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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1917)
10 A All! Ill Itlftll lA U1.1AIIJI llllill 15 if ii i rtf J rinrn VALLtl ICAUtll ., ANOTHER YEAR Mulligan Again Gives Central Championship Eleven; Pros- ' , pects. for 1918 Are Bright. The old year again closes ( with Omaha Central High chams of the Missouri valley and prospects bright for the comiifg year. During the first month of the year .fortune favored Central High's floor five, but later deserted the Purple and White allowing Lincoln, Fort Dodge, and South High to barely get away with the long end of the score after close and well played contests. Omaha, however managed to win one game Wltn DOin untum ana Juuiu High, thus evening up matters. No sensational scores were made against any one rival time save the Beatrice quintet which was able to score only 7 points against Central's 51. Lincoln again proved too strong for the locals in the tourny at Lin coln forcing Central to be contended with the second position.' Every member of the Purple's quintet or rather septet was a demon at the game and exhibited some classy style that made each game uncertain until the referee's pistol popped. War Interferes. The war then mussed up athletic affairs at the school. The army and the farm called most of the athletes and forced the indefinite postpone ment of the Missouri Valley track meet which was to have been held in Cmaha. The state track meet in Lincoln went f Gothenberg with Omfcha in second place. t The locals at least had the consolation of beat ing their Capital City rivals. Had "Chuck" Morearty been on the field, affairs would undoubtedly turned out better for Central. ' Base ball fared even worse, than track. Coach Spinning's nine slipped through his fingers as fast as he had a working combination formed. Sev eral games were played without any sensational success. Warren Ege, senior, won the ten nis tourny from Albert Jefferies, a freshman, from whom some good playing may be expected before clos ing his high"S(hool course. Cleary Hanighea, title holder, failed to de fend his title.'.' ' , - Commencement saw- several of Central's best athletites receive their sheepskins. "Chuck" Morearty" was the chief loss. . Chuck" was the best all-round athlete that Central has had for several years. He was one of the big reasons for its success in both foot ball' and track. . The greatest part of the foot ball team said good bye. Cleary Hanighen, the tennis shark, also graduated. The loss of Jesse Patty will keenly be felt this coming basket ball season. "Hap" Bearson left a place the line hard to fill. :.' 1 ' i ;, j Four Grid Vets. When school reopened in the fall only four 1916 grid warriors returned. They were Clyde Smith, captain; Eu gene Maxwell; quarter; Floyd Payn ter. tackle, and Arno Haroer. end. Harper failed to play in any of the games' . because of class difficulties. 1 ' 1 - ......... 4 il. school and, played a good game at left half all season. Five of the seven basket ball letter men returned. : ,. With the four old men as the back bone Coach. Mulligan formed his championship team. Full back was the only tackficld position ,to be filled and Dave Noble was chosen to fill it Noble made a great success at full, 'possessing', speed as well as 168 pounds of beef. During the latter part of the season Logan was forced to retire to the sidelines because of a "charley hoss." Harold Eaton, small but quick, took his place. Maxwell played a brilliant game at quarter, during the entire season. Much of the team's success was due to Maxwell's hand work and his ma nipulation of Central's well oiled ma chine; His toe work was almost per fect. Few goals were missed and ev ery one of his punts were good for, yards, i i ,: y Line Is Stone Wall Central's stone-wall line was com posed of seven stars. Although never much outweighed by the opposing line, they held the line in every game, compelling their rivals to use the aerial route to score. St. Joseph and Sioux Falls had the only teams that were able to cross Central's goal line during the entire fall. The only score made against thm on the home field was a field "goal by South High. Shafer's and Paynter's playing at tackles caused great trouble to their opponents. To Coach Harold Mulligan Central High fans take off their hats as the main reason for the trophy case. Mul ligan developed teamwork and trick plays that proved too much for both Lincoln and St Joseph, who pos sessed teams equal to Central's in ev ery respect save shifty teamwork. "Clean playing" was Coach Mulligan's motto.' - -t.: '. . r,.,. -v, ... Against the 346 points that Central piled up her rivals only made 16. This gave an average of 38.4 points each game. ; Five Play Last Game. Five of this year's champs have played their last grid name for Cen- tral High. Thty are Smith, Maxwell, , wgan, scou ana r aynter. Art Logan ' wui capiain tne jyiB team. An attempt to organize a swim ming team was made and Art Pavn- ter chosen. captain. Due to technicali ' ties the project had to be abandoned. Prospects ire bright for the com ing basket ball season. The five stars remaining from last year are Max well, Logan, Faynter, Smith and Paul Konecky. A half-dozen speedy subs are ready, to fill any hole that may later appear. . Fifteen games are scheduled. Since almost everv tm that Central will play will have three or more old, players on the floor, a hard reason is promised, with un known results. Athletic Director Cairns ioined th balloon school but has not yet been caiica tor service. 