It's so a Good Lawyer is Worth Almost as Much as a Pitcher
SPORTS SECTION of
EWS PICKING UP
CAPTAIN OF THE TOWNSEND BAS
KET BALL TEAM.
SWIMMING PART OF
T ATHLETIC MEET
0. B. MEN ANSWER
FEDERALMARGES
Joseph Lannin Declarei Ward and
Weeghman Sought to Buy
Yanks and Cubs.
IN ROURKEYILLE
ITT A TT TT A
Teevish Bug- No Longer Need Fume
OveT War Dope, but Can Dream
of 1915 Hopes.
State Championships to Be Held
It " 4
ROURKE CAPTURES PLAYERS
In thes turbulent days of Injunctions,
hearings, conferences, summonses,, con
tract and subpoenas, the base ball bug;
1jpron to eye all activities base ballto
in disfavor, but the Inst week has
imght about a change or two and the
vmaha fan Is perking up a bit. ready to
moke up the Stove league and start the
gOKolp flowing thick and fast. For st
last an Inkling of what Mr. 'William
Ttourke has been doing and Is going to do
has escaped, and the nature of said Ink
ling fills the Omaha bug with keen de
light. Last year finished' the season with
fourteen athletes. Some of these players
Wlll be back, others will depart for for
eign climes the whereabouts of which is
not of vital Interest. It has lecn known
tliHt Rourke must obtain several new
players, but despite frantic searches and
investigations nothing could be learned
of the gum-shoe work of the crafty Pa.
Tint that he has been busy all winter Is
evidenced by the fact that four new
players are on his list, and negotiations
are under way for one more. How many
more Pa has lined up to psstlme on his
Vinton street lot Is unknown, but It Is
thought he has an eye on a couple of
nifty performers who should show con
siderable speed around the Western loop.
Pick tp Dirk Rreen.
The first player who comes to Omaha
J Pick Breen, late second sacker of the
Vtlca. (N. y.) state leaguo club. Mr.
Hreen is heralded as considerable key
stoner. Reports say he fields a la 10.
Tolling ad is rapidly learning to wield
the war club in the same manner. He Is
youngster In age, but has bad sufficient
experience to handle the second station
like a veteran. .
Flnton Whalen. who gobbled up ground
ers for Harrisbuig irt tho Tri-state cir
cuit, is a' new shortstop. Whalen Is
said to be a flashy fielder who takes a
keen delight In starting Rouble plays
around second, and Is also reputed to be
a pinch sticker of ability.
After First Sacker.
Ilourkc is declared to have negotia
tions on for Oeorge Boyle of Allentown,
I'a. The Philadelphia Nationals want
Boyle to try for the first sack on their
team, but Boyle doesn't feel Inclined that
way. He has a grouch on Philadelphia,
m tn rnnnpAH (hurtt lut fall ntilv tn A
reive no opportunity to show his worth.
Pat Moran Is working hard to convince
Boyle he will get a good trial with the
Phillies this spring, and that Is enough
to satisfy Omaha fans that he la the
man for first base for this tows.
New Battery a Bent.
Omaha has procured a mighty nifty
battery in Tom Blodgett and Frank Ask
land, sax Central association critics.
That duo was purchased from Jay An
drews of Waterloo at a price said to be
J 1,0C which is considerable price In
these times. Andrews boosts Blodgett to
the skies. He declares the lad has as
much stuff "as Jack Pfelster had in his
best days. It , such is the case a few
Western league batters will grieve, while
Omaha fans will gurgle their delight.
Blodgett won sixteen frays last year and
dropped only five, which Is not so tad.
Blodgett Is six feet in the air and weighs
175 pounds. 'Askland Is said to be as
promising a. catcher as Blodgett is a
pitcher..
The outfield should be among the best
in the circuit with Artie Thomason, Joe
lUell and Marty Krug. Krug is said to
iie slated for managerial reigns, and If
such is the case it looks on the surface
as If Pa has made a wise move. Krug is
a good, heady player and he should make
as good and heady a manager.
