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The Omaha Sunday Bee PART FIVE SPORT SECTION PAGES ONE TO POUR VOL. XL1 NO. 23. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHNINU, DECEMIIEH 31, 19.11. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. All the Year Round the Good Sportsman is Satisfied With an Even Break KOUKKE LINING UP HISPLAYERS Contracts Going Oat to Men Who Will Play oa tho Omaha Team This Season. UIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SP0I1T WORLD Omaha Boys Who Are Leading at Basket Ball SPORT Record of What the High Schools of the Country Are Doing-. OMAHA . SPENDS MOST MONEY t TWENTY-EIGHT Oil THE LIST Eight Pitchers to Be Called at the Etart for the Tryout. GONDrNG AGAIN BEHIND THE BAT Many New Paces to Be Seen Anion; Members of Rourke Family. SEEKS SOME OF KAJCR LEAGUES Testing; Groands to lie at Joplln and - After Working Out There the Danch Will Conic Home for Practice Games. he first step iu lining up tho 1912 Omaha bass ba,'l team will slurt this week when Pa Rourke sends out contracts to the twenty-eight players ownei By him. The contracts will be mailed Tuesday. In order to comply with the rules of the National commission the contracts must be sent1 to all players owned by the club on or before February 1. To arold hold-oats, Fa has decided to send his contracts out right away and thus re crlve ttaem back before many weaks have passed, Those who will receive contracts are: Catchers Gondtng, Agntw, Arbogast and Campfleld,. -. Pitchers Lots! KeoleT. Robinson, Hall, Frentees. Rhodes, Blndelar and Cook. First BasemenKane and Porkornty. Second Basemen Moore and Soanlon, ' Third Basemen Nlehoff and Bohlpke. Short Stop Justice, Farrsll, Kneaves and Ward. Outfielders Thomason, Coyle, Anderson. Sours, Schoonover and Lee. ' Some Trades fa Slgfct. Pa Rourke does not Intend to take bis whole squad to Joplln with him. He has received several offers for some ot bis men already and as soon as h gets back tils oontracts he will probably make few deals. At least two trades are In sight whereby Fa will receive a ooupie of Ditchers and Inflelders. At present a Is after pitchers and bas his lines cast for a couple of major leaguers. It Is his present Intentions to take about twenty-three men to Joplln with bun and give them all a chance to maka the team. Of this number there are about three who are not now on the Rourke roster, but who will be at Joplln when the first day's practloe begins. "I da not think there will be many bold-outs this year," said Pa Rourke yesterday. . "All of ; the, regulars who played on last year's -team will send their contracts back signed almost as soon as they receive them. hTe reason for this Is that every manager In the country is seeking to sell and there is hardly a buyer In any of the leagues at present. The chief cause for the small number ot buyers la accredited to the poor base ball season last year when only three leagues In the country made any money. I don't think, there will be many bold-outs In any part of the country this year as every player wants to be sure of a berth and the managers are not going to put up with any foolishness on the parts of the players," Jim Kama .'Bandy. Jim Kane recently wrote to Pa Rourke and expressed himself as being ready for the tap of the gong. He said be was In good condition and was aching to get back Into the game again. Thomason is also anxiously waiting for the season to open and thinks that the spring training trip next March will do more good for the team than aay other plan Pa could bare hit upon. Fa Rourke's team will not be the only one in the league that will make a spring training trip. Denver has decided to make a trip Into Texas as it did last year and Topeka announced yesterday that the . . . . i . l. - ntA T w a The Kaws will make the trip to Tioga. Tex.,' a town of 2,000, about sixty miles north of Fort Worth. March 20 bas been decided as the date to report at Tioga. The Rourkes will report at Joplln March 13 and will practice there every day Jot twenty-five days and will then jump straight to Omaha and will play a week with American association and major league teams. Owing to the number of teams making training trips next spring. Pa Rourks thinks that 1313 will produce one of the best races ever seen in the western league. Old Soman Selects Best Ball Players CHICAGO, Doc. 80. President Charles A. Comlskey of the