The Time for Making Good Comes Soon after the Deep -Snow
TOPEKA CASE DP AT
WESTERRMEETIHG
O'Neill Declares He Hai Four Prop
oiitiont Betid'!i One from
Present Owners.
READ OF HUSTLING FEDERAL
BASE BALL LEAGUE.
OIJAHA HAY GET IN
DOUBLE-A CIRCUIT
Jack Holland Opine) that a Shakenp
Will Result in Advance of
Omaha and St Joseph.
IS ONLY QUESTION ; OF . TIME
SPORTS SECTION of
HERRMANN, BRUCE
BOTH RE-ELECTED
National Bate Ball Commission Re
considers Action Not to Reor
ganize Till Verdict Heard.
r
Me Omaha
BOURSE IS AFTER ATHLETES
The transfer of the Topeka franchise
will be the one momentous subject to- be
considered Jby the Western league moguls
In session today at Chicago. Wtrlle the
meeting Is scheduled for today only. It Is
a ten-to-one gamble that Tuesday will
see the magnates arguing pro' and con
certain matters of administration.
- President Tip O'Neill has announced
that four Individuals and syndicates are
seeking the Topeka rights and without a
doubt some disposition would be made at
the meeting. However, O'Neill, in a letter
to Rourke, declared that the German
Amerloan bunk of Topeka, which fore
closed mortgage on the club and started
all the commotion, has advised him that
tho present owners would probably settle
all difficulties with the aid of a little help
from the people of Topeka. '
Other Offer la Field.
But In casa Catlln and his associates
fall to pay the amount of the mortgage,
which must be done by Monday, there
are still those who are willing to take a
chance. John Savage Is still anxious to
transfer the club to Joplln and he might
be accepted in a pinch, but not without
strenuous protest from the other Western
league owners H. H. Myers of Webster,
8. D., is willing to buy and keep the club
In Topeka. Myers' price is said to be a
little low, however.
But the offers which O'Neill and" the
magnates are seriously considering are
offers from Kansas City, Ksn., and Kan
sas City. Mo., people. Of course, no West
ern league olub can be put in either city
without the consent of Qeorge Tebeau of
the Kansas City American association
club, but it is thought that Tebeau will
accede to demands' if enough pressure Is
brought to bear.
Pa After Athletes.
Pa tourke, before going to Chicago to
the meeting, announced that he waa going
to break in on the, trade market at Chi
oago. In other words, ha Intends to make
a few deals for players. Rourke has de
cided 1915 is going to be a prosperous year
In the Western, despite pesslmlstlo re
ports, and intends to build up a ball team.
When he gets through there will be few
of the old faces on the club.
Flnton Whalen, the new shortstop ob-
tained from Harrlsburg, has sent in his
signed contract Tiloskl, the second
Maranvllle, from Leavenworth, Kan., has
also' signed a contract With Martin
Krug signature, that makes three who
' have signed with .Omaha. , ,
Nickalls to Cease
Fighting in Europe
To Coach Yale Crew
NEW YORK, I'eb. . Tale students are
rejoicing over the announcement that
Guy Nickalls, the noted oarsman. , will
return to New Haven shortly to resume
his duties there- as coach of the' EH
. varsity crew. The news has made Tale's
rcwing stock take a big- boom for this
. Nickalls waa directly responsi
ble for the fine showing the New Haven
university made on the water in 1914, and
lils failure to return would hava been a
serious loss.
In -connection with Nickalls' promised
return. Jhere Is an interesting sidelight
thrown on the English view of sports,
even at a time when the country' Is In
the throes of the greatest warfare of history-
Nickalls returned to England shortly
after the outbreak of the war and entered
the army, being ordered to a recruiting
station. There he has been for the last
fcur or five months, but he has kept in
touch with his friends at New Haven
nd has received their appeals tor him to
return If he could possibly do so.
. Lord Kitchener was acquainted with
Nickalls' desire to get back to the United
and has determined to grant him a leave
of absence. This leave will be of such
length as to permit' Nickalls to return
here and remain In charge of v rowing
while the Tale crew is preparing for the
1915 campaign.
Country Club Will
Hold Mixed Doubles
Tennis Tournament
The Country club ' will hold but on
tennis tournament this year, that one the
mixed doubles tournament which has
been made an annual event at the Ben
son club. Oraahana have been taking
more and more Interest in mixed doubles
tournaments of recent years, and It is
expected that soon that they will be as
popular as they are In the eaat, where
seme big events of that kind are staged.
