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Judgments
ITH the fo,te of Topeka mora
or less undetermined, and
W
some one or two other minor
matters of administration
de'ne1 to b settled, the Bf-
itin oi me western league
,re still further complicated by a threat
ened revision of the playing elrcult of
the American Association. It may - be
that no. change In the composition f the
recently elevated -"major" league 'will
take place during the current season,
but it Is equally certain that when the
changes are made, If ever, they will
fi
have a very direct effect on the map
of the Western league. For seven years
this- matter has been ever present as one
" of the probabilities of base ball, and
I three years ago it was all but L fact
y ccomplishod, only the obstinacy of
Byron Bancroft Johnson then prevent-
Ing the move, which would have obvl
' eted the formation of the Federal league
and would have given Omaha Its longed
i for "scat In the eun."i And, now, that
' s in. ivHiinnni nnii a moripn n lea btiiab hova
given their consent, and the American
Association la recognized as a "major"
'7 league, with privilege appertaining to
, that exalted state, it len t unreasonable
to expect that some territorial changes
u jiubi-v. ' u8t . wnai inoy may
be doesn't appear on the surface, but
any readjustment Of the map will have
a direct bearing ou Omaha's' future, and
you may depend upon It that Pa Rourke
is ready for the change. He- has been
for four years. In fact, for he rebuilt!
. his grandstand and did other expensive
things out at Rourke park, with the un
derstanding that Omaha was to be made
. a member ot a bigger and better circuit.
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j i uuvsii i. gii us aoyimng to Keep
gnawing the file, but the temptation can
not be resisted to again refer to the lack
. of foresight that marked the course of
Ban Johnson,, when be balkd tlie move
to allow the American Association to
enter Chicago and ne or two other
big league towns. Only disaster has fol
lowed on the trail of that unfortunate1
exhibition of plgheadedness, and the end
is not yet. The full extent ot the blow
may be told by the big team owners
at the close of the coming season, tor
by that tune the Landls decision, what
ever It U, will have been entirely rea
lized, and club owners, will know a little
nearer where they etand. 8uch 'things
"o utLjiixinBu ociuu, taa proosmy win
again, so long as roan Is put In poel-
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thereby. But the fact that history is
repeating Itself doesn't help the man
who has- bis money tied up in a base
ball plant, and sees It slipping because
some fellow has allowed his ingrowing
ego to muss up the whole game.
The International league took a cry'ttt ,ealt. It probabe that the matter
. .nuwra way oi preparing
player for the inevitable; from the pre-, bUBmw, befor. the league,
dent's office a circular wa mailed toil .
each and every player under reserve to
that league, setting forth that the league
would not be able to pay in 1915 the
salaries that prevailed In 10 U, and warn
ing the young men to be prepared for a
cut No intimation of the size of tlie; cut
was given, but It tn i!lte likely thflt It Will
be a fairly deep one. The International
has enjoyed the privileges of "A A" dls-j
tinctlon, which means It has been per-,
mltted to pay some rather fancy price i
to ball toesers. Along with ' the circular
wsa a notice that the, league would avail
itself of the permission from the commis
sion extending the time for stgnlug to
March 1. Which mean that salaries in
the minors are coming down-this summer.
Ingenious and persistent efforts are be
ing made by the press agents to blow the
breath of life into the coming mess be
tween Jack Johnson and Jess Wlllard,
ut so far the excitement l hardly to bt
compared with that which greeted the
declaration of war in Kurope. As a mat
ter of fact, no one can really com-ince
himself that the affair has any essential
quality of honesty about it. From first
to last, it savors very strongly of a com
mere la I enterprise, pure and simple, anh
as auch It will be looked upon. The fact
that Jack Cur ley hua the WlSlard end of
it gives a doubtful .tinge to the sincerity
of the proceeding. .
It may be recalled that Curler managed
the Ootch-Uackenechmtdt wrestling af
fair at tiia Chicago base ball park on
Mbcr day. not so many years ago, con
cealing for four or five day the fact that
Hack bad Injured one knee so badly that p
he would nut be in any condition to make
a contest, and only letting the fact Ut
known after tb4 crowd had paid It money
aad bai n haaoe of getting It 'back.
