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HIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 29, 1914.
HIGH COST OF BASE BAIL. HEW YORK GAINS BOXERS
rin&ncial End ' Outgrows Infants'
Gotiei, Deolarei Ch&rlsi Ebbetm,
COST TRIFLED SDfCE OLD DATS
firing Area ad the Clrel Wew Ooet
Fnr Taaasaa aa A(lMt Twelv
te Fearteea Haafrri'
Yeas asre.
Br FRANK O. XERU.
Churls Hercules Ebbets, the wall
known Inhabitant of Brooklyn, N. who
enoa asserted that "baaa ball atlll U la
tu Infancy." wlahaa It to ba known that
what ha said than applies merely to tha
playing and not In any war to tha finan
cial and. -
"No str-ree, not tha financial and." aald
C Heroulea "The flnaaalal and of baaa
ball haa outgrown Its swaddling alotbaa
all right
"Tha coat of baaa bailing from tha own
era' ataadpotnt today la from thraa to tjl
times as great now as It waa in 1S83,
when I broke Into tha business, and tha
cost la Increasing each year.
"Bvervthins; la Mather, baapa higher,"
aontlnued tha Dodger Owner. Trawl
ing expenses hare tripled In tha laat
t waive er fifteen srai tha aaJarlea are
about three tint) higher In some Bases
and BnurtlctUly evsry pink baa
forced to btiliil nrw cunoreta stadiums and
pay Inorwaeed tnx.' or rentals ea tha
ground which H u:e.
"In tha eld dav a club ad a earry
about twenty men at tha moat sal.
ery of 11, BO waa considered a hog ana
la thoae days. The average aalary In
those dra was about CVA, wbloh meant
that a dub's salary list totaled aa mora
has ,0W.
C. fTsroules paused, wWc gave tha later-viewer
time te wedga ha this eatst
"What la tha average salary Hat newr
The ganeral horw of tha Dodgers evaded
a direct mly C. Baronies doesn't ha
to talk about or even think about the
salary list that ha Hooked htmeelf In an
effort to stop his pUrer frees, hardline ;
to the Feds.
BlaT Outlay. tw BAjhtHee.
However. It has keen learned from ether
sources that In theas days of Mrft sal
aries tha avwsjre salary for twenty-five
players, a manager, an assistant man
arer ul two trainers Is around $3,009.
That would bring; tha total annual sal
ary outlay for a major league club to
about fSS.OOO, This bears out Ebbeta
statement as te the near tripling of the
salary figure.
"In tha olden days wa used to make a
complete swing of tha western circuit
at a cost of around tl.ino or fl.401 That
same swing costs us 14.000 today.
"Twenty years or so ago wa never ear
lied more than eighteen men on a trip.
That Included the manager, six pitchers,
two catchers, three Infleldera, five out.
flldrs and a general utility man. To
da w oarry from twenty-five to, twenty-nine
men on sees trip.
"Our milage coat In tha old days was
J Ml cent a mite and usually we could
deadhead about three of our players
through. Our average mileage eost now
la I oenta, and deadheading la a thing
, of ths past. Our cost for alaepara In
tha old days waa about faM, but It Is j
about WOO or I3S0 now, because of the
extra men we earry.
The hotel limit la tha old days of ths
American plaa never was mors than KtM
a day. And that was the price at the
beat hotels. Nowadays It ooats us $4 a
day for accommodations at plaoaa la tha
same class.
As I bare said, It ooats as about 94,00
to make a weatern swing now. Wa make
three a year. That makes ths total for
weatern traveling 111.000. rt eosts us ftXO
to 1700 for each trip that wa maks to
1'hlladelphla and about 1,000 far aeon
lioaton trip.
Travellaa- Kspaasee nigh.
Bo, whn all things are figured. It will
be seen that our traveling sxpense and
thoa of the giants are lower tha a (hose
of any other teams becauae when wa play
each other wa Incur no hotel or traveling
expense.
