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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1913)
Basket Ball Now Comes on for Its Turn on the Stage We OWLERS HOLD INQUEST ON SCORES HUNG UP AT OMAilA TEAMS BRING BACK LITTLE BACON FROM HUNT. HeraldM as Most Successful of All the Midwest Bowling Tour naments. MORE TEAMS ARE ENTERED Larger Cash Prizes Than Ever B6 fore Are Taken Down. CHICAGO IN FIRST PLACE St. Louia.Pin Men Make Good Show ing in the Prizes Won. METZ TEAM IN NINTH PLACE Omaha Cracks Make Only a Fair Showing on the Alleys. SCORES BELOW LAST YEAR Duilo or Limited Hnll in Itnrrcil from I'll turo Tournament Ilrenk Alvny from Iloir liner i onitroji. There was little talk ot local bowling c mlUlons last week, most or the con versation dwelling on tho finish ot the 6't I.&u s tournament. Tuesday night ended the most success ful Midwest tournament since its organi zation. More jnthuElasni was displayed, more teams entered and a larger cash pr.zo fund was put up. Tho results of the tournament show tho, Chicago bowlers carrying away all- first place honors and the St. Louis bowlers strong" for a big sharo of the prize fund. When Harry steers rolled W9 In tho singles Monday evening he cinched, first place among the - Individuals for.ijtho Windy City. Besides Steers' claim lnthe singles, Levlne and Bliss, also ot the Windy City, hold down first place among the teams ot doubles with 1,232. The Qearys, another Chicago team, won first place In the team event with J.SU In the all-events ICohl d'f Cjilcago Is first with 1,819. & Omaha rollers did not do as well as ox-, peeled, falling far short. of their showing In Kansas City last year. The Metx crowd mode the best showing In the five man event with a 2,738 score, which puts them In ninth place. They also are cred ited with rolling the highest team game cf the tournament. In their third game they hit the wood for a 1,0(4 count. Zim merman of the Jetter's Old Age squad la credited with tho highest-single game of tho tournament with 157, -while his 1.7G7 nil-event and 621 total rolled In the dou bles places him at the, head of Omaha's list of bowlers. Conrad, with 614 in the singles, Is another" Omaha bowler to do well. Tho following Is a complete list of totals rolled by the local artists: All Player. Team.D'bl's.S'gl's.Bv'nts.Avg. Zimmerman ..6SS 621 MS 1,754 195 Conrad 6S1 KU C14 1,726 193 Neale ECS CSS 639 1.600 1SS Kennedy (K 671 669 1.6S7 187 Cochran W 609 688 1,649 1S3 Cain ..........52t 578 637 l.CU 182 Kunton 649 m 60S 1,638 162 l-'ltzgcrald ....4SS 67H 662 1.638 182 Sutherland ..,.490 6S0 649 1,619 180 Coolcy 6fiS 611 1,079 180 Srlple 665 COS 634 1,697 177 J'ritschcr 660 691 452 1,693 177 Ooff , 600 662 616 1,678 176 Stunz 493 63.". 641 1,671 176 Bland 635. 600 1.032 172 Haehr 644 615 .4S0 1,633 171 T.pplnskl 4SI C4!i 623 1.631 170 'Hlbreath 483 490 639 -1.617 163 Penman 60S 603 169 (Continued on rage Two.) T. LOUIS TOURNEY NEW CAPTAIN NEBRASKA SCHOOL FOR DEAF. WALTER ZABEL. SCHUPLER HIGH FIYE WINS Defeats Fremont Quintet by Score of 29 to 27. EXTRA TIME GIVEN TO DECIDE William ICopf Sayea Dsr for ScUny lep by ThroVrlng Field Goal In Closely Contested Battle. 5 JiCltXrilZSR, Neb., Dec U.-CSpecial Telegram.) Tho, Schuyler High school basket ball learn added another victory to Its credit by trimming the Fremont High school town, 29 to 27, today. In' tho first half of the gamp the Fre mon team outplayed the locals, but in the second halt the local team surprised their opponents by and exhibition ot tho most actlvo work of the whole team ever witnessed on tho homo field and tied the ' score. Extra time had to bet granted to play off the tie and William Knopf saved the game for the locals by throwing a field goal. Jess Willard Knocks Out George Davis BUFFALO, N. T Deo. lS.-Jess Will ard ot Kansas, knocked out G corse (One Round) Davis ot Buffalo, In the second round of what was to have been a ten rund bput here tonight. Davis had tho better of the first round, but in the second, Willard landed a stiff right to the mouth and repeated It a moment later. Then he brought up a smashing right uppereut to the chin. Davis was unconscious, for several min utes. Willard weighed 23214 pounds and Davis pounds. Chance for Branch IUckey. It Is rumored In New York that Pitcher Ford and Catcher Sweeney are likely to figure In' a big winter deal isBSHSriasssssssssB Omaha Tenpin Artists Who Left to Right No. 1, Henry Bohlff, manager; No. 2, E. Edison; SPORTS SECTION of The Om a Sunday TINKER SOLDJO DODGERS Will Get Ten of Twenty-Five Thou, sand if He Agrees to Deal. TWO MORE IMPORTANT TRADES Cnrillnnln r.xcliim jrnl for I'Htnlinf Rh 1'lnycra nml Ilrrsofr nml Hurt ley for Ilrschcr Tcner Xiuum Committees, NEW VOllK, Dec. 13.