It's the Man With an Idea Who Really Leads in the Game of Life
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OMAHA
LINCOLN
BATTLE FOR HONORS
Basket Ball Fives from Big Schools
Line Up Against Each Other
in Tourney.
EXTKA TIME IN SEMI-FINALS
Sutton Defeated .Only After Long,
Gruelling Game.
PURPLE AND WHITE TAKE IT
Omaha Quintet Pushed to Limit in
the Afternoon Contest.
ttNCOLN HAS EASIER TIME
Dorms Crete by Score of Twenty.
Two to Seven South Oinnlifi
I, ouch Connotation linttle
to Went Point.
LINCOLN, Nebr., Marcli ll.-(Speclal)-
umana ana Lincoln high bcIiooih entered
the final round of tho state basket ball
tournament tonight, after dcfentlng Sut
ton and Crete In the semi-finals this aft
ernoon. Omaha's flvo won the right
to contest for the state championship,
following a same with the plurky Sut
ton basket ball team, which was the
most exciting or the tournament and
which threw the crowd which Jammed
auditorium Into a frenzy of excitement.
With tho score nt tic, 16 -to 16, at tho
end of thirty minutes of the most grill
ing play. Captain Jimmy Gardner came
to tho asslstanco of his team and with
two sensational coals from field turned
tho tide of battle In favor of the Purple
and tho White.
Omaha took tho lead In the first half
and apparently had tho game safely
packed away with a score of 11 to 7 at
tho end of the first half. Sutton fought
harder In tho second period and almost
before the Omaha's realised It. had tied
tip tho score. For the last five minutes
of play tho two fives fought roughly
and savagely, neither one being ablo to
score.
A five minute rest was ordered and tho
came extended five minutes. Then
Gardner, who had already played a won
derful game, sharing honorB with Flot
haw, stepped into the breach and ended
tho contest with two beautiful field
Coals.
Oninlin I,nil Ilnrd Pressed.
The Omaha contingent in the root
ing stands went mad but Its five suffered
(severely from the grueling fight Sut
ton put up and was not in the best of
shape for the game tonight. Lincoln
on the other hand, played tho best gamo
-of tournament against Crete, which has
had tho reputation of having the most ac
curate goal shooters in the list.
The Lincoln flvo was not compelled to
extend Itself in tho semifinals but guard
ed the Creto forwards so carefully that
not a single goal from field was secured
by the Saline county lads. Morris and
Lcese gave a clever exhibition of goal
throwing and the two combined to make
enough points to capture the game.
Following are the summary of tho two
semi-final games:
OMAHA (20V
, BUTTON (16).
R.V. Nolte
L.F. Anthes
C. Grosshuas
R.Q Griess
L.G Zimmerlie
Platz ...K-F.
Gardner L.F.
Berry ,.,..,C.
I.amion B.Q.
Flothow L.G.
Substitute Pauman for Tints. Fiold
goals: Flothaw (4), Gardner (3), Qross
haus (2), Nolte, Piatt. Grlesa. Free
throws: GroBShaus (5), Flothaw" (3), Nolte
12), Dauman, Zimmerlie. Referee, Bran-
Con.
LINCOLN (22).
CRETE (7).
R.F. Frundell
L.F. Byers
C R. Andrews
R.G. Mukle
L.G Bulka
Morrl R.F.
Leeso L.F.
.Albrecht C.
McCIoy ..n.G.
Bchroeder L.G.
Substitute: II. Andrews for Frundell.
Field goals: Morris (4), Leoso (3). Bchroe
der (2). Free throws: Morris (3), Leese,
Byers (7). Referee, Brannon.
Sonth Omahu Loses.
South Omaha dxjpped the final to West
Point in a closely played game, 13 to 10,
In the consolation tournament this after
noon. The victory of the Cuming county
lads was totally unlooked for. South
Omaha having fought its way into the
semi-finals with ease
The big banner offered to tho winner
of the consolation event will go to "West
roli.t.
