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BASE BALL PEACE
COMPACT SIGNED
Unidentified Person Says All Re
maining is Work Oat the
Details. .
JOHNSON SAYS END IS NEAR
CHICAGO. Dee. 19.-That a base ball
peace pact was actually signed and sealed
last week, and that only the details re
main to be worked out at the meeting
between the National commission and
representatives of the Federal league In
Cincinnati Tuesday, was the statement
made here today by a man who Is finan
cially Interested in the peaoe terms.
According; to this statement, - It was
agreed at the New York meeting that the
Federal league retain all Its players, re
imbursing Its backers from their sale to
clubs In organized base ball and that the
American and National leagues reimburse
the Warda of Brooklyn for their outlay,
the Federals on their part agreeing to
withdraw from the field.
Members of the party who returned to-'
day from New, York were s'lent.M the
subject of the meeting, .though President
Johnson again said peace was sure to
come. . He and President Chlvlngton of
the American association,' will go to Cin
cinnati tomorrow to take part In the
financial deliberations meeting there, the
other members of the National commis
sion, the Federal league's representatives
and those of the National assoc'atlon.
Seventy Taken Care of '
Of the ball players in the Federal
league roster, seventy, it is said, are
under "Iron-clad" contracts extending a
year or more. Their combined salaries
amount to more than tHOT.Otrj a year. This
Includes, however, those under contract
to the Chicago Federals, who. If the sale
of the Cubs goes thrut gh, wi:i be re
tained by Charles Weeghman. The Fed
erals' control of the players Is to last un
til the beginning of the season of 1917,
according to the peace agreement, as Its
terms were given by the above authority.
The reimbursement of the Wards was
previously announced as part of the
terms. The agreement .includes no men
tion of the sale of any clubs In American
or National leagues, this being left to in
dividuals, but it' was said here today, that
t Mr. Weeghman and probably Harry Sin
clair were pretty certain to buy the Cubs
and that the Bt. Louis Federal league
owners expected to negotiate for the
Browns.
Some of the Federal league owners. It
Is understood, were inclined to balk after
the agreement wTm signed, but organised
base ball men hern declare there wan no
chance of their starting again. Solution
of the Baltimore problem may remove
what tittle opposition remains
ReKalars Surprised.
According to a story brought from New
York, the organised batl contingent at the
peace meeting were surprised at the con
cessions offered by the Federals. It is
said they would not have asked as much
as the third league was willing to grant.
The main point for which organised ball
stood the elimination of the rival was
accomplished and it is believed the with
drawal of the suit now pending In Judge
Landls court w'll be asked soon by the
Federal league, as plaintiff.
There is small cliance that the Cleve
land American association franchise will
be moved to Chicago If the Cubs abandon
the west side, it was su'd.
Seats on Sale for
Burgess-Nash Game
With the All-Stars
Basket ball fans are lu store for a rare
treat Tuesday evening when the fast
Burgeaa-Nash quintet of Omaha and the
All-8tars from Lincoln led by Ilck Ruth
erford, famous Comhuaker. battle at the
Young Men's Christian aKsociatlon. Tick
ets for this event nr now on sale at the
Young Men's Christian association and
are going like hot rakes. Stub Hascall,
manager of the Burgnss-Nash quintet,
says he expects to see over EOT persons at
the game.
Defeat Jaieabaro;.
BIDNFY. NVb.. 'lr: 1.4'Speclal Tele-
fr:m7T?e "d',TI.H "h rh00' defeated
the Julesburr HIh -hoo team 'n a
fast game of basket ball here Ian night.
M tO 13.
Iton'l lie Constipated.
All kind of ailments result from conr
tipation. Dr. King's New Ufe p.Us are
mild and effective, prevent constipation.
He, All druggists. Advertisement.
MiNc IN TtN
Lloyd Rickart Quits ,
The Federal League,
Gives an Explanation
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Pec. 19. -Lloyd Rlck
art, president of the St Louis Federals,
handed In his resignation to taka effect
immediately, tonight. Rickart ' formerly
was secretary of ihe Federal league.
