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NEBRASKA RANKS
AMONG FIRST TEN
STATESAT TRAPS
Dornhusker C o m m o n w ealth , .
Ranks Seventh in Number of
Registered Tournaments
in Last Three Years.
BUSKER ELEVEN
AGAIN CARDED TO
PLAYJYRACUSE
New Yorkers ' Have Turkey
Date on Nebraska's 1918
Schedule; Two Open
Dates Remain.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 16. 1917.
ILLINOIS TOWNS
FAVORED IN RACE
FOR Wl CLUBS
Peoria, With Bloomington or
Rockford, Probably Will
Gain Franchises in Dick
erson Circuit.
That Peoria and Bloomington, 111.,
have an edge on Oklahoma City and
Tulsa in the race for franchises in the
Western league is the belief of West
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Syracuse so far is the only big uni
versity to find a place on Nebraska's
1918 foot ball schedule.
Five gamei have been scheduled for
next fall by the Cornhuskers. Ne
braska W.esleyan, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Syracuse, all played this,
year, are on the card
Two dates remain open. They are
October 19 and October 26.
The games scheduled so far are as
"ollows: ', ,
October 2 NebraRka Westeyan at Lincoln.
October 9 Iowa at Iowa City.
October 19 Open.
October 26 Open
November Missouri at Columbia.
November 16 Kanaas at Lincoln.
November 28 Syracuse at Lincoln.
Two of the games, Missouri and
Iowa, Vrill be played in hostile terri
tory, the remaining three on Nebraska
field at Lincoln. !
It is expected that the two open
dates will be filled soon. These games
probablv will be scheduled for Lin
coln, although, in an emergency, one
might be carded, for a foreign field.
No Michigan Game.
These two open dates were occu
pied this year by the Michigan and
Notre Dame games. It is practically
settled that the Cornhuskers will not
play the Wolverines next year, as
Yost has decided to trim his schedule
from 10 games to seven, and in order
to play more Big Ten teams' will drop
I Stewart's men. . ., '
r A Notre Dame gamfe may be ar
ranged, as the.Hoosiers have no ob
jection to playing away from home,
and'this is a popular combat at Lin
coln! The only Missouri valley school to
complete its 1918 foot ball, schedule
is Kansas. The. Jayhawkers have the
following games carded: ,
October 12 Normals at Lawrence.
October 19 Washburn at Topeka.
October 26 Ames at Ames.
November 2 Ajrgles at Lawrence.
November 9 Oklahoma at Lawrence.
November 17 Nebraska at Lincoln.
November "8 Missouri at Lawrencet
Husfors to Battle
Gophers, Ames and (
; ' Jayhawk on Track
Prepartions for spring athletics in
the Missouri valley conference have
not -progressed far as yet and only
two schools have completed their
schedules. These two are Kansas and
Nebraska universities. Kansas will
hold' in idoor meet with Kansas State
Agricultural college February 18 at
Manhattan, but no other school in
the valley has announced arrange
ments completed for an indoor- meet.
Kansas' schedule .for outdoor; track
follows: "r"1 f.r;
May 8 Agplcs at 'Manhattan.
May1 11 Missouri at Columbia. f
May '18 Nbraslra at, Lawrence.
Nebraska's outdoor, track schedule:
, May 4 Ames at Lincoln.
May 11 MlnneSota"at Lincoln. ,
May 18 Kansas at Lawrence.
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Georgia Tech Fan Figures '
Dope on Leading Eleven
A. close follower of the foot ball ac
tivities of the Georgia - Tech.,,. team
this year, with a leaning toward
statistics, has prepared a table" of
comparative scores which shows that
the southern eleven was on.:' art aver
age close to 60 points, better than
other leading college, combinations of
the jeast and middle west. $y using
trie Scores rolled p against Penn
sylvania, Washington' and Jefferson;
Vanderbilt, Carlisle Indians, Auburn
and Washington, and .Lee a line of
comparison is secured which runs
through the play of the best teams
of the season in all sections except
the far west and the southwest. It
is an exceedingly, interesting ex
ample of what can be done in this
direction by the foot ball enthusiast.