I dare say that ths annual traveling
expenses of the majority of clubs, other
than the Giants and Brooklyn, are la the
neighborhood of ta.A.x
Wa used wooden stands In the old daya
They don't ooet much originally and their
upkeep was snielL
, Today nearly every major league In
ths country has a new steel and concrete
stadium that coat anywhera from 130,000
to 180.000, at aa Interest rata at per
cent that represents aa annual interest
outlay of from tl&.OOO to $20,000.
Every club that awns It own grounds
must pay greatly Increased tax Those
who rent or leass their grounds are com
pelled to pay from two to four times as
much for their grounds as they used to.
Base ball la In Its Infancy, all right,
but as the figures I have aiven win .s
11 t tha financial side that is In Its
Mexicans Planning
Monto Carlo Just
Across Boundary
SAN FRANCIBCO. "! xt- m
"Wealthy men of Mexicall. In Mexloo, just
across tha California state Una aad a
stone's throw from Calnl - n.. t.
portal valley, have dreams of a western
Monts Carlo. More than that, the are
hoping and planning to make Mexican the
center of all big fistic operations tn tha
suture, and tiro re that with plenty f
capital behind them and renrri,tni -
vanta, they caa take tha honors away
rfuarea. Thoir scheme, briefly, U
to operate through the recently formed
J (iter nation! Pportlng club, big fights
are to be held If ths boxers want the
chance to coin money, llorae racing is
to oe established aa soon aa possible, and
of course there will be samblln r.ir.
Billy Sliver, one-Ume trainer of the lata
Mauley iKtche) and for the last severs,
years a resident of tha Imperial valley
is tha man who has been encagwd bj
ti.e Lcteroatlonsl Sporting club to get
after the boxera of repute and tie them
to contracts. EMlver. who until two or
three days ao was In Ban Francisco,
ha hurried to Vtaxlcall to confer with
tbe men bel:lod the x html and will come
forward latar with hie announcements of
definite plans
Tpa rnea who are backing the syndi
cate' delude Carley Wlthlngtoa, Wliliajn
V. Er riit't-a. Oertt Grahant and ed
Itnud. They are nillllooati American
with l&ndnd ntrsts In Uexlco. Accord
li g to their claim, a oonoaaslon to run
ff.r twenty yeavs was gTantod their club
by General Huerta and further has ths
ei.ilm ment ef Carraiaza.
California Lost Oirei Advantage to
Eartern Metropolii.
JTMMY J0EKST0N IN ACTIVITY
Well Kim MaaaeTfjr Wka fas Re
vive Bexlea la Madlsaa Meare
Oardea ta Casaaaaalratlaa with
Varlaas Title Heldsra.
By niNOglDK.
NETW TORK, Nov. . California's loa
In a puglllstlo way. Is New York's gain.
With ths abolition of the ring gams out
tn balmy California during the life of ths
Incoming administration, boxing activity
must of neooeslty find another hearth,
and New Tork, as represented by the
metropolis, has undertaken, to keep the
sport In a thriving state.
We are certain that New Tork will suc
ceed la Its laudable endeavor to tha ax
tent of bringing about matches between
ths champions of the various classes ex
cluding the heavyweight division and tha
near champions. Jimmy Johnston, who
has resueoitated boxing la Madison Bquar
Garden, and has mad It a paying' prop
osition. Is la communication with the
dlvsrstfled title bolder, proffering tempt
ing bait to Induce thaw to show their
ware before metropolitan and ooamopoU
taa gatherings.
To dats Johnstoa bas had ana author
ised world's champion, and one unauthor
ised world's ohsayiplon, perform for the
edification of bis patrons. Freddie Welsh,
ths undisputed lightweight ahampton,
showed M his bout with Ad Wolgast
that b Is a fighter as wall as a boxer;
while Mike Gibbons, whoa pretensions
to tha middleweight crown are as wall
founded as those of any other olalmant.
enoa agala showed his mastery ever a
contender.
These twa may appear agala tn a laeal
ring shortly, aa to defend bis ahamploa
shlp, tha other to establish bis right to
the premiership la his olass.
