Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, November 18, 1911, EDITORIAL, Page 12, Image 12
IE . ! l! il :!4 ' -A : V. a I T". " 4 '. ! o1 ! i hi ;e J i ; iu) r-Ti 1 ii !. nf -. I , ua ,'-'A O.i : i : t - nil .:d ry ' o i s ' 1 ! ; 1 ) 1M .-., i t i Tin: T5KE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1911. Delegates to the Convention of the Nebraska League of Municipalities -' j , . .... . ... , 7 tit" i' '! 'I " ' M"' 'l r "". y. , , m mi W'f ' A- 5 w w-1 A 4 J. . izr-l ti" U4i Scl--5 ? ; .",,"-'',--t'' " ''Ki ...V .. .4 f-i art & ' 'v . . v ; .,lir, Ar-ut in i mm urn n-m ii fcn i mi m nEI'KESENTATlVES OF THIItTT-FIVB NEBRASKA TOWNS WHO HAVE BEEN STUDYING MUNICIPAL. PROBLEMS HEIIE TIII3 WEEK IN CONVENTION. rhoto: Ilebard Showers, Omnlia Des Moines, Lincoln NEBRASKA MEN CONFIDENT Practice t Kautat City Shows Team in Good Condition. OPEN ATTACK STARTS GAME tVarnrr 111 Htmrt mt (tanr.rr, Klltolt at ( tnlrr Mich lloprd fur trmm tiebaa'a Boot ta Offart lHflanrr. KANSAS C'ITT, Mo.. Nor. 17. (Ptwdal Telrgrani.) Tha Nrbrutka foot ball team In ronCich'iit ui wlnnlnf from KanNa at Lawrrnoo tomorrow, but nothing Ilka the ferllnK-ot'aurenena that waa avldrnt at Amo borora tha battle wKh the Aft;.a, Is notlcabta sher . tonight, where the Cornhutken will be quartered Until morn iiK.' . . , Coach Ftlelim will not ay whether he exct a rtory or not. The'tnen. them ielveg. dpclare they will win, but they also ai t they will have to Illit bard to do no. Snppoitera of the Kanrae eteven are fura that tha, Cornhunkora will find the Jayhawkere better prrpnred for thin bat tle than fey any prevlgua conluut of the fall. - Mnce the dVfeat at the henna ot Okla homa I nut week, the Kannae roa'hea Iwtve tolled inon veral Krada to aid In form Inu a niaeliliia fur till struggle wltli Ne brniika. and tho riult ol thla wrk ha bt-en to Inake (He Jnyhawkere fully r0 er cent more lowerful thuu they weie lat t-atuiduy. Heavier tlai'k Field. Coach M It hin hue decided thut baxk field has beeu too IlKht In tha lat aamea and ho will endeavor ta make II heavier and tptronirer through tha playing of l'urdy at right half, furdy liaa been ata tloud at (ullhaolc before, . Ulfaaon win go In at full and Oweo anh wUI Hay left halt.' Wainer wilt etart tl.e gama at quarter, lailolt will ba played at center. Horn lierger will not etart the gum. With Olbnun In the lineup the Ncbrunka coach flguree that tha Kanaua teuin will Iiuva pa advantage in tha blukln -depart, inent of tlie game. leluy, the fanioua punter of the Iiwrence eleven, I ma beer, doing wonderful boot work this week, but it U believed Ulbaon will be 11 equal. The Nebruuka fullbnek haa been hooting tha bull for fifty and eljtty yarda on many of the trial. In addition to Olbson tha coach will ue tHo lioot 'of Owen Frank, who' alxo la dollar more accurate and greater dis tance kicking thun ft, uny other time this ear. Will I'lay nen Hall, With theoe two kickers Nebraska will ba able to resort to tha loose ball and open atlark game. It will be the aim of the Cornhusker coach to have his players get tha jump on tho Kansas eleven and score early. To this end every play of the open style xarlety will be used at tha start and ii.n In cane a comfortable lead la eMtttbllshed tne cover will be put on the trloka. which will be reserved for Michigan. The Wolverines have scout a at the game and the Coi nhuiskers ' will try to cover Convertible Collar Overcoats Have the call (or cold weather. Yoa can wear the collar up or down, bat this dees not make the coat high priced be con verted and tryoie of our styles at $30, $25, $20, $15 thHr beet deceptions, though using thm If it Is ne eary, lo order to win the Missouri valloy ctuuiiploiiihln, which l conceded to He on i the game with the Jay hawkers. All the Corn hu"nk era are In tiptop shape; tliey are feeling