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unday " Bee. f PART f.VE ''In n S r T T M PAGEA 1 TO 4. VOL. XXXLX-NO. 35. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1910.- SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS; Omaha Track Meet Grows in Importance; Local Horsemen Get Busy; Cornhusker Base Ball INTEREST GROWS IN TRACK MEET Big Indoor Tournament April 1 Sore to Attract Large Crowds at the AucLtorium. BIG SQUAD HEADS TOWAltDDIAMOND Coach Carroll Will Have Plenty of Material to Whip Into Shape. High School Lads Who Win Laurels as Athletes SEVERAL VETS ARE MISSING Omaha sews SEATS IKD HEADY BUYERS Ak-Sar-Een -Governors Arrange for Enttrtainmtnt. IIEUT. MICHAELI3 IN CHARGE Eas Had Much Experience in Manag ing Similar Tourneys. SEVERAL COLLEGES ARE ENTERED Good nannies Traek to Be Bnllt In tndltorlwm for Lou Distance lltfntj Two Corrrnon Will Bp Present. I 1 :ts of the b!c indoor field and track P n. tt at the Omaha Auditorium has been d ilnlte'y fixed for Apr'l 1, and as the tl;n 'draws nearer for the affair Interest Increases. That It will be a bin event socially Is ' ' Ihown by the demand for box seats by dif ' ferent organisations. The University of Michigan Alumni asscc'atlnn has arranged V take a block or seats aa has also the Lincoln High school, the University of , Minnesota and many prominent citizens of Omaha who lmve had boxes reserved. The Board of ' Governors of Ak-Sar-Ben has arranged to entertan the Greater Des Moines committee of thirty on that date and has arranged for boxes. This committee Is working with the Omaha committee .to rtirajce the military tournaments In Omaha and Des Moines (treat successes. A gay galaxy of colors will surround the arena, for all the Institutions are arrang ing to decorate their boxes with their dif ferent college and organization. Colors. Gus Renzs will see that .the Ak-Sar-Ben box Is fittingly adorned. The evening bids fair to be quite a sensation socially. - The prominent Omaha ex-collegians and citizen enthusiastic over the athletics, who are . backing the meet, make certain Its success in every way. The meet will be put on under the auspices of the Omaha Athletic association, tho officers of which are: N. P. Dodge," Jr., president; S. 8. Caldwell, vice president; Prof. E. O. Oraff, : principal of the Omaha High school, vice 1 president; Charles II. Brown, treasurer, and Lieutenant O. K. Mlchaells, secretary. ' l.leatenant Mlchaells la (barge. - Mr. Mlchaells Is thoroughly at home In running big things,' as he has been the ' prime mover in some of the biggest tourna itients that have been held lij, the country,,, ' - and last spring put on the successful mili tary fle)d day tournament at Fort Crook. He Is a member of the staff of General Morton, commander of the Department of W the Missouri, and has established an office with a secretary In the Auditorium, where entries are. to be sent. The track at the Auditorium will be 130 yards to the lap and the corners and endsi will be banked to permit of real speed while making the turns. -.Indoor Splkss nay be used. In the relay races each team will consist of four men and each man will . run three laps. Colleges which have al ready given assurance of being represented are Bellevue, Doane, Hastings. Crelghton, Cos," Grlnnell,. Tabor, Mornlngslde, Ames, the University of Nebraska and Drake. Much Interest Is also being taken In the ' meet by the Toung Men's Christian associa tion and also by the Htgh school athletes. A special feature will be races between the high school teams of Omaha, Des Moines and Lincoln, and this will arouse considerable enthusiasm because ' of the rivalry between these schools. The Omaha and Sioux City Toung Men's Christian as- . aooiatlon teams will meet In a special race. Lieutenant Mlchaells will be glad to fur- ! nlsh any Information desired concerning 1 ire meet wnicn is to be run strictly under Amateur Athletic union rules and under L the supervision of the, western representa l ttve of the union. Governor Shallcnberger and his personal staff have signified their Intention of being present, and Governor Carroll of . Iowa will also be on hand. Wrestling between school boys and Young Men's Christian association ath letes will be put on during the long dis tance races, so that something exciting will be on the tapis at all times. The date of April 1 has been selected be 7 cause the Kansas City athletic and Toung Men's Christian association teams