The
Omaha
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PART SEVEN
SPORT SECTION
PAGES ONE TO FOUR
VOL. XLH-NQ: 3(i.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOliNINU, FKBM'AKY "J3, 1!U.
S1XU1.K COPY FIVE (MONTH.
"Mutts" and "Jeffs" Who Have Other Pin Knockers Guessing All the Time
LOCAL. TEAMS FOR TOURNEY
Metz
Old Saxon Braus and letters
Will Go to Meeting.
DODO BALL TO BE ISSUE
Knntrrii CI tie Are In Favor of the
l.imilotl Sphere-uiul II" Dlscon
tliuiHiice Slay Cniim- DIs-eiuliHi.
hast night in the Terminal building
lii Toledo, O., the American Howling
cimsress opened Its thirteenth annual
tournament with the largest visiting en
try Hat ln Hie history of the 'congress
nnd with the prospects of having the
iriost tfueccsiiful tournament ever held,
dwlng to the growth of the gamo
throughout the Uiftted "States the event
tills year promises to surpuss all oth
ers In the number of all-star teams and
Individual'1 atar-f entered. With the
growth of tho game new Judgments
riiust be pussed by tlio rising genera
tion of bowlers. Tills year the exocu
tlve will vote on rule that will form
tbo futuro of bowling. The outcome of
the dodo ball .vote 'this year Is expected
to form Ha future, as well a3 the vote
on barring the all-star tennis organized
Jual to compete 'n the tournament for
monetary profit. There Is a strong op
position to both of these amendments
and a warm battle Is expected.
Tho tournament was opened with n
few Toledo teams rolling their five-
man team matches. A fow vtalhu;
teams will play during the coming week,
but tho heavy inrush of outsiders will
start next Saturday.
The three Omaha loams who take part
In this yeur's event aro the Metz team,
composed of Huntington, captain; Neale,
Conrad, Donman, Waken t Marljn and
Hpresue; Old Snxon Ilrau, composed of
Sclplei Frltscher, Schooneinun, oaptnln;
Yousen, Fnnton and Hclple; Jetlor Gold
Tops of HoiRh Omaha, compose! of
Brlggs, captain; Hull, Hall, Cochran,
Fitzgerald and Chadd.
The Mctz and Old Saxnn Bruu leave
Omaha on tho evening of March 3 and
roll their matches on March 0 and 6.
Tho Jetler leave on the evening of
March 5 and roll March S and 'J. With
tho above lineups Omaha ought to be
licurd from at the big tourney.
AMES LOSES TO NEBRASKA
Cyclones Again Prove Inability to
Beat Comhuskers.
TOO MANY STARS OPPOSE THEM
Carrier nnd. Underwood Find Ilnsket
with Grent UrRiilnrl t y, While
AbbIcb Throw Wild nt
Critical Times.
AMES, la., Feb. 22.(Speclal Telegram.)
In a. slow game, Nebraska defeated
Ames, 16 to 10, n basket ball hero this
afternoon. The Cyclone five showed great
Improvement over tho poor work which
resulted In a 29 to 12 walloping from the
Comhuskers In the first game of tho
series yesterday.
Ames took possession of the ball at will
today, but Invariably tho passing ended
with n wild basket. .
The Cyclone flee put up a superior guf
fing game which was assisted by apparent,
grogglncsa of tho Nebraskans. Ames
great shortcoming a before was reck
lessness In gauging baskets, while Ne
braska's rushing tactics and easy tlpplny
the ball through the pet and an occasional
long goal by Currier and Underwood wer
features executed again today. ' Tho
lineup:
NEBRASKA.
Underwood R.F.
Haskell L..F.
Myers ,.C.
Hawkins R.O.
Carrier UO,
AMt-'S
R.F Blsbee
L.F Rath
C Ifund
R.G Hansell
L.Q Hurpul
SUFFRAGE PILGRIMS
MARCH THROUGH MARYLAND
HAVRH DBvGRACIi, Md., Feb. 22.
After a good night's rest hero the little
band of suffrage pilgrims marched out
of Havre De Grace with full ranks this
morning for Hclajr, Md.. fourteen miles
distant, where It was planned to stay
tonight. The hikers seemed eager for
the day's tramp and were cheered by i the
knowledge that they had a good road
before them Itj contrast to the mud
through which they plowed yesterday.
