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Meres Where a Moratorium Would Beat a Law Suit Both W ays TOPEKA CLINGS- TO WESTERN LEAGUE John A. Savafce Will Operate. Clnb in Kawtown Instead of Colo rado Springs. MAGNATES SIGNING ATHLETES After fussing around for on entire . week. It wa derided at tho Wntern league In Chicago yesWday to give To peka one more chance to make pood as a Western league-city. It was first an nounced that the tinware would , be at tached tothe Kansas capital In 'favor of Colorado Pprings, which city once be fore proved a failure In the Western." Put the moguls changed their mind and Mr.. John A. '"favage, secretary of the Kansns City' American association club and new magnate, will run the club. . ' The change of plans aa a result of the tllrector of th'e Toneka club to trans fer the franchise to lavage. A. M. Cat ling, president of the. Topaka league, held a consultation over long distance tele phone wlthPrexle O'Neill and agreed to ,the transfer. Savage declared he would operate the club In Kawtown. although he had re- ' reived flavoring Inducements from Colo rado .Springs business' men to take, the club there. , ' ' - Johnny Clancy,, who la year was a mombcr of "Ihc Rourke tribe unjll . e ' broke his ankle. Is trying to hook i.i with THs Moines. Johnny wrote Tom Fair weather that he would consider a Boos ter proposition at l-3- a month with a I bonus of 100 rocks for signing and trana portatlon to and from Boston. ,Mr. Fair- Weather. ""giggled with supreme mirth .lupon receipt of the missive and wondered why Jvlinn forgot faro for hia wlfesand meals on the diner. Clancy's leter.wlll be forwarded to James A. GHniore and company, ' t- Matrnatea Bisrn Yoaatrs. Western league, magnate are Aiusy these days signing young blood, of which the Western Slcogue is destined to be -thick, ' with this, summer. - Jimmy WcOUl has purchased two new outfielders for Ms Denver cluj.- They, are Helmer and 8pen ccr, both youngsters from the Lansing club of the , Southern Michigan ' league, McJGlll will lose Hank Butcher and ' Grand-dad 'cassldy, this year. Des Moines has signed Paul- Musser. . who worked for the Boosters in 1913. ".'Muster acted on the coast last year, but proved to wild in the, sunny climate. When In the' Western, Musser possessed a eurvc ball that broke all over the lot and looked like a wln.ien Down- In Wichita, they are still spend ing money. Manager Wwres has signet! Oull .Davis, a pitcher fronp Medicine lioilge, Kan.,' and Wilbur Gray, a catcher. ' with- Notre Dame -university. Both, art said' to be coming yotiths. .: , Sioux CltyV has signed Charlebols Kchambaugh, whd caught Smoke Donald son on the" AH-Natlona team, which so often trimmed up ' the Stori last year. They have also . slgoed Dick Boyle, catcher from Peoria in (he Three-I league and. the two will , battle for Leo Murphy's job. ..y y . Max Pn ThroBsjrh. Tlid Chleng o White1 Box will waft ; thr?9Bli -Omalia .Wednesday t 3:40. oft r their way to tho Pac Xoble training iinn p, , where 't situated . the mallest hall park In th world. Manager R6w. innd and his protege. Including that-'weH- known recruit, E. Colllus. will , weupy t.p.cinl tfcin, , which 'will , consist of "flve.r:epcrs, a library ar and a buffet ..-car."" The fast mentioned car Is or the benefit of the newspaper men, who make he' trip with the Hose. - ' Invitations Are ' Sent Out to Big : Y'' Indoor Meet Entry blanks for the fourth snnual In door mee to be held at the, Auditorium March 19 and 20, under the auspices of tho Young Men a Christian association have peea sent out fo alK big athletic -)ub and Younit Men's Chriiitian associa tions around Omaha. The induor meet this year will Bo the last effort of J. Ti-ultt Maxwell, physical director, who leaves April 1. and the "V U trying. to make the indoor meet te biggest of all. Invitations to compete have! beep sent to such, big cluks as the Kansas City Athletic club of Kansas-City, the' Missouri-Athletic club of St. luU and tha Illinois .Athletic club' of Chicago. It it expected that entries from all of these rlu'os will. compete. The' manager of the- Illinois Athletic club basket ball team which playe'd here Thursday Jilght de clared that It wus more than likely tbe Illinois Athletic club TVTnild send out