Getting Tipple and Schlelbner back
from the draft net 1 about the best
thing that ha happened to Pa Rourke
lace Marty Krug put hi name on a con
tract to be manager. Tiling are looking
brighter.
Calling the ClilfeJ "Whale" may
change their luck, but It won't help them
rnv vn'c It docs.
oineha ought to have the Fourth of
July dale tMt year whether we gel it or
not
Father
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NATIONAL LEAGUE TO MEET
Holds Final Conference with Sev
eral Questions of Importance
' Before House.
PLAYER LIMIT IS A THORN
NEW YORK, Feb. (.With the holding
of the National league schedule meeting
here next Tuesday the base ball mag
nates of organised base ball will begin
to edge out of the spotlight In favor of
the player. The winter months mark the
season of the magnates greatest promi
nence, and this has been particularly
true of the league executives and club
owners since the world series. The strug
gle between Organized and independent
base ball Interests has forced the player,
in his active role, well into the back
ground. With ,the call for spring train
ing and the announcement of schedules
real ase ball enthusiasm will begin to
revive- and the possibilities of the 1015
season outlined.
Before this situation in the national
sport can be reached, however, there are
a number of Important rulings, lege!
and executive, which must be . clarified.
The schedule meeting ot the American
league has already been held and the
National league will hold its final con
ference In this city next Tuesday. At
this gathering the magnates ot the senior
league w!l pass officially upon the play
ing dates lor the coming season, and also
upon several resolutions and ' suggestions
passed or considered at the meeting held
early in Decomber. ,
Reaelnd Player Rale.
Chief among these is the rule limiting
a club to . twenty-one players during the
major portion of the pennant race and
the' proposal to deny 'the withdrawal of
waivers - once requested! upon ft player
as well 'as the proposition to Increase,?
the number of games in the world's ser-'i
ies. General opinion among the National
league magnates appears to indicate that
the twenty-one player rule will be re
scinded at this meeting. Passed at a
time when a. financial retrenchment pol
icy was strongly advocated a careful
consideration of the effects of the rule
has led to the 'belief that It will work a
hardship upon the majority of the clubs
without effecting a saving In keeping
with it drastic results. . v
Regarding the proposed rule against the
withdrawal of ; waiver requested, there
Is a wide difference' of opinion and defi
nite action on this proposition is uncer
tan. The question ha been discussed
generally among club owners and man
agers since the December meeting, and
there is much doubt regarding the effect
of such a regulation. It appears likely
that the proposal will be tabled for fur
ther consideration. The Idea of Increas
ing the world's series games from seven
to nine,' or even eleven contests, has ap-
1 narantlv l,AAn Ammn0A tnr th nrnftenf
m be ,lven but passing mention 1,
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Mitchell Sealed
Bonnet Car to Be
Here for. Display
xiie Mitchell Motor company received
KOod news from it factory at Racine
yesterday, when they were advised that
their could have the famou Reliability
car here to show to visitors during the
Automobile show. Omaha people will re
member this sturdy little car which made
a visit to this city on October 14 In a
downpour of rain and mud up to the
hubs. '
The car was then on the last circuit,
coming up from St. Louis -by way of
Hiawatha. Kan.. and going from here
to- Minneapolis by way. of Sioux City.
Low gear was uxed the entire distance
from 61. Louis to Minneapolis except
when the car was on the paved street ot
the cltlm. The car cemph-ted Its mar
velous undertaking In the tflirty days,
making - tiio mileage of 7,SX with a
sealed hood over the motor, thus barring
any adjustment or repair of any kind or
description to the engine or other equip
ment under the hood. Twenty-three states
were traveled through and a distance of
Ziti miles a day was made for the thirty
days.
The machine Is a regular stock model,
as was officially announced by the Amer
ican Automobile . association, ' to quiet
some rumors that went the rounds that
the ear was "picked" for the test.
- (blasts' Behedale.
The New York -Giants' training sched
ule Is a follows: March e, 1. U, 14, Dal
Us, Tex.; March 20. 21, Ban Antonio, Tex.;
March 27. tt, Dallas; April I, 4, h.-au-ruoiiu
Tex.; April 5, , 7, New Orleans.