Following is the summary of the game:
W12ST POINT (IS).
JSlllot L.F.
Schwalem L.G.
L. Krause C.
Wells R.F.
J. Krause R.G.
SO. OMAHA (10),
L. F. Conn
L. G Dote
C Nlxion
R.F. Foley
R.G Veal
Field coals: Elliot (3). L. Krause.
Wells (2), Conn, Nlxion (2), Foley. Free
throws: Wells, Foley (2).
Defeat of Stromaunrff.
By defeating Stromsburg easily this
morning, IS to 9 South Omaha gained
tho right to play West Point, who de
feated Cortland, 8 to 7, in the consolation
finals.
The South Omaha five dropped out of
tho regular tournament in tho first round,
evidently desiring to save Its strength for
the consolation event and certain that
tho backer five was not strong enough
to defeat all of the better teams.
South Omaha merely toyed with
StroniB-burg in the semi-finals. West
point found a sturdy opponent In the
Cortland five and the score stood nip
and tuck until tho end.
Following is the summary for the semi
final in the consolation event:
riouth OmrtUu-Stromburp.
SO. OMAHA (15). 8TROMSBURO ().
Foley UP. L.F ,., Colson
Beall L.O. L.G Llnd
Nixon C. C... McCugh
McBrldo R.F. R.F , Plerson
Leech ,..lt.u.K-u .uriuKsoii
Field goals: roiey, jsjxon w, imiunut
f2i. McCuch. Plerson. Free tnrows:
ojVolcy (3), McCugh (6). Referee: Reed,
bh, Cortland-We.t rolnt.
COUTIAND (7). I WEST POINT (8).
thlG. Malone..-....L.K.
L.F Wells
L.G J. Krause
blUICIIOIUUU
OtfMcPhereon C.
tlBllnnbrleht ....R.F.
C L. Krause
ILF Elliott
iH 11 Malone R.G. R.G
Bcnwcanum
MoPherson,
Bonebrlght, Elliott. L. .KraiJs (3). Free
throws: Bonebrlght. Kiuoit w, u. jvrauso
Ilelereo. v mei.
iiiirnec Cltr Winn and fcosen.
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., March 14. (Spe
cial. )-4-Pawnee City broke even in io
contests on tho home floor last night,
when the sophomore team of the high
school defeated the Vesta boys basket
ball team, and the second girls team of
Beatrice won from the Pawnee City High
school girls' team. The girls' game was
close and exciting, und was only lost by
a narrow margin, the snore being 11 to
1 The speedy little sophomore team,
though greatly over-matched in size by
thtlr opponents. pUved a rushing game
and won 23 to !. Alls llatslar acted as
jturee for the gtrU. and C. K. Jones
ofilclated for the tmys.
IVIldliiK to VUlt Here.
Anthony F. Wilding will vltslt the United
States this year as a member o-f the Aus
tralian team In tjuest of the Davis Inter
national cup.
WILL PROTECT CUB BASES FROM
THEFT DURING SUMMER.
Jimmy Archer, the demon sharpshooter.
who has made himself the well respected
terror of ambitious base runners, will
again protect the lines for the Cubs dur
ing tho present season. It Is a fast man
who can get by with a steal on Jimmy.
NO MORE SPRING SHOOTING
Federal Authorities Extend Meaning
of United States Game Law.
CONFLICT WITH STATE LAWS
Latent ItiiUiiK from Department of
Agriculture Indicates tlint Clash
liny Follow Efforts to
Enforce Order.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 14. (Special.)
The letter of "A Nebraskan" to Dis
trict Attorney Howell suggesting, in
view of the fact that tho United States
government has assumed authority
over game birds, ducks and geese, that
the aforesaid United States government
should feed said birds, thereby relieving
farmers In the western part of the state
from their ravages was brought to the
attention of the federal authorities to
day, with a' request that a more com
prehensive utterance bo made as to
whether these birds could bo lawfully
hot In the springtime in Nebraska.
