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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1919.
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SEMI-PRO LEAGUE
MEETS APPROVAL .
OF CLASS A TEAMS
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Managers of Teams id Greater Omaha League Consider
Favorably Suggestion' That Present Association
Play Strictly Amateur Ball ; Will Call Meet-,
i; ing to Discuss Organization.
The declaration of PresidenfeJsaacson of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball Association that he. favored strictly
amateur contests may result in the withdrawal of the Greater
Qmaha. league from the amateurs and the formation, of a
semi-pro league. Isaacson favors the Class A teams pulling
out and forming an association of their own. He declares
he Svill help such plans as far as he can without interfering
with his work as recreation director and president, of the
Amateur association. , , '
President Earl Higgins of the-
Greater Omaha league expects to
call la meeting ot the -managers
about February 1 to consider form
ing. a new organization. ' Higgins
feels that the league cannot' con
form to the rules of the amateur
association' and present the class of
ball looked for by its patrons.
Holmes Wants Change.
Ernie Holmes is in favor of a
semi-pro league, playing in enclosed
parks, providing' a Meld for activities
of former professionals. The rules
of the amateur association strictly
prohibit the addition 61 former pro
fessionals to strengthen teams, and
if this rule is strictly adhered to
many of the players would be forced
out. In.Ho.mes' opinion a Semi
pro league could be successfully or
ganized, providing a high class- of
base ball, in no way interfering with
the operation of the amateur clubs
and would. in, reality strengthen. the
simon-pure ' .association. Ernie
will probably introduce the resolu
tion to" withdraw. from the Omaha
Athletic association : and ' will prob
ably be supported by the Murphys,
- Armours, "Lbngeways vand Met
calfes. Johnny Dennison, former class A
manager, "wh6 is being sought- to
manage a Krug representative team
this year, appears to be the only one
opposing the idea. Dennison de
clares if he returns to the game at
all it will be as an amateur. , He
doesn't favor semi-pro tase ball and
thinks a semi-pro league rwould' he
unsuccessful. Despite the fact that
he was one of the first to have an
enclosed park for class A ball he
does not ridw"favbr'p!ayingamafeur
ball in enclosed parks.
Like, Semi-Pro Idea;
Bert Murphy declares - that he
doesn't wish to be quoted just yet.
lie will wait until the rfieeting is
held to do his-talkinr Though de
clining to issue a statement on the
matter, -Bert- -intimated; that he
would string along with the rest of
the . managers in, whatever Action
they decided to. take.. .
I'rahk Detaware, speaking for-the
Armours, declared he was strong
for a semi-pro league and that the
Armour team - is making - preparu-''
tions to play semi-pro bait this year.
He also stated that he had several
things under his bonnet regarding
thj matter that he was not at lib
erty to divulge until the meeting is
held. - , ,,,... .
Base Ball Federation
Launches Movement
to Further Athletics
Cleveland, Jan. 18. A national
Movement for the promulgation and
ttonai activities, the director1 of
-vhich will b appointed by the gov
rrnmciit, was launched in a resolu
tion adopted at the animal meeting
of the National Base Ball federa
tion, America's premier. sandlot or
snizatton, litre today.
The resolution declares that, the
war ha demonstrated that physical
naming and public recreation is es
sential to the well-being and morals
of the people and that base ball will
le one of the biggest substitutes for
the social features eliminated by the
recent, prohibition enactment.
Action' on severing relations with
liroftssional leagues was deferred.
A standard set of rules covering
playing and eligibility is to be draft
ed at .the March meeting of the1
loard of directors.
Affiliation with the American In
dustrial , Athletic association was
formulated.; Committees have been
-ppotnted by both organizations to
t'raw up a working agreement.
Officers elected were: William S.