a bis team, including some of Its famous swimmers, to compete. , 1 In addition to Those big cltyhs invitations havXbeen ser.t to .varlolis organizations in Sioux City. Dea Moines; St. Joseph. Lincoln, Fremont, Grand Island and all cities inNebraska. The meet Is open to the world and any amateur la eligible, j . , ; - .Nebraska Wesley an . Outplays Grinnell . Cpllege All the Way tiiyNNKLU. la., Feti. 13. (Special TcV eEram.) The Nsbraska Wenleyan-Orln-nell gome of I anket WllVayed hr ,a8t right nded with a score of 35 to 14 in . favor of Wesieyan. At the end of the t end of the reTr! firtt itlf it was H to t In visitor. Tha Weslevans ' w 111 longer arms'' reach, light en theft' - feet, good basket throwers, and with fine teumwork, each "maQ aeented to . know Utot where to find kny other one He needed at a critical time. There was soniev rough play and here Nebraka had the advantage. Both sides were penalised ed foY holding und shared In this about . equally. Urlnnell had a surprising run of bad luck In mlulng baskets by a im-re hair breadth, but'tlievlctory Vaa ,'on by W eeleyan, through a consistent playing of the game. ' BOVVLNG LEAGUE IS F0FWED BY LIGHT COMPANY EMPLOYES The employes of the electric light com. rany have organized a bowling league end wllf bowl each Tuesday evening for the' hulanre of the season at the Metro cl t.in alleys. At a meeting held last aek C J. Knyder was elected president an.l J. F. Senior iseeretary. rnor iserretai Bar Ilia ilnrfei Heya Ills Heleas. . OutrieM. Al March has purchased his uii'-oiuhUoiial release from the Iouisville k .in. h .lA Lue American assoclalioo. STATE GOLF 10URNEY.IS OP Happy Hollow Club Announce! It Will vt, in a Bid for 1915 State Event. DISSENSION AT COUNTRY CLUB Finding that the golf situation In Ne braska, as. far aa tournaments are con cerned, la In a state, of chaos, the Happy Hollow club .has decided toput In a bid for the 191S Nebraska statetourney. .'The Hapr.y Hollow club held the vrnt last year and should not. under the rotating agreement, have It again, but it seems no other club wants It. and if ,heHoppy Hollow doesn't enter the field, a' state toumoy might not be held. l Last year the event was tentatively promised to the Lincoln Century club, but It is feared tat Lincoln Is not ' In shape to handle a tourney. The course there haa always been nine holes, and while an addition to eighteen has been made, the course is yet far from perfsct and other accommodations are lacking. Lincoln wl!l be ready by 191ft and will probably bo given the event that . year. ' Providing Linear is out- of . It. the Country club here should be host at -the event. . but the golf situation at the Country club is at pVesent' such that J. la believed the club will not be given, the tourney. though entitled to it In the first place, George Simpson tia (one. Second, the attitude of the golfera is such that objections would be offered. Mnny of the older' golfer do not " want ; any tournaments, while many of the younger ones are demanding one. Between the two a breach has been effected that haa eliminated the spirit of harmony neces sary for the staging of a successful tourney. . The position of the Country -club can be readily understood when it is noted that but nineteen members entered the state tourney at Hapfy liollow last year. The Hippy Hollow was represented by 1H5 and the Field club by 1!5 golfers. And bc'oW the event was held each club In Omaha promised ,100 entries in order , to carry 4he state association Out of debt. It waa agreed that at least 100 from each club should pay : whether they actually played pt not. The" association pulled out of debt, nil -right, but only because the 'Happy Hollow and Field, clubs' Uts ran over' 100. . ' . Field Club Not In Field. The' Field club docs not care to hold the event at that club, so' It is up to the Happy Hollow, and the Happy Hollow, realizing the state' of affairs, has come forward, and both Charles R.' Sherman nd C. K. Reed have announced that the club will make s bid for the tournament. That they wllKbe given it is assured. ' . The division of the golfers .at the) Country club Into' two factions promised to' be- interesting this sumjiicr. The younger set is determined to" have a crack piuyer- for a professional to take