The latest ruling of tho officials at the
Department of Agriculture, which hns
authority to enforce the new federal game
laws, Is that the federal law will apply
to all migratory birds, no matter where
they are found. This ruling, It appears.
Is entirely arbitrary with the officials of
the department, for tho terms of the act
specifically state that a closed season
shall obtain, etc., on all migratory birds
passing' over or at rest upon and of the
waters of "the main streams of the fol
lowing navlgablo rivers, towlt: The
Mississippi river between Minneapolis
and Memphis and the Missouri river be
tween Bismarck, N. D and Nebraska
City, Neb."
Conflict Tilth States' Htltfats.
Tills view has been taken by the de
partmont recently, for only a short tUno
ago it was said that the federal authori
ties would not undertake to claim juris
diction outside of the bounds of the nav
igable waters and perhaps tho shore line
up to high water mark. Tho effect of
this ruling would be to permit spring
shooting of migratory birds in all states
whose legislatures had not passed laws
to conform with the federal law since
its passage. This has not been done In
Iowa and hunters are permitted to shoot
In the spring under the provisions of the
Iowa game laws and licenses have been
Issued by the state officials thereunder.
There seems to be no question but that
the federal laws will apply and be para
mount over the state laws upon the fed
eral domain, but there is much question
in tho minds of lawyers as to whether
the federal government can claim Juris
diction outside the bounds of the nav
igable waters and whether the attorney
general will sustain the department's con
struction.
The action by the department, In claim
ing jurisdiction everywhere regardless of
weather birds are on federal or state
waters, has the effect of repealing all
the st a to laws so far as they apply to
migratory birds where such state laws
do not conform to the exact terms of tho
federal law.
Will Enforce Federal Lnrr.
The federal authorities, however, state
that they Intend to enforce the law In
so far as their limited means permit, but
it is known that tho appropriation for
tho enforcement of the act only permits
one or two game wardens to each state
and provides for them the munificent
salary of SI a year, and that the officials i
at Washington are endeavoring to co
operate with the state officials in the
enforcement of the federal act. There
seems to be little hope of this In Iowa
for the reason that the state gamo warden
is already up In arms with the depart
ment because It will not recognize the
hunting licenses which tho stato has is
sued and collected for and which hav -ot
yet run out.
Tnere have been no court decisions on
the extent of the federal Jurisdiction
under the new law, but the question Is
a nice one and upon it depends whether
or not the state laws with reference to j
migratory birds will be repealed or stand.
If they stand hunters may shoot this
spring under the state laws as before
except on and over federal waters. If
the federal laws are to apply everywhere
regardless of the state's domain then
the hunters might as well "pa ok their
shootln' irons in grease" for the only
thing a fellow gets hunting under the
federal law is b a ck and a bad
cold.
Fighter Nnnted Yiinliee.
Jimmy Dunn has a fighter under his
; wing named Yankee. If anything should
; win for him It's his name.
Toner Hatter Join.
Rube Marquard and Larry Melean. the
Eiffel tower buttery, joined the Giants
I in Marlln last week.
FEDS WILL
FOR THEIR
BOERS
Deserters from Organized Ball Fail
ing to Make Good in New League
to Be Taken Care Of. ,
TWO "FARMS" FOR NEXT YEAR
Gilmore Confirms Reports Minor
Leagues Will Be Formed.
LIST OF BACKERS GIVEN OUT
Fifty Millions and Twelve Million
aires Behind Organisation.
BROOKLYN IS WEALTHIEST CLUB
Injunction Suit Asrnlnst William
Kllllfer. Chanted with Harlan;
"Jumped," to Be Filed
This AVeefc.
CHICAGO, March 14.-Baso ball play
ers who deserted the ranks of organized
bull to Join tho Federals will be taken
caro of, even It they full to win berths
with tho Federal teams. Tills wa-s an
nounced today by President Gilmore, who
returned from a visit to the training
camp of the Chlcugo Federals at Shrevo
port. La. Ho confirmed the report that
two minor outlaw leagues will bo formed
next year to provide Federal "farms."
