THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1919. 1919 HAS PROVEN BANNER YEAR IN SPORT WORLD Every Branch of Athletic Competition Has Revived From Effects of War. By JACK VEIOCK. International Newa Sporting Editor. New York, Dec. 29. Sport came back to its own during the year that is just fading out. With the signing of the armistice a year ago last Noyember, leaders in every branch of sport began making plans for 1919. And sport came back with a bang. Uncle Samuel may well look with pride on the records of sport in his country during the last 12 months. It thrived everywhere. Interest that lagged for the two-year period cov ering 1917 and 1918 was revived all along the line. The United States, now holds prac tically all world's records and nearly all world's championships of any consequence. Uncle Samuel's khaki ciad fighters, who took part in fistic and athletic games after the war. proved the superiority of American athletes over the. rest of the world, r.nd we can look forward to the next Olympic games at Antwerp in 1920 with decided optimism. One of the biggest sporting trans actions that has gone down in the annals for many a year was an nounced on January 3, when Harry Hempstead sold the New York Giants to Charley Stoneham, John McGraw and Judge McQuade for $1,350,000. There vere other big transactions. ,The Boston Braves were sold to George Washington Grant on January 29 for a price re ported to have been $400,000, and just a few days ago the, Washington Americans changed hands, being sold to W. M. Richardson for a hke sum. Player deals among the mag nates of the major leagues during the year totaled thousands of dol lars, and many players changed hands. . , Big sporting events of nearly every kind drew crowds that left no doubt regarding the stability of the athletic game in this country. The JJempsey-VVinaru iigm ri while it failed to draw what Pro moter Tex Rickard expected, netted about $300,000 for the promoter and $128,500 for' Dempsey. and Willard, the old champion getting $101,000, a record-breaking purse, for his end. Base ball thrived this year de spite the fact that it is undergoing a sort of reconstruction. Early in the year the club owners of the ma jor' leagues agreed that base ball s triumvirate the national commis sion must be revamped in the matter of appointing a new chairman to succeed Garry Herrmann. t The American League, torn by in ternal strife for the first time since it was formed, is still troubled with court proceedings and the squab bling of rival factions. Yet despite internal conflict the league pros pered during the year, as did the staid old National. Ban Johnson and his five loya. club-owners, fighting against the Ruppert-Comiskey-Frazee faction, furnished some base ball history. Yet the wiseacres of the game pre dict that all differences will be eventually ironed out The league will not be permitted to die. Babe Ruth's wonderful hitting was one of the outstanding features of 1919 season. The Boston Babe ham mered out 29 home runs, bettering the best previous record by two circuit swats. This mark will, in all probability, stand or many years. Ed Rouh and Ty Cobb also en tered the spot light for their hitting, winning the batting championships of their respective leagues. The big gest winning pitchers in the two majors were Eddie Cicotte of the White Sox and Jess Barnes ot tne Giants. ... ' In the minor leagues which came back nobly after being hit hard by 'the war and a leap year or two prior to Uncle Sam's entrance, the pen nant races' were watched with the old-time interest by the fans. The new International league, the Amer t ican association and the Pacific coast league, in particular, enjoyed suc cessful seasons. Boxing had one of the best years it has ever seen. Jess Willard the biggest man who has ever held the world's heavyweight championship, was dethroned mt the memorable battle of Maumee Bay by. Jack Dempsey. . t - . The young, hard-hitting giant killer from Salt Lake blazed his way across the fistic firmament ' within a short twelve months' time; reached Willard's doorstep by leaps and bounds through a, series of ! knockout victories over nearly all of the eligible challengers, and cap tured the championship on July 4, in three rounds, beating the gigan tic Willard so decisively that there was not the shadow of a doubt as to his right to the title. Dempsey's fight with Willard cre ated more interest and more com ment than any fistic battle since the lamentable