A brief stop was to he made nt Chureh
vllle, about ntli.va,' between hero and
Uuialr, for luncheon.
t'Ubstltutes: Rodgtrs for Roth. Stroki-i
for Myers. Miles for Ulsbee. Ilydo fot
Hawkins, Underwood for llnekell. Han
sak for Underwood. Baskets: Under
wood, C; Hawkins, 1; Carrier, 2; Strykor
1; Blsbee, 1: Rodgers,,r Free throws:
Haskell. 1; Myers, 2; Pfund, 2. Referee
Ilyland of Iowa.
ALBION WINS HIGH SCORE
.GAME FROM GENOA
j ALIIION. Neb., Feb. 22 (Special.)
j Albion High school basket ball teairi de
i fcuted tho Geneva High bchool here lust
I night by a scote of 63 to 34. Walllck,
' left forward of' the Albion team, got
sixteen baskets, and Halsteud. right for
ward, eight. Huston, right forward for
Gtnei'B, throw tn baskets for his team.
TIiIb game hid been looked forward to
witli a great deal of Interest, nnd was
attended by the largest crowd ho far
of the season. It made the fifteenth
game for both of thaise team. Geneva
having lost only three, while Albion
has lost but one, and that of the Genoa
Indians on their own floor. Albion's
team will go to Lincoln for the state
meet
I i iiimiiiTPi .-eiv iincinir i.fiiiiiiiiNiiiiin
AM: ANY. .V. Y., Ffj. r. -Governor
Sulzcr Ui considering the appointment of
a new state racing commission. When
theie appointments are made, he said to
day, he may have something to say re.
gaidlnc his vktwa on the piesent antl
tace trm k gambling lawr.
ir y Vr' Advertising la the itvau to
I 1I ivt-t .rmi.
Mutts Left to Right, Sciple, -Bock, Bones, Lee, Hansen. Jeffs Lift to liight, Kitzy,
Hies, Dudley, Pursliouse, Shaw.
'Pile Mutts and Jeffs are two products developed from reading the daily feature of The
Omaha Bee and aro making a reputation for themselves, not only through the contrasts in their
size, but as bowlers of no mean ability. Although members of no league, a match game between
the two is always assurance enough for a liberal sprinkling of speculators, as they arc evenly
matched. So far each team has won throe games and at the final settlement of the series a small
sized army f enthusiasts is expected. Both teams have sent an invitation to "Bud" Fisher
to come to the grand climax and witness the finish of one of his characters.
Brown Knocked Out
By Rivers in Tenth
1.08 ANG15LES, Cul.. Feb. 22.-Joe Riv
ers of Los Angeles, lightweight, knocked
out "Knockout" Brown of New York nt
Vernon arena today in the tenth round of
a scheduled twenty-round bout. It was
tho first time In tho New Yorker's fight
ing career that he was dropped for tho
count.
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SIOUX ' CITY. la., Feb. 22,-Chrls
N
Llndsoy, veteran first baseman of the
Denver Western leuguo team, will pla
ball for Sioux City during 1911. Dickering
begun during tho recent session of West
ern league owners nt Lincoln. Neb., has
ended with the announcement by Presi
dent Hd'IIanlon of the Sioux City club
club thut IJndsey has been secured.
WATERBURY REGAINS
AMATEUR RACQUET TITLE
NEW YORK, Feb, 22. Lawrence Water
bury of New York, who won tho na
tional amateur racquet championship
seven yearH ngo, regained the title today
when ho defeated Harold F. McCormlck
of Chicago, In the final match of the
annual championship tournament nt tho
Racquet and Tennis club. Waterbury
played n strong game, although nt tho
outset the visitors won by 15 to 7.
Wnterbury took the next three games, al
though McCormlck made a grand rally
In tho last, when Waterbury had a lend
of nine aces. Scores: 7-13, 15-12. I3-S, 15-11.
To I'lny In lluvnnii.
President Murphy has u plan to gather
some grapes during the training season,
it Is to ship a team of Cubs to Havana
euch Sunday for a gume against a Cuba l
tiiiim lln haa linnn. nMullrf.fl nf hlir rrmvil.4
If ho will agree.
RACQUETERS TO PLAY
FOR A BIG SIDE WAGER
IMMIjAUKLPUIA, Feb. 22. Cluirle
Williams of England, the champion rnc
quet player. Iibb finally accepted tho chal
lenge of Jack Houtur, the professional
player of this city. W. H. T. Huhn,
c hull nm n of Hit' athletic committee of the
llncquct club, bus received a letter of
ncceptapco from Wllllnnis, who In ox
pressing his willingness to meet Houtur
asks that the first half of the mutch be
played in England. Ho consents to the
terms of $260 a side.
