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PRINCE TO PACIFIC COAST
Builder of Omaha Speedway to Sign
Up Speedboys at Lot Angelei.
10 LAND THE BIO FELLOWS
Pramotrf Will Try la Urt Heraey
Oltffleld, Barman, Pallea, Rlrk
rnbacher, Matford, Alley and
Other Itnrrderlls.
i
Jscg- Prlnc builder of the Omaha Au
tomobile Fpedway, departed last night for
I,os Angeles, where he will take nn active
part In the management of the hi auto
mnlHle rare to ho hold there Christmas
day. j While In n Angeles Prince ;wlll
aim up a lama number of the country'!
moat promising racing drivers to compete
In the opening rate here next spring.
rrliice expects to Induce all the tils boys
to come to Otnsha. Tlio racing fraternity
hss lng been waiting for triple radlua
track. the drrver who la bent on mak
ln fafct time realises thrit the triple ra
dius la 11 big benefit on hittlnir turns at
lilah sH-ed.
Many of the mott prominent drivers In
the land will racn jn (he Ijos Angeles
meet t'hrlslmss, and many more will race
In the Hants Monica, roa race. Prince
will le at hoth events In -tho Interests of
the Orrmha Hpeedway.
To Tie I it Rlsr Men.
He expects to pledge the consent of
Barnoy Oldflelil. Rob Hurman, Eddlo Pul
lcn. Kdlie Rb kenhacher. Ralph Mulford.
Tom Alley, Kddle O'PonneJl, Harry
Grant, fill Anderson and other of the
most prominent and well known drivera.
Kven while Prince Is away work will
tie continued In tho construction of tho
track here. At present the Infield Is
being leveled so that the running; board
may he attached to the track and the In
field leveled 100 feet In from the running
Uiuri' at all point. That 100 feet of the
InHrld will be rolled hard so that a ma
chine may come down off the track and
"till have ample room to come to a stop
without, danwer of atrlklnjr huge knolls
whim muht turn the machine turtle.
The work on the dike on the west side
mi that the water from the lake will not
aeep Into the Infield or under the track
la under way and will be completed soon.
Upi.n the return of Prince next spring
tho remainder of the track will be built
and the grandstand erected for the big
opening some time around July 4.
I
RUBE MARQUARD JUMPS TO
THE FEDS.
Federal Job for
.Brother Charley?
WASHINGTON, Iv. 7,-THpeclai,)
Charlrs . Bryan, brother of William J.
Pry an. is said to lie anxious to serve his
country la an official place, and the word
haa been received bv friends that ' he
looks with favor on an appointment to
the Fedeial Trado commission.
In official quarters, close to the While
Mouse, knowledge that diaries Pry an
aplre to a federal position la denied.
Nevertheless, It Is believed that""nroUier
t'harley" has strong support for an of
ficial position aside from hla relationship
to the secretary of state. Charles Bryan
has !ways subordinated himself to his
iilsUiiKuUhed brother. It now deVelops
that t'harley haa got the notion that he
has merits of his own that should be
iecoiilxed. ,,nd an appeal has been made
In his behalf. It was said today, for an
appointment to the Federal Trade com
lnislori. These places pay 110.000 a year.
Tills r.-immlBHlon Is to tie composed of
five members. The president has de
cided that he will appoint two lawyera,
two Lusiiirss men and an economist,
t'iiarlen Ho an haa studied law, but hla
frUnds say that he could hardly qualify
as a )aer member. However, they sug-
esi mat tie might be named as a bual
iis man, or as an econimist, just as
the president chooses.
Langford May Put
On Exhibition Here
8am Incford, the colored pugilist, may
put on a boxing exhibition In Omaha Just
before the rhrtnlmas holidays. If plana
now under way are successful Ills man
ager. Joe Woodman, has written Paul
-Murray, local glove artist. In answer to
the Utter's Inquiry. Woodman says an
cxhIMiton inn dh may be arranged be
tween ljingrord and Murray If permission
of the authorities Is secured and a hsll
large enugh to hold a big crowd can be
iiiifd for the date, probably December 3.