THREE MORE MINISTERS
TAKE UP VOLLEY BALL
Three more mfnisters have been coaxed
Into the Ministers' Volley Ball league,
whlrh la playing the Indoor court game
at the Toung Men's ChrWtlan association
each Monday afternoon. The latest mem
bers are Rev. Arthur Atack of Benson.
Rev. A. o. Hess of the Hirst Memorial
church and Frank A. High, superintend
ent of the Omaha district of the AqtU
R&loon' league. The newcomers are Just
as enthusiastic over the sport as the in
stigators, tand Rev. Titus Low and Bev.
Charles E. Cobbey expect to land several
more cf their brethren before many more
days. The other ministers who are play
ing are Rev. George L. Peters. Rev. Hugh
B. 6per and Rev. A. C. Douglas.
OMAHA UNIVERSITY-YORK
CONTEST IS CAllEO OFF
T?ie scheduled basket ball game between
the University of Omaha and York was
called off because Tork was unable to
make train connections which would
bring the team here in time for the fray.
GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL
DEFEATED BY HASTINGS
HASTING?. Neb.. Feb. t-(bpeclal
Telegram.) After winning M out of 1
games. Geneva High school wss defeated
by Hastings in basket ball, U to 16. last
lght
t5 Vri'V
.. .an
JAMES QILMORE.
WOMEN GOLFERS ORGANIZE
Prettiest Mile Ladies' Golf Club
Holds Initial Meeting at Home .
of Mrs. W. H. Flinn.
WELL PLAY AT' MILLER PARK
The Prettiest Mile Ladles'. Golf club
was formally organised at a meeting
held last week at the home of Mrs. W.
H. Flinn. The club will play on the
links of the MlUer Park club next sum
mer and will have entrants in the
women's oity golf championship tourna
ment which Is to be held. In addition
to the golf,, the new club will hold other
social functions throughout the year.
Meetings will be held the first Tuesday
of each month. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. A. M. fimlth,
Officers elected to act during the en
suing year are: . Mrs. W. H. Flinn. presi
dent; Mrs. A. M. Smith; .vice president!
Mrs. X. D. Northrop, secretary-treasurer,
and Mrs. C, J. Wonder, press reporter.
Charter members enrolled at the first
meeting are;
Mesdames
H. C. Madden.
R. Wl, Emerson,.
D H. Hawk,
F. W. Phledtng,
F R, Creedon,
F. L, Johnson,
W. H. Flinn,
Ed. Burke, .
P. MoCafferty. -..
W. H. Prunert
A. M. Bmitb,
F. N. High.
F. D. Johnston.
M. A. Vanderford,
M. P. Byrd,
K. L. Cain,
C. W,Ralnbolt, "
C M. Mortensen,
A. D. Northrup,
Mesdames
Frances Potter,
Ida Flinn
W. A. Meyer,
C. L. Thlessen,
C. O. Morrison.
B. C. Hynes, .
T. J. Vrerdon.
L. D. HoTKTns.
II. F. Wilbur.
, C W. Preshes,
W. li-Taylor, 4
C. J. Wbniler,
J. C-lwdlke, " i
L. i. Hoover,'
J. H. Cutoff. ,
C. J. Farrott, "
Miss Beulah Byrd. '
Miss S. Vanderford.
Stage All Set for
Big Wrestling Bout
At KruThis Week
, Jess WeeUrgsard, the wrestling' demon
from Des Moines, who will grapple with
Touslf f Hussane, ' the Terrible Turk, at
the Krug theater Tuesday right, arrived
In Omaha Saturday and announced that
he waa in the very best shape. Oscar
Thorsen. Westergaard's manager, is so
tickled with the condition the big fellow
Is In that he had aomevnew photographs
taken. . .
Charlie Franke reports, that the ad
vance sale has been brisk, and unless the
weather man turns on some more of his
rough brand, expects ( his house' to be
taxed to capacity. .
Hussane has been in Omaha several
days and has been working conscien
tiously. - He declares he; is prepared to
battle to the limit '
Franke has signed several rattling good
preliminary bouts, ciyd in all, promises a
card that will -please the most cynical
wrestling inn.
