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TOI.. XXX.VIU NO. 37. OMAHA,' SUNDAY MORNING, FEBItUAftT 28, 19X. ' SlNOIJi COPY t'lVK CKNTS.
King-' Cole May Leave Nebraska University and Go to Michigan; Bowlers Are Getting- Ready
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BOWIERS FLOCK
TO ANNUAL MEET
Hen from All Important Cities Flock
to National Tournament at
Pittsburg-.
rRIZE LIST OF $25,000 IN CASH
Awards Will Be Larger Than Last
Tear at Cincinnati.
ALL BIO . TEAMS WILL BE IN
Total Entries Now Amount to 378
Fire-Men Teams.
MAST CROSS-CHALLENGES OUT
Special Contests Oatsld) ( ttesrnlnr
- Tnornansent Oanra Add Vnnsnal
Interest tm Assembly of
Alley Expert.
PITTSBURG. Feb, 27. (Special.)
Tlttsburg greeted the bowlers In attendance
t the ninth annual- tournament of the
American Bowling congress her tonight,
tiver 3.000 spectators crowding the apacloua
. DuQueens gstdens, where the meet will be
run for three weeks. Alley expert from all
over the cbuntry and Canada have filed en
tries and fthe present meet has aet a new
record both In point of number a and di
versity of representstlon over any former
bowline tournament.
' An ' enormoua prlae list of aome $38,000
In cash ha been hung up for the player,
a train of-aome 82.000 over the magnificent
prize Hat distributed at Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati gathering a year ago. To gather
this enormoua priie fund the cltlea of the
east and west, from Greater New York to
Omaha,, hava been combed of their expert
and the claaa of men shooting this year la
easily the beat that haa ever tried for alley
honors. ' Pittsburg and Ha surrounding
towna have contributed 117 teams to tho
great ehowing of 378 five-men teams In the
meet. Cincinnati Is aecond with thirty-two,
while Chicago, usually first In outside rep
resentation, has thirty.
All Biff Cities Are la.
All of the other big cltlea have aent big
representations and moat of them have ap
plied for apeclat night on which their total
representation will occupy the boards to the
almost complete exclusion of teams from
other , cities. Among the special nights al
ready allotted are the openlngjnlght. -February
27;' O'Lesry night, Marches Detroit
night. March 8: Cincinnati nlgbt, March 10;
Chicago night, March II; St. Louis night,
March 13; Elka night, March 15; Wheeling
ulfcht, Maich IS; Cleveland and Youngs
town night. March 18. and Beaver Valley
njgn(t. s&srcn a. .i ......
. The total number of entrlea at the meet'
Is now 378 five-men teams. 807 double and
M'i singles. Hardly a bowler of high claaa
In the- country . la missing from the list.
Such famous stars aa Jimmy Smith, Johnny
Voorhels. Louis Frans, Chailey Gilbert,
-dfarsnk Brill. Phil Wolf, Will Flenner,
'Jimmy Blouln, l.oula Jesaelaon, Herman
Collin, Martin Kern. Al 8elbaeh, Bob
Mjtak, Louis Hellhake, Bob Mennjnger,
Marshall Levey, Lee Graff and other men
of national leputatlon a -a all listed to
shoot. . . '
Many rrosa-Chnlleanes.
Thsse men ' have been hurling chal
lenges at each other for weeks and a host
of special contest outside of the bla: torn
ament arc' certain to be played. A Cleveland-Chicago
special two-men match be
tween Frank Brill and Phil Wolf on one
aide and Charley Gilbert and Lou I Frar.s
la already eigned up for (1,000 with others
with New York
contender Hated.
, DuQuesnc. Gsrdens.
where the tourna
ment wilt be held. Is the largest hall ever
secured for a bowling meet, being larger
than the famous Madison Square Garden in
Xew York. An Immense stand has been
erected for spectators while the . hall la
filled with booths fatr the business special
ties of the game.
Politically the coining congress, which
la to- he held March to 12. is the least
Interesting of any of the meets. No cities,
have as yet asked' for the 1919 meet, al
though '.Washington. Detroit and Chicago
have all been mentioned aa prospect. The
Immense site of. the meets together with
its continuous growth la making bidders
fight shy of It and there la an under
current of senllment advocating the doub
ling of the entry fee ao aa to keep out the
bulk of the clubs which usually enter from
complimentary purpose.
, . ItaUlaa; the Kntrr Fee.