Johnson-Jeffries affair at Reno, and Dempsey stands forth today as the greatest fighter who has ever held the most coveted of ring titles. The only other fistic title that changed hands during the year was the welterweight championship, which Jack Britton trained from Ted Lewis laot March, knocking out the Britisher in nine rounds. Brit ton has successfully Jefended his title against Lewis since that fight, and has stepped out of his class, meeting and outpointing Mike O'Dowd in Jersey. Foot ball developed its stars just as it has done in other years and was brought back to enjoy greater popularity than ever. The tendency of foot ball teams in general to play an erratic game did not damp en the ardor of the public. No championship was decided in t'.ie east Harvard was unbeaten, 'tis true, but the Crimson could get no better than a tie with Princeton, and the Tigers, like Harvard, de feated Yale. Other teams of the "ultra, ultra" strata met like disap pointments, often winning games they were not expected to win and losing contests that appeared to be easy on paper. In the western conference Illinois scored its deciding points in a game against Ohio State in the last few CHAHPIONJ 1 91 9 MNHiaHtnHaun!j ay i amm iimw mmn""i s. i ii u miuiwiiiH'Wiii " aum '"TO r "itti Ol "7'p-'j .w f l.'f I , - i A7e 1 il ' -irv .r"- -2 II T,rMi. r- - YA rhrmji Js ml yh. , , I j" 1 '' ' minutes of play and clinched the title. In the south the Centre college team, by virtue of going through the season undefeated, laid claim to the southern title. Tennis enjoyed one of its most brilliant seasons. With all of the national and sectional champion ships on the schedule and interest greatly revived by the return of the nation's star racquet wielders from the service to the court, the net game boomed throughout the coun try. William M. Johnston of San Francisco, who won the national singles championship in 1915v came back this year and stroked his way to glory and another national title in the August tourney at Forest Hills, defeating a field of players in cluding such American wielders of the racquet as R. N. Williams II, William Tilden II, R. Lindley Mur ray and many other "Yanks" of top notch calibre. Mrs. Franklin I. Mallory, formerly Miss Molla Bjurstedt, who held the women's national singles title three times, was defeated in the annual tourney this year by Mrs. George W. Wightman of Boston, who before her marriage was Miss Hazel Hotch- kiss and a former national title holder. In addition to winning the na tional singles title, William John ston also annexed the national clay courts title. Jay Gould successfully defended his title as national court tennis champion. Golf also had a big year. The United States Golf association suc cessfully staged each of its big title events and dozens of intersectional, sectional and exhibition matches were played with big galleries look ing on. The year saw the crowning of a new national amateur champion in the person of S. D. Herron of Pitts burgh, the former collegiate star of Princeton university. Herron went through a field of the country's very best golfers and won his title by eliminating Bobby Jones of Atlanta, in the final round of a tourney which saw Evans, Ouimet and all other competing stars fall by the "tee side." Miss Alexa Stirling successfully defended her title as women's na tional champion, playing in her usual brilliant form in- the annual tournament at Shawnee-on-Dela-ware. Walter Hagen annexed the nation al open championship, while James Barnes, the veteran, came through to victory in both the Western open and the national professional tour naments. Championship events In many other branches of sports were at tended by crowds that brought back memories of the days before the war. Thousands saw the auto classics of the country decided. At Sheepshead Bay, when Gaston Chevrolet and his brother,. Louis, were returned victors in events scheduled for the 150-mile and Na tional sprint championships, respec tively, the big grandstands swarmed with spectators, while the field in side of the track was lined with auto mobiles. i Goullett and Madden won the annual six-day bike race, with a crowd that filled every available inch of space in Madison Square Garden snouting itself hoarse in delirium. Rowing was revived, but only in part this year, as the biggest event of all, the Poughkeeper regatta, was not scheduled. The rowing cham pionship, therefore, was not determined. Omaha Whist Club Notice. On Friday