better than they were when tlio meeting Willi Ames took place. Their mental condition la different from what It was on that day and they have fears which will cause them to play for all they have In them. Their light sig nal drill this arternoon surpassed that which was held before either the Minne sota or Ames games. Tba men went through their practice with a dash and a precision that encouraged thoce who watched them. Bete at Ktfs Money. All betting here Is In favor of the Corn hiwkers, though no odds can, be ob tained. At I.wrence bets are being booked at even money that Nebraska docs not win by twelve points. Ilets also are recorded at even money that Kansas ncoretg This afternoon tha Ne braska eleven sent flowers to Tommy Johnson, famous foot ball hero of Kan sas Inst yeur and the two previous sea Dons. Johnson Is at the door of death at Ilcll Memorial houiiltal and all hope of his recovery haa been given up. Last year Johnson played against Nebranka, and the year before he defeated tho Corn huskers through a sensational run In the clonlug minutes of the gsuie. KANSAS rUVKR ALf. UK All V lleanlars In Ilest (eadlllaa, with "aastltatee Pleatr. LAWRENCE. Kan.. Nov. IT. With the Kansas foot ball team playing the strong est game It haa exalblted thla season. Coach Blierwlu. today gave bis men a rent front hard pcrtmmagfl. They Indulged only. In light signal practice. ' ''i When tha KaiUant i;ti up against the heavy Nebraska, machine tomorrow there will be no causa for offering xciia. The tears Is fit. 'All of the regulars will be In the lineup and two or three good sub stitutes will be held hi reserve for evory poaltlon. The Nebrawka squad of twenty-two members Is Bpendlng the night In Kan sas City. Tha players' wll larrlve here tomorrow. A light practice was held by the tea mtoday, Tlacely Is not with the squad. Owen Krank, a star halfback, will ba In tha game; having regained his old time form. Fared most by the Ne braskans Is tho toe of Delaney of Kan sun. Thi'to hundred Nebraska follower will arrive her for tho game tomorrow, It la said. Cay a Society Brand SUiT or OVERCOAT and save $5 or $10 on a garment EXPERT CLOTHES FITTERS 107 S. 16th Street GRAND ISLANDTIES KEARNEY Two Fait High School Teams Play 0-0 Game. KEAWTEY IN DANGER ONCE Grand Island Marching to Goal Mae with Hag-Id Stride, bat Farablea lev tha lay. KEARNEY, Neb., Not. 17.-(6peclal Telegram.) Ia the fastert high school foot ball game played on the local field In years. Oram5 Island High school suc ceeded In holding tha eKarney High school to a tie si-ore, to 0. Grand Inland kicked off to Kearney, and Wallace of Kearney, carried the ball to the forty-yard line. Urand Island hold and Kearney was forced to kick. Wal lace punted the ball sixty-five yards, the longest punt seen on tha local fiekt. Dur ing the second and third quarters, the teenu see-sawed back and forth acrous the field, neither seeming to have any advantage. Kearney's goal was In danger of a touchdown only onre, while the Kearney boys succeeded In getting tho ball Inside Urand Island's ten-yard line twice. Cosh of Grand Island, who scored a drop . oil Kearney when they played at Urand Inland, tried five drop-kicks, but four of them were blocked and one went wide. Wsllace of Kearney tried four plaee-kluka. two of which were blocked, and the other two went wild. In the last quarter of tha gnma, 0and Island was entirely on the' defensive, be ing forced to ppnt In order to nave their geal severtl jtrme,f thla quarter. Kear nf soireededjrl $laklni( gulni through Grand line rroctor of Kearney carrying .tha frail tttoeo aud twenty yards on line smashes, and funitlca alone saved Urand lalund, ' ;.. The Grttud . I.iLb'1 - team was accom panied br a boot forty rooters and the rooting on both sides was extremely splr Uod. Individual plays were lacking, both teama playing a con.ilsteut game. Many punla war exchanged, with honor a about even. "er forward passes were worked, each team, however, succeeded in making a few spectacular passes. The lineup: KEARNEY. GRAND ISLAND. Iowa City Packed With Rooters for Ames and Varsity IOWA CITT. .Ia,. Nov. 17.