About that time Uingford will pass
through Omaha on bis wsy home from
the Puclflo to the Atlantic coast. The
North Omaha Athletic club, at which
lui ray is instructor In boxing, has Uken
up the protect and cximkIs to put It
through. Murray was l.augford's spar
ling partner about four years ago In an
exhibition match at Philadelphia.
ANOTHER CRITIC HAS
PICKED VIC HALLIGAN
Another weetern foot ball critic ha
:-i'lcd Vic Mulligan, captain of the
t'onttiueker eleven, for the left tackle
luBitiou on bis All-Western team. The
l. t. hi ililc to honor the Nebraska leader
! l .'. I'utterson. Mr. Patterson's All
Winturn aelft-tion Is In t'ollier's Weekly
11 nt in t,.s uitK le he d'-a riles Csptalii
Vi-- t:!e l'.i.t fururd In the west.
P
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Rube Marquard, former star left-hander
of the New York Glanta, who has signed
to pitch for the Brooklyn team of the
Federal league during the seasons of 1915,
191 and 1917.
Marquard Swears is
Not Under Contract
Other Than to Wards
"
CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-An, affidavit' In
which R. W. Marquard declares he la
under no binding contract with any team
other than the Brooklyn Federals was
received In the office of President ail
more today, attached to the document In
which the New York pitcher agrees to
play for the Wards. Utlmore displayed
the affidavit as an answer to charges
that Marquard was under contract with
the New York National, hence could not
legally Joint the Brooklyn team.
The Federal president alao displayed a
contract In which Ed Konetchy of the
Pittsburg Nationals agrees to play for
the' Pittsburg Federals.
HASKELL RECEIVES OFFER
FROM THE FEDERAL LEAGUE
Jack Haskell, last year an umpire on
the Western league staff and recognised
by fans and player alike aaa regular
umpire, la understood to have received an
offer from the Federal league. Bill
Breanan, former Western league umpa
and now chief of the Federal staff. Is
reputed to have sent Haskell a flattering
contract, which Jack will accept. If
Haskell goes to the Feds, thst organisa
tion will be- getting a good man. Is
the opinion of a! who have seen him
work In the Western.
CHIEF BENDER SIGNS
UP FCR TWO YEARS
Some Records of the
National League
THE C0RNHUSKER TEAM.
BASK ON HAI.I.S AND STRIKK-OUT
lli:')KI)S. IHH.
The official club record of banes on balls
snd strike-nuts, Rraited according to must
liHses on ball nnd leant sti Ike-outs, re
spectively, nre as follows:
t'M'It HASH ON I1A1.I.H ItKCOHD.
OhlCHiio
Hoston
I'hiladelphla
New Vork ...
St. Iouls ...
Cincinnati .,
Pittsburgh ..
Brooklyn ....
No.
Onmes.
....1M
. . . . l.Vs
....14
....l.Vi
....1(17
....157
...AM
...a;a
New York ...
Brooklyn ....
Chicago
Phlliidelphia
Pittsburgh ...
Boston
Ht. l.ouls ....
t'lminnatl
Bases Pet.
on to
Balis, tlame.
Mil 3.21
m 3.i
47'J 3.00
447 2.S7
44f. 2.X3
441 2 M
41i 2.C3
r,H 2M
KKCOKU.
No. Pet.
Strike- to
Outs. Game.
47 3.07
r.r.!t zm
ri77 3.70
i'i7D 3.70 J
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I7 3. HI
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27 .!9
No.
Games.
...l.Vt
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...is
...lf.K
...157
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Following are tho base on balls and
strike-out recqrdn of playem who played
In at least forty gnine.M, arranged accord
ing to number of ttmua played. Most
bancs on balls: iliikxins, i(Y in 14H games; f
paler, 4 in 1.13 games, Ueorge Burns,
in lu4 games; Kvern, 87 in games
u.
Carey, Pittsburgh VM
Msranvllle. Boston I'
Miller. J. ., St. Joeph....lS.-.