Should the coming congress fall to develop
bidder ror the 1310 meet It la likely that
h!a radical action of raising the entry fee
to man In all thre events will be
taken and the bidding again opened. Presi-'
dent Garry Herrmann, the owner of the
Cincinnati Reda base ball team and thi
. head of the American Bowling congress
the past two yeara will again be elected
In all probability, hie able work In hand
ling the congress having established him
firm In the favor of the bowler. The
rest of the officera will probably also be
continued although aome minor changes in
the execution committee are likely.
rim THOUSAND IN PRIZE MONEY
Croat fnwscrts far Speedy- Bewlcre
- .at Xew York la May.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3I.-Lpward of 80O.OO0
In erite money wilt be rolled for In the
third annual championship tournament of
the National Bowling association, at Madi
son Square Garden on May 4 and J me 12.
Tha first prise alone amounts to a guarantee
ef at least 81.000, and from present Indi
cation it ' look aa though 509 five-man
teams wtil enter. No feaer than twenty
four of tha highest grade alleys will be
laid In tha amphitheater of the Garden,
while new and up-to-date scoring system
haa also been devised. In the past It has
always been a problem to equip each pair
of alley with a score board satisfactory
ta spectator sitting at a distance. From
the present outlook, however, the com
ing tournament will be the greatest of the
kind ever held.
Bowling officials In the west have al
ready announced that at least one-quarter
af tha ' Garden -entry would ."be received
from the dla'.rlct beyond the Allegheny
aountalaa. Positive assurances have been
received of entries from aa far weat aa
?allfornla, while there will be a number
st teams from Canada and at leaat one
tarn GarmiJij;
WILLIE H0PPE COMES TO TOWN
Chajaploa fjllllarel Player Will Give
Exhibitions la Oaaafca.
Willie Hoppe, the world's billiard cham
pion, will make his first appearance In
Omaha Monday evening at the Paxton
hotel In the banquet hall. The little cham
pion will be here two days and will also
play Tuesday both afternoon end evening.
Hoppe will play three dlffferent billiard
players while here and In all of his con
test he will play 400 points of elghteen
Inch balk-line to hie opponent's 300 points.
After each match he will give an exhibi
tion of his fancy shots as ha played them
In vaudeville, which wlll.be an extra. In
ducement to the fair sex t watch this
great expert rlay.
Mr. Hoppe, who la now B years of ge,
la making a tour of the United States and
meetlna all the local billiard exnerts in
the principal cities of the country. He haa !
been the sensation of the Millard world. In
the four tournaments that Hoppe haa taken
part in, he has won three without toeing
a single contest and at the match play he
has won four out of six contests. As for
records. Hoppe has made the largest run,
which Is 307 In a 800 point match game. He
also holds the high record average forlSrl,
which Is twenty and a fraction. '
Mr. Hoppe has severed all connection
with any one billiard table manufacturer,
and In the future will be a free and Inde
pendent champion who can play when and
where ho wishes, without being dictated
to when he shall play and the number of
points that the contest shall be.
Hoppe has Junt Invented a new billiard
cushion which he haa been working on
for a long time, and he claims that the
same will jnake It easier for the players
of this great sport U Improve their game,
as the ball will take a perfect angle and
the public, will have a chance to see It
while he Is here, ss It will be fitted to a
Charles Passow A- Pons .table, which Mr.
Hoppe has been able to scours through
Mr. Partlnw, their Omaha manager.
While In the city the little champion will
see lf.there Is any one who ha the maX
I nan of a great player, and If so, he will
take him In hand and show him all the fine
points of the game.
CEISIS IN IOWA A'
TELE'
TICS
Realgaatloa af Catlta Pat Alasnal Sys
tem Up ta Board.
IOWA CITY, la., Feb. 27. (Special.)
Athletio management In the University of
Iowa Is in the most critical period In Its
history. Within a month the Board of
Control of athletics must decide on a
coach, assistant foot ball coach snd man
ager for next year's foot ball team.
Affair In athletics reached a crisis with
Jhe acceptance of Director Mark Catlln's
tealgnatlon the last week. Hla withdrawal
from 'the athletio department to practice
law In Wisconsin put the question squarely
up to the Board of Control, whether to
adopt tha alumni system of coaching or
not
Another radical change will be made In
the management of the teams. For- the
last three years Mark Caltln has done two
men's work. . He has not only coached the
teams, but he has had complete charge of
the sale of' tickets, advertlaing, etc. He
ha framed the schedules and attended to
other Innumerable details. ' The board now
proposes to do away with this recognised
deficiency in the system. At the present
time it Is the intention to have both a
coach and manager next season. There
are plenty of candidates for the position
of coach. Including John G. Griffith, the
present assistant coach and a popular
alumnus, but the board la completely at
sea on the managership proposition,
' Iowa's baaket ball season .closes -with the
game Monday night against the Badger
five on the Madiaon floor.
