted In favor of
allowing Graduate Director of Athletlca
Charle Balrd to achedule either aeven or
eight games of foot ball next fall, at hia
discretion,
AUTOMOBILE SO FAMILIAR NOW ON
IRISH-AMERICAN - LEADS ALL
Athletic Clnb Score Moat Point aa
. Remit of Track and Field
Meet Laat Year.
NEW YORK, March 14.-Wlth the great
total of 1,704 point the Irish-American
Athletlo Club led the world In the number
ot point scored In track and field meeta
during the season of 1907, and the wearers
of tho winged fist well may be proud of
their brilliant record aa shown In the re
port ot the athletlo committee. Fourteen
records. Including Indoor and outdoor,
American and World's fell to the prowess
of the red-blooded youtha who sport the
green and . white and the splendid to
tal of forty-two championships waa an
nexed. . By winning 213 first, 168 seconds and 135
thirds, scored on the basis of five, three
and one, respect tlvely, the winged fist team
roiled up it 1,704 points, 80S tallies more
than their nearest competitor, the New
York Athletic club. The Celtic park con
tingent developed seventy-point winners
and the Travers Islandera alxty-elght.
Martin Sheridan of the Irish-Americana
captured the Individual point honors. The
all around champion scored 194 points,
forty-eight of which were made In cham
pionship competition. Melvln Sheppard'of
the Irish-Americans stands aecond In the
Individual polrt wlnnera' column, with a
total of 158 points. The great mld-dlatancer
earned thirty-six points In championship
competition. Sheridan's total Is the great
est on record, far surpassing any previous
showing. The aggregate of Sheridan and
Sheppard Is tha greatest two-man score in
the history of athletics. '
Nine national senior championships, five
national junior, six national indoor, eleven
metropolitan senior, seven metropolitan
junior, three Canadian and one cross coun
try championship fell before the onslaught
of the winged flat athletlca the past year,
and the Irish-Americans captured the team
honor In the senior national champion
ships at Jamestown, the senior metro
politans at Travera Island, and the - na
tional cross country championship In Celtic
park. Martin Sheridan won the national
all around championship. The Irish-American
Athletlo club tied the New York Ath
letlo club In the struggle for the junior
metropolitan championships, notwithstand
ing the fact that the wingod fist entry Hat
was considerably smaller that the mercury
footers. The Celtic park contingent alao
won aecond honora in the junior national
championship and captured second laurel
In the national indoor championship.
LANDERS BLUNT LIKE THE EAST
California Boxer at Home and Fall of
' Fight Talk.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14. Fred Lan
dera, who haa been boxing throughout the
oaat for the laat alx montha, has returned
to thla city and la prepared to box any
lightweight on tho coast. While away
Fred engaged In five conteata, .the bouta
being with Willie Fitxgerald (twice), Willie
Moody, Jimmy Bonner and young Donohue.
He did not meet with a reverse and made
quite a hit with the eastern fight fan by
hi clever milling.
Fred aald there was not much money In
the game east, but that a fighter could
get plenty of go6d matchea once he got In
right. Fred atated that he found young
Donohue an exceedingly clever tighter and
one who will make any of the lightweights
now fighting go aome to beat him. "He Is
a wonderfully clever fellow," Bald Landera.
"In our fight he had me puxxled in the
first two rounda with hia left hand, but I
got wlae to It and in the remaining four
rounda the house was in an uproar, our
fight waa so fast.
"I boxed with Papke, the middleweight,
and also saw him fight," continued Fred.
"He la certainly a great fighter and ahould
be given consideration by all fight fans.
He has a style of his own and It I a hard
one to solve. He punches like a heavy
weight and I think that with a little more
experience ho will eventually reach the
top of his class. He has only been fight
ing a couple of years and In that time haa
defeated the beat they have In the east,
knocking moat ot hia men out.
"I went to a ahow one night to aee young
Corbett and Terry McGovern box." said
Frd, "and It was a pitiful thing to look
at. Corbett waa hog fat and dreadfully
Blow. He waa only a shadow of his former
speedy style. In McGovern I waa aurprlsed.
He aay he want to fight again. Well, It
would be a ahame to put him on. He
aeema to act aa though he had the St. Vitua
dance, h trembled so much. But at that
th two are picking up aome coin. They
ar very popular east"
Landers stated that he would like to get
a crack ab either Brltt or NeUton.-
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CITT STREETS.
