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TTTEOMAJTA SUNDAY REE: NOVEMBER 14. 1915.
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Judgments
TRUE to form, eastern toot ball
critic have already begun to
hand the grape to CornoU.
Cornell's defeat over Harvard
make the Ithaca eleven upreme In the
United States, assert th said east
ern critics and the qualm of conscience
slides but one spike into the easterners'
reasoning. That spike Is Pittsburgh.
Some length is given to Glenn Warner's
eleven because Pittsburgh has as good a
record as Cornell's, It not better. But
the eastern critics quickly elmlnat
Pittsburgh by the old allbt-PItt doesn't
live up to the eligibility rules. Granting
that Cornell Is supreme in the east, grant
ing that It can defeat Pittsburgh, which
is doubtful to say the least, why should
Cornell be proclaimed the greatest team
In the country T The map of the United
States still Includes considerable territory
west of the Alleghany mountains, al
though this fact does not seem to have
been properly Impressed upon the effete
easterners. Cornell's .defeat over Michi
gan means nothing. Michigan has the
poorest team it ever had. A doien teams
In the west could lick Michigan to a fras
sle. The Michigan Aggies did turn the
trick by a score fully as decisive as
Cornell's, even more so, as the Wol
verines failed to score on the AggiaV
while they did on Cornell. And the Ore
gon Aggies found the Michigan Aggies
duck soup. And the Washington Aggies
found the Oregon Aggies pickings. It
only stands to reason the Washington
Aggies would at least give Cornell a bard
run. And, again. Notre Dame defeated
the Army. Probably half a dosen schools
In the east could defeat the Army. Prob
ably half a dosen schools in the west
eeuld defeat Notre Dame. The Corn
hiuksrs did it and didn't play up-to-the-minute
Cornhusker foot ball to do it.
Perhaps Cornell ha the best team in the
country, perhaps it could lick anything
in this foreign part of the world, but
there are a lot of hayseed farmers In the
state of Nebraska who would argue the
matter and would argue It with the same
coin of the realm they argued for Stecher
against Charley Cutler.
Next Friday evening Omaha will be the
storm center of all the bowling enthusi
asts of the middle west. The annual
midwest tournament will be staged here
for some twelve days following Friday,
snd it la expected over 100 five-men teams
will take part. The midwest bowling
tournament Is a big event for Omaha, at
tracting, as it does, bowlers from Chi
cago, St Louis, Minneapolis, Sioux City,
Kansas .City, Des Moines, Lincoln. Du
buque, v a, Marshalltown. St. Joseph,
and the - .nana Commercial club and
the Omaha bowlers are to be gtven the
credit due them for bringing this event
to the Nebraska metropolis.
The crowd which attended the Crelgb-ton-Notre
Dame game, yesterday Is
another proof that Omaha's percentage
of foot ball fans who appreciate and will
pay real money to see a first-class foot
ball team in action is a big one. It Is
truly ' a regretted state of affairs that
Nebraska cannot play one of Its big
games la Omaha, and it is to be hoped
that la the near future the conference
ruling on this subject be changed so that
amicable relations be established between
Crelghton and the university so that an
annual game may be played hers.
Omaha will see Its first inter-city game
of soccer on November U. Soocer Is rap
Idly gaining favor in the east, and while
It Is played la the west to some extent,
ths gam ha not reached the stage
where lnter-city contests are played. Jt
Is to be hoped Omaha will turn out gen
erously whsn the local team meeta Sioux
City the Sunday foIloTlng Thanksgiving,
so that' In future years mora lnter-city
contests can be staged hare.
Omaha's three basket ball leagues were
revived for the 1915-18 season last week,
and the enthusiasm which the devotees
of the floor game displayed at their In
augural meeting indicate that this season
will be bigger and better than ever. Bas
ket ball Is an active winter sport; it Is
about ths best winter sport played In this
part of ths country, and It I refreshing
to see the interest taken in it in Omaha.
A poll of ths sporting editors of the
country is being conducted to determine
the most logical candidate to meet Fred
die Welsh for the lightweight champion
ship. Which is all very nice but for a
guesa if Freddie doesn't like the style of
the lad the scribes select the poll won't
amount to much.
We hear some agitation toward ths
aw.ltion of ths goal kick after touch
down, and the fine Italian hand of a
couple of coaches who recently lost
games by ens point is quickly reflected
In the agitation.