'Two thousand Central High fan win DcaK its activities in the new year, and' look with confidence t Coach , Mulligan ,to produce .another champion team for the Omaha Centra) High school- ". BEING THE SAD It All Happened Out At Fort . Omaha, and It Spoiled the Fan. ; TALE OF SNEEZE This is the sad story of a fatal sneeze and its disastrous results for several score of enlisted men at Fort Omaha. For some weeks now the enlist ed men at the balloon school have taken a genuine interest in the manly art of self-defense. Many good boxers have developed and some nifty goes have been staged by the lads in khaki. These bouts have been strictly class affairs. Only enlisted men are permitted to take part or wit ness them. Officers are strictly taboo. 'Tis even said s;veral offi cers, including one major, at tempted to gain admittance to the bouts, but the. privates said nix, and for oince were able to order their superiors to trot along. After several weeks' of ; elim ination the ranks of winning boxers began to thin and finally only two undefeated mitt artists remained. Then the excitment became intense and enthusiasm reached the fever pitch. A final bout for the champion ship of the post was the choice morsel ahead and the soldier boys made great plans and prepara tions. This bout wkas to come off Christmas eve. The partici pants were carefully trained and tutored. Each had his seconds and his supporters. The men be gan to get down their money. Almost every man in the post is said to have had some sum risked on the outcome of the bout. Finally it came Christmas eve. The soldiers congregated around the ring. The participants entered the ring. They received instruc- tions from the referee and squared off as the huge crowd of soldiers settled down in their seats for an evening f real entertainment. Then came -the sneeze. It was considerable sneeze. It reveberat-, ed through the building. The walls fairly shook. It came so suddenly and unexpectedly, the soldiers were startled. All but one. 'He was the foeman of the boxer who sneezed. And as the sneezing boxer's head went down, the other boxer's hand went up. It connected squarely on the jaw and the sneeze ceased abruptly. So did the boxer. He went down for the count. So did the boys whos coin was on the sneezing pugilist The boxing title of Fort Oma ha has been established, but GIANTS REAP OF WHAT THtY SOWED Rowdy Tactics of Fletcher and Herzog Prompt Sox and Tigers to Turn Down, Spring Offer. The fruits of rowdy base ball are be ing served up to the Giants. The White Sox, who experienced the un sportsmanlike tactics of Artie Fletch er and Charlie Herzog when the two clubs met In 'the world's series, have refused to meet the Giants in a spring series of exhibition 'games in the south, The Detroit Tigers likewise have turned down an offer. The Detroit refusal to pirticioate in the proposed series may.be laid di rectly to the door of Charlie Herzog, and his determination to "ride" Ty Cobb when the teams were playing last year. The result of this kind of baseball by Herzog was a fight on the field at Dallas, Tex., and another in a hotel after the game. Cobb left the Tigers and declared he would not play where it was necessary for him to use nis lists as wen as nis neaa. Cobb has partially been absolved from blame in this altercation with Herzog through the tactics of the Giants second baseman In the world': series. Partisans ' of the Giants side of this argument were treated to dome of the xierzog rough housing in that series when Charles undertook to take a ride on any of the White Sox sliding into second base. He hopped astride Buck Wea ver, Happy Felsch and others as they weiu suaing into me sacK. It was so much fun that Artie Fletcher also tried it nd added to his afternoon by craftily trying to trip White Sox runners when they sped by him On the way to third base. It was around these two players that the trouble circulated during the series, and which nearly led to a general fight betweki the teams as time ap proached for the final contest And, bv their action, they are deprived of the chance to meet the Sox in a spring exhibition series, and perhaps earn back some of the prestige they lost last fall. . Trickv base ball is nice to watch. but there were few fans either in Chi