Tin: oim srnw wd WxCU in, 3---R The Call of JL . ( Gee, ive gov to f U t'vie ' J( GRBft, NOT! J To (JCT fAUTT OUT op GOT IT I'VG sads SOT, MUTT fcB - HERE AM To 66 That PRISON. THSV , IwW t TH&rve GoT HOM6 - iS" SHQtfr Hi reruu V. j -j'Nt AT JOfVR.E'Z., Judgments nr--v -Vj AUK nut BUfnrlsed nt .mils A Vlllu'n .llirll- otullnr. .,.... I acquisition ot Bert Niehoft. though somewhat amused at j the lefetence in the Kentucky I uaiiers to him as a "kid" and n I youngster.': ,.Bert is not old, neither 'S lie n base hall kid. Louis ville's tain is our loss, indeed, but one that milst be figured among: th2 fortunes of base ball. Still wo shall ox PeCt the third corner ably filled, for, rn inoniber, this is our year to" win. W! must. We have been within reach of the pennant several Reasons and hope to land- this one. Omaha has hud rather rcmarkublo experiences In turning out thlrd'hasemcn. It sent Bchipko to Clove land and Washington, Ferrlng to Cleve land, Austin to St. L,ouls and how It sends Nlchoff to Louisville, which may lead higher. Just here wc don't mind saying that It's not impossible that Cil-j is a Cub deal, and Bert, if he proves ex tin fast down south, may yet land In Chi cago. It will bo remembered that Chi cago put In u" draft for him last autumn, which was not allowed, Inasmuch as De troit took Mark Hall from us by druft. preceding the Cubs with its application. Nlchoff ought to make good anywhere. He In ono of the best ull-roujid players this league has turned, out. Ill our Judg ment he goes from Omaha a much better third baseman than Jimmy Austin, a better buse runner and as good a hitter.' And yet wo Imaglno If put to a vote of tho fans Austin would win by a large majority, but not so, we think, If the vot ing were restricted to the most critical and scientific, fans. By this we are not in the least disparaging Austin, who was great hero and Is good the're. But of all' tho third basemen Omaha has graduated, none, "In our opinion nns quite come up to George Perrlng at simply playing third.. Niehoft and Austin,, and. perhaps Sclileke. surpassed him., pn thejiases, but not playing the bag. But that is neither here nor there. Tho question of the hour centers now In one Sir. Grubb. The Itourke family is nov on Its Okla homa spring training r;rju:ils. -whipping1 itself Into shape for tho season's work. President Rottrke. not discounting tho loss he sustained In NlViuff's Jfolng to 7,nul8Vllle. thinks he has succeeded In as sembling a winning team. Wo hope ho has. He usually has a team that figures to the last for high honors, but this is a ycat- when even m -.-e than that is ex pected by tho fans, when a pennant, they think, Is due. Of course, pennants are nlways due. There are. some spots In the team vve wot not of and some wo knov.-Rfo strong. Thee"! latter 'ire the spots covered by Kane, Sanlon. Schlpke, Justice, Thomnson and Coyle. and behind the bat. Ot Conyaltbii, a veteran, md Bright, ft youngster. In the outflcl-J, we me not prepared to speak with certainty, nor of young Grubb, ho comes to try issues with Uncle Bill Oc'ilpke frr shoul dering the task Nlchoff lays down. U Schlpke Plays the ban aii he dd befoic he -went up" to tho blj: ground, wo won't need Grubb. Far the present let'u wait and give 'em all a chance. Presluent nan Joftnson took a good stop when ho denounced the custom of using" ball nlavers' names, art authors of news paper and mngazlne articles, which thoy never wrote and sometimes never saw. A good example of the mischief that may thus bo done comes to hand In tin case of Frank Chance, wjiose name was af fixed to a series of articles recently run in u number of txipers. Chance was made to criticize and knock a lot of good hnii nlnvers. and of course It made 111m unttnmilnr with many. Ban Johnson In quired Into the facts and found that Clianco not only had not written, ne nan not authorised or sent the articles. Such stuff must not be permitted and Johnson Is to bo commended ror puling nis Dig, fat (1st down on It. With Austin at ThlrJ, Ous v imams lit right field and Ham Ague bsiilMd ..