Santa Claus Sure Was Pretty Good to O. B. B. This Season
HOLLAND REMAINS
WITH THEWESTERM
St. Joseph Uagnate and Frank
Isbell Try to Buy K. C. Club,
but Deal Falls Through.
ALL UMPIRES ARE GIVEN GATE
Jack Holland will not leave the West
ern league to take up the business man
agement of the Kan as C ty American
association, aa was nr.u. need at St.
Joseph a week ago. llol'ai:d h.s decided
to stick to hla (?t. Joseph int.-rcts. And
with the announcement that 11 llnnd will
remain at St. Joseph comes i,n interest
ing yarn.
Holland and Frank label! of the Dos
Moines club had fixed up a plan to buy
the Kansas City franchise from Georg-j
Tebeau. It was figured that Tebeau
would willingly sell because Oeorge Is
not as popular aa he might be among
the Kay See fan and fanettea. L. c.
Burnea of St. Joseph, said to be quite
wealthy, was Interested and a number
of other St. Joseph capitaliftts signed up
to take stock.
Also Holland and Isbell began plans to
relieve themselves of their holdings in the
Western league..
But the deal flunked two ways. Tebeau
wouldn't sell at the price Holland an
Isbell thought hla franchise was worth.
Also Holland and Isbell couldn't find
anybody who wanted to fink any co.n
In the Western, especially at St. Joseph
and Des Moines. Thus It Is Holland will
remain at St. Joseph.
Alt Imps Are Fired.
One of the complaints made against
the administration of Tlpperary TIP
O'Neill was the brand of umpires Tip
persisted In wishing on the suffering
Western league fans. Now Mr. O'Ntiii
cornea forth and fires ail the umpireE
who were with the loop at the close of
the year. It will be up to the new presi
dent, Frank Zehrung, to select the chapj
who will work next year In thla circuit
and may he have better luck, or better
judgment, than did his predecessor. Mr.
Zehrung, however, will probably n.'.o
pretty nearly aa tough a job with his
umpires as did Prexle Tip. Zehruin,
being new to the game, will very prob
ably ask the advice of various club
owners when making choices and one vt
two of the said club owners are likely
to take advantage of the new man If
they can. At that, Zehrung can't do
much worse than O'Neill did along this
line.
Drummers Sinn Athlete,
St. Joseph haa signed a new first base
man. He answers to the name of Claude
Jourdon and halls from the North Caro
lina league. Denny Sullivan, J -i' town's
new manager, dug up the youth and
says he will be a find. Jourdon hit .367,
which la some average In any old league,
and fielded .997 in the southland loop laat
year. Jourdon is now playing In the
Winter league at New Orleans. Denny
Sullivan is . also battling In the winter
loop. .
Two After Tope tut Job.
Two names are receiving frequent
mention for the managerial position at
Topeka which was left vacant by the
jump er James Jackson, firebrand, from
jiiwiown to wicnua. iee Mannenm,
with Omaha last rear, and Tom Downey
are the two. Both Tannehlll and Downey
are veteran ball players and both cap
able of playing pretty good class A ball
despite their years. Both are foxy play
ers, know the inside game from A to
Izard - and probably would prove very
capable magnates.
Jimmy Viox Makes
Monkey Out of Flip
Cuban Outfielder
Hans Wagner haa a fine sense of humor
and can tell a good story when ha opens
up. He tells this one of an Incident In an
'exhibition game which the Pirates played
w Ittr the Cuban ball team at Long Branch,
N. J.:
"The Cuban player In left field was
fresh in the way he talked to some of us,
and he made Viox particularly sore. The
'time came In the game when Viox had a
chance to show him ' up, and he did.
Jimmy hit a long home run in the bushes
In left field, and this Cuban was so. busy
trying to find the ball he couldn't see
what was going on.
. "Viox went around the bases once and
then while this Cuban was still scratch
ing in the weeds Jimmy started on around
' the second time. The Cuban came up out
' of the bushes Just about the time Jimmy
got past second base on his second time
around. He threw the ball on a line to
' home plate and then tore madly In toward
' the diamond. The Cuban catcher was In
' cn 'the Joke and he took the ball and
' finned it on Jimmy ten feet from the
late.
