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    THE OMAHA SUNDAY JEE: DECEMBER 19, .100i.
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Iraeue adoptrd a similar resolution, but K
aiwelfloally stated the "playing seaon" to
be from Majr 10 to August 20.
Th spring moetlna of th Wagu will be
Jirld In Nfw Tork tht year. Instead of
Chicago, as heretofore. This l the meet
ing at which th playing schedule la ar
ranged and announced. It la held usually
In February, at the call of the schedul
committee.
Lynch, tho new president, wae an unv
pir In the National lesgu from ISf to
lflOl, with one or two yeara of retirement
sandwiched In that period - His honesty
and falrn'M became a byword with fana,
who continued to remember him with re
aped even after he retired voluntarily In
lflOl, to ma name the theater he owna at
New Britain, Conn.
No Bue nail War.
CHICAGO, Dec, 18. There will b no
base ball war, aa H. H. Johnson, president
of the American league, announced here
today that the election of Thomas Lynch
as president of the National leaKua was
acceptable to the American league.
'Mr, Lynch la acceptable lo the American
league," said President Jolinaon. "I am
also pleased to know tl.at Hcydler has
fceeti elected to his old position, aa he Is
too valuable a man for organized base ball
to lose."
"Lynch should make a good -president,"
laid Charles A. Comiakey, prsldnt of th
Chicago Americans, "lie was one of the
best umpires that ever handled a game
in lha old days, aa ha was endowed with
excellent judgment In handling player."
The election of Lynch was a complete
surprise to local base ball men.
NEBRASKA HAS
STIFF SCHEDULE
(Continued from First Page.)
last full, and to the grueling of that game
is laid the unexpected defeat of the Jay-
hawkers in the Thanksgiving struggle.
The game with Illinois la expected to
give the Cornhuekers an excellent chance
to get a line on their own strength
omparod to that of the Chicago confer
ence elevens. The Illlnl are doped to have
on of the- bent teams in their history
next fall, and they will meet both Cnlougo
and Wisconsin. Their work against those
elevens and their play in tna nnuruM
game will give the Nebraskana a chanoe
to get a rating In western foot ball clroles.
Pleased at McOovern' Lot.
Nebraska students, generally, were pleased
at Walter Camp's aeleotlon of McOovern
of Minnesota) for Quarterback on his All-
American eleven. McOovern defeated Ne
braska In the annual game with Minnesota
at Omaha, last fall, and the Cornbuakers
feel that the reeagnlUon given the little
Gropher puts more credit on the showing
that Cola and his men made against the
northern team. ,
At the tim of the game It was fait that
but for the wonderful McOovern the Corn
huekers would have won, and now Camp's
choice of Mm for the All-American shows
that he was a big factor In Minnesota's
play.
Inoldently, Nebraska's showing against
Minnesota, whloh was better than either
Chicago or Wisconsin made, has served to
place the Cornhusker In the same class
with the Maroons and badgers for 1909,
Michigan and Notre Dame are western
champions; Minnesota comes next, and
then follows Nebraska, Chicago and Wis
consin, all being on the same faotlng as
regards western honor. ,
SWEDEN SENDS SOME CHAMPS
Both Are Banners of Noto In Their
, Cotry.
NKW TORK, Deo. 1. Two new Swedish
champions have arrived In this country
both runners,- They are Thuro Johanson
and Oust IJungslrom. Both are at the
present time amateurs, but tbey will prob
ably turn ' professional shortly and raoe
under the management of Ernest HJrt
berg.
Johanson la good from fifteen miles to
the Marathon dlstano. Ha la a big, tall.
slim lad, with blonde hair and a rosy com-
plexlon. Johanson is a vegetarian hasn'
eaten a piece of meat In three years. Ha
baa walloped everything In sight In the
amateur dlstano ranks and has upset soma
of John Svanberg's amateur records.
On May. 20 last at Stockholm Johanson
ran 17 miles 6-7 meters in 1:36:35. The
next day he turned 2S miles In l;tt. On
August 31 he won the annual Btookholm
Marathon In ths great time of :40:L Then
at Ooteborg on September 6 .Johanson
raced i!6 miles 23 meters In 2:31:12.
Johanson Is noted In Sweden for the ex
trm coolness with which ha takes to
his work. He never has been known to get
the least bit exalted, either before or dur
Ing the running of a race.
