Very Often the Man Who Talks Least Really Achieves Most
WESTERN LEAGUE TO
CUBAN SOUTHPAW WHO IS AFTER
TORONTO WILL STAY
SPORTS SECTION -f
UNCLE SAM TO REPEL
INVADERS THIS YEAR
Foreigners Mean to Put Up a Stiff
Fight to Capture Interna
tional Championships.
NOW HELD BY UNITED STATES
Polo Golf, Tennis and Yachting
Championships Held Here.
INVADING HOSTS MAY WIN OUT
JOB WITH GIANTS.
'E LIVELY MEET
IN FEDERAL LEAGUE
Phe Omaha
Several Mooted Questions to Come
IJp at Session in Chicago
This Week
Faotion at Meeting of Magnates
Makes Losing Fight to Sub
stitute Cleveland.
HAM
TO ARGUE GAME GUARANTEE
Some Would Require $125 Assured
to Visiting Team.
SMALLER TOWNS TO PROTEST
Also $5,000 Guarantee to Finish the
Season Suggested.
WANT A LONGER SCHEDULE
llnnril of 11 1 roc torn linn SuBBrsteii
u IMnyliiR' Time of HIS (inmn,
lo Will oh There In Also
u Protest,
One oC the most peaceful arguments
ccr Inaugurated In the Western league
will mako Its debut Thursday, when Jack
.Holland, Pa Rourke, Kd Hanlon ot al.,
get together. So. draft -the .plans., for, h
approachuig' bain ball Season. All the
magnates will appear on the scene of
action, which promises to bo a consid
erable scene before ill! tho debris la re
moved. Holland; Rourko and Isbell are
unanlmoua In their Ideas of a successful
iiiapagemen.t of tho league, but Kd Han
lon, lnn Breese, -Hugh .Jones and Archie
Oatlln aro Just bubbling1 over with per
sonal Inspirations which they Intend to
thrust upon the other members, of the
circuit. Thus tho "peaceful argument."
Sam for Knch Gnine.
Tho first Item which will arouse tho
wrath of several of the monarchs Is the
$123 flat guarantee suggested by the
board of directors for .each game. Al
though It would be a benefit to some ot
tho club owners It will bo tho rovers for
others. Denver may vote In favor, but
It Is certain that 'Breese, Jones, Hanlon"
and Catlln will cut loose with long, and
vociferous howls ot protest. Tho afore
mentioned gents are proprietors of. fran
chises in tho smaller cities and they will
fight a long time before they will agree
to cough up. the" cherished coffers about
five days, out .of se.vetj. As it will take
affirmative votes by six of the mags, to
shoot the suggestion over the plate it
Jan bo seen Just , how much' chance there
Is of such a thing happening.. But It Is
certain that a. scrap will ta..e place be
fore It Is Irrevocably squelched.
Season Guarantee.
Next comes the $3,000 guarantee to fin
ish the season. A. majority vote" only is
necessary to pass that bylaw and It
will probably pass. All clubs except the
Kansas clubs will, probably accede that
the season guarantee Is a good thing,
so It should pass. But the Kansas vil
lages aro going to protest and therein
lies: another argument or perhaps a con
tinuation of the first. Kansas- will, be
defeated though and If .Wichita Is forced
to abandon he circuit, before, the season
Is concluded,, P)j .otherteajns, will get
some consolaUon'ffaM).o'W0.
Wn&tVikoiieer Season.
Tha board. of directors also suggested;
a schedule of ICS days. Another mooted
question. Rourke, Holland, and Isbell
figured that the additional expense wbuld
only bo sahirley for eleven days and
traveling expenses for seven days. With,
the salary expense at the limit and hotel
bills the highest, the- additional expenso
would not exceed 'nlm or t.i.700, whllo In
those eleven days would be two Satur
days and two Sundays, which would
clear tho expense without difficulty. In
(Continued on. Page Four.)
WESTMINSTER BASKET BALL
PLAYERS DEFEAT RESERVES
Ae a preliminary to the collegiate, game
last night nt the University of Omaha,
the Westminster Presbyterians defeated
the University of Omaha Reserves, 13 tc
H. Though tho Reserves put up a good
game they were more than outplayed by
v..,v.v mAmimni who dlsDlayed eX-
Lit u V..""-" . . . - -
cellent team1 work. Potgetter starred for
tho Reserves', n6t Only making the greater
number of points, but also getting Into
tho game and' mixing things. FhwninK
and Foley made all of the, Westminster
scores though they did not play tho best
game.