Haddock, Pittsburgh, president;
James H.- Lowry, Indianapolis,
president of the defunct National
Amateur Bae Ball association, first
ice president; Tom Nokes, Johnstown,-Pa.,
and V. R. Setterlind, De
troit, secretary and treasurer, re
spectively. Nebraska Volley Ball Team
Defea's Council Bluffs
Nebraska ..volley -ball'- .sharks
-how'd the superiority of the brand
of ball played in the Cornhtisker
state over that of their neighbors' at
the Y. M. C. A. The Omaha "Y"
team, champions of the state de
Seated the Council Bluffs "Y" team,
ihampions of "their state,1 four
straight games. Although the
names were hotly contested, the
Omaha men easily played the bet
ter game.
Edgar Wins and Loses.
Edgar. Neb, "Jan. 18. (Special
Tele gram. The Edgar quintet de
feated the Superior five in a fast
basket ball game' last night" in the
local gymnasium by a score of 14
t IS. The Superior girls defeated
L'.iiar girls, 26 to 13. - - .
CENTRAL HIGH
GHEDULE TWO
GASKET GAMES
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Thursday They Will Play the
South High and Saturday,
the Sioux City
, Team.
Central High's basket ball team
is booked to meet two teams' this
week. Thursday night the Central
ites play the South High flippers, al
though it is very likely that this
game wil be cancelled since Cen
tral is unwilling to play on that
night. Sioux City will play Central
Saturday night at the Y. M. C. A.,
after having played Council Bluffs
.High the preceding night. ,
, South and Central are .evenly
matched. The Packers will have
the advantage of experience, since
the team is composed mainly of
veterans and has met several teams
this season . ;
' Soo Team Has New Men.
Siqux City, like Central, ' has only
two veterans on the squad. Whit
mer,'' forward, and- Foster, guard,
are. the two -letter men. - The -re
mainder of the team is composed
of men who have played as subs
on the school team ,.or have dis
tinguished themselves on class
.teams. Whitmer is reported to have
a sharp eye for baskets. Kogers
has won a place at guard and will
play his last game for his school
Saturday, since he receives his
sheepskin next , week.
Either McFairlane or Younger
will start at the other forward po
sition. McFarlane- is speedy and a
good flipper. Younger's prowess
lies in . his size and ability to put
the sphere thr6ugh when near the
basket. Younger is relied upon to
toss the foul goals.
Peskin or Crane wW start at
center. Peskin is fast, a good
passer and a clever dribbler. He is
also fair on the long baskets. Crane
is good on the tipoff, is fair at pass
ing and is more consistent on the
short basket. .,
Central's lineup for this week is
uncertain. Clentents, Paynter and
hanahan, who wereSineligible last
week, will stri to clear the schol
arship hurdle this week and be in
the remaining floor frays. An inter
class game will probably precede
the Sioux City-Omaha contest.
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Post-Season Series
For Championship in
I AA Leagues Proposed
A post-season series to determine
the national championship of the
AA base ball leagues was to be pro
posed by John Powers, representing
the Pacific Coast league, at a meet
ing today of the National Associa
tion of Professional Base Ball clubs.'
The proposal, which was generally
approved by minor league magnates
who discussed it called for a series
between the pennant-winning clubs
of the International league and the
American association, the victor then
to proceed to the Pacific coast and
meet the champion team of the
league there.
Championship Volley Ball
t Tournament Awarded Y. M.
The Nebraska Championship Vol
ley Ball tournament has been award;
ed the Omaha Young Men's Chris
tian association and will be held
here Saturday, March 1. Twelve
teams, the strongest in the state,
have been entered. Omaha is the
present state champion. Fremont,
from whom Omaha took the state
honors, will strivo win them back.
Two teams from Fremont will play
two local. teams here Saturday, Feb
ruary .1,' at 7:30 o'clock, as a tryout
before the title meet.
Billy H'iske's Hand Injured; .
, 1 Cancels All Engagements
Because of an injured right hand,
which he hurt -in the engagement
with Tom Cowler at Philadelphia-
last weeK, uiiiy Miske will be forced
to remain idle for about a month.
Billy-smashed his hand in the first
round, according to Jack Reddy,
his manager, preventing him from
putting the crusher on the English
man before the limit. Reddy reports
that he has canceled negotiations
for near future engagements on ac
count of the injury
COMMERCIALS
ARE TO MEET-
FORT Or.lAHAfIS
Many Interesting-Base Ball
Engagements to Be Staged
-During 'This
. Week.