"Then the umpire helped out by calling
Jimmy safe. The way that Cuban left
fielder did rant and explode Spanish cuas
words at us big leaguers and the umpire
for the rest of the game was funny, for
'no one put him wise an just let him go
on making a fool of himself."
Mike Donovan One
: Pug Who Knew When
- to Quit the Game
To know when to quit when quitting is
good Js a species of wisdom vouchsafed
to few fighting men. One of the most il
lustrious of the champions to retire from
the ring undefeated was Mike Donovan
good old "professor Mike," the grand old
, man of the squared circle.
Tha "professor" held the middleweight
title from 1874 to lSsj. when he voluntarily
resigned hia honors and be;: me boxing In
structor of the New York Athletic dub. a
'.Job he held until he was pensioned last
year.
Dempsey's defeat at the hands of the
old-tlroer for Donovan really had the
shade, although it was railed a draw
was perhaps the bitterest pill the Irish
. battler ever had to swallow.
Donovan waa the only middleweight
champion in the annals of pugilism to
retire undefeated, with the exception of
Jack Randall, the original 'Nonpareil."
who fought nearly a century ago and was
never licked. Bob Fitsslmmons went
into the heavyweight class and fought
once too often.
Jimmy Barry, the old bantam thara-
: plon, went through his career without
taking a beating.
A "For Fate"- ad will turn second-hand
furniture into cash.
Charley Peters Is
Willing to Tackle
Any and All of 'Em
Charley Iters, the Fapilllon ladwho
defeated Ous Kuvaros last Tuesday night
in Jig time, announces that he is willing
to enter the ring with any wrestler who
hss wrestled Joe Stecher or wants to
wrestle Stecher. Peters' mannger de
clares that lYt--rs dors not claim to he
able to best Stecher, and even admits
Stecher's superiority, but he asserts that
Peter can defeat anybody Steelier can
defeat anybody Stecher has throw n up to
date and offers to place hla money that
way. Strangler Lewis, Hussane. Aberg
and nil the rest are Invited to speak up.
BOWLERS KEEP ON
THROUGHHOLIDAYS
Down-and-Out Tourneys, Mixed
Doubles and Merry-Go-Rounds
Fill the. Time.
SOME ; LIVELY COMPETITION
The holiday rush didn t stop the bowlers
and much activity wss displayed around
the local runways. Down and out tour
naments, mixed doubles, merry-go-rounds
and prize corttests featured the week's
play.
On the Farnam Alleys, the laraest
merry-go-round tournament ever staged
In the city canio to an end with tlU..riO
in the pot. Some lively competition wan
Indulged In and scores were high. Sciple
and Shields won first money with 12M;
Yousem and Rosenberg second with 1281;
Sciple and Shields third with 1270; and
Bnrtholemew and Schoeman fourth with
12(17. ,
The Huntington Alley merry-go-round
drew a good patronage. Haurer and Con
rad won first place with 12S2. Maurer and
Huntington second with 124S. J. Jarosh
and Wartchow third with 1236. J. Jarosh
and Wartchow fourth with 1223.
In the B class Iluntlnclon merry-go-round
I Norgaard and Kleney were flrat
with 1106. Stlne and Tfelffer second with
1093, L, Norgaard and Kleney third with
1C89, L. Norgaard and K. Norgaard fourth
with 1074.
Prise f'onteat Held.
On the Morrison alleys Joe Berger's
Christmas prise contest developed Into a
series of lively contests. Zach Chambers'
725 total drew first prize, Jedlicka waa
second with 700, Wiley third with 698,
Fits fourth with 6S9 and Hayes fifth with
679.
The women's turkey shoot on the Hunt
ington alleys was won by Miss Sophia
Rauber with a 679 total, including a 243
single game.
The Metropolitan Christmas tree tourna
ment was a huge success. Santa Claus
McCabe passed out prizes to Carl Younger
and Art Falconer, who hung up high
scores.
Merry.rio-R.ound.
