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Pa Rourke's Players Now Threaten to Become Hold-Outs
Gophers Admit Cornhuskers Are Too Tough for Mere Practice
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Rourke Players Hold
Back Waiting for the
Feds to Make Offers
Pa Rourko chortled actually chortled as he lot
out' the newB that he hadn't yet received a signed con
tract of all ho had sent out. Several had been sent
back to him unsigned, which ho takes as Indicating
that tho players ho lays claim to feel they are good
enough to get attention from tho Feds. No one Ttnowa
as yet how many of them have tied up with Mr. Qil
moro's league, but everyone who does go will be looked
upon as an advertisement of tho fact that Omaha had
some ball players hero last season, for tho Federals aro
going to be a "major" loague and not a
collection of bushers. If you don't be
lieve this, ask 'em.
But setting Federal leaguo raids aside
Pa Is Jubilant. The team will be hardly
recognlzahle, according to Pa, because
of the new blood, but that Is cause for
optimism rather than pessimism as the
Indolent, passlvo spirit which was para
mount among several ofMho players last
year will be conspicuous by Its absence
when the Rourkes trot out onto the field
at four bells next year.
Look Llkr n Flfrht.
Pa views with gleo his new Infield
lineup, consisting of entirely new players.
There will bo speed In that Infield, .he
)lnd of speed that wins tight games In
which both pitchers uro twirling sh it
out ball and that Is what tho fans us
well ns Rourke demand. With base run
nrrs of ability on the paths and with Pa
on tho bench to see that they go down
nt tho "first opportunity, base ball In
Omaha should assume the fighting qual
ities of big league base ball. Every one
of tho newcomers with the exception of
Wnrd Is noted for speed, and Ward Is
110 slouch. Chase, tho youngster, who
will In all probability play first base,
possesses all kinds of speed and covers
all the ground In sight between the foul
line and second base. No ground balls
will get past Chase, which fact Is re
sponsible for many a contented sigh
from tho fans ns' they contemplate tho
1914 lineup. Chnsc-is also quite nimble
on the paths and It takes rapid team
work between catcher and pitcher to
prevent his stenllng base?. Tho first
packer is a bit weak with the stick, but
Rourko asserts that he will bo satisfied
with steady, consistent hitting with n
fair average, as ho has tried the heavy
hitting, but poor fielding first baseman
for four years and It has been an un
successful method.
Speed Dor from Sotith.
Clanoy, tho second baseman, who was
purchased from New Orleans last Wed
nesday, Is so fast he's hasty. During his
two years In tho southern city he, made
the hearts of the fans thump with ex
citement by his sensational fielding and
spectacular baso running. Ho is in
artist at tho hook-fnll-away slide and It
takes a swift, low throw, with rapid
application of tho ball by the baseman
to catch the Irishman when he attempts
to commit a theft. Clancy Is also con
siderable hitter and should be a strong
addition to the team. Gibson, the De
troit catcher, who makes Omaha his
winter home, says Clancy Is a regular
little demon, almost the class of tho
Southern league In tho Infield. Gibson
also thinks the more pleasant weather
of this part of the country will add life
and pepper to Clancy's playing and make
him better than ever.
Thomas, tho shortstop, Is without
doubt a valuable man. He .batted .28
last year, and nccordlng to George Huff
he covered all kinds of territory around
the half way position. Thomas should
be the class of the league at short,
flood Mnn on Third.
Ward will occupy tho vacancy created
by the transfer of Grubb to Waco, Tex
Ward has been in base ball for five
years and Is an old head at the game.
(Continued on Page Four.)
Creightbn Foot Ball
Schedule Now
Being
Completed by Miller
Work on the Crelghton university foot
ball schedule for next year is progress
ing rapidly s'nee the return of Coach
Harry Miller from his home at Defiance,
O. Several contracts have been signed
and the dates set, while the remainder
of the schedule will be finished up in
short order.
South Dakota state university will again
appear In Omaha turkey day as Crelgh
ton's opponent, and tho affair will prob
ably be made annual.
The Haskell Indians will appear in
Omaha, October 17, the local management
being well pleased with the outcome ot
last year's game. CrjefghtonNand the
braves will probably stage an annualcon
test In Omaha, as Haskell plays none
of Its Important games at Lawrence, ICan.
The Marquette game will be played In
Milwaukee this year on November 7,
Coach Miller having fixed the date on
his way back from Defiance.
A game will be played with Nebraska
Wesleyan, but no date has been set.