HOW THEY STAND.
Commercial League.
Nnjcd Won Lost Tel.
Commerce Tlixh S S V 1000
N. W. Nak-n ...S S - 1000
Central Furniture . 1 S ,833
Brddeoa 8 , 1 8 .3.13
Fort Omaha ..S - 1 I .8SS
hllty-aecond. ,...S 0 .006
' Church League.
Played Won Lost Pet.
Pearl Memorial t 0 1000
Hrt Christian. t t a khm)
Keminn Methodist t 1 1 .MKI
Han.com Park t 1 1 .SOO
"Y" Dormitories 0 S .000
Calvary Baptist Z ,2 .COO
Teams leading the Commercial and
Church basket ball leagues, are ex
pected to have a tough tussle to re
tain their lofty positions during the
coming week. The classy Com
merce High squad, which so far has
enjoyed continuous victory, is book
ed to meet the large and heavy Fort
Omaha quintet Thursday. The Na;
kens, tied, with Commerce High for
first honors in the Comrhercial
league, will have their hands full
when they meet the new combina
tion the Beddeos, will use. &
The Pearl Memorials, present
champs of the Church league, arc
due to meet the Benson Methodists
Tuesday. - Although-the Pearl Me
morial five is conceded to have the
brighter chances of finishing with
the long, end of the score the Ben
son flippers have a "scrappy team
which has its eye on the top rung of
the championship ladder.
Hanscoms to Meet Calvary.
A close game should result when
the Hanscom Parks meet the Cal
vary Baptists. So far the Methodists
have split even, while the Baptists
have dropped both of their contests.
The wo teams are well matched.
The First Christians are the only
players who need to lose no sleep
over the prospects of defeat this
week. They-Iare cardede to match
their skill with the "Y" dormitory
flippers. ... ... ,.. -
. Attention of floor fans will turn
to the new playeVs whose identity
the Beddeos will disclose Thursday
night. The Beddeos are striving to
oust the Nakens and have signed up
several iast ' players for that pur
pose. The Cenfral Furnitures will meet
the" Sixty-seqphd. '.balloonists. Un
less the army , men, recover' from
their losing streak, victory should
lie with the furniture salesmen.
Commercial High-ForttOmaha.
The Commerce High-Fort Omaha
contest is. expected to feature in the
Commercial league. Commerce
High has played its easier contests
and ' must now meet teams heavier
than itself. . . '
Attendance records at the games
have broken all previous records.
The number of defaults has been less
than usual.. The games are called
at 7:30 each night.
Major and Minor Magnates .
Conclude Base Ball Meet
New York. Jan. 18. The conclud
ing session of a week of confer
ences between - major and minor,
league base ball -club owners was
he.ld here today, the principal busi
ness being the signing ot a new
working agreement to take the place
of the national agreement abrogated
by mutual consent of the two major
organizations and the Association
of Minor Leagues. The minors tjw
will be under control of 'their, own
board of arbitration until 1921.
In case of future disputes it has
been proposed that the minors and
the majors each appoint a repre
sentative and these two will appoint
a referee. This committee oflthree
will adjust all differences which
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St. Louis Signs Players.
New York, Jan. 18. The St. Louis
American league club added two
players to its 1919 roster here today.
Merman proncKie, a mira .paseman,
was purchased from the Indianapolis
club and Yale Sloan, at present in
the navy, was signed to play when
mustered out. -
VAUGHN LEADS LEAGUE
, IN PITCHING. ,
Jim Vaughn, the Cubs giant lef
hander, led the National league
pitchers in point of effectiveness
last season, his average of earned
runs allowed per' nine-inning game
being only 1.74. In addition he won
more games than any other pitcHer
in the leagje, 22; w"orked the largest
number of innings, 290, and the
most complete games, 27, and also
slipped ovr the greatest number of
stjike-outs. in a single game in-Jhe
league.