On the Brunswick alleys a holiday
merry-go-round Is in progress. Fitzgerald
and Frikcher are high with 1,230. The pot
has ' already assumed large proportions.
It lasts until January 2.
Other special holiday events will be
staged during the remaining holiday sea
son. Dad Huntington will stage a big open
house event New Year's eve. Special
events will be rolled by both the men
and Women and several special prises
will be put up. To make it good Dad has
hired a five-piece orchestra to sweeten
the occasion.
' Bow Ins; Note.
That Luxus-Mets match Thursday
night was one of the best played this
season. Only one pin separated the to
tals and the games were close. The Metx
won the first by seven pins. The I,uxus
won the second with a two-pin lead and
the third by six pins.
The Omaha league race continues to
be a good one. Four teams are bunched
for the lead. The Wroth's Cafe and
Stors are tied for first and the Mets and
Luxus are just one game behind.
Ted Neale registered 'an even 200 game
without a double in the Booster league,
Tuesday night. This la a feat not ottun
pulled off.
Herb Garlow is handing out a dollar
cash prize to the high score rolled on his
drives each day.
To show their appreciation for the
treatment accorded them the Women's
league presented Dad Huntington with
a handsome cut glasses vase, of con me.
Mrs. Huntington has claimed It. Dad is
sure getting popular in his old uge.
The Standard Oil league has discon
tinued activities. They were a live bunch,
but lacked organization and leadership.
The night rolling hour also waa not aa
popular as the matinee hour they rolled
In the last four years.
Just as Beau Brummel Hageman was
becoming a good bowler the Standard
Oil league quit business. He will prob
ably join the Gasleague.
Dad Huntington la waxing the floor of
his establishment When that orchestra
he hired for New Year's eve gets started
the whole bunch, following the usual
custom, will start gliding around.
Another Union Pacific league has been
organized and will roll on Tuesday
nights on the Metropolitan alleys re
placing the Standard OU league. '
Omaha Uni Books
Four Floor Games
Four games have nlre1v Kun .i-.t
up by the University of Omaha for the
win loui uuii season. They are:
coiner at Bethany, October 13.
York at Omaha, October 20.
Doane at Crete, November S.
Peru at Peru. November 17.
In addition to these date. .- !..
sity of Omaha will again meet Tatklo
college at Tarklo. Mo., and Grand Island
college at Omaha. Twn.v... , ..
J 111! k. L
are in order with these schools, but as
yei no oaies nave Deen agreed upon for
the aamea Negotiations nn
- Fuuinf
with Nebraska Central college for the
Turkey day game, while it Is probable
that the other remaining date will be
iiuea with one or the local colleges.
Joe Wachtler Signs
Up with the Luxus
Joe Wachtler, two years ago first base
man on the championship Vinton Street
Merchant nine and last year with the
Chris Lyck team. Is the latest acquisition
to the Luxus team, champions of Omaha
last year. Wachtler will be used as util
ity man by Manager Johnny Denntson.
Wachtler will be called upon to relieve
Dennlton. who will play first himself, or
substitute In the Infield or outfield. He
will also be used behind the bat. Wacht
ler Is a valuable man because he can
play most any position and he is also a
reliable hitter.
shea I a Coach.
I'annv Fh a. veteran catcher, ha -in-d
en 'iHi( in n- aa oat h of thi
clmta Li:i.ml,y base ball team.
TUG-O'-WAR TEAMS
STARTPRACTICE
Every Squad Entered in Big- Pull at
Auditorium Next Month Will
Start Work Monday Nifht.
FIREMEN REPRESENT AMERICA
All eight teams entered In the Interna
tional Tugof-War which will be staged
at the Omaha Auditorium January S to
9, Inclusive, will start active practice for
the event Monday night. Several of the
teams have been holding Informal prac
tices already, but starting tomorrow
night each one of the e'ght teams will
practice every night until the opening.
The stage of the Auditorium has been
fixed up by Jack Prince, who Is pro
moting the big pull, and an Impromptu
platform erected. A pulling rope and an
chors and the pulling ladder, all of the
same pattern as the regular equipment
which will be used in the championship
tr.etches have been Installed so that the
strong men can get all the good possible
out of the practices.
firemen Represent Amerlra.