- i..., n.nh, will hp wall enrnsonted IIIC Uttl, - in the regular line-up of the St. Douls Browns this year, one or two more Omahans and the Browns ouRht to win Iho pennant. For several seasons Omaha has been i,hort on southpaws; this season we will have four-to start with. Jack Fugato and Hicks were with us last sjason. Jack at the close, and are expected to make good. The other two aro Ap.tlc Bute and Closman, new men. Bod Corridon. for whom the Cubs. In ii. -.1 .-.iin.l. i.limil deal, cave 13,000, or if-iiiv e forcet which. Is one of the flvo shortstops Mr. Murphy has assembled to fill the placo of Joe Tinker. N. U. Him is not a knock. In addition to Hick Johnson, tne best ratoher in the league since Bonding's prime, and Manager Arbogust, President Itourke has another btiukstr. In 8he ;nk, who is said to be& hummer. Ex-President Fogel of Philadelphia, still threatens to oxpose somebody, but n one Is shlvoxlng upless It bo Murphy nd he probably know? Fogel would nevor tp It. Jim Thbrpft'tlie big Indian over whom the major league managers scrambled, has .ilreadv missed the first hurdle und MuUle holds his Job the Horse Was SEASON TO OPEN IN EARNEST Next Sunday Will Mark Unofficial Day for Fans to Limber Up. TEAMS ARE GETTING TOGETHER Some cvr Nines, Toko t her vrlth -ViMV Plner Will lie cm Local DtnmoiKla Ilnrlnir Co ml 11 u .Srmim. II y FRANK QU1GLI2V. Toduy will bo about the last day our dude base ball manipulators will be able to stroll around the avenues on Sunday Afternoons, slicked kip In the latest togs. By next Sunday all tho boys will be dec orating the green sward for the purpose of Fccurlng some preliminary work and by the following Sunday tho majority of tho teums will have 11 game on the bill of fare. Already several contests are billed for March no". The Initial bombardmrnt of the season was executed last Sabbath down on the green In tho neighborhood of Twenty fourth and Vinton streets. The contest brought a good deal .'of transient trade. Numerous pedestrians and joyriders would stop a few iqlnutcs to watch the fracas. About 500 fanatics stuck around from tho tap of tile gong until the last man died. Including the transients pos sibly 600 humans saw imrt of tho mix. It Was between the Luxus team and a bunch of. PicJ Ups. Said Jamboree terminated in. a', victory for the I,uxus tribe to the tune of 18 to 7. The entertainment was a real, classy affair, it being a nine-act seance, tn which 11 few thrillers were uncorked, which greatly pleased the on lookers. Louis Kocher was the particular star, he sticking his left -lunch hook lito several fast ones and also spanking one for the limit... Herewith the lineup: Luxu8rJ3anzc,"catc'het!iC Frank Qulgley, -pitcher; -Hachtenrnflrstf Ttapp, second; Tracey, third; Smith', short! Various, left field; Denny, center; WYlglit. right. Pick tips Andrews, catcher; Woolseyi pitcher; Dennlson, first; Kocher, second; Ftizz, short; Dewey, third; Hoye, left; t5rant, center; Woolsey, right; Holland rind ErlcliBon did the adjusting in up to snuff fashion. Tiocul Diamond Notes. Cheer up, the season will soon tip Its lid to you. Well, the Florence Athletics have at last woke up. After this umpires are going to call "in hoc" when a batter has three balls. Tlw? Hoctors that hall from Packers vllle will bud out with a fast Kquad tins summer. Manager Danzo of tho Luxus herd Is of the opinion that he has got an Impreg nable infield. If a. city league was organized ft dis ruption would fpllow before It had time to bo formally Introduced. Bill Dolson has still got a few enemies left who take particular delight In con tinually disparaging his aggregation. Harry Dalley's bum prop Is now in the pink of condition. He is a clever outer gardener and also there with the billy Frank Spellman Is going to step back Into tho ring and fool a few of the bugs that have transferred him to Camp Has been. McDerinott of the Klmwood Parks says he ,has mustered together a gang of de peudablvs this season that ought to climb real high. Karbowskl, the Advo fllnger, Is al ready Ironing out the kinks. Ho has the requisites necessary for a first-class mound ajrent. When selecting