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BRITISH ATHLETES AIM HIGH
Cherish a Determination to Capture
Honors at Olympic Garnet.
COSTROVESST OVEE TEAETKO
Pal Cmwh Tab Eagllah Tfl
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' eeptcd a t'nnvaldable
r Ball Mam Oa.
-TWDOX. Jan. K-The tar approach
art tn Olymplo games la stirring British
athletio circles, and discussions concern
ing tha bast methods for retaining tbe
laurel tost at the ISM Olympiad an rl(
MBg portsmen.
all ara agreed oa tha cm point that
British supremacy muat b re-established
ion track and field, but th boat methods
for aeeompiUhtng thla baa given rlaa to
numerous eontrovrsla Tha problara of
coaching and training la causing tha moat
hitter altercation, but tha advocates of
tha Amah can system of preparing ath
lete ara growing In strength, and la spite
f4 tha prejudice agalnet him, tha paid
eoack will probably soon become a fea
Uura la tha amateur sporting world here,
f Amntsurlsra In Knglaad continues to be
tdlstUKtly nrlstocratlc. and while a gen
tleraaa may play with or agslrat a pro-
tonal, contrary to the American prac
tise, tha distinction between the two Is
am lost sight of. The rule that no
manual worker can be an amateur1 la ac
re ed without question, and that Eng
land would Ilka to are thla regulation
Umpased oa American entries to the Olym
pic games la Indicated by a renewal of
tha criticism of athlete from the Luted
States who work their a ay across the
LAtlaatle on cattle boeta. w
Vaed Bell teaaea at lis Hilskt.
The toot ball aeaeoa In the British Isles
la mora extended than la the lolled
States, and It la now at Its height with
the preparation for the International
matches under the Rugby code and tb
nes for honors In th leagues playing
th aasoct&tloa gam occupying th Inter
est of the followers of th sport Tbs de
eistv defeat of Cambridge by Oxford In
th annual vanity Rugby contest cam
la tha naturs f a surprise, and erltlos
are Inclined to attribute the good showing
of the dark Mite t th number of
Rhodes scholar In th lineup. In the
early part ot th aeaeoa Herbert Stols, a
Khede scholar from Stanford university,
was a reguiar player an the Oxford flf-i
tees. but aa Injured anal put him cat
f th gam before th varsity match.
Cambridge university alumni ar bow
snaking plan for Instituting a system of
recruiting from to colonies and ths
ejntted Mate aa th Rhodes basis, and.
It la at, that tha declining athletic P rea
lise at their alma mater 1 no small fac
tor la their reasons tor advocating th
piiiiwaial It may a recalled la thla eoa
aecrjea that tha deciding event which
gave last summer's victory to Oxford and
Cambridge aver Tal and Harvard was
wa by aa American Rhode scholar.
THREE GAMESM OMAHA ONI
Meet Pern, Bant and Bellenie at
Basket Ball This Week.
TWO CONTESTS OH HOME FL00S
firet Cealeet 'Will Be with Per
'' Taesdar, accent with aaa '
Bailee a.
Win two games on ths home floor
and one on opponent's floor, the Unl
vwrslty of Omaha basket hell team will
begin activities in earnest this week. The
games will be with Peru Normal Tuesday
arming on th university floor, Friday
afternoon with Dana college and Satur
day night with Mellow rot lege at the
local university gymnasium.
Of these games the on with the school
masters will be the hardest Peru Is said
to have one of the best teams In the
history of th school. Four of Isst sea
son's letter men ere on the team, la
eluding Renfro. 81ms and Shaver, who
are now playing their fourth yesr and
ar regarded as three of th beat basket
shooters In the stale.
Not much la known of the strength at
Dana this year, but tb team still has
Captain Gaydou on th squad, and with
him at center Is -very likely I develop
Into a good team.
Th gam Haturd.y is le be played
under the auspice of th newly organised
Trl-Clty basket ball league.
