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Base Ball Isnt the Only Game Spoiled by Folks Talking Too Much
SCHOOLMASTER STAR ON CLARK
BASKET BALL TEAM.
FULTZ CAMPAIGNS
AGAIN INJESTERN
Signs Up Athletes Who Came Into
This Loop Toward the Close
of 1914 Season.
SPORTS SECTION of
The Omaha
LIMIT RULES BRING
WORRY T0ATI1LETES
Both Kajor and Minor Leaguer
Alike Hare Orierances Over
Limit of Number of Me a.
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CARDS ASK COURTS
ENJOIN LEE MAGEE
St. Louis National League Clab
Seeks Order Restraining Player
from Going Elsewhere.
SUIT IS FILED IN CINCINNATI
It is Alleged that He Signed Con
tract with Mound City Base
Ball Organization.
TACT HOLDS FOR THIS YEAS
Huggini Says "We Are Simply Try
. ing to Protect Our Interests."
DOESNT EXPECT ANT TROUBLE
ly Another Instance O. B. ft. la
FI tit lag Take Car of Itself
la Matter of Jamnera, Aa
aert Herrmann.
CIXCINATTT, Jan. 1 A temporary
Injunction to restrain leo Hoemsche
meyer, known In base ball circles as "Lee
Magee," from managing or playing with
any club other than the St. Louts Na
tionals was asked for In a suit filed today
by the American Bane Ball and Athletic
Exhibition cotnpnny, operating the. ft.
IjouIs National league base ball club.
The Allegations.
The' suit, which was filed In tha United
States district court here, asks that the
injunction later ba made permanent on
tha ground that the Ft Louis National
league club holds a previous contract
with Magee for th eseason of 1915.
It ts alleged In the petition that Magea
signed a contract on March 4, 1914, with
the St.' Louis National league club for
the seasons of 1914 and 1916; that ha was
paid t4.M0 straight salary. H.&00 additional
for signing thesa contracts and S1.300
bonus for tha team finishing In third
position in the championship race. It fur
ther states that on November 11. 1914,
Magee signed a contract with tha Brook
lyn Federal league, thereby repudiating
his contract wtlh tha Sfc Louis Nationals.
Statement of Ilngglaa.
Manager Miller Hugglna of tha' St.
Louis Nationals said:
"We have a contract for 1915 with
Magee, made out on what Is known aa
the new 1915 blank. We are simply try
ing to protect our interests. Wa do not
anticipate any difficulty in proving our
rights In the matter."
Chairman August Herrmann of the
National base ball commission said:
"This Is only another Instance that
demonstrates that Organised Base Ball
will fight to protect itself In the matter
f contract Jumpers."
Bluff, Says Gllsaoro.
CHICAGO. Jan. t Declaring that tha
ult filed at Cincinnati today to enjoin
Lee Magea from playing with tha Brook
lyn Federals, was merely an Incident of
campaign to intimidate players, who
have signed with the Federals, James
Ollmore, president of the league this
afternoon sent tha following telegram
to Magee:
"Pay no attention to the filing of that
ult It is only an attempt to bluff you
and ether ball players, who have signed
with us. ' Tour money Is assured for the
full term of your contract whether you
are enjoined or not."
Qdlmore cited the cases of "Chief'
Johnson. Marsans and Hal Chase, aa in
stances of players whom were kept on
Federal league benches by court action,
but whose aalarlea aever-the-leaa had
been paid by their new employers.
Westergard and Pat
Connors Wrestle at
Krug Wednesday
Jess Westergard, orack American
heavyweight wrestler, will attempt to
heave the shoulders of Pat Connors, the
Irish Olant and Canadian champ, at the
Krug theater Wednesday night The
match 1 the first big wrestling bout of
the season In Omaha.
