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Old Faces Will Be Missing from Omaha Line Next Spring Chicago Reports that Federal League Will Leave the Windy City Rourke Makes Clean Sweep of the Infield Jobs on Omaha Team After many weeks of suspense and liopo, Omnhn fans arc to learn the ever-desired Information that Pa Rourkotis to tako a clear stdo swlpo at his old 1013 base ball machine preparatory to fitting nov parts which will make the 1914 engine look as if it had Just ar rived clean and fresh from the machine shop. For Pa has como out of his shell of retlcenco to announce that V. about six of the old war horses will depart to othor climes when spring arrives In order to mako way for now material which will arrlvo about March 15 to train for the approaching season. Harvey Gmbb, the dapper youth who throw third-base fans Into convulsions dally last year, Is a thing bt tho past, as far as Omaha Is concerned. For Harvey will embark for tho sunny south of a Texas leaguo when tho call goes out In tho spring. And Just to make your mouth water, Pa says ho Is to get a perfectly good player In exchange for Mr. Grubb, an ovent which .many' sport writers of nioro or less expert caliber about tho Western circuit wcro prono to believe Im possible. Thomnn Ileplncos Jrnitlcc. Eddie Justice, who played at shortstop for two seasons and acted as manager for a bit during tho latter part of last season when Babb was given permission to take an extended vacation with tho folks at home, will be compelled to drop Into tho background In favor of Thomas, a youngster from the Wisconsin-Illinois league, where ho burned up the league by his sensational stops. Thomas, ac cording to Gcorgo Huff, a scout of tho first water. Is a faster fielder than Jus tice, who, it must bo admitted, Is somo fielder, and, better than all, ho can hit. Thomas hit a half dozen degrees below .300 last season, and ho hit when hits were most to bo desired. Thus Justice, who is a weak hitter and not as fast a base v runner and no better tlelder than Thomas, if as good, will not bo found at the half way station next year. Coyle to Dc Absent, A now left fielder Is also due. "Who that will bo depends upon tho course of circumstance. Rourko has at present six prospective outfielders. They aro Coyle, Thomason, Congalton, Bell, Krug and Payne. All will be In Omaha this spring to train, with tho probable excep tion of Coyle. Kourko will trade Coyle If he can get an lnfleldor, a pitcher or a catcher for him. Even though a trado Is not completed, It Is not likely that Coyle will bo tho" left fielder next year. Krug .will be the logical man for the position, unloss Kourko decides to play him at an Infield position, which he does not wish to do, as Krug is better In tho, garden positions than In the infield. Boll, however, is expected to mako a fight for an outfield Job, and In the event of his success Krug would probably be made an lnficldcr. One More Outfielder. Payne Is also an outfielder although ho' was forced to play in the Infield some last season becauso of the weak spot at second. Rourke believes Payne will make a good outfielder ashe is a fair hitter who can bo developed with training and ho Is a rattling good base runner. If Thomason and Congalton both Jump to tho Feds, and one or two fans In Omaha have rumors to tho effect that they have received tempting offers from Federal magnates, Rourke will not bo overly downcast because of his new men. Rourke lias heard nothing from Congal ton or Thomason lately, and has not re ceived any Inkling as to whether ihry have been approached by tho Feds or .lot Schlltzer, tho combination spit ball and slow ball artist who was purchased late last year to fill the vacancy made by tho hasty departure of Stevens, will not be with Omaha next year. Schlltzer will bo traded as soon as possible, but even (Continued on Page Four.) York Base Ball Team Engages Manager YORK. Neb.. Jan. 17. (Special.) At a well attended meeting of York baso ball fans of this city, at the court house last evening a new board of directors was elected. It consists of W. O. Liggett, W. W. Cook, E. S. Clark, W. A. Miller and Dennis Meehan. James Pierce of Indianapolis, Ind., has been engaged as manager and he al ready has signed up several promising youngsters. The best of last year's play crs will be sent contracts in a few days. The finance, committee will get busy shortly