Feejing of Unrest Among
'Owners of Thoroughbreds
Low figures for sterling thorough
breds 'at recent horse sales in Lex
ington is said to reflect a widespread
feeling of. unrest among horsemen
who are looking ahead into the haz
ards' of racing under war conditions
in 1918.
One writer, purporting to reflect
sentiment among turfmen, asserts
many bf them believe prudence should
dictate moderate policy with refer
once.o acquiring new racing material.
They Tee!, this writer dec'ares, that it
is not. without the range of possibil
ities that racing may be considerably
curtailed in the United States next
year dn account of war needs, which
include the conservation of grain and
because of the increasing transporta
tion difficulties.
Wrestling Champ Offers
His Services to Uncle Sam
Waiter Miller, claimant of the
welterweight and middleweight wrests
l ling championship of the world, has
offered his services to the War de
partment as an athletic instructor
in onq of the army cantonments.
IIiV offer, has been forwarded to
Washington. D. C, for consideration,
but if the War department finds no
place for him as instructor, he has
announced that he will enlist in the
army January 1.
Miller is over the draft age. He
missed being called upon to register
by 27 days. He was 31 years old on
May 8, this year.
Sister of Quaker City ,
Swimming Coach a Star
William A. Curwen is swimming in
structor at a Quaker City natatorium.
His sister, Daisy Curwen, is the holder
of the English women's records in 100,
150, 220 and 300 yards. Curwen has
developed many swimmers in this
country. 7"
10,000,000 Cue Players,
85,000 Rooms, in U. S.
It ?s estimated there are 85,000 pub
lic billiard and pocket billiard estab-:
lishments in this country and that
10,00,000- persons plarme- kmd --of
cue games. "
ern league fans.
There i little doubt now but what
two of these towns will be members
of the Western league when the 1918
season opens. Neither the Three-I
nor the Western association will at
tempt to start next spring, so this
territory is open to Western invasion.
It is further certain that the Western
cannot hope to prosper with the same
cities as hst year, so two. new towns
must be added. It is only a question
of what two.
There are several reasons, Western
fans believe, why Peoria and Bloom
ington have an edge on the oil cities
of Oklahoma.
In the first place the magnates have
put the subject into President Dicker
son's hands. Dicker.son comes from
this central west territory and natu
rally would give Peoria and Bloom
ington first consideration.
Mileage Problem.
Second, the mileage problem, which
promises to cut a lot of ice next year
owing to the tax on railroad fares
and Pullmans, gives the Illinois cities
an edge.
Peoria and Bloomington are closer
to Omaha, Lincoln, Sioux City and
Des Moines than Oklahoma City and
Tulsa and about the same distance
from St. Joseph. Wichita and Joplin
are the only two towns closer to the
Oklahoma cities.
Peoria has the strongest offer of
any of the four cities. Peoria last
year in the Three-I and Central had
more attendance for the season than
any Western league city except
Omaha. The Peoria club made
money last year and any city that
made money last year is a real base
ball town. Peoria is crazy to get into
the Western league, the club is rep
resented by plenty of money and an
organization of fans in the Illinois
c(ty has promised full support.
Rockford Has Chance,
i Bloomington is no certainty, even
though Peoria is taken in. It is pos
sible Rockford may offer better in
ducements and in that case it would
be Peoria and Rockford.
It probably will be another month
before any action is taken on this
matter, as Dickerson has been in
structed to investigate carefully the
claims of each city.
What Western league cities will
lose franchises is uncertain at present,
although it is admitted Denver is sure
to be one. The Denver club will go
to one of the new cities.
'It is 'probable Jack Holland's St.
Joseph-Hutchinson club will go to
the other. That being the case, Ed
Hanlon wilf stay in St. Jvseph a'nd
Ducky jHolmes probably 'will move
from Lincoln-, to Sioux City.
