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-CONTRACTS GO OUT
TO NINEROURKES
Pa Maili Documents to Men on
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Already Signed Up.
OTHER WESTERN LEAGUE NEWS
Contract to those athlete who are
named on the Omaha club's resere Hut
will be icnt out hy Pa Rourke Monday.
Contract wall be sent to but nine play
ers. Thla number Is unusually small, as
General Rourke eer.ds contracts to some
twenty men about this time each year.
The men to whom contracts will be
sent are: Ernie Krueger. catcher: Bobby
Wells, catcher; Clink Claire, catcher;
Cecil Thompson, pitcher; I,ou North,
pitcher; Hurney Everdon, pitcher; Frlti
6chllebner. flr-t baseman; Earl Smith,
outfielder; Cy Forsythe, outfielder.
Of this number several will In all prob
ability be traded. Bold, given away or
fired. Bobby Wells and Hurney Everdon
are not expectej to be anion us, and
Thompson may not report. Cecil Is seri
ously considering the abandonment of the
national Mitlmn nil a t & .nlnff
fooJ and drink. The others are reason
ably aura of Jobs.
Knar Roarkri Slaaed.
Fonr other Rourkes are already under
contract and another as good as signed.
Those who have signed are Manager
Marty Krug, Pete Klldtiff, shortstop, and
Pitchera Alnsworth and Brown. Second
Baseman Harold Irelan Is as good F.s
clgned.
Pitcher Brown is an Indian who halls
from Wisner. J to was recommended to
Rourke by Cyrua Forsythe, who appointed
himself a scout for the occasion. Cyrus
played against Brown last fall after the
Western season war over and promptly
slipped Rourke the newa that Mr. Brown
was some pitcher. "I'm no scout," an Id
the Tango Kid, "but I know a pitcher
when I bat against one, and this bird Is
good." Rourke took the tip and signed
the redskin and will give htm a trial In
the spring.
Holland la Happy.
Down In ft. Joieph Jack Holland Is Just
bubbling over with a lot of enthusiasm.
If Holland Is getting enthusiaatic pros
pects In Joetown must be good, fop last
aeason Jack lost most of his love for St.
Joseph when the citizens of that village
chose to blow jitneys on film shops In-
Holland has a whole flock of new ath
letes. In fact, ha will pretty nearly have
a new team, and he says the new lads
will carry the Drummers toward a flag.
Wte ahall see, we shall see. Jack may be
right.
Two of Holland's old men have been
returned to him by Joe Tinker. They are
Pitcher Adams and Inflelder Wsterxll.
Both hurdled from St. Joseph to the Feds
and made good In the bigger loop. They
should prove valuable men In the ap
proaching Western campaign.
Also Holland got Shortstop Keating
from Tinker. Mr. Keating is said to be
a mighty sweet fielder and a fairly good
hitter. But Jack aaya the big man he
will get from the Cuba will be a pitcher.
It will either be Robbins or Wright. Both
are good men, Robbins perhaps a llttto
better than Wright. Either should make
good In, Class A company. s
Holland In all has about twenty men
Igned. Including a doaen youngsters who
look Ilka comers. Holland may pluck a
star or two out of this batch.
Lincoln Club Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Lincoln hose ball club will be held
February 8. Treasurer J. O. Burkett haa
Issued certificates of stock to those who
signed up, and the stock with an an
nouncement of the meeting haa been
mailed out. One Omaha man la listed In
the number of stockholders. He is Dan
Gatnea of the Merchants hotel. Dan
bought a block worth $200. ,
Got Contract from
Brooklyn Club and
Thought It a Joke
"The young player of today," remarks
the veteran Bert Cunningham, "is not
particularly any or bashful. He thinks
he baa a right to play In the fastest cir
cles, and It he were to receive a wire
telling him to come atonca to Detroit
and aupplant Ty Cobb he wouldn't think
It was a Joke. He'd simply think that
the wise magnates had recognized his
value.
