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VOL. XXXIX NO. 33.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH G, 1910.'
Pa Rourke Has Fine String- of Pitchers to Start; Cornhuskers Want an All-Year-Round Coach
ALL-YEAR COACH
NEBRASKA'S CM
Athletio Board Decides to Make Radi
cal Change in Policy of
Department.
ROUKKE HAS
. ELEVENBOXMEN
Fa it Loading Up on Pitchers and Ex
. pects One Jlore from Big
League Team.
Some Notable Makers of Base Ball History
NEW PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR
WILL PICK SIX FROM THE DOZEN
Omaha
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Eandy, Holly, Keeley and Patton
Back with D. Dnrbm.
CUB DISC ARB WILL BE A ROURKE
Six Infielden on List and One is Yet
to Come.
four for outfield, one to come
Pn In Really Hankering After That
ring end lie la Not Going to
Overwork Ilia Men with
Exhibitions. .
1 Eleven pitchers have signed their names
to Omaha contracts and several more are
expected when the players begin to arrive.
These men will be allowed to work out
with thoae already signed and if any show
real ability they will bo given a further
chance. The pitchers whom Pa has signed
are:
Durbln, Banders, Hollenbeck, Bovee,
Sundelar, Thomas, Frlck, Keeley, Patton,
Ferry, Hanson.
Pa Rourke expects to be able to pick half
A.nn nf tM hitnnh ' to nttrh hl
team to a top position In the Western
league. Borne are tried pitchers, Sanders,
Hollenbeck, Keeley and Patton being of
last year's team, and others are somewhat
new to the game, although they have won
laurels In smaller leagues or In other
towns.
All players signed are expected to report
I to the Smoke House by March 21, to get
'Mielr practice uniforms and, to be shown
the way to Vinton street park, where the
squad will-begin work under Captain Fox.
Three catchers have signed .their names
- to Omaha contracts Gondlng, Cadman
and Agnew. Two of these are of known
quality. Cadman Is expected to show
speed this season, as he has recovered
from the 'effects of his broken ankle. Last
spring he gave Indications of, being one of
the speediest catchers in the league, but
' after breaking his ankle he slowed up con
siderably. " Six Infleldera on Llat.
$ix infleldera are now under contract,
but two of these are considered as on ths
hospital list and it wltf take a tryout to
? . find out Whether either Graham or Perrlne
will be able to play this year. Perrlne was
, bought by Pa from Minneapolis, but he
was all in witn a oaa unee . wnen ne
reached . Omaha. He trle'd t6 play for a
few games and was forced to quit. Oraham
probably will start out utility man.
Fox, Bchlpke. Potts and Kane are the
other infleldera. Fox will - play second as
usual. Kane Is recovering from the In
jury to his j and expects to be able to
report on time. He nearly lost the use of
his eye by having it gouged In a basket
ball game. Potts will play short unless
some other player is secured who may
crowd him out of that position and
Skipper Bill will stick for third.
In the outfield will be found Welch,
King. Shotten and Tighe, trying for the
positions, with the chance of Fisher being
sent back if he does not prove seasoned
enough for the St. Louis Browns.
Pa Rourke says this outline does not
represent the maximum strength of the
team he will put in the field when the
season opens with the Rourkes at Wichita
April 22. He Is now negotiating with some
of the big league managers for an inflelder,
an outfielder and a right-handed pitcher.
He says he has the promise of some good
. men for these positions from the extra men
now being carried by the big leagues.
Under the new ruling all the big league
teams will have to cut down the number
of men they carry and several teams of
the minor leagues will be strengthened by
having these men play rather than to have
them decorate the benches of the big
leagues.
Few Exhibition , Games.
Exhibition games will be a scarce article
in Omaha this spring, ' except with the
amateur teams, as Pa says he does not
care to have the players exert themselves
too much before the weather warms.
' Minneapolis will play here April 6 and
7 and the second team of the White Sox
will be here April and 10.. Either Sioux
City or Lincoln will be scheduled for a
Sunday game, . which completes the lint.
