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VOL. XXXIX NO. 25. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1909. SINGLE COrY FIVE CENTS.
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Omaha May Get a Michigan Game With Nebraska Next Year; Ebbie Burnett's Good Recorc
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NEW RULES 011
BASKET BALL
Announcement Made of Revision
Agreed on for Games to Be
. Played by "Big Nine."
BAD FEATURES ABE ELIMINATED
New Regulations for Dribbling,
Blocking and Bounds.
WILD SCRAMBLES TO BE NO MORE
t
When Ball Passes Oat of Lines There
is No Rash.
ANY HOLDING SHALL BE FOUL
Hneklnx .... Intentional Art and
Constitutes Form of Striking;,
nrmoral from Game for
Foul a.
OMAIIA MAY GET TWO GAMES
LINCOLN, Dec. 4. (Specl.il.)-The basket
ball rules which will govern the game?
played by the teams In the Missouri val
ley conference this w Inter -have been agreed
upon by the rules committee of the' "Big
Seven." The changes and new Interpreta
tions of the code were announced this
morning by Dr. CJupp of the University
of Nebraska, who Is a member of the rules
committee.
Most Important among the revised points
are the rules regarding dribbling, blocking
. and passing the ball out of bounds. Drib
bling Is made the object of several ie
trlctlons which are Intended to cause Its
less frequent use. The wild scrambles for
the ball when It passes out of bounds are
eliminated by "a ruling that the pigskin
shall be given to the nearest eligible
player. If the ball Is passed out of bounds
without striking a player, It shall be
placed In the possession of the opposing
side.
The- full text of the new Interpretations
Is as follows:
A dribble shall end when a player makes
more than half a turn or holds tike bail
more than momentarily.
Any holding shall be considered as a
foul. Deliberate hacking shall be con
sidered as a form of striking. Hacking is
defined as striking an opponent's aim or
wrist with the heel or outer side of the
band. It was the opinion of the commit
tee that hacking can only be done In
tentionally, for a man sti taing for the ball
and missing it will not hit his opponent
with the heel or outer side of his hand,
but with the palm, and, therefore, all
haoking shall be deemed a violation of. the
rules. , -
. 'What Makes Interference.
'v. Bumping a player with the chest Is to be
construed as such Interference.
It shall be legitimate for a player to step
in front of an opponent, providing ha does
not charge, push or use unnecessary rough
ness.
Time may be taken out op aocount of an
injury to a player not more than three
times for each team in one half at the re
quest of the captain.
In care of an Injury to a player at the
end of the field where the referee cannot
see him the umpire shall have the privilege
of culling time.
Either a good gong or a good pistol shall
be employed to announce the end of the
halves.
A substitute shall not enter the game
unless the ball Is dead. He shall lmme
dlately report to the referee, notifying him
hy a slip of paper bearing his name and
that of the player for whom he Is substl
tuted.
Five fouls shall cause a player to be re
moved from the game. The scorers shall
nctjfy the referee when the fourth foul
V has been called on a player, and tha referee
shall warn the offending player.
. The scorers shall notify the referea as
to hpw many times time has been taken
out, and the referee shall Inform the cap
tains of this notice.
If the ball strikes an official and goes
. out of bounds It Is ten men's ball and they
shall have a ight to scramble for It.
Squad, of Championship Caliber
Drake Players
Out of Diamond
Result of Failure of Missouri Yalley
Conference to Remove Restric
tions on Summer Ball.
DE3 MOINES, la., Dec. 4. (Special.)
Drake university will not take part In In
tercollegiate base ball this coming sprfhg.
The failure on the part of the Missouri
valley conference to remove the restric
tion on summer base ball is given as the
.primary cause for the summary action on
the. part ' of Drake. The ban is for ' one
year.
"Last year," said Coach John L. Grif
fith of Drake university, "Drake university
urged in the Missouri - valley conference
that the rule forbidding summer base ball
be removed. The proposition was de
cisively defeated. The result was that the
' athletes in the different universities played
summer base ball as formerly and then
' returned to school and signed statements
saying that they did not receive any money
for so doing.
"A college, then. Is confronted with one
of two propositions; let the men play in
summer and .wink' while they sign false
statements, play with green teams against
well-trained men men who received their
training largely In the summer or else
give up base ball as an Intercollegiate
. sport. It has seemed best at Drake uni
versity to adopt the latter course for at
least one year.
"Drake has done this, realising that all
of the schools are in the same plight as
regards the summer base ball problem. No
one school Is any better than any other.
Drake's athletes have broken the rule the
same as the athletes in every other school
It feels, however, that the summer base
ball rule cannot be enforce without spy-
sg on the men during the summer time.
- f his the authorities refuse to do. There is
nly one thing to do If the present rule
exists on the statute book and that is give
up Intercollegiate bass ball."
