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GARRY HERRMANN IS
FULL OFA BIG IDEA
Wants' to Split World's Series
Receipts Among the First ;
Division Teams. ,
DOUBLE A LEAGUE BALKS
Xcw York, Dec. 12. Base ball mag
nates representing the National and
International leagues and tiic Ameri
can Association, meet here today for
a scries of conferences, winch are ex
pected to continue several days. The
International league began its annual
meeting shortly after noon with a
conference with committees appointed
to represent the American Association
relative to a series of inter-league
games at the end of the regular pen
nant season. ,
The National league is not to con
vene in annual meeting until tomor
row afternoon, but a majority of the
club owners were on hand early this
evening prepared for what is expected
to be a conference of more than usual
importance. -
Many subjects of considerable base
ball interest were discussed in an in
formal way by the big league mag
nates, and it appeared to be rthe .gen
eral impression that before the an
nual meeting adjourns legislation
would be passed of far reaching ef
fect upon the professional end of the
national sport. One of the chief sub
jects of discussion and consultation
was proposed changes in the rules
governing the world series.
Change in World's Series.
Several of the magnates expressed
the opinion that radical changes would
b : adopted by the National league and
submitted to the American league for
ratification. Garry Herrmann, chair
man of the National commission and
president of the Cincinnati club, said
he advocated a scries based upon the
winning of five out of nine games;
lower prices of admission and distri
bution of a portion of the players'
share of the receipts among the mem
bers of the second, third and fourth
teams in the order of their finish t
the closing of the pennant races. He
said he believed that with the series
lengthened there would be greater op
portunity for the fans from all parts
of the country to witness the play
and admission charges could be low
ered without lessening the aggregate
receipts.
If the winning and losing players
pool was taxed 25 per cent or some
similar proportion and this sum di
vided among the players of the sec
ond, third and fourth clubs in each
league, the players would be doing
what the leagues had compelled the
club owners to do for several years.
Other magnates said that they favored
the idea in a general way, although
they were not ready to say that the
proposed changes would be adopted
in just the manner outlined by Herr
mann. Looking for Tinker's Successor.
President Charles Wecghman of the
Chicago Nationals was , among the
early arrivals and there were many,
rumors regarding the results of his
alleged efforts to obtain a new man
ager for the coming season. He was
reported to have had several confer
ences with Boston club officials and
the names of Fred Mitchell and
George Stallings were included in the
gossip, either as a sale or a trade.
Barney Dreyfuss, president" of the
Pittsburgh club announced that he
was still determined to bring about
the removal of Garry Herrmann from
the National commission if the same
was possible.
Owners Defy Commission.
At their annual meeting, the Inter
national league club owners threw
down the gauntlet and defied the
National commission which is recog
nized as the supreme court in organ
ized base ball. After considerable dis
cussion the league decided not to
abide by the ruling of the National
commission which would compel the
Newark- club to pay $9,000 to the
Brooklyn club owners for the latter's
franchise rights in Newark.
International league delegates en
dorsed the efforts of the National As
sociation of Minor leagues to have
the three class AA leagues relieved
from the draft rule.
J. Cal Ewing, Oakland, Cal.; Presi
dent T. J. Hickey, American associ
ation, and President Barrows were ap
pointed during the recent convention
at New Orleans as a committee for
this purpose and in furtherance of this
request they will call upon the Na
tional league delegates during their
meeting here tomorrow. They will
leave for Chicago tomorrow night in
order to bring the matter before the
annual meeting of the American
league here on Thursday.
In order to make the playing sched
ule on the International and Ameri
can Association circuits more attrac
tive next season, it is more than prob
able that the clubs in thse two organi
sations will play a schedule of only
112 games next year, to be followed
by an intcrleague series of forty-eight
games. ;
Resta, King of the "Speed Kings"
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ADario Resta, the daring Italian
driver, will officially be crowned
"king of the speed kings" by the Au
tomobile Association of America.