Ousta LJungstrom- Is the present cross
country champion of Sweden. . He stand
about five feet six Inches and la sturdily
built Ljungstrom has run 6 miles .346
meters In 32:03 and ten miles In 53:29,
Ljungstrom has repeatedly defeated P
t arson, the former Swedish hlll-and-dale
champion, . who found no trouble In out
running Deakin of England In a match
race.
o'bbien: keeds
THE MONEY
Asks Largo
Sum for Bouts
in Ail-
tralla,
PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 18. -Jack O'Brien,
th local midJlowclght, has stated his terms
for a serle Of bouts in Australia. "Gentle
man Jawn's" services are In dnmand
thvi Antipodean promoters, and It may be
that his demands will be compiled with
O'Brien wants 125,000 for bouts with Bill
1-or.g, BUI tSuulres and Tommy Burns,
ktdlllon full expenses for the trip must be
kivtct to the local man.
Iowa Stato Wrestllagt Tosrssnis
IOWA ClTf, la.. IH-O. U.-Spoclal)
"We will tiavo a stato wrestling tourna
mintt his year, I am sure," said Physical
Director K. O. Souroeder yesterday. "It
will probably be held in March, and if we
cannot get Frank Ootcb for referee we
will probably tndeavor to secure Farnior
Burns.
"Thero are soveral good wrestlers at
Aaies. and tho blue and whit aluletea,
who will bo housed la a fin new gym
nasium, will be kept for such aamplon
ahlp. All In all. I bellevo practically all
the college will be strong for auch an
event
'Inasmuch aa thero will bo otily throe
or four men row each school, I believe
we can make mor.ey enough to pay their
' ixpeiiuea. At the home championship last
. ar the crowd surpassed all my axpeata
iWns, and I think tho Interest locally Is
mcreastd over last year."
Tarhlo'a lowa-llliaeU Tonr.
TARKIO. Mo.. tec. IS. (8pooial.)-The
ilhteU management of Tarklo college haa
Jusi computed arrangements whereby the
Laskei bail loam will make aa lowa-lUlnola
trip during the first week In March, 110
VI. trip will eover five day and la total
wul oail lor a trip of over auO mile la
travel. On thla trip the team will meet five
tullega and will be absent from oolleg
only four day. The teams that Will be
played upon inta trip ar. Tabor college.
Tabor, la.; rUmpson rollg. Indlanola, la.;
Monmouth t-olleg. Monmouth, 111.: Wll
m and Vaahti collvg. Aledo, 111., and
tn Iowa Wultyti will vers! iy at Mount
1'leaaanl. la. This ta tke fust Mm that
an athletlo team from this colieg has
whaditlsd gauiM beyond the Mississippi
Wvr
THOMPSON GIVEN DECISION
Cyclone Johnny" 'Wins Fast Bout
from "Fighting Dick."
BIO CXOWD SEE3 . BATTLE
KM Brow of Chiracs Knocks Oat
Rexle Kenall of Buffalo In
Fifth Round of Prelim
inary Boat.
KANSAS CITY. leo. 18-After ten rounds
! furious fighting, "Cyclone Johnny"
Thompson of Sycamore, 111., was awarded
the decision over "Fighting Dick" Hyland
f San Francl.xo, before the Umpire Ath-
etlc club here last night.
Thompson easily deserved the verdict. He
rushed the battle from the atari and forced
Hyland 'Into clinches time after time in
order to save himself. Using hl vicious
Ight to the Jaw to good effect, the Syca
more fai mer tottered the Pacific coast boy
repeatedly. I
The battle was fast from start to finish.
with a large amount of Infighting. By pre-
lous agreement the men were permitted to
fight in the clinches as long as either could
wing, and this kept them close to each
other the greater part of the contest. Hy
land landed many blows during the Infight
ing, but they wera not as powerful as those
Thompson delivered In the breakaways.
The gats receipts were estimated at U,M.
Sixty pe cent of this went to the boxers,
who divided it on the SO and 40 basis. Bet
ting was at even money. Thompson offered
Hyland (260 to 0 he would knock him out,
but Hyland refused to take the bet.
Kid" Brown of Chicago knocked out
Koxle Kenall of Buffalo in the fifth round
of
a preliminary Contest. '
Fight by Aoaadui. .
Round 1 Both men bored In at the outset.
ivland landed the first good blow, a right
to the booy. They clinched and exchanaml
rights and lefts to the body, without ctfect.
llound even.
Hound -They rushod to a ennen ana in
the breakaway Thompson landed a good
Ight to the Jaw. Hyland fought Baca with
luloua body blows, Thompson missing a
aid right to the Jaw. In a clinch Hyland
ammeied Thompson' kidneys. Hyland
anded a hard right to the body and left
lo the law. Thompson sent ngnt to jaw
and Hyland retaliated with a right to the
heart. Hyland s round.