RESERVES IT, PRESBriANS.
o.iv... -RUM TtV. Fleming
Potgetter L.F. L.F. Foley
Jorgensen .....m-. C.... ...... Houston
Halsey ... tt-Q- R- Westerfleld
Jones .,... UG, UQ...... Bcolt
Field goals: Selby (1), Potgetter (3).
Morlarty (1). Fleming (3). Foley (3). Foul
goals thrown: Foley (J). Fouls com
mitted: Reserves, 4: Presbyterians. 4.
Referee: High. Timekeeper: King.
Storekeeper: Parish. Time of halves:
Fifteen minutes. Substitute: Moriarty
for Jones.
WICHITA BUSINESS MEN
, BUY THE JOBBER CLUB
WICHITA,, Kan'., Feb. 7. The Wichita
Western league base hall club was pur
chased today by local business men, who.
by their action made It certain, they said,
that this city would be represented in
the league during1 the coming season.
D. B. Breese of this city was elected
president of the club and he will' repre
sent Wichita at the Western league
scheduled meeting In Chicago next week.
It was stated that stockholders of the
company which sold the club ordered Its
sale In order that obligations might bo
met ,
O'Neill Novr Happy.
Catcher Steve O'Neill of the Naps has
received a check from tha Cleveland club
in settlement of a bonus promised hlra
last season In tho event that ho caught
mow games than any other Nap catcher,
steve was kept on the bench early In
Ihe season and as a result -Carlsch
r aught a few more games than (rNelll.
iinwever. ne lea me caicners ot mo cir
cuit at the bat- and President Somers
was bo well pleased with his work that
he divided Steve was entitled to th
bonua
MnUel Stronir for Chance.
Frll7 Maisel. who was asked to Jump
to the Baltimore Federals, Is quoted as
saying "I wouldn't desert Frank Chance
no matter what the Federals offered me.
lie has treated me handsomely and gave
me the opportunity to get with tho Amer-
an league. I'm going to stick to Chance
'h rough thick and thin,"
Kid I.onl to Ilrown.
From the Chicago Tribune we learn
that 'Anthony Carlo, the former Wendell
Phillips pitcher, who Is under reservation
to the New York Americans, told friends
that ho expected to Join the Ht. Iouls
I'ederals and play for Brown, who taught
him most of what he knows about pitch-
J3g."
Tho ..doings ot Palmero, the young
Cuban side winder signed by tho Giants,
will bo closely followed by a corps of
Cuban nowspaper correspondents. In fact,
the newspaper boys from tho Island aro
planning to be on tho Job at Marlln,
when Palmero enters tho Giants' Camp.
JIcGraw has quite a corps of left-handed
twlrlers oh his staff and the young
Cuban will have tOLBhow some pretty, hot
stuff to land a place on the team and
get that two-column story In the Cuban
nows'papcrs.
FEDERALS HAYE LONG LIST
Includes .Many Who Were Stars in
Organized Ball,
VAST NUMBER OF OLD FEDERALS
Player Who Slilix-d In the Outlaw
I.enRiio Lnst Yenr WH1 Return
to Add Strength Again
Thla Year.
BY P. S. HUNTER.
When a base ball fan glances over tho
prospective lists of tho Federal leaguo
players, It Is a safe bet that ho over
looks one very Important Item. He for
gets that there, were eight clubs in tho
league .list year, and that each and every
club possessed some players who would
b excellent timber for a major league
team today. Thoso players will return
In tho spring and, although they must
necessarily be tho "goats" for tho big
salaries of the Jumpers from organized
ball, they will be a large factor In mak
ing,, base ball successful in the outlaw
organization.
An,- authentic list of those previous
Federals .has rtot been published, but
there Is a vast number -of 'them. In addi
tion. 4here will be a&y. number of em-
yjryotlo "stars, anxious to .get an. even
chance for a position on some trail, team,
to,nter 'the Federal lists for .tfio spring
tryout.. The majority will1- probably, ho
too slow or t too Inexperienced to mako
regular, positions, but a ..few wljl show
ability, and they will bo .given opportuni
ties without the tedious' process of a
cqupla of years "farpiing out" In an In
cqnseiental bush league.