"What will becomo of the players not
strong enough t6 get regular Jobs on your
teams?" ho was asked.
"Every man who quit organised ball,
from major or minor leagues, will be
taken caro of," Gilmore said. "Of course
(horo nro a lot ot youngsters who hever
played in organized ball whose training
oxperlenco with us will not hurt them.
These will be freo to get places elsewhere.
"Next year wo will have at last two
minor leagues working In conjunction
with us. If wo are In organized ball then
they will, if not they will be 'outlaws,'
as we are called now."
List of nnckera.
President Gllmoro gave out a list ot the
league's owners and backers which shows,
according to his figures, that there is
?50,000,OOQ behind the organization. Twelve
millionaires are on tho roster, ho Bald.
The wealthiest club Is that In Brooklyn,
where the Wards are credited with cap
ital amounting to 323,000,000.
Gilinore's list with the millionaires
marked "M" follows:
Pittsburgh Edwin Owinner, president
(M); William Kerr, vice president: Wll
linm McCulloch, secretary.
Buffalo William Robertson, president
(M); Walter Mullen, vice president; F.
Cabanna, treasurer (M); Owen Auspcr
gor, secretary.
Baltimore Carroll Rasin, president
(M); J. S. Wilson, 'jr.. treasurer (M;
Harry Goldman, secretary; Ned Hanlon.
Brooklyn R. B. Ward, president (M)j
G. S. AVnrd, vice president (M): Walter
Ward, treasurer (M); John Ward, secre
tary.
St. Louis Ed Stelnlncer, president) Otto
Stlfcl (M); Phil Ball (M).
Indianapolis J, Edwin Krause, presi
dent: John A. George, Bert -McBrlde, E.
B. Gfttts; W, K, Watklns, secretary.
Kansas City C. C. Madison, president;
S. S. Qordon; Harry Nelly, secretary.
Chicago Charles Weeghman, president
(M); William Walker, vice president (M):
Charles Williams, secretary.
Served with Notice.
President Gllmoro reached Chicago Just
In time to be served with notice that an
injunction suit aiming to prevent tho
building of the Federal's plant here had
been filed. The summons was made re
turnable April SO and unless a temporary
Injunction Is Issued in the meantime the
Federals' granstand will be built and
their team playing ball before the hear
ing Is held.
Tho Federal leasuo's Injunction suit
against William Kllllfer, who is charged
with having "jumped" a contract with
the local club, is to be filed In the federal
court at Grand Rapids, President Gil
more said today, probably not later than
next Thursday.
"I wouldn't be surprised If Kllllfer
Joined Joe Tinker's team before that,"
said the president.
No players who have signed contracts
with other leagues have yet been taken
away by the Federals, according to Gil
more, but he admitted negotiations were
on between managers and several stars.
The clubs have been given the league's
permission to sign the men regardless of
their contracts, and havo the promise of
united backing, legal and financial.
Gilmore declared no more efforts to
reach a truce would be made by his side.
His overtures to organized base ball,
mado three weeks ago In a personal visit
to President Johnssn of the American
league, were tho last to come from the
Federals, he said.
Six Cubs Ready to
Listen to Offers
from the Federals
CHICAGO. March 14. IteDorts trnm
Tampa, Fla that at leaat six members
oi me cnicago National league club
would listen to offers from the Federal
league should the base boll war talk
develop into a contract-Ignoring con
test, today agitated the followers of bast
ball.
With much detail, thourh with r,ii
elimination of names of players said to
oe jnvoivea, dispatches from the Cubs'
training camn related that lr iir
ers had been approached with offers from
me federals and that they had Ustn;d
io the envoi's find ntirvjnrA UmA i..
- . " . . H. u iiu. , .lucijr
declared that It 'given more money they
wouid leave me National league.
"If the condition In other training
camps ot organized base ball Is the same
as nere, ine citpaicnes said, "the Fed
erals will have no difficulty In obtaining
major league players. It is only a ques
tlon of how much money they will spend
In contracts and bonuses."