Payne May Be at Third.
With Boyle, Breen and Whalen In the
if, field, and vlth plenty of men to choose
from for a selection of an athlete to
occupy the' hot corner at third, the
Rourke Inner works look pretty good on
paper. Doc Payne, of course, will be
and
may be able to handle the Job with suc
cess l!oy C'rabb, the cross-fire expert; Red
Styles and Ralph Willis, all of whom
past 'med in the box for Omaha last
year, will be buck, hut nil will have to
.how something to hold their Jobs. In
mlditiun, Hourke has Guy Hoffman and
yiturncy Kvetdon, who burned up the
m Male league out at Grand Island last
yeni to try out.
lias Three Catchers.
K. hind the but Kourke still has Frnln
Krucger and Doc Scabaugh, in addition
to AkUnd. ' Seabaugh Is an old head,
nlille Krucger is an ambitious youth who
mn hit. '
The team will do its training at homo.
Tho reason was punk last year, but in
pre U us year it was Just as punk In
the southland, so I'a is convinced It In
no isv to squander i:uin away from home
for no purpose when Omaha merchants
i.eed it.
Sam TTnntlp.v fmlv
JV V- AAA sUUUVlU V 111 W
U
' umana snooter in
2,000-Shot Record
But one Omaha trap shooter shot over
;.' registered targets during the year
i:lt, according to the records Just Issued.
That Omahan was Sam A. Huntley, ac
knowledged one of the best amateurs in
li.c game, and Huntley made up for the.
i f :i' ienlc of the other Omaha trappers
(by shooting the Urgent number of rocks
of any trap shooter in tho country.
ItuntUy shot at 7.V20 rocks and broke
,:4K, giving him second place in the rec
ords. Nu other amateur shot over S.OOO
rocks. One professional approached Hunt
ley's record. He Is W. R. Crosby of
O'Fallou, llL, who shot at 7.2)..
Of course, many Nebraska shooters, in
cluding a number of Omahan. shot at
over t,W rocks, but they were not regis
tered with the national association. Hunt
Icy broke more than 7,820 Including those
which were not registered. .
lot a had over 515 shooters i:n . tot ut
over 2.0"l registered rocks, but none a
cry hlxh in the averages.
Huntley is now at Pinehurst. partici
pating in tl.e big midwinter shoot there.
"Omaha trauDers are so confident of Hunt
ley's prowess that they believe he will
uin top money", not Just get in tbe money?
but in the vety first prise, which shows
(hat the Omultfi men consider Huntley
considerable of 4 trap shooter.
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m'jwtommmmucmukc M8nmwMMn
BASE BALL TOUR TO FRISCO
Ray McCabe and Rex Goodale Plan,
to Organize Base Ball Team
for Trip in Spring;
TO PLAY IN
TOWN!
S ENROUTE
Ray McCabe. a student In the Creigh
ton College of Pharmacy, and Rex Good
ale have a plan on foot to organise a base
Ih1! team composed of Omaha amateur
players and seinl-pros. next spring and
I make a cross-country tour to the Han
1 Francisco fair. The two boys Intend to
play games with town teams and the
like in the cities and towns along the
route to tho coast.
The contemplated plan Is the result of
announcements to the effect that various
basket ball teams of tho east are trav
eling to the exposition, defraying their
expenses by games with lending quin
tets of the cities they pass through. The
basket ball men have found it easy to
book games en route and declare they
will easily make expenses. McCabe and
Goodale decided that if a basket ball
team could make such a trip a success
a bare ball team could, too.
Hauler at Dale Ball.
They figure that it would be easier td
mako such a trip with a base ball team
as it could play In far more towns than
could a basket ball team. Every town In
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
California has a base ball team and a
game with a traveling team always draws
big crowds, with the result that the par
ticipating nines are netted a nice sub
stantial sum. The Omaha lads firmly be
lieve thoy can make the trip and earn
enough money to spend several weeks at
the fair and have plenty to return on. If
they do run shy they can return by the
same method they go out, playing in the
towns they pass through.
