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The Bee's Special Sunday Sport Page , n The Omaha Sunday O All the Latest All the Sport News Time THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 16, 1919. 19 A Bee BLUE AND WHITE DEFEATS GREAT LAKE&25 TO 20 Creighton Team Wins Cham pionship of West in Fast est Game of Season Before 2,500 Fans. Creighton, 25; Great Lakes, 20. ; Before a cheering crowd, which .axed the spacious gymnasium of . Creighton to the utmost, the unde feated Blue and White stjuad proved themselves the champion of the west hy decisively defeating the ureal Lakes (jobs basket ball quin tet by a score of 25 to 20. From the moment the whistle blew both teams displayed a brand of basket ball never before seen i western basket ball circles. The game was the fiercest and hardest fought ever played on Creighton floor. By defeating the sailors, the Creighton five stand as undisputed basket ball champions of the west, it not ot the whole country. Owing to the splendid exhibition of team work there was no individual star on the Creighton team, but it was simply a star aggregation which met ana so gloriously trampled on the surprised sailor quintet last night. Lost From Start. Following an introduction by the Creighton cheer leader, Frank Arm strong, of the individual members of the sailors' squad the game began. Flay was fast and furious from the outset. Creighton's first opportun ity to score came two minutes after play had begun, when Hallas com mitted a technical foul, but Kear ney had not yet settled down and missed the free throw. The first field goal was made by Captain Fern ley of the Great Lakes at the end of four minutes of brilliant team work on both sides. The game waxed warmer and Ecklund, emerging from a scrimmage, made a beautiful toss and the ball jhot through the hoop. This caused consternation in the Creighton camp, but the Creighton rooters spurred their warriors on to renewed efforts. Wise responded with a splendid back-hand loop- into the basket. Kearney followed with 1 thriller which brought the crowd to its feet. Ecklund was then so incautious as to commit another foul and this free throw was made a counter. The score now stood five to five. On the next play Vandiver sped up from his stationary guard position and again brought the crowd to its feet by a magnificent throw from the middle of the floor. From this point on Creighton was never headed, although Chandler's accurate throwing of fouls kept the score close. In Ihe first half Wise shot three field goals from difficult angles while raveling at top speed and Kearney also contributed one to the total. One more field goal by Ecklund completed the Gobs' scoring in this half. The first period ended with the score standing 11 to 10 in favor t Creighton. Come Back Strong. Both teams came back strong in the second half and Kearney scored the first point for Creighton on a foul committed by Ecklund. After the tossup, the ball was brought to the Blue and White's goal. A throw for the basket was missed, and while the Gobs were grasping and fighting for the ball on the rebound, Kear ney dashed in from the side lines, leaped and threw the ball, while in mid-air, for the most sensational basket of the game. Mulholland and Vandiver, in addition to their stellar guarding, found time to feed the ball to Haley and Kearney for a basket apiece. During the second half only two field goals were gar nered by the Great Lakes, Ecklund and Femley being responsible for these. It was during this half that Chandler, although outplayed and outgeneraled by Kearney, gave the tans a great exhibition of free throwing, making eight in succes sion. On the whole the Gobs were out played in every department of the game by the Blue and Whites. Mul holland showed himself one of the greatest leaders of team work in the country and held the great Paddy Driscoll scoreless. It was Mulhol land who brought the ball down the floor time and time again and fed it to his forwards. Vandiver played the game of his life, his uncanny ability of intercepting passes being one of the main reasons for Creigh ton's victory. The work of both ihese stellar guardsmen was the acme of perfection. The famous Chandler, hitherto hailed as the greatest player iu the country, un doubtedly met his superior last night in Chuck Kearney, the little Creigh ton center, who played rings around him. Kearney proved this by mak ing more field goals than any other man on the floor, at the same time preventing Chandler from making a single field goal. Wise also put up a wonderful exhibition of both offen sive and defensive playing, his clear headedness and speed proving an in valuable asset to the Creighton squad. Captain Haley, with his customary bull dog aggressiveness, proved a thorn in the side of the sailor crew. He possesses a natural ability of following the ball and is always at the right place at the right time. Toward the end of the second half, Jimmy Condon relieved Wise for Creighton and Gurno relieved Dris coll for the sailors, but their en trance into the game did not in any way lessen the furious speed of the contest. The crowd numbered over 2,500 and standing room was at a prem ium long before the game com menced. Great Lakes rooters among the audience were not lacking, as was evidenced by the cheers which greeted every score made by them Box score and summaries: CREIGHTON. CHEAT LAKES. fir. ft. p. f g ft. p. Wise, r.f 2 0 I Fe'ley C.) rf.2 4 Unify (C). I.f.l lIDrtscoll. If... .9 0 K-nrwy, C...S 9 IS jChandler. ...810 10 Muihnll'd, r..0 0Halla. tg.... 9 Vamlivrr. lg...l 9 S Ecklund. 