THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1919
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PLAY OFF STATE
TITLE GAMES ON
LIU! FLOOR
Central, South and Commerce
High Basket Ball Teams to
Go to State Capital
Thursday.
Four of the strong high school
tram of Omaha will invade Lincoln
Wednesday bent on bringing the
state high school basketball chain
pionship back to the Gate City.
Central, South and Commerce high
are all anxious to take a fall out
of Lincoln high, while the flippers
from the School for the Deaf want
the Class C honors.
Lincoln, as usual, looms big as the
principal contender for the state
honors, but there are several dark
horses in the background. The
Lincoln practically put the Central
high team out of the running by out
classing them 'twice. The absence
of Captain Art Logan is another
great handicap to the Centralites.
His injured leg will not allow Logan
to get into the state title games.
South high is expected to be the
team to drag the rag from the Lin
coln team's clutches. The south
sider have trimmed the Centrals
and already have one victory over
the Lincoln players. They will prob
ably meet the Capital city's repre
sentatives in the finals. Commerce
high hardly has a chance for Class
A honors, having been beaten by
all the local high school teams, but
if tkey can get a lower rating it is
likely that they will have little
trouble in garnering the Class B
title.
Unless the Class C entrants are of
better caliber than they have been
for the past season or two, the
School for the Deaf will have no
great trouble in annexing the
honors in this division for Omaha.
The Creighton high team will net
be entered in any class. The team
has been disbanded.
All the Omaha teams are. expected
to survive the first round, but these
expectations are liable to be upset,
as there are several teams from out
in the state that have strung en
tries. Newman Grove, the team
that last year threw a scare into the
Central high camp, will have about
the same team entered as last year.
Fremont will have a fast team of
youngsters who will help make the
race a' hot one. The Fremonters
have had a disastcrous season thus
' far, but expect to come back with
a great team up in the Lincoln
s;ames.
About 100 of the local followers
of high school basket ball will go
with the Omaha teams and the other
teams entered have announced that
they will have a good crowd of fans
with them. There will be plenty of
noise and some exciting games on
tap when the teams mingle.
City Championship
Basket Ball Tourney at
Y. M. C. A. March 18
The city championship basket ball
tourney will be started at the Y. M.
C. A. a week from tomorrow and
will continue Thursday and Satur
day of next week. There will be no
restriction on players or teams and
there will be no entry fees. Teams
may reorganize and form any sort
of combination they desire for this
tournev, just so the entries are m the
hands of Verne Moore, chairman of
the basket ball committee at the Y.
M. C. A. not later than March IS.
The proposed basket ball players
party and entertainment will be
postponed until after the city cham
pionship is, aettled and all the
medals and 'trophies will be pre
sented to the winners at the party.
Pierce, Neb., Basket Ball
Team Beats Omaha Nakens
The Omaha Nakens basket bain
team played the all-star team ot
Pierce Friday night and went down
to defeat to the tune of 37 to 23.
Every member pf the Pierce all-star
team have played together for the
past eight years and ar; sure to beat
on tl eir home floor. The line-up is
as follows: Nakens, Fixa, right
forward; Weaves, left forward;
Bechtold, center; Weigal. left guard;
Richards, right guard, Pierce, Wat
son, right guard; Boyd, left guard;
Manskc. center; Stark, right for
ward; Witten, left forward, Turek,
substitute. The feature of the game
was the basket shooting of Manske,
he alone making 13 of the baskets
or-12 field goats and one foul.
Dunbar High School BalP .
Team to Play at Lincoln
Dunbar, Neb., March 5. (Special)
--The Dunbar high school basket
ball team that will appear at the big
basket ball tournament to be held at
Lincoln March 11 to 14, to compete
Tor state honors, has a victory record
to date, having won every game 't
has played this reason. The last
game was with Stella, which it de
feated, 16 to 1. Dunbar expects this
team to also make a winning record
at Lincoln. The members of the
Dunbar high school basket ball team
are as follows: Lester Smith. Ed
win Westbrook, Irvin Weiler. Keith
Walker, Will Lo-vrey, Harold Harp
:er and Fauf Gibbon. Prof. Denver
D. Roos of the Dunbar H. S.
faculty, is the coach master for the
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Illinois Wesleyan Wins
Little Nine Championship
Bloomington, ill., March 9. Illi
nois Wesleyan university won the
basket ball championship of the
little nine for 1919 by defeating
James Miltiken University of Deca
tur, 17 to IS, in the title game played
here last night, by better defense
play- .