Travel in Private Car.
McCabe and Goodale contemplate tak
ing eleven or twelve men. They believe
they will be able tp travel in a private
car and enjoy the best of everything all
of the way. Year before last Sana
Slotky, an Omaha University boy, took
out a team for a couple of months, play
ing In Nebraska towns and even going
into Colorado, and , his venture was a
financial success. McCabe and Goodale
believe the longer trip would be just aa
successful.
Uni of Omaha is
Looking for All
Year Round Coach
A suitable man for an all-year coach is
being sought by the athletic board of the
University of Omaha. So far in casting
about for a mentor the school has been
uijable to connect with the right candi
date. What the athletic board desire is a
coach that can handle all branches of
athletlo activities and one that is not a
novice at the game. Since Creighton has
secured the services of Tommle Mills,
the student body has been urging the
board to make an otter to Vic Mulligan,
last reason's Cornhusker star.
Graves, the all western end of Coach
Zupke's Illinois champs, Is also talked of
as a likely prospect. For once the ath
letic board has decided that It will not be
so much a matter of money ir the right
coach can be secured. The student body
is practically tired of having a losing
team season after season and at a recent
meeting petitioned the president of the
school to secure an all-year man Instead
of continuing the separate coach plan for
each branch of athletic.
A heavy foot ball schedule' Is being
drafted for the coming season In antici
pation of securing an . all-season man.
The Omaha school is angrlng for contests
with Creighton, Wesleyan. Tarklo, Cot
ner. Doune and Grand Island.
The basket ball team under Oble Mey
ers has rapidly "rounded into shape after
having a late -start. The ITnivritv of
Omaha quintet will play 1U first college
game with Cotner at Bethany. January
2. As the team now play the following
have secured stationary berths: Adams
center; Ernst and Selby. forwards, and
Bruce and Goodrich, guard.
PIERCE DEFEATS SIOUX
CITY AT BASKET BALL
PIERCE. Neb., Jan. 18. (Special Telegram.)-Tierce
High school basket ball
team won over Sioux City High last night j
at fierce oy a score oi 4s 10 :i. tnerce
now stands mlth 1.000 per cent In Ne
braska high school basket ball so far this
year, having defeated Sioux City. Colum
bus. Norfolk, Newman Grove, Oakdalo,
Creighton and Meadow Grove.
The gain last night was one of the
finest of the season. Worth, injured cen
ter of Sioux City, acted as referee and
hi work was auperflne. Coach Stewart
of Sioux City High wa In charge of the
team of nine men. Swift of Pierce lllgh
acted a umpire. At the close of the game
a reception was held at the city library
In honor of the lslting team. The Invitet)
Kuests were from Creighton, PlaJnvtew,
Norfolk and Pierce High schools, to
gether with the Pierce teachers and Board
of Education. Refreshments were served
by the Pierre High school girls, costumed
In blue and white, the school colors.
Mimic basket ball was played by a dozen
or more teams. The reception was in
charge of Miss Parker, principal of the
fierce High school.
Daring Third Annual Indoor
Athletic Tourney.
HOLD MEET MARCH 19 AND 20
A new fenture has lieen carded as an
added attraction to the third annual In
door atnletlc tournament which is to be
held March 1 and 20 under the auspices
of the Omaha Young Men's Christian
association. A swimming meet to declda
tha state swimming championship will be
a part of the program this yrar end will
be held at the local association's gym
nasium the nlht of January 20
Swimming to'irnaments have been hold
before in tmaha, hut they have always
been more or less local events. It 's
the intention of the "Y" offlclnls to stage
a real stale championship affair this
year ar.d. nr there are many very expert
swimmers In upstate, towns as well as
In Onia'.ia, some excellent exhibitions are
promised..
Carnival at tndltortam.