For years It has been the custom to open
the season with a game with the Lee-Glass-
Andreesen Originals, but, .alas," they are
no more. At least that la the dope given
out by Fred Bradford, the manager, who
says the boys-will not organize this sum
mer. Consequently Qulgley has asked for
the honor of the opening game for bis
Stors team and this will be granted.
- Oamea may be played with other ama
' teur local teams or with Bellevue or
Crelghton provided those teams organise
In time.
GOOD BASK BALL TEAM ASSl RED
FIT Players Already Signed for
Season at Lake City.
LAKH CITY, la.. M.trch 6.-(Spec:al.)-liarry
Dodge of Hartley has beau engaged
by the Lake City base Ball association
an Manager for the coming ataaon. He has
already secured four of the beat " players
on the Clear l-ahe team, which he man
aged last season, and has the promise of
several olhtrs to try for a plac,e on the
team. It Is planned for the team to carry
ten men, Including three pitchers and two
eatehera. who will play flrat base and out
field when nut in their regular portions.
Manager Dodge expects to be here about
May 10 to form a team of Ilia local play
ers and those coming In from adjoining
towns to practice and play a few game
Ht that he may decile who will be able
t fill a regular position on the team
Tag day" has 'oeen postponed until fcal
urday, March 12.
Fremont Gets tn Trim.
FREMONT. Neb., March . !neclal
tn Fremont Alhlrtlo association wait
formally oisantsrd taut evening. Gilbert
laluier waa chosen ptealilent; Frank
Know Hon, aerretary and treasurer aud
I 11. Jlickox, K. M. Hill and Fred Wheeler,
directors. IKonUt baae ball, the associa
tion may promote other athletic and spurt
ing events. The, !v foitelt waa ordered
furaarded to I'realdent Helvers today. Tne
limit of Intlrhiedneas Waa fixed at ll.UOJ.
Ilia salary limit was the subject of cun
wleralile oiac-usslon. The. iieiuuut taain
Vil wear blue sulia,
Charles A. Comlskey.
GOSSIP OF THE BOWLERS
Balzer Has Placed Omaha in the Lime
light at Big Tournament.
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ALMOST EQUALS THE RECORD
Tournament Has Increased Interest In
Bowling;, Although Season la
Drawing: to a Close, and the
' Fana Watch Closely.
Omaha Is temporarily represented In the
honor Hat of the American . Bowling con
gress tournament at Detroit by Balzer and
Haines, their score of 1,179' Is the Becond
best shot to dato In the double event and
If Baiter could have made a ISO score In
his last game they no doubt would hold
high position in the finish.
The 267 .score made by Balser In his first
game Is one of the best ever rolled In a
national tournament and is four pins more
than the best rolled in the meet at Pitts
burg lost year. The highest scores 6f past
meets are as follows:
1909 T. Schwoegler, Madison
IMS A. Wengler, Chicago
1907 L O. Graff, Indianapolis
1906 William Raumussen, Oshkosh....
1905Harry Williams, ISan Francisco..
liHM George Telinde, Cleveland
2fi3
277
267
2I7
2U3
29
E. Kettenacher, Newport, Ky 2H9
l!X)2 Albert Krug, Omaha 247
1801 U. Langhenry, Chicago 258
In the tournament- held last year the j
score of 1,179 secured eighteenth place
among the 799 entries.. The entry list this
year will be nearly 1,000. This score should
secure the Omaha pair , a very good posi
tion. The leading team last year waa Hunting
ton and Frltscher, with a total of 1.U4,
which landed them In 119th place. ,
The Stors Triumphs will shoot their
doubles and singles today and then the
Loch's Willow Springs go on in their five
men event Sunday.
Wko'i Who On the Alleys.
Maytham Is taking the Te Be Ce team up
the hill In grand style.
Splush Francis has hit the toboggan. Sand
the alley for those wide hook shooters.
Percy Gwynn Is the best croquet shooter
In the Mela. They call him bprague, Jr.,
now. ,
Bill Schneider has come back to ills old
form and is fighting hard for the lead in
the Metropolitan.
Johnny Laird is ' kndwn as the ' pin
breakar on the cellar alleys. The way that
kid breaks them up is a shame.
Heller of the Mercantile rol a Just like his
name. Heller means a penny. Ask any of
league shooters for the rest of it.