Though the Omaha boys lost the first
game of Ih season t Coiner by a vary
derisive score, they are not at stl dls
oouraged and went Into practice lsst
week with spirit and enthusiasm. Last
year Omaha played the first gam ot th
schedule against ths Christians and lost
by even a more overwhelming score than
this year, and after that won th ma
jority of game and defeated Corner later
In tha season on th horn floor.
Th teamwork has been greatly Im
proved) and th member at th team ar
throwing basket with a grsat deal mors
accuracy than a week ago. Hagge. th
giant center, who measures six feet In
his stockings, he almost wholly recov
ered from a sprsln of th knee, sustained
practlo early In th season, and
Champion at Racquets.
Ifour games in the tri-city
Batket Ball League Open with
Fast Contest!.
may be able to gat la the game Friday
agalnat Dana. .
Gleason to Ginger
, Up Sox Aggregation
t and Play Too, Maybe
- CHICAGO, Jan. 14. When the good
featured face ot "Kid" Oieaaoa Is seei
a th coaching Iln for th Chicago
American league team this (eaaoa It will
be the Inauguration of a new cuatom In
baa ball.
Tha amiliag player, wh was
among th best of th major leago
Mara, has beea engaged aa tha "energy
maa" for th Box. it Is not expected that
h will do very much playing, but It si
possible that h wIU be able to get In
tb gam on a pinch and bat th
ue and then It th occasion should
aria.
He know professional base bell so
thoroughly that b will be valuabl a a
teacher for some ot th younger player
sf tb team. More thaa that, he will be
able to tea his turn on tb coaching
line and handle th baa runners.. Vary
eft en sltuatlous arts la a ball gam
whet It Is mor than handy to have
player axperiracod at third has to direct
th runners properly. Thla Is an Item
In which GieasoB should prove hi effi
ciency. A good bass runner himself, he
Is alsa'endoaed with th faculty of
hex! ling men on tb line la tb way
' that they should go. and quite frequently
It asppea that correct coaching at third
baas mean the gala of a run.
Tb posttioa which Latham has held
a long with tb New Tors National
league teas baa beea something oa th
order at that which ha been planned tor
leow la tb eeaeua to ana.
It ha beea the theory ot mor thaa
eos he bell jnanager that a clever maa
wtta a great deal , ot personal magnerlsTa
eaa g farther toward keeping a
la actio thaa a very capabl player, wh
Is almost perfect m hi owe gam, but
wh lacks tb Initiative to bring out the
eat la tb players wh surround bins.
If th fashleei which has beea set by
tb New Tort and tb Chicago club Is
ta spread la the future., a goad "e
maa will b a much aa accessory to a
team a a good utility player.
Th sew departure will be watched with
Interest br some of the old bail player
whose ability t -Jolly their fellow play.
era ha net flagged, even it their physi
cal standard at not own wp te what at
anay bars beea la tb past
American Warships
. to Meet Dirigible
When it Arrives
NBW YORK. Jan. H.-Pracllcally th
last at th arrangementa for th recep
tion on thla ski of th Atlantic of th
ParMval dlrlglhl Suchard of Dr. Paul T.
G ana has been made. Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus, . commander ot tha Ab
laut! fleet has promised the German
airship commander to despatch three
four cruiser or warships eut lata
th ocean to meet Suchard.
All going wall, th Suohard will start
from Tsneriff. . In th Canary Island
on March 1 Th SO-foot dirigible Is
now being assembled In Berlin, German
and Spanish war vessels wtll escort th
Suchard half way acrosa th ocean. ' It
Is hoped that th chip ot th AmeaVsn
navy will be able to complete theea
duties. Bath President Taft and Sec
retary of th Nary Msysr recently prom
ised to glv Dr.. Oaa all th assistance
possible: they left It to Rear Admiral
Osterhaus ta say Just how much.