Burns. George, New York. 154
Good. Chicago IM
Wllspn, St. Ixiuls IM
Konetchy. Pittoburgh IM
Hat?r, Chicago I At
Ieach. Chicago
Cutshaw, Brooklyn 153
Hmlth, J. C., Brook. -Host.. 150
Wagner, J., Pittsburgh. ...150
Cravath. I'hiladelphla ,...14
HugKina. Ht. Luls 14K
Moran, Cincinnati-Boston. .14X
Schmidt, Boston 147
Msgee. 8., Philadelphia. ...I4fl
Meikle. New York 14H
Zimmerman, Chicago 14rt
Doyle. New York IVi
Wheat. Brooklyn 146
Vlox, Pittsburgh 143
Magee, K, k. Louis 143
NlehoiT, Cincinnati 142
Kelley. Jos. H.. Pitts 141
livers, Boston I;t!
droit, Cincinnati !.'
llersog, Cincinnati lilt
Becker. Philadelphia l:W
Schulle. Cincinnati 1T7
Beck, Pt. Uiuia 1H7
lxiliert. Phllii.lelphla 135
Hem her. New York 13a
Fletcher. New York l:tf
Sweeney, Chicago 114
Meyers, New York 131
Paskert, New York 1.12
lialton, Brooklyn 12H
tlowdy. Boston r.'K
Stengel, Brooklyn .
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llolan, St. lxiuls VM
.AM
.AM
. .121
Martin, J. C. Bost.-Phila.llg
Byrne. Phllnnelphla
liaubert, Brooklyn
Mann, Boston
il.uderus, Philadelphia..
V onnouy, Boston
BALTIMOrtB. Dec T.-"Chlef Albert
Bender, fornter pltche? for the Phila
delphia Athletics, hat signed a two-year
contract to play with the Baltimore Fed
eral league club. It was officially an
nounced today.
tsss4s tieese Ua gaath.
A new )oy has tilossomed In the riooi
ers' heart. Canada ii are reorted to
re niisratlng to tne southward In atmn
danl iiuitihfrs and that news has started
many in Omaha htintsmun 1111 the
at soaln. Hav Mi-Calie and Jac k Hllrv
m-rta quit a killing of C".Md w t
'a'houn . Sundav uud tit 'aie Hint other
hunlei-4 were equally su-ci jful.
Slo-k, New York 115
Snodgrass. New York 113
Clarke. Cincinnati 113
Corrldvn. Chh-ago in?
r.gan. Brooklyn 10U
Gibson, Pittsburgh 103
Bresnahan, Chicago bil
Snyder, M. louls 100
Kllllfer, Philadelphia W
4'rulse, St. l.ouls 95
Gonsalea, Cincinnati 96
Miller. Hoy, Cincinnati .... 93
McCarty. Brooklyn 90
father, St. l.oula-Boston., K
Grant. New York 88
Butler. St. Ixiuls M
Whltted, St. Ixiuls-Boston tt
Mui ray. New York ,.W
Hobertson, New York 83
Devote, Phlla.-Boxton 81
Wlngo, Bt. Ixiuls 80
Mowrey, Pittsburgh 7
Deal, Boston T
Archer. Chicago 79
Mrl.eHn. New York .... 79
lioblitsell, Cincinnati 74
Bcrhammer, Cincinnati .. 77
Mitchell. Pittsburgh 7
Hyatt. Pittsburgh 74
Hummel, Brooklyn 73
Coleman, Pittsburgh 73
Gilbert. Boston 72
Dsniels, Cincinnati 71
Kellogg, CincitinaM 71
Burns, Philadelphia 70
Myers, Brooklyn 70
Twoinbly. Cincinnati tiS
Hates. Clnclnittti-Chlcago. 7
Ji elan, Philadelphia 7
O'Mara, Brooklyn 7
HlKgert, Brooklyn-St. L... 1
Ylngllng, Cincinnati t
Whaling. Boston
I n'gey, Boston 6
McCarthy, Pittsburgh 57
Williams. Chicago 66
Gels. Brooklyn i5
Miller, Otto. Brooklyn ... 54
l,eonard, Pittsburgh 53
Dooln. Philadelphia 63
Cheney, Chicago 50
Johnston. Chicago- 50
Collins, Pittsburgh 4
James, HoMon 4
Mayer, Philadelphia 4S
Alexander, Phils lclphia .. 4S
Anica. Cincinnati 47
Dreaseq. St. lion's 4ti
I'hler, Ctncttuia.i m
Sallce. St. iMuii 4
Mcquillan. Pittil'Urgh .... 46
Moilwits. Chic.-t Inc 46
Douglas. Cliielrtfiatl 4i
Mentor. Pittsburgh 44
lveulbseh. Brooklyn 44
Heed, Ptillad' Ipiiia 44
Harmon, Pilti.burgh 44
I'felfer. Brooklyn 44
Kudolph, Uoslon 4:1
Kim her, Brooklyn 43
Kllllfer, Cincinnati 43
Va.iKlin. Cincinnati 42
Tesreau. New York 4;
Matliewson. New Vork 41
Yon Kolmts. Cincinnati.... 41
Perritt. St. Iiula 41
Benton, Cincinnati 41
Adams, Pittsluugh 40
Cooler, Pittsburgh 40
B.B. 8.O.
