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TIIE BEE: OMAHA, TIH RSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 11)13. PLAY A SPEGTACULAR GAME Yuletide Boxing Terms Drawn for The Bee by Hal Coffman TINKER GETSFEDERAL OFFER Chicago Outlaw Club Would Give Him Job to Run T.eam. CONSIDERING THE PROPOSITION Eelsy Team Wins from the Beacon Press Bowlers. HIGH SCORES ARE PILED UP Jjoth AKKTrjcntlona Knock Down nn Unnannl Anmlier of Pin nnit Some New Totnl Are Itrcorrteil. Former Mnnmcer 'of ' Cincinnati FroiulKCil Forty Tlionnanil Dol lar fop Thrce-Yenr Contract. 4 ( HENrVi- 1 NCED G-G-G5 VJHIZ WIPE jw 5o To pt I 'Ctt PtiT 6R.oKa In the Booster leairuo Tuesday night the Ilsys nnd Beacon Press teams had the rAost spectacular game of the season. Not only worn therjnirnes close, but the teams were going good and as a result some lofty teatn'iraines were rolled. In the argument the Uc'lsyft came out ahead with a threc-Kame irfln when their op ponents wero rolling a S,W0 total -with a flfty-seven-pln handicap 'to .go on. The printers were rolling game that would ordinarily win with 983. 1,098 and 981. The llsys, however, were unwilling to he outdone and piled up 'gajae of 9SS, 1,017 and SOI, totaling 2.996. .Out of the ten totals four wcra-ofthe' W variety, and tho rest were good Mo-totals with Green SM tying low. Those . In' tfio select clas'J were K. Sclple with M7, Ualrer with W6. Molum with (31 and Hartln, 603. The Mutual Ufe insurance company and Brandos Highball followed up with good games In which the Insurance agents came out ahead by, winning two games with two good 900 games. In this match three. Jumped Into the fi00 class. Joe Weeks rolled highest,.. with KB, Flcrron ctte followed with 6H, and Wuethrlch rolled 601. The other games scheduled for the eve ning were postponed. The scores In detail follow: BEACON P11EB8. 1st. 3d. Goff y i; Green 175 F. Jarosh 1 1M Batter 1 2 Martin 1W lUndlcap 19 1 Total. Efil 5J4 m an b7 17Z 181 215 197 19 Total WJ LI318Y8. 1st. Firestone 2JJ Howell " Zimmerman .178 Melum Jlf K. Bclple ...SU 1.003 9S1 2,907 2d. 16S 271 101 212 215 M. Total. 213 17 197 194 211 bus M.1 7 6Z1 W7 Total 1 9M 1.017 991 2.993 MUT.UAU LIFE INSURANCE CO. 1st, 20. W. MOiai. Perrt WL 210 Topping J B. Bower HJ 137 J Week 2H W3 Bland ss le Handicap 23 23 210 21 430 4&4 KM 184 00 119 170 244 192 23 Total W 873 978 2,795 THIAMINES' HIGH BALLS. :tt. 2d. 3d. To tat Hamfnerstrom , 171 191 137 499 Wcuthrlclc 201 1S7 1 31 FoweU 175 207 113 H5 Maurer 179 188 192 667 Toman ..... 1 218 207 m Total W3 997 898 ' t98 NOTIFIES MULLEN RIGHT PRICE WILL SECURE RELEASE LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 21. In a message tonight from Loa Angeles Hugh I Jones, ownor of the Lincoln base ball club, says ho ha notified Manager Mullen ho can sccuro hi release from tha Lincoln club by paying a. stated price- .Manager .Mullen la. In a position. to secure an Interest in the Vancouver club, and recently made overtures looU- Ins to his ' release. Owner Jones 1ms given him until JhrniJy 1 to irfako tho deal, but add that'll wllf bo pleased f Mullen decides the flgUro ho has put on hi release la higher than ho care to pay. TIGERS TAKE LEAD FROM HARVARD IN CHESS TOURNEY NEW YORK, Dec 24,-Defeatlng Har vard In tho second round of tho twenty second annual Intercollegiate chess tour nament, Princeton today took the lead from tho Cambridge player. With only Columbia to meat in the final round. Old Nassau . wan considered to have good chance of repeating It success of 1908. The result today were: Princeton, 2V4, against Harvard, 114, and Columbia, 2i, against Yale, 1M. The record to date Is) Princeton, won 6, lost 3; Harvard, i and 3H; Columbia, 3V4 and 4H, and Yale, 3 and S. KLAUS KNOCKED OUT IN FIFTH ROUND BY CHIP PITTSBURGH. Dec. 2t-Frank Klaus ot East Pittsburgh, claimant ot tho mid. dlewelght championship, waa knocked out in tho fifth round of hi fight with George Chip ot Madison, Pa., here to night. Chip outfought Klaua in the first round, held hi