PAST SIX SPORT SECTION PAGES ONE TO FOUR The Omaha Sunday Bee sports vol. XLI XO. 35. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IS, i!12. SINGLE COPY FIVE GENTS. With the Robin's Fir& Chirp the "Hold-Outs" Commence Signing Contra&s SIX-DAY TRIP ! FOR YANNKMS! Pa Rourke's Beeraits Will Invade Oklahoma, Meeting Teams of Mid-Continent League. JOHJWY GONDINO US CHARGE Famous Backstop Will Accompany Youngsters on Their Jaunt Local Bowlers Who Make All the Boys Hustle to Keep Up REGULARS TO PLAY AT JOPLIN White Sox and St. Louis Browns Are Signed for Gaines. CONTRACTS ALMOST ALL EI Heather Dave II llrnini the Sigurd Papers of Every Player Bill Three- Pa Haa So Fears of lloldo.ts. Thirty days from today and daily re ports will be coining In from the training camps and among thain will ba those of the Kourkes who will be safely settled for a three weeks' stay In Joplin. Pa itmirke la busy making arrangements for the trip and as the days draw nearer to the time ".hen he will. pack his grip be becomes more restless. For the last week he haa been talking over the situation with Johnny Oonding, who leaves tomorrow night for Hot springs, trom whence he will go to the .Missouri town to Join the Rourkea. And the conversations he had last week were lint fruitless, for It was decided that when the Rourkea break camp on April 12 Johnny will take the Tannlgans for a week's trip through Oklahoma, meeting Big teams In that time. Twenty-five players will report at Jop lin on March 15. Prom that time until April 12 the entire bunch will be kept working for all there ts In them. On the latter day the survivors of the weeding process will be divided Into two squads. The regulars In charge of Manager Charlie Arbogast and Fa Rourks will at once jump to Omaha, where tbey will play the next day with one of the Amer ican association teams. The Tannlgans or "scrubs" will be turned over to Johnny Oonding and will Invade Oklahoma, re turning home on April IS, the opening date (or the Western league teams. sraeaiile Not Klmed. The towns which the Tannlgans will Invade have not been positively settled on yet, and Pa Is waiting for farther de velopments In the Mid-Continent league which Is now being organised In that tats. A meeting is to be held tomorrow and the league formed. Rourks will than endeavor to book a few towns la that league for games with the Tannlgans. The towns which ha now haa In mind are Sapulua, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and Wagner. One other town Is needed, but possibly only five games will be played. In addition to playing the six games several others will be arranged for the Tannlgans. It Is now the Intention of sending the Tsnnlgans out of Joplin for Saturday and Sunday, while making his stay In Joplin. After playing Saturday and Sunday the recruits will come back and work out with the regulars during the week days. They will be under the charge of Johnny Oonding while on the road. By this method Rourke thinks his re cruits will get lust the kind of practice they need. Oonding will probably catch In the games the Tannlgans play and In this manner the pitchers will get some valuable workouts. B.sy Arranglas; Datea, For the last two weeks Rourke has been busy lining up dates with clubs for ths regulsrs while they are at Joplin. Four games he had scheduled with St Paul of the American association have been cancelled owing to the early open ing date for that league. Pa had arranged for two games with the Saints at Joplin on April and 7. Two other games were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday prior to the opening day In Omaha with the Saints. The only big league games Rourke haa signed up for to date are with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox. There Is chance of getting two games each with the Giants and the St. Louis Browns and Rourke Is work ing hard to land them. Two other games have been arranged for, but dates not set, with St Joseph to be played at Joplin and . also two games with Topeks. On the return home the Rourkes will play two games with Lincoln at Lincoln and then return to Omaha for two games with Lincoln at Rourke park. There Is a bare possibility thst there will be two other games played at home before the opening day. Pa Rourke said he would know definitely some day this week. Rourke figures that by playing as many games as pos sible while at Joplin and by sending out the Tannlgans be will bo able to keep down the expense of the training trip to a certain extent. All niga Bat Tare. Rut thr.e more signed contracts are r.eled and Rourke says he will have h'.t entire bunch for 1912 signed up. Ho has thlrtv-one players on his roster, twenty-eight of whom have already t.cned up. T!ie throe who have not been s'gned ere not worrying Pa as he says h has no fears of any holdouts this sea sou. 