Hound s-'l'tiomI,oii rushed to Hyland 8
corner and sent rittlit to the body, inomp-
son landed ntht swing to body and fol
lowed with stiff right to head. Thompson
Hunt hard right to law. Jarring ilyiaiwl
Thompson sent right to Jaw, staggering
Hyland. Thompson sent succession of
riKhls to the head. Hyland hammered back
at Thompson kidneys. 1 hompson s round.
Hound Thompson was at ilyianu as ne
roue from his chair. Hyland clinched and
then drove rlfcht to Jaw. Thompson sent
ant to ixxty ana uiey cimcnea again.
Hyland sent right to body and as they
imcneu ttie men exenangeo oouy diows.
homuson peppered his onuurent's jaw with
rights and Hyland laiiueu two hard rights
to jaw. Hound even.
Fifth Itonnd 'Thompson's.
Round 6 Thompnon led with stiff right
to Jaw. A second blow of the same kind
sent Hyland to the floor for the count of
eight. A tnlrd riMht on Hyland a jaw sent
him down lor nine seconds, but he came
up strong, and a half dozon more tights
delivered by Thompnon did not seem to
hurt. Thompson tried hard for a knock
out, but did not seem to have the necessary
punch. Toward the end of the round Hy-
unu used rights to me stomacn anaa neaa
with good effect. Thompson's round.
llound a Again Thompson rusnea things
and missed a right for the head. Hyland
sent light rights to the jaw and Thompson
sent several lefts to boay. inoiniwon
drove stiff right to Jaw. They clinched
and1 pulled eauh other around the ring.
nounu even.
Hound 7 Thompson put stiff left to
mouth. Hyland sent left to Jaw. Hyland
put good left to Jaw. Thompson drove
rtgnt to jaw. inompson oomuarnea iiy
and s stomach with a succession of rights.
Thompson rushed Hyland to the ropes and
was planting ngnis ana leita to . Doay
when gong sounded. Thompson round.
Thompson Forces Fighting.
Round 0 They rushed to clinch, Thomp
son forcing the fighting. Thompson drove
right to jaw, twisting Hyiana s neck.
Thompson landed stiff right to neck. Hy
land forced a clinch and did good infight
ing. Thompson hit right to Jaw, and Hy
land hung on. They fought hard to the
end of the round.
Round 9 Thompson landed two rights to
jaw. Hyland retaliated with loft to Jaw.
They Clinched and delivered body blows
as they wrestled around the ring. Hyiana
was tired. Hyland put right to body. They
clinched and the) referee cautioned Hyland
for holding. They were Infighting when
round ended. Round even.
Round 10 Thompson rushed in and landed
two rights to Jaw. Hyland closed In and
Thompson landed several good blowa. Hy
land .auued stiff riant to ribs Thompson
chased Hyland around the ring, but fulled
to land. Hyland drove right to Jaw and
landed several body blowa. Thompson sent
right to Jaw and Hyland sent left to
body. Thompson slipped to the floor and
they were in a clinch when the round
ended.
PAPKE AND LEWIS IN PABIS
Will Fight Daring: the Latter Fart
of January.
NEW YORK, Dec 15. Billy Papke. the
Illinois Thunderbolt," is going to Paris to
fight. He has been matched to meet Willie
Lewis, the clever New York middleweight,
now on the other slda, for twenty rounds
at the Cirque d Paris the latter part of
January.
Victor Breyer, the well-known sporting
man of Franco, who is managor of the big
fight club at Paris, completed all details
for the contest by getting Ps.plte's consent
to go over and fight Lewis,
Papko and Lewis fought a great alx
round battle at Pittsburg several weeks
ago. and as Papke has been clamoring for
a return battle with Lewis, he lost no time
In accepting the terms offered by the
French fight promoter.
WHS01I RETURNS ACROSS FOND
Enallsh Champion fhovre Poor Form
In This Iwuntry.
NEW YORK Dec. 18. -Harold Wilson,
the Kngllsh champion, who has been In
thla country almost a year, sailed for his
home the other day. While here Wilson
ran under the colors of the Irish-American
Athletic club, but he was unable to show
his best running form. Wilson was the
man that gave Mel Sheppard a great race
Ir tho memorable LW-meter event at the
London Olyinplcul last year. Sheppard won
the race by only a close margin. Wilson
when at home runs under the colors of the
Hallamshlre Harriers. His beat time for
the mile Is 4:1014. Thla he made from
scratch In an open handicap raea.
fORBKTT TO HELP JEFF WHf
Former t'hasnn Will Go Into Train
lag Together.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. James J. Corbett
will be the animated punching bag on
which James J. Jeffries will practice
In fitting himself for his fight with Jaok
Johi.soa tor th heavyweight champion
ship of the world.