Tha Suchard waa christened at KM,
Germany, oa February It last by Prln-
i Henry of Prussia. Th air vessel
I X feet long with a diameter of fifty
feet at th point of tb greatest expan
sion. It boMs about 4S.0M cubic feet ot
hydrogen gas, which gives It a lifting
power of about 2MM pounds. Suspended
from th balloon and above th motor-
boat la a gallery of ropes ninety feet long
with a wooden floor. Tb boat will con
tain two motors ot 11 horse-power each.
Sailing under tha flags ot America and
Qennany, ta 8uchard will be In ca
mand ot Dr. Gene, president ot tb expe
dition. Captain Willy Josrdens, a trained
Parser al pilot will be at the helm. Dr.
Alt ot th Bavarian Meteorological In
stitute, will be th meteorologist and
Joseph Brock or, th father of the Idea,
the executive officer; a naval officer, not
yet selected, will be th navigator, and
an engineer ot th Farseral works will
have charge ot the motors.
Th Suchard will tak the course ot th
northeast trad winds tor th flight and
land In th West ladles. If peesIM th
Journey will be continued to Palm Beach,
Florida,
INTER-STATE TOURNEY DATE
Iowa and Nebraska Scnooli to Play
Basket Ball in February.
AT THE UHTVEESm OF OMAHA
Sews at B tree art Team la Tvr
Stales Have Already. Sigaif led
Desire ta Eater Ih
Ceatest.
Chariot Wllllarlil. the world e-encuu.t
champion,' wh defended hla title against
th challenger. Standing,- In New York
last wk, and Is now planning a tour
ot th country, playing In every city
where f the "millionaire' Indoor, gams"
I staged. The photograph, shows h
champion la action, making a backhand
stroke. --. - - .. . . , .
Twenty Men Signed
- for:Topeka .Tossers
i
It Is reported that twenty member of
th ISIS Topes -team have signed and
returned-their contract . to th Kaw
management ' Manager Gear, who la to
attempt to pull th Kawa Into Ih leader
ship next season, la working hard to line
up the team. At this time last year the
Topeka- management waa Just getting
organised and not a contract had keen
sent out Th players wbe have eeat In
signed contracts are: H. aV Young. John
Singleton. Paul" Fisher. Hugh Harben.
Martin Neleon, Bugen Ooerenam, W, D.
Wheat, W. Stlllman, Otis Peebles. U C.
Gardner, W. hi ' Tracy, Mark Luddln,
Roy Greenlee. Hart Schmidt Homer Msr-
rtlU H.' F. Wllherspoon, J. w. Rumsey,
Mort Nelson ' Burnham Smith. Strange
to aay.. none of th above wr active
members ot the 111 team.
COLUMBUS TEAM TRIMS '
QUINTET FROM BEATRICE
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Jan. K-Epaclal
Telegram.) Tb Columbus Young Men
Christian association basket bell teas
defeated th Beatrice Young Men's Chris
tian association team last night In a
hhard fought game, tb ecore being 17
to U. Tbe all around team, work aad
basket shooting . of Columbus waa au
eertor ta that ot lie opponents. A pra-
anunary between th Columbus later,
mediate and Stiver Creek High school
wsnt to th former, Zl to n. Scor: "
BEATRICE- POU'MBCS.'
Redde4-Siuckton..c.' C. BeUerton-KtB-
Luse L.K"! man.
Stockton tCan l'Lr Tadenhna
Hllboune U"U (Cap) . Becker
rtmnenora L l ...... weeterook
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Redelil RO!
Refer Rathbura; umpire. Anderson.
Key ta to SltaaOaa-Ee Advartlslngi I ST t the SHuaUoa Bee Advwthnag.
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CHECKER CHAMPION PLAYS
i SOME-OMAHA. CRACKS
i
- Local ' checker enthusiasts - wer fur
nished diversion ta thla gam last even-
Ing la the lobby at tb Young Men's
Christian association when Newell Banks
ot Detroit Mich., the national checker
champion, gave aa exhibition ot his
skill.
