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1 B 3 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 23, 1010. rhrn the Work In hitter part of noxt With th vacancies ti the pitching list mid In the other part t the team, there will be place for five otyix now men, and this condition If expectedlio result In many nvn getting out an cuVlidatcs for the team. Last year the siXad wtt rot so large as It should have leen. This waa due to the fart that the iornhuskrT had no diamond of the;lr own, mit were forced to us Antelope park, which Is several block away from the campu. This spring the players have a field on th campua and they practice base ball without taking ; too much time from their school work. It waa the lack of a diamond on tha campus that kept tho freshman from show ing a great Interest In the game. Fewof them showed up for practice, and conse quently the coach has no line on what they can do. Had they refponded to th practice call last year, (he coach would know this spring just What material he can depend upon. A it Is he will have to wait until the spring campaign opens be fore lie can ascertain how much good material there Is among lost year's fresh man class. Freshman Team This Year. Hereafter, the base ball coach will have a chance to keep track of all the material In school. Th freshman class is to be given a nine that will be granted sweaters and equipped with uniforms by the athletic board. (James with other college freshman nine will be scheduled for them. By giving the freshmen, who are now barred from Intercollegiate competition, a team each year, all the first year base ball material will be encouraged to try out, and the coach may thereby learn Just what players he can depend upon for the varsity the following season. Manager Lager Is now trying to arrange a schedule of games for the freshman nine, and he wishes to hear from any col lege or high school teams of the state that would like to meet the Cornhusker first year nine, cither In Lincoln or out In the state. All-Year Coach la 1011. To appease the , wrath of the men who aie disappointed over the selection of Cole as foot ball coach, the athletio board la announcing that after next fall one man will b elected to coach all Cornhusker'a athletics and that he will be permitted to get assistants for the four branches of the sports. The new coach will be chosen sooU time before January 1, 1911. that he may take charge of the basket ball team uext seuson. Before Cole was elected tha board con sidered th election of Walter Stef fenf the former University of Chicago star athlete, and had he been a tested couch he probably would have been given the Nebraska Job. For the ,year-around place the Cornhusker board Just now Is considering Tad Jones, the ex-Yale gridiron star. lie has been recommended to the- Nebraska mentors by Walter Camp and he may be hired before tha close of th present school year to take charge of Cornhusker athletics after January 1 next. Meat Drake This Week. The second set of games In the basket ball series for tha title in the northern section' of the Missouri valley champion ship race will be played between Nebraska and Drake In the local armory on Friday and Saturday night. The Cornhusker are , book4 for eight games In this race. Two of them they played with Ames yesterday and today In this city. After the games next week the Cornhusker will play two more with each Drake and Ames on the floors of the latter schools. In the games next week the Nebraska basket tossers should be In much better condition than they were fof the encoun ters with Ames this week. Two of the local stars were out of the games on ac count of Injuries, but these inen Should be back into form by the latter part of the coming week. It th Cornhusker quintet can win the series In this section of the league, It will hav a chance to play the southern winners probably the Jayhawkcrs for the title to the valley championship. Bow and Arrow Contests. CHICAGO, Jan. 22 The National Archery association has Invited W. Dods and Miss Legit, the British archery champions, to come to this country next August and enter the American championships scheduled for this city. They may meet an American team In a dual contest If they prefer the event to open competition. HARD FIGHT FOR AERIAL TROPHY Many Attempts Made (or the Much Coveted Prise. The history of the Mlchelln trophy, which Pnulhan won at Los Angeles, Is of Inter est. Farman's record breaking flight waa made at Chalons, France, on November 3, when he flew 1J6.62 miles in four hours, t minutes and 25 seconds. The Wrights, Paulhan, dirties, Blcriot, Latham, Summer and others had all ex pressed the Intention of making a final attempt during the' closing days ' of the year to defeat Farman's, but his record re mains UJiequaled. Up to November 4, Paulhan had made the longest flight' of th year, at the Brook lands track, In England, when on Novem ber 1 he covered 84.94 miles In two hours, 47 minutes and 20 seconds, but three days later Farman out-distanced him. Farman's remarkable' achievement not only gave hint title to th Mlchelln trophy and prise money, but also broke all world's records for both time and distance. The rules fur tho trophy provide that the test must be made between sunrise and sunset. The of ficial hour of sunset on November t was 4:28 p. m., and Farman's distance In competition could be considered only up to that hour, but he actually covered 144 mlhs before he descended. WUbur Wright was the first to compete for the trophy, when on September 1, 1906, he covered 2S.27 miles at Auvours. On Sep tember 28 he established a new record of 29.89 miles, and on December 18 he flew U47 mile. Finally, on December 31, 