' .With the' large number of good players
signed and the number tof last- year's
Feds tyho were good playerB, and the num
ber of. big leaguers who are yet to be
(Continued on rage Three.)
Trio of British Golf
Experts to Play Next
Summer Near Chicago
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. According to
private advices from England, a trio
of the best of - the British professional
golfers will compete in the United States
open ichamplonshlp at the Midlothian
Country club, near Chicago, next sum
mer. George Duncan, James Braid and
J. O. Taylor are named. as tha possible
Invaders, although the personnel is still
subject to change,
Taylor and Braid, together with Harry
Vardon, have each won the English open
championship five times and it is ex
pected that the open championship to be
held at Prestwlch -will break this tri
angular tie.
Duncan holds the world's record for
both thlrty-elx and seventy-two holes,
made in the same tournament last year.
The occasion was the championship of
Lucerne Lakes, which Is played over two
courses, the first thirty-six holes at
Axenfels and the second thlrty-slx at
Lucerne. Duncan's soorea were 62 and S6
at Axenfels and 71 and 74 at Lucerne.
The 66 Is a world's record for, 18, the 118
for the two rounds at Axenfels a world's
record for thlrty-slx and the total of 263
broke the world's record fpr four rounds.
WILL BOOST TODAY AT
BLAIR FOR NEW Y. M. C. A.
Meetings for the purpose ot organizing
a Young Men's Christian association at
Blair will be held there today, with
speakers from Omaha and Fremont In
'charge. State Secretary J. P. Bailey will
make the principal address, and will be
assisted by General Secretary E. F. Denl
son, Religious Work Director Ira J.
Beard and Business Secretary Walter
Mayer ot Omaha, and Secretary II. W.
: Kendall of Fremont. Meetings will be
held ih various churches this morning.
: and big union services will bo conducted
this afternoon- and eventng.
Pirates and lied Hoxt
The training plans ot the Pirates thus
far make no provision for a series at
Hot Springs with the Boston Red Sox,
such as was played a year ago. Asked
abou. the probability pf tho Buccaneers
meeting the Red Sox again, President
Barney Dreyfuss said: "Nothing has
been done about arranging such a series.
Two more games have been added to
the spring schedule of the 1'lrateH, Man
ager Clarke having decided to take his
men to Dallas, Tex., for contests on
Marcn 28 and Si."
Byrne Sinus vrlthVlillllr.
PHILADELPHIA? Feb. 7. "Bobby
Byrne touay signed a contract with the
Philadelphia National League dub. Al
though a third baseman, he will play at
so:ond base this year, succeeding Otto
Knabe, who signed with the Baltimore
Federal League dub,
WEEGHAM LEADS THE FIGHT
Gilmorc Swings Rest of Conferees
to His Side.
PRESENTS OPTIMISTIC REPORT
Reported Chicago Outlaw Backer
Would Buy St. Paul Ulub.
MURPHY AND JOHNSON OPPOSED
O'Vny Hn rlnn o Cut Ont Intenr
tloiuil rinses on IlnlU anil Will
Submit It nt llnles Meet- I
Insr'ln Nptv York. ' i
CHICAGO, Feb. 7. The Federal league
iirvivpd Another crisis today. A pro
tracted executive meeting of Its mag
nates resulted after h sharp niscussion
In tho announcement that Toronto would
retain Us franchise, despite, tho efforts
of a considerable faction led. it was re
ipcrted by Charles Weeghman. the Chl
cugo backer, to substitute Cleveland fflr
tho Canadian city.
The league was about evenly divided
on the question of the transfer, hut Prent
dent Gilmorc, who returned from Toronto
this morning, gave a report unexpectedly
optimistic und swung the rest oi me con
ferees to ills' aide.
Cleveland's request for the franclilJC
was ably presented uy irca jjmmicj.
who showed nn option on what was con
sidered a desirable site. But the pica
of Ollnioro and tho evidence shown l
Barney Hepburn, the Toronto promoter,,
that tho franchise would be taken carr
ot convinced tho magnates that a chapgo
was not ueslruuie.
It was said that the magnates ot the
leaguo at one time approached latter
ness In their discussion, but finally It
was agreed to submit to tho will ot the
majority.
