1
Knowing When to Quit Has Saved Much Money for the Wise
B
i O'DAY IS TO BE RETAINED AS
MANAGER.
SIGN WITJJMLAWS
FOOT BALLSCHEDULE
Cornhuskera Are to Play Six Games
on Homo Grounds and Two on
Foreign Fields.
NO GAME WITH THE GOPHERS
Dr. Williams Keeps to His Purpose
THE OMAHA
Will Be Partners if John T. Connery
Is Able to Get Control of
the Club.
Federals Get Two Big Stars of
World-Touring Base Ball
Players.
ROGER SULLIVAN ONE OF THEM
Coal Magnate Now in New York
Trying to Make Deal.
HE HAS THE NECESSARY MONEY
EX-PHIL GOES TO BALTIMORE
Sunday Bee
Steve Has Been Allotted to Brook
lyn Club of New League.
BAKER'S EFFORTS ARE FUTILE
of Wot Arranging a Game.
MICHIGAN AGGIES INSTEAD
CHICAGO
DOLA
ANNOUNCES
WOULD
BECUB BUYER
Connected Several Years with
Semi-Professional Team.
CHOUINARD JOINS THE OUTLAWS
Ilrennnn nmt Ills Umpire Meet nnrt
Decide on Interpretation of
tlic Union mill Menntireit
for Uniform.
CHICAGO. March 7. A number of Chi
cago fan's viflll be partners 6f John T.
Connery It his repotted effort to pur
chase the controlling slock of the Chi
cago National lcaguo club ore successful.
Harry Gibbons, former candidate for
sheriff of Cook county; Roger Sullivan,
the politician, and Fred Block ore among
those who take parts Of tho Cock, It was
learned today. Frank D. Donhory, city
clerk, brother of John T. Connery, said
he was nbt among thoso who sought the
stock.
John T. Connery, who Is In'. Now' York
with the fans who went to greet the re
turning -world tourists, Is president ot a
coal company. He Is nble tlnanically to
take over the controlling Interest, It la
said, and Is a base ball enthusiast. Ha
was connected some years ago with :i
prosperous semi-professional team on thei
North Side.
Felix Choulnard, formerly with the Chi
cago Americans, has joined tho Federals
and was awarded to the Brooklyn team
He will leave soon for the training camp.
Chief "BIU' Brennau and his umpires
met today and decided on Interpretation
of the rules. Tho Interpretations, however,
will bo referred to President Gllmore of
the Federals before they are adopted and
the assignment of umpires to training
camps will await the return of the presi
dent, who Is expected back from New
York tomorrow.
The umpires were measured for their
uniforms, which In addition to the con
ventional blue, will Include a tan crash
eult of Norfolk stylo for use In hot wea
ther. Charles A, McCulloch and John It.
Thompson were reported today to-have
sent a message to President' Toner, and
Charles P. Taft asking 'the.m1 to fix a
price on tho Chicago Nh.tionalB.
McCulloch "and' T'homnio'Byirif'ofmed 'the
eastern magnates that tljey", wished to' be
considered as -bidders for the Cubs. . Tho
two reprsont.a nw combination of cap
ital seeking to enter organized base ball.
Engstrom Makes New
ReoorS in Swimming
Cortfest Last. Night
There was a fairly good sized crowd
at the Omaha High school lnterclasg
swimming contest nt tho Young Men's
Christian association pool last night,
where F. Engstrom won and at the same
time made a new state record,, covering
twenty yards In nine and two-flhh sec
onds. The officials for the meet were: Hart
Jenks, Thomas -Mills, William Weslynd
and Adolph Anderson. They ran tho card
through rapidly and were prompt with all
ot their decisions. In class points tho
juniors took forty-nine, more than tho
other classes combined. Tho winners In
all events were:
Twenty-yard dash F. Engstrom, first;
D. Peters, second, and 11, House, third.
Twenty-yard breast II. Bouse, first; F,
Lngstrom, second, and Comp, third.
Twenty-yard back-F. Engstrom, first;
II. IJouse, second, and D. Peters, third.
titty-yard dash-F. Ensstrom, first;
II. Bouse, second, and D. Peters, third.
Dlstanco plunge H. Rouse, first; Allay,
second, and Hattereth, third.
Fancy .dlvlng-Gould, first; D, Peters,
second, and II. Bouse, third.