Negotiations have been on lor a gamo
with Denver university at Denver, but no
agreeable date could be .set, and all
negotiations have been called off. Thero
is still a possibility that Crelghton will
meet the University of Colorado, cither
at Denver or here.
PITTSBURGH-ST LOUIS
TRADE IS COMPLETED
PITSBUROH, Pa.. Jan. 24. President
Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh Na
ttonal league team late today received the
signed contract of "Bob" Harmon. Thla
completes the trio Pittsburgh secured in
a trade from St. Louis; Konetchy and
Mowrey having sent in their signed con
tracts. Alexander McCarthy, a (substitute
Inflelder wired Dreyfuss today that his
signed contract was on the way.
Mr. Dreyfuss state tonight that he
wired Claud Hendrix, stating that the
offer made by Fred Clark to Hendrix on
January 12 at Kansas City, was recalled.
This means another contract will be sent
to Hendrix. It Is said Hendrix will be
offered no Increase in salary over last
year.
Gophers Want to Cut
Cornhusker Game Off
the Foot Ball Schedule
By JAM ICS 13. LAWKHXCE.
LINCOLN, Jnn. 24. (Special.) Nebraska's foot
ball relations with the University of Minnesota, tho
biggest game on tho Cornhusker schedule, aro sorlously
menaced by tho refusal of the Gopher management to
agree to n contract to piny off tho Minnesota grounds.
In fact, tho breach has widened between the two
schools to such nn extent that It would not bo surpris
the gridiron In 1914, and thereafter, until tho Minne
TYRUS SPURNS THE OFFER OF
FEDERAL LEAGUE FORTUNE.
Ty Cobb, tho sensational outfielder of
the Detroit Tigers, who has, decided that
a contract calling for $12,500 a year In the
American league Is a whole lot stronger
security than the Federal league's offer
of $16,000 a year to perform In the outlaw
circuit.
ZEIDER WANTED THIRD BAG
Flayer Also Demanded $5,000 from
New York Americans.
YANKEES REFUSED THE TERMS
This lu Said to De Ilia Itcnaan for
Signing; Contract trlth Chicago
Federals Svrccney Flirts
Trith Buffalo Feds.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-RollIe Zelder, who
is reported to, have Joined the Chicago
Federals, refused an offer of $4,000 salary
to sign with the New York Americans.
Zelder wanted $5,000 and a chance to play
third, but Arthur Irwin, representing the
Yankees, would not grant the difference
in money, nor, with Malsel's prospects
of another good year at third, would he
promise Zelder an opening there. These
facts were given out today by Irwin.
Reports that Catcher Sweeney of the
same club had gone to Buffalo to talk
with the Federal leaders of that city
were denied, and tho appearance here
today of R. T. Carroll, the Buffalo
backer, and Manager Larry Schlafly
bore out the denial. Neither of the
Buffalo men had any announcement to
make.
Much speculation followed tho arrival
at Federal league headquarters of a
large envelope addressed to Charles
Weeghman, the local magnate, and bear
ing the printed name of Charles Kb
bets of tho Brooklyn Nationals. Weegh
man was expected at tho headquarters
later in the day.
Harry Johnson of Chicago, has accepted
terms as umpire in the National league.
Johnson was with the Thee-I league last
year and with the Western league In
1912.
The signed contract of "Tex" Russell,
pitcher, was received at the offices of
the Chicago American league club to
day. Ward Miller, former Cub outfielder,
today admitted at his home in Dixon.
111., that he had signed with the St.
Louis Federal League club. He said he
will rpcelve a splendid Increase In salary
aml-That his contract Is for three years.
A story printed hero today to the ef
fect that Charles Weeghman would with
draw from the .Federal league, but the
St. Paul franchise of the American asso
ciation and place theclub In Chicago was
denied by all concerned who could bo
found this afternoon. Tho story said that
Weeghman and some of the association
magnates agreed on terms for the trans
fer at a secret meeting here.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 2i.-Chester
Chadfoourne. outfielder of the Portland
team of the Pacific Coast Base Ball
.league, signed today a contract to play
thrco years with the Kansas City Fed-
erals. It was understood his salary
would bo $3,000 a year.
WEST ONCE MORE SHOWS
ATHLETIC SUPERIORITY
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. For the first
time in the history of the game In this
country, the national doubles racquet
championship went to the west J. W,
Wear and Dwlght F. Davis of St. Louis
won the final match here today from last
year's champions, George R. Fearing and
H. B. Scott ot Boston. The scores; 12-15,
8-15. 15-3, 15-6, 15-11, 15-4.