cago or New York who approved the Fletcher-Herzog style. Clarence Row land made the assertion that he hoped he never would have to send his White Sox again against such ball players as the Giants had proven themselves. WilltJurfee, Noted Driver, Retires From Harness Game San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 29. Will G. Durfee, a noted driver of pacing and trotting horses, has retired from the harness racing sport after years of success on many circuits in thecoun try, according to an announcement today of Clarence J. Berry, for whom Durtee has driven for years. Berry also announced his retirement from the sport, confident with his sale of Esperanza, considered the best trot ting mare on the Pacific coast, to A, G. Hunt of Chicaeo. Durfee retired, according to Berry, in accordance with his wile v wishes, Berry said he had quit .the sport be cause he did not wish to continue with any driver other than Durfee. t Among Durfee's many famous vie tories was that in the Kentucky Fu turity three years ago, when he drove Manrico, a trotter, in which Berry had an interest to, first place over what was considered the best field in the country. White Sox Train Again ; At Mineral Wells, Tex. ( Chicago, Dee. 29. The Chicago ' mericans Avill leave here March 16 .or Mineral. Wells, , Tex., on their training trip, President Comiskey an nounced tonight, - a . . ARMY POST FIVES TO PLAY A SERIES OF FIVE COMBATS Fort Omaha and Fort Crook Floor Quintets to Battle for Local Basket Ball Cham pionship. As a result of the fast cage contest fought by the Fort Omaha and Fort Crook quintets at the University of Omaha gymnasium on Christmas day, a series of five games has been ar ranged between the two rival camps. The series will be staked under the direction of W. H. Campen, atheltic manager at the University of Omaha, and L. Hiatt of the Fort Omaha five, and J. Billinger of the Fort Crook tossers. , When the Christmas game was planned none of those promoting the deal expected that first class quintets would be lined up. The showing made at this game easily warrants a -series of games that will be only second to the one played in Omaha two years ago by the Olympic champions and the local tfrandeis team. Plans for the series are more ex tensive. The Commercial club has been asked to support -the games. There are four more games to be played. The Christmas game will count as one of the series. The Fort Omaha "boys won by a score of 28 to 12. A season ticket will be sold for the rest of the games." The price ill be $1. , There are two main reasons for sup porting the game. First the boys will enjoy them very much and the basket ball fans of the city will see some fine floor work. Secondly the athletic fu.ivls of both forts are low. Money is needed in these funds to get equipment of several kinds. is not aennue yec wnere ine games will be played. Some probably will be played at the University of Omaha and some of them at the Young Men's Christian association. The second game of the series will be played on Wednesday evening, January 9. One game will be played every Wednesday after that so that the next frame will come off on Janu ary 16, 23 and 30. ' The Fixtures Were Designed and Built by the i Liquid Carbonic Co. "The artistic color scheme and completeness of every de tail with the fixtures in Candy Land make it the most beauti ful store in America today," -aid Mr. Lamoureux, local rep esentative of the Liquid Car ionic Co. "The material used," he dded, "in the construction of these fixtures is the most costly on the market today the walls being solid walnut, the panels broken only occasionally by imaginary leaded mirror doors of an early Italian period de sign. The candy cases and foun tain have made generous use of marble onyx and carrara." The electrical features in connection with the great foun tain are new steam tables coffee and chocolate urns--and malted milk mixers are all elec trically equipped in the newest style marking a most wonder ful improvement in fountain service and building. - Omaha can well be proud of Candy Land, said Mr. Lam oureux. ' " OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 80. 1917. FRENCH KNOW HOW Read These Rules for Game Laid Down by an Expert France having recently gone in strong for base ball, sporting writers there have attempted to make the 'game easy for those who would play it Here is a literal translation of in structions for laying out a playing field, as printed in a French sporting journal: "The theque is the ancient game of ball-to-the-field modified and regu lated. One can play to ten, but to well play the theque it is necessary to be 18 players. The dimension of the ground is illimitable, all the same she ought not to have less than 300 square metres. One, traces a polygon of which each side can have from five to 10 metres. The bases are in dicated by Blocks of wood. The first chamber (home plate) or base is