I It's- the Scissors Hold on the Bank Roll that Counts Right Now
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SUBMITS AUCTION
LIST TOWESTERN
Harry Sinclair Aiki for Bids from
Western League Owners for His
Ex-Federal Athletes.
OTHER WESTERN LOOP GOSSIP
TWO "JOE'S" WHO WILL MEET
PETERS WINS TWO
STRAIGHT FALLS
Omaha Grappler Defeats Paul Mar
tensen of Chicago by Using? Cele
brated Nebraska Scissors Hold.
SPORTS SECTION
The Omaha
OYER. ONE HUNDRED
TEAMS 1NT0ORNEY
One Hundred and Thirty-Seven
Schools Will Contest in State
Basket Ball Event.
ON WRESTLING MAT.
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Henry Ford Sinclair, oil magnate,
banker, newsiare publisher and owner of
some to per cent of the talent and
alleged talent, which performed In the
defunct Fedora league, laat year, haa
cent circular to the club ownera of
the Western league, asking blda for the
eervlces of 'the ex-Feda.
Mr. Sinclair'' list of athletes la a long
one, Indeed. The names of a whole flock
of athletes, who ahould be' good timber
for the Western are Included on the
list. Mr. Sinclair makes no stipulation
of prlca on any of his flock, but merely
asks for bids. The supposition Is that
the highest bidder gets' the favorites.
It la not very probable that the West
ern moguls will all In each other's
ay bidding for the men. Western
league magnates are' not everly burdened
with coin of the realm this year and they
aren't buying; expensive! ball players.
Yespeclally aa several major league clubs
are giving 'era. away and It looks very
much aa If Mr.. Sinclair will have to
follow suit, when ..he discovers nobodv
has any. money with ! which to make
purchases. Bo me dub may buy one-or
two of Sinclair's -Athletes, but not very
many. tj
gloax Train In' Missouri.
From Bioux JPtty j cbmes ward there
will be nothuijt Adding With regard to
training at Fsrfrhjiry1. (. Rourke and Han
Ion had Intended .to . train at Beatrice
and FaJrbury. respectively, but the deal
is now off. Ha'nhm Is thinking of send
ing his charges to oberly. Mo., for
training.
FJd Hanlon also breaks Into print with
the newa that he haa signed a couple
.'of swell performers, but la not .at lib-
I erty to divulge their names at the pres-
' ent writing. Hanlon ventures the Infor
, matlon that they are both better than
' mass A players and will be a great help
to the team.
Hanlon haa started to prepare hla pro
gram for the 1916 campaign and haa sent
I out his contracts. He has sent contracts
Catchers crosoy ana jjonneny, rucn-
Poyle, Gaspar, Kelly, Boothby, Clark
Tadiaeo,-Inie4dre- Kane, Cooney,
. Hensllng, Callahan; Naughton and Muet-
T Watson.
ot the i above nuinoer isaugnton ana
Mueller and Tadisco are new comers, all
seral-professlo.na.ls. r Tadisco cornea her
alded aa a phennra by Dave Williams,
former manager. , of , the Indians. He
pitched at nibbing, Minn., laat year anS
set things on . fire up there.
Topeka'powt .to Business.
Topeka 5s another Western league city
which is tearing things loose In rapid
fashion., Upon the appointment of Lattl-
more aa manager John Savage began to
comb the! CQtrqvry for promising young
athletes and die haa signed up half the
Bushers in Kansas. Those ha hasn't
slaned Wichita has, ,
Civ.ru ils, tie urns; men who have
been tried-lour 1 in Jrrtrfessiotrat" company.'
He haa twentylomVSuch players. .
Of last year's team Pitchers G rover,
Dashner, Hugglns. Hall, Sanders, Lakaff
and Carroll; Infieldera Cochran. Bostick
and Fisher; Outfielders Tralnor and Ty de-
man and Catcher Rapps return. The new
men include Widcll. outfielder from the
Nebraska State league; Snow, catcher
from Oshkosh; FInncgan. third baseman
from South Atlantic league; Wlsljg.
catcher from" Kansas City, and Daniels
and Henson. outfieldera from California,
Otis Lambeth, a right handed hurler who
was with Fort Dodge last year and In the
Kansas brush a. year ago, has also been
signed.
