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SUNDAY BEE: TIMBER 22, lOlL-. 4-S OMAHA LUTHER M'CARTY IN THE WAY Big Nebraska Boy Now Looks like Top'Notcher. SUltHHSED ALL BY GOOD TOHM Ilia Fight Trlth Jim Flrnn Open Rrr of the Comt Sportamen, Who Look Upon Ilia aa a Good One. HY IV. W. XADOIITON. saN mAKcnsco, rxc. a.-'with Jim Flrnn. the Pueblb fireman, eliminated front the heavyweight prospect by Luther McChrty. white hope at largo should breathe more freely. Flynn for years ha been a stumbling) block In the path of young stalwart who thought themselves specially find owed by nature eminently fitted by their talents to wrest the championship crown from whoever happened to be wearing It. Jim wo to latter day heavlca what Peter Maher and Joe Choynakl were to tho rl lnsr young glove wlelder of a doaen or mora yeara ago. He fell abort of true championship from hlmeelf, but he could he depended upon to shatter the dream a of any young husky aspirant to front rank honor. Just at present the Ion Angela sports are singing the praises of L.uther Mc Carty. They are aorry they Judged him by the -ordinary white hope standards. They learn too late that he knew how to hold himself together like a seasoned heavyweight Instead of floundering Ilk a novice. Mccarty's straight left was a revelation and his short right, which wtw not bo much. In evidence, was equally ef fective. The Mg Nebraakan's pose was such that whenever Fljmn attompted to jump close, poor Jim ran against a steadying', punch. McCarty was as firm as a rock at all times. He, was well set and he presented an almost lmpregabte front to the fellow who baa made a specialty of storming white hopes forts for "years. When llV Meeta miser. Just how It win bo when McCarty meets Palzer remains to bo seen. Palser, of course, will not be as easy to handle as Flynn. The latter compares with Mc Carty as a bull terrier does with , a mastiff, bat In the coming engagement there will be no discrepancy in stae. So far as recb and weight are concerned, there will be nothing to choose between Palser and 1uther, and thta means that the coming fight will of necessity be entirely different In character from the Flynn-MoCarty engagement Of a surety McCarty will not hold Palser at arm's length with the left while picking a target for the right. In the arguments that are being In dulged in at present. Palter and McCarty are regarded aa an evenly matohed pair. Any particular point In which McCarty etoells la thought to be offset by some fighting qualification possessed by Palser. McCarty Is considered the bolter boxer; Palmer the harder hitter. Inth matter of' strength the men are supposed to be on a par, but It Is thought that Pallor's ruggedness has .been thoroughly proven whereas nothing much Is known of Mc carty's ability to endure rougli usage. Contest Liom U Bin. Whan tb varlo.ua fighting attributes of the two big men are compared, tho contest looms up aa an event In which the chances are equally balanced, but van If the participants were a pair of tyroc, tho Impressive appearance of the two giants, considered In conjunction, with tho great rivalry existing between them would lend a vast Interest to the affair. Tho clash will probably cause as much, furore as the two battles be tweep Tom Bliarkoy and Jim Jeffries, when the sailor and the bollermaker were comparatively young at the game. A whisper comes from the east, how ever, that the fight whloh Is pending must not be looked upon as the final heat In a whlta hope Journey. It la said one Jess Wlllard will wish It to be remembered that he outboxed Luther McCarty In New Torfc. -Wlllard, If report speaks truly, wjll demand a. match with McCarty In the event of the latter winning from Palrer. There Is another ruuior. not so well defined, that Tony noss will rebel strenuously at any attempt on PaWa jaart to claim white hope supremacy. Xeyrr Mlml the Other. Al and Luther will probably regard these little Interruptions as samples of the worry, which are rarely Inseparable from, greatness in, any walk of life. When the. time comes, .Wlllard or Hon or who ever It may be. will simply be naked to locate a promoter who will offer "suitable Inducements," and that nv ,,!,. " couehed In, respectful diplomatic languid rmive. ino consideration u deserves. Jack Johnson by common consent 'ha beer, thrust aside, but some onahaaaked how It will be If Ham