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2 S STECHER WINS IN STRAIGHT FALLS Thirty-One and fifteen Hin- ntes Required to Pnt Peters to the Mat. BIO CEOWD SEES CONTEST Joe Stecher, the Dodge, Neb., cham pion, won two straight falls from Charlie Peters, the Papfllion carpen ter, at the Auditorium, before an audi ence estimated at 6,000 persona, Fri day night . Stecher won the first fall m thirty one minutes and forty-two seconds with the celebrated Stecher scissors hold aided and abetted by a wrist lock. He earned the second fall in fifteen minutes and thirty-two seconds, em ploying the same method to secure it The match was unquestionably the best Stecher has ever wrestled in Omaha. From start to finish it was entirely satisfactory to the immense crowd of fans. The match was suf ficiently long and exciting, not so short as when Joe wrestled Charlie Cutler two years ago. And these was no unwillingness to mix it on the part of either wreitler such as there was at the memorable Lewis-Stecher fiasco. Stick to the Mat. ' Exceot for a few short seconds Stecher was on the offensive during the earlier tangle. Peters employed purely defensiwe tactics, but be didn't mind the mixnps and the wrestlers were on the mat a large part of the time. It was during; the second tilt that Peters took the offensive for a few seconds. He made a bold charge at Stecher and bore the startled Dodge phenom to the mat so quickly that Stecher'f shcmlders hit the mat in what looked like a flying fall Peters' seconds called to the referee for a fall, but Stecher was up in the same motion and it could not have been called a legitimate fall and it hao pened so suddenly one could not posi tively tell if it was even a flying fall Peters followed up the advantage ot his charge and got behind Stecher, but could not begin to work out on Joe before the Dodge champ scram bled to nil feet. Referee Cr Sherman climbed through the ropes and in two minutes had the combatants at each other's throats. When Peters discarded his bath robe plasters-covering boils with which he had been suffering were dis cernible, one under the right eye, one on the left arm, one on the shoulder and one toward the bottom of his back. - For seven minutes the two belli ' gerenU merely trotted about the ring in an ettort to teel eacn other out. ' Stechers was calm and easy. Peters looked to be very nervous. Stecher 'was obviously looking for an opening to insert his leg around one of Peters' in an attempt to bring Charlie to the mat with a grapevine, a net trick of Joe's, but Peters offered a defense by pushing his head against Joe's ribs which bad the champion baffled. After seven minutes Stecher tried other tactics. He made a dive for , Peters' legs. But Charlie blocked, got behind, but apparently neither man cared to start mixing it on the mat for a few minutes because they both got up, seemingly of mutual consent. Dives For His Legs. Three minutes later Stecher essayed the same trick, the dive for the legs. And again Peters blocked, got behind and both men rose to their feet Bat one minute later, after just eleven minutes of wrestling, Stecher made a successful dive and by aheer brute strength dragged Peters to the mat Instantly Stecher began to strive for the scissors and in a minute had clamped his legs around Peters. But Peters broke the bold before Stecher had made it secure. This didn't bother Joe, however, and. be immediately returned to his knitting, striving- for that scissors hold. It took htm just a minute to get H again. Peters laid in the scissors for a minute, then he decided it was time to get oat He did. His struggles were so successful he not only broke away from the scissors, but propelled both himself and Stecher off the mat The warriors went to the middle of the mat with Stecher on top. Joe started alter the scissors all over again, but Peters broke away handily and jumped to his feet After about three minutes on their feet the grapplers went to the mat again and this time Stecher clamped a real scissors on his Papillion foe. It was a genome scissors and Peters could not break out of it as easily as he had the others. Stecher went after an arm hold to use with the scissors, but Peters turned out of this and rode the scissors on his stomach. Soma Wfat on Time. While Peters waa lying in this scis- . CI ' . . ... son ivcicrcc snerman signalled witn his hands that twenty minutes of time had elapsed and a cheer came from hundreds of throats, many of whose owners had placed a little coin that Joe would not accomplish his task in that brief time. . A couple of minutes later Peters treated the fans to some