1( i 06 Condon. rf.... t iOurno. It... .9 9 9 Totals S 25 Totals 119 10 Of fi 'i.'t! Kline, rf-fer: Mulliiran, tim cire; N. ti.: k. iiairtMjw; Weigla, acoref. Regents Trying to Get Game With Oklahoma in Omaha Next Fall Lincoln, Feb. IS. (Special Tele gram.) The Nebraska university re gents, meeting this afternoon, an proved the Nebraska 1919 foot ball schedule as announced last fall. The regents authorized Chancel lor Avery to sound out the govern ing board of the Missouri Valley conterence to determine if the rules would be stretched to permit Ne braska to play-the University of Oklahoma, October 2a. DE OliO REGAINS THREE CUSHION CinNSHIP Kieckhefer Loses Title to Cuban Cue Expert in Match Marked by Brilliant Play. Chicago, Feb. IS. Alfred De Oro, the Cuban cue expert from New York, tonight regained the three cushion billiard championship from Augie Kieckhefer of Chicago by winning the third block o f their ISO point match. The total score was ISO to 148 in De Oro's fovor. A year ago this month Kieckhefer won the title by defeating De Oro. He has met all comers and success fully defended his title several times. In the latest match Kieckhefer won the first and tied the second block, although De Oro displayed the most brilliant work. The second block ended last night with the score 100 to 95 in favor of Kieck hefer. De Oro won the final block to night by a score of S5 to 48 in the closest sort of match play. The block went 71 innings, and the re sult surprised the galleries. Both De Oro and Kieckhefer had high runs of four. The match went 194 innings. With the Bowlers As the last week approaches prior to the closing entries for the big International tournament of the American Bowling Congress, un usual activity is being displayed in all centers of bowling throughout the middle west, and the estimate of final entries seems to be climbing up to about 700 teams. If this mark is reached it will be on par with the high water mark set by Toledo in 1916. when 756 teams were enter er, and there is a chance for the 1919 entry to pass the 1916 tourna ment, which was a wonderful ath letic contest. Small cities are coining in with additional entries, and this will have a tendency to increase the total. In former years Huntington, VV. Va., had one or two teams, while this year this hustling river city will have six teams. Feoria has increased their anticipated entry from four to eight teams, and South Bend comes along with 12 entries, all of which is very encouraging. Quite a few new faces will be seen among the bowlers this year when teams from Pontiac, Mich.; Findlay, O., and other small cities are com ing for the first time. When they attend the tournament once, they always come back the next year as the fascination is there for the bowler. The entries are well over SO teams at this time, and the final cleanup will bring the grand total well for wards, if not over the 700 mark. TEAM STANDING. W L 16 Pot. .719 .561 .561 .509 .491 .491 .351 .298 King' Lunch 41 Scctt TonU 32 Central Furniture 32 Washington Shirts 30 Beau Hrummel 28 South' Side 29 Murphy-Dld-Ita JO Omaha Printing Co 17 15 27 39 2 87 40 INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES. Wartchow ..)... Stunt 183 R, Sclple 172 O. Olson 171 Swoboda 171 Harrison 171 Eldson 170 Yousem 170 Younger 170 II. K. Hansen ..169 Longlry 169 Norgard 168 Suchy 167 Karls 181 Frltscher ISO McCoy ISO Martin 10 Jarosh, 180 Shaw 179 Learn ..,.179 Mayer 178 Toman 178 K. Selple 177 Petersen .167 Hefton 177 Brannian . Murphy .. Hnrhltrl ,. Hoffman . Howard . . Armstrong Gibson .'. . Wiley .... Blssett ... London ... Welch . . . ..166 ..16 ..166 ..165 ..164 ..It 4 ..163 ..161 . .160 ..160 ..159 H. Hansen 177 Huntington ,,..179 Mitchell ... Harp Klmmtrman ..176 ..176 ..176 ..173 Koran .... Radford 173 Hancock .......173 Ml I Icon 17S Blake 172 Tanner 172 tiate City league. High single game (ind.). Rles !"9 Hlngh elngle game (team), Beselln Kltls 1,006 High three-game (lnd.). McMartln.. 667 High three game (team), Sam's In dians Z.S6S Team Standing Feb 11, 1911). Team. W. L. Pel. Sandow Trucks 45 9 .833 Officers' Club .....36 18 .667 lleselln's Kids 3:1 21 .611 Sam's Indians 28 26 .519 Ries-Hall 11 26 . .619 Independents 24 30 .444 Western Union No. 1 14 40 .259 Western Union No. 