iWord oomes back from Australia and objects to the white hopes, claiming a monopoly of the - wiuaiion. This is another U will be time enough to crow when It 1. reached. At the same time If Longford does put In an appear ance and insist, that ha 1 entitled to .v...w., lrolu mo survivor of the white icaia one great controversy arise. Suggestion have been made that there be no mixed matches In future. In such case, a white roan refusing to battle with Langford will, be forced to tu th. ......... that he merely claims to be the white champion of the world. "All right." Longford may say, "r claim the blapk championship of the world and In order to make the situation lnter.fin l am gomr t0 0ijm tn, champlonilhli; in uio wort a," Unless a defl of that kind Is nn.i no -very great step win have been taken . w..u i n puglllstio primacy to tho whit raoe." GREEKS LOSE GRASP ON OLYMPIC GAMES Nr.w vnnir ts i, . .... .-. -mv in ureeas are fcegjWing to sjvo up, hope of e,ver seeing an Olympic gathering- In their matchless iua again. ureek Olympic com route planned a meet In 1910. hu . upset In King George's navy, bordering on a revolution, stopped It. Plan were auw wen unow way ror a meeting In 1H buWhe -Balkan war. which is just end. I nr. ba "crabeed" that also. Now come the Wirt .from Karose that the interna: floyJ Olympic committee is opposed to GUr4o aaiaea In J-Merroedtate yeara will .taiw 4h ad" ott of the Interest In the refills fcr-yer series. Therefore the cipeMtem. This means a wait pf some fttr tha Uremic. Pari and Rome r lry nMa4 for the 1920 meet in. wi It looks as though Athens is r for t Uff wait unless the Crek go ahead ' ! their own hoAk and run the risk of lucurrjiuf the iles-Uasure of the Interna' Upufl. QlywifHc &mmm. ITIDUnUV III WUV MAW! AM AT I nAilMUni in lllU nAllUnftLi-lul Old League Magnates Finally Cease Their Squabbling. TOM LYNCH HAS FREE HAND IV err Sltnatlon In Hnse llnll nnl What May Ilnpprn aa i Ileatilt of the ' Bitter Feeling that Bxlaled. RV IV. II. MACRRTH. NEW TOIUC Dec . Absolute har mony prevails In tho National league for tho first time In many years. For this pleasing ,comUtlon of affairs Tom Lynch la largely responsible. The executive under whose administration tha parent major league has met with such unquali fied prosperity was re-elected to office for another year. John A. Heydler was chosen secretary for a period of three more seitnons and was handed a flattering Inorease In salary as a testimonial to his worth. Lynch wan unanimously returned to of floe. But better still, his erstwhile tra duoers proved his stoutest champions. Charles IT. Kbbets, who was reported to have ttix endorsements for the name of Ilobert Drown of Louisville, proposed a new term for the present incumbent and C. Webb Murphy of the Cubs seconded the motion. Only one ballot waa neces sary to make the choice unanimous. It was the first time In a dozen years that some sort of scandal fight did not develop over the annual election. Hut this time there was no chance for a fight. Tom Lynch assured himself another term by so ably conducting the charge against Horace Fojrel, which resulted In this for mer president of the Phillies being for ever barred from the deliberations of the National league. Under tho circumstances a repudiation of Lynch, after he had no ably proven his case, would have put the National league In a very ludicrous posi tion. F"os;el Incident Brian timid. It would not be at all surprising It a year hence Tom Lynoh or his succereor should bo returned, to office Tor a long term of years. The trial of Kegel resulted In great good. It showed the National lesguo magnates the' absurdity Yjf their petty squabbles and proved to 'hem the great benefit of conducting their affairs like gentlemen and sportsmen. The long term of President Han Johnson In the American league has proved the greatest good to the young major and Its example Is likely to be followed In the Immedla' future. The National league seem to have put down finally that certain element which heretofore has caused nil the racket. Cliarles II. Kbbets broke up the ring when he learned his friend iforaco Fogel had Dutched" himself ro badly. Charles W, Murphy hod to whip Into line with the vast majority. He may consider himself a very fortunate financier that he was hot Implicated in treason with Fugel. Murphy was cunning enough tq escape by "hedging." But