His resignation read:
"Under the existing circumstances and
In order to clarify the atmosphere, I
have this day resigned my position as
president of the St. Louis Federal league
base ball club."
To this Rickart. In' a statement to
newspapermen added: -
"I went Into the Federal league when
it presented far from ' as promising an
aspect as it does today. I took a chance
and events have proved that the success
ful future which I saw for the league
has been realised -in the present com
promise. Now for certain reaaons, which
I do not. care to discuss, I feel that it
am ready to withdraw. "I feel that I
could not accept a secretaryship nor
business managership of any merged ball
club.. 1 played for larger,' stakes than
that and 1 can't play again." i
His resignation was surprise to local
followers of the game. Here, if not else
where, too, Rickart was lohked upon as
largely responsible for. the success of the
Federal league during Ita early days and
In 191S, some pofsons believed Rickart
would be rewarded, with the presidency
of the league. Instead James F, GUmore
was chosen and Rickart was made presi
dent of the .St., Louis club. Before Join
ing the Federal league, Rickart was sec
retary of the St. Louis Americans.
South, Alumni
Stars Are Coming :
To Play Regulars
Johnny Collins, South High's greatest
basket ball product, is to be In town for
the Alumni-South High game Thursday
evening.- according to the snnnunnemant
of Russ Phelps, who la ' anting- as man
ager or trie Alumni quintet.
Could "Shirt" ' Menefee, now at the
Un verslty of fTlohlgan. and "Steamboat"
Dickson, famous floor man, be brought to
tho Magic City before' the week. is out,
the flower half dozen of the school's
greatest athletes would be stacked up for
a victory over the school team. ' 4
Aa it is. Stryker, of the University of
Chicago five. Shields, Coach Stiehm's
veteran center, " Morr s Colin of national
basket ball fame, and Johnny Collins, ad
mittedly one of tho best players ever
produced in the state, will make the
lineup. ,
Russ Phelps, guard, who played on the
team that lost tho stale championship
to Beatrice by a margin of one . point
five years ago, will fill out the five.
"War" Flttle. another guard of particu
lar fame, will be on the substitute list.
BELLEVUE PLAYERS
MAY RECEIVE SWEATERS
If the plans of "Bgrt" Kearns. physiea
director , of the Omauo Young Men's
Christian association, and Coach Benja
min of Btllevuc, ntiitettalize, this year's
foot ball squad at h suburban institu
tion will 'jo first In thu hlftory of the
school to receive foot hall sweaters.
Kearns has suggested to the Indian dl
rector that a basket ball game be ar
ranged between the varsity team and a
five composed of former Believe stars,
the game to be ptayed either on the
Omaha Young Men's Christian associa
tion floor or at Bellevue a new gym
Kearns' Idea comes as the result of the
campaign Benjamin has been waging for
the lust ten days to secure sweaters for
the foot ball players of. this, fall's team.
A good sum has already been ("ontrrbuted
by Raymond M. Crossman. Dr. Clifford
B. Smith. President- W. K. Nlcrtill. Vice
President Bnskerville and other promi
nent grade of the suburban Institution.
Ksams. who Is a member of the class
of 1907, led and played center on the
state championship basket ball team of
1W7, and played the same position on the
champion foot ball team the preceding
autumn. Other famous players at Belle
vue were "Cy" Kamanski, now of tha
Crclghton law squad; Grant Benson.
"Cracker" Graham - and Paul Ohman,
now director of athletics in tha blgn
school at Logan, la.
Gray for Millard..
Wlllard B. Millard," Omaha, student in
tha Tome school, port Iwpos t. Md., was
a inemNr of the winning Pythian first
fool ball team and was awarded a gray
cap adorned with a blue "P." at the
Christmas dinner.' 'which marked the
close of the fall term and the beginning
of the Christmas holidays at the school.
TTIFJ RRK:
SAYS PETERS CAN
TBROWJHEH ALL
Farmer Burns Says Stecher Is Only
Han Who Would Hare a Chance
to Defeat Papillion tad.