R. C. Huffman Has a
Unique Window Trim
The Fred C. Huffman Motor Car com
pany, which will open its new show
rooms at 2208 Farnam street this week,
has a window display that Is out of the
ordinary In an automobile store. The
window is trimmed as a handsome living
room, with fireplace and Jacobean furni
ture. The Woman, seated before tho fire
place, la holding a Pajrolt electric cata
logue in her hand and In the background,
in a cleverly , executed and brilliantly
lighted cloud 'effect, is the ear of her
dreams. The thought expressed is a little
drama of home that Is being enacted in
thousands of places dally where, milady,
notwithstanding her luxurious surround
ings, Ureams of the thing that is lacking
ti fill ber life with happiness Detroit
Electric. No signs announce the idea,
but lying on .the .table at her elbow u
a sheet of music, the title of which Is
"When Dreams Come True."
WEST POINT DEFEATS
NORFOLK AnBASKET BALL
WEST POINT. Neb., Feb. .-(Speclal
Telegram.) The basket ball game played
last nurht between the high school teams
of Norfolk and West Point resulted In a
victory for the borne team, 48 to SI. The
Norfolk team outclassed West Point la
slse and weight, but the home players
showed excellent speed and fine team
work. The Uneup: .
NORKOLK. U WEST POINT.
Kohrabaugh ...R.F'R.F HovtrOi
South I,rU.P M.hl
Kreuoh rvc Ell'oti
h-lly ROiR.O Rich
Ortiorne L.Q.IL.G Kraut
lUfcrees: Hubbard and Harvey..
Tommy lloetar Wa, Boat.
PITRRIOR. Neb., Feb. (.-(iiwlnl Tel
Mim h-At) Louirh of this city last nijfht
thrown lv Tmiimv Do-ior .if Kan
a In lo falls, of thirty minutes each.
, Will the American esocla, on remain a
major league, or will It revert back to Its
double A standing Jack Holland of St.
Joseph Is one Western leaRUer who has
publicly announced he believes the asso
ciation will not long remain g. major, and
the opinion of other Western magnates
seems to be the same, although they
merely Intimate, where Holland speaks
right out loud.
Holland declares-it will be a short
rime when the best towns In tho associa
tion, together with the best towns In the j
Inernational, will join to form a third
major. In auch case, .Niays Jack, such
Western towns as Omaha and St, Joseph
will go Into the association.
May Be Year Yet.
"The reorganisation may come in a few
weeks, and it may not be for a year,"
says Holland, "but In my mind it Is only
a question of time. Lata events certainly
indicate It."
The recent events, according olland,
are the requests of the association and
International to bo permrfed to delay
their time for mailing out contracts from
February 1 to Maroh 1. It seems they
want to see what action is taken at the
schedule meetings of the big leagues,' and
the natural supposition would be that a
reorganization will be effected at the time
the draft rule Is lifted from them.
Bar. War to Fight Feds.
"It looks to me," continued Holland,
"that Kansas City, Indianapolis, MJlwau
kee and possibly Loulsvtlla or Minneapo
lis will be taken from the American as
soolatlon, Buffalo and Baltimore from the
International and Cincinnati and Pitta
burgh added to form a third major. Thfa
would be the surest way of fighting the
Feds. i
"That would mean room for some West
ern league cities In the association.
Omaha and St Joseph are the two best
towns en the Missouri river, and would
hardly be left out, St. Paul would stick
and Minneapolis unless Inoluded in the
major organisation. With Louisville, Co
lumbus, Toledo' and a couple of ether
cities the new association would be about
as strong as he present one.
Might Change Western.
"Of course the Western would have te
be reorganised along with the test of the
ahakeup. As to what towns would be In
It that- would be harder to speculate,
Thjere is. one thing sure, Omaha arid St,
Joseph would likely move out ef It Into
Class AA bal."
McShane Goes to
Tacoma Monday to
Fix for the Race
Sheriff Felix McShane, director of corii
teata for the Omaha Automobile Speed
way, goes to Tacoma tomorrow to con
sult, with the race officials at that jplace
with regard to the granting of a sanction
for race In Omaha on July IJ. Tacoma
was given a sanction for that data by the
American Automobile . association and
Rlohard Kennerdell, chairman of the eon
test board at the Three A's, has asked
McShane to obtain the amiable consent
of the Washington people if possible.
McShane has a certified check for $1,000
with a request for a sanction with Mr.