Corporal Floyd has ad ted a great deal of
strength to the Kandy Klde, and is shoot
ing away up with the best of them.
Fagerburg bet his candy wagon against
Sutton's milk cans that he beats 111 in out
tn average before ths season is over.
Jimmy Ulakeney is picked tq shoot the
high total in the singles. He has a wicked
ball and Is roiling hia beat just now.
Wood Hartley is taking to the billard
game. It Is amusing me way he attempts
to make the black ball take the dope.
Banker Hushes Is shooting with the
Union Pacifies. When Jack gets to hitting
his old stride he will make them all go.
Gilham Is back at second baae handling
strikes for Paxton. The way he spares
the wild throws of McLean Is a ciAftion.
McAndrews has a new delivery and
threatens to pass Carey in leas than three
weeks. That's a pin a week. Go It Mac.
Vultee Is the champion foul line man,
wlih Dick T.iard a c on second. One or
the other umpire a ser.es every nUht of thi
week.
Stub' Toman, the smallest man In the
Boosters, Is one of the surest spare bowlers
In the city and helps the Colts win many a
game.
Delanev Is too busy at the hotel to prac
tice much now. Hchirldt has finally solved
his delivery and hit him all over the
alleys.
Moran asserts he Is positively going back
Into first place aa fast as he came down.
The way tie Is going at present be must
mean It.
Bowers has developed into the real classy
bowler of the Cellarettes. Next year ha
will be a member of one of the beet in Uie
Commercial.
Lally Lahecka has taken to the wrestling
game and Is out with a bluff to take on
any pill roller In the city, slse or weight
not considered.
Bland Is st Ml hanging on to the top posi
tion in the Mercantile league. Weeks and
Scott, however, are making him shoot eome
to stay there.
Bprague took his croquet with him. If he
ran gel Into one and three, thy way he
does at home, they are bound to fall. This
Is bprague s boat year, too.
Christiansen, the youthful league breaker.
Is one of the mot troul,). oui shooters
on the alleys. Art Ocatuler Is the one pill
roller tlint ran make Mm quit, as Art has
n'a goat.
George Clarke hag fully revived from h's
ladly injured thumb ana he and hia part
ner. Dan Duller, are now willing to take
Howard and-Tiaynur ou fur another tcu
game match.
Aero Club Makes
Out Calendar tor
Balloon Races
National Championship Event .Will
' Start from Indianapolis Sep
tember 17.
NEW YORK. March 6.-The Aero Club of
America at a meeting -today completed the
calendar for balloon races for the season
of 1910. It is as follows; . . ' ;
July 5 and Air-Craft club of Peoria
(provisional).
August 12 Aere Club of Indiana, Indian
apolis, race A. for balloons in classes 1,
2 and S of the Federation" Aeroiratlque In
ternational rules, 600-2,200 meters capacity;
D, for balloons in classes 4 and 6 of the
Federation Aeronatlque International rules,
1,200-2,200 cublo meters capacity. -
September 17 National championship
balloon race, from Indianapolis. The pilots
making the best records In this race will
be considered as nominees to represent the
United States in the international balloon
race for the Gordon Bennett cup. This race
is only open to pilots of the, Aero. Club of
America and to balloons of t,200 cubic
meters capacity.,
The first placd on the team Is reserved
for Mr. F. W. Mix,. winner of the Interna
tional race of 1909. Should Mr. Mix be un
willing to compete, the pilot who makes
the three best records In the national race
will be chosen to represent the Aero Club
of American. If Mr. Mix will compete the
two first pilots will receive places on the
team. i
The International .'balloon race will start
October 17 from St. Louis. The entries up
to date include three balloons from France,
Germany and the United States, two from
Switzerland and tlaly and one each from
Great Britain and Denmark,
YOUNG HUBBY ON PROBATION
South Dakota n May Be Allowed to
Take Bride at End of Specified -Period.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 6.-(Spe-caX.)
On Tuesday, March 15, a young
South Dakotan, In the person of Forrest
Gllbaugh of Clay county, will complete one
of the most novel probationary periods on
record In the state. At that time he will
learn whether or not he can claim the
bride he married last December.