-(SpeclaU-With every hotel crowded, with frater nity houses packed from cellar to garret and eyery available accommodation taken, while mere alumni, Ames supporters and visitors come on every train, Iowa City ta tonight awatUng what promises to be the greutsst battle of. tha year In, the state. Tonights mass weeing faw the spirit and euthuxlusm of tliel Iowa student body aroused, to the highest pitch ever rcuched. Over S.OUt) rooters crowded the big auditorium to Its capacity and ninny crowded into the halts, where they could heur only the sound of the yells and onus. 1'or the first time In the blntory of contests here the ticket scalping evil hna made Its appearance. Speculators have got hold of several blocks of the bt seats and are holding them for double prices, with every Indication of belnir able to get thorn when the rush comes In Saturday morning. Without doubt the srtet crowd ever on low a field wJl puis through the gates tomorrow. The Iowa team put In Its laat practice hht afternoon, and this conxiated merely of light signal work. No ecrtmmuge has been attempted since Tueeday evening, Haw ley fearing injuries to hU meu on the frozen ground. The work this evening wus merely limbering-up eierclte, and tho men were taken for a short trip up the river us a means of getting them away from the excitement in town. They were not allowed to- attend the mass meeting tonight for the sums reason. The Iowa team wilt line up exactly as It did at Purdue. Curry, the daohlng httlo quarter, may be sent In lata In the game, us ho l vory anxious to play and can be depended upon to cut a few cir cles around the Ames ends as long as ho lasts. With him In the game Iowa stu dents would offer odds on the chauoes of the team, but without him they are afraid that the Aggie defenae will be too strong. O'lirl.n's toe Is the chief reliance here for store, and "Fat" has been dolnj nobly this week In pracMoe. He, with Alexander and Murphy, will be playing the third year against Ames, aud till three are anxious to make it an Unhrokuu string of victories. Al Fischer, the beet yell-master aver at Iowa, Is expected to arrive from Syra cuse, N. V, tomorrow to lead th Iowa cheering section. I.urns itR.IRK. l.ittletleld HT.HT. ,fmp RtiiHU. H'soner, J'ns'n...C.C. .. Varroll ti.U1. 'J. DhvIb ....l-T iLT. Warsham .t....M3. I iTuclor KM. RK. J-amhert L.H. ,u, Wallace F.K. .. LilUz, JJavIs j. Q ., Nagel Koorey lurk Hlevers ...Uerspnchcn Aleuck Huechler ..Miller, Coeh ....Dahlntrom .Miller. Hyck bloke "Beat Nebraska," is Slogan at Lawrence rA WRENCE. Kan.. Nor. 17. "Beat Ne braska, even U It costs the gains with Missouri." That is the word that has tone out to the members of the Kansas university t't ball squad If every man has to he cairiad ofC tha field In tomorrow's game there will be no stop lit the Kansans" camp in their effort to impress upon the northernera the fact that they are not playing with a "amill college" team, an Idea which seems to have been gathered by the Nebraskans since Minnesota and Michigan liuvo been placed ci their schedule. It la known that Nebraska Is coming for the game keyed up to the limit aud will put foitU the best that is In the team lit the battle which U to decide tha Missouri valley championship. From Nebraska's past record It would seem trial tho team is at least four touchdowns better than Kansas, but it must be remembered that it ia never the same eleven that represents Kansas ugulr.st Nebraska which plays In the other games on the schedule. Kearney Miitary Loses Fast Game GRAND 1SUAND. Neb.. Nov. 17.