could not compete at an earlier date. By se lectlng the above date the patrons are as ftired chanre to see the Kansas City Young Men's Christian association team 3hlch won the championship at Seattle last summer In the open events. BIG MONEY WAITS FOR JEFFRIES If lie Beala Jark Johnson lie Will Have Portsse. .NLW YORK, Feb. 12. If Jim Jeffries defeats Jack Johnson when they meet on July 4. ha will make more money out of , his victory than any fighter that has ever taken part In a fistic battle. Having already cleared up over ttiO.000 out of his theatrical engagements and be sides guaranteed for his end of the Ight $80.) more, not tncludlng his share from the receipts of the pictures taken of the fight. Jeff has Just been offered the lump Mini of-)50.000 for his share, or a salary of $1.W) a week, with 60 per cent of the profits above that amount, for a ten months' 'tour of the world providing he Is eurceeefu! In beating Johnson. V 'h. H. Frasee of Chicago has made Jef frie the orfer and will start, him off on July S. RECORDS LITTLE , KNOWN OF ew Alsaaaaa Coatalaa Data of Fa. soaa Ataletle Eveata. Ppaldlng'a official athletic almanac for 110 records many Interesting Items In con nection with amateur athletlo records. Without reference to this book but few would know that the earliest recorded amateur record Is that of the late Wllthun R. Curtis for lifting t,t& pounds with har ness, made la 1. Another record which has stood on the A-ka for thirty-five years Is that of H. 1L Ktfoiye of Amherst, sixty-five times for pulling the body up by both arms. 9 I t .. . f Fifcm Left to Right Dodds, left forward; Burdick, captain anl right forward; Trimble, right guard; Patton, left guard; Kul akofsky, substitute; Rector, substitute; OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL TEAM, 1910. AMES SCORES ANOTHER WIN After Sharp Contest Beats Nebraska at Basket Ball 18 to 17. aaaaaM PLAY INCREASES IN ROUGHNESS Cornhoskera Show Better Team Work, . bat Angles Pall Themselves Ont of Deep Hole by Good Work. AMES, la., Feb. . 12.-r(Speclal Telegram.) Today'a hard fought game resulted In another victory for Ames, with a score of 18 to 17. The game-was rongher throughout than yesterday's. Nebraska showed better team work than before and was speedier. The. Ames men were slow on their feet during Hhe fffst hntf 'and had' difficulty In making baskets. The only tmsket made by them In tlils half fas' thrown by Chappel trom "near the center of the field! The score at the end of the first half was 13 to C, In favor of Nebraska. Ames came back? strong In the second . half and Her- Dert ana unappei eacn maae a sensational basket. Teveltrup made one In his old style with several men trying' to hold him. Hutchison made star plays for Nebraska. All Nebraska's baskets were made on long shots. The lineup: Nebraska. . Position. Ames. ,. Herbert .... Wetss Teveltrup .. Walker Hutchison r.f.l r.f... Perry... If. If ... Petrashek c. c... Amberson - r.g. r.g... Jonea l.g.j l.g... ' Chappel Subs: Cariigan for Weiss. Mosher for nolk,.. Wall., fn. Ont.vHB.an Ul.n.M Jones. Bankets: Herbert; 8; Teveltrup, 2; Chappel, 1; Hutchison, S; Perry, 4; Petra schek, 1. Fouls: Herbert, S; Mosher, 8; Perry, 3. Goldsby Puts Brcnnan Out . Hook to Jaw Denver Champion Succumbs to Ne braska City Expert Boxer in Three Minutes. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Feb. 12. (Spe cial.) Thursday evening the Eagles gave an athletic exhibition at their nail ana some 300 people were 'present. Farmer Burns' two young sons were present and gave a wrestling exhibition, followed by wrestling exhibition between Officer Henry Dunkak and Joseph Kastner, in which the former won two falls In seven and three minutes. A boxing bout closed the exhibi tion, In which Leonard Goldsby of this city knocked out R. W. Brennan, a Denver champion, in three minutes by a blow on the Jaw. This was to have been a Six round bout, but Goldsby delivered the blow that put Brennan to sleep In less than three minutes and he was counted out. Goldsby was trained In England and has always been known as a olever boxiT, Mt-lntofth Bark at (trlnaell. GRINNELL. la., Feb 12. (Special.) Andrew Mclntotih, Grlnnell s star hurdler, has re-entered school, an addition which will materially strengthen the scarlet and black's chances on the track. Mcintosh won points In the state and Missouri valley meets last year. Grlnnell's track prospects at the present time are not so bright aa