TWo-hundred and twenty-yard swim
V. Engstrom, first; Gould, second, and
Reynolds, third,
Nebraska Wesleyan
Loses to Grrinnell
GdUNNBLL, la., March 7. (Special Tel
egram.) In a hard fought game, the beat
matched of the season, Grlnpcll won last
night from Nebraska .Wesleyan by a
scoro of 10 to H. ' Tho first halt was
sluggish, ending 5 to 3. Wesleyan was
worn out with work: and travel.
TOWNSENDS OF OMAHA
TRIM BLUFFS ANTLERS
The Townsendfl of 'Omaha defeated the
Council Bluffs Antlers last night ut tho
Bluffs -Y," to 20. Ino Oniuhu bMPch's
basket tossing and passing was vot much
for the Antlers. The all-around, 'playing
of Shepard and Lowrey ot the Antlers
and M. RjK-ln nv,1 Mnannlvltv nf iUA
Townsends featured. Tho lino up:
C B. ANTLKRS
Shepard UF.
tiparka It.F.
Mahoney C.
TOWNSISNDS.
L.F Nicholson
It.K I. Uoklns
C M. BeUlns
L.U Mo3COvlt
lUi McFarland
josepn UU
Hynes
.:h.g,
bubstitutes: Umcv for Sparks. Billiard
tor P. Boklns. Baskets: Shopurd Ml.
Mahoney, Hynes, Lowrey (S). Nicholson,
1'. Beklns, M. Boklns (. McFarland.
Free throws: Sparks, Mahoney. M. Bekln
Moscowitz (S). Score, .firm naif- Antlers.
7: Townsends, 14. Referee. Larson.
Timekeeper: Jones. Scorer: Groas. Time
ot halves; IS minutes.
Ilentrlcr OutplH) Columbim.
BEATRICE. Neb.. March 7.-(8peclal
Telegram. In a fast game of basket
ball here tonight ...e local high school
team defeated the Columbus five by the
score oi so io 11. jnu uneup:
COLUMBUS
BKATRICE.
Drawbaugh ,.R F.
Weaver L. F.
Phillip i C.
R. F. Herman
I F. Adams
C Lebas
Miller H. Q
It. G Cook
Glur L G. L. G Rlddell
Substitutes:- Monger for Glur, Day tor
Adams, BotU for Day. .Sliultz for Cook.
Iteferee Prlndle. Umpire: Rlddell.
Hnirel In Condition.
Pitcher Joe Kngel of WntiHington, who
Ins boon helping out in ro.irhlng the va
rious athletic teams at Mount St. Mary's
rojlegf, the seem. of his ear.y
training has relumed to Washington
aftr a two weeks' stay ai ERimitUbure
Tho fortnight's sojourn up in the moun
tains ct Maryland has worked wonders
with the youngster s physical condition,
knd he looks himself again.
Hank O'Day, tho new manager of tin
Chicago Cubs, who. according to Charles
P. Taft, tho new owner of the club, will
not be deposed, all rumors to the con
rary no withstanding Base boll wrlto-a
..uu pn-uicieu mai mo ousting oi -uur-
phy as president of the club would ho
followed by tho letting down of O'Day.
-BufMr. Taft Is ready to give the former
umplro- a chance to make good as a
pilot.
LEADING TEAMS LOSE HOLD
Omaha High Pulls Down Two Quin
tets in Commercial League.
MAY FINISH THE GAME YET
Conch CUIIU nn it Miinnner llnncnll
' Arc iloth Willing to Piny Out
Iteat of Interrupted Content
Between Their Men,
Standing of the Commercial league bas
ket' ball team's:
. P.
Benson Plratos;. , 11
Magco &i.:Deonler 9
Omaha 'High" School,. 9
Bollevue''- 'Colleke ;.9
W.
9
- 7
C
&
5.
Pet
.81
,ti
.r.13
.000
3'
.'4
4..
8
Neb. Telephone Co.. J., a
Omaha-Nat. Bank..... 10 . . 2
Bea Pub. Company.. ...10 0
-rhi Iftftf fwn n'nrlr. wlipn"-(invll.1ni hi..
fiB,ppy, ontes for the two letullng teamso.'
tjjp Cominorclal Basket Ball leapile,.'.ior
bbth -'Were beaten by a quintet., that
seemed entirely out of thcjrunnlng;." he
Omaha High school, which, had been go
Inghad. for, a, .while, turned ,the trick ami!
as a' result treated, tho greatest surprise
of tho ceaipn. ,''!'