regular wres tling. With mighty effort he broke out of the scissors, the first time Omaha fans have seen one of Stecher's real scissors holds broken. The cheer that greeted this achieve ment inspired Peters to try a little leading of his own. He made the ad vance, but missed and returned to his defensive tactics. The referee signalled that twenty five minutes had elapsed. Peters be gan to chide Joe about it Practically all of the betting that was don waa that Stecher would throw Peters the first fall in thirty minutes. More con fident followers of the Dodge mat even waggered , Joe would throw Charlie twice in thirty minutes. And Peters only had to stick five more minutes to win his friends' and fok owers money. Joe was perceptibly angered at Peters' kidding and ha began to tear in. But when is teener tore in Peters tore out, and Joe couldn't get a good hold on bis slippery adversary.. Fi- ' naily Joe baited Peters with' a false , dive and got around and behind the Papillion grappler while both men were still on their feet. Just as he pulled Peters to the mat the thirty minute signal waa given and the Au ditorium rang with cheers and groans, cheers from those who had St. Louis Browns iv New York, Feb. 10. Fielder Jones, manager of the St Louis Browns, is coming all the way from Portland, Ore, to the American league sched ule meeting here next week to make an offer to the Yankees for the re lease of Infielder Fritz Maisel. Jones thinks that he can swing the deal by offering Eddie Plank and two other players to BUI Donovan. Bat Janes' long journey may be in vain. Donovan has made up has mind to won their money and groans from those who had lost. Puts His Shoulders Down. Stecher made a desperate try for the scissors. He nailed h and then secured a wrist lock. Slowly Peters turned over until both his shoulders touched the mat The time was 31 minutes and 42 seconds. Both men were cheered as they rose to their feet. After a rest of fifteen minutes Stecher and Peters re-entered the ring and both were once more greeted with cheers. Peters at this time was given the greatest ovation ever ac corded an opponent ot stecher m this state. The wrestlers remained on their feet five minutes at the start of this tilt before Stecher pulled Peters to the mat He got behind while still on his feet and palled Peters down by superior force alone. This time Peters offered a new defense against the scissors. He sat down on the mat with legs outstretched and arms hugging his sides. This defense puzzled Joe considerably. It was ap parently new to him. His first attempt at the scissors failed. So did the second. For five minutes Peters kept Joe from wrap ping his powerful legs around his ribs, and for that time it looked like Peters' new system was the goods. After the five minutes Peters broke clear away from Stecher and got to nis teet and It was Here He made bis charge that so- startled' Joe. It was urcrairy a piungs ana joe was swept off his feet He fell on his back, but he was in constant motion and there was no fall. Peters went behind. But Charlie could not et a hold n Stecher and in a eoonle of minute. Joe got up. This was the beginning ot toe end. Joe went after the scis sors and he nailed it down tight Once more he wrapped his firm fingers around Peters' wrist and Charlie slowly began to turn over. His shoulders touched and it was all over. The time was IS minutes and 32 seconds. Mathey and Herd Are Easy Winners In Indoor Tourney new xora. reo, iu. Tne annon. ance of Dean Mathey, one of the east ern team that will journey to the Pa cific coast next month, Alrick H. Man, jr., former Yale captain, and Clifton H. Herd, the California, held the in terest ot tennis followers at the ooen ing round of the national indoor championship tournament here today. me nKm was gooa ana tne playing fast, -Mathey using his famous cross fire shots, defeated Danforth Geer, jr., 6-0, 6-1.- Herd was very severe over head and left Abraham Bassford, jr, whom he defeated, few chances for re turns. The important matches in the fintr round louow: D Mather, ftmfcrt. jj. J., beat forth Qeer. Jr., New Tort. (-a. -L K. A. Welbrldne, Cnmnt Alhktlo aha. I Voadereenter, Princeton, but C P. Goodhue. New York. l-t. s-e. n, B. Haines, Colambta, beat Kb Seatta. New Tort, S-4, t-1. s-l. r. t. Hunter, New Tort, sot A. Van I Berauth, S Tern, S-S. t-t. Cart Jolllff, New Tork. teat L , Hart sua, Nw rock, s-s, ft. B. M. Pollllaa. Mv Tart, kal a. Bta. ronthmm, S-4, 4-4, T-t. h. J wmn, now Torlc AthleUe elsb, beet J. U Anderson, New Tort, t-1, t-t Cralc Btddle. PhUadelnkta. beet Hera! L. Tarlor, Brooklyn, S-4. C. B. Herd, California, boat