White Sox has se lected the men whom he considers the twenty greatest ball players of the past , or present. The list Includes Charlie Ferguson, the old Philadelphia 'pitcher, and Kddle Collins of the Athletics. Comlskey 's selections are as follows: Buck Ewlng, first; Mike Kelly, second, and "Pop" Anson, third; Charley Fergu son, Fred Pfeffer, Eddie Collins, Hans Wagner, John Glasscock, Harry I.rd, Ty Cobb, Fred Clarke, Willie Keeler, Tom McCarthy of the old Boston team. La Jole. Charlie Radbourne, Providence pitcher; Bobby Carruthers, St. Louis Browns; Christy Mathewson, Clark Grif fith and Ed Walsh. Of Ferguson be says: "He played with the Philadelphia team and had it on Anaun in that, while he was always considered a great first baseman, be could play any position in the game. He was a rattling good pitcher, could bat like a bouse afire, and was one of the speediest runners of his day. It was a pity he died In the prime of life long be fore his active playing days were over." Of Eddie Collins, Comlskey says: "He's got it on all of the others In the game today. I don't know that a goad lawyer went to waste, but I do know that a mighty good ball player was found when Eddie decided to give up the techni calities of Blackston for the tiitiicaoles of base ball. There isn't much ue say ing anything about Connie Mack's star everybody knows that he Is a wonder as well as I da." ' 5N ' f ' 4' BASKET BALL BOYS WORKING Coach Clark of High School Study ing Individuals for Team, BTJBJEENROAD WILL BE GUARD Captaia , Crocker, Berry, Manneke aad Shary Showlaar Vp Well Tram Will Be Made Up of tar Basket Ball Men. The Omaha High school basket ball squad is getting plenty of practloe through the holidays and Coach Clark is not allowing the lads to go stale for want of bard work to put them in shape for the opening of .the season. ' Every morning the squad assembles in the gymnasium at the Young Men's Chris tian association for a bard hour's prac tloe in throwing baskets, getting up wind and learning the finer points of the gama Much improvement in "dribbling" the ball has been noticeable during the. past week, especially among the new members of the squad. As a rule, high school quintets are weak at this feature of the game and many find It the hardest obstacle- to overcome. Coach Clark has not yet picked the regular five, nor will he do so Until' be first games of the season have ' been played and the' weak and strong points of every individual, player are shown. He is making several shifts and is trying out every lad in at least two positions. It is almost certain that' Leslie Bur ken road will hold down a guard position. He la counted upon as one of the main stays qf the team this ' season. He has been playing with the Tiger Cuba quintet of the Young Men's Christian association for the last five weeks, thereby . putting himself in exoellent condition to work out with the High school squad. Beryl Crocker, the speedy Uttle captain, may be shifted from his position at right guard to a forward position. ' Coach Clark is not allowing Crocker to take an active part in the game until his knee, Injured during the foot ball - season, becomes stronger. Mahns Berry, star guard oa the South Omaha five last season, is counted upon to bold down the right guard position if Crocker is shifted to a forward. Edward Bauman, a sophomore. Is putting up a strong run for a guard in praotlce. Harry Munncke and Clarence Shary are working bard for the center place. Mun neke played a forward with the regular five last year and can.be shifted to that position again this season if neoesssry. Shary has had considerable experience, having played at forward and center for two years with the Wllber High school quintet. Other members of the squad who are showing up well in practice are Sidney Meyer, forward; Dave Bowman, forward or guard; J. Over, guard j or forward; Kenneth Craig, forward; Eugene East man, forward, and James Durkee, guard or forward. Racing Given Blow By Philatjelphians PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 80.