York Looking- for IMnyern.
YORK. Neb., Jan, 24 -(Speclal.l-York's
base ball team for the doming Honson
will have Rice, Mulvey, Osborn. Williams
nnd Clark, all of last year's club. Con
tracts nave been sent to Hwann. Mattlck
Lotto and Brown. Manager Pierce Is on
the lookout ror a lew more good nlavers
The board has decided that all who want
to try out will have to pay their own ex
penses wnue in wa city.
ing If tho Cornhuskers and Gophers failed to moot on
sota management Is willing to grant
Nebraska concessions In tho scheduling
ot the games.
It Is the nttltudo of tho Minnesota au
thorities that Nebraska is much too
strong to be played as a practice game
tho Gophers already have Chicago, Wis
consln and Illinois as Western conference
opponents and unless the Cornhuskers
agree to play on foreign grounds all ot
tho time, where tho chances of victory
aro greatly minimized, tho Gophers do
not caro to take them on. When Stlchm
started his negotiations for tho 1914
schedule tho Cornhuskers were offered a
one-year contract for October 17, 1914.
Tho contract stipulated tho gamo was to
bo played In Minnesota.
Oppose One Ynr Contract.
fvebraska Is opposed to the one-year
contract nnd the management Immedl
ntely notified Dr. Williams that a two
or three-year contract wus desired, one
of the games to bo played In Lincoln,
Falling to secure consideration from
Coach Williams, the Nebraska manage
ment took up negotiations with Manager
M. McBane, of the graduate body. He
was urged to use Ills influenco to secure
a two or three-year contract between Min
nesota and Nebraska for foot ball games
and In reply to tho offer which the Ne
braska management made to play In Min
neapolis In 1914 and 1915 if the Gophers
would come to Lincoln In 191(1, he gave
llttlo encouragement for a continuance ot
foot ball relations.
In his letter McBano said tho question
of the Nebraska game had been referred
to a special committee of the athletic
board, consisting of alumni members,
which will meet next Mot.day, and that
commltteo had Informally considered tho
Cornhusker request, but deemed the Ne
braska gamo was too heavy for an out
side game, with Wisconsin, Chicago and
Illinois. lie said influential men on the
athletic board were favoring tho retention
of the Nebraska game and were doing
all in their power to keep up the foot
ball relations between the two schools,
but it was his opinion that the final ac
tion of the commltteo would recommend
the discontinuance of Gophcr-Cornhusker
foot ball games.
To this letter tho Nebraska manage
ment again replied, endeavoring to swing
the Minnesota board into line for a fair
contract, but no final decision has been
given. Dr. Williams, It is known, is much
opposed to playing Nebraska at Lincoln
with the memory of the sound drubbing
his proteges received hero last fall still
fresh in his mind. Dr. Williams had too
much trouble with the Gopher athletic
board over his Ill-fated season last fall to
run many risks of taking a licking. The
situation is critical, it Is admitted in Ne
braska circles, because the Minnesota
game is the biggest feature of the Corn
husker schedule for foot ball, but Coach
Stlchm and Manager Reed are deter
mined to secure fair play or look else
where to big eastern schools for oppo
nents. Until the settlement of the Minne
sota difficulties the Nebraska schedule
for 1911 is hopelessly. Involved.
Tho university is devoting more atten
tion to athletics in the Nebraska high
schools than ever bofore, and it Is bear
ing fruit. Manager Heed has prepared
the entry blanks for the annual Inter-
scholastic basket ball tournament which
attracts so many high schools and will
send them out February 1. lie has heard
from quite a few of the schools already
relating to the tournament and is most
gratified on the results of the question-
(Continued on Page Four.)
Base Ball Field for
Convicts in Colorado
DENVER, Jan. 24. A six-acre base
ball and athletic field built for and by
convicts, with accommodations for the
general public as well as convlcta as
spectators Is the latest reform in prison
management planned by Tom Tynan,
warden of the Colorado state peniten
tiary to bo opened this spring.
"To build up a man mentally and
morally," said Tynan in announcing tho
Innovation, "I know from experience you
have to build him up physically."
The ball players and athletes who are
to be allowed to use the field aro those
who cannot be trustea to work in the
road gangs, at the prison ranches, or to
Join the fishing parties tho warden al
lows his honor men.
Permission to uso tho field must be
earned by good conduct, which will be
marked by the presentation of an honor
button. The button admits the bearer to
the field or to the grand stand.
