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Judgments
IT WOULD teem that the Omaha
Country club will at least be
awarded the western amateur golf
championship tournament. From all
Indications the 1916 event will be played
over the local links. The Country
club Is one of the three bidders for the
tourney this year, and appears to have a
satisfactory edge over the other two.
One of the other bidders, a California
club. Is too far away, and the other, the
Midlothian of Chicago, is making Its first
bid In the history of the association,
while the Country club was a disap
pointed bidder last year. The western
amateur tournament would be a b'-j boost
for the rolf game In Omaha. It would
bring the best players from all over the
west, including probably several of the
Pacific coast cracks, and the local fol
lowers of the game would be treated to
some of the fastest match play possible.
The Omaha Country club Is planning the
expenditure of a considerable sum of
money In the enlargement of its club
house and should be perfectly capable
of entertaining the championship.
Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pitts
burgh National league club and bitter
tnemy of the Federals, declares that the
halcyon-days of old are bound to return
tnd that base ball will once more resume
s place as the unquestioned leader of
American sports. Perhaps Dreyfuss is
right, it is hoped that he is,, but present
Indications seem to point to another
more or less dlastrous season of base
tell. Spring will find a woefully small
number of minor leagues opening an
other season and it appears as If spring
will find the major leagues and the
Feds In the midst of another tangle.
As long as the big boys continue to
battle the Feds, In fact as long as there
is. an outlaw league, professional base
ball will suffer, for the base ball fan
finds the battle with dollars a very
rauseatlng affair, and .he will not will
ingly contribute his dollars for the mag
nates to fight with.
Ducky Holmes has been given until
Janunry 1 to comple'e his sol'cttatlons for
tale of shares In a stock company to take
over the holdings of Hugh Jones In Lin
coln. It probably would be a good thing
for Lincoln If Ducky is successful, and
appearances at present indicate he will
succeed. For Lincoln should become a
good ball town If the club Is owned by
local men. Practically all of the stock
Holmes has sold has been subscribed by
capital city resident and Holmes Is not
going outside of the city for ths re
mainder. Minor league fans always take
a more active Interest in a club when
owned by local men than by an outside
resident and, as Lincoln surely should be
a good Class A bail town. It should be
a case of renewed prosperity If Ducky
is successful In raising the money.
President-elect of the Western league, ;
Frank C. Zehrung. Is scheduled to make
a trip around the circuit for semi-official
visits with the magnates before he
actively' takes up the duties aa executive
of the league. Zehrung, by this move,
shows that he is following the correct
system. A president who makes 'him
self known to the business men and fans
of the circuit he directs and consults with
Its magnates Is the kind of a president
to have. He keeps an Interest In the
league stirred up and he keeps as far aa
possible, harmony among the magnates
with the result that a league, especially
a minor league, Is more likely to enjoy
prosperity, than If Its president adopted
gumshoe methods of worn-out politics.
And while the future looks far from
rosy for the professional base ball man,
the amateur game is preparing for a
more successful season than ever. Last
summer there were eighty teams In t ie
Omaha Amateur Base Ball association
and next year It U expected that the
number will pass 100. While the sand
lot game hatn't the finesse of the pro
fessional game, the fan can always find
an afternoon's enjoyment In It because
the amateur plays base ball first, last
and all the time -and doesn't waste most
of his energy in legal negotiations which
have to do with long-term contracts, the
reserve clause and Injunction suits.
Cornell has refused t play Pittsburgh
a poat-season game to settle the eastern
gridiron championship. For which
Cornell should be commended as post
Beaton games In no way would change
the plans and specifications of the unl
verse and there Is no particular gain
to be made by anyone.
It would seem that most of our heavy
we gnu, except those who wish to tangle
with Jess Willard. who la evidently re
garded as "soft pickings," have views
which coincide with those advanced by
Henry Ford.
The American Boxing association. It is
said, will make an effort to bar Freddie
Welh from the ring. But for that mat
ter King Albert tried to bar Kaiser Wit
helm from Belgium.
