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TTIE OLVHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 27, 1914.
EOOSTERS
SPOTLIGHT
Mutt is Not Exactly in Edison's Class
Drawn for The Bee by "Bud" Fisher
Bowlers Soli Up Big Scores that
Top the Record.
KT.ATT. DOES THE BEST ROILING
KmI 1(m Will Lay Off Tjwtll
After Holiday geasoa Terlrey
. ftfcoog the Blgr Attraction
Last Wnh
Tli Booster league was tha matn attrae
tton on tha bowline stage last week.
Tha high season and Individual totaj was
beaten twice la tha turn evening, first
by Laara with f7T. and later by Naala
with CTJ. Both of tbeaa Juat nosed out
tha total of C7S rolled by Bowers two
weeks ago. Immediately after the rego
lar league matches Doherty rolled tha
record score on the Farnam alleys with
199 single tame.
Special matches were played through
crat the week between rival mercantile
teams.
The Association alleys presented it ax
el tins; scene, where the merry-go-round
tournament and turkey shot was held,
both ending at midnight Christmas eve.
The turkey shoot proved to be tha moat
Interesting:, with Neale win nine with a
n score, rolled late on the last evening
play. With this score ha passed Cain,
who was leading with a K1 count Maurar
las was a strong contender with SA and
Stuns rolled 658.
Cain and Jarosh won the merry-go-retmd
with a 1,58 total. Neale and Stuns
took second money with LIES, Neale and
Jarosh third with LBJ, Jarosh and Stuns
feorth with LSI -
Holiday Week to Be glaeb
During tha oomlng week most of tha
agues will postpone their games on ao
ootnat of the holidays.
To keep things alive "Dad" Huntington
has scheduled a Mercantile tournament
to take place en the Association alleys
Monday night The rive-man event only
will be rolled and sixteen teams have en
tered. The first squad of eight teams
trill comma nee rolling at 7:90 o'clock and
the next squad starts at 1:99 o'clock. The
entrance fee Is ti per man and there will
ha four prises. All teams entered repre.
Mat a local firm and are composed of
only employes of the firm they represent.
The teams already entered are: Cudahy
Packing company, McCord-Brady, Stand,
ard Oil company, Paxtoa di Gallagher,
Orchard at Wtlhelm, . Union Outfitting
oompany, Nebraska Telephone company,
Omaha National Bank No. 1, Omaha Na
tional Bsnk Na 2, Selden-Breek Con
traction company, umaha Oas company,
M. D. Smith company. Midland Olass and
Paint company and Columbia Fire In
surance company. .
Tao.Dregel shoe company and King
Beck company will enter tomorrow.
Week. Bnwllaa gchednle.
ASSOCIATION AI.L.BT8.
Mercantile League, Tuesday Oamas
poatponed.
Btryoo League, Wsdnesdar-Oaraeg
postponed.
KuHlarlaad Bros. League, Thursday
Camas Postponed.
raxtoa A Uaiiagher League, Friday
Games postponed.
METKOFuUTAJf AlX.B7tS.
Women's League, MondayAegtilar
team matches.
Standard Oil League, MondayPolarlne
Aula OU against Mica Axie Urease.
Drown Gasoline agalnat Perfection OIL
Commercial League, Monday BroUe
faard Crowns against Stars and Stripes,
snatch poatponed; Omaha Blcyola Cvm
tany against Keglea
Commercial Laaaua. Wednesday Basa
lln s Old Mixers against Frank's Candy
Aids, i . ,
Iwownhig-KJng League, Thursday
fiawea poatponed. ,
MOrUUHON ALLB7T&
Fairmont Creamery League, Monday
IXadem against Better Butler, Fairmont
Farms against Del Ida, Puritan Jrohrs
ge-nst Uuuld Gold.
Gate City League, Tuesday Fairmont
Creamery against Regan's Falstafjs,
Lewie Botffct, against Kumohrs Old
Caverns. Thursday: Games poatponed.
Omaha Oaa- laaua, V, edneeoay lnier
Aepartinent matches.
IsUtoaraohers LAajma'Tuaarfaw Tjrn'
tKngraveia against Omaha Printing com-
uiy, jueary fruiters aaeinst Uuber Inks.
nureoay; uames positioned. .