CHAMBERS CHALLENGES
AL CAHN FOR A MATCH
Billy Chambers, who It considerable
of a golf player and billiard shark, has
challenged Al Culm, who Is also a con
siderable golf player and billiard shark,
tn .ini1lut In U .tin " t .f . .
1 v... .. . ... n.....T. ... utiuaiun IIUAl
Wedneitday nlglit at Harry Byrnes' bll
lllaid parlors I'tiambers specifies a 2S0-
i point Hint' h and has hopes of taking the
state championship away from Cahn, who
:at piesent holds the title hy virtue of
J winning the recent state tournament.
SPORTS SECTION of
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W Bf H
Jtilir
Sunday
OMAHA,
Will They
Now that the pre-season dope has al
lotted the National leaguo pennant for
19U to tho Giants and tho American
league flag to the Athletics, several of
these forecasters havo peered Into the
depths of the Delphto oracle's steaming
cleft In the rocks and havo announced
that the Pittsburgh Piratos will land in
second place In the National league and
that tho Boston Bed Sox will act as run-ners-up
to the Athletics. Of course, in
handing out this advance information it
Is supposed that the teams will run true
to form.
Bill Carrlgan, manager of the Bed Sox,
pictured in the upper left hand corner,
Rourke Family Starts Its
Spring Practice on Home
Grounds on Monday Morn
Starting tomorrow mornlnsr, when active training
season will be Inaugurated with duo pomp and cere
mony, Rourko park will drop the veil ot quiet and
solitude which has hung over it during tho colder
winter months, and, If Pa Rourke's assertions can bo
reliod upon, will resemble a boilerinakor'H convention'
with all tho youngsters and vcteranu flopping around
the park in energetic efforts to get into condition and
make permanent jobs on the 1914 squad. Pa s&ys
that tho training season is going to be some training
scaron this year, and that any player, no
matter what may tils status us a ball
player, who fulls to display the proper
amount of enthusiasm, will bo bounced
over tho fence In double-quick time. As
Pa Is boss this year, and as Brother Dave
has a sufficient supply of garden tools
to officiate at a wake. It looks very much
as if the athletes will be compelled to
exhibit the required speed whether they
feel disposed or not.
Pa has bright visions of a flag, which
should read "1914 champions." Thus It
can be seen that with Pa at the helm the
little old bqat which will lepresent Omaha,
on the Western league sea la going to
make Just about the fastest time possible.
As the playera will have to art as sailors
and will be an Important adjunct to the
speed, Hk1ppr ltourke vows that nary a
sailor will loaf on the job for a minute.
. .
Prospects have been bright for Omaha
(Continued on Page l'uur)
Omaha
SUNDAY MORNING, MAlfCU
Land Their Club: in Second Place?
with his star pitcher, Joo Wood, be
neath him, has a llnoup which looks as
if it should gtvo a good account of itself
In tho coming race. Wood, who did J
valiant service In the world's series in
1912, will probably strike his old gait
some time In June. He was disabled last
season and his absence probably accounts
for the Box landing In fourth place. With
Wood on the mound, and Bodlcnt, Col
lins, Leonard and Mosely as alternates,
Carrlgan'a pitching staff should bo ablo
to take caro of Itself. Then there is
Johnny Kvers, Trls Speaker, Hooper,
Lewis, Hcnrlckson, Rehg, Gardiner, Wag
ner and Janvrln, who, although not a
marvel lost season, holds forth promises
ALL WELTERWEIGHTS ARE
ANXIOUS TO MEET GRAVERT
jVlthln a few days after a general,
oliallenge to all welterweights was prlntod
In Tho Ben from the training quarters
of Harry tlravert, tho Hf-year-old Gate
City fighter, half a dozen replies from
Omaha, Kansas City, St. Joseph nd
Oklahoma City boxers wore received by
Paul Murray, Gravert's trainer. Nego
tiations are now pending for a ten-round
bout at Kunsus City with "Wildcat"
Ferns, one of the pugs who wants to
meet Gravcrt.
