THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1919.
SEASON NEAR END
FOR PRE-SEASON
GAGE J.EAGUERS
Regular Basket Ball Opening
About Middle of Decem
ber Teams Already ,
Preparing.
By WILLIAM O. BLOZIES.
OFFICIAL STANDING. '
W. L.
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.333
.250
.133
.133
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against
Union
P.
iirkwood
Mlnne Lusa 5
Glendale i....
Monmouth Parka S
Montclaires 6
Bemls Parks ,, ..
Kountze Parks S
Mornlniraide .. ... 6 a
Norwood ...5 1
Union Square 6 1
Fontenellea 4 0
This Week's Schedule!1
Tuesday night:' Mornlngslda
Glendales: Montclalres aaatnst
Squares; Bemls Parka against Fontenelle.
Mini rvirKwoou asainsL junna i.usa.
Thursday night: Norwood against
Kountze Parks: Idlewild , against Mon
mouth Parks: Benils Parks against Mont
clalrps. and Gletulales against Fontenolle.
Saturday night: Montclaires against
Norwoods; Mornlngslde against Kountze
tanks; Kirkwood against Monmouth Parks,
and Union Squares against Mlnne I.usa.
With the pre-season basket ball
league season nearing a close, Y. M.
C. A. officials are already discussing
he prospects and are making plans
for the opening of the regular sea
son, which is scheduled for the mid
dle of December, and promises to be
the greatest ever witnessed in the
history of the cage game in Omaha.
From present indications more
players and teams will be repre
sented in the various leagues this
season than in former years. Three
leagues of six teams each are al
ready certain, with a probable chance
of a fourth league.
Teams Form Next Week.
The Church, Commercial and Tri
City Class A leagues will probably
be formed within the next week,
since, the teams are practically as
sured of these organizations. Both
the Church and Commercial leagues
will be of Class B caliber, while the
fourth league, if organized, will
likely be of youngsters who will
make their debut into the game.
However, the Pre-Season league,
which has thus far made a great
showing, will not finish its regular
season until November 27. A series
of games will then be played be
tween the two leading teams for, the
championship of the league and this,
according to the officials, will take
at least a fewweeks.
Three Firms Interested.
"Three of the firms represented in
the Commercial Baseball league dur
ing the season just closed are tak
ing interest in the cage sport and
will enter fives in the Commercial
league for the first time. They are
the Western Union, Bemis Pags and
the Orchard-Wilhelm.
Two of the old time rivals in the
Church league, who have been out
for two years, willbe back at each
other. They are the First Christian
and First M. E. quintets.
Carl Weigel and Lee ' Hobson;
members of the champion First
Christian team of by-gone days are
iback for more honors this year.
Howard, who formerly played
with Parson college and Weiser, a
former Drake star, will make them
selves known in local basket ball
circles this season. The' Calvary
Baptist Church leaguers were for
tunate in securing the services of
both.
"Swede" Everson is going to play
with the Pearl Memorials this sea
son. Raber and Corneman of the
Western Unions are two youngsters
who will bear watching.
Under the able reaching of Ous
Miller, the H. R. Bowens . will be
represented in the class A league.
They have a great quintet-this sea
Son and expect to carry off the city
honors.
Bad Weather Causes Grid
Games to Be Postponed
Rain nlaverl the . most imoortant
part in amateur foot ball circles yes
terday afternoon and as the, result
the special double-header foot ball
games, between the Athletics-Fonte-nelles,
Nonpareils and Fort Omaha
Soldiers was called off.
Manager Phil Lynch of the Non
" pareils, announced that the game
with the Soldiers will be staged
next Sunday, if weather .conditions
are favorable, while the Athletics
Fontenelle tangle will be played at
a latter date.
Jack Dempsey Injured; .
Unable to Pox for Weeks
Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 9. Jack
Dempsey, world's heavyweight cham
pion, will be unable to box for sev
eral weeks as the result of injuries
received Fridajr night during the per
formance of a circus with which he
is traveling. Dempsey, who arrived
here today, will be forced to use
crutches for some time.
Wisconsin Bantam May Come.'
Writing from his home, Gene
Gannon, the little fellow accredited
with being the bantamweight cham
pion of the state of Wisconsin. until
he outgrew the bantam division,
says he will come to Omaha or.