It has been definitely decided that the
Omnha firemen shall represent America
In the tug.. The firemen are captained
by Frank Creenman and have a team
that has been pulling together for months.
The fire laddies have been practicing
steadily ever incc they organized the
team some time ago to pull the policemen
and they are already In first class shape.
The knight of the noz.le, the Swedes
and the Dunes are the favorites among
the tug fans . around town, although
Prime declares some of the other fellows
are I'kely to upset the dope. The other
night during a practice the six men who
will pull on the Swede team pulled ten
of their fellow countrymen who volun
teered to give them a little work out.
Fonr Polls Kaph Mh.
Four pulls will be held each of the
seven nights of the big pull. During the
week each one of the eight teams will
contest with every other tesm. The team
winning the greatest number of pulls
will be declared the champ'ons and will
receive first money. In addition a silver
cup,, denoting the tug-of-war champion
ship of the world, will be awarded the
winners. This cup they Will be obliged to
defend against all challengers. It Is
Prince's plan to have the champlonsh'p
Scotch team of Chicago and several
other outside tug-of-war squads come to
Omaha for matches with the winners of
the tournament here.
(ireen to Fornloh Music.
George Green's band has been engaged
to supply the music during the event.
Green reports that his musicians have
learned all the national airs by heart and
will be Johnny-on-tho-Job.
Prince reports that everything- will he
in read'ness for the grand opening Janu
ary 3 and thre will be no delay or hitch
in the program.
The teams entered and their captains
are:
America Frank Greenman.
Sweden Kenneth Lurtdqulet.
Denmark Kmil Told bod.
Italy J. M. Calbria.
Bohemia Frank Rlha.
Ireland Phil Lynch.
Kngland K. Day.
Germany Not ehosen.
Scribe Calls Dauss ;
Beau Brummel, and
Makes George Sore
George Dauss of the. Detroit Tigers has
a reputation as a swell dresser. D&uaa
blossoms out In the latest modes and usu
ally looks as If he had Juat stepped out of
a bandbox.
Another feature about Dauss Is he likes
to sleep late Into the morning. Hence
when Dauss was with the St. Paul club
some years ago he balked about the II
o'clock rising rule laid down by Manager
Mike Kelley.
There was no csrspe. however, so Dauss
had to comply. But it jarred his spirits
considerably.
One trip around the circuit waa en
livened by the presence of a certain St.
Paul base ball writer. This youth, in
search of material, would send in feature
stories about the habits and eaylng of
the various Saints. He wrote a long ar
ticle about Dauss and referred to him as
the "Beau Brummel" of the team.
A copy of the paper fell Into Dauss'
hands. He came to the words "Beau
Brummel" and paused. Glancing up he
spied Josh Clarke In the distance.
'Hey, Joph, what does this mean, 'Beau
Brummel?'"
Clarke grinned. "Why, kid. that Is aa
much as to say you're a lazy guy."
It took the scribe twenty minutes to
square himself with Dauss.
Tyrus R. Cobb May
Be Seen in Action
On Local Ball Lot
Omaha base ball fans may have an
opportunity of seeing the great Tyrus
Raymond Cohb and the heavy-slugging
Ham Crawford and the vociferous Hugh
Jennings In action at Rourke park next
spring.
Pa Rourke will start negotiations with
Frank Navln next week to see If he can
not get the Detroit Tigers scheduled for
couple of exhibition games here be
fore the season opens. The Tigers are
coming as far north as Kansas City and
Rourke may be able to induce Navln to
bring bis squad Up here. .
Rourke has already suggested the move
to Navln and the Detroit head told him
to remind him of it again after the
major .league meetings.
HOCKEY GAME STILL
GOES GOOD IN CANADA
MONTREAL, Que., Dec. 8.-It will
probably be somewhat of a revelation to
people in the United States to learn that
professional hockey Is taken ao seriously
in even these war times In Canada that
the Canadian Athletic club of Montreal
demanded IO.OuO for its hockey fran
ch'se in the National Hockey associa
tion of Canada, which contain six clubs.