Pete Lyck Signs
With Cedar Rapids
Pete Lyck, one of the best amateur
catchers In Omaha, Is expecting to sign
up with the Cedar Rapids club of the
Central association next summer. Lyck
Is a coming catcher If there ever was
one and friends belle vo he Is assured of
his success in professional circles. Ha
is but a youngster, W years old, but he
ran hold any kind of pitcher, has a winked
throw to second and hits the ball hard
at the bat.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF
IOWA TRACK TEAM
IOWA CITY, la., Jan. J 8peclal.)
The Iowa university track schedule for
1915. a announced by Manager Kellogg
today, will look something like this:
April 17 Drake relays. De Moines.
April M Home meet. Iowa rieia.
Mav 1 Minnesota duel. Minneapolis. ,
May a Drake duel. Iowa Field.
' May 22 State college meet Des Moines.
Manager Kellogg also announces to-
day. May 15 as the date of the state unl-
rslty annual Invitation meet Tor lowa
High schools; and March 19-M as the
Sates named by the State High school's
athletic association for the annual pre
liminaries and finals In the Ptate High
school basket ball tournament.
BIG WRESTLING MATCH AT
FREMONT ON TUESDAY
(Hto Carpenter, an Omaha wrestler,
will meet Joa ntecher, pride of Dodge,
Ksb.. in a wrestling bout at Fremont
or, Tueeday night, tuiWee pesssnt plans
go wrong. IMecher ha recently been
taken up by Knul Klank and Frank
(iotea, but Carpenter and hie supporters
believe be can flop the Dodge boy. A
hlbch In the selection of the referee has
occurred and a heated argument under
ay, but mediation is expected before
I he night of the match, r'everal carlous
ef Omaha fan are planning to take in
th matih.
Oris Recovering
Al Orth. veteran Pit'
who fractured his k
the Quakers' ground
i nvnnng ai nil uuuiv m ,iviiu,,(, . ,
rays be will be ready t" take up umpir
ing duties next spring. Her.ind a plough
Orth Is trudging over a (arm. at.o me
soft soil makes It powible for Oi th to
use both Its treaty.
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IT I MO 10 RTUT VTVQ. TIIMDI.DQ hu"y-up entirely successful membei
IVARjAlJ AlnLLlLlJ uUlUrllij 1 ship campaign In the Western leagiie and
Eight Out of Fifteen Brodie to or
from Federal Leagne.
WALTER JOHNSON LEADS LIST
In Addition to Walter, Hamilton,
Hagersnan, Bksisb, lleadria, Wll
lett, Packard and Harris Are
Kaasana Who Have Jamped.
After many rears of earnest but use
less endeavor the well known state of
Kansas has managed to boast of a dis
tinction that la Individual. The Jay
hawker ha been howling about the
Kansas wheat crops, the hot weather In
Clay Center, prohibition laws, blue sky
laws, William Allen Whits, Ed Howe and
Jay House for the last ten years, only
to have the rest of the world giggle in
supreme mirth. Now Kansas has the
laugh on those who laughed at it.
Just fifteen major league athletes
gained their early experience in Kansas
and eight of tho fifteen have matte
record Jumps to or from the Federal
league.
Johnson Heads List.
Mr. Walter Johnson, champion Jumper
of the world, is a product of Humbolt,
Kan., and now vote in CoffeyrMo. Wal
ter Jumped from Washington to the
Chicago Fed and then back again. In
addition to the double leap he haa jumped
Into a swell lawsuit, if Mr. Weeghman
may be believed.
Earl Hamilton, who flew from the St
Louis Bcpwns to Kansas City Fad and
back to th Browns, I from Oswego,
Kan.
Z. Z. (Rip) Hagerman, uncovered In
Topeka by Dick Cooley, Jumped from
Cleveland to the Chlfeds.
Ad Brennan, who leaped from the Phil-
adelphia Nationals to Weeghman' team, ,
claims La-Harps a his home. ' Ad also
pitched for the Wichita (Kao.) club in
the Western league.
Hendrlx Real Jar hawk.
Claude Hendrlx, one of the best heav
ers In the outlaw circuit and formerly a
Pittsburgh Pirate star, comes from
lathe, Kan. He also played on the
St. Mary's college team when Ev C.