On December 24 last, he eloped with
and married Miss Mary Lawrence, daugh
ter of Mrs. Charles Bacon of Vermilion.
The love affair had been kept from the
mother, and when Bhe learned of the mar
riage, she was furious because she al
leged that at that time her daughter was
but 17 year of age, which would make
her Ineligible to marry without the con
sent of her mother. .
In looking up the marriage license
record she discovered that Gllbaugh had
sworn that her daughter was IS year of
age, and therefore eligible to marry with
out consent of parent or guardian. A
friend of the groom, Leonard McDonald,
also swore that the girl was 18 year of
age. Having satisfied herself as to what
tho groom and his male friend had sworn
to. Mrs. Bacon swore out a warrant for
the arrest of both young men on the
charge of perjury. '
The case against Gllbaugh was called
for preliminary hearing before Judge Best
of Clay county, lut was not pushed by the
mother. It waa stipulated that aa an
Inducement for the mother not to press the
case against Gllbaugh that the prelimi
nary hearing should be postponed until
March 15, and that in the meantime Gll
baugh should live entirely separate from
his wife. Further conditions were that
he should go to work and pay the sum
of 4 per week to his bride's stepfather
for the board of his bride, whom he was
not to see or talk to. i
If on March 15 it is decided that he
has lived up to the conditions the mother
may consent to let her daughter live with
him. Otherwise an effort will be made
by the mother to annul the marriage.
Movements of Merchandise.
NEW YORK, March S. Imports of mer
chandlae and dry goods at the port of New
York for tne week ending February 26 were
valued at $1644,211. Imports of specie for
the port of New York fur the week ending
today were silver and Sl,ltil,960 gold.
Kxporta of specie from the port of New
Yoik lor the week ending today were II,
ltil.uA old aud fl,0tv,ltl s.ivtr. .
Arthur Metx.
GROUP PHOTOGRAPHED AT OMAHA UNION DEPOT
KANSAS CITY'S STARS COMING
Kawtown Will Send International
Champions to Big Meet.
MATCH FOR SVEA RUNNERS
Omaha's Crack Belay. Team to Meet
: Boya Who Made High Score' at
Seattle Fast Mile Man
- Coming.
'. The crack Kansas City '-. Young Men's
Christian association team, which will visit
Omaha for' the Indoor athletic meet' at the
Auditorium, April J, Is the same team
which won the international championship
at Seattle July 24,. 1909. The men are Don
Stophlet. Jules Komegaderf, Harry . Kan
atzu and Don Hendrlcksbn.
Stophlet Is captain of the team and won
the mile race and waa second in the five
mile race. He holds the Western Amateur
Athletio union mile record, mae at Kan
sas City, July 5, 1909 of 4:30Vi-
Kornegsderf won the 220-yard dash, was
second In the 100-yard dash, second In the
shot put and third in the discus throw.
- Kanatry won first prize in the shot put,
first in the discus throw, first In the ham
mer, establishing new records In each
event.
Hendrlckson won the high and low hurd
les and waa third in the high and broad
Jumps.
The team at Seattle . scored - forty-one
points; Chicago, twenty-one; Vancouver,
thirteen. This relay team will run against
the Svea Athletic association team of
Omaha, which numbers among its mem
bers, some of the fastest Swedish . athletes
In- America. ' The Kansas . City stars will
bring several, other men with them and
they will be seen In the individual events
as well as in the relay race.
Directors of Nebraska City .Team.
NEBRASKA CITY "March B. (Special.)
At a meeting of the base ball stockholders,
B. C. Krnntene and John L. Patterson, were
elected dlrecors of the association to take
the place of p. A. Duff and C. M. Aldrlch,
who realgned. Solicitors were- appointed to
go out and Increase the guarantee fund
which Is already a large one, to back the
base ball team, which Is to be put In the
field this season in the M-I-N-K league.
Secretary Bonwell now has over 213 ap
plications for positions as players with
some of the teams.
The matter of playing Sunday base ball
has been taken up In this city and Is
under discussion. It may be that the league
games will be played In the ney lty park
west of the city, while week day games
will be played on the grounds near the
center of the city.
