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S WOODWARD SPEAKS OUT
Denver, Colo., Jan. 3. Every game
in the realm of sport is directly or
indirectly involved in the decision the
United States Golf association makes
at its annual meeting in New York
" next week on the question of "What
; - Constitutes an Amateur?" according
: to Frank L. Woodward, president of
' the association, who left here today
, for the annual gathering. Mr. Wood
ward issued a statement which he said
i outlines the ideas of the executive
V; committee on the subject.
"It is either sport for sport's sake
x or sport for gain," said Mr, Wood
,' ward.
The question of the amateur stand-'
ing of Francis Ouimet, John J. Sulli
van and Paul Tewksbury, three prom
inent American golfers, Mr. Wood
ward said, would undoubtedly be dis
cussed. The men were suspended
last year on charges that they had
engaged in the sporting goods busi-
Foot Ball League
Is Proposed by
Base Ball Magnates
Chicago, '. Jan. 3. That certain
base ball - magnates are considering
a plan to utilize - their ball parks for
professional foot ball and to back
financially a league of national pro
portions next fall, is the report
brought here from Detroit. An agent
of a professional foot ball team which
played its games on Navin field, the
American league grounds in Detroit,
is in Chicago today, according to a
morning paper, to enlist support for
his undertaking from the owners of
one of the major league clubs.
The plan involves the organization
of the league along the lines of pro
fessional base ball. It is proposed to
enlist the services of those ball play
ers, who are also foot ball stars, and
the remainder of the teams will be
recruited from college graduates.
Among the cities mentioned as
prospective members of the new
league are Chicago, New York, De
troit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Indian
apolis and Columbus.
The season would begin at the end
of the base ball season and continue
fas long as the weather was favor?
able.
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Lawrence Five Trims
. ' Wilcox in Great Game
. Wilcox, Neb., Jan. 3. The Wilcox
town basket ball team was defeated
at Lawrence Monday by the Law
rence town team by the score of 29
to 21. The game was probably the
hardest fought game ever played on
the Lawrence floor. The first half
ended 13 to 6 in favor of Lawrence.
Long and Britt were the stars. The
lineup was as follows:
Uw . LG.IL. V Hurley
Johnson R.F. R.F Brttt
. McGowan C. C Harntften
' S. Bronhsrd ....L.Q. UG Kalley
W. Brouhard ...R.O.IR.O Hall
Refers.: Dlrk.rsoo. Substitutions: Clar-
enc. Johnson for W. Brouhurd, stelllar for
Kalltx.
Cub Special Will Start
For Pasadena February 20
Chicago, Jan. 3. The Chicag6 Na
tional1 league club will leave here on
its spring training trip to Pasadena,
CaL, on February 20, it was an
nounced today. There will be 150
persons, including (orty ball play
ers, on the special train. A stop of
one day will be made at the Grand
canyon.
Semi-Finals for Kennedy
Cup to Be Played Sunday
The semi-final round of curling for
the John L.' Kennedy cup will be
played at Miller park Sunday, ice per
mitting. The Omaha Scots and Gor
dons are due to battle.
Yesterday a rink skipped by Bob
Gait with Tommy Leuchers and C. D.
Brown playing, defeated a rink skip
ped by John McTaggart with Doug
las Dunn and Joe Polcar playing, 21
to 16.
Bob Christie to Be Golf
Pro at Kewanee, Illinois
Bob Christie, who has been as
sistant to Charley Johnston, golf pro
fessional at Happy Hollow, for sev
eral years, will branch out as a pro
fessional himself this summer.
Christie yesterday signed a contract
to act as professional at the Midland
Country club in Kewanee,. 111. No
successor for Christie has been chosen
yet
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Bill to Provide for Square
Deal in Boxing Proposed
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Jan. 3. (Special.) An at
tempt will be made at the present ses
sion of the legislature to pass a box
ing bill which will give this - state
something which will prevent future
fake affairs along that line and insure
the public a square deal.
The bill is fathered by Gene
Melady of Omaha. The bill, so it is
understood, was drafted by Judge
Hedding of Milwaukee, father of the
present Wisconsin boxing law.
The bill creates a commission with
a secretary.and is given full control of
all boxing exhibitions and prohibits
the holding of any match on Sunday.
Liquor cannot be sold or given away
in any building in which the ex
hibition is given and no club under
which the exhibition is given can al
low betting in the grounds.