A -the first part of th exhibition, he
played tea game simultaneously with
several Omaha checker cracks, winning
moat ot theav Among those contesting
against him were: J. I- Wills, the local
champion; Prof. P. W. Mosher. Clinton
Fleck and K. L- Shoemaker.
Following this a blindfold exhibition
as given by Mr. Banks, who played
several game without looking at th
board. - To do this be took a seat facing
away tram the game table and had J. L.
Wllls read oft th different plays so that
be could bear th number ot them. Im
mediately apoa hearing th play he
would glv th number for tb next
mvs and se aa until all. t he gams bad
been either we er coos to a draw.. -
right forward, put up a stellar game for
th Iowa team and showed an inside
knowledge of the sport
Tbe lineup
February 15, IS and 17 have been defi
nitely settled upon as the dates for the
Interstate high school basket ball tour
nament to be held under the usptoss
of th University ot Omaha This will
be th first Internist basket ball tour
ney ever held In this part of th country,
it I planned to make It this yesr a meet
primarily for Nebraska and Iowa high
hools, though It I open to all high
schools In ths Missouri valley.
Home of the strongest trams In Iowa
and Nebraska . have already signified
their desire to cater and a number of
other will -com If their regular sched
ules do , not interfere. - Among th
which hsve said they - will . com ar:
Omaha, South Omaha, Stoax City, Ofal
vera. Corning, Tabor. Red Oak, Clar-
Inda, Auburn. Muscatine, la, sno Beet
lice, Neb., hav both said that they
will enter their team If poaslbl.
' The list mentioned above Include th
:ast year's champions of the two states,
Beatrice and Bloux . City, - and ' South
Omaha, which Wua second place la the
Nebraska meet at Lincoln last March
Other schools which hav beea Invited
to enter arc: In Iowa. Council . Bluffs,
Harlan, Dunlap, Denittaaa, Logan, Ida
Urov. VIII lees. Boone, Missouri Valley,
Mt. rieasant, Mheaandoah. - Creston,
Olenwood, Woodbine, Atlantic, A voce and
Ottawa. Is Nebraska tb following hav
oeen as see to eater: Wert on, Fremont,
Plattsmoulh, Fall City, Nebraska City.
Columbus, Grand Island, Wymor, Kear
ney, Stanton, Sidney, Bancroft, Pender,
City, Tekamah, Wilbur, Arlington and
Central City.
MACK ANNOUNCES PLAYERS
WHO WILL TRAIN. IN. SOUTH
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. la-Manager
Canal Mack of tbe Philadelphia Amer
ican leegue baa ball dub ejnnouoced to
day tb players, new and old, whom he
will -tak to Saa Aarooto aad ether cltle
ta tbe soeth for rprlDg .practice- One
team win leave her February It. and
will Include Catcher Egan aad K Ultra!- J J,
len. Pit oners Denton, na. Mccieary.
Jensen. Boaner. Brown. Gip. Houck.
Lang. Rueeell and Falmoa. Iafletder
Derrick. Viper and Chase, and OutfleM
r rHrsak. Maggart aad Emerson.
Th ether team WIU leave March 4 aad
win b suaniw. of al! th regular play-
PIRATE FIVE WALLOPS
. QUINTET FROM BEATRICE
' In a gam devoid of any sensational
featurea th Plrat flv ot th local
Your-g Men' Christian sssoclstlos wal
loped tb Beatrlo association' ulntet last
evening In the local gymnasium by th
scor of SI to n.
- Except for a few minute la tb second
halt th Beatrice lads wer outplayed at
very stags of tb gam and snowed lack
of team work and ability to pas ths
ball. Had It not bean for th work of
Rutherford, left guard, aad Lus. left
forward, the Gag county quintet would
bar beea defeated by a much larger
score. Time and again thr speedy palr
staved err attempt baakat and covered
their part of the floor Hk whirlwinds.