Third CMub for Chlenrof
Establishment of a third organized
base ball club In Chlcujb will ho a
question befoic tho Joint meeting of
the Nntlonal and American leugues
In New York February 12. it was made
known hero today. It was said that
Charles Wecghman, backer ot the Chi
cago Federals, would buy tho St. Paul
association club if its franchise could bo
transferred to Chicago. These reports
persisted in splto of denials by both
Wocghman and James A. 'Gilmorc, presi
dent of tho Federals.
Ban Johnson Is said to bo In favor ot
bringing the St. Pauls here, while Presi
dent Murphy of tho Chicago Nationals
In Fit nut It. If In Rjlid. According to
the reports Johnson also wants to movo
the Toledo American association club to
a clt7 where It will be in competition
vtth a FederaUlub.
o'Bsy IIn SnKaresUon.
A rUJUmlti'py.Vtha catcher,' to?
"box" "fuurf eet. ,ln width . will bo
suggested by. Umpire Henry b'Day at
tho base "bull, rules meeting in Now
York next' .Monday, as a means ot
preventing tho Intentional base on balls.
fYlVnv' . whn. J'Ir nnA nf tho Nntlnnu.1
league's representatives for the meeting
believes that a pitcher will have diffi
culty In pitching out" or beyond tho
rfnrh nf thn hfitumnn If th cntchpr Is
compelled to stand practically behind tho
plate. O'Day will try to get a rising
pnfnrclnc tho rule, that keens a manager
on the bench and limits protests on um
pires' decisions to the field captains.
St. JPaul Carries
High Score Honors
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. St. Paul car
ried off high score honors this week
In the lntercluh rifle shooting compe
tition, making 894 out of a possible 1,000.
"Warrtn, Pa., still leads class A, with
seven straight wins and no defeats, with
the District of Columbia a close second,
with six wins and one dofcat. King's
Mills, O., and Stillwater, Minn,, are tied
for the leadership ot class B. Scores:
Class A District of Columbia. 993,
against Tacoma, Wash., X6; Warren,
Pa., 993, against Youngstown, O., 954; St
Paul, M(nn., 994, against Cleveland, O.,
991; Birmingham,' Ala1., 9S9, against
Bridgeport, Conn., 9S7; Milwaukee Old
Guuru, 9S1. against Milwaukee Rifles. 90S;
Bucyrus. O., 9S4. against Adrian, Midi.,
9C9; Dickinson, N. D 9S2, against Man
chester, N. II., 975.
Class B King's Mills. O., 982, against
Hopkins, Minn., 948; Madison, Wis., 936,
against Helena, Mont., 953; Stillwater.
Minn., 991, 'against Marlon, O., 970; Bos
ton, WO, against Minneapolis, 943; Bed
ford, O.j 948, against San Franclsoo, 812;
Louisville. 944, ugalnst Rochester, N. Y.,
sui; waiaen, woio., w, against New Or
leans, 914.
TOURIST BALL PLAYERS
WELCOMED AT NAPLES
NAPLES, Italy, Feb. 7. The base ball
players of the New York club of the Na
tional league and the .Chicago club of
the American, league arrived here today
from Egypt on board the steamship Prlns
Helnrlch. They were greeted heartily by
the local sporting clubs and tho mem
bers of the American colony. They were
accompanied to their hotel with a great
display of enthusiasm.
Welsh Fifteen Winn.
CARDIFF, Wales. Feb. 7. The Welsh
fifteen today won the second match of
tho International Rugby foot ball series,
defeating Scotland by twenty-four polns
to five.
The first match of the series, played
was won- by England, which defeated
WaIks.
1
Phillies Hlrii a Few.
The Philadelphia National league club
announced last week that it had accepted
the terms of Seaton. pitcher; Becker and
Devote, outfielders. anJ Reed, Inflelder.
The latter formerly played with the
Davenport team. A new pitcher named
Hilly of the Keokuk team also has been
signed.
Sidney Defeats Scott's niuff.
ALLIANCE, Neb.. Feb. 7.-(Speclal Tel
egram.) By defeating Sidney 13 to 15 last
night Scott's Bluff High school basket
ball team Is tied with Sidney for the
championship of westorn' Nebraska. Al
liance High school girls' toutn took a
same from Kimball on Alliance floor bv
33 to 9.
((uliui HucU Attain,
Jack Qtilnn, a pitcher obtained by the
Boston Nationals late last season from
the Rochester (International league)
club, signed a contract with the Boston
club last week (Julnn was formerly
with the New York Americans.