The other welterweights who are now
in touch with Oruvert and Murray, since
the challenge was Issuod, include Pred-
mo uaniuis oi ai. joaopn. All jiaKMi or
OMal,oma ry ani, 8everu, 0mullU) anJ
Kouth Omaha boxors.
Bee
15, )14.
thin year. Yerkes and Engla seam to -slowing
up a bit, but may do a comeback.
To the right of Carrlgan is Fred Clarke,
who guides tho destinies of the Pirates,
and below him Marty O'Toole, his main
pitcher, who created a sensation a tow
years ago by drawing a record price of
J2J.000 when purchased by the Pittsburgh
club. Clarko has suffered some from the
Federal raids, but still has Hans Wag
ner7 Mowroy, Viox and Konetchy, who
form the best infield In the country next
to Connie Mack's aggregation. The Pi
rates' outfield looks a little weak, and
Max Carey Is about the best man in the
outer garden. Mike Mitchell and a re
cruit named Kelly will fill the other two
outposts. While Clarke will miss Hen
drlx, there are managers who can show
a worso crop of pitchers than Adams,
McQulllen, Harmon, Cooper and the above
mentioned O'Toole.
Fleet Clyde Milan Holds
Base Stealing Record for
Both the Major Leagues
Clyde Milan, premlor base runner of tho American
leaguo in 1913, stole thirteen moro cushions last sea
son thun Max Carey, boss of tho National league's pil
fering brigade, but tho catchers cut him down oftener
than they did tho rirute. Tho Washington flyer set
out to steal op 104 occasions last year and tho back
stops prevented him from achieving his object thirty
times. Carey endeavored to oxecutp seventy-eight
thofts und the receivers kept him from carrying out bis
dosign seventeen times. The basorunnlng percentages
of Milan and Carey were therefore, .712
and .783.
Milan, like Carey, was not highly con
sidered as a baserunner when he was
serving his apprenticeship in the minors.
Tho last year Clyde spent with the little
fallows, which was In 1W7, In Wichita, he
fctole only thirty-eight bases, or thirty
six less than he filched In .1911 Caroy
previous to Joining tho Pirates In 1911,
was connected with the South Bend ctub,
and In 1910 ho pinched only thirty-six
hassocks.
Of Milan's seventy-four steals last year,
fourteen were scoured In games against
Cleveland, thirteen In games against New
York, twelve in games agatnst Detroit,
twelve in games against Boston, nine In
games against Philadelphia, nine In
games against St. Louis and flvo In games
against Chicago. Tho speedy Henator
' i . . "
i never was able to steal four bases In a
: (.Continued on Page Four.)
T BALL-
TRAINING IS NEXT
Coach Stichm Will Call Men Out
for Work on the Gridiron
Before Easter.
NEW CAPTAIN TO BE ELECTED
An Abundance of Good Freshman
Material in Sight.
TRACK TEAM OUTLOOK IS FAIR
Kansas Again Claims the Basket
- Ball Championship.
BASKET BALL TOURNEY SUCCESS
University Kxpectn to Ilavn m ltnn
dreil JIIkIi ,Hchool Tennis Kn
trred for Ills: State Con
test Next Yrnr.
I1V JAMK9 12. liAWKESCE,
LINCOLN, March ll.-(Speclal.)-Sprlng
foot hall practice tor tho regular Corn
huker squad; soccer foot ball fpr any
undergraduate who may desiro to play
and outdoor training for tho Husker
track squad nil start simultaneously a,
week from next Monday, when the stu
dents return from the spring holidays.
The Cornhusker foot -ball squad will
have a tough workout facing It for the
next four weeks. The Cornhusker mentor
Is determined to. have the rudimentary
Instruction In tho gnine completed before
the opening of school next fall and will
take the squad through all ot tho pre
liminaries courses In foot ball.