and begin the campaign of rais ing the necessary funds. York's league team for tho year 1314 is now assured. REFUSE TO ALLOW WOMEN TO TAKE PART IN GAMES NEW YORK, Jan. 17. The Amateur Athletic union, in a mall vote completed today, decided by an overwhelming vote to refuse registration to women ath letes In all sports competitions controlled by the organization. This effectually bars women from competing or giving athletic exhibitions In open games or meets where men or boys are entered In WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Knox thophles any part of the program. It Is recorded ' and medals, offered by the Sons of the that notwithstanding the rule proposing Revolution of Massachusetts to federal such mixed competitions one association ' and state troops and seamen for ef of the American Athletlo union permitted ! flclency in gunnery, were awarded today the union laws to be violated. In order to get an official interpreta tion from the national registration com mittee. Chairman James E. Sullivan sent a mall vote to all members of the com mittee, asking them to vote on the reso lution. N00NE WILL ENTERTAIN THE T0WNSEND BALL TEAM'was awarded to Sergeant Major Basil . J Corlcss of the Sixtieth company of field ! artillery, U. S. A. Thomas Noone, manager of the Town- j For excellence in gunnery practice by send Gun company base ball team last ' battleships a trophy went to the Idaho teason, will entertain the members of ( and was received by Captain W. L. tho team at his home next Thursday , Howard. evening. The Townscuds are not plan- j The trophy for the Massachusetts Coast nlng fin entering the local amateur base j artillery was won by the Seventh corn ball field during the coming season. I pany, of this city. .,o,er.,i nni tainly nono of tho FEDERALS NOW BUSY ON ARTIE FLETCHER'S TRAIL. irrMf ir Arthur Flotcher, the crack shortstop of tho Now York Giants, who Is being tompted to Jump to tho Federal league' by Mordecal Brown, manager of the St. Louis team of the outlaws' organization. Brown declares ho can mako Fletcher an offer that will causo the classy inflelder to Jump without hesitation. WEEGHAM TOSTICK TO FERS Will Stay in New Organization, De spite Rumors to Contrary. OUTLAW ' MAGNATES MEETING Clilcnaro Ansel Ilerjorteil Not to He Satisfied ivlth Cnllber of Same of Tennia In Upstart l)ne nnll Iicagne, CHICAGO. Jan. 17. "Chicago will not be In tho Federal league and this means that there will really bo no Federal league when that meeting Is over tonight," de clared a major league leader In this city this afternoon. Tho magnate declined to allow the use of his name, but asserted repeatedly that his Information was au thentic beyond a doubt. Tho Federal league magnates aro 'meeting here to night. Fate of the Federal league, so far as tho support of two of Its backers Charles Weeghman and W. M. Walker of Chi cago Is concerned, hung in the balance at its meeting here. At an execu tive session reports from tho club owners were presented to satisfy the demands of Weeghman and Walker that the teams to enter the campaign next spring must contain lineups of "major league caliber." Weeghman declared, after a long session, that three clubs, in cluding his own in Chicago, had been shown satisfactory. If three more show tho same "class" ' ho sold he would be more than satisfied. Offer Humored Made. Meantime It was rumored that Weegh man and Walker hod been offered a chance to get control of the St. Louis American league club, and while this could not be confirmed at once, it was said this offer had been made to give them their chance- to get Into base ball and at tho same time keep their purses on tho side of the organized game. Weeghman said three teams were shown strong enough. President Gllmore said flvo had been considered of major league caliber. The difference In their estimates was taken to Indicate a difference In opinion as to tho qualifications of the teams. Weeghman said he was surprised at the strength of the three teams. He had considered that the Chicago nine was the (Continued on Page Two.) Trophies and Medals Awarded to Runners at the annual meeting ot the organiza tion. The prizes are in memory of Gen eral Henry Knox of revolutionary fame and are to be given annually. Two -trophies were awarded to Com panies 63 and 113 of the United States Coast artillery for excellence in mortar firing in Hawaii. For the highest