or dinarily a square of two metres of side. The post of emplacement of the lancer (pitcher) ought to find itself at four metres from the first base. The lancer ought not to eject the ball, but lance her in such fashion that she arrived between the shoulder and the knee of the beater (batter). The role of beater is of to beat the ball as soon as it is served in the direction .vhich he desires (but all the same before his field) and far enough for to permit him of to run at least just to the second base and thus soon again just to the, base of return. The play of the opposed field is to send back the ball the most rapidly pos sible to prevent the beater from to make his run around." Amherst Man Lands Junior Indoor Tennis Titl3 New York, Dec. 29. Edward H. Hendrickson of Amherst and the Ha worth Country club of Haworth. N. J., won the Junior National indoor singles lawn tennis championship to day at the Seventh Regiment armory. By a sustained net attack and a cleverly managed service he defeated Harold L Taylor of the Brooklyn Prep school. The score was 3-6, 6-4. 6-8, 6-2, 6-4. Cecil Donaldson of Brooklyn won the boy's national singles. In his final the youngster beat Abraham Bassford, third, of Hartsdale, N. Y., by 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. ' Why go south for the winter as long as the Milwaukee plants are run ning. - if Is Now Fofmaliy at Your Service VESTERDAY. orjenine: day. was a red letter dav in the hearts ' of all true -candy lovers folks for miles around "came and ex pressed the common thought that ' OMAHA NOW HAS A REAL HIGH-CLASS CANDY STORE We regret that we were unable to give our best service, but the crowds were too large yesterday to serve all with our usual first-class service. , We have made Candy Land the beauty spot of Omaha and will at all times serve you to the best of our ability. Candies of all kinds will always be found here and the utmost in all soda dainties and luncheon dainties. We want you to make Candy Land your store. We want you to have pride m it to bring your friends here and to make full use of all its niceties. r Candy Land Is Equipped Throughout With the Baker Systeni of Mechanical Refrigeration IN THE CANDY DISPLAY CASES SODA FOUNTAIN IN COOLING THE DRINKING WATER IN MAKING THE ICE CREAM AND IN KEEPING CANDIES AND FRUITS FRESH AND TASTY.. Down in the basement, awajr from public view, is located the Baker refriger ating, machine, the ice cream hardening room and the cold storage rooms for keep ing candies and raw materials fresh and, wholesome. In the soda fountain and back bar, and in the candy display cases are arranged the pipes through which cold brine is pumped to furnish the refrigeration that cools the clear, cold water which is served keeps the bottled goods cold and the candies in best possible condition for the customer. The temperature in the hardening room is maintained at zero, while the can dy room is kept at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The only ice used in Candy Land is for the mixed drinks. Mechanical refrigeration properly applied undr the BAKER SYSTEM does the work better and cheaper than ice. The proprietors of Candy Land have installed the BAKER SYSTEMS in their two other stores Crystal Candy company, Sixteenth and Capitol, and the Fremont Candy Kitchen at Fremont. The Exquisite Walnut Room We are equipped to serve dainty luncheons here. ' Our menu includes soups, sandwiches, salads, pies, fancy fountain dishes, coffee, teas and chocolates. The service here will always please you and the quiet privacy will be a treat to. tired shoppers. Candy Land Must Be Seen to Be Truly Appreciated PETROW & GfANNGU 1522 Farnam Street - 'Telephone Douglas 621 CORLERS READY FOR BIG TITLE MIX NEW YEAl'S Rinks Line Up for Kennedy Cup Competition and Individuals Practice for Malcolm , Trophy Race. : s Miller park will be the scene of a merry joust New Year's day when the canny Scots clash in the annual competition f or the John L. Kennedy curling cup.. Play starts at 10:30 in the nior 'tig with the following teams matched: Balmorals against Heaters Bobbie Burns against Thistles. At 1:30 in the afternoon the winner of the Balmoral-Heathers tangle wiH play the Clan Gordons and the win ner of the Burns-Thistles combat will meet the Tam O' Shanters. The present title holders are the Balmorals, skipped by Bob Melvin. Entries for the Robert Melcolm trophy, emblematic of the individual championship of Omaha, close at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The draw will be made today and play start imme diately. First round must be com pleted by next Sunday. Melvin Is Champ. Alex Melvin is the holder of the Malcolm cup. He won it from his brother, Bob, last year. Conditions in the Malcolm cup race are that each player must play two stones in a seven "end" game until the semi-final round, when 13-shot games will be played. Interest in curling is growing rap idly