OmaJta, League, Friday Oamea post
gjoiied. fc-RUNEWXCK ALJJEYS, SOUTH
OMAHA.
slack) CJty Ijeogue Oamea postponed,
. FAKNAM ALLKVSt
Knight of Columbus I oagoe, Monday
gtettular team matches.
Booster League, Tuesdays-Clara Belles
asa-nat Powel ttuppty Company, hit Pasoe
against Corey-Muienaie, Moose t'lsb
ansJnrt Maura's Cafe, Plluoa egaiusi
beasoa Preaa.
JXobraaka Telephone League, TOfedhca
ay iuuardapanmeat matoitea
Moose Club League, Thursday Games
postponed.
Union Out fitting' League, Thnradejr
Oemse postponed.
- Dempster rhoto League, Thursday and
4'nuay uamea postponed.
Mwwllas; Motes.
The Omaha league la taking a two
peeks' layoff.
Barney thaw has been annexed to tha
jvrua Ijuxus llneun.
George Hagemaa is dividing his time
Detween nowiing ana aencing,
"Dad'' Hunilngtoo, Is stirring op thmgs
arouau the AaeouUtin aJleya.
The Florsheun i.oa have signed up
vaum. tne nianaara uu Otar.
EV1 Maurer aaya that evea If he had
woa the turkey .t would nae roat h m
It Is a ooiuouq alght to aee women
bowlers arouiul the local drives these
Ura.
Thofnaa aaya he baa suit the Losne
on aouwunl ot hia luaUUliy to roll sua
lot I
the first 1M game rolled Lee won a msr-
chandlse prise: for the first 111 game
rolled Knowles was the winner and Miller
won a oiise by rolling the first 1T7 gams.
The prise put up for any score over 3M
was not won.
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CAN VHURD MP JOHNSON?
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and didn't Al stay there? Certainly.
Well, they couldn't say enough for Cart
He was tbs little white-haired hoy around
hers, and then we sicked our 111 Jess on
him. Wall, everybody knows the result
Carl got the whipping of bla Ufa, and
Pari hasn't been to tha city since.
Afraid of Jess' Paaeh.
"Now we contend and we'll bet eur
friends money that way, that WlUard la
Just the man to tire Johnson out. Jack
will be airald of that punch and It will
be a new experience, one that will nettle
Johnson to find a man who can be as
deliberate as himself. Besides that he
will ho tha biggest man Johnson over
met Jess has youth, and we all realise
what a wonderful thing youth Is. John
son will know what It means before the
fight has gone very far, and It la going
a distance. The distance will beat John
son U nothing else that Wlllard pos
sesses dees. Den t forget that now when
you go betting five-dollar kellys."
STANDARD FOR WATER SPORT
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taut
The Brdeaard Crowns have aaain
fo.ged tuto too lead of the Commercial
Uaue,
Files Dahmke rolled a Ot total as a
farewell ' soure. He leaves for Denver
January L
"Loa A mad am presented the plnboys
at tha Faraam allays with a handsome
Silver dime.
When asked about the secretaryship of
lounvunrat, Kenneth Bclpie snys,
''Never etralu.
The Lewis Buffet and Ragaa's Fal
staf.s U1 have a seltle royal ahen they
inert nest time.
The Knights of Columbus will not roll
on their rvgular schedule until after the
fire of the yean
Thomas won the turkey In the C! class
ea the snwntmn alisya, villi a C7 score,
lie Is a new bowler.
The bowlers will hold a meeting on
January la aad plan fur neat season's
Midwest touraamettt.
joe B'ser isn't through yet He an
chors for the Mrrtoewiidoberga in tne
otve-aav tournament,
t-ue Nebrenka Tessphoae leaguers are
live wtisa. Thy take part la everything
gofnr on m the bowling game.
-tph" Terrell has dmb ob the tobog-
Co. but eaye he wtU be up antoag the
4ra Ls'ure neat rouud enda.
Liltie Interest la gelng taksa'tn the
tnternat'onal bowling UHirasment The
fei.irs wfll nrobar-rr make the trip.
imii Vtvmuiler has lUtcned to the
rail of the vine and will be in the
Oinaba Gas urieup wmorrow nisni.