Tho athletic and gymnastic eents will
be hd I Mxrch 19 at the Auditorium.
They mil be to numerous and of such
extent that the tournament this year
could be enllrd a carnival. All manner
of open com'titinns will be listed.
Everybody In the state, who can prove
an amateur standing, will I eligible to
participate.
.The bly event of the evenirg will bo a
two-mile team race. Two men will con
stitute a team and they may alternate
as they choose during the course of the
race.
Half mile relay raoefor the T. M.
C. A. championship and the high school
ehumploiikhlp will aNo be a part of the
entertainment.
Cap for (i)miiMli.
Gymnastic events. Including work on
the parallel bars, horizontal bar and the
aide-horse, will constitute a part of the
program. For the team making the
most points In the gymnastics, a silver
cup will be 'given as a prize In addition
to medals for individual winners.
A silver cup will also he given the team
scoring the most points In the open
events and another silver cup will be
given the team scoring the most points
In the swimming events, making three
sliver cups In all. Just 10Q medals will
he given to winners In Individual, events.
Gold medals will go to winners In open
events, silver medals to winners of sec
ond place nnd bronze medals to winners
of llilrd place
Maxwell's I.ast Kffort.
J. Trultt Maxwell, who retires as
physical director of the Young Men's
Christian association on April 1. will
superintend the big meet. It will be his
last effort In "managing big athletlo
events and he promises he will surpass
every other previous endeavor. He will
be assisted by the two assistant physical
directors, R. A. Leake and Roy Swan.
The schedule of events 1 a follow:
Athletic Competition.
41 yard dash open.
' 40 yard dash Junior, boys under 16
years of age.
440 yard run open.
XM) yard run open.
' Running high Jump open.
Running high Jump Junior.
Two mile team race two men.
Grade school relay race two divisions
based on size of school.
440 yards four boy to team.
Church relay race i 40 yards.
Potato relay race 440 yards. Young
Men's Christian Association Men's
Classes.
Obstacle race Roy's hero league.
Business house relay race 440 yards.
Night school relay race 440 yards.
Letter carrinra' relav race walk . 880
yards carrying sack.
Half mllo relay race for T. M. C. A.
championship of Nebraska.
Half mile relay rare for high school
championship of Nebraska.
Gymnastic championship work on
horizontal bar, parallel bars and side
horse. Basket hall, volley ball game and
massed calibthenlcs.
Swimming; Event.
40 yard swim open.
40 yard swim Junior.
100 yard iwlm open, x
440 yard wwlm open.
40 yard back stroke swim open.
Diving competition.
lfiO yard relay swim open. Four men,
sliver medal to each man.
Mr. Ernst, Victim,
Would Take On Joe
Stecher Once More
Adolph Ernst, whom, under the name of
Otto Carpenter, fell a victim to Joe
Btecher's famous scissors' hold a couple
of weeks ago, Is after revenge and has
been Issuing challenges to Joe for the
last week. Ernst declare he can trim
Stecher if given another chance.
Ernst went to Lincoln . last week when
Stecher heaved a big Austrian track
laborer to the mat. but Joe wasn't In the
frame of mind to accede to Ernst' wishes
for another match. But Krnst ta
undaunted and declares he will stick to
Stecher until the Nebraska boy is forced
to give him a return match.
Ernst says certain circumstance were j
attached to the last match which have !
nothing to do with the respective skill of i
the grapplcrs; Therefore, says Krnst,
Stecher would be pickings If everything
were taken equal.
Cleyelands Will Be
Known as "Indians"
CLEVELAND, 'O.. Jan. IS. Th Cleve
land American leaua base ball team
will hereafter be known aa the "Indians."
it waa decided this afternoon at meet
ing of the club official and base ball
writer. The name "Naps" became ob
solete, when Napoleon Liijolc went to the
Philadelphia Americans. It was also de.
cjded at the meeting to agree on "Spid
ers," as a name for the Cleveland Amer
ican association team.