Jacobsen Meets Shields.
During his service over seas. Wal
ter Jacobsen, who meets Jimmy
Shields at Camp Grant boxing show
on the 17th., met Vittas, the light
weight champion of France. Jacob
sen received his discharge from the
service early this month. Before
the war, he was considered a good
lightweight prospect and his friends
predict rough going for Shield.
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NATIVES of Rye Beach arc doping out a nev label for their ncck-o'-the
woods after the works go dryocratic. Sarsaparilla Junction
or Hcevo Point or suinpiu' like that. This 2 her cetjt business is
going to act like peroxide on the complexion if the ountry. Guys who
haven't shaken hands with a pump-handle in 40 years will lc taking les
sons on how to chauffeur the old well crank.
liver since Noah discovered that the world was all chaser and no
drink it has been considered poor form to guzzle the contents of the
linger bowl. Now it's compulsory.
It's changed the idea of heaven already. Birds with geriuium beaks
figure that heaven is a place where 2 per cent angels twang the "Last
Nose of Summer" on a golden bungstartcr. The other end of the line
is a neat young place paved with red hot beer checks and no place to
cash 'em. That's the reason it is what it is
Utopia got an awful bump. To an established toper it is now
Uloperia. It's a spot where farmers pray for rain, but drink something
else. The opposite of Utoperia is Livinghellia. That's an acre of saloon
door knobs with nothing attached to the other end of 'em.
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Everything will hava to he done differently after July 1. F'r in
stance, what good is an aisle seat and an intermission if there is no place
to go but out?
Rye Peach isn't the only place that will have to toss a nomencla
torial flipflop. Here's a list of ham and egglets that will soon be christ
ened all over again by busting a quart of water over the mayor's skull:
FORMER NAME. NOW.
Thirston, Souse Dakota Dryburg
New Beeria , Gingerpoppo
Bottlcbure. Nonrefillable
Champagne. Illinois Dishwater
Bourbon, Kentucky Waterville
Likkertown Chaserburg
Horse's Neck, Idaho Cow's Tail
Bullet, New Mexico . '. Dairy Lunch
Parville, Iowa Bryan Corners
Stcwbenville, Ohio Sobertown
Parrelton, Maine Pumpburgh
You can pipe that the new disorder of things is going to make all
the fourth class postmasters dizzy with the heat. The only way they'll
be able to recognize the old town is by the dust on the constable's badge.
It is also going to kick an awful dent in the art output of the futur
istic paitners and sculptors. They'll never be able to do that junk'sober.
The old world will have to stagger along without staggering.
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They cay the kaiser had 600 uniforms. Sweet cookies. A nut with
600 shells.
Tcndlcr is a good two-handed fighter, but that ain't enough to beat
Leonard. Got to have at Jeast four.
This stun about Baker not playing is the old ear oil. You may live
in Trappe, Md., but you've, got to earn your living somewhere the.
We thought the war was over until we lamped a marine toddling
down the street whistling "a thousand gobs laid down their swabs to lick
a sick marine."
Pimtby. a sailor, steamed by singing. "The navy took 'em 'over, but
the skinnermarines will have to walk back."
Bo, we never knew there were so many knuckles on one fist before.
Those two cuckoos cheated the ticket speculators out of 4,000,000
smackers in- about two wiggles of the clock. Looked like an Old Home
Week in the wildcat department. It made that thing in Europe look like
a one alarm affair.
By the time the bulls pried 'em loose each bird was wearing six
service stripes on his left eye and was shellshocked two ways from the
ears. v
It was a beautiful thing with no diplomatic correspondence and for
feits for weight.
But it was a shame to waste it on the desert air of Dundee.
Notes From
By KID CRAVES.
The Lincoln followers of Claude
Swindell predict a quick win for
their man when he meets Vernon
Breedlove, the featherweight cham
pion wrestler of the world at the
Council Bluffs auditorium next Wed
nesday night. Veinon will be ready
for anything that Swindell may have
as he is already in fine condition.
He has Barney Burman, Jack Tollt
ver, Young Gotcb- and Frank Ebe
working with him at Ernie Holmes'
gymnasium and his wrestling part
ners pronounce him in shape to
beat any featherweight in the world,
regardless of what he might have in
his bag of tricks. .