'There are too many good players on the market at the present time to ru" me any worry about holdouts." aid Knurke. "The players all over the tiuntry are thanking thems-lvea that ih.v have a berth this season at alt. as a great number of the managers are re trenching. ' Oatener Plays Basket Ball. Pick Crutcher has written Manager Jack Holland of the St. Joseph club that ha is conditioning himself for the spring train ing season by playing basket ball with the Young Mer.s Cluistian association team ef Frankfort. Ky. Crutcher was the star In a recent game with the Toung Men's Christian association team and the Ken tucky state university in which the former vas the winner. I BASEBALL FORCORNHUSKERS J Af r ATHLETIC PLANS FOR H. S. M - , r . i. i" - J YZ TRACK PRACTICE IN WESTERN CLUB IN CHICAGOIS TALK New Third Team Rumor Involving Illinois Metropolis Current in Base Ball Circles. LEAGUE TO HAVE FIRST CHANCE O'Neill Said to Have Understanding; with Prominent Men, SHAKETJP LIKELY, SAYS ROURKE Omaha Owner Thinks Big- Hants Idle. Too Much of Time. Coach Stiehm Declares Conference Rnles Will Be No Bar. CRITICISM FOR SLOW COMMITTEE Nebraska Mentor Tklnks Remedy Co.ld Be Foaad for 9 sort's Case If Facalty Men Weald Get Rosy. LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 17.-tSpeclal.)-A trip extending as far south as Texas Is the program outlined for Nebraska's base ball team, following the revival of Interest In again establishing a base ball team at the State university. The man agement. It Is said, is considering an ex tensive trip for the team during the Easter holidays when It will not interfere with school work. "You may say for me," Stiehm declared Saturday, "that Nebraska will have a base ball team despite the summer base ball rule If I can do anything to bring It about. I shall leave nothing undone In order to secure a team." This Is ths first definite announcement made regarding the baseball situation at Nebraska following Its abolition on the order of the athletlo board about three years ago. The board decided to do away with baas ball when the summer rule was passed which prohibited men from participating In summer base ball. Criticises Cosasalttee. Stiehm was equally as emphatic In bis criticism of the committee which has the matter of the revision of ths summer bass ball rule In hand. The committee was appointed some months sgo and hss not as yet even taken Initial steps toward reporting back to ths conference. The committee Is composed of Byer of Ames, Chairman Bvarhart of Washington and Moorehouse of Drake. Byer Is the only one who has thus far expressed him self on ths summer bass ball matter. Byer favors what Is known as the "home rule." allowing the -players to participate In semi-professional games played on the boms" grounds. This revision la not at all acceptable to the Cornhuskers, It being pointed out that It would be im possible to enforce the rule. That It would be at least a very difficult If not Impossible matter to find out the home address of some of the players Is conceded. Stiehm will take the matter before the athletic board at an early data He says that he has not yet canvassed the situa tion and does not know what tho senti ment on the board la In regard to base bail. Personal expression of opinion baa been freely made by some members of the board and It Is a safe bet that a majority favor tho restoration of the gam at Nebraska. Stiehm says that he does not expect serious opposition In the attempt to revive the game at Nebraska. Nebraska-Gopher Break Likely, but Badgers Taken On LINCOLN, Feb. 17.-(Speclal.)