A. Beasfers, Jr., New Tork. 4-1, t-1. A. H. Han. Jr.. New Tort, neat X. C Havana, Morrlatowm, 4-4, la-14. M. rarkar. cedaranrat, teal H. W. Bebta m. Mow Tork. 4-1, 4-4. B. T. ApplebT, Cohimola, WUvotaltv. neat I C K. Aaaraerrala, New Tork, t-1. t-t. B. R. Oletaon. Mow Tort, boat WIQarS Botafora. Cetambkl anrraMtr, t-4, fit, Lexington Loses Second Game to Gothenburg Gothenburg, Neb- Feb 10. (Spe cial.) Lexington High school bas ket ball team was defeated here Thursday evening by the local high school team, 28 to 9. Breatel, the big Gothenburg guard, was on the job from the sound of the whistle. He was in every play and broke up pass after pass. Roberta, the speedy little forward, seemed to be on all parte of the floor at the same time. This is the second time Gothenburg has de feated Lexington this season, the first game being played on Lexington floor. Following is a list of the games played by Gothenburg: Maxwon, S: Oothanbara. M, ' texlnztoa. U; OoUMnbarc, 1. Wood Blear, M Ootnenbars, S4. Keener. "I QothanooJS. It. Bholton, Si! Oethenbvm, 41. lKlatton, S; OoUionbars, St. . War Nat Bxteart It, Manaser otirtatr Matheweoa'a prepoeed arhoal tor Bltaben at tke Bed trainlns oamp looka eeod, km whr lull the aobeol to sltakora. SVei IHHia, emflaldarj and katamaa alee eoviA aee a atttte at rati naiiil THE OMAHA After Fritz Maisel it 'is its. t . experiment with Maisel at second base this year. The little speed merchant has entirely recovered from the injuries that kept him on the hospital list a greater part of laat season and be is eager to make cood at the middle bag. Donovan believes that Maisel will succeed, in asmuch as he is very fast in hand' ling ground balls and will be a strong addition to the team in batting and base stealing. the Indianapolis speedway. These are Peugeot designed cars. The Hoosier speedway will thus have some cars tnis year, including tne two Peugeots, two Premiers and two Max wells of last year. Johnny Aitken will captain the Indianapolis team and is expected to have among bis pilots Howdy Wilcox, Dave Lewis, Charier Merz and probably Gil Anderson. If Tom Rooney is entirely over injnries he suffered last year he also probably will pilot one of the Indianapolis can. Three news cars are being built for the Chicago speedway in . the Hoskins factory. Hoskins had a couple of cars last year with Doesy designed mo . i . i i : i .i j ul nars, mn la ucsigmng anu inuiumg uu own cars this year. Mercers Come Back. The Mercer people will once more camDaien their yellow cars through the entire racing season. Three Mer cers were finished last fall and raced m two or three events. These cars are being improved this winter and it is said tney will be among tne taat- eat m tbe country. It is believed either Dario Rests or Eddie Ricken bacher will be captain of the Mercer team this year, as the factory baa en tered into negotiations with both men. Rests threatens to quit the game. He has aspirations to become an en gineer for some factory, it is said, and if he can land such a job will cot out the speed game. There is also a report tnat Resta haa both a motor of bis own, but it cannot be confirmed. Dario will be unable to use the Peugeot this year because he will be unable to get any parts of it from France. tddie Kicaxnoacner is now in Europe, where he went last fall to get two cars; Sunbeams, it is thought The latest diplomatic troubles, it is believed, will make it impossible for Eddie to get these cars into the United States and may even have trouble returning himself. Nebraska Loses To Mizzu Tigers In Close Contest Lincoln. Feb. 10. Special Tel egram.) The University of Nebraska was nosed out in a thrilling basket ball game last night, the first of its conference series, 18 to 16, by the Uni versity of Missouri. When time was called for the game the score was tied, 14 to 14. Referee Forest Allen called for an other five minutes of play and Fto thow hooked a basket for Nebraska. Viner followed with one for Missouri and then Captain Williams took a long shot and made a sensational field goal, winning for his team. The Huskers held a slender lead in the first half, 6 to 5, but Williams' great work in the second period even ed it up. int university gymnasium could not accommodate the crowd which wanted to see the game, . Captain Williams for Missouri was tbe individual star, with twelve of the eighteen points scored by his team. Flothow, former Omaha High school boy, was the Husker star, with three field goals. The summary: MRBRASKA. buasorrni .... Toart nothew ..B.P. H. Camilla!! (C I, P Neleoa ..C. L.r. Campbell C WUllaaaa (C.) Worta .......... R.O. RtddeU I.F. R.O. .......... Vlnor SubaUtataat Nebraska, Jaokm tor BM dalli Mlaaaort, Shlrlejr tar Vast, Shepherd for CamobeU. Qoale from Held: riotbow (I Melaon ). Warn (), WUHama ( V ' (II, StUrker. Proa tkrswai Campbell t wiuaana It). BaCaraa: rarest AUea. ivey Hudson Winner Of Putting Competition Seavey Hudson captured an open 36-bole putting competition at the Burgeas-Naah tndoor links yesterday, with a score of 69. A large number of golf enthusiasts took part in the play. Scores of the leaders were as follows; Handeon lW. u. cralahead K. J. Hatch.... Ned Altchleen. John Raytord. A. O, Nickels.. ...71 a it Chambera. ..It II. D. Frankfart.. ..Tt IC Warren.. Defeat for Wood River Rve at Shelton's Hands Shetton, Neb, Feb. 10. (Special) Shelton defeated Wood River here last night in a rough game of basket ball, 45 to 6. The locals show consid erable improvement during the last few weeks. Diefenderfer played the beat floor game for the locals, while Henninger starred for Sbelton. Ref eree, bherred. Umpire, lewtrm. i V '. Jr i MANY MEW RAGING CAME BUILT (rliaalaliH Bkaam Oaax) SUNDAY BEE: I FEBRUARY 11, 1917. AMATEURS START STOYE LEAGUE FIRE Mass Meeting of Magnates, Athletes and Fans to Be Held Next Week. LEAGUE HEADS GET BUSY By FRANK QUIGLEY. Hipl hit! bing! bang! The base ball lid is off and naturally the Omaha Amateur Base Ball association is re sponsible for the lifting. Most any thing now in the base ball line is per missible. Of course, atmosphere conditions will put a damper on out side activities for some moons to come, but inside work, such as gym nastics, are being indulged in freely bv the molders ot amateur base ball history, and real inside base ball stuff is rolled on the boards at the various stove league hangouts. I he association is still in its in fancy, this year being its fourth con secutive season on the turf. Again Jake Isaacson will be the king pin and has already proven to be a wide awake animal, containing sufficient executive ability to stumble over all the rocks that will be dumped in his path. An old base ball gazaboa la beted James Milota will handle the secretary polish, that is matured in base ball, but atill under the thirty mark in years. He will be ably as sisted by William Blozies, vice pres ident, formerly the secretary. New men will be added to the coterie of directors in event all the present league magnates fail to be re-elected or voluntarily resign. Mass Meeting, At the council chamber in the city hall Wednesday, February 21, a mam moth mass meeting of magnates, players and all of those interested in the welfare of amateur base ball will convene. An elaborate program will be prepared, which will consist of orations by local men of base ball prominence and a pair of prominent city officials, namely, Mayor Dahlman and J. B. Hummel, the great-grand father ot Omaha recreation. Friday, February 16, the city league magnates will elect officers for the ensuing season. They will bump paws at Ernie Holmes' rack-'em-up dugout, located at Sixteenth and Farnara streets. Several new teams are espe cially anxious to secure bertha in this fast class B organization and they will be afforded an opportunity to draw for the coveted vacancies. The American league, of which the Chris Lvcks conned the elorv. win hold their animal meeting Wednesday, February &, at the city hall. AddIi cations for membership will be given due consideration at this meetine. In the very immediate future the managers of the Greater Omaha league will hotd their amraal talkfest and election of officers. According to the wiseacres not much progress will be made in this league until the bi? guns of the various teams get at least an inkling of what revisions will be made in the present constitution of the association. The fastest teams the city are members of this league. The Luxus won the ehsjnpionship last term. It is the oomton of President Frank Sochy of the Commercial league, a latorday cuss A organization, tnat e ascertain what action the board of directors will take relative to eligi bility rules before he calls a meetine. lo date frank xltmatka. tbe kmg bolt ot tne boutnern league, has not definitely decided when he win gather his Bock. Unquestionably a new presi dent will have to be selected tor this league because Hubatka is the man ager of the Corr Electrics and the rules of the association will not allow any person actively connected with a base ball team to ran the business affairs of anv teaarne. No news is tortneornmg trom the camp of the Intercity league as yet but these youngsters tnat upset the dope and nabbed tbe class B cham pionship