Aside from .'.lis honor, Resta will re
ceive $7,000 in cash prizes and a
trophy for the driver having the
largest number of points for the sea
son of 1916.
.. The conttst for the Automobile As
sociation of America championship
closed with the running the 150
mile race at the Ascot speedway, Los
Angeles, Cal. Resta, with his total
of 4,100 points, has a lead of 660
points over Aitken, his nearest rival.
Rickenbacher was third in the race
for tljt championship on points, hav
ing a score of 2,910. . Fifteen races
figured in the championship, and the
number of points awarded was gov
erned by the length -awf number and
character of the entries; .
Stecher. Hurts Arm
And Olin Holds Him
To Two-Hour Draw
1 For the fourth time in his wrestling
career Joe Stecher's scissors failed to
work in a match at Springfield, Mass.,
Monday night and the best Joe could
do was escape with a two-hour draw,
no fall.
A grappler named Olin, first name,
record and pedigree unknown, is the
chap who earned the draw and now
can be expected to race around the
country shouting with the aid of
eight-sheet banners of his prowess as
a wrestling scientist.
But this time the draw is explained
by Joe Hetmanekj Stecher's manager.
KJcne Melady received the following
self-explanatory wire from Heu
manek: "Joe Stecher, having a bad
shoulder since the Cutler ' match in
Chicago, injured the weak member
after wrestling thirty minutes with
Olin and he was unable to use one
arm at all during the remainder of the
match. Despite the crippled arm he
kept Olin off and earned a two-hour
draw. If Joe could have used both
arms he would have had no trouble
with his man. He was behind him
several times, but could not pin him."
Creighton College
Students Observe
President's Day
Monday afternoon Creighton col
lege students celebrated president's
day, in honor of the founder of the
Jesuit order, Saint Francis Xavier.
Congratulations from the college de
partment were extended to President
McMenamy by Elmer Barr. who out
lined the very interesting life of the
saint, urendan Brown ottered tenci
tations from the high school depart
ment Ralph Wilson read a poem
complimentary to the occasion and
the college orchestra gave several
well received numbers.
The college glee club was a little
bashful, but managed to overcome its
timidity and modesty proved only a
candle to the merit won by the ren
dition of Rubenstein's "Twilight is
Lovelight."
President McMenamy announced
that because his feast day fell within
the Thanksgiving holidays, the
Christmas vacation would be extend
ed one day to allow for the custom-,
ary holiday.
Haniker Captain' .
Of 'Wabash Eleven
' Crawford sville, Ind., Dec. 12. Le
land Haniker of Aberdeen, S. D., has
been elected captain of the 1917
Wabash foot ball eleven. Haniker
has played right tackle for two years.
Lnmhiuro and Pain In the Back.
At tho flret twinge, nt pain in the bark
apply Sloan' Liniment relief cornea at
once. Only 2Si. All druggleta. Adv.
Builders Resent
High Price of Coal
Building owners and managers are
paying $6 a ton for steam coal with
which to heat their buildings this
winter, though a fewyears ago they
paidj$2.90 for the same grade of coal
They are pretty much Wrought up
about it, as was shown by their dis
cussion of the subject at the weekly
meeting of the Building Owners' and
Managers' association at the Commer
cial club Tuesday noon.
Though no definite action was tak
en on the subject, it was the general
opinion as expressed there that there
is no scarcity of coal, but that the
"coal barons are back of this dis
tressing advance in the price of coal.
The principal subjects of discussion
were janitor service and agent ser
vice. Miss Catherine Shields of
Hastings & Heyden discussed the
subject. "To what service is the
apartment house tenant entitled from
the janitor?" and Clara R. Nelson of
Payne & Slater discussed the subject,
"To what service is the apartment
house tenant entitled from the
agent?"
Persistence is the Cardinal Virtue
in Advertising.
FACULTY ABOLISHES
CORNHDSKER FEAST
Annual Banquet Given Knock
out Punch Because of Riot
ous Conduct Friday.