The public will be admitted Uiere. Pro
visions will be made to prevent breaks
for liberty.
After the base ball season closes a foot
ball team will use tho field and a basket
ball season will follow.
M0RDECAI BROWN CONFERS
WITH AL BRIDWELL
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 24. Mordecal
Brown, manager of the St. Louis Federal
league club, arrived In Cincinnati today
and held a conference with Al Brldwcll,
the Chicago National league cub's short
stop. Neither Brown nor Brldwell would
give out a statement after their meeting.
Brldwell's appearance here today was un
expected.
Ilumliolil t DrfentB I'lMvnrp.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., Jan. 21.-fSneclal 1
A close nnd exciting game of basket
tall was witnessed by a larjse Towd at
the high school building on Friday night,
when the Humboldt High school team
defeated the Pawnee City HlKh school
team uy a score or zs to w. About fifty
looters came from Pawnee to witness
ute game.
SPORTS SECTION of
The Omaha
Sunday Bee
Two Omaha Teams for the Minneapolis Tournament
Wroih Bourltng Team. ))
51
COMMERCIAL BOYS ACTIVE
Basket Ball League of Business Fel
lows Playing Consistently.
STANDING ABOUT THE SAME
Various Tennis IMnylns; llnrd and
Only One Creeps Up Notch
I.lnn Leudu ns Individual
l'lnyer.
Standlnir of Teams.
P. W. L.
Pol.
1.001
.631
.600
.500
.493
.1611
.000
Ball
Magea & Deemer 4 4
Benson's Pirates C 6
Omaha High School 5 3
Nebraska Telephone Co.. .6 "a
Bellevuo Collego ,...6 2
Omaha National Bank....C 1
Bee Publishing Co 4 0
Play In tho Commercial Basket
leaguo has settled down to tho steady
work of eliminating the weaker teams In
the organization, for the relative strength
of each of the quintets has been shown,
aa practically all of the teams have met
each ether at least once In the scheduled
contests. There Is a possibility of the
weaker teams coming to tho forefront,
aa more than six weeks of scheduled
games are yet to be played, but tho man
ner In which the first division teams are
drawing ahead seems to offer llttlo en
couragement to the trailing quintets. The
tallend teams are making desperate ef
forts to regain tholr former positions.
New players and more practice aro hav
ing their effect, with the result that these
teams are slowly coming to the front.
Tho quality of the basket ball played
Is on a much higher plane than It was
during the earlier part of the season.
The games during the last few weeks
clearly brings this out, for the contests
all resulted In close victories.
Save for the changing of the Nebraska
Telephone company from fifth to fourth
placo In the league standing, compara
tively little change took place.
Linn Lruda am Individual.
Linn of the Plratos Is leading tho league
with tho greatest number ot points inado,
having seventy-threo to his credit durlnR
the six games in which he took part. The
center up to dato has thirty-four field
goals and eight foul goals. Burkenroad
of the same team follows next with a
total of sixty-nine points to his credit.
Burkenroad is leading the league In the
(Continued on Pare Two.)
FAIRBURY BOYS' AND GIRLS'
TEAMS EACH WIN GAME
PAinilUItY. Neb., Jan. 24.-(Speclal.)
The Fnlrbury boys' and girls' high school
basket ball teams won a double-header
yesterday. The first game of the even
ing was played between the Falrbury and
Alexandria boys' high school teams and
resulted In a victory of 43 to M in favor
of Falrbury. Holeman was the star
player of the Falrbury team and his work
was responsible In a large measure for
Falrbury's victory. Principal Hare of the
high school was referee.
Tho game between tho Falrbury and J
Beatrice girls' trnms was fast and re-,
suited In a clofe victory for the Falrbury !
flvo by a score of 23 to 10. Mlsiies Alice
Hurless and Dorothy Collier did spendld
goal throwing for Falrbury. Miss Beuluh
Barter of the Beatrice fcchool refcrced the
girls' game.
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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY
7Z "
Mai Bowling Team li
Pennsylvania Town
Leads Rifle Match
at Washington City
WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-Wnrrcn. Pa.,
leads class A of the National Gallery
Inter-Club Championship Rifle matches
this week, displacing tho District of
Columbia, by defeating them 094 to DDI.
Kings Mills, O., and Stillwater, Minn.,
are tied for first honors In class B,
Tho scores:
Class A
Cleveland. O.. 083. against Adrian. Mich..