the first of last season. The abolishing of the state meet and the application of the Missouri valley rules throws out Captain Turner, Zelgler, Clark and Wells. - If an Invitation meet Is held In Omaha as planned on April 1 Grlnnell will prob ably send these four men, who are not eligible for . the Missouri valley meet. This means certain points In the sprints, high Jump, pole vault and weights. Light track work will start In a week under the direc tion of C. E. Fisher, the trainer who won the state and Missouri valley meets last season with this fast track team. Tvro-Mea Tram at (. Paul. ST. PAUL. Neb., Feb. 11 In Belby alleya today the two-men teams began the day's program In the International bowling tour nament. In the first shift of six toams to play one team waa made up of Frank Jiwrges and Edward Rlhbeln of Oshkosh. S is The otlirr teams were composed ot bt Paul men. Scores of two-men play: E. O. Johnson and K. L Blouv, Minneapolis 1.V73. Individual play: Frank Joergea, Oshkoan, Wis.. 72. 1Sssw,',tr .' v.'i,V-v--o.v ' " - f t 0V 5 Field Meet to - Be Annual orf Omaha's List Permanent Organization Effected to Give Mid-West Indoor Meet Every Year. The "maha Athletic association has per fected its organization and has joined the Amateur Athletic union, and It proposes to make Indoor athletic meets a' permanent feature In Omaha. Prominent men of Omaha who are In terested In seeing the meet a success every year, ' have guaranteed the expenses, so that the officers may go ahead with every assurance of pulilhg off a big affair. At a meeting of the association Saturday a permanent organization was effected and the following officers elected for the com Ingear: ' ' N. P. Dodge, Jr., president. Prof. K. IT. Graff, S. S. Caldwell, vice presidents. . , , Charles H. Brown, treasurer. Lieutenant O. E. Mlchaells, secretary. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Lieutenant O. E. Mlchaells, chairman. . S. Caldwell. Conrad H. Young. George N. Roberts, H. A. Tukey. . " BOARD OF DIRECTORS... Charles H. Brown, Lieut. Jas. F. Ware, S. 8. Caldwell. H. W. Yates, Jr.. Ben Cherrlngton, N. P. Dodge, Jr., J. M. Glllan, Prof. E. IT. Graff, T. F. Kennedy, Conrad H. Young, Stanley M. Rosewater H. A. Tukey. . H. H. Baldrige, Dr. J. W. Banister, fainter Knox. Jos. Barker, Lieut. O. E. Mlchaells, F.ml! Brandels, Dr. F. Bert Modesltt, E. Buckingham, J. C. Pentland. Ward Burgess. George N. Roberts, Victor Caldwell, Lieut. W. C. Short, Victor Rosewater, H. E. Wallace, Harry Doorly, STEWARDS. Dr. R. G. Clapp, F. A. Nash, H. T. Clarke, Jr., Louis C. Nash, M. G. Colpetzer, W. T. Pace, C R. Courtney. E. P. Peck. F. S. Cowglll. Joseph Cudahy, C. N. Dietz, George N. Peek, M. C. Peters, F. 8. Pollard. Col. Chas. Gardener, Charles H. Pickens, William M. Glass, O. C. Rcdlck, Colonel Glassford, Ernest E. Hart, W. Hayward, W. J. Hynes. A. W. Jefferls, A. J.' Kecllne. F. P. Kirkendall, L. L. Kountze, W. H. McCord, O. W. Megeath, Fred Mots, A. L. Mohler. Gen. Chas. Morton, J. C. Root. C C. Rosewater, Harry Root, A. C. Smith. J. T. Stewart, 2d. Ralph Sunderland, H. A. Tukey, N. B. Updike, John R. Webster, ' E. S. Westbrook. H. W. Yates, J. M. Guild. H. J. Penfold. CUE EXPERTS AT THE LYRIC Willie Hoppe and Ora Mornlngslde Matched for February 28. Willie Hoppe and Ora Mornlngslde will play .a match game of billiards at the Lyric February 26. afternoon and evening, the game to be -18.2 at 400 points, both afternoon and evening. These players are making a world's cham pion billiard tour of the United States and Europe to take two years, and .they play each day for 40 and 60 per cent of the gato rerpts. Charles Tennes of Chicago was In Omaha Friday to arrange for the match and placed the management of local affairs In the hands of John Morrison. SCHWAGER , VERSUS . RAZAGALL Catrh-aa-t'atrh-t'aa Boat Thursday Mht at Soath Omaha. Lwuls Schwager of Calhoun and Jan Raa agall are matched for a catctv-as-catch-can bout at' Labor Temple, South Omaha. Thursday night. Both wrestlers are well known to Omaha and South Omaha sports men and a rattling bout Is expected, as opinion Is about evenly divided as to which will win. : Rassmusen and "Doo Roller, Jr," are matched In the preliminaries and pome other good bouts will be put on to fill out the evening's entertainment. Tranla at Pains Beach. NEW YORK. Feb. U.