Baaket ball will make between $309 and
$ this year according to the preliminary
estimates. The crowds at the home games
have been gratifying and the trips have all
paid well. The schedule was constructed
to make money and It did.
The seaaon proved fairly successful when
the team once hit Its stride. After the
eaatern trip the team battered to pieces,
made a poor showing against the state
champions. Grlnnell. Later victories over
the State Normal, Minnesota and Drake
by big margins, surprised even the moat
optimistic supporters of the team
RAYMOND REGARDED AS -COMER
Aeejalaltlaa ta Glaat KtaaT ts Tested
for tvtaaer This Seasoa.
NEW" TpRK, Feb. .-Raymond, tlie
pitcher, who Is to be with ,the Giants this
year, seem to be quite as erratic this
season aa he was last. In any event he
ha begun the spring in a typical manner.
A telegram came from Chicago the other
day reporting that he had fallen from a
afreet car and u jured his knee so that he
would be unable to begin pract'ee m-th the
Glsnts on time. Barely had that been
published w!:en another came from St.
Leu Is saying that Raymond waa In. that
'city, where he had ay.ne to take hi de
parture with the otl er members of the
New York tcsro for Texas, and had Indi
cated his belief that he had finally found
company with a base ball nine which
stuld win the cltArr.plonrl lp. The chnnres
are that he Is not so badly hurt as re
ported and that he liss started on h!s
v-ay to Texae. That Raymond la tllrclr to
be one vf the pltehera who will succeed
for the Glanta this year seems probnble,
in view rf the gopd showing he made with
the St. Louis nine last summer.
Second-hand autos
motor cycles au
to repairs spring
overhauling do
any of these things
interest yojii? .
You will find the right place by
looking on the want-ad par, under
the head of "Automobiles."
The live ' dealers use the
want ads because people can
find what they want easily
and always in the same place.
Have you read the Want ads
yet today;
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FIRM BASE FOR BIG RACE
Transcontinental Run, New York to
Seattle, is a Sure Go.
START FROM GOTHAM MAY 15
Two) Tboasand-Dollar Trophy i
Over Fire Tboneand In Cask Will
Be the Attractloa to
Draw Entries.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Further develop
ments In the proposed transcontinental au
tomobile race from' New York City to Se
attle show that the run ts based on a very
firm foundation and that it enjoys strong
financial hankins. The event waa only a
probability until ' the Seattle Automobile
club agreed -to take up the work of co
operation with M. Robert Guggenheim, who
proposed the race to that organisation.
Mr. Guggenheim offered a trophy valued
at $2,000 and cash prices aggregating 15.300
for auch a race, with the proviso that the
Seattle Automobile club contribute 85,000 to
Insure other necessary expenses. Further
more, the father of the race Is desirous of
the club's taking over tho contest so that
he will be kept In the background as much
aa possible,' It being the plan to give the
Impression that Guggenheim waa invited
to contribute the trophy and to act as
referee, thus placing the credit for the
event on Seattle's automobillsta.
The original lJea of starting i the run
from this city on May 15 will be adhered
to, ao that the cars will enter the stsdlum
st Seattle on or sbout June 1. the dale of
the ODenina- of the Alaaka-Yukon-Paclflc
D exposition. Over twentyentrles, domestic
and foreign, have been guaranteed by Mr.
Guggenheim and hla friends and the run
will be held under the auspices of the Au
tomobile Club of America. It Is hoped that
William J. Vanderbllt. Jr., will act aa
tarter.
The 85.S00 prise money to be given to
the first five machines to finish will be
divided aa follows: First car, 13.000; sec
ond car, Sl.&OO; third car, 11,000; fourth car,
good, snd fifth oar, 8300.
President J. T. Roland of the Seattle Au
tomobile club haa fallen in heartily with
the proposed plan for the race and has ap
pointed a committee to perfect arrange
ments for the event at the earliest date
possible. This committee, composed of M.
R. Guggenheim, chairman; 8; Hill, J. B.
Fowles, W. K. Loose. C. Hanford, A. Battle
and N. H. Lattlmer, haa been given full
power to act In all details relative to the
race, and with MlUa and Moore as New
York representatives, completion of the
rrellmlnsry arrangements Is expected soon.
The club has agreed to guarantee the re
quired 85.0ijO for additional expenses, thus
allowing the committee to begin making
arrangements for supply stations, securing
entries, obtaining county permits, mapping
out the route, and the thousand and one
other details necesisry for the arranging
of an event of this magnitude. Not only Is
this proposed transcontinental run attract
ing attention" on the far coast, but among
motor ear dealers, owners and enthusiasts
the country over as well. It will be the
flrst contest of Its kind ever held in
America.
