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VOL. XLI-XO. 34.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1012.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Signed Contract Are Another Evidence That the Springtime Is on the Way
KELLOM SCHOOL
IS VICTORIOUS
Takes Championship in Outdoor
Contests of Omaha Public
Schools Athletic Meet.
CONTEST LASTS FOUR MONTHS
Third of a Tear Required to Decide
Who is Champion.
SILK PENNANT TO CENTRAL
Orange and Black Take Handsome
Sag Without Trouble.
PRIZES AWARDED THIS WEEK
H. L. Carus. Sajprrlntendrat of
Grade School Spun., win visit
SrhooU aad Present the
Diplomas.
Athletic lontrst Errata.
Tint Place Xellom ehool: prize,
Harding silver trophy cup.
' rim Clan luiir Won by Central
school.
Second Oase Bandar Won by IrOng
school.
Third Claaj Bann;r Wen by Xtlloai
school.
Pnhlle School.- r:nl Standing.
Entrants Number
passing;
School. -
Keilom 120
Comenlus M
Franklin H
Columbian 72
Clifton Hill 52
8aunilers 61
Lothrop 147
Central in
Central Park 45
Park U5
Bancroft M
Lake 12S
Long 117
Howard Kennedy... m
Train 81
Edward Rosewater.. 4,1
Pacific 49
Farnam US
Vlnlon , 79
Btats .! ta
Cass t
Dupont 23
Mascn 88
Walnut Hill SI
Saratoga 117
Druid Hill .. n
Windsor 8.1
Leavenworth 47
Cestellar 75
Monmouth Park 8.1
Lincoln 77
Sherman 14
In all
classes, all testa.
Bellevue College Basket Ball Squad for 1912
Totals..
. .2.4K4
m
35
W
33
23
3
6i
49
19
4
21
49
43
SS
!
13
14
il
21
'14
18
22
IS
S
li
9
14
li
12
1
47
Krllot the Winner.
Keilom school,!! tIM winner of the out
door athletle eonteata. of the Omaha
Public Pchools' Athletic league, com
pleted yesterday afternoon, with an
average of -65 per Cent, attained after
over four months of athletlo teals In
different events that have been given
under the direction of Raymond I Cams,
superintendent of grade school sports,
five points toward the bis; Indoor school
track meet this spring Is also awarded
Keilom. !
Central school wins Ilia handsome silk
1 anuer for the first class winner, donated
hy James Richardson of the Board of
Education: Long; school pulls down the
second class flag-, given by C. V. Wll
helm, and Keilom Is awarded the third
clans pennant, the gift of Casper -E.
Yost.
Individual gold, silver and bronie
medals will be awarded the boys who
successfully passed all of the necessary
requirements In each claaa. Superintend
ent Cams now has the complete list,
which Is an extremely lengthy one, and
expects ' to have every winner wearing
his badge before-the end of the week.
The athletic tests given consisted of
four separate events, the running high
lump, the standing broad jump, sprinting
and chinning the hoiisontal bar. The
boys at each school were divided into
three classes, according to slse, weight
and athletic ability, so that the smaller
youngsters had just as much chance to
make good as the bigger fellows.
Kiaht A re Perfect.
In the first class eight schools made
an average of 100 per cent and the winner
had to be decided by awarding the banner
to the school which had the highest num
ber taking part In proportion In the
number of lads in the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth grades. Central n-ho-ii
filled this requir'nun' ' '
vantage and was given first place. The
same ruling was enfrctd it, s-r.i, i
class, when 1juii was :w:ud,-.i .' r ,
aer over Edward tusowuicr -h; .
The prises will bu- awarded this nock
br Mr. Carns, who will personally visit
each school and make the presentation
of prise. Charles Harding, who give
the silver trophy cup. and the donors
of the three silk banners will visit the
winning schools and make short presenta
tion speeches.
Lothrop Falls Dews.
One noticeable fact of the outcome of
the tests Is the snowing made by Lothrop
school, ihe winner of the big spring In
door meet at the Auditorium last year.
This school fall down In making high
averages and bad to be content with a
tie ftr seventh place. Lothrop had the
largest number of boys passing the teats.
ut not In proportion to the number
cr.tered,
Togejlier with Superintendent Graff
new innovation In public school
sl-oru uas inaugurated by R. L. Cams
and the tests started in October. Since
theo a total of 3,464 soya hare practiced
their athletic skill until they have be
come very efficient in gymnastic work
and outdoor track work. .
il 1 Or i $tyr a) 4 03 v v
IROCRKEEXPECTS
BANNER YEAR
Says that the Western Letfut
. Teams Will Be Hundred
Per Cent Stronger.