Vernon Club Cans Stovall
And "Firebrand" Retires
The. Vernon club has given George
Stovall his unconditional release and
the former Firebrand has announced
that he is. out. of base hall for good.
It had been well understood since the
clpse of the Coast league season that
Stovall would not be retained as man
ager, after the poor showing of his
team" -last season. Another "retire
ment" announced is that of Fred
Snodgrass, who says he is done with
base ball and. that not even the offer
of. a berth as manager would tempt
him to return to the game.
Ebbets Rings in Cupid
Clause in Any Training
President Ebbets of Brooklyn, with
an eye on what the army draft may
do to his team, says he will trade
no married men unless he receives
married men in exchange. It used to
be held by some managers that a wife
of a ball player was a handicap, but
now they seem to regard her as an
asset. . She keeps hubby from being
grabbed off by Uncle Sam. Mr. Eb
bets says he would not be surprised
if before the war is over Uncle Sam
had taken every unmarried ball play
er in the major leagues.
McGraw Orders Four Stars
To Have Tonsils Removed
Manager John McGraw, it is said,
has issued orders to four of his play
ers to have their-tonsils removed be
fore they report in the spring. The
four men who will do better work, he
thinks, without tonsils are Pitchers
Benton, Perritt and Tesreau and First
Baseman Holke.
Floor Schedules
Mizzou Valleij
Kansas University.
January 17-18 Ames at Lawrenre.
January 50-31 Aggies at Lawrenc.
February 4-5 Missouri at Lawrenre.
February 11-12 Washington at Lawrence.
February 15-16 Nebraska at Lincoln.
February 20-21-MissourI at Columbia.
February 22-23 Washington at St. Louis,
JIaroh 4-5 Agglea at Manhattan.
Kansas State Agricultural College.
January 19 Ames at Manhattan.
January 30-31 Kansas at Lawrence.
February 8-9 Washington at Manhattan.
February 21-22 Drake at Des Moines. ,
February 23 Ames at Amca.
February 27-2t Mllssouri at Manhattan.
March 4-5 Kansas at Manhattan.
March S-t Nebraska at Lincoln.
' Missouri University.
January 12 Drake at Columbia.
January 17-18 Washington at St. Louis.
February 4-5 Kansas at Lawrence.
February 7-8 Nebraska at Columbia.
February 15-16 Ames at Ames.
February 20-21 Kansas at Columbia.
February 27-2S Aggii-s at Manhattan.
March 4-5 WashinKton at Coluniliiu.
Nebraska University.
February 6 Washington at Pt. Louis.
February 7-8 Missouri at Columbia.
February 15-16 Kansav at Lincoln
March 'a -8 Aggies at Lincoln,-.... ....
Iowa State College (Ames).
January 17-18 Kansas nt Lawrenre.
January 19 Aggtis at Manhattan.
February 15-16 Missouri at Ames.
February 23 Asgles at Ames.
Washington University.
January 12 Drake at St. Louis.
January 17-18 Missouri at St. Louis.
February 8 Nebraska at St. Louis.
February. S-( Agglas .a,' ,Manhaft?n.
February 22-2S Kansaa at St. Louis' "
March 4-5 Missouri at Columbia.
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Omaha Basket Ball Flippers
Showing 'Em How in Louisville
Members of Omaha Ambulance Company at Camp Zach
ary Taylor Seek Championship of Louisville Y.
M. C. A. League and Also Have Design
ing Eyes on Cantonment Title.
Omaha basket ball flippers who used to scintillate on the
local "Y" court now are showing Louisville, KyM fans how
we do it out here in the west.
Members of the Omaha AmbulanceO-
company located at Camp Zachary
Taylor have organized a floor quintet
and they are the sensation of Louis
ville. They have entered the Young
Men's Christian association league,
the biggest loop in the Kentucky
town, and already have started to
clean house.
"Fuzzy" McFarland of Creighton,
Jack Suchart of the Omaha National
banks, Ingram of the Hanscom Park
Methodists, Herman Harte of Cen
tral High school, 'Join Nicholason
and Lennard Millberg of Commercial
TTicrh irhnnl ami Pete Curtis of Lin
coin High school, are the stars of the
Omaha ambulance five.