GET HIGH SCHOOL SWEATERS
Slsteea af Last Sraaoa's Players Glvea
Letter "O" for Making; Team.
The sweaters regularly bestowed 011 foot
ball players, of the Omaha H'sh srhnol
eleven were given out at sie-lal mass
meeting held yesterday afternoon. A pro
gram by pupils of the school marked the
occasion.
The first number wa a song by the
Glee club. Mis Grace McBride, '(. plaved
two selection iu the violin snd Coach
Cherrlngton gave an interesting outline
of the last foot hn season. He -mas fal
lowed by Harold Mi Kinney, captain of the
team.
Mr. Cherrlngton then presr-nted the honor
aweatersto ihe sixteen men who earid
an "O " The following boys received them:
McKlnney, Mawhinney, Lehmer, Neaviea,
Carlson, Klopjt. .Prentiss. Andru. Nah,
Gardiner. Howard. Thompson. Sear. Mills.
Payne. Two other men, Frkk and Rector,
acre voted aweaters with an H." It wa
Impossible to give them sn "O ' lecatie
they had not played enough game.
More music follomed. The Seymour quar
tet sang three selections, and Miss Mamie
Meek played two numbers on tho piano.
Miss Bdna Levi, a senior recited "If I
were king."
A competitive drill of seventeen cadet
of the battalion, under CaMain Harry
lJrucker, waa won by Allen Tuhey, first
set leant of company E. The cadeta in tha
competition included: Company A, C,
Hoffert, H. Lindberg; company B. II. Rus
sell. V. Hyrd; company ", p. l.arnion, O.
Aliyn: company D. 8. Beranek. I- Hnre.h;
company K. M. Heyser, WHsif A Tukry;
company K, K. VYMrodt. 11. lisneen: com
pany O. G. Gelb. B. Nosh; ComiHiiy u,
J. C. luvie. V. Meyer; stsff. 11. Gta:iu:u.
Spring Shooting in Nebraska
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ONE MORNING'S WORK OF. TWO GUNS NEAR
TACTS ABOUT JTATlOflTAX BOWlr-
nro Touaast at
FXTTBBTTRG.
Place DuQuesne Oardsa
Buxatloa. Ten. 87-atsjtoh 90
Total entries S.MS
ZadlTtdoal entered 1,400
Bntranoa feesi
378 five-man teams at Sas.f 9,450.00
807 two-man teams, at $10. , 8,070.00
1,662 ladlTldnaU, as $5.. 7,810.00
Total ......835,330.00
Total prise money. .. ..831,530.60
Wnat championship teams roceiv!
riTe-man even.; 8700
Two-man ' event 400
Individual event. . . j. ... ....... 875
Prise foe high average........ 150
pedal prises . '. 350
What It will cost tha howler 1
TraveUsg expense.
Hotel bUl:.
Xntranc f ess . . . . ...
. Bowling baila
ixteea alley
Piss, 378 sst
Officers' excesses.
Entertainment ....
r Incidentals ........
Total
85,000
' 65,000
....... '. 85,330
, 8,000
. 6,400
900
4,000
........ 3,000
, ' 8,000
....... 8190,630
previous tour-
Comparison - with
nam eats 1
l-nen
101 Chicago .... 41
1903 Buffalo ... 61
1903 Indianap's .78
1904 Cleveland .113
1905 Milwaukee XVI
1906 T,ouiTill , .881
1907 Bt. lVralS...944
lSt Cincinnati .383
1909 Pittsburg '..378
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money
, ?-men. Tnfl.
78 115
104 819
163 847
834 453
435 813
460 897
613 1,080
763 1,489
807 1,863
8 1.603
8.600
4,137
6,395
11,610
13,418
13,897
30,400
81,530
PRIZE BUNCH. OF WILD GEESE
Six Shot by Tekamah Haaters Welga
iag Seveaty-SIs Posad.
Bill Tltsle and' - Jerome' Shamburg of
Tekamah made one of the largest wild
goose kills ever made In Burt county last
week, when out of a bunch of nine geese
they killed 'six that welched seventy-six
pounds. These' geese have been - around
for some time, but have been most .wary.
They did not feed In the same fields any
two days In succession nor did they ever
return to the Missouri twice In the same
place. Although the Tekamah hunters have
been on thefr trsll for some tlmj they
were unable to land until Titsle and Sham
burg happened to be In the right spot.
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One of Omaha's New Pitchers
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EVENTS ON RUNNING TRACKS
Booger Red Wins Meeker Handicap
at Emeryville.
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KTLECTIONWDTS SECOND RACE
Bh Horses Skow That They Have
Rrtirsrd to Their Old. Feres
Results at Santa Anita,
nnd Tampa.