Savage ' lost a . good man in Pitcher
.oodbred, purchased from Brooklyn.
Good bred, who la not verly modest, de
manded a salary corresponding to that
of the president of the largest national
bank in Kansaa. Savage couldn't see It.
Gnodbred wouldn't' sign, and Savage re
turned the purchase agreement to Brook
lyn. Witches 8ln Athletes.
Mills 1 Ebi Ight, president of Wichita,
subpoenaed his crew- last week. Wichita,
has quite a string of athletes on hand.
In the catching; department Gray and
Buster will return while' Clyde Gelst, BUI
Towers, Joo PatvkQiU Davis, Charles
f-lever, Brltton,' lrK Tallion, Gus Hetllng,
Louis Lltschi 'and Bill Fox will be on
hand to fill .a'few1 other positions. Then
Wichita has. Bill- Abatein. Ous Helfrlch)
and Jimmy Jay kson, sturdy veterana who
re sure of Jobs, and John Blue. Charles
McDonnell, Joe'Tnbln. Major Brsvcner,
and several otherg jrho may or may not
stick. '..
Railroad Rates- Increased.
When the . Western moguls gather In
Lincoln, . February. Jt, for the achedule
meeting the recent advance In the inter
state railroad fates is going to start a
neat little fuss. ,,The four-tenths of a
cent per mile' Increase will mean Just
about STiOO more In mileage to each club
the way base ball Is riding in this
moderln day' and-the owners are going
to do a whole lot.'of fussing and fuming
before they' settle 'the schedule. Ways
and meana t elKirtatn the mileage by
propltioua aiedule-fnaking will occupy
quite considerable,- attention.
Papillion Quintet
Wins Over Bellevue
Bellevue eeademy basket ball team
fT lost to Papillion High school. 15 to 30. in
a return game Friday night in the Papil
lion opera house. The high school men
outdistanced the preps in the first half,
the score at the end of the period being
J5 to 4. Bellevue -played up stronger in
the second session, making eleven points.
The Papillion boys, however, doubled
the score of the first half. The lineup:
mrr.TJ.-.vi'F.
PAPILJION
tUewart R.F.
Zurcher L-F.
Biart C.
Smith R.G.
Kintner L.ti,
RF Calloway
L.F Lleber
C Jungmeyer
R.G Fricke
L.O Spearman
tnm I tmm f i . 1 H
Substitutes: .None
Jiinnmrvcr !.. Calloway ii). Lleber Ci).
Spearruan. Stewart 4, Smith 2i. Zur
cher. Goals from fou! line: Lleber 2,
Junrmeyer. Calloway, Zurcher. Referee:
vriera.
t Pawl I.Im U ,',.
jx ET. PAUL. Neb.. Feb. 6. Sclul
r The local bakcl liall team secured aeei
ieejit;e on the itrsjtil jHtHtid UueineKS
ollene tram - Thursday eveninx uy de
feating it by a store of 3 to ti. Tn
came was featured by the accurate goal
t booting of the local plaera.
JOE STBCHER.
JOK ROGERS.
BELLEYUE GRID SCHEDULE
Manager Racely Books Eight Games,
Two More Than Usual, for
Eleven Next Year.
PLAY FOUR GAMES AT HOME
Manager. Racely has Just completed ar
rangements for next year's foot ball
schedule at Bellevue college. Eight games
will be played, of which at least four will
be seen on tho home gridiron.
This provides for two games more than
usual, but Racely Mates that athletic
conditions are favorable enough to war
rant the increase. He la planning, also,
to arrange a longer basket ball schedule
next year.
Plx of the games are return contests
from this season, only two new colleges
being on the list. One of these, the game
for October 27, has not oeen definitely
scheduled; the other is with Peru, No
vember 10, at Bellevue. Last year the
Peru game waa cancelled because of
slight trouble among the team, and this
year - no game was scheduled, but next
year will aee the renewal of bitter foot
ball rivalry between the two schools.