Negotiations are pending for matches
betwaea Welsh aad Packer MoFarland
and Otbbou and Jimmy CI a b by. Unless
things ga awry, tha two boats will ba eon-
tasted la tha Oardsa arena within the
next two months. Tb Welsh-VcFarl and
tilt la likely to be staged prior te the
Clabby-Olbbons dash.
Matches Cades Hssjwttatlaau
MoFarland and Walsh hare mat three
time previously, with tha outcome favor
ing Packer In two mills, and this fourth
meeting should settle for all time tha
supremacy between the two.
Though the champion, Welsh, haa mad
no unreasonable demands of McFarland. ',
In tha matter of weight. Freddie at first
held out for IS pounds at 'clock, while '
McFarland Insisted on 1M pound at 4 .
o'clock. When Welsh saw that Paokey '
was serious and really meant business. '
the Briton Instructed his manager to t
closs the match at Packer terms.
This will la reality be a "coma-beck" :
test fdr McFarland, although ha has
never been away I so that one could no
tloe It. It Is over a year since Patricio
last engaged la a ring encounter, and ha
baa repeatedly announced his retirement
from the ring.
McFarland's return Is Just another In
stance of tha lure of tha game. Paoksy
Is not coming back for ths express pur
pose af gathering In a ooupla of thousand
shekels, although ha does not object to
swelling his coffer. McFarland was
agaoloua enact h during hts halcyon
days to stow away enough money to keep
him comfortably for tha rest of hts life.
Ho Is Just returning to tha ring to repay
an old debt and wtU not rest easy until
tha matter with Welsh Is settled.
It appears that Welsh and MoFarland
fought twenty rounds In a London ring
several years ag-o, Tha bout waa ad
judged a draw by tha referee. Fuokey
has since contended that ha ahould have
received the award, as ha says he out
boxed Welsh 'at every turn. - Packey
vowed to get even, and his grievance
against Walsh became aggravated when
Freddie ascended to tha lightweight
championship. It Is to show his superi
ority aver Pollok'a ohampion that' Mo
Farland Is so keen for another battle.
i n uiDDons-viaDDy eonxuot. , It ar
ranged, should be no lea Interesting than
the mlx-up between Welsh and McFar- I
land. Out west Clabby Is heralded ea
tha world's middleweight ohampion, while 1
tn tha middle west Qlbbona enjoys thai
same distinction. And right her In the
ABB At "I . 1
' v. is looaea upon as the
legitimate champion of tha Us-pounders.
ravers ISIIaalaattoB Series.
Let us digress a moment. With so
many seotlons claiming a ohampion there
Is but one way to determine ths right-
nil owner or the title, and that la to
bold an elimination aeries. But tn this
ease It seems unwise to go through the
formality of a number of matches to
settle ths mooted question. Tha sast lav
wining to conceda ths championship to
ths Clabby-Olbbons bout winner. Al
McCoy Is looked upon ss ths poorest
apology tor a ohampion that aver ex
isted. True, McCoy knocked out Oeorge Chip
with a punch at the time Chip wa the
recognised champion. But aver since that
evening McCoy has not shown one capa
bility of a real ohampion. He has en
gaged tn flvs bouts since he upset Chip,
and la four of these ha was returned a
badly beaten loser. If his other scrap,
with Willie Lewis, tha old-timer simply
founght himself into exhaustion in five
rounds.
So that eliminates McCoy.
W are chary to accuse Oeorga Chip
of any shady dealing, but It haa been
imparts 1 to tha writer that McCoy
double-crossed" Chip the night the
latter was knocked out Chip waa to
havs let McCoy last several rounda. we
are told, but McCoy forgot the arrange,
ment when he espied an opening, and
rlrped over a left awing that sent Chip
to snooseland.
Chip haa alway, vea us the Impres
sion of being a clean-living gentu,m.niy
reiiow. and a true aportaman abov aiL
lie never uttered a syllable after tb
knuchout by McCoy, and . were led to
n1 Istvss W o a i a,.
