THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; NOVEMBER 5, 1916,
Thra n rra prtatar nsmM Dnna
Who JoUMd Um hOh torn for fun.
Twu worth all Tow eMh
To MO that lad duh
A wot froH the tonnd of gua.
To 6e a football favorite or moving picture star
You have to sort o' jump, around and not stay where you are.
Another young; sprinter naateel Tm
One ran fifty yards and fell down.
The km word Iw Mid
When he lit en hie head
Was quite an Improper young noun.
Judgments
LARRY LAJOIE'S base ball
career, it is taid, has finally come
to a close. The big Frenchman's
$9,000 contract has expired and Con
nie Mack, who has been casting off
his veteran material to replace it with
youngsters, will not retain- him. And
thus will one of the most picturesque
figures in base ball pass from his
prominent position in the spotlight's
glare to the dark and unnoticed space
behind the wings away from the pub
lic view. Lajoie came into the Na
tional league in 1896, joining the Phil
adelphia club. It was George Stall
ihgs who made a second baseman out
of him, at which position he became
famous because of hit graceful field
ing and terrific batting. The big
Frenchman was the ranking veteran
of the major leagues last year. With
Sam Crawford and Hans Wagner he
was one of three who had been in the
big show since the nineteenth century.
Larry is one of the few ball players
possessed of a saving disposition. He
has drawn big salaries for many years
and he has invested his money wisely.
The big Frenchman is a glowing ex
ample of what a ball player can make
out of himself if he tries. .
When Joseph Lannin sold his Bos
ton American league club to Harry
Fraiee and the lattcr's partners, the
outgoing magnate said: "I am too
much of a fan to be a club owner."
And he said it. Too many Magnates
are fans. They become excited as the
pennant race progresses. Lannin be
came so worked up toward the close
of the current year that he made
statements reflecting on the American
league umpires. Lannin didn't really
mean to say it, but he said it and it
hurt The American league magnates
may well extend the glad hand to
Harry Fraiee. Fraiee is a theatrical
man and he knows a lot about the
whims of the public. Base ball has
reached the stage where a couple
more chaps who know something
about the public pulse will help a lot.
Apparently Barney Drefuss, the
combative head of the Pittsburgh Na
tionals, doesn't bar anybody no mat
ter how big they come. Barney has
been making war on Garry Herr
mann, chairman of the National com
mission, for a year. Now he is after
Ban Jonnson, boss of the American
league works. Barney wants to know
why Ban, who recently made public
a spread-eagle speech decrying the
existing world's series conditions,
doesn't do something to remedy the
said evils. Barney points our that
Ban is a member of the National
commission and that the commish
regulates the rates. Barney intimates
that Banny is pulling a grandstand
play. And it looks as if Barney had
the right dope:
The well known athlete seems to be
due for another wallop where the
chicken gets his regularly and the turk
on Thanksgiving. - The wail and roar
coming out of the recent world's
series has sent the big league mag
nates flying down the stretch in the
alibi league and they are shifting the
blame onto the shoulders of the play
ers. Greediness on the part of the
hired hands has necessitated the in
creased prices, they aver. Perhaps
they are right and perhaps they are
not for a guess it's a case of fifty
fifty but no matter, the player is go
ing to be on the receiving end of the
wallop, anyhow. Oh, for those good
old days of the Federal league.
President Tener of the National
league says he cannot understand why
a howl is made over a charge of $5
to see two hours of good, clean base
ball when nary a murmur is heard
when $30 is charged for a thirty-minute
gaie at an alleged prize fight.
Simple: The American public has
ceased to be suckef s on base ball, but
still grabs hook, line and sinker in the
box fight business. That is, some of
the public in New York for instance
does, but not in Nebraska.
War threatens in the American
league. Lannin, it is said, sold his
club without first obtaining the per
mission of Ban Johnson to turn the
deal, and it is further said the other
magnates may not sanction the deal.
What kind of business anyway, may
we inquire, that a man cannot sell
out )f he wants to? It would seem
Mr. (-annin, owning the Boston club,
can .(ell to whom he chooses. It is
nobo.ty else's business, it would seem
to us.