" Th Pirate showed excellent ability at
team work aad war able to fool their
opponent by maay overhand throw that
sere very baffling ta their mature. Gra
ham, right forward, and George Parish,
right guard, wer tb copers I Mara for
this team. Graham getting; away vi.
ax goals during tb two barn.
. Following Is th ttnenp: .
PIRATESL I BEATRICE.
Graliam R. F ' R. F aiockton
BeTlm'n-W"gsl LF.!L.r.. Luse
Shle-ds-Rocca ....C O Rlddell
Ritchie .L.O.jL.O Rutherford
Parts RG RO Hi! bourne
KteM goals: Graham f. Shield (2).
Ritchie tl. Rutharford Ti. Stock toe it).
Lue itt. Parte., til. Hu bourne. Free
throws: Lose . Shields tl. Btocktoa.
cor at end at first half: Pirate. It;
Beatrice. I: end of second halt, Ptrstse.
tfeemee, it. Kerer: K. u can
of tnr.aha. Scorekeeaer: De Vel at
Ceaw dl Bluffs. Tha t halves: Twenty
jslsuirc
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OMAHA HIGH WHJS TWICE
Detent for talverslty at Omaha
Crctghtan Defeat Belle-vwe
High Cab Trim Hlaffa V.
Bl. C. A. Team. '
LEAGL'E BTAKDINQ.
P. W. L. Ave.
On.aha High School.... S t TWO
I'relghton 1 1 l.Ct
Tiger Cub 1 1 t .
Council muffs T. M. C. A. 1 1 .
Heilevu , 1 , 1 . .
inlveralty of Omaha.... 1 1 .Odo
With four games pulled off with all
due basket ball eclat, the new TrM'lty
basket ball lgue was oitldally opened
Saturday evening. Three of the contests
were held at the I'nlverslty ot Omaha,
where the Omaha High school quintet
trounced the university lads In two con
testa 1 to I end 1 to 2, and the Crelgh-
ton flv defeeted the Bellevu quintet In
tho second contest to th tun of IS to S.
At th Young Men s Christlsn associa
tion th Tiger Cub trlmned the Council
bluffs Young Men's Christian associa
tion bv a score of Tl to s.
All of the ga:nes wer wrll attended.
especially th one at the local associa
tion, and Judging flora the Interest taken
In th league by local followers of the
floor game, tb project will be a success.
Th league will continue In progress until
ths middle ot March. ,
'. Omaha I al Twlew Beaten.
Th flrnt gam between the high school
and the University of Omaha was com
paratively easy for the purple and white,
but though they beat th second contest.
the collegians played a guarding gams
and kept everybody out Burkenroad from
throwing goals. Th high school boys
excelled In both team work and Indi
vidual playing, though th team work of
th local university boys showed a great
Improvement over that of a week ago.
Th university quintet waa greatly weak
ened by the absence of Parish, th star
forward and captain, who for some un
known reason failed to put In an appear
an ce.
Burkenroad, right guard for th high
school, waa practically th whole team.
making tin of th high school points In
tb first gam and six in th second.
When be did not throw tbe goal himself,
he greatly aided by hi passing.
Th lineup: I
I'NI. OF OMAHA, man SCHOOL.
Dow R.F.R.F Crocker
faisley ....... Meyers
Jerome ............ .C.C Hughes
Parson R.(.RG Burkenroad
Strehiow L.G.UU Munes
Goal from field: Burkenroad, a:
Crocker. 1: Meyer, t: Dow, L Goats from
foul: parson, S; Crocker, 1. Referee:
Curtis, mm of halve: ) minute.
becond game:
I'M OP OMAHA. HIGH SCHOOL.
Dow R.F.IR.F Crocker
Paleley L.F. L.F M-vers
Jerome-Perdval .CC Hughes
Parson R.G.1R.0 Burkenroad
Salisbury LO.IL.O Muneke
uoais rrom neia: Burkenroad, I: Hughes,
1: Crocker, 1: Dow, 1. Goala from foul:
Parsons, L Referee: Curtis. Time of
halves: IS minute.