TALK OF ANOTHER OUTLAW
LOOP IS ALREADY STARTED
Baltimore Federal league backers are
up in arms. Twlca robber by tease
hall of the big league brand of the
game they are seeking revenge, and one
of their threats Is to play the Jim till
more game and promote a new inde
pendent league to compete with the
stivnuthened American and Nallonul o"-
SPORTS SECTION
The Omaha
unday
OMAHA,
AMATEUR TOOT BALL CHAMPIONS OF OMAHA The Nonpareils entered the sandlot
gridiron field this year under the leadership of Phil Lynch and easily walked away with the
city championship and held the fast Wisner team, state champions, to a 7-to-0 score.
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GREIGHTON GRID
MEN GET LETTERS
Nineteen Foot Ball Warriors of
Omaha School Awarded Sweat
ers Christmas Morning. ,
BLUE WITH WHITE LETTERS
Nineteen Crelghton students were
made happy upon finding In their Christ
mas stockings a heavy blue sweater, with
tha much coveted letter "C" fn white felt
on the breast. The sweaters were the
reward for services on the gridiron, be
ing presented to tha nineteen' letter men
by the athletio board. They are of the
V-neck type, of heavy dark blue wool,
a white felt C adorning the breast.
The nineteen players to receive 'varsity
sweaters and emblems are Captain
"Jack" Shannon, Captain-elect "Dutch"
Plats, Shorty Warren, Bill Urennan, 81
Kamanskl, Harvey Stapleton, 10a r I Wise,
Charley Ntgro, Roy Gray, Mary Flana
gan, Carl L,utes, Patsy Flood, Cunning
ham Wilson, Russell Burford, Doty, Hale,
Morgan, Stuart and Hanecy.
Peggy Barth Pulls
Joke on Shuster, but
It Doesn't Work Out
i
The death of Peggy Barth. the young
Brooklyn recruit, while playing winter
ball In the Imperial Valley, haa recalled
prank Peggy pulled off once upon a
time that turned out' differently from
what he and his fellow players had ex
pected. It wss while Peggy wss with
the Pasadena club of the Hotithern Cali
fornia league. In which he made his start.
nd Jack Shuater was the team angel
and manager. This Is the way the story
Is told by Henry Chandler, who was an
umpire in the league:
"Things had been breaking badly for
Phuster and judging from Uie attendance
the natives were unaware of the fact that
their city was represented by a ball club.
The players were rebellious, too, for
Khuster could, without a doubt, collect
more of their douch wichout provocation
than any manager I ever met, and I have
known some who were strong on Inflict
ing fines for this, that and the other
thing.
"The team was finishing a home stay
and wfter the laat game of the series all
were In the club house gathering odd
and ends. Knter Shuster: 'Pile all those
uniforms In the corner, boys. We open
at Long Beach tomorrow and I want you
fellows to show in style down there. I'll
have them laundered and rushed down In
time for the game.' .
With that Shuster took his departure
from the club house. As rne players be
gan piling up their uniforms, Peggy
Barth, who always was pulling off some
thing, said: 'Let's run up a laundry bill
on Shuster that will even up a little on
those fines,' and he started the Idea by
throwing shirt, socks, suit of underwear,
etc., Into the pile of uniforms. The other
players caught the Idea and every spare
bit of wearing apparel waa piled in with
the uniforms, and then the whole lot of
tuff so arranged that Bhuster would not
get wise If he should make an Inspection.
Tha players left the club house speculat
ing on what the manager would say when
he got the laundry bill.
"That night Bhuster decided to make his
exit, and he made a good one, leaving
Pasadena nothing but a franchise and a
bunch of unpaid, hungry ball players. He
took the uniforms, too, and with thern
went all that had been plied In to run
up a fancy laundry bill, while a d nen
ball players left behind were not only
broke, but without even as much as a
clim.ie of socks.
UWISY MUKNJNO; lKc:KM
INDOOR GOLF COURSE HERE
Phil Clark, Professional at Field
Club, Will Open Indoor Links
in Omaha Next Month.
WILL HOLD ifXTCH CONTESTS
llill Clark, professional at the Omaha
Field club, will open an Indoor golt
course at Fifteenth and Dodge a week
from Monday.