ALBERT CAHN STILL IS -
STATE BILLIARD CHAMP
Albert Cahn la vtlll the 18.1 billiard
ohamplon of Nebraska. He defeated
Harry Symea Friday evening, 800 to X36.
The score:
W. I pr.
Albert Cahn 4 0 l.uoo
Harry Symnes J 'I v .714
Ixiuis larger ..I J. .utl
Herb McCoy 1 S ,ao
Art Hclple .T 4
Cehn-3. 8. . 2. 4. t, 0. 9, 0, 1, 7. I, 0, 7. 1
0. 0. 10, 11. 4. 0, 1, t. a. 1, 2. 2, , J. 0, 3
10. 1. , 0. 10. 0, 1, 1. 0. 13, 0. 0. 4. 2, , Jii
0, 5. 0. 21, 24. 1. i. 0. H. 4, 17. 0. I, 1, S, ft
4. 630). Average, 4 4-12. High runs, 24'
a. 19. 17.
8ymes-4. 0,, 10, 1. 5, 1. 5. . 18. 0. IS. 4
0. 12. ft. 0, 1. 2, J. 1. 0. 3. , 0. 2, 0, 1. 0, &'
0. 1. I. 3. I. 8. 0. 0, 0. 1. ?. 0. 0. 3. 6. I, Is 6
11. t. 4. 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. 1, 2. T, 1. 0. 1. . 25. 223'
Average. 3 7-1 J. High runs. 25, 18, 13.
Keieree, Arthur bclple.
Sunday
Storz Bowlers Who'Haye Figured in Many Tournament Triumphs
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From Left to Right, Upper Panel M.
JESS WILLARD TO 7
SHOW HERE FRIDAY
White Hope Who Battles Johnson to
Exhibit at Krug: Theater on
Friday Night.
HUSSANE AND STECHER TO MIX
Mr. Jesa Willard, tho ambitious whlto
hope, who ha aspiration of knocking Mr.
Jack Johnson, the well known French
man, from Juarex to Ruenos Aires when
they meet In the former place In March,
ha granted Omaha pugilistic, fans a very
great favor. Jess ha consented to give
a little exhibition here Friday evening at
the Krug theater and he declares Omaha
will be the only city, outside of Excelsior
Spring, where he is In training, to seei
him work out In preparation for hi big
mix.
Willard wtU go six rounds with Bailor
Carroll, hi sparing partner, at the Krug
Friday night. Manager Franke framed
the event and is quite proud of hi suc
cess. Willard Real Serious.
Mr. Willard I attracting considerable
attention around these 1'nlted States. He
seems to take himself very seriously and
confidently asaert he will put an end to
the big dinge. The public are not so con
fident, but they at least hope somebody
can ruin Mr. Johnson whether it he Will
ard or anybody else.
A an added card, Just to make the eve
ning enjoyable, Franke is trying to hook
up In a wrestling fracas between Yotislff
Huseane and Joe Stecher. Husaane Is the
willing person and saya he will take a
chance with Stecher, scissors or no scis
sors, and Franke 1 trying to get Ftech
r'a consent to take on the Turk.
( hnnre for "trrher.
Omaha fans would like to ee Steelier
and the Turk work. Stecher Is the coming
boy, Nebrunkans think, and they believe
he can trim Huseane. If he accepts
Franke'a offer uml doos throw HusHsne
It will be a Mg festher In the cap of the
Nebraska boy.
Franke will also card two or three pre
liminary events.
Collin Ha HUh Average.
Hddle Collins' batting average for eight
year with the Athletic averaged .J3S.
His highest was ,8M In 1.112, and his
poorest work waa done in nis second year
out, when he hit for .173.
Connie Mack's Maxims
lon t fight tin- 1111:1 lie; confiix.' your
efforts In that llrcction to the other
team.
It Is possible to be aggressive with
out resorting to rowdy tactics.
The less you bother the umpire,
the better brand of umpiring lie give
you in return.