ONE SIZE FOR AUTO PARTS
Standardization of Yokes, Bods and
Levers Aimed At by Makers.
INTEBCHANGEABILTTY DESIRABLE
Mechanical Branch of Licensed Anto
mobile Manafactarera Aeaoclav
tloa Hold aa Important Meet
In; In New York City.
NEW YORK, March 14. Tho meeting of
the mechanical branch of the Association
of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, held
Tuesday, was one of the most Interesting
meetings of the branch held since It or
ganlxatton. It being the first meeting held
this year, many subjects, which special
committee have been experimenting on and
Investigating ln wera reported and papera
read to the membera.
A special committee appointed to work
with the test committee toward the stand
ardisation of rod and yoke ends, made an
elaborate report on what It considered the
proper sixes for the standardisation of these
Important parts of construction. Standards
for 3-8, 6-18, 1-2 and 7-16 rods were adopted
and will be knearn aa the Aasoclation of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers' stand
ard adjustable rod and yoke ends. Nearly
every manufacturer of American automo
biles Is at the present time using various
sizes of rods and yoke ends, and it waa
found that there was considerable confusion
In getting the proper sixes for immediate
delivery. With the adoption of this stand
ard, the manufacturer of rods and yoke
ends will carry In stock a full line of the
standards adopted, so that user of the,
sixes which have been adopted may be able
to buy in the open market auch size neces
sary. This Is of particular benefit to the
user, aa the parts will be Interchangeable,
and the rods of ono car will do for an
other. Lever of One Type.
Another Important standardisation was
that of levers. Various weights and eizes
of levers have been used with a consider
able expense to those automobile manufac
turers who do not have drop forging plant.
Owing to their Inability to buy tock lever,
they must necessarily buy the dies from
which these forglngs were made and witl
the changing of the type or weight of th
lever, new dies, at an Increased expense,
are necessary. After careful consideration
the branch adopted a uniform modified I
beam lever, which the drop forge makers
will carry In stock, making these levers
Interchangeable.
The committee appointed to report on the
standardisation of rims felt that the time
waa not ripe for a universal adoption of
the standard rim, owing to the fact that It
waa Impossible to tell whether the clincher
or demountable rim would be In vogue.
The use of spare wheels Inatead ot de
mountable rims wfes given consideration and
the rim committee empowered to make a
further Investigation on thla matter. S
Alcohol a Facl.
At the afternoon session Dr. Charle
Edward Lucke of Columbia university,
who has been making some very ex
haustive teat with alcohol aa a fuel for
Internal combustion engine, delivered an
address to the branch. Dr. Lucke' re
mark were principally In making com
parisons in the teat he had made with
the use of alcohol for ga engine for
locomotion a compared to those for sta
tionary use. He pointed out clearly to
the branch that with certain types of
englnea he could start with alcohol as
easily as gasoline by the use of a spray
carbureter with the ordinary noedle valve.
He said thai he did not feel that the
time was opportune for a universal adop
tion of alcohol for practical use, espe
cially In automobile engines, owing to the
absolute necessity for a minute adjust
ment of carbureter and ignition whictt
could not be had in automobiles, owing to
the Inexperience of many driver and own
ers. The vagaries of alcohol a a fuel
waa clearly pointed out by Dr. Lucke,
who explained that during hi experi
ment conditions arose and developed to
an amusing standpoint. One incident
noted was that In hi teats on a two
cylinder motor with crank case comprea
alon he found that the exec vpor
which had not exploded- will the first
charge on the In-take escaped through the
crank shaft and could ba Ignited. In
many Instances the .vapor could be
Ignited at the exhaust In nearly all hia
tests, however, a good consumption had
(Continued on Pag Four.)
BRITONS DO NOT LOOK GOOD
Recent Performance Give England
Little Hope for Honor at
the Olympiad.
NEW YORK, March 14. The recent per
formance of the British champion on
track and field have been mediocre, espe
cially In that branch of athletics In which
Britain haa hitherto led the world, namely,
cross-country running. Among the sprint
ers Morton, who was the lone atar capable
of successfully competing against Ameri
can"!, seems to have lost his turn of speed.
and, although he still win race and I
even champion of England, rarely passes
the lOH-second mark.