Sunday Bee
Would Bather Play With Feds Than Under Frank Chance
Big Ed Sweeney, the veteran backstop
of the New York Yankees, who lnfc.been
kidnapped by tho Federal leaguers, ac-
c-ordlng to reports from' Chicago. The big
Some Rourke Players Do
Not Seem Frantic to Get
Down on Pa's Cinch List
"Where, oh where, are' Omaha's ball , playere?"'
Eight ball players, sonic of uncertain' status,' will'
'surely appear at the Vinton street lot; at tfie first cay i.
but ,tho others ? Well, It's a' que'st'lon! evpral'
of the estimable gentlemen 'have spurned the contracts
Pa hath sent them and returned thorn without 'any "ac
companying explanations for their actions. f Others re
quest Pa to glance carefully over the salary' figfur'es'
once more to make euro that lie didn't mako, a mistake
of a few hundred bucks on tho minus, side lof tho'
ledger. Still others have made no re
sponse whatever. Thus "What kind of' a
ball team are we going to have?"
Pa, however, worries not, but merely
sits tight and sends the contract back
precisely as he mailed It tho first time.
"Let the players do the worrying," quoth
the fatalist, Pa, as Brother Dave
promptly rourned a contract which came
In tho mall unsigned.
Many lloldlnc Bnck.
Of course, as Pa says, it Is custom for
players to delay signing just as long as
possible. Some do not even sign up until
they arrive to start spring training, but
this year the number of players who
have signed up is surprisingly few. Even
the recruits who wero secured by tho
draft are demurring. The Foderal bug
has been buzzing around their cars and
they are all waiting for offers-from that
source. The recent statement that the
Feds would start to Invade the minor
leagues for promising youngsters has,
mado all minor leaguers, think "they aro
promising youngsters and they, .are wait
ing until the last minute before they
come under the wire. '
When Pa goes lo Chicago to attend
the Western league meeting he will see
at least three of his playera. Hicks and
Brady and Wallace all live In Chicago in
the winter and as all three have neg
lected to affix their signatures to con.
tracts for next season, Rourke. will wire
them to meet him at the depot when he
arrives. Rourke anticipates ntf trouble
with Brady or Wallace, but . Hloks Is
uncertain.
Doubtful Timber.
Brady would like a little inoi cpin,
but as he Is doubtful timber and may
not make good, Rourke does not feel
(Continued on Page Four)
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHNING, FEBRUARY S, 1914.
catcher ,fs supposed, to ,have hafl a i hard
tirno pjeaslng Frank .chanco. las season
tiid some of the Yanks aro of the opinion
that 'Sweeney would, a whole lot rather
Uy
LINCOLN, Feb.
board'.yill dispose
, at.itsjnext. regular
'nr'esiderit'of thn
'member, makes
1 ' T
ixp inumayoii,
been given out by
to be pretty well'
STMM'S ;yp OF RULES
Nebraska Coach Gives , Opinions in
'Letter to Committee.
WOULD MINIMIZE FIELD GOAL
Thinks It. Penults Wculc Tenia
Get Benefit of Work of Indl
' vldunl Star When Not
, Deserving: It. ,
to
LINCOLN, Feb. 7 (Bpecial.) Increas
tn , the points scored through a- tgUch
do.wn from 0 to 7 or decreasing Ue,f (eld-
goal from 3 to 3 points' is the important
recommendation ,of Coa?h. Jumbo Qtlehnr
Pf tho Cornhuskers to the; foot ball rules
committee, now -In session in Now York
City. .
In support, of the. recommendation the
Nebraska mentor says in his letter to
the rules cqmmlttee:
t "This last foot .ball season, -as In the
preceding, year, 'field goals were-the de
ciding factors jn many Important. games.
It Is ap almost undisputed fact that
touchdpwns . are far, ,more satisfactory
than field goals. In addition to arous
ing the intense" Interest!' of the specta
tors, touchjlowjis require, more strategy
and skill. . I believe In strategy, , team
play and 'touchdowns. In preference to
weak oftenAe, Individual, skill and, field
goals, The Increuso In value, 'of thn
touchdown or the decrease In .the value
of tho field goal may bring aboijt thp
desired citing" '
Stlehin recommends a i hange in the
rule relative to tho return of a player
(Continued on Page Two.)
take a-chance with , the Feds than en
dure another 'year under tho- peerless
leader, who Is, one very 'bum' boss 'when
he Is not pleased.