The Army and Navy foot ball game,
true to custom, was more of a society
event than a sporting event.
And lest you forget, the Cornhuskers
lose onlv four men by graduation this
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MANY HIGH ATHLETES STAR:
Only on End Positions is There Lack
of Candidates for Positions on
All-State Eleven.
NEVILLE OMAHA'S ONLY MAN
FTRST THJAM.
Right Fnd Krebs Grand Island.
RlKht Tack'e Andrews, Lincoln.
RlKht Guard Youne, Lincoln.
Center Erick son, Beatrice.
I,eft Guard Cox, Lincoln.
Left Tackle Rogue, North Platte.
Ieft Knd-Cool. North Platte.
(Quarterback Neville, Omnha.
RlFht Halfback McMahnn. Lincoln.
Ieft Halfback Kaufman, Grand Island.
Fullback 01ascr. York.
8KCOND TKAM.
Right End Bowers, Lincoln.
Right Tackle Srott, Grand Island.
RlKht Guard Kilpatrlck, Beatrice.
Center Beard. Omaha.
Left Guard B. Meyem. Tork.
Left Tackle Nixon, South Omaha.
Ieft Knd Dougherty. Omaha.
Quarterback Haroch. Beatrice.
Rlisht Halfback Schelley, Norfolk,
lyeft Halfback Schmidt. Lincoln.
Fullback Jones, Beatrice.
' Ht kri. i.fr.
If one Jumbo Stlehm, manufacturer of
championship Comhuaker foot ball
elevens, could realise the wealth of ma
terial that is budding In state high s rhool
circles at the present moment, he would
forever and anon refuse to consider a
proposition of becoming chief mentor at
the University of Wisconsin. Thirty-five
men at least can be found among the
200 or less who would make excellent
material for the coach to convert Into
varsity form.
Never in the history of the high school
competition for state pigskin honors have
so many and well-developed players come
to tho front. And It Is due not to more
spec allied coaching, but tho Intense In
terest student athletes of the different
schools have shown for the game.
Omaha's splendid showing after havln?
dropped Mitlrely the Idea of a paid mentor
for coaching alone is proof positive of the
above assertion. With the exception of
Lincoln and Beatrice, nearly every school
entered In state competition, retains the
services of an athletic coach who teaches 1
In the school room as well as on the
gridiron. These facts being true, it Is
only fair that those men who have per.
formed best should be recognized and
honored.
The two difficulties encountered In
picking an "all-state" team, first Is the
lack of recognized wing men, and second
the prevalence of strong tackles. The
guards caused little trouble, Lincoln Hljh
school having a ' forward wall that is
second to none In the state. In the back
field brilliant line plungers, open-field
runners and interference men are plenti
ful, but a few stars stand well In the
foreground. The quarterback and center
positions are filled by men whose ex
cellence It would be bard to subordinate.
McMahon Is Captain.
To McMahon of Lincoln goes one half
and captaincy of the eleven. His weight
and swift smashing ability easily make
him first of all. At the other half
Schmidt, McMahon's running mate;
Kaufman, right half of Grand Island,
and Schelley, Norfolk's star, are easily
candidates. Schmidt la a little too light,
while Schelley Is outclassed by Kaufman.
Schelley is a good man and Is Norfolk's
only candidate for the team. Both he
and Schmidt deserve halfback positions
on the second eleven.
A scarcity of fullbacks this year Is quite
noticeable. Jones of Beatrice Is very
aggressive, but Is a bit outclassed by
Olaaser of York. The latter weighs
slightly the more and plays the game
with more evenness. His great interfer
ence during the season's play makes him
tar superior to any of the other contend
ers Shalnholts of South Omaha, Full-
away of Omaha and Lucas of Norfolk are
all strong candidates.
Omaha Lad at Quarter.