OAKLAND, OaL. Feb. H.-Bosgar Red
showed that he haa returned to bis best
form by winning the Meeker handicap In
clever style from a field of good sprinters
at Emeryville today, inflection ran ta Im
proved form and won the 2-year-old event
easily. Summaries:
First race, futurity course, selling: Bright
Skies (107, Butler, 9 to 2i won. Ace of Dia
monds (112, Jlensry, 9 to 2 second. Oeorlne
(loi. Clarke, to t) third. Time: 1:13.
Kosamo, Charlps W, Hodges, Wamboro,
Galvlnl and Kdward Ormonde finished as
named.
Second race, four furlongs, purse: Inflec
tion (HJ8. Butler, 6 to li won, Indian Maid
(107, I.ee. 4 to 6) second, OUie James (104,
Scovllle, 6 to 1) thiid. Time: 0:49. Olathe.
Reson,' O. K. llcrndon. Jungle Queen and
Klang finished as named.
Third race, mile and twenty yards, sell
ing: Toll ' Box (107, Keogh. to 1) won
Okenlte (121, Butler, 7 to 1) second, Gr
gantua (110. Taplln, 10 to, 1) third. Time
1:46V Colbert Steel, Bookleaf, Ml Derecho'
Benvollo. Maftte Mack. Agnoii and Dr!
Mayer finished ae named.
Fourth race, six furlongs. Meeker handi
cap: Booger Red (10R. Scovllle, 4 to 1 won
Madam (100, Taplln. 12 to 1) second, Fanatic
(110. Lee, 6 to 1) third. Time: 1:161. Charlie
Poherty, Tony Faust. Del Cruxador, Cres
slna and Smiley Corbett finished as named.
Fifth race, mile and one-half, selling:
Wuersberger fl(fl. Clark. i0 to 1) won. Lady
Alicia (107. Scovllle, 8 to 1) second, Legatee
(110, Cotton, 3 to 2) third. Time: 2:43. Kogo,
Song Writer. Mendon. Adonis, Csmbyses,
Rotrou. Orchan. Flavlgni and . Bellmence
finlehed ss named.
Sixth race, six furlong, purse: Karly
Tide (114. Buxton. 7 to 6) won. Collector
Jeisup (112, Pore!, . even) second, Sainwa
(111 Scovllle. 15 to 1) third. Time: 1:16H.
Millie R.. Saint Modan, Lord Provost and
Sahara, finished ss named. .
lamasrln.it tssta Anita.
LOS ANGELES, 1 Feb. 87. Santa Anita
summaries:
First race, six and one half fur
long, selling: AUarboy (10, Wilson, 80
to 1) won, Too Beach (102, V. Powers, 3
to i) second. Tender Crest (112. Rice, 80 to
3) third. Time: 1:89. Dlnmond Nose. Wim
ple. Charley Heeney, Chaplet, Koroslani,
Senstor Barrett, Astral II, Dr. White,
Sam Bernard. Wisteria, Osanne, Franford
and Prolific also ran.
Second race, 2-year-oMs. three half fur
longs: Chester Krum (li8, powers, 3 to 1)
won, J. M. Stokes (DO, G. Burns, at to 1)
second, Arthur House (102, Mi-Gee. 10 to 1)
third. Time:. 0:41V. Miles O'Connell, Silvia
Fir, Semproriette, George Field. Shoemaker,
I -A Petite. Ralcl.h, P. It., My lst. My
Bride, Levington, Counsel J., Mateornus
ulso ran.
Third rare, six furlongs, selling: Lady
Irma H7, Shilling. 7 to li won. May Fisher
(112, V. Powers, t to 21 second, Star Thies
tie .1-'. J. Howard, IB to 1 third. Time;
1:11V. Allen Lee. Bell or Brass, Elisabeth
Ilarwood, George Guyton, Sorrowful, John
A. Force, C W. Riley-i nisj ran.
Fourth race, mlie and on eighth, purse:
Green Seal 1 1 15. V. Powers. 1 to 6) won,
Gowan (110. Schilling, 1 to S second. Red
GauMiet 1 Hu, Goldmein. 1.' to 1) third.
Time: 1:52. Big Bow, Taby Tosa, also
ran.
Fifth race, nille, pur: Animus (111, V.
Powers, $ to ! won, Maltllie tl'rt, McGe,
1 lo : second, Edsin T. Kryer ILH, Schill
ing. 10 to li third. Tim.-: 1 :3.'V Rockstone,
Old Time, slso ran.