last fall will probably wake ud before long. The mass meeting will probably stimulate interest among the members ot this league as well as otner delmaoenta. On Wednesday, r-ebruary 28, the National league will convene at the citv hall. evidently Bernard tlaseman, the cheese of the Booster league, will dumn his lob because he has already made known his intention of putting the Trimble Brothers in the City leajrae. He will probably call togeth er the magnates of the Booster league next week. Walter Nelsen is stirring up inter est among the uieuibeis of the Met ropolitan league. No date as yet has been set for the initial meeting. Last season was the first offense for this leaeue and they did remarkably well circumstances considered. Sioux Citv Finds Falls Five Easy Game, 24 to 8 Sioux Falls, S. D Feb. 10. (Special Telegram.) Sioux Gty easily defeat ed Sioux Falls High here tonight, 24 to 8, in game characterized by the routrhness of the local team. The visi tors were the aggressors from the first sound of the wtitsae and romped up and down the floor almost at will Their excellent team work and the speed with which they passed the ball kept the locals looking for the sphere most of the rime. Sioux Falls was unable to work the ball into Sioux City's territory. During th last half, Montgomery and HoUeabeck starred for Sioux City; Munaon and Stewart for Sioux Falls. Hastings High Wins Game, But College Team Loses Hastings, Neb, Feb. 10. Special Telegram.) Hastimzs High school defeated Grand Island High school. to IB. m basket ball tonight York College defeated Hastings col lege, 27 to 9. The York collegians are strong contenders tor tbe state champion ship and made considerable headway by triumphing over Hastings. Creighton Loses to Star Team on Beloit Floor Beloit, Wis, Feb. 10. (Special Tel eegram.) Creighton university lost to Fairbanks all-star team here tonight, 18 to 16. Kearney registered six Doints for Creiehton. Field coals Beloit, Murphy (2), Phillips (4), Ghar- nty ll)i Uiarnty, 4 tools; Creighton, fsttx (U, Kearney yj, ransh (11: Lose V-J ana t loWaa. FOUR MORE DAYS TO ENTER MTOURM Secretary Langtry Mores to Grand Rapid for Final A. B. 0. Drive. WOBE ON ALLEYS STARTS Grand Rapids. Mich, Feb. 10. Only four more days are left for the bowl ers to enter the seventeenth annual tournament of the American Bowling congress, scheduled to open in the Coliseum building in this city on March i. Secretary Abe Langtrv. the American Bowling congress official who is general manager of the big tournaments, will leave for here to morrow and will ooen the bowlers' great headquarters at the Hotel Pant lind tomorrow night, staying in Grand Kapids until the last ball has been shot and the final check mailed to the lowest prize wtnnec Langtry is ud to his ears in mail these days and figures that he has nearly two-thirds of the total entry listed already, fits latest estimate of the number of entries in his hands was 550 five-man teams, any definite figures being unobtainable until the list has been closed for several davs. as he has several American Bowling congress officials acting as his assist ants m various cities in the country who are equally authorized with him o take entries. Chicago Hits Mark. Judge Howard is handling Chica go's big entry and announced yester day that it had passed the 100 mark, with every indication that it would go to 125. Information received by him early in the week showed that towns close to Chicago such as Rockford, Elgin, Aurora, Lake Forest, Kenosha and Racine would supply over fifty more clubs and it looked as though there would be close to 200 clubs alone from tbe district comprised m a circle drawn seventy-five miles away from Chicago. brand Kaotds has resnooded wen tn the efforts of Secretary Lee H. Bierce, who is handling tbe home en try, and it looks as though there may be 200 fives composed of local talent The rest of Michigan, led by Detroit, with iifty teams, ought to supply at least another 100 dubs, while Ohio is being figured on for about 150. with big delegations from Indiana, Ken tucky, x-ittstrargti. Mew York and tbe states west of the Mississippi. reona Has KaiL Reports as to the next tournament city seem still vague, although it looks as though Peoria has the rail, with Cincinnati tod Buffalo close seconds. A report that Milwaukee was in the field for the 1918 meet was effectively killed try a letter from Secretary Langtry, who told the Milwaukee boosters that bis citv was unfavor ably situated m regard to a traildmg mat would permit the holdinar of a tournament as successfully as other cuica. Special trains are corns- to fitmr largely this year in the bur kerel- fest, Chicago having arranged for sev eral specials, one of them berna- a tramload of members of the Chicago L .1. 