Neville of Omaha should receive unlim
ited praise. This little foot ball warrior,
only 140 pounds in weight, demonstrated
In every game that he possessed the
necessary unfailing pep to bring his men
the most honors. His knowledge of the
game, evidenced by his veteran general
ship, makes him easily a leader. Harsch
of Beatrice Is second in line and al
though Just as active and self-possessed
as the little Omaha giant, he was backed
by a line of backfteld that had the punch
to make any play a success whether It
would or no. Lata of Kearney, while on
a losing team, is well known as a field
general. His work this year, playing
most of the time at a halfback position.
Is well up to the standard.
At center, Erickson of Beatrice stsnds
foremost above all others. Where Beard
of Omaha was outclassed by Meyers of
York in the Omaha-York game, the
Queen City lad tore up the entire York
line for bis backfleld when the two
teams met. His work Is one of the out
standing features of the season. Despite
the Omaha lad's poor showing In the
York game, his fearless and effective
playing in the Lincoln game, as well as
all others, makes him second in line.
Meyers of York should not be relegated
to the third squad, however, so he is
placed at guard on the second. Its
should strengthen the line at this point
Immeasurably.
The abundance of gsod tackles mad
the competition extremely close. Where
Andrews of Lincoln, by virtue of his
never-falling driving power on the line
and his splendid defensive work, easily
holds down one of the tackle positions
on the first squad; Bogus, North Platte;
Soott, Grand Island ; Mon, South Omaha,
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News Service.
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SOUTH HIGH'S GREAT FOOT BALL ELEVEN Left to right, top row: Coach, J. M.
Pattern; Arthurton, halfback; Dworak, fullback; Cinek, right guard; Curtis, left guard;
Nixon, left tackle; Rugie, right tackle; Cohn, coach. Bottom row: Graham, right end;
Emigh, sub; Sterba, sub; Anderson, sub; Capilite, center; Bott, halfback; Nester, quarter
back, and Coir, left end. ShainholU, fullback, not in photo.
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f . j ' )P ftUM 2nv J O 'A;
and Kilpatrlck, Beatrice, are all stars of
reputation, that make tnvm almost equal
candidates for tho other tackle position.
In a showdown, however. It Is safe to
say that the contest would really be be
tween Bogue of North Platte and Scott
of Grand Island, with the former having
the advantage.
The wing Jobs on the first team were
exceedingly troublesome. Krebs of Grand
Island took first place by a wide mnrgln
In the same way that Andrews of' Lin
coln nabbed the first tacklo position.
Dougherty of Omlia. has a reputation
that makes him one of tho foremost men
of the State, while Bowers of Lincoln Is
of the same caliber. Both of these men
lack Just the necessary qualities to give
them an equal base with Krebs. In Cool,
demon halfback of North Platte, la to be
found as good a defensive cud as there
Is In the state. His open-field running
Is wonderful. He compares much with
Chamberlain of Nebranka plendld aa a
defensive end and wonderful as an end
runner on the aggressive. With the half
back position full. It was necessary to
place him where he could do the most
good.
Josh Clarke Shows
How to Strike Out on
Two Pitched Balls
Patsy Flaherty, who was with the
White Sox a number of years ago, had a
trick of shooting a fast one over the
I'late and, on the return, shooting it like
a rifle bullet to the bases, if men were
cn them.
One day Josh Clarke was at the bat.
Flaherty slipped over a speed ball and
Clarke missed it by a foot Quick as a
flash Flaherty shot the ball to first, after
it was sent back tj him, and almost
taught the runner napping.
Flaherty wound up as If for a throw
to the plate, but with a peculiar motion
he had he vhot It to first. Again he failed
to catch the runner, but no sooner did
the ball get back into his hands than he
whined it over the plate for another
btrike.
Flaherty got the ball again, made a mo
tion as if to throw it to the plute, but
fhot It to first Instead. And then Josh
Ciarke walked away from the plate.
"Hey, where are you going?" dVmanoVd
the umi Ire.
"I struck out," said Josh.
"ou didn't strike out," retorted the
arbitrator. "Only two balls were pitched
to you."
