Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 03, 1915, Page 4, Image 4
MUM T11H BKE: OMAHA, WKDNSUAV, FEBRUARY 3, 1915. MUTT AND JEFF Drawn for The Bee by "Bud" Fisher i i . . 1 1 1 . C 2'lc Tx&ivne Mset-t as ( mr. RoeseO C you Dia-rv cR-ook' ( rvs. .s.Mptx cor ttR'i lRoaeR.fo wmcn oeff AitseS HfVHDS UP; I Don't bmocjt re n ' v VV SCtEXH SOMePCfKC. J J'LLfto.N rtNl MOLD H!v yP. tT 5TfW " AM I T MONfc'f , ITa ON r 70U TOLT) rvy THIS "V iOXiSM0RN(BuT ' V. IU CmC lt MU TO H( I I wte 'J (HAVC, SXYY ceNTS J ' NINE DOLLAR.! J ' e wovkrT cest me cta: "n. -v 1 Ger rtosH efN f ' ' ' 1 f fk .JL W-vW. s A-wS: I 1 ' . , , j ?4tT" ..... OMAHA WILL GET JULY 5 RACE DATE So Believet Director of ConteiU Mc Shane, Who Hat Returned from Chicago Meeting. GOES TO TACOMA ON MONDAY Mherlff Felix McShane, director of con tract! of the Omaha, Automobile Speed way, has, returned from Chicago where ha attended the big meeting and banquet there at which Richard Kcnnerdell, chairman of the contest hoard of the American Automobile association, pre sided. McShane deposited with Kenner nil a check for II, 01 and a request for a aanction to race hero July S. " All, of the speedway official In the land were at the big meeting, pioux City on band with a full, force and put In m bid for July J Theyf had tentative aanction granted for June 35, but wanted dt changed when they discovered Chicago ' would race on June 19. They disregarded Omaha' petition for July 8. with the "result that Kennardetl informed th flloux City people they would have to take Juno ZS or nothing. Omaha , was not granted July t, a Taooma.ha v. sanction for that day. , Kennerdell advised McRhane to teeure the -conaent of Tacoma and the date Would l-o-' given Omaha.' McShane will go to Tacoma to confer with the official there February . He la sanguine that Tacoma will gladly allow Oinaha to hold a race on the same day, aa the cities are so far - apart as not to conflict May C.et Data Anyhow. However, Kennerdel! Informed Mcflhane that In car Tacoma refused to give Its consent to Omaha's holding a race that 'lay.he would take some definite action hinnelf. While not even '.intimating whether . bis action would be for or sdverse to Omaha, McBhane it confident kenrrrdell wilt give Omaha the data. Methane will go ' from Tacoma to. Ban - Fraaclaco, where the Vanderbllt cup and Grand Prise races will be held February a and St. Kennerdell will be there and McShane will have a final conference with, htm there. McShune declares there Un't a question but what-Omaha ' will hold the first big race on July t. TOPEKA FINDS AN ANGEL Refuse to Disclose Hit Identity, but He Ii Said to Be Willing to Purchase. MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE TEAM The Western league has uncovered a mysterious angel wlioso Identity the magnates refute to dlsclonc to take a flyer on the Topeka franchise, thus com ing to the rescue and saving this loop from titter destruction, aa the Topeka bugs think. The angel Is said to tie a man well versed In aMl things bane balllc and with sufficient financial backing to hold the franchise In Topoka or move It to Hong Kong. . The angel la still undetermined what he will do with the Kaw franchise after he gets It, according to Archie Catlin, president of the club. If Topeka puts' forth an effoft, assuring him proper sup port In the Jayhawk city, lie la expected to buy the team, and remain In Topeka. Otherwise he will put the team In his traveling bag and depart for more fruit ful field. Catlin further remarked that a number of Topeka business men, so unsophisti cated aa to bo Ignorant of the fact that a minor league club Is a scary proposi tion, are ready to raise enough money to take the club off the hands of the Oer- man-Amerran bank, which recently fore closed a mortgage on it. Meanwhile Joplln and Oklahoma City are making frantic efforts to convince the Western league that they belong In our little