Crelahten IS, Beltovn .
The Crlghton-Bellvu gam waa for
a whrl much closer nd x citing, es
pecially during tha first half when Belle
vu held the boy from th hill to th
cor of S to I, but. failed during the
second halt to play up to tb form dis
played during th first period and allowed
Crelghtoa to walk away from them.
Though losing by a two to one scor
Bellevue playd a vary good game, their
team work. In tact, being superior to
that of th local, but la throwing bas
kets they wer woefully lacking. Tim
and again they would work tb ball dowa
to- tb opponents goal only to lone by
falling way abort In tha attempt to make
tha goal. Ohmaa at cantor played aa
exceptionally good game often ouLJump-
Ing Hofmaa who la tour Inches taller
than- he. In throwing field goals Hof
maa did th bast work for bl team scor
ing tour field goals. -
About 1M people witnessed th games,
which, considering tha night, waa a very
good crowd, Ta lineup.
CttEIGHTON. BELLE VTE.
Prueha RFRF Maxwell
Baldereoa . LFILF Haldermaa
Hotmaa I' l Ohiuaa
Shlmerd RO HQ P. Qnarkenbush
Del fa ...LG LG R. guackenbuea
F earner LG)
.Goal from field: Hofman t, Prueha &
Maxwell 1, Haldarman L
Goals from foul : prueha . Maxwell 4,
Referee, Curtis. Time ot halve.
aunuts.
With a dash of brilliant playing, full
of sensational Individual wont, the Tiger
Cube oulntet at the Omaha Young Men's
Christina sssorlstkm trimmed th Council
Broff ssssrlstln flv to the tun ot r
to IS last evening In the local association
gymnaatum.
The feature of tb gam was a long
basket thrown by Harris, left guard for
th Tiger Cub, which brought th entire
crowd to their feat, lis was ever forty
feet from the basket, whasx, by a quick
left hand Jerk, he abot th leather sober
clear ever th head at hie opponents
and aquaraly rote th basket. It was the
prettteat basket that has been aeea la
tb Omaha gymnaslirm for sum ttrae.
Both team war about even aa to
weight and tb game was close and bard
fought throughout. Th two fives played
to a standstill In tbe first halt which
ended with th score I t In favor of
the Tiger Cab. However, in the final
period th Iowana weakened and allowed
their opponents te pile up a good aaore
sa then 3 to being tb final result la
faver at tb Omaha ktda.
Moeugomery, at center, aad Morrison,
TIGER CCBK.
Keetiau R.P.
Podds L.F.
Carson C.
Harris, Ri!eV..L.O.
Jacobs. S'berg.R.G.
BLUFFS Y.
R.F Morrison
LP Oliver
C Montgomery
LG..WIse. ivhaugh
R.G Thomas
Field cxnls: Neenan 15). Morrison (4).
Montgomerv (5), Dodris ("1, Csrson CI,
landbenc i!. Free throws: odds (2).
Neenan, Oliver. Referee: R. L. Carns
of Omaha. Score keeper: De Voll of
Council Bluff. Time of halves: f lfteen
minute.
Amateur Golf Title
Will Be Decided in
Chicago This Year
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. H.-The Chicago
Golf club links were selected tonight by
the 1'nlted State Golf association for
ths holding ot the amateur championship
tournament the coming summer. The
open chemptonshlp will be held at the
Country club ot Buffalo and the women'
ehlmpionship will be played over the
course of the Essex Country club at
Manchester, Mass. The date for th
championship will be fixed by the execu
tive committee.
It was announced that an agreement
had been reached with the Royal Ancient
Golf club ot St. Andrews. Scotland, that
no new rule will be made In the future
without consulting th United State Golf
association.
Announcement was mad by th ss-
soriaUon that It Is preparing a national 1
handicap list for ths purpose of limiting
ths number of entrants In th amateur
championship. It Is probabl the com
mittee having the matter In hand will
only admit entrants with handicap up
to six stroke.