he was .taught a mighty fine lesson. lie was forced to go on record as opposed to loose talk of or ganised bao ball affalm, Blnoe thus go trig oil record Murphy has been a very, Very quiet promoter, Murphy's Power Uroken, Murphy's power In the National league has been broken for all time. As a whoie the club presidents have Improved In tho last live years, Fugel Is out and Murphy is Silenced. Kbbets lias lined up tor law and order. Tho lwurue lost a "ery-.able general in John T. Brush, but Mr. Hemp stead, his successor, Is a inun of brains, who Intends to pattern his Ways after ths really succersful men of his league. Jim Ouffncy, the now owner of the Bos toil Nationals, Is a very sensible man and lias added much tone to tha organization. Everybody about New ork Is delighted Ith the lnterleaguo trade which will bring Frank Chance to New York as manager of the. Highlanders. Ills presence here should prove a great boom to tha game. Just imagine the Interest that yl be aroused with the Peerless Leader bid ding for ' patronage against tho mighty John McQraw. It Is believed that the former Idol of the Cubs will be able to make a real contender out of FnrreH's sorry tallendera. He has a mighty fine nucleus around which 'to build. It but remains now for Ghonoe to 'select some favorable - training quarters' and every thing around, the local base ball camp will -be In great shape for the big noise of battle. Auirast Herrmann n Sport. Jt Is very doubtful. If Chance could, have gotten out of the National league it August Herrmann had not promised Joe TJnker the management of the Tleds be roro Murpny JPow,d " who made his Cubs sd famous. Herrmann be- lleves Chance is every bit as capable as hq eyer waaand would very much UKea 10 nave reiaineu mm tor a leaner. He had promised the Job to Tinker, who still a Useful player, however, and could not bock out .with any grace. All the other National league clubs had been provl ' i with managers and as no body In Jin. circuit cared to gamble on Fratu, wroy'a playing ability. It was an easy matter to nrranga a deal whereby he got out of the National league. The case of Chanco Illustrates the fact that sentiment Is not entirely dead In or ganlzed base ball. The cub presidents of the National league realised what Chance had done for their circuit In his Chicago connections. Furrell waa pre: pared to pay double the salary of any body who might have been willing to bid for the Peerless Leader and so thtnga were mode easy for Frank enhance to ac cept a flattering engagement. Unfortunately fpn the National league. GRAND CIRCUIT STEWARDS TO MEET IN PITTSBURGH CLEVELAND, Deo. Sl.-Tbe annual meeting of the stewards of the Grand cir. cult will' be held In Pittsburgh January 4 Grand Raplda, Kalamasoo, Detroit (two clubs), Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Balem. K. It; Boston, .Hartford, Syra cuse, Columbus, Lexington and Pough- keepsle, N- Y., will be represented, al though Poughkeepsle has not had a meet lng assigned for tha last two years. It Is understood that every track that gave a Qrand circuit meeting will be In line for date for the coming year, but a shift in the date of one or two meet' Ings would not be.a surprise. It Is under stood that the Buffalo (Fort Brie) aasocla- tlon will apply for different dates, owing to a conflict with another meeting tliere next year. KluiU for Pirates. A Jury tn Pittsburgh found for the Pittsburgh club In the suit of Robert A. Bole, for $25,000 damages. Bole claimed that in trying to dodge a foul ball dur ing a game between the Pirates and the Giants on September 16, 111, ho fell through a ventilator and was, badly hurt. compelled to auffer acutely, and finally go to Florida for hi health. The Jury took a look at him and concluded he had coming coming. 