- The Drake students will nut object and
donot object to the ruling of the Drakt
board. They expect to have an inter-
class league and get about as much honor
and glory and experience out of it as the
Intercollegiate Cornells would have lalned
tbstt.
Prospects Michigan and Iowa May
Play on Local Gridiron.
HAWKEYES ON THANKSGIVING t
Manager Easier la Trying; to Oct Con
tract for Turkey Day Contest
In This City for Long;
Term of Year.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) Two
Cornhusker foot ball games are Omaha's
prospective share of the Nebraska gridiron
schedule for 1910. . Michigan and Iowa are
the teams mentioned by local athletic men
tors as being the possible opponents of the
Cornhuskers In the Nebraska metropolis
next fall. The Nebraska management la
trying to book both of these schools for
thst city, Iowa for Thanksgiving day the
miO contest to be the first of a series of
Turkey day games and Michigan for the
latter part of October or the fore part of
November.
The movement to bring Michigan west
next autumn was fostered by the alumni
of that school, who live In Omaha, and Is
now being pushed by those men In co
operation with Manager Eager and the
Nebraska alumni of Omaha. Michigan of
fered to meet Nebraska in Omaha last fall,
but a guarantee of $4,000 was asked, and
the Nebraska board of control did not feel
It could grant the request for so large a
sum at that time. The offer came from
the Wolverine school before Michigan
scheduled with Minnesota, the Ann Arbor
school preferring to play the Cornhuskers
to the Gophers, who are members of the
Chicago conference body, the league from
which MlchlgaQJfcmdrew four years ago
when the legislation enacted by the "Big
Nine" became distasteful to the Ann Arbor
students and athletic board. ,
Considerable encouragement has been
given Nebraska's request for a game with
Mlohlgan next fall, and the Omaha alumni
have received word that the Cornhuskers
will be played If the Wolverine schedule
can be so arranged as to permit the Ann
Arbor team to Journey west. Conditions
now existing at Michigan are different
from those of last fall, or Nebraska would
be placed on the Wolverine schedule at
once.
Depends on Return to Fold.
When Nebraska was offered a place on
the Wolverine schedule a year ago Michi
gan had no Intention of playing Minne
sota or any other member of the Chicago
conference. Neither had it any idea of
returning to the "Big Eight" as a mem
ber. But now Michigan has hinted that
It would enter the conference again, under
certain conditions, and that it would like
to play Chicago and Wisconsin next fau
lt is under contract to meet Mlnesota at
Ann Arbor and It is Just that" state of
n lnd among the Wolverines that Is caus
ing their -board of Control to hold off- in
granting the Cornhuskers a foot ball date.
If Michigan goes back to the conference,
Nebraska's chances of ' getting a game
would be very .slim; if It stays out of that
league a Michigan-Nebraska, game in
Omaha would be assured for 1910.
Joining the Chicago conference again
wculd mean that Michigan would play; in
addition to Minnesota, Pennsylvania and
Syracuse teams already on its schedule
Chicago and Wisconsin, and that there
would be no room "on Its schedule for an
other hard game, aa the one with Ne
braska likely would prove to be.
But the prospects for Michigan's re
entrance into the fold of the western
conference are not very bright Just now.
The Wolverines would like to go back and
the members of the "Big Eight" would be
delighted to welcome them; yet there Is
a big obstacle in the way of an Immediate
return. Michigan maintains a training
table for Its foot ball players, and the
Chicago conference refuses to allow the
schools In its league to give their athletes
special food. It was the abolition of this
table that was the primary cause of
Michigan's 'leaving the conference four
years, ago, and It la the refusal to permit
the schools to keep the table that Is a
l.lndiance to getting the Wolverines to re
join the league.
The Wolverine athletio board has told
the members of the conference that if
Michigan goes back Into the fold, it will
have to bo .permitted to keep a foot ball
training table. Some of the conference
members are willing to let the Wolverines
have this privilege, but two of the schools
Insist that Michigan must live up to all
the rules of the league If it gets in.
Matter settle This Month.
Final action will be taken on Michigan's
return to the "Big Eight" during the latter
part of this month, when the conference
will hold a meeting in Chicago, at which
the Wolverines will have a representative.
Michigan will stick for a training table,
and if the two conference members refuse
to vote to let the Wolverines have Its way.
the Chicago conference will not increase
Its membership this year.
The Michigan alumni in Omaha are hope
ful that Nebraska will be given a date,
whether the Ann Arbor school Joins the
conference or not, and they are bringing
deal of Influence to bear to get all the
western alumni to co-operate with them
in securing the game.
The Iowa game with Nebraska will be
played in Omaha. If the Hawkeyes will
consent. Manager Eager has asked their
ihletto board to meet the Cornhubkers in
Omaha each fall on Thanksgiving day for
a term of five or ten years, bis idea being
to make the game an annual event for
Omaha, such as the Kansas-Missouri game
is for Kansas City,
Nebraska alumni and undergraduates
want to have an annual game with Iowa
each Thanksgiving day, so that they will
have a big event to witness each fall,
which will gradually become a tradition
in Cornhusker and Hawkeye foot ball life.