Close decisions are bound to be
given against you. On the whole.
It win Just about even up for the
season.
Every time a star player 1 put
out of the game, he weakens the
chance of hi team to win.
When a player is put out of the
game, he give neither the public
nor th club owner a run for hi
money.
The umpirealll always be the aliM
on every disputed point, for he I the
easiest excuse.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHXINd, .1 ANTAKY 17 lOU
Martin, E. Terrell, K. Sclple. Lower Panel
TRIPLE A MEETS WEDNESDAY
Committee of Whole to Consider
Purchase of Equipment for '
y. ' Armory Gymnasium. '
MEMBERSHIP ROLLS INCREASE
A meeting of the members of the new
Amateur Athletlo association of Omaha,
sitting' as a committee of the whole, will
bo held Wednesday evening to consider
the purchase of apparatus and equip
ment for the armory, when the associa
tion take over that building for a gym
nasium, February L
Several offers to provide equipment at
reduced prices have been mado by var
ious mercantile establishments of Omaha
and the association Is in a position to
purchase a very complete set of appa
ratus for the opening month. As more
member affix their signatures to th
roll, more equipment will be purchased.
Many Charter Member.
The membership in the association, up
to date, is very pleasing to the promoter
of the venture and they have decided
to close the application list for charter
membership on January 3. Thus all
who desire to be charter members of the
new athletic club must band in their ap
plications by that dny. The membership
committee has lif-ome more anil more
sanguine of succexs during the lifct few
days as applications huvo been coming
In thick and fart und it is predicted that
by February 1 .some VO will be on the
roll.
There I an agitation among the min
ority to raise the initiation fee to $5
from $1, the fso originally et. Tha
reason ascribed is the number of appli
cant Justify such an action. But the
majority of the members of the associa
tion decided to take no such action a
it would be breaking fulth with prin
cipal objects of the club, which.
In ht constitution, is, "that of giving
to eery desirable athlcto a chance to
represent Omuha and the club (ln any
American Athletic union meet ut a mini
mum cost to him personally.
f.lve Omanaa t'haare.
Many athlete have earned national
renown for themselves, but It has al
ways been that those athletes have
carried the color of foreign cltlss and
It I the hope of the Triple A to pur this
city on the amateur athletlo map In a
manner befitting a city of this alio.
All umpires give the plays just as
they see them. The most strenuous
pioteMi never results In a rcvcisul.
The public goes to the game to st
the teams play ball, not arguo among
themselves and with the umpire.
No team ever kicked Itself Into a
championship. hvra4- lum have
kicked themselves out of a !nnarit,
Umpire are human, hence nut Infal
lible. The wise umpire listons to a
pror protest. The foolish umpire
persists he Is always right.
When a substitute takes the place
of a star lu soma big production 011
the iImc, the publi': always hits tliu
right to demnnd Its money back at
the box office, tfo'iio day such con
dition will prevail 11 base ball, when
ome star, whom a majority of the
crowd wants to see play, 1 ejected
from the game for some reason or
other.
Bee
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F. Fanton, F. Conrad. C. Cochran.
OMAHA AUTO SHOW
BIGGER THAN EYER
Such is Feeling of Directors and Of
ficers Due to Early Inter
est Taken.
EXHIBIT MANY INNOVATIONS
That tho H'lfi Omaha Automobile show,
which opens at tho Auditorium Monday,
February ir, will be by far the largest
und beat ever stuped in the city, I Indi
cated by the early Interest taken In the
event and the promise of much that I
new and Interesting, showing the develop
ment of the automobile Industry In the
last year.
At least two eight-cylinder oar will be
exhibited. This I th latest Innovation
In motor car construction, and the advent
of the first "eight" has opened an en
tirely new field for competition. Visitor
at th (how In Omaha will have an oppor
tunity to see both theae new car, with
out-open chasses to show their construc
tion and operation. Competent lecturer
will explain the principle of eight-cylinder
power.