As usual the first game of the season
will be with Cotner. The big game with
Doane will be played at Crete next year.
Instead of playing a return game at
Bellevue on Thanksgiving day, Tarklo
will play the Thanksgiving game with
Bellevue at Tamio.
The achedule Is:
! October , Cotner at Bellevue.
; October &' Trinity at Bellevue.
October 27, open.
November .S. jilidland at Atchison. Kan.
"November Peru at Bellevue.
November 17. Wayne at Warne.
November 24, Doane at Crete.
, November 30, Tarklo at Tarklo.
South High Puts
It All Over the
Commerce Five
Patton'a South High basket ball experts
administered a severe trouncing to the
Commerce High basket ball quintet last
evening on -the South High gymnasium
floor. Jl to 12.
The Commerce students presented a
fast caliber of attack, but persisted In
continually "roughing" the play, to the
end that B. Nixon and the remainder of
hla clan returned the compliment with
something added. But four baskets did
the visitors mass In the forty minutes of
play. Both B. Nixon and W. Graham
shot four pretty counters apiece, while
L. Corr tallied five more.
O. Reevea was the only man who played
on the quintet that met the High School
Reserves the night before who played
last evening.
Referee Ritche of the Brandela five had
a job of It In refereelng the game. The
Commrce team stuck together like bees
and bunched three and four on a single
man. Johnson, forward, played in stellar
fashion, but was too closely guarded to
mass any shots. South High led through
out. The lineup:
SOUTH HIGH-31. COM HIGH-12.
Corr R.K.IL.F Johnson
Graham LF.R.F Nicholson
Nixon C.IC Carlisle
Hhalnholts R.G.) L.O Conhlser
BoU ...UG.IR.G Reevea
Substitutes: Groves for Graham, Roku
aek for Reeves. Moskovlts for Johnson.
Field goals: Corr (4). Graham (5), Nixon
I, Shainholtx. Nicholson, Johnson (-),
Moskovlts. Free throws: Nixon (is), Corr,
Reeves (3), Nicholson. Fouls: South
Hlirh. i7; Commerce High. 15. Referee.
Jtltohe, Omaha: timer, Patton; time of
halves, 20 minutes.
Ames Aggies Lose
to the Cornhuskers
LINCOLN. Neb . Feb. B.-Speclal Tele
gramsNebraska acored a fifth straight
Missouri Valley conference victory in
basket ball here last night by defeating
Ames Aggies in a bitterly fought game
on the local floor.
The final score, 32 to 21, does not re
flect the close guarding of the Ames
tram until the final minutes of play,
when Nebraska jumped ahead.
The first half ended 10 to 13, with Ne
braska on the long end of the score.
Thiesen and Jlmmle Gardiner contributed
most of the brilliant play for Nebraska
while Aldrich, t lie little Ames forward,
was the visitors' star.
Tomllnson also contributed one of the
features with a goal after taking the
ball the full length of the floor. Injuries
kept Captain Holmes of the visitors out
of the game. Summary:
NEBRASKA
Thiesen R F
Rutherford L.F.
Nelson C.
A MRS
RF (C Aldrich
L F Porterfield
(' Green
R.G Tomllnson
L.G lloynton
J. Gardiner.... R.G
Hugg (C)
.L.G.
Substitutes: Campbell for Thiesen:
Shield for Nelson; C. Gardiner for J.
Gardiner: Abbott for Porterfield; Brag
don for Abbott.
Field goals: Thiesen, (: Rutherford. 3:
Tomlinson, 3: Al't'oit. Green.
Free tlirows: Thiesen, 2: Aldrich, 5.
MallbrMs at Atlaata.
Tbe Atlanta c-lub has signed Harry
I "mutter I MtUic, the veteran caliber
jr.d manager.
FORTY AND TWENTY MINUTES
Paul Msrtensen. the Chicago wrestler,
learned a few more things about the cel
ebrated Nebraska scissors hold when he
tackled Charley Peters'of Omaha at the
Auditorium Friday night. Peters won two
straight falls from the windy city chap,
the first fall coming In forty-one minutes
and forty-four seconds and the second
fl coming In twenty-three minutes and
fifty seconds. Both falls -vere won by
the scissors hold, aided and abetted by
an arm hold.