The foot ball scribe on the Lincoln
Journal comes to bat to say that
an assertion that Nebraska university
would be unable to play an eastern
team because of the Missouri Valley
conference rule ia plain bunk. "It
has been demonstrated that almost
any old rule in the conference can be
waived if a big team desires it to be,"
he says. And yet, the conference
rules are always thrown up when the
Omaha alumni tries to bring a game
to Omaha.
Mr. Harper of Notre Dame has
discarded the sackcloth and ashes and
expresses a happy confidence that
his eleven will lick the spots off Ne
braska. And one time the Michigan
Aggies came out to Lincoln and the
betting was 3 to 1 on the Aggies.
Mr. Harper, please note. Never
count your dollars until you win 'em.
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Tip O'Neill, it is said, may be the
new president of the American asso
ciation. You have got to hand it to
Tip, he's a hard man to keep down.
If they want to prescribe a cure
for the ailing world's series, they
might try having western teams win
-the pennant races and a National
league club the championship..
President Comiskey of the Whit
Sox gave Ray ' Schalk $500 as a
wedding present when the little
catcher signed up for life. Is it any
wonder Commy is the most popular
of all magnates? '
Harry Sinclair, angel de luxe of the
ex-Feds, strenuously denies the report
that he is to buy the Brooklyn club.
Harry evidently goes on the theory
that enough is a sufficiency." -
INTEREST IN GRID
GAME GROWS APACE
Clash Between Nonpareils and
All-Stars Brings Back the
Old Enthusiasm.
MONMOUTH PARKS READY
By FRANK QUIGLEY.
Interest in Class A foot ball took a
sudden leap skyward last Sunday
when former gridiron lights known as
the All-Stars bucked up against the
championship Nonpareil squad and
escaped with a close score after a
grueling battle, and no fatalities of
consequence happened during the
jamboree. The interest manifested on
last Sunday easily substantiates the
claim that a pair of Class A squads
could show to a packed house every
Sunday. During the All-Star-Nonpareil
battle none of that pugilistic
stuff so common among Sunday foot
ballists bobbed up to spoil the fray.
Both teams payed strict attention to
the officials and were governed ac
cording to their decisions and not a
squawk was made. Fast, clean foot
ball is what the followers of the game
are looking for and apparently all the
spectators were overly pleased last
Sunday.
At last the Monmouth Parks, for
years strong contenders for the local
Class A championship, have decided to
reorganize. Herewith the men that
will line up with the Parks: Lind
mier, Murphy, Parker, Mahnert, New
man, McCormick, Allgood, Johnson,
Buigley, Kelly, Penny, Oney, Hart,
effingwell and Gautier. In securing
the services of Thomas Kelly for the
managerial berth, the Parks were ex
ceedingly lucky. Teams wishing com
bats can commune with Kelly over
Colfax 2096. In the very immediate
future the Monmouth Parks will en
deavor to trim the Nonpareils.
Play Havelock Eleven.
This afternoon on or about three
bells at Luxus park the undefeated
Nonpareils will collide with the strong
contingent from Havelock, Neb.,
known as the Boilermakers. So far
this season the Havelock children have
easily vanquished all of their oppon
ents and acording to their manager
they will put a crimp" in the state
championship aspirations of the Non
pareils. Last season Havelock played
a 7 to 7 tie game here with the Colum
bians, the 1914 champs, and as they
have bolstered up their lineup this sea
son it can plainly be seen that the
competition will be keen today. The
Nonpareils look like the honey this
year, so the Boilermakers will have a
tough job to hammer out a victory.
the lineup:
NONPAREILS.
Blackmail C.
ftoaao R.Q.
Nordalrom L.O.
Schuelaky R.T.
Pfltraon IT.
Poran R.E.
Smith, Flrbuah. .L.E
Potter 6.
Haaaen. Klenr. ..R.H.
Jacobberser . . . . L. H.
bandau F.
C..
. . Faming
. . Oorhaus
. . . Malona
Brananlan
... Jackson
... Griffith
.... Meyers
Reed
.... Qrlffin
Minor
R.Q
L.o....;
R.T
L.T
R.B....
LB
10.
i::::
Johnson
Sub... Barker
flub Smith
Mazdas and Reserves.