Omaha golf bugs who have been be
moaning the fact that they can't play
all the year round have been clamoring
for an Indoor course ever since the Idea
was evolved and Clark has decided to
give them one. He will maintain the
Indoor affair for three months until the
outdoor season opens once more.
Three nets for driving "and the line
and a nlpo or elghteen-nole putting
course will be installed.
The Indoor golf game Is said by ex
pert golfers to be a big aid in keeping
up one's form during the winter months.
It also Is said to be almost aa enjoy
able and entertaining as the outdoor
game-except that the player does not
get the exercise or the fresh air.
Clark and hia assistant at the F.eld
club, Stanley Davles, will give instruc
tions and both say the Indoor method
is a good way to learn how to play golf
and is also more pleasant, as the duf
fer doe not have to chase a sliced ball
Into a creek or down a railroad track.
It Is (.'lark's plan to hold some In
door match game and tournament to
create an Interest In the game anion-
the big golfing fraternity In Omaha. He
plans some matches between player ot
the various club and the like.
Mike Hhearman, formerly an assistant
of Clark's at the Field club and now pro
fessional at a Sioux City club, will put
in an indoor Course in Sioux City. He
will open on New Year's day. Clark
and Shearman have Just returned from
Chicago, where they went to get Ideas
for the Innovation.
Eddie Mahan Palls
for Old Golf Game
Kddle Manau, me Harvard foot ball
captain, haa forsaken the gridiron for the
mid Iron. He' just llko the other top
calllicr athletes In double crossing the
sport in whlcl) he shines the most and
tackling golf. Mahan does not yet play a
superb game with hi' set of clubs, but
he's coming along, and the tender nursing
process arranged by hi golfing friends
at Harvard I beginning to show results.
Mahan declares It Is much easier for
him to find a hole In the line of a foot
ball team than to find the hole in the
putting green. That U one of the rea
sons why his score card at the end of
every eighteen holes makes those 41 point
that Harvard scored against Yale look
Insignificant. If Mahan wanted to he
could make eighteen holes in 200 without
deviating from his present normal form.
His driving Isn't so spectacular a might
be expected from Mahan, for most of his
punts In the season Juxt past went as far
as the majority of his golf drives.
Leo Klein is Home
for the Holidays
Leo Klein, the OJ-Kiha boy, who sub
stituted on the Illinois eleven for the
sensational Harold PogJe when that
youth was Injured, la In Omaha for the
holiday. Klein sustained sever In
juries to his arm and shoulder toward the
latter part of the season and fear he
will be unable to play base ball In the
spring. Klein U -n of the best ama
teur pitcher in Omaha and eOorg Huff,
the Illinois coach, expected great things
of him until he was hurt playing foot
ball.
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BASKET FLIPPERS
HAYING DULL TIME
Holiday Season Responsible for the
Postponement of League Open
ings Until January 4. f
EASTERN TEAMS PLAY HEBE
The holiday season has put a damper
on local basket ball for the time being.
Though all the leagues are In a position
to begin hostilities at any time, It waa
thought best to delay the official open
ing until the close of the holiday. Man
ager plan to take advantake of he lull
by whipping heir quintet Into condition
for the official opellng scheduled to take
place January 4.
Basket ball fans will be given the op
portunity of witnessing number of big
games here outside of th'e league con
tests. If the plans of Jake Isaacson,
manager of the Brandela quintet, mater
ialise. Isaacson Is In touch with the
Illinois Atl.letlo club, Ames university,
Haacall Indians and Red Wing, Minn.
Several other big eastern team will be
Induced to drop off here to meet the
champions.
Independent teams not affiliated with
the Young Men's Christian association
are finding It a hard proposition to or
ganise Into a league, rive of these in
dependent organizations are trying to
get together, but ao far have been un
able to secure a gymnasium on which to
stage their contests. The five teams are:
Athletics, McKenney Dentists, Thor
pelans, Monmouth Park and the I. a
Plasoma'. An attempt to secure the
Auditorium ona night each week fell
through.