"It was different with aome of us,
though, long, long since. Myself, for in
stance. I waa a aeml-pro, pitching
couplo ' of gam ;a a week, these thirty
years ago, whon I was astounded one
day by receiving a telegram from Brook
lyn offering ma a high salary as a pitcher
for that aggregation. I simply declined
to believe it. Thought It must be a cheap
practical Joke. Finally V ahowed the
telegram to a cr-tcher named Brennan,
who was a big leaguer, too. In later years.
"Brennan cogitated awhile. 'I got the
Idea,' said he. 'You wire right back to
the Brooklyn club, collect, and tell 'era
to send you at once a railroad ticket and
100. If they send the atuff. then you'll
now it wasn't any Joke; if they don't.
why, a Joke It must have been
"This Impressed me aa Solomonlo wU
dom. go 1 did even aa Mr. Brennan Bug-
gested; a few houra afterward the cash
amvea, ana men 1 anew that It waa
neither a Joke r.or a dream, and that I
waa on my way to be a major leaguer.1
Tip for Athletes:
Eat Lots of Sugar
Hannea Kohlemainen and Villar Ky ro
ne n, the two greatest distance runners
In tha rnnntrv uv tha smmint et
they eat la responsible for their great en
durance and ability to recuperate after
a hard race.
Both runners eat sugar systematically
as part of their everyday diet. Before a
race they sometimes dissolve aa many aa
six lumps of augar in a glass of water
and drink It.
SAYL0R GETS DECISION
OVER STANLEY YOAKUM
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2.-MUbourne
Saylor of Indianapolis won a decision In
rounda over Stanley Yoakum of Den-
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ver here tonight. The men are light
weights. Few clean blowa were at ruck,
Yoakum, however, being on the receiving
nd of the majority of these. Both were
rvdo ti in ciia.
CHICAGO GRAFPLER WHO MEETS
PETERS FRIDAY.
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OMAHA UNI STARS
QUIT FLOOR GAME
Captain Adams, Allerton and Bruce
Will Play in Np More Games
for Local Uni Quintet.
SERIOUSLY CRIPPLED SQUAD
Coach Kavan of the University of
Omaha la seriously thinking of carrying
a rabbit's foot In an effort to drive off
the Jinx that la pursuing his tosers. The
last batch of bard luck is to the effect
that three members of the team have
quit, among them being Captain Adams.
The first to hand In his uniform was
Perry Allerton. Allerton found it Impos
sible to continue at school and dropped
out at the end of the semester. Captain
Adams cannot continue in the game be
cause of blood polnsonlng. Adams is also
suffering with a bad cold and upon the
advice of his physician decided to give up
the game. The third gladiator to throw
up the reina is Jerald Bruce. Parental
objection is his reason for dropping out.
The loss of the three flippers will seri
ously affect the school's chances of drub
bing Doane college Thursday evening
when the latter meet on the local floor
for a return basket ball garfta at the col
lege gym. '
Because of the loss of the three flippers
Coach Kavan la making herolo attempts
to bridge the gap by drawing on the aeo
ond atrlng men und at present has filled
up the holes from tho reserve ranks.
Howard Do La metre has been shifted to
the left forward position to take Aller
ton's place. Gardener is being used at
right guard and McBrido at center. Just
how well thla combination will work re
mains to ba seen Thursday against the
Doane aggregation.
Unless the team can hold up lta end In
the Tri-Clty league there is talk among
the athletic board of withdrawing the
flve.( Members feel that with the losa of
the three best playera the beat efforts
of the school cannot be represented.
Baumgartner Snubs
Busher Joe Jackson
For Being Too Fresh
The St. Louis Browns go to Palestine,
Tex., this spring to train, which recalla
an incident that happened when the
Browns were there a couplo of years
ago. The Browns stopped off to play an
exhibition game. The Cleveland playera
atitl were in Palestine and aome of them
met the Brownies at the train.
'How are you, Baum?" said one of
them to the "nut" pitcher of the St.