1 . Ill' . : . . i i . , . muici, uniNjis auucuc ana otner Similar organizations which will shoot its games the second week of the meet Indianapolis and Fort Wayne nave signed tor a special from tbe Hoosier state, while Gal l v Herrmann is said to have a Cincinnati and Co mmons special framed that will earrv a noai oi poosters in a desperate en deavor to land the next meet Buf- iaio win stso come strong with a special train with Vice President John Smith as its leader. Work on the sixteen alters that are to be laid in the Coleseum here will be started tomorrow, with Charlrv Collier of Chicago and Jess Grtrver of this city in charge. Sets of pins to the number of 800 have been laid aside by the alley builders for the big meet and they claim that the conditions at the coming meet will be as ideal for high scores as any that they have ever laid, as they have a practically perfect solid floor on which to lay the pig sweep ot drives. Tennis Player Can Deal In Goods and Be Amateur New York. Feb. 10. The amateur rule which would disbar a tennis player who deals in sporting goods was defeated by the United States National Lawn Tennis association early this morning at its' annual meeting here. Gossip Heard at the Ringside; Plestina Flashes Roll of Coin Carrying $500 in gold coin of the realm in bis right paw, Marin Ples tina, the big Omaha grappler who doesn't seem able to find anybody will ing to tackle him, stepped into the ring before the main match and of fered to wrestle Earl Cad dock for $500 or $1,000. The $500 he carried to show Caddock he meant business. Plestina has been trying to land a match with Caddock for some time, but has never been able to coax Earl into a clash. Plestina also challenged the winner of the Stecher-Peters go. Plestina doesn't bar anybody and the bigger they come the better he likes em. The seroswnidtip was a real twenty minute thriller. It was between John Pesek, the Buffalo county marvel who recently stood Earl Caddock off for an hoar, and a protege of Al Has tings, the Silver Creek promoter. Hastings' protege goes by several names one of which is Samson. Out weighed fifteen pounds Hastings' lad outwrestled Pesek from start to finish. Pesek put up a stubborn resistance, however, and the bout was a corker. There was no fall. Five hundred dol lars was said to have been bet oa the outcome. Tom Rar and Judie Warner wrestled a fast ten-minute rough and tumble tangle without a fall. They appeared to be much peeved at each other and when Referee Al Hastings informd them the ten minutes were up they were retoctant to suspend hostilities and one of them upset Has tings when he tried to separate them. Scores of bone-crushers invaded Omaha for the bout Earl Caddock. who was challenged by Plestina, was a visitor. Jack Taylor, the Canadian champ, who has hurled a deft at Cad dock and says he has put up $250, came-op' froan Laacola for the bout TENNIS HEN HAKE NO CHANGE IN RULE Sacqnet Wielder May Work for Sporting Goods House and Still Be Amateur. EAST GETS ALL TOURNEYS New York, Feb. 10. The annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis association closed early today with a mairly even break be tween the east and the west on ques tions which caused sectional divis ions. The representatives from west of the Alleghenies defeated the pro posed amateur rules, which would bar from the amateur ranks players in the sporting goods business; but all the important national championship tournaments with one exception, were awarded to clubs in the Atlantic states. As a result of this action the pres ent amateur rule will stand. This rule permits an amateur tennis player to maintain a connection with a firm manufacturing or selling athletic goods to no greater extent than with any other line of goods." The west was successful also in defeating rule proposed by the execu tive committee, which would have governed and limited payment of ex penses of players competing in sanctioned tournaments. A few minor amendments of the amateur rule were adopted. The most important of these provides that a player shall lose his amateur status by permitting or sanctioning the use of his name to advertise or promote the sale of tennis goods for pecuniary profits or by permitting his name to be advertised or published as author of books or articles on tennis, of which he is not actually the author. Recognizing War Cloud. The meeting recognized the war sit uation by authorizing the executive committee to cancel all