-The United States National Lawn Tennis association an nounces a tournament at Palm Beach, com mencing March 1. the first ever to be held In winter, attracting players of national reputation. Among the probable contest ants entered are: Beals C. Wright, Harold 11 Hackett. Fred C. Inman, G. F. Touch ard, New York, and Carl K. Gardner, for merly of San Francisco, but now of New Yurk. Hayea-Hrlaad Fight Off. NEW ORLEANS. Feb IT!. A scheduled ten-round fight between Grover Haves and "Fighting- Dick" My land at the Royal Ath letic club here tonight has been called off. Hayes haa a cut over his eye. the result of sparring practice, and la unfit to go uito. the ring. : T i OMAHA HORSEMEN ACTIVE Still Have Hopes of Securing Date on Circuit of Speed Association. MEETING IN OMAHA FEBRUARY 23 Dadle Arohdale la Expected to Make v a. Name for Nebraska on the Grand CiVevIt This Year. Secretary Reisen of the Nebraska Speed association : was In Omaha Saturday, en- j route to Fremont, to confer with , Nick Rorrln. relative to. the annual meeting of the association, which probably will be held at Omaha. Feburary IS. Omaha horsemen have not given tip the Ides, of 'being Included In this circuit, vhlch probably . will Include Tekamah, -Omaha, Fremont. West Point and Columbus, In the order named. West Point Is a new ttown In the circuit, but It has some enthusiastic?" horsemen who may be relied upon to tr.oke the meet a success. The circuit of ' the Nebraska flpead asso ciation la one of the most successful in the west, both In the quality of the races and also In the class of horses and attendance. Most of the meets have been financial suc cesses. Tekamah mads over SS.'JOO on Its meet last year. Considerable Interest attaches to the mare Dudle Archdale, owned, by Harris of Hooper, who will campaign this year on the grand circuit. This mare as a three-year-old had a record of 2:10ft, and no'.v as a five-year-old Is expected to take mary purses on ' the grand circuit. She will be the heaviest entered mare on the circuit this year and her friends expect her to get the coin. She waa sired by Archdale, owned by Nick Ron In of Fremont. Officers of the Nebraska Speed Associa tion are Urging the Omaha horsemen to get In 'line and put Omaha in the circuit. This will Insure good horses all around cs the five towns named would ' all draw high-class horses and could be relied upon to turn out big crowds to Insure the suc cess of all the meets. - Westergaard and Zbyszko to Wrestle They Will Be Matched for the Audi torium as Soon as Possible. Jess Westergaard and Zybszko. That is the next big wrestling match at the Auditorium. Manager Glllan determined before the Westergaard-DeRouen match that If Jesa threw the Frenchman he would open up negotiations at once for this other match. He has not been able to fix the date, but feels confident of getting the match. Both . Wetsergaard and Zbyszko have thrown De Rouen In Omaha, but them selves have never met. They will be sure to put up a great match and Jess will have to go even harder than he did against the Frenchman to win. for Zbyszko, aside from outweighing the young Dane, Is stronger, for he la stronger than De Rouen. It cannot be doubted, though, that Wes tergaard, young as he Is, Is more skillful In seme departments of the game than Zybszko and he Is as fast If not faster. The mighty Pole has some holds that are decidedly new te the American wrestler and these he handles with marvelous dex terity. Westergaard la a disciple of the Gotch-Burns school of wrestling and that Is the best school tnere la. That alwavs places Jess in the running, no matter who Is his opponent. Zbyszko Is a clean wrestler, unlike the dirty DeRouen and as Westergaard Is the same, the match ought to be all the more Interesting. Surely these two men will be a mighty drawing card and the sooner they can be brought the better and the more It will please the local fans. Beatrice May Head Lesgst, BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. U 8peclal.) Borne of the base ball fans at thtls place are agitating the question of organising a league to comprise the towns of Beatrice, Filler, Wyniore, Ptckrell. Liberty, Oketo and Marysvtlle. Kan. The knowing ones believe that such a league would be selt sustalnlng and furnish plenty of amuse ment for the fans the coming summer. : i 7 - t, i. Eight Clubs Seem Certain For League Central City and Kearney Seriously Considering Entry of Organiza tion at Hastings.. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 12.