Slimmer Base Ball to Get
Its Annual Overhauling , at
Nebraska University 3oon
JAMES E. IiAWltBNCK.
'7. (Special, )t Nebraska's athletic
of the troublespmo base ball question
impnthly meeting, when, tho base ball
conimlttee. comprising 'Coach' -Stlehra. Prof. 1 Barber,
board, and A. C. LindBtr.um. the student
Its ronort. ' '
oi wuat toe repor.i win cunvum nae
the members, and sentiment appears
divided between those, favoring tho
maintenance of- a-base ball team and
those favorinr doing away. with' the sport,
Base ball at the slato university has had
a most checkered career,
Five years ago the. adoption pf the
summer -base 'ball rule .dealt it what was
regarded as a knockout blow. Three years'
trial ot t)e rule demonstrated to tho Mis
souri Valley authorities that the rule
needed some chenges us to Interpretation
and' these havo been made,. but still base
ball Is In a most unsatisfactory stago and
thero has been but very little, Interest In
It at the Cornhusker Institution, The
team maintained by the Institution last
year failed to secure oven ordinary at
.tendance at tho games and - the season
was a dismal failure.
Wllllwr to Try Aaraln.
! Stlehin Is willing to give base ball
another tryout at Nebraska and then It
It falls to mako trood, the sport will be
shelved for good. But the athletlo au-
thoritlea do not like, to see the. good coin.
which foot ball always brings In. go to
finance a sport which tho students ap-
nnti. An n n t .
year the esse ball deficit ate a large hole
lr. the athletlo board's treasury. Sttehm
says that If the attendance this spring,
provdlng base ball Is given a tryout, does
not maintain, me sport, tnen it win be
given up entirely.
'To Tnke Vv Soccer.
Regardless ot whether base ball will ba
taken up by the university. Coach Stlehra
is going to establish the game ot soccer
foot ball Immediate;,' at the close of the
A. ht.il- n
" dvi.icnu uuiiBBi.-r
ncca win ue nusy wim tno traci; squad
and the fofat ball men will b onc-nirill
with snrinc training, hut snhm i,:..
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Y
(Continued on Page Four.)
Challengers with Everything to Gain
f and Nothing to Lose.
TO TAKE DESPERATE CHANCES
Ily CirnjipliiB' at Hverr Tnrn of Imi-k
Invnilrr Mnr He Able tn gnntch
n lirllllant Victory from
('nation Defenders.
. . . .1IV- P!t.NK u. .nn.vKi;.
.NEW YORK, .Fci. : 7,-UncIo tfam bus
mapped out for himself for the comlnir
summer the busiest nthlctlo season that
lio1rtis Indulged In since Jehn Hancock
nnd, n number of other fellows signed a
large sheet of paper, therehy detaching
this' section of tho world from English
domain and mnde It a nation by Itseir.
fammy's going to tackle his English
rlvats nt pony polo in June; some of his
offsprings rtre billed to battle with tho
bert tennis team In foreign lands In do-
I raise of Sammy's title ns tennis cham
pion of the world;-one of Sammy's home
built sloops will grapple with .Sir Thomas
Mtitpa's. boat to Bottle the 1914 suprem
acy of tho reac, shit Sammy's Juvenile
golfing wonder, Frnuels Oulmet, will bo
called upon to defend his title as open
golfing champion of tho 'world.
Jusl ndw Samtriy is tho king of all
these sports; hp's the champion. He has
stored away In his - treasUro vaults all
tho ribbons; cupa and other paraphernalia,
that 6no acquires 'when 'one Is nblo to
wauop nil opponents.
But It wouldn't be a bit surprising jr
cine or another-of the hosts that will In
vade thrse t'nlted States this summer
snatched a few' laurel leaves from, tho
brow ot Sammy. Not that Sammy's ath
letes havo' "gonq back'", not that they
aren't lis .gqo'il ,as, pr even better than.
they wero wncn iney graooeu me eev-t-ral
championship's, but there's a dif
ference .trils. year. ' gammy Is, on the de
f?nslvq; the others aro on the offensive.
Which puts a slightly, different aspect
bn things. ,
.VnlhliiE li Oalll.