1908, be covered 741 milts In two hours, 18 min utes and IS seconds, and was forthwith pronounctd first winner of the trophy and cash prise. On October 1, 1909, Kougier, at Berlin, out-distanced Wright's longest previous flight by. covering 80.73 miles In two hours, U minutes and CO seconds, and this record Blood until Paulhan and Far man bettered It In turn, as already stated. NATIONAL FIRESAND HIRES President Lynch ' of Major Lratat Makes Announcement. NEW YORK, Jan. 22, President Thomas J. Lynch of the National league today pro mulgated the following contract and re Races: Contract With St. Louia. Robert W, Yalea. Releases By Chicago to Louisville. American association, Walter 8. Hurt, W. II. Kay. By Cincinnati to Philadelphia, Na tional league. A. F. Brennan, Hob Lwtng. By Philadelphia to Cincinnati, Nutlonal lagua, Harry Covaleskl. Frank J. Cor lidon. Aarora Defeats Ueneva. Al'llORA. Neb., Jan. 22 tMuerlal.) A'rre High school defeated the faat oti ttmin last night by th score of m la m This Is the second gam that ,v has liwt In threw years. Aurora .,( by stellar team work and fine goal fbukii.g by Harter. Severln of Oeneva l tut hi team, making twenty 4..i. frf. Jakaui uf Aurora wiw on a more brilliant h the cage Is started th month. ' ' t.i ytilvtiiLIng is the load to Big ,Wmo,4 .....a.1 ..liaVt, WE1RDTALE0FWILDDAYRELL How English Derby Winner Got Hit Name. ODD BIT OF BRITISH HISTORY Original WIM Oayrell Murders III Son In the Hall Where Kins William lit Feasted Later. NEW YORK, Jan. 22 Among the queer talcs of the English turf there in none more strangely fascinating than that of Wild Dayrell, the derby winner of 1RSR, s-nd Littlecote House, where he waa brod. In fact there are two stories In one Wild Dayrell the man and th horse named after him and which Is the greater ro mance Is hard to determine. Littlecote House, which is the same today as It was centuries ago, stands In a very lonely situa tion near Hungerford. On thrre sides It Is bounded by a park which spreads over an adjoining hill, and on the fourth by mead ows sloping down to "the Kennet swift, for stiver eels renowned." Close by the house on one side Is a thick grove of lofty trees round which tha ave nue winds from the entrance. The pile itself Is a building of great antiquity, ap parently erected when feudal warfare had terminated, and strong defences were no longer necessary toward the protection of the country mansion. The interior Is sug gestive of olden times, fur the spacious hall is floored with stone and lighted with large transom windows. Its walls are hung with old military accoutrements and at one end la a range of coats of mall and helmets, and on every side is an abundanoe of old fashioned pistols, guns and matchlocks. Below the cornice Is suspended a row of leather Jerkins and a large blaok oak table stretches the whole length of the floor. Spooky Thine Plentiful. The rest of the furniture Is suitable In style, and particularly a cumbrous arm Chair said to have been used In Elizabeth's time. At the other end of the hall Is a gloomy staircase ascending to the first floor, upon which there Is a long gallery with bedroom doors opening Into It. In one of those darksome chambers Is a bed stead with blue hangings, now dingy and threadbare, with a hole near the bottom of one showing where a patch had been cut away, but sewed up afterward with some cloth similar in color. The keynote to this patoh furnishes the tale of Wild Dayrell, the man. It was on a dark rainy night, so , the yarn goes. In the month1 of November about three centuries ago that an old mid wife sat musing by her cottage fireside when she was ' suddenly startled by a loud knocking at her door. On opening it she found a horseman outside who told her that her professional assistance was wanted by a lady of rank who would suit ably reward her for her trouble. The stranger said that there was only one con dition attached to the call and that was that she should consent to be led Into the bedchamber blindfolded. After the acooucher consented the man blindfolded her and placed her on the pillion behind him. Crime In the Olden Days. They went along in silence through many lanes and' byways until they stopped at a house Into which the midwife was ush ered and still blindfolded. From the length of her walk along the passages the woman concluded that the house belonged to some wealthy man. When the bandage, was removed from her eyes she found her self In a large bedroom. On th bed was a lady, while a man pf haughty and. fe rocious looks paced up and down the room. In a short time a flue boy was born, but tho man Immediately took it and burned It. When the midwife afforded all the relief ah could to the unfortunate mother she was told she must be gone. Her former onductor appeared and again bound her eyes and started off with her to her home. Arrived there he paid her handsomely and galloped away In what she thought a dif ferent direction from which they came. Strongly moved by the horrors of the preceding night, the midwife made a deposition before a magistrate next morn ing. Two circumstances afforded hopes of detecting the house in which the crime had been committed, one being that the mid wife, as she fat by thebedslde, had cut a pelce out of the bed curtain; the other that as she descended the staircase she counted the steps, Suspicion at once fell upon Dayrell, the proprietor of Littlecote house, which was examined and Identified by the midwife. Dayrell was tried for the murder at Salis bury, but escaped the sentence of the law by corrupting the Judge. A few months later he broke his neck by a fall from his horse, when hunting. The spot where h came to his end la still pointed out and Is