-H looks as though the last automobile race bad been driven In FaU mount park. . The park commission of Philadelphia Is open in its opposition to a renewal of the con test and the American Automobile asso ciation baa looked on it with disfavor since the breach opened over the starter question last October. Only strong pres sure can Induce the park officers to change their opinions in the matter. The first attack against this very pop ular road race was made by Dr. J. Wil liam White of the University of Pennayl- II. 1 . lun m a na V.m f Ka li'ai.. mourn rsrs wmmiiun. i ua biikck wm made at the commission meeting, when Dr. White called from the table his reso lution to abolish the race. Dr. White declared that there was no vail for such a race, that It was danger ous to life, that the automobile manu- I tacturers did not want It and that there was no popular demand for it from the public. Members of the Quaker City Motor club opposed Dr. White, and eventually the en tire matter was referred to the com mittee on superintendence and police. Moat of the tneembers of the park -commission appear to agree with Dr. White, and It looks as If the commission will re fuso the use of the park for the race. ' Utile Miot Today. The Benson Rifle club will celebrate the last day of 1.JU this afternoon by hold Ing a rifle shoot at the Benson Eagle ball park. . Considerable Interest was taken In the shoot held last Sunday afternoon. 1 , ,1 r "7 A Omaha Lads Shine at Basket Ball at the Nebraska Uni Omaha Is likely to be well represented on the Cornhusker basket ball five this season, as eleven Omaha boys, most of them former stars on the local high school and Young Men's Christian asso ciation quintets, aro making a strong run for places on Coach Btlehm's regular squad. Sam Carrier, Omaha high School '09, Is sure of holding down one of the forward positions on the regular quintet. He played a sensational game at forward on the varsity five last season and Is now In excellent condition to even better bis previous performances. Chandler Trimble, '10,. and "Dutch" Nagle, '0, are two likely candidates tor the regular five. Both are former Omaha High school stars, Nagle playing a guard and Trimble a forward two years ago. Two Omaha lads who are working out for the varsity are Hugh Mills and John Outright. Of the fourteen members of the fresh men squad, six of them are Omaha lads. Warren Howard, who put up such a sen sational gam .at quarterback on the freshman eleven this fall ,1s making ' a strong run for either a guard or a for ward position. Will Bauraann, guard on last year's high school quintet, is playing at left guard for the first year men. and John Reel, formerly prominent as a local association star, is holding down the other guard. Robert Flnley, '10, is playing at center. Other freshmen from Omaha on the squad are Ralph Doud and Charles Hudson. . Ten Leaders of Various Athletics at the High School The ten leaders In . the Omaha High sohool athletics for the year Ull: Virgil Rector, foot ball, track events and basket ball. Robert Wood, track . events. Beryl Crocker, basket ball and foot ball. Leslie Burkenroad, basket ball. Hugh Millard, track events and toot ball. Slavers Busman n, tennis, Malcolm Baldrlge, foot ball. Miss Laura Zimmerman, girls' tennis champion. Dave Bowman, foot ball. Harold Johnston, golf. . Try for Golf Meet m Omaha Next Year The annual meeting of the Western Golf association will be held in Chicago Saturday evening, January 20. The pur pose ot the meeting will be to elect offi cers and directors for the ensuing year and to select a - nominating committee. The nominating committee for 1911 met recently and submitted its ticket for next year. W. J. Foye of the Omaha Country club has been nominated for a commltee- man for 1812. John D. Cady of the Rock Island Arsenal Golf club was nominated for president for the ensuing year. The awarding for the association 'tourna ments for 1912 will be taken up at the Chicago meeting and two delegates who will go from Omaha will try to land a tournament for this city. The delegates have not yet been named. Johnson Matched With Sam McVey CHICAGO, Dec. 30. -Jack Johnson champion, and Sam McVey will fight tor the heavyweight championship of the world at Sydney, Australia, Easter Mon day if Hugh Mcintosh,' the Sydney pro moter, approves the agreement made here today by his representative and Johnson. Tom Andrews of Milwaukee, Mcintosh's American representative, agreed to give Johnson 130,000, win, lose or draw, 16.000 training expenses and four round trip tickets to Australia. Johnson agreed to tight with these provisions. "McVey is the logical candidate," said Johnson. "He got his place by beating Fam 1-engford. I stopped him In six rounds, however, and another