Louis team.
Mlataklng the Cleveland player for a
villager, Baumgardner replied: "Q'wan,
you hick," and huatled up the street to
the hotel rolled at what he considered
undue familiarity,
At the hotel later he saw the man who
had apoken to htm In conversation with
Jack Leary. "Who'a that fresh guy?"
asked Baumle, pointing to Leary'a com
panion. '
That?" answered a teammate, "Oh,
nobody, only Joe Jackson; that's all."
'Huh," said Baumgardner, "I thought
I'd seen him somewhere before."
PLATTSM0UTH PUTS ONE
OVER UPON NEB. CITY
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Jan. 19. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Flattamouth High school
basket ball team defeated Nebraska City
1 1, a hard-fought game on the local floor
here last evening, 29 to 17. The locals
easily had the lead over the visiting
quintet throughout. Only In the last half
did the Nebraska City team show any
strength.
The loss of Cattaln Ram Kellogg, star
and nucleua of the Nebraska City five,
contributed greatly to the drop from their
usual standard. Crawford, former for
ward, who took hla place at center, hold
up well under tho fast caliber of play
set by the locali, but waa unable to fully
fill hla former captain's shoes.
8. Marshall, tall center on the local
quintet, performed in stellar fashion,
landing seven basketa and aa many free
throws. Speck and J. Marshall, brother
of the center, also played an excellent
game. The llneuo:
PLATTSMOUTH.
Iarsen U.K.
J. Marshall L.F.
B. Marehill C.
Kpeck R.O.
W hite L.G
NEB. CITY.
L.F Gilmore
II. K Hohera
" Crswford
L.G Nelson
H.U 1 Gilmore
Field goals: J. Marshall (2), 1j ruen CJ,
8. Marnhall (7), Hobei :it, (iilmore.
(.'rawford ?). Free throws: 8. .Mar
shall (7). I'rawford. 1.. (iilmore ).
Hcore, first half: i'lattsmouth. 14: Ne
braska City, S. Referee: Howe of I'latU
nioulh. WEEGHMAN AND HERRMANN
GAMBLE ON ATTENDANCE
Charley Weeghman bet President Herr
mann a suit of clothes and a hat that
the opening game at Chk-ago will draw
a bigger crowd than the similar affair
at Redland field. The Cuba will open at
Cincinnati thia year on April 12 and the
Reds will open the new Cub park the
following; weea.
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ROGERS WILL MEET
Dodge Phenom and Buffalo Man,
Who Is Largest Wrestler in
Captivity, Sign Articles.
MATCH WILL BE IN BLUFFS
After he hss finlrhed his Job of show
ing the hoys ;lon the great Jny wsy how
a regular wrestler looks and acts. Joe
Stecher is coming back to Nebraska and
start right in where he left off.
Stecher haa hen matched to meet Joe
Rogers, the ianrt grappler In captivity.
Tho bout will be hMd at Council Bluffs
In the Auditorium the nlisht of Feb
ruary in.
Dan Resrdon will promote the match.
The Stcchcr-nogers match Is the out
come of a little yelp by Emll Klank. for
mer mansger of Frank Uotch. Klank
got a strangle hold on hla typewriter
back In Chlca.ro aiid Informed the public I
that one Joe Holers of Buffalo, pupil of I
Emll Klank. could twist the Nebraska
marvel s tall.
fttechcr heard of Klank' declarstlnn of
war with the rtsult that he offered to!
prove Mr. Klank knew not whereof he
spoke. Klnnk wnnted to stage the match
in Chicago or Kansas City, but Joe llet-
msnek, who manages Ftecher, entered sn
emphatic refusal on the grounds that
Stecher had fce.n away from home long
enough and It vs only right Nebraska
alinuld see his next big match. Thua
Council Bluffs gets the go.
Six and Half Feet Tall.