"INNOCENTS" ALSO QUIT
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Two old and honored traditions of
the University of Nebraska got a
knockout punch yesterday from Dean
Engberg of the delinquency commit
tee as a result of an over exhuberant
Cornhuskcr banquet last Friday
night.
Although undergraduate vigorous
ly deny that there was drinking con
nected with the annual Cornhuskcr
Spread, which for years has been held
at the end of each foot ball season
in honor of the gridiron warriors, the
banquet room at the Lincoln bore
evidence of a very serious conflict. It
all started with the throwing of wet
napkins then foodstuffs followed and
finally resort was had to the forty-two-centimeter
pieces, which chanced
to be the dishes. Several of the ban
queters bore marks after the feast
and several disputes arose, which bor
dered closely on list fights.
The alumni followed the banquet
with another meeting and expressed
their disapproval. The Senior Society
of Innocents, supposedly represent
ing the most influential seniors in the
university, were in charge of the af
fair, but it could not cope with the
situation, so Dean Engberg has sug
gested that a student council be in
charge of the activities hereafter in
stead of the Innocents. i
Statement for Faculty.
Here is the statement which Dean
Engberg gave out, announcing that
the authorities had decided to abol
ish the Cornhuskcr banquet and rec
ommending that , a student council
succeed the Innocents:
"That sort of thing is hardly what
would be expected of a university
gathering. It is not what the people
of the state expect from persons
whom they are educating free of
charge. The students of the univer
sity have shown through their actions
they have no respect for the Corn
husker banquet as a university insti
tution and so do not desire its con
tinuance. Their wishes will be re
spected. "Three or four of the Innocents are
very strong men, but the majority
of them are not of such caliber as to
command universal respect. A board
publicly elected or appointed,1 con
sisting of the strongest men in school,
would command more respect than a
self-perpetuating body. It is hoped
that the students will take sufficient
interest in the proposition to establish
a student council." ,
BARBER AND OTHERS
" BUY WILD HORSES
K'untlnttrd front Pare One.)
Eight Millions in Gold
Comes from Canada
New Vork, Dec. 12. Gold to the
amount of $8,000,000 was received
from Canada today to the account of
J. P. Morgan & ,Co. and is being
transferred to the Philadelphia mint.
Bowling Results on Omaha Alleys
Lithographer' League.
1st. 2d. 8d. Tot.
Haurtman .174 H5 14 46J
Kurta 164 1J4 133 421
Plambeck .144 111 164 447
UlBaaBer ...19 12S 1
Ohmaorg ..13 181 213 677
Total...24 734 820 2878
INDEPENDENTS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Swoboda ..152 138 U,4 442
Kohler ....126 141 130 SDH
Kraoda ...147 134 168 43
Francl 129 11 122 370
Oatronlc ...110 188 144 422
Total".,. 83 68 708 206
HlfDBR INKS.
lat. 2d. 8d. Tot,
Rentfrow ..168 188 131 477
Rlea 16 174 246 678
Howe 168 124 136 418
Beal 186 141 166 492
Hansen ...171 161 177 60S
Ttoaln...812 788 845 2476
OMAHA PRINTfl.
, let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Orupe 188 149 215 650
Snort 168 124 131 413
Crulck 140 146 16 451
Rohr 146 188 130 461
HoKman ..212 159 127 498
TotaK. . .841 763 789 2373
HNKLI. & ZIMMKR.
lat. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Wledom ...125 159 129 413
Chlmoa ....116 169 161 428
Anderson ..146 165 161 482
Hoblnson ..113 163 161 437
Smith 125 184 181 940
Total...025 730 728 209
EI'STBN UITHO. CO.
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Flnley 148 200 149 497
Koffe! 99 120 110 339
inborn 170 178 151 494
.lohnaon ...113 111 129 358
Hwanson ...133 126 131 199
Total! . 868 735 870 IMS
I'niotl Pacific.
IJIV. ENI1INEBRS.