the place of Oeorg Simpson,' and they are equally determined to stage Some big events.' On the other hand, the opposing faction can't see why a professional should be more than a course architect and. have, no desire for gallery events. Before peace is established between the two some excitement will probably occur. Chris Christerisen Accepts ChallengD For Combs Trophy Cfcj-l Cbristenaen fit Elk City, tha trap--shopter who now-holds the , TJ- Comba Nebraska trophy, ':has accepted Don Hc Cown's challenge to battle for the cup this spring. McCown challenged tha Elk Cltyan two weeks ago, and Chrlstcnsen will come to Omaha some time this week to make plans for - the holding of the event' Chrlstensen agrees with McCownvthajt an allday tournament should be. held on the day. tha two -ahoot for the trophy. He believes , It would be a good Idea to invite shooters from all over the state to participate, ' aJthough the main event would be the private scrap between him self, and McCown. . Chrlstensen la willing to shoot as soon as the -weather opens up this spring. As he has the privilege of naming the locality of tha shoot, be w'll probably agree on the Omaha, Gun club,- - Iowa and Nebraska Shootp'rs vNear Top vi'ASHLVGToX Feb. li-WaahJngton State oollega has made tha best, score so far In the Intercollegiate' shooting compe tition, scoring jflSO out of a possible 1.000 in the fifth match? results of which were announced today, . This ' score places Washington state, well In the lead! for the college championship. Score: ' . Class A Washintrton State. against West Virginia, fTS; , Michigan Agricul tural. 969, against California; HI; Corner, 972. against Minnesota. 937; United States Naval academy, 047, against Purdue, B43; Iowa State, 9CT. agalnet Illinois, v40; Mas sachusetts Agricultural, 972, against Nor wich, 904. Class B Pennsylvania. 950,. against Notre Dame, 1137; Vermont, 946, against Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical, K; Wisconsin. ML against Dartmouth, 9"j8; Worcester Polytechnic, 931. against Mialne, M; North Georgia,' 96. against Princeton, 882. Cljea C Nebraska.r90I. against Idaho, 843; Milajssippi Agricultural and Me chanical, 858, agalnaf .Jtilgh, 840; Tale, 8W. against Rhoda Island State, de faulted; Michigan, ;' against ' Kansas Agrk-uiruraJ, Stf; Arlxona. ha, against Cniversity of Washington. 834. v I . - . t 1 ' ' presnahanLets:Go v ' Of Four Ball Players 'CHICAGO. ' Feb. 13.-Four players. In cluding Tommy Ieaxh, last year captain of the team, were releas3 uncondition 1 ally by the Chicago Nationals. The 'Otherb u era - Charles SmiU and' iUiWar t j Mack. litchsra,' and Wllllarh Sweeney, j second baseman. I-each. before Joining ; the Chlcuku Nationals wa4 a star out- fielder for ihe Pltts'j'irgh club and was one of the best known players in the country. r ianager brcsnahan, who Issued tha re leu, said they were-made In tha fur therance of policy he had adopted of building Jp,a team of young playera ' Craaa Ialaad crls Wis at York. tOHK. Neb.. Feb. 13. (Special .) Crand island hdxI Vork colu-tte lrl played a t'loe aiui iiitei-mtlng same of basket bell at evening. Grand laun.1 won, J7 to 14. ine wmk ago lorn piayvd at Grand Uiaod apd auB. x , 1 semi-Pro U Slsstd. Tha Columbia club, of tbeT Month At lantic league, has signed a s. jal-nofes-sionaj catcher nam-! Arthur Kuehier, iisllmsr Ixuui Iv.LWk. Hi. ' JJIfr-INTEREST IN CITY J0URNAME11T Crack, Are Already righting' for First Place Several Gamei Will Be Bowled Today. HOT RACE IN THE GATE CITY Last week's bowling Interest centered on the annual city tournament, which opened on the Farnam alleys last night This season's tournament attracted. much wider attention due to the large number of entries received and the laraw cash pflse fund. Thirteen all-star' five-man teams have entered, also thirty-five doubles and sixty singles. The winners In the events of this tournament Will be declared- city champions and will hold that title until the next annual tourna ment.. . ;' '- This season's annual event I being rolled under the" auspices -of tha great American Bowling congress. . Most of the teams 'entered will attend the National j meeVat Feorta, III., In March. A squad of five-man. te ami will roll this , morning at 10 o'clock.. This afternoon