-Three of tho most Important base ball trades mado In the National league It) recent years were consummated today, Involving morothan halt-tho'clubs of tho league. Chief among the deals is. the dlspqsnj of .Joe Tinker, recently deposed as Cin cinnati's manager. Tinker wns bought by Brooklyn for $23,000. If he ngrees to Play with tho team that purchases htm, he will recclvo $10,000 of the sum, the remainder of the money going to the Cincinnati club. Tho other sensational shakcups In tho 10H personnel of tho senior major leagtto nre Charles Ilerzog, third baseman, and Orovcr C. Hartley, catcher. New York, to Cincinnati, in exchange for "Bob" Bescher, outfielder. Edward Konetchy, first baseman; II. 11 Mowroy, third baseman, and "Hob" Har mon, pitcher of St. Louis, to Pittsburgh in exchange for John Miller, first base man; J. O. Wilson, outfielder; Arthur Butler, Inflelder: Albert Dolan. third baseman, and J. II. Robinson, pitcher. The trades were the outcome of nego tiations carried on by National league club owners at the annual meeting of tho league, concluded last night. They are of such Importanco that the season ot 1913, already made memorable by tho election of Governor John K. Tener of Pennsylvania as president, will go down In hlstdry as one of the most notable tho league has ever held. Disposes of nam or. The sale- ot Tinker, whose services had been eagerly sought by at least three major league clubs, disposes of an eleventh hour rumor, that August Herr mann, president ot the Cincinnati club, had changed his mind about letting the fa mous shortstop go and had decided to re tain him as manager for another year. The acquisition ot Ilerzog, who was a 1912 World's series hero,, means In all probability that tho Giants' substitute third baseman of last season will be se lected to manage the Reds next season. This was not announced definitely but in base ball circles here tonight It was said there was no doubt about It. Iler zog and Herrmann were In frequent con ferences during the league meeting and the N.ow York player was quoted as aylng he would not play In Cincinnati unless he could be manager. Whether Tinker will consent to play In Brooklyn Is not known, but President Charles H. Ebbets believes that the J10.000 consideration offered to the short stop will alter his announced determina tion not to play anywhere except In Chi cago or Pittsburgh. The $25,000 offer for Tinker, if consummated, will be the largest outright cash amount ever paid for a base ball player. It Is also the first recorded Instance In which a player has shared so largely In the sum paid for him. The conditional agreement that brings Tinker to Brooklyn was signed by Herrmann and Ebbets and witnessed by Barney Droyfuss, president, ot the Pittsburgh club, and George Kerr. It was set forth specifically that the deal was to hold good only In case Tinker gave his consent. The Plttsburgh-St Louis deal, un- (Continued on Page Two.) OMAilA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1913. OFFICIAL SEASON OPENS Basket Ball Leagues at Y. M. C. A. Start Schedule of Games. KEEN INTEREST BEING SHOWN Nftrp nefnre Una So Much Kitthti alnaiu Centered Aronnil tho Vn- rloua Trnma na There la TliN Year. ' Tho basket ball season In Omaha had Its orflclal opening last evening nt the Young Men's Christian association when tho newly organized Commercial leaguo staged the first-two games ot Its schedule, tho Nebraska Telephone compang playing Tho Bco Publishing company team and tho Pirates meeting tho Magca .1 Deemer quintet. The Interest being shown by the teams of this league point to 0110 of tho most successful basket ball sea sons lovers ot this sport have had for some (tlme. Tho Hague consists of seven teams, tho greater" number being members of tho Trl-Clty nnd Commercial leagues of lost year. Tho Beo Publishing company and the Plratos aro tho only new members not connected with cither organization of last year. Teams In the new league are as follows: Nebraska Telephone company, Omaha National Bank, Beo Publishing company, Bellevuo college, Omaha High school, Magee & Decmer nnd tho Pirates. This league us now formed consists of tho fastest teams in greater. Omaha and somo of the hardest fought games staged In tho city may be looked forward to when members ot this league, meet. Practically all members of these teams are of university caliber In their playing and a large number of them have been connected at -one time with somo of thu fastest colleges In the