McFarland and Suchart are the
regular forwards, Harte and Ingram
the guards ana curtis piays cenm.
Some Good Flipping.
. In a recent game, McFarland shot
eight baskets and bucnart tour, wnue
Curtis and Ingram advanced into the
forward territory long enough to clip
two coals each.
A string of substitutes consisting
of Stenger, former Chicago university
man; Howard Home, Cy Cisek, Dad
Ryan, Hart, Perrin, Lorber, Jensen
and Wachter, make the Omaha five
a formidable one.
The local boys have high hopes
of capturing the championship of the
Young Men's Christian association
league and they also have longing
eyes on the championship of Camp
Taylor. It is said the Omaha flippers
look like the one best
bet for that camp championship, too,
Pittsburgh Expects Much
Of Youth Named Milligan
The Pittsburgh club is expecting
much of Pitcher Mark Milligan, a
youngster who was' out under option
last season "with Scranton in the New
York State league and with Birming
ham in the Southern. He is more than
a pitcher, for he can play the infield
and outfield and can hit, as his New
York State batting record indicates
Hp was in the Virginia league, play
ing under the name of Orr, having
been a college man, before Scout Cap
Neal of the Pirates saw nun ana
grabbed him
Jack Dunn Is Cheated Out
Of Coin for Jack Bentley
Jack Dunn of Baltimore, whose luck
in disposing of players at fat prices is
proverbial, couldn't buck Uncle Sam.
He won't get a cent for Jack, Bentley,
his first baseman, who was to have
gone to the Boston Red Sox, the Na
tional commission having decided that
no drafted player shall be paid for
if he is taken by the army. The Red
Sox lose Bentley's services and Dunn
toses the money that would have been
paid for those services, which is pretty
tough tor Dunn.
Pirates Still Undecided
As to Training Camp Spot
The Pirates are still undecided
about their training camp. One of
the latest bids received is from Jack
son, Tenn., where Roger Bresnahan
trained his Cardinals for 24 hours or
so one spring. Most of the Pitts
burgh players seem to prefer a return
to Hot Springs and President Drey
fuss may yield to their wishes.
Leonard Changes Mind.
.Joe Leonard of the Washington
team changed .his mind about enlist
ing in the quartermaster's department
of the army and chose the navy in
stead. He will join the naval re
serves at Chicago and may never get
a taste of salt water.
McCredie Aids Soldiers.
Walter McCredie, manager of the
Portland Coast league team, has been
spending his vacation assisting in
coaching the sailors' base ball team
at the srovernmerit submarine base at
San Pedro, near Los Angeles. J
JOE FIXA WINS
HAND BALL TITLE
OF THEY. M. C.A.
Captures Championship by De
feating Paul Havens in
Final Round in Thrill
ing Match.
Joe Fixa now holds the hand ball
championship of the Omaha Young
Men's Christian association. He won
the title by victory in the hand ball
tourney just completed at the "Y."
Fixa won the honor by defeating
Paul Havens in the final round in a
thrilling clash which attracted a large
gallery of hand ball fans. Havens
had previously defeated Rev. Mr. Cal
vert after a stiff three-game battle
in the semi-finals.
A doubles hand ball tourney soon
will be started at the "Y." A num
ber of Indoor court cracks have en
tered and some lively matches are an
ticipated. The annual city hand ball tourney
will not be staged until next spring.
This is the big tourney of the year,
when all the Contenders camp on the
trail of C. G. Linn, who so far has
always been able to retain his dis
tinction of city champion.
Nebraska Boy Is One of Stars on
Great Lakes Naval Station Eleven
Phil Proctor, former Cornhusk
er, was one of the stars of the
Great Lakes training station
eleven which has just closed a suc
cessful season.