State Accountant Hands
Posey to Mr. Harman
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Jan. 3.-KSpecial.) Food
Commissioner Clarence E. Harman
is retiring before the new appointee.
Otto Murschel, carrying a large
bouquet tor his methods ot book
keeping and accounting. It is in the
form of a generous little commenda
tion of his system by State Account
ant Clark.
Although not required by law, Mr.
Harman insists on having his ac
counts audited every six months,
with a last final audit before going
out of office. The office has handled
$257,000 in two years.
Arlington Trims Fremont
. High School by 38 to 21
Fremont. Neb., Jan. 3. (Special
Telegram.) Arlington High school
basket ball team defeated rremont
Hieh school here tonight by 38 to 21.
The game started with Fremont in
the lead, but Arlington came back so
that the score at the end of the first
half was 23 to 8 in favor of Arling:
ton. Gardner brought laurels to Fre
mont while all of Arlington's men
nlaved an excellent game, Ludwig
getting most goals. The lineup:
ARLINGTON. I FREMONT.
Ludwte- R. F. R. F Gardner
Echtenksmp.. .L. F. L. F Riley
Alexander C. C Dahl
Hammanl R. O R. O Chrlstlson
Gllfry L. O. L. Q.. Anderson
Referee: Laird of Fremont Scorers: Part
ridge and Hosman. Timers: Gllfry and
Wicks.
Poultry Show at Storm Lake.
. Storm Lake, la., Jan. 3. (Special.)
The sixth annual show of the Bu
ena Vista Poultry association will be
held in Storm Lake January 8 to 12
and the prospects are bright for the
biggest show ever held. This show
is recognized as one of the best in the
state. The premiums offered this
year are more extensive than ever.
Last year exhibitors were present
from four states.
Here's Caddock's Reply to
Plestina and Peters. Earl
Caddock Will Wrestle
Both of Them.
The backers of Marin Plestina
have been clamoring for a return
match with me. The public is well
aware of the fact that I decisively
defeated Plestina Dec. 1, 1915 at
Atlantic, la., winning two straight
falls in 38 minutes. Mr. Plestina
now claims he was not in the best
condition and I am willing to give
him the benefit of the doubt.
Now here's my offer to Pete
Loch, manager of Charlie Peters
and backer of Marin Plestina:
I will wrestle Peters and Ples
tina on the following terms: I
will wrestle Peters first within 30
days, for a side bet of $1,000, win
ner to take entire receipts. Con
test must be to a finish. In case
there are no falls within two hours,
the referee must positivclydecide
a winner and loser on points.
These same terms go for Mr.
Plestina, and I will wrestle him
within thirty days after my match
with Peters, but Peters must come
first, due to the fact that I de
feated Plestina and Peters defeat
ed Plestina.
If these terms are acceptable to
the backer of Peters and Plestina,
I will deposit $1,000 with any
bank, citizen or newspaper in
Omaha for each match, and will
sign articles of agreement imme
diately. This is my final reply to Peters
and Plestina, and if they do not
accept these terms, I win have no
further dealings with them.
EARL CADDOCK.
Jan. 3, 1917.
Question "Skyscraper King's" Sanity as They
Did When He Proposed Twelve-Story Building.
Chicago, Jan. 3. The sanity of Francis P. O wings was questioned to
day, but not for the first time.
Back in the early eighties O wings, an engineer of somewhat daring
proclivities, capped the climax of his revolutionary architectural ideas by
proposing to build a twelve-story building. Engineers laughed and his
friends tapped their foreheads significently, but he perserved and in time
attained financial backing.
' The Bedford building, an altitudinous marvel for that period, was the
result. By 189S the year of the world's fair, the Masonic temple, with its
ninteen stories, was a marvel to visitors, and Owings was pointed out as
the "skyscraper king."
But subsequent years dealt harshly with him and today broken in
health and purse he was taken to the Physcopathic hospital. Tomorrow
he will have a hearing. ,
A reporter making the rounds asked an attendant if there was "any
thing new." . . .
"Nothing worth while," replied the attendant, '.'unless yon can dig
something out of an old codger named Owings. He thinks he built the
first skycraper in Chicago."
Stanislaus Stange,
. Author of Many .
Librettos, is Dead
New" York, Jan. 3. Stanislaus
Stange, author of the librettos of
numerous comic operas, died today at
his home here in his fifty-fifth' year:
He suffered a stroke-of paralysis in
London five years ago-while arrang
ing for the production of "The Choc
olate Soldier." Since then he had
been in failing health.