Qulgley, National league ump. was coach
there, and pitched for Ealing in the Kan
sas State league.
"Farmer" Wlllett formerly of Detroit
b rod led to the St. Louis Feds. Wlllett
pitched for Wichita In the old Western
circuit and went from that city to De
troit in 1909.
Eugene Packard, the little southpaw,
who was the mainstay of the Kansas
City Federal team last year, is mother
Kansas man. He come from Independ
ence and when there established quite
a reputation for himself, playing inde
pendent ball. Packard wa with Cin
cinnati before his brodie.
Harris Is the Eighth.
Benjamin Harris, who Jumped from
Denver, this league, to the Kansas City I
Feds, la the eighth Kansas man. He !
worked for Topeka under Dick Cooley be- j
fore going to Denver. I
Kansas dttclarcs no other state in the
Union can boast of such a record. The J
Jayhawkers declare thc:v would not be
surprised if the other seven also leaped,
even though they leaped both ways, a
la Johnson and Hamilton, because they
say the Kansan Is out for the coin and
Jumping base ball clubs is one of' the
best little ways to get It these days.
Jim Callahan Dies
Suddenly at Hospital!
"Jhn" Cal:anon, adwrlated with Pat
Crowe, and who wss tried and acquitted
in connection with the Cudahy kidnap-
ping rase, died suddenly yesterday aft
ernoon si "l. josepn s noapuai. nnere ne
was taken by the police after he was found
violently ill In Hugo Hlltz's sa'oon at
povlrteenth and Douglas streets.
Callahan, who haa been living in Coun-
cj RiUff, for the last few years, came
to Omaha yesterday aud after taking
a few drinks, sat dow.i t a table. Illlti
noticed that he looked ill and called
in Police Pergeaat Tony Venous, who
was passing. Police Purgcon Tamisea
afterwards pronounced him in a critical
condition, and be wa taken to tne hos
pital, where he died a few minutes latr.
Callahan was about 1 years old.
HANDICAP B0WUNG
TOURNEY IS PLANNED
Dad Huntington and Art Cummings are
framing a handicap bowling .tournament
for January J, 10 and SI. They are now
working on suitable handicaps for five
man teams, double and singles and ex
pert to pull off a neat little tournament
at the Association alleys.
I .
lloasrr Toaeh at Colby.
The apfointmrnt of Fienjamln Uouser !
a coach of the l!'u Clby colieae base
k..n i,um. is announced, llouaer. who
I u a fit at baaenian, aa am.tant coach I
nitk.r let tho I'mveialty of fi nnaylvanla last ! th" raae of the lirltish steamship "Mlra
neecao In a fa.l at ' rln am1 I'4. "? .h ,iio"" ' mkhL- loaded with wbeat and shipped
Is laat June, is re- , '"'''A'jngj, Aluaeuca aiul the buffalo frorn America to Oe man consignees,
, In Lynchburg. V. ini.rn.uon pr
war, was announced her
t aba Train at Tampa.
The Cubs will train at Tampa, begin
ning, March 1. Coining noilh. they will
play at Bavannaii, ilirrrunghajn, Nash
ville, Chattanooga, and Memphis,
DOC SEABAUOH AMONG THEM
With Jolnlnsr of Omaks atektr, All
Players on Itoarke'a gqaad Are
Bona Fide Metnfcewa of
Players Fraternity.
Davie Fults, the energetic president of
the Flayers' fraternity, ha again Invaded
the ranks of the Western league and has)
pledged a few more members to hi fra.
ternlty from this circuit Practically
ever)- man who played In this loop last
season Is a member of the order.
One more Omaha player was drawn lnte
the fraternity by Fults" latest campaign
He Is J. W. Seabaugh, more familiarly
known as "Doe,' who was procured by
Ilourkc toward the tag-end of the season
when the I'nlon association. In which cir
cuit Seabaugh was pastlmlng, blew up.
All Ronrkea In Line.