For three years they have been demand
ing that Nebraska get some big game for
Turkey day, and now that there Is a
chance to make .the Iowa contest an an
nual Thanksgiving day event they are lend
ing all their Influence to Induce Iowa to
accept the Cornhusker proposition.
Aa things stand now, though, low is
not permitted to play a Thanksgiving day
game, because it is a member of the Chi
cago conference, which does not permit
Its teams to play on Thanksgiving day,
Iowa Is also a member of the Missouri
valley conference, and this league penults
the Turkey day games.
If Iowa wishes to meet (he Cornhuskers
on Thanksgiving day the course open to it
will be to withdraw from the "Big Eight"
or to encourage the formation of the pro-
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FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF GOLF
Western Association Appoints Com
mittee to Revise Rules.
WILL EXTEND V ITS CLAIMS
Amendments, If Adopted, Will Seek
to Give it Jurisdiction Over
Game In Kntlre Western
Hemisphere,
CHICAGO, Dec. 4. Official announce
ment was made ' today by President
Charles F. Thompson of the Western Golf
association that a special committee had
been named to t'raft amendments to the
constitution for submission to the annual
meeting on January 15. The appointment
of this committee is the forerunnef of a
possible "flght-to-the-flnlsh" between the
Western Golf association and the United
States Golf association.
The amendments, if adopted, wilt inplude
In the territorial Jurisdiction of the West
ern" Golf association the entire western
hemisphere, from Alaska to the Argentine
Republic.
The committee consists of the Incoming
president, Horace F. Bmith of Nashville,
Tenn., former President Albert B. Gates
of Chicago ar.d Director V. L. Yule of
Kenosha, Wis.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4. Willie Anderson,
western open golf champion and former
national title holder, has resigned from the
St Louis Country club and announced his
Intention of competing in European events
next season. Anderson said today that he
will play at 6t. Augustine, Fla., this
winter.
First row, from left to right: O'Rourke, guard; Austin, guard; Amsden, tackle; Moore.
Second row: MacDonald, director; Mlesen, Allen, ends; Evans, fullback; Nelms, end; Byfleld, tackle.'
Third row: Bailey, end and full; Campbell, half; Ryan, half; Fish, center; Williams, end and tacklw.
Fourth row: Archibald, MUllgan, quarter; Rowell. X
Fielding Averages of American Association for 1909
Official fielding averages or American association piayers wno participated in iiiiern (suits or muro m auj um pvamuu
during the season of 1909, as compiled by President J. D. O'Brien.
FIRST BASEMEN.
T.C. Ave.
Player and Club. . Games. P.O.
McGann, Milwaukee IfiO 1S8I
Salm, Louisville GO m
Sullivan Suter Louisville 43 441
Carr, Indianapolis 166 1551
Gill, Minneapolis 1C.I2
Freeman. Toledo , m
Rarps, Kansas City a 244
Beckley, Kansas City 118 111
Tate, Louisville 64 553
Wrigley, Columbus-St. Paul....... 139 S78
Olson, Louisville 17 42X
O'Brien, St. Paul....; 20 40
Nee. St. Paul-Columbus 61 f3
McCormick, Milwaukee 173 S69
Brashear, Kansas City lf5 asi
Hopke. Indianapolis 30 24
Elwert, Toledo 148 131
Friftl, Columbus w ut
Sullivan Suter, Louisville 87 9i
H. Clark. Milwaukee 173 K4
Breen. St. Paul 22 22
Wratten, Columbus 2 34
Cockman, St. Paul 99 103
Shay, Kansas City 47
Quirilan, Louisville-Columbus 145 29
Cross, Indlanapolis-Kanaas City.. 75 l'3
Ovler. Minneapolis 140 33S
Perrlne, St. Paul 18 3C
Lynch, Toledo 72 140
Love, Kansas City... 94 15
Hopke, Indianapolis 104 20G
Nill, Toledo 59 135
Thlelman, Louisville 1? 83
Davidson, Indianapolis 73 l?fl
E. Collins, Milwaukee 38 81
Delehanty, Louisville 134 2T-2
Krueger, Columbus l'"8 310
Thomas Rellly, Louisville 21 42
Liese, St. Paul 109 190
Dlehl, Louisville t 20 3
Barrett, Milwaukee 44 69
Barry, Mtlwnukee 139 209
McChesney, Inc lane polls 75 153
Strunk, Milwaukee 112 299
J. Clarke. Columbus 156 301
Woodruff. Louisville 87 211
Consalton. Columbus 168 240
Armbruster, St. Paul US lu6
Hickman, Toledo IKo M
McCarthy, Toledo 76 1
Hayden, Indianapolis..., 16$ 2ii0
Pickering, Minneapolis 70 M
A. Spencer, Indianapolis 46 101
Bhannon. Kansas City 162 8:
Hillman, Kansas City 153 218
Smith, Indianapolis 21 42
Owen, Toledo 82 16
Patterson, Minneapolis 29 19
Wsoker. Milwaukee 25 7
Hrgg, Louisville 37 - 16
'Wilson, Minneapolis 23 1
Swann, Karsas City 39 33
Lindaman. Indianapolis 16 S
Dorner. Kansas City 33 4
Thlelman, Louisville 20 15
Altrock, Minneapolis 23 13
McOlynn, Milwaukee !... 64 16
Glase, Indianapolis 40 28
Kuepper, Indianapolis 20 3
Geyer, Columbus , 41 IT
Dougherty, Milwaukee 45 20
Steele, St. Pafll 18 7
Olmstead, Minneapolis 41 17
Jones, Indianapolis.. 30 4
Puttmann, Louisville 16
Halla. Louisville 36 8
Esslck, Kansas City 88 11
Le Roy. St. Paul 67 27
Elagle, Indianapolis , .. 39 23
Player and Club. Games. P.O. A.