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Wouldn't Let
4,
One of Uncle Sam's fighting men
who reached France too late to get
into the actual fighting is Jack
("Dots") Miller, the Cardinals' vet
eran infield,er, who is a non-commissioned
officer Sn the marine corps.
Miller enlisted early last summer
and was sent to Paris Island to
train, and while there was offered
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ClotHes Don't Make a Man
But Socks Now Aid Golfer
Sporting Goods Bargain Salethe
Drjves Golf Fiends from
Links on Arrival of
Judge
Foster.
Members of the University club
af reported as favoring legislation
that will prohibit bargain sales.
They realize that sales are a won
derful heJp in combating the h. c. of
1. but thejase alsoard, oh, so hard,
on the gafne of golf played by the
fofmer rah, rah, boys?
A wonderous tale was unfolded by
one of the club members and the
subject was a lowly pair of socks, or
rather, many pairs of socks. Judgek
Charles E. Foster is responsible for
the radical actions being considered
by the club members.
A store dealing in sporting goods
recently advertised a sale on golf
stockings. Like Joseph's coat, the
stockings proved to beof bright
and many colors. Judge Foster is
reported to have purchased the en
tire SJOCK. ,
A osvcholoeical study was then
made of the effect of different col-J
ors on his golf cronies Iiiiq members
of the Uni club. His investigations
proved a success and in his locker
now repose, carefully labeled; with
HARD SCHEDULE
MAPPED OUT FO
GBE10IIT0I4 T
One Trip Lasting Nine Days
in Store for Blue and White
; Flippers; Coach Has
Little Fear.
A long and hard schedule of 25
tramps has oeen dookcu iw
Tommy Mills's crack basket ba
quintet. Ten of these games will
be played on the local floor. Four
week-end trips ana one iuus
lastine nine days are in store for the
blue and white flippers. .
Coach Mills has an exceptionally
fine sauad and intends to fill his
trophy case this season. Four sol
dier teams will be seen in action.
The' first game to be played away
from Omaha will be at iMeDrasKa
Wesleyan on February l. . ine
Creightonites have utue iedr
for the college teams - ana
even feel equal to the best sol
dier combinations. J-amp Loage,
Camp Grant and the Great Lakes
fives -are -expected,, to furnish ..the
greatest competiion.
.: ...First .Game Marcn iu .
March 3 is the date set for the
first of the 10 games to be played
during the trip in Iowa The teams
to be met include Camp Dodge,
Simpson, Grihnell, Coe, Parsons,
Cornell, Dubuque, Campion, Luther,
and the Iowa State Teachers school.
Wesleyan will be played here
Thursdty and -the Fort Omaha five
Saturday. The Wesleyan. team is
said to have some good men on . it
which will give the Creightotymen a
hard tussle for honors. The Fort
Omaha five is regarded as fairly
easl.
Thfr schedule is as follows:
January 11 Doan at Omaha.
January 17-Cotncr at Omaha.
January 23 Wesleyan at Omaha.
January !6 Balloon School at Omaha.
January 80 Drake at Omaha.
February 1 Wesleyan at Weeleyan.
February S South Dakota at Omaha.
February 8 Camp Dodga at Omaha.
February 15 Great Lakes at Omaha.
February 21 glmpnon at Indlanula.
February 22 Praka at Dea Molnea.
February 2 MorningBlde at Sioux City.
February 27 South Dakota at Ver
million. February 28 Trinity at Sioux City.
March S, t 12 trip.
March 14 Trinity at Omaha.
Camp Dodge at Dea Molnea.
Mornlntritlde at Omaha. .
Camp Grant at Omaha.
Trip Dodne, Simeon, Orlnnell, Coe.
Parsntia, Cornell, Dubuque, Campion,
taither, Iowa State Teachers.
"Dots'Fht
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an assignment as a base ' ball in
structor for the "Leathernecks,'' but
refused to accept it, declaring that
he had enlisted to fight and not to
play ball. The regiment in which
he is serving did not embark until
October 15, and was still on its way
to the fighting line when the armi
stice was signed.
names of his friends an assort
ment of bargain day socks.