Rogers Is a grappler of some eight or
nine years' exp.-rlence, but It has only
been during the Inst year he has created
much of a stir. Rogers wandered around
his home In Buffalo, annua mt, I.
here and there, tut never amounting to i
much because he could not find a trains
who knew how to take advantage of his 1
wonderful physical endowment. Rogers I
Is six feet seven Inches high and knocks
tne scales down ISo pounds. He Is prob
ably the biggest of all wrestlers.
I.ast spring Fmll Klank took hold of
the big fellow and since then he has been
racing through the wrestling ranks at a
dlxiy pace. Klank saya ho can beat
Steeher. Klank stands at the head of the
class of foxy wrestling managera and
promoters and when he says a man la
good, he's good. But Klank'a assertion
he can beat Steelier la something else
again.
No Jthort Rant.
However, Rngera looks like the toughest
proposition Htecher has yet met. His
great slse will be a powerful advantage
to him and If ha la at all fast there will
be no throwing him In ten or fifteen
minutes, as was tho case with several
other prominent wrestling persons.
Rogers once bad a private match with
Frank Gotch, according to stories going
the rounds, tt waa several years ago
when the Buffalo man waa a green one
and Gotch was In his prime. It Was held
In New Tork and, so Bay the tales, Gotch
gambled SotW he could throw Rogers four
times in an hour. Frank dumped the
husky three times, but he couldn't slip
over the fourth ami therefore lost the MO.
Religious Scruples
Not Eeason Big Six
Lays Of ion Sunday
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Christy Math-won- was eiplalntng why
he refuses to pitch on Sunday. It la not
a case of religious scruples, he said, but
he wants to get entirely away from the
game one day Sn the week. He said: "
"Twice I have hee'n tempted to break
my rule. Once was In the close race of
19OT, when the Giants finally lost the
championship after the Cubs defeated ua
in an extra game. Toward the finish of
that season McQraw waa short of pitch
ers, and we all knew a game or two
might mean Mia pennant. His twlrlers
were Injured, sick and all In. But Mao
did not ask me to work on Sunday then.
"In 1911 the Giants won by a driving
finish on the road on the last swing the
club made through the weat. The Cubs
were pressing us when we reached Chi
cago, and for a time it looked aa If we
might break and lose. There was an im
portant Sunday game. The whole race
seemed to hinge on that battle.
" 'I'd like to pitch you today. Matty,'
said McQraw. It was Sunday morning at
our hotel.
" 'If it means a pennant I'll take a
chance,' I replied.
" 'No,' ha answered promptly. 'You do
enough hard worn through the week, and
you've been sotng to the box too often
lately, anyway. I ll work someone elae.'
"He worked. Rube Marquard, and the
Rube had one of his invincible days "
Eddie Burns Plans
To go to Honolulu
Word comes from San Francisco,
where Catcher Eddie Burns, the I'hllly
backatop, la wintering, that Kddle has
been Invited to make the trip to Hono
lulu in February to play on the Island
tram against the Olympic Nub nine.
The Honolulu baseball outfit wants to
strengthen up and Duffy Iwla was also
Invited to Join forces with them. bu,t
he sent his regrets, as he haa done
quite a little traveling ao far this sea
son. Burns has never been to Hono
lulu, and may consent to make the trio.
Bart Burke, who la handling the Olym
pic club team, is lining up some of the
stars of the local semi-pro. ranks to give
a good exhibition. Speed Martin, the
sensational youngster, la one of the
pitchers and Jimmy Rlordan will alter
nate with Burke In taking care of the
receiving. The lineup will be as fol
lows: Sjw-ed Martin, Roy Bliss. Schammcll
and Howedge, pitchers; Burke and Rlor
dan, catchers; McOrath. first base; Ken
nedy, second base; Tramutola, short
stop; Benn, third base; Barker, left field;
Andradc, center field; Ebner, rlKhtfleld.
ARTIE H0FMAN MAY GO TO
THE COAST WITH CHANCE
Artie Hofman ia a free agent, his con
tract with the Buffeds having expired.