Hughes, IxuilsvUle 107 462 1.'.3
Sliaw, Indianapolis 22 126 16
Abbott. Toledo 87 8l 123
Yeager, St. Paul 34 119 57
Warner, Milwaukee 23 112 24
Hoatetter, Milwaukee M) t6 110
Rapp, Minneapolis , 28 127 40
Ed Spencer, Bu Paul 84 lil 43
John Sullivan. Kansas CKy. 68 215 70
Ritter, Kansas City 81 272 8S
ICoulUiuvd oa Second Fags )
A.
102
41
40
139
84
67
12
67
40
612
69
70
4.11
472
60
819
263
176
883
24
70
199
158
441
230
468
42
230
330
817
180"
5
8
4
19
28
4
10
2
6
13
8
12
25
17
22
30
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20
83
7
6
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21
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83 '
77
36
to
86
111
31
AO
4A
48
147
82
24
117
78
44
84
42
39
102
72
133
96
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18
6
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22
20
21
4
21
10
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24
31
4
6
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42
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27
22
17
42
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25
17
68
SO
65
8
37
65
67
86
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1
4
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10
11
8
9
14
11
14
10
8
1704
646
4K
1712
KM
13S7
260
1364
602
SECC
970
969
113
127
866
WR
.99
.m
.6S7
.16
.94
.984
.93
.983
ND E
.975
.968
.964
,9G0
.958
.968
Flavor and Crab. Gsju-sl PO. A Et. T.C. At.
OtJweU Common... .. .. 147 KM T2 9 lf55 .982
Dsubert. Toledo 85 S71 B I (01 ,W
Prttx. Iralsville. tt 1 10 8 169 .9S
Fljrnn, St. Pan! 110 1201 7 27 1295 ,7
Wheeler, Minneapolis U 198 17 t ta ' .W
John Sullivan, B"ansas City 4 203 15 T 224 .968
Schreckertgowt, Columbus 15 133 S 5 J48 .9
Armbrnster, St Paul 80 907 1J 11 137 .964
Cariseh, St. Paul 17, 217 - 8 234 .961
lSEMEN.
Williams. Indianapolis 1P4 860 465 46 871 .947
Hinchman, Toledo 163 m. 472 49 917 .946
James O'Rourlce, Columbus 116 280 . 319 40 639 . .937
Joseph O'Rourke, Indianapolis.... 17 89 60 6 95 .936
Downs, Minneapolis... u 167 461 466 65 992 .921
THIRD BASEMEN.
.. 78
637
432
2X5
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49
111
827
.950'
.949
.947
.940
.939
.9St
.936
.923
James Collins, Minneapolis 162 170 843 45 657 .919
O'Brien. St. Paul S4 4S 67 11 121 .900
Burke, Indianapolis 189 165 264 49 478 .899
Woodruff, Louisville i 66 T9 133 24 238 .893
Hetllng, Kansas City 148 171 808 56 6 .896
Thomas Rellly, Louisville 17 18 85 8 . 61 .868
Moore, Kansas City 19 21 41 U 76 .855
SHORTSTOPS.
268 . 936 Clyde Robinson, Milwaukee
S2S .829 Boucher, St. Paul
423 .929 Morlarlty, Columbus-Louisville..
869 . 825 MoCarthy, Toledo
86 .913 O'Brien, St. Paul
307 . 903 Qulll'-n, Minneapolis
5S0 .905 La Rhue, Columbus
680 . 901 Barrett, Milwaukee
360 .900
OUTFIELDERS.