-Coach Stiehm says UuU no further steps bava been taken to complete tho schedule for the foot ball season of UUS. The Corn husksrs are waiting for tho conclusion of negotiations with Minnesota, which are right now very badly muddled. The man agement is Insisting that the Gophers promise to play In Lincoln under a two year contract while Minnesota does not care to come to the Cornhuskers camp for a game. Recently Stiehm telegraphed tn reply to an urgent request from the Oopher insti tution that Nebraska expected a game in Lincoln. The Gophers deeslred to know f Nebraska would accept the particular date set aside by the Minnesota manage ment for the Nebraska game and Inti mated that If the date was not satis factory, the Gophers would not consider the Cornhuskers further. The message further conveyed the information that Minnesota was anxious to complete the schedule and wanted a definite answer regarding the acceptance of the date) In order that another game could be scheduled providing the Cornhuskers did not come across. Although no official Information could be secured It is quite well established that Nebraska will play Wisconsin thta season. It ts rumored that the game will be played November 2 In Madison. Tho rest of the schedule remains as first outlined with the practice games still undecided. Rave.au. Wlaa fms St. Paal. RAVENNA. Neb.. Feb. 17.-pelal.-The St. Paul High school basket ball team played the locals at this place last evening, Kavenna winning. J to 38l This Is the seventh game the locals have played with other high schools and they have won six. They tost to Broken Bow. and also lost a game to the commercial college at Broken Bow. OLD STTLB LAGER BOWLINQ SQUAD. GREEYY WINSAER0 MEET His Monoplane Flies Farther Than the Other Contestants' ENGSTROM IS A CLOSE SECOND Only Monoplanes Are Entered la the Contest Which Draws a Bis Crews to ths tiraaaaa at Fart Omaha. Fifteen-year-old Edwin Oreevy, Bit Hickory street, won the fifth boy's model aeroplane meet given under the auspices of ths educational department ' of the local Toung Men's Christian association at the Fort Omaha balloon house yester day afternoon, with a flight of 46 feet 11 Inches by his steady little monoplane. Oreevy will receive the silver trophy cup of the Omaha Boy's Aero olub, wblch he will hold until the next contest. The cup was formerly held by Otis fltuirtleff, 4(1S North Thirty-seventh street. last year's winner. Fridolph Engstrom. a Junior at tbs Omaha High school, took second prise, a year s membership in the local associa tion, with a fUght of M feet even. Eng strom's monoplsns was one of the prettiest and most graceful ones entered. Wilbur Bradley, (18 South Twenty-seventh street, was given honorable mention and third place with a flight of eS feet $ Inches. J. J. Delight acted as referee and the Judges were Cus Baysdorfer, A. 8L KeUey and Carl Anderson. At the doss of the contest J. W. Miller, educational director of the local "Y" association, spoke to the entrants, congratulating them on tnelr modols and declaring that the meet had been the most successful one ever held. A large crowd of friends and admirers of the youthful aeronauts watched the flights, which called forth considerable applause when the tiny models would dip snd swerve. Only monoplanes were en tered for the flights. The following boys took part In addi tion to the winners: Olen Qrosjean. JM Brown street Arthur Shrum, 2H22 Charles street (two models). Donald Bmalley, 2103 Maple street. Charles Forey, 218 North Nineteenth street Kemlss Stage. 2423 Ames avenue. James Reynolds, lot North Thirty-first street Nels Nordquist Thirty-first and Stone avenue. Carl Dickinson, 4T1J North Forty-first street HIGH SCHOOL LAD WHO MAKES RECORD AT SWBfiflNG. v ,:V:; o O'Neill Secures Young Southpaw for Omaha Team A report has been received from Chicago that Morris O'Neill, president of the Western league, has signed bp a south paw twirler for Pa Rourke for hie U12 base ball staff. Tbs young fellow comes from the Illinois-Missouri league with a good record. His name la Harry Hicks snd hs Is said to have been the sensation of ths Illinois-Missouri league last season. Last year bs worked with ths Uruana team and hs played tn thirty games. In no game did hs start that he was sent to the bench. Out of the thirty games hs twirled he won twenty-two and lost eight O'Neill la authority for the statement that the young southpaw will be a hit In this league and predicts a brilliant for him. KEARNEY STATE NORMAL TO PLAY WYOMING TEAM KEARNEY, Neb., Feb. !7.