tha two-man teams Will occupy the runway and begmntng at 7 o'clock this evening the Individual bowlers will compete. The bowling last week was of the classy variety, especially ln the Omaha league, d.u to the fast exhibition pulled off by the Stora and Burgess-Nash teams In their fight for first placed ,The Storm rolled one of. the highest acorea ever rolled In a league game here,' With team scores of 1.07P, 992 and 1.034 they plied up a. grand total of 3.105, winning three games and going Into tha lead of the Omaha league, ahead of the Burgess Sash. Martin, the Stors star, rolled one of the beat exhibitions this season, with such scores aa S67, 1S and 224, totallhg 4. The Gate City league race still continues to be a moat Interesting one. Thrf Fair mont Creamery. Ragan's Falstaffs and LewXs" Buffet team are all tied for flrat place and each Is fighting hard to gain iConilnuedon Page Two, column two.j Omaha Qlub May Be Represented at Big Meet at Exposition Providing the athletes who become af filiated with the new Amateur 'Athletic association of - Omaha are proficient enough to stand the test of keen, compe tition, J. O. MaeVetgti. president of the club, will make an errort to taae a tn the athletic champlonshlpe Which will "be held at the San Francisco exposition In the fa'l. . McVeigh-has high hopes of seeing the Omaha club on a par with other big ath letic Vlubs, and if the men hr are suf ficient athletea to Justify their compe tition wlth- the big athletea from other clUes, an attempt will be mad to take tbe trip. . '. As soon as the affairs of tha Triple A, era arranged, an application for member ship in the American Athletic .union will be filed. The club will, eventually De come a registered member of that union, and MatVelgh wtllf flla application as soon as conditions are on a substantia! basis. . . ' The Triple -A has been Installed In tha Mmory a week now,, considerable appara-, tuit has been put up and thing: are ex pected to be. running smoothly In a short time. 1 , . ,.. 4 ' ''' "' . " Nebraska Cityans ' Outplay Packers ; In ferillintJame The lanky proportions of three Ne braska City basket ball sharks wera re sponsible for the defeat of the South Omaha High ' school Friday' at the hands of the Nebraska City High school five, to to II, on the South Omaha, floor. The Maglo City team was unable .to break up the solid Vail of offense offered by tha students of Coach McCandlesa. Tha game was without 'ifoubt tha fast est played on tha South Omaha floor and the local five played the best game of the season. Tking the lead on a chance shot by Schultz. left forward far the. Ne brttHkans, the' visitors kept on the wlnnlg side thrpughout the en thro game. ' Foley, Nixon and Beal were the stellar trio of the Magie City machine. Pchults, Thorre and Kellogg wera tha atar per f orators of the visiting quintet. The lineup: . - SOUTH OMAHA. . McBride (CI....R.F.I R.O., Foley -.IF. Nixon . C. C beach .R.a.i R.F.. Heal ' LK.. NEB. CITY. Dennieon i... Inarch Kellogg Thorpe ..(Ci Bihults Substitutes: Corr for Foley, cihaln-Harri holts for Nixon.- Bott f'-r Iesch son for Dennlson. Vlnarmon for Larch, Welch fr.r Kellogg, lloberg for ,Thorp. Field gosls-f McBrliie, Foley, Nixon, Iah, Kellogg. 8' Thorpe, 8; Schullx. J. Foul throws! Ale Bride, 3. Fouls: South Omaha, 9: Nebraska City. M. Time of halves: in minutes: Heferee:- 'Miller. Omaha. Timekeeper' cCandless. Ne braska City, t Sforerf Te . of South Oinuha. "T4ore: South Omaha, 11; Ne braska City, 20. ' - Xraynor Company Takes'Over Agency For New'Cole Eight ' Th Traynor Automobile company at 1513 Furnain street has taken over the agency of the Cole far. Tha Cole people have pow added an eight-cylinder ma chine Ao their line of cars and from ad vance orders wWi-h have flocked in since the announcement- the newest model Is destined to- become far . more popular than the six or four. -"Louis Traynor Is enthusiastic over bis new agency i and predicts that the Cols' wll be among the most popular cars in Nebraska. "We anticipate," declared Mr.. Traynor, "to hfeak any previous sales records wj have made. The Cole, we believe. Is the best car we -have ever handled and con sider ourselves indeed fortunate In secur ing the agency in Omaia.' The eight cylinder machine Is the, coining