I.; April 8. Knoxvllle, Tenn. ; April 9,
Bristol, Tenn.; April 10, Kithiiiond, Va.;
April 12, Washington; April 13, Yale (two
gaaie), Polo grounds.
Nerv Laje FermrA,
A bl-tate lea if u compoxed of teams
from tints in Illinois and Wl-oniu hs
beeu luimcj. MadiKon. Murine arid lieloit
at the Hunger dubs, with Aniuii. Ot
tawa. ttreatur, r reefort and Rock tor J.
t'tMtat Lraiur I'rateata.
Coast ' league backer are determined
not lo allow the raiding of the American
aaujcliuion to a inn ir league, if they ar
not treated the same.
TITH OMAHA
lntei'MttOual
New rtr.
60 THEY VAHT
THEIR SALAMI Sk
RAIDED -EH. SEND'
FAMOUS YACHTS OLD METAL
Columbia, Popular as American De
fender, and Defiance, a Fulure
from Start, Broken Up.
BOTH WERE EVENLY MATCHED
NEW TORIC. Feb. . The passing 'of
the year 1914 also saw .tie end of two
yachts built for Ainerlri's cup honor.
One made a remarkable record; the other,
built for a possible defender, was a fail
ure. The best known of the two Is the
Columbia, which successfully defended
the cup in against Shamrock I. and
again in 1901. Tn the latter year it de
feated the Constitution In the trial and
preliminary races, and defended the cup,
by defeating the Shamrock II. This was
after 'the closest series of races ever
sailed for the cup. The other yacht to
be brokeh up Is the Defiance, built last
spring by the Bath Iron works for a syn
dicate of yachtsmen representing New
York, Boston and Philadelphia, and for
that reason generally called the Trl-
Clty yacht '
These two yachts have been sold for
old metal. The Colnmhla. which has
been at City Island since the. trial races
of 1903,' has ninety tons of lead on Ita
keel, and Is plated with bronze on steel
web frames, so that it is worth a fair
price for old metal. lad sells for $80 a
ton whrn In a- lump as on the keel of a
yacht. The late J. Flerpont Morgan was
'one of the syndicate to build the Colum
bla, and after it had defeated the Sham
rock Mr. , Morgan became ita sole
owner. C. Oliver Iselln had . charge of
the- Codumbla In Its flret year, and W.
Butler Duncan had charge of the de
fender, which was the trial boat. In 1901
when the Bhamrock II came here, former
Commodore EJ. . P. Morgan had charge of
the Columbia and Cbarlea Barr was-Its
ailing master. W. Butler Duncan had
cl"r of the new yacht, the Constitu
tlon, 1 built for a syndicate headed by
August Belmont, and-Urias Rhodes was
it skipper. These two yacht, were evenly
matched and. as the Columbia made a j
more consistent record, It was selected
to defend the cup. ,
Columbia Win First Race. .
The first race for the cup was won by
the Columbia by 1 mln... 30 sec; the sec
ond race, over a triangular course, by
Columbia by t mln., 35' sec, and the third
race, lit which Shamrock II finished first,
was won by Columbia by U sec, as Sham
rock had to allow 3 sec. In thirty miles.
The Columbia was used a a trial yacht
when the Alliance was built, and in the
races that year It showed again that It
wa a better yacht than, the Constitu.
tlon. ' :".. ,
, The Defiance was a failure from the
start. It had the easiest form of the
three defender built last year, the small
est lateral plane, and yet It designer
tried to make it carry the largest sail
spread. It wa so much over-canvassed
that before It had taken part in a race
It sail plan had to be out down.. Later
this was still further reduced. '"It wa
tender and weak, so that those in charge
were afraid of it. Finally, It wa an
nounced that its mast tep had so weak
ened that it might lose Its mast at any
time, and It was withdrawn' from the
racing. E. Walter Clark of Philadelphia
was the largest subscriber to the syndi
cate, which was capitalized at $160,000,
and at the end of the season he pur
chased the other. Interest in the yacht.