rating in the school of artillery fire at Fort Sill, Okl., a medal Gilmore of the Feds Has Good Record as Soldier and as Sport By HAIiVKV T. WOODRUFF. Jnmes Alexander Gilmoro, tho fighting president ot tho Federal Baso Ball leaguo, has been to the front before. As a voteran of tho Spanish war and of sorvico in the Philippines, ho knows military tactics. As n .inninr and manufacturer ho knows something of business warfare Thoroforo ho may bo regarded as equipped for tho duties of his present position in tho battle against organized oaso oan. cer Federal outposts navo oocn c.iuBui asleep on sentry duty as yci. Carrying this llttlo pleasantry farther. It may bo Interpolated that Frlond Oil- moro was a commissary sergeant in thJ Phlllnnlnes and learned something ofi foraging. Predatory ralas with diamond i stars as tho booty ore being practiced i by his lleutennnts with skill and pre cision. Even guerrilla tactics might not bo unfamiliar, If necessary, and somo of the embittered opposition already stlg matlzo tho 'Federal attack as guerrilla. Whatever friendly critics or hostile skeptics may think of tho ultimate suc cess of tho Federal movemont, It must bo admitted tho now league has caused a rumpus greater than any slnco tho American league launched Its successful attack against tho National league In 1901 and gained as Its victory a place as an equal power In tho government of tho national pastime. Theso Federal leaguers tako themselves seriously. They have gone farther than any except those on tho Inside thought probablo or even possible at the start They havo made good on many of their promises. They have been a little slow on others, but still have time. Until they fall to deliver promised goods, they must bo accepted for what they havo accom pllshcd. When tho season opens and the "battlo of tho turnstiles," as President Johnson of the American league chooses to term It, begins In earnest, the answer as to whether or not there Is room for a third big leaguo In these United States will be answers! on tho ledgers of the eight clubs forming the circuit of the belligerent body. Gllmore became, president of the Fed eral league as an emergency man until somo leader of ability could bo selected. Ho plunged Into tho problems of the new organisation with such enthusiasm and energy that tho other magnates wero convinced ho was the "leader of ability" needed o carry on tho work. Inducing two of his friends, Charles Weeghman and W. M. Walker, to take up the bur den of active work In behalf of tho Chi cago club, ho was left freo to work for the success of the central organization. Tho present president was not identified with tho organization at tho start..When the Chicago club was supposed to be on the rocks last season Gllmore and a syn dicate or mends tooK over mo rrancmso. Tho club finished the season. According to GUmoro'a own admission, It cost them $12,000. "But it was a cheap JIS.OOO," says .Gll more. "Wo got more than jl2,000 worth of experience. We may havo to buy mora experlonco before tho turning point Is reached, but the Federal league is com posed of game follows, who think they have a right to be In base ball and they will stick." Jim Gllmore "Long Jim" to his friends for reasons which aro perfectly obvious tho first tlmo you meet him was born on March 2. 1S76, at Portsmouth, O., where' his father was in the dry goods business. The family moved to St. Louis and ther. to Chicago in 1E82 (when Jim was 0 years old), where the father was connected with Carson, Plrlo, Scott & Co. until his death In 1906. Two brothers In tho coal business, a brother In tho ribbon business and a married sister, all resi dents of Chicago, comprise tho family. Young Gilmoro attended the Marquette school on the west side and was change (Continued on Page Four.) Pugilist Expected to Die from a Blow SANTA ROSA, Cal., Jan. 17.