mora experienced op ponent even in the next three round and knocked him down for the count in the fifth round. It was the second tlmo In three month Chip had knocked Klaus out. After the tight, Chip Issued a defy to all middleweight. HINKEY WILL BE HEAD COACH OF YALE TEAM DAYTON, O., Dec 21. Frank Hlnkey, famou star of the '90. will be head coach of the Yale foot ball eleven next fait Thi announcement Wa made today by Captain. Nelson Talbott. who U at hi hoxh here tor the Christmas holi day. rrptrle Park WbUt Scores. Individual score in duplicate whlut, twenty-eight tray, turned in by tho Prairie Park Whist club are as follows: WINNERS. LUHKUS. (Table e 1 and 2.) (Table 1 and t) 6lckler 6 Kokjer S Smith ., 8 Total , U Lucke Buck . Nelson Ross . Roland even Total : WINNERS. (Table i and 4.) 1 Ilcsthol 11 IX)SERS.. (Tables 3 and 4.) Russell.' ,. 8 Mctt , 8 Dorst 3 Robinson Back E Hanson &! Kins Total 251 Total 53 4lmmrvMeVey After l'lght. Now 1 'the chance for some local tighter to .atage a boxing match with Jimmy McVeyj ex-llghtweignt champion, of Boston, According to McVey, who came Into the city. a Jew day ago. he Is willing to take on' any 113 pound fighter In the city. Though rather along in year Mc Vey cava lie U a good as lie ever was ana to prove u ne want to stage . four-round bout with Denny Ryan. Will Teach Gopher. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 2t-R O Par on, a former pitcher In the American association, wa .today engaged a coach for the University of Minnesota base ball team for Hit. Fie Tliou'iitnif jjavka of Candy. MASON CITY, la., Dec. 2t-(Hpeclil Telegram.) Ten thousand perwn wit. netted the municipal Chtystma tree and listened to concert carols riven In the pane im evening inve tnousana cacKn of candy were distributed. A parodo proceeded the exercise. "fc Knockout lliiai . llliib Yke- KNOCKOOf DEFEAT FIRSTHETHODI&TS Hanscom Park Methodists Put One Over on Their Brothers. SPIRITED GAME ENDS 17 TO 12 First HapU Lose to First Chris tiana hy the Ilather One-Sldcd ainrlc of Forty-Tiro to Tho Church league basket ball game at tho Young Men's Christian association Tuesday evening resulted In the Hanscom ParK Mothodlsts defeating the First Methodist Baracns by, tjio score pf 17 to li and tho First Baptists losing to the First Christian's, 42 to 11. Tho game between the First Methodists and tho Hanscom Parks was ono ot tho best played contest witnessed in tho local gym this season. Up to the last Fccqml ot play It was any side' game, the score fce-euwlns In the lust half. first to" ono side and then tho other. Dur ing the first, period, of play the First Methodists had the bettor of the argu ment, making .a total of eleven, points a against four of their opponents, but Jn the last halt the play was reversed. j some scnNationai dbskc; wero maaa during tho gume which made It appear rather spectacular at time. Tho defeat ot tho First Methodists Is 'the tlrst ono of tho season and was entirely unlookcd for. Lineup: FIRST METII. Hobson H.F. Miles L.F. Beckwlth C. Long .H O. Fltznatrlck ....L.G. 11.. P. MUl'H. L V Wlllard n.F Dortds C Bauman KG J. Reel R.O.... fiommervlllo Field goals. Hobson. 3: liecKwmi, z; Bauman. 3: Sommervlllo, li ucel, l t It Hundborir. . 2. Charlesworth. 1. Foul goals thrown: Miles, 1; Bandborg 1. Fouls commilieu! i'lrsi moinouisiB, o, Hanscom Parks. 3. Hubstltutes: Hand lirrir nnd CharlesWorth. Referoo: Burk- enroud. Tlmo of halves: Twenty and iiucen minuu's. The second gamo was rather one-sided, the First Christians having an easy tlmo defeating the First Baptists. Lineup: BAPTISTS. Allwlno n.K, Russum L.F. llokn C. CHRIBTIAN8. UV R. Weigel K.F. LCgan C... Evans L(l.... Curtl Lagerqulst ....R.G. Martin ., L.G R.G C. Wclgle Field goals: Ruscum, curson, i; Martin, l: Iogan. 01 R. "Welgle. 3: Ev-1 foul goal thrown: an, C; C. Wclgle, S. Foul Bounty Freely Extended to Needy in Way IKS lf$&?i$ wlbeL.!sajCiM& t.9lHH Russum, 1; Hoke, 1: Carson. 