circle. However, Messrs. Rourke of Omaha and Holland of St. Joseph have dampened their ardor considerably by declaring "nothing stirring." Foot Ball Rules ; Committee Meets ; in New. York Friday , NEW YORK. Feb. i. Fw Important , chaiigea In the foot ball rules are ex pected to be made whe.i the committee meets here on Friday and Saturday of this week. ' ' : One of the principal -abuses last year waa-the frequent use of 'substitute to i-srry mesnages from the coaches to the raptaln, on the field, a practice In direct violation of . the spirit of the game. To avoid the prominence, of tee.eoactMs the rule makers banished them from the side lines last season. A more drastic rule may be passed. - The numbering of players has the sup joit of several of ths best known men - Jn .the game and tho adoption of the practice Is being urged on the committee , The members of the ccmmlttee are: K K. . Hall, lartntouth, chairman; Walter Camp, Yale, secretary; Dr. J. Ar flabbitt, Hsvrrford; lr. Carl Williams. Penn oylaria; ferry Haughton. Harvard; l'aul Danhlel, Annapolis; Harris ). Cohe, Swanc; 1'arke li. Oavla, 1'rlnceton; Lieutenant D. I. Sultan, West Point; C. W. Savage. Oberlin; 6. C. Williams, .Iowa; A. A. ftagg. .Chicago; Dr. 11. U Williams, Mlunesuta; Captain J. W. lieacham, Cornell. MISS KERN GUEST OF WOMEN BOWLERS Rolls Exhibition Games as Fart of Program at Meeting of Women's League. MOTHER ALSO TAKES PART Miss Itlrdle Kern was the guest of the Csrter Lalie Women's league Monday afternoon on the Farnam alleys. Mies Kern rolled a series of exhibition matches with her mother. In this series Mlfis Kern wss victorious, with such scores as 178, W, 157, 300 and 1S3; total, ft4; average, 11; axnlnst her mother's Ij3, lil, 16S, 17G; total. 80ft; average, 16U AfterKhia series. Miss Kern and her mother rolled a three-game series with Hurry Kldson and K. gclple. The follow ing was the result: Mrs. Kern MIm Kern ., Totals .', Kldnon hclpl Totals .. int. 1 SOS '.X1S 14b 208 Ihl. ls ICS 11 3d. Tot. ItS 400 14 607 297 14a 159 867 443 643 aos re Goodyear TireFirm : Moves West on Row The Qoodyear Tire and Rubber company is now firmly established In Its quarters at X49 Farnam street. The new location is three blocks wetia the row front the old home, at Kli Ifarnam street. Ths change was necessitated by the Increased business of the Qoodyear company In Omaha which made the quarters at the old location too cramped. 253 m Leaves Today. Miss Kern leaves this morning for Kan sas City, and after an exhibition series there will return to her home In St. Louis. ' Th following are yesterday's scores In the Carter Lake Women's league: . MBS. FREELAND'S TEAM. 1l , M Tnl Mr. J. A. Freeland U Mrs. Alex Jetes 72 Mi's. It. U. Klerman t Mrs. H. lj. Underwood 100 Mrs. William II. Uould, jr.. 63 Totals 3S7 436 M HS. L. A. DEHMOUY H TliAM. 1st. 2d. Tot. Mrs. liermody Mrs. Charles Myers .. Mr. 'A. J. Plemon Mrs. Frank Carpenter Substitute JOE JACKSON MAY BE TRADED TO YANKEES NEW YORK, Feb. J. Announcement la expected to be" made here tomorrow at the meeting of the American league club owners of several trades with view of strengthening the Yankee. It became known today that Manager Dono van had been recalled from the south to take part in the negotiations. When Manager Ponovan visited Cleveland a few weeks ago It Is said he had a long conference with the Cleveland club of ficials In regard to a deal whereby Out fielder Joe Jackson would come to New York. , The American league, aside from adopt ing IU schedule for the coming season is also expected to take action ori limiting the number of players to be carried dur ing the playing season. rrestdent Jonn ii. Tener has Issued a cell for the reconvened annual meeting of the National league to be held here on February . The annual schedule meeting will be held. Mr. Ttncr said also that the question of eliminating tho draft from the American aaaocletlon would be