time cleaned him at the end et twenty rounds. He will be soft for me now. It won't take much training, but I am going In f, so as not to be surprised. I'll begin work at once." Andrewe said ha expected cable ap proval of the terms from Mcintosh Im 1 ' -v-', " i t.) V- f i - f v f , 1 . V en" P1RATKS TEAM OIT TUB YOUNG MK J-KAUUM. uyick And sulliyan sign Middleweights Post Forfeit Money for Battle Here January 25. STAGE FOR FIGHT NOT CHOSEN Will Be trick's First Battle Since ftetarn from Successful IJaateru Toor Sullivan a Popu lar FlBhter. Articles have been signed and forfeit money posted for a boxtng exhibition be tween Billy Uvlck, the South Omaha middleweight, nnd Montana Jack Sulli van ot Butte, Mont, for January 26. It has not been decided where the exhibition will be staged. The Lyric theater or Wsshtngton hall will be chosen. The only objection to the Lyrlo theater is the limited seating capacity. Both the principals are of high class caliber and the flstlo fans probably will get a treat when these two come to gether. Uvlck is well known in Omaha and is considered one ot the best middle weights In this section. He recently re turned from the east, where he fought five battles, winning four and being de feated in the fifth when his left- hand gave out. ' x. ' About a year ago Jack Sullivan gave Sailor, Burke one of the worst beatings be ever had. Burke recently had trouble whiplng Uvlck. Uvtck will have a great chance to get the best of the decision here, as be will be fighting among friends. Montana Jack Sullivan is known all over the country and Is favorite on both the Paclflo and the Atlantic coasts. Ski Men Will Hold Tourney in Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 80. Amateur and pro fessional ski men will gather next month to take part In the big International ski tournament which the Norge Ski club of this city is arranging to hold at Cary, 111., on January 27, 28 and 29. Promoters of the affair hope to make It the largest of its kind ever held In this country and are endeavoring to secure the entry of all the world's prominent performers in this form of sport. According to the arrangements the first two days of the big meet will be devoted to amateurs. On the third day pro fessionals will compete for money prises. The principal feature to the amateur events is the fact that the Norge chal lenge trophy Is open for competition. This has twice been- won by Barney Rellly of Coleraine, Minn. Already work haa begun on the hill at Cary, on which championship events will be contested. Contractors at work have put the concrete bases In place and are now ready for the erection of the steel structure. This will stand at the crest ot the natural hill and the top will tower M0 feet in the air. The entire sliding surface ot the raceway will be 750 ftet. It Is thought that several new records will be hung up If there Is a large quantity of snow on the hill on the days ot the meet. The promoters also mean to prepare for emergency. In order to be prepared for a thaw on race days the men will rely on stored snow, whloh they plan to gather a week before the mtet. Then If a thaw does hit them they will be able to oope successfully with the situation. In making ready for the great gather Ing of Norsemen the Norge club faces a big problem, for fully 200 men will have to be quartered during the meet. The original suggestion was to house them at Cary's hotels, but this will nut be con venient on account of the large equipment each man Is required to carry. Negotia tions are now under way for the leaning of a large armory, and it Is very probable that this building will prove available. Soever Game Moaday. Local followers of the soccer foot ball game may witness a good match between the Svea Athletlo club and the Scots' team at Miller park New Year's after noon,' the weather permitting. George Peacock Is captain of the Scots and Kail Lundqulst the leader of the Svea team. Central City Wins Two Games. CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Dec. 80 (flpe del.) The local high school basket ball team returned from Ord, where It played the last game of the present trip, winning bv tae close score or 34 to no. The pre vlous evening It won a hard fought game from the nisfi nooi team at Ht. 1 am iH to 21. This gives It a perfect score with six straight wins. There Is much enthusiasm for the game and future games here will be well attended. . The