UfRlBtem a .lticHi.
Stub Hascall. maracer of tlfo Ma ceo &
'tJcemors, has recently gone' lip In tho ar
ucuiuse ino sume oeiween nn icam ana
the high school was called eight minutes
before tho regular tlrne. According 10
Assistant Physical Director Noble of t'to
Young Men's Christian association, all
league, games must be called at. 10 sharp,
iiascalt contends '. that as several other
teams played after 10 o'clock In other
Ioaguo games his team should have been
allowed tp do tho same. The matter will
bo threshed ,out at a meeting of the
league officials.. .Coach Mills Is willing
to play" the remaining time, and as Has
cat) Is also. It is probable that tho game
will be resumed where It was left off.
A number of other teams are golni
good In the league at the present tlmo.
Bcllevue college seems to have awakened
with a start and Is taking all the games
In which it has played lately.. Their
spurt, llko that of the high' school, has
tome too late, for even-should they wfn
nil their remaining games they still would
havo no chance for first place'. Tho col
lefela,na aro tied' with tho Nebraska Tel.
phono quintet for fourth place, so that n
lively battle Is looked to between tho
teams.
Annual Match of the
U.S. Revolver League
to Be Held in April
annUallndoor championship of tho United
States Revolver league will be held the
latter port of April. Below la the stand
ing of the league at the end of the twen
tieth match. Fton!' this list Is omitted
ouo protested tjin,tQh. find tho matrh of
any club shooting against Engineers
whoro the latjer.han nut filed Its targets.
The standing: '
Won. Lost.
Olympic ,,.. 17 1
Snr net c d ...... 17.
1
! Pittsburgh '. .-r-K
1
4
3
3
8
G
Portland
IS
Hoton , 11
Manhattan 10
Spokane ....... M.
Shell Mound. .....v..;..... IS'
Philadelphia 12
St. Louis..:......... 10
Seattle 9
Columbus , ,
Baltimore ........,.'.'. '. S
Youngstojvu 0
Dallas rr.rrr. ;...vt.
Providence - 10
Engineers 1
Manlto C
Osborne 4
Belleville J
Citizens 3
Chicago S
Portsmouth 1
Troop D 0
Denvtr forfeits.
G !
X
10 1
W ,
9
12
J
!)
13
15
IS
17
1
HAL CHASE JOINS WHITE
SOX AT OAKLAND
CAL.
OAKLAND, .Cal., March 7.-ltal Chase,
first baseman of the Chicago Americans,
joined his eomrades hero today and went
Into the lineup this afternoon against the
tiaA Francisco club. Chase has been !
'playing winter ball In San Jose and is In '
good condition.
tftrr tbr Culmn.
PresWert Bbbets has engaged Pepe '
Contu. tlii' Cuban correspondent, to go to '
Havana to trv to persuade Jtoma.rirh to
report to th Itrooklyn rlub. If the Cuban
drc dt-s to ay In Itrooklyn It Is under
stood that Cincinnati will not press Its
Halm for tty player. Itfimanach 1 back
ward about signing, because ho Insists ou
getting a uonu of 1000.
Dick Egan Hands Tencv Contract to
Play with Dodgers.
WINGO AND MAGEE WITH 0. B. B.
"Trls" Speaker' I'net with Ileil Sox
Cnll for Sixteen Thonniiiiil An
nuull)' nnil Fire Tlion
snnrt llonnn.
NEW YORK. March 7.-The. Federal
league promoters announced this after
noon that they had signed Mtko Doolnn,
formerly ot tho Philadelphia National
league club, and Stove Evans of tho St.
Louis Nationals. Doolau has been al
lotted to the Baltimore club of tho Fed
eral league while Evans will play with
Brooklyn.
President Baker of tho Philadelphia Na
tionals stated that he had endeavored to
hntrt Tlrtnlnn Iti linn ult. mi rtvfrijlm.f
-joffcr an1 thnt hc hat, rencllcJ nn under.
, tundng wiu, MalmKcr McGraw ot the
Ncw York r.lanf t..,nr.,v llonlnn wnl.1,1
have been traded to tho National leagJe
pennant winners of 1013. Doolnn, how
ever, could not be persuaded to reject tho
proposals ot tho Federal league.
Efrnii Slfrnn Contrnet.