'i 8 46 .148 Individual Standing. Avg. Av,re. Milllson 182 j Wiley 165 McMartln 181 Lane 165 Norgard lSOlBissett 16J Eldson 17 Ries 164 Klauck 178!Raum .. ...... 164 Mayer 177 Hoover 101 Shaw 177 Hallock 163 Jarosh 177 Winn 160 Beselln 17S Weymuller 169 Voss 174 stlne 15 Nelson 17S Krug 159 Schulu 173 Aakelof 15s Karls 17! Vorwald 1ST Hull 1T2 Kirk 155 Hoffman 172 West IPS Horwlch 171 Miller 153 London 171 Frank 153 Stenberg 171 Humason 153 Zadlna 170 Peterson ) 5ft Armstrong .....170 Weber 16 Meister 170 Watt 147 Boord 149 i Lanyan 141 Gexnandt 169 I Cralk 14J Lander 169 Hebs,.n 149 Moyna 169 Shellt,erg .......144) Johnson 168 HerrUk 137 Befigele 167 Ward 136 Radford 167 Nernels 12 Chandler 16SCobb ..123 Hancock 165 I Rank 119 Middies Great Wristlers. Annapolis. Feb. 15. Vhe navy wrestlers had a walkover .his after noon, defeating the University of Pennsylvania by a score of 33 to 0. SAVAGE PEEVED OVER HANDICAP GKilATCII Buffalo County Wrestler Crip ples Circus Finances When Slav Champ Fails to Throw Him. When John Pesek, Buffalo county mat marvel, goes up against Steve Savage, the Slav champion, at the Omaha Auditorium next Friday night, he will meet a foe who has long been aching for a crack at the Nebraska phenom. For Savage has an old score to settle with Pesek. He is thirsting for revenge, as it were, and he in tends -to have it Friday night. There's a story back of this old score. Last year Savage was traveling with Yankee Robinson's circus as an added attraction. He was meeting all comers, guaranteeing to forfeit $50 to any man he could not throw in 20 minutes. Kearney, Neb., was one of the towns on the Robinson itinerary. Pesek learned that Savage was meet ing all comers. So the foxy Pesek framed a stunt. Pulls Rube Act. Dressing himself in a suit of farm er's clothes, Pesek came to Kearney and bought a grandstand seat at the circus. When the announcer in formed the audience of.the Savage offer, Pesek jumped to his feet and shouted, "I'll wrestle him." The circus attendants snickered up their sleeves. This was going to be retty soft. That big luck 11 get is neck broken." a razorback con fided to a comrade. A gentleman of rural appearance nearby overheard the remark. 'I'll bet $5 he won t," offered the rural party. The razorback snapped him up and passed out the word that the farmers were backing the challenger. Immediately the circus men began to seek out followers of Pesek in the audience. They had no trouble finding them. Before the match started several hundred dol lars had been risked on the outcome. Surprise for Savage. The circus men chortled in their glee. They didn't know it was Pesek who was going to enter the ring. Who would have suspected the rubish party as a professional wrestler? Certainly not them. Not even Savage suspected that there might be a colored party iu the wood pile and when he tore into Pesek at the start of the match it was with the confidence of a cham pion. Then he got the surprise of his life. For his farmer opponent proved to be a real wrestler. Des perately Savage strove to flatten his shoulders upon the mat, but to his surprise found his challenger was behind him most of the time. In the 20 minutes Savage could do nothing with Pesek. So he sug gested 10 more minutes. Pesek was willing. They flew at each other again, Pesek laughing, Savage scowling. And again Savage failed to down his man. Then, when it was all over and the Nebraska farmers had collected their bets and Pesek his $50, Savage discovered the identity of his op ponent. "John Pesek, eh," snarled Savage. "Triad to be the little foxy kid, did he? Well, I'll get him some day, and when I do, you can kiss him goodby." ; That's why Savage has been wait ing for a chance at the Buffalo county lad. He'll get that chance next Friday night at the Omaha Auditorium and he promises to make good. But there are a lot of Shelton county farmer lads who saw that impromptu match out at Kear ney, who are going to be down here with the money they won that time in the hope-of doubling it Friday. It promises to be a warm match that Omaha wrestling enthusiasts will see. Seats will be placed on sale at the Auditorium, Merritt's drug store, Ernie Holmes and the Merchants hotel. Prices are $1 and $2 with a few choice ringside seats at $3. Dates Set for Lawn Tennis Championship Tournament New York, Feb. 15. Dates for the four championship tournaments of the National Lawn Tennis asso ciation were announced here today. the round of titular play will begin at the Philadelphia Cricket club June 16, when a week will be de voted to the deciding of champion ships in the women's, girls' and mixed double classes. The men's clay court champion ships will be played at the South Side club of Chicago during the week beginning July 7 unless