88 1000 Chadbourne, Indianapolis
139 .992 Smoot, Toledo
Cravath, Minneapolis
Love, Kansas City
Hoey, St. Paul
Dougherty, Milwaukee
Davis, St. Paul
Nally. Toledo
Randall, Milwaukee
Dunleavy, Louisville .
Seybold, Toledo
Tate, Louisville
O'Neill, Minneapolis
Qulllen, Minneapolis
Clymer, Minneapolis
Neighbors, Kansas City
Lsndreth, Louisville
Carlisle, Kansas City '..
Murray, St. Paul .'
Fenlon, Louisville
Edmondson, Minneapolis
Raftery, Toledo
PERU'S RECORD
GOOD FOR SEASON
Efforts of Coach Burnett, Omaha Roy,
produce Winning; Schcol
Team.
DEFEATS TURN INTO VICTORY
Steady Advance Made by Eleven
Undc His Tutelage.
SECOND NEBRASKA SHUT OUT
Later Games Show How He Developed
Strong Eleven.
HAS PLACE LONG AS WANTS IT
Foot Bnll'a Evolution itt Norranl
School firing Ont Corpa of Vl
orona Plnyere Inihned virltk
College Spirit.
Doanc Foot Ball
Players Given
AnnuUl Dinner
275
426
47
206
39
76
229
166
321
338
2S9
271
202
395
163
804
107
lit
871
249
45
100
97
44
78
89
148
36
66
66
63
lO
114
13
138
108
63
106
- 48
47
115
87
168
,124
.9S3
.9S5
.9R1
.978
.975
.974
.973
.969
.99
.963
.967
.966
.966
.965
.964
.963
.963
.t63
.903
.962
.9S9
.965
MTCHERS.
.90 Young,
.989
.977
.174
.974
.972
.971
.909
.968
.968
.964
.964
.964
.963
.962
.962
.961
.sss
.967
,9M
.964
.963
.951
Chech.
Gecawln, Columbus....
Gthrlng, St. Paul
Msnske, Milwaukee....
Schneiberg, Milwaukee
Graham. Indianapolis..
West, Toledo
McSurdy, Toledo
Hall, St. Paul
Packard. Louisville
Curtis, Milwaukee
Flahtrty, Kansas City
Llnke, Columbus
Karl Robinson, Toido....
Kelson, St. Paul-Columbus
Carter, Kansas City
Selhy, Louisville
Kilroy, St. Paul
Oberlln. Minneapolis
Upp, Columbus .v
Ijutlmore, Toledo.....
S CATCHERS.
T.C. P.B. Ave. Player and Club.
009
143
479
209
142
606
170
19S
293
S69
8 .93
S .9M
14 .9S5
8 .8S5
1 .9S
10 .92
7 .2
4 .979
8 .976
8 .975
James, Columbus 117
Pelts. Louisville 71
W. Clark, Toledo.... , 20
Block, Minneapolis 146
Csrlsch, St. Paul 101
Howley, Indianapolis 135
Lsnd. Toledo 67
Fcltreckengest, Columbus.... 46
Frambes. Kansas City 15
Moran, Milwaukee 60
144 ISO 416 83 778 , 894
64 124 177 36 337 . 893
127 300 396 84 780 .892
38 86 99 23 208 . 89
57 87 181 36 804 .881
81 69 91 22 172 .872
16 43 HUH .863
30 43 71 20 140 .857
127 250 14 IS 279 .953
17 252 17 14 281 .950
125 198 15 11 224 . 9V)
23 5 6 3 61 .950
25 SI I S8 .947
2.1 35 1 2 38 .947
139 2B 26 1 5 280 .946
90 42 S 64 .944
167 295 24 19 338 .943
126 256 25 17 2fW .942
43 66 S 4 66 .933
25 66 6 4 66 .938
144 237 9 17 263 .935
77 101 15 8 124 .935
20 27 1 S 80 .933
20 34 8 3 40 . 926
43 56 4 6 66 .923
127 255 16 24 295 .918
103 158 10 15 1R3 .917
39 68 7 84 .016
27 49 6 5 60 .916
48 98 8 10 , 116 ,913
19 27 6 6 88 .868
31 44 3 7 63 .867
46 16 82 S 102 .960
18 60 S 69 . 949
45 10 98 114 .947
36 22. 10 T 132 .946
24 11 M S 60 . 940
30 14 48 4 66 . .939
40 II 68 ( 92 .934
44 T .63 S 76 .933
42 S 86 7 101 .930
26 14 66 86 .930
3 23 77 8 108 . 92S
89 2 76 111 .918
27 9 80 8 97 .917
31 9 73 S 90 .911
42 16 76 t 101 .910
89 11 6ft 7 77 .908
27 . 11 38 6 66 .900
32 19 68 8 86 .906
41 12 93 11 116 . 906
81 11 68 8 82 . 902
23 11 42 .7 60 .883
44 I 38 47 .K72
15 S 2 S 36 .861
P.O. A. E. T.C. P.B. Ave.