Proctor played a star game at
lefthalf for the jackies and was
considered one of the best de
fensive players on the team. To
ward the end of the season, the
former Nebraska player was handi
capped by a bad knee.
This, however, did not prevent
him from taking part in the big
games against the Fort Sheridan
officers' reserve team at Chicago
and Camp Grant at Rockford, 111.
The jackies won both games.
Prostor also played in the game
against Camp Funston at Kansas
City, which the seafighters lost.
Following the close of the sea
son Proctor was one of the lucky
men who were given S-day fur
loughs for their work on the
eleven.
The ex-Cornhusker won his posi
tion on the jackie team in competi
tion with more than 500 men, many
of them former university and col
lege stars.
Proctor lives at Kearney, Neb.
He is enlisted in Omaha. He is in
the hospital branch of the serv
ice. O
Jersey City Is Ripe for
Big Base Ball Comeback
General opinion in International
league circles is that Jersey City is
ripe for a comeback as a member of
the circuit. The Federal league in
vasion forced Jersey City to the wall
in 1915 and it gave up its franchise to
Richmond, but in the last season base
ball interest has shown great revival
there and in Paterson, as shown by
the patronage accorded independent
teams maintained in the adjoining
cities. Jersey City and Newark always
have been strong rivals and an Inter
national league team restored to the
former may increase -interest inboth
cities.
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HERE'S SOME "BUSH" LEAGUE BOYS
Have Courage to
ONLY ONE OF ITS
There are many bush leagues
in base ball, but the only bowl
ing organization' in captivity
which frankly admits it is a "bush
league" and so has termed itself,
belongs to Omaha. It is the
"Bush league" which rolls on the
Loch alleys below the Orpheum
gardens.
The "Bush league" contains
six teams, consisting exclusively
of bush bowlers. A pin tumbler,
who shows signs of progress im
mediately becomes subject to
summary dismissal from the loop.
Just as soon as he begins to ac
quire the knack of sailing 3 hook
down the alley without taking
out a chunk or two of maple and
to gang his strikes, his neck is
chopped off without further cere
mony. Pete Loch, with a burst of big
league speed, shot a 223 -game
the other night and almost got
himself kicked out of the loop, but
Division of Gate Receipts
Yet to Be Settled by Leagues
Chicago, Dec. IS. Division of
world series gate receipts is the only
question pertaining to the war pol
icies of the American and National
league which remains to be settled
after yesterday's joint conference be
tween the representatives of the two
organizations. The 16 club owners ap
pointed President Ban Johnson, of
the American league, and Garry Herr
mann, a committee to work out a
plan whereby clubs other than the
league champions will share in the
receipts.
Messrs. Herrmann and Johnson
held a brief conference today regard
ing their task of working out a
scheme for dividing world's series
base ball receipts.
v-'i' PHIL PROCTOR.
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Admit It, Too
KIND IN CAPTIVITY
just as the grievance committee
was getting together, Pete tore
off a 120-eount and dot back into'
the good graces of his com
rades. Ostronic and Rcntfro are lead
ing the league with individual
averages of 168. Both arc striv
ing desperately to keep their
averages under 170, as this is the
danger mark.
J6hnny Leonard's Owls are the
league leaders. They swept into
the lead at the start of the sea
son. It is explained they had
maintained this lead because
Leonard has given up bowling
and gone in for dacing.
The Famous team is at the
bottom of the percentage and
therefore the pride of the league,
although Earl Cedarholm's Colls
are putting up a stiff battle for
cellar honors.
Other teams in the league are
Ford's All-Stars, the Brunswick
Kids and Koehler's Pops.
PICKED UP ALONG
BASE BALL BEAT
Uncle Sam has put a crimp in the
hopes of the Chicago Cubs and the
Chicago White Sox to land two
promising Western league rookies.
They are Rojertson, pitcher, and
Shay, infielder, of the Hutchinson
club. Both have enlisted in the navy.
Robertson was purchased by the
White Sox and Shay by the Cubs.