"I struck at tho8e two, didn't I?" aeked
Josh.
"Yes."
"Well, did you see that last one
Flaherty threw over to first?"
"Yes."
"Well, I struck at that one. too," an
swered Josh.
Holy Cross Captain
Refuses Score Made
on Goal from Field
A play unparalleled In the annals of
foot ball occurred In the recent Carlisle
Indian-Holy Cross game, presenting the
peculiar spectacle of a team refusing to
acrpt a field goal with its three points
after sending the ball between the up
rights. In the third period Carlliile held
Holy Cross for three d -wns a yard front
from Its goal line. I'evlln of Holy Cross
dropped back and kicked the goal, but
an Indian was detected off-side. When
the Holy Cross captuln saw that the
penalty of half the distance to the goal
line would make it a first down he re
fused the g'jal and tuuk the Itvnsily.
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AUTO RACERS BREAK MARKS
Figures of 1914 Are Elevated by
Twenty Miles Per Hour Dur
ing Last Season.
COOPER IS THE LEADING PILOT
A revlow of the automobile racing sea
son, covering twenty-three road and
speedway contests, brings to light the
fact that the open competition season,
which closed with the running of the
record-breaking Harkness cup race at the
Sheepshead Bay speedway, has been tho
most Interesting In the history of motor
car racing. Throughout the year pre
vioug records have tecn constantly shat
tered, the total average speed of the
twenty-three races run being more than
twenty miles ' an hour higher than that
made in all the road and speedway con
tents of two years ago. The number of
starters In the various events has been
greater and the general Interest In this
class of sport has shown a marked in
crease through the erection of specially
constructed speedways throughout the
country.
During the season Cooper, the road
champion of 1913, participated in eleven
events, of which he won three, was sec
ond three times, fourth twice and was
eliminated three times. Under the Mason
point system of scoring, which allows
ten points for a first, six for a second,
four for third, three for fourth, two for
fifth, one for sixth, seven-eighths for
seventh, three-fourths for eighth, five
eighths for ninth and one-half for tenth,
Cooper scored fifty-one points during the
year ss against thirty-eight points for
Gil Anderson and Eddie O'Oonnell, his
nearest competitors. Of Cooper's points,
twenty-lour were earned on ths roads
through his winning two raoes, finishing
second In another and being eliminated
In two others, while twenty-seven Is his
total for one win, two seconds, two
fourths and one elimination on the speed
ways. Ha era Won by nig; Drivers.
Cooper won the Point Loma race at
San Diego, Cal., January 9, anJ the Chi
cago Automobile Trophy event at I'.lgln,
111. August 0. these betnw his two
victories on the roads. His only fpoed
way victory was at Minneapolis, on Hep
teniber 4. when he led his teammate,
Anilerson, across the wire In a S.-iiille
race, with an advantage of only twenty
onn seconds, the closest finish ever
recorded In a long distance contest. In
the road races Durlo Hesta, who made
such an auspicious debut to A media
race followers In winning the Vandi-rhllt
cup and grand prize racs at ton Fran
cisco, finished second to Cooper, the
twenty points scored at these evmti
giving him his position. Bjdie Itlc' en
bacher, with thirty-two points, leads the
drivers In the speed nay standing, though.
In winning the Plux City, Omaha ant
t-rovldr-nre races he did not have the
same class of competition as Cooper and
Anderson met In their races.
In the fight for se or.d honors In the
all-around champloi'hlp ranking of
drivers. Anderson and O Donnell are tied,
each having thlrty-eiht pnt. but in
his thirteen starts the latter only won
one race, the G lend ale road contest, while
Anderson won the Elgin national and
the Astor cup race, the Utter at the
world's record pace. Therefore, An ler
son Is entitled to the choice In the selec
tion of runnerup. The HJiseless Age has
ranked the season's winning drivers in
the following order: Cooper, Andes n,
O Donnell, Hesta, Klckenhacher. G . field,
De 1'alma. Ituckatell, Burjnan, i'ulleo
and Mulford.