Now that Seebaugh has matriculated
Into the ranks of all chosen athletes,
every member of the Omaha club Is
counted on the roll of the Pl-nyer fra
ternity. Last year Have Fults made a
one day when Omaha was playing in
"Wichita signed up each and every man
on the team. He also signed up the
entire Wichita team at the same time.
Artie Thomason was elected walking dele
gate, or whatever the term of office may
be. for the club. Fults had equal suoccss
among the other clubs In the league.
But since Fults" campaign several more
players have entered the Western league
from smaller circuits in which the fra
ternity is not Interested. Bo it was up to
Davie to swing the new one into line
and he has made good.
Other Westerners Join.
In addition to Seabaugh. the following
Western leaguers have Joined the ranks
of the players' union: From St Joseph,
Lyle Pursnll, Ben Stoloff, Bernon Wllley;
from Wichita. Joseph Lambert. E. S
Mensel; from Denver, George Block.
Fults also has a little Western league
scrap on his hands. Louis Barbour, third
baseman on the Denver club, has a kick
against the Chicago American league club
with which he was tried out last spring.
He Injured himself and was sent to Den
ver. Barbour registered hia complaint
but was not given Judgment So he ap
pealed to Davie and Davie ha filed an
appeal with the National commission.
That Is the only disagreement Fult has
with the National commission, but he has
six with tlie National board.
Townsends Triumph
Over Fort Dodge
Basket Ball Team
The Townsend basket ball squad, one
ef the fastest floor teams in Omaha, in
vaded Fort Dodge, la., New Tear's night
and returned home triumphant over the
famous Company O team of that city.
to 7L
The Omaha lads completely surprised
the Fort Dodge men who have lost but
two games In the last Jwo years. They
ran the score up to IS to 0 In the first
fifteen minutes of play. The teamwork
of the Townsends wss superb and the
masterful goal shooting of Burkenroed
featured the exciting combat
The Fort Dodge men play the Uni
versity of Nebraska team next Wednes
day night. Omaha basket ball fans con
sider the victory a big surprise and the
Townsend boys deserve much credit for
their work.
Lineup:
TOW N'SKNDS. FORT DODOK.
Burkcnroad ....H.F.I R.K Hale
Hughes L.F. L.F Larson
McWhlney CIO Smith
Koran L.G.IKO Cole
Ritchie R.O.I H.U Thompson
Substitutes: Pints for Koran, Koran for
Platx, Drummond for Hughes. Stalner
for Thompson, Kopor for Bteiner, Hoggs
for Colo. Field goals: Burkenroad Id),
McWhlney (, Koran (2), Plats, Hale,
Larson (31. (Smith 3), Thompson, Roper.
Kree throws: lturkeiiroad ('?, Smith (2),
Hale. Keftree: Heath, ex-Cornell.
TJ J J Hi-i til n-wci TK7ir
JJOUU. S 011X1010 VV 111
J. L. Kennedy Cup at
Miller Park Rink
Everett S. Dodd's rink of curlers.
Thistles by Mime, won the curling tourna-n-ent
at Miller park Friday for the John
L. Kennedy cup. The Thistles took the
final match from Bob Gait's quintet
J to 8.
j Dodd's rink copped easily In the first
I round and caught the bye, while Oalt
suiiari and the rink piloted by W. J.
Hlslop fought out the second round.
Gait's men had an easy time of the Hls
lop rink, but the final match was a
corker. It ran eleven Innings before
Dodd's men could orcak the I to tie
and win the game.
The wlanlng team ts comprised of Ev
erett rt. Dodd, skip: Charley Johnson,
Tom Lsuchers snd J. W. Mulr.
Wife to Let Chicago
Mayor Run Once More
CH1CAOO, Jan. t. -Mayor Carter Har.
rhron, who said rscently that his candi
dacy for re-election was contingent upon
obtaining his wife's permission to make
the race, announced today that she had
consented to his becoming a candidate.
Mayo Harrison la concluding his fifth
term. His father. Carter H. Harrfcsoa.
sr., also served five terms.