Council Bluffs this winter, if as
sured tliat the boxing game will
prosper in Council Bluffs. He would
like to meet some 120 pounders in
the Bluffs shows. '
Bee Basket Ball Team.
Ernie Adams, former Omaha uni
, tain of an amateur basket ball team,
playing under the name of the Bee
Sports, and is busy, selecting play
ers to make it the best team in Ne
braska. The sports editor is book
ing games with Nebraska univer
sity, Creighton university and all the
schools and colleges nearby that
have good cage organizations.
Williams' Bout Cancelled.
The 12-round bout between Harry
Williams, local heavyweight, and
Capt. Bob Roper, was called off by
Promoter Tommy Ryan. The men
will probably be brought together
at a later date, pending the result
of Williams' bout at Walthill, with
George Lamson. .
Want Gymnasium.
The boy students at Central High
school want a gymnasium for their
indoor sports and will ask the girls
to give them the use of one of tho
three the young ladies have now.
Ohio Eleven Leads
In Race in Big Ten
For Championship
Chicago, Nov. 9. The undefeated
Ohio State eleven, with the scalps of
Michigan and Purdue dangling from
its belt, tonight is a notch nearer
the "big ten" foot ball championship,
with Illinois railing in second place
and Chicago pulling up in third.
Wisconsin and Iowa, with two vic
tories out of three games to their
credit, are tied for fourth place. Il
linois has won four of its five games,
while Chicago has three out of four.
Foot ball throughout the Western
conference is enjoying a remarkable
comeback, both financially and in
playing quality, from the war time
setback given the game a year ago.
The receipts of the Michigan-Chicago
combat yesterday will approach
the $35,000 mark, the attendance be
ing close to the 25,000 mark.
The Michigan-Ohio contest drew
25,000, while the Chicago-Hlinois
ame at Urbana a week ago drew
22,000. " .
BUSKERS' COACH
BOOKING BASKET
BALL SCHEDULE
Games With Notre Dame and
Other Big Colleges Are in.
. the Making' for Ne
braska Quintet.
SCHULTE'S STYLE
VINDICATED BY
TIGERS DEFEAT
Nebraska Coach's Work is
Proved High Class, When
Huskers Gain Brilliant
Victory at Columbia.
Lincoln, Nov. 9. (Special)
Basket ball games with Notre Dame
Northwestern, Indiana and Chicago
are being scheduled for the Univer
sity of Nebraska basket ball squad,
according to announcement of Head
Basket Ball Coach Paul Schissler
this week. Nebraska will also play
several teams of the Rocky Moun
tain and Missouri Valley confer
ences. I
"Our outlook is very good," said
Coach Schissler. "We have so much
material that I think two teams, one
heavy and powerful and the other
light and fast, can be used with ease
simultaneously a system that few
coaches can adopt on account of the
lack of material." Some 150 men
have reported for suits thus far
The coach, a week ago, announced
a system of inter-club basket ball
in connection with the plan of intra
mural athletics which will be inau
gurated with the coming of Dr. b red
W. Luehring from Princeton next
fall. Only the best men will be al
lowed to practice with the varsity.
Strong in Wrestling.
In wrestling as well as basket ball,
the Huskers are going to come out
strong. The two Munn brothers,
Monte, 204 pounds, who is the uni
versity champion wrestler, and
Wade, 185 pounds, are back in all
their glory. Dale, the 200-pound
foot ball fullback, is another strong
candidate in the mat game. Wres
tling has long been popular at Ne
braska and indications are that a
great team will be turned out.
It was stated unofficially on the
campus, that the erection of a new
Nebraska gymnasium, which was
planned for early next year, will
probably be delayed two years. With
the coming of Dr. Fred W. Luehring,
new director of athletics, in Septem
ber, next year, things are expected
to sweep onward a bit faster. The
coaches are working hard to place
Nebraska on the map, in all branches
of athletics.
Chauncey Olcott to Play
Golf in Omaha This Week
Chauncey Olcott has a side Vne
to his .splendid tenor which will
cause a good many of his friends to
sit up and take notice.
1 Mr. Olcott has in the past few
years taken up golf and declares it
the medium through which he has
been able to keep himself in physical
trim for his arduous professional
duties.'