ear' anil lerore'long you will .see 11 companies making, eights. The. Cola being ana of lue pioneer eights, la bound to be at tractive to Nebraska buyer, who are, I find, tha most critical and at tbe same time, Judicious buyers in tha country." Cumdrtmmm May Qalt. Conxelinan, the promtslna touni piicner or the Pirate, may ba lost lo Fre.l I'lmke. The youir men. who is I a uratluato of F:ro a. itiiUiklng ser iousiy of forsakltur lb game to engage in :ivsi iiamerina. Urates (jo olh Kariy. The Boston Braves will go south earlier than ever this season so as to get In shae for their annual sprint in July and I was luarrled la Brooklyn to Alfred UU iunuL I u . ' SPORTS The ' TODAY WILLOW SPRINGS TEAM of Magic City league, South Omaha. Will enter the big American Bqwlino; congress touraynent at Peoria, 111. Last year's champions of the Magic ,City league. ' .Also hold' high total record fcr that Jeague, with a 3,019 total. Aro I in second place this season l"" JV.. V V S ngnt: .ieuer, x.epuisKy i hDskers swamped ; by ames offense Iowa Agxie Basket Ball Players , Eomp Around the Ne ! - i brukt Tift. WIN, TWENTY-FOUR TO TWELVE ! I - r t . Z ' lAMEIa...Feb. U.-(f!pJal Jelegrarn.) Tilt Nebraska Cornhusk rg played At yesterday and on. TlieT played the dyelones today and lost Yesterday tha Nebraskana won, M to 13. and this after noon they lost, 28 to XI. 1 Tha Improvement In the playing of the Ames team would not have been believed among1 the possibilities yesterday after the wretched showing In comparison with tha superior playing of the Cornhuskert. The difference In tha achievements Of both teams today was aot due to per sonality, for practically .the im mcn wera In tha lineup In today game.' .' ' Ames Starts Karly. Amea commeaced tha scoring when Captain Swlney dumped In a clean foul basket, which resulted - front a miaplay of ! Nebraska. Ames alko finish the coring whens Holmes, center, terminated a long rainbow from tha middle of the field in the Cornhuskers' basket The gam 'was a fight from one end to the ether, but In spite of tha fierceness H wns clean considering the energy thaj was turned loose In It. . " ' Swlney scored In 'tHe first minute with his foul goal and Cramer came right after him with tha first one of his five field scores. Campbell, tha Nebraska forward ' who scored so promiscuously yesieroay wa bald down to two baskets, on at ine end of aach half. ' - Ruthrfor4, Hu.ker guard, s Important In th pusallng 'floor work f th Ne - braskans) yesterday, likewise got nowhere today. Atne covered o closely and prose- cuted th offense se vigorously today that Nebraska never-had any time to argue before throwing at a net. '' ' Ilebraaka. Lacks Dasb. . Tbe Nebraska dash was not present to- day and the offense df. Cramer, Cyclone guard, waa sensational. Lineup; AMES, I NEBRASKA. Campbell ' "iVfl!! rorterfield - F.IK fcwlney- F. F -t Holmes C. C. Cramer O. J Hm-nloil J.ia MilUkeii Kuinerioru . Field baskets: wlny, ILolmea. Cramer ffil, Boynton (Z), Morgan, Campbell Jt), Rutherford il). -Foul baskets: Swinof m. Hugs; (3. Substitutes: Morgan for Porterfield, Thlesen for Gardiner. Huirg for Kutberfbrd. Referee: . Mark Hylanri, Iowa. Chicago Speedway Official Consults With Omaha Expert F. E. Edwards, director of contests of the Chicago speedaay. and for aevert years an American Automobile associa tion' official at various races held under Its sanction, will l In Omaha today to confer- with Omaha speedway officials with regard to th construction of board M ' . -V f t 'vy f , ' ' W-V ! 1 iL... -; r s i ; j& speedways. The Chicago track will beive ocn enrolled in thea-classes be bosrd and la yet to be constructed, ir cause of their Interest In ' following up towards a eel aea to aiscuss in teciini-, calltie of. th work with Construction Expert Vaughn, who is building th Omaha,' speedway. ' ' Edwards (s a veteran race man, and a conference with him will be a Big halo) to th Omaha men. On th other hand. Vaughn Is legarded aa on of tbe bW construction engineers In th country, and as h has had some experience in build ing the first instsllmant of th Omaha track, his advta will go a lorfg way with Edwards. V MlM.EkWt, Marries. . Miss Genevieve Ebbets. daughter' of PrnMtnt l:ifclM.ta of It. Vtr.w.itlin SECTION of Qua OMAIIA, s SUNDAY -HIOHNINd, IT1IUIUARY H, 1915. fighting the JetterJ Old Age for m v jna Nlil captain;, uooiey. oiuing: iienncay, xniscner. WITH BASKET BALL PLAYERS First Christians, , Omaha "Nationals and ' Towns ends Lead in the ' Race o( Three. Leagues. ATTENDANCE ON THE INCREASE Staadiusr of lasra Taansatf CHURCH W5AOUB. i Won. Lost First Christians Ol 0 Manscom l'k. stethodists., I t Kountse Memorials 4 " S First Methodists 4 - ,6 South Omaha iiftptlsis. ... 