Mrs. Harrison occupied a seat on the
plutform with her husband at the meet
ing tcalay at which he declared he would
seek a re-election, (-'he refueed to re-
I iDond to a reuueat for a aneac k.
Americans Win in
British Prize Court
WASHINGTON. Jan. t-The decision
of the Brltlah iilie con it iu Ixindon in
tonight by the Hrlllsn embassy. The
court held that tha wheat was Hill the
pioj ariy of the American elaimsnta and
ordered that they be paid fur It
Two New
These photographs show Lee Magee,
new manager of the Brooklyn Federal
league team, In action. The small Insert
show Clarence Rowland the Three "1"
league genius who has been called higher
and will try to boss around the Chicago
White Sok next summer.
It 1 Quit renmrkible for a major
league team to go to the minors for a
BASKET MEN TO BE ACTIVE 1
Local Quintets to Resume Schedules
After Holiday Rest.
TELEPHONES DROP
OUT
Team Qnlts a-d tbc IMayrra Affil
iate Themaelves with Other Or
sranlsatlona Knstr.rnrra
May Stop Here.
Standing; of the Leagara.
CHURCH LKAQPK.
1 r f "XG. :y
V. W. I,. Pet. I
First Christians 5 . fi u lrt'
II P. M.-thodists 5 4 1 .M0 I
First Methodist Harai as .. 4 2 2 ..rl
South Omaha ItsptlatH . 1 4 .2'
Kountze Memorials 2 0 2 .
Church of the Covenant 10 1 .UbJ
COMMERCIAL, LISAOl'K.
1'. W. I- Pet.
Omaha National Hank 1 1 o 1.00
Courmil llluffe Cubs 110 l.')
Y. M. C. A. Secretaries.... II 2 1 .W7
O. II. S. Second :i 2 I I7
Klrnt National Hank 2 0 2 .v
Crelghton Uwi 2 0 2 .)
TRl-CITY M:AOl'K
P. W. U Pet.
Townsend Oun Co 2 2 o If)
Walter (1. t'lurks 2 2 0 l.M
Omaha Hlnh Hehool X 1 I ..i0
lU-IU.vue College 2 1 1 .V
Pirates 3 2 1 .W7
Kwtft & Co .10 2 .('
Neb. Si-hool for Deaf 2 0 2 .1
Co. Uluffs Y. M. C. A 1 0 1 .000
Where They flay This Week.
fhiipch l-nllie Smith Dmnhi ttt.ftll.'t
SKui'iat Church of the Covenant, 'J'ueadny I
at :". and r list t hrlstlans au. Int
Kountze Memorials at HJn at Vouiik
Men's Christian iiasoclutlon.
t'oinmerclal l-ague 'ouncll Itluffs
Cutis HgHlnht Ornaliu High School Sec
onds, Tuesday at 7:HO. snd Klrxt National
Rank iiKuinat Crelghton Laws at S :io nt
l itlveisily of Omulia gymnaHlum; Omaha
Nationals Hunk HKalnNt Young Men's
Christian AMaoiiation Serretariea, Th urn
day at u; (.'rt igbton Laws UKriliiHt Omaha
High Hht.ii , Thursday at :i at N
braaka Si'hool for the Oeaf gymnasium;
Council Itluff Cubs HKainat Omahu Young
Men's ('hriatian AaHorlatlon becrutnrlex,
Haturday at K at Omaha Voung Men's
ibristian asoclatt(ii.
Trl-Clty league Townaend Oun Co.
aKUinnl Omaha M'xh sckm.I. Thursday
at 7:30, and Wulter !. Cliirka eualnxt
'oun'll Iiluff Young M"n hrlHtlun h-
Men s trhriftlan aaaociatlon; I'.ellev.ie
College agBlriMt Nebraska School for the
Deaf. Thursday at k ) at Nebraska
ociiooi lur mo i.'eai ny runasiuin.
After a week ot Inactivity, due to the
holiday season, local basket bafl sharks
have again resumed the game with re
newed vigor. The following week prom- j
I sea to be one of the most artlve of the
season, practically every quintet of the
three leagues being scheduled for St IraM
one same.