69 K
45 , M
34 62
89 63
63 74
32 6ti
32 if
94 61
79 60
30 32
6S 50
51 61
83 72
105 3
6X 40
43' 6.'i
65 42
52 80
20 40
6H 25
47 M
.1 33
42 24
38 77
39 59
87 2i
B4 28
42 27
37 59
:tu . 65
28 . 32
49 32
45 48
22 37
53 15
34 25
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M 39
48 40
Mt 65
66 74
45 44
30 34
24 60
3 31
49 M
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34 21
37 43
31 30
35 33
22 25
27 27
49 30
13 23
17
25 42
13 IK
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14 22
10 43
23 21
39 23
18 21
7
10 36
22 19
18 17
22 20
20 23
4 , 9
26 26
10 18
10 Hi
7 14
18 26
15 D2
28 34
19 40
14 28
20 12
7 24
14 27
29 18
21 22
18 28
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9 15
2a 28
1 16
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7 20
13 21
4 14
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RUTHERFORD MADE CAPTAIN
Halfback on Comhusker Team
Chosen Next Year's Leader.
STELLAR PLAYER TWO YEARS
Sqnnd of Seventeen Players (.ranted
Letters by Athletic Board
Laraest In "rhool's
History.
W ant Ac'.s.
LINCOLN. Dec. 7. Special Telegram.)
Dlcy Rutherford, for two years half back
on the Cornhusker team, was elected
captain of the 1915 eleven. Rutherford
received fourteen of the seventeen vots I
cast for captain. Roy Cameron, tackle
and center on tho Cornhuskor eleven for
two years whs Rutherford's opponent atl
he receive! three votes.
The selection of Rutherford will meet
with approval by the student body as
he Is exceedingly popular.
Rutherford has been a stellar ierl
former for the Cornhuskers nnd has been
nn All-Missouri Valley choice for two
years. He was alao given all western
honors by Walter Kckersall.
The athletic board met previous to tho
election and granted letters to seventeen
.players the largest scpind In tho history
of the school.
These men received letters:
1 amain Mulligan Cameron
Caley
Hawkins
1 Kuth-rford
humberlaln
i Potter
Howard
' Balls
Corey
KhlnL la
' Abbott
OniM
Dclematre
Dovle
Potter
Seller
DICK RUTHERFORD.
Men on Locomotives
Paid Less Than Other
Men, Says Mr. Carter
CHICAGO, Dec. 7. At today's session of
the arbitration board, called to consider
the requests of the englnemen of ninety
eight western railroads testimony de
signed to show that englnemen are paid
at a lower rate than are men In other
leading Industries was Introduced.
The comparisons were Introduced In
printed form by William S. Carter, presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Iocomotive
Firemen and Kngineinen, who resumed
the witness stand. .The exhibit also con
tained Information on hours of service.
Carter gave the purpose of the compila
tion as follows:
1. To show that rates of wages of lo
comotive engineers, firemen and hostlers
have been and are now less than the
rates of wages paid In other leading In
dustries: 2. That locomotive engineers, firemen
and hostlers have received less IncreHses
In wagea, 1914 over 1S07, and 1914 over
1910, than have employes In other leading
Industries.
3. That a day's work required of loco
motive engineers, firemen and hostlers
Is greater than Is required of employes
of other leading Industries, and.
4. That, while required to work hours
far In excess of employes in other Indus
tries, locomotive enKlneers, firemen and
hostlers receive much less compensation
for overtime.