night. December 26, the Howell Progressive Pairs contest ended for the month of December and also for the season. The result of the month's play ended in giving the Martin Buttons to Davis and Naylor as the result of a revoke; otherwise the contest would have ended in a tie with Burness and Sweet. The totals for the month's play are as follows: Matcfccp Won. Davis and Naylor .....61 Burness and Sweet 60 Cook and Scannell 58 Ellis and Srrlbner B7H Abbott and Brotherton ....54V4 Dreyfoos and Martin .......63 Cotter and Peterson .....BOH Haner and Smith ,...49 Austin and Williams 47 Dox and Mallory .....43 Unman and Stebbtns 41 These were the only players who participated in the entire series, al though the attendance average throughout the month was 28 play ers. Beginning next Friday evening the play will consist of six teams of fours, preparatory to having a repre sentative team represented in the Central Whist association contest meeting, which Convenes in this city February 12 to 14. BASKET FIVES OF OMAHA START PRACTICE SOON Many Calls Issued for Candi dates to Appear Today for Preliminary Work. Basket ball practice for all local schools will start today after a rest of over four weeks, because of the closing of all schools in the city. The University of Omaha and the High School of Commerce were the only two schools that have started practice this winter. , According to the announcements of the coaches in the city the 1920 basket ball season will be the big gest in the history of the city. One of the biggest trips in the history of the school is being planned on by Coach Mills for the Creighton team. He plans on makr ing an, invasion into Iowa and the Dakotas. He will have his entire quintet back this year, among them are "Chuck" Kearney, Eddie Mull holland, Eddie Haley, Ray Moonan, Howard Vandiver and Jimmy Con don. The Omaha University's have al ready started practice and will turn out a winning team, according to Coach Ernie Adams. - The game with Wayne Normal on January 9, has been canceled by that school and Manager Pressly is negotiating with schools in Chica go and Missouri to till the open dates. Coach "Jim" Drummond of the High School of Commerce expects many more candidates to answer the call this afternoon when the candi dates will resume their practice on the "Y" floor. Frank Mahoney. "Duke" Levin- son, Frank Rokusek, Lewis Camero, Merle Kline and Charles Hathoot. all veterans on the quintet, have been practicing for the past few weeks. Coach Harold Mulligan of Central High will issue his first call todav ifter a rest of four weeks. The first game on the Purple and White's schedule :s with South Omaha High on January 9. The Creighton High school sched ule has not been announced by Stu dent Manager Russell. Coach Tom my Mills will have charge of the high school quintet as well as the University's quintet v Coach James Patton of the Pack ers will also be one of the late schools to start practice. Only three veterans will compose that 1920 basket team of South Oma ha High. This will be a handicap to the coach as it was in the foot ball season when only three veterans answered the gridiron call. Young Knights of Zion Have Basket Ball Team A basket ball team representing the Young Knights of Zion will be organized this year. Harry Kneeter was elected captain and Ben Kubby manager of the quintet at a meeting held Sunday afternoon. Practice will be held Wednesday evening at the Army and Navy club. This is the first time that the Zion ists have put a basket ball team in the field. Games will be booked with many out of town Zionist or ganizations. Local quintets can book games by calling Ben Kubby, Douglas 8039. Champions In Sports; 1919 Haley to Milwaukee. Kewanee, 111., Dec. 28. Ray Haley, formerly catcher with the Philadelphia Americans, has signed a contract to play with the Mil waukee club of the American Asso ciation. ' i . . Crohn Outpoints Fitzsimmons. Tulsa, Ok!., Dec. 28. Harry Krohn of Akron, O., oihtpointed young Fitzsimmons of Oklahoma City Saturday night in a 15-round bout Both are middleweights. S. D Herron, "Eddie Koticlv By International New Service. Base Ball. World's Champions Cincinnati Reds. Champions National League Cin cinnati Reds. Champions American League Chicago White Sox. . Champion Batsman National League Ed Roush, Cincinnati. Champion Batsman American League Ty Cobb, Detroit. Leading Pitcher National League Jess Barnes, New York. Leading Pitcher American League Ed