481 177 17 675 17 , 974
26f. 10 362 7 .972
73 32 ! 108 5 . 972
655 13 25 863 23 .971
4 112 18 618 12 . 970
696 168 24 7M 83 .
815 114 15 444 1 .966
206 60 12 278 t .57
47 19 8 69 S .t6
261 IT 11 US S .949
Fourth Event of This Character Held
. at Crete for Men Who Upheld
Colors.
CRETE, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) The
fourth annual Doane college foot ball ban
quet, held in Gay lord hall last evening, was
a brilliant affair. After a sumptuous ro-
past, Toastmastcr C. F. Fisher introduced
as the first speaker Prof. John Benneit,
who, in behalf of the board of control, con
ferred the honor "Ds." He stated that tne
board had voted to give this honor to cer
tain of the old players who had left col
lege before the custom was established,
namely to Messrs. Bowlby, Cope, Eichel-
berger, Farr, Fees, Fisher, Fuller, Hooper,
Houston, Johnson, H. Kenagy, Leavltt,
Mains, Owen, Reasoner, Sands, Stull,
Swain, fiweney, Williams. Honor "Ds"
were also conferred upon the following
present day players: Messrs. R. Dickinson,
Enlow, Holbert, Horning, Sawyer a
Wildhaber.
Ex-Cajnain J. G. Hartwell then spoke on
the subject, "One Thousand," showing that
the team had gained this per oent in the
Intercollegiate contests. He was followed
by D. R. Arnold, who made a good speech
on the subject, "The Swinging Tackle
Buck." Miss Marian Cochran then spoke
for the sideline, on the theme, "The Spirit
That Carries the Ball." She showed it to
be a spirit of energy, determination and
loyalty to the school. The newly elected
captain for 1910, H. C. Perry, then brought
the formal exercises to a close with a hope
ful speech on "The Forward Pass." In
formal speeches then followed from L. E.
Swain of the Columbus Telegraph, Prof. J,
S. Brown, Miss M. E. Vance and Food
Commissioner S. L. Mains, who was spoken
of as "the grandfather of foot ball in
Doane."
Letters of regret, expressing most friendly
sentiments, were read from Messrs. Hous
ton, I. Kenagy, Cope, Fuller, Johnson,
Sands, Fees, Farr, Hooper and Leavltt
Several foot ball songs, Including the new
Doane song, were sung at different tfmes
during the evening.
PITCHERS' RECORD OF GAMES WON AND LOST-TEN "OR MO RE GAMER YEAR 1309.
Player and Club. Won. Lost. Tie. P.C. Player and Club. Won. Lest Tie. P.C. Player and Club. Won. Lost. Tie. P.C.
Karger. St. Paul 7 8 .. .700 Carter, Kansas City 15 12 .. .554 Oberlln, Minneapolis 6 7 .462
Olmstead. Minneapolis... 24 12 .. .id Manske. Milwaukee 11' .. .650 Swann, Kansas City 15 18 1 .4oo
Dougherty, Milwaukee... 21- 11 1 .6T6 Hogg, Louisville 17 14 1 .548 Patterson. Minneapolis.. 10 11 .. .So
Cheney, Indianapolis 19 10 ... .Gt3 Wright, Toledo. ...X. 6 6.. .615 HiiKhes, Minneapolis & ( .455
Llnke, Columbus 21 13 .. .67 Geyer, Columbus 20 17 1 .541 Gehrlng, St. Paul 14 17 .451
Lindaman, Indianapolis.. 9 5.. .643 I.e Roy. St, Paul 20 17 1 .641 Packard. Ixtuisville 14' 1 .. .4.3
Steele, St. Paul t... 10 .. .fa Owen, Toledo 14 11 1 .519 Lattlmore. Toledo 8 .4:
Selby, Louisville 20 13 .. .606 Flaherty. Kansas City... 14 IS .. .519 Jonea, Indianapolis 7 10 .. .4!3
Thlelman, Louisville 10 7 .. .&ns Goedwin, Columbus 13 14 .. .5"0 Curtis. Milwaukee 7 11 1 .3x9
Robinson. Toledo 17 12 .. .54 Glass, Indianapolis 17 17 1 Slagle. Indianapolis 11 20 ,. .375
Halla. Louisville ,17 11 .&sl Graham. Indianapolis.... 35 15 .. .600 Puttmann, Louisville 4 7.. .364
Kilroy, St. Paul 14 10 .. .jS3 Schneiberg. Milwaukee.. 13 IS .. .6"0 t'pp, Columbus S .Sh7
McOlynn. Milwaukee 27 11 1 .663 Wseker, Milwaukee 7 7 S .50 Chech. St. Paul S .167
West, Toledo 18 14 1 ,5M McSurdy, Toledo 13 14 .. .4M Df.rner. Kansas Cltv 18 1 .31
Altiock, Minneapolis 7 .663 Fssick. Ksnsaa City 14 16 1 .467 Nelson. S P -Columbus t 13 .14
Young, Minneapolis 23 18 .661 W linen. Minneapolis 7 S 467 Hall. St. Paul 4 13 .2JJ
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION CLUB FIELDING Y EAR 190B.