Bass ball seems to be enjoying Its
usual winter political boll again, with the
rumor factory working overtime and the
magnates doing their best to put the
grsnd old game completely en the frits.
Ths fight to permit summer base ball
Is on la the Big Nine conference. A sum
mer base ball ruling always has been
snore or leas ef a laugh.
Omaha may have a wrestling match
for th local fans some day.
FAIR FANS TURN OUT WEIL
Big Attendance of Women at Toot
Ball Garnet Since Free Gate
Was Made Order.
COLUMBIANS AND PABXS TODAY
By FRANK QCIGLKV.
The scheme recently Inaugurated by
the local foot ball magnates to admit
ladles free to all th parks where admis
sion is charged proved more magnetlo as
a crowd-getter than the leaders had an
ticipated. Although climatic conditions
were unfavorable last Sunday, neverthe
less a large crowd of fair ones decorated
the stands at Rourk and Luxus parka
Phil Lynch, the manager of the Nonpa
reils started this movement and then
the others fell In line. Ladles will be
admitted free to all the parks for the
balance of this season.
Two Interesting battles are looked for
at Rourke park this afternoon, when the
Masdas and Montclalrs put en the curtain-raiser
at 1:30, and on or about t
bells, when the Columbians clash with
the Monmouth Parka Oodles of rivalry
exist between the squads matched for
the first bout, and as they are approxi
mately evenly matched, an Interesting
battle for foot ball supremacy Is looked
for. Both of these teams are member
of the Pioneer league.
The second wrangle will have consid
erable to do with the championship, be
causs If the Columbians loss they will
be out of the race and the Nonpareils
will be the undisputed champions of
Omaha. On account of a couple of their
players being out ef town, and a couple
of others crippled up. th Columbians
were unable to practice last week, while
the Monmouth Park put la a hard week
Practicing for this event. Anyway, the
Columbians have a wonderful defensive
team, consequently the Parks will find
It a difficult matter to score. If the
Columbians win this game then they will
clash with the Nonpareils for th cham
pionship. The lineup:
COLUMBIANS. MONMOUTH PKB.
. Llndmler
.L.O.I L.O Nordst rom
.R.T.I R.T. Shrum
.L..T.I ui Croft
.R.E.I K R. Williams
ir. i u ts. Hawes-Slmpeon
Mccreary
O'Neill Slips in Last Ditch and
Zehrung Gets Firm' Grasp on Job
Murphy C.I C.
T. Sandau R.O f R.O.
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Newman ..
McCormlck
Koyle
Furbush ...
QuiRley ...
Palley ....
Morton ...
P. Bandau.
Llfthtfoot .,
Bawtelle .,
...Q.I Q.
...R.II. R.H Tallman
L-H.l L.H DeFrance
'" " Moran
...Sub Sub. Rector
...8ub. Sub Kelly
Games at Ltin Park.
Out at Luxus park ths Fontenelle Re
serve, snd the Nonpareil Reserves will
do their dsrndest to hand each other a
knockout. Both teams are in excellent
condition and confident of victory, so an
interesting debate is looked for.
Down at Plattsmouth. Neb., the Miller
Parka will endeavor to hand ths town
boys a package labeled defeat this after
noon. This will be the initial argument
for the ''Plattsmouth warriors, and they
win ne up against a strong proposition
when they line up against the Miller
Parks.
At Thirty-first and Ames avenue this
arternoon the Monmouth Park Reserves
and the Thirtieth Street Merchants will
tangle. The latter have more beef, but
th Reserves ssy they can offset this
deficit with speed.
The Athletics have a gam booked at
Valley, Neb., for today. For several rea-
sons this gam might be cancelled, but
still The ehanees are good for it to ma
terialise. The last wrangle between these
two team, resulted in a victory for the
Omaha crew, but as Valley has strength
ened Its lineup considerably a different
story Is looked for today.
Grlalroa Gossip.
The Florence Athletics helped along s
couple of teams In the Pioneer league
by forfeiting games.
Wagner, formerly a star at Crelghton
university, is now playing with Oakland,
Neb. He is as good as ever.
Schmlttroth, the chief cook of the Fon
tenelles, is out of town spending his va
cation and. Incidentally, a few nicks.
At tackle Arthur Newman Is playing a
whirlwind of a game for the Columbians.