, w wu on roo4
iuNr,
CREIGHTON JfEAR SUCCESS
Team Plajn Good Foot Ball and
Finance. Are on Right Side.
TAMISIEA FLATS LAST GAME
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Every Other Meseber of Teaas RIU
tbl Return aad Doa Male
sklas When Call Goes Oat
Again Neat Fall.
Crelshton, T; Bellevue, .
Crelabton, 47; Grand ls'and College, 0.
CrelKhton, M; Keerney. 0.
Crelxhton, 0; Haskell Indiana, M.
Oelshton, 0; ft. Th.wnn, 10.
Crelfhton, 0; Marquette, .
Crelshton, 1; Nebraska Weeleyan, t.
CreiRhton, SO; Maker, a
Crelghton, 7; University of South Da
kota, .
Ths Crelghton varsity foot ball team
concluded its schedule for the year with
the annual Thanksgiving battle on
Crelghton field Thursday, In what proved
to ba Ita best performanoe of the year.
Tha blue and white outplayed tha Coy
otes In three-quarters, snd only lost be
cause they apparently believed they were
not destined to win. They scored a
touchdown on the Coyotes for the first
time In history. Ths wlndup of the year
changed what would have been but a
mediocre year Into what la regarded by
tb students and management as a suo-
oesaful season. ,
Haskell Defeat Fires.
The above record was made by tb
team this year. Following easy victories
over tha colleges of Nebraska, ths first
defeat a crushing affair, eame la tha
Haskell game. Cripples were numerous
from this data and for three weeks only
parts of tha squad aould be used. A
fierce gam waa lost to Bt Thomas at
0t Paul, and a week later the Marquette
squad nosed out a vtotory over a Crelgh
ton squad playing under the freahmaa
rule, A come-back streak then developed
and Wesleyan picked tc win. was given
a sound walloping and Baker was mas
sacred. ' ,
leuea Fieenl IseeeM.
The director of athletics expresses him
self as well pleased with the season as
a whole. The return, from the game
will outbatanoa the expenses. Already
work on the new schedule . has begun.
Haskell has written for a game, hut no
date Is set A two-year contract with
St Thomas assures a game with the
northerner here next year. Wesleyan
will probably be played at University
Place, and South Dakota her again
turkey day.
The sum total of tha work showed that
Crelghton scored 341 points to M by Its
opponents.
Great credit Is due to the Crelghton
coaches, Harry MUler and Chester Dud
ley, for the showing af ths team. At
no time during the year has there been
a large squad out and. Injuries to the
players meant a serious handicap. The
athletic board of the school has not yet
considered the" selection of a coach for
next year. The players themselves are
strong for Miller again for next year,
and he Is popular with ths students.
Prospects Are Brisk t.
Prospects for a fast team next year
are very bright With tha exception of
Tamtslea, the squad will be Intact The
loss of "Jap'' will be heavily felt as ha
ts tha best drop kicker who ever donned
a blue and white unlf irm. He Is always
steady and can be depended to punt for
long dlatancesj when the ship Is rocking.
Of ths men who hav displayed tbe
greatest luster this year. Roy "Dutch"
Plata has been the king pin. Coming
from Omaha High "school, where ha
starred last year, tha little Dutchman
has performed In phenomenal style In
every gam with tha exception af one
when he did not play because of a boll.
Of this year's regular who will be
eligible for next year will be Burford.
Btaplaton, Warren, Shannon, Showalter,
Brennan, Arehart, Carrlg. Wine, Coffey,
Wagner, Bteffan.
Walter Brennan. captain of this year's
squad, has been a star at left end. With
but few exceptions, run which started
around hi end failed to gain, although
Hill never threw himself Into the lime
light as a spectacular player. His final
bid for . fame came In tha ' laat. game,
when ha pulled off the prettieat play of
tha game la pulling In a forward pas
and almost breaking up th game. He
ts still a youngster and has another year
to play.
Max Towle Selects
. 'All-State College '
Team for This Jear
Max Towle, quarterback on tha Corn
hunker foot ball team for two years and
coach of Hastings college team, haa
selected an All-State college team.