" Games. P.O. A. E. T C. Ave. Games. P.O. , A. E. T.C Ave. Games. FO. A. E. T C Ave,
Louisville .
Milwaukee
Toledo
, 17li 44M
174 4M7
170 4431
2106
2114
24 ffH XI Indianapolis 164 44 ? 311 lt
S01 (53 .X Columbus .. V 44 2606 361 Vi
1U $K4 .9U Minneapolis. W 437S 1141 Si K&
M St. Paul SS91 1.W7 r f,trt .50
.9M Karsaa City 17 424 1123 137 (711 .'Ml
.ttO
Including tie gamts.
the present Chicago conference. It either
of these things should occur the Hawkeyes
could play the Comhuskeis.
The "Big Five" has been proroaed by
Chicago university, and it would Include
Wisconsin. Minnesota. Chicago, Illinois
and Michigan, dropping the other four
members of the conference Into a "Little
Four." Iowa coujd then break away from
the Thanksgiving day rule and play Ne
braska. Nebraska foot ball mentors declare the
Hawkeyes ran get permission of the "Big
Fight" to play Nebraska en Thanksgiving
dy if they ask for it. At the Ies Moines
eonferice meeting last week Manager
Eager had a long talk with Manager Grif
fith, of Iowa, wbe was in favor of the
annual game, ar.d he promised to da all
he rnuld te Influence ac tion by the Iowa
athletio besrd
Iowa's fn-u'.ty representative, A. G.
Smith, at the Missouri vallev eonfsrenre
does not favor the Thanksgiving day game
with fie Comhuakvra, and some preasure
(CenUauod oa sWa4 '
M'COOK HIGH SCHOOL
FOOT BALL WARRIORS
Yonna-aters Who Won Seven Ont of
Eight Games t lalra Cham
Thanksgiving day the McCook High
school foot ball team closed the mos
successful ' year in its history, winnifig
seven out of eight games played in the
state. Of these games, one was 12 to 6
another IS to 6, and the game lost was
6 to 0. They scored four shut-outs. Dt
reotly and indirectly they won over Red
Cloud, Franklin High school and academy,
Bloomlntfton, Orleans, Oxford, Mlnden
Wilcox, Holdrege and Hastings college.
Unquestionably they are the fastest and
best team McCook has ever produced,
being the first team to play under strict
high school rules. The squad averages
148 pounds. The present season has not
only been successful in games won, but
they have had financial success as well,
being backed by a fully officered and
active athletic association. MUllgan,
quarter, is doubtless the fastest quarter
In the state. Campbell, hilf. is An expert
in forward passes and drop kicks. Evans
the full back, is a star at panting. Th
team has played or challenged every high
school team in the state out the LI rial
High school team. Their success i
largely due to the splendid and unln
termltting work of their manager, George
MacDonald, head of the athletic depart
mtnt of tne McCook H it'll school.
PRIVATE PACT IN FIGHT
Belleve-4 Jeffries and Johnson Agree
to Spilt Money Evenly
NEW YORK. Dec. 4. The secrecy of
the meeting of Jeffries. Johnson end the
fight promoters In a Hoboken hotel Just
before announcing the signing of arti
cles of agreement is now believed by
msny sporting authorities te have been
for the purpose of making a private
agreement in which the principals stipu
lated to split the purse of 101,060 evenly.
Instead of 75 per rent to the winner and
25 per cent to the loser.
The reason ascribed for this secret
rhange In the published division of the
purse is that at 71 and IS per cent each
contestant was betting the ether, three
to one. that he would win, and no such
odds are expected te be offered. It ta
new considered aa even money (hence.
The night after the bids for the fight
ere opened and the day .e Kickard bi t
was accepted. "Tea" Rick ,rd spent eight
hour In Jeffrina' hotel room, tout today
the Nevada sporting snan denied that he
had offered er given Jeffries' 110. 60S la
rata te fever ku bid. TM aiury wae
curreat On s4es.
PERU, Neb., Deo. 4. (Special. 1 Out of
a situation which seemed to presage cer
tain defeat, Teru this season developed a
winning foot ball team. Before the ar
rival of Coach Burnett the boys kept up
dally practice tinder the direction of Cap
tain Stewart, but nothing of a definite na
ture could be aceompllMied. On October 6,
three days before thn Tnrklo pame. Couch
E. M. Burnett of Omaha arrived. He had
played four years on the Oninha HiKh
school team, having been coach and cap
tain In his senior year, and for tow years
was at the university, one year as cap
tain of the freshman team nnd one year
on the 'varsity team. The result of the
Omaha man's. efforts Is shown In the rec
ord Peru made.