He Is especially good on the defense.
Dunlsp, la., is looking for a row for
next Sunday. Address Will Wettengel,
manager of foot ball team, Dunlap. Ia.
Oakland, Neb., Is looking for a game for
Turkey day. Addrena King Johnson,
manager of foot ball team, Oakland, Neb.
Ous Iclmmel, formerly a star among
the local Sunday pig akin handler, la now
coaching the Thirtieth Street Merchants.
The Mohawks, a Class B team, is claim
ing the Class B championship. Mr.
Greene of the Athletic pleaee take no
tice. The Columbians will have Hassan,
their star fullback, back In the game by
next Sunday. He will help them consider
ably. Minor, formerly a stsr with the Uni
versity of Nebraeka. played against the
Columbiana with Havelock, Neb., last
Sunday.
Over at Athletic park today the pre
liminary argument will be between the
founcll Bluffs Midgets and ths Council
bluffs Jeffs.
For the second time this season the
Oakland Neb.) leather egg manipulator,
hut out the fast team representing
Bcribner Neb.
Next Sunday at Luxus park ths Non
pareils and Monmouth Parks will clash.
Their last bout resulted In a victory for
the Nonpareils.
Grabbing forward passes Is Leo Kieny's
specialty. Hs has been a great help to
the Nonpareils as a ground gainer via
the forward pass method. .
At center Selden is playing a wonderful
gam for the Nonpareils. On th defenae
he t especially good getting through and
tackling opponent behind th line.
Now Havelock, Neb., would like to book
the Columbian at Havelock for Turkey
day. boverai out-et-lewa teams would
That Tip O'Neill ha been rendered very
much hors du combat and that Frank C.
Zehrung, manager ef th Brandala thea
ter and ex-mayor of Lincoln, has a scis
sors hold on th Job, la the dope that
trickle from San Freartsoe.
When the National Association of Pro
fessional Base Ball leagues gave Pa
Rourke a seat oa th convention floor
and aooepted him as representative of
the Western learns, , O'Neill was broken.
No longer will h be considered an official
of the league in base ban circles. O'Neill
has but one straw yet te cling to and
that is a legal fight. Whether he will
take that step or not Is uncertain, but
even If he does It Is unlikely hs will be
successful. It th national association
regards the attachment of the tinkling
tinware to O'Neill at the Omaha meeting
official. It Is probable a court would take
the same view.
It Is said in Western loop circles that
Zehrung has the prsxle-shlp cinched. Ac
cording to the dope five magnate hsv
pledged themselves for Zehrung and J he
other three will fall In line. Omaha.
8toux City. Denver, Tope k a and Lincoln
are th cities which are said to regard
Zehrung' candidacy favorably. Wichita,
It I asserted, will fall in line and vote
the some way.
Iabell and Holland of Des Moines and
St. JcDorh. are O'Neill men and they
want O'Neill to Stick. But they have
given up all hope since the action taken
by the national association and are ready
to compromise, I th way the new
comes to Omaha. Both, It Is said, are
willing to vote for Zehrung If there is
no hope for O'Neill to cling to his Job.
Zehrung would be a popular choice
around the loop. II Is well known among
the business men of all eight of the
cities and has theatrical Interests In
five of them Omaha, Lincoln, St Joseph,
Topeka and Wichita. He Is the kind
of man who would be a credit to ths
league, would strike a fine figure on a
convention floor and would hustle and
work hard In ths Interests of the lesgus.
welcome a game with the Omaha bunch
on Thanksgiving.
Oihson, the loader of the Thirtieth
Street Merchanta, would like to get an
other whack at the Athletics. Guess the
Merchant, would like to play the Ath
letics every Sunday.
The Nonpareils were figuring on play
ing Wlsner, Neb., today at Luxus park,
but somehow or other the deal fell
through. The Omaha team would like to
play Wlsner at Omaha.
A foot ball gang at Lincoln, Neb.: would
like to book, a game In Omaha with some
local squad on Thanksgiving day. For
further Information address C J. Schmidt,
M F street. Lincoln, Neb.
Hurt Wrirht I, now convinced of the
fact that a fellow can get crippled other
ways besides playing foot ball. In an
automobile accident he waa badly bruised
and his countenance waa decorate wiui
rainbow colors.