I uiuparlaiia of fcpred Ft a ores.
Although the prophesied 130 miles
an hour average is yet to be realised,
iub Burnara recently succeeded lit
Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
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setting up s new world's short dis
tance track record, when he drove
the Blltson Bens a lap In 1:02:30, which
Is an average of 115.67 miles an hour.
With a calmer day and a bit more time
devoted to tuning up the car, favr doubt
that the coveted two miles a minute
can be shown. Next year there should
be noteworthy sprinting races and trials
by the H 11 Lien Bens, the Sunbeam and
the Christie. Chicago's course, however,
still holds the 800 cublo inch record,
with its average of 110.1 miles per hour,
made by Karl Cooper In the Htuti.
The only middle distance world's
record held by the United States Is that
scored at fifty miles In the Astor cup
ace at Bhephead, the Bruoklands'
figures for twenty-five, seventy-five and
100 miles still standing as world's records.
One American middle distance record,
that for twenty-five miles, is held by
Chicago, the other three having been
made at Kheepahead.
The world's and American middle dis
tance records are now aa follows:
Twenty-flvs Miles World s record.
13:24:(s, made at Brooklanda; American
record, 18:6a;6J, made at Chicago.
Fifty Miles-World's record, B:07:M.
madn at Hheepehead; American record,
2N:r7:GO, inado at Hhttepshead.
Beventy-fWe Miles World's record,
41;ii:87, made at Brooklands; American
record, 42:42:11, made at Hheepshead.
One Hundred Miles World's record.
M:2:H3, made at Brooklands: American
record, M-b6:71. made at ttheepshead.
In long distance racing the Sheepe
head and Chicago Igures are far faster
than those of Brooklands. Beyond 100
and up to and Including 300 miles, tbey
:all belong to Sheepehead, thanks to the
J wonderful speed shown In the Astor
cup race. Above 350 miles the Chicago
figures are far ahead of the cement
I course of Indianapolis; In fact, nearly
j ten minutes in W0 miles. Comparison Is
accordingly here made between the
'American and European figures, the
! former being all world's records:
Two Hundred Miles American record,
l:;'.7:il. made at Blieepsliead ; European
record, ivCMf niade at Brooklands.
Three Hundred Mllc American record,
2:f.& S2 made at hlieepshead; European
record, 8:.46, made at Brooklunda.
Three Hundred and Sixty Miles Amer
ican record, 3:24:42. madn at blieepslioud:
European record, not timed.
Four Hundred Miles American record.
4:04:u, made at ClilcaKo; i;urop-aii rec
ord. 4:12:16, mude at Brooklunda.
Klve Hundred M lies Anirrlcun record,
5:07:2ti, made at Chicago; Kurupean rec
ord. 6:li:40, made at Brooklands .
Summarising the above figures It will
be seen that tiheepehead. In middle and
long distance racing, holds four world's
and six American records; Brooklands,
three world's records, and Chicago, two
world's and three American records.
Derrill Pratt Puts
Over Bluff on Umps
And Gets By with It
Umpires make mistakes some times, but
few umpires mill admit. Sometimes they
err and don't know It. The Browns and
the White Sox were playing In St. Ixjuls.
Weaver had reached first snd was steal
ing second with every ounce of larceny
that was In him. He neared second with
the ball. He slid viciously as Pratt
cauirht the pill and put It on him. A
cloud of dust arose. ' Y'r out," bawled
the rouda inspector uinplro of bases. It
mudo the thi'd out.
Twenty feet back of Pratt, backing him
up, was Roderick Wallace, then playing
short for the Browns. As Roderick
walked toward the bench he tosaed a
base ball Intp the pitcher's box.
Now, how did he get the ball. Pratt
had made the put-out and Pratt did not
throw the ball to Wallace.
Well, truth to tell, the ball had rolled
through Pratt's legs and actually been
caught by Wallace some twenty feet
back of Pratt But Pratt went through
a bluff motion of touching out Weaver.