a team the first thing for n manager to do Is to get rid of the fellows with domc3 that ore needpd by collar button factories. Sergeant Haggard, who was appointed to succeed Sergeant Clark at Fort Omaha, has called n meeting ot the managers for this- forenoon at Fort Omaha. Culls, the new pill snntcher recently signed by the Dundees, has got some parchment record as 11 receiver. He ought to kick through the goods. The latest acquisition to our local bas ball army Is the Wecos, who arc backed bv the Western Klectric company. B, u. King Is the big firecracker or this con gregation. That Ancient Onler of United Work men team look Hll to tho merry. All the speed merchants will have to wlgglo some to keep them out of tho top roost this season. Chills, cold shivers and everything simi lar Is lluble to happen to opponents of tho Ancient Order United Workmen con gregation. A hammer wouldn't even prove effective to beat them with. Next Wednesday evening at Hill Poi son's mansion, which Is located at 'Mil Cum) street, the Brodeaard Crjwns il hold their annual taisiest uourfii. cheese, ham. bottle refreshments and weeds will act as un Incentive o attend. You won't find any glum In the Alhain bra camp. They had a meeting the other night at which Manager Home outlined his tiollcv. He let the hoys know that cvervthlnir would be con-' ducted on a business basis and that no foolishness would be tolerated. j Edward Spellman can sing a spring I song so naturally that you can almost see the umpire motion out, almost hear the batsmen crack 'em out, almost see the fielders, catching, missing, booting and stopping grounders und flies and al most hear the fans dent the atmosphere with their different comments. In all probability Haien will be seen Picking them out of the dust around the second sofa for the Dundee Woolen bunch. Davis - has changed his think tank In regurd 'tn holding down the plna for the Ancient Order of United Work men, as a consequence 'he has joined the Dundeed Woolen gang. Although numerous reports have been Colug the rounds that the Vat Hlau team was a thing of the past, neverthe less Itoy Stsccy comes to tho front with the newh that he will engineer matters ti? . 1 1 1 'i ni ulLh tUut jujuaijutjuii 111 id Too Much for Wagners Monopolize Shortstop Honors 1 C ! yB g 1 huh s.'KiSBn jxassnanu . - 1 mH . i 1 111 11 mi t as nniiiii v season, The following wtll-known ball1 toHserM will Join him: Gillespie, J Brown, It. Brown, Kelly, McCormlcli, Fahey, K. Stacey, It. Stacey, 3wansonl and Kennedy. For several days William (Penn) Pahl has been In a dilemma In regard to ni.-i lineup for the ensuing season. I5ut after having numerous arguments with him self he finally decided on the ones men tioned below: DJr.ee, catcher; Morun and llathke, pitchers; Gultiane, first. Nclhon, second; Monroe, sb-:. 1. Platz, third; Bell, man. left field; Ui-Men, center field; Abdlll, right field. These boys will rep resent the O. 1). Kipllnger Weed inctory, und us the tribe looks all to the mus tard they ought to cough up somo real base bull. At last George (ituy) Kennedy is ready to have his lineup chronicled. For years his tribe, known as the Sliamrock.i, have been headlllierH in Tri-Clty babe ball circles and under the leadership ol tho veteran Kennedy they will fly reul high this season. Although tho Storz Triumphs clulm that they have got I'rucha, a different story comes from South Omaha. Kennedy says that Prucn.x promised to work for him thl.f season, and as I'rucha apparently Is 11 man of word, Kennedy can't solve the rcuson why the Storz claim him. However, he will Icavo tho solution of this probfem to Manager Brudford, Hero Is tho Shamrock crew: Yost, catcher; Mason, Cavanaugh and Fletcher, pitchers; Ma loney, first; Kennedy, second; W. Colims. thiid; Prucha, shoit; Uraves, left; May field, center; Bedura, right, and ClaK, utility. CREIGHTOfTlHIGH WILL PUT OUT A TRACK TEAM Although Crelghton university has no track team of Its own, Interest In track athletics nt that Institution has led to the formation of a track team In the high school department. This team wilt enter