Martensen, however, furnished a sur
prise by sticking with Peters as long as
he did. He clearly showed that he knew
all the fine points of a defense acalnst
the scissors. Ills several matches with
Joe -Steelier taught him those points.
Martensen. In the last year, stayed longer
with Stecher than anv other wrestler.
Time and again Peters locked the
deadly scissors around Martensen's
waist, only to have the Chlcsgoan by his
great strength aad agility. wlRgln out of
danger. But Peters sturk to him and
It was only a question of time.
Peters (iond on Defensive.
The go was a fast one. on of the best
seen around these parts In some time.
Both wrestlers were on top part of the
time and most of the work was on the
mat. Martensen, when he got on top of
Peters, never stayed very long, nor did
he at any time have Peters In a very
tight hold. Peters proved as good. If not
better, on the defensive as he d'd on the
offensive.
The first round started out like a
whirlwind. Both grapplera seemed anx
lous to get to the mat and they did
In a few seconds with Peters on top.
Instantly the Omaha man went after
the scissors and got It. but Martensen
succeeded In breaking away. Repeatedly
Peters went after the scissors, locked
hls-legs around his opponent only to
have the hold broken.
Finally, after forty-one minutes, he se
cured the scissors and putting on all hla
pressure, slowly turned Martensen over
on his shoulders.
Peters Starts Fast.
Teters went after Martensen at the
bell In the second stanza. Martensen
was Immediately on the defensive and
had all he could do to keep the Omaha
man from dumping him in short order.
But Peters was out for blood and per
severe nee won again After twenty
three minutes of fast grappling without
hesitation the aclasors and arm hold
again proved the Waterloo of the Chi
cago man and Petera was pronounced
the winner.
Challenge by EUlsmd.
Ray, Page, manager of Clarence Ek
lund, another Nebraska wrestler, chal
lenged Petera to a match on behalf of
his protege, and was accepted. The
match will be held in Omaha on Feb
ruary 19.
Three good preliminaries were . (.taxed
Mysterious Reynolds, not masked, merely
mysterious, wrestled thirty minutes to a
draw with Joe Miller. After the go It
waa announced Reynolds was the welter
weight champion of the world.
Paul Wahtslg had no trouble In win
ning from Joe Bowers, two straight falls
In quick time,' while Tom Ray won from
Fred Mlndell, two successive falls.
Seniors and Juniors
Tied in the Basket
Ball Tournament
After four games have been played, the
leadership In the lnterclass championship
basket ball tournament la a deadlock be
tween the Seniors and the Juniors, with
two gamea each. The 8ophomoree and
Freshmen, who have not won a game
thus, far, wll battle for the cellar poal
tlon tonight as a preliminary to the
Omaha Hlgh-Sloux City High game.
In the two gamea played at the High
school Friday afternoon, the Seniors and
the Juniors defeated the Freshmen and
Sophomores. The Junior-Sophomore game
proved a battle from start to finish, but
the Seniors had a comparatively easy
time.
The lineup:
SENIORS. 1
FRESHMKN.
Powell c)...
Reynolds ....
(ieisler .....
.RF.
.L.F.
RF
... Vorhee
Miles
Underwood
Poff
. Oilier (c)
LF...
C
R.G..
L.G..
C.
....R.G.
....L.G.
Reese .
Crowley
Substitutes: Yates for
Miles. Goals
from field: Reynolds, S; Gelsler. 4; Un
derwood, 2. Foul throws; Crowley, t.
Referee, Mulligan.
SOPHOMORKB. I JUNIORS.
Longweli (c)..KF.n.F Usher
Potter L.F.IL.F Comp (c)
Foy C. C Rogers
Cevin B-O, R.G Morearty
Bowser L.G.I L.G Hammang
Substitutes: Smith for Longweli, Long
well for Cevin Robinson for Morearty.
Goals from field: Potter, i: Fov, 4;
Comp, 2; Rogers; -Morearty; Hammang.