After a thorough examination it was de
cided that nothing could be done to the
vessel, which was structurally weak, enti
It was sold for Junk. Some of the spars
and fitting are to be used on the I at al
iens, -which la now belnk' changed Into a
schooner, and the lead will be cut up
and sold. The hull I worthless, except
for the little value of the steel frames
and the thin mahogany veneers used as
planking. It had seventy tons of lead.
The Defiance cost f,O0O to build. Its
two suits of sails cost about $4,000 each,
and when rigged It probably eoat the
syndicate about $75,000. Maintenance dur
ing the year Increased this cost to about
$100,000, and It has been sold for about
10 per cent of its original cost.
Lee Huff Declares
Business is Bound
To Be on the Boom
Lee Hurt of the Nebraska-Bulck Auto
company states that the outlook for the
present season la exceptionally good, and
that his company have delivered over 1,500
of the 1915 Iluick model In the territory
which they control up to January 1, 113.
ani their deliveries for January and
February amount to I.07S cars, which will
make a total of Z.ulS 1915 Bulck ear de
livered into their territory by March I
These January and February deliveries
have and will all be moved In train
loads. wlUch' amounts to tea train loads
of Bulck automobile Into their territory
which include the western half of Iowa,
the southern part of South Dakota and
all of Nebraaka.
I.ajole to Tract.
("uii nic Ma'-k in iming to give hi Uyers
Lenelit of Larry lAjJoi-'s e (erl ncn.
I.ntrv tuki- 4 sii'tail of Mm kmtii t ,
tho training umi anj toacl) them. Lnrry
)We the idea.
SUNDAY BEE : FEBRUARY 7, IMS.
I'LL CVE THAT
Burj.cn. A Piece
OP MX, MND
I'LL iHOW TM
WHO'S RUNNlN'
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THAT FACTORY
Kansas City Manager
GKOIIOK
KANSAS CITV.-Keb. 6.-r'ans here are
wondering whether "Bill" Brady, trans
ferred here by the Urookfeds, Is to take
tho place of George Ptovall, manager and
first baseman of the Kansas City Feda,
NO CHANGE IN HUNTING LAW
Congressman Lobeck Declares No
Chance for Modification Spring:
Shooting- Regulation.
WILL PROSECUTE VIOLATORS
In reply to several constituent who
have written Inqulrle on the matter.
Congressman C. O, Lobeck has announced
that the government will make no changes
in the regulation covering the hunting
of migratory bird In the spring. In ad
dition the Department of Agriculture ha
issued a statement to the effect that the
law will be rlgltfly enforced as heretofore
and spring shooting of migratory birds
wilt be absolutely prohibited. '
The federal law declares that no water
fowl can be shot In the northern or breed
ing sone after January 16, .except in New
Jersey, where the season extends to Feb
ruary 1. In most of the southern or
wintering xone the sacn clcsos Feb-
auary 1, but extend to February,lt in
Florida. Georgia a.id North Carolina. No
change has been made In the laws, and
as the law provides that all ohanges In
the regulations must.be considered for a
period of ninety day and then 'must be
approved and signed by the president be
fore they become effective, It Is evident
that there 1 no poewtblllty that the pro
hibition of spring shooting wtl be In 'any
wsy mooiiiea mis year.
Tlie Department of Agriculture ha an
Bounced overy possible effort will be
made to enforce this law and Inspectors
and wardens will be constantly on the
alert for violators. Prosecutlop against
violators may be Instituted any time
within three years of the occurrence of
the offense.
to lab Booata I'lpp.
Ty Cobb says that First Baseman Plpo.
the former Catholic university player. Is
jiolfi lo make god for the Yankees the
coming summer. I'lpp waa with Jietrolt
for a time last year, and Cobb know
something about him.
Hotfeda Train gooa.
The Buffalo Federals will go Into spring
traipiiiK at the I'nlveraity of Georgia baa
tali ground March , socorulng to an
nouncement t Athens, Us.
Maraans Hack. Haas.
Xaraans is mannsrlng and plavln first
bane tor one of tho teams in Urn Cuban
IcuKue. If he returns lo tna Keu ha will
probably be traded.