In the Hold or light "sixes" half a doien
new car will, bo ahown. Moat of the
are new models brought out by the com
panies already represented , in the local
field, and. In addition, there will be sev
eral that will make their debut to Omaha
and Nebraska at the show,
l.ara Array of smalt far.
There will be a great array of smaN
cars, ranging In price from f6 to 31.000.
Included In this das are several that
are new to Omahan and many of tho
well known models are being offered at
greatly reduced price for the reason of
1915.
The electric car will have a prominent
place, among the exhibits, with many
new festures in construction and equip
ment. The. f ! at electric, with wire wheels
and pneuinutlo tires will be ahown and
the newest lightweight elcctrlo will be
on the floor.
!ew Deeorallon Kebeine.
Manager Clarke (1. Powell has com
pleted preliminary arrangemet for the
exposition and ts now working on the
final detail which will keep him busy
up fo th opening day. The territory
contlgoua to Omaha Is being covered with
show literature and posters and the show
tickers are going to all part of tha
'country on Omaha mall matter. Mr.
Powell promise something distinctly new
and novel In decorations for tl)e 1916
show.
He is keeping ills plans for the deror
' at'ona secret and will permit no lnformu
1 1 Ion to be given out In advance. He do-
I .U... .1.1.. k. k.l .. .
prisu until the formal opening of the
Auditorium.
Al'TO SHOW NOTKS.
Manager Powell is urging all dealers
to seek to bring their agents and pros
ecta to Omaha to stuy through the en
tire week of the show, to give all ample
opportunity to study the lblo offerings.
Ciasoline tractors will be a feature o
the basement display, where the motor
trucks will be tiliowu.
All Council Hlufts dxylers not repre
sented on tin- Omah.11 row, will be admit
ted to the aliow this year, with their exr
Id hits.
The Omaha show Mill be on a par with
the iiHlioiiul uliows, in the completeness
of the exhibits and the variety of cars
shown. I'riicticall v every well known
make of motor car will be seen at tho
' Auditorium. ,
All the show rooms on the row will be
decorated fur the week and the dealers
will keep open house to their dealers and
vlxitor.
There will be over 800 automobiles ex
hibited at the show, valued at upward
ut a hall million.
GARRY AND BAN TO THE FRONT
CIIICACO, Ja. ' K-Organlsed Base
ifiall, taking today Its first inning In it
latest conflict with the Federal leag-ua.
denied through affidavits of It leading
representatives that it violate the anti
trust laws; declared Its purpose and work
ings are for the benefit of the ball
player. Instead of for his Injury anl
it-barge Its accuser with doing some of
' tho very things complained of In th
1 stilt.
Kmphatls Is laid through the amount
of evidence presented, on tbe allegation
that though the Federal league consid
ered Its rival as forming a trust and
"opprtslng" players, some of Its most
prominent members arpeared willing to
ally themselves with It. In proof of this,
the twenty-four affldi-lts filed n the
federal court here lnolurie- statement by
August Herrmann. Joseph J. Lannin. M.
K. Cantillon and Charles Comer, relat
ing to the various proposed plan for
peace based on alliance, which aome of
the Federal magnates, ' It I said, were
more than wlllln gtn agree to.
The burden of a general denial of the
Federal' charges and the statement of '
the case In general is left to August
Herrmann, as chnlrmun of the National
commission. His affidavit, supported by
those by 11. P.' Johnson, pteMdent of the
American league, and John Heydler, ee
ietry of the National, describe the or
ganisation of tho professional game ami
defends, aa legal and necessary, the terf-
day and reserve clauses In pl-lyers' con- '
tracts.
' Never llroke Contract.