known as Dayrell's Stile, and It Is dreaded by the country folk, especially when the shades of evening catch, them passing by. House In New Hands. On Dayrell's death, which occurred In lfSjST. Sir John Popham took possession of Littlecote house, and It has practically re mained in the possession of that family ever since. A century later William, Prince of Orange, afterward William IIT, stopped at Littlecote on his way from Salisbury to London. The future king was met ut Hungerford by James Il's commis sioners and they all stopped a night at Littlecote house. In the early '60s the house was leased to Mr. Padwick, one of the "Romeo Lords," and for a few years the old place was the scene of some high Jinks by his associates. Wild Dayrell. the horse called after the owner of Littlecote house, was an em phatic) Illustration of good luck In racing. He was bred In a most peculiar way, trained still more peculiarly, and yet there has never since been the lea.it question that he wa the best animal of his day. His owner, Francis Iybourne Popham, bred a derby winner from the only brood mare In his possession, and still more re markable It was the mare's first foal. Ellen Mlddleton,. Wild Dayrell's dam, was the first thouroughbred owned by Pop ham, and he came by her more by chance than good Judgment. lllckaby, who was Popbam's groom, saw her advertised for sale, and thought so highly of the Bay Mlddleton and Myrrha In her breeding, that upon the advice of his employer he wrote to Robert Hill, the owner, for tha price Th answer came back thnt she could be had for the nominal sum of 0, and Rlckaby at once closed the deal, tioed Lark Follows On. There being no stallion of not near Littlecote, Rlrkahy was sent early next spring on a voyage of discovery among the various stud farms In search of a suitable sire. At length he came to Bar row's at Newmarket, where stood Don John, Irish Blrdcatchrr, John OOaunt, and Ion. Rlckaby, murh perplexed, at last fixed on Ion. and Ellen was sent to Mm. The following April about 2 o'clock one morning Ellen had a celt foal which was wheeled In a burrow by the butler Into a warm box. When daylight streaked In he waa found to b a brown foal and his breeolrg waa by Ion (son of Cain) out of Ellen M ddleton by Pay Mlddleton. out of Myrrha, out i f MiUk, cut of lte-sy. When Rlckaby got home to hia cottage about 6 o'clock on that April morning he (old his wife that he had seen' a strange right whirh meant either pood or evil. It was that of a wild durk and wild drake sitting on a quickset hedge, close by the high road. At the time Wild DayTelt was born Pop ham had little or no Idea of taking up racing, so' the following year he adver tised the colt for sale. Several offers were privately made, especially after Dogebrt, by Ion. won the Chesterfield Stakos, and Lord H. Lennox sent his trainer to look at the colt. He bought Wild Dayrell for 11.500. In his 2-year-old career Wild Pay- ell was beaten a trial and he was sent to Tattcrsall's for sale. Popham bought him back with another filly for the reduced figure of S1.1S0. and thus ns Lord Benttnck parted with Surplice and Colonel Peel with Kingston o did Lord Lennox port with a Derby winner. Training; a Derby Winner. As soon as Wild Dayrell reached home Popham decided that he would put him In training at once. He refused to send the colt to Russley for the preparation, but gave Rlckaby two miles of ground on the banks of the Kennet for the exercising gallons. Rlckaby generally led the gallops cn Zegra, a fast 6-ycar-old gelding, while his son Tom had the leg up on the Derbv ; candidate. People around the locality of Littlecote House laughed at the homely, old-fashloncd way of training a Derby horse, but Rlckaby knew all about a horse and he did as he saw fit. The first public appearance of Wild Dey rell took place at the Newmarket first October meeting, when he won a stake for 2-year-olds valued at $1,150, beating a oouple of youngsters that had previously shown good form. Being desirous that his colt should have some gocd trial animals Popham bought a colt named Jack Shep herd for 17,500, and he leased 'another one named Gamelad for six months. A couple of weeks before the Derby a trial took place on Weathercock Hill. Wild Dayrell carried 122 pounds and he was steered by Sherwood, who rode him In the Derby, and he ran clean away from his trial horses, along with giving them a big allowance In weight. Close as the details of the trial were guarded it eaked out what Wild Dayrell had done, and a week before the Derby Popham was offered $25,000 not to start the colt. This was scorned by Popham, who said he wauld not give the honor of winning the derby for ten times that sum. In the meantime Rlckaby and the owner kept a sharp lookout that nobody tampered with the horse, and a force of four trusty retainers kept vigil on his box night and day. Rlckaby Blept over his box every night, while below wer two men armed, and with orders to shoot anyone who en tered the stall. ' ' Won with Ease. Never waa4 a derby won with greater ease than that of Wild Dayrell, He simply cantered with the field to Tottenham Cor ner, where he drew ahead as If the others were standing still. Sherwood, who rode him, did not quite carry out the owners' orders, for he was told not to hit th colt with the whip 'except he was getting beaten on the home stretch. When within fifty yards or so of the post, and when three of four lengths In front Sherwood, out of mere bravado, drew his whip and let Wild Dayrell have a whistling cut of it on the flank. The unnecessary blow seemed to drive the colt crazy on the Instant, for he flew In the air and went buck Jumping across the finish line and ran away across the