This was ttie announcement mad today
by Corbatt on bis arrival from K irope on
th Mauritania. Tb one-time wearer of
the chaiuploiukhlp belt said he would start
a series of hard fights with Jeffrie forty
davs before tb big fight comes off.
"1 am going to do all I oaa to help
Jeffries win," declared Corbatt. "1 tktuk
that If h simply spar to get Into ahap
H Will do him llttl good, and have ar
ranged t get ii. la ooadlilea myself and
have some good fight with him. They will
not b merely tight forma of exarclaa, but
will go at on another of If ther waa a
his shall up and a good bouse loaklag on.
I bltv this I just wnat Jetffiwi noeds
to mk him fit.
"If Jim Jeffrivo was th Jerfrto of ton
year ao. 1 would not bother going to
see th fight." continued Corlmtt, "but we
must find out lust what slain ina he may
have ioa4 sthli ho baa bevo out of th
gam.
"In some of my bouts with him, we may
go aa many as twenty rounds. 1 have
no agreement with hluu I aiu simply udp-
ing him out becauee of my desire to seo
him In shapo to beat Johnson."
CANADIAN OARSMEN ARE COMING.
Wilt Aeooot rhalUaaro to Row on
Ononoaaa Uk.
TORONTO, Deo. 18. TTie Argonaut Row
irg elut of this city has received a chal
lenge from Syracuse university for races
for four-oared and tlght-oared shells, the
contents to be held on Onondaga lake at
Syracuse on May 1K. It Is probable that
the challenge will be accepted. Thin Is the
third time the Syracuse oarsmen have is
sued such an Invitation to the Canadian
dub. A race was held two years ago and
a meeting was scheduled last year, which
fur soma reason did not materialise. Tho
evtnt is a gala 'day at the Salt City college
and a very pretty regatta occurs when the
InU rnatlonat race la rowed.
Bllllardista Boar.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-Bill(ardlsta
throughout tho country are now discussing
the possibility of a contest between Calvin
Dernarest, the new 18.3 balk line champion,
and Willie Hoppe, former holder of tho
title. It la said the match would attract a
$7,600 house.
NEW
AUTOMOBILE
RECORDS
Alt
Marks Below Twenty Miles
Lowered by Johnny Attlce-a.
MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, Ind.,
Dec. IS. Kacnig against a fierce wind,
Johnny Altken, In a National, Friday broke
all world's records for distance of from
one to twenty mileo at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway. 8o aevere was the cold
that lubrlcaiing oil In some of the racing
machines frose and forced tho contestants
to quit. ,
It is probable that no attempt will be
made to run the scheduled events in to
morrow's program becausa of the cold
weather. At a meeting of the Speedway
management tonight this question will be
decided.
Aitken's sensational dash was tn the
twenty-mile event to set records for dis
tances of front one to twenty miles. Alt
ken ran the twenty miles in 16:18:41. Ait
ken's time for five miles was 4:6:G4. He
went ten miles In 1:12:10, and fifteen mile
In 11:17:01.
Walter Christie with his "Freak" racer
and Louis Strang with a 300-horsepower
Flat were unable to fulfil their expectations
of lowering the world's records because
of the low temperature. Chriatie, however,
ran a quarter mile in 8.TS seconds, thereby
sotting a new American record for that
distance,. This was at the rate of 103 miles
an hour. Strung established a new record
for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when
be drov his giant car one mile In 40:(11.
The previous record for the apoedway was
a mile in 9:48.6, established by Barney Old
field, i
Governor Thomas R. Marshall presided
at the ceremonies Incident to the re-dedication
of the speedway, laying tho gold
plated brick and thereby completing the
paVement.
PtEBLO TEAM TO ST. JOSEPH
Johjn Holland of Wichita Boys Fran,
ehtos for SB, BOO.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 18. John Holland
formerly managor of the Wichita West
ern league base ball team Friday completed
the purchase of he Pueblo Western league
fianchlse and team of sixteen players. He
paid ta,600. The francnise will be trana
ferred to St. Joseph, Mo.,
I Frank Isbell, who, with Holland, owned
the Wichita team, has purchased Holland's
interest.
Isbell will ask for his release as a mem
ber of- the Chicago American league and
will manage the Wichita team next season.
"Tex" Jones, who was purchased from
Enid in the Western for the Wichita team
will ho taken to St. Joseph by Holland.
WITH THE BOWLERS. 1
The Advos defeated the Hospo company
team two games out of three, with Captain
Reynolds' shooting the total of 65S. The
Cream Cltys put a crimp into, the You sera's
cons,Dy arresting them two out of three
games. Scores: i
ADVOS.
1st. 3d. 3d. Total.