ALL MANAGERS ARE OPTDQSnC
WRESTLERS BUSY AT THE ONI
Big- Revival is Noted Because of the
Intercollegiate Contests.
IOWA TO SEND TEAM TO LINCOLN
More Malrfe.es ' Are grardsled tor
Tela Kraaon Tama Ever Before
Klllott's Place Will Be
Hard to til.
LIXCOLN. Feb. W. (Special.) The
wrestling game has received a tremend
ous revival at the University of Ne
braska and now la ono of the most popu
lar of collegiate sports. More . Interest
has been shown in the wrestling tourna
ments than in the other forms of sport,
with the possible exception of foot ball
and basket ball.
Wrestling received a tremendous boost
last year when the Cornhuskera met with
some remarkable success against Iowa
and in the western Intercollegiate gymnas
tic meet in, which wrestling formed one
of the most prominent features. As a re
sult when the class for instruction was
called early in the fall over thirty mem
bers reported and have been busy all
winter preparing for the preliminaries,
which were held Friday night. The pre
liminaries were only in the nature of a
university event, and while the winner!
may represent the Cornhuskera In the
si.uua! tournaments with other colleges
ie selection Is by no meatia permanent
More matches have been scheduled this
I j ear than ever before. The) first real
' tournament comes the latter part of Feb-
m, rv vhM Iowa will wild rnreaents-
Uvea in all classes to meet the Corn
huskers at Lincoln. Last season Ne
braska had little difficulty In winning all
three cacs, but the loss of Elliott has
left a vacancy which will be hard to fill
in the Nebraska team.
Immediately following the Iowa meet
It Is the Intention of the athletic board
to send a team to Kansas City to com
pete in the annual meeting under the
auspices of the Kansas City Athletic
club. All of the schools in the Missouri
valley practically will be represented at
the meet. The Cornhuskera wilt enter
this year for the first time.
In addition to these meets Nebraska
also will add another school to Its wres
tling schedule-a tournament to be held
with Kansas late in the season.
The last of the wrestling tournaments
which the Cornhuskera will participate
in is. the western Intercollegiate meet of
colleges at Champaign. III., on April IX
This is the. regular gymnastic meet of
the bis eight conference teams and wres
tling is Included in the list of events.
HASTINGS WINS FROM
YORK AT BASKET BALL
YORK, Neb.. Feb. KWSpeclaX)
Hastmgs college defeated Tork college
at basket ball here by the score of 28 to
U. The game waa unusually rough and
at times lost all resemblance to basket
ball. A good-sized crowd was present
at the opening of the new gymnasium.
Hasting I tUI undefeated ana, with
We! an. to leading tbe colleges of the
state. The lineup: . - .
' Hjurnnos I YORK.
W. Stmrth K.F.Jar Ware
Dchisaier . L-F.j L.F Arnold
Duniap -.-C-l C lie Bord
H Smlta R.G.IR.Q Hjffnu
2 agar 40-1 L.Q.- JBowsraJ
CHANCE COMBINES BALL
WITH HIS BUSINESS
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. m-Frank
Chance of the Chicago Cubs believes In
combining business and base ball when
ever possible. During the winter months
he spends his time on his gaj.ono ranch at
Glendora, Osl.. which he calls "Cub
Ranch." Prank carries 'on bis - corre
spondence with the-aid of classy station
ery which bears an odd monogram at the
top. Tbe initials of bis full name, F. L.
C. are woven into a tasteful monogram.
-vl!h a bear rub wielding a base ball bat
standing oa the lower Una of the L.
Ov .Ue bear's bead tAPean a baas bail,
Wonderful Strength
Develops in Young
Local H. S. Athlete
In Arthur Rouner, 113 South seventeenth
street,, a freshman at the high school and
one of the local "Y" association's gym
nastic stirs, Omaha has one of the fore
most amateur atietes In the west, for this
culturlsts in the state, because of his
feats of strength, which have been ex
hibited on several occasions during the
last twelve months at the "Y" gym
nasium. Most of his feats have been confined to
"strong arm" ability, and his knack of
lifting heavy dum-bells and other weights
puts him In a claaa by himself, when It
comes to local sport leaders. In several
exhibitions he has lifted a 144-pound dumb
bell from the ground to arm length above
his head without faltering."1
GOLF -TODRNEYENDS WELL
Brilliant Play inXFinal Rounds of
St. Valentine Meeting;.