While he lays no claim to the the
atrical championship, Mr. Olcott has
dampened the ardor of a number of
the followers of the little gutta
percha pill who held him in light
esteem as an athlete and he is one
of the low handicap golfers of the
Saratoga Golf club during his off
season.
It is more than likely that Mr. 01
oott's prowess will, be put to a keen
test in many an issue with his
friends on the local greens during
his engagement at the Brandeis this
week.
Brown Stars of Lincoln
Lose Match to Mina Taylors
On the Omaha alleys Sunday
afternoon the Mina Taylors de
feated the Brown Stars of Lincoln
by 155 pins. Brown shot three fine
games, 638 total, with high game 233.
Trw Rsrhieri was- hiarh for the Mina
Taylors with 595. A return match.
win De piayea next oaiuruay ai Lin
coln. Central City to Open.
Promoter Harry Graves was in
Omaha last week, arranging some
star matches for his club at Central
City, announcing that hejexpects to
have the wrestling game going
strong there this winter. Charley
Peters will probably meet some
good man the latter part of this
month in Graves' opening show.
Play Tie Game.
Curtis. Neb., Nov. 9. ( Specials
The Curtis Agricultural college held
the Gothenburg high school foot
ball team to a 0 to 0 tie here Fri
day. -
Dennison Wins.
Denison, la., Nov. 9. (Special
Telegram.) Denison defeated Cher
okee here yesterday by the score of
27 to 0. '
Today's Calendar of Sports.
Racing: Continuation of fall meeting of
Maryland Jockey chili, at Plmllco.
Fox Hunt: Annual meet of New Eng
land Fox Hunters' club opens at Belcher
town, Mass.
Boxing;: Benny Leonard against Soldier
Bartfield. eight rounds, at Jersey City.
Johnny Dundee against Mel Cooiran, eight
round, at Jersey City. AI Roberts against
Dan O'ltowd, eight rounds, at Jersey City.
Battling Lcvlnik.T against Johnny Howard,
10 rounds, at Montreal. Pal Moore against
Mike Ertie, ten rounds, at St. Paul. Jack
Brltton against George Doig, 10 rounds, at
La fcalle. III. Jeff Smith aganist Jack
McCarron. 10 rounds, at Toledo. Mike
O'Dowd against Butch O'ltagan, 10 rounds,
at Detroit. Joe Benjamin against Johnny
Drtimmie, six rvunds, at Philadelphia.
By KARL LEE.
The decisive victory of the Uni-
versity of Nebraska foot ball team
over the Missouri Tigers by a score
of 12 to 5 at Columbia Saturday,
coming in line with a series of up
sets running through the east, west
and Missouri valley conferences,
was in most decided terms a vindica
tion of the Schulte style of play.
Newspaper writers of the valley,
particularly in Omaha and Kansas
City, commenting on the miserable
record the Huskers have made thus
far, were open in their criticism of
the Cornhusker mentor. As one
Missouri writer, the sports editor
of the Kansas City Star, expressed
it, "a defeat of Nebraska by Mis
souri would see the passing of
Schulte from the valley."
And with the victory same the ab
solute vindication of the Husker
style of play. "With three substi
tutes, men who had been considered
in the mind of the Husker chiefton
of second class ability, namely Rus
seU and Henry at backs and New
man at quarter, the , Huskers
smashed , through for two touch
downs, each being scored on pjays
admirably dra.wn up and executed.
In Lincoln those close to the
Husker coach have never once
doubted his ability. As E. C. Quig
ley, National league base ball um
pire, who; a graduate of the St.
Marys college long a factor in
western conference foot ball -has
refereed grid contests in the United
States, both and west, for a decade,
expressed it, "Schulte knows more
foot ball, in the foot ball sense, than
any coach at Nebraska since the
days of 'King' Cole." i
Barely Defeated Huskers.
Both Iowa and Notre Dame, two
teams that barely defeated thei
Huskers, have proven their worth,
both in east and west. Notre Dame
defeated the Army Saturday by a
score of 14 to 9, identical to that
registered in the Nebraska-Notre
Dame game of three weeks ago
Iowa has defeated Minnesota.
Northwestern and lost to Illinois, a
strong western conference leader,
by a bare four points, the Illini men
garnering their winning touchdown
on a fluke play, an onside kick op
portunely executed.