Hussane Training
Hard for His Match
Oreighton Law May
Try Basket Ball
The Crelghton Law school basket ball
tesm, which last year made such a stir
In ths Commercial league, finishing in
second, place, - will probably reorganise
w"lth practically the ssme lineup.
John Reel Is the only player not with
the five this year, having graduated from
school In April. The other men, Chester
Linn, Paul Kamanskl, "Pstsy" Flood.
Kenneth Klereer and Juliu Feetner. are
still In ths lineup, to which will be added
Carl Lutea, ths crsck Omaha High school
star, and Doty, fullback on the Crelghton
varsity foot ball team.
CARD TWO BIG SOCCER GAMES
Two Omaha Picked Teams Play on
ThanxjgiYing and Omaha and
Sionz City Sunday After.
ALREADY MAKE PLAITS FOR 1916
A a culmination ef the meet success
ful soccer season In the history of the
game In Omaha, two rattling fast games
are scheduled to b stsged on Thanks
giving day and ths 8'inday following
turksy day.
On Thanksgiving dsy two tesms se
lected from the four team in th
Omaha Soccer league will lock horns at
Millar park. On the Sunday following a
picked eleven cf Omaha crack wilt meet
a selected eleven of the star of Sioux
City at Rourk park.
Th teams that will battle Thanksgiv
ing day will be made up of players from
th Townsends and th Bohemian, and
th Omaha City and the Caledonians. A
similar gam was played last year be
tween two chosen Omaha teams, and
ths result waa a Sto-g tie. It was a
brilliant game snd proved Interesting
both to those who thoroughly understand
ths British snort and to those who
merely went out to witness It because
of curiosity.
Th gam this year on Thanksgiving
day should be equally a Interesting and
should attract a big crowd.
But the game on the subsequent Sun
day will be th big thriller. Omaha
cricket players this summer played Lin
coln and Sioux City cricketers, and they
easily upheld th honor of Omaha by
winning from, both cities. Thej Inter
city games proved very successful, and a
soccer match, which ia even more ap
pealing to th Americans as a sport than
cricket, - should be evsn more succsssful
Sioux City is ssid to havs soms faat
soccer player,, but the Omaha exponents
of th gam are confident of victory.
While perhaps the Omaha men are not
s expert a those eoecsr shsrks ef th
rsst, there are some mighty foxy round
ball artists In th local league and they
ran be depended upon to put up a battle
no matter what th opposition.
Pleas for
While the soccer game In Omaha Is
still In Its Infancy, its supporters are al
ready planning -big things for iMi. Omaha
has been Invited to enter a team in the
United State Challenge ' competition In
191. and It I very likely that the invita
tion will be aooepted. '
Omaha would be drawn against St
Louis, where the gam Is flourishing.
Last year Pa Rourk saw a crowd of
10,000 persons wttnew a soccer game in
ths "show me" metropolis. A crowd Ilk
thst would mean a big enough gat so
thst th Omaha percentage of th Split
would be sufficient to finance th team
on another, trip If the Omahans should
bs so fortunate as te win.
Another plan the Omaha aecoer enthu
siasts have on foot I to bring the Brook
lyn team west . for a gam her. Th
Brooklyn eleven won th United States
challenge oup this year at th San Fren
cleoo exposition and la considered th
best team In th country.
WORLD'S SERIES FILM
SHOWN AT THE PRINCESS
Moving picture of th world's series
bstween ths Boston Red Sox and the
Philadelphia Athletics, twttl be flashed
on th screen at the Princes theater on
Monday. These picture are Mutual films
snd said to be unusually clear. Th movs
ments of th plsyers on the diamond and
ssctlonal views of th crowds. Including
flsshe of President Wilson and Mrs.
Norms n Gait, are shown. Ths film will
be a part of th Princess program on on
day. Monday.
DUGDALE WOULD PUT HIS
TOWN INTO COAST LOOP
D. B. Dngdale, Seattle magnate, would
welcome a change that would put hla
team In th Coast league next year and
ha want to tak Rait Lake City's place.
Will Select Soccer .
Team f rom Players 7
In the Games Today
Added interest In th two Omaha oo
cer lee sue games scheduled today Is the
result of an announcement thst a apodal
committee will view 'the fray for-tfce
purpose of determining a choice ef ath
letes to eombst floux City here the Sun
day following Thanksgiving. The games
today are the Omaha City evea and the
Caledonians at Miller park and the
Townsends and the Csechle at Carter
Lake.