MEETS GREEK ON TUESDAY
That Charley Peters can throw any man
Joe Stecher has thrown is an assertion
made by Farmer ' Burns in aneaklnir nf
the approaching wrestling match between
x-eiera ana ueorge Kuvaros, the Greek,
at the Auditorium Tuesday nlrht. Burns
declares Stecher Is. in his belief, the only
man In the country Peters could not beat,
and he says the Pa nil I ion sraDnler would
show the Dodge county lad a swell tussle.
Peters has been wrestling more or less
for sis years. He has never been very
actively engaged In the professional game
ana wrestles more for the sport of the
thing than anything else. He weighs about
iw pounds, some twenty or twenty-five
pounds less than the Greek, but he la fast
as lightning and ia a heady grappler.
Kuvaros, on the other hand, cornea
highly touted as a coming champ. Will
Barton, his manager, says Kuvaros Is aa
good a prospect aa Strangler Lewis and
that la going some. Barton says Kuvaros
will fool the Omahans and show them
something swift in the matt gams.
Examined by Physician.
Both Peters and Kuvaros were exam
ined by Dr. Stewart McDalrmid, who was
Just appointed by the city to examine all
wrestlers matched at the Audttorlum so
that the public will be assured the men
it pays money to see In action are In good
physical condition, ' The physician says
both men are In the beat of condition.
The la. pleasant news to the matt fana
who have often paid out their hard-earned
coin to see a couple of flabby truck
horses work out for an hour or so. -
The ticket sale for the Tuesday bout
Is going good. The seats are on sale at
the Merchants hotel, where the Greek and
Mr. Barton are aUo stopping. '
Bellevue Lads Make
Up Itinerant Floor
Five and Start Out
To while away the monotony of the hol
iday season on desertea Elk hill. Coach
Benjamin of Bellevue college Is . organ
ising a' basket ball team to play inde
pendent ball on floors In and around
Omaha. Although Captain Maxwell is
the only varsity player who will he. at
Bellevue over Christmas, a strong team
could be formed around a nuc"ie of the
diminutive captain and Bcn.Nmln him
self. The rest of the positions would be
filled from athletes living tn the town of
Bellevue. such ss Walter Webb, captain
of this year's foot ball team, who played
a guard on the strong Bedford (la.) High
school team; Charles Evans, guard on
last year's varsity quintet, who was
elected captain of this year's, team, but
who was unable to return to school;
Ralph Martin and George Rvans, of this
year's scrub five, and Lester, Stewart of
Walt,hlll. Neb , who will remain on the
hill' during the holiday season,
Benjamin is now scheduling gamea with
Spalding collnice of Fpaidlng. Neb.; with
the town teams at Craig and VValthlll,
and with the Council Bluffs Young Men's
Christian association. The team will play
games anywhere in the atate for its ex
penses. LAW STUDENTS ARE EASY
FOR CMAHA BANK BOYS
Without the services of Linn at center,
the Creighton Laws succumbed to the
invincible attack and superior team work
of the Omaha National Bank last niirht
by a score of 11 to 17. Si-huhart. with
eight field goals and five free throw
goals, led the scoring, closely followed by
Morrison, who peKKed five ringers from
tho field. For the Uvi, Reel held the
center of attention, dropping the leather
through the hoop four times.
The line tin:
OMAHA NAT. rv HIGHTON LAWS.
Xcliuhart R F.I UF Reel
Bender L.F.I R.K Klf ikt
Morrison r.',C Kamanski
Uswk'ns R.OjLii Wlllavil
Torrell L(l. M.O IVtner
Substitutions Lee f;r Hawkins. Floxl
for Fesrner. Coal from field. ivhuL-rt
H, Bender, Morrison . Klepner Hi.
Reel (). Goals from free throw Krhu
hsrt B, Morrison, Wllls'd it). j-siner.
H-ore by halves: Banks. 13; l.iws, 11
Banks, 21; Laws. . Total: Hn's. :;4:
Laws, IT. Referee: Burkenroad.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
OMAHA, MONDAY, DECKMBET. n. IDir,.
CernHr'M. 1T.. Tnterna
Ureal News .Service.