GARDNER GETS PRESIDENT'S CUP
Pkllllpa l.oaea Opportaalty to Wis
by Missing) Short Patt oa Home
tireea -Fink Heats Robeson
la 4 onsolettoa.
New Pitcher Added
to Pa Rourke's List
Pa Rourke yesterday afternoon signed
up a new pitcher. Ills name is Hans
Christensen and be hails from Lincoln.
He has never played professional ball,
but has made a name for himself In
semi-professional ranks. Two years ago
he worked against Alexander, the star
twirler of the Philadelphia Nationals, and
lost the game by a 1 to score In ten
innings. But two hits were made off
Christensen. The new recruit Is 31 years
of age and weighs about 175 pounds
stripped. He Is t feet 11 Inches in height
and has a perfect build. Rourke is con
gratulating himself on landing this
young man. as three teams In the West
ern league wanted him and almost
every team in the Nebraska State league
has been after him. Pa Is going to take
the youngster to Joplln with him and
put him under the tutorship of Johnny
Gonding and believes that he has made a
find.
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL LAD REAL
WONDER FOR STRENGTH.
1 . .
ARTHUR KOUKER,
I'lNKIIi nsT. N. C. Feb. 10-Klnal
rot'w' i in the St. Valentine's golf tourna
ment vave briliant ending to tie -tent
u-uj . in home green deciding It in both
f irt division matches, one other contest
requiring twenty botes and three nine
teen. In the battle for the president's trophy
Dr. C. 11. Gardner of the Agawan Hunt
ctub. Providence, won a stroke for
stroke contest from C. N. Phillips of the
Greeawtch Country club. Connecticut, the
minting of a short putt on the home green
lot-lng tlie Connecticut player an oppor
tunity to win. The win of C. M. Fink
of Dunwodle from K. K, Robeson of Oak
Hill, in the consolation, was equally
close.
Other division winners ware: W. E.
Truesdell of Huntington in the, second:
H. C. Kayser of Scarsdale In the third,
8. O. Miller of Englewood in tbe fourth,
i. H. Lipplncott of Atlantic City In the
fifth. R. 1. Clapp of Merlden in the alath.
and H. II. Buckle of St. Andrew In the
seventh.
Entries for Bowling
Tournament Come In
CHICAGO. Fob. 10. More than 600 will
compete In the American bowling con
gress tournament which starts here
March 2, according to A. L. Langtry. sec
retary of the organization. Loral pro
moters say the number will be above 7rt
The final hour fur closing it he entry list
la midnight February 11 About II clubs
already have paid their entry fees.
Almost (10 000 in prise money has been
deposited In a Chicago bank by Langtry.
A meeting has been called for tomorrow
afternoon here and it la expected that
much money will be raised then which
will be adder to the prise fund. The
fund will be more the t30,0tt when It Is
completed.
All Saturday and Sunday dates on the
schedulo hare been assigned. Midweek
dates are being given out. Special nights
already have been delegated to Clveland,
Louisville. Detroit, Cincinnati and St
Louis. Practically all of the contests of
the first four days of the tournament will
be bewteen Chicago teams.
Johnson's Marriage
Certificate Found
PITTSBURGH. Pa., Feb. 10.-The mar
rlaga certificate of Jack Johnson, the
pugilist, married here last year, was
found today after months of search by
the marilago license bureau. Alderman
John Fugassl came forward with the
statement that he bad married Johnson
and Ktta H. Duryea January 18. 1911, and
bad returned the certificate to Iho mar
riage license bureau, A clerk unearthed'
the certificate and made official return
of It today. The marrlago was at a ho
tel In the negro quarter, conducted by
Frank Kutton, who witnessed the cere
mony with a city detective.
Billiard and Pool
Tournament Ended
The billiard and pool tournament at the
Commercial club ended yesterday, with
G. It. (Yamer taking first place In class
A at pool and C. J. Balrd first place In
the same class at billiards. Class A was
composed of men making the highest
averages In the preliminary rounds.
W. R. Wood made the high run of the
billiard tourney, 24 points, and C. J. Balrd
the high run In pool, 19 points. I 'an
Desdunes was official referee of both
tourneys. Following are the results:
Pool Class A. G. H. Cramer, champion:
C. J. Balrd. winner of high run. Class
B, P. B. Burleigh, champion; B. E. Mc
t'ague, winner of high run. Class (', V.
V. lthoadf, champion: W, K. Ilhoadus,
winner of high run.