-(Special Telegram.) Henry A. Slevers of the com mittee on constitution for the state base ball league received notice today that Kearney was organizing and would be rep resented at the meeting at Hastings at which time the final steps toward per manent' organization are to be taken. This with Central City In addition to the six towns i represented .. at the original meet ing here, will make an eight-club league. Temporary Chairman Cleary ' desires through the press to extend an Invitation to the base ball enthusiasts of any other city which believes It can maintain a team for the season to come to Hastings for tthe meeting on Monday evening, February 14 and participate In the same. LINCOLN DEFEATS THE BLUFFS Professional Team Has ' Better of Argamrst at Indoor' Base Ball. Despite the big score, the game of Indoor base ball last evening at the Council Bluffs Auditorium between the Council Bluffs Young Men's Christian association team and a professional team from Lincoln. Neb., was a good one end close enough to be exciting. The players were handicapped by the poor light, which jne.de it impossible to see the ball when It was a few feet above the floor. The Llncolnltea captured the game by the score of 43 to 89. The cold night was held responsible for a very small crowd. The umpires were Frank Bender of Council Bluffs and Prof. Pinneo of Lincoln. The score by Innings: Lincoln .10 4 7 0 11 1 10-4S 2 ) 4 0 8 1039 Ccuncll Bluffs The lineup: . Lincoln. Davidson Thomas Page.' , Thurm Abbott De Patron Council Bluffs. .Catch Kynett Pitch.. .First .Second , .Third .Left Short... Scsnlnn ... Evers Sherman . Phillips ..Thomas Bromfield. Right Short. M. Peterson Elliot Field Peterson GRIN.NKI.L TAKES BALL GAME Fast Contest ' with Iowa Fire Ends with 10 to 13. ORINNELL. Ia.. Feb. 12.-(Sieelal Tele gram.) The basket ball gam last evening oeiween urinncit ana . me university ot Iowa was won by Grlnnell, IS to 13. The first point waa won by Iowa City. After that Gnnnell was constantly In jthe lead. Rough play characterized the game and Captain Stewart of Iowa City was put out ior slugging. The rirst halt ended 10 to 7. This leaves the teams tied for the cham pionship. of the state and a third game will uo piuyru ai lowa uy. i ne lineup: (Hitmen. Univtrsity of Iowa. Ptutz. Rowell forward. Ryden Captain Carney... for ward......... Ziegler center McEachron guard , B. 'Carney guard Referee: Finger of Cornell. Hackett of Des Moines. Callender . 'Murphy . Thomas . Stewart Umpire: BETA THETA PI W1X3 MEET Sprained Ankle for t". Hummell Costa Sigma Mo Match. LINCOLN, Feb. 12. (Hpecial Telegram.) The annual Inter fraternit athletlo meet at the state unlversisy mnaslum ist night was won by the iJi. i'heta Pi. wltn a total of 27 points. Alpha Theta Chi. win ner, for two years, was second, with 26 points. The other fraternities finished as follows: Delta Upsilon, 17; Phla Kappa Pel, 13: Sigma Nu, 9; Alpha Tau Omega, i. Phi Delta Theta, 1. The relay race was won by Alpha Theta Chi. Phi Kappa Psi was second, and Delta Upsilon was last. No university records was lowered. C. Hummell, Sigma Nu, sprained his ankle in the preliminary events and was kept out of the high Jump and high kick. His absence from these two events permitted Berta Theta PI to win the meet. Phyl Denied Reinstatement. CINCINNATI. O.. Feb. 12.-Reintate-ment to the list of eligible players was denied by the Natlonsl Bae Ball commis sion to Monte C. Phyt by a decision handed down by the commission this even ing. Phyl had acknowledged that he had I'lavttl with tne Stockton (Lai), so-called "outlaw" team last season when he was under contract with' the New York Na tionals. The commission in Its review of the facts holds that the player was not Justified In his course and refused to re instate him. Mike Itonlln Mar Retire. NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-Mike Donlln and John T. Brush, president of the New York Nationals, had a conference yesterday, at which contra ot terms for the coining base ball season were arranged satisfactory to both Donlln and the dub. Dunlin Is con sidering a theatrical offer and will Inform the New York club on or before March 10 'Whether he will play ball this year or retire frutp the diamond S. '. Carson, substitute; Finely, center. OMAHA SQUASHERS LOSE OUT Chicago Players Score Easy Victory Over Them. "SPIKE" KENNEDY TAKES ONE tils Opponent Rallies Brilliantly and Leads In EndWindy City Players Stars at Game. CHICAGO, .; Feb. 12. (Special Tele gram.) Chicago university squash