Seniors and J an tors Win.
' The final games of the first seriea of bas
ket ball contests between the classes of the
Kouth Omaha High school were played last
night and resulted In a ' victory for the
seniors over the freshmen, and the Juniors
over the sophomores. The seniors won In
a clean and fast battle against tho fresh
men by a soore of 34 to U. They had the
younger classmen at their mercy through
out the game. In the contest between the
Juniors and the sophomores the former
won by a score of 29 to 18. This contest
was more even and was correspondingly
rough and marred by frequent fouls on all
aides.
Museatlne Will llavcflub.
MUSCATINE. Ia., March .-Spoclal.)-Muscatine
. is planning for a big base
ball season, Hugh Shannon of Buffalo, N.
Y., has been chosen manager of the Mus
catine team In the. Northern association.
Shannon waa a former manager of the
Ottumwa tear In the Central association.
He Is personally recommended by Charles
Murphy of Chicago and William Smith of
the Buffalo club. A 83.500 site has been
bought by the Muscatlns promoters, and
they expect to build a fine park. .
- Holler Wins on Fonl. . .
DENVER. March 5. Raoul De Rouen,
the French wrestler, upheld-his reputation
for roughness here last night In his match
with Dr. Holler of Seattle. Roller was
given the match after they had been
wrestling, or rather fighting, for fifteen
mtnulea for the second fall. Roller won
the first fall In 88 minutes 22 seconds.
Roller slammed the Frenchman's head
around and the latter used his teeth and
nearly pulled Roller's hair out.
Shannon for Museatlne Team.
MUSCATINE. Ia March 6--(Hpeclal.)
Hugh Shannon of Buffalo, N. Y., former
miiager of the Ottumwa base ball team In
the Central association, bos been chosen
manager of the Muscatine club in the
Northern association. He Is personally
recommended by Charles Murphy of the
Cubs and William Smith of the Buffalo
ohib. A site has been purchased and a
83.UU0 park will be built.
Weston at Springer, JV M.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., March 5-F.d-ward
I'ayaon Wenton wulked forty-two
niiiui, from Shoemaker to Springer, yealr
day, arriving at the latter place at 7:3) this
evening. He will leave tomorrow morn
ing for Raton and will spend Sunday , at
Trinidad, Col
Ted Sullivan,'
LAST WEEK.
Outside Teams
Displace the Men
From Magic City
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South , Bend, Ind., . and Sebring, 0.,
Two-Men Teams Tied for First
Place at Detroit.
-DETROIT, March 5. (Special Telegram.)
Two teams stand . at a tie for first place
in the two-men events aa a result. of the
games this morning in the tenth annual
tournament of tho American Bowling con
gress, R. ' Zimmerman and C. Capbell of
South Bend getting a count of 1,203, tying
with Cook and Crewson of Sebring, O.
'. H. W. Frltscher and H. Zimmerman of
Omaha led the contingent from that city
with a. total of 1,086, but failed to show In
the money. Frltscher got away , with a
good start, having three straight strikes,
but for the rest of his series he was at the
mercy of splits and. errors, holding the pair
down. C. J. Francisco and W. E. Anderson,
and L. M. GJerdee and G. O. Francisco, also
of Omaha, did not get into the money with
1,1)58 and 1,055, respectively.
A new leader cropped out In the individual
events today, when Max Ulger of Cleveland
tooped the score of G. Oakey of Madison,
Wis.,, by seven pins, G. O. Francisco of
Omaha led their bowlers with 693 and high
count of 225. H. W. Frltscher placed 675 to
his credit. C. J. Francisco found the pins
for 844. -, . . , . ,
.Omaha singles:
1st. 2d. 2d. Total.