-t.Spa. clel Telegram.) Kearney Military acad emy lott ta the Grand Island Uus.noas college today by the score of to S. It was a clean game throughout and the weather was Ideal. The first scora wj made hy Keemcy on a drop kick, from the Held. AruiBtrung, for the business college, soon followed with a drop kick nutting three for the locals. Drumiii car ried the ball over the Academy line lor five points and Burrltt added another point by kicking goal. The lineup. ' GR. J8L.AND. KEARNEY M. A, HIGH SCHOOL GRIDIRON CONTEST IS POSTPONED Stormy weather has caused postpone ment of the Council liluffs-Omaha High school KSrne widen was scheduled to b played tomorrow afternoon. The game aill be played ua Saturday, November XJ. Hmrltt il R K. RK... ....it. MU.T..., ....lt.ll R.U.... c c .....i..u.!ui.... I.T. I..T,. ....LK.;.E.. VI. U 11. Kino .....n.n Kit... Diuium rK)K.H.. Munske .......U11 lL.il..., Kennedy Llutnier lUtinoi s lloane ., lKbUh .. (.'ruuland Ai nibirong llalk Mtlehe. I.lBii . . I'remman Togd , Booker ItHrt autluiluid O'Livirn M. Negio (t .... J. Nbku SUNSHINE SOCIETY IS COLLECTING OLD GARMENTS The Omaha women wtio are Intereated In the work of the Nebraska Sunshine society arc leaving garments, food aad other donatlous for phut-lna of the stale at the Towtisend Gun company store where they w:il be collected TueMey and sent to Mrs. Anjui, Moure at Maxwell, Neb., president ef the society. ilr. Moore was recently In Dinah at the leuchvrs' vouvention, umirirw E3 C3 C3 Will De a Lively Day at LHlayden's Hig QlothEng epaBSmen4 There's ample time to "Fix up" for Thanksgiving daybut none too soon if you want the cream of the propo sition we have to offer tomorrow. . - , f every man interested in'ready-to-wear elothes 'actually knew of the surpassing values to bo found here, we would be doing all the clothing business of this good city, and we're doing a lot of it as it is. Here's the proposition: "NVe'vo just secured from Hart, Schaffner Q. Twlarx four hundred suits and as many Overeouts. kind we place on sale tomorrow at The twenty-five dollar Tlie season's latest creations English sacks, shapemakers' sacks, and standard sacks the new Scotches, in brown, kingfisher blue, tho Heather Bell Trios and fancy worsteds. Overcoats models are raglan, full box, great coats,' single or dou ble breasted, belted or without, 4(7, 48 and 5U inches long. "Duplex" convertible collars, full lined and fancy back fabrics rainproofed. You never saw a more complete- assortment of the new shadings iu plain and tlio new "ruff cloths assembled for your choosing many of them exclusive and the conservative black, brown and oxford ker seys somo of them silk lined throughout. To offer no better than is to lie had elsewhere would not entitle us to your preference but our elothes have stood tho test in every essential in fit, fabric and style they excel. In other words, they have "made good" and iu these days of hustlfhg competition whether -applied to man or merchandise, both must "make good" or make way. The man or young man, w ith less than $20.00 to spend better look into tho merits of tho llayden "Wonder" clothes at $14.50 suits and overcoats everything that's new. If you take tho time for our sales man to slow you through this wonderful line you'll not be disap pointed. Every llayden ""Wonder" suit or overcoat' that leaves our 6tore makes a life-long, customer. They're hand tailored and the price $14.50. Why pay $18.00.' Seo that tho boy is provided for our boys' clothing proposition is equally-good as our men's. Saturday on the second floor we offer all wool two-pant boys' suits at $3.93, worth $6.00. Boys' fine warm, comfortable overcoats at $3.95, worth $6.00, ages 6 to 17. AVe offer 200 boys' Knicker suits in our domestic room Saturday at $1.93, worth $3.50 all sizes. Hay den llTOilheirs Ooprrlf ht Hart Schaffner ft Marx I i nn mi -!! i n n mini in niT Hi ifn s 1 mi ! fisilm.r mA sVi't 1 llm las' WATCHES FOOT BALL CLOSELY Nanal Assocution Will Send Cut . Oaestionaaire Before Mcetin;. SECUEE EDTjCAtlONAI, EESTJLTS 1 . 