As a preliminary to the big bout at
Luxus park the Mazdas will hook up
with the Nonpareil Reserves. Recent
ly the Mazdas held the Council Bluffs
Longeways, a beefy aggregation; to a
close score, so it is a cinch that the
Reserves will have a tough proposi
tion on their hands. This contest will
commence at 2 p. m. '
Over at Harlan, la., the Dundee
Woolen Mills wilt gobble up a turkey
feed and incidentally clash with the
moleskin warriors stationed there,
A double-header that should draw a
banner crowd to the Ducky Holmes
foot ball emporium is on the bit of
fare for this afternoon. The initial
mix will be between the Thirtieth
Street Merchants and the Monmouth
Park Reserves and will ring in at 1:30
p. m. As soon as this argument is
history the Ducky Holmes crew will
take a whirl at the Athletics. The Ath
letics have not lost a game to a Class
B team this season, while the Ducks
have only dropped one and that by the
small margin of one point. Both of
these games will undoubtedly be close
and interesting.
An excellent row is looked for out
at Fontenelle park this afternoon
when the speedy Council Bluffs
Midgets from across the Muddy will
endeavor to mop up with the ronte
nelle Reserves. At the present writ
ing the Fontenelles look rather sugary
so the neighbors will have to mosey
at a high rate of speed to waltz away
with the grapes.
A good bout should be the outcome
of the debate scheduled at Athletic
park, Council Bluffs, between the
California Street Merchants and the
Council Bluffs Longeways. The lat
ter team will have an advantage in
beef, which will probably be offset by
speed. Game called at 3 p. m.
Michigan Sub Gets
His Chance at Last
The athletic ambition of Quarter
back Zeiger of the University of
Michigan foot ball eleven at last has
been realized.
For three years Zeiger has been
trying for a place on the eleven. Two
seasons ago he would have made thi
team if it were not for the fact that
Michigan had in Tommy. Hughitt one
of the greatest quarterbacks in its
history. Last season Zeiger slumped
and "Rummy" Roehm of Detroit
beat him out.
This year Sparks, the young quar
terback from Jackson, Mich., be
came the sensation. He sustained
injuries to his legs before the Syra
cuse game, however, and Zeiger got
his chance. The substitute quarter
back scored both touchdowns against
the easterners and played such a re
markable game that he will probably
be used often during' the rest of the
season.
Fontenelle Reserves Play
Council Bluffs Midgets
The Fontenelle Reserves will play
the Council Bluffs Midgets at Fon
tenelle park at 3:30 sharp today. The
Fontenelles have lost but one game
out of five and of the other four
have piled up a score of 135 to .their
opponents 0. ,
JUST AS THE BALL LANDED This exceptional photo
graph was made at practice of the Michigan team, and
shows Peach just about to grasp the ball.
Jr.mw - "VS.
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EfflE. IS WILLING
TO KEETJILLIAMS
Bantam Champ Agrees to Mix
With Former Title Holder
at 118 Pounds.
IS ANSWER TO CRITICS!
New York, Nov. 4. Johnny Ertle
is snother boxer that the general
fublic seems to have "all wrong."
Iver since he won the world's ban
tamweight title on a foul from Kid
Williams, the Baltimore "Tiger," in
their "no decision," ten-round bout
at St Paul a year ago last Septem
ber, the latter through a publicity
bureau has sought to make it appear
that "Kewpie" is afraid to meet him
in a return match. Williams swayed
many a boxing fan to his way of
thinking. The fact that Ertle seemed
inclined to pick "Soft ones" since he
defeated Williams gave added weight
to the kid's assertions.
It develops now that Ertle is not
averse to a return match with Will
iams under the same conditions that
Williams exacted from Ertle in their
St. Paul match. Wh,ich is fair enough.
Mike McNulty, Ertle's manager, de
clares himself explicitly on the sub
ject Of another Ertle-Williams battle
in the following letter:
"Of late I have noticed a number
of articles in certain newspapers
throughout the country in which it is
alleged that Johnny Ertle refuses to
meet Kid Williams in a return bout.
Of course, that isn't true, as you
very well know. Nevertheless, these
false stories annoy me greatly, and
I am determined if I can to put a
stop to all this, four-flushing on the
part of Williams and his manager
about Ertle refusing to fight on the
same conditions that prevailed at St.
Paul.