1 ,u ''" "till the unpleasant of parsing upon Itoger Uresnahans claims against the St. Louis National leaguo team. Tho matter will be finally adjusted nt a meeting of tho National league board of directors shortly before the Joint schedule meeting In New York on February 11. The case should have been settled at the annual meeting, but the owners of tho Cardinals refused to prooced with tho case, pleading unpre parcdness. It looked for a time as If tha civil courts would pass on the dispute, for both sides tentatively agreed upon a trial before a referee In the .state of Missouri. At tho last moment, howovcr, the owners refused to agree on any arbitration. Ilrennnhnn Has Good Cnae, The opinion prevails that Brcsnahan has nn excellent caso against his lato em ployers. He holds a five years' contract which has still four years to run, calling for a salary of J10.060 yearly and lb per cent of the profits of thp team. This con tract Is not tho usual base ball formula, but nn Ironclad agreement drawn by tho best procurable talent. The lawyer who drew up the papers is one of noger's counsel and declares that no law court In the country can do anything but honor mj icniiB. nrranansn lias a jusi claim. according to the belief of tho majority of the National leaguo club owners. It Is quite likely, however, that tho duke of St. Louis will be ready to llston to some favorable compromise, and It would not bo at all surprising It he-settled beforo the scheduled meeting. In the meantime, three National league clubs nre bidding, for tho services of Hresriahan. Pittsburgh has offered him a contract at J10.000 a year, It Is said, August Herrmann Is very anxious to se cure this rattling backstop for Joe Tin ker's Beds. Charles W. Murphy has also put In a claim and says he will go as high In the bidding as either of his con temporaries. To all Inducements Brcs nahan has as yet turned a deaf ear. He cannot openly negotiate so long as his case ngalnBt ' tho Cardinals hangs fire. However, Bresnahan ha no cause to worry over, tho immediate future. Ho Is prepared to tako his caso to the civil courts, provided he cannot secure Justice at tho hands of the National league. This Is tho latest picture of Mrs. John T. Brush (by , Alme Dubont), widow of the lato owner of tho New York Giants. Although her sonln-law, Harry Ilemp- MAM Contributes Observations on the Spirit of Yale's Success. RECOUNTS GLORIOUS VICTORY He Telia IhterentlnRly of the 'dread Uattlo 'inhich Columbia lint verslty A'dmtnlstereil De . , feat to . Ynlc. , NEW YORK, Dec, 21.-Charlos Halated Mapes (joes not Intend to let Jhts defeat of Yale by Harvard go'.b'y, without bringing In the parallels In grtd'iron hlstorj'. Mapes, who is chairman oc tne uoiumDia univer sity committee on attvletlcs, 1911-1912. con tributes these ' observations 'on. the JTali spirit of success, and also 'an aocountVl now tne uiue ana wiine inuininiou in ISM. He writes Yale fifteen years ago waa supreme In foot ball. Occasionally, but only very occasionally, ono of their great rivals, Princeton or Harvard, would win a game from them, but for SJiy outsider, anybody except one of the 'Eternal Triangle, to beat Yale was out " of the question, an ........ amnA.ii.ni,. The psychological effect of Tittle s past nrestlira and Dresent prowess wo an i powerful In' every gome. The blue Jerseyed figures with thV white Y would tumble through the gatefand spread on tha'fte,ld; the stands would' rise to them with a roar of Joyou welcome that would raise the very ekjes Y-a-i-ei x-o-i-oi Y-n.l.! Small wonder mat eaon man was right on Ids toes, felt aa though n wero made of steel aprtnga. ah omer vi tms had won. 'We, will win. of ivllrft.' "But the poor other aide they might Just a well throw their canvas Jackets and moleskin trouser in tne u . and co home. 'Beat Yale, boys; we're crasy-but every man. must try hi .... t uuau 1 nt onrl doggpnedest to Keep, inn so tha game was won and loat before th referee even blew hi starting; Rule Needed Keetlon. "Thl waa the geribral rule, but every ruia needs an exception to prove It. and a certain November afternoon In 1S99. we gave them their full of exception. We had a very atrong team that year, with some truly great players-Harold Weeka and BUI Morley (there never were two mn behind the line).. and old Jack Wright, playing equally well guard or center, aa fine a linesman aa I. have ever aeen. Weeks, Morley and Wright were on the 'All America,' team oi timi j.tir u.i w-it.r cramn In s-Jecttng his All- America team of all tlmea, aeveral yeara :. ninvH itornUi Weeks a his first tinlflkAnk. l can see th gamo-'noWi there wa no acorlng In the first hair. i me uuy .M-r th. imi seemed evenly matched but we. who knew our men. thought we saw that the power was there, and. If they could but reallxe- their strength, that they had It In them to lay low at last that armor-plated old rhinoceros, the ttr- New Base Ball Magnates if i iiwii i ii i n stead, is the president. of tho team, Mrs. Brush retains the ownership. Below (left) Governor John K. Tenor of Pennsylvania -who heads 'a syndicate which now.