Wheii'Dr. R. W, Reed is his op
ponent at golf he appears wearing
heilotrope stockings. The doctor
immediately begins to fozzle being
unable to keep bis eyes on the ball
when the counter attraction stands
rfear by.
Attorney T. J. Nolen must walk
around the links with an opponent
garbed in flaming orange stockings.
His Irish blood boils by the eighth
hole and the balance of the match is
easy for the judge.
. C. C. Belden, sr., has perhaps been
most disasterously affected by the
new aid to golfing. His experience
in merchandising he says proves to
him that no self-respecting merchant
sold the socks. The fact that they
came from the bargain" counter ruins
his shots early in the contest.
Yale ,vHolland and Frank Builta
are reported to seriously consider
stealing the socks or quitting the
game until they are worn out. "
Club members allege that since
they are forced to compete with
stockings of all hues of the rainbow
Judge Foster has not lost a game.
lhe prediction is treely made that
unless his stockings are barred the
Arr .trill ctnKli'eh' a remrA a( tint
lnc nrr emn trim H,,e,nrr h
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coming year.
Western Golf Association ,
Honors Red Cross Players
Chicago, .Jan. 18. The Western
Golf association tonight, at a jubi
lee dinner, paid honor to the play
ers who participated in the Red
Cross benefit mafches, by means of
which more than $300,000 was rais
ed for the cause of mercy last sum
mer. .
Delegates from all sections of the
country attended the annual! meet
ing of the organization and reelected-
President Charles F.
Thompson, of the Flossmoor Coun
try club, Chicago, and the other old
officers with the exception of
Charles M. Smalley, who retired on
account of business. James H. Ber
nard of the Glenview club, Chicago,
was elected secretary.
Two new directors also were
elected, John W. Hughes, of the
Omaha Field club, and A. M; Parry
of the Country club of Indianapolis.
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Club Names Committee. to
Arrange for Stag Dinner
The Omaha Athletic; Club's ath
letic committed has appointed-Clark
Coit, W. A. Schall, Gene Melady
and Frank Latenser on a special
co'mmittee to'arrange a stag dinner
for , members . only, on Thursday,
Jan. 30, in- the club" gymnasium. '
The entertainment for the oc
casion will consist of wrestling,
swimming, and.. a general. program
of athletics. Mr." Melady wiTl gq
west today to procure some Buffalo
meat" to be served" arthis'dinner,
which will be a one dollar per plate
affair. . , , .
.Women .Play -Whist. .
Members of the Omaha Ladies'
Whist club were guests of the
Omaha Whist club at last Friday
evening's games at the Hotel Rome.J-
ine louowing are scores tor the
evening's play: t
NORTH AND EOt'TH PLAYERS. ,
Ellis and Burners ., Plus H
Peterson and Cotter Plus e
Barton and Dohse Plus 5
Williams and Austin, 0
Mrs. Ounther and Crelgh " 0
Mrs. Pinto and Mrs. Sanborn. .. .Minus 2
Corey and Bruinirton Minus i
Shawcross and Kileore Minus
Rosa and La n (ley... .....Minus 11
BAST AND 1 WEST PLATERS.
Stehblns and Brotherton . Plus 11
Cook and Abbott Plus 10
Davis and Don Plus 4
Dreyfoos and Beannell Minus 2
Nelson and McCann Minns 2
Mrs. Brulnftton and Stimson.... .Minus i
Lewis and Cowdrey... .......... .Minus 2
Shields and Ohman. Minus 4
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Garner. .Minus 11
. Loch Issues Challenge.
Charley Loch has issued a chal
lenge to any heavy-weight wrestler
to meet his protege, Joe Stangl, the
19-year-old 210 pound strong boy.
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NEW CIRCUIT TO
TIE PLAGE OF
"OLD PILULE"
MJnnesota to Take Place For
merly Held by Lincoln;
AHrtorl Mnnpv Plan
. trt Ro Trior! v
By H. K. WHITTED.