Kennerdell, so if the Tacoma people say
yes the sanction will be immediately
granted. If Tacoma demurrs, it will be up
to Kennerdell to make a decision. It 1
expected, however, that the Tacoma men
will accede to a race here on the same
day, as the two, races would la no way
conflict because of the distance between
the cities.
From Taoema McShane will go to the
Vanderbilt eup and Grand Prix races at
San Francisco, There he will sin up
drivers for the big event here.
Triple-A Starts Its ;
Career Tlis Monday
The Amateur Athletic Association af
Omaha completed installation of appa
ratus in the Armory building yesterday
and-storting Monday the Armory will act
as gymnasium and club house for the new
organisation. Active work at the gym
will start tomorrow and at all times, ex
cept Monday evenings' when the militia
men hold their drills, the Armory will be
open to members of the association. The
membership ' lists are becoming larger
each day and the charter membership,
which closed with the opening, is very
long. Members of the club will imme
diately start -active training for the big
Indoor meet to be held March 19 at the
Auditorium. The Triple A will hold
an elimination meet March 1, -when Its
participants In the big event will be se
lected. NATIONAL COMMISSION
v MEETS IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI. O., Feb. t.-lrhe annual
meeting of the National base ball com
mission was held here today, one month
after the usual date of Its yearly ses
sion. President Thoa. Chtvlngton of the
American Association conferred with the
commlsstonfyjt after coming out of the
meeting room said ho had not discussed
the question', of lifting the draft front
class AA leagues and that he had noth
ing to say on that subject at this ttms.
AMATEUR BASE BALL FANS
WILL MEET "THIS THURSDAY
The Omaha Amateur Base Ball associ
ation has called -a meeting of all ama
teur, base ball fans and payers for
j Thursdy evening In the counci chember
(of the city hall. The meeting will not
vention of all Interested In amateur ball.
INo organization work In the association
will be attempted for several weeks to
come.
Baa Ball 1st Paaasaew
The base ball sesson In Panama la now
at Its bright. It is the dry season titers,
end from now until the summer hrat
gt-la too intense the fa on along the eauai
son will get their fill of the game.
Salt Lake Ilalara Cola.
Fans of Bait Lake City have rai-ted
1' toward the payment of a Iikivi)
guaranty for the ParlMc 4-oat frant'lilne
which has been moved there from bac-raiikcnto.
unday
Johnny Kilbane
ABOVE JOHNNY KILBANE
HIUVDETJPHIA, Pa., Feb. t-Two
ehampiona meet here In the ring February
M, They are Johnny Kilbane, leader of
tha featherweight division, and Kid Wil
liams, tha acknowledged best bantam
ARMY COMING AHEAD ON POLO
Four Different Quartet Will Par
ticipate in Facifio Coast Tour
nament Th.ii Month.
OFFICERS ABE HANDICAPPED
NEW TORK, Feb. C Army polo teams
will be prominent In the tournaments
which start on the Pr.clflc coast this
month, and which will be continued into
the SanDlego and Callforlan expositions.
In spite of handicaps and some ridiculous
red tape manufactured in Washington,
the galloping game is making great strides
In the service. At least four army quar
tets will be represented at tho exposi
tion, according to latest advices, and it
ban be safely said that "Visitors to the
coast i who know polo, and, the kind of
polo which waa played throughout the
service half a dosen years ago, will be
surprised by the caliber of play which
prevails now.
Joshua -Crane, the Boston crack, said
last week that, as far7as ha can see,
America's hope of recovering the inter
national trophy, which was lost at
Meadowbrook Jast June, must rest with
tha army players. This Is phrasing it
strongly, for there Js a goodly number of
civilians who are snaking groat progress
with tha game. Nevertheless, there Is
sound reasorrfor believing that, with the
proper sort of co-operation from Wssh
Ington, a team of International caliber
could bo developed In the service with
less trouble than by any other organisa
tion. Fad a a tmbll.sr Blocks.
At tho present time there- are some
regulations on tho books which are ham
poring the proper development of the
sport, which, as all military authorities
are agreed, la an unequaled development
of efficiency in horsemanship. The regu
latlons state that and officer's first and
second mount must be so large In .size
that it Is extremely hard to find an ani
mal which tan be used in polo. The rul
ing a comparatively recent, and puts em
phasis on the desirability of the- big
Jumplrtg type, desplts the belief among
YL"-,iii i ' ''':, -i' Tim ,w)tityff r tii n i -' " ., , ' : ..I.. . ,.- .tair M
Continued on Page Two, Column Four.) (Continued on Page' Two, Column Two.)