Underwood, the cross-country and ten-
mile champion of the British Isles, was
cently beaten In Paris by Keyser of the
Racing Club de France, while the present
holder of the British 110 hurdle' tiUe Is
Groenlngs, a Swede, who cannot compete
under tho British colors In the forthcoming
Olympic games. No quartnr-mller haa
come forward who can rttn under 60 sec
onds. Tho 'varsities have had a band of
athletes, virtual descendants of Crabbe
and Comwallla, who are excellent half
rollers and mllers, while McGough of Scot
land is still competing and ought to beat
any opponent In his own country, although
he lost at Athens by his action In remain
ing in the rear so long and relying on his
sprinting abilities when dealing wtth Amer
icana who were faster on the home stretch
than he was.
The Irish contingent of Jumpers, Including
Leahy and O'Connor, are averse to com
peting under British colors, and their de
fection will mean the log of many points
to the wavers of the Union Jack. In the
weight throwing events England will be
outclassed unless a Scotchman, who seems
to be a coming man, makes good hi
promise.
The many meets taking place before the
actual games, all of which are labeled
"trial meets," Indicate a loss on tha part
of the British committee. If they had de
terminate champions with good records
they are conservative to the point of not
holding trials at all, but as matters stand,
their approbation of the present arrange
ments show that they are, utterly In the
dark as to who shall ultimately represent
the empire. The only hope for the Brltlah
seems to be In the 'varsities, whose run
ners do not usually compete In open meets
and whose performances may be a revela
tion. But an Oxford or a Cambridge man
abhors nothing more than strict training.
Canadians and Australians will furnish
but little talent, according to reports from
Australia and the Dominion.' Lomxboat
will probably not bo allowed to compete,
and whether Barker wlllj run . In better
form than at Athens, where he proved
himself a very uaeful sprinter, is prob
lematic. The slowness- of the tracks in
England will probably prevent Americans
from making the fast time they have made
in the states.
MICHIGAN IS OFFICIALLY OUT
Western Conference Make the Final
Aaaoaacement.
CHICAGO, March 14. The weatern col
lege conference haa now received the offi
cial announcement of tha retirement of
the University of Michigan and tho offi
cial designation of the conference hereafter
will be the Big Eight. It la thought that
thla formal withdrawal by Michigan means
that the Wolverlnea have no Intention of
appearing In the conference track meet
thla June, Invltationa for which are to ba
aent to the big college ot tho middle weat
within a few daya. Eighty of these col
legea are to be Invited to take part and It
la an aaaured thing that nearly all of them
will accept, especially thoae belonging to
.the Missouri Valley conference, as that or
ganisation hofes to carry oft the majority
ot prises in the meet. The track teama ot
Leland Stanford university and the . Uni
versity .of California are among thoae
which will be aent invitations, and the
hope Is strong that the Pacific coast col
legians will send a few competitor for
the game.
WTLM0T TO COACH GOPHER NINE
Mlnneaota I'nlveraltr Baa Ball Team
Get Expert Caldaae.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 14.-Walter Wll
mot, former manager of th Mlnneapolla
baae ball team and a National league
player, will coach tho baae ball team of
the Univerelty of Minnesota thla spring.
Wllmot'B acceptance of the poaltion has
led the Gophers, to hop for a successful
season.
Politicians, roller skater and wrestlers
will have to mak way at the Auditorium '
thla week for automobiles, for tho self-'
propelled vehicle Is to bo shown In all Its '
splendor by twenty of th leading flrma of '
Omaha, the dates being Thursday, Friday '
and Saturday of thla week.
Manager Olllan haa turned the big atruc
tur over to th automobile dealers and ,
they have turned It over to a decorator to
turn It Into a bower of beauty for tho show.
It will be covered with bunting of gay
color and the bare wall will be made .
resplendent with flag and other combine- -tlona
of tho decorator' art Th apace
have all been allotted and th dealers are -preparing
for tha show by setting their ,
ahow cars In readiness. t
'Tie said automobile are a luxury.' That
was formerly true, but since they are get-
tin within K- -nK . wXm. w-
are becoming more general In use, both for
business and pleasure. The large number
of aalea reported Indicate thaj; tha"; people -in
this section of th country have money ,
and are not afraid to spend some of It for
automobiles, even though a stringency does '
exist In other sections of the country.