He Is undecided in his plana for the com
ing campaign, but haa three prop Millions
in sight. He wired last week to his old
leader, Frank Chance, asking for a berth
on the I.os Angeles trsm. If the P. I,,
cannot place Artie the latter will organise
a aeml-pro team and play games on the
old West Side Park. Chicago
SPORTS SECTION of
The Omaha
UNDAY
WHEN THE CUBS CHANGED HANDS The top picture shows Weeghman handing
over the check for $500,000, the purchase price of the Cubs, to J. G. Wakefield of the Corn
Exchange bank. Left to right the men in the picture are: J. 0. Wakefield, Rube Cook,
former business manager of the Cubs; Charles Thomas, former president of the Cubs;
John K. Tener, president of tho National league, and Charles Weeghman, president of the
Cubs. Below is the half-million-dollar check.
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BIG FLOOR FRAYS
ARE ON THE CARD
Brandcis and Central High Fivei
Will Battle in Tri-City League
Tuesday Evening.
BUTIGESS-NASH MEET CLAEKS
Staadlnar of Teams,
TRI-CITY LEA OUR.
1st. Zd.
Id. Total.
0 1.0O0
J. L. Brandels S S
Omaha High school 1 1
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Townsend Gun Co 4 3
Walter G. I'larks S 1
Rurgess-Nash Co S 1
University of Omaha z 0
Beilevue College i 0
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
1st. id. 3d
Total
Omaha National Banks.. 4 4
0 1.k)
Joe Smiths 2
Townsend Tigers I
l.flno
High ttchool Reserves..,. 4
M, E. Smiths 4
,b 10
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.200
Creighton Laws 6
Commercial High 6
Fairmonta I
.two
CHURCH LEAGUE.
1st. 2d.
d. Total.
First Methodists & 6
0 J. 000
Hanscom Pk Methodists
Calvary Baptists 4
South Hide Baptists It
St. Mary's ConKregatlonal S
South Side Presbyterians S
first Christians t
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Schedule for the Week.
sociatlon Townsend Tigers against
Omaha National Hanks, at 7:15: Burgestt
Nash Co. aaainst Townsends. at s: J. L.
Brandeia against Omaha High School,
at :r.
Tuesday at Young Men's Christian As
Tucsday at University of Omaha First
MethodiHts against First Chrislans. at
7:30; Fairmonts against Joe Smiths,
at 8:30.
Thursday at Young Men's Christian As
sociation Calvary Maptisla against
Hansi'om Park Methodists, at 7; First
("hrlKtlans against South Hide Presbyter
ians, at 8; Fulrmonta against Creighton
Laws, at .
Thursday at University of Omaha
Omaha iilgh School Reserves against
High Hchool or Commerce, at 7:30; Uni
versity of Omaha against Ioan Col
lege, at .
Thursday at Beilevue Beilevue College
against Burgesa-Naxh Go., at 8.
Friday at Council Bluffs Young Men's
Christian Annotation Joe Smiths against
M. K. hmlths, at 7:30.
Saturday at Young Men's Christian As
sociation (South hide BuptiNts fcKalnst
South Hl Presbyterians, at 7 :.': Omaha
High School against Sioux City Hih
School, at S.
Saturday -at University of Omaha
Omaha National Banks against Creigh
ton Ua, at i 30.
Tht week will see the gradual simmer
ing down of chump contenders in the local
basket ball leagues. In every loop the
fastest fives are matched against one
another and the outcomes will go a long
waya in suing up the relative strength
of the tnasers.
In the Tri-Clty league, the Brandeia
five will play the Omaha High school
team Tuesday evening. Both nave a per
fect slate and are at present the only
two undefeated quintets in the loop. The
Townsends will also have a crack at the
strong -Burgess-Nash five and unless the
doie U all wrong, ontof the stiffen!
skirmishes of the year 1 1 be seen. The
said match will sliaie t.e bill Tuesday
evening at the Young Men's Christian
tCoiitUiuod on Page Two, Column til.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUX1XG, JANUARY 30, 1010.