key to success In business Is the Judicious snd persistent use of newspaper advertising. a--'4; 'i : A Base Ball Getting Approval of Cuba, Asserts Bancroft NEW YORK. Dec. 80. -Frank Bancroft. business manager of the Cincinnati Reda, who waa acting In the same rapacity fur the Giants on their Cuban trip this win ter. Is enthusiastic over the prospects ot base i ball In Cuba. Bancroft haa been watching the progress of the game there since 1879, when he took the first profes sional team to the Pearl of the Antilles. In a recent Interview he pre dicted that the world's champion games will eventuully be played In Havana. The Cubans call Bancroft the "Father of Base Ball In Cuba" "No person on earth can appreciate the growth of buae ball in Cuba more than I can," said Bancroft. "The advancement of the game since I went to Cuba' In 1873 with the 'Hop Bitters' Is simply astonish ing. While I may not live to see It, I predict that it will not be many yea re before the world's championship will be played between the champions of Amer ica, Cuba and Japan and other foreign countries where base ball Is getting a firm hold. "The Cubans are certainly quick to pick up the fine points of the game, and when I hear American players coming back home after being beaten down there and giving sll kinds of excuses, laying the blame on the ollmate, etc. It makes ma laugh. While the Ajsssrlcan players may not' be used to the climate, and It is to a certain extent a handicap, the cold faot remains that the Cubans are good ball players and win on thetr merits. "American soouts In looking for talent will keep In touch with the coming young Cuban players, and I predict that many more will be grabbed up by the league teams In future years.- "Cuba is very fortunate In having such a man as Benor Jlmenes to handle base ball affairs, and the support tnat is given him by the sporting writers cannot be beaten in any city In America. While the sport is kept as clean as It now la by the support of the press, the publlo and the players, base ball Is certain to grow until It is equal to the game In any. coun try." Creighton Hopes For Big Gridiron Games Next Year As Omaha haa not witnessed a big col lege foot ball game for the last two Thanksgivings, Creighton university Is trying to bring a whirlwind game here for turkey day ot 1913. and is negotiating with South Dakota university for the date. South Dakota played here on Novem ber 4, this year, putting up the finest exhibition of foot ball ever witnessed on the local gridiron and the Creighton man agement Is now trying to arrange next year's game for Thanksgiving. The rest of the 19U schedule will be made up of Crelghton's usual foes and several new schools. The Kansas Aggies will come- to Omaha next year, while the annual battle with Mornlngslde will be staged at Sioux City. Several of the alumni have bean inquiring why athletic relations were discontinued with Drake, Grinnell and the Haskell Indians, and as each of these elevens would be desirable opponents it is likely they will be put on the schedule. Kansas City Wins Western Handicap Over Omaha's Bid The nest Western handicap shoot will be held In Kansas City, according to word received by Dllly Townaend of the Omaha Gun club. Billy made a bid for the tournament for Omaha, but as the shoot was held here laat year, the direc tors decK '. to give It to aome other city, though the Omaha tournament waa by far the most successful ever pulled off by that western body. However, the Omahans will ' have a chance to participate In a shootfest next June, when the state tournament - will be held on the Omaha Gun club grounds. This tournament alone will bring 300 marksmen to the city end the gun club feels that It will not be a dull year after all. After the Lincoln Team. Oeorge Tebeau. ownxr of the Kansas City American association team club. It is said, Is trying to purchase the Lincoln rlub. Tom Kalrweather, laat year'a owner of the Hloux City team, la also aaalLoa for the Antelope franchise. 4 i v , . I V BASKET BALL. MEN TO MEET High School Teams to Play in Tour nament in Lincoln. TWENTY OR SO FIVES IN GAME Manaarer - Eager Fixes the Data of the Bis; Gathering; tor Abeat tho Middle ot March, LINCOLN. Deo. 90.-8pecia!.)