tho coming Indoor meet at the'Audl torluin, nnd compete with tho other track men of tho state. The Crelghton team Is made up of tho following: Gerald Duffy. William Wonderllch, George Schnll and Frank DIneen. AH have made good records in the annual Inter-class track meetH held at Crelgh ton. and expect to win some points. Kaoh will enter several events, while the four will tun as a relay team. SOUTH OMAHA BOOSTERS ORGANIZED FOR SEASON A base ball team undr the caption of the. South Oinuha Boosters has been or ganized In tho Packer City und Is roudy to meet any fast team In ov around Omaha and Houth Omaha. Ths ttum will be compose of- some Of Ou fastMt ama teur players In South 'Jinnli;i Including many of the old Sliamrork playnrs. T' lineup will bo as follows: Viss, second; Maxwell, first; Sterret. Ihlrd-. Young, short; Krlbaum, catch: Itouciia, left; ltaab, right; tizymannkl, ewiur; B'liscku. pitch, and Pelzer. utility. Detroit SIktmm l.ukr. The Detroit club hus signed Pitcher Joe IHke tx-cuuse the Washington club refused to wulve, on hint Mutt! Yes, 2 Much FOUGHT CHAMPION PUGILIST Janitor of Federal Building Once Mixed it with Jem Smith. KNOCKED OUT IN ELEVENTH Hill Jo tied hn lie Knocked. Ilir MiiKllsli riiiiiuplon 11 in vii 1'iinr Tillies 1) 11 r I nix Mix, bill ll Weill Down Oflcncr. "I stood eleven rounds with Jem Smith, champion of Unglnnd forty years ago." This was a remark that startled 11 few friends who stood talking to Bill Jones. 0110 of tlio Janitors or the federul build ing In Omaha, Just 11 few days ago. "Yes, sir. It was Intro handed work In those days," continued tho sturdy llttlo Welshman ns ho calmly told his story. "Smith got me under the Jaw In the eleventh round nnd knocked mo out. I couldn't come back quick enough. 1 knew everything, though, ho I was not completely senseless, but I JiiBt couldn't get back on my feet In time." Tho fight was not h matched and nd vertlsed fight, but Jones whs slmplx chosen from it bunch of '.several hundred sailors to go against tho Fngllsh chum plnn In Liverpool one afternoon forty yeurs ago when the man who wus to meet Bmlth for the occasion failed ito show up. nnd It would not do to disap point the crowd. Jones was n sailor for many years, having gono to sea when ho was but 0 years old. "When wo would go ashore." said Jones, "we uped to raise Mm devil sometimes. Often wo gave 11 dinner to ralso money for some one of the boys who wanted, get married anrtj didn't have 11 cent to htart housekcsplng; Sometimes wo got ashore, when there was some big colebratlon on nnd this was ono ot the times." Knew Niiillli U'ik ('linnip. "Did ynu know Smith whh the cham pion of Kngliind when you wont Into Mm ring with him?" Jones was nsked. "Sure." "Well, you had your brass with you to step In there with that guy." "Well, ho Just looked like 11 man to me." said the sturdy little gray-haired Welshman, now that he recalls the eventful day. "A man Is a man- Of coiirte. If he looked like a kangaroo, or a gorilla. I wouldn't go it with him. but he was Just a man so far as I could nee, and In those days when I was on the sea I never backed up for any mAn " "Worn you the best fighter nmoiig the sailors of your ship?" lie was asked. "Oh, no. There was lots of 'em bigger than me and stronger, but they put me up because I was as quick as a monkey " .loiios Is but five feet and four Incnes tall and says hi- weighed ut that time Drawn il.ft to right: Honus Waicner ot tho Pittsburgh Pirates and Helnlo Wagner of the Boston lied Sox.) During the last decade no ono lias been recorded us possessing tho temerity o content this unanimous vote of tho entlro population of the United Stato electing Hans Wagner, the man who made Pitts burgh famous, the greatest shortstop ot nil lime, This question being apparently settled beyond all dispute, tho fans hava been looking for 'a contest for the honor of bulnir classed as second ijest short floldor In the game, only to discover that Wagner Is the daddy of them all und that Wagner "takes second best honors, too, Tho Flying Dutchman of -tharBuooaneerii, according KiViSaiSWB W Opinion, has ani.able understudy In Heinle Wag nor. the cruck shortstop of tho Boston lied Sox, who la easily tho best nt bin position In tho American league land also tops all of those In tho National league except the mighty Honus. 