Omaha Man Finds Himself '
Almost Owner, of Ball Club
An aftermath of ths convention of the
National Association of Professional Base
Ball clubs, whlrh was h:d in Omaha last
November, has been uncovered, and It
has been, lesrned that a will known
Omaha man I given credit for being an
official of a minor league base ball club
in Indiana, whereas the said Omaha man
does not fill any such capacity and has
bo designs to do so.
It happens that J. M. Dine, manager
of the local Goodrich tire branch, la a
personal friend of C. H. Varnell, presi
dent of the Fort Wayne club of the
Central league, pine met Varnxll when
ha came to attend the convention and
Varnell promptly registered Pine as vies
president of the Fort Wajrne club on
the official register. Pinawas therefore
a guest at all the doings staged here dur
ing the conversion, and be had a swell
little time.
O-UAHA, SUNDAY MOIINIXO, FEBIiUAKY 7, 1915.
and Kid Williams to Clash in Philadelphia
(ON THB RIGHT) IN A PRACTICE BOOT, BBLOW-KID WlLUAMA.
weight of the country,
' The bout Is attracting much attentloa.
It can go only six rounds. If the result
Is not decisive it. Is probable that a sec
ond meeting for a greater distance will
CORNELL IS 0UT FOR BLOOD
Ithacans Having1 Tasted Fruits of
victory, Ambitions to Sweep
All Before in 1015. ,
CEEDIT Q0ES TO DE. EHASFE
NEW TORK, Fob. '.-Cornell student
and graduates are confident that tha sea
ion of 181 will be a banner on tor tha
athletes of tha Ithaca university. The
battla with whloh the ' carnellan and
white closed the 114 campaign has
aroused athletla Interest to a fever pitch
at Cornell and they are getting ready
up there to push their banner to tha high
est point before tho curtain drops on ths
sporting; show of 1815. Cornell la eager
to grab some of the honors that have
fallen with such consistency In tho last
few years to Harvard. Tho chanoes are
in favor of this ambitious program being
successfully carried' out.
Foot ball Is acknowledged to be the
leading college sport. It la tha aim of
all tho universities that go lln for the
game to produce a first class foot ball
eleven, and when suocesa meets these
efforts a general boom In sports la cer
tain. Cornell last season sent 'out the
best team It has had In many years an
eleven regarded by some who keep close
tabs on athletlo affairs at Ithaca as the
greatest over developed. Harvard, the
champions of the year, did not have
Cornell on Its schedule, but It might be
just as well for the extensive prestige
the
crimson eleven gained that it did
not have. i "
. . !' Meyers Qalta School.
Th- ZfThJ . ,, I Bt'ehm is also giving mors attention to
The bulk of the credit for Cornell s fine' w.i. . u n . 7 . ... .
,.,, . " '"'"jbaskst ball. 'The basket ball season has
snowing on the gridiron goes to Dr. . . . ,
Kh,. ,. " . . " " r' been rather disastrous to Nebraska and
be b;il and ba.t A h. '. iM" " ' " """
ch.- of tnt ' m Ja' lh nnouncem.r.t that Captain Hawkins
charge of the foot ball problem at Ithaau . . . ... T -
in -WIS. Dr. Sharp, turned out a teaV"! .C"U':M,,rf. 0Ut th
that was capable of breaking the long
run of victories the University of Pennsyl
vania had, acored over Cornell. It was
ths turning point when this hoodoo wss
lifted and the carnellan and white gained
confldenoe that It had hitherto lacked.
When the two teams met last Thanks
Pine's registration was carried In vari
ous oeas dlspstchss, with the result that
many connected with base ball conaidered
If bona fide. Aftermath: Mr. Pine has
been receiving considerable mall in Are
of the Fort Wayne base ball club, and
Mr. Varnell religiously forwards all such
to Omaha.
Players requesting positions, sporting
goods, houses soliciting trsde. all mall
Dine letters. One player wrote from
Grand Island, stating thst he was a
catcher, had worked on the Grand Island
club and submitted the names of Clink
Claire and Pa Itourke. both Omahans. for
recommendations. The Icttsa, Was sent
t.a-k to Pine here.