-Th Ne braaka State High School basket ball tournament will be held In the university gymnaalum March 14-18 under the "direc tion of Earl O. Eager, Nebraska man ager of athletics. At ' least twenty of the leading high school, quintets of the state are planning to enter. , As soon as a team loses, a game It will be eliminated from the tourna ment and all tie games will be played oft by an Immediate extra period of . play following the game. Competent officials will be chosen and the players partici pating In the tournament will be enter tained by the Lincoln High school boys and the university students. The handsome silver loving cup which la now In the possession of the Beatrice High school, the winner ot last, year's tournament, - will . be contested . for. C. A. Tucker of Lincoln Is the donor of the oup. Individual medals will also be awarded the t members- of the winning quintet. Last year's tournament attraoted con- elderable attention and ended In an excit ing and sensational game between Beat rice and South Omaha, Beatrice winning by the score of 18 to 17. The game, went to a tie, 17 to 117, and in the extra period ot play Dick Rutherford, the Gage county quintet's speedy right guard, won IndK vldual honors and the state championship by a lucky basket. Omaha lost out In the semi-final round of the tournament to Llnooln after playing a tie -game, it to 1, the game ending 34 to XI in favor of the Capital City lade. Teams In the Meet. The teams planning to enter the tourna. ment this year are Beatrice. Hnuth Omaha, Lincoln, Omaha, Falls City,-Sidney, Wllber. Aurora, York, Central City, Bcnuyier, Temple High, University Place and Kearnav. Nl snmihiirs1 fXattaua teoumseh, West Point. Cedar Rapids norm Platte, Fremont and Hastlnea are possible entrants. Central City and aidnev hv t. h moat active in Nebraska IntersoholasUo basket ball circles so far thla season, r.n. tral City standing an excellent rhin nt winning the state tournament. They have aireaay won four important games,- de feating .mi ver Creek. Aurora. Htrinav iiul Palmer, some of the fastest quintet In tne state. The Omaha High school boys are plan ning to enter the tournament and expect to better their Porformanca of laat vr The prospects for a championship' team are tne brightoat In years, and ae nrv. Ilea has now been going on for the last three weeka and flftv bova ,r nomn.t Ing for places on the regular aulntet and the clasa fives, Coach Clark will have no trouble in picking A strong team to rap resent the school. Uhlan Sets Record For Wagon Racing In his comparatively few starts against time Uhlan did right well In hta efforts to add further laurels to his champion ship honor. His half mils to wagon In 66'4 seconds lowered the former record of Major Dolniar of 1:00 to the same hitch. His mile to wagon In 3:00 flat, driven by his owner,. C. K. G. Hillings, lowered his own record of 3:01 by a geld ing and equalled the world's record ot Lou Dillon, a mile to wagon and the fastest mile driven by an amateur, Mr. Billings being the driver of both records Ills mile In I :(C'4 over a half-mile track also reduced his own world's record of 3:0614, made at Allentown, Pa., last year. Peter Thompson, a 3-year-old gelding. made the most notable world's race .rec ord of the year with a big reduction, when he gained a mark of 3:07tt, reduc ing the former record of Peter Sterling, 3:114, for age and sex, made In 1801. In her race against Willy and Grace at Columbus, Soprano trotted a fourth heat In t:06V4. a reduction of a full sec ond from the former mark held by Dem arret, and In the aame race she won the world's fastest four-heat race after toe ing the first heat to Grace In t 06. Tti, 2:ofA and 3 0614, the former best four heats In one race being In t:05, l:0C'4. t.OttVand 2:01 Si, a reduction of 34 seconds fur the race. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Bui Returns. Receipts from Omaha Games Permit of Larger Expenditure. BASKET BALL IS MOST POPULAR More Students Engage in This Sport Than Any Other. TRACK EVENTS ADVANCING In Wichita bat Tea Per Oat of the Doys Enrolled Take Part la the Athletics of the School. , Statistical Heport ot Athletics Aanoasr the l.eadlac Illah .Schools at the Coaatry. :! it 3 8 3 V SCHOOL. t : a, j j : i Alameda, Cat 100 ' W IJ ... I SO) Beatrice 144 78 86 40 1,8'0 Burlington 16 100 80 (0 t.75 Chicago, Bnglew'd 628 ' 826 86 90 18 Davenport 4O0 850 86 96 1.600 Des M'nes W. Hh. We 800 80 190 1.8A0 Detroit Cen. High 1,40 800 80 100 8,700 Duluth, Minn 62J ISO 80 76 L060 Elgin, 111 2fH 80 21 40 800 Gd. Rapids, Mloh. 661 100 80 60 11S0 Ind'polls, Short- ridge High 4P4 200 CO SO 80 Kan. City, Kan... 460 800 .. too in Lincoln 0 33 80 1.675 L'lsvllle M'leHgh 800 1M 80 ... 