Tlie Mviee club Irague will ranlM
twrnanrnt teams and start their rrg-
iar echeule Immediately after tbe hol
ds vs.
T ne Cudahv Packing ecmpaay Is out
vri n a team enfl onen tur maicaea
Torran. . Fowell and Pteronnet are the
mn-Awm In tha llneun.
isclonld Is the new manager af the
r'ruriirwt. k alieys In houth Oniaha and la
a- Wet ewer, anoorri'ng to tatamects
.t nfnimin Cut roilra
Tt.e Paxtoit Jb (ial'asher and Standard
Oil teams fiiVdod tuinora la their match.
Ins trtKTM woe the tot id pin argument,
1..., t.m uil klnxs ttuk two out OI U.rva.
Cmia'-a fcowlrra irvaeuted a sweater to
Finv r-irr.xtiuh. the pu ular Mnt man
at iLe Krno'ti allvs. with th request
(nut he use It aiucruatly wllh Lis rd
ladl ewntr.
A nw v4 vrim was hung up on the
Fur-bia aUrirs for C tirlatmas day. Mowrf
Won a cas prire fr li'h slnxle game
acreeable oompromlee or .ended regrev
Ubly. Owdo Weald Bo a Help.
The adoption by the governing body of
a recognised code will net only provide
safe meeting ground and avoid all fu
ture trouble, but also servo to place
water sports on a firm foundation, en
courage competition between distant
swimming centers,' make possible the
yearly holding of conclusive national
championships and Increase progress by
giving to the several collegiate associa
tions a community of law and purpose.
No difficulty Is anticipated In getting
the delegates to accept the proposed plans
for free style, breast-stroke and back
stroke swimming, or for fancy dlvtng,
but soma argument Is expected over the
water game to bo played, for four or
five varieties are now In nee. The In
tercollegiate type, however, has the larg
est following and la likely to be favored.
Yale. Columbia, Pennsylvania, Prince
ton, Cornell. City College, Harvard and
Illinois, ampng others, want it, as It has
grown very popular with both swimmers
and the public
FRENCH ELEVENS 1H ARMY
Host of th Gridiron Warrior Are
t the Front in Battlei.
EKCOUSAGIKQ AIL TEE ffPO&T
Chawie Vrsrlagr Mom to Keep T7 1m-
tereet la AtbJettee la Contrast
to the Order la Eaarlamd to
, Stop Saoh Exercise.
NTOW YORK, Deo. MNearly all tha
foot hall stars of France are either on
the "gridiron" of Flanders or rushing
the German tines along the Aisno, and
they are making them serves heard from.
Augvstla Joue, a foot ball star of Per
plgnan, In the Nineteenth dragoons, ust
mentioned in orders, was promoted to
lieutenant on the battlefield for having
rescued a fallen comrade aad carried htm
cut of the fire anna under severe shell
fire. Planus, another mainstay of the
French sporting association, was pro
moted to lieutenant for rushing single
handed a detachment of Germans who
was In the act of capturing a French
cannon. Ha bayonetted them, one after
another, and alone succeeded in bringing
the gun back into the lines. Cyclists
havo also done great work, both In tha
Frenoh and Belgian armies.
Augusta Troussellter, tbe youngest et
the Trousaelller brothers, well-known
professional riders, was killed during the
battle of the Alsne while charging tha
German trenches. Pellagrin, Morin aad
Jaustn, crack cycle racers, were all killed
during the battle of the Mama Heart
Olivier, Dcnoualt-all three members of
the Racing olub foot ball team,, also
were killed during the fighting around
Lunevtlle. Rene FJlena, another favorite
of Paris gridirons, was wounded at the
taking ot Altklrch. Fencing circles havo
also furnished a number of good fighters.
most of whom have been Incorporated in
tha flying corps. Rous' ere Dorcleres, the
hero ot so many meetings on the field of
honor. Is a maehlne gunner on one of
the armored aeroplanes; Oeorgas Brelt
mayer Is In the same eervtoe. Jess He
nanus, champion oarsman of Burope,
aras decorated on the battlefield for
heroie exploits In Belgium. Van Hou-
waert, one of the leading long distance
eyole racers, Is In the commissary depart
ment of the Belgian army, while Con
stant la Marin, the wrestler, la working
an automobile machine gun.