Towls's selection does not Include
Crelghton, but contain only men on the
teams which are members ' of the Ne
braska conference. His selections are:
FIRST TEAM.
Nam and Col less.
Hussey, Wesley en..... ,
Prince, Hastings....
Ohrnan, Bellevue
Clark, Grand Island ...
Llsh, Weeleyan
Carlson. Grand Island
Durham, Wesleyan
strain. Cower
Pratt Hastings
Springer, Grand Island
Johnson. Wesleyan
Poeltlon. !
..Left end.
..Left tackle.
...Lft guard.
..Center. .
...Right guard.
...Rlsht tackle
..Right end. .
..Quarterback
..Left half, i
...Rlfrht half.
..Fullback.
0BCOKD TEAM.
Name and College.
Eahman, Doane
McCarty, Hastings
Tomllnson, Hastings
Johnson, Doane
Randolph, Kearney
MoCormlck, Weeleyan
Gait Hnattng
Eaton, Wesleyan............
Kline, Wesleyan
piunman, Hastings.
noya. xorx.
Position
.Left end.
. Left tackle.
. Left guard.
Center.
. Right guard.
. Right tackle.
.Right end.
..Quarterback.
.Left half.
. Right halfT
Fullback.
STORMS ON SASE BALL MAP
League! in Extreme North and South
Dissatisfied with Ruling.
DO HOT LIKE THE SALARY LIMIT
Texa Wonld Prefer Paying; Hla-her
Allowances Northerners Are
Spilt V Inta Twe
Factions.
Two disturbances which may result
rather seriously' next year have arisen
from the base bkll convention which was
held In Omaita. the. first of this month.
Two leagues, one in the extreme south
and one In tha extreme north, are a bit
peeved with oeratn actions taken In
Omaha and threats are being hurled faat
and furiously.
Down south the Texas league has a
grievance. The Texas circuit Is class B
and Its salary limit under the agreement
reached here will be $2,000. But last year
the limit was 12,500 and It Is admitted that
most of the clubs cheated considerably.
Thas. the Tex. men assert that In order
to pay such salaries as to live up to the
law the athletes would necessarily be of
such Inefficient caliber as to Jeopardise
base ball In the eye of fans.
The Lone Star men declare that Texts
fans are educated to first class ball evn
la a B league and that they will counte
nance no inferior article. Thus they as
sert the economy is a false one.
The Texas leegue moguls believe that
a disruption will occur even In the ranks
of organised base ball If an effort l
made to enforce the salary limits. Tho
Texas - league will also be ona of the
first to revolt ,
Up north the Northern league has
trouble on Its hands. Two factions are
at work In that league. One faction would
oust John Burmeister as president V the
other wants to keep A. U. Pulford from
owning the Winnipeg franchise. Tbe Pul
ford case was before the board of arbi
tration here. Pulford was here surrounded
by a flock of legal talent and a deter
mination tn stick. Anticipating a bitter
fight the board wisely 'turned tha mat
ter over bo the leagues tb settle under
the new ruling that only appealed cases
hall appear before the National board.
Pulford Is bound to stick In ths league.
The Burmeister faction aays Pulford must
go. There you hav It
It will be a hot little fight and both
Pulford and Burmeister are peevish be
cause " the board of arbitration didn't
settle the matter ono and for all tn
Omaha t
Freddie Welsh Ready
to Tackle Any of the
Boxers of His Weight
ansant k
NEW TORK, Nov, J. When Freddie
Welsh declared soon after ha acquired
his title that he would box any light
weight la tha world he evidently meant
It Show him where he ana receive com
pensation commensurate with his position
and ability and he'll meet 'em all, he
siurs.
These tactics befit a real champion.
Freddie ha only to continue to pursue
them to dispel all doubt that may still
linger tn the minds of some fans that ha
ts worthy of tha crown ha wear. Also
adherence to his declared policy will
greatly enhance his prestige and popular
ity and thus Inorease his earning; capac
ity.' Since he defeated Willie Rttohle, Welsh
has engaged in three fights. In each case
he let tha promoters select th opponent.