Referee, Mulligan.
Josh Devore Signs
Phillies Contract
MARIETTA, O., Feb. S Josh Devore.
former outfielder for the New York Na
tlonala, will return to major league ball
next seaaon. Devore today signed a con
tract offered him by Manager Moran to
play with the Philadelphia Nationals. He
haa played la every world aeries since
1911, except the 1915 seiiers. He played
with New York Nationals from 1911 to
1914, when he waa sold to the Phlladephla
Nationals and then to the Boston Na
tionals. SYMES BESTS CHAMBERS
BY CLOSE SCORE IN TOURNEY
Harry' Symea beat William N. Cham
bers. 250 to 196 last evening at Byrnes'
parlors. In the state billiard tournament.
Art eiple refereed the match,-which ran
fifty-three Innings. Symes made an aver
age of 4H, with high runs of 31, 17 and
24. Chambers' average waa . with high
runs of 17. It and If. The next match
will be played Monday evening, when
Chambers and Albert Cain, sr.. will
contest.
Birdie (res Released.
NEW' YORK. Feb. 4.-Tirdle Cree, the
vett ran outfielder of the New York Amer
ican league club, recied at his own re
quest today an unrondltlonal release.
With the exception of a few months In
1914 Cree had been with the lot al club
since A thtee-veur contract isllin
for f4,UA a year had another ear to
run.
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OMAHA TOSSERS WHO PLAY FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPThese seven basket
ball cracks are members jof the Brandeis team of Omaha, which will battle Nebraska Wes
leyan, intercollegiate champs, for the absolute supremacy of Nebraska, Thursday night at
the Omaha Young Men's Christian association. Last year the Brandei3 five trimmed Wcs
leyan, and is confident of repeating the trick this year.
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HAUGHTON WILL BE SHOCED
Sherwood Magee Pulls Some
' Funny Stuff About the New
Owner of the Braves
LOOKS FOR A LETTER SWEATER
On receipt "f ifT!" riowS that Percy
Haughton, eoach of the Harvard foot
ball eleven... had purchased tho Braves,
Sherwood R. Magee, star outfiolder. In
stantly started to scour the city for a
lettered sweater.
' "Yes, it's going to bo hard for us next
season," sighed Sherwood as he threw a
half-full package of near-Turkish cigar
ettes Into the street with a plaintive
'Good-bye smokes.'
"It will be different from Gaffney's
ways. The only thing Gaffney ever said
to us wss: 'Well, boys, try to chase a
few basehlta out of your systems this
afternoon and we will Cop the pastime. I
also want you to obsorb this warning If
any of you hit the high places at night
you will be shy a few roubles In your
next ham-and envelope. Get busy now
and play the bout up to the hilt.'
Wowlda't Abbot C.affaey.
"While Gaffney waa talking, If Hank
Gowdy blew some sneese powder In his
face or Red Smith accidentally dropped
his favorite bat on Gaffney's toes, the
owner would pass it otf with a laugh.
"There will be nothing like that next
season. We have heard about Haugh
ton's methods. Why, I hear that he
makes any athlete he haa anything to
do with measure his food, lie makes
them eat, something I never heard of, I
believe they call them calories. They
must be pretty gpod at that. for. accord
ing to the newspaper, Eddie Mahan, the
Harvard captain, ate 189.14 ralorlea just
before the Yale game. I doubt If I ever
will like calories, though. If they were
any good. I would have run Into them
before this, Is I have patronised every
lobster palace from Atlantic City to the
Cliff House In 'Frisco. I wonder if it s
seafood.
"I suppose he will lecture us when we
report for the southern training trip. He
will say: 'My 4ear ftllows, the only way
to attain the ultimate of success In the
grand profession of which you are gifted
exemplars. Is to have cohesive effort,
hun 'he enervating beer and awake In
the morning -with bright eyes, unwabbly
brain and speed to the park for your in
itiatory duties.'
"In other words, he !s trying to tell us
to use team work and lay off bouse. I
also hear that Percy Is quite a squash
racquet player. I don't know anything
about the game, but If they don't walk
me purposely too mum I'll knock some
body's fence down.