971.
Warren. Pa.. 994. aaalnst District or
Columbia. 991.
Bucyrus, O., 991, against Dickinson, N,
D.. 9S6.
Manchester. N. IT.. 969. nca nst Mil
waukee Old Guard, 90S.
Birmingham. Ala.. 990. against Mil
waukee niflo. 918.
St. Paul. Minn.. 9C4. against Tncoma,
Wash.. 9C0.
Bridgeport, conn., 5l. against xoungs-
twon, O.. 841.
Class H
Kings Mills. O.. 9S8. against New Or
leans. 937.
Madison. Wis.. 900. against can Fran
cisco. 797. ...
fit llwnter. Minn.. 976, against llopKina.
Minn.. 952. .
Marlon, O., 70, ngatnst jieaioru, u., im-j.
Wnlden. Colo.. 975. against Itochester,
N. Y., 901.
Minneapolis. Minn., 908, against Helenu,
Mont.. 902. . . ...
Boston. Mass., 933, against L,ouisvme,
K y., 930.
HEINTE ZIM TIES UP FOR NEXT
THREE YEARS.
NWHkfaW M
Heinle Zimmerman the hard hitting
third basemun of the Chicago Cubs, who
his signed a thrco yeu.ru' contract calling
for htm to continue lila services as tho
star umpire buiter of Charley Murphy's
Payroll,
25, 1914.
WOLGAST HAS BETTER OF 60
Men Fight Each Other All Over the
Rinp- from Start to Finish.
RIVERS CAN'T "OVERCOME LEAD
Ad Splits Opponent Nose and
Mouth In Second and Keep
Peppering- Array nt the Ilrnlses
Both Are Hissed.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. S4.-Ad Wolgast of
Cadillac Mich., former 'lightweight
champion, had the better of Joo Rivera
of Los Angeles, Cal., In a ten-round
bout here last night
From tho tap of the gong to tho end
the men fought each other all over the
ring, with tho Michigan boxer doing
most of tho leading. It was this con
tinual borlng-ln and clever ln-flghttng
which gavo Wolgast his socond victory
over the Callfornlan.
Wolgast gained a clear lead early and
Joe was never able to overcome It. Ad
had tho better of tho second, third, ninth
and tenth rounds, while Rivers gained
shades in tho fourth and eighth. The
other rounds wero even.
Rivers bled profusely throughout the
ten rounds. Ad split his opponent's nose
and mouth in tho second round and kept
peppering away at tho bruises.
Twice during the fight Wolgast went to
the floor by missing swings and each
time Joo fell on top of him.
Both were hissed for rough tactics.
Oravath Comes to
Terms with Phils
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "-C. C. Crn
vath has come to terms and his contract
g on tho way, according to an announce
ment made today by the Philadelphia !
National league club. Officials of the
club gave out a list of players who have
signed or have accepted terms. They aro
Manager Dooln, Kllllfer, Cravath. Ma
gee, Seaton, Rlxey, Becker, Reed, Ire
land, Murphy, Hilly, Jacobs, Tlncup and
Morgan.
Lobert, Alexander, Luderus and Pas
kort are under three-year contracts that
do not expire until the end ot the 1911
tlcally come to terms." the club off cial.
, , ... . . , -
said, and the signed contract! of Burns
and I alsllp are expec ed soon. The club
expects every Player to bo In line wtan
llie huubuii murin At;nii j-vimuu,
who
signed with the Baltimore Federal leaguo
team. I
Olilowu AVIiih nnd Lone.
EDGAR. Neb., Jan. .-(Special.) Two
games of basket ball were played In tho
skating rink last nlfiUt. The boys' team
and girls' team of the Ohlowa High
school met the boys am! girls of tho
Edgar High school. The Edgar boys de
feated the Ohlowa boys with a final
scoro of 43 to 19. Rev, B, F. Ogden ref
erred the gamo for Eduar. The first
half of tho gamo was exceedingly rough
nnd several fouls were made by both
sides. Tho second half was as clean a
game as ever played In Edgar. The
Ohlowa girls defeated the Edgar girls
with a score of 20 to 12. Wright Sconce
refe-reed for the Edgar girls and Miss
Josephine Ort for the Ohlowa girls,
Thomas Aahtoa for Ohlowa laoza.
COIN BEHIi FEDERALS
COULD MAKE JOKE OF
ORGANIZEDBASE BALL
Plenty of Money Would Make a
laughing Stock of American
and National Leagues.