Sixth rsi-e, sellinK, fii and one-hslf fur
longs: Wool Winder 111.'. Goldsti-lii. la tol)
won. Cncle Jim tll2, Si-hllling. 7 to i) sec
ond. BlUv I;o1.iiiit il". J. Howard. 6 to it
third. Time: LWs. Likely Dleuitonne, Al
menu. Lanlta. Furnace, Holu.'. Inclement,
fc'ervicenice. Right Sort. Glenart, B:irs Car
n an sloo ran.
Seventh race, setting, six half furlongs:
Illusion 111?. Powers, 1 to 5i won, Fran
cals (114. J. Hunard. 4 to it second. Taxer
1114. fciiiilling. 7 to i) third. Time: l'Jo'v
t'hirpewa. Vivante, !I:lgvrt. Talaranda,
'i'avora. Number one, Humero. Ben Sand,
a. to ran.
Ssauutarlrs at Tampa.
TAMTA, Feb. 27.-Summai les;
Firet race, six furlongs: Hugh Ferrell
(lor Davis, li to li won. Hi own Jug (I'll,
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S't-ely. 2 to ! third. Time: IMS. Blsck Rud,
', Colont l Oral;, 1-ft Over. Carrie Kider.
Quick Spring. V. 4- sicca rtny ana Dear
M rle sisu ran.
Hecunt iae. about five furlongs: Air
ship 1"S. Crowley. 13 to 4) iga, Herlida
i i"l Smith, 4 to li second, Cansda 104,
Haynes. to 1) third. Time: 1 ol. Platt,
Alrg.a liandy Dancer. Alamo, Ties Joii,
Daisy Shine and Charley Lusk also ran.
Tiilrd race, mile and a quarter: Joe
Fallen GUI. McArdle, f to 1 won, Rexall
(H, Callahan, 4 to 1 second. Dr. Young
(It.;, Smith. 10 to 1 third. Time: J:l.
Bright Buy. Gold Spink. Heart of Hyaclmn.
Mellno and Away also run.
Fourth race, mile snd seventy yards:
Melange (KM. Flynn, It to 1) won. Ldy
fciliel hs2. Havnea. T to 10 seound. ts
perogord (106. T. Burns. to 1) third. Time:
1:49. Knlist. Soloat Shingle. Judge Saufley
gad Trey of Spades al; ran,
HOME COJONQ OF CY YOTJUO
Sentimental Teach at His Transfer
Appeals ta Fans.
NEW YORK. Feb. 17,-At last the Boston
American league team ha been divested of
every player who helped to win the cham
pionship for It In 1904. Ths transfer of
"Cy" Young, the ft: at snd the original
"C" Young, the present "real old man"
of the diamond, leave Boston without one
of ths men who won a pennant for thst
city after one of the moat Interesting strug
gles which ever tookplsce In the American
league. Sentiment exists In base ball, and
In both leagues, but It Is but weakly mani
fest on the playing field In professional
circles, and the exigencies of the gam are
th reason therefor. The publlo drives
owners to chsnges. Thts alone Is tha sole
causa for the fesrlng to pieces of one base
ball structure that another snay be built
on lis foundation. The publlo doea not de
mand art. But success. All th skill In the
world would not draw one-tenth the crowd
that will go to ae a winning team.
For the fl:at time. In all the history of (
base bail a pitcher who has been esteemed
as ons of the greatest who ever held a
base ball In hla hand goes back to the city
In which his fame began after an absence
of nineteen years. Thst is the nearest ap
proach to sentiment In base ball, of any
thing which has happened In seasons with
out number. It 1 certain that Cleveland
will do honor to the man, who 1 of Cleve
land sgaln, and that the welcome of his re
ception will be even mot vociferous than
th sonorous, cautions of the fog siren,
which bellow forth the cry of the Cayo
hogan to the cautious sailor, who Is feel
ing hi way through th tarry smoke of
bitumen to the welcome haven of Com
modore Gardner's yachting rendesvous.
The playing program for the American
league la a little unlike anything which
th American has Introduced to the public
since liarry Clay Pulllan and Ban Johnson
were on good terms.
In the first place, the eastern bait of the
American league seaaon will begin earlier
than usual. If It happen to be a success
It, may be tried again, but as a matter of
fact, it would not have been tried this year,
but for the fact that Eater Monday falls
on AprU 12. It will not fall on April 12
again for many moon. Easter Monday In
Philadelphia and Washington is much of a
half-holiday. It's an old-fashioned heritage
that doesn't apply to cities further north.
As Philadelphia la to have a brand new
land to christen one of the finest struc
tures that ever ha been erected to the use
of any professional sport and Washington
I likely to have many guests. It was a
happy thought on th part of the schedule
makers to name this date for the beginning
ot th Amerloan league sesson.