1 7 Church of the Covenant... 1 COMMEHClAb LIOAatJIS. . Won. Liost. Qmahn National Bank.... 0- Council bluffs Cubs S t Omaha High School ads.. S 4 V. M O. A. SnereUrlea.... 4 t'relKhton Laws 2 , S Clearing House 0 f 'tri-city lkaouh. Won. Lost. 'Pet 1.000 .727 .44fi , .446 .1U0 Pet. LOW .fro .4 .428 . '.4) ' .0U Pet. 1.0.10 .fit ,7W) JoiO .8.11 . .143 .0)0 Townsends Clark Omaha High school Mrala tlelievue college .... Council Blufls "Y" 7 0 1 I i , I 4 r-wift ft Co Neb. School for Deaf.. Where Tfcey Play This Week. Church, League First Methodist Bar-, acaa against lianxcom Park Methodists at 1 10, and Mouth Omaha Baptists against First Chilstians at S.3U, Tuesday at Young Men's Christian association. Commercltit , IeagueA-Omsha National Hank against Omaha High Hchool Ho serves, Tuesday at 6 at Young Men's Chrlntlun sssoelatlon; Omkha High School Iteservea against loungMen s Christian .Association tecretarlf, Thursday at S at Young Men's Christian association. Trt-CHy League (.Marks ennlrt Omnha .Klgn school, Tuesday st 7:), and Heile- vue (Oti!gn against tswitt co. ac b:m at University iff Omaha gymnasium; Pi rates analnst Nebraska Hcliool for the leaf. Tliurtdsv at 7:10. and Council bluffs Young Men s Christian association ; -ull. t rtwlr. . ro at at Vounc I Men's Christian aasoriatlon; Townsends n'enivue!. .co"e,0 Saturday at 1 Abu8 from tfie fact that th nilnela : Athletic club performed In Omaha Thura- itly eVenlng, very little activity marked the week' play In local basket ball cir cles. Only seven scheduled event took place, th lowest number sine basket ball was launched this tee son. Because of the switching around of the new entrants into th Commercial i league and bacause of the postponement r many ottier games, on leers or th three basket ' ball circuits are becoming I worried over the large number of delayed ames.. An effort is gto b made, this ; wan so mat an quintets can caj.cn up in in sc.neaute. i - , The slump of th Kountxe Memorials was out short th last ' two" weeks by their steady advance In th Church league. After slipping "for four week the Memorials have at laat found Jhelr stride and bid fair to oust 4 he Ilanscom' Park Methodists from second place. Th unexpected defeat of th Hanscom Park ers st th hi nils of-the Memorial last week was tha on big event In that group sine th season was Inaugurated. l.eresses ( faarrh Atttsissrf, That Interest Is an th Increase is shown by th lain turnouts ' that greet th flippers at nearly ever contests' This la more marked in the Church league. The large turnout are doing wonders to increase the Sunday school attendance at most churches. Many new worshipers imr"s nuu iiv. aacn Church league player 1j alao required to attend the church he represents at least one a week. Aside rem the Wesleyan game here. March 6. It la doubtful whether any nior traveling teams will be taken on In Omaha. Manager Prununond of th Townsends has given up the idea of play ing the Toledo, 0 fiv that oome through her to eompet in the Panama- Pa tito expoaltlon. Basket Ball ftotea. N A tiff VnA la -.III , -, 1 ..... - -' H Ainiieai m from th liuoup of the. Pirates. . Th First Christiana mad a uCcesaful recovery of their lost basket ball tos iCoiUliiued, oa Pa T wo, Cui urn uTh msTi M . ' . HA .BEE- the lead. Standing, left to V I STATE LEAGUE HAY LAY OFF. ONE YEAR With York Quitting League , and Kearney Threatening, Affairs Are in Turmoil. 