"Haughton, I hear. Is a society man,
so he doesn't want to be near Hank
Gowdy when he Is eating soup. Hank
eating soup would make a good red seal
record for the Victor people over In Cam
den. Perhaps he also would be bored at
that playful little areclally of Schmidt
and Maranvllle. With the former on one
side of the dining room and the latter on
the other. Maranvllle can take a Jules
Junker roll and bean Schmidt's wslter
with It nine times oat of ten. When the
waiter wears a hat. sometimes Maran.
vlUe misses.
Is Seelety Maa.
"On the Pullman trains Haughton may
not think It Is clubby (f the boys block
up the aiaies with poker parties, and, alt
ting half nude, shock women who are
trying to reach tbe dining car. And what
they do to the Innocent African porter
will make Haughton jump off the train."
Ebbets Wasti Help.
Cbarlea H Kbbets baa written to Char
ley Veeghman asking for a ca'.cher and
an outfielder for the Kupttrbaa.
Iismm lleTsrtas.
Tlis mnrXti'm rhamnirtn I?a4 Anv vatll .-..(
'an uoal al Hot fcitriritf. Ark.
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FLOOR HONORS OF
STATEJT STAKE
Wesleyan and Townsends Will
Battle Thursday for 'Basket
Ball Championship.
BRANDEIS VICTORS LAST YEAR
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Walter O. ('larks 1
I'lnveridty of Omaha I
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COMMERCIAL, I.KAGl'B.
P. W. I
Omaha National Hank... 6
Joe Smiths 4
High Kchool Reserves b
frelxhton Uwi 6
Townsend TlKers 4
M. K. Umltlis 5
Commercial High
ralrinont ( reamerv Cos 0
t'lll'Ki.H LliAUL'E.
P. W,
First Methodists
Hans 0111 lk. Methodists 8
H'alvary Kaptists
South Side Presbyterians 4
Kouth Mile Kaptlats 4
St. Mary 11 Cougregat. ... 4
First Christiana 6
kebrdnle fur tke Week.
Monday at University of Omaha Town
aends against Omaha HlKh H hool at I ou.
Tuesday at Young Men's Christlon As
sociation St. Mary'a ConKregationala
atcalust Flist Methodists at 7 IV Omaha
HlKIl Kchool Reservra against M. K.
Smiths at 8 00. Walter G. Clarks against
Omaha High School at s.45.
Tuesday et L'nlverslty of Omaha
Toansend Tlgere exslnst Well School of
Commerce at 7:, rt'lxi ton l.i against
Omaha National Banks at s 30.
Thursday at Young Men'a Christian As
sociation M. b. hrnlths against the Fair
innnta at 7:00, Omaha High Hchool Re
serves against Joe Smiths at 100, J I
brandei against Hurgess-Nsth at 9.0-X
Thursday al l'nlverslty of Omaha
Omaha National Hanks against High
eVhool of Commerce at T:). Walter J.
Clarke against the University of Omaha
at :M.
Saturday at Young Men's Christian As
sociation Townsend Tigers - sgalnat
Omaha High School Reserves at T ).
Saturday at University of Omaha
First Christians asalnst South Omaha
Paptiats at 7 45 ft. Mary's l'onnrea
tlonHls atcalnst tiouth Side Presbyterians
at 30.
The big basket ball tilt of the year will
take place Thursday evening at the
Young Men's Christian association a hen
Bee
the J. I Brandeis. amateur champions of
Nebraska, and Wesleyan College, inter
collegiate champions of the state, come
together for a mix to decide who's who
In slate flipping rirclea. For some time
a verbal argument has been carried on
between the Coyotes and the department
store toasers, each claiming the state
honors by their accomplishments of the
season.
To date the merchants have not lost
a wrangle, having avalanched all their
local contemporaries by overwhelmingly
Urge scores. Even the fast Burgess
Nash. Townsend and Clark fives of the
Trl-Clty league have been completely out
classed. Coach Kline's huskies have also an en
viable record. The l'nlverslty of Ne
braska, South Dakota, Tarklo and Cotner
have fallen before the dashing attack of
hla .players. In mot cases the gamea
have been ao one-aldd that the contests
resolved themselves Into mere practices
for the Methodists.