' Bammy and his athletlo. children have
everything to loso. this year and nothing
lp, gain. , Suoh a, ..condition la liable to
mnko his defenders a bit nervous ami
throw, them i off their real -stride long
enough.' for the o 'jpents to rush In
and. clutqh-.a.' trophy tor two. The chal
lengers havo everything1, to gain and noth
ing to lose. Bothc,y won't bo very ner
vous, and 'they'lj t,ake desperate chances
rimnqes tnat may ris aejeui, uuv may
brjnu a. bjilant victory, .Bammy. as the
tltje, holder, can'.t.tane. tnoae cnancos; no
musfige) slowly and -net caution'.
America's chances of repeating its suc
cesses at pony poo do nqt seem as bright
jblsyear ,ts ,thcy,dlu Qn tho eve ot the
1913 confllpti despite tho fact that the
.English, at, .that jimo, were. 2 to 1 bot
jlng, favorites., The wonderful American
"Big .Four" hap .been broken up, and it
seems, doubtful .If tho new combination
can Mn . a few months' time develqp tho
wonderful -Jeani work of the old au&rtet.
1 pAlalsta Tiovr Practising.
Harry Payne. Whitney, captain, of th
(Contlnued ' on "Page Three.)
ATHLETICS W)N . FROM THE
; ' y DEAF IADS, 34 TO 16
nl a-fast apd ,hQt)y contested basket
ball gamo the. Athletics, independent
champion of the city,' deefated the Nebraska-
School for the Deaf, 34 to 18, Fri
day evening. "Lineup:
A TTTT 1BT1(J
NEB. S. D.
ar. Moran R.f.
Feltman' JU F.
A. Moran...... v.... C.
Holland
Torrey V..,V.T,
It. F Btark
L, F.'. , Cooper
C Mueller
H. O. .......... Nelson
L. O Zabel
Goals from field :
Stark, 3; Mueller, 2;
Nelson, 1; J. Moran,
rvifwn. l : .i. ; l ci i ib.ii. a. iwuiu
z;- a. Moran, e; Torn
rv. 8: Feltman. 4. Closls from foul: A.
Moran, HPP?ri .,quouiuiob. iiunuoa,
for cooper. Timo oi naivca; ai miuufcs
Scorer; Smith, Referte:.Mlle.
WG0ORTY WINS DECISION
OVER BRADLEY AT SYDNEY
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 7.-Prlvate ca-
bles received here .report that EJddle Mc-
Choprty, th American middleweight, won.
a decslpn over Pat .Bradley or sap
I AIhaa Cvi.r &11fttAllu
Younf Saylor of Indianapolis, a light-
weight, lost in the sixth round to New-
house of Australia, at Brisbane on a fouu
cworges carpentier, tne i rencn .niraaie-
weight and heavyweight champion, de
cllned an offer to meet Mcaoorty la
Australia, April t, Because ne sua ne naq
n offer to meet Kid McCoy in Paris,
(March 11
FOOT BALL COACHES ARE
BARRED FROM SIDE LINES
NEW VORK. Feb, 7. The Intercollegl-
ate foot boll rules committee decided to-
day that hereafter poaches should be
barred frpm the sjde lines. This was the
- 1 most radjcal change ,ln the rules adopted
at the meeting today, which was one ot
the shortest In the, committee's history.
Cu'bitu JSIkus.
Tha slimed- contract of one Emcllo
v0rk National club. Palmero Is the first
Cuban to. get on tho payroll of any of
" r ew or - tnree r K
DOPut2d bo rlgi Bhenomencm. in fact.
the, boy wonder of the leagues In and
. I amu n rt Havana. Palmero. who Is a left-
VV'r
Acosta, tho young Cuban outfielder of
toe wasmr.gion cjud in ouhu.
Words of Wisdom.
The New York Sun-last week quoted
a leading. pitcher of the New Yorke as
saying to President Farrell: "If you
want me to slgn'u contract I Will. But
I may be called a scab because I signed
- .......... In... DrMMlni.n nHnl ( 1 1 .
I tue Fraternity until January & I didn't
,'0,'u, t u . . u . . n... .."o v. . . w ......
J ' , i. wti vvi
!" -' -
caiiMi to say mat i m not going to jump
'
Trf
I The .w York Journal . rises to re
mark. "We understand Charley Jlewog
is aDom to assert nis inaepenacnue.
whereas It he would only wait until next
1 winter-ne woman t nav to assert IV