-PWI Shlndler, otherwise known as Sailor Sharkoy, a Santa Rosa pugilist, who was knocked out last night by Charles Klrby of Canada, a middleweight, was still un conscious tonight and not expected to live. Klrby struck him an overhand chop on tho base of the brain aa he was reeling from a right uppercut to the Jaw. Spectators and tho referee called It a clean fight. Klrby Is In Jail awaiting results. DISTANCE OF GRAND PRIZE RACE IS ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 17. The die tance of the Grand Prize automobile race, to be run over the course at Santa Monloa, a beach suburb, on February 33, will bo 403.24 miles, or forty-eight laps of the track. This announcement was made here today by Leon T. Shettler, chairman of the Western Automobile as sociation's racing committee, under the auspices of which the Grand Prtzo and Vanderbllt Cup races will be held this year. The distance for the Vanderbllt Cup race will be thirty-five laps of the course, or 231 miles. This race will be run Feb ruary 21. K0WSKI IS ANXIOUS TO MEET FOX IN RING Charlie Kowskl, a 122-ponnd feather weight, who has been training under the tutelage of Paul Murray, an Omaha box ing instructor, for the last eight months, Is desirous of fighting Jlmmlo Fox, tho California featherweight, who Issued a challenge to any featherweight In the world through the columns of The Uee last week. Mutton Defeats Crete. CRETE. Neb.. Jan. 17. (Special.) The Crete High school basket ball team played a hard fought game with the Sut ton High school here Friday night, but lost by a tcore of 23 to 17. SPORTS SECTION ot The Omaha Sunday Bee The Cream ABEL KIVIB5R. Of the fifty-seven new records set up on the cinder and indoor tracks during tho year Just passed, Hannes Kolematncn, the great Finnish distance runner, is credited with forty-four. Kolcmalnen broko moro records and attracted more attention than any track athlete has In several years. At all the distances be tween two and ten miles the Finn proved to be a marvel. When he stepped off tho five miles at Madison Square garden dur ing the meet held by the New York Ath letic club on February 12, In tho re markable time of 24:29H, ho knocked more CLOTHIERS LEAD LEAGUE Magee & Deemers Retain Supremacy in Commercial League. HIGH SCHOOL DROPS NOTCH Interacholastlc Teiiiu Falls Prey to Superior Prowess of Ilennou Plrnto Siiund anil Droits to Third Position, Played. Won. Lost Pet. Magee & Deemers 3 3 0 1.000 Benson's Pirates a 5 1 .rat Omaha High School 4 3 1 .750 Bcllevue College 4 2 2 .500 Nebraska Tel. Co 5 3 3 .400 Omaha Nat. 'Hank 6 1 G .ICti Bee Pub. Company 4 0 4 .000 With the season well under way all the teams of the Commercial league ure getting dawn to business. Several' of tho teams which seemed to be strong at tho beginning of the season have started to lag behind while others that showed small promise of keeping' In the fore aro more than holding their own. As yet some of the stronger teams havo met only the weaker quintets and their true strength cannot be estimated at this early stage in tho season. The scheduled games of the noxt few weeks will bring the teams of the first division together for the first time so that a line on tho pox slblo contenders for tho championship may be reached. During the last week of play a num ber of the teams changed places In the league standing. Perhaps the groatest surprise of the season took place when the Pirates defeated the Omaha High school. The undergraduates, who were going strong in the league, met defeat for tho first time of the year and as a result they have come down the ladder from first place to that of third. The do feat ot the school boys at the hands ot the Pirates showed more than ver tho strength of some of that five. All during last year the Omaha High school never lost a single contest In the Tri-Clty league and as a result wcro easily the chumplons. The Nebraska Telephone .Company has been on the toboggan during tho last few (Continued on Pace Two0 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1914. of Distance Runners JOHN PAUL JONES. than 20 seconds from tho previous record held by Georgo Bonhag, and hung up a mark which Is likely to stand for some tlmo to come. Kolemalnon's record for tho ten miles out-doors is 51:3, while indoors ho Is credited with 01:6, both world's records- Although Kolemainen broko more rec ords than any other man on tho track, tho greatest Individual performance must bo credited to John Paul Jones, tho champion mllcr from Cornell. At tho Intercollegiate championships In tho Har vard Stadium, on May 31, Jones knocked a full second off his own provlous world's Two Places Tie for First Place in Class "A" in Eifle Match WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The District of Columbia and Warren, Pa., aro tied for first place In cIubh "A" of tho Inter club rifle mutches, each having four wins and no defeats. In class "B" three teams are tlod for first