140 pounds. Bmlth, he believes, weighed fully MO pounds and was a ulx-footcr. Couldn't Ilench Knee. "I couldn't reach his fact at all." said Jones, "so I didn't try hut just kept hammering at his wind nnd his Hbs all the time. The sweat was running off tho end of his nose and every time 1 hit him In tho ribs It made him grunt. He Wont down four Mines In the fight, hut I went down oftoner. Wo were only to go four rounds at first, but when the four ounds were up the crowd hollered so loud to let It go to ft finish, so they let us go." "I have been nil over the world," said Jones', "fought Jem Smith, crossed the Atlantic seventeen times In the early s'vcntles, and whut good did It nil dot Hero I um tudny a Janitor for n llttlo Biilury." Jones attends strictly to business at Mm federal building and to see him bundle his niop and broom one would never think that those arms had over been en gaged In bombarding Mia ribs of an Rng llsh heavyweight champion pugilist. Ho ti anything but quarrelsome, and per haps never struck n blow ut a huinnn be ing In Omaha, except the tlmo some eighteen years ago When two young men attempted to hold him up at night and he laid thctn low with u pinch bar. First Game of Year Played Next Sunday The first real base ball gamo of the season will be played next Sunday after noon at Itourkn park, when the Btorz Triumphs will clash with Clink Clair's All Stars. Tho Triumphs huvu'been work ing out as nliicli as possible for the Idfct few days and will get busy this week with more strenuous work. Clink Clair's bunch of All-Blurs have not been working out together, but liavo been picking up condition as best they could. The All-Stars lnolude players who are either playing In tho Mink or Bute louKun teums and who do not report foi a few weeks yet. They will lineup ui Tollows: Spellmuu. Shannon. catch. Rhode and Bills, pitch; Henry, first Oilhain, second; Brown, shurt; Clair, third; Uoben, center; l.isy, left, nnd Spellman, right. Iloslon Mnenp. Boston Critics bolluvn that Ouiiho Stulllngs will line up the Nationals lb this manner: Myers, first base; Siveoniy, Hpcuiid base; Biles, third base; Mc!vi-ch-nle 01- Marunville. shortstop; Jut kson, . 1. rieiu; nimpneii, center iieiu. ti:i', ' 1 field, und lUirldon, cutohei , . Illi'KlniiliiK Fits!, The Philadelphia North American rises to remark: "With Cutmblancu winning . the chfH tourney and MiirsHns a leading I batsman In the National league. ( ulnr M , are devoloplnt; ho fast Mutt they uay iut urodutc u J till Tliuluc." for The Bee by CLAY COURTDATES FIXED National Tennis Tournament at Omaha Field Club During July. FAMED CHAMPIONS TO COME Wluiiem In the Doubles Mini SI1111I1-" ni l'ltlnliiiruti l.nnt Mum mer Will Come In Oninliu to Defend Titles. ' It has linen practically decided by tho tennis committed of the Oman 1 Field club nml Mic schedule committee of tho United Htates Dawn Tennis association to start the nnUoiml clay court tourney on July 21 ot this year, lasting through July 26. Thefe wore tho dates mked by, thu local committee and they huve been approved by tho association, The local committee lit charge of the big toiirnrfinent has already started work tin the undertaking nnd nrn ottering overy Inducement to bring the stars ot tho gnmn to Omaha next 'summer, nnu It is safe to predict that the tourney tilts year will be tho biggest one over held, burring none. Pamphlets are holng- pro pared by Conrad Koung anil Hairy K00.1 wHIcli When finished will he rent to practically every tennis player of note lilt over the country, telling him of tho wonders of Omaha, the splendid clay courts nt the Omaha Field cluli nnd in viting him personally to attend tho tour ney nnd capture some of the big- prlzoi which uro to bo put up. In 11)11 (Inivy Hayes won tho title, last year lost It at Pittsburgh to It. -N. Williams of Philadelphia. Hayes' played through the entire