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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY,' DECEMBER 16. 1916
BRINGING UP FATHER
Copyright. 191.
IntrmatiODtl News Serr.e..
Drawn for The Bee by George McManir
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PRICESREDUCED
American League Owners De
cide to Charge Only Double
Regular Season Rates.
Sport Calendar Today
FIFTY CENTS IS MINIMUM
' Chicago, Dec. 15. Prices of worlds'
erics games in the American league
were sharply reduced at the annual
meeting of the club owners here tr
Right. It was unanimously decided at
She suggestion oi President B. B.
ohnson to charge only double the
frgular season prices.
1 The new scale will be SO cents for
bleacher seats, $1 for seats in the
pavilion and $1.50 and $2 for grand
stand seats. Box seats, however, will
4cll for $5. Heretofore $1 was usually
the lowest price of admission.
The club owners decided to enforce
strictly. the rule prohibiting players
from writing newspaper stories or
permitting their names to be used
rh connection with them.
H. H. Fraiee and Hugh I. Ward of
New Vo-k, the new owners of the
Boston club, and James K. lAmn of
Chicago, purchaser of the Cleveland
franchise, were unanimoi sly voted
into the league.
Right to Decide Appeal.
The club owners empowered Presi
dent Johnson to decide the appeal
made for the abolishment of the draft
rule and the right of the minor
leagues to have a board of arbitra
tion of their uwn to decide cases in
volving minor league players.
' A. T. Baum, president of the Pa
cific (naf foaffur. wan rliairniBi, nf
ine committee representing tne tnree
class AA leagues, which sought to
nave the draft rule eliminated. The
other members of the committee were
President Barrow of the Interna
tional league, and Thomas J. Mickey,
president-elect of the American as
sociation. J. Cal Wing of the Oakland club
of the Pacific Coast league; M. K.
Justice, president of the Central as
sociation, and President Daniel
O'Neill of the Eastern association,
presented the cause of the minor
leagues in the appeal for the creation
of a new board of arbitration for the
Won't Be Granted.
The same Dronosals were nre-
sented to the National league club
owners at their meeting in New
York. President Barrow said tonight
,ffat a decision might be expected
within a week on both questions. The
mutest for the abolishment of the
drrft rule probably will not be
granted, it was reported.
Charles A. Coniiskcy, president of
the Chicago club, was elected vice
president Mi the league, succeeding
Charles Somers, former owner of the
Cleveland club. The new board of
directors is composed of Presidents
of the Boston, New York, Cleveland
and -Chicago clubs.
The new form of players' contract
was adopted almost without discus
sion when the magnates reconvened
for their final session today. The con
tract drawn up at a recent meeting of
the National Base Ball commission
contains the ten-day and disability
clauses.
Women Here Taking
Up Indoor Golf Game
Four of Omaha'skmost expert golf
women began the indoor season at
Clark's golf course Thursday evening.
Mrn Altnn Parmer Mr VV'atlr t'.
Silver, Mrs. F. S. Loving and Mrs.
Harry Judson were among the first to !
appear at the enlarged indoor course
to try their luck at the opening
game.
After the holidays special golf
tournaments far women will be held
each week, and these enthusiasts and
others who enjoyed the indoor sport
last winter will make up parties for
the games. Except on days when the
snow was altogether too plentiful for
comfort this winter, these, "golf bugs"
have been playing outdoors on the
Field club course. The first of this
week Mrs. Parmer and Mrs. Silver
played in competition and Mrs. Par
mer's scare was 95.
Plans for the cilv wnnien'a o-nlf
tournament next spring have already
been made to this extent: The
tournament will be played on three
course! instead of one; model play,
not match play, will be the order of
the day; on each course thirty-six
holes will be played. '
Owen Daily Gets Oecision
, Over Maurell at Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15. After three
and a half hours of wrestling without
a fall, Owen Daily, claiming the '
lii,... -.. .:'... i.i r a I
ed the decision on points over "Joe"
Matirell of Illinois. Referee Ed Smith
, of Chicago declared a half hour be
fore the finish that all bets were off.
rrellnalntonuitlonal anrint rare at
Madlaon Hquare Garden, .New York.