While Kline's quintet is composed of
seasoned college tossers. the advantage,
If any, rests with the Brandeis. Most of
the Brandeis players have been teaming
together for the last five seasons. I,aat
year the five performed under the name
of the Townsends and under thia appela
tlon took the Methodlsta tn a cleaning.
Five of the Brandeis crew are former
Omaha High school men and were In
strumental In wlnnirs the state high
school tournament several times. These
players are: "Dutch" Plata, Burkenroad,
Hughes. McWhlnney and Koran. Ritchie
and Cohn, the other two heavers that
compose 4he squad, arc veteran players.
Cohn held down a forward position on
the University of Wisonsln team. Ritchie
has been playing on the fastest local
fives for a number of ears and last sea
sdn was selected on the "All-Omaha
quintet."
After walloping the University of South
Dakota and then holding the Cornhusk
ers to a close score, local fana were
rather surprised to see the Burgess-Naah
lose laat week to the Townaenda In the
Trl-Clty league. The ex-unlveraity play
ers showed no wheres near the form
thsy displayed In the Husker battle and
as a result, the shifty Townsends waltaed
off with their fourth consecutive win.
Since thetr defeat by the Brandeis In
ths opening game of the league, the
Townsends hsve been showing up with
unusual strength. The Gunners are
launched safely tn second piece and
promise to stsy there unless bumped
again by the Brandela,
WILL BREAK ALL RECORDS
By jmfi k. i.wnF.xrn.
LINCOLN, Feb. r.. (Special. )-The un
precedented flood of Inquiries to Man
ager Guy E, Reed from Nebrnska high
sohnols relative to the annual Nebraska
high school basket ball tournament has
been so heavy as to almost take the
breath away. One hundred and thirty
seven hljh school teama have already
signified their Intention of contesting In
the tournament, and, with the time limit
on entries still over two weeks off, Reied
expects to hear from a number of others.
Already It is certain the Nebraska man
agement will set a future which no other
state In the union will come anywhere
near Mosr))nK. With seventy schools
Inst your, the Nebraska tournament was
by all odds the blCKcst In the country.
In addition to snnouniin? the entries
so fsr, Reed haa also given additional In
formation to Nebraska hleh schoole aa
to the requirements of the tournament
and the prise awards.
His records show thesr teams entered
for the big tournimcnt : Alnaworth,
Alma, Arlington, Atkinson. Arnold. Alli
ance, Alexandita. Bancroft, Battle Creek.
Heatrft-e, Bethany. Bratow, Broken Row.
f aim. Cedar Bluff. Central City, Chad
Ion, Chambers, Cinrks, Columbus, Cort-
Isnd. Coiad, Craig. Crete, Crvltrhton,
Crofton. I Witt. Dlller. nndiro. Klgnr.
Main, Klmwond, Kustls. Ewiug. Kxeter.
Fairmont, Falls City. Franklin academy,'
Fr-mont. Fullerton. Friend, Fairfield.
Genoa. ' Geneva. Gibbon, Gothenburg,
Grand Island, H.implon, Hnrdy, Harting-
ton. Havelock, Hebron. Holdrege, Howell,
Humboldt, Harvard, Hustings, Kearney,
Kearney Military academy, Kenesaw,
Kimball, Lincoln, Lawrence, Xiulnvil!e.
Lynch. Lyons, lwell, Lural, Lebanon,
Ixxlngton. Mem, Madison, Marquette.
Maxwell, Meadow Grove, Mlnden, Mur
doek. Nebraska City, Nelson, Nebraska
Military academy, Newman Grove, North
Pend, Norfolk. Ohlnwa, Onkdale. Omaha '
High School of Commerce, Omaha, Ong,
Ord, Osceols. Osmond, Pallaade, Panama,
Papillion. PlHlnvlew, Pierce. Plattsmouth,
Randolph. Ravenna, Rising City, Rush
vllle, Sutton. Sargeant, Soward, Sohuyler,
Shelton. Sidney. South Omaha, Stockton.