As WIllluniH Ik the champion, Mr. Huhn
grants him the right to demand thut th
first half of the match will be played in
England nnd In order to it f ford Houtur
the opportunity of guinlng the wot Id's
championship, will ngrco to the provision.
It Is expected that both the matches will
take place within the next three months
WOLFAST AND MURPHY DRAW
More Coaches Will Greatly Strengthen Cornhnsker Foot Ball Elevens
Alumm Will Get One Good Assistant if Board Gets Another
11 Y CI.YIH'J i:. UlililOTT.
Temporising with the faultB of a foot
I ba'i system that has been In dlsgraco fr
many yearn at other Important schools i'f
the west Is certain to bring no cffectnil
rerredy for the obnoxious conditions that
keep down whut, under another plan of
lui.trtictlon. might be one of the nest
elevens In this section of the country.
Taking unjustified offense it the sugges
tion for changes of tho coaching system
will bring no good end either.
Sincere motives have prompted the
writer to ndvancn plans for so altering
the coaching system nt the University of
Nebraska that teams more proficient
might be brought forth from the large
squad of excellent candidates that eacn
autumn speckles Nebraska field. In .10
sense has there been any Intention other
than to assist In giving the Comhuskers
tlv kind of Instruction which they must
ha If they are to assume In the .Mi is
somjJ Valley onnforeree. or In the clr.-le
j of western schools o'lUU'e this organiza
tion, the position to which Nebraska ts
Itlu leading state institution of the Mis-
sourl valley U entitled.
; Couch Stlehm, forking under the cor-
, dlt ons which now exist at Nebraska,
4 114 rioi-c a-l eleven of the sort thit
I'jMoht to Lorm. titin ma juKterlul at ha id.
Stlthm's showing In 1911 and 1912 is evi
dence to the truth of this statement. He
dlt not heat Minnesota; he barely lick id
Kansas last full; he did not whip Ames
the year before; ho did only fairly weil
against Missouri. The fault was not h.s
Inst year or the seusou before. But noxt
season It will be his if the showing .s
unimproved. Ho has a chance now to j,H
assistants who will givo him the t!nu
and the opportunity to master well a ma
chine that will whip the best In tho va'
loy, and be the terror of the Gophers.
nl those columns n week ago Stlehm
was asked to make known his wishes In
regard to foot ball assistants. Ho lias
not dono so. There Is a reason, known
only to him, probably, and to some of his
confidantes. But whether Stlehm comes
out and teHs what - Is needed or not
matters little. He Is u good coach, ex
perience considered, and he gets out of
tlui Cornhusker wpiad all, possibly, Mm
any man of his experience, working under
the same conditions, could get. Hut Xc
binska alumni nnd Nebraska undergrad
uates demnud more from the foot ball
material than was brought out laat fall,
01 In any of the five or six preceding
sensous, and It Is up to 'Coach Kwald
St'ehm to see that better foot lmll Is nro
dated fiom theso candidates. No lunger
can liu plead thut he lacks tho proper
kind of help. Ho has an opportunity now
to get what he wants he only needs to
ask for It.
To open tho way to prove thut th
Omuha alunml aro sincere In their deslro
to get better foot hall at Nebraska this
pioiiosltlon Is made: If the board of
athletic control at Nebraska will provide
tho funds for obtaining the sendees of
mjii 10 coach of establliihod worth, the
Omalm alumni will gather a llko sum tu
engage the services of a similar coach.
The local alumni believe that the assist
ants should lie men who have been thor
oughly tested In the game, woh have had
considerable experience, and who hav
proved their ability to teach the game
and to get good results; In other words,
men who already have made good it
coaching foot ball teams.
This proposition puts It light up to
I Coach Stlehm and the mentors HI U't
! University of Nebraska. The Omuha
1 slumnl will do their share: let I'mt'i
, Stlehm and the Uoinhusker mentors
j agree to do their part. It will mean let
1 tor foot ball for Nebraska; It may im-itn
a vlotorv over Minnesota. iJitt week we
said. "Let Stlehm spak." We-now any,
Let Stlehm and the Cornhusker ineptori
speak.
Twenty Terrific Hounds Fought by
Lightweights.