Battling Nelson Attempts to Come Back
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OFF WEEK IN BASKET BALL
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Supply of Candy
Comes in Aeroplane
Loaded with sandy, an aeroplane sailed
around In the Hanson Park Methodist
church last night finally settling down
on the preacher's platform, where It was
taken In charge by a Santa Claus, whs
dismantled It and distributed ths load
te the children of the Sunday school.
The aeroplane Idea was originated by
Jack and Bruce Eldrldge. The 'plane
was moored la the choir loft at the rear
of the auditorium, where Its load was
takea on.. Then, held by wires. It was
sent oa Its mission aroual tha roans, high
above the heads of tha people, finally
landing on the platform. "
of We isle's buccaneering Pirates. Even
at that their victory was a signal one,
as the work of Shields, borne from ths
University 1 of Nebraska for a vacation,
was responsible for it The Pirates were
handicapped by the absence of their cen
ter and forward, Wilson and Boot
Basket Ball Notes,
For practice games with the University
of Omaha quintet, call Manager Morey.
Webster
Both the Swifts and the Townsend Gun
company teams have secured nifty red
sweater coats.
Teams wishing games with the Ne
braska School for the Deaf, call Walnut
159 and ask for Jackson.
Leake of the Young Men's Christian as
association secretaries hns gone east to
spend the Christmas holidays.
Those Council Bluffs Cube are game
sports. When the Nebraska Telephones
failed to show up they took the Town
sends en.
CJus Miller showed that he was still on
the firing line when he refereed the game
between the South Omaha High school
and tbe alumni of that school.
The Church of the Covenant made Its
first appearance in the Church league
Tuesday. The Covenanters lost to the
Hanacom Park Methodists, 47 to IS.
Noland, the doughty little forward of
Inst stason's Nebraska Telephone quin
tet has at last decided to play. He Joined
the Walter O. Clarke last Saturday.
Thoe Townsends seem to virtually live
at the Young Men's Christian association.
Any time a team tans to put in an ap
pearance the gun men are substituted.
For the second time this season Ob'e
Meyers iced the game for the Walter G.
Clarke. His last feat was throwing eight
baskets against the Omaha High achool.
Those Orr brothers are stellar actors on
tbe Church of the Covenant qu'ntet.
Practically all of the scoring In their
1st against the Hanscom Parkers was
chalked up to them.
Te Nebraska School for the Deaf Is
represented this season bv the following
l'neup: Stark, right forward; Jackson,
le't forward: Tsml-es. center; Zabel,
right guard; Nelsen left guard.
It's a gnort th'n? for some of the local
teams that Pa"l SMe'ds doe-n't pay reg
ularly with the Swifts. The massive
center tore things up In general when he
performed against the Pirates Tuesday
evening.
A schedule for the three leagues will
b made out Immediately after the be
g nn'ng of tbe rew year. This has been
di laved because it win not known which
evenings the Omaha H1h school wanted
the Youn Men's Christian association
floor for Its interscholastlo contests.
Bnoaasaara All Sports.
Contrary to England, la France every
thing Is being done to encourage the
continuation et all sports as In times of
peace, It has already bee a annouueed
that there will be no athletics- of any
kind at Cambridge university this year.
The principal reason for the eoneellatlon
even of tbe minor sporting events Is that
tha men have no time to train or prac
tice, five afternoons a week being occupied
by work In the officers' training oorpa.
Tbs official notice applies to all fresh
sea's sports and to the intercollegiate
games.
for the Jr. wiik W. r"rit-her won a 1hM KMutm.
h prtv f hitrh total, vim , Fur 1 bju- ,f BUul-
Oay Bssevsta, '
Outfielder Guy 7 Inn of tha IWraptna
la training In rialtlinore. Ouy. Use Klrk
atriek, had the misfortune to break his
ankle. The outfielder la runnng up and
down steie at his borne oa A bell avenue,
la playiug a Utile ball on waria days and
doing everything possible to keep) la
,iuK wiii e in the hospital Ztna lost a
lot of weight, but la now Lack to norms!.