Reynolds 1M 193 31ft 608
Wiley 166 171 1x9 ' 516
O'Cander 178 148 ltU 487
licKelvy 168 ltil 168 ' 477
U. O. Francisco 1D0 156 U4 640
Totals ..871 828 m iior
HOSPB COMPANY.
1st. 3d. 3d. Total.
Yousem 145 m im eio
Clark 153 171 1M ,604
Bushnell 148 ' 170 148 4f7
W. Zitaman 1W) It 1M) ' 6H
Weber ,170 lit. 173 641
Totals 808 890 864 3,050
TOUSEM S COLTS.
Int. 2d. 21 Total
Falconer K0
166
189
149
l:6
160
487
486
476
428
Kloo 18
Fagan 160
Hiuggeman 144
Yousem 163
160
177
149
193
606
Totals 793 728
CREAM CITYS.
8a 2,382
1st. 2d..
3d. Total.
Melum...
169
144
1,3
150
.181
l.
158
164
448
Hocsolg ,
461
647
W. Melum
21o
139
137
149
149
1W
Drummy ,
. 438
478
ttatekin
Totala
807 ' 789 "04 l.m
The Parkey Autos took two rames from
the Hussle'a Aorns last night. Ct-abb, a
new .recruit for tho Acorns, didn't get
started till the last gam and then rolled
high gamo, 216. Crabb la a comer. Pai-key
lulled hik-H ainge and total for the Autos.
199 and U. Moyna got high total for the
Acorns, 487. Polc.y'a Bungalows and the
formidable Excelsiors roll Monday evening,
bocrot
FARKKY'3 AUTO.1.
1st. 2d. 8d. Total.
Parkey u s ltrr 19 W9
.SMiimonds lnt 172 ltil . 619
Patterson 169 179 142 480
Totals 608 618 60S) 1,628
HUSS1ET3 ACORNS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Moyna lt.0 . 151 170 47
Crabb 144 1U 218 4nl
Hester It lt lu9 483
Totala 4T4 4-7 651 1.431
The Derby Woolen Mills team won two
games last night from the West Sides.
Uyrne got high Hingle and total, 809 and 652,
for the West tilde. MoCune got high single
with 213 and Bowers high total for the
berbys. Hussie's Acorua and Parkey's
Autos tonight. Score;
DUKBT WOOLEN MILLS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Lehecka 141 U4 1H ; 614
McCun 213 181 187 6-0
Dowers 164 1,'v 2u9 6.13
Totals
60T 63S
WEST SIDES.
1st. 2d.
18 Du
148 141
1,4 U3
636 1,677
Sd. Total.
lt 6ol
lo7 2
11 M
Byrne
bander .,
Hawlay .,,
Totala
600 64J 4U L2
NEW SCHEME TO MAKE MONEY
Plan hy Which Government
Pays
fgao for Test SSO
Dills.
8T. LOUIS, Dec 17.-A sohem by which
1220 is made out of ten 330 bank note baa
boon called to th attention of local banks
by th St. Louis officers of th United
States aooret servlc.
Th schema I as follows:
Ten P0 bank note ar laid on on top
of th other with a uarter Inch margin
of each not showing at on and. All ate
then firmly hold together and by one
strok with scissor or a sharp knit, ach
not I divided In two part, on of which
is larger than th other. -
Th piece ar then fitted togother to
make a noto a trlfl Ja than tit regu
lation' sis.
Th remaining eomplet bills and two
portion of bill, each of whloh is nor
than three-fifth of a eomplet bill, th
government redeems at full value.
Dlrktaeon Argnoo tor Besi,
SPRINGFIELD, III., Doe. H Secretary
of War Dickinson, former general counsel
fur the Illinois Central Katlroad company
and W. 8. Horton of Chicago, the general
counsel cf the road, ruada the arguments
for th read before th supreme court to
day In th Illinois Central case Instituted
by the state of Illinois to collect back
taxes allegud to b due th slal.
SOCCER IS GAINING GROUND
Three Universities Have Taken Up
the Game in Earnest,
"
TO BE MADE MAJOR ' SPORT
Considerable ' Headwny '
Undo with the Game In Thla
Country- and It Is Popnlnr
Where Played.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. There Is every
evldenco that soccer Is shortly to com
Into its own at three big universities at
least. The Yale el ven has already played
a greater number of games this fall than
has over been the csee before. Princeton,
although not In th Intercollegiate soccer
league. Is developing considerable mthul
tam for this sport. And It became known
recently that the Harvard athletlo authori
ties Intend to raise soccer to the plane of
major sports. Including It In th category
with foot ball, rowing, bas ball and track.