Omaha wrestling fans are all heat
ed up over Jack Lewis' announce
ment that John Freberg has been
signed to meet John Pesek at the
local Auditorium on March 21. Fre
berg's recent performance have
been 'watched rather closely by the
Omaha wrestling followers and
every one figures on seeing a won
derful match when these two rough
mat artists collide. Freberg will do
his training in Chicago. Pesek will
get into shape on his Shclton farm.
Clarence Ecklund, the light heavy
weight champion, is training with
Tesek and hopes to be on the card
against some good light heavy or
heavyweight
All the attempted comebacks are
not in the boxing game; the wrest
ling fans of Chicago are to get an
opportunity to see an old favorite
try a "come-back." Charley Cutler,
once the heavyweight champion of
America, will try to do the thing it
is said they can't do. He takes on
Wladek Zbyszko at the Crown thea
ter in Chicago and he firmly believes
he can pin the giant Pole's shoul
ders. . V .
The Ribbons brothers, Mike and
Tommy, probably will make a trip
to Europe about June to box some
of the middleweights and lighf
heavyweights over x there. Eddie
Kane, manager for the Gibbons boys'
attended the inter-allied boxing
tournament in London some time
ago and on his return reported that
the British boxing enthusiasts were
anxious to see the Gibbons' in action
in England. It is likely that Mike's
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first opponent will' be that fellow
Beckett that put the "binger" on
Bombardier Wells a short time ago.
Joe Goddard, the best lightheavy
weight in England, will more than
likely be Tommy's first victim.
Some of the well known faces
in the boxing world may soon be
seen on the turf. Johnny Dundee,
the New York lightweight scrapper,
has a two-year-old that would not
greatly surprise the horse followers
by winning the championship this
year and Packey McFarland is down
in Louisville, Ky., trying to buy a
stable of racing thoroughbreds.
Packey let it be known that he had
quit the boxing game for good and
intended to enter the racing game
with a string of thoroughbreds to
race on the various tracks and he
also hoped to have a farm on which
to breed and raise star horses. .
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Guest of Members for Few
Hours He Lays Over
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for Bout.
Qn his way to Denver for a bout
scheduled there during the coming
week, Mike Gibbons, fresh from his
clean-cut victory over Soldier Bart
field at St. Paut, passed through
Omaha Saturday afternoon and
stopped for a few hours as the euest
of Gene Melady, Frank McCaffrey,
George Brandeis, Frank Kennedy
and other members of the Omaha
Athletic club. Mike was invited to
work a little at the Omaha A. C.
and played a couple of games of
handball, shadow-boxed and skipped
the rope to the edification of a few
of the club members who were in
the gym at the time.
In his workout in the club gym,
Mike amazed some of the members
by his wonderful speed and the ad
mirable manner in which he went
about his little workout. One man,
noticing a little mark on Gibbons
nose asked where he got it and
Mike told him he had" received that
in a little boxing match the other
night. Surprised, the gentleman
asked, "Is it possible that there is
a man alive that can get past those
arms of yours in such a manner as
to leave a mark? I should think
it would be like sticking your head
against a buzz saw."
After the Denver bout, Mike will
stop off in Omaha for at least a few
hours on his return trip. The Omaha
Athletic club "members have invited
him to make the O, A. C. gym his
headquarters whenever he was in
town and Mike rather liked the place,
so it is likely that he may be per
suaded to stay over a day or two.
Johnson to Re-Enter
Ring in Mexico; Wants
Battle With Willard
Havana, March 9. Jack John
son, formerly world's heavyweight
pugilistic champion, arrived here to
day from Spain on his way to Mex
ico City, where he will make his first
appearance in a ring contest since he
lost the championship to Jess Wil
lard in this city almost four years
ago.
Johnson declared that he wants a
return fight with Willard "any
where, under any conditions except
those which governed the Havana
contest." He would, he said, split
the purse to suit Willard; winner
take all, 75 and 25 per cent, or other
wise. Johnson looks to be in good con
dition and said he weighs 225
pounds. The former champion has
signed a blank contract catling for
five ring battles in Mexico with any
opponents who may be selected for
him. He hopes to meet Jack Demp
sey and others of the best American
fighters. Within four months, or af
ter fulfillment of his Mexico con
tract, he intends to visit the United
States.
Rostan to Meet Long. ,'
Joliet, 111., March 9. Louis Ros
tan, Joliet welterweight, signed a
contract this week to box 12 rounds
with Ray Long at Joplin, Mo., on
March 14. Both boys have recently
been discharged from the 'army.