Later In the afternoon Dick Egan
handed President John . Tenor his
signed contract to play with tho Brooklyn
National league club for n period of throe
years. Tho contract calls for the pay
ment of $17,000, which Is 'at tho rata ot
J3.CC6 per annum. President Tenor ac
cepted the contract In the absenco of
Charles II. Ebbcts of tho Brooklyn club.
Ivy Wlngo nlso signed his contract as
catcher with tho St. Loiils Nationals and
announced that ho would lenvo for the
Cardinals' training camp at St. Augus
tine, Fla., tomorrow night.
Lee Magce, who had received many
overtures from tho Federal league, signed
a one-year contract with the SJt. Louis
Nationals this afternoon.
Ilnnquet l Finale.
The banquet tonight at which tho White
Sox and the Giants were guests of honor,
closed the week of base ball frenzy that
has reglned In New York. Tomorrow or
Monday Manager McGraw plans to leavo
with his tourist players for Mnrlln, Tex
and Owner Comlskey and tho White 'Sox
will start on Wednesday to Join other
members of tho team already In training.
Hecord Snlnry tor Speaker.
The salary Trls Bpeaker la to receive
frcm tho Boston American league club
was today the subject .ot such , specula
tion. It la understood tifVt 'fcpeattcr's con
tract calls for'ah annual salary of $16,XM
or $18,000, and In addition to this ho got a.
'$5,000 bonus for signing.
Beforo signing a Red Sox coniract
Speaker listened to the Federal offers,
but. demanded a five year contract In
stead three yearn. He also demanded tho
elimination of t'lo clause In the contract
which gives a 'jlub tho privilege of drop
ping a player at ton days' notice.
This, record price tops all salaries ever
paid. In tho history ot tho National
league. Joe Tinker has a contract with
tho Federal league which calls for W7.0UO
on a three-year contract. Miner Brown
also will get a big salary from the same
league, and Otto Knabe will receive al
most as much with the Baltimore out
laws. Evers salary with the Boston Na
tionals Is $10,000 a year and It Is stated
that Mathewson'a new contract with the
Giants provides for a salary of at least
$15,000 a year. Ty Cobb receives a like
amount from Detroit.
PLATTE VALLEY ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION CLOSES SEASON
GOTHENBURG, Neb., March 7. (Spe
cial.) The Platte Valley Athletic asso
ciation closed Its basket ball season thin
week with the 'following standings:
BOYS' TEAMS.
W. I Pet.
Gothenburg 1 1 .8J6
fihelton il z. 'Y
C(ad -3 4 .430
Brady 2 3 .403
Overton 2 4 .333
G.bbon 0 3 .WO
, . GIRLS' TEAMS.
Brady
5
6
1.000
,W7
.000
.333
.333
.000
track
Gothenburg
Overton 2
Snelton
Gibbon 0
the association will tako up
work as soon as tho weather permits
and It Is hoped that tho organization
can be continued to control foot ball
next fall.
Gothenburg closed tho basket ball sea
son here last night by defeating Kearney
Normal team,' 73 to 14. Captain Janssen
was on the shelf ns the result of an !n
Jury received earlier In tho week, hut la
expected to bo around all right for tho
trip to Lincoln with tho team next week.
PERU NORMAL WINS
FROM KEARNEY NORMAL
KBARNKY. Neb.. March 7.-(Speclal.)
With ovor 500 Btudents present, tho Pent
Normal school basket ball team defeated
tho squad from the Kearney Normal. 21
to 15. The gome was played last night
In this olty and was one of the fustefct
I played this season on the local floor. Tho
ganVi started out with everything in
I favdr of the local school, but beforo tho
I first half was over the visitors got Into
the harness and their team worn pre
vented many more baskets being made.
The game waa easy sailing for the visit
ors after the firBt half, although tho
Kearney team kept them thinking all of
tho tlmo. The gomo was rather rougtt,
but no ono was Injured. Lineup:
KKA11NEY.
PHP.U.
Kell
Kesert UK-1
Moor :;
Davles H.Q.
U.F Btoddard
UF Yunda
c -Long
HO Sandberg
Jont-3
Maunders L-u
iit,altut(.n! TL Ilandoloh for Kell. Has-
mussen for Ussert, J. Itandolph for Moor.
U KltcaN.