crany sanc tioned tournaments in case such action appeared warranted. The only sectional contest over the award of national tournaments was between the Long-wood club of Bos ton and the Onwentsia club of Chi cago, both of which applied for the doubles championship. The Boston clnb won the event by a vote of 172 to 89. The national singles champion ship tournament and the junior and boys' national championship tourna ment were awarded to the West Side club of Forest Hill, L. Lj the wo men's singles, doubles and mixed doubles chamoionshin went tn thp Philadelphia Cricket club and the in door championship to the Seventh Regiment Tennis club of New York. The Ohio Lawn Tennis association of Cincinnati defeated the Rockbill club fii Kansas City for possession of the clay courts championships. Creighton High Wins Rough Game in Inter-City League In a game characterized by pushing, kicking and slugging, the South Hitrh Reserves went down to a 31 to 26 de feat at the hands of Creighton High in an Inter-City league basket ball game on the South Side floor last night Smith, Creighton's star, was floored with a left to the jaw just as Smith hung up his eighth field goal. The Creighton team sent out the "S. O. S." signal and as they entered a awaiting automobile after the game, , clubs, brick-bats and fists were hurled in their direction. Wogan is suffering from a broken nose as the result of a blow received just before the car started for Omaha. Emigh refereed the second half of the game, when Graham, who had officiated thus far, handed him the whistle and entered the game himself. i.uieup SOUTH HIOH CREIGHTON HIGH. Oewold LF. Hod tea ,,ij'. L.F Smith R.F Camel HedaTan .......C. u....La, Forte (C.) I-C3. .......... Wosan B-0.... Coaaa Yalta ......L.a. Hunter ...B.a meld roala: Camel. Coran, Wogaa (, La Porta ). Smith (t), Osteoid (I), Hun ter (l), Hoturran (), Oraham (t). Foal roala! Camel, Oewold (J). Substitutes: uniua lor Munter. After the Gamblers. The American association haa mimi-a the aid ot federal and atate officiate In a campaign asainit baae ball port la, hand- boOKa and other echemes followed by the baae ball bottlns fraternity la cities ot tbe aawaen association circuit. Clarence Eklnnrf waa nn hnA ant yesterday afternoon matched himself wiui nastmgs protege for a future bout for $100 a side. There were many others and challenges and defies were neara irom ai: sides. The crowd was a wonderful sight Not a vacant sea was to be found in thf hnere KniMmv I, stood up. Pop dispensers even rented weir ciuuxjr uotue cases io mose wno had to stand up and wanted a little better view of the ring. The crowd could not have been less than 6.000 a rwt fh AjrHinat-v ,aaM .-. 1.. c ceded that number. The crowd was so great usners and police could not waiuw ii at aiu Taken as a whole tbe bill was one ot the best that ever was presented in Omaha. The main attraction, the Stecher-Peters clash, was replete with action and interesting from start to finish. The preliminaries were a lot better than many a main- bout seen in Omaha. Almost everybody who saw it agreed that Pete Loch, who pro moted the affair, had provided a pro gram more than worth the money, something that can be seldom said of a wrestling bill. ' Carl Marfisi, official treasurer for the match, worked far into the night last night figuring up the receipts. He had some task. Marfisi waa selected by both Hetmanek, manager of Stecher, and Loch, who waa not only the promoter, but was managing Peters, to take charge of the seat sale and the money. He was the non-interested party given the job of handling the coin. Marfisi, who is an old hand at the wrestling game, being a co-worker of Gene Melady's in all the matches Gene puts on, and he de clared the crowd hist night ODC of tbe most wonderful he ha ver teen a M'GRAW LAUGHS AT ATHIMS' STRIKE Great Leader Says Players Are Wising Up to a Huge Joke. WELL FIXED FOE RACE The threatened base ball strike is one of the least worries of John J. McGraw. a base ball manager who usually has as few worries as the best of them. "I'm readv for this strike, said Mac, "either coming or going. To me it is a huge joke. The players are wising up. Sometimes sheep get next to the shepherd. "A strike, McOraw continued, could not affect me greatly one way or the other. The Giants, which startled the base ball world last fall by reeling off twenty-six consecutive victories, have perhaps exceptional reason to place individual opportunity before misguided cause. However that may be. the fact remains that my boys are eager and waiting for a word that will send them out to a possible championship with