Rostan was formerly an instructor
with Harry Gilmore of Chicago and
is picked as a comer in Illinois
ring circles.
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Amateur Base Ball
Association Formed;
Omaha Is a Memkei
St. Paul, Minn., March 9. Tie
western Amateur ba-e ball associa
fion was organized here today to
iur'.r.dc at least nine cities from the
middle-west of the United States
and Canada.
The cities to be included in the
association will include Minne
apolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Superior,
Winnipeg, Kansas City, Mo., St,
Louis, Omaha and Des Moines.
Ea""h city will have, several leagues
of its own to be governed by a local
association. At the close of the local
season intcr-city games will be
phyed and in this way the cham
pionship will be decided.
State Amateur Wrestling
Championship at "Y" Filar. 29
The amateur state wrestling cham
pionship tourney will be held at the
"Y" on the evening of March 29. AH
classes and weights will "be repre
sented in the contests. The en
tries will close on March 29( The
entry fee is 50 cents and must ac
company the entry blank. Gold
medals will be presented the win
ners, silver medals for the seconds
and bronze medals for third place
men.
From present indications,' the
number of entries this year will be
about double the number o( last
year, when 24 men were in the con
tests. Entries have already been re
ceived from Grand Island, York and
Lincoln. DuBois promises to send
a few entrants and a host of local
youngsters are already in training
for the events.
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Admission 40c.
9:30 A. M. to 10:30 P. M.
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Drawings Completed
For State Basket Ball
Tourney at Lincoln
Lincoln, March 9. (Special.)
Drawings for the first round of
the Nebraska high school basket
ball tournament, starting here Wed
nesday of next week, were made to
day. One hundred and twenty Ne
braska high schools are entered in
the tournament and will have teams
Pin the opening rounds of piay.
The high schools have been di
vided into eight divisions. Cham
pionship games in the first three
divisions, A, B and C, will be played
at the city auditorium ; Saturday
night. Championships in the other
divisions will be decided during the
dav.
Three Omaha high teams were
put in Class A, including Central.
South Omaha and the School of
Commerce. The Nebraska School
for Deaf five was placed in Class C.
Omaha Central plays Geneva in
the opening round next Wednesday
afternoon, while the South high is
slated to go against Norfolk, and
Lincoln meets tne umana acnooi
AMCSKMIINTS.
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Twice Daily AAt'iK Mat. Today
Final Performance Friday Nit
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AUTO SHOW WEEK
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While It'a easy to understand that you
eau run your car without aai if you use
an electric. It vould be ImpnsBlble to
conHliler auto enow week complete with
out "The Auto Girli" here so they're
here. Oat la and ride; they'ra speed
mania.
OLD MAN JOHNSON, Mar. Gayety.
Eveninga and Sun. Mat. 25-50-75c-$l
wD?yk Mats. 15c and 25c
Chaw aunt it you Ilka, but aa amoklng.
LADIES' 1ff AT ANY WEEK
TICKETS DAY MATINEE
Baby Carrle.ua Carafe in the Lobby
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PHOTO-PLAYS.
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of Commerce. The Nebraska
School for Deaf was pitted against
Scribner in its first game.
Olympic Games of 1920
May Be Held in Rome
Rome, March 9. It is hoped to
have the Olympic games of 1920
held in Rome, but no definite de
cision has yet been reached. Pre
mier Orlando was recently ap
proached by the Italian Olympic
committee on the question and a
reply is expected from him within
a few days.
Notre Dame Athletes Beat
Wisconsin in Track Meet
Madison, Wis., March 9. Notre
Dame won from Wisconsin tonight,
442-3 to 411-3, in a dual indoor
track meet'. Earl Gillillan, Notre
Dame, was the only man to score in
more than one event.
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Violin Recital Jascha
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State, $3.00. Standing Room, $1.00.
No War Tax.
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Carolya Thomnifin, John T. Murray and New
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Wilson Aubrey Trio; Klnograma; Orpheua
Travel Weekly.
Matinees 10, 26 and SOe. Boxes and Stalls
SO and 75c. Nights 10, 25, 60, 76 aad $1.00.
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Harold Lockwood in "Paradiao Cardan"
Bif V Comedy.
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Matlaeo Dally, S:30. Evanlntja, 8:20.
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