-owns nVf I .ror of th college. Jungle Yale. With" ah DnLLljleven break of luc)c the game must be ours.J " , ' ' ' "n' the second half, bur' opportunity camo. By one. of tho shitting chances of the game wp-got-the ball on about their : tWenty-flve-yard line';- one- yard, three, yards, two .yards. four yards, .we wentathrough -them. ;there -was no- stop- pingsun, nnd-at last over,-well over, Tor a 'touchdown.. - ' . "Througlf-s,0me . technicality. In the:. last rush.the officials, Instead oLallowlng the touchdown', t6ok ' tho'ball away, from us and tguve U to Yule. 'TJlieyn-were' Tight1, probably quite right, -but -boW' could wo think boT. Yalo.once kicked the halt Mo th'n mtddlai oti the) field; well out." of dniiger. The teams Jlnedp.' On the very, nextiday,wlth eyexy man of that splen didly trained eleven doing his allbtted .work, Harold Week swept around-; the end," aided by tho magnificent Interfere 'rice of Jack Wright, which ! Raver him his start. He ran half the length .of 4h field, through, the entire Yale team, and planted tho ball squaroly behind the goal post for the touchdown, which -won- tho game. If we had ev.er -had any -doubt that cruel wrong Is righted, thati truth and Justice must prevail, ;lt was swept away that moment In a rgreat wave, of thanksgiving. - "I Bhall never forget that moment- Columbia had :bcaten Yale.'.' f Virginia; Eleven , to Meet St. Louis . . ST. LOUIS. Dec 'SI. Tne University of Virginia Alumni, association1. of St. "Louis ... ........ .n.,nMj.n. ' nihlnh TfTI in nil lll&B a ifti icu n iituibiitvii, ..... ... .m. probability result nja foot' ball game 'be tween Bt Louis-university 'and 'the Viri glnla olevon hero next-fall. ' '- While nothing definite haa yet, been done toward arranging the matter, ' sev eral of the Virginia alumni have, written to their alma -mater requesting that an attempt be mad to schedule the-gamev Untie Some' Press Ajtrcitt. . j Ttuh Marauard does a song and .dance on the stage and tragedy in .the news papers. Ills interviews uetamng me er forts of John McOra'w to crush him, be cause of greed and Jealousy are actually "heart rendering." , According to Rube, McQraw tried to keep him out of the world's series, because John was afraid Rube would hog alt. the glory. Now, that's over and the vidian foiled, but he still pursueth. McGraw Ib now Jealous of Rube as a vaudeville stur, says the wry necked one. and Is trying to do htm dam age by making slam at his love affair tthay wouldn't cull It that In polite so. clety) with Blossom Beeley. But the Rube will get even he means to' -get 110,000 for pitching next season. Either that or he'll tiult the game, and estab lish a free love colony. Olu well, the game can't lose. ( Real Oivuer. There .Is ono major league club, the ownership of which Is not hidden from the public and that. U the Philadelphia Athletics. The statement Is made that II. F. Shlbe and hla two Hons. Thomas and John, own 50 per cent and Cpnne. Macu, inrougn niu receni nurcnase, own tne otner nan. Ana mere seems to be no fear that a deadlock in ciub affairs vin ever occur tho, Philadelphia. Nationals. , To ,hls left Is JolmJG. Kllng, ex-manager of the Boston jt'iignmB. Division Has-Arisen Over Change in, the Rules of Compiling 'NEW HAV,KN,-Conn.('X)e"c..21.f-A sharp dlvlstpn4ln s.c. ntljqent, hap arisenjat.alo oyer the proposed .change Jn.thc foot ball coaching system. The alumni 'd'emand strenuously the installation of a graduato coach with experience for an appoint ment, of a termOf yeiars, but Hie' under graduates for the ."most part,' desiro a continuance of' the present system, which call's' the captain (if'eTicli eloven back to the university the following year as head coach- The question Is being- considered carVfully by Captain Henry Ketcham, 'former players who'' compose an Informal 'cabinet of,' foot ball a.ayisors, and by the newly orgonlzed'a'tHletlc' committee. The alumni -who' we're foot ball players may Invite Captain Ketcham to a banquet in New York -City 'at- the Yale club during the' Christmas vacation for tho purpose of cohsldering the situation and preserillnff ihetr demands that a permanent coaching System be 'eatitbllshed through a graduate coach appointed for several years. ' lntll the present time the power to op