play ers, scored an easy victory over Omaha today in the local courts. The Chicago ans took every contest, and In the feature event C. W. Osborn of Chicago defeated T. F. ("Spike") Kennedy of Omaha In a close and exciting match. The first match between players of Chicago and Omaha brought W. C. New hall of Chicago and Ed Crelghton of Omaha together. The local player was In brilliant form and finished with a score of 15-16-15. The visitor tried hard to hold his opponent, but the bet he could do was 1 2-13-13. In the second match' J. C. Neely, the tennis star, waa pitted against Mosher Colpetzer of Omaha. Neely proved .too much for the CCornhusker. who only was able to make a 'score of 7-2-1, while the Chicagoan made a total of 16-15-15. Maaon Phelps of the local club found an easy victim in Ed Cudahy, JJr., of Omaha, the former winning easily with a score of 16-16-15. Cudahy was a little off stroke and could not Compete with the strong, fast playing . of his opponent. Cudahy .counted 6-6-2. In the final . match of the morning's play Howard Linn of Chicago waa an easy winner over Harry Wllklns of Omaha. The local man took the first game by a count of 16 to S and annexed the second h to 6. The final game went to Linn 16 to 10. The feature raatch between Osborne of Chicago and "Spike" Kennedy of Ortiaha was held over until the afternoon. Ken nedy by aid of some forceful strokes took the first game 15 to 12. Not dismayed by this defeat, the Chicagoan came right back and easily took the second 15 to 6. The third game was fought botterly and wont to the local man after many brilliant rallies by a score of 18 to 15. The fourth game also went to the local man In a close finish, 16 to 11. Four Western Teams Opposed Wichita, St. . Joseph, Lincoln and Sioux City Want Schedule Meeting in West. . LINCOLN, Feb. 12. (Special Telegram.) Four clubs, Wichita. St. Joseph, Lincoln and' Sioux City, have entered an objection to President Tip O'Neill's call for the schedule meeting of the Western league for . ... . , . ..i a i ...I ... A next weanesaay in lutniu nu nv O'Neill urging that the magnates gather In St. JosephThe league constitution requires that the schedule meeting shall go to the pennant winning city, In this Instance Des Moines, and the eight clubs must vote unanimously before a transfer can be made either to Chicago or St. Joseph. With the Chicago transfer blocked, and unless the four remaining clubs assent to St. Joseph, the Iowa capital may yet capture the meet ing. The dissenters take the position that Western league meetings should be held In Western league territory, and that St. Joseph being the new town In the circuit Is entitled to the meeting. LINCOLN BUYS DICK JAMES Links Close Up Gap la Infield by Purchasing Second Baseman, LINCOLN, Feb. 12-( Special Telegram.) The Lincoln club today closed the gap In Its Infield by completing a deal with Elmira of the New York State league for Second Baseman Dick James. The Lincoln management pays StfGO and Includes the re- lease of Pitcher James Nagle In the trade. With Elmira last year James fielded .961 and batted .273. - Another pitcher and an outfielder will complete Lincoln's playing roster. Oberlla Defeats Cornell. ITHACA, N. Y., Feb. ll.-Oberlln defeated Cornell at basket ball here tonight, 24 to 1. i ' i The Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads. Important Places Are Open to New Candidates. NEW FIELD FOR , PRACTICE Athletic Grounds Near University Big ' Inducement to Candidates. WEAKNESS OF PITCHING STAFF Only Twa Old Twlrlera Bsurk, and They Are Mot Considered, Strong Dig; Meet for Charter Day. LINCOLN. Feb. 12. (Special.) With pro.i pecta for the largest squad In the history of the university,, the Cornhusker base ball candidates will start practice in the "cage" of the gymnasium next Wednesday after noon under the personal Instruction if Coach "Bobby" Carroll. The official call for candidates waa Issued by the Nebraska diamond Instructor this afternoon. Special . wire and netting have been se cured ' lo aci-uiiiiriodaie the extraordinary number of players who are expected to an swer the appeal for base ball men. Last season the roll of candidates for winter practice numbered over seventy, but the chances are that this total will be aug mented to IX men before the second week of training. Several vacancies on the team and a new field on the campus have served to incite an amazing amount of Interest in the Cornhusker nine