"Some few months ago Jacob Han
Ion, matchmaker of the Olympic club
of Philadelphia, made me an offer of
$3,500 for Ertle to meet Williams at
118 pounds ringside. For certain
reasons I did not accept the offer
at the time, but stand ready to do so
now. As a matter of fact, I have
just written Mr. Hanlon accepting the
offer, and at the same time stipulated
that Williams must weigh 118 pounds.
Also, that neither boxer shall enter
the ring before weighing in, as Will
iams did when. he boxed Ertle in St.
Paul.
"Ertle will be ready to box Williams
the later part of this month or early
in December. I would like to start
him in earnest after he has had two
or three more bouts under his belt,
as he is just recovering from an at
tack of malarial fever and I want him
right when he goes after the four
flushing Kid Williams."
Kansas Coach Has New
Way to Teach Runners
In order to make the backficld men
of the University of Kansas squad
lift their knees higher when running,
Assistant Coach "Patsy" Clark, for
mer star quarterback at the Univer
sity of Illinois, has inaugurated a
system of, having the men step in
boxes. A number of boxes, three
feet square and eighteen inches deep,
are placed in a row a stride apart
and each night on McCook field the
backfield men can be seen running
down fliis lane of boxes, lifting their
knees and feet high in the air on
each step.
Cleveland Turns Down
Offer by Natchez, Miss.
The Cleveland club of the American
leagife has declined the invitation of
the Chamber of Commerce of
Natchez, Miss., to establish a spring
training camp there. Natchei offered
to build a clubhouse for the players
and promised every other conven
ience', but Robert McRoy, vice presi
dent of the club, said that the club
was under contract to train at New
Orleans until 1918.
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Iowa Considers
Dropping Gophers
And Cornhuskers
Iowa City,' la., Nov. 4. (Special.)
With the expiration of the contract
with Minnesota this season,' it is
probable that next year the Gophers
will be dropped from the Hawkeye
foot ball schedule. The showing
which Iowa has made against the
powerful northerners for the last
three years has not been .such as to
encourage further games between the
two schools, and sentiment aft Iowa
is much in favor of a contract with
some other member of the Big Nine
conference. 1
Nebraska is also to be considered
as being dropped after the present
season, according to rumors about the
Iowa campus. The contract with the
Cornhuskers expires this yea: along
with the Gopher agreement, a id it is
possible that both Illinois at d Chi
cago may be induced to make four
game contracts with the Hswkeyes
beginning next year. The showing
which Iowa makes against N :braska
this season, however, will de ;ermine
in a large measure the seitiment
among the student body fo; either
retaining or dropping the westerners.
With no game to be plajed this
week, Iowa has been centerin all at
tention on the Northwester! game,
which comes November 11 at Evan
ston. Following the defeat iiven by
Minnesota, Coach Jones has shifted
his line until Becker, formerly center.
is now bolstering up the forward wall
at right tackle. Orubb ana rosaicK,
veteran guards, have been spitted in
favor of Kelly and Htinielnhan, and
Wyland is at center. This iombina
tion has been working well and in
scrimmage has trampled all lover the
scrubs. The new offensive , plays
which Jones has devised for the pur
ple have been working well, and with
the attack perfected this week, the
Iowans will be ready to devote prac
tice hours in the days just previous
to the game to perfecting their de
fensive. For many seasons Iowa has beaten
Northwestern regularlv, but this year
it i rrncrnizerl that Cantain Driscoll
and his men are unusually formidable.
From the standpoint ot a toot ban
game it is probable that the Iowa
Northwcstern game will be one of the
closest and most interesting which
will be played in Chicago this year.
Mike Gibbons to .
Clash With Dillon
Last of the Month
New York, Nov. 4. After much
dickering, Mike Gibbons,-the middle
weight boxer, has been matched to
"fight" ten rounds with Jack Dil
lon, the Giant Killer, at' St Paul on
November 24. There will be no decis
ion and the weight conditions call for
163 pounds at 3 o'clock. Dillon will
receive a flat guarantee of $7,500 and
Gibbons will ,take a percentage of
what is left.
Gibbons at first held out for 161 'A
pounds, but as Dillon insisted on
165 pounds, the weight question was
compromised. It is believed that Dil
lon, a light-heavyweight, will be at a
disadvantage after he leaves the
scales. It will be necessary to weaken
himself in order to make 163 pounds
at the appointed time, although he
will have about six hours to recuper
ate before entering the ring.