., From the looks things' at the
present time, the ''Old Reliablp"
Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota' " cir
cuit is a dead one for the coming
season.' A meeting of representa
tives of the Iowa State ' Fair, the
South Dakota State Fair, Sioux City
Interstate Fair and the Minnesota
State Fair was held at Sioux City.
Formerly this circuit has-comprised
the towns of Des Moines, Lincoln.
Huron and Sioux City, bur,as none
of the Lincoln" contingent were at
the meeting, 4hat place was dropped.
Minnesota was taken on this year,
and the circuit will be known as the
Iowa-Minnesota-Sduth Dakota cir
cuit. The "added money" plan, which
was tried out at Huron last year,
will be use throughout the circuit.
Entry fees to the early closing
events Xvill be 3 p?r cent, payable in
installments of 1 per cent each. Entry
fees to the late closers will be $10
at the time entry is made with a
starting fee of $5, payable the day
of the race.
Western Futurities.
Entrance to the Western Breed
ers' Futurity No. 9, for foals of
1919, will close with Arthur C.
Thomas, secretary of the associa
tion, on December 31 of this year.
. State No. 4 of the Iowa State fu
turity, to be raced during the Iowa
state fair, August 20 to 29, is at the
present time worth $1,275.21, with
another payment of $5 due in May,
in addition to the starting fee of
$10. A total of 24 youngsters are
still eligible to start. The list of
sires represented by the colts is
father interesting, inasmuch as most
of them are western-owned horses.
Iowa Todd, 2:044, has four sons
named hi the bunch, with dams by
Dale Axworthy, The Earl, Strath
berry, 2:04, and George Muscovite,
2.084. It looks as though some of
that quartet ought to turn out to be
a speedy wiggler. Albingen, 2:18, is
represented by two fillies, one out
of a mare by Guy Wilkes and the
other's dam by Betterton. Direc
tum Spier, 2:1 1J4. is represented by
two, one of them being a filly out
of Miss Nutonia, dam of Mabel
Trask, 2:01Ji; also the dam of
seven other trotters and two pac
ers. Other well known western
stallions represented are The Expo
nent, 2:11-54; The Northern Man,
2:06!4; Baron Lap, 2:1 VA; Jack
Archdale, 2:19;4, and . Blue Grass
Prince, 2:20.
The Tri-State. fair will be a new
one in the field this . year. It will
be held at Cedar Rapils, la., and is
practically the Same as the one held
for several years at Marion, la.
The annual meeting of the Clay
Ciller I M CUI dSKd I I all 4SSUI.K1UU11
..U.J. .I.J t.
was uiijjiiiduy siucuuicu iui utiu"
ber, but owing to the influenza was
postponed to the firsl week in Jan
uary. The old officers of the asso
ciation, including R. A. Byrket, sec
retary, and N. M. Buchtel, superin
tendent of speed, were re-elected.
Dates for the 1919 fair have not
been announced.
The Greenwood County Agricul
tural association held its annual
meeting at Eureka, Kan., a couple
of weeks ago and elected, William
Bays secretary. The last four ears
have been crop failures in Green
wood county, but big plans are
made for the 1919 fair and race
meet. '
CREIGHJON GRIDIRON STAR
BACK FROM CAMP
Because he wanted to experience
fighting action in the world -war
rather than fill molar cavities and
extraot teeth, Dr. James A. O'Neil,
Z607 Bristol-street, lately in mili
tary training at Camp Dodge, chose
to be transferred from the " army
dental corns to the cavalry afttfr
having passed examination for first" i
lieutenant, lhe intensive training
lasting six months, awarded him no
opportunity for action across the
sea, however, for the signing of the
armistice meant his honorable dis
charge from the arrnv.
He returned to Omaha last Wed
nesday. Dirkig his training as a horse
marr and cavalryman, the diminutive
dentist played quarterback on the
formidable Camp Dodge foot ball
team. He was a stellar player on the
Creighton foot ball squad of 1911-12-13.
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BOXING MEASURE -INTRODUCED
FOR
NEBRASKA CLUBS
Bill in' State Legislature Considered by Sport Authors
ties to Contain Best Regulations of All Laws;
Has Endorsement of Y. M. C. A., K. of C,
. . And Athletic Club Directors.