Nfk Allen, who caught prutty fine ball
for the MlnneanoI'B club of th int'ri
ran association last year, annoum ed that
he has signed with the Feds, so it Cc)
be Keen that the Independents are not
having much trouble getting players.
OMAHA,
Honus Wagner,
Rumors has agnin boon busy
retiring Honus Wagner, the
mighty, slugger and brilliant
shortstop of tho Pittsburg Pi
rates, but "without .avail so far.
Tho old boy will bo there when
tho'boll rings, hopping around
in his awkward way, making
stops that iob batters of base
hits and putting terror into the
hearts of the pitohers. It is re-
ported that Dreyfus lias offered
Honus a lifo job at $10,000 a.
year, to be paid him as long as
he lives. When Wagner is too
old to tako part in tho game as
a regular, he will bo used-as a
pinch hitter and trainer. 'It is
also said that when Honus gets
so ho can't play any longer, ho
will spend the rest of his days
counting the intorest on his
money. He has been one of the
most thrifty and therefore ono
of tho most prosperous players
in the game.
Planning for the SeasWs
Start it Rourke Park Has
Pa and Brother Dave Busy
When April 21, 1914, arrives and Mr. Umplro,
whoever ho may bo, steps before the grandstand and
doffs his cap preparatory to announcing In stentorian
and undlstlngulBbablo tones the batteries for tho open
ing game on the home lot, not a stitch will be left un
done to make tho opening day a day to be long re
membered In tho minds of. all truo and loyal faun.
Pa and Dave .have been working hard preparing for
the approaching season, and now that tho team is all
securely locked In the fold they are making arrango-
ments for that opening day which means
so much to all Omahans.
Tho grandstand has been patched up
here and there whero the wear and tear
of the elements and the kicking of heels
and the swinging of pop bottles have
torn off splinters and as soon ns possible
a few daubs of paint will be applied
where Old Pol and Jup. Pluv , working
In cahoots, havo done considerable dam
age In the form ot blistering.
Up on top ot the grandstand Is a re
porter's coop. It Is some coop and mm
fair to be the pride of the league,
All
last week the carpenters
worked
and
1 slaved to havo that coop finished and
' they havo done their work well. The
club house lu nearly completed. All but
the cementing and the painting., have
boon completed and both of those opera
tions have been started. Tho old club
house Is being trimmed up a bt. Beforo
the exhibition games start the fence
1 around the park will blossom forth with
new and freshly painted signs, guaran
teed to reflect bright color rays which
will he beautiful to behold, but still no'
obnoxious to the optic nerve,
j Tomorrow Drother Dave will start to
i fix up the diamond, Last fall Dave
' started his work by dumping wagonlood
i aftor wagonlood of dirt In the park, but
I there is still plenty of room for moro
dirt so Dave has his wagons working
afiiln. Grata seed will be sprinkled over
the entlro outfield to us to Insure bright
green grass for tho opening conflict
Parts of tho Infield will be graded so as
to be perfectly level all over. The path
from tho plteher's box to the honv
plato, which has heretofore been skinned
I like the paths from base to bake, hns
.been soddi-U. J'ave Installed the sod be-
(Continued on Page Four.)
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH
the Slugging Shortstop
Two Vets of Game Who
Need Have No Worry or
Care
In tho crowded
players who aro
highly regarded
park.
Those two
t
Class B Base Ball
Teams Are Lined
Up for the Season
William Bloszles. secretary of tho
Omaha Amateur Base Ball association,
has Issued a list of the class B amateur
teams which have enrolled In tho asso
ciation. Eighteen teams havo entered tne
association up to date. There will be a.
meeting of all tho class II managers at
the city hall Monday oventng at 8 o'clock
for tho purpose of forming two leagues
of definite schedules.
The list o managers follow:
Ames Avenuo Merchants, Ernest Wolff.
Webster 731. . TT
Foresters, Barney Karbowskl. Harney
377.
Walter O. Clarks, nay Cole. Harney
3118.
Fontenclle Parks, George Oautlor. Web
ster 1782.
Chris lycks, Boger Kelly. South 5163.
Dundee Woolen Mills, George 13, Gra
ham. Harney G0G1.
Florence Athletics, Herman Grossman.
Florence 238.
K. & M.'s, Dick 8hannon. Webster 3300.
IJemlM Parks, Thomas Ournett. Har
ney 4D01.
Brandela Stores, G. W. Johnstone.
Douglas 1014.