The army will also Join th procession at
an early date. So that before very Ions
there la every reason to believe that this
open foot ball will bo played on all col leg
carr puses.
Th Harvard soccer tun ha already
had a very considerable amount ef prac
tice and Is getting more dally on Soldier's
field, which has usually been a sort of
"deserted village" at thla time of the year.
AH that has been changed. Now there ar
uaually four or flv and sometime more
soccer elevens kicking and dttbbling th
ball. Instead of waiting for th spring,
when the regular serlea of intercollegiate
soccer games la scheduled, to develop on
team Harvard may be'sald to have at th
present moment several elevens all highly
proflolent In this game. And the crimson
la making no secret of Its Intention and
desire to carry off th championship this
coming year.
Not only Is soccer being played by th
member of the large squad now candi
date for th soccer "H," but th Harvard
hockey men have been using It whereby
to get Into condition. Many candidate for
tb track and "gym" teams have also bee
out in th last fortnight for th sam pur
pose. This state of affairs will continue
until th Christmas holidays, when th
gam will probably b allowed to laps
until fairly well along into the spring,
when th ground will again be in such
oondltion aa to permit further play.
Several loading colleges will bo met early
In tho season, and Harvard has every hop
of defeating them all. Particularly is sho
desirous of doing so now that It Is tho
Intention to further soccer as a major art.
But there Is another Impulse which haa
had a very considerable Influence on tho
Crimson's decision to put this gam on
par with all others.
More Can Play.
It Is felt In Cambridge particularly by
the student of the undergraduate schools
that th present game of foot ball is not
for them, nor can it be made so rg&rdleas
of any changes which may be made In '
the rule. They feel, -according to a Har
vard senior, that the gravest defect of
modem college athletics is that they ar
not playable by a properly representative
portion of tho university. According to
him, what is needed in every Buch insti
tution today is a game that will require
Very little equipment thereby ' permitting"
tho man of slender means and who is not
a member of a varsity iuad to play It
and yet shall develop Initiative, courage
agility and speed. It Is to soccer, there
for, that th Harvard undergraduate are
now looking for this purpose.
"Tak foot ball as It is played today."
said thla Harvard man, "and what chanco
have I got in It?" (The speaker was a
slender man. weighing some 145 pounds
and standing about t feet 7.) "They'd get
my scalp so quickly in that gam that
I'd never even know I'd been tho loading
figure in the massare. Yet I lov out
door sport. So that by virtue of my de
ficiency in weight and size I'm kept from
doing any real athletic work In the fall.
So is almost every man in college situated
like myself.
"What we need, therefore, is a safe and
sane sport that everyone of us can play
and enjoy. We do not want any elaborate
coaching system or training table. We
Ju want to feel that, once we've got our
muscles hardened up by running around,
we can get out and play a hard, fast
gam without fear of serious Injury and
do thla regardless of th weight of the
men against wnora we piay, in a game
Ilk soccer ft big man has "nothing on' his
smaller .opponent. Speed and courag are
fsr more in demand than mero brute
strength. So that. If you are trying to find
a game that every college man or prepara
tory school boy can play safely and with
profit, you'v simply got to admit soccer's
claims.
Faculty Favor It.
"That's why th faculty at Harvard has
given a practically unanimous consent to
make soccer a major sport. Now that
we've gained their permission we'll be able
to work toward th nd w all want to
reach, athletic training tn a gam for
very student, regardless of else, weight
nd atrenirth of his body or purse. Soccer
Is bound to become 'very man's gam.'
I'm glad that Harvard ha taken th lead
and initiative in this movement"
Dr. Cecil Herbert of the Yal university
faculty recently remarked that th day of
soccer was dawning in America, particu
larly ror man who wer under 35 or 40
years of age and wanted some sport a llttl
more violent than golf. H pointed out
that, provided a man's heart waa in good
snape. ao that he oould withstand the
training of running, there was no reason
tn the world why , a man of so-called
"middle" age should t ot play aocoer. '
"I believe It will be generally admitted"."
he aald. "that a team sport la better than
a merely Individual one. In any good team
game a man is developed to his highest
point of Individual usefulness, but with an
eye to his taking an allotted and carefully
planned place In a machine. HI Initiative
Is developed not to th point of selfishness.
but to th better plsne of soif-denlal and
erracoment for a common cause.
"One of the greatest defects of athletics
in America excepting only baa ball la
that fsr too many peopl of all agea ar
content to be mer apectator and not par
ticipant. What they should seek, instead
of watching, la playing the gam, aom
good, healthy game. Golf and tennis ar
all well enough for th Individual, What
w want is some game thaV lik base ball,
can t almost universally played and al
aimosi an times of th year. Soccer Is th
nearest thing to an all-year-round gam
inl l Know of. "
Goorgla A grain Uantaajed.
rvvircriHK Va run is tv. tvh..