tournament, although he wus not compelled to, and, finished on toi with Williams. In Mm .Uinllenge round Wlltliims outclassed Hucs utter u terrific struggle Hayes playod In Omaha fust year nml lost to Armstrong of St. Paul for tho championship ot the .midwest tournament. Hayes, however. Injured his heel lij prnctlco and was not In fit condition to play Armstrong, but rnther than forfeit the match he( ninyert and lost. Both Hnycs and Williams will bo ftt the tourney this stimmen While in New York attending- tho nnnuul moetlng ot the United States Iiwn Tennis nssocln Hon, Harry Koch wont to Philadelphia and scoured Williams to prmlso to at tend tho nicet at Omaha und defend nls title. In the doubles H, Hackctt nnd W. M. Hall, both of New York City, are tho title holders rind will undoubtedly, coma here to defend their title. Tuklng the, whole situation, It looks as if Omaha will draw tho best tennis players tn tha uountry to tho FloM club courts next July. Jap nn Hat liny, A Japanese may bo mado tho successor of "Red" Clalltghun, official bat boy for tho Chicago National club for ten years, who bus declared his Intention of follow ing Frank Chance to New Yprlc. Join the "don't worry club!" Buy your Ford today. Thou sands were disappointed last year. Don't take a chance this time. And remember that the more we make the better we make them. In sist on an immediate delivery. Thero aro more than 220,000 Fords 011 tho world's hlghwr-ys tho beet posBlblo testi mony to their unexcelled worth. Prices runabout $f2C touring car $000 town cur $800 1. o I). Detroit with complete) equipment. Catalogue from Ford Motor (iomiiany, 1916 Harney St., Omaha, or di rect from Detroit factory. "Bud" Fisher IMPROYE CARTER LAKE CLUB Forty Cottages Being Erected for Members on the Grounds. REMODELING OLD PAVILION Old Structure Will lie Mnde Into ('lull House, itII li lMmt-Clnnn Kitchen, Dlnlnir Ilnnm nml Vernniln. Forty cottages are being constructed on the grounds of the Carter Dnke cluo, formerly the Omaha Bod and Gun club, rrheso cottages are being erected by members, who by the payment . of secured life membership to 'the'' club nnd. also a bulldrng lot. Within th6 next ten days work Will start on n complete sewer system through the grounds for tho accommoda tion ot - rottnltes nnd club- house. A" nrteslarr Well has been sunk ,md thu sewers wlH be flushed with the water from this well. Tho Water board has agreed to supply drinking water for tho cottages, nnd when tho club u-)tns lor the season a small city will have ben erected. . The grading contract wob letnast week, nnd .work will start tomorrow to make the grounds perfectly level, aftir whic'i tho plat" 'will be" sodded 'whcW It Is needed. Tho beach, which Is Bandy, will bo sloped off to cradlcato nny "stepotW heur snore, tlius "making. It Vdslb'fo for children to wndo In the lake wlhut fear ot suddenly sinking over their heads in tho wator, ... fin New Club House, First Intentions of erecting a new clu'a llqtiso have Voon abandoned, for 'the pres ent year and the old -pavilion which In yeuis past was used for concessions Nvlll be remodeled Into a first-cluts club house with sloeplng rooms, kitchen, dicing room', lounging room, fireplaces .and smoking- rooms. Over-1200-will be spans for kitchen mtnslls and stiver, and' a real' Chef of eastern' fame'xvt'UW brought here, thus nwiurlng1 tho mcmbera that tho culslno will bo the very. best. Tha fireplaces will ho put In t on the tirjt floor nnd the kitchen and dining room will be situated On the second floor. Around the entire' club houfeo will ho bUItt, a veruhdn, which In summer wilt be screened off, making It possible for the members to find .a shady spot at any time ot tho day. Nerr Until House. One feuturo which will appeal to th members: la the erection of a new path house. This building has been finished with tho exception of Installing locker, of which there will. bo 600. A screened porch has been built on the north tide or that part facing the lake, giving an excellent place to watch the bathers' and still be In the shade. Persistent Advertising Is the Rood to? Big Itaturns.