a change in this date is found to be desirable, when the entire season schedule is later arranged. Play will begin at the men's grass court doubles at the Longwood Cricket club August 11, and the singles title will be decided at the West Side club, Forest Hills, Long Island, beginning August 5. Fremont High School Wins Close Basket Ball Game Fremont, Neb.. Feb. 15. (Special Telegram.) The Fremont High school basket ball team defeated the Columbus High school squad at Co lumbus by the score of 17 to 16. Co lumbus led, 15 to 9, to within the last five minutes of play. Fremont plays South Omaha High at Fre motjt next Friday night and Schuy ler at Fremont Saturday night. Institute of Technology Swimmers Easily Defeat Navy Annapolis, Feb. 15. The Massa chusetts Institute of Technology swimmers easily defeated the navy this afternoon by a score of 33 to 20. The visitors captured first place in all of the events with the excep tion of the 220-yard swim, which was won by Gallagher of the navy after a close contest. Hitting on the Donovan Someone always has to wake up the baby just when mother has put it to sleep. Boxing was doing very nicely with the probability that lim ited rounds would be legalized in several states. Then the prize lem on of them all, Willard, comes along and passes the money box. He got his once and he is now trying to get another crack at the treasury re gardless of the consequences to anyone else. The pretentious plan of General Pershing for athletics among the soldiers in France is reported to have been abandoned, due to the rapid discharge of the men. Base ball on a small scale will continue, but the idea of a big league will not be carried out. The wet weather in France in the springtime will prac tically stop all other sports. Welker Cochran, the young Iowan who has been playing a won derful game of 18.2 balkline billiards has quit chasing Willie Hoppe for a title match, according to advices coming from New York. Backers in New York offered to post a $2,500 bet, but Cochran refused, as Hoppe had refused to meet him in benefits Jor the Red Cross and War Work campaigns. The National Amateur Base Ball association will hold a meeting in Chicago February 22. Several Oma hans interested in the amateur game are expecting to attend the meeting. Johnny Walker, a young soldier catcher, has been signed by the Des Moines club on recommendation of Bob Hasbrook, who was impressed by his catching on an army team. His home is in Toulon, 111. The National Base Ball associa tion in its first bulletin starting the 1919 season, announce that the claim of Richmond for $200 for the WEEK'S MENU OF GAMES BOOKED BY LOCAL FIVES Thirteen Games Scheduled by Omaha Basket Tossers; Ten Will Be Played on Home Floors. Basket Ball Games This Week. Tuesday Calvary Baptists against Pearl Memorials, First Christians asaln.it Benson Methodists and "Y" Dormitories against Hanseom Parka, In Church leatrua games at "Y." Thursday Dundees at Clifton Hill; Kakens against Independents, Beddcos against Commerce High and Omaha Nationals against Central FurlntBres, In Commercial league games at "Y." Friday South High at Fremsnt, Creighton against Simpson at Indlan ola. South High Community Centers against Miller Parks at Millar Park. Haturday Lincoln High against Central at Creighton gym, Creighton university against Drake, at Dea Moines. COMMERCIAL LEAGUE STANDINGS. W. I.. Pet. Commerce High 7 O 1,000 Omaha Nationals 4 jl 571 Nakens 4 S 471 Central Furnitures S 4 439 Beddeos S 4 4'3S Independents 0 7 004 CHCBCH LEAGUE STANDINGS. W. L. Pet. First Christians 0 1,000 Pearl Memorials 4 t B7 Hanscom Parks 3 S MH Benson M. E S 3 500 Calvary Baptist 2 4 333 "V" Dormitories 0 6 000 A slender card of basket ball games is booked for local fans this week. Thirteen games are sched uled for the week by local fives, 10 of which will be played on local floors. The Creighton university five journeys into Iowa to play Simpson Friday and Drake Saturday. South High's only game will be with the Fremont flippers, whom they are confident of trouncing. The Church, Commercial and Community Cen ter leagues will each play three games. The last set of games in the Community Center league's first round will be played off this week. Central Meets Lincoln. The main attraction will be the big annual fray between Central High and Lincoln High. Coach Mulligan seems to have found a winning combination and is now confident that he can repay the Lin colnites for the 23-to-19 defeat giv en them February 1 at Lincoln. The game was close and hard-fought, with the Capital City lads hard pressed to prevent a defeat. The locals see red when the game is mentioned and are preparing to give Lincoln a trouncing that will be epoch-making in the history of the athletic encounters of the two schools. One-sided games should result in the Church league games Tuesday night, since the