Machine ef Vtlllty, -Since
It Is recognised that the automobile
has become a machine of utility and not a '
a toy for some spendthrift, there is a great
awakening on tho part of the publlo ovrv
the possibilities and advantage of an auto- ;
mobile. This interest In the middle-weat
was shown by the thousands who' turned out -to
welcome th dating men who'are making
an effort to drive their maohlnexaround
th world. All along the road In the rural
districts th farmer have kept track of
tho whereabout - of tho car by mean of
their telephone and have turned out to
give mem a truly weatern welcome, wav
ing American flag and wishing them . a .
godspeed. ...;...,
To have seen the concourse of people
which welcomed the American car 'when
Montague Robert drove It up Farnam
street would have been convincing .of the
hold the automobile la getting on the Amer
can people. There Is still another standard
by which to judge the Interest That I by
the motor talk one hear on the street cara
or on the street or, In fact, anywhere a
crowd la gathered. '
Agencies In Omaha report sales of high
priced car In considerable number and
thla shows the people of this section have
passed tne stage or a scare orer finances
and are rightly convinced that nothing- more
Btrona; la Twa States. .
AutAfnnhll IntAiaf la m -plt.Klu
In western Iowa aa well as In Nebraaka,
and every lilUe town has Its garage. . Peo
ple In the agricultural districts ot the
country are In good shape financially. Au
tomobiles are put to good use by the pros
perous farmers, .who use them for quick
trip to the nearest city. Real estate deal
ers In the country towns are also putting
the automobile to good use In showing
farm lands to prospective buyers.
Interest In all these vehicles insures a
large attendance at the Automobile show.
This show will have on exhibition aome of
the best car America has to offer and
the display of accessories also will be re
markable. An automobile owner who
wants to be up-to-date will have to go to
the ahow for ae If -protection.
The whole show will not be seen at th
Auditorium, for all the dealer have come
to the conclusion that the big building will
not be large enough to handle the crowds
wishing to ae the machine, so each dealer
will keep aome of his salesmen and demon
strators at the garages to show the vis- i
ltois these permanent homes of the auto
mobiles. The garages will be decorated
and the week-end will be a veritable hols
day for the automobile men, but Ilka ajl
holidays It will mean harder work for
thm. .
Movinar pictures of alt h lm nnrtant
race of late will be thrown on a screen .
at the Auditorium, and thla show feature,
will prove of Interest to many, as the, pic-,
tures of a race, especially an automobile
race, are always Interesting.
Every kind of autos will bo displayed.
Including motorcycle, motorboate, , dray .
and high-wheeled automobile; - 'Whtle"
these were somewhat of a curiosity at
first their usefulness on country road la
said to be more apparent every day.
What Rambler Is DolaaT.
The Rambler Automobile company ' la
making extensive preparation to' have It
salesroom present an Inviting -appearance
to the visitors at the Automobile show.
The store has recently undergone a thor
ough cleaning and ha been treated to
paint and varnish throughout Palm and
other decoration will aid In beautifying
the room and the Rambler conrpany will
be pleased to see all Omaha visit the room
ot 2044 Farnam street and' enjoy a spin
around the city In one of the new model
1908 Ramblers. Women are especially In
vited to take advantage of any nice weather
at that time and mak uifa little party
and go to the Rambler store for an auto-
mnhlln -l,1
To answer a number of Inquiries regard
ing the action the Rambter company haa
taken In not having an 'exhibit at the show
In the Auditorium, It explains that it Is
adopting the same plan used last December
by Its manufacturers, Thomaa B. Jeffery
Co., Kenosha, Wis. Previous to that
time Mr. Jeffery was one of the heaviest
exhibitors at automobile shows, but at th
time of the New York show did not exhibit
with other manufacturers, but had what:
he termed an "open week" at hia branch
atore. Tho scheme proved so satisfactory
from every view point thst the Rambler :
company of Omaha decided to experiment -in
th earns manner this year. The store
will be crowded wltft new car, factory mw,
will be here to aaalat In taking care of the
trade and demonstrating cars will be aa-he
disposal of the visitors during the days of
March IS. (0 and H. -
What New York-Paris Race Mean.
Th New York to Paris race Is a race In
name only, for It Is endurance, and not
temporary speed, that wins. Twenty thou
sand miles to cover and th best csr wins.
But what makes the American publlo so ,
Interested In the csrs aa they paaa? It Is
not alone because the car of their country
men Is In the lad It I because all are
Interested In this wonderful machine, the
automobile, which baa tlsan t 1U present