1: R. Wclgle, 1: Evan. 2; Curtis, 2. Fouls committed: First Baptists, 3; Firm Christians, 5. Referee: Burkenroad. Hcorekeepcr: Peterson. Tlmo ot halves: Fifteen and twenty minutes. Substitute: Cursoo. Culls from the Wire The nroDosnl to chansre the numo of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to "Methodist Episcopal Church In Amer ica" iu been defeated. Fire yesterday resulted In 1 160.000 dam. pges to the plant ot Lalb & Co., dealers in mm una piumuing supplies, and ad joining buildings and stock at Louis Villa. The Missouri Ruhlln Service commis sion Issued an order suspending until limy i, Jl,, lliv uitivam :ii icttujiuni: rates In St. Louis proposed by the South western Telegraph and Telephone com pany. Manager of a St. Louis theater. In which motion picture plays depicting the whlto slave trafflo are being exhibited this week, were summoned before tho chief of police and ordered to eliminate certain scenes. George B. Mundv. Cincinnati attorney. who was acnultted last week on a mur der charge which grow out ot tho killing of his wife last summer, was set free yesterday, when the court decided thnt ho wis nnw sane. i nfl la i niieiiA mm nnnK. i I'-nuatie i Coal, Iron & Railroad company and the' ia t'oueite uo-operative Htoro company at La Follette, Tenn., wore" forced into reoelvershlp yesterday , by general credi tors' bill filed against them. V. K. Young, an elderly realty opera tor or Long Beach, Cal., who pleaded guilty to having written so-called "love traud" letter to many women and ob taining monoy from them while they be 1'evcd he would marry them. was Placed on probation for five year yesterday in a Los Angeles court. Three hundred and fifteen employes ot a San Francisco clothing firm will bo the recipient today of life Insurance poli cies ranging In valuo ot from S250 to $1,000, depending on tho length of service In the firm. The premium will ,be paid each year a long as the employe re mains with tho firm. Prof. Henry Landes, state geologist and dean of tho school ot sciences at the University of Washington, was yesterday elected acting president of tho unlverMty to succeed Dr. Thomas F. Kane, who was removed at a special meeting ot the Board ot Regents. Dr. Kane was accusid of being retrogressive. Every American warship will bo a echool ship, with the advent of the New Year. Secretary Daniels ha promul gated an order putting Into effect his new educational system In the navy Jan uary 1, and thereafter for an hour aVid a quarter each afternoon every enlisted man on the warship will be engaged In self-Improvement under the watchful feies of hi commanding officer. - -i.i . .,, , - Gospel Mission, . With Generous Aid, Makes Youth Glad Over 125 children and young people of the downtown wards enjoyed a Christ' mas tree and program at the Union Go pel mission, 1816 Chicago street, last night and received gifts of toy, candy, fruit and nuts from Santa Claus, alia Charles Porter of tho Nebraska Tele phone company, The good thing had been donated for the purpose by Trimble Bros., the O'Brien and Dinning candy factories, Carpenter Paper company, and other firms and individuals, and tho happiness ot the little ones was materially pro moted by the following young women ot the First Baptist church, who trimmod the tree and assisted In tho exercise: Mlsfces Misses' Inez uolen, Ethel Johnson, Winifred House, Laura Nehrdas, Lottie Rothery, Mathilda Rau, Ruth Dore, Modjeslta Shear, Maude Oliver. Maude Gregory, Jennie Buchanan. Anna Johnson, Rose Zurcher, Edith Laccy, Bess Mason, Harriett Orvls. Ethel Fullaway, Jesslo Blake. Ainrustn Bowin. The member of tne Mission eunaay school who took part- In the Christmas program were: Margaret Joppeson, Catherine Flanagan, Vivian Beach, Carl Koshland, Orval Calvin, James Beach, Stanley Garvin, Viola Lake, Clara Gor don, Edna Nevlns, Irene Brlggs, Roy Carlson, Irene Quell, Ida Knepper, Violet Gordon and various classes. On Christmas morning Superintendent Harry L. Blglor ot tho mission will dis tribute provisions to worthy families whose cases he has investigated. The North