stronger teams are matched against the weaker ones. The first Christian-Benson Method ists' encounter should be the closest of the three frays. Evenly matched teams will play in the Commercial league games Thursday. The Bed deos are expected to give the Com merce High men a hard game. The Omaha National Ba.ik-Central Fur niture encounter will be the feature of the evening. The strong bank five is regarded as likely winners. The Nakens are expected to trounce the Independents. South High Basket Team Defeats Schuyler Five The South High school basket ball team defeated the Schuyler team, 26 to 19, on the South High floor last night. This is the first time the Schuyler team has been defeated this year. Etter wa9 the star for South High, making five field goals. Other South High players, to make goals were Neiman, four, and Card and Banner each one. Seven of the Schuyler points were made by their center. Verne Moore was referee. the Higfx .Spots Sporting Trail. services of Hanford with Omaha was not allowed. The sales by Oklahoma City of Frank Graham to Kansas City and Harvey McClellau to the Chicago White Stockings was also announc ed. They purchased R. North from the Chicago Cubs. Denver reports the sale of John Kelleher, whom they secured from Brooklyn, to St. Joseph. The third annual handicap bowl ing tournament will start on the Omaha alleys March 7 and continue until the 15th. Entries will close March 5. Myron Stunz will enter the indi vidual championship bowling tourn ament at Recreation Hall, Detroit, on his return trip from the A. B. C. Entrance fees are $25 which will be divided among the winners. An add ed purse of $500 and a $100 diamond medal for the winner will boost the purse. Thirty per cent of the play ers will finish in the money. The tourney will be held March 23 to 31. R. Sciple was eliminated from the second bowling team to represent Omaha at the American Bowling congress when H. Fritscher shot 1.902. Other high men are War chow, 2,002; Simodimas, 1,898, and Schoenman, 1,894. Schoenman is in a fair way to be forced out by J. Barbieri, who rolled 1,076 in his first five games. Several other high class bowlers have entered and the make-up of the team may be chang ed materially. Vincent Rhodes, better known as "Big Rhody," has returned from overseas and been discharged. Rhodes' home is in Papillion, but he is well known in Omaha as a ball player, having formerly been a member of the Brandeis team and the Omaha Western league team, BOXING STABS E10UTE EAST VISIT IN OMAHA Frankie Callahan, Contender for Title, Praises Efforts of Nebraskans for Clean Boxing. Einil Thiry and two of his cham pionship contenders, Frankie Calla han of Cleveland and Jock Malone of St. Paul, stopped off in Omaha this week, guests of Gene Melady and other friends. These two prom ising boxers are in the pink of con dition and say they are ready to take on all comers. ( Frankie Callahan will visit at the Melady home a few days before re turning to his home in Cleveland. He has been working hard since his release from the navy and is plan ning on a few week's complete rest. He was boxing instructor at the Great Lakes and later was trans ferred to New York. While in New York he appeared in all war bene fits and patriotic shows and also boxed for the benefit of crippled soldiers and sailors. Callahan fights in both the feath erweight and batamweight divi sions with ease and has long been after Pete Herman's scalp. He is exceptionally clever and carries a punch in both hands. He has been working out with heavier men in New York and can take lots of pun ishment. Frankie is loud in his praise of Ted Lewis, with whom he has been living. He was a training partner for Lewis in his bout with Leonard and is now planning on accompany ing him on his trip to Europe this summer after his release from the army. Praises Boxing Bill. , The Cleveland boxer is loud in his praise of the bill before the Ne braska legislature legalizing boxing which he declares is far superior to the Pennsylvania law that has been so successful in Philadelphia. The short round bouts he declares are the only way to stop prize fighting and make the sport clean. Frankie could not refrain from speaking in 'praise of his friend, Gene Melady, whom he declares the cleanest sportsman in the world. "Omaha does not seem to appreciate what a great booster for clean sports they have," said Frankie. "In the east to say that you are a friend of Melady stamps the O. K. on you at once as they all know he will not tolerate a man or game that is not on the square." The contender for Herman's crown is high in his praise of Oma ha and says it will be one of the greatest cities in the country for clean sports if the boxing bill is passed. The Omaha Athletic club, where he was a guest, he says is one of the finest for a city the size of Omaha he has ever seen. Sulenberg Scores Knockout in Bout With Negro Fighter Columbus, N. M., Feb. IS. John ny Sulenberg of Omaha. Neb., a member of the Seventh cavalry, knocked out Clarence (Kid) Ross, a negro fighter of the Twenty-fourth infantry, in the second round of a six-round bout here today. Sulen berg claimed the middleweight championship of the border troops. Brazzo Badly Punished. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. IS. Willie Jackson of New York, punished Jack Brazzo of Hazelton, Pa., so badly in the scheduled six-round fight here tonight that his second threw up the sponge in the third round. The bell saved Brazzo from being knocked out in the second round. Zbyszko Throws Anderson, Chicago, Feb. 15. Wladek Zbyszko, Polish wrestling champion, tonight defeated Arvid Anderson of Bosto i in two straight falls of 29 and 9 minutes, respectively. "STOVE LEAGUE" OUTLINES PLAfj FOR mm Earl Higgins Gives Composite of Regulations Preferred by Members of Class A Organization. Omaha sandlot base, ball players are still considering plans for the organization of a semi-pro league in addition to a "simon-pure" amateur association. The Class A players are practically unanimous for semi pro ball and will probably complete arrangements in a few weeks. "Hot Stove League" sessions, pre sided over by Earl Higgins, presi dent of the Greater Omaha league last year, in his cigar store at Fif teenth and Douglas streets, have ad vanced many ideas for the conduct of the proposed league. After hearing the arguments pro and con of the different team man agers and players Mr. Higgins out lines the following plan which ap parently meets with the most favor. The plan will probably be submitted at the first meeting iu order to get definite action started. A five-club league, presided over by a president and secretary-treasurer, is favored by a majority in dis cussing a league. The Higgins com posite plan calls for one game in Council Bluffs each Sunday between league teams. A double-header is on the Omaha bill for Sundays be tween two league teams and a league team and a traveling club. One game is planned for Saturdays and holidays when the Western league team is on the road. , Wait Action of Amateurs. The receipts from games are to be kept in the league treasury until the close of the season when they will be divided among the various teams. Winners of first and second places will be granted a larger per centage of the receipts. Rigid rules to prevent contract jumping are thought advisable and clubs are to deposit $100 as forfeit money. Other minor regulations for the conduct of the league will have to be made, but the unity of the players on these regulations are in definite. Teams holding franchises in the Greater Omaha league are waiting for the action of the amateur asso ciation before taking any definite steps toward organization. If the present plans of the amateurs to bar semi-pros are adopted President Higgins of the Greater Omaha league will probably call a meeting imme diately that an organization may be perfected. President Higgins announces that he will take no active part in organ izing the league further than calling a meeting and if it is desired explain his composite plan as the various players have suggesed it to him. Many Entries for Aquatic Meet at "Y" Pool Wednesday The open swimming meet, to be held at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday, is beginning to show signs of a real event. There are several old tim ers entered and others are expected from the Central High, Commerce High and possibly from Creighton and Council Bluffs. There are eight events as follows 20-yard dash, 40-yard dash, 40 yards oi back, 100-yard swim, 220-yard swim, plunge for distance, novelty swim and diving. The novelty swim consists of exhibition stunts in the( water. The events are judged by the audience and the award given to the best entertainer. If teams frqm the various schools or clubs enter, there will be a four-man relay team rep resenting each. A bronze medal will be given to each first place man in each event, a silver for the highest total point winner and a bronze for second and third highest total point winners. This meet is open to any swimmer in the 'city. Entries may be made with the physical director at the Y. M. C. A. at any time before Tues day evening. Philadelphia School Team , Makes New Swimming Record Philadelphia, Feb. 13. West Phil adelphia high school set a new American interscholastic record in the 00-yard relay race at the 16th annual national interscholastic swimming championships, Univer sity of Pennsylvania pool today, making the distance iu 2:35 4-5 sec onds and clipping their own mark of 2:37 2-5 made in 1915. Brooklyn Polytechnic Prep finished sec ond; Erasmus hall, Brooklyn, third; Mercersburg academy fourth. PERSONAL FOULS At the end of the first round "Ike'' Mahoney, Commerce High star, and George Parrish of the