BOTH TAKE MUCH PUNISHMENT
Kxperls Kxprrss Opinion (lint Kx
Cliniuplon llns Completely Recov
ered from Operation of
l.unt Your.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-,,Harlem"
Tommy Murphy of Now York and former
Lightweight Champion Ail Wolgust
fought twenty terrific rounds to a draw
here this afternoon. For the first ten
toumls Murphy had the better of the
battle, but ho tired nnd Wolgast evened
affairs by Inflicting sevoro body punish
ment us the fight beared the filial round,
Holli men sustained considerable pun
ishment und wero weakening fast lis tho
end drew f nigh. Fxperts expressed the
opinion that Wolgast has completely re
covered from his operation of last year.
The decision was popular.
Willard Arvised to
Go and Beat Someone
CHICAOO, Feb. 22. Joss Willard. tho
big Kansas, was told by L.uther McCnrty,
the white heuvywolght champion today
that If ho would defeat "Gunboat" Smith
or Bumhudler WellB ho might have a
chance nt the championship.
McCurty told Willard that even If lift
did obtain a slmdo In their fight In New
York, he hud dono nothing of noto In
the fighting Hue since that time uti'l
Wlllurd hud to admit tho champion was
tight.
"Hupikjso Willard did shade me Tn New
York." McCurty said. "I then was ,1
green fighter. Since thut time I have
whipped the host white men in tho ring
Willard hits defeated no ono of note. I
think It only fair that ho win a goo
fight or two before he asks another
chance with me."
MCarty admitted he had no great de
sire to met Jack Johnson, but said that
If the public demanded such a match he
was willing tit fight.
AVoodrilff to Stl.U.
The failure of Indianapolis to secure
Outfielder Heals Booker means. It Is sd.d,
that Orvlllo Woodruff will hold his Job
with the Indians. Indianapolis st.II
claims a player from New York In the
Coulalt doul. butns McUraw Is not fluMi
with outfielders may huve to tuke a
pitcher.
I.eiiKiii- for South Ilnl.iitii,
WATUIUIUHN, H. I).. Feb. tt.-Soutb
Dakota Is to have a base lutal league
according to a decision tenched In a
conference here last night Sioux Falls,
Waterburh, Mitt hell and Aberdeen have
decided to enter the leagu und four uthr
towns may be addtd.
Minim)' ;or (11 Moot I'lly.
Ten (.InnlK Soil.
NKW YORK, Feb. 2.' -Ten of the New
Yoik American league buse ball players
sailed today lor Bermuda. The' rest of the
mjuad will leave March 4.
FOOT BALLSCHEDULt
Eight Games Are Approved by the
Athletio Board, Six Scheduled
for Lincoln.
MISSOURI TIGERS ARE DROPPED
Inability to Agree on Certain Date
Cancels Big Game.
TWO BIG EIGHT TEAMS 'PLAY
Minnesota and Iowa Universities
Will Be Big Attractions.
AMES TO PLAY CORNHUSKERS
Ovrlnu- to Allies nnd Nebraska Betas'
t'liiilciiUem for Championship
for Two Years Stlehm Man
nitcn tu (art AkkIcs.
IIV JAMKH K. I.AW1TIJNCB.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Fob. 22.-(Speclal.)-The
CornhuskerB of 1913 will face the
stltfest foot ball schedulo an eleven at
Nebraska has ever been called upon to
meet. Tho schedule, prepared by Xll Year
Coach Uwald Stlehm and approved by
the athletic board at Its meeting this
week, calls for eight games two wlfh
Hlg Eight conference teams, two with
Missouri Valley conference members and
the remainder with tho strongest unor
ganized college elevens to be found in
the middle west. In tho practice games,
Stlehm has especially mapped out a
series of stiff games for the Comhuskers
and there will be practically no letup
from tho Inltlul whistle until turkey
day ushers In the close of the season.
Hlx of the games will be plnyed on the
Lincoln gridiron and two of them away
from homo. The annual battlo with the
mighty Gophers, which will bo played In
this city for tho first time since 1903, Is
expected to provo the Btellar drawing
card on the schedule, although the final
gnmo with Iowa university should bring
nearly 11s largo a crowd to Lincoln.
Nebraska opens the season with a new
comer on tho Cornhusker schedule,
Washburn has been rubbing it Into tha
Kansas Jayhawkers with monotonous
regularity and are conceded to be a dan
gerous opponent, since they will have
nearly two weeks tho start of the Corn
buskers In practice. Following up the
Washburn game. Stlehm will bring the
Kansas Agglea to Lincoln for the second
gume on the home ground. The Aggies
are iiowcomers In the Missouri Valley
conference by virtue of strong teams on
the gridiron and always assure the Com
huskers of a stiff practice workout.
Minnesota comes early next fall -the
third gamo In the schedule. Under tho
terms of the contract entered Into by tho
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