1 WOULD. RESUME FLAY IN 1816 After siruggllng brsvel to retain their una summer pastime, two mors cltioa In th Nebraska State leagu have about decided to'gtv ui th ship. Tork and Kearney ar the two cities, 'fork having definitely announced that th Stat leagu toam In that town (nust be abandoned and Kearney admitting it probable they w!U not be able to start tha season, , The fact that York and Kearney1 will not start will probably mean that the Ne braska tat leagu will suspend opera tions during 191S,- some of th officials or th league even admitting the .fact One change haa already been mad In th circuit, tha Superior franchise groins to Falrbury and It will ba a difficult matter ttf find men who will tak chanc on a base ball club In these turbulent"" limes. Kearney has ba trying to sell to several cities, but has failed. Nobody wants th club. And the same will undoubtedly apply toTork when f n attempt 1 mad to transfer th franchise. . " Last season was disastrous to th Stat league, . Not on club mad money, but each and every one lost heavily. Eivan Grand Island, th largest city in th league and a pennant winner, mad no money. Such a state of affairs la try ing even on the ardent sportsmen who own 'Club In Class, D leagues. Class D club ownl-rs don't expect lo make money, tby are merely In th gam to prvtd summer amusement, but they don't Ilk to lose money any more, than do other people, and this year Its looks Ilk a loss 1 the Stat league plays. , Na Baa Ball for York. President Kll.low has definitely an nounced that no base ball will be played In York. The park will b torn down and th game abandunrd. C. W. Klbier In Kearner-hm mad offer of th sal of hi franchise to several cities, the latest of which is Aurora, -but no one wjllbuy. But If 4heltata leagu moguls agree to lay off one year with the Intention of returning In UK probably thes titles. no ar now quitting, will make an ef fort to stlok and revive th sport In 191 after th fan find bow dreary ar the summer day when ther Is no base ball to see Without question permission would be granted tho State leagu to suspend operation and tha player could be rej talned for li!3provlding they were sup plied with position during WIS. It could be very, easily don and It la mora than probabl th BtaUf leagu magnates wtll tak this method of weathering the storm which Unow threatening organised ball. York Lad Would Race Omaha Greek Runner Chris PuIos. the Greek runner who created stuh a st'r In local athletlo cir cles when It was learned he waa a crack marathon runner, tjas a competitor. Merlo Legier of York has wrlttan t.. Johnny Fllier, that h would Ilk to rao Puloa over a long course sum time, Legier ran In Omaha Thanksgiving day at tha Young Men's Christian association cross country rac and flnlahed third after a neck and neck rare with b-ui.- whp Ml back, to fourth position. believe- 1. can put up a good rac against id urea. Lier alo told Filler he would Ilk to com to Omaha and loin tha "Y" h..- To tiet 32,800. According to thu K1ri i,,. t.i WJtf r Juhiuiin is to a-et m a yr w . ur '"ms imin -- POSRER TRACK HEH FAIL TO COME BACK Hopei of Coach Reed Are Bkited, but He it Building Up' a New Team of Merit ' ' ' I, ENTRIES I0R BASKET . BALL By JJAMRS E. I, A WRIT, NCR, V LINCOLN, Feb. 11 Speclal.)-Just as Track Coach Guy E. Reed, aaalstant manager of athletic of th University of Nebraska, thought he was gning to hv a championship track squad, this spring, h found hi chance gone glim-1 merlruX by the desertion of sis cooat prom 1x4 rig star, upon whom h had placed his hope. . Reed lost tlx star track athletea by their failure to return to school the seconl semester. Included In th list were Captain Cupid Meyers, Brian O'Brien. Smith,. Vldsi, Maxwell and Rasmuaann. It left him, without an experienced hurdler. Weight1 man or Jumper. s Myers waa a sure point winner In thej I.Uh Juin.v Olse.-s thrjw and BhoUput VMal, a South Dakota atar athkot, bad! a record of better tMtn six feet la the high Jump. Raamuasen, a frwahman last season., held th 'W'lBoaruiln reoord tn the low hurdle and. was expected to gtv Nebraska a most dependable man. Bmitbj another freshman, loomed p strong In th sprints last season, but did not return to chopl. Maxwell and O'Brien wwrej br th weight men and Reed waa oountlng upon tljem to replace Meyer la thorn vents. ' " . La la Ileavy. Tha loss of these men will b severely', felt In th Oornhusker camp, but aprlnaj training has already started. Th track men, are working out In the gym ewry day and next Monday Reed will get his first lino on the material at his disposal when the annual Charter day meet Is) held. There- Is considerable Interest In tha