course. He went clean across the country and was only stopped when he ran Into a white thorn hedge. It took some time to disentangle him out of the hedge, where in he Injured one of his legs, which gave him trouble ever afterward, so the omen of the wild ducks brought good and evil at one and the same time. The value of Wild Dayrell's derby was $2.1,875. At the stud he was not such a great success, but he had the honor of perpetuating a strain which, If not the stoutest. Is the most valuable variety of the thoroughbred. Wild Dayrell was found dead In ha box on November 27, 1870. BUYING CARS AT SECOND HAND (Continued from. First Page.) machinery that cannot be "spotted" other wise, one end of the tube being applied to the ear . and the other moved about over the suspected sources of the noise. Ignition troubles or difficult starting should not Impress the intending purchaser so unfavorably as they generally do. A second-hand car often wants rewiring, which la not . an expensive Job. A car may often run ideally on Its trial trip, and yet be in the final state of the deacon's famous "one-hoss shay." Neither should paint nor upholstery lead the looker after a bargain astray; they are cheap when compared to engineer's work. Looaa Steerlas; Gear. Looseness In the steering should be lonkert for, especially In the steering pivots, which, usually having no adjustment, will give some Indication of the wear the car has had, unless, of course, it Is so old that they have had to be replaced or rebushed. The amount of play in the steering wheel Is easily tested and located, whether In the worm or other gear at base of steer ing post (where It Is often adjustable) or In other Joints of the connections. Right here It Is timely to observe that an auto mobile has one notable advantage over a horse. Insomuch that the unwary pur chaser la hardly likely to be saddled with a purchase that Is absolutely worthless; but he will, however, do well to consider carefully the probable necessary replace ments his car may require, even assuming It to bo generally In fair order. In conclusion a few final remarks may be added, some of which may seem almost supererogatory, though founded on actual cases that have come under my observa tion. Second-hand cars of little known makers should be carefully avoided. They may have been experiments or failures. With the production ot the really first class and established makers the pur chaser will be generally safe, but let him satisfy himself of the date and type of the car. Occasionally ah early and an Im proved pattern have little apparent dif ference In appearance, at least to the novice, who will pay dear for his lack of discernment later on. There are a large number of good, though not big, concerns who turn out satisfactory cars at the present time. It does not follow, however, that their earlier productions would be worth purchasing: In fact, in many cases they were rubbish. Light and cheap cars are to be eschewed, unleaa they are nearly new; on the other hand, aome of the old and slow oars, both cheap and otherwise, may, do very good service in the hands of purchasers who want something at a very low price, and who do not demand speed. Good valu from a practical' point of view may thus often be obtained from an obsolete pattern of car; but It la advisable to find out what are th chance of getting any necessary parts for th car befor you part with your rroney for It, since If then hav to be specially made, they are apt to be ex pensive. Aa a rule the purchase of a well-made second-hand car that has had, say, lea than a year's wear In careful hands, Is a wise proceeding for a beginner, but he must expect to pay a fair price for It; the search for a "real bargain" needs to be conducted with mure etrcu inspection, and not without a fair amount of technical knowledge. IOWA OFF NEBRASKA'S LIST (Continued from First Page.) sideratlon November 19, there is no place among the Cornhusker bookings for Iowa In 1910. The date which Nebraska asked Iowa to save for this school will go to Missouri, If the Tigers can arrange their schedule to accept the Cornhusker offer. The Ibwa game was to have been played at Omaha next season, and an attempet will be put forth to get the Missouri team to go there. St. Joseph business men, though, are behind a movement to have the game transferred to that city and they Intend to make the two schools an attrac tive offer to play there. The Cornhuskers will Insist on meeting the Tigers In this state, and If the game Is booked the "Show Me" aggregation will Journey north next fall to Omaha. Haskell, once announced as the Thanks giving day Opponents of. Nebraska, will not be played, and the Kansas Aggies of Man hattan will likely be the successors of the Indians. The game will be played In Lin coln. tonXHlUKEHS WIM GAME AT LAST Fast Ames Basket Bait Five Defeated 24 to at. LINCOLN. Jan. 22. (Special Telegram.) jNetiraska en pert out a victory over the last basket ball five from Ames this evening at the university armory by a score of 24 to 21. Only Inaccurate goal tossing kept th Cornhuskers from rolling up a larger score on their opponents. The visitors were completely outclassed as to team work and the ball was played In their territory a majority of th time. In the opening half the Nebraska players ruahed the oull Into the Iowa section and kept It there for fully five minutes before tl.ey could locate the basket and toss a successful goal. At the end of the first half the score stood U to 9 In favor of the Aggies. With a change in their lineup, Hutchinson at right forward for Schmidt, the Cornhuskers changed the score to their favor and main tained a lead to the end of th game. The skillful handling of the ball by Hutchinson made the victory possible for the locals. The same teams meet arln tomorrow night. The contest tonight was the first of the Missouri valley championship race. ine uneup: Nebraska I Ames Schmidt R.F. Hutchinson. Fen L.F. Petrashek C. Ingeraoll .1...L.O. Amberson. I Wood '..R.Q. K f Brown L.F.. C L.O.. Herbert Veltrup .Walker, Weese R.Q Mosher Ooals from field: Perry (4), Brown (6), Herbert (2). Hutchinson (3), Veltrup, Am berson, Mosher, Petrashek. Ooals from fouls: Perry (2), Brown (3). Referee: S. Waugh. WESTON CALLS ON GAY NOR Mayor of New York Gives Pedestrian Note to Los Anarele Mayor. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. There waa a little mutual admiration society meeting in the city hall today when Edward Payson Wes ton, the veteran pedestrian, called on Mayor Gaynor. Although the mayor may be classed as an amateur in comparison with his old friend, Weston, he has on un common reputation as an enthusiastic patron and advocate of pedestrlanism. Wes ton told the mayor of his proposed latest transcontinental walk from Los Angeles to New York, and the mayor gave him the following note. "To the Mayor of Los Angeles: This will Introduce to you my long-time friend, Ed ward Payson Weston, who Intends to walk from your city to this city, and if you glv him a good sendoff we will give him a good greeting here. By the teaching of his exam ple, the taking of outdoor physical exer cise, he Is a benefactor to the human race, and should be treated as such. Sincerely yours, WILLIAM J. GAYNOR." MISSOURI .LOSE! TO GKI.WELL Iowa Boy Pot lp Rapid Game for i the Tigers. COLUMBIA. Mo., Jan. 22 (Special Tele gram. ) Coming from behind and playing a rapid-lire game in the second half, the Missouri Tigers lost at basket ball to Qrin nell college tonight, 34 to 30, although at the end of Ine first half of the game Grin nell had the score 20 to 8. The Tigers came back fighting in the second half, romping the Iowana till over the court. Cohen's In ability to make free throws from penalties loBt the game for Missouri. Conkllng smrrea ror Missouri ana gluts was Orln nell's leading man. The lineup: Missouri I Grlnneil Parker R.F.IR F Carney Kelso L.F. L.F Klein Cohen C.C Sluts Conkllng H.G.IR.G MacEachron Hackney L.U.L.O B. Carney HASTINGS TEAM TAKES THE GAME Proves Superior to Council Bluffs at Indoor Base Ball. There was a . large crowd at the Audi torium at Council Bluffs last night to wit ness the game of Indoor base ball between the Young Men's Christian association team and the team of professionals from Hustings, Neb. The local players while they w'ere defeated by the visitors, put up a first class game, especially toward the last. In the seventh inning the locals suc ceeded in scoring nine runs. This was the score by Innings: Council Bluffs 0 0 4 3 1 4 921 Hastings. 7 6 2 6 8 0 427 The game was preceded by a wrestling bout between "Kid" Breedlove and Bob Drake, two local lightweight mat artists. Breedlove secured the first fall In 8 min utes and SO seconds and the second fall In 4 minutes and 8 seconds. GOPHERS OVERWHELM IOWA Northern Basket Ball Five Much Faster Than Hawkeyea. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 22. Minnesota's basket ball five defeated Iowa, 20 to 9. In the first half the score was 6 each. Superior team work won. Iowa waa unable to smash Minnesota's combination. Minnesota ex celled In foul shooting ,id covering, allow ing Iowa no chance to shoot, llyland made a sensational shot from the center of tiie floor. The game was clean and snappy. Hansen and Kusenwald of foot ball tame and Stewart and Hyland were stars. There was a large crowd and mucin rooting. The lineup: Minnesota Anderson, Hansen (C), Wal ker, Rosenwald arid Wanless. Iowa hycien, Stewart (C), Hyland, West and Thomas. Schmidt, substitute. Referee: Wheeler. Wither, 871 Beatrice, IT. W1LBER. Neb., Jan. 22 (Special.) The Wllber High school was victorious at Bea trice last night, where they met and de feated the lieatrlce High school team by a 3X to 17 score. The first half was close, Beatrice being in the lead twice, but in the second Wllber came back strong and played all around their opxuents. The Wllber team Is espMir.lly pleased over the fine tr-atm-nt accorded them by the Bea trice boys. A return game will be played here February 11. BKATIUCE. WILDER. ft out F. F Pruckt Itleckar K.F Uii SiiKkton C.C Blnir fliwn Q.Q Bilderwm Krotilugoi- O. jo . ShJmerd GOiila: prucha (5), Stockton (5). Luse (4), lilnger (4), S'oui Free throws: Prucha, 10 out of Iti; Stockton, 1 out of lti. Beardstown Get Corhett. CRESTON, la., Jan. 22. (Special.) The Beardstown cluh of the IUInoia-MUsourl leugue has secured Jack Corbett, who at the close of luxt year was made manager for Oltumwu and who won the pennant for the Monmouth Browns In that league last season, us well as ICilille Drown, the shortstop. The desl was closed late yes terday afternoon and was a cash transact tlon, Hi anlhtow n paying what the associa tion thouKht was a fair price for the two 'men. Ottumwa has a deal in sight wheroby they hoio to fill Corbett's place soon with a manager. Nelson Knocks Oat La as. MKMPH1S, Tenn.. Jan. 22 Kddle Lang of Chicago waa knocked out tonight by "Hattllng" Nelson, champion lightweight fighter in the eighth round. Lang accepted punishment doggedly until a Blushing body blow put hlin down for Uie count. (vart Cranks Housed. DK.S MOINKS. la., Jan. 22. (Special ) Locul telinia playera are aroused to a high pitch over the poor prospeota for a national clay court ch.mi;l innlup at Omaha and are in favor of drastic action OMAHA BOYS TRIM ST. JOE Twenty-Three to Twenty and Skidoo Means Victory. BEST PLAYING IN SECOND HALF First of Gam