point any coach he wanted has undoubt edly been vested with, the captain of Yale foot ball', teams. The adoption of a new athletic 'constitution 'ana the appointment of a -new athletic committee have, how ever, changed this and It Is now .possible for the -'new committee to Install! a new coaching-system under the clause of the new -oortstltifUon. .which-says: ."It (tho Committee), may, at any duly called meeting, pass rulea for the conduct of ahy bhoich'of athletics In tlws -university," -This' leaves matters -affecting jathletto policy or changes of policy to the- com mltteo lhstead of elther.af th.e captains of the teams, or to the separate athletic branches. : As the captain and manager' of-over' .major sport team, however. Is a' member of tho committee, the changes are hereffter to bevmade by cabinet. In- ateail of By individual methods. rA"yearao the alumnl demanded stoutly a change. In the coaching-system of thej crews.' "John Kennedy, Tthe professional coach, was dropped and Jim Rodgers, as graduate coach,' was installed after u bamtuet of the alumni at -which the re quest was made by thorn of Captain Romeyn.-who consented to their demand. It U doubtful. If the alujn.nl request a similar change of Captain-elect Ketcham of the foot ball eleven, .whether the alteration In coaching policy, will be made . unless It Is formally oruerea py tno newi athletlo committee. I , The committee ,wll meet soon after the reopening of college in January. The pro. poped banquet of theolumnl will un doubtedly bring, together more of tho fornier foot ball players than wero ever gathccKd before. Two Ilaareriuau. In addition to buying Rip Hagerman of iJncoln. the Poland Pacific Coast league 'club Is aald to bo after Casey Hagerman, the Denver pitcher, who had a trial with the Boston Red Sox. WHITE HOPE M'CARTY LEADS His Victory Over Flynn Pats Him in Front Rank Among Fighters. HE HAS HAD LTVELY CAREER Stnrt Ont n K Olobe Trotter When Twelve Yenra of Aste and Una Followed Mnny Unnrotlt- able 'Vocations. NEW' YORK, Dec. 21. Tho signal vic tory gained by Luther McCnrty over the. sturdy veteran, Jim Flynn, removed prac tically all doubt ns to the former's abil ity. When McCarty appeared hero shortly after defeating Carl Morris he showed up sd green that he was promptly Bet down by the majority of critics as being a greatly overrated fighter. After being pounded from pillar to post by Jim Stewart, a second-rater, few could see In the new sensation the long-looked-for white hope. Again, against Jess Wllllard, although McCarty won a clone decision, his work was bo crude that wonder was expressed as to how he managed to fell the gigantic Morris. It was surmised that Morris must have been the victim of a lucky punch and that he must have entirely lost what little form ho once possessed. But Morris has gone along winning all his bouts since his af fair with McCarty. After leaving here McCarty trounced Jim Barry, the well-known Chicago heavyweight and later knocked out Al Kaufman. But both of these -men" had long since passed their prime, and this fact took away most of the significance from McCarty's victories. No doubt Flynn, too, has seen his best days. But the fact remains that McCarty Is the first white hope to get the better of the man who had come to be known as the destroyer of this species of pugilist. McCarty's next match will bo with his closest rival, Al Polaer. For tho lost year Palzer has enjoyed the distinction of be ing hailed as the leader Of tho future greats. Now, however, tho Iowa farmer will have to give place to McCarty, whose record eclipses that of any other white heavyweight In the ring at tho present time. ' Will He Decisive "ilattlc. When this pair of 3talwort battler come together for twenty rounds the outcome Is bound to bo decisive. Both lack the polish of the class of men who were prom inent ten years ago, but they compare ravoratyly with the most rugged ana de termine of past ring warriors. The spec tacle they will furnish should be produc tive of many thrills for those who favor genuine fighting rather than scientific boxing. McCarty has had an eventful career. Beforo he became a knight of the padded mitt McCarty hnd packed enough thrills; Into his life to satisfy the average 'tftste for excitement. At Various times, he has' been miner, lumberjack, cowboy,' sailor,' roustabout and many other things as the opportunity