Fhlckley, Scott's Bluff. Springfield, Stan
ton. Steele City. Stella. Stockvllle, Su
perior, Stromsburg, Tsble Rock. Talmsge,
Taylor, Tearhers' High school of Lincoln,
Tllden, University Place High school,
Waco, Wahoo, Wayne, Wymore, Wlnne
ton. West Point. Wllber. Wilcox, Wausa.
Wolbach. Wood River, Winnebago and
York.
Blitr-F.IsM Mew Schools.
Rlxly-nlno of the seventy high schools
which took part In last year's tournament
are represented In thla list. Blxty-elght
new schools sre also entered.
' Announcement as to prizes Is made as
follows:
: Clasa A trophy club to become perma
nent property of Class A chsmplons wilt
be awarded by the Armstrong Clothing
company, - - -
Medals Gold basket ball balls on watch
fobs wll be awarded the six best players -on
the winning Class A team by the ath
letlo board of the univeralty.
. Class) H trophy cup to be permanent
property of Class R champions will be ,
awarded by the Magee Clothing com
pany. Medals In thla division same aa in
Class A.
Class C trophy cup to be the permanent
property of w'nners ef Class C to be
awarded by Miller & Paine.' Medals sanle
aa In Claasea A and B.
Additional high schools desiring to enter
the tournament must send thetr requests
to Manager Reed before February U.
Foor Playlnsr Floors.
This additional Information has been
sent out by Reed to schools:
The tournament will be held March S.
9. 10 and 11. The playing floors available
will be the armory and chapel at the uni
versity, the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation and the city auditorium. The
teams will be classified Into three divis
ions A, U and C. ThU classification will
be made on the baals of your record for
the season, the clsss of teams you hare
played, the slxe of your city, the num
ber of veterana on your team, the number
of boys In the high school and your tour
nament experience. A competent un
prejudiced committee will have charge ot
all of the arrangements. The officials
will be chosen from among the best col
lege and Young Men's Christian associa
tion players In tho stste.
The rules as devised by the joint com
mittee of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation. Amateur Athletic union and the
National Collegiate Athletlo association
will be strictly adhered to.
A stiver loving cup is the grand prise.
The entire receipts of tbe tournament
will be pro-rated among the visiting
teama according to the distance traveled.
Last year four-fiftha of the transporta
tion was paid.
it la planned by the athletlo depart
ment of the university and the Commer
cial club of Lincoln to help defray all
the expenses of a banquet where all of
the visitors can be present. The theaters
wl l have good attractions and the wfT
verslty organisations will hold open
house.
MANY ENTRIES FOR BIQ
METROPOLITAN T0UHKCY
Kntries for the Metropolitan handtcai
bowling tournament, which starts Feb
ruary 14. are coming In fast. Nearly
all of the class B teams are already en
tered and a number of class A teams
have placed their namea on the list.
Five team prizes, five double prizes and
eight single prises will be offered.
Central City Defeats Uraad Island.
CBNTRAL CITY. Neb.. Feb. 6 (Spe
cial Telegram. ) Local high achool five
defeated Grand Island lads without dif
ficulty tn a basket ball same played in
thla city laat evening, 48 to Zl. Grieve
and Sayera, forwards, starred for Cen
tral City. Thla la tbe aecoud time Cen
tral City has defeated the third city
five this season. To date Central City
haa won every game played, having de
feated Columbus, Grand laland and Ord,
Crete Defeats Falrsneat.
CRETE. Neb.. Feb. S.WSpeclal -Creta
defeated Fairmont here laat night by a
score of si to M. Crete had the best of
the game all the way thruuah and sent
In subs In the last half. The score at
tbe end of the first half was 18 to V 'run
dell and trills starred fur Creta. while
Khlestead played well for Fairmont. 8
far Crete haa not lost a game ou tbe
new Doane floor.
Helea te Be Coach.
Walter Boles, catcher with the Ta
Angeles Coast league team, haa been ai
pointed roach for the base bail aiuad eX
ojnon university la. CaU&roia.
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