Heftkat Ball Opening- of Ihe araaon ef the
EaNtern Intereollefflate haakrl nail leaaoe.
Haerer Harvard rn. HaTerford, at (em
nrlrisa, Meaa.
Boilne Mliamiia O'Rrlen a. Willie
Beeeher, ten rounda. at Brooklyn
Ml NBA Y.
f'yellnr eitart nf annual twanty-foiir-hour
raee. Marilnon Square Garden, New
York.
rent Ball Npeelal meeting af I nlted
Ntalen tool Ball Aaaorlatlon. at Newark,
N. J.
TRADED HIS FLAT
FOR TWO HORSES
One Animal Died Soon After
and the Other He Gave
to Cowboy.
Fred Mitchell to
Be Ne,w Manager of
WeegHman's Cubs
New York. Dec. 15. Frederick
Yapp, better known in the base ball
world as Fred Mitchell, will be the
next manager of the Chicago National
league base ball club. His selection
to succeed Joe Tinker as the leader of
the Cubs was made possible here to
night by the completion of a deal be
tween the Boston and Chicago clubs,
where by the Braves' traded Mitchell
to Chicago in exchange for Outfielder
Joe Kelly and a cash consideration
not stated. The deal has been hang
ing fire for several days, but its com
pletion required less than one minute
of conversation between Harry
Haughton, president of the Braves,
and Charles Weeghman, president of
the Cubs.
If base ball gossip is to believed,
Weeghman was in New York for the
annual meeting of the National league
with the hope that he would be able
to obtain either John J. McGraw of
the New York club, or George Soil
ings of the Boston club, to take
charge of the Cubs, but soon found
that it-was impossible to make a deal
for either of these noted managers,
except a very heavy financial outlay.
Mitchell was next in line.
Mitchell is under contract to the
Boston club for two years longer at a
salary of a trifle less than $5,000 a
season, and it is undestood that the
Chicago magnates will offer Mitchell
a new contract calling for an increase
of salary.
The prospective manager of the
Cubs has had a varied and interest
ing career in professional base ball,
which began more than fifteen years
ago, when he made his league debut
as pitcher. During his term of big
circuit service he played with the
Brooklyn Nationals, the Philadelphia
Nationals and Americans and the New
York Americans, filling the position
of catcher in later years. He event
ually went to the International
league and from there to the tif
tionals as Manager Stalliugs' assist
ant. He is regarded as a splendid
coach and developer of young I
pitchers.
Neville Is Guest at
President's Dinner
(From a Huff Correspondent.)
Washington, Dec. 15. (Special Tel
egram.) Governor-elect Keith Ne
ville arrived in the national capital yes
terday and is a guest at Congress hall.
He is here to attend the conference I
of kovcrnors whiclt convened at the
IWillard today. Mr. Neville will be
the guest of honor at the Nebraska
association meeting tomorrow night.
He waj a guest tonight with other
visiting governors at a dinner at the
White House.
IS NOW LEFT PENNILESS
An equity in Omaha property val
ued at $25,000 and $4,000 cash is what
it cost Peter Allison for two wild Co
conino county, Arizona, range horses,
according to his testimony before the
"wild horse" jury yesterday after
noon. Of the two, he testified, one
died shortly after it was caught, and
the other he gave away to Ed Ma
son, one of the cowboys he had hired
in his quest for the phantom animals.
Testimony given by lAKson showed
that he was a comparatively wealthy
man before his transactions with the
United States Live Stock company.
Yesterday he admitted that his losses
were such that he is now doing
manual labor on a farm near Cali
fornia Junction, IaY
Owned Sarpy Farm,
The witness testified to owning a
farm in Sarpy county, near La Platte
in 1910, which he traded for a $.10,000
six-apartment flat at Twenty-third
ad Burdettc street, assuming the
$5,000 mortgage on the property.
"I wanted to sell the property," the
farmer stated, "because 1 wanted to
retire.
"Accordingly I listed the flats with
a real estate dealer and when the
dealer told me he had a good trade on
which I might be able to realize in
a hurry. 1 decided to look into the
matter."
Allison then told of meeting T. S.