Presbyterian, Immanuel Baptist, Dundee Presbyterian and St. Mark's Lutheran churche will furnish the food stuffs for the purpose. Sorvlce for the inmate of the city Jail will also be held by tho mission worker on Christmas morning. This evening a musical program will be given at the mission quarter by member of tho North Fresbyterlan churoh. Rubber Toy. Wo havo a complete line of rubber toy, rubber dolls, rubber balls and many other. Tho little one will bo pleased with these. Buy your rubber goods of the Omaha Rubber Co., 1608 Harney St of Christmas Dinners AFFAIRS ATS6UTH OMAHA E, K, Orcennian Saves Life Jumping on Auto, LEAPS IN THE NICK OF TIME Onconilnnr Cnr Driven by Ttr, Beck dolus; a Fnlr Clip When Man Start to Cross l Street Vlndnrt. Presence of mind saved TL K. Green- man, an employe of tho Swift Packing company, from 'serious injury or possi ble death when ho stepped In front ot Dr. F. O. Beck's automobile on tho Q street viaduct early yesterday morning. The doctor was driving at a fast clip on a sick cnll. Grcenman started for tho opposite sldo of tho bridgo to go down tho ntcps of the packing plant. Ho stepped between tho girder onto tho pavement directly In front of tho automobile. Dr. Beck did not havo an Instant's notlco of Grecnman's presence until tho car was upon him. Greenman mado a lunge for the hood of tho car nnd caught hold ot the radiator top and swung onto the fonder of tho machine. Ho rode for somo distance in this perilous position, clutch ing desperately for his life, before the car was stopped. Grcenman auffcrd no serious injury. A small abrasion on his right arm whero ho struck the front ot tho car was tho only mark left by tho accident. Denth Without WnrnlnK. Coming hero a few days ago to spend Christmas with his niece, Mrs. Harry Clark, whom he had not Been for somo years, Thomas Chamberlain of Clarlnda, la., was suddenly stricken with heart trouble yesterday afternoon and a cloak of gloom was cast over the family's Christmas plans by his -death shortly afterwards. Ho had been afflicted with heart dis ease for some time and was under tho cans of a doctor. His death yesterday came while members of the Clark family were discussing plan tor an enjoyable .Christmas celebration. Ho is survived by a widow. Ho was E3 years of ago. Funeral arrangements will bo made later. Wheeler na Snnta Clans. Perry Wheeler has filled many responsi ble positions since his graduation from college, at present performing tho duties of city clerk, but tho hardest Job that has been put up to him was tho Impersona tion of Santa Claus last night nt tho Christina celebration for tho children ot tho First Presbyterian church. He aroso yesterday morning early to tnako preparations for the occasion. Ho decided on a dip before breakfast. In turning on tho hot water faucet he took such a tight grip he broke tho handle and scalding hot water sprayed In all directions. With a groan of pain he rushed to the basement, to turn the tap off. Into the coal bin head first did not cose matters and before he succeeded In turn ing off the water ho was covered with A Merry Xmas A Happy New. Year is our wish to you. According to our usual custom we will close at 1 o'clock Xmas day, giving our boys a chance to spend the day at home. 6ETTEN & WICKHAM . "The House of Values." fill Bo. letn. St. 1333 Parnam St. Ground Floor Space Bee Building About 1,000 square feet with Farnam street front age. Nevr show windows being installed. This room has a largo vault. Also extra entranco from tho court. Bent Reasonable. Apply to The Bee Building Go., Room 108, Beo Building. You will find the mdst pleasing vil lus at onr sal on Friday, Saturday and Jgonday. Kort of th garments offsrsd ar KiaX QUADS ample, and every fashionable color 1 lacladtd. The House of Menagh The Ontlwoman' Store. Several Thousand Women Wanted at Orlrin Brothers' Wanted to take advantage ot their an nual half-price clearance salo ot women suits, coats, gowns, dress, fur and children's coats at exactly half price. Fo. Wind