country. Earlier In tho season It was proposed to continue tho Trl-Clty league of last year, but the small, number ot teams willing to enter Into the old organization made' It Imprnctleablo to lo so. A, large number of the TH-Clty teams of last "year (especially those -of South Omaha and Council Bluffs) gave as their reason for noi wishing tp becomo members of the league that It took too much of their ttmo In coming to Omaha when they had games to play Mre.' It was probable that the league would have boen organized, despite this objection, but the withdrawal of tho University of "Omaha frofn the organiza tion mado It Impossible for the league to play their games on suitable floors. As the Young Men's Christian association floor Is taken up the greater amount of tlmo by gymnasium classes and as the new Church league also uses tho floor to a great extent It was decided, to dis continue the Trl-Clty organization and unite those teams willing to Join with tho Commercial league. Lrnxao ISIects Officers, At a meeting held Tuesday evening at the Young Men's Christian association tho following officers were elected by representatives of the teams entered In the new Commercial league: N. II. Net sen, president; R. R. Ralney, vice presi dent, and O. Sutherland, secretary-treas urer. It was also decided at the meet ing that no admission was to bo charged to any of the games, so that as large a crowd as possible might be encouraged to attend. A committee was also elected to make out a schedule for the games to be ready somo time the earlier part ot tho week. All the games are to bo (Continued on Pago Two.) Have Propensity for Leading Their League No. 3, Cain; No. 4, J. Porosh; B CHURCH LEAGUERS MAKE HIT New Basket Ball Organization Coming. Right to the Front. is COMMERCIAL MEN ALSO IN LINE Ten in Mnrie tin of I'Vltnua Kin ployed Dun iilomi Are Mnktnir (lultc it Hhnwltiur nt the V. M. C. a; Standing ot teams In Church IcagurY P. W. U ,Pcti First Christian church... 2 2 0 1.000 Klrst Methodist church.. 1 1 0 1.000 Westminster Prosbytuflan 2 1 1 .800 Klrst Baptist, church,,... . 0 2 .500 Haimcom Park Methodist 1 " 0 1 " ".WO The Church Iragun, organized last week, 1m proving to bo a greater success than was at tlrst supposed. At each mectlngi of the loague so far a large crowd has turned out to witness the contests. Ono pleasant thing about the '-hut-ph lenguo In tho'sportsmanllko way In lyhlch tho mimes aro ployed. Tho games, nro free from roughness, very few 06 tho players committing fouls. t k ' Ho successful Is the- Church league be coming that several other churches, n,re planning to enter the league. Tho linn from Park Methodist Joined last week and before tho season closes It Is ex pected to have at least eight teams In tho league. All the Church league games nre played at the Young Men's Christian association floor on Tuesday evenings. Two games 11 ro played on this day, the admission be ing free. Besides the Church nnd Commercial leagues, thoro Is still another leaguo com posed of the various classes at tho Young Men's Christian association and known ns tho "Hero league," All tho gnmcH of this league nrn played 111) tho afternoon at the Young Men's Christian association. Moro amateur teams, not connected with any organization, are In evidence this year than over before. The Athletics have already come to the front; putting ono of the fastest teams In tho city ,lrl the field. The Excelsiors will also be In, .evidence this year, having organized during' the last week. The Nebraska Bchool for tho Deaf Is In tlin running nnd Is prepared to schedule games with any of the local teams any Monday, Wednes day or Friday. Borne of tho Junior basket ball squads that have organized for tho season are n followBj Thorpelans, AValnut IIIU Methodist Crescents. Young Men's Chris, tlan Association Squabs, University of Omaha Preparatory Department and the Immanue! Baptist church. . ALLIANCE TRIMS KIMBALL; SIDNEY BEATS L0DGEP0LE ALLIANCH, Neb., Dec. It (Bpeclsl Tel egram.) Alliance High school basket ball team defeated Kimball High school team hero tonight, to to 27. Sidney also de feated Lodgepole at Sidney tonight, by a s'Joro of IS to 5. The next game will he between Alliance and Sidney and promises to be a fast one. The date has not been set Basket Hnll nt Tabor. TABOIt, la,, Dec! IS. (Special.) Two basket ball games were played in the col lege gymnasium Thursday evening. The first game was between the commercial department and the academy, the com mercial boys coming out victorious. The score was 13 to 9. Tho second game was played between tho rollego hoys and tho town