place, Stillwater, Minn.; Klng'B Mills, O., and Bedford, O., each with four wins and no defeats. District of Columbia made the highest score this week, making OTl out of a pos sible 1,000. Scores: Class A: Cloveland, O., 930, against Manchester, N. H U70. District of Columbia, 991, against Bridge port, Conn, 992. Wan en, Pa., 991, against Bucyrus, O., 9S9. Dickinson, N. D., 9SS, against Wiscon sin Old Guard, 973. Birmingham, Ala., 9S6, against Adrian, Mich., 961. St. Paul, Minn., 954, against Youngs town, O., 951, Milwaukee, 918, against Tacoma, Wash., 933. Cluss B: King's Mills, O., 9S0, against Minne apolis, 9S3. Marion, O., 903, against Hopkins, Minn., 960. liedrord, O., 933, against Louisville, Ky., sos Stillwater, Minn., 967, against Madison, Wis., WO. Boston. 951, against Waldcn, Colo., 950. Helena, Mont., 918, against Rochester, 903. Now Orleans, 910, against San Fran cisco, 730. FREMONT TO RETURN TO THE STATE LEAGUE FREMONT, Nob., Jan. l7.-(Speclal.) It looks now as if Fremont will bo in the State baso ball leaguo for 1914. Tho action ottho fans at the meeting held this week appears to be approved and the now officers und directors show every indication of being able to put tho team back where It belongs. North Platte Is still after the franchise, should it be for sale. John Dexter It) president of ' the new board; Fred Pierce, vice president, and John Martin, secretary and treasurer. for 1913 HANNES KOHLEMAINEN. record for the mile by covering tho dis tance in 4:11. Only onco In the his tory of running has this record boen ex ceeded over a measured mile, and that was when W. C. George, tho English professional, did the dlstanco in 4:12 over a generation ago. While Jones covored himself with glory by making a record for tho mllo out doors, it romalned for Abel Klvlat to hang up a new mark for tho Indoor mile. At tho Columbia university games last spring Klvlat reeled off a mile of 4:18Vi. which now stands as the world's record for tho dlstanco indoors. GOVERNING BOARD TO MEET University Athletio Managers to Consider Neutral City Games. MAY DISCUSS THE COLOR LINE UiiiIrrKrntluntcs Arc Sulci to Favor Jlnvliiif (luuu'N l'luycil In thn ColleKi Towns llutlier Tlniii Kiiimim City or Oniiihii. IIY JAMHK IS. liAWIlUNCU. LINCOLN, Jan. 18. (Spcclal.)-The governing board of Missouri valley schools, meeting in Lincoln, Monday January 19, for tho annual conference,, will have one question of university athletics to consider which Is of con siderable Importance, to all Missouri val ley schools and particularly to the Corn buskers, Kansas and Missouri. It is the rule which was passed two years ago by the governing board, composed for the most part of the chancellors and presi dents, or by faculty representatives, pro hlbaltlng the playing of foot ball games or the staging of other athletlo contests between members of tho conference In towns outside of tho cities wherein the colleges aro located. It Is this rule which put an end to the old time closing battlo of the year be tween Kansas and Missouri a game which was a mint to the managements of tho two schools and which virtually assured the two southern rivals of a suc cessful season financially, Crowds rang ing from 10.000 to 20,000 have flocked to the famous struggle between the Jay hawkers and the Tigers and Incidentally the students were not always the most orderly in tho celebrations following the game. It was this purported laxity which Induced members of tho faculty to urge thn 'governing body to pass a rule pro hibiting the playing of foot ball games outBldo of college towns and which rob bed the Cornhuskers of nn opportunity to secure a, gamo for the hundreds of Ne braska alumni in Omaha to be played In tho metropolis, always a money making proposition for the Nebraska manage ment. Nebraska's remarkable success on the (Continued on Page Two.) MAGNATES PREPARE FOR MERRY LITTLE SCRAPJT MEETING All Club Owners-Will Voice Griev ances at Session of Western League. TO BE HELD HERE IN FEBRUARY Managers Will present Sohedules to Their Own Particular Liking. ALL SEEKING THE BEST DATES Every Club Will Demand Holiday and Sunday Games. WEAKER CLUBS KICKING NOW Slonx City nnd Othcr Already irell lnit for Short Schedules, bat "Will Be Orerrnlea tir Stronger Cities. Ono of tho merriest little base ball scraps over perpetrated in this part ot tho land is anticipated by Pa Rourke and other bose ball