BRAHDEIS WIN" FIRST GAME
Defeat Townsend Five in Opening
Combat of Tri-City League
'Season.
BOTH TEAMS FLAT GOOD GAME
The Brandels quintet defeated tha Town-
send five Saturday night at the Young
Mens Christian association In the open
ing game of the Tri-City league. 46 to 32.
The contest waa replete with spectacular
playing, both by Individual players and
the teams as a whole.
In, the first half the-department store
players started their perfect teamwork,
and had little difficulty In working the
ball under their goal, but war unable
to locate the hoop. Time and again the
Brandels toesers missed easy shots. Some
real excitement waa furnished In this
ported, when the gunners overtook their
rivals, at one time heading tha score by
a 10 to 7 count.
The last period waa closely contested
by the opposing teams. ,
Welsrel Is Star.
Cart Welgel, captain and right guard.'
Played the star role for the gunners,
Welgel featured in practically every play
and negotiated four field goals. Harris
also performed in a stellar fsshlon.
For the Brandels Hughes, Burkenroad
and Ritchie played the bast game. The
lineiw:
TOWXfiENns DPlNnirii
i.uies I,.r
It. We'gel ....R.F.
Reehtold ...,......C.
Harris ,....L.G.
V. Welgel .....AIM.
R.F Burkenroad
L.F Hughes
C McWhlnney
R.G Ritchie
IjM Plats
Substitutes' HnnMon fn, T .iitna ' V.n.
stedt for Bechtold. Roecca for McWhln
ney. Field gosls: Lutes, Hansen (3) , R.
Welgel, Bechtold, Harris (6), Hughes
(6 ). Burkenroad (12), McWblnnev 2,
Hltchle. Foul goals thrown: Hair's 4),
Ritchie (.1). Fouls committed: Townsends,
6: Brandels, 11 Keleree: Leake. Time of
halves: Twenty minutes.
August Training for
Foot Ball Squad of
, Creighton Varsity
Ante-season training for foot ball play
ers will be used at Creighton next year.
Coach Mills having a regular plan of
preliminary work tn view for his squad.
Mills Intends to keep in touch with his
men during the summer and to bring the
players together sbout tho middle of
August ' for regular advance work. Ths
Wesleyan game was lost this year on ac
count of the poor physical condition of
the squad?
Pr. Dermody,' a momber of ths Creigh
ton Athletic board, has offered the use
of his cottage -at Carter lake and it Is
likely that this spot will be chosen for
training hindquarters, the lake offering
opportunity for rowing and swimming,
which Mills believes useful in condition
ing the squad. i -
sheltou Defeats Lealasrtoa.
u'i"XTON.' "obv r"c- " -The Sheiton
High school bo' bssket ball team de.
featod the Lexington team on he BhelUn
f oor t rldar night. to 11. Although
three of last year a players have gradu
ated from the Sheiton Hlh school and
? 1?"L,n "it'ndani-s at Notre Dams and
'..J; 'br"',ka Hat' univeialty. the tam
of this year bldu fair to be the equal of
former teams and will probably excel
Kallrron Beats Madlsoa.
r..V,I'L.EnTn'v Neb.. Dec. 19.-t8pee!a1.)
rUHMr'?n M'h 'no1 defeated Madl
son HiKb school Friday evening by a
and noth i in, . t ..... .. i .... .
iiSif ' fu"" center, mads nine
...... uurinn me itame. In a pre
liminary game, the KulUrton second team
defeated tho "Cornhuskers."
t'se The Bee's "Swapper' column.
German Cruiser and
Torpedo Boat Sunk
AMSTERDAM (via London). Dec. 19 -It
baa been officially announced In Berlin
that the German small cruiser, Bremen,
and a torpedo boat accompanying it. have
teen sunk by a submarine In the eastern
Baltic Sea. The announcement stated
that a considerable portion of both ves
sels were saved.
The Bremen was bulk in 1903. It had a
dlrplacement of ,2 tons, was $ f.et
long, snd forty-three and one-half feet
beam, and In peace time, carried a crew
of about J)f men.