Tbey got away with Hi
U. S, G. A. TICKET IS NAMED
List of Officers for 1916 Includes
Golfers from East, West
and South,
DENVER MAN IS PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, Dec 1 The 19t ticket
of officers of the United States Dolf as
sociation, announced recently by the sec
retary, Howard F. Whitney, is the moat
representative that has been compiled
vlthln the memory of the oldest golfing
Inhabitant. It takes In men from all
points of the compass and becomes, as it
was bound to become, a truly national
list.
To the man who studies golf It means
several things. First, that those sections
tilth as the far south and ths far west
are surging forward In affairs golfing.
fecond, that the association is following
the gstne In Its broadening process. Third,
that It will not be long ere the Pacific
coast will find representation in national
circles. In other words, the United States
Golf association Is rapidly assuming all
that Its name Implies.
In Frank L. Woodward, elected to office
al the meeting In this city last January,
the vast territory west of the Mississippi
river was first represented In the presi
dency. Woodward had been an official
for several years prior to that time and
the choice proved to be highly popular In
the west, as may be Imagined. They are
doing things in golf out there, you know.
The custom Is to give a president two
terms, anJ the Denver Country club rep
resentative was renamed.
From the east comes the first vice
president, Howard W. I'errin . of the
Merlon Cricket club, a man for whom
Philadelphia Is rooting. It Is nothing new
for Perrln to be prominent In national af
fairs. John Reld. Jr., la the nominee for
second vice president and, although he
represents the St. Andrews Golf club, ha
Is really a Wisconsin man at present He
lives there.
Whitney Secretary.
Howard 1-'. Whitney, once club cham
pion at Nassau and nreaent tltla hnhw
at Piping Hock, represents that galflng
center around Ulen Cove In the secre
taryship and the Selection at a man tar
treasurer from the same territory as the
secretary is for a matter of convenience.
Tercy R. Pyne 2d asked not to be named
because of the pressure of business af
fairs, so presidential timber of tha.future
was appropriated In the person of Fred
erick 8. Wheeler of Aniuiml, thrina
chief executive of the Metropolitan Qolf
association.
Note the territorial distinction among
the other members of the executive
mlttee, for the officers count aa com
mitteemen: M. Lewis Crosby, Brae Burn.
Massachusetts: Walter B. Smith, Onwftnt
sla, Chicago; Dr. Waltor 8. Harban, Co.
lumbla, Washington, V. C, and John S.
Sweeney, Country club of Detroit.
Kvsn more significant is tna iumln
of an additional southerner on the 191
nomination committee in William K.
Stauffnr of New Orleans, while Oeorge
i Walker comes on from the middle,
west, Ht. Louis. The nominating com
mittee Is completely changed, and Is as
follows: Milton Dargan, Atlanta; Will
iam K. Stauffer, New Orleans; Albert B,
-lull. Long Island; George It. Walker,
St. Louie, and Henry H. Wilder, Massa
chusetts. A resume of the ticket. Including the
new nominating committee, shows that
there is one candidate from the far west,
three from the middle west, three from
the south, two from New England, one
from Philadelphia and four from the
metropolitan district, Including Reld. who
Is practically a middle westerner.
Fielding Yost Has
Directed Michigan
Team in 127 Games
Michigan's escape from the Pennsyl
vania game with a tie score saved Field
ing 11. Yost from the humiliation of
four defeats for the first tune In his
fifteen years at the helm of Wolverine
fool ball.
As It la, 1'J15 now goes down In record
with cluht games pluyed, four won, three
lost and one tied.
Never since Yost has been at Ann
Arbor has he had more than three de
feats chalked up against him. ThU sea
son came the cloaest, with three defeats
and one tie. l.ai-t season was next
worse with throe defeat, but the Ue
cnlumn was kept clear.