dlcuaed by his colleagues. Six Tennis Events t Carded for Field ; i Club This, Season i There will be six tenuis tournaments at the Oinaha- Held clu. litis year, accord ing to Ralph llslney of the tennis com mittee. The city tournament will be '"i i pi line event. A W4 Tan's city touriv y 'o lll be carded, iM will a handle? p etnt for senior meinbts of the rlub, the ciub rhampionshlp, the Mty junior chum 'rimbip, girls' club rlw.mfk.M.rp and ooung women's rlub rhampionshlp. ; Harry Koch, tennis rhamp of Ncbrsska, ,m1!I prvbably enter the national lawn tciuiUi tournament next year. Koch wilt lalno play In tlui Iowa slate tourney, the Nebraska stst tourney and will make an effort to go to the exposition lu Baa Vranciseo to play there. BLACK PUG'S FIRST PLAN TO ENTER MEXICO FAILS EL. PASO. Tex., Feb. S.-How Jack Johnson will enter Mexico and arrive at J dares for his battle March ( with Jess Wlllard waa unexplained today. It waa learned that federal officers arc on the lookout should the negro, who Is wanted on an indictment In Chicago. attempt to mut;te himself to Juares through the t oiled fcUalea Villa's ex peeled attack on Tamplco, which If cap tured would allow Johnson to enter that port from the llarbadoes, has not de veloped, and Mexico City's occupation by the Car runs troop has done away with Any chance of hi entering from Central America. Jack Cuilcy, the fight promoter, wilt not return here from his eastern - trip until the middle of the week. Wllllard has had some good workout at his ranch training quarters in the Rl Orande valley. AMERICAN CLUBS FOR LIMIT OF PLAYERS . CHICAGO, Fb. I.-The money-making tuba of the American league will support the ether In their pln to put a player limit cr twenty-one on each team. ecur'. ing to report, hl h followed th depart- ure UKiy of C. A. Co ml key of th Cht- i;o club to attend (he league merlin; WELSH IS OUTPOINTED BY JOHNNY GRIFFITHS NEW TURK. Feb. 1. All the youm local lightweight, outpointed Freddie Welsh, the champion. In a twelve-round bout here tonight, according te the ma Jority of newspaper men who aaw th fight. No decision waa given. The cliampioa ahoaed himself auperlor at lnftiihttng and forced the lght all the way through. Griffith tried to keep hi opponent at long rang fighting. In which the local boy used his left to good advan tage. ( While both boys were aupposed te weigh in thl afternoon at 13S pound. Welati re- fuited to i t on tit scale, and they fouicht ! 0 . 7 ...lai ... V6 ...no ... m ...108 97 21S S4 , lt4 5 I IN 141 ' 149 DOG PAYNE ANOTHER TY COBB Sid Hatch ayt Payne in Three Tears Hever Hit Into Double Play. BUT NEEDS GOOD MANAGING Bid Hatch, a pitcher on the Grand Is land turn of tho State league last year, announced In Ioa Angeles that he would te a member of the Omaha team this year. Pa Rourke, however, expressed a different viewpoint on the matter, assert ing there won no chance for Mr. Hatch to be with us. 1 8o If Mr. Hatch Intends to pitch next year It will probably be with Grand Island. But apropos of Mr. Hatch, that youth when giving out his statement In Los Angeles tells an Interesting; atorr which will he food for Omaha fans. Hatch de clared Doo Payne, Rourke third baseman. Is a regular Ty Cobb. According to Mr. Hatch, Mr. Payne. is so fast that he has never during the three years he haa been in base bail hit Into a double play. When ever a man Is on first and Mr. Payne hits a grounder which enables the opposition to nip the runner en the paths. Doc has never failed to beat the attempted double play by arriving at first base before the ball. hela Be m Recerd. It la not known wnether Mr. Hatch la right or not. Mr. Payne never manifested any symptoms of greased lightning in Omaha, out he may be the speed boy Mr. Hatch asserts. If he haa never bit Into a double play, he probably has a record no other player can boast- Mr. Hatch also vouchsafes the In form ac tion that Doo was a bit crabby. If It wasn't for that Mr. Hatch believe Mr. Payne , would be. a shining; star In the big leagues today. . "He needa a man ager,", declares Mr. listen . "one like Mr. Hogan of Lob Angeles.'' - Now we -can test out the real ability of Marty Krug as a straw boos. If Mr. .'