All St. Joseph's, bat Fine Work of Bnrdlek, with Good Support, Saves Game. 8T. JOSEPH, Jan. 21 (Special Telegram.) In a hotly contested game of gasket ball on the auditorium floor here, the Omaha High school basket ball five pulled down the skidoo end of a 23 to 20 score. The game waa mad a little rough by the glassy floor, the players sliding Into one another and having a good many falls. The first half closed 14 to In favor of Ht. Joseph, but Omaha came back absolutely deter mined to win and pulled the scor up until at the nd Burdlck'S splendid handling of several free t,hrews on fouls gave the neces sary margin. The whole team showed that If necessary It could play a winning brand of ball. The lineup: Omaha St. Joseph Dodds, Rector... R.F. R.F Kewlcy Cresap, Trimble.. L.F. iL.F Meadows Flnley .C.C Vorrhees Burdlck R.U.R.3 Irwin PaUon LU iL.Q May Field goals: Cresap (2). Meadows (1), Irwin (3), Flnley (2), Hector W, Burdlck (4). Foul goals: Irwin 8, Burdlck C). Referee: James Elder. Timekeeper: F. Power. Bcorekeepers: McGInnls and Car son. Time of halves: 20 minutes. WITH THE BOWLERS. In the Mercantile league the Kamos won all three games. The famous Pills lost two games out of three to the West Bides, althugh Captain Mitchell of the Pills tried to win all three games, bowling every game over 200 and getting the nice total of 26 pins. Scores BPRAGUE PILLS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Totnl. Carter 179 IV 139 4f H. Mitchell 221 204 2il t26 F. Rice m 161 208 V2 C. -Mitchell 2(10 lt5 184 6.VS Ooander 200 160 135 490 Totals 947 807 8S7 ' 2,621 WEST BIDES. 1st. 2d. d. Total. Yale 137 1X8 lii6 4H1 Chrlstensen 1G7 177 2)2 irltf Let 150 131 201 4b2 Hoy 138 136 170 4ti3 E. Norgard 120 158 144 422 Totals )....m 809 883 3,404 MIDLAND P. & O. CO. 1st. 2d. Sd. Total. Chrlstensen 141 159 109 409 Grossman 119 137 151 407 Weeks 173 141 147 461 Totals 433 437 407 1,277 KAMOS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Sellne 153 127 157 437 Slaughter 148 137 173 456 Daulelson 148 214 152 512 Totals 445 478 482 L406 The Day Mailing team In the Poatofflce league walloped the City A team two games out of three last night Colonel Baehr rolled high single and totals for City A, 214 and 585. Utt of the Day Mailing team rolled high single and totals, 216 and 643. Score: CITY A. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. O'Connor 10 121 125 406 Crosier 108 183 17 528 Baehr 209 214 172 509 Totals .... 525 518 484 1.527 DAY MAILING. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Meyers 185 15S 14 4;-2 Utt 148 218 179 643 Bowman 170 175 193 538 Totals 483 644 536 1,563 The Splashers splashed the pins Just enough last night to annex three games from the Bungalows. Francis rolled the highest single score yet rolled on the cellar alleys In a match game, 264, and got high totals, 693. Ward rolled high totals and Qwynne single, 474 and 176. Dirby Woolen Mills and Sunkist Monday. Score: SPLASH'S SPLASHERS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Francis 264 150 174 693 Patterson 16 149 167 46 Straw 153 122 126 401 Totals 586 421 472 1,479 BUNGALOWS. 1st. Id. Sd. Total. Gwynne 157 122 176 4T.0 Ward 13 1 54 . 167 474 Eckles 160 131 126 417 Totals - t70 407 469 1,346 Sooth Omaha Bowlers. Th Carpenter Transfers defeated the Gophers by winning three straight games last night. The former team kept a good lead throughout the series. Score: GOPHERS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Fitzgerald 198 146 160 604 Radzwelt W4 118 139 361 Burke 106 132 138 374 Clark 130 122 159 411 Francisco 2u0 153 192 645 Totals 738 671 786 2,195 CARPENTER TRANSFERS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Leplnskl 155 141 165 461 Noian 165 182 163 610 Hemelben 172 127 153 452 Potcesk 187 167 147 461 Smith 177 113 178 468 Totals..: 806 730 806 1,342 Ames Date Alone Fixed. IOWA CITY, la., Jan. 22 -(Speclal.)-One date only on the Iowa foot ball schedule has been definitely settled. This Is Iowa against Ames November 6 at Ames. All other games are being withheld pending the getting together of Chicago and Wis consin. The report that pressure Is being brought to bear on these two Institutions by other members of the conference to ob tain a settlement was most favorably re ceived here. On the same date as the Iowa-Ames game Grlnneil and Drake will probably meet, ac cording to an announcement made by Man ager John L. Griffith of Drake. This makes five dates practically settled for Uie Blue and WhUa. Yonnarest Traveling; Man Wins. LEXINGTON, Nob., Jan. 22 (Special.) In a race between Harold Banks, champion of the Lexington Skating rink and George H. Abrams, champion of the Kearney rink, the former won by ten feet. Harold Banks is well remembered In the state as the youngest traveling man on the road, being only ten years of age. Methods of Looting Public Domain Letters Introduced in Hermann Trial Showing Defendant Had Knowl edge of Plan. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. E.