Charter day program and tha list ft ntrles I large. , Reed has plenty of men In the print,; but he Is not over enthusiastic. Georgw Irmlh, who hung up a record of 10 sec-, onds at Kansas Inst. year tn the 100-yardJ dash, la eligible. Reese, another veteran, la eligible, but will probably not get out for track work this spring. Reese Intend to return to school next fall again and' ho has already participated In uni versity athletic two years, he wants to rave his final year tor foot ball. Derrlng.i a new man. looks 'good in the 230-yard dash. ' For the 44(wyard dash. Reed has a bunch' of material. Zumwlnkel, the veteran. Is back and eligible attain; Scott, another veteran la ' on hand, with Bates and Clarke- , ,-- Chamberlain t TralalasT. Guy Chamberlain, Stelhm'a sensational halfback last fall, Is getting out for track, and Is rated aa an exceedingly . valuable man. Chamberlain will b used In- the 440-yard dash and possibly In th half mil, although ho runs th 100 and JX. Another promising new man Is Kioan, a treehman' last season, and a son of Congressman Sloan. Sloan look good In th century run. . i For the half mil. Reed .has tho veteran KublUk, and h believe Clark v ant Chamberlalrf pan b converted Into half mller. . . . Reavls, Nebraska' star pole vaulter. Is again on hand and will provide th . iMiakar Jdta a good man In that event. lit tho mil run,. Hed has two veterans, Uoctas and Ralph Anderson, and In tbe two-mile event, Reatk and Krats will be tn deck. , . ' . i ' ' Reed Is planning to us Russell Israel, n old Omaha High school boy, for tha hurdles, but he has no line or) material fur the high hurdle. I -on Is Hummel, a ' former high Jumper, Is back and may decide to' get out for track work. "There Is, som good material in th freshmen squad of this year, but It will not be sliglble for varsity competition until , year i hence. Young Owens Is a good sprinter. QlUlland. th former Wc leyan mller, la a good dlstano man, and Nixon 1 alio a good mller.. thaw, a' freshman," la strong la the welxht. Reed .expect next week to recetv cult number of entries for th high, school basket ball tournament. All en- trie must s In before February 10, tha opening date for filing them being' Feb- ' ruary IE. Reed confidently expects tha list of entrie to exceed that of last year. - With Coach 8tlohm along- tho. Nebraska' basket ball squad wound up Its (astern trip in a gam with Amea Tbo Iluaker still have a gam -with Waleyan. which will decide th state championship. Ne-j braska succeeded In taking tho first gama against Wesleyan by a clos score la a rough and tumbU exhibition. Tn Mask er ar determined to trip Coach Kline'' -pupil two straight for th licking Vfe lcyan gave thtra two years aco. Qpme Wardens Ask Amendment, to Law : ' On Spring Hunting Hunters la Omaha are In receipt of W resolution adopted at a meeting In Dea Moine of th gam warden of Iowa, N braska, lUinoi and Bouth Dakota, a copy of which ha been forwarded to th pro-i ' per authorltkt at Washington. Th resolution has to do with the fed eral law covering the killing of migratory bird during tho spring month. Th gam warden ask for th amendment of th present law so that it cover all of th tatea jn th south. Th gam Wardens, In their resolution, expressed th opinion that tho four ataUa mentioned ar discriminated against la favor of th south where they claim th real slaughter of migratory bird occurs. They ask -that the taw be amended. W permit ehooting between September IS, and December IS" and between March l' and March 20 with ' reasonable limit so that oxceaslv killings be prohibited. Tha warden recommand that the law apply to all states. , Further the wardens recommend that th four sutca represented pan 0uua a law In case the federal ruling b dclxoi unconstitutional. DD,NIS0"N MADE MANACER ' OF THE LUXUS BALL CLUB The Luxu Vail club, on of th Clas A.' amaU-ur clubs pf Oroaha. held a meeUng last week, aad plana for th coming seasoxi were discussed. Jake Krug wilt again act a president and Johason Iri. V nlaon was elected manager. Denniso needs no Introduction to Omaha fans. He as a professional ball player two years and knows the gam from th ground up. Several of last year's Luxu roou will b missing this season, but new player of recognized ability win Kei I 1 i i 1