State battleship Georgia, recently In col
lision wtlh the battleship Nebraska dur.
maneuver, waa struck by th
vivpeuer ot tn collier Veetal while Coal-
us m fiampton notuii today, eaustne. ac
cording to a telegraphic report from Old
Point Comfort, a considerable leak tn the
imiiKwnip. it is oetievad th Ueorgia will
nave to go at one to It bom yard at
nnaaeipuia ror repairs. t
Rasaiaa Officers in Uraft.
ST. PKTERSBURO, Dec. II -Oclonels
inorlerf and Svatogot of th quartermas
ter department were arrested today aa re
sult of the recent Investigation of th de
partment, when irregularities Involving
nut iuu i,w,vw wei aisuoverco.
Ninety million Americans are now
filled with the Christmas spirit, looking
forward to the celebration of the birth
day of the Saviour. A series of twelve
articles by Frederic J. Haskin, describing
the Holy Land as it is to-day, will be a
notable holijday offering to the readers
of this newspaper.
Bethlehem, where Jesus was born;
Nazareth, where he spent his boyhood
learning the carpenter s trade; Jerusalem,
where his ministry centered and where
he was crucified all will be described
as they now exist.
One who reads these articles will have a better knowledge
of the Holy Land and a deeper appreciation of the signifi
cance of Christmas, the great holiday of all Christendom.
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Christmas Ship
Sails for Europe
Steamer St. Louis Takes 3,000 Sacks
of Mail and 8,000 Packages of
Holiday Cheer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. A "Chrlstma
hip," the big fit Louis of th American
line. . bearing th largest consignment of
mall that has left the United States this
year, r teamed away today for England and
Franc. Its salting had been put a day
ahead in order that the holiday gifts
abroad might reach tho folk In the old
country In tim for Chrlstma delivery.
This will enable it to laud th mail th
day before Christmas, and special trains
will be awaiting its arrival on the other
aid. Three thousand sacks and 8,000 pack
ages constituted the Santa Claus consign
ment abroad.
Nearly $3,000,000 was received at the New
Tork postoffio today and yeoterday for
conversion Into foreign exchange.
BODIES OF FIVE GIRLS FOUND
i
Uaroooarntaabl Remain of Victim
of Factory Fire In Fhlladelpfela
Recovered.
PHILADELPHIA, Dc 17. All doubt as
to th fat of th flv girl who wer re
ported missing last night after the fir at
Shrack fc Sherwood's factory was removed
late today when the flv bodies were
found on th third floor of th damaged
building. Th charred and dismembered
remain war discovered under a mass ot
debris near tb raar of the factory, thus
showing that th glrla vldently had en
deavored to reach the rear fir escape
wtin overtaken by th flamaa.
Th bodies wer ao charred that It was
Impossible for the half-erased and frantic
parents, wbo followed th dad wagon to
th raorgua, to identify them, except, by
piece of Jewelry worn. Th body of Mar
garet Smith waa recognised by a chain
and locket which ah wore, and that of
Kva Arata by an engagement ring. .
Th other bodies at th morgue are those
of Kati fichealy. Louella Forter and
Louisa Camac but their Identity feature U
practically impossible.
Including Fireman Joseph Toner, who
waa suffocated, six persons ar known to
hav perished. i
NO CLUE TO KELOJER GIRL
car of Catrk Haa to and
I'Uteras 1 Wltkoat
Heaalt.
Kir a
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 17. Catchbsalns, fire
cistern and telephone conduits failed to
gtv up th remains of Alma Kellner to
day. Workmen who began 1st yesterday
to uproot th s treats tn th neighborhood
of th house from which th S-yar-oid
girl dlaappoarod on her way to church ten
days ago, reported tonight that they had
found no trace of th missing child.
Ther ar no police developments, though
hundreds of clews, of kidnaping, drowning,
foul Dlay and oven metaphysics In th
way of splrltuallam, have been faithfully
run down. No demand for ransom bas
r
BEGINNING
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
TWENTY-FIRST
Vttl III I Mil II
been, made, none of the $3,000 reward ha
teen claimed and the family Is losing hop
that Alma will ever be found.
Prison Scandal
in Atlanta, Ga.
Grand Tory Indicts Superintendent
and Recommends Bemoral of
All Employes.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Deo. IT. After a rigid
inspection of condition In th "stockade,"
or city prison, the grand Jury today In
dicted Superintendent D. M. Vlnlng and
Guard p. Comet, and th condition wer
pronounced "Inhuman, incredible and
vile."