-(8pec1sU.)-Kearney State Normal school will braak Into Interstate foot bail In the eaflon of 1913 for the first time by echedullnff a fame with the University of Wyoming. ' But two open dates remain and theae it Is expected, will be filled with games with one or another of the Big Four teams. Coach Van Buren. who has been with the school for the last two years, will against .coach the team. Following ts the 1812 schedule: Kearney Normal against Kearney High school October 4 at Kearney. Kearney Normal against Hastings col lege October 12 at Hasting. Kearney Normal against Nebraak Cen tral college October la at Kearney. October 38 open. Kearney Normal against Cotner univer sity November 2 at Kearney. Kearney Normal against Orant Island college November S at Grand Island. November IS open. Kearney Normal against Wyoming uni versity November 22 at 1 .a ramie, Wyo. Kearney Normal ajcainat i'eru Normal November 28 at Kearney. KEARNEY NORMAL SECONDS WIN FROM LEXINGTON KEARNKT, Neb.. Feb. 17. Special Telegram- Tho Kearney normal second basket ball team won from the Lexington High school quintet at Lexington laat night In a hotly contested game, the final score standing 77 to 1$ In favor of the normal Juniors. The first half closM with tha high school boys In the lead by the score of 14 to 7. but a rally on the part of the pedagogues brought about the final result Games between class teams from the different years were also plny-d. But two mVire games of the season remain on the schedule. SIOUX CITY IN LEAD IN MAIN WHIST EVENT HABTB JENK3 GRAND IKLA.NI. Neb., Feb. T7.-VJpe-ctal Telegram.) In the Interstate whist contest Sioux City Is In the lead In the four-team event, with t'ouncll Bluffs and Grand Island a tie fnr serond. A. W. Abbott and A. W .Stern of Grand Island are In the lead for the free-for-all pair I crntst. j George F. Corcoran of York was elected i president f the association. O. A Ab- bott. Jr.. of Grand Island, vice president. J and George McNutt of Kansas City. sre- tary treasurer. fHW'AOO, F-h. 17 -Mrs. J!wtrwh J. .'HirAtJo. )b. 16. Mrs. Elizabeth J. nckeraall. wife of Walter F-ekereall. the former fot ball player of the I.'niverslty of Chicago, wu grants a divorce by Judge Bretsrr here today. One of the grounds for the decree wa cruel treat ment. Tbey were married August IS, iiw Commy Turns Deaf Ear to Politics Comlskey la quoted as saying bs would not think of running for governor of Illinois, since In his present capacity as the owner of the Chicago 'White 80s, to gether with bis personal following, he Is enjoying more fame than the gover norship could give him. At any rate. Commy shows his good sense by turning a deaf ear to what seems to have been a serious appeal by some "downtown" Chi cago politicians, "friends of mine." If these men really had serious Intentions of boosting Comlskey for office. It prob ably was with selfish Interest, but they picked out the wrong "fall guy." One old-time ball player, Governor Tener of Pennsylvania, haa achlsved tills honor, and Al 8paldlng. ons of base ball's most famous lights, came very near to being elected senator In California, and old Cap Anson wsa for a term city clerk of Chi cago, and maybe other base ball lumi naries have shone In the political firma ment, but not many. Comlskey, of course, being a man of hard sense, baa another reason or two for squelching any such talk, serious or otherwise. Clarke's kresra failed. It has ben said that Fred Clarke of Pittsburg established a record for out fielders that haa never been surpassed when In a game last year, hs had ten put-outs In the outfield. Dick llarley. when playing center field for Hprlng rteld, Mass., made eleven putouts, and tUagle, when playing for Orand Raplda, in 1197, chalked up twelve. Both of these records were, however, beaten by Harry Bay, the fleet outfielder, when In a game between Cleveland and lloston American Bay caught thirteen fly balls. SELECTED AS THE BEST SCOUT DI OMAHA. BOY ! 