Billiards lias-l A, C. J. Balrd. cham
pion; W. R. Wood, winner of high run.
Class B, '. A. Alden, champion; E. K.
Brando, winner of high run. i lass t:,
W. A. Yonson. champion: It B. Mattlriua.
winner of high run. Iran Iiesdutiea, offi
cial referee.
llHrvurtl renrrra Lose.
PHlLAIiKI-PHIA, Feb. 10,-The Unlver
city of I'enusylvaiila fencing team de
feated the Harvard university team here
tonight, five bout to foul
SOUTH OMAHA LAD MATCHED TO
MEET KNOCKOUT BROWN.
TANCOCK AND PEACOCK
TO STIR UP CRICKETERS
Cricket will be more popular this spring
and summer at Miller park.
George Peaccck. secretary of the local
Clan Gordon Athletic association. Intends
to organize a Scotch eleven In April, and
Dean J. A. Tancoek of Trinity cathedra
wl'J captain an English team. New
wickets win be Installed and the playing
grounds st Miller park improved next
month.
An Omaha cricket club may bo organ
ized, '
STIEHM LIKESNEW RULES
Nebraska Coach Thinks Some Very
Weak Points Eradicated.
TOUCHDOWN CHANGE DELIGHTS
Increase frost Five la six far Plae
las; Oral Over CJoal Mae Recalls
Asses Kneerss In Rqasllaa;
Corahaikrr Score.
LINCOLN-.. Feb. 10.-Speclnl Coach
Eward Stlehm placed his stamp of ap
proval on the new foot ball rules aa an
nounced last week and said he was very
well satisfied with the work of the com
mittee. Stlehm believes many of the
weaknesses present In game under the old
rules have been eliminated. Tbe particu
lar complaint which he had to lodge
against last year'a rules was in regard to
the furward pass within the ten-yard line.
Many a superior team went down to de
feat or to a tie score last season. Stiehm
said, becauae the uae of the forward pass
was prohibited within striking distance
of the goal. By allowing the forward
pasa to be used when cloae to the goal.
Stlehm bellevea that the ofrenslve team
will lie placed on a much fairer basis
than before.
Ukunise, the Nebraska mentor waa
much pleased to note the change in the
number of points scored on a touchdown
and goal as compared with field or drop
kicks. The Cornhuskera have reason to
remember the Inequality of the old scor
ing In the game with Ames when the
Aggies managed to tie the with two field
goals when the Cornhuskera scored a
touchdown.
Stiehm further mentioned that he had
suggested In a letter to Stagg before the
latter went east to attend a meeting of
the rules committee that the ball should
be declared dead on a blocked kick tbe
moment It hits tbe ground. No action
was taken In regard to this. It being
deemed too radical a step. The element
of chance Is too great, Stiehm believes,
unless the ball Is declared dead.
Maalry Get Cash.
Edward Mauley of Chicago will get his
tu for his patent on the overslung goal
posts which Kager placed on Nebraska
field last year. Manley recently wrote
to the university authorities railing at
tention to his latent and requesting the
payment ot M for the use ot the goals.
The board Immediately began to Investi
gate the claim and received word from
the department at Washington this week
that Manley beld a patent on the posts.
The members Jmmedlately decided to
pay his claim before tbe price ascended.
Nebraska la not the only school stung
on the deal, as Wisconsin, Illinois. Chi
cago and other big eight conference teams
will also have to meet Mauley's demands
for the goal posts.
Manager Eager has been In Chicago
all week working on Cornhusker foot ball
schedule for 1912. He was expected home
today. Until Kager and Stiehm return
from the Windy Clry nothing new Is ex
pected In the schedule announcement.
The Cornhuskera are working for three
big games with Big Eight conference
members, but the progress of the nego
tiations has not been made public by the
coach or foot ball manager1.
Chicago Meeting- Puts All Magnates
in High Glee.
WICHITA IS ALL WORKED UP
Loss of the Team Last Season Pots
the Fans on Edge.
HENDRICKS SAYS TO LOOK OUT
Manager of the Moaatalmeers Sara
Ho Experts te Repeat Last
Year'a Ferfotrsaaaee) aad
Keep the Old Has.
Pa Rourke Is of the belief thai the
Western league will this year experience
the moat successful season it baa ever
known. After talking over conditions ot
the league at the meeting la Chicago It
la very optimistic.
The Wichita contingent to the sched
ule meeting promised the other club
owners that they would not be sorry that
the Kansas town waa again taken bank
into the fold when they brought their
respective teams to Wichita this season.