Dillon should weigh at least 167
founds whe"n the gong rings for the
irst round, but whether he can re
tain his hitting power and stimina
remains to be seen. Gibbons, who is
at his best when carrying 154 pounds,
believes that he possesses the skill
to win on points. But sporting men,
who take the match seriously, seem
to think that Dillon will wear hand
cuffs. St. Paul may stand for this
affair, but it is safe, to say that it
would not be regarded with en
thusiasm if staged at a New York
club.
FOOT BALL CAVE
BOBFTTZ START
Innocent Kick Daring Childhood
Led Famous Australian
Into Prise Ring.
HOW ES SECUBED REVENGE
Foot ball just now being in the
limelight, it may not he inappropriate
to bring up a little story which no'
only relates to the kicking game, bu'
also touches upon pugilism. Thi
narrative was spun by Robert Fitz
simnrons. Bob blames the grkliror
pastime for starting him on his career
as a priie fighter.
Kitzsimmons, according to the his
tory books of Fistiana, was born on
June 4. 1862, at Hclsten, Cornwall.
England. He was a small youngster
when -his father removed to New
Zealand. The first fight he remem
bers, took place when he was about
11 years old.
Little Bobbie's mother sent him to
a tobacconist's one afternoon, to buy
a hit of snuff. On the way to the
store he had to pass a vacant lot, and
it happened on this particular day that
a foot ball game was in progress on
that piece of property. 'The inci
dent happened in the town of Ti-
'mura.
As the lad approached the field, one
of the players kicked the foot ball
and it soared over the heads of all
hands in the game and went bound
ing straight toward Master Fitisim
mons. It was no more than natural
that he should pick up the ball. He
gave it a good, healthy boot that
sent it back into the lot.
That Started Something.
Before he had time to realize that
he had innocently committed an' of
fense against the players on one of the
teams. Little Robert was being pain
fully chastised. A big fellow, who had
been chasing , the ball, became angry
when the youngster kicked it. He
did not stop running until he had
reached the offending child. He
handed Bob a smash in the face
which rendered him unconscious and
broke his nose. He did not recover
his senses for three hours.
It was that blow in the face, fol
lowing that kick to the foot ball,
which turned Fiti'a footsteps in the
direction of the prize ring. His first
thoughts after recovering from that
punch were centered upon discover
ing a way by which he might get back
at that big fellow and teach him a les
son. Fitz decided that about the only
thing to do was to pitch in and learn
the art of boxing. He went quietly
into his big brother's blacksmith
shop and appropriated an old leather
apron. This he cut into pieces, which
he sewed together with strong thread
secured from a cobbler's shop. It
was thus that the boy made himself
a crude pair of boxing gloves, which
he padded with shavings.
Soon Crew Proficient
The young Cornishman put in
great deal of spare time practicing
with these leather mitts and he did
a great deal of this practice in secret.
When he could not find a youth who
would spar with him, he swung
against the side of the fence. He
studied the fistic game and soon
knew the secrets of striking a stun
ning blow as well is how to defend
himself from various swings.
At last his opportunity came.
Jem Mace visited New Zealand and
staged an amateur boxing tournament
He offered a gold watch to the win
ner. Kitzsimmons entered the con
test, in which he was one of five
competitors. Bob knocked out every
one of the other four in rapid order.
He got the watch and also was pro
claimed the champion of New Zea
land. He was about 18 years old at
the time. One of the fellows he had
put to sleep was the foot ball player
who had knocked him sensless some
six or seven years before. Bob had
secured his revenge.
Another of these tournaments was
held about a year later at Timura,
New Zealand. In this instance Fitz
sjmmons defeated five men in one
night.... One of them was Herbert
Slade, the great Maori. This was in
1881. Everybody whcLknowf anything
about the finht same.'Aas- read how
Ruby Rbert mounted the ladder--!
rapidly and won the worlds cham
pionship on March 17, 1897, by
knocking out James J. Corbett in
fourteen rounds at Carson City. Fits
lost the title on June 9, 1899, when
James J. Jeffries dropped him in the
fifteenth round at Coney Island.