The fifteen years under Yost shows
that this hurry-up man has directed
Michigan In 1-7 battles. Of these Michi
gan has won 1"3. lost sixteen and tied
eight. The numerical average would say
MU hlgan has lo t 1 1-U game a year
during Yost's regime.
WILLIE HOPPE AND JAP
WILL SHOW IN HAWAII
William F. Hoi-pe, the balk Una bil
liard champion, will vlalt the Hawaiian
Islands next siting and spend the early
spring and summer there and on the Pa
cific coast. He will be accompanied by
Koji Yamada, the crack Japanese player.
MeTlaue t'outrs Back,
Pud McTigut! gets another change in
the majors, lie gos is Lxtroit in the
svrlng.
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NO B, B. PEACE SAYS BRUCE
Chairman of National Commission
Says Ease Ball War Will Con
tinue to Bitter End.
AND 0. B. B. WILL BE VICTOR
NEW TORK. Dec. 4.-John B. Bruce,
secretary of the National commission. .Is)
of the opinion that the base ball war
Is bound to continue until one side Is
thoroughly exhausted. Of course, like
all champions of the organised cause,
he believes the Federal league Is tha
side that will go under. Bruce says there
is absolutely no disposition on the part
of any of hi American league colleagues,
from Ban Johnson down, to treat In any
manner with the Independents. Further
that a propaganda with some sort of am
icable settlement aa Its object started
by certain rlub owners of the National
league Is fast loelng favor and has been
practically abandoned.
Mr. Bruce returned a few days ago
to Cincinnati after spending several days
In this city.
There was a time when It might
have been possible for certain backers
of the Federal league to buy Into the
major leagues, though I do not think
that at any time they could have pur
chased any Interest In the American
league. But that time appears to have
passed. The re-organlaation of the Cin
cinnati club has left August Herrmann,
Its president. In absolute command, and
at the same time has eliminated a board
of directors whose several . conflicting
policies always proved a handicap in the
conduct of the business management.
The Brit ton Interests have decided to
string along with Miller Hugglns and tha
St. Louis Cardinals. Charles P. Taft will
not sell the Cubs at any price near that
which the Independents have been willing
to pay. . .
"The opinion seems to prevail generally
in Organised balf," Bruce continued,
"that the Federals hare weakened their
cause rather than etrengthened It by
forfeiting two. of the eight franchises.
This is Interpreted as a sign of grave
weakness. The talk of an Invasion of
Manhattan Is not even taken seriously.
In most quarters It la hoped that the
Independents do Invade New Tork, aa the
consequent expense will be Just so much
the heavier.
"The Federal league has figured be
yond one of the fundamental principles
of snort sentiment. Sentiment Is some
thing that cannot be forced on an un
willing public. The general public has
never warmed to the revolutionary fac
tion because Its Invasion encroached upon
the sentiments of base ball followers en
gendered through years of nursing on
the part of the men of Organised base
ball, who made tha sport what It Is.
There Is no demand for a third major
league, In other words. No one can force
on the public that for which It does not
care, no matter what financial power
there may be behind the movement. "
Secretary Bruce of the commission de
clares that base ball Is as popular today
as ever. If not more popular. He maksa
this assertion In spite of the fact that
1916 was a lean season In base ball gen
erally. Two Soccer Games
on Card fnr MilW
Park This Afternoon
A double bill at soccer Is en the card)
for Miller park today. The first game will
be between the Bohemians and the Omaha
City eleven and the second combat be
tween the Townsends and the Cale
donians. Tha first game will start at t
o'clock and the second at t.
A week from today big doings are prom
ised at Rourke park. The annual Soots
Kngllsh game Is scheduled and Captains
Lowden and Cockayne will lead chosen
elevens to battle for the honor of north
and south Britain. Among the soccer
sharks who will play for the Scots are
Lowden, Parker, Plckard, Lyell, Ander
son, Leuchers and Henderson, while
Cockayne. Darvlll, lloyle, the two Roger
sons, tiring, Middleton and Pike will
kail the colors of Johnny Bull.
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