Go Into business for yoareelf, Read the
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Book by Dr. Henry
Bears the Name
Of "Equitania"
"Bquttanla" Is the name of a now and
practical Utopia, described as the land
of equity la a Utile book just published
by Dr. W. a Henry ot this olty. Ths
volume, which Is In the form of a dia
logue, and presumably a Uterary work
produced during the author's reoant so
journ la Las Angeles, embodies his well
known views on controversial subjects
such as woman suffrage, prohibition, the
sag problem, bound always to elicit dis
sent as all as approval, hut have the
parttoular merit of being plain spoken and
foroibly state
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CHICAGO ARRANGES
GAME m HASKELL
Coach Stagx Oirei Out Schedule of
Garnet for the Coming
Season,
IOWA DROPPED FROM LIST
For Sosae Reaeoa Not Announced
the Illinois Meate Baa It
Desire Play
Hawtceiywe,
CHICAGO, Deo. The University of
Chicago foot ball schedule nest year will
contain at least one game outside the Big
Nine conference. A. A. Stagg. athleUo
director, before leaving for Miami. Fla.,
announced tonight that a game bad been
scheduled with the Haskell Indiana of
Lawrence. Kan.
The only other games on the schedule
definitely arranged are Northwestern,
Indiana and Purdue, set for October 9,
It and 23. respectively.
Iowa has been dropped from the list
for one year. It was stated. Dates with
Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota stl''
are undecided.
CINCINNATI. Deo, H-Battllng Nel
son, who met Aady Deseaah la this city
a few days ago, la earnestly determined
to regain ths lightweight championship.
He Is working hard aad la seeking bouts
with first raters. AU who saw him In
his match with Beseaah say he showed
his old-time dash and aggresalveneaa.
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Bee Want AOs
Boosters.
Eight Men Drown
As Trawler Hits Mine
GRIMSBY, Bnglaad, Deo, ML The
trawler Oceana was sank by a mine to
day. Eight men were drowned, only the
BOX OF LEMONS BRINGS
BAD LUCK TO MOORE
Robert Moore, eolored. stole a bog of
lamona frees a freight car. polios officers
wha arrested him yesterday declare.
BHa arrested ho was trytna; to sell
theas, mi nit Sergeant Wilson,
Thirty-Six Rifle
Clubs Compete in
Washington Match
WASHINGTON, Dec M.-Thlrty-slr
rifle clubs from thtrty-four cities par
ticipated this week In the opening match
of the Rifle club gallery championship
under the auspices of ths National Rifle
Association of America. The Class A di
vision was led by Bridgeport Conn.,
which scored 990 points against Man
chester, N. H., with 963. Other Class A
matctMsa follow:
Kings Mills, O., 968 .against Adrian,
i Mich., 933; District of Columbia, 7
against Dickinson, N. D.. SGI; Warren.
I's, 9S6 agalnat Stillwater, Minn.. 934;
Cleveland, m agalnat Boston, 916; Bucy-
rus, O., 977 against Birmingham. 966.
Class B: Hopkins. Minn.. SM against.
Madison. Minn., 932; Hooaler club, In
dianapolis. 930 agalnat Tacoma, Wash..
926; Marion, O., 959 against Des Molaas.
930; Bangor, Me., 940 against Youngs town,
O., 960; St. Louis. 9tt against Milwaukee,
M3i Watertown, N. Y., 947 against lsmhs-
vllle, 918.
Clasa C: Buffalo, 93 against Kane.
Pa., 811; Watertown, 8. D., 971 against
Tucson. Arts.. 921; Ogden. Utah, 96
against Louisville, 90S; Salt Lake City.
933 against Corlnna, Maine, TM; New
Haven, Conn., 961 against Detroit, do-
faulted; Albion, Ind., 8H against Payette,
Ida., ft
Volunteers Feed '
250 Poor Families
Tha Volunteers of America distributed
ever 0 Christmas basksts of food ye
tcrday morning to as many of Omaha's
poor and needy families. Tha baskets
contained chickens, potatoes, vegetables,
fruits and ths like, all substantial pro
visions for a Christmas dinner.
Major McCormlck started the distribu
tion at o'clock, and until II o'clock
scantily clad mothers and fathers came
to receive their baskets. In many cases
the parents were accompanied by chil
dren, aad Major McCormlck acted as a
beneficent Santa Claus by dvtosT them
toys as long as they lasted.
Bee Want Ada
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