Pearl Memor ial team, were leading their respective leagues in scoring, and the'y evi dently intend to stay out in front, for in the first game of the second round they added 11 field goals apiece. The South High team has been playing most of the season with two regulars out of their lineup Etter and Anderson have been on the sick list. They will be on deck for future games, however. Tom Rowland, the fighting Creigh ton Jiigh guard, is a brother c.f "Pants" Rowland of big league base ball fame. Carl Wicgel of the Central Fur niture, one of the landmarks of bas ket ball, just got back from France. He didn't like France as well as Omaha; better girls and basket ball here, he says. The proposed City High school tournament, which received a set back on account of Council Bluffs dropping out, may be played with Creighton High taking the place of the Bluffs team. That will make it an all Omaha affair. South, Cen tral, Commerce and Crighto will Two Tied for First and Second Places in Wingshot Match Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 15. With 28 marksmen entered in the inter national wingshot championship the last event of the fifteenth annual interstate trapshooting tournament but half the hundred targets could be thrown, and the finishing of the contest had to go over until tomor row. Good shooting was done today, two tieing for first place, with 49 out of 50, and two for next place with 48 out of SO. Leaders today wert; F. G Fuller of Mukwongo, Wis., and George Nicolai, Kansas City, with E. W. Renfro of Butte, Mont., and H. C. Herndon, George town, Ky., contending for second place. The five leaders, when the full 100 targets have been fired at, will divide a purse of more than $2,000. SCIIOOUEAGUE ENDS FIRST HALF OF WINTER PLAY Community Center Basket Ball Loop Completes First Round With This Week's Games. The first round of the Community Center basket ball league ends with this week's games. . Central Park, champions last season, are safely anchored at the top of the heap, but South High and Dundee are not too far below to be out of the reckon ing. Castelar and Clifton Hill showed considerable improvement in last week's games and are liable to trip up some of the leaders in the sec ond round. Clifton Hill's green team gave Central Park quite a bat tle for a while in their game last week, but finally succumbed to the superior prowess of the league lead ers. In the second round, Central Park will have the advantage over its rivals, as the two hardest games, with South High and Dundee will be played on the Central Park floor. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS. Central Tark, 85; Clifton Hill, 17. South High, 32: Dundee. 2. Castelar, 14: Miller park. 4. THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE. Tuesday Castelar at Central Park. Thursday Dundee at Clifton Hill. Friday South High at Miller Park. TEAM STANDING. W. L. Pet. Central Tark 4 0 l.non South High 3 1 .760 Dundee 2 2 .600 Castelar 2 2 .500 Clifton Hill 1 S .250 Miller Park 0 4 .000 Nebraska Trims Missouri Tigers in Speedy Contest Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 15. Nebraska trimmed the Missouri Tigers again here tonight in basket ball. 28 to 26, and stepped into second place for the Missouri Valley conference hon ors as a result of the victory. l he Kansas Aggies have a tight hold on the first round of the ladder w-ith a record of five straight vic tories. The Huskers won again to night by closely guarding Scott and Vogt, the liger stars, so that they were practically smothered during the entire game. Nebraska started strong and piled up a lead of 14 to 5 before the visi tors fairly got going.' Then Mis souri knotted the count and climbed up ahead, 22 to 14. The Huskers came up from behind and cinched the victory in the last two minutes of play. Jackson starred for Ne braska with 12 points while Scott made 10 points for the team. The summary: NEBRASKA. o. ra. p. Pt. Jackson (C) F 4 4 2 1! Oilman. P l! 0 0 4 Pickett, F 0 0 0 ' 0 Pcr.ellenberger, C S 0 S 6 Bailey, O 1 0 1 2 Reynolds, G 1 0 1 2 Neumann. O 0 0 Patty, O 0 2 1 2 Totals 11 7 2 MISSOURI. O. Fg. P. Pts. Scott, P 3 4 2 10 Ruby (C) F 1 0 1 2 Vogt. C J 0 3 Browning, O 4 0 0 S FVhroeder, G .......... 0 0 0 Coffey, G 0 0 1 Totals 11 4 10 2t Score. firt half: Nebraska. 