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This Shows How Foxy
Danny Morgan Leads
Box Fight Managers
Panny Morgan, better known a
Dumb .Danny," had a ahlne boxer at
one time whom he matched up witn
another unknown at a Connecticut club.
The other fellow waa managed by a
fellow who had never been In the game.
He waa sort of a town celebrity, who
wanted to be a regular sportsman, and
had taken up the boy as a starter. Mor
gan had a preliminary chat with this
new manager, and soon found out that
he wasn't wine to the fine points of the
game. So ho gave him soma good ad
vice. "Now, If anything doesn't suit you
when the fight Is going on Just Jumn
Into the ring and tell the referee about
It," said Danny. "Don't you stand for
anything that doesn't look good to you."
"Thanks." said the other, glad to get a
tip of this sort "1 11 Juat do that."
In due time the boya entered the ring.
The local boy proved to be a hustler
and evidently, a coiner. It wasn't long
before he had Morgan's lad In consid
erable distress. Then Danny tipped the
wtnk to the boxer and the latter butted
a little with his head. "Hey." shouted
the green manager, aa he climbed
through the ropea and grabbed the ref
eree, "that doen't go with me, that
butting.' Of course, the referee had to
give the decision to Morgan's boy then
and . there, and Danny had again proved
himself a wis.
JUNIORS PROVE TOO HEFTY
FOR THE HIGH FRESH I ES
The Juniors swamped the Freshmen
last night In the preliminary to the
Omaha-Beatrice High school game, by
the lop-sided score of 3 to 6. "Fuy"
Macfarlaud proved the big point getter
for the Juniors, making fourteen of his
team's points. Poff waa the only Fresh
man who was able to locate the basket.
Tho lineup:
FltEBHMEV. JUNIOR8
Mlea R.F I R V Usher
Voi hees L F. L.F Oomp
Poff '. C Rogers
Ciller R.G.I H O Iteming
Yates I,.G. I. G Ma'-fiirlHiiu
Sur-stltulus: Alley for llmlng, Not. la
for fuller. Field goals: I'off (Zi, Under
M, Cump -, IloKers (2i, Macfarlaud
Allcv H. Foul goals: I'off Mm
farland (2). Referee. Hung of Nebraska.
HANS WAGNER'S PAL IS
TRADED TO SOUTHERN LOOP
William "Dolly" Gray, former Fitst
Liverpool second bsseman. pride of
Carnegie, and pal of Hans Wagner, has
been sold by the Terre Haute rlub of the
Central league to the Nashville rlub of
the Southern league.
HERE'S A SIX-CYLINDER
HIGH-SPEED GOLF JOKE
"la this a brssHie lie?" she asked, as
with her club she lxorouly pounded the
ground Just behind the ball.
"No," ha unfeelingly retorted, "but It
soon will be."
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CHARLEY PETERS
MEETS MARTINSEH
Omaha' Lad Will Wreitle Chicago
Grappler at the Auditorium Thii
Coming- Friday Night
CASE OF GERMAN AGAINST SANE
Omaha wrestling fans are looking for
ward to Friday night with considerable
expectancy. For on that evening Charley
Peters of Omaha and Paul Martinson of
Chicago will engage In a little grapple at
the Auditorium.
It will be a case of German agalnat
Dune when this pair lock horns. And
Peters Is out for revenge. Charley was
a member of Pet) Loch's German tug-of-
war team whL-h waa recently licked by
the Danish) crew, and Charley la deter
mined that the German race ahall be vln
dlcated by a quick and derisive victory
over Martlnsen, who is a Dana.
Omaha wrestling fans who have seen
Peters in action declare Joe Htecher la
the only grappler in the wide, wide world
who would have a chance against him.
They figure that Peters will make mince
meat out of Martlnsen.
i-eiers, nae Miecner, is possessed or a
wonderful scissors hold. While Peters
hasn't the power In his legs S tec her haa,
partly because lie la a smaller man, he
knows how to apply the scissors In a scl
entlftc and rapid manner. He gets it
from almost any position.