pJ coal dust nnd bruises. His experience In the cellar gave him a good Inslghr on how Santa Claus should come down the chimney and what would bo the re sults. Although ho had plannod on mak ing, his entranco at tho Christmas festivi ties In this manner, he gave It up as a difficult Job and was satisfied with walk ing through tho vestry door, covered with stago snow and a flowing mustache of gray with long hair to match. Many of the churches will hold Christ mas day services tomorrow, which will consist ot special music nnd sermons in connection with tho greatest day ot tho ecclesiastical calendar, MnKtc City C-oxKlp. , Barber shops will stay open until 9 o'clock tonight nnd until 11 o'clock Christ mas morning. Carl MarflM, ono of tho well known local sportsmen. Is tho father of a young son. Tho entertainment committee of the Bugles will glvo a dance tonight at tho home. Twenty-third nnd N streets. Office space for rent In Bco office, 231S N strcot, Terms reasonable. Well known location. Tel. South 27. The funeral of William Nunamaker, who died at his home, 323 North Twenty second street, will bo held Friday after noon ot 2 o'clock at the residence. Burial will bo made In Gruceland Park cemetery. H ' lHr7 V VT-sH America's J Finest . ;JT 'T II Mellow In flavor. Aged for years in charred casks, in fc , v , 1 K warehouses flooded with sunshine. 1 ' - I Best Northern Rye always selected by a member of the. firm., IB'"-' " I Purest water from wells sunk hundreds of feet into solid v . rt Wm That'awhythe man who knows always insists on MM ' cj! U RED TOP RYE If b. w n hut a uri ru'irii n r . w-m iT i J rx - iiiaiiiiaaa t B. CiaclnnttU O. St Jostpb. Mo. Loulcrllle, K7. Jm U Early Christmas Day, : Car Service r Bolow will bo found the time of leaving of the first cars on eachiine Christmas morning: .;. Farnam Line Leaves depots 3:52 a. m. Dundee O a. m., 4Gth and Cuming 5:45 a. m. Harney Line Leaves 33d and Parker 4:45 a. in. Gtl " and Center 5:15 a, m. " Dodge Line Leaves 30th and Spaulding 5.35 -a. my Depot 5:05 a. m. ; ' , ' Ht Park Line Leaves 24th and Ames 5:05 a. m. 32d and' Valley 5:55 a. m. Dupont Street 5:50 a. m. Florence 5:56 a. m. Kansas Avenue 5:30 a, m. South Omaha Line Leaves 42d and Irand' Ave. 5:20 a. m. 43d mid "L," South Omaha, 5:37, ft.' nj. Benson-Albright Line Ijeaves Benson 5:36 a. m.. Al-j bright 5:46 a. m. West Leavenworth Line Leaves Sclun e Deaf 5:32 a. in. Elmwood Park 5:49 a. in. Crosstown Line 24th nnd Cuming Streets 5:32 a. m. 36th and "L," South Omaha, 6:07 a. m. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company M - ' ' " ' CHICAGO, Dec H.-An -offer Jtom the Federal Baso Ball league promising Jo seph Tinker, former Cincinnati jnanngqr, moro money as mnnager of tho Chicago Federal league club Is holding up Tin ker's agreement to his sale to- Brooklyn by Cincinnati. The offer came to Tin kor from James A, Gllmorc, president at tho Federal league, nud it- is sold, prom ises 310,000 for a three-year contract. - Tinker also Intimated that ha was giv ing the Federal offer his serious . con sideration. . ,-i "I want to play In Chicago," he silld, "and organized base ball won't let- mo. a I won't go to Brooklyn, so If I am to ic main in tho National Icaguo tho Cubs must get me. The- Federal league offer seems to bo the only opportunity to play ball and remain In Chicago.". .m. It was said Gllmoro Is making an ef fort to havd the deal closed so It can bo announced In a statement promised for next Monday, when the Federal officials declare they will glvo out a list ot formor National and American- players who wilt Join them this year. AD0LPHUS BUSCH III SUES ESTATE FORJVEDDING GIFT ' ST. llblTlS, Dec. 2l. The probate oourt hero today allowed two claims of Adol hus Busch, III, against tho cstato uC his grandfather, Adnlphus Busch. Uio millionaire brewer, who died In Germany recently. The claims aggregate 315,923. If you don't know wrmt to" glvo her wo f , suggest furs. JuIIub Orkih. 1610 Douglab(. i.J if i k. -.ii rf t Jt 3 i. , ,0