AUTO DRIVE THROUGH BLIZZARD
Bold Dash af Seventy Miles Im Tet
rifle Night Storm.
In the face of what residents call th
worst bllsxard Nebraska ha had in ten
years, Percy Rosenbaum of Harvard, Neb.,
recently made a night drive . of seventy
miles from Nelson to Harvard In a six
cylinder touring car with six passengeia
besides himself.
Against wind, sleet and snow the twenty,
five miles from Nelson to Clay Center were
covered between 8 and 10 o'clock. .The
passengers Included both women and men,
who had been In Kansas attending a fun
eral. In the drive on to Harvard a boy who
had accompanied Mr. Rosenbaum became
unconscious and was In that condition
when hs arrived at the end of th trip, but
was soon revived. '
The mercury dropped to 10 degree below
cero; live stock suffered;' snd all of the
population 1 Which wss not compelled to
fao th storm kept within the shelter of
th household. Telling of the perils of
the trip Mr. Rosenbaum said:
"We started from Jewell, Kan., In the
face of one ' of th worst bllssards Ne
braska and Kansas ever had and fought
our way through the hills, which are the
worst In all this countty and, which were
covered with Ice and snow, facing a wind
which wa blowing alxty mile an hour. At
times we could not see ten feet ahead of
the car and eould only feel our way along.
The live of ssven people depended on
the car."
LEWIS IS TO BE KEPT BUSY
Tots Fights Fixed for Willi in
Franco nnd England.
NEW YORK. Feb. 87, Willie Lewi, th
American middleweight; who has so far
won two bsttles In Paris, has been signed
up for two lmportsnt bsttles in Europe.
His first will b for twenty rounds With
Msrc Goucher, the hesvywelght champion
of France, at the Cirque of Paris on the
night of March 15. and his second with
Tom Thomas, the Jegitlmsts middleweight
champion of England. This bsttle will slso
be for twenty rounds and will be fought
at the National Sporting club of London
on March 29. They will fight at 19 pounds
for a guaranteed purse of 82.500 and a side
tet of 8600. Thorns Is the best man at his
weight In England.
DRISCOLL y DOING QUITE WELL
Eagllsk r I kervrelafct Boxer Cleans
I t 915,00(1 In skvrt Order.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Jim Driscoll, tin
featherweight champion, ha earned mort
than 818,000 alnce his arrival In this coun
try from England on November 13. prls
coll haa earned In hla fights here'abou
one-seventh of the salary of th next
president of the United States.
The little Brltrn gets more proportlon
stely than a bank president. He has madr
in three months nearly twice as much
money as Senator-eltct Root will get for
his first year's salary. His earnings to
date. If Invested st 8 per cent, would yield
him 8M0, snd that would set him up 011
a modest little farm In Englsnd, snd he
would not have -to. touch the principal.
CURO COMING OVER TO PLAY
Seven Eatrles Already far IK.3 Balk
Line Tanraasneat.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Seven entries srs
sssured for the championship tournament
at 18.3 balk line, which will begin In Madi
son Squar Concert hall on Monday, March
82. The promoters of ths tourney hste
been agreeably surprised to receive by
csblo tha entry of Louis Curo, the French
expert. This entry gives and International
flavor to the competition. Tha American
entries are JUeorg "Sutton, George F. Slos
son, Cslvtn Demsrest and Harry Cllne of
Phlladolphls. Assursncea hava bean re
ceived from Ora Morningtar and .A. O.
Cutler, tbs Boston player, thst their en
trance will be added befor th time of
closing th list
KING COLE MAY BE
GIVEN YOST'S JOli
Nebraska Boati" likely to Lose Serv
ices of Last Year's Foot ,
Ball Coach.
NOW FLIRTING WITH WOLVERINES
Has Last of Week to Sign Contraet
with Cornhuskers.
MAY ADOPT ALUMNI SYSTEM
Nebraska Board Talking of Change
from Present Plan,
BASE BALL SCHEDULE IS OUT
Twenty-six Game on List, Ten (
Which Wilt Re riared at Home
Team Prospeeta Are
Rrlaht.
LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 17. (Speclsl.)-lt
begins to look as though Nehrsska Is going
to lose the servtres of "King" Cole as
foot ball coach. The Cornhusker foot ball
director of the past two seasons has not
yet announced that he win return to the
head of the gridiron squad st the state
school next fall, but his delsy In signing
up a contract and the persistent rumors
emanating from Ann Arbor to the effect
that "King" Is to become graduate direc
tor of athletics at Michigan, mske It seem
probable that Nebraska will have to secure
a new roach for the season or 1909.