Six Americans Are
Expelled from Ranch
South of Vera Cruz
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Consul Canada
at Vera Cru reported today the arrival
of six Americans, expelled from their
ranch, about 160 miles south of Vera
Crug, when bandits looted the property.
Constitutionalists provided them with
transportation to Vera Crus. Secretary
Bryan authoilzed Canada to aend them to
the United States and to bring the case
to the attention of the authorities.
A delayed rKrt from Special Agent
Carothers, with General Villa, says that
chieftain Is Investigating the alleged kid
naping near the Htinora border of the
three Americana, Wilson, Caraway ahd
Mclnery, who have been released.
At the State department It was said
no confirmation bad been received of re
ports of a new uprising under the leader
ship of Salaxar. '
Bee Want Ada Are. the Beat Buainesa
Read Dally by People in Search of Ad
vertised Opportunities. ..'...
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Must Pay Firemen
for Putting Out Blaze
Due to Negligence
NEW YORK. Pee. Y-New Yorkers on
whose premises fires occur, "due to their
own wilful and culpable negligence," will
hereafter have to pay the fire depart
ment the cost of rxtlne-ulshlnv them
cording to a statement by Fire Commis
sioner Kobert Anson last nlghL
The commissioner based his statement
on a decision rendered Friday by the
appellate division of the supreme court
In a suit which he brought agslmit a
corporation for $1,500, the cost of fighting
a stubborn fire In a big factory building
which ' the corporation owned.
Automatic sprinklers had been ordered
Installed In the factory, but the order
had been Ignored.
Miss Jessie Cope
Denies Intention
to Bribe Anyone
CHICAGO. Dec. 7. A description bt
MisM Jesle K. Cope of Los Angeles, Cal..
held on a bribery charge In connection
with the prosecution of Colonel Charles
Alexander of Providence, R. I., under the
Mann act was furnished the Chicago
police today to be sent to Delaware
Water Gap, Pa., In response to a police
request.
' A telegram from the Pennsylvania city
asked whether' Miss Jess'e Cope had
ever been known as "I'la Stroud Cope."
and requested a complete description of
the young women.
Miss Cope emphatically denied that she
was "Via Stroud Cope,- and Insisted
that he had never been in Delaware
Water Gap.
Thnt he had any Intent of bribery
w'.ien she signed papers In the office of
the district attorney was again denied
by Miss Cope, who was charged Saturday
with having attempted to bribe fderal
officials and with having written out an
agreement to divide 360.000 with them If
the money, through their help, could be
obtained from Colonel Alexander.
WITHDRAW FEDERAL SUIT
Mr. Tribble Makes
.Charges Against
Cotton Exchange
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Congresslonal
Investigation of the New .York Cotton ex
change and Its method of dealing with the
present cotton situation was asked In a
resolution today , by Representative Trib
ble of Georgia ' -
Representative Tribble explained his
resolution In this statement:
"When the 'Cotton exolienge opened the
price of cotton was exceedingly low, and
yet the New York Cotton exchange ham
mered down the price 1 cent per pound
almost Immediately. This was a fglr
test of the methods of . the . exchanges.
The exchange was closed and opened on
a low market, and y-t the opening of the
exchange cost the farmers of the south
millions of dollars. If I secure an Investi
gation and the facts can be brought out
this Investigation will in all probability
bring about prosecution of those guilty
of . fleecing the farmers of their well
earned profits and may result In the
total abolishment of the exchanges."
The resolution was. referred to the rules
committee. '
National League Will Not Press Con
spiracy Charge.
TROUBLE OVER PITCHER QUINN
Counsel for Plalatlff States In
Court It Would Be Difficult to
Collect Damages for
Hurler's Loss.
BALTIMORE. Dec. ".-The Boston Na
tional league base ball club withdrew its
suit for conspiracy In tho esse of Pitcher
Qulnn In the I'nltcd States district court
here today.
The suit was for $25.0V) and was Insti
tuted against the Federal Icag'ie, tho
Baltimore Federal league club, James A.
Gllmore, Kdward Hanlon, Otto Knabe
and John Ptetis, which Is the real name
of Qulnn.
Counsel for the plaintiff stated In court
that the Boston club realized It would
bo difficult to collect damages for' the
loss of Qulnn, inasmuch as without him
the tea rq had won the greatest possible
honors in the base ball world.
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