Robertson and Shay are not the
only Hutchinson athletes to answer
the call to the colors. Rasty Wright,
who pastimed in the outfield for Hol
land last summer, already is on his
way to France as a member of the
aviation corps. Henry, first baseman,
and Bob Wright, pitcher, are in the
service and O'Brien, catcher, has
been drafted.
"Babe" Adams, former Pirate, has
been sold by Jack Holland of the
Hutchinson club to Kansas City of
the American association. Babe, who
was the class of Western hurlers this
year, should shine in the American
association with all the youn fel
lows gone to war.
Pa Rourke has won decisions in
two claims filed with the national
board. One was claim made by Ar
nold Luschen, young Creighton
hurler, who was released by Rourke
in mid-season. Luschen claimed he
had some salary coming to him, but
the national board i disallowed the
claim when Rourke explained that
Luschen took a four-day vacation
without leave from the club. Pa also
won a claim he put in himself against
the Vancouver club. It was in regard
to Wayne Barnham, pitcher, who
failed to make good with the Rourkes.
Bert Grover, the well known
"Bugs," will be seen no more in the
Western league. Sioux City has sold
the eccentric hurler to the Dallas
club of the Texas league. Ham Pat
terson, once manager of St. Joseph,
is operating the Dallas club.
Morrie Shirk, former Rourke out
fielder who was sent back to the
Cubs last August, has been shifted by
the Cubs to Los Angeles. As Schick,
however, is in the army, Los Angeles
may never enjoy the benefits of his
services.
Polo Grounds Are Delight of
Home Run Hitters and Yanks
The Polo grounds are the delight
of home run hitters, so far as the
American league is concerned and the
total of Yankee homers is usually
high, but a New York statistician has
figured out that there has been no
great advantage to the home club in
this respect. In fact, visiting teams
j at the Polo grounds made more
j homers there last season than did
the Yankees in all their home games.
! Frank Baker and WaMv Pipp found
the right field well to their liking, but
Tim Hendryx dropped five balls in
the left field bleachers. Only nine
drives were made into the right field
stands by Yankee sluggers. There
were 19 home runs credited to the
Yankees to all sections of the field,
while visiting players accumulated 23.
Nebraska ranks among the first 10 -states
of the union in trap shooting, . (
1917 records show. . . .
In the number of registered scattcr
gun tournaments held during 1917.
Nebraska ranked 10th. Fifteen regis- ";
tered tournaments were held in Ne
braska this year. .
In the number of registered tourna-foments
held during the last three years
Nebraska ranks seventh. Nebraska
has held 44 registered trap events itr-" .
(he last three years.
Nebraska's record shows a slight v!"
decline over 1916. when 19 registered :
events were held in this state. In ;
1915. 10 were staged,
Iowa is the leading trap shooting .
state. Last year the Hawkeye state '-
staged 61 registered tournaments. In ''
the last three years Iowa has staged j.'
146 registered events.
The appended list shows what each ''
state accomplished in the registered
trap shooting tournament line for the ,'
last three years:
mis. iu mi:. :
Iowa 29 66 til (
Illinois S2 6i il
Pennsylvania 3.1 SJ 4! ''
New York 1 2 M '
Indiana 1 4 24 . 3C,,--,
Mlnneaota 23 17. .
Nobraaka 10 U 1
Mlanourl 14 IS . 14 v,v
Kana 13 II , I hr ;
Ohio 15 17 IS , ,
Wisconsin a IT 14 ,
Canada 11 16 -13..";
Kentucky 4 11,
Oklahoma 4 W 11
Maryland - 1 1 ' " 1
California & 9 ' 13 tl'.i.
South Dakota 4 ft ' ,v.
Virginia " , ' '
North Dakota 1 -
Michigan fc . 1 v
Arkancaa 6 I & ,
C'onnertlcut 7 , S ,
Waahlnuton ' In '''.V
TrnnenMX) S & !
Wont Virginia f S 3 ...
Colorado 4 t " ' "
MnaaarhiuMta 6 S
Montana S ... 6 ' ' '"
Utah , 4 'i . . . 4 .-i '
Now Jrfy 4 '.