Young Zulu Kid Goes to
England to Fight Wilde
Young Zulu Kid, who, with Johnny
Ertle and Kid William, stands head
and shoulders above all other Ameri
can bantamweight, has left for Eng
land. On December 11 he will meet
Jimmy Wilde, the England flyweight
and bantamweight title holder, in a
twenty-round bout at the National
Sporting club of London.
This is the first time in years that a
really representative American ban
tam has invaded the other side in
quest of a championship. Young Zulu
has met Ertle, the present title holder,
and has been matched with Williams
no less than nine times.
In these days of submarines and so
forth it is rather risky making a trip
to England, yet Zulu and his manager,
Joe Sarno, were forced to take the
chance, because they fought them
selves out of matches here. Zulu will
get $2,000 for meeting Wilde. He
has already been , advanced $500 for
expenses.
Cubs Sign Young Giant
To Cover First Base
The Chicago Nationals have signed
a promising first base candidate in
Edward McGinnis, a young giant
from Boston. McGinnis is six feet
two inches tall, weighs 180 pounds,
and bats and throws left handed. He
is 19 years old.
The recruit has been instructed to
report February 20, for the spring
training trip to the coast, as it is
reported that Vic Saier, the first base
man of the club, may be unable to
start the season, because of the poor
condition of his eyes.
National League
Will Not Increase
The Player Limit
Boston, Mass.. Nov. 4. One of the
National leasrue base ball magnates
said the other day that he intended
to oppose the plan to increase the
plaver limit from twenty-one to twenty-five,
when the matter comes to a
irote at the December meeting.
"It is a question of dollars and
.cnts." said this magnate in discuss
ng the question. "If the National
cageu should increase the limit to
twentv-five players it would mean
ibout' $12,000 additional salary for
jach club or $96,000 more for the
.vague each year.
"Although the limit in the Amer
ican league is twenty-five, it is a mat
ter of record that more than half
:!ie clubs in that circuit did not carry
the full number this year. Several
of them were down to twenty men
and one made an eastern trip with
only eighteen. For that reason there
is nothing in the argument that the
American league outclassed the Na
tion league in playing quality, because
the trams in the former circuit were
permitted to carry more men.
"Salaries are too high and there is
no good reason to increase our finan
cial burdens. To pad out payrolls
nearly $11X1,000 next year would be
poor business and I do not believe
that when the other National league
owners get down to figures they will
vote for a change in the limit rule,"
Courtney Coming
Back to Cornell
Ithaca, N. Y.. Nov. 2. Cornell's
crews this year will be greatly
strengthened by the return to active
duties of Charles Courtney, tlieWn
who for years has led them to vic
tory at Poughkeepsie. The much
talked .about retirement of Courtney
has been-given . K.--Q..Jhis fall.
Courtney has attended to the repair
ing of all the shells in the boat
house and the seating of all "varsity
crews. John Hoyle, who for years
1. 1 a aaia4 CmtrtntV Slid who took
charge of the crews at Poughkeepsie,
has resigned, giving place to issi
year's coach and captain, John Colt
yer. Hoyle at present is negotiating
with Penn, and it is rumored that
he will assist Coach Wright in his re
organisation of Penn crews.
Cub Park Stands to Be
Made Somewhat Larger
The seating capacity of the Chicago
National league park will be in
creased to 24,000, according to plans
announced by President Weeghman.
Six thousand additional grandstand
seats will be constructed.
Chatter Heard
Among the Lads
oftheSandlot
Over at Duntap, I. Franc! Orou lu
trin loirr of tba rraneh on tb nwna, to
h wdara4 ham ud
Thotft All-Dun art rl chatty afrit thalr
cIom nattl with the ohanpian Nonpar.).
They would ha willing to play Wlanar, Dan
lap, and In fact all eomera If thay itayad
on tha ear pat.
Harlan. Ia.. Biuat have a groat gang Mod
toga thar lor thay trlmtnad tha hay Zua
lap bunch by tha aoora of t to ,
Pun Up, la,, atlll looking (or gantaa.
Teama wishing trouble will bo aoooinmodatad
by aqutbbllng to rrad U Mlahlor.
Laat Sunday Harold Grant roeolvad a ant
ovar hfa left lamp which will hoop him on
tha ahalf today. Ha la aaaaclatad with tha
rontenalla Slasarvaa.
Thomaa Blbama of tha Fontanolla Rowrraa
la developing Into a raat atar. Ha ptayad
Ilka a big tmlvaralty gaat at right half hut
Sunday.