After several weeks of toll Phvsical
Directors Leaks snd Mwcll of nh Young
Men's Christian aaaociaton announce that
they have ormpleted a schedule for the
three leagues as follows: Bellevtie col
lege will have three of the games In
the, Trl-Clty banue at Bcllevue, while
IC'ontinued ou Pane Two, Column. irlve.)
unday Bee
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUXIXO, JANUAKV l!Ur.
Managers for Base Ball
manager.
Magee Is remarkable, too. In sev
eral directions. He will be tlio youngest
nmniiKcr In the Kedentl Icaxue, being 2
years old.
MaKea was formerly with the St. louts
'Cardinals and last winter nvidv the
world's tour with the Qlunts. Ho Is an
outfielder, but luHt setiHon he played at
Schoolmaster Linn
i
Is Called Mathewson
Of Floor Game Here
"The Christy Mathewson of basket
bull."
That In the cognomen t I .en by many
of the local baketcerlriK i. arks to Clies
ter I.lnn, sehoolmaatei' and the stellar
center of the crack Walter O. (Mark
lulntet.
l.inn haa been playing basket lal on
Omaba floors since tho game was first
Inaugurated In the city and, according
to some of the old-timers, such as tlus
Miller, that ha been some time 'hence.
Km h year that I. Inn mudo his advent
anew, fans wondered how long the elon
gated center would continue to keep up
hia steudy, aKgressivo slaying. Also each
year, Instead of slowing up, L,lnn sur
Ii laed tho local donestcrs by showing up
In bi tter form than tho neiiHon previous.
Four yeura ago I. Inn was conxidcrtd
oi.n of the best tocaers In the city ami
win a member of the all-stur Tiger flvu
that vanquished everything In this part
of the stste. Today l.inn is still as ag
gicBslve as ever and dm;. lays better form
than many of tho local lads of moru
tender age.
I.ant season as a member of the cham
pion Pirutu HKgicfiatlon he was second
In the Commercial league standing as to
number of baskets counted, wa first In
the number of free boakets thrown and
had less fouls chalked up against hi in
than any liifinbcr ot the leaxue.
it is not only In basket ball that l.inn
ut a star. In the hand bull tournament
held ut tho Young Men's ChrlHtlan uwti
clutlon he romped awuy Willi thn chain,
plonahip Just as he had done In the two
seasons before. He la nUt a whale of a
base ball player, playing on a Baturday
afternoon team last season. Linn has
such an easy way of taking part in ath
letics that to ths observer his playing
star basket ball players li a matter of
conjecture and, according to many who
seems anything but sensational. How
long hn will continue, to bu one of the
,hav" een h,,' perft.rtp. declare "that like
j Hawthorno's Ureat htone Face, he will
I alwuva c,nitli,ii I... t.a "
BRESNAHAN AND HERRMANN
FAIL TO MAKE TRADES
CHICAOO. Jan. ! .-Attempt by Chi
cago and Cincinnati to trade players
lth each other have fallen through.
j '' Bresnahan, maniaer of the Cubs
said today, adding that he would have to
do the bet he could mlth the material
now on hand. In a recent visit to Cin
cinnati, Bresnahan left with August
Herrmann a list of sixteen player whom
he was willing to trade.
Be Want Ads Produce BssulU.
"-"aftsaKss48ttSflssasw tUBttmr
Season
firs baa for the Cardinals.
With the advancing hot stovu seaaon
there are bound to he a great ma'iv more
rlilfts 111 dliininml llne'ipa. An Interesting
situation Is developing In the New York
Yankees, laterally acirru of men have
been "mentioned" for th place of the
Yankee manager, Including even good old
Christopher Mathewaon.
i AUSTRALIA KEEPS AT IT
Sports of All Kinds Unaffected y
the European War.
SNOWY BAKER TELLS WHY
Declares Athletics Thrive Aloaar
wlta Trade Chance and Awtl
gvodeana Are (iettlnil More
Than Their Share.