The Jury recommended a clean sweep of
the office fore and rehabilitation gener
ally. Overpowering stenches. Infection
breeding filth, tortur machlnaa, laok of
ventilation and other horrors war de
tailed as seen In th men and women's
quarters of the whit and black.
OTHER ROCK ISLAND CHANGES
Several Transfers la Men Ar Mad
at tho Terminal Head
Quarter. i
Circular received la Omaha specify sev
eral important changes In terminal offi
cial of th Rock Island. F. O. Weekt.
tralnmaater for th system lo th Council
Bluff yards, has been appointed traln
maater for the West Iowa division at Rock
Island. III. He will be ucceeded by O. W.
Heggenberger. A. T. Abbott of Council
Bluffs, division superintendent for Ne
braska, goes to De Moino aa division su
perintendent. E. C. Stilea, yardmaster at
Council Bluffs, will take up Imllar dutlea
at De Moines. Their successors hav not
been announced.
Railway Note aud Personal.
J. E. Buckingham of the Burlington of
fices, has gone to Chicago.
C. P. Barrett, general passenger agent
for th Lackawanna railroad at Chicago, 1
In Omaha on business.
The private car "Rocket" with C. B.
Alexander and party of Nw York, will
puss through Omaha Monday, anrout from
th Pacific ooaaL
WHITE SLAVE BILL REPORTED
Inimlarratloa Commit Favoro M oaa- !
so ProvidlasT Tea-Year Penalty
for Violation.
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WASHINGTON, Deo. IT. A bill aiming
at tho suppr-saloo f th "whit Slav
traffic" and imposing Imprisonment aod
heavy fine for any p-raon Importing
woman Into thl country for immoral pur
poses or harboring thatn after their ar
rival hero, was reported out ot the im
migration committee, today.
A maximum penalty of to years' im
prisonment and a fine of 18,000 1 pro
vided for violation. Any allan found
within a nous kept for Immoral purpose
in thla country aa manager, lnmat or
employ, may b deported. Anyon re
turning to tho United Stau following such
a deportation 1 mad guilty of a misde
meanor. Now la th tim to boost your Christ
mas business by advertising In Th Bh
Jury Hands in
Wrong Verdict
"Gosh Hang- It," Exclaims Foreman,
rinding; He Had Things
- Switched.
"Have you reached a Tordlctr asked
Judge Day.
Member of th Jury nodded and th
foreman, John J. Oleaaon, arose and
handed Deputy Clerk Bteer a aealed en
velope. Steer took ft, opened It and then
after a start of surprise, handed it to th
court. Judge and clerk then whispered to
gether. "Thla verdict Is not signed," said th
court finally.
"Gosh bang Itr called out Oleaaon,
"blast me If I didn't tear up the wrona
on."
Tb suit was an appeal cas from Justlo
court. Sommar Bro. asking ISO of tho
Omaha A Council Bluff Street Railway
company. Th Jury found for plaintiff la
th sum of 141.60, and th foreman aa
dantally destroyed hi verdict and sub
stituted an unsigned verdict for defendant.
Th matter waa finally stralghUned out,
but th Jury had to be sent bade to do U.
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Chinese Cashier
as Corespondent
Saffron-Hued Celestial is Charged
with Breaking Up New Tork
Family.
NEW TORK, Deo. 17. Sun Cbann, af-fron-hued
cashier In a Chines curio hop,
brok up th family of a whit man. Frank
B. Paulson, cashier In th auditor of He
of th Mutual LIf Insurano company,
obtained a dlvorc today from hi wife,
Sarah. Sun Chann wu namad a oo-
reepondent.
Th Paulsens separated by mutual agree
ment a year ago and Mrs. Paulsen wont
to her former homo at Now Pall a N. T.
Her alleged Infatuation with Sun Chann
dated from that tim, her husband Mid.
Mr. Paulsen denied th charges.
CENSUS BUREAU KEPT BUSY
Many Application FIU4 for Foatttoa
a Enumerators, lacladlngr
M saber of Wosnaa.
The principal business of tho census
ureau In th federal building Just low ta U
consider and tabulate th multiplicity
of applications for Job a enumerators. A
number of women hav applied for poat
tlon. and tha will b given oqual oof-vUV-ratlon
with tho of th mn.
Th bureau recognises th fast that then
ar numerous instance whor th work of
enumeration oaa be better acoomplumod
by woman numerator, and an offort rill
be mads to our plaUy qualified
woman for thla purposo.
Non of these appointment will be mad
of olthor men or woman antil atar the
first of tb year.
Now la th ttmo t boot yovr Cartr
mag bualBM by advortlatag tm Ta H