Tbsy reported that the fans la their
town were keyed up to tbe highest pitch
and eagerly awaiting the opening ot the
season. They said that the people In
that town era all of the opinion that a
pennant winning team will be put on the
field and there la little doubt but what
tha other magnates will make money la
Wichita this season. Tbe taxing away
of th team last summer did mora to
wards making Wichita a great baa ball
town than any other method which could
have been thought of.
"Dea Molnea is another town, said Pa
Rourke, "which is going to be a big pay
ing town this season. With Isabel aad
Fall-weather at the helm, there to little
doubt that Dea Molnea will put a strong
aggregation In the field. A alt ha
already been chosen in which, to play
tha games and work will start within
th next few day to get It Into shape.
Th fan of Dea Molnea are backing th
two new owners with publicity and good
will, and It Is almost certain that base
ball wUl be .a big drawing card tber
this year. Th team will bo called to re
port on March B, and Frank Isabel will
go it on th field himself and work
with hi men.
Topeka raaeels la.
"Topeka until recently bad bean quiet,
but bow that Dal dear tia started to
work th gam I booming in th Capitol
City. Th team will go to Texas tor a
three Weeks' training trip and will play
with other teams on th way horn. Gear
ha entered hi work with a will and a
determination to put a flrat-claas team
in th field to represent Topeka, aad sua
work baa got th tan I- that town
worked up so that it will be a good town
for other team to enter this season
Almost every player ha been algned up
for th 19lt team and plans are now being
mad for th coming sptinf training
tip.- . . ,i
Lincoln, according to Rourkei will bar
a team this year which will tie hard to
beat. Since Don Dea pain nas gotten
.hm. m itmm fsn Having
clear sailing and la assured, 'of th com
fort of all the tana in th town. Lin
coln Is always a good drawing town, and
with a manager on th flel who wUl be
a favorite with th tans, trssr to no rea
son why Lincoln should riot be on of
th best towns la th league. Last year
Lincoln waa third town in th league in
point of attendance and a good many
fans were kept away from th park oa
account of Bob Unglaub. who waa not
the most congenial msmager la th
league.
Maaloa at glovix City.
Ed Han ion. one of the new owner of
th Sioux City team, who waa elected vie
preaident of the leuguo at the Chicago1
meeting, came armed with promising re
port of the way the Sioux City fan are
working with "Red" Andreas to get a
pennant winning team this season. Every
body, according to Hanlon. to bass ball
mad In the Iowa city and he believe that
this will be the best base ball year Sioux
City has known. The fan do not mis
Tom Falrweather aa much aa it waa
thought they would and the new owner
being Sioux City business men they ar
well received by the fans.
Jack Holland will again be at the helm
of the Joules. Holland Is' well liked la St.
Joseph and if any body can get th fan
out to the games It la th old boy him
self. Holland has promised hi towns
people a high class base ball aggrega
tion this year and when Jack say be to
going to have a real base ball team th
other teams In the league begin to prick
up their ears and get down to hard
work. Jack Holland had a team last year
which finished second and ha say hid
team, this year . wlU finish better than
that, so It la plainly evident that Holland
la going to go after the ray from th word
go. St. Joseph usually support its baa
bail team la a good shape and vary few
kick were ever made against th week
day and 8unday crowda there.
llradrlrka Maya He Will Repeat.
At Denver Jark Hendricks to working
lik a beaver and with the support ot th
fans he says he will repeat last year'
stunt. But Hendricks will have seven
teams to put away before he araba
the coveted rag and In every case th
other seven teams will be about Ml per
cent better than they were last year.
Denver's support of her base ball team to
good and although th jump front th
eastern towns out there ar kmg th
visitors are usually well repaid.
In Omaha there to litis doubt but a fast
team will be put in tbe field this year.
Pa Rourke is doing his utmost to get ap
a pennant winning aggregation aad th
fans will surely back htm this yeaaoa,
as the class of ball his men win put op
will demand large crowda Thar ar but
four or five men out now who ha aet
signed up for this season aad Bitt a
pecta their John Henry's this '
Holleafejeek ta Cfcattaaeoaa.
Pitchers HoUenbeck and Stosr of th
Waterloo (la.) club have beta bought by
la -a
Flret Baa Applicants.
Bolla Zelder. Tex" Jones. "Shano"
ColUna and young Bortoo win all be
rurhtlsa for that first baaa seta -arttta
t vtr'ahTT s