V "By A. K. Donovan.
During the last week Barton Green, an attorney in Lin
coln and member of the legislature, introduced in the lower
house a measure legalizing boxing and sparring matches.
The measure, if it becomes a law, will allow six-roupd boxinjj
bouts under strict regulations by a commission composed of
state officials headed by the governor. .
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Col. W.SfSW'uestrtules That
Only Fights' Shall Take
Place; Ft. Omaha Band
to hay.
. All fights and no wrestling is the
decision reached by the military au
thorities at Fort Omaha for their
second "Fite Nite." '
JimmyDrexel, popular Omaha
lightweight, will Box six rounds
with Battling Kirby, champion of
the Canadian army. Kirby easily
excels anything of his weight at
the fort and the match is sure to
be a fast one. Both men have a
host of admirers backing them for
the bout.
Several Winners Signed Up.
Several of the winners in the open
ing night bouts at Fort Omaha have
signed up and will, appear on the
program of the next card. The var
ious companies are backing their
representatives and interest is al
ready at fever heat at the fort.
Dempsey and Erickson, who
fought a fast four rounds . on the
opening night, will .again appear.
Both men were dissatisfied with
their first performance and are
anxious to again meet in the ring.
Gates and Henderson. fn
Gates'and' Hendersoir will again
try to settle the supremacy in their
class, " Henderson is training on
heavy boxes of-' ordnance nd says
he is strong enough to stop any
man his weight.
Interest is keeri at the fort as to
whom the mysterious Fiftieth com
pany dark horse is. His bunkies
are giving him intensive training and
say lie will be in the pink ot, condi
tion when the gong rings.
Band To Play. x
The popular Fort Omaha Militarv
band will furnish music before and
during the program.' This band has
made a wonderful reputation- since
its organization and guarantee a
program of new and up-to-the-minute
musical selections.
Clan Gordon Athletic Club
Postpones Curling Events
The Clan Gordon Athletic clnh
Saturday announced the indefinite
pgstponmentW all curling events
scheduled. This will stoo olav for
the Kennedy trophy finals, 'the Sec-
end Annual Bonspeil, and the indi
vidual championships. A -
lhe warm weather has put the ice
in poor condition for play and it was
decided to wait for better ice. All
events will be played as soon , as
cold weather puts the ice in , condi
tion tor play.
it was decided that the associ
ation would not send a team to the
Northwestern, Curline ' association
meet in Dututh to which they have
been invited to participate. No
championship team has .been picked
and the poor weather has prevented
the members playing in top form.
Big Swimming Meet. Is -...
Scheduled for Jan. 31
'An attempt to smash all previous
tank records will be made at the
Y. M. C. A. January 31i when a
closed swimming meet will be held.
Both seniors and juniors will par
ticipate. Three weeks later another
meet will be held open to any
swimmer in the city. Fancy and
plain diving,' fancy swimming stunts
and speed events are on the card.
Men swimming first, second and
third p&ce will be presented medals
in each event. Those compiling
the highest number of points will
be presented the all-round cham
pionship trophy. Special ' medals
have been ordered for the events. -
Creighton High Defeated
by Lincoln Team, 33 to 5
Creighton high fell before Lin
coln high at Creighton gymnasium
last night by the score of 38 to 5.
Lack of team work caused the
Creighton defeat. Team work was
hindered by continual shiftiifg of
the Creighton lineup because of in
juries to first team men."1 .
Creighton started scoring early in
the contest when Murphy and
Mullen made the only points.
Holland and Goodson started for
the Capital city lads.
Community Center League.
The following schedule of games
will be played by the Community
Center1 Basket Ball league during
this week. Tuesday Miller Tark
plays at Antral Park and Castelar
at Dundee. Wednesday Clifton Hill
A YANKS
plays at South High.
I
iy iiiuiidiiuua die iuti uic
measure will be carried unanimous
ly and become a law. With thif
probability in sight the history oi
attempts to legalize boxing and' the
mode of procedure in presenting
the present law make interestim.'
history in the sporting annals ot
Nebraska.