VomiHerrlal Loop Kalarced.
The Commercial league, which ha been
Increased from a five to a eight league
loop, promises to hold the center of at
traction in class B circles. With the ex
ception of three school teams, all the
players will te bona fide employe of the
quintet they represent. The Comercial
tossers appear more evenly matched than
any of the other leagues and as a result
the closest played games are looked for.
Teams comprising this loop are: Fair
mont Cromery company, Omaha N
tlonal Bank, Crelghton Law, Omaha High
bchool Reserves, Joe timlths of Council
Bluffs. Townsend Reterves, M. E. Smiths
and Commercial High school.
Basket Ball Nota.
Olen Williams, secretary of the Church
league, is sojuurn.ng In Lincoln fur thu
Yuielide holidays.
Paul Ohman of the Walter (I. Clark
team Joined forces with the Nebraska
National on their trip to the coast, oil
man replaced l'Kk Kuhterford, who founJ
it impossible to accompany the champs.
The Townsend Reserves will meet Ar
lington hlKU on Umember tH and Louis
ville on liecember 31.
Curt Peterson, formerly with the
Omaha National bank five I now with
the M. K. Smiths.
Coach Drummond has been utilising
the Young Mens Christian association
floor during tha holidays In rounding hla
Commeicial IllKh team In form.
B. A. Gants, manager of the Clark,
can be reached at D. 1JS.
Who will take the franchise left open
by CieUhlon collet, is still a matter of
conjecture to the numbers of the Tri
lity league.
Lutes, Crelghton fullback Is now 1 now
adorning a Tuwnatcnd suit.
The Joe Smiths of Council Bluffs, one
of the new members In the Commercial
league, can be readied by cslllng Robert
.Wise at the Coucll Bluffs Young cMn
Christian association.
For a game with the Kountse Memorial
call R. L. K ron ted t at Harney (,.
! Mats J oh Aaala.
The stockholders of the Columbus Amer
ican association club re-elccied F. M.
Sihovnhorn resident and Bobby Q inn
secretary and treasurer.
(nl Meet Called.
PrMlHunt Ml Tnatlr' nt ,k rj.nrl
social Ion has called the annual meeting
GRID GAME PAYS ;
AT NEBRASKA UNI
Nearly Fourteen Thousand Dollars'
Clear Profit is Made During
season Just Passed.
IS BIGGEST IN HISTORY
I ,',CI-N. Dec. 23 -8peclal.)-Ne-i
.. ",,'t 'ot hall saon broutht
" ' unbailed total reeelpt. cf
1 .,' h a nft "urplns of IIS.S0I.4J, ac
cording to ,, report of Athletic M.nager
Ouy K. Reed. m(lde tod (of th
1!I5 games.
Breaking all records for football re
ceipt, t the Cornhu.ker Institution, an
other new record w. hung up , Ml
"r' ;m"r "X" tU when Nebraska
and Kansns nlaved hern. - j
I-awrence last fall whloh swelled the cof
fer of the two Institutions 17,T7. Thl
Is the Inrxost crowd which ever saw
two Mlneourl valler conferene. .t...
play since the presidents of the confer
ence member adopted the role some
year ago requiring the games to ba
played on the "home tmimi" .v.
coliege. When Jay hawker and Tlgersi
plsyed at Kansas City year ago on Tur
key day. the game netted larger receipt.
Kresi Heed arrlse4.
Even Msnsffer Reed wss s irni-l.. iv,
the big eurplus Nebraska had on hand
after all expense had been deducted.
Reed had confidently hiikvi i . '
from to SlO.a en the saeaon. but'
isd not dared to hope for nearly SUWi.
Kansas and Notre Dame werw th big
rawing cards on the Husker aeharfnia
last season. Kansas topped the list with
receipts of S17.767. the Comhusker shsr
amounting to ,44l. Notre Dame drew an
Sll.7SS.tJ crowd to Nebraska field and
more money could have been taken In had
there been available seat.
Ith Drake aa the rie onw..-
the season, th Husker finances mad a
tremendous gain over laat v rt.ki
the trt, ll.OH being realised. The Ames
gsme did better than last mar mnA i...
lao brought more money Into th coffer.
i nc cornnusaers.