The following officers wer elected
without opposition: President. 811a H.
Strawn. Glenview club, Chicago: vie
presidents, Joseph 8. Clark. Philadelphia
Cricket club; Milton Dargaa, Atlanta
Athletic club; secretary, Robert C. Wat
son, Garden City Golf club; treasurer,
William Fellowes Morgan. Baltiisrol Golf
club; exectulve committee, Albert B.
Dick. Onwentsla cluh; Jame L. Taylor,
Rkwanok Country club: Harry L. Aver,
Brae-Burn Country club; Frank L. Wood
ward. Denver Country club. 1
Nominating committee for 191!: Charles
B. MacDonald. National Golf Links of
America; G. Herbert Windeler, Brook line
Country cluh: Joseph A. Janney, Jr.,
Philadelphia Cricket club: William V.
Kelly. Chicago Golf club; E. M. Byera,
Allegheny Country club.
The report of the executive committee
aid Ih aaaeclatlon Is now composed ot
ta clubs, n'gsln of thirty-two over the
previous year.
COMUSKERS M EASILY
Drake Basket Ball Five Drubbed
Second Time, 35 to 13.
NEBRASKA PLAYS BAGGED GAME
Ceatest Exceedlegly Itoagk sad
Laaslag Exeladed tor Hssslsg I f
Four Pmeul Fouls Gib
sea Does Good Work. -
W. D. Hosford Goes to
National Road Meet
W. D. Hosford left last night to attend
ths federal aid and good roads conven
tion of the American Automobile associa
tion at Washington on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr. Hosford Is official delegate from
the Omaha Motor club and th Nebraska
Stat Auto i obi I association and Is klso
commissioned by Governor Aid rich ( to
represent the slate. Tb meeting will be
to plan action looking toward the passage
of a bill by congress to glv federal aid
for state highway.
-LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 14.-(Sperlal Tel-egram.H-Minus
the services of Haskell,
the star forward, the Cornhusker had
an easy time with Drake In th second
or. tne cnampionsuip series on tne nc
braaka floor Saturday night, winning by
a score of 15 to 13.
Nebraska played a ragged gmne but
Drake also showed the effects of the hard
battle Friday evening and th Corhhusk
ers easily took the lead and maintained
It throughout.
The game was exceedingly rouKh and
Lansing was banished In the second halt
for running up tour personal fouls.
Twenty fouls wer called on Nebraska
and thirteen on Drake.
Gibson for Nebraska played a sensa
tional game, making more points than
the entire Drake team. Nsgl. who re
placed HskeU In th Cornhtiskcrs lineup,
played steady ball and Carrier again
shone as a star.
In the first half Ncbiaxlut early took
the lead, the half ending with a score of
tl to In favor of th Cornhusker. Tb
second half ended Nebraska 14, Drake t.
making the final score of the game,
Nebraska J6. Drake IS. Lineup:
NEBRASKA. DRAICK.
NaKl-HenxlIck ..I.FILF Mai l. le-DeButts
Glbson-Hnd'rw'd RF HP liisliig-Hvens
Htrvker-Htltner ..C, C Colvlile
Carrier LC1G Jordon-HardeHty
O. Frank KUiKG Nelman
Goals from field Nagl 2. Gibson ,
son S out of I, Lansing I out of IT, De
Butts t out ot 1
Goals from field Nagl 2, Gibson ft
Stryker a Carrier, t. O. Prank X Colvillt
1, Nelman 1.
Referee R, S. Seymour of Cedar
Rapids.
Gagnier May Be Sent
: Back to the Minors
It Is reported that Eddie Gagnier, tlio
clever Antelope shortstop, who was
drafted by th Washington club may not
be ordered to report. "Oag" seldom es
capes the drafting season, but when It
oomes time for the spring training trip
hs Hs always turned back. He has many
friends In the Western league who would
be. glad to see him got a chance to make
good. But It appear that Eddie la
doomed to stick with mlnora-at least
fer awhile longer.