16: Mis souri, 11. Referee: M. P. Jones, Orlnnell college. Murphy-Did-its Lose Game. .The Murphy-Did-its were de feated last night on the floor of the School for the Deaf by the mute team by a score of 33 to 22. compete. The Creighton High five is disbanded at present. Fort Dodge High went home mad they lost to Council Bluffs by one point and to Central by two. It was all the referee's fault; he wouldn't let them get away with their rough stuff, at which they are past masters. Art Burnham and "Dauber' Payn ter of Central High seldom take their opponents seriously, in direct contrast with Levinson and Bern stein, guards of Commerce. George and Duke take them all seriously very seriously. Ask Central Fur nitures. Contrary to the general belief, the entire Council' Bluffs High team does not play with the Christians in the Church league. Kalda and Christensen, both regulars, go to Sunday school elsewhere. "Ray ("Red") Phelps 's playing with the Omaha university five. He is one of the best centers in the city. Everson of Calvary Baptists, "Stoogie" Camero, and Kline cf Commerce had a little difference of opinion in a scrub game on the "Y." floor last week and Jimmie Noble of the "Y." made them "kiss and make up." They did. Anything to plav basket ball. TEAM BOVLlflG 5 WINS TITLE FOR 1 SCOTT'S TENTS Consistent Shooting by Every Member of Team Cap tures City Champion ship Honors. The Scott Tents captured first money in the team play in the Omaha championship bowling tour nament on the Farnam alleys lat night. The doubles and singles will be played this afternoon on the Omaha alleys. For team play the winners gave one of the classiest exhibitions ever seen on the local runs. Every man shot well up into the 500 class and but 67 pins separated the high and low man. The three games were all better than 900 and but 13 pins dif ference was made between the high and low total. The attendance is far lower than in previous tournaments and indica tions are that the events today will show a similar decrease. Soldiers returning from the army have not yet reached their swing is the rea son attributed to small entries, Although the other teams did not shoot as consistent scores, several teams bettered the high score in last . year's tourney. The Beau Brum mels came in for second money with a total of 2,850. but 11 pins behind the winners. They had the high total for a single game with 1,042. Barbieri rolled the high single game with a score of 254 and was Second for three games with a total of 631. Kuhry rolled the high in dividual total for three games with 635. His score in each game was over 200. Team Scores. . The following scores were made: CENTRAL FURNITURES. 1st. J1. Sri. Kldson lr.d 150 162 R. Scipls Iff 177 Ufi Jarosh IAS 174 103 Martin 214 1711 SOI Toman 202 1S4 "li Total :J 117 WASHINOTOM BHIRT. 1st. 2rJ. Kuhry So J 221 Karls 170 20t l.ongler 14S ill Zimmerman 193 134 Zarp in 183 Totals SO: 50 SAM'S INDIANS. 1st. :i. Boord 1S4 13 Nelson 239 ISO Hull 107 17S Hancock 172 203 Norgaard 170 158 Total 942 864 WILEY'S COLTS'. 1st. Jd. Neals lfi 231 London 102 K,r Wiley 101 1SS Kennedy 1H7 121 Slmondinet 13 158 Total 86! 827 KINO'S LUNCH. 1st. 2d. Learn 192 177 Harrison IB 135 Howard 189 187 H. Hansen IF. 7 108 Wartchow i0 194 Totals 100 , 6 SCOTT TENTS. 1st. id. K. Srlpl 223 205 Mayer 215 ISO Koran 188 104- O. Olson 146 215 K. Stunx IU 184 Totals 61 94S BEAU BRUMMELS. 1st. Id. Hsfton 188 183 Murphy 190 188 Barbieri 167 S54 Huntington 154 175 Shaw 178 242 Totals .....877 1042 FARNAM ALLEYS NO. 2. 1st. 2d. Suctif 200 162 Hathaway 132 189 Hadler 167 135 Brannan 178 168 Younger 142 172 Totals 817 S2 FARNAM ALLEYS NO. 1. 1st. 2d. Hester 158 189 Foster 190 180 Blssett 145 - 192 Mitchell 184 171 Millson C02 162 954 3d. 211 175 137 199 223 945 3d. 171 169 177 191 189 897 3d. 139 lt 194 143 155 811 3d. 200 10 168 no 191 879 3d. 1S8 10 199 204 1S1 952 3d. 1M 215 210 17J 170 931 3d. a g;f 150 IKft 177 172 8d. 173 171 16S 199 213 9:3 Totals 879 894 Chicago Increases Lead in Basket Ball Competition Chicago, Feb. 15. Chicago in creased its lead for the western con ference basket ball title tonight by ; ; triumphing over Northwestern, 24 to 17. The game gave Chicago an unbroken line of seven victories. Champaign, 111., Feb. 15. Illinois defeated Wisconsin. 16 to 14, in a 1 western conference basket ball game ( tonight. j Ithaca, Feb. 15. Cornell defeated Columbia, 32 to 20, in an intercol legiate league basket ball game here tonight. At Davenport. Ia., Davenport high school, 24; St. Ambrose, 18. Iowa City, la., Feb. 15. Iowa de feated Ames, 27 to 17, at basket ball tonight. Nicholaus and Brown, for Iowa, and Shepard of Ames, were the stars of the game. 'Women Fight Fans. Camp Funston, Kan., Feb. 15. " Women can become as "rabid fight fans as the men if they art given the opportunity. This has beei brought out by the increasing num ber of women attending the boxing bouts of the various organizations ( and divisional bouts held here fre- v quently. The women follow the fighters with as keen zest as any man, fight fans declare. Iowa Starts Foot Ball. Iowa C''ty. Ia., Feb. 15. The Uni versity of Iowa, for the first time in many years has started spring foot ball practice indoors. Veterans of last season, including Captain Loh man,' Smith, Mockmore and Siater, were among the players out for the first practice. Yale Winner at Hockey. N'ew York, Feb. 15. Yale defeat ed Princeton. 6 to r, at hockc is Brooklyn tonight si