Smith of the United Live Stock com-,
pany who offered him 500 head of
range horses for his $25,000 equity. I
"In the real estate office where I
was taken and met Mr. J. S. Smith,")
he testified. "They told me that 1
bad to make the deal quick or they i
would call it off. i
Gets His Deed. j
"That same day I went to the bank
and got my decd .for which I was
given a bill of sale for 500 range
horses in Cononino county, Arizona."
The witness then told the jury of
his vain search for the imaginary
horses. i
"I deposited $4,080 in a Flagstaff.
Ariz., bank to draw upon in case U
needed money to expend in gather
ing my horses." '
The farmer related how he hired
expert cowboys, trappers, and built
wire corrals, and in fact did every
thing under the sun to snare the cay
uses, but to no avail.
"All I got was two horses, one of
which died soon after it was caught.
and the other T gave away to Ed
Mason.
"And I spent exactly $4,000 cash
in running down the two horses," he
added reflectively.
Several times the speaker almost
broke down as he told the "wilil
horse" jury of his losses.
Miked Out of Farm.
Walter Enibc, school teacher of
Willman, la., also told the "wild
horse" iury how his father and he
had been miked out of $225 and an
eighty-acre farm in Missouri. He tes
tified that they were to get 117 ani
mals. John McDonald of Lake Arurhur.
La., formertv of Ottumwa, la., testi-
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nru oi loosing properly vaiucn ai i
nnm r- ...i.:t. ... onn !
.p lur wuim lie wets 10 gut ouu
wild horses.
While at Flagstaff, Ariz., waiting
for J. S. Smith, who had promised
to help him gather the horses, he said
that he received the following tele
gram: "Now, John, there wiifbe a
lot of knockers around Flat-staff, but
don't take any stock in what they sayJ
I hey are trying to ruin our reputa
tion." "But Smith never showed up," Mc
donald testified.
Last Farm Land.
Andrew Lames, Moravia, la., farm
er, told of trading a half section of
Kearney county, Kansas, land and a
half section or land in Cheyenne
county, Colorado, for 300 horses. The
farmer said that he valued his land at
$7,000.
"DiH you ever get anything in re
turn for your property," he was
asked. , -
"No I quit trying after I found out
that deal was not on the square."
He then said that he traded off his
bill of sale which he regarded as
worthless for some worthless notes.
."1 decided that I would rather take
a chance with the worthless notes," he
concluded.
Tom Stodhill, stockman and farmer
pf Ottumwa, la., related to the jpry
of trading property valued at $10,000
for 250 horses.
I'pon finding oul that that his bills
of sale were worthless he said that he
traded them off to other parties.
On cross-examination he admitted
that he was only playing fair in the
deal by "doing others as he had been
done."
The government did not rest its
case yesterday afternoon as had been
expected. About five mote witnesses
remain to be examined before attor
neys for the defense call their wit
nesses. Court wil not reconvene un
til Monday morning.
No Peace Offer to Belgium.
London, Uer. 1 j. Th Belgian legation
in London lodwy publinhed a denial of a
tory printed In Ihe Morning Telegraph yes
terday of a neaee offer to Belgium by the
c.ntral powera.
Summit Hotel at
Creston Destroyed,
Loss is $200,000
Creston, la.. Dec. 15. (Special Tele-!
gram.) Summit hotel block was de-1
st roved by fire which broke out here :
at 2:M) this morning. Summit hotel, j
Newcomb drug store, Seizor shoe j
store, Comfort & Shields' barber shop. '
Able Pool hall, Recknor grocery store
and Jones land offices were burned.
The loss is estimated at between
$150,000 and $200,000. It is partly cov
ered by insurance. The hundred
guests of the hotel were notified in
plenty of time to get out. Corning
department was called, but building
burned Before it arrived.
Building on same location burned
January , l,8f0. Parts of walls were
standing at $ o'clock today, but fire
is still burning. The cause of fire not
certain. Hooks and valuables in hotel
were saved.
Fremonters Consider
Commission Government
Fremont. Xeb., Dec. 15. (Special.)
As a result of a meeting Wednesday
evening to discuss changing from the
present system to the commission
form of government for Frcmont, ;i
committee will be appointed to in
vestigate the advisability and report
at a future date.
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