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
florfman .134 1 91 93 416
f'oullcr 187 124 143 436
TIIIon 123 1 40 106 368
Howlee 146 198 129 471
Roth I SI 142 17 417
Handicap . 28 28 28 84
Totals. ... .73.6 826 636 1195
NBB. DIVISION. '
let. 2d. 3d. Tot
Nlelson ....141 166 134 441
Klnkade ..112 163 132 397
rirowkk ..163 191 167 611
alltch 20! 173 173 546
E. Norfard.173 180 208 567
Total. 797 863 804 2464
GENERAL ENOINEERS.
lat. 2d. 3d Tot,
Farls 145 130 141 416
Miller 136 126 194 466
Redfleld ...138 218 167 623
Pickett ...163 133 160 440
Crlep ...,.168 148 171 487
Handicap, .7 7 7 21
.Totals 767 762 830 2349
PASSENGER. ACOTS,
lat. 2d. 3d. Tot
Domet 170 140 136 146
Martls .'...166 110 111 417
Hpencef ....136 136 162 434
Kanko 169 130 156 464
Wrlrht ....173 184 J01 668
Totals 814 700 795 2309
OMAHA SHOPS.
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
S Johnson.161 154 1 (9 464
Htorre 133 148 141 422
B. Johnson. 22.1 11 178 682
Hart L 152 203 178 633
E. Norgard 181 178 131 493
Totals 840 864 7W 2414
CAR RECORDS.
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Henrlcka . .146 181 . H5 472
Stafford ...163 176 173 612
Devtne ....245 166 202 613
O'Cander .126 221 178 536
8ttne 167 147 200 504
Totals 837 891 898 2626
Clan Gordon.
BUF1MIK BURNS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Tot.
chandler .181 188 181 654
M. Scott... 116 100 180 396
Straw 101 92 130 311
Denchers . 130 126 11.8 414
Totals ...628 501 639 1668
ST. ANDREWS,
let. 2d. 3d. Tel.
Murray ..113 119 136 356
Rleeett ....101 92 120 313
Lowden ...117 122 120 369
Duncan ...129 144 161 434
Totals ..460 477 627 1484
KII.TIES.
let. 3d. 3d. Tot.
Hunter 163 165 142 450
Hendereon 160 111 169 410
R. Ilen'son.lll 146 98 365
Hnrlop ...109 123 132 364
Home 167 166 169 482
Totale .. .680 701 700 2036
TAM O' HHANTKK.
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Young 168 180 157 605
f'hrietl 94 108 162 364
Clark 173 169 142 484
Mutr 134 1 12 144 390
McCabe ... 161 166 174 490
Totale ...710 734 779 2238
Mercantile league,
DRKXEI..
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Rlohey 162 187 144 483
Story 136 154 135 426
Drclel ....129 120 106 363
Itiium 132 1 43 162 427
Armstrong .158 142 210 610
Totale... 706 755 747 2208
OHCIIARD-WII.HEl.M
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Pohcrty ...140 139 159 488
C. Smith. ..139 162 194 485
Malm 196 184 184 5H4
WalHltn ...143 1 71 182 496
Howere ....165 167 188 620
Totale. . .783 813 907 2503
Special Hatch.
HOME RESTAURANT.
let. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Learn 159 234 176 671
Goff 186 179 186 650
Oleen 196 158 143 495
Toman 11C7 163 177 627
Warlchow .186 187 228 601
Totals. . .912 931 911 2744
FARNAM ALLEYS.
let. 3d. 3,1. Tot.
Stuns 182 247 200 639
Maurer 146 176 173 497
lllngman ..171 166 200 537
K. .laroeh. .163 183 190 638
Huntington 200 181 170 551
Totals... 864 963 933 2740
lo other parties, but that he had but
slight success.