' During the legislative session ol
1915 Gene Melady, a prominent live
stock commission man on the South
Side had drafted and caused to be
introduced, ; bill legalizing 10
round boxiug bouts under regula
tion in this state. Unable to inter
est but few sportsmen he made a
personal campaign to secure the
passage of the measure which was
defeated by two votes.
Makes Second Attempt.
Again in 1917 he had a bill intro
duced which was defeated by one
ote. The defeat of the second
measure was largely due to the ac
tivities of J)ennis Cronin, editor of
;i newspaper in O'Neil and persona!
.friend of Malady. He based his
opposition to the measure on the
ground that in the form it was pre
sented it would be illegal. Lawyers
later verified his contention.
At the request of soldiers in army,
camps, athletic clubs and others in
terested in sportMr. Maladv atrain
had prepared a bill for presentation
at the session this year. Trofiting
by mistakes in previous years he
several months ago commenced
preparation of the bill.
He secured copies of enactments
of similar measures from all states
legalizing boxing and laws on the
sport in Australia and New Zealand.
Features in the law which to him
appeared unfavorable he marked out
or for correction and returned tho
copies to the leading newspaper
sport writers and sportsmen of the
state with the request that they
criticize his corrections"" and make
any changes which their experience
showed advisable. , ,
Best Features Used. .
The best features i each state's
laws were then incorporated into a
tentative measure by a firm of Oma
ha lawyers. Copies were made and
sent to the leading sport writers of
the United States, Y. M. CrA. and
K. of C. athletic instructors in clubs
and army camps, army officers and
physical directors of the leading
athletic clubs for criticism.
Changes considered advisable by
these men were made and the meas
ure returned Fo the lawyers to re
move all legal technicalities. Tim
measure was then sent to Barton
Green for consideration as he had
announced his intention of introduc
ing a boxing measure. It was com
pared with a measure drawn up by
him and several others submitted
from various parts of the state. Mr.
Green thenannounced that he con
sidered it the best measure he had
ever read and introduced it this
week.
Indorsed bjr Sport Writers.
In this manner the bill .became
called in newspapers the "Meladv
Bill" and sport writers, including
Ray. Pearson of Chicago Tribune
and Jack Skelly of the Yonkers
Herald, pronounced it the mon
stringent aM best boxing bill ever
presented in the United States.
. It had the endorsement and sup
port of such men as the late Theo
dore Roosevelt, who wrote a letter
of commendation, urging that it in
come a law, shortly before his death.
Dr. (isorge J. Fisher, director gen
eral of athletics for the Y. M. C A.,
neartny endorsed the proposed
measure and it. was at his sugges
tion that the number of rounds was
limited to six instead of eight as or
iginally proposed. William J. Mul
ligan, chairman of the Knights of
Columbus committee on war camp
activities, alsc- endorsed the propos
ed bill and urged that it be made a
law- for the benefit of soldiers who
would have no other suitable form
of recreation after leaving the stren
uous army life. "
Under the present law boxing is
prohibited in any form. School
boys in gymnasiums, Y. M. C. A.'s,
Athletic clubs and even friendly
bouts between farmer boys in tlie
haymow or behind the barn under
a strict interpretation of the Jaw are
violations. To relieve this condition
is the purpose of the law,
Mr. Melady, in his desire to see. a
boxing law passed, acted wholly in
the interest of cloan sports. Ath
letic contests which he has assisted
in promoting have been arrant ri
with the same purpose in view. He
is strictly a commission man, havii
grown up in a , business sense in
Omaha where he started in business
20 years ago.
The measure is everybody's am!
requires the support of evervor.e
interested in clean athletics, h k
flow at the stage where it requires
me activity ot every patron ot sport
who must use their influence to sec
it passed as a law.
Gibbons and Chip Matched.
Duluth, Minn., Jan. 18. Mile
Gibbons of St. Paul and Gcui'kc
Chip of Newcastle, Pa., have 4
to box 10 rounds here January Z
it was announced today, " '