SAN FHANCISCO. C.-il.. Jan. I. -The
spmt aatiie suffered In Knxland in ac
count of tho Hir, but in Australia tiers
Is a different story to tell. Boxing In
particular has not felt the effects of the
awful thing now triing ' n In Kumpe. As
a mutter of fact, the flat gum Is be In if
used til Blii (ly In ruising money for the
relief fund, according to fcnowy Baker,
the live wire of Australian sport promo
tion. "There In nothing wrong in Australia
f.n in count of thn war," writes Mr.
Baker. "Hport In nil brair-hes thrives
along with trade chanrra. Of tny three
big centers, Sydney is drawing the same
big rrowda of 10 i'lh lo I.'j.OOO eopln to a
good fiaht. Prlalxir.c Is In a boxing
boom such, ah It never knew before. Mel
bourne is waiting for Its mammoth
stadium to be roofed, a work almost
ccnuilete, nnd .ncatitlhw Its small athletic
pavillion Is pt-ked. If fiere are m-iy
knock) rs of AuRtrslla who say that the
fame la not what it wna they ned not
Im llse:iid to. My books ut tho end of
every tin nth show that it Is still a great
country lit come to If a man wants to
earn Rood money at boxing.
Hrlplav the Helalaa-.
"ileliiK o well off, Australia is sending
brain of money to the tvr relief funds
elsewhere. Tor the aid cat IWIfrlana In
distress the one city of Sydney has al
ready subscribed near SfViO.iiart.
"Boxers and boxing funs are helping a
'.ot in ti ls kind of thing. In Hyi'ny the
patriotic carnival realised over $10,000 for
! ore nlyht. Plnce then the Sydney stndium
has been In use several times n week for
the boosting of some patriotic fund or
another, and l as been worth altoRether
jfi,(J0 to the suhstrliitlntis.
"A chain of ruch shows, a mixture of
military, ethlet'c and boxing displays
will be run all around Australia, and the
boxing funs will probably be found In the
en1 to have put tl'iu.ftiO Into the benevo
lent wur bests.
"InHiad i f Irylni; to suppress boxliift,
the state govtrnments In Australia have
fclvm It ricotrnll'on by Indorsing my
schemes for tiainiiiw schoolboys In the
us of the glnven nlcng with their generul
physical culture. I have- tree boxing
cl'.sses fur boya in the stato-owned schojls
In New Koulh Wales, Victoria and
Queensland, whre the classes were the
latest formed." i
Bee Want Ads Produce Result, . .
MAJORS TO RELEASE MANY
About 200 Will Draw Blue En
velopes Because of Agreements
in Both Big leagues.
MUST DEPEND ON MINOR LOUTS
And There Salary Limits Will Make
Profession Less Enjoyable.
WHEREIN DOES THE FAULT LIE,
Plnyrr lllnmes (he Mikmi tVhllo
the Mas DrrUrrt Plajer Killed
linotf that I .a Id tiolde
Km."
tesplte the Increased salaries In major
leattties, due to the Federal league-bid
ding for stars, even the. major league
athlete, and certainly the minor leaguer.
Is a little bit dubious about the coming
year. Thn major leaguer has to worry
about one thing first, the lower player
limit, while the minor leas;ihr has to
worry about thn player limit and tha
salary limit both . .
The base ball 4ayer haa had a life
ef rosea for a few years, but th roses
have faded and he la very likely to have'
a life of thorns this coming season.
The National luague has announced
a player limit of twenty-one men .and
the American league a limit of twenty
two men. When the knife ls wielded
abtit 20 ball v'aycrs will be released
from major league clubs. And those
206 numt look toward the miners for'
employment,
iod Mnlarle Last Year, .
Last year it wasn't so bad ta he re
leased hy the minors. Several athletes
are known to have drawn more salary
with class AA clubs than with the major
league club from which they were re
leased. Kvcn In class A, In the western
circuit,, some players received Just as
good salaries as they drew In the big
top. '
But tbls year every1 IcHgue has Clipped.
