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.
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( 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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