But the aclssnrs isn't the only hold
Charley has corked up In his box of
tricks. He knows every other hold of the
game and knows how to use It.
siamnsen, on tne other hand, expresses
some doubt as to the superiority of Pet
ers. Mart In aen figures, that Stecher Is
the only wrestler who can beat him. The
Chlcagoan doesn't deny this, because Joe
has dumped him half a dosen times. Rut
Martlnsen stays longer with Stecher than
moat of them, and he la a finished wres
tler. He should be ah Is to give Peters a
mighty tough tussle, and even stands a
chance for victory.
The Omaha Athietie club la staging the
match. Thla club was recently organised
by a crowd of Omaha sport lovers and
Farmer Burns Is manager and match
maker. . The club haa only staged one
match before tne approaching one. That
was between Peters and Kuvaros, the
Greek. Peters trimmed the a reek In jig
time.
A number of clacking good prelimina
ries will be staged.
JIM COFFEY KNOCKS
OUT MR. LEW BODIE
SYRACUSE, N. Y Jan. S.-Jlm Cof
fey of New York knocked out Lew Bodle
of Montana in the fifth round of a ten
round exhibition bout here tonight.
! Bodl" welghed 815 nd Coftey
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SUPERIOR. Wis Jan. 8.-"Rltly"
Mivku, the hi. Paul IIkiiI welcht, shaded
Jack Dillon of Itnllsriaixilla In their un
round contest It. ro tonight, in the opin
ion of the majority of newspaper critics
at tha ringside.
GRID PROSPECTS
ARE GOOD AT UN)
Guy Beed Declares Comhnskers
Will Start Foot Ball Season Un
der Flourishing Conditions.
BIO BOOSTS FOR DR. STEWART
By J IMF. E. I.ATVnr.Mt F.
LINCOLN. Jan. 3.-(SpeclaM-Ni-braska'a
1P1 foot ball situation and Ne
braska s new coach, Pr. E. J. Stewart,
now much In the limelight by reason of
Jumbo Stlehm's difficulties with the Ne
braska athletlo boird are treated in a
review prepared by Athletlo Mansger Guy
K. Reed and given out today. The 19K
Hunkers will start the season under the
most flattering conditions. Reed declares,
with sixteen "N" men of the 1!14 and
ISIS squads available.
The review discloses there will he
mighty few placea on the 1918 eleven
which will not have tho brawn and ex
perience of veterans.
Br. Stewart will find a pair of veteran
tsrn.es, tw-o vetersn ends, a veteran
guard, three veteran centers, two veteran
quarterbacks, four veteran halfbacks, two
veteran fullbacks and the greatest wealth
of material from the freshmen sqund In
the history of alhlotlca at the Cornhusker
Institution.
Cameron f'omlnar Back.
Here la the veteran material which Ir.
Stewart and Assistant Coach Rutherfoi J
will have for the 1H1 eleven:
Tackles, Captain Tim Corey. Shaw
ends, RJddcll and Rasmussen; gu.xrd.
Kosltsky; center, Cameron Moser, Hslv
erslaben; quarterbacks, Csley and Oook;
halfbacks, Gardiner, Troctor. Kclser ani
i-orter; fullbacks. Doylo and Otoupaltk.
In addition, William Knsitsky, a I'U
gusrd, who wss not In school Inst year.
but played the season before, will .)
In school and "Cub" Wiley, the former
York atar, who was also nut of school
last year, will be available. Wiley Is
the fastest man in the university', runs
the hundred yarda In ten seconds fHt
and la generally regarded as a gteut
quarterback.