Me also admitted that his Missouri
farm was somewhat in the Ozark
mountains, 1 but , that it was easily
yorth the animals he was supposed
to gel. 1
"In other words you tried to sting
I lie I'nited States Live Stock com
pany and got stung youreself," attor
ney I'lcharty for the defense re
marked. At Ihe close of yesterday's session
Judge Woodrough asked attorneys
for both sides to hurry the case.along.
l imed States Attorney Allen said
that he would complete examing the
government witness by the end of this
week. The attorneys for the defense
said it would take them a week longer
to examine their witnesses and cross
examine some of the government's.
So far forty-five witnesses for the
government have been called. The
trial has been in progress seven days.
Railroad Man Testifies.
Frank Zerbc, husky railroadman of
Hastings, Neb., is the first witness so
far produced by the government to
testify that ic received satisfac
tion in his dealings with the "wild
horse" company. However, it wasn't
satisfaction of a monetary nature, he
testified. It was the satisfaction of
chasing Victor Palm, one of the
agents with whom he had his deal
ings, through the streets of Hastings
with a blacksnake.
"And it was worth it, too," the
Hastings man said after he had told
the jury how he was fleeced but of
his equity to his home valued at $750
for thirty wild Coconino horses that
he had contracted for.
The Prelude.
- Zerbe used to be in business in
Hastings, he told the jury. He need
ed some mqney and so decided to
realize on his property. Victor Palm
and G. W. Holmes, in the real es
tate business at Hastings, he said,
offered to trade some wild horses for
his equity. But he didn't deal with
Holmes, because, he said. Palm of
fered to give him a few more horses.
Palm must have been an agent of
the U. S. Live Stock company, he
said, because the bill of sale was
signed by J. S. Smith, one of the of
ficers ot tin
tion.
he "wild horse" organiza-
Zerbe then told of his fruitless at
tempt to get the horses in Arizona.
"I was assured by Palm and Holmes
that I could have the horses caught
for me for about $2.50 a head," he said.
Priceless Horses.
"When I got to Flagstaff, Ariz.,
and after inquiring 1 was told that I
couldn't have the horses caught for
any price."
"Did you ever get any satisfaction,"
United States , Attorney Tom Allen
asked him. .
"Not in money.''
lie then related his chase afier
Palm through the streets of Hastings
with a blacksnake.
"I should have done the same to
Holmes," he afterwards added.
Jake Miller, farmer at Bcllwood,
Neb., told the jury of his trade of
KiO acres of clear land in Hayes
county, Nebraska, valued at $2,500 for
105 wild horses.
"I went to Arizona in search of
horses with Bert Stewart." the farmer
testified.
"Did you find any of the horses
you had bought?"
"Don't know," was the farmer's re
ply. "The closest I could fret to them
was forty or lift y rods."
Miller said that he made his trade
with C. C. Machtirirk. one of the men
now standing trial lor using the mails
to defraud.
Cot Auto, Anyway.
However, Miller wasn't slung so
awfully bad after all, he said. He
told of trading his bill of sale to Leu
Stanley for a nice large Keio automo
bile. "I was honest in that trade,"
the farmer said, "because I told Stan
ley there were mighty few horses of
the brand specified in the contract
down on the range in Arizona."
Henry C. Sltyker of Rising City.
Neb., next called to testify, told of
trading his stallion to Stanley, valued
at $200. for twenty-six of the animals.
Strykcr then na-rated his attempts
to get those twenty-six cayuses.
"Did you gather any horses in
Arizona r" lie was asked. '
Got Lore, Not Horses.
"Not that 1 know of," was his re
ply. "The only thing I gathered was
a little information."
On cross examination one of the
attorneys for the defense asked him
if his stallion was known as the "400
year1 old."
"Not to my knowledge," the Rising
City man retorted. "I never heard of
an animal that old.
Minden Man Held
On Slavery Charge
Minden, Neb., Dec. 12, (Special
Telegram.) L. Garberding. local
salesman for the Standard Oil com
pany, was arrested today on a charge
of white slavery and taken to Hast
ings by the United States marshal.
Garberding is supposed to have writ
ten the girl in the case to come to
Minden. The federal authorities
learned of the cast and while here in
duced the girl to divulge the facts on
which the complaint is based.