For the Tarklo game the coach tried t
develop the defense. Only two old men
were back. Six had never played the gams
before. The only hope was to keep the
score down. The game was well played.
Beok, Gllmore and Sims starred. Cnptaln
Stewart after prltty work was hurt. The
final score was 11 to 0 In favor of TarUlos
as compared with 16 to 0 and 32 to 0 la
previous years.
Better Shovrlnsr with Donne.
On October 16 Peru played at Crete with
Doane college. The team had not recov
ered from injuries received In tho Tarklo
game. Stewart and Gelwlck of the back
field were out. Colburn and Neff were
taken out of the line to fill the back field
places. The week was spent In coaching
the line on defensive work. Tiie Doane
game resulted in a score of 17 to 0 in favor
of Doane college. Doane easily outclassed
Peru, but expressed surprise that the Peru
team put up so hard a fight In spite of
their crippled condition.
The Wesleyan game tlio week following
told a different story. The team wag
greatly Improved physically and the results
of Burnett's coaching begap to tell ef
fectively. The boys were catching the true
spirit of foot ball and were ready to play
the game. The game was called during a
high north wind. Peru resorted to kicking,
while Wesleyan relied on their "tackles
around" play. The feature of the came
was Stevens' seventy-five-yard run on a
forward pass. He was held at the five
yard line and Wesleyan punted out of
danger. The first half stood 0 to 0. Ona
touchdown each in the second half, with .
both teams falling to kick, left the score
5 to 8. Beck's splendid nuhtlne was com
mented on favorably by the Wesleyan en
thusiasts. Midland Defeated.
The game between Midland colloge,
Kansas, and Peru at Auburn was an x-
perlment. Auburn turned out a large and
enthusiastic crowd, provided the grounds'
and treated the boys royally. Midland
came with a well trained team. They had
been told all the Peru plays and knew
what to anticipate. The game was hotly
contested inch by Inch. Beck's punting;
and fifty-yard end run, Gllmore's iron
cross bucks and Lincoln's excellent work
at full were the leading features of the
game. In spite of the rough ground the
forward passes were somewhat successful
and Peru not only held down their oppo
nents, but crossed their line for a touch
down and kicked an easy goal. The final
score was: Midland, 0; Peru, 6. Consid
erable Indignation was expressed that
someone had told all the Peru plays to
Midland.
In a heavy rain with the athletic field
covered' with water and thin clay mud,
Kearney contended with Peru In a hard
fought game November 14. The crowd was
small, but frenzied with enthusiasm. Ref
eree McDonald said after the game: "Poru
outclassed Kearney at every stage of the
game. Peru has a well coached team;
Kearney has heavier men, but they play
individual ball." The ball was In Kear
ney's territory most of the time. Three
times Kearney was forced to punt out of
danger from behind Its own goal line and
It was the falling on a fumbled ball bf
Kearney that resulted In a safety, giving1
Peru the score of 2 against 0 for Kearney.
The score In no sense indicates the relative
strength of the two teams.
Beck Still Star. '
The field was still heavy in the second
university game, which was played In
Peru November 20, but had been Improved
by twenty loads of sawdust which had
been spread upon It. The weather was
Ideal. .The gams was a real contest
throughout, both teams playing excellent
bsll. The second Nebraska Imm used the
onslde kick, punts, the forward pass and
a crowfoot fake play. Gibson made good
ground gains for the university dining the
second half. End runs were tried very lit
tle by either team. The Normatltes' main
offensive plsys consisted in uhort kirks
and cross bucks. The only touchdown Has
made by Peru In the first half on a fuke
place kirk from thw twenty-yarj line. Just
after the ball had been recovered from a
long punt. Peck it a great deal of heail
wnrk In placing hU kirks, making hi kick
ing the feature of the game. The N. irrn.il
played a hard, fierce, grinding game, being
little marked by sr'taruUr pUv
At Iiatlrga Thank ivlnit day th t-lli)ia
was put on the years wort;. Tne firxt
half epeiud with a ftrv t,n.et f Hast
ings and It looked for a wh.lo a if th
f'ru goal would be ajilv rr.... hut
hen en Peru s ten-yard Una tha d.-fme
ef Peru strengthen.! and Hat r x hvt
eight yards to on third dn. Tlu-y
tried a short ki-k r.i,h Uiulrd In tiie
snails of rt k. ho currtfd It i.n the
f ,d d tr titiiaiy-fitd i1 mi l ww (iuani
en the olsil yrd Him The pUy u
m cruee buck fey Gitiuure, wbe) eaut ws