In the Missouri valley the dope is
completely upset. Drake defeated
Washington, Dick Rutherford's bat
tling eleven at St. Louis, by a score
of 14 to 13. Missouri had already
defeated the Kansas Aggies and
Iowa State, so by comparative scores
Nebraska is clearly the leader in the
valley. The Missouri-Washington
game at St. Louis, besides attracting
wide attention, will go a long ways
towards deciding who has the upper
nand.
Last year Washington defeated
Nebraska and thereby won the Mis
fouri valley conference title. ; Kan
sas U, also a strong contender for
valley honors, has played Iowa State,
Missouri and Oklahoma to tie
games, two of them being scoreless.
SThe Huskers meet .the Jayhawks at
Lincoln this coming Saturday and
the dope is that Schulte's men will
be in top form, prepared to run up a
score. i
Sidney 13, Nebraska City, 6.
Sidney, Ta., Nov. 9. (Special.)
Wester for Sidney intercepted a for
ward pass in the third quarter which
spelled defeat for the visitors. The
locals used straight, foot ball while
the' City used shifts and freak 'plays.
Mickey and Wilcox starred for the
Nebraska lads while Harrison, Chan
try and Webster were content with
honors for the locals. Adams. West
Point; Brusky of Purdue, and Han
sen of Texas officiated.' ,
Havelock Defeats Geneva.
Geneva, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
In their last game of the season
the Geneva High school foot ball
team was defeated Saturday by
Havelock, 20 to 0.
Rourke Goes East to
Attend Meeting of 3,
Minor League Clubs
Chicago, Nov. 9. Presidents and
club owners oi several western
minor leagues left tonight in a spe
cial car to attend the annual con
vention of the National Association
of Minor Leagues, which opens in
Springfield, Mass., Tuesday continu
ing for three days. .
Any attempt ta restore the draft,
which gave the major leagues' the
privilege to obtain the star players
of the minors each fall, . will be
fought, according to A. R. Tearney,
president of the Three-I and West
ern leagues, who effected the break
between the "minors and majors a
year ago over the draft issue.
Included in the party were Thomas
J. Hickey, president of the Ameri
can association; Uarence Kowianu,
owner of the Milwaukee club; John
J. Powers, president of the Los
Angeles club; John Charles Ryan,
president of the Peoria, 111., club;
John J. Cleary of the Terre Haute.
Ind., club; Frank Miley, president of
the Canadian league; Frank Isbell
of Wichita, Kan.; William Rourke
of Omaha; Edward Hanlon of Sioux
City; Spencer Abbott of Tulsa;
James Crawford, Tulsa, all of the
Western league, and President Tear
ney of the latter organization.
Plestina Beats Two.
Everett, Wash., Nov. 9. (Special
Telegram.) Martin Plestina de
feated Bob Spurling and Ray. Sand
ers, two falls each in 34 minutes
here last night '
Smith Beats Walker.
Grad Rapids, Mich., Nov. 9.
Outline Procedure to
' Relieve Coal Shortage
G. W. Holdrege, general'manager
of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad received the following state
ment regarding the disposition of
coal in transit from the director gen
eral of railroads.
"The machinery set up by the rail
road administration to distribute the
coal held in transit by the railroads
in accordance with the directions ot
the fuel administrator is in full
operation and as a result wherever!
possible coal is being distributed im
accordance with the priority lists es
tablished by the fuel administrator!
where such coal is absolutely need-i
ed. Therefore, where there is real
need for coal, the problem should
be taken up immediately with the
railroad ordinarily supplying the
coal and every effort will be madei
by such railroad to meet tne ae-
mand. It is, of course, essential'
both because of the present bitumi
nous coal) strike and in order that
the needs for the coming winter
may be looked after, that fuel be
used as economically as possible. It
should be remembered that the rail
roads did not interfere with the de
livery of coal. To conserve coal is
much as possible, regional directors
of railroads have been given author
ity wherever -it seems absolutely
necessary to eliminate for the time
being, train service, but in order to
provide for the essential business
needs of the country, no general cur
tailment of train service is content-,
plated. The maintenance of the,
public ,'transportation (service is or
paramount importance in order to
serve the countless heeds of the
general public and the interruption
of that service should be minimized
as far as possible." "
Omaha Whist Club Score
Then open meeting of the Omaha
Whist club was held at the Rome
Hotel Friday evening and the fol
lowing averages were made:
North and South Players.