1 " - At Animal Mevtlun; rrouraiu Will luclaire Allreaswa by tiencral . . Udus aad, Uthef rrouit- nent Men. NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Requestlng that the members of the organixation give care ful consideration to foot ball develop ments this fall. Captain Vulmer B. Pierce, president of tho National Collegiate Athletlo association, announces that thut body ,wlll send out a questlnniisire be fore the anuul niecUng. scncouled for December 3S, at tlie Hotel Aslor, In re gard t. the game, aud aeKs that all Interested will oo-upevate In making such action of value. Among oilier, things Captain Tierce touches upon In his communication are noticed of the following; "It la a pleasure again to state that tha National Collegiate Athletlo asso ciation Is In a flourishing condition. Evidently the' colleges aud universities throughout the land are reaching tha firm conviction that a na'.ion-wlde effort hi necessary to secure the best educa tional results from collegiate athletics. It Is on Ihitf account, then, that the Na tional Collegiate Athteiic nKitioi haa grown In membertrftp, to some eighty col leges and universities, whoee students number more than lOO.Oou. ' "At the annual meeting the program will Include the following addresses: The Military Value of Athletics to a Nation." Major General Leonard Wood, Chief of Htaff. United States Army. "Collegiate Athletics frvra the View point of the 1'rwndenl of a 1'nlversltj'." Chancellor McCormlck. I'nlveisity of Pittsburgh. "The Influence of t-ollegijte Athletics I'pon Priparatoi-y tk'hools," prof. Scud der, Rutgers Prvparuwiy School, aeesiua u( Interest. "The afternoon sessiou will le one of great tnterrst, Including lepoit I'roiu I v presents tlv es of the various districts Into which the United States Is divided, the foot ball rule committee, the central board of foot fall officials, the committee on track athletics and the committee on the amateur law. "it Is proposed this yesr to hold an evening session, as which an opportunity will be given for an interchange of views from representatives', of all .arts of the country on topics of Immediate and gen eral Interest, such as the employment of professional coaches. Topics for discus sion may be suggested by delegates and tl.e proceedings will be Informal. "In connection with recent discussions with regard to the use of professional ctschas in collegiate athletics, the fol lowing resolution, adopted at tba last annual meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic association, should be of special interest: i ( " it is the sense of the National Col legiate AthL-tlo association that coaching aud training ba conf-ned to the regular members of tha teaching stuff employed by the governing board of the Institution .for tha full academic year; and, further, that athletics ba made a tegular depart ment or, combined with physical educa tion, constitute a regular department and receive the sums consideration and be given equal responsibility, and be held to the same accountability as any ether i purtinent In a college or university.' Page thirty-five annual report. Mill Cvadaally toiltrn. "It Is not expected that all institutions of learning wUI be able ti conform to this resolution Immediately, but U ex presses an ideal toward which all the uni versities and colleges represented at our latt annual meeting feel they should pro gresa. The ivmoal of the professional and commercial spirit from our. college play grounds Is one of the great things this association is striving for. "It is concede that ' this gisA'atian has Influenced the foot