G. O. Francslco 173 195 223 693
H. ' W. Frltscher 203 192 1H0 675
C. J. Francisco 167 203 174 644
G. Zimmerman... 184 177 176 , . fM
L. M. GJerdes.. 190 172' 147 609
Omaha doubles:
H. W. Frltscher.i..... 199 186 188 '
G. Zimmerman. .v 195 175 184 -1,086
C. J. Francisco 138 180 155
W.Anderson 207 191 190 '1,059
L. M. GJerdes.... 179 114 147
G. O. Francisco 159 ' 153 223 1,035
MEN'S CLASSES "GYMB0REE"
' FURNISHES. FUN. IN PLENTY
Y. H. . C. A. Gymnasium Scene of
Frolic for Benefit of Athletio -
Hnnravl Whoon! On the come! AU
kinds of hoboes, rubes. ' clowns, ancient
aiadlators. everything known, that the in
genuity of the Omaha Men's, Young Men's
Christian association classes could Invent.
Led by Physloal Director Pentland, thtse
fifty-five athletes went through all the
stunts ever heard of on a gymnasium floor
and a good many that were entirely new.
The evening's program began with sev
veral selctions from the "Jaytown Jubilee
Band." which furnished excellent music
during the whole evening. After these
came a grand parade of oil the actors In
the entertainment ending In a dumbbell
drill.
Then came tricks on the horizontal and
other bars, which elinilv , took the breath
away from most of the spectators and
marvelous examples of running ana jump
ing. After some tumbling and clown stunts,
performed Just to get the Interest of the
onlookers up, an Imitation Farmer Burns
and his city brother took to the mats
and pulled off a wrestling match that put
the one held In the Auditorium away buck
in the shade.
The program closed with a couple of
relay races, combined with the rescuing of
a number of squalling infants from a
burning house.
The "Gymboree," as it was called, was
given by the men's classes of the Young
Men' Christian association for- the bene
fit of the athletic park, started lost year
out by the Lake Nakoma, and was cer
tainly a great success as an amusing ath
letic exhibition. . . ,
GOTC1I THROWS . COX O'KELLY
Champion Easily Disposes of Irish
Giant in Stralsht Falls.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., March 6. (Special
Telegram.) Frank Gotch easily defended
his .title last nli;ht In a bout with Con
O'Keiley, heralded as the champion wrestler
of Ireland, before l.boO persons. Gotch won
the first fall In 29 mlnues and the second
in t minutes. The first fall waa gained
by an arm scissor lock and half Nelson
and the second with arm scissor lock and
back Nelson. O' Kelly, although a giant
In slse, waa outclassed from the start,
Gotch after the first few minutes of play
easily overpowered the big Irishman. At
no time was the Humboldt boy la danger
while O' Kelly's stock went down from
the start.
Goodman Ontpolnta Cross.
NE WYORK. March 6. John TJoodman
defeated Leach Cross In a ten-round bout
at the National Sporting Club of America
last night. Both are local lightweights. Good
man outpointed his opponent for nine
consecutive round, but Croas had a shade
the better In the final 8 minutes fighting.
Tho winner Is to meet Tlmmy Murphy,
who won a decision over Owen Moran of
England In California recently.
Nc-rrls L. O'Neill.
VARSITY GETS GOOD PITCIIER
C. Decatur Joins Practice Squad at
Lincoln.
TWO GOOD ONES FROM LAST YEAR
Olmatead and Mathers Are Ones
Who Have Been Tried Out
Ratcllf f Candidate for
Catcher.
LINCOLN, March 6. (Special.) Nebraska
base ball stock aviated this afternoon when
C. Decatur, a promising pitcher,. Joined the
squad for practice on the diamond. Decatur
tried out for the team two years ago when
he was Ineligible. Last year he was not
in school. His return to the squad this
spring encourages the Cornhuskers to hope
that the twirling staff will be bolstered up
considerably.
Decatur is said to be a winning pitcher.
He has a deal of speed ' and several' ex
cellent curves. He was one of the pitchers
whom the coaches had not figured would
get out for the varsity. For several years
the Cornhusker team have been weak in
the pitching department, but with Decatur,
Mathers, OlmStead and Storms showing up
In classy form this spring. It begins to
look as though the team was to be blessed
by a staff of strong slab artists.