Freddie named prices, within reason, that
he wanted for his servtoes, reserving, tha
right to take a percentage of th receipts
If the percentage ran over tha guarantee.
K has no preference as to whom h
must be pitted against
O
'ill : ii-
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BisutirUtr Leery.
Jfri-'e Uauiu--rtD-r, the Browns'
j.m i . r. fi-Kfii n ti.i the lvrowns intend
i j li liiiil to th Naii, refum-s to lKn
u . .:!,! ii m : I the fci-rii.g. liunmrt-i.-r
!.;. t! al l y 1 1. a tunr the tul:, tx-
(;i ir.uO'D en-r li.'ilpfe may liM.ve
l,. G iu-ii ii ikisoul the iicpur4 traUtf.
To Give Camp Plans
for Boys and Girls
NEW TORK. Nov. M.Tha Cm nu
, rectors' association of America, w ill make
m uuuiyreocuajvn exuiuuion, representing
camp for boy and girls, with their
athletlo activities, ef the Camp Athletic
league. In evidence at the tntuth
aual national aportamen'a show. Psbnun
jtO-CT, at the Grand Central Palace. A
feature will be Illustrated lectures about
camp and phase of camp life. The as
sociation Is considering aa annual parade
on Fifth avenue In May of boy and girl
campers, with picturesque representations
of the educational feature, sporja. and
ail possible Incidents of ths taXsns;
son.
A Specia
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Y JJsVlJU U X
UITS
1 .PotcK
and OV
ase o
On Sale Monday Morning at a Big Saving
Many of Them From Our Kensington Factories
$18.75
A
done for our custom
ers in many a season
Be on hand Monday for your share of the benefits
special sale at this season of the year is unusual
for this store, but we believe this one at this time is fully
warranted. Our Mr. Macee has iust returned from eastern
markets where he made the purchase and selections personally.
Shipment was rushed by express. He considers the garments so
attractive and the prices so much below their real value that we
want to pass them to our customers at the same saving. Both.
Suits and; Overcoats are jusf the colors : and styles worn and in
demand now, and are as desirable as it is possible to buy at regu
lar prices. Many so new that you can't duplicate them elsewhere
at any price, uei tne
full force of this. It is
the best thing we have
Suits worth
$30 to $35....
$23.75
Staple and fancy sack suits, newest and
most stylish models, beautifully tailored
grays,' browns, blues and Tartan colorings
-fabrics,.- linings and trimmings never
excelled in ready tailored suits.
Suits worth ( 1 Q 7 C
$25-$27.50...?iOi
This group of splendid garments force
fully demonstrates the really fine quality
which can be put into garments to sell at
$26 and $27.50. Smart, distinctive sack
suits in the shades and models now popu
lar with the best dressers fine worsteds,
cssslmeres and cheviots offered ta this
special purchase sale tor 818.75
Suits worth
$18 and $20..
A remarkable exhibition of real values.
Worsteds, serges, cassimeres In desirable
patterns trust-worthy qualities worth
$18.00 to $20.00 aa judged by ordinary
standards. '
Overcoats dJOQ 7C
worth$3Q-$35$M3
8tyllBh garments that are nothing less
thsn beautiful the most distinguished
creations of the season. Heather mix
tures, browns, grays, blues, soft Shetland
wools, chinchillas, English Moss cloth,
etc Silky yokes, satin piped seams, velvet
collars.
$25-$27.50....,.?iO'
New models cut on clever English lines
many In the "warmth without weight"
fabrics now in demand. Many modified
Balmacaans, Raglans, London Bog styles,
etc. We doubt if yon hare seen their
superiors offered anywhere this season at
less than $27.60. In hls sale at 318.75
(tests warth $19 '7C
S13 tD $20 .',$10. iD
Balmacaans; handsome patterns and new
cat models; long belted coats with shawl
or " convertible collars; also Chesterfield
models la black- kersey.
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