The freshmen squad also furnishes
soma dandy material for the varalty next
season. James Maloney of Lexington, a
big 186-pound linesman: Frledolf r.ng
Strom, former Omaha High school atar
and one of the best all around athletes
In the university, should develop Into a
wonderful end or tackle. Thurber, a
former Lincoln High school hoy, la an
other who looks good. Thurber weighs
ISO pounds and played a slashing gaire
In the line. Wilder, 1K6 pounds, a former
Wesleyan academy player; Davlea, who
welgha 190 pounds and plays at either
guard or tackle, and Ed Albreclit.
former Uncoln I Igh captain and star,
generally regarded aa one of the great
est linesmen In high school athletics. ae
soma of the othor men Stewart and
Rutherford wilt have.
In the barkileld, where there la al
ready a wealth of material, Dobson and
Rosa look best. Dobson Is a splendid
punter and will give some veteran a
tiff run for the money.
Reed believes this showing entitles him
to regard the 1916 outlook with the great '
(Continued on I'age TFiree, Column Klx.) '
Central Flippers .
' Defeat Beatrice
Omaha High school defeated Beatrice
Iflgh school in an exciting game Friday
night on the Young Men's Christian as
sociation floor, 29 to 27. The result wss
in doubt up to the final moment of
Play.
At the end of the second half an argu
ment arose between the two score-keepers,
as to the correct score, the Beatrlct
coach aasertlng that the score waa tied.
After twenty minutes of argumont, ths
game waa awarded to Omaha,
The locals did not put up aa high a
brand of basket ball aa they did against
Lincoln. Jesse Patty proved the stellar
performer for Omaha, while Coaford and
Ward starred for the visitors.
"Jumbo" Htiehm was referee and stud
iously avoided being drawn Into tha con
troversy over the score. Lineup:
OMAHA. I BEATRICE.
fmlth R.F.IR.F Cosford
Patty L.F.jUF rimltli
Paynter
C.IC Ward
Grove
Logan
Substitute:
....1LU.I K.O Burroughs
,,..UO.UU Shellenbel g
Maxwell for rimlth. Goals
Omaha. Smith it. Maxwell,
from field:
Patty (, Paynter 2. lxgan 2; Beat
rice, Cosford r, 8mlth cii, Ward (i.1.
Foul goals: Rmlth (S), Patty 111). Ref
eree: "Jumbo " btelhm. Time of halves.
20 mlnutua.
. I
Fred Fulton Wins
from Porky Flynn
NEW ORLEANS, La.. Jan. Fred
Fulton was awarded a referee's decision
In tha scheduled twenty-roimd bout with
"Porky" Flynn at a local arena tonight.
Fulton waa the aggressor throughout, al
though his opponent made a creditable
showing and 'iad the better of the In
fighting. In the fourth round Fulton waa knocked
to his knees and In the twelfth mil sent
down to his hanis and knees. Flynn was
knocked to the ropes In the eighth. Kar y
recoveries a ere made by both men.
Fulton weighed In at 210 pounla before
the fight and Klynn at 202. Jim corfey
and Frank Moron challenged the winner.
Sciple Moving Up;
Defeats Chambers
K. A. Sciple, local bllliardist, advantec
another notch last evening In the ran
for championship of the state, by de
feating William N. Chambers, another
local crack, in their meet at the Byrnes'
billiard parlors, Sciple tallied a count
of 260 points, averaged five and ono-thlid
and made high runa of 42, 24 and IT.
Chambera, who was defeated, avored
17, averaging 3 and flve-alxtha and niad
high runa of JS. 17 and 1. Sciple will
meet Albert Cahn. sr., Monday evening.
Julius Lyon was referee last evening.
SIOUX CITY ROLLS INTO
FIRST PLACE AT MITCHELL
MITCHELL, S. D., Jan. 29. Topping
the mark of the 13 li Trl-atata Bowling
tourney by fifty plna the Martin Hotel
five-man team of Sioux City rolled lute
first place today, with a total of i.'bl.
In the singles events . A. Olaou ol
Sioux City rolled into the hud with
total of sVA. Branson and Young ol
Mitchell maintain their lead in lh dou
bles with l.lt7.