Some Mesr Rtseswi.
Th biggest Item ot exnensa waa iw
guarantee to visiting teams, S10.OM.Oi go--Ing
this way. Transportation of tha foot
oan equaa cost w.lM.oa and coaching ate
up $2,230. Equipment put tha managa-
...ei io an expense or Sl.470.39. and offi
cials cost Si.ffi&Sft. Th other Item of
expense were smaller.
Reed complete and offlrUl in.nni.r
report on the foot ball 8oa of IMS
follows:
TwJum ,0,e,. Per cent !,,. i
..v l oi i no
rvsnsas Agaie game k; m
VJashbum game "
Notre llama -rJ
Ame Aggie.": 'i?;
Kan. g.m.
lowa game " iJJf j,,
Total ......jj. S35.W7.M
narantee to visiting team...' . S!rtfln(W
oachlng . ...
Managing , i vn-r-
official," m
Scouting Em
rrlT'.. prinUn" 1
I upkeep'of "Athletio "
Miscellaneous sj$
rTtanra S?1.W.BS
In iltt'iotiX'iwiiX
ticket, devoted to football. Reed also
Sl.M0.4O on hand to meet th expense
or the remaining branches of sport at
the university. Ha safari ni4 a sV. 1 -
of Sl.S13.15 to begin the season en Bcp-
wiwr j, mis.
Ball Cesneat Stands.
Th unexpected hlv H.i. "
abl Reed to carry out mor of hia
plan than ha anticipated n.. . .1...
nln to use ss much of the money a
10 construct permanent
.... Me tnought at flrt ha
would only have enourh fun. . -
secUon of the grand stand, but may b
10 complete trie entire stand during
the spring and summer.
Th commute Investigating th.
hip situation Is still a far from a re
Port aa when It first start It. t.iv .
th members say. Dr. R. o. Clapp, tha
ocreiary or tn athletio board, waa
commissioned by President Barber to at
tend the meeting of American college
In New York city th last of Deoero-
oer, and wui conduct investigation
there. Until Claon returns fmm N-
York city with hi renort of avtl..i.
coaches, it I almost certain no action
will be taken.
Th list of candidates Mwllniua
grow, and two application cam la thla
week, which are attracting considerable,
attention from tha committee.
I
Cvclist is Said ' 1 1
to Be Worth Over 1
Hundred Thousand
Frank L, Kramer, th world' chain
plon cyclist, has passed hla tblrty-OftH
milestone. Kramer has pent most of hla
Urn strsddlng a pair of wheel for tha
laat eighteen years, and. although h la
now threatening to quit th gam, ho ia
almost a' good a he ever was. Th fa.
mous cyclist Is a native of New Jersey,
and live In East Orange, wher tha
leading cltlsenesse recently pulled off a
big feed In him honor.
In many ways Kramer stand out a
one of th greatest of living athlete. Ia
every other domain of activa sport
champion have come and gone and been
forgotten, but Frank seemingly to) oq
forever.
Cycling I on of th moat waart&f of
porta, and few men laat mor than flv
or six year at it. Kramer entered th
gm when he was only 17, and he waa
amateur champion of America for two
year before he turned professional. Hi
first year ha was runuer-ap for the) title,
and ever sine he baa grabbed It tn apita
of th atlffest opposition. II haa tnada
four trip to Europe, and on two occa
sions he wa presented by th president
of Franc with a medal emblematic of
th world's cycle championship. Laa
year Kramer won every raca in which
he engaged on tha other aid at tha
pond, and In 191S he captured tha world
cycling tuie at tn Velodrome d Hires
In Pari.
Kramer Uvea a almnla. tunnanl Ufa.
but h isn't a faddist. Ha drtnka an it
smoke occasionally, tut not whlla In
training. "Know thyself" la kla mot to.
for h declare that every tnaji mis s,
different system of trainlnc, diet, axar
else, tc. During hla profeaeSoaal carcet
tot Dike cnamp la saia te savr ea&4
oi uu emu owuers I or January u, ,
up considerably saer am flMfiOX