Brotherhood of American Jfeomen, H.
J. Wlllltt. Webster 4871.
Hunny Brooks. Dave Holland.
Burllngtons, It. W. Way. Douglas 36S5.
Jamei Corr Kloctrlo Co., Frank Kelley.
Webster 4886.
Vinton Street Merchants, TtoDert Kroll.
Douglas 3m.
Monmouth Parks, B. Adams. Webster
Mogulllans. John Trotter, 17J7 South
Seventh street.
Brown Park Pharmacy, J. C Skomal
South 1!I4,
8, 1914.
of the Pirates
About Their Future
ranks of baso ball.thero are two
sure of tholr Jobs for lifo, or bb Ion
as thoy want to bo identified with tho game. They
nevor will bo sent back to tho minors, and aro, so
by tholr employers that thoy are con
aldered as valuablo an assot to their clubs as a ball
players aro Christy. Mathowson of tho
Giants and John Peter Wagner of Pittsburgh. Wagner
has been tho rcclptont of an offor from Barney Drey-
fuss, tho Pittsburgh owner, vhlch Is
uncqualed In the history of the game,
Wagner gets a salary ot 110,000. and Mr,
Dreyfus announces that ho Is willing
to give him this sum each year for tha
rest ot his life. Mr. Droytubs considers
Wagner's treat services to the club In
tho past, and aUo his valuo'aa an ad
visor or coach, when his playing days
ore over, aro sufficient to' make such
a liberal offer.
The Pittsburgh, owner says that the fa
mous shortstop Is good for a couple ot
moro seasons as a regular and, after
that, ho will have several good seasons
aa a pinch hitter, for thcro Is not a man
In the game who Is a moro timely hitter
than Wagner. After that, Mr. Dreyfuss i
figures .that Wagner wltl be worth a
great deal to the club as coach for the
young players. As a strategist and ad
viser, Wagner's services are valuable. J
The Pittsburgh owner says that Wagner j
can stay with htm for the rests ot his j
days, even If ho gets old enough to I
grow a whitev beard a foot long. I
But It Is doubtful If Wagner will sc-'
cept tho liberal offer of the Pittsburgh
club. - Hans has an eye for business, and
does not expect to stay In the game when '
his playing days aro ovor. He has been I
so thrifty during his baso ball days that
he would not accept any kind of a pen
slon from the Pirates. ,
Wagner has been getting J10.000 a year
from the Pittsburgh club since 1901, and
It Is stated on good authority that he
has drawn his salary only twice during
that time. He has allowed It to ac
cumulate, and It has been Invested In
good securities by Mr. Dreyfuss. Wagner
can Ilvo comfortably on the Income of
these Investments. When his playing
(I'ontlnued on Page Four )
Team Which Was Sensation 6 tho
Year is Taken On.
WILL ALSO MEET SOUTH DAKOTA
MornlnRsldn In Scheduled in Iplnco
of Ilnakell IntllniM Sens'oit tn
Clone with Ancient niiemlrn
from Invrn City.
,SXV,,RH K' '""VltRXCb.
LINCOLN. March 7. (Sncclaf.! Mo.
branka'a 1DH foot ball FChedule, an
nounced hero today by Coabh Ewnhl
O. Stlohm, calls for tho customary eight
(mines, with six on tho home Grounds ami
two on forchrn fields, it calls for but
ono -trams wltlv a western conference
member, thrco with members of the Mis
souri Valloy conferenco of which Ne
braska is a member, and three .with out
side universities whoso elevens, while not
listed ns conferenco champions, havo
been biff factors In western foot ball:
Most . significant, perhaps, of tho
schedule Is tho discontinuance of tdot
ball relations with Minnesota, l-'or tho
first tlmo In over ten years the Univer
sity of Nebraska and-tho University ot
Minnesota will nbt meet on tho gridiron.
l anuro to agree over tho terms of tho
contract. Minnesota Insisting on a one-
year contract, whllo the Cornhuskcrs
asked for a three-year contract, with a
gnmo to bo played In Lincoln In 1916, re
sulted In tho cancellation of foot ball ro
tations.
JIlMory IleiirnU.