Mr. Garberding has a wife and fam
ily of three girls and one boy. He is
a prominent member of a local Ger
man church.
The young woman lived here last
summer at the home of the Garberd
ings, but left for Wisconsin, where her
family lived.
Supt.-Elect Clemmons
Has Jobs to Give Out
(Kroin a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 12. (Special.) State
Superintendent-elect W. H. Clemmons
of Fremont visited the city today and
was the center of attraction for those
who would like to assist him in look
ing out for. the educational (interests
of the state. At the Lindell hotel he
held several seances with people and
had a special appointment with Gov
ernor Morchead for lunch.
Mr. Clemmons announced' that in
all probability most of the clerks now
holding minor positions ill the state
superintendent's oHire would be re
tained, but would give out nothing as
regards heads of departments, alJ
though Miss Cora A. Thompson,
county superintendent of Morrill
county, who was defeated at the last
election, will be given a position in
the office. Miss Thompson formerly
taught school in Albion before going
to Morrill county.
Persistence is the Cardinal Virtue
in Advertising.
SYRACUSE NIBBLES
AT CREIGHTON BAIT
Replies to Invitation to Play
Local School by Asking
Terms of Guarantee.
TAKE OFFER SERIOUSLY
That Syracuse university has taken,
the invitation offered by Creighton
seriously and would be willing tal
come to Omaha for a clash with the
local school next Thanksgiving day
is manifested hy a reply received by
Coach Tommy Mills last night, asking
the Omaha school what definite guar
antee it would make, and what the
prospects for a large crowd would be.
Miller immediately answered by of
fcring a flat guarantee of $2,500 or the
percentage of the gate on a crowd
which Mills guaranteed would be
y.OOO persons.
It is believed by local foot ball en
thusiasts, that Syracuse will accept
the percentage basis. A crowd of
9,000, averaging at least $2 a head,
would bring not less than $16,000
through the gate. Syracuse's hit on a
gate of that dimensions would be a
considerable chunk pf coin and would
add a nice little sum to the athletic
treasury.
In addition to the money-making
end, a game with Creighton would '
mean a nice trip west for the grid
iron athletes of Syracuse. It would
also be of advertising value to the
school, as an intersectional conflict
always attracts the attention of foot
ball fans.
Mills and tlx? local authorities de
duce from the tone of the Syracuse
telegram received last night that lle
easterners would like to come west
to Omaha. If they didn't they would
merely have declined the' invitation
and not asked the Creightomtes what
guarantee they would make. I
"We've got 'em nibbling, an?ow,''
exclaimed one enthusiast.
South High Will
Play Plattsmouth
South High school will open the in
terscholastic basket ball season about
Omaha with a clash With the fast
Plattsmouth team Saturday evening
on the South Side gym floor at Twenty-fourth
and J streets. Prospects of
a victory ,for the local team are
mighty slim. Coach Patton is trying
to fill four vacant positions on his
five and the job is a difficult one.
The game will be called at 8 o'clock.
Officials have not been chosen yet,
The South team as it is now lined up
is: William Graham and Raymond
Wilson, forwards; Captain Lyman
Corr, center; Wayne Emigh and
Jimmie Etter, guards, with Harold
Hunter and George Morris as sub
stitutes, i
Departiwental Order.
Wastitnrtnn, ree, IX. (Hperial Tele
srnm.) Poetniaatera appointed: Roy t.
Wilcox, vlre 8. K. Ruaeell, realgned. Rait.
Huttn countr. South Dakota; Ed J.'Weea
Hlneky, vice Mre. K. D. Cooper, realgned,
Krheta, Campbell county, Wyoming.
Iowa rural letter carrier appointed: T3rltt,
Glenn A. Clark; Colfax, Andrew 8. Irwin;
(lllinan, Ralph H, Hobhei Hlnton, Byron.
Huang-ana; Klron. Raymond Norellus; New
Virginia, Kamuel N. Hoyd.