FOOT BALL MAKES PROFIT
FOR MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
AKV IDWtR UtrJi.. Jan. 14 Athletic
cleared for th University of Mich
igan during the hut year according to a
statement Issued by Director of Athletics
p. O. Bnrtelm today. Th entire bal
anc Is due to tb financial success of
foot ball, which netted IIS.. Bass ball
lost tl.GOO, while track athletic caused
a deficit of mor than S2.O0O.
At tb athletic association election to
Am unHna R Hunter of Chlcaao waa
chosen secretary nd John K. Coolidge
os jienuwonn, in., v v mu hw-ger.
OWENS FILLS VACANCY IN
LYNCH'S UMPIRING STAFF
NEW YORK. Jan. 14. President Lynch
of th National league, it waa learned to
day, officially deckteed upon Clarence
Owen to fill th vacancy in his umpir
ing staff for the coming see son caused
by th retlrsuent of Hank O'Day to tak
tb management ot tbe Cincinnati team.
Owen I a product of th American as
sociation, and hi bom Is In Ksasaa
City. Tb other umpire on th official
list given eut are Johnston. Klero.
Eason, Rlgler. Ftnneran, Breanan. Ema
il aad Bush, th last named ot whom
amplred a few garaes toward .the close
of last season.
Central City Defeats schayle-.
CENTRAL CITT. Neb.. Jan. 14 (Bpe
ctal.tla one of the roughest gftnoes ever
seen on tb local floor, th Central City
High school basket ball team vanquished
tbe team ot the Schuyler last evening by
the dectaiv score of a to . Th rough
ntm was largely on th part of the
Schuvler plovers who. however, failed to
benefit by their toot ball tactic. Th
Central City tram Is sUil undefeated. It
haa met and conquered Aurora. St. Paul,
Sidney, Palmer, Or aad Scuuyier.
taken a Defeats rr new nr.
AUBURN. Nebu Jan. U 4SpedaL)-The
Auburn High school basket baS team won
i artth MMmr of the season from Syra
cuse Friday night with a scor of Q te 21.
Urablneer Leaves for Sonlh.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14. Harry Grablncer.
secretary to Charles A. Comlakv of the
Chicago American league base ball cluh,
departed tonight on a trip through the
southwest to arrange for the club i
ainlng training trip and a series of ex
hibition games. Urablneer will visit St.
Joseph and Kansas lily. Mo.; Port
Worth, Galveston, Van Antonio, Austin.
Corsicana and Waco. Tex.
BODY OF BATTALION FIRE
CHIEF WALSH RECOVERED
NEW YORK, Jan. ll-The body ot
battalion Chief William A. Wahth, who
lost his life In th fire that destroyed
the Eq d table Life Assurance society's
building, was found today oa th fourth
floor ot t.ie ruined structur. ,
A special merit fund, to be created by
contributions from financier and cor
poration and to be placed at ths disposal
of th commissioners ot ths police and
fir department for relieving distress
and rewarding heroism, was started to
day by J. P.- Morgan A Co. and Kuhn.
Loeb Co., wh headed the list with
donations of each.
ALL STORES MUST CLOSE ON
SyNDAY IN SALT, LAKE CITY
SALT LAKE CITT. Utah, Jan. 14.-A
period ot extrem drouth, accompanied
by a tobacco famine, is due to strike
Salt Lake City at midnight tonight and
will continue until S o'clock Monday
morning If tb orders of th commission
er and Chief of PoHc Grant are car
ried out. Chief Grant has not only or
dered tb saloon and cafe closed, but
has announced that all cigarstandX In
cluding those la hotels, restaurants and
drug stores, will be compelled to lock
their cases. Grocery stores and meat
markets; sceostomed to open for a short
time Sunday morning, alxo will remain
closed. v
AMISEXE3T.
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Heary Keane; Six Brown Bros.: Pedereef
Broa: chaa Nevins Ail Gordon; l-c
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