MIGHT TOY WITH THE CLAUSE
Reserve Clause Wonld Be Power
less, Even Though Legal.
PLAYERS COULD WAIT A YEAR
Feds Might Pay Salaries Until Ex
piration of Reserve Clause.
EASY TO GET REAL PLAYERS
Expenditure of Money for Salaries
Will IlrliiR Stnr iMnyera nnd
Star Plnrrrs "Will tiring
Good Pntronnsje.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-If tho Federal
leaguers really havo sufficient backing
to buck the majors, It would bo rather
expensive policy for cither tho Natloral
or tho American league' to Incur tho
players' enmity. Of course, tho validity
ot the rescrvo clause will determine much
If tho bnttlo Is ever taken to tho courts;
hut oven nn, the Fcdorals don't havo to
wait for any court rulings to go ahead
with their plans. Supposing they havo
the money, It Is within tholr power to
make a Joke of orgnnlzed baso ball, maybo
not now, but In tho future. Say, for
Instance, that tho courts ruled tho reserve
clause was valid. A rutlng of that char
acter wouldn't prevent the Federal
lenguers from grabbing tho big leaguo
stars.
A base ball man stated that In his
opinion the Federal leaguers could go
into a city like Brooklyn, grabbing tho
star players and paying them to keep out
of base ball until tholr contracts expired.
In this 'way they wouldn't come into
contact with the rcservo clause. Tho ball
player could retlro temporarily from baso
ball. Tho law doesn't say that he ha3
to play If ho don't want to, and in that
way his employer could have no como
back at him. But to do this would tako
a mint of money. Then, again, tho Fed
eral loaguers have another line of at
tack. After a ball player's contract ex
pires the only alternative ho has is to
sign up with his league or quit the game.
But With a third leaguo In tho field a
different point comes up.
It would then be possible for tho Fed
eral leaguers to obtain good players with
out asking them to Jump contracts. As
soon as players' contracts expire tho Fed.
cral leaguers could mako inducements
without the possibility ot getting them
selves Into legal entanglements. All tho
Federal loague has to do Is strengthen
Its foothold nnd plod along spending
money right and left to strengthen Its
forces. Onco It establishes Itself, getting
ronl players won't bo such a hard prob
lem, especially if they can show tha
money. And If they ever are successful
lu getting the real stars, it's a certainty
that they will obtain the patronage.
It 1b rather early to make a forecast
of what thla muddlo will result in. Tho
Issue merely depends on tho monetary
resources of the Federals. If they havo
money enough to carry on a warfnro
against organized baso ball they will bo
in a position to establish thomselves.
A third league, established on a major
leaguo basis, certainly would bo a big
thing for the players. Though they aren't
saying very much, it Is a pretty sure
thing that the big club owners will do
everything in their power to prevent any
body else from "butting In."
Oreighton Likely
Not to Have Ball
Team This Season
Crelghton university will probably have
no varsity baso ball team this spring,
according to a statement by the athletic
manager,
"From tho present outlook) I don't sea
how we can havo a varsity team," ha
said. "The Btudents of the professional
departments, from whom a whirlwind
varsity team could be rocrulted, are dis
missed from classes late In April, and
whatever team we would have must
necessarily be confined to the students of
the arts college.
The difficulty was overcome last year
by tho players of the professional de
partments, who stayed after their terma
wero through and played tho season out.
Kelly, McKee and Russum played through
the entire season, although students ot
the medical college, but this trio will
probably enter organized base ball. Pass,
McGulrn nnd Coady, also members of last
. I year's team, will likely hie themselves to
salaried company as soon as possible this
year.
Miller, who played a part of last year
with the squad, has signed with Oshkosh
and graduates from pharmacy In Feb
ruary. The Cregihton management states that
there may be no park left by spring it
ethlng Is not done to stop the young-
titers from destroying the grandstands,
We,eho and fcn(fe,. A maU amy ot
y
, Pado
a regular sieve of the fence by the artis
tio uso ot hot irons. Small parts ot the.
! grandstand havo also puttered as a re
sult of tires. Tho matter has been re
ported to the Juvenile authorities.
Base Ball Player
Heir to Big Estate
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Jan. !4.-Inqulr-tes
are being made here for Catcher
"Tub" Spencer, released by the San Fran
cisco Coast league club last season, and
who has fallen heir to a large estate.
So far the search for the ball player baa
been without result. The property was
left by Spencer's father, a wealthy real.
I dent ot Scranton, Fa., who died rsomUyj