-Letters lay ing bare the method of looting the public domain by means of dummy applications for school lands and then having these lands Included In a forest reserve, wer sent to Blnger Hermann when he wa com missioner of the general land office, ac cording to evidence In the Hermann trial today. These letters, which detailed alleged workings of the Hyde-Benson syndicate, in California and Oregon, were read to Jud;e Wolverton In the federal court In the absence of the jury. Attorney Worthington for Hermann pro tested against their 'admission. Judge Wolverton ruled that It was com pentent for th government to Introduced evidence to show that Hermann had knowledged that frauds wer being perpetrated la the matter of taking up land In districts to b Included In govern mnt reserve Desota Five-Men Team Leads in Bowling Tourney 1 Schlueter and Online of St. Louis Make High Score in Doublet. T. LOUIS, Jan. 22. Teams from Belle ville, 111., and St. Louis occupied the alleys Friday, tha second of the Middle West Bowling tournament. The high score for the five men teams was made tonight by tho DeSotas of St. Louis, with 2,781. T. Schlueter and J. Guhne of St. Louis made the high mark of the day In the two men events this afternoon, with 1.0S9. In the singles, F. Schlueter Is high, with 633. Sixteen five men teams, all from St. Louis rolled tonight. In the first round the Wltter-Chrlstens, with 2,678 were high with the Cabannes a close second, with 2,671 The other scores in this round were: Hyde Parks 2,fi?7 Rex - 2,577 Buckeyes 2,!.3 Foutatns 2,331 Schneidts 2.407 Thoroughbreds 2,617 In the second round of five men teams tonight, the DeSotas were high, with 2.781. Other soores were: Wool Soaps, No. 1 v- 2.573 Pabsts 2.M4 Buxtun-Sklnner 2,639 Union Sodas 2.448 McCormtcka 2.4J3 Buffalo Springs 2.4.1 Independents 2.267 In the second round of doubles, the St. Louis entrants rolled as follows: J. Schlueter and J. Guhne 1.09 J. Heibert and T. C. ltyan 1..2 E. E. Grubb and H. Welch I,0o8 F. Coffman and F. Engel 96 F. Schlueter of St. Louis was high in th second round of singles, with 633. Other scores by St. Louis, entrants were: F. Engel 6H2 T. C. Ryan 60 F. Schemmer 561 H. Herpst 639 F. Barks 6 T. W. Oliver 428 F. Coffman 625 J. F. Heibert 617 D. Seibert 4H4 M. A. Phillip 44 A. SelHlnr 479 A. A. Pfeiffer A. Vollrath, with 687, was the high man In the Belleville entries. Other scores by bowlers from that city were: J. Gemln 563 A. Slander 600 L. Orcodo 640 A. Mauer 559 F. Funcke 671 H. Schwartz 670 F. Struts (16 A. V. 11. Patterson 480 F. Beneke 4S9 F. Beneke 476 J. Hchneeberger 444 J. Slenger 411 TIPS ON THE DINING CAR Ilff lenity of Maklag a Workablr Rnle Vnder Present Con ditions. A well known railway man, giving a fee to a restaurant waiter who had been con spicuously Inefficient, was remonstrated with by one of his guests and asked why he gave it. "Because I am a moral cow ard," replied the victim. Having In mind this truthful explanation we wish to speak a word In defense of certain passengers on dining cars, who at a recent meeting of the association of dining car superintend ents were characterlzd by one of the mem bers as lacking In brains. This superin tendent Is quoted as saying: "Speaking of tips, the majority of those who eat In dining cars eat about one or two meals on a train each year. Many of them have more money than brains, and are perfectly able to pay a tip and would do so whether the company ruled agalnBt it or not. Any discussion of the subject or any attempt at such rules will only put our business In a turmoil. The tip question has become a nuisance because many travelers lack the courage to offer a fee on a 10 per cent scale, such as Is generally adopted In Eu ropean countries. They prefer to give a tip of more generous proportions rather than face the disapproving look of a negro waiter." Lack of brains Is, we .submit, a wrong diagnosis, at least In the great majority of cases. But why the moral cowardice? In many cases the trouble, no doubt, Is worse than that; It Is moral dishonesty. The pas senger Is using his employer's money and does not exercise the care that he would with his own money. Again, perhaps a higher rate than 10 per cent is appropriate on dining; cars. If the service Is satisfac tory, or nearly so. It Is safe to say that the waiter Is of a higher grade than one could find at a hotel charging the same prices for meals; It is necessary to get this higher grade, if the exacting duties of the Comfort Evcrilinute While Your Rupture Is Being Cured There's constant comfort every minute In the day when you wear a Cluthe Truss the Truss which automatically gives a soothing, healing Massage Treatment a Massage Treatment that cures. Right from the first you'll feel many times better and stronger many times safer with this Truss on. If you don't, there's nothing at all to pay. You'll never again have lo put your rupture back after you put on Vhls Truss. No matter how bad your rupture no matter how hard you work. For this Truss keeps your rupture al ways in place all the lime. Just aa surely an a plaster cast holds a broken bone. No strain can force your rupture out. And no strain can push the Automatic Holding Pada of the Cluthe Truss away from the rupture opening. No other truss or appliance in- the world has this remarkable, automatic holding power. Just a slight sneeze or cough is enougli to push other trusses away from the rupture opening. Vet the Cluthe Truss has no belt, no leg straps, no springs, no harness of any klud wnatever. Nothing at ail uncom- torlable. On red Cot as of BO Tears Standing Tha Cluthe Truss Is so wonderfully soothing to th ruptured parts so won derfully comfortable that children only a few months old hav worn It in absolute ease until cured. It would be cruelty to put any other truss on children. And the Cluthe Truss Is so wonderfully beneficial that it lias cured men and women over 60 to 80 years olii who had boen ruptured 20 to 70 years people who had worn dozens of other trusses and never found one that would hold. Automatio Kassag Treatment Th Cluthe Truss has an almost mag ical attachment which makes the Holding Pads over your rupture automatically -self-adjusting to eery movement you make. And this almost magical attachment regulate the support these pada glv automatically Increase It when thore Is any strain on your rupture as when you lift or push, or even cough. Also, because of this attachment, the