for this season. Most of the places on the rrine were filled by veter ans last spring,' and .the new men frit that It was a waste of time to try out for posi tions. This feeling among the promising players of the school kept many good men from getting out and reduced the size of the early season squad materially. Other players who wished to train with the squad were kept from following out tholr desire by the failure of the Board of Regents of the university to acquire an athletlo field before the opening of the base ball season. AH outdoor practice had to take place at Antelope park, which Is situated several blocks from the university campus. To train there each day meant that students had to sacrifice much of the time that they should have devoted to their, studies. Those among the aspiring players who thought the sacrifice was too much abandoned the base ball crew and remained, in civilian togs. New Field 'a Stimulant. For this spring the Cornhuskers are to have a sod diamond on the new athletic field, located Just a block from the gym nasium; This Is Just the gift the men have been hoping would be granted them, and now that It has been presented they are showing their loyalty to the scarlet and cream by announcing their Intention to turn out the largest training aggretcutl'm that has graced the local campus in the many years that the Cornhuskers . hve been playing the diamond sport. - The call for candidates today started a bust of gossip about the men who will re port at once for the "cage" work. Since the opening of the second semester several new players have returned to the univers ity, causing Cornhusker stock - to aviate. Coach Carroll thla afternoon said the first day of practice next week would see al least five men as candidates for each ot the Jobs on the nine. A list of the best prospective players In - school has been handed to him, and It shows that there Is. plenty of good material In the university to give the Cornhuskers a winning team, if the candidates will work hard and de velop as they should during the next two months. Well Sapplled with Catchers. Competent catchers for the nine will not be lacking. Four of the men who aspire to do work behind the stick appear to be varsity caliber. Captain Greensllt himself will be the regular backstop unletis some other man proves capable of holding that Job with the same amount of efficiency as the Nebraska leader displays. "Greeny" Is an old reliable for backstop, and It will take a mighty skillful lad to displace him. As the Season comes on, though, it may bi found advisable to let some other player da the glove feat at the. home platter and shift the. captain to second base, lie filled that position most of last, season, but did not have .the forin for coyertpg the'second sack that h9- assumed behind the breast-protector and mask.' ... Radcliff,-Patterson and Hyde are worth aspirants for feature work In catching be hind the bat. ' Kadt-llff attracted attention with his exhibition last spring. He Is a fairly good pegger and Is a perfect clinch artist. With the bat he Is much better than average college ball player. As a pupil of the defensive details of th game Patterson has no superior In tin school. He clinches the ball at the bat, but Is slightly weak In his pegging to sec ond. He Is , acquiring a batting eye and ought to show good form with the stick by mid-summer. ' Hyde played considerable ball with th City league and other Lincoln teams last season and the year Im fore. He has a strong wing and his pegging to second is admirable. His batting Is only fair. Same Tale Abont Pitchers. Each spring for eight years the chiel worry of tho Nebraska base ball corh has been occasioned by the scarcity of pitching material, and the present season Is to prove no exception. Only two of lust year's twliier are In school. They never wer considered to be very strong, although they were the best the nine had. Besides these two veterans of last spring there will be several other men seeking to get places on the twirler staff. Olmsteud and Math ers are the veterans. Adams. Rodman, Frank, Halllgan and Schmidt are amon the "new" men. y Olmstead had considerable rpeed and gor.d curves, but his head wurk was shock ing. During the latter part of the season he could "steam up" and twist the ball Into such g rations that most of the col lego batsmen could hardly touch hit throws. When It came to fielding, bis po sition and to guarding the runners ca