Cook and Dreyfees, plus, 8 1-9.
Dohso and Naylor, plus, 6 1-9.
Ellis and Martin, plus, 6 1-9.
Brptherton and Sweet, minus, S-9.
Poic and Mallory, minus, 8-9.
Manning and Nelson, minus, 1 -9.
Austin and Williams, minus. 2 8-9.
Buck and Kllgore, minus, 3 8-9.
Daugherty and Dorward, minus, 9 8-9.
East and West Players.
Barton and Davis, plU8, 10 8-9.
Burness and Cahn, plus, 9 8-9.
Masterson and Scanned, plus, 5 8-9.
Peterson and Peterson, plus, 3 8.9.
Abbott and Cowdrey, minus, 3 1-9.
Barker and Voorhees, minus, 3 1-9.
Ohmand and Shelby, minus, 7 1-9.
Cotter and Stebblns, minus, 8 1-9.
Alkln and Smith, minus, 9 1-9.
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TFlriio , Telephone's I
Afffter-Wair Pirofoleutas
Telephone conditions are not what they, were at tfte beginning of
the war. . ' - - ' " '
The requests for telephone service and for additional equipment
are so great now that we do not have a sufficient number of trained
employes to meet the situation to our satisfaction..
; In addition to, this problem, the conditions in manufacturing plants
throughout the country are such that it is impossible to get equipment
promptly. t
Government Control Was Fair
Three months ago the property of this company was returned to
its owners by the United States Government. "
During the period of Government operation our property was as
well maintained as conditions would permit, but it is not the same prop
erty as it was at the beginning of ,the war. It is not as adequate for its
job, nor as well manned as it was. v 1 ; ' !
It is in no way the fault-of Federal control that, our property is not
in as good condition as it was, or that our forces have been scattered.
It is due to causes for which neither the Government nor the manage
ment of this company are, to blame. t , " '
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Telephone'Materials Taken
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During "the war, labor and materials needed for both telephone
operation and construction, were turned to military uses. 1
Some materials were so vital for military purposes that even the
work of providing telephone facilities for the Government was retarded.
None could be spared for commercial telephone purposes. t . '
Many Skilled Men Taken .
' No less urgent than its demands for equipment was the Govern
ment's request for skilled telephone men. Our army vitally needed
men necessary to create, maintain and operate -the vast inter-communication
system necessary in modern warfare, r t : v .
One man in five from this company joined the military forces. Ad
ditional telephone experts and skilled operators went into other kinds
of Government work and contributory industries. . ; : ' .
Reserve Equipment Used Up
Our reserves of plant and equipment were drawn upon during the
war until they were exhausted, and our staff of experienced employes
was seriously depleted. ' v
Demands for Service Tremendous ; -
Immediately after the signing of the armistice business sprang into
intense activity. Social life, dormant during the war, became again a
heavy burden on the telephone.
Before we had time to restore our exhausted reserve of telephone
materials, or replace and add to our forces, a heavy demand for tele
phone service and for extensions to telephone equipment was thrown
upon us. - r ' "3vf . '
The demands for telephone service the last six months have passed,
all former records. ' ' , '
In the Midst of the Race
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We are now in the very midst of a race, between an overpowering
demand for telephone service and the upbuilding of our system whose
growth wa- held back and whose forces were scattered by the vital -needs
of war. "
' Much progress has been made in the reassembling and adding to
our forces and in the extension, of our property, but far more work is
still required before we can furnish a pre-war grade of telephone
service.-;.. , ,V . : ' -
Under existing conditions telephone service cannot be up to the
pre-war standard. It is" beyond human power to immediately over
come the handicap. ' V. , " x ;j
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, Service is Constantly Better
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No persons in any industry are. working more earnestly for ths
public's welfare than the employes of this company. I '
V. Our employes are Jaboring tirelessly to provide adequate telephoni
facilities, and to furnish the best grade of telephone service possible v
under existing' conditions.
Telephone service has not been the best; it is not yet what we want
it to be; but it is improving and will continue to improve.
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