1 ISO Marietta, Ohio 30 15 J7i Marshalltown .... too 76 35 80 600 Milwaukee T.H 176 40 ... i0 Minneapolis, Cen. s4 130 86 ... 878 Oakland, Cal 460 lfiO 96 ... 800 Omaha 800 140 85 80 3.400 St. Louis, McKtn- iey High... (15 ISO .. SO St. Paul, Central High 443 100 35 40 CTS Seattle 400 40 86 16 S.4S0 Sioux City. 400 85 24 80 600 Spokane 800 300 35 100 3,100 Springfield, Mass., Central 800 ... AO. 200 1,200 Wichita 400 35 SO ft) S0 York, Neb 11 70 28 CO 960 Youngatown, Ohio 800 ... 26 60 1,060 Totals.. 13,867 8,600 893 1,476 3.11,855 Leading; High Sehooal. The above table of statistics shows in a condensed form the attltudewthat promi nent educators are taking towards the Idea -of promoting the Idea of athletics In the leading high schools of the country. The report haa been tabulated from statis tics sent to Prof. C. E. Reed, athletlo director at the Omaha High school. In reply to aa athletlo questlonaire whloh, he mailed to fifty-eight of the leading high schools of the country last month. - Omaha High school ranks exceedingly high, among the other schools, Detroit Central school being the only other school which exeeeds It In the total number of boys enrolled. One striking feature ot th report is that the local school has a larger annual expenditure for the support ot athletics than any other school men tioned, - Englewood High of Chicago ranks first In the number ot boys who take part in athletics, having a total of 835 who par ticipate In the varloua branches of sport. Dee Moines 'Went High ranks first with sixty lads who play foot ball, and Spring field (Mass.) Central High and the Kan sas City (Kan.) High each have 200 lads who play basket ball. Proportion In Athletics. Following Is a brief statement of the questions and answsrs which appear lni the report: '' Question 1 What is your total enroll ment of boys? S How, many, boyg par ticipate in' one or more branches of ath letics during the year? Answer: The average number of lada who take part In athletics Is 80 per cent of the number en rolled. Kansas City, Kan., la the highest 66 per cent and Seattle and Wichita the lowest with but 10 per cent. Six of the schools, reach a half or more ot the lada enrolled with physical exercise. Question 8 How many boys take part In (a) foot ball, (b) basket ball, (c) track events? Answer: This question waa aimed to show-- the comparative value of the three most Important high school sports, from the standpoint of the boys inter ested. The result shows that basket ball reaches 1,476 lads; track, L018, and foot ball, m Five of the schools do not have intersohool gridiron games. Question e Do you have lnterclass foot ball, basket ball or, Indoor track meets? Answer: Only seven schools play Inter class foot ball. Basket ball is the moat common lnterclasa game, It being played In twenty-two schools. Twenty-five of the schools hold outdoor track meets and sixteen of them have indoor meets. Foot Ball Costa More. Queatlon 6 How much do you spend annually In the support of foot ball, basket. ball and track work? Answer: Foot ball cost twenty-five schools an av erage of 3860 a year, basket bail an av erage of 140 and track work, 3166. ' Question ft Do you have foot ball, bas ket ball and track coach? If so. Is he a member of the faculty? How paid. If not a member of the faculty? Answer: In twenty-one of the schools all coach ing is done by members of the faculty, paid wholly by the Board of Kducatlon. In eight schools the coaching Is done by men outside the faculty, who are paid from the funds of the athletlo associ ation or from the game receipts. The salary for foot ball coaching varies from 3160 to 3400 par season. - Question 7 How many Intersohool games does your first team play In foot ball and basket ball and what la the maximum length of trips taken?. Answer: An average of eight gamea a season is carried by twenty-two of the schools. The maximum length of trips from schools reporting is 140 miles. Two schools state that their teams are not pei mined to play outside their own town. The average number of games on basket ball achedule is twelve. Baao Ball Loaes Maaey. Question 8 Do basket bail and track work pay their own expenses. Answer: Basket ball pays .Its own expenses In twenty. three of the schools, while track