Oala Morrdlck lurprbiad tha natlvaa and
awung Into tha hirnnna for ono parlod dur
ing a raoont gamo. Ho la tha big nelaa of
tha Fontenalla Keasnraa,
Whlla playing ngalnat tha Nonparatl Ra
aervea, J art)-a Uaaly at tha Ducky Holmaa
had hla ameller buitcd. But a amall thing
itka a broken aoao won't hoop Jim on tha
bench.
Under tha naraa of tha Kxcalalora, tha
At hla tic played tha Council Bluff Longa
way laat Sunday and want down to da
feat, Thta at ate merit wao made by Raamua
inn. tha chlaf of tha Council Bluffs Longa
waya. A few of tha Fontanalloa aro now hooked
ap with tho Monmouth Parka. Thla
conglomeration of atara ahould muddla up
tfc A ohamplonahlp.
Phil Lynch. rAxrmaj--.oJ the Nonpareil, la
anxioualy awaiting to hear ffrrm-th man-
airer of Dunlap, Ia.t relative to arranging
cunieat Here lor next nunaay.
Hal Drlaroll, a former local gridiron
warrior ot ante, la now In town. Soma
claaay team ought to convlaco him that ha
la atlll eligible to hook up with tha apaad
boya.
According to Qua Klmmel, coach of tha
Ducky Holme, a gink tanged Wlngy with
only one arm, la a doodle at a guard poaltlon.
A now gang ha boen muaterod together
to be known aa the We baiter Street Mer
chant. They are looking for trouble with
Claa C hed.
Albert Newton, formerly a high achool
atar, ho wed up In hla old time form agafnat
tha Nonpareil with the All-atara.
For abnut a wenk Orvllla Crabtree of tha
Council bluff Midget has been on the tick
Hat. He will probably tx abla ta perform
today.
For the California Street Merchant.
Woo Id rid go 1 playing a great gam. Specta
cular eturt la a epecialty with wooldrldge.
A couple of the Tigers ara out of town
today, consequently Thomaa Graham, their
booking agent, did not bill a mis for thla
afternoon.
For gamea with the Nourno Oil troupe call
Douglas 8191 and holler for James Shana-
he a. .
Last week the Mohawk vlsltsd the ceme
tery. Flower were omitted and no aym
paUietle fool ball friends attended tha serv
ices. Bo far this season tha C, B. Longways
are over the hill with a clean slate. About
next Sunday they ought to hook up with
the Nonpareil.
Alle Hanson Is a new place of furniture
that haa been added to tha Council Bluffs
Ml due la. Ha will work at right and.
Another new geitr muellaged to the
Council Bluffa MldRiti la Lyle Jonos. He
cam Into their told with a parchment rep
a rail long. He will be afforded an oppor
tunity this afternoon to demonstrate hla
ability.
The recently-organised Monmouth Parka
would play out of town en turkey day.
Flrbuah broke Into the limelight laat Sun
day when he eleverly palled a pass out of
the sky and beat It for tho coveted spot.
Although small In stature. Kinky reran
looms up llkd a giant whan tha oppoe!tlw
attempta to elrcl hla and. Ho la tha
chief custodian of tha right and for tho
Nonpareils,
U Kasmussen, tha boss of the C, B.
Longeways. Is willing to pay sxpenno of
an out of town team that would Ilk to
play In Council Bluff. For further Infor
mation call Council Bluffs Red 40 B,
Three teama laid off today so ther could
witness the battle fc aupremaoy between
the champion Nonpareils and Havelock, Neh,
HUSKERS LAY IDLE
TO CONSERVE PEP
"Doc" Stewart Refuses to Let
Charges Play Saturday
Hard Games Ahead.
GOOD MEN IN HOSPITAL
By JAMES E. LAWRENCE.
Lincoln, Nov. 4. (Special.) Dr.
Stewart's Huskers will have an off
day next Saturday and will get an op
portunity to loaf, with a short scrim
mage in the afternoon between var
sity and freshmen.
Although Manager Reed had nu
merous offers of gamea, the .coach and
manager thought it would be well to
have breathing spell between the
hard Ames battle and a string of
gamea which calls for Kansas, Iowa
and Notre Dame, with less than three
weeks separating them.