Olmatead and 'Mathers are of last season's
twlrlers and the coaches know Just about
what, they can -do. Storms is one of the
new men and his work is being closely
watched by the coaches. He is thought
to be "the goods" and will have a thorough
tryout. '.
v One of the most encouraging pieces of
work of the week was done by Ratcllff, a
candidate for the catching Job. In the prac
tlce games on the new field Ratcllff waa
permitted to catch for the varsity and did
such good work In backstopplng and in
batting that the coaches are inclined to be
lieve that he will be able to fill the position
of catcher so well that Captain Oreensllt,
the regular catcher, may take the third
Back.
The' Nebraska' captain. does not wish to
catch if another player can be found to do
that work. Ratcllffs showing this week
almost makes it certain that he can fill the
bill. His batting was the big feature of
his - playing. He hit the ball so hard in
one of the games that he made two runs
in two times at' bat. If he keeps, his bat
ting eye his excellent hitting will almost
assure him a place with the team.
If Ratcllff can take the catching Job and
allow Greensllt to go to third, only one of
the Infield places will be left vacant. Sec
ond base la without an occupant and the
next few days must bring forth some man
for that sack. Several candidates are try
ing to clinch that place and the coaches
should be able to get a good player to take
the work.
SCORING
IN
TRYOUT
MEET
South Omaha Candidates for Track
Team Try Their Skill. -
The field events of the tryout meet yes
terday afternoon . between the candidates
for the track team were held at Twntleth
and J streets, South Omaha, and scoring
of a high degree was made, considering the
fact tnat lor this meet no preliminary
training was allowed. A small crowd of
enthusiasts watched the twenty-five or
more -candidates In the race and field
events, which conslsted-of the twenty-five-yard
dash, the fifty-yard dash, the Mara-
tnon sprint of four blocks, the broad Jump
the high Jump and the shot-put. Hlrd
Stryker proved to be the highest scorer of
me meet ana naa is points to his credit.
Holmes and Dlckman each had 10 Dotnta.
Following are the scores In the order of
tne events:
Shot-put: Stryker, 38 feet; Philip, 30 feet
LSur, zs rnet.
Twenty-five-yard dash: Holmes first.
Diryaer second, Harding third.
High Jump: Diukman, 4 feet I inches
Diryker, reet 8 Inches; Holmes, 4 feet
inches: Phi Id, 4 feet 7 Inches.
Fifty-yard dash: Holmes first, Jones sec
ond, Huberts third.
Broad Jump: Dickman, 18 feet; Stryker;
17 feet 2 inches; Philip, 17 feet.
Marathon (four blocks): Stryker first.
Aiiftmraiii arconu, riaraing mira.
Individual points: Stryker,- 19; Holmes,
lOVa: Dlckman. 10: Phlln. 4U.: Inihtim
Jones, Roberts, 3 each; Laur, Harding, 1
VCll. - .
Overall to Join Cabs. '
VISALLA. Cat.. Uarrh Ktrv.l nu.r.ll
the giant pitcher, came to terms today
with President Murphy of the Chicago Na
tional league club and he left tonight to
join nis team mates at New Orleans.
Game Plentiful at Gothenburg.
GOTH EN BURY. Neb.. March l.-(Hne.
clal.) Game Is beginning to corns In quite
abundantly, but on account of the high
water, not much river shooting Is being
aone nere.
One Man Will Be Given Charge cf
All Divisions,
STEFFENS MAY GET THE JOB
Chicago Man Being: Considered, To
gether with Many Others.
CAMP OFFERS "TAD" JONES
Applications for Positions Are Coming;
la, but Board Is Still Searching;
for Available Candi
dates. We're looking for a year-round coach,
some one to beat K. IT.
Knm. nn r. .l.loM ua tmm defeat. lOITlfl
one who'll always brew.
LINCOLN. . Mnrch 4. (Spsctnl.) Theee
foregoing words, set to the tune of Da
Wolf Hopper's successful comlo opera
song, "I'm Looking for a Husband," have
formed the campaign slogan for the ath
letio board of the University of Nebraska
In Its quest of a coach to take chargV
of all athletics at the Cornhuskers school.
Tired of meetln-f defeat In foot ball.
basket ball and base ball season after
season, the Cornhuskers have resolved.
that; If good coaching will bring a change
for the better, with victories in most
branches of sports, then that change shall
come soon. The Nebraska board has de
cided to hire a year-round coach, and to
hire lilm at once, or as soon as the right
man can be found.