bait mk.J, very largely In their work since J A It be htoies us, then, to gie to this important body every possible assistance In the way of Information Tbat they have paid heed to oar wishes in the past Is too well known to require comment ' "We desire -to call attention to a ques tionnaire on base ball and t- .ask thst It be answered Iu such a 'manner as to make it of value. The purpose of his questionnaire la evident. It deals with one of the most serious questions In collegiate athletics' and so should receive careful consideration. This association is rn deavorin gto find a solution to the vexed question of "summer base ball, and your effective co-operation In tho work Is de sired. By giving the information asked for you will greatly assist us. "Any Institution not already a member of the National Collegiate Athletlo asso ciation should Join now. The Immense tmportanoe (if college athletics a a an edu cational agent must be known to all. and all colleges should tako part In this or ganised effort to make the most of It For further Information write Prof. V. W. Nlco'.son, Wesleyan university,- Mid dletown, Conn." WALNUT HILL LADS TO HAVE BASKET BALL TEAM The Walnut Hill Methodist church' boys have orranlxed for banket ball. The Walnut 11111 Methodists have held a reputation of supporting a winning basket bull team and wish to receive challenges from any team In or near Omaha, The first game ef the teon will be played about Tha t giving time. The line-up is as follows: K. Adams Forward. W, bel.er I.... Forward. 1,. Hoffman ...'. Korwurd. il. Thomaen v Center. 1- Oliver Guard. W. tiagnebln Ouard. ' K. Thomas ciuard. Teams wishing games call Harney 3477, and ask for Wallace after T p. m. With the Bowlers The special match betwen the Mets Hro). and Iterkley envelope Co., resulted In favor ol tlie Metz boys, who wmi by suventy-six p.ii. tor tho Mets Neal wai tlio etar with t.H. l-'nr the. Knelope bo a Cochran was the high gun, rolling tiJJ for tho three game, also high Came for the niKht, ZU. Scores: MKTZ BROS. . Int.. la I. !. Total. Neal lis L"?l SM m Conrad )'."0 lsi7 1 13 f,i 1-lHkeney , 171 K IMS - ' J'V fril liuitiey IM lvu l.Vi 47J ... 9 jet ii5 -KNVi-U rU 1st. . JSK) . IVt . r.ij . is; . 170 I'd. 1M ITS in i:;i 918 1.773 CO. Sil. Total. HS fit.l Vi i lin ir-" m &."( Two Rapid City Men Are Lost in Storm RAPID CITY, S. I).. Nov. i;.-Seuich'n pait!es are siouriug the blixxurd-awept piairie r.tar' here tonight tor trace of Preston B. W-'bury, secretary of the local Young X. t Christian association, and Milton Burke, son of J. I.. Burke, foimer register of the United Elates land off.ee here, who left here late today oa a ten-mile cross-couutry run ' "Total JJt-i;K LKY Kuhrv Martin, M. C...T. l'alzer Cochran Irlnkwaler Totals 8V 915 tw8 :,7 '. In tl.e Cocunerclnl league the Drelb.ii Caixiiett took three xtralgnt from the- " a!doia.". ritlno hail inrh totals wun is and uIko hli;h Bingle with V-4. Kor tho ('unities favn!.-.h bad hlgu totals with iU. Next MondJy I he La Valdoiaa ugaiust the Pete loch. Scores: LA VAI.riORAS. Int. ;d. Sd. Total. liil 1V1 3o4 Ml HI lo 1M 4.r.7 V-in 11 ll' 4:'5 ,.. ITS 114 9 ' 3 1J0 15J lta Jii Ktlne l.luckey ... Neucontba , BtoddurU . . i. nristensen Totals. 813 1JRKIBCS CANPV9. 72 775 2,311 Morton Straw , fcaynlHh St i ponliorsl titrager .... 1st. . im . 173 . )7I . 1S . hi I id. 14 lit m 1M i:t 3d. H 173 11 13 17 Totnl. in fi it S1 Totals f'ii) KIT 151", The lirummers took tinee stralglll--from the Cierman Homed in ihe Melropul.tan lui w !ut night. Score-; IKl MMrJRS. :t. j.i. ?d. Totsi Aehlu ,. I '. llh 1 474 Faurtlan 1-! Ill Kn 4(1 uanon Jl i.j 1.1 oil Tola's .. Ml '.IS UF.I'.MAN IIUMK Kant-en JS-i :"7 I anrlw hr!':;nr, J.. 13 H7 Laiidwehj'i.arnp, II.. lv) 1.7 1H 1 17 141 Totals... 4lil reraitteni Advci li.-iug B g Ileluius. 33: 13 ia i.'.e Road to