Strango to say, the break between Ne
braska and Minnesota In 1903 came un
der exactly similar conditions, after tho
Cornhuskcrs had decisively defeated Min
nesota on tho homo grounds, C to 0. Last
year Minnesota waa defeated ot Lincoln,
0 to 0. Dr. Williams, whoso scalp waa
sought by Minnesota alumni after' a dis
astrous foot ball season, would not con
sent to run tho risk ot another trimming
at tho hnmls of the Cornhuskcrs.
Substituted for the Minnesota game aro
tho Michigan Agglos, a team which by
lta remarkable record last season waa
placed In front ranks by foot ball critics.
It will be the first name between tho
Aggies apd the Cornhuskcrs and will bo
played In Lincoln. Stlehm expects tho
game to be equal to the Minnesota con
test from a money making standpoint.
1 Imllnno Arc Drojiprrt.
Tho Haskell Indians arc also dropped
from the Nebraska schedule, after a pro-
test was mado last season against j)lay
Ing the Indians further. The entire Corn
htttkpr teain was severely bruised" In Uio
Indian battle and tho, 'Nebraska- Wftnacfl
(!ntd;(d not, feel hat tBe'tjfomhuskeYa
gained sufficient prestlgo from defeatlnff '
tho Indians to warrant ta!;ln;r chances of
Injuring tho olevon before big contents.
Mornlngslde college la accomodated with,
a' game In place of the Indians.
Another newcomer on .the, Nebraska,'
schedule this year Is South Dakota, after
the Coyotes woro dropped last season.
(Continued on Pago Four.)
Twenty-Six Teams
Will Play Basket
Ball at Huron, S. D,
HURON. S. D., March 7.-(Hpeclal)-Twcnty-six
teams have made applica
tion to enter the third annual high
school basket ball tournament March
and 21. The tournament, will. bo held un-
der the auspices of Huron college and?
will undoubtedly be .the greatest, uttadr
of Its kind ever hejd .In- tlds state. iTho
competing teams- will .come- from every
part of tho .state of' South Dakota.
Tho following high schools-havo sent
In their lists of players, and the lists
havo been forwarded to the state high
school board of control for 'authentica
tion: Aberdeen, Arlington, Brookings,
Carlton, Carthage, Centervllle, Doland,
Klkton, Hlghmorc, Hurley, Huron, Lako
Preston, Madison, Miller, Pierre, ."Rcd
fleld Balem, Sioux .Falls, Vermilion,
Watertown.'
Six additional high schools havo en
tered teams," but 'havo not yet sent in
their eligibility lists. Thcso schools may
participate In 'the tournament It tlielr
.lists ot players aro received In tlirto to
be passed upon by' tho state' board ot
control.
Pennsylvania- Jown 1
Is Still- tHe Leader
WASHINGTON, March 7. Tho eleventh
week ot tho Interclub rifle shoot finds
Warren still undefeated In class A, with
tho District of Columbia and Cleveland
tied for second place. Warren was high
gun for tho week, making 997 out of a
posatblo 1,000, within one point ot the rec
ord. Other high scores were Birmingham
and Cleveland, each with 993. In class B
King's Mills hold tho lead, with Stllwater.
Minn., and Boston as runners-up, Scores
Cluss A Warren, Pn., 997, against Bir
mingham, Ala., 995; District ot Columbia.
MS, against Bucyrus, O., 987; Brldgport,
Conn., 993, against Dickinson, N. D., 991;
Cleveland, O., 'X5, against Tacoma. Wash ,
!HU; Adrian, Mich-. 987. against Milwau
kee, (3; Youngstown, O.. S. against Mil
waukee, Old Guard. 900; St Paul, 993,
against Manchester, N. H., 97fi.
Class B-King's Mills, O., 987. against
San Francisco, 855: Stllwater, Minn., 983,
ugolnst Helena. Mont., defaulted; Boston,
DCS, against Bedford, O.. 940; Hopkins,
Minn.. 953, against Rochester. N. Y., 944,
Madison, Wis., 953, against Minneapolis.
Minn., 939; Wnlden. Colo., 979, against
Marlon, O.. 970; Louisville. Ky., 933.
against New Orleans, defaulted
ROURKE OFFERS KANE -
AND JUSTICE FOR SALE
Pa Rourka has placed Jim Kan. first
baseman, and Eddie Justice, shortstop,
on the open market tor sale. Rourke lias
come to the conclusion that the two vet
erans have outlived their usefulness on
the Omaha team and Is thus attempting
to dispose of them, This means that
Chaso and Thomas will be sure of their
positions on the 1914 team.