The Cornhuskers want a coach, who can
Instruct the students in foot ball, base ball,
btskel ball and possibly In track ath
letics. They want a man who can fill a
position similar to that occupied by Alonxo
A. Stagg, at the University of Chicago,
and they are willing to pay the- right man
a good salary. The place will be readv
for the now man to step into it by Novem
ber 1, but the Nebraska board wishes to
elect the future occupant at 'once. end
has started . out to canvas the field of
coaches available for the Job.
At a recent meeting, the board unani
mously agreed that a coach who should
remain at the state school all the year
was the one thing ' of ' which-. C6rnhusker
athletics are In dire need,' and voted to
start at -once a campaign ' that should
bring to Nebraska a 'modern Osiris, who
shall bolster up the -t?6rnhusker athletio
teams and again platje this local school
on tho athletio map of the' middle west-
Can Man Be Found f
In the midst of Its enthusiasm over the
decision to get a general coach, the Ne
braska board calmed itself and asked: Can
the light man be found? Is there avail
able in the country another Stagg, a man
woh can teach all branches of university
athletics' with a fine degree of success such
as has blessed Chicago university for the
last ten years?
Some members of the board doubted very
much that such a coach could be found;
others were not certain about the ques
tion, but said they thought a capable
coach for all branches of athlotics ought to
be discovered, for there must be several
embryo Staggs around the country. So
the Cornhuskers decided they would seek
the aid of tho leading physical directors
ana coaches or the United States in getting
the right man for Nebraska. . And now
the campaign is on.
Letters are being written to all the lead
ing colleges and universities telling of
Nebraska's wants and asking for lnforma-
iiun renaming men who might be able to
fill the position of general coach. From
Coach Stagg of Chicago the board has re
ceived strong recomme nations in favor
of two of his former pupils Walter Slef
fens and "Pat" Page both all-western
foot ball stars. Of the two Stagg thinks'
Steffens would be the better man for tho
work that Nebraska wishes him to do.
Steffens won his letter In four branches
of sport at Chicago. He was captalu of
the foot ball and track teams and was a
star on both the basket ball and base ball
teams. He learned the fine points of the
game, so Stagg says, and was one of the
best all-round athletes that ever graced
the Midway campus. Whether he could
Impart his knowledge of the various
sports to the Cornhusker athletes so that
the local school could have winning teams
la a matter for which even Stagg could
not vouchsafe, though the Chicago coach
satd that his former pupil made an able
assistant ' for him In training the foot
ball team at the Midway last fall.
In his recommendajjon of Tat" Page,
Coach Stagg declared that this former
Chicago player would probably make a
better foot hall coach than Steffuns, but
that he would not know as much about all
the other sports as his former colleague.
Because Page is not adept in all branches
of sports Stagg was inclined to believe
that Steffens would be the better of the
two men for Nebraska.
Camp Recommends Tad Jones.
In answer to a letter from Dr. Clapp of
Nebraska, Waller Camp, the veteran suge
of Yale's athletics, declared i"Tad" Jones,
the famous ex-Yale athlete, (o be the best
man for the Cornhusker position, In his
opinion. Jones was a great Yule foot ball
and base ball player. In the opinion of
Stagg he was one of the beat players that
ever played on a Yale eleven. Other muii
were mentioned by Camp, who. might fill
the Cornhusker Job, but Jones was given
preference over all others by the Yale
mentor. ...
Jones has had some experience In coach
ing since he left Yale. Last fall he drilled
the Syracuse eleven. His team was not a
successful one, and was defeated by both
Michigan and Illinois. According to foot
ball critics, that condition of the Syracuse
team was not the fault of Jones; the mate
rial was scanty and ths ex-Yale player had
to work under a great handicap. Camp
says Jones ought to be able to produce a
championship eleven from a fa'r amount
of good material, . ,
Some of the members of the Nebraska
board are Inclined to look with great favor
upon Jones. Dr. Clapp, himself a graduate
and a former noted track athlete ot Yale,
Is a strong believer In the efficacy of Yale
(Continued on Puge Three.)