Do Yon Have Soar Staiaaarkf
If you are troubled with sour stomach
you should eat slowly and masticate your
food thoroughly, then take one of Cham
berlain's Tablets Immediately after sup.
par. Obtainable everywhere. Advertise,
nient.
South Dakota Will
Play Three Games
In Nebraska State
VERMILLION, 8. ' D.. Dec. l.-Ppe-oal.)
With a nucleus of three veterans
on the basket hall squad the prospects
for a, successful season for the IThlveralty
of South Dakota are bright. Vldnl, who
Is captain this year. Is back at the center
position and McCormlck again at guard.
McKellar, wbo waa captain In 113, but
who was not at the university last year,
has returned and will. add materially to
tha strength of the tonm. t
The basket ball schedule has not been
completely arranged, but It will Include
two long trips for the team1 as well aa a
number of games on the home floor. The
southern trip includes a series of games
from January 19 to 22 with Creighton at
Omaha, Nebraska Wesleyan at Lincoln,
and the alumni team of ths 1'nlveralty
bf Nebraska at Omaha.
Latter In . the season the Coyotes will
go north and take on several Minnesota
schools, Carleton, Pt. Peter, St. Olaf,
Oustavus Adolphus and possibly Hamllne.
Home games are planned with Huron,
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Houarkeeping Bureau of yowls,
aailatiea Slid tlaatta.
No Child Is'"Naturally Lazy"
YOUR little boy or pirl isn't
listless,' apathetic, sleepy at
the wrong time naturally.'
Something is wrong.
That something is usually consti
pation. Constipation is one of the greatest
dangers of childhood not only in
childhood but because it is an in
sidious habit that grows and be
comes chronic as the years go on.
Do not use cathartics and strong purges
for children, eicr pt on doctor's orders.
They wrakeni the natural process of evacu
ation aud are dangerous habit-forming.
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thus far are McKlnnon, Sprague and
Wangsneas for ths guards snd Carroll,
Collins, Duncan and La Grave for the
forward position.
DEATH RECORD.
Anne 10, Fralees.
KEARNEY. Neb.. Deo. .-(Speclal Tel
egram.) Mrs. Anne E. Frances, aged Ne
braska pioneer, died at the horns of her
daughter here today. Mrs. Frances went
to Tamora, Neb., In 1ST and has lived In
the stats sines that time.
' Her husband died in 1891 and she then
lived with her daughters and sons at dlf
frent points In th state. Seven children
survive her, while six died before her.
Short funeral services were ' held this
afternoon and tha body will be. taken to
Tamora for burial Monday. '
Mrs. r. A. Mllsrrlm.
FREMONT, Neb.. Dec l.-(Speclal.)-
Mra. F, A. Mllgrim, a pioneer woman set
tler . of tha Hooper vicinity, died at ber
home at Hooper early Saturday morning.
Mrs. Mllgrim waa 61 years of aga and
cams to Dodge county in 1879 with her
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Over 48,000 doctors already' have asked cs
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near Hooper, where they made their
home until twenty yeara ago when they
removed to Hooper. She was a native of
England. A husband and one son sur
vive. James Flavla.
TECUM8EH, Neb., Dee. 19 -(Special
Tolegram.Wames Flavin died here this
afternoon after long illness. He' was a
native of Ireland and was 90 years old.
Mr. Flavin settled In Johnson - county
more than fifty years ago. Before com
Ing hers he lived at Springfield. III. His
wife died several years ago snd he la
survived by four children,' two of wf.om
llvs tn Spokane.
SHIPS SHRAPNEL SHELLS
ON A PASSENGER TICKET
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l.The ship
ment of eighteen shrapnel shells In two
trunks ss passenger begaage from South
Bethlehem, Pa., to Cape May.. N. jr.,
caused some excitement st the Delaware
river ferry of tha Philadelphia Read.
Ing railway here today when one of the
trunks burst, revealing Its contents. The
police were immediately notified, and In
vestigation showed that the shells had
toeen shipped on a passenger ticket' by sn
employs of the Bethlehem Steel company
to Cape May for use st the company's
proving grounds near there. . -
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