Charles A. Comlskey, giving hi his-'
tory as a ball player since he entered
the professional game at Milwaukee In'
ISTt at a salnry of 870 a month, declare '
hu never broke a contract and never oh-'
Jected to the ten-day cluuse in any of.
the ' contracts ho had signed. He com-,
pliiiiis of tho loss of Hal Chase and Ted
Kasterly, who left his club for th Fed-'
ersls, and also of the effect that Federal,
bidding had on the minds of other of
the player. . '
Jtatds on their clubs for player and.
negotiations which preceded their "Jump
ing" are told of by Herrmann, Clark
tlrlfflth. Homer. Robert Hedge, W. F.
linker. Harney I Toy fuss and Fred Clark.
Portions of the Federal league by-law.
are quoted in tho affidavit of 8teve-Cu-
sack, formerly on Its staff of umpires,
to show that the ten-day clause and the
reserve rule are also part of tbe new
league's contracts.
That the minor league paid to -ail
ptiycr. in 1914, 33.W5.3uO In salaries la
one Item- of Interest in a brief affidavit
made out by J. II. Farrell, secretary of
the National association.
Omaha-University
Place Game Called
Becaiise of Storm'
The storni Saturday, which the weather
prognostlgator refuses to term a blla
sard, but merely snow accompanied' by'
cold and high .winds, put the cheluleo!
basket ball game between Omaha High
chool and the University Plaoe High
school on tho blink. . The . University
Place youth found themoIve Impris-.
oned within their little city by th storm.
wmcn blocked railroad traffic. Thu the
game wa postponed, as wa th ched
uled conflict between the second hlh
school quintet and th Omaha National
bank.
White Sox to Break
Camp March Third
CHICAGO, Jan. M.-Th Chtonxo
American league baas ball rlnh whtoh
lll train In Pao Robiea, Call., thl yar, ,
win nreak cmp on March S and tart IU
homeward Journey preparatory to open
ing the aeaion In Apr! Thl announce,
tnent wa made, by Secretary Orablner
of the White Sox tonight. The player
will be separated Into two team, each'
taking a different course.
Tho first team will play In Lea Angalea'
on the foTiywlng days: March 4 to T. 11
.to 14; In Oakland 18, 81 (a. m) 26 and M
(a. m.); March 19, 20. n (a. tn.); 2fi, XI.
a tp. m.). It will play in San Francisco.
The other team' Itinerary 1 aa follow:
Oakland. March 4. 7 (a. in.); U..14
(a. m.); San FrantisAo, t, T, (p. m.);
12. 13, 14 (p. m ), and In Lo Angeles.
March 18 to 21 and 86 to 28. Th remainder
of Ihe Itinerary ha not yet been com
pleted. MIKE SHEARMAN, FORMER
OMAHA PRO, IN SCOTLAND
Jack Canavan, gulf professional at tha
Country club In Sioux City, i wintering!,
In Omaha. Canavan will have charge of
the first elgh teen-hole course In Sioux
City a th Country club there seeded
a new course last summer and It will ba
ready thl spring. Mike Shearman, golf
professional at the Sioux Ctty Boat club
and formerly assistant to W. D. Clark at
the Field club tn thl city, U spending tha
winter In Scotland,, but a yet baa not d-,
parted to take part In the war over there.
NO OMAHAN TO NATIONAL
AMATEUR BALL MEETING
j The Omaha, Amateur Base Ball asso-:
j elation will not be represented at' tha
anrhial meeting of the National aaaocia
1 tion, which has been called for Cleveland,'
I January 38. Plans for the baa ball
cason next summur will be discussed,
and arranged at the national meeting. .
The board of director of th Omaha aa
soclatlon will hold a meeting within' tha'
next week or two and form a few ltUS
I plans for the local body. '
COAST SHORTSTOP SIGNS .
WITH FEDERAL LEAGUE-
UOH A NO ELK., CaL. Jan. 11 -Ernest.
Johnson, shorstop of the Lo Angela r
bafce ball team, has Is-ned a thM.vu
contract with the Federal leagua. It was),
announced here today. Johnson said h
waa to play . with either th St Louts
or the Chicago club. He earn to Luj
Angele two year ago from tb CSaH,
cago Am art can.