Born in Liverpool, Mr. Stange came
to the United States in 1880. He be
came an actor, but finally devoted his
entire time to writing librettos. In
the '90s he produced "The Wedding
Day" and "The Jolly Musketeer," in
which appeared Miss Lillian Russell,
Miss Delia Fox and Jefferson De An
gelic '
Mr. Stange also wrote the libretto
for "Love's Lottery," in which Mme.
Schumann-Heinke sang the leading
role. Other comic operas and plays
written by Mr. Mange were Fitf,
Paff, Poufr "Dolly Varden," "Brian
Boru," "The Girl in the Taxi," "The
Goddess of Truth," "When Johnny
Comes Marching Home," "King
Rene's Daughter" and "The Singing
Girl."
Spanish War Veterans
Will Entertain Tonight
Gamp Lee Forby No. 1, Spanish
War Veterans, will entertain the
Spanish war veterans who are mem
bers of the Fourth regiment, just re
turned from the Mexican border, at
the Grand Army of the Republic
rooms on the fourth floor of the court
house this evening.
W. C. T. U. Jubilee.
Geneva, Neb., Jan. 3. (SpeciaL)
The Women's Christian Temperance
union, held a jubilee meeting in the
Brotherhood room of., the Methodist
Episcopal church, to which the hus
bands of the members were invited.
Talks were given by Rev. Mr. Mann,
Miss Mann, Rev. Mr; Verity, Dr.
Beck, Rev. W. L. Austen, Dr. Bates
and others.
IDEAL AMERICAN
; FOWLJS SOUGHT
Government Experts Flan Se
ries of Experiments to
Produce One.
TO COMBINE ALL BREEDS
New York, Jan. 3. An ideal Amer
ican fowl, in which will be centered
all the good points of all the good
breeds of hens, is the object of ex
periments being conducted by the
United States government at its farm
at Beflsville, Md. Harry M. Lamon,
head husbandman of the government
farm, has been working for the last
five years on the new American pro
duct He explained his experiments
at the annual poultry show at Madi
son Square Garden.
According to Mr. Lamon, the new
hen will have white plumage, yellow
legs, red ear lobes and a moderate
sized comb. In laying qualities and
the size of its eggs it will resemble
the Leghorn.
It will have as much meat on its
body as a Wyandotte, Barred Rock or
Plymouth,'; Rock. The government
farm, Mr. Lamon said, plans to have
a big exhibit of the new hen at the
poultry show next season.
Teefing Would Carry
State Vote to Capital
Hastings, Neb., Jan. 3. (Special
Telegram.) John M. Teeling, who
was chosen a presidential elector on
the democratic ticket at the Novem
ber election, has received encourag
ing endorsements for the honor of
carrying the state's electoral vote to
Washington. He will go to Lincoln
Friday to take up the matter with the
state democratic leaders.
Charges Against Police
Officers Are Withdrawn
W. W. Slabaugh, on behalf, of Jo
sephine Bird, negress, yesterday, aft
ernoon withdrew charges which had
been filed with the city clerk against
Captain Stephen Maloney, Daniel La
licy and Felix Dolan of the city de
tective department.
The city council hati set the hear
ing for 10 o'clock this morning. It
was alleged in the charges that Ma
loney, Lalicy and Dolan persecuted
Mrs. Bird and her husband and that
on several occasions Maloney re
ceived money for protection of a
house maintained by the Bird woman.
In explanation of his withdrawal
of the charges Mr. Slabaugh said: "It
was a case of our client and her wit
nesses being completely scared out."
"The charges were withdrawn on
account of lack of evidence," said
Captain Maloney. "There was nothing
in the charges, as I stated at the time
they were filed. These people should
be made to go through with it, now
they have started something. I had
the Bird woman's husband up for
white slavery. It was all s frame-dp.
Absolutely nothing to it."
Mrs. Bird has been employed in a
Third ward restaurant and berjius
band worked as bartender on Four
teenth street.
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Adams County Bar
Launches Campaign
' Hastings, Neb., Jan. 3. (Special
Telegram.) Judges E. B. Perry,
Ralph D. Brown, L. G. Hard and H.
S. Dungan were the speakers tonight
at the annual banquet of the Adams
County Bar association1. The endow
ment fund and new building campaign
of Hastings college will be launched
at a banquet of chosen workers next
Thursday night. The principal ad
dress will be delivered by President
Harry Morehouse Gage of Huron col
lege, Huron, S. D.
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