For Instance the salary limit In the
Western will bo ;',sn0, while lust year
It was Xm, and pretty generally disre
garded. This yenr the player who' gct
$ a month In the Western will be
drawing the vciy top and there will be.
few of such, while Inst year aevt-ral
drew as high as tino a month.
. t'nta In Minora Hart.
Hut the man who is in t'-.e minors. 111
have still another worry. The player
limit attain. .Thc minor leagues have all
reduced their limits, the Western to fif
teen men. The 2oo who will bo released
by tho majors will tnlio tho rlacea of
many minors In c'na A A and class A.
and thean chaps will have to fall buck
to class B, where the salary limit l.i
still lower. Then some of tho ntltleUa
In class B wl l go buck to C, and some
C back to Ii nnd some I to the' In
dependent nines. Son li going to be a
hard year for the athlete.
It I a unique situation, a dlsngreeahlo
one to tho players, and they are asklis
where lu plure the blame. Tbe tilnmn
Is by some attached to the National com-mt-tal.m,
by some to tho National arid
American leagues, and by some to tho
Krdttral. And lve Kultx Is starting
to fuss a little, lie dtsiikes to see hi i
. men fall under the axe and he has pro
I tested. . . t , . ' -
All rlnjrrt Fault. 'r'"
I Hut where will his protest land? Spenk
I Ing on tho subject, a Well known mag
j note declares that the players brought
j tho reductions en themselves. "Tho mag
nates," declares this particular one, "afa
; putting on the screws If only to con
i vlnce the players they should leav wnll
, enough alone. We have grown weafy
ef the - hiKratlttldo and selflahness dis
played by the Jumping athletes. "Befora
the Invaders came base bull was more
popular, players' salaries were more
liberal. We are cutting down to punish
the players, to teai'h them a tintely les
son. The goose has been put to deah
and the golden eggs are scarce." '
Davis Cup Tennis :
Matches Pay Well
NEW VOUK, Jan. 2 The report ef. the
financial side of the International Davis
cup tennis inatciK-s. ut tamed, shows
that the public paid S4,S7 aa admis
sion foes und for programs in Chicago,
Pittsburgh, BoKton and New York. Gross
receipts nt Chicago,, where the Auetra
linns n-rt the C.-madlunt were $7,513. At
the matches between the Australians
und ticriiHina al Pittsburgh the amount
paid was ".,!!. At Boston the receipt
were I13,.'8 for the finals between the
Australians and British. The greater part
of the receipts, was taken In at
Forest Hill, I.on,' Inland, for the chal
lenge matches. In which Norman K.
Broukea and Anthony K. Wilding, the
A nut million, captured the cup from the
American defender.
:xprn rf r'.ag.ng live match wa
about !,(Y. lf the sate receipt tka
Australians received 5-".7i. The Ameri
can aaaia'lution. fhjre was $17,S1L . '
'lhisje was no waste,. i even the lum-bc-r
Ir. the ttaJids wuh scld and the old
tennis l-ells illsponad of as souvenlers. .
Mayor Drops Bomb
Into Grand Island :
PoliceStaif , 2 Go
nilANI) ISLAND, Neb.. Jan. (Spe
cial Telegram. )-;. :w Veur's day brought
an etp.utlon from the Inside to tho city
administration's police force. Officer
tliu'it lladloi'k and .Officer Joseph C"PI
wero dlsmlstied on charges of being dere
lict In duties In protecting or not cuN
flcl-nt ly hunting down gambling In cer
tain pool rooms and Immorality in room-
I Ing houses. The officers declare that
they challenged the mayor for permission
I to face their accusers, but their reiust
I was denied. .
The mayor dv. laies they have not asked
j him for s heurloK before the council or
its committee on .police and board of
health, and that he has no objection to
such hearing If they want It, ilayor
Kyan slates that he has been hearing
complaints for tha last six month. ,lt
1 known that he had every officer on
the carpet yesterday. Whether or not
there will be a hearing U not naolrtssV,