in Omaha. The Clan Gordon Athletic association was the first or ganization a to promote this , sport in the gate city. , f Omend Constitution. At a meeting of this association held iast week, an amendment to the constitution was made to form an as sociate membership. Any Omahan in terested in curling is eligible to an associate membership in this organ ization. ' The association hopes some day to bring curling to the plain it occupies at Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and other cities of the northwest and to stage competitions between teams rep resenting umana iua tnesc cities. Several rinks clashed in curling bat tles at Miller park Christmas day. Some of the results were as follows: Alex M'Kle Slfip. Tom Leachara Ed Tracy Boot. Gait Skip. Don Blssett IT Kie l rink won. 14 to 12. Alex. M'Kle Skip. Robt. Malcolm Ed Tracy W. 3. Hlslop Skip. H. Fernandei C. J. Fernandei J. A. Kuhn H. B. Morrill M'Kle's rink won. 15 to 10. Robt Melvin Skip. Robt Gait Skip. John W. Mulr ,Alec. Melvin E. A. Hlgglna A. Featberstone James Noble G. M. Entriken Galt'a rlr.k won, IS to 14. Robt. Gait Skip. Chas. Johnson Skip. Alec. Dick S H. Wilson C. C. Belden AlUlam Bryden Johnson's rink won, 9 to 7. Alex. M'Kle Skip. E. 8. Dodds William Bryden C. C. Belden Robert rait Skip. Ed Tracy S. H. Wilson C. V. Brown G. M. Entriken E. A, HlBRlns Gait's rink won,. 20 to 14. Benson & Thorne Five Fast Rounding Into Shape The Benson & Thome basket ball team is fast rounding into shape, and it is anticipated that a number of hard fought games will be played on the local floors before this team is defeated. The first regr'-r game will prob ably be played on the local Young Men's Christian association floor New Year's night, as. part of the Young Men's Christian association open house program. Games are now scheduled with a number of fast teams, and this quin tet will undoubtedly have a full schedule of games before long. The following men are now members of the Benson & Thornes: Ed Burdick, Kennth Klepser. Merritt Klepser, George Parish, Warren Ritchie, John Reel, Rube Kronestead, Bob Koran. Bert Fullington, Roy Platz, Hovey, and one or two others who have signi fied their intentions of tryingsout for the team. Out of town teams can communi cate with Manager John W. Reel at 315 Brandeis Theater building. Fremont Bowlers to Clash With Picked Omaha Quintet The Fremont Candy Kitchen pin team will play a picked Omaha team at the Omaha alleys this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Following the team match doubles and singles matches will be played. The kaiser realizes that this is an elimination tournament TKORSEN WANTS C1DD0CK MATCH FOR DES MOINES Westergaard's Manager Bat tles Carl Marfisi for Proposed Earl Caddock-Wladck Zbyszko Bout. Carl Marfisi, Omaha sportsman who has high hopes of making his maiden venture as a promoter of big wrest ling matches bv staging an Earl Cad-dock-Wladek Zbyszko bout in Omaha, is encountering competition. Oscar Thorsen, once well known to local mat fans as manager of Jess Westergaard, has come to the front as a bidder for the Caddock-Zbyszko go. Thorsen wants the match for Des Moines. It is said the Caddock-Zymszko match is practically lined up; in fact Marfisi had it lined up for Omaha for Thanksgiving day, but it was post poned when Caddock became ill. Now that Caddock is in condition again, Thorsen pops into the picture. The man who makes the best offer prob ably will get the bout. Jack 1 Lewis, manager of Charlie Peters, announces, however, that if Marfisi wants to show Caddock in Omaha and can' get an opponent that Charlie Peters, the Papillion car penter, is always ready. Lewis brings to mind that Peters has'expressed a willingness to meet Caddock ever since last April, when Earl won the title from Stecher. Ready -Any Time. "Any time they're hard up for an opponent for Caddock, ePters is ready to meet him on any kind of a basis," said Lewis. "So if Carl loses Zbyszko to Des Moines, we'll be tickled to death to switch Peters." It is said Marfisi looks with favor upon the Lewis proposition and that if Des Maries gets the Zbyszko match, Earl will be matched to meet Peters here. An Omaha fans agree if probably would be just as good a match as Peters is fast and quick and just the kind of a man to give Caddock a good, stiff tussle. It is probable Caddock will rule a heavy favorite no matter whether it is Zbyszko or Peters he meets here. V Ha VA Helped to Make ) Candy Land . Possible Baker Ice Machine Co., Perfect Refrigeration Plant. . Carpenter Paper Co., Miscellaneous Supplies. James Corr Electric Co., Electric Fixtures.' Eggerss-O'Flyng Co. Candy Boxes. Waterloo Creamery Co., Creams. Liquid Carbonic Co., , . Fixtures and Fountains, Chicago, El. : s G. W. Lamoureux, , Local Representative. McCord-Brady Co., Fruits and' Supplies. Milton Rogers & Sons Co., Tile Flooring. Scott - Omaha Tent and Awning, Company, Awnings. m U