Dine has not yet had the Players' 'Fra
ternity after hiin nor has he been sub
Iioenaed to sppear before Judge tandls,
but ho wouldn't bo surprised If such
should happen.
.Bee
be arranged.
Both, boys are now In prime condition.
They will, make 123. pounds ringside
Kilbane Is a shade tha favorite in the
betting.
FEW CHANGES IN THE RULES
Coach StiehmJThi&ka Foot Ball This
Tear Will Be Played Along the
Lines of Former Times.
INTEREST IN BASSET BAIL
By 4AM OS B. LAWIUSNCa.
UNCOUN, Feb. .-There will be few
ohanges In tho foot ball rules for next
fall In tho opinion of Coach Jumbo
Bttehm. The foot ball publlo Is pretty
weU satisfied with tho gatno as It la
anl don't want to see any changes made
whloh may hurt It from tho spectator's
viewpoint. Roughness has boon reduced
to a minimum, BUehtn, and foot ball is
now on a scientific basis.
"I look for ths rules committee to mako
but few revisions at Its meeting," Btlehra
added. "Changes made wlU tend to
throw light on tho construction of tho
present rules, rather than to work any
radical change In the style of play now
In vogue. Tha talk about using substitute
players on tho sidelines for coaching la
unk.,M ,
Contrary to expectations. Btlehna did
not get spring toot ball practios started
this week as he had Intended. Tho mem
bers of th MUftd ware still buav with
,(.hool work and Captain Rutherfora Is
giving all tbs time be can spars to basket
ball. It Is now planned to call' meet
ing of the squad next week and arrange
for the get-to-tcthcr banquet on Charter
dav. Februarv IS. when the nlana for tha
nrln- footbaU trainlns- will ba outllnad
game for the rest of the season. Meyers,
who is captain of ths track squsd and a
star athlete, failed to find a man to take
charge of his father's farm and bad to
quit school and take up agriculture again.
Hawkins found basket ball a little too
strenuous for him and was advised by the
squad physician to give it -up. s
Ths withdrawal of these two men gives
Jimmy, Gardner, the old Omaha High
school star, his first chance on tli varsity
bssket ball team. Gardner got Into the
game last night against Wesleyan and
will make tho eastern trip which tho team
takes, the coming week.
With four games, two Wednesday and
Thursday nights against Ames and two
Friday and Saturday nights against
Drake the Huakers will wind up the
Missouri valley season. Tho strong Wes
leyan five plays a return game with Ne
braska February M, and if tha ser;es of
two should bo split sgaln. a rubber will
be played to decide the supremacy.
Btlehm will accompany tha Husker five
to Ames and Drake next week In an ef
fort to retrieve come of the fallen for
tunes of tho Huakers In ths basket ball
world.
Malllaaa Wtiii a Jeb.
Btlehm said he had given but little at
tention to tha selection of an assistsnt
foot baH coach next fall. Captain Halll
gaa of the 114 team Is an applicant for
tho Job held by Dewey Herman during
the last two years as coach of the fiesh
men eleven. Herman Is completing His
senior law work this year and may not
cars to corns bark next fait Hs has not
(Continued un Pago Two, Column Two.)
DRAFT LIFTING MATTER PASSED
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. I. Augnst
Herrmann and John R. Bruce, chairman
And secretary, respectively, of the Na
tional Base Ball commission, were re
elected at the annual meeting of that
body here tonight after voting earlier in
the day not to reorganise until after a
decision on the Federsl league's Injunc
tion suit at Chicago had been rendered.
At the afternoon sessHlon of the com
mission It was derided that It would be
best not to hold an election of officers
at this time because of the complicated
legal association -that Organised Basa
Ball now finds Itself In and at the meet
ing tonight this decision waa reconsidered
and the election waa held.
Chairman Herrmann of the commission
said:
"While we 3clded to reorganise, w
likewise decided not to make any move .
for any of the players that are likely
to he Involved In any decision that the
court might mako at Chicago." -V
The commission went Into the question
of lifting the draft from the class A A
leagues and after a discussion it waa an
nounced that the question was such an
Important one "not only to . tha minor
leagues concerned, but also to numerous
base ball players," that further time waa
needed before any decision war reached.