The Cornhuskers want to retain Coach
Cole for snother season at least, and are
not willing to let him go, as some of th
Lincoln sporting fraternity, who were
grievously disappointed over the defeat ot
Nebraska by Kansas lsst fall, have tnalicl- .
ously hinted. The Nebraska athletic hoard
stands as a unit for re-engaging "King"
Cole, end hsve offered him the same
salary for his services of 1909, that he was
paid last sesson. ,
When he left Lincoln last fall after ths
close of the foot ball season the Nebraska
coach was told that the Cornhuskers
wanted him to return next season. He
would not commit himself st that time on
the proposal to be head coach again, but
the Nebraska board of con troll watted un
til over a month ago without hearing from
him -on the matter and then Instructed
Manager Eager to draw up a contract with
him for another year. Acting In , accord
ance with tha order of the athletic hoard,,
the Nebraska manager asked "King" Col
to gtve him a decision on the proposition
to act ssxcoach for 1909. A prompt reply
was received from the coach stating that
he would aive a definite umr within
two weeks. The Nebraska board waited
mree weens without receiving further -word
from "King" and then laat Tuesday, at
a regular monthly meeting, sgain Instructed
Manager Eager to negotiate with Mr. Col.
This time the board placed a limit of a
week In which to allow the coach to give
a final decision, which means thst "King'
Cole will have to give the Cornhusker a
definite answer before next Sunday. Th
Nebraska authorities were urgent on Mr
Cole, for If he is not to be st the head
of the Cornhuskers foot ball next jear
they desire to know It at once In order that
they may hire another coach before th
best foot ball experts are engaged for 19r
Cole Woald ftneceed Bnlrd.
There Is only one reason the Nebraska
board can assign for "King" Colo's delay
In signing up a contract to coach the Corn
huskers next fall, and that ts hla desire tr.
becomo connected with ethletlcs at ths Unl
ver.lty of Michigan. He Is now believed
to be awaiting the development that must
follow the acceptance of the resignation pf
Charles Baled as athletic director of the
Wolverine school. Mr. Baird, who ha ex
tenalve law Interests at Kansas City 1.
to quit athletic work with the close oMha
school year in June. To fill the v.cancy
left by hla retirement three men are now
under consideration by the Michigan Board
of Control. These are William C. Cole
coach, of the Nebraska foot ball team for
two aeasona: Philip G. Rartelme of Chicago
snd Roscoe B. Huston of Detroit.
Of these three candidstes for Director
Balrd's position Coach Cole is thought to
stand, th best chance of being selected. '
Since early last fall, when It waa rumored
that Yost would not coach th Wolverines
mother season. "King" has been mentioned
on several occasions as being the msn
whom Michigan was going to have con
nected with Its athletics next year. 8(orl-s
from Ann Arbor said he was slated to suc
ceed Coach Yost if that "hurry np ,,.,
wss consistent on fila wish to retire from
foot ball coaching. VA soon as Tost con
sented to stay another year it wss expected
TVWO" Bbu"t Cole'" rolng to
Mlchlgsn would cease, but they did not
nd this fact makes It seem very prohsbls
thst "King" Cole is to get the job of direc
tor at the Wolverine school.
Ponalar at Michigan. '
Cole ts popular at Michigan, wfrh th
students and athletic authorities and the
are trying to devls a schema whereby he
may become one of their faculty. The plsn
s to mske him athletic dlrectnr
- - - " ,
nd then to place him In the position of
iesd foot ball coach the next year, when
he contract with the Wolverines with
Fielding Yost expires. This would give
!ilm a position similar to that occupied bv
Aionxo Rtagg at the , University of 'chi
sgo; This plan haa not been consummated
as . yet - and there Is a possibility thst
"King" cole will not get th place. He Is
admitted to stand the best chance of being
chosen for It. though, and I now delaying
doing anything further toward aignuig with
Nebraska until lie receives a final word
from the Wolverines.
The Nebraska athletio mentor are not'
sleeping while they await a decision from
"King" Cole, but are looking around for
a good man to fill the place in case the
present coach does not consent to return
pext fall. 'Some of them(want to see th
grsdust system of coaching Installed at
the state school and would urge It trial
If It ahall be found necessry to get a new
coach. Thoae who favor the graduate plan
sre considering John Westover, a former
raptalu of lh Cornhusker eleven, as a
llkr-ly matt to take up the wotk. He waa
one of the greatest foot ball tackle that
ever donned the scarlet and green, and
understands the fundamentals of foot
ball so thoroughly that, it is believed, he
would be a good man to hav charge of
ths Cornhusker.
Another man. whom oa tf th tnsnfis