team, the score being ID to IS In favor of tho town team, No. 5, A. Eurtchow; No. G, 0. Johnson, No. 7, 0 Rohlff, secrfctury. HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL FIVES TO MEET AGAIN IN BIG TOURNEY CAPTAIN NEBRASKA SCHOOL FOR DEAF JUNIORS. ANTON NETUHII BIKE RIDERSJEAT RECORD Racers Nine Miles and Six Laps Ahead of Mark. ;0YCLISTx BREAKS COLLARBONE Injured Man Declnred tint -of llnn nliis; nnd Ills Partner (liven Fonr Honrs tn Find An other Tennitiiale, NnVY(pn.K, Dec U-Torfetealnffir had, covered 2,314 miles, four laps, 'at 11 o clock tonight at ,tho end fit flio 115th hour ot tho six-day Wcyclo race at Madison Square a ard en. This. was nlno miles nnd six laps ahead ot tho record. Three other teams were a lap behind the leaders and the fourteenth remaining pair more than thirteen miles to tho rear. Between 10 nnd 11 o'clock tonight there was a serious spill during a brief sprint In which a tire ot Hill's bicycle burst Collins was thrown and his collarbone broken tor tho third or fourth time dur ing h!s career as a profossti nal cyclist He was officially declared out of the race. Walthour, his partner, had four hours under the rules In whlcn to find an other teammate. The Colllns-Wnlthojr team was allowed to stand In the 11 o'clock score. The ten leading teams nt 10 o'clock were: Verrl-Brooco, Breton-rerchloot Tloot-McNamara, lAwrenco-Magin, Hal-stead-Drobach, Fogter-Qoullet, Hlll-Ityan, Collins - Walthour, Appclhause - Packe busch and Corry-Walker. Tho three teams a lap behind them were Clark Orenda, Carman-Cameron and MltUn Thomas. Kopsky and Keefe's score was 2,300 miles and 9 laps. Tto CmiTfonls, Maybe, There will be two Crawfords on the Detroit team If Frank, a young pitcher, plays up to advance notices, "Ham," the only player on the team who did not miss a game during the season, Intends to be on the job eurly, J ANNUAL GATHERING WILL j' DRAW MANY NEW STARS 1, 1 tCornhuskers Complete Arrange- ; -1 ments for State High School '' Tournament. ELIMINATION CONTESTS- FIRST Long List of Teams to Be Cut Down to Leading Six Contestants. GOOD PRIZES fARE OFFERED No Shining Stars ih.lhe Cornhusker Basket Ball Squad. Work on foot ball schedule Three-Year Contraots with Iowa, Ames, Minnesota and Kansas. STILL ' CONSIDERING TOWLfi ICniixna llnsn filinttnr'Cnse, Although Ten 111 on Which Stcnwe Plared Won IteeoRnlsed by the t'nlversltr Authorities. lly JAMKS 13. I.AAVrtKNCJB. LINCOLN, ,pec. 13.-(8peclal.)-AthleUi Manager Duy IS. need of tho University of Nebraska . has already started 1.1 rangcmriits for 'the. annual high soho6l basket ball tournament conducted under the, auspices ot tho university uthloila hoard In this city each spring. Reed has Mieen In cairesnqndcnco with the athlctlp .directors of tho lending high schools ot tho stain and has decided on March ", 13 and 13 as. Mm dates for the big tourna ment 'The meet, which determines the chain nonijiip In basket ball among the hlglf spjjo'oV.Qf the state, hnsattracted wldc'tj sproadnttentlpn sines It was first started AJtfr yeiiri' ago by former. Manager of Athletics Karl O. (Dog) Kagcr. Tho list ot entries has steadily Increased unlit nearly every .representative high school' Ot tho state has entered Its five and until basket ball ofUhlverlly caliber Is ox pDfeliVli.VljJin tlid oil mirvAtfon 'Fames have narrowM,Lho tltlo down to the six load Ing ttnms-of Nebraska.. ' Omaha High school has twice carried off the championship, tleatrlco High has been successful once and Geneva won first Honors In the tournament held litre spring. South Omaha and University Place, always formidable teams, have finished In tho semi-finals each year, but the two teams, through an unfortunate combination of circumstances, have never been able to carry off a' champion ship. Mnnr Prises. Ilecd Is making tho same elaborate preparations for tho coming tournament that has marked all or them. In addition to giving a handsome, silver cup to the champions and a large pennant to the runners-up, the uthletlo board secures individual medals for tho member of the championship five, Jt Is still early for prospective entrants, as the basket ball season Is still In swad dling clothes, but Itecd .has" already re ceived assurances from several of the leading high schools, Including Lincoln High, York, Beatrice, Kearney and Qe neva. that fives will be represented from those places. Heed will soon an nounco the opening of the entry list and fix tho tlmo for the closing date. He Is anxious to make the. event still more popular among tho htgi schools ot the state and will try to get In. touch with (Continued on. Pagai wo.) , 9