the ricn worm s scries spoils cutanea. Only three players vital to the success of the Giants remain un signed or unpledged," continued the Little Napoleon. "These are Davey Robertson, Fer die Schupp and Walter Hotke. I'd go broke on the loyalty of any or all of the three." Pleased With Ivory. McGraw is content with the stmer- . abundance of talent already commit ted to him, to rest his case on the colt division of tbe Giants. It is a wealth of young talent of which a less illustrious campaigner than Mac might be proud. Because he himself says that pitching can be his onlv possible source of worry, we will dis sect the means of remedy taken to ward this end. lames Middleton, from Louisville of the American association, is per haps the most widely advertised pitching prospect coming up for trial with the 1917 Giants. Almost single handed last year he pitched Bill Qv mer's team into a championship. Cly mer, a wonderful judge of players, says that he's ready and Bill ought to know. Middleton is not a giant nor is he a pigmy. He is slightly under average size, but put up on the lines of a little giant It is said he is a counterpart of Bob Shawkey, the Yankee star, in style and action. Perhaps next in importance is Walter Hoyt the Brooklyn school boy of no-hit fame, just awarded to New York by the national commis sion. L. A. Yaynes of Morgan town, S. C, is a big right-hander who set the Eastern league afire last season. He is only a kid and may need fur ther seasoning. There is George Smith of Colum bia university, who dallied around with the Giants after the close of the college season. Smith was green when McGraw took him, but he picked up a whole lot of pointers while decorating the bench. He was given a chance to finish several games and some of them he finished in most masterful fashion. Andy Coakley, the Columbia coach, believes Smith the greatest youngster since the advent of Alexander. In size, appearance and style this youth is a study of the Christy Mathewson that was when McGraw came to New York. Texan is Promising. There are several others, any one of whom just possibly might pan out C. A. Causey is a big, raw-boned southpaw from the Texas league, who is an enigma whenever he happens to have control. A portsider is always a gamble; ex perience under competent instruction may bring out Causey instanter. Pie Way, the Yale pitcher, is going back to Martin. He hasn't set the world afire yet as a professional. Some times it takes an amateur a season or two to find his bearings. Way has the physical qualifications. As a col legian he appeared to have the nec essary poise also. William Morriserte is right handed pitcher bought from Balti more. Jack Dunn thinks highly of him. So did Connie Mack when the 1916 campaign began. In bringing Morrisette back to fast company Mc Graw got even with Mack for tak ing Rube Scbauer from Louisville. Schaner finally crossed McGraw after the Giant boss bad held on to him for many years almost aa long as he stuck by Fred Schupp, as a mat ter of fact S. S. Stryker is a semi- tro from Atlantic Highlands, N. J. .ike most semi-pros he is at best a long gamble. Chicago Maroons Fall Before Hawkeye Rve Iowa Gty, la, Feb. 10. (Special Telegram.) Outplayed from the start, Chicago fell before Iowa in basket ball tonight by a score of 24 to 17. Within thirty second after the toss-up Von Lackum scored the first field goal for Iowa and the Hawkeyes did not relinquish their lead for a mo ment Iowa ran in three baskets be fore Chicago scored once and at the end of the first half led, 13 to 11. Coach Page shot in substitutes for the Maroons in the last period, but the Hawkeyes only increased their lead, Berrion getting sensational long distance shots in the last hall Ban nick for Iowa msale all his five at tempts from tbe foul Iraj good. Bent was the Chicago star, but he had a poor night for foul baskets. Boone Basket Men Fall Before Central Onslaught Boone, la, Feb. 10 (Special Tele gram.) Omaha Central High school defeated Boone High basket ball team. Omaha showed a most perfect and brilliant quality of game, out playing Boone throughout the con test and held the score to 17 to 10. The first half ended 4 to 6. Max well of Omaha scored three field throws, Klepser two, Patty two field throws snd three fouls out of nine. Meredith, star forward for Boone, scored all ten points for tbe borne team. The largest crowd ever attending a basket ball game here crowded the gymnasium. Omaha goes to Fort Dodge in the morning for a game to morrow night Bar Isaaus entries ' me tJloTlDo Oaleo.la. The America se as asm arraaeea t seaM : tram bat at AJhena, Oa.