Oregon i... S 4 !i
Now Hampshire ... . 3.4 S ,-.-
North Carolina.,.,-.,., 1 4 " ,
MlMliwIppI S 4 2' '
Cubn-Pannma 0 - 8 o r
Arizona ...2 , ,: - 3 '
Wyoming- S S .4 v.
Delaware 3 ' 3
Georgia ! 3 '1 "
Idaho 1 S b , ,
Loulilana -. 2 2
Klorlda 2 ' 1
Rhodo Island ? '
Vernont 2 ,.'
Alabama 1 3 '
TVa 1 ' '
District of Columbia... 1 1 1 '. ' '
Maine . ; '. 1 1 3 ;
Now Moxlro 1 I 0 .
South Carolina 1 1 1 ' -
C0RNHUSKER MAT
AND FLOOR HOPES
ARE ALMOST NIL
Prospects for basket ball and wrest- , '
ling teams at the University of Ne
braska arc said to be,, the poorest in
a number of years, owing to the large j.
number of men who have left school ", f;.
to join the colors. Of the last year's!;,-,-,
basket ball squad, Nelson, Collins, j!
Campbell, Flynn, Wertz and Flotcw ,f
are missing, while a number of other '. .
men who were considered good ma- . . -terial
are also gone. The first practice, ,b
brought out about 25 candidates. Dr.' ,
Stewart faces the problem of building.;,, ,
practically a new team. .
In wrestling, all of last year s teams ..j
are missing. Dale and Maloney,,,!-,
heavyweights; Fuchs, middleweight;;.;
Vose, welterweight; Anderson, light- ,r
weight, and Cames, featherweight, ' ' .
arc not in school, and Otoupalik, light
heavyweight, is ineligible to wrestle f ;;.:
this year, because he already has en- :'
gaged in the sport the three years al- ' '
lowed by the Missouri Valley Confer
ence rules. . . - .
Medicos Are Sharks in
Revolver Club Tournament .V;-
The latest returns from the United , '1:'
States Revolver association national :s '
championship tournaments indicate ' "
the following marksmen to be the win
ners in the various classes:
Championship and Winner. Score. .
Target revolver, Dr. G. E. Cook... 43.1'; '
Target pistol, Dr. J. M. Snook.... 462 c
Military pistol or revolver, Dr. J.
M. Snook 630
Pocket revolver, Dr. D. A. Atkin- ;, i'
son , ,215 - .
Novice nutch, O. Lifilemo ...221 ,.
Team match, Denver Revolver ; ';
club . .7u
Grid Officials Lose Out
When War Interrupts Play ir
The board of officials having the .?:'
job of supplying referees, umpires, i; ! I
etc., for gridiron games among east
em colleges report the dropping off
of 477. Last season the organization j,- ,
assigned 1,026 officials. It is expected
pome of the 551 missing requests will ,-..
come to hand as the season pro- t f..'
gresscs, as the war interfered some- ; :.;
what with the game.
Higgins Elected to Lead
St. Louis Uni. on Gridiron
William Higgins has been elected ;, "'
captain of the St. Louis university ;
1918 foot ball team. Higgins is full- "
hack and is considered one of the best
plavers on the squad.
The selection of coach for net year "
remains open, although every effort
will be made to retain Raderniacher.
Veteran Shoot Official ;
Presented With Diamond '
Elmer E. Shaner of Pittsburgh is ; '
starting on his twenty-sixth "year as
treasurer and manager of the Inter- -state
Association for tjie Encourage
ment of trapshooting. : In recognt-
tion of his faithful' services he was re
presented a diamond pin.- ' ....
Former Golf Champion
Gets Commission in Army ' .
Robert' A. Gardner, national amia " '
teur golf champion in 1909, is another
from the ranks of sport to enter tlie ;
ranks of Uncle Sam's military serv
ice. Gardner has been commissioned ;
at Fort Sherman, where he attended
an officers' train tie camp. ' ' :