.533 514 1047 Totals MRS. CATTIN'S TEAM. 1st. M. Tot. Mrs. w. j. cattin U4 Mrs. J. F. Ulml k 7 Mrs. K. F. liralley 16 Mrs. Hoi Uoliletrom N4 Mrs. Henry Keatb Ti 103 86 Qi 110 Totals 415 468 873 MK. JOHNSON 8 TEAM. Int. M Tot Mrs. II. R. Whltshouse 119 no ana Mr. N. M. Hatisett 73 los 123 Mr. J. A. .Rogers 87 103 190 Mrs. 1. Hackett 114 74 IS Mr. C. M. Johnson luu M 1M Totals .493 491 $04 Mills to Tell Girls About Basket Ball Coach Tommy Mills will conduct a class In higher basket ball at the high school Thursday exclusively for the benefit of the fair co-ed of the Institution. Coach Tommy will address a meeting la the auditorium of the school and no boy will be permitted present- He win ex plain all about the floor gam and answer questions th fair ones present. Such a meeting was held during .the foot ball season and Mills told the girl all about the gridiron game with great success. A club of high school lads has entered the field and has attached th auphonloas name of "Spirits" to their order. These Spirits will work up spirit for the Omaha. Lincoln baaketeerlng battle Saturday night. They have procured In some mys terious manner on perfectly good angora goaL That animal will be a part of a specially arranged celebration between halve. The goat will be decorated with tun "Lincoln." Mills has his floor lads working over time thl week as Lincoln must be trim med fttturday. Th Links captured game from Omaha January H and re venge Is Mills' middle name. Flynn Makes Gallant Stand Against Smith CINCINNATI. Feb. J.-"Gunboat" Smith won a newspaper dclaion her tonight over Jim Flynn In a ten-round boxing t ontrat. There was never a time during the bout that Smith did not have a shade the better of the argument on points, but Vii stamina displayed by Flynn won the admiration of the audience. Flynn could be railed the agfressor, Inasmuch a h used borlng-ln tactics throughout, and, while he received four blows in return for every one he delivered. he wss In good condition when the coo- test ended. In Sew Yotk. Coiuiakry a 111 not odimish in limit and It a td that lUuit j at catch wt icbta. Wlsli Walgblug abtmt and ii iua UuU si i ai la fewr. ' U paimda. ' i. GIDEON DEFEATS GALLUP .IN THREE-CUSHION PLAY In the opening game of the three-ettsH- lon tournament players tat night at the C. C. C. parlors, IMt Harney street, Henry D. O'deon defeated Roger 8. OaJlun, 35 to 15. A large and enthusiastic cre-wd witnessed the gam. Htsh rui: liiilwnn. t: Gallup. 1 In ning. 7. Referee, Brayton. Merlin and Voughn will play tonight. A going bunineea ran be rold quickly Uiiuugh The Ren's "liustneis Chances. Payne becomes the athlete Mr. Hatch say he is, Mr. Krug Is a swell manager, otherwise not. JOHNNY KILBANE BESTS MR. YOUNG KANSAS ByFFALO, f. Y., Teb. l-Johnny KII bane of Cleveland, featherweight cram plon, outboxed Young Kansas of Buffalo In the last three rounds of a ten-round bout here tonight. Kansss had held the champion even for seven rounds. Neither fighter suffered much punishment. Culls From the Wire Don M. JtoberU, mayor of Terre Haute, and twenty-six others will be placed qn trial In the United States district court at Indianapolis March 8. chanred in a federal Indictment with conspiring to cor rupt the election of November 4. 