Holding Pada automatically massag th weakened muscles at th ruptur opening. dining car ar to be properly performed'. A higher grade of waiter may appropri ately receive a larger fee. Moreover, th) railways are constantly giving meals In dlulng cars which ought to be priced M per cent higher than they are. It eot la considered; so that 10 per cent on the price Is not the same as 10 per rent on the value. This works to the disadvantage of the waiter. The two Inexorable facts of the tip question appear to be (1) that there Is no way to change th habits of the consider able number of customers who give tlpa freely and voluntarily, and (2) that many deem It right to pay only the lowest re spectable amount, while some others would pay none at all, except by th compulsion of custom. The fact that tlpa will be paid, and will vary In Amount would seem to leave the dining car superintendent no choice but to do his best to make his wait ers practice tho ordinary civility of always expressing thanks, regardless of the amount of the gift as the best waiters al ways do. This Is the only workable rule. The passenger can, of course, Ignor the "disapproving look," but he should not be required to do so, If the dining car man ager can correct his waiters' behavior, for such Incidents Impair digestion, and thus may damage the reputation of the kitchen! Railway Age-Gazette. . BELLEVUE ENTERS ON PLANS T0 GET THAT BIG FUND t'ollesre Trustee, Now thai aehool la ladependeat. Are ' (jolae; After the Money. Plans for an aggressive campaign In an effort to raise 8150,000 have been made by trurtecs of Bel lev ue college. The aotlon of Friday afternoon whereby the college board voted against the proposition to con solidate with Hastings college and thereby declared Bellcvue independent of the Pres byterian synod means that Immediate steps must be taken to clear the school of debt. The following resolutions were adopted by the trustees after the merger proposi tion had been coldly turned down: "Resolved, That the board of trustees recognizes that Bellevue college la a trust committed to It for maintenance, protec tion and development at Bellevue, and we hereby express our determination to main tain the college In its Integrity at Belle vue with all Its present functions unim paired; that we recognize the necessity for an Immediate and aggressive financial cam paign along the lines suggested by tha executive committee in October, and that we take up and unremittingly prosecute a campaign for the securing of funds to the amount of $150,000 at least, (50,000 of this amount to be applied to current expenses and $100,000 to be Invested as endowment, and we, the trustees, pledge our Individual and collective active support in this en deavor, and we Invite the friends of Chris tian education throughout the state of Ne braska and th east to join In this work, so that while the permanence of Bellevue college is assured. Its effectiveness may be kept up to a standard of assured compe tence." f Cardinal Reads His Own Defense Lucon Appears Before Bar in France to Answer Charge for Attack- ' ing Schools. RHEIMS, France, Jan. 22. Cardinal Lu con, archbishop of Rhelms, appeared befor the bar In his own behalf today at the con tinuance of the Buit Instigated agninst him Vy the public school teachers, charging that in signing the episcopal letter warning Catholio parents against the public schools he had designed to destroy the authority of the teachers. The cardinal read a statement In which he declared that for his spiritual ministry, , except to God, he owed responsibility only to the head of the church. He denied that the episcopal letter had been Inspired by political considerations, adding: "To complain that the public schools ar becoming an Instrument of de-Chrlstlanlza-tlon does not constitute an attack upon tha political regime of France. "France," he said," "will ratify this judg ment because It comprehends that we ar the real defenders of conscience and tha champions of Its sacred liberties." Jan Pouren .Not Condemned. RIGA, Russia, Jan. 22. The man con demned to death by a courtmartial here yesterday was Jan Poured, an alleged mur derer, and not, as at first reported, Jan Pouren, the revolutionist who escaped to the United Stales some years ago. Cosad Heats Aggies. COZAD. Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.) Tha basket ball team of the Nebraska School of Agriculture played here In the opera house and were beaten by the Cozad High school team. It was a fast game all tha way through. Both teams made a basket In the last half minute of play. Tha score was 18 to 17. This massage treatment strengthens tha ruptured parts as exercise strengthens the arms. That Is how the Cluthe Truss cures, even though everything else has failed. ront Bisk a renny These statements may seem almost too good to be true. v But please remember that you can wear the Cluthe Truss on trial. If It fails to hold your ruptur In abso lute comfort every minut of tha day, tha trial won't cost you a penny. TOED Book Tlla All We have written a free book of advloa. It sums up all that we have learned about Rupture In forty years of experience -In the treatment and cure of over 270,000 cases. The book explain how a rubber band around your wrist would do aa much good as some trusses. It exposes th fraud behind som of th advertised "methods." It puts you on guard against throwing money away. It explains about operations. And It tells all about the Cluthe Truss with Automatic Massage Treatment. How you can try It at our risk. How, by our simple Model and Chart system, we can lit you by mall as well as If you came to our Institute. 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