The same methods applied last year
worked with such excellent success that
StU'hm was not compelled to waste a
minute's time In the fall running through
a bunch of rudimentary Instruction which
delayed tho squad from two to three
weeks In previous years. Immediately
following tho spring holidays, the fifteen
men grunted foot bull letters will be
railed upon to vote again for the selec
tion of a captain toisuoccedl Captaln-etei't
Max Towle, who was held to bo In
eligible by tho Missouri valley conference
eligibility committee.
Thn selection of a captain will lie be
tween two men It Is likely Ualllgan, thn
star tackle, who Is Playing his third
year of varsity foot ball, and Warren
Howard, tho former Omaha High school
star, who Is also playing his third year
of foot hall. Ualllgan was a candidate
when Towlo was selected, but withdrew
In order to make the election of Towle
unanimous,
A part of that maglnflcent squad of
veterans Stlehm assembled last fall Is
left, but seven of the fifteen lotter men
have left, although Stlehm expected to.
loso but two, Cameron, Abbott, ' Bilther
ford, Balls, Halllgan and Howard aro
the only letter men left. But for the
brilliant frexhmcn material, Including
Corey, Benfro and Chamberlain It would
bo a dreary foot fall prospect at Ne
braska. Tlip Trnrlc Outlook.
In the track work, the same situation
that haB confronted Nebraska' every sea
son in the last four years Is present
again. Tlio Cornhuekers have four or
five Individual stars, but not the material
to develop a winning track team. With
the material on hand that tfeed has at
his disposal, It is difficult to see how
(Continued on Page Four.)
Knocked a Homer
For King George
Among qthor things which are disturb
ing tho peace of mind of Ham Crawford,
the demon Detroit slugger who In vis
iting his wife's parents In Omaha, is the
Interpretation American writers place on
news value. Bam has always been a
staunch Amerlcnn citizen, which Is only
natural since ho was raised In Wahoo,
Ne)., and he still Is, even though he
has visited most of the countries of the
globe In his world tour. Thus It la that
Bam is anxious to know why uch a
hullabaloo was raised when he slammed
out a home run when the eager eyes of
King George wero watching his move
ments. Bam has performed the circuit
clout beforo Presidents Taft and Wilson
and Boosevelt, but It passed without
mention and was accepted as a matter
of course,
"Why, then," queries 8am, "should wit
this howl he made because I poked one
out of the lot before the king? It sure
gets me."
D0ANE ATHLETES LINE UP
FOR TRACK PRACTICE
CRETE, Neb., March H.-(Bpecla!.)-On
Thursday, March I. J. N. Bennett, dean
of men and faculty, representatives on
the Doano college board of athletic con
trol, called a meeting of the athletic
association for the purpose of electing a
truck captain for the coming season. On
the first ballot, J. 8. Wlshart was chosen
captain. This Is Wlshart'u second year
ot track work. Although the heavieet
man on the team last year, he was
easily among the fastest His main
event woe tho 2:20. but did some very
good work with other events, especially
the weights. With WJshart as captain
and all the new material that has been
showing up on the field. It is thought by
many that the track team has good pros
peots for the coming season.
At a called meeting of the tennis as
sociation, Harold Davis, the left-handed
wonder, was chosen president. Arrange
ments were made to put the courts In
position and procure new nets. A small
assessment was made and action was
taken to Invite Itev. John Calvert to be
cume an honorary member ot the associa
tion and act as coach for the season.
FRANK CHANCE FINALLY
HAS WORD ABOUT MURPHY
I'ranlt Chance says Murphy never
owned a majority stock of the Cubs, that
ho never was anything but an employe,
and that his sale of 13 per cent ot the
stock Is all tommyrot Krank ought to
know, That Is what most people had be
lieved all along. Had Murphy owned S3
per cent ot tho stock he would not have
stepped down and out so gracefully, you
can bet on that.
Cnvnleskle to Come Daclc.
Detroit fans think that Harry Covales
kle will make good In his third, attempt
In the big league because he la a Cin
cinnati cast-off. They usually do.
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