1914. Five others of the 115 who were arreHtcd on the indictment, pleaded not guilty and probably will be placed on trial at the same time. The remaining eighty-three pleaded guilty, but have not been sen tenced. Judge Anderson sustained the government's theory that the federal government has Jurisdiction. The fight between counsel for the en ginemen and for the western railroads ss to Just what the erurlnemen earn con tinues before the board of arbitration at Chicago. J. H. Keefe. assistant gen eral manager of the Gulf, Colorado A. Santa Fe railroad, quoted a composite payroll giving the days worked in the mnnth nf October. Wi, the averare hours a day and the average earnings by the hour, day and month. Engineers in all e.laanea of service, he testified, earned In this October an averase of 16.25 and firemen an average of 14.29. Two policemen were killed at Annlston, Ala. In a street fight with alleged Illicit liquor sellers whose place of business) they had raided. Eight policemen have been killed in three years In similar raids. There will be no Immediate advance In bread prices from S to cents a loaf, lt wa announced as a result of the stand taken by large Chicago baking concerns, which declined to support the proposal of the Master Rakers' association. Since the larger bakeries have not raised prices, the smaller bakeries. It was pointed out, must meet competition. , GIANT RECRUITS GET ORDERS All Young Playen Must Show Uj) . at Marlin on Last Day of February. CUBAN HURLER SIGNS FOR YEAR AKRON, O., Feb. Z.-Johnny GrlfUths. players of the New York Nationals have been ordered to report for spring training practice at Marlin. Tex., February 28, it waa announced today. The regulars will be started from here on February 25. Manager John McGraw will be In charge of the contingent if he gets back from Cuba in time. , FjiiIHo Palmero, the youbg Cuban left handed pitcher, has signed a contract for a year with the Giants, It was stated. The Brooklyn National league club to day received the signed contract of Bher rod Smith, pitcher, who was with the Newark Internationals last year. Washington Affairs The supreme court ' advanced Leo if. Frank's habeas corpus appeal for oral argument to February 23 on Joint request of counsel for Frank , and Hie Mate of Georgia. Tho suprere cnurt held for the first time that lociil commerce between tho mainland of a stnte an. an Island belong ing to it is suh.iert tr slate regulation. The case originuted In California. The Louisiana railroad commission's order requiring rcaos to establish tariffs for switching cars In tho state, which apparently were loaded tor shipment out of, or into llie state, was annulled by tho, supreme court as an interference with Interstate commerce. The senate bill to mske carriers in In terstate commerce liable without regard to limitation of liability for los or dam age of property caused by them wss fa vorably reported by the house commercd commii.'ee. The 111I makes exceptions In cases wnera property is hidden by wrap ping and 'boxing and. where commodities are subject to rstes approved by the In terstate commerce dependent upon tho value of property shipped.' . LIMIT. RULE TOJE UP. TODAY Several Matten to Occupy Atten tion of American League . Owners. DRAFT QUESTION IS ALSO DUE NEW TORK, Feb. 2. In addition to the adoption of the playing schedule for the coming season several other matters of importance will occupy the attention of the American league club owner during their meeting here tomorrow. The players' limit rule, which- was changed at the National league annual meeting here last December, will be con sidered and it Is believed probable that President Johnston's league will adopt the twenty-one-player maximum also. The question of abolishing the draft rule from the class AA clubs will be discussed and some recommendation may be made that will show the feeling; ot; the league mag nate of thl district. Local Interest will be centered upon th outcome of the demand for good players to strengthen the recently purcbaed New , York American league team and It 1 un- derstood that Colonel Jacob Ruppert, Jr.. snd Captain T. L. Huston, the new own ers here, had assurances that the other seven clubs were to help to put a strong club in this city. 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