111 Track Events, Tennis, Golf and Swimming; This Spring-. MABCH Teaata and Golf To.rneuneafe la May Lads to Play Base Ball with Varlo.e Aatatear Mnrs. Athletics will be more prominent than ever at the Omaha High school this spring, and Athletlo Director C. E. Reed la already planning the various branches of sport which will bs held. Including track athletics, tennis, golf and swim ming. As soon as the basket ball season ends next month trsrk events will hold ths boards, and with an abundance of good material on hand It la expected that the school wll turn out one of the premier Interscholastlo track teams In ths middle west. With three exception, all of last year's squad will again be on hand to work out. The first call for candidates for ths 181! team will be Issued early neat month, and Indoor practice will be held at ths local "V" gymnasium until ths weather permits outdoor work. The regular team will be entered In the big Indoor track meet which will probably be held at the Auditorium In April. The school will also be represented In the state high school track meet at Lincoln In May. Tennis Starts Early. Tennis will start In May, when a boys' singles snd doubles tournament will be played off. Slavers Susmsn. present sin gles chsmplon. and James Gardiner and Joseph Creedon, holders of ths doubles honors, will be called upon to defend their titles. Ths racquet lads will use the high school courts at Twenty-second and Capi tol avenue and will play off the semi finals and final matches at Happy Hollow and at the Country club. Interschool mstches with Crelghton and the Uni versity of Omaha will be arranged In May. The 1913 spring golf tourney of the sohool will also be held In May, and Athletic Director Reed expect, to have at least twenty-five entrants. Harold Johnston, winner of last year', tourna ment, la enrolled In school again this year and will defend bis present title. Other young golfers at the school who are counted upon to show up strong at the game of the green this sesaon are Foy Porter, Clarence Peters, Phil Downs and Oryal Warrsn. Take t Swisses!..-. Although the school will not have an organised swimming team, tb lads who are Interested In this sport expect to tske an active part In all ths Toung Men's Christian, association meets snd other competitive local aquatlo affairs, llarte Jenka, a Junior at the school, won the snnuat Omaha "?" open meet held laat Tuesday svenlng In ths association pool with a total of sixteen points. Other high point winners In this meet were slso high school lads, Fridolph Kngstrom sec ond place with fifteen points and Halleck Rouse third with fourteen. There Is some talk among ths base ball enthusiasts st the school of organ ising a school nlns this spring, but ss the athletlo management is much averse to this sport on account of Its failure to meet expenses. It la not thought that the diamond gam. will be taken up by the lads under the school name. However, there will bs several Individual amateur teams composed of high school lads. LOCAL BOY SCOUT CHOSEN AIDE TO BADEN-POWELL In each city In which ho stops In his visit In America. Baden-Powell, the father of 4he boy scout movement Is sttended by the best boy scout In the place. Frank Campbell is the local scout who has won this honor In Omaha. He Is the leader of Eagle patrol, Omaha tmop No. I. Frank will be at the train when Baden Powell arrives In Omaha Tuesday night; will be with him at the Rome hotel to Introduce vuitors and do other aid duty; will attend him at the Commercial club Wednesday noon and at the afternoon and evening meetings. Frank la the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank U Campbell. He Is 14 yeara old and In ths eighth grade at Farnam school. FRANK CAMPBfXU DR. LORD SAYS WOMEN SHOULD KEEP THEIR HEADS Women should keep their heads when accidents happen, should control their nervousness and horror and get rid of their superstitious fear, according to Dr. J. P. Ijord, tn bis Introductory lecture to the "First Aid to the Injured" course at the Young Women's Christian aaaocla tlan Friday night This was the first of ten lectures to be given Friday evenings by prominent physicians and trained purses. WOULD SHORTEN THE CTHCTJ1T rresldeat O'Neill Hefner. . Dtavasa Report Which nays a list Hag; Be Tra.aferrrd t. tha . s WlMily Cly. 1 CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-An entirely ns kind of a rumor regarding a third baa ball team In Chicago came out here to day. It was that (he Western league was looking with favor on this city as a place fur transferring one of ths western cluba "Tip" O'Neill, president of the Western; league, ts ssld to have an understanding? with prominent men In base ball that hla organisation la to have the first chance to place a third team here. O'Neill re fused to talk. Not all the team owners In ths league are satisfied with the present circuit oa account of the extensive mileage Involved, 1 It la known. The admission of Chicago In the place of the city named Ht tha rumor would greatly reduce the trans portation expense. View at Daa Dewaala. LINCOLN, Neb. Feb. IT. "I hava heard nothing about any proposal to put a Western league olub In Chicago,' said . President Despaln of tha local Western league club this noon, "but ths fact that President O'Neill refuses to talk makes ths story look more probable. It la posalbl. that such a scheme ha, been thought of to keep the proposed outlaw: organisations out of Ounthafs park oa the north sld. and to afford a plaos to transfer any Western league alub which) falls to make good." AU R.xaav, says serlre. 'This Is all rumor and nothing haa' been done In the matter,' said W. A. Rourke, president of ths Omaha Western leagus team, when told of the story rata natlng from Chicago. There will bs a big shaksup all annas) for 1911, for there is a fading that tha) big plants hi soma of thssa larger dtua are idle too anion ef the time and that a good league team would draw well." "You mean then that ths West era might use the Comlskey park whan tha Whit. 8ox are awayT" "Tea. that Is the Idea," replied Rourke. "It I. only talk sow, but aamethtna; .1 ths kind might develop." Filipinos Like the i American Sports BAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Fen. W.-Ona. of ths marvels of the American ocupatloa of the Philippines I, th. avidity with which ths Filipino, of the younger gen eration have taken hold of athletlo sports. Frequent reference hsa been mad. to tha rapid spread of baa. ball through, out th. Islands through th. agency of th. schools, the army and th. oonstabulary. Almost every American has noticed tha Increasing Interest manifested In that favorite American sport and th. eorra spondlng decrease In th. attendance of a certain class of Filipino, upon ths cock, pits. Nor Is this enthusiasm for base ball cob.. fined to tb. pupils of th. schools or the employes of those companies and Institu tions such as ths Manila electrio railroad and light company and the various bu reaus of the government, but even tha muchachos snd house boys take to th. sport with astonishing readiness and dev. But baa. ball Is not the only sport by any means that has advanced In Filipino favor by leaps and bounds within th. last few years. Volley ball and basket ball and tennis have each become great favorites. It la said that one of th. local business houses handling sporting good. . recently received a letter from a Not. Tork bouse saying that the on. Manila firm had sold mors volley balls than hadi been disposed of to all of New York. This Incident testifies to the amaxtng rapidity with which the game of trolley ball haa swept over the archipelago front one end to the other. Moreover, th. Fill plnoa are playing the gam. welL ' It Is superfluous to call attentions to tho great change In the vital statistics ' of the Ubuida that this spread of athletlo sports foretells. Ten years from bow th. Filipino physique will have undergone a transformation that will astonish tha world. At tbe same time It Is but reason able to expect that the Increased phys ical ability will carry wtlh It a broader and deeper capacity In every sphere of activity. MAXWELL LEADS IN CLASS IN TOURNEY AT KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. 17.-Paut Kimball of Waukesha, Wis., was winner of the Great Western handicap, a Hva bird event, at the Interstate shoo tins tournament that closed today. After having tied four competitors Kimball won In tbe shoot-oft with eight straight kills. The International target match wag annexed by J. R. Graham of Inglealda, UU. who. after a tie with K. W. Arnold of Lamed. Kan., won In the final snoot oft, a to 22. Graham also was high amateur, breaking 447 oat of 47S targets. George W. Maxwell of Hastings, Kea, led the professionals with a score of 448. Homer Clark. East Alton, Hi, was sec ond, wltn 4t2, and Lester German of Baltimore, 1UH was third, with 417.