President John K. Tener and Secretary
John Heydler of the National league left
tonight for New Tork to attend the meet
ing of the league there on Tuesday,
Hagerman Wins
On Appeal in Case
Against Boston Sox
NEW TORK, Feb. .-The appellate di
vision today reversed a judgment of tha
supreme court and ordered a new trial In
tho case of the Base Ball Players' fra
ternity against tho Boston Amerloan
league club. Tho fraternity sued on tho
assigned claim of Pitcher Kurt (Casey)
M. Hagoman for money due on a contract.
The complaint waa dismissed by a trial
Justice upon motion of tho dofendtng
club's attorney.
Hagnman signed a contract on Septem
ber 18. 1011. with the noston American
league club for the -season of IBIS at 4M
a month. After playing one month with
the Red Box he was ordered to report to
the Jersey City club of the International
league. Efforts were made to transfer
him to Denver at SZ0 a month Instead of ;
1400. ' Hageman signed contracts, it is
claimed, that gave the managers tho right
to shift him around and reduoo his salary.
Justice Laughlln, writing tho prevailing
opinion, held that the contract made by '
Hageman with tho Boston club was one
sided and drawn In ths Interest of ths
owners , without rouoh regard lor tho
rights of tho Basa Ball Players' fra-
I tarnlty, to whom Hageman had assigned
his claim, and that the Boston club had
no right to transfer him to another club
except at tbs salary named In tho con
tract. Omaha Tennis Men
' Pleased at Change
Of Newport Event.
Omaha tennla fans are rejoicing with
considerable eclat today. Tho reason:
Newport, where for tho last thirty years
tho national ohampionahlp tennis tourna
mnt has been held, lost out at ths an
nua meeting of the United States lawn
Tennis association and the 1916 tourney
will bo held at tho West Bids Tennis cluU
of New York. " 1 .
Ths fight against Newport waa largely
ths result of protests from western play
ers and tho victory provss thaf tho west
Is at last able to swing a little Influence
In tennis circles.
Con Toung, delegate of the Omaha Field
club to the meeting, cast his vote for tho
New Tork club against Newport and dl '
' considerable lobbying with other dele,
gates. Omaha tennis men hsws always
had a grudge against Newport, as tho ,
super-abundanoo of "society ' there has
made it practically impossible for a per
son from a city Ilka Omabs to enter tha ,
event Now there Is a good chanoa that
Harry Koch and other Omaha players
may enter the national avent this year.
SOUTH OMAHA SECONDS .
WIN FR0MJPL.ATTSM0UTH
PLA.TTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. .-8poclaI
Telegram.) After playing the Plaits
mouth High school basket ball team to
a tie game for forty minutes, tho South
Omaha High school second team swung la'
the lead on a foul thrown by Captain
Lyman Corr of tha Packer seoond string
ers. The final tally registered 38 to 7.
The first hslf wound up with the locals
in the lead by the score of 23 to 10. but
this lead was gradually overcome by ths
Improvement of the visitors' scoring ma
chine. Marshall and Larson played.
stellar game for the locals. The Uneup:
8. O SECONDS
Corr (C) V.R.F.
Graham VL.F.
PLATTSMOITTH.
R Cunningham
L.O CVk-U
C Marshall
Arthurton C.(
Macnuaon
..R.G.I R.F .... Larson
Korhmnker
BdocIc
Substitute: Shalnholts for Korknukur.
Field soals: Corr, t: Graham, ; Masnti
son. Shalnholts, 3; Isrson. 7; Marshall 7
Ruerk, I; Cecil. Free throws: . Corr. 4:
Speck, t; Lfyson. Time of halves. 2D
m'nutes. Reforee: Rckenhrtdga 0f pitt
mouth. Time keener: Chlsek of Somh
l.Omahe.
SECRETARY FARRELL GIVES
OUT DRAFTS AND RELEASES
AfmTOW. N. T.. Feb. t-Secretaj-f
John H. Farrell of the National commis
sion gave out today the following re
leases and drafts In major and minor
base ball:
Newark, N. J.. haa claimed unriatv
j waiver rule fVII from Seattle, who was
"r'i'u tr nmoiiivn. onitnt has clt-tme l
Tlimle. drafted by Indianapolis.
Tha following players have ba re
leased by purchase: y
By Clcvelsnd (American association) J
F Lellvelt and T. F. 0.or0 to Kansas
City. By Detroit WlllUm Purtji to
Venice. Cal By a,lca,o
lenuue) CatfMatidA to Oakland. Cat. by
Indianapolis James Galloway to lnvar-