magnates when the West ern league mooting is held here next month for tho purpose of adopting a 1914 schedule. Every club In the leaguo will have prepared a ochedule which will give the homo club every holiday date and a surplus ot Sundays and Saturdays at the expense ot the other clubs, and It will only be after vociferous outbursts and threatened desertions from the leaguo that the representatives of the various ball clubs wilt be content to return to tholr native heath with an endorsed schedule in their pockets. Another source of argument will be the long and short sohedule plans. From Sioux City comes an outburst ot elo quence to tho effect that President Han Ion of that club had, through his own marvelous business foresight, succeeded in Impressing on the othor club ownera that each had guaranteed to accept tho shorter schedule. Wichita and Topeka also seem to advocate the shorter season, while Holland, Isbell, McGlll and Rourke aro stronger tor the longer season. Wichita, Topeka and Sioux City are in no position to mako demands. In those cities tho amount ot capital invested in base ball Is much lower than that in vested in Omaha, while St. Joseph, Des Molnei and Denver and tho ownera of tho latter clubs ask that they should be given preference as to the business man agement ot the league because they have moro nt stake. But tho othero can't see It that way and thoy will como to Omaha to tho meeting with the firm Intention of creating a disturbance it they can't navo their own way about lt The eventual outcome will be that the bigger magnates wli be given Judgment. Tho Western leaguo Is a commercial proposition and must be run on a basis which' is agrecablo to tho men who have Invested their money. Holland, Rourke, Isbell nnd McGlll aro not going to por mit Hanlon or anybody else who has been making constant assertions of what they aro going to do at tho meeting Jeopardise their finances. The meeting will be held In this city some time during the first two weeks n Fobruary. Thero Is aomo dispute as to the location of Uie meeting around tho circuit. It has beon one of tho pri mary objects of discussion among sport scribes. Most magnates and most sport writers admit that thoy aro not posltlvo where the meeting will be held, but latest Advices from headquarters Indicate that the secretary for Tip O'Neill, who Is o;rrinf'h: world w,ttl Giants and Sox, will issue a call prescnUy for a meeting In this city. Denver Deal for Indianapolis Olub May Fall Through INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. T itt ... pearcd today that thero might be a hitch In tho sale of the inHiinivii. , - - - - . . u association club to James McGlll of Den- ,or uu viiam u. Smith of New York. The purchasers some time ago paid HO.O0O to Sol Meyer, the principal owner ot the club, to bind the trade hn i ....i . - " OOIU today by a man close to McGlll and Smith inner were disposed to stand the loss and let the deal fall through. This was the day set for making the final payment on the club. The hitch In the tilnn. If .. ..i, . " " S(UU, 19 due to the activity ot the Federal league "onuricKs o Denver, who -was to manage the club, and Mr. Smith, con ferred with their attnrnv Mr, Meyer this morning and were to have another conference later in the day. Mr. McGlll did not attend the con ference ana it was said he waa In Chi cago. STIEHM DENIES CONTRACT WITH MICHIGAN AGGIES LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. that Nebraska and the Michigan Agri cultural college foot ball teams would meet October Z4 at Lansing is denied by uoacn jawaid Etiehm of Nebraska in a statement today, Tho Nebraska athletlo director stated that some correspondence had been had with the Michigan institu tion over a game next fall and a tele gram received yesterday offered him tho October date. Coach Stiehm announced that If the game was arranged it would havo to be played at Lincoln. STR0MSBURG DEFEATED BY Y0RJOHGH QUINTET TOHIC, Neb., Jan. IT. (Special Tele gram.) Stromsburg basket ball team was defeated by York High school laat even ing, 24 to 36, KiikIUU Defeat Welsh. 1ONDON. Jan. 17. The English fifteen today defeated the Welsh fifteen. 10 to 9, In the first International rugby foot ball match of the season. The game waa played at Twickenham on the Thames, above London, before 40,000 spectators. Tho Welsh team was captained by a clergyman, Rev. Albert Davlet. I