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May Be Supplanted
STOVALI
It dclelopa that Stovall has a contract
from which the ten days' notice ot re
lease clause never ha been eliminated,
and tiat the Kansas City Feds are about
to use It against htm.
BRITISH GOLFJROS ENTER
Will Play in American Open Cham-
piomhip if English Event
ii Called Off. "
0UIMET TO START TRAINING I
NliVV YOKuC, Feb. 1 Contrary to early
reports, ther appear to b a possibility
that the coming golf seaeim win o
featured by at least one International
tournament.-
Tho entry of several of the more
prominent of the English professional
In the Afherleah open championship at
Baltusrol. Juno 111 to W, i almost certain
In case the KngllMh open, set for about
the sam period, is declared off on ac
count of the war,
Tlie English golfing authorities hav
not yet made a definite announcement
regarding their tournament, but close
observer of the trend of the - sport'
abroad ure of the opinion that the open
golf championship will be dropped for
the season ot 1315, as has been done tlfi
the Henley regatta, th Oxford-Cambridge
orew rare and other English sports
cluoslc.
With- their principal home tourney
abandoned. these professionals would
welcome the opportunity tn play in
America, for their sources of revenue
have been greatly curtailed fine the be
ginning ot hostilities. There 1 another
side to the situation, however, which
leaves the question of ultimate entry in
doubt. .
While there are a number of prominent
professional who re not serving with
the English regiments on the continent,
a large majority are connected with
various home defense organisations and
ax loath to leave England this spring for
fear their motives might be' misunder
stood. It the wsr situation clear suf
ficiently. Braid. Vaxdon, Taylor and
other may yet be swa competing tn the
American open In June.,
Although he ha, been absent from the
golf link for six weeks or mors and plans
a further rest, 'Franc-Is Oulmet. th na
tional amateur champion, Is already
counting on a brief vluit to the south.
He will go to Plnehurst in the latter part
et March to take part In both the open
and amateur championships for the north
and south title.
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00ON1 LMIE
WILL YOU EVCUE
HERE'S THE
CANDY-
MOMENT-
PLEASE :
CHANCE FORJESTERN GOLF
Boh Championships, for Men and
for Women, to Be Held in
the West.
WILL EVANS COME INTO OWN!
NEW YOIIK, Feb. .-The west will
have a golden opportunity lo sweep to the
crest In the golfing world this year. With
the amateur championship staged over
the link of the Detroit Country club tho '
first week of September, and tho women's
championship played at Onwentsla olub,
near Chicago, a week Inter, tho sunset
golfer have their best opportunity since
1910 to wrest a national title from the
eastern contenders.
Fl-ancls Oulmet, Jerry Tiavers. Walter
Travlr. Oewold Klrkhy, Fred Herreshoff
and Flndlay Dotiglns will lead the east
ern attack, and the lak of the wewtem
contingent, headed by Chick Evans, will
be far from an easy on. However, wllh
the advantage of playing eloee to "hum"
In their favor, the t may prevail.
This should be Kvan's year to win.
Chick Is today the best atl-aiouml golfer
In the country but the unluckft. Play.
Ing the greatest golf of his rimer last
year In the national open championship,
irofcf that left ell the bent known profes
sional ajid all the slmon pure behind
him. he wa nosed out for the title by a
single stroke by young and practically
unknown "pro." W.ller Hagen of Roch
atar. Plavln lit his own territory.
Evans faces the chanc of hi yoig life
time to overcome the hoodoe that has
purwed him for year and become the
national ehamplen. Te com Into .hie
heritage, a It wore.
The western crack hat been indulging
In a little golf in the eouth this winter,
and Is said to have plkedi up wonderfully
In his putting. This has always been nl
one weakness, and If he has succeeded In
acquiring a correct stroke that will make
hi putts sure, he wlU carry a little eU;
this September in the national title tilt,
over even Champton Oulmet and th oniy
Jerry.
reaver Eater Tr.e.
Travel s, by the way, ha become a
full-fledged cotton broker, nd will hardly
be able to give tho time to his golf this
year that he litis hitherto. In fact, Jerry
is said to be sertoualy thinking of not
playing on afty tournament navo the na-
tional at Detroit. -.' V,
If Traver finds it necesitary to curtail
his play to any great extent. It 1 sure
to seriously affect his game. Golf I one
game that demands exacting practice ot
those who would be proficient at it.