offered- Now he Is In a fair way to become the heavyweight cham pion, tind yet he Is still lacking a few months .of hla majority. McCarty was born on a ranch owned by his father that was located thirty miles out of Lincoln, Neb. His mother died when ho was 2 years old and a few years litter hewent to Hvo with relatives In Colorado. At the ago of 12 he left his home without taking the formality of an nouncing his departure, and started on his travels. These took htm through al most every state in the union. He also sailed around Cape Horn while acting as cabin boy on a "wind Jammer," and vis ited China and Japan on another vessel. After his foreign travels McCarty went back to cattle herding on a ranch. While at Culbertson, Mont., he saw his, first ring battle. He himself was Involved In tho proceedings In the capacity of spar ring partner and later tho second of one of the principals. Boon he branched oltt "Milestones" on the open road are scarcely more plentiful than Ford service stations. It's the one car that has a world-wide service system a world-wide reputa tion and is produced on a scale large enough to satisfy a world-wide demand. Every third car Is a Ford. Nearly 180,000 have been sold and delivered. New prlcos runabout $526 touring car $600 de livery car $625 town car $800 with all equipment, f, o. b. Detroit. Get particulars from Ford Motor Company, 1916 Harney St., Omaha, or direct from Detroit factory. Omaha bees DIRECTORY Of Automobiles Nebraska Buick Auto. Company v. t. 1-hu ..!( v Hta. X. X. HUSBU, omaha Braaea. VanBruntAutomobileGo. Marion Automobile Co. on his own hook ns a pugilist, getting his first opportunity when one of the prin cipals In a bout against Walt Adams, a Canadian heavyweight, failed to show up. Ono of McCarty's heavy swings ended tho battle In the second round, and he Immediately decided that at last lie had found a vocation which would bring him more wealth than anything he haa yet tackled. To Choose Successor to Major P, E. Pierce NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Tho seventh an nual meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic association will be held at the Hotel Astor on December 27, when a suc cessor will bo chosen for the present hend of the organization. Major Palmer K. Pierce, who Is now stationed In China with the Fifteenth Infantry. It Is likely that because of the prominent part which West Point men have token In the asso ciation that Major ncrce s successor will also bo from the military academy, Major Pierce having recommended Major Stuart as his successor. At the present time the secretary-treasurer, Frank J. Nicholson of Wcsleyan university, Is acting head of the organiza tion, for after Major Plerco left the coun try the vice president. Prof. H. W. John ston of Indiana university, died. The various phases of amateur athletics will be discussed, and the association will continue Us effort to better the athletlo situation In the colleges by educational methods. Last year the organisation be gan, a- campaign, against summer base ball, and Interesting reports are expected1 on the outcome of this campaign. Dr. George L. Moylan of Columbia uni versity will deliver on address on ath-. letlo training, during which he will dis cuss the methods used In training Olym pic teams' in the United States and Eng land. Prof. William X. Dudley of Vander btlt university, president of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletlo association, will deliver an address on "Tho Proper Con trol of College Athletics." Important action will probably be taken on the report of-a committee which, dur ing the last year, has been investigating conditions, and will draft a statement concerning amateurism. This report will be made by Prof. George Elder of Wis consin, tie has also compiled on Import ant report on the foot ball fatalities of the season. The foot ball committee, of which Dr. Harry L. Williams Is chairman, will- re port on the last foot ball season, and It Is not expected that they will recommend any changes In the rules for next season. SPRINGFIELD WANTS THE HARVARD-CORNELL RACES SPRING FIELD, Mass., Dec. 21.-Negi-tlat'oris are under way to secure fori Springfield tho Harvard-Cornell boat race, beginning 1914. Members of the Harvard crew.i Including pjernle, stroke of tho varsity eight. 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