It is a fortunate thing for the
Huskers that Reed and Stewart de
cided to pass up all offers. The
Huskers are badly in need of rest and
a chance to recuperate from injuries
which have put practically half of tha
squad in the hospital.
Moter and Cameron, both veteran
centers, are out of the game, and Dr.
Stewart has been compelled to substi
tute his little field general, Caley, at
the pivot position.. Caley weighs less
than 150 pounds, but ia a good man
on defense and can direct the play as
field general with particular advan
tage from center. At the same time
Stewart has an opportunity to use
Johnny Cook by this shift and Coolc
has shown himself an exceptionally
good man in advancing the ball
Big Hospital List
In addition the hospital list extends
to Ed Shaw, veteran tackle; Jimmy
Gardiner; who is being used at end
this year, a4.-Tcd RiddelL Although
Ridded played in the gam today, he.,
is not in physical shape for a grueling
battle and has been losing weight for
over two weeks. He was hurt in tha
Oregon Aggies game along with Ca
ley, and while the two have stuck with
it with commendable pluck, they ara
not physically able to do themselves
justice.
Stewart does not intend to allow
any grass to grow under his feet dur
ing the two weeks he has to prepare
for Kansas, Iowa and Notre Dame.
The Husker mentor is up against the
task of devising three distinct offenses.
Kansas comes first on November. 18,
at Lincoln, then Iowa university Is
next on the bill at Iowa City, and
Notre Dame rounds out the season
with a game in Lincoln on Thanks
giving day.
Developing Backs.
The first week will be devoted en
tirely to whipping the backfield into
form. The backfield haa been Stew
art's weak point all season and will
have to be greatly improved if Ne
braska is to make any kind of a show
ing against Notre Dame. The inex
perience of the men, coupled with the
ew style of play, has apparently un
settled the Husker scoring machine,
but Stewart hopes to have it running;
smoothly by the time Kansas comes
to Lincoln.
The line is entirely satisfactory and
is admittedly one of the best set of
forwards Nebraska has had in six
years of the Stiehm regime which is
saying a whole lot.
Respect Kansas.
Neither Stewart or Rutherford are
putting much credence in the reported
weakness of Kansas university. Al
though the Jayhawkers were licked
decisively by the Ames Aggies, 13 to
0, and could do no better than hold
the Aggies to a 0-to-0 score, the Jay
hawkers for years have had a habit
of playing better foot ball against Ne
braska than any ether school, and
Stewart will take no chances. Noth
ing would delight . the Jayhawkers
more than beating Nebraska after los
ing for seven straight years. Coach
Okott is reported to have said in de
fense of his early season defeats that
s victory against Nebraska would
make the season a success if sll of the
other games were lost.
The Kansas game, following the
usual custom, has been made home
coming day for tht aturani, and it is
expected shat the capacity of the field
witr-be-testtdA special train will
bring a delegation" of'TUUttt'S' from
Lawrence, assuring the Jayhawkers of
plenty of vocal support from the
stands.
Stewart expects with a week's rest
the squad will be in topnotch physical
condition and ready to enter the final
string of games better prepared to
rounding out a clean season than It
appears now. -
Townsends to Meet
Caledonians in Mix.
On North End Today
The Townsends and Caledonians,
who are battling almost neck-and-neck
for the T. L Combs trophy in
the Omaha and District Soccer Foot
Ball league, will clash today at
Miller park at 3 o'clock. Tack Bost
wick, will referee. The Nonpareils
will also play the Chechie. The
standing of the teams in the Omaha
league is as follows:
r. W. I. Dr. F. A. rta
Town.udi a i J .. 17 s IS
Caledonians .... S 4 1 i It I S
)IonpareUi s S ' 4 ,. S IS 4
Chchl S .. t 1 s It X
Swede Larson Heads
State Pool Tourney
"Swede" Larson leads in the pocket
billiard tournament for the state
championship, now being played at
the Subway parlors. The next tour
nament game will be played Monday
night between "Andy Swanson and
Champion Billy Owens. The standing
of the players:
r. w. il pot.
Lraaa 4 I J .Tie
Bwfcnaon 411 .754
Hrob 4 II .Tit
Own! 4 I 'S .60S
Moonar I I I ,4(
Rrnol(U I s .MS