Even Jerry will hardly be able to cope
with moil like Evans, Qulmet and Travis,
If he I unable to Indulge - In his usual
amount ot play during the summer
months. .... i
Traver' withdrawal from the metro
politan championship Will take, quite a
little Interest from that event.' lie did
not play last year, due to hi trip
abroad, ami although the golf of the
tournament was very rood, It lacked the
thrill that Jerry always leads by pulling
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Tho gll-klnds-of-weather car, for every day in the
year. Suu$ and tight and cozy- wliea the top I up
a smart, tyllli roadster when the top Is folded
(and tt only takes minute or two to ri or
lower the top). The Ford Coupelet Is by all odd
a most practical two-passenger car with luxury
built Into durability.
All the speed and power and usefulness ot to gas
car with the convenience and excluslveness of an
electric and Ford economy of operation and up
keep, less than Z cents a mile.
Ford Coupelet $760; Sedan f 976; Town Car 690;
Touring- Car 1480; Runabout M0. All fully
equipped, t. o. b. 'Detroit, ;
On display and sale at 1916 Harney St.. Omaha,
' Neb. .
Iiuyer will share In profit if we sell at retail SOO.OO'i
new Ford cars between August 114 and August .
3C5
WONDER
HOW MUCH I
SHOOLO INCREASE
THEIR SALARIES'.
matches out of the fir with tit eem
Ingly Impossible putts.
With the shift of the championship
scene to the west comes th possibility
that another Qulmet may aria to upset
the grand old dope. Out around Detroit
some unknown youth may weep to the
crest ss the renowned . Francis did at
Brookllne two years ago. Who knows?
Autos Making Good
In Mail Service
Practically every large city In the coun-i "
try now hue two or more Ford car In
tho parrel post division of the mall rv-
k-e. The two car used at the Omaha
office have been in dally service since
their purchane, November .1, and It Is
said that they have more than fulfilled
all expectations of the locat official. In
aplis of the hard going caused by the
snow-filled streets ot the lst few weeks,
thoy have made their tripe regularly and ;
practically no time ha been lost.
Another branch of the mall service in
which Ford ear have proved their worth
and dependability Is in the rural delivery,
division, . Several Fords are now' being .
used in eastern Nebraska for thfa serv
ice, and it 1 found that th average
route of twenty-fiv mile, which takes
from six to eight hours to cover with a
hore, ran be made with the Ford In less
than two hours. The low cost of opera
tion and reliability of the Ford make It
especially advantageous for this work,
and the great saving In time 1 much p- '
predated by the carrier, who have this
extra time to devote to business, farming,
or whatever thev nlealre.
WILL BE MILLION FORDS
ON THE ROAD BY AUGUST 1
With the completion of the 800,005-car
schedule August I, 11S. there will be
1,000,000 Ford cars In operation. A mil
lion Ford owner mean For dealers In
proportion. There are nearly .000 Fbrd
dealers. And in the hands always of
these Ford dealers I kept a atoek of Ford
parts aggregating about 112,000.000.
, The ratio of Ford owner as compared
to owners 'of all motor car 1 shown, for
example, by California, Iowa and Florida,
three extreme point In the union, -More
than M per cent of all the automobiles
owned In these three state ar Fords, .
and .ther are 113.000 car In Iowa, too. .
Ther is a Ford dealer every ten miles
in Iowa. In greater New York City and '
vicinity there are Ford branches la Long
Island City, Brooklyn, th Bronx and
Newark.
All these stupendou figure million
Ford owner, 8,000 Ford dealer and Sl-,-000,000
of Ford part In the hand ot Ford
dealers merely mean that it 1 Impossi
ble for a Ford driver, anywhere In this
country, to get out of the sou of Im
mediate Ford service. It la th basla
principle of Ford service, not only to take
care of every Ford! owner immediately,
but to take care of him Immediately
wherever he is.
Bradley to . K. C.
Hill Bradley, manager of the Brokfeda
last ason, has been turned over to the
Kansas City club.