Because of th fact that selection tf
th all-star Omaha team- will he based
largely on ths play today It Is expected
that the soccer men will outdo themselves
In thslr efforts. Tn addition te the selec
tion of the representative Omaha team a
choice ef two all-star Omaha teams will
be mad for a apertal gam which win be
playad Thahksgsvtng day. '
Information has reached Omaha that
several Chicago 'cracks will play on ths
Bloux City tssm November U. This hss
aroused a spirit, of belligerency among
the Omahsns and they are more than
ver determined that th gam at Rourke
park will be .an Omaha victory.
Hinkey Will Not Be
Back at Yale in '16
NEW HAVEN, Nov. ll.-From reliable
ourcea It has becafn known that Frank
Hinkey will not rejturn to Tale as. need
coach next sesson,' although hi contract
hs another season to run. It also became
known that, ss Harvard , and Princeton
wish 'Harry LeOore'and th four other
member of th Tale's nlns restored to
eligibility, they will be reinstated during
(he winter, and will play base ball .for
Tale next spring, ' although LeOor and
Eston will not play foot ball. this fall.
With Joe Stecher Ip
CHICAGO. Nov. IS. tSpecial.) Yusslff
Hussane. the big Bulgarian who Is
matched to meet Joa Stecher la Lincoln
a week from Thursday afternon, la In the
city putting In a few herd licks tn his
preparation for th big event.
And, very strange to say, this is the
first time any of the Chicago friends of
th man from th Bslkan mountains ever
saw him" really serious. A a general
thing Hussane la a mighty carefree young
man, with a broad grin on his facs at all
times. Just now ths grin is missing and
there are furrow and corrugation on th
Bulgarian' brow.
Tou can guess whst Is ths matter with
him. Hs ha a mighty tough match on
his hands, and hs Is anxious to be In the
very best ef shape for It. Always In
(very fair condition and capable of going
into the ring "off th reel" for the ordi
nary encounter, th Turk this time I,
figuring on wsys and means of getting
Into exceptionally good condition.
He had figured on taking Paul Martin
son, a local motorman, out to Nebraska
with hire. Martinson has wrestled Stecher
several airaes and I supposed to know
almost everything about th "man with
th scissor." Bat whsn Hussans' prop
osition was put up t Paul h declined It
flatly. H ehowd th Turk that he has
exactly twelve engagements on In and
around Chicago and has so much money
tn sight that he would not leave it for
what Hussans might be able to pay him.
As a result Hussans Is scurrying around
for another wrestling mat and I dis
cussing th proposition with several of
th big fellow of this vicinity. It Is
probsbls at this writing that Joe Uesh
tout, who was ons of Charley Cutler's
mstes In the Stecher match last July,
will go with him.
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Big Jess Passes
Up Great Jay Way
for New Orleans
NEW TORK. Nov. 11-Th announce
ment come from New Orleans that Jess
Wlllard will defend his world' heavy
weight title against one of three big
fellows, Frank Moran, Jim Coffey or
Frd Fulton, over 'the twenty-round trail
In that city, the first week la March.
Why Jess should pick on Nsw Orleans
for his first fight since licking Johnson
is more then New York experts can uu-
derstand.
Tommy Burns snd lominick Tort o rich. I
at one 1 1 ma riv&l nrr,tnntrm Anmm v& I
Orleana way. have patched up their dif
ferences. Apparently the two havs a
Juicy bankroll to give Wlllard for his I
cervices. Ths promoters will select the !
most suitable opponent for the champion j
on or before December 10 next.
The Madison Squsrs garden people,
while boosting ons or two of their rast
shows, mad ths declaration that tht
were willing to give Wlllard tto.MM tu
fight the winner of the Coffey-Moran
encounter. Since then nothing has been
hesud or said about the stupendous offer
for ten rounds.
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Play mm. Words. j
Mahan ahould roaka a good tennis
playsr. Hs seldom commits a footfault, j
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JOE STECKER
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The Greatest Wrestler the
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The Only Man in the World to Dispute
Stacker's Right to the Championship
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Will Wrostlo Catch-ab-Catch-Can. to a Finish.
STATS FAIR COLISEUM, LINCOLN, FJ
THANKSGIVING AFTERNOON
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