Cicotte, Chicago. Boxing. World's Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey. Heavyweight Champion of Europe Georges Carpentier. World's Middleweight Champion Mike O'Dowd. World's Welterweight Champion Jack Britton. World's Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard. World's Featherweight Champion Johnny Kilbane, World's Bantamweight Champion Pete Herman. World's Flyweight Champion Jimmy Wilde. Foot Ball. Eastern Section No champion ship determined. Southern Section Centre college. Western Conference Illinois uni versity. ' Pacific Coast Championship claimed by Oregone Aggies. Professional Champions Canton Bulldogs. Tennis. National Singles William M. Johnston. National Doubles Norman Brooks and Gerald Patterson. National Clay Courts Champion William M. Johri'ston. National Indoors Singles Cham pion Vincent Richards. National Indoor Doubles Cham pions Vincent Richards and Wil liam Tilden 12d. National Court Tennis Champion Jay Gould. Women's National Singles Cham pion Mrs. George W. Wightman. Women's National Doubles Cham pions Miss Marion Zinderstein and Miss Eleanor Goss. National Mixed Doubles Cham pions Miss Marion Zinderstein and Vincent Richards. National Junior Singles Champion Vincent Richards. Intercollegiate Singles Champion Charles Garland. Golf. National Amateur Champion S. D. Herron. National Open Champion Walter Hagen. Western Open Champion James Barnes. Professional Champion James Barnes. Woman's National Champion Miss Alexa Stirling. Track and Field Athletics. (National A. A. U. Senior Cham pions.) Ail-Around Champion S. H. Thomson, Princeton. 100-Yard Dash William Hayes, Boston A. A. 120-Yard High Hurdles Robert Simpson, Illinois A. C. Mile Run Joie Ray, Illinois A. C 440-Yard Run Frank Shea, Pitts burgh A. A. Three-Mile Walk William Plant, Morningside A. C. 440-Yard Hurdles Floyd Smart, Chicago A. A. -Joie Ray, Illinois Pores, -Frank Cram- Half-Mile Run A. C Five-Mile Run Charles Millrose A. C. 220-Yard Dash Henry Williams, Spokane A. C. 220-Yard Low Hurdles Robert Simpson, Illinois A. C. Quarter-Mile Relay New York A. C. Four. Half-Mile Relay Boston A. Four. Four-Mile Relay Illinois A. Four. Half-Mile Relay New York A Fbur. Two-Mile Relay Boston A. A. Four. Running High Jump John Mur phy, Multnomah A. C. 16-Poqnd Hammer Pat Ryan, Loughlin Lyceum. " Running Broad Jump Floyd Smart, Chicago A. A. 16-Pound Shot Pat McDonald, New York A. C. - Pole Vault Frank Foss, Chicago A. A. Running Hop, .Step and Jump Sherman Landers, Chicago A". A. Discus Arlie Mucks, Chicago A. A. Ttapshooting. 16 Yards Frank S. Wright, Buf falo, N. Y. 18 Yards F. M. Troeh, Vancou ver, Wash. 18 Yards (Professional) Bart Lewis, Auburn, 111. 16 Yards (Women) Mrs. A. H. Winkler, Chicago. International Champion S. Wright, Buffalo, N. Y. Rifle Shooting. Champion Sergeant T. B ley, A. E. F. Long Range John W. Hession, Bridgeport, Conn. International Small Bore United States. i Pistol Shooting. " Service Lieutenant C. tofferson, U. S. Cavalry. Civilian Alfred P. Lane, wich, Conn. Bowling. National Champion James Smith, New York. Swimming. oFremost Sprint Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku. Foremost Sprint Swimmer Duke Norman Ross. Women's Sprint Champion Ethelda Bliebtrey. Women's Distance Champion Fanny Durak. Speed Skating. National Champion Bobby Mc Lean. Billiards. Balk-Line Champion Willie Hop pe. Pocket Billiards Ralph Greenleaf. Three Cushions Robert Canne fax. Cycling. National Champion Ray Eaton. World's Six-Day Champions Goullett and Madden. Turf. Two-Year-Old Champion Man o' War. Three-Year-Old Champion Sir Barton. ' Polo. National Senior Champions Rockaway Hunt Club Four. National Junior Champions Mea dowbrook II Four. Speed Boats. National and World's Champion Miss Detroit III. Rowing. New London Regatta Yale. American Regatta Navy, J. Chris- Green- Cost of Living Shows 82 Per Cent Increase In Last Five Years Boston, Mass., Dec. 28. An in crease of 82.2 in the cost of living for American wage earners between July, 1914, and November, 1919, is shown in a statement issued by the national industrial conference board. This represents an advance of 10.4 per cent since November, 1918; 13.5 per cent since March, 1919, when prices dropped temporarily and 5.8 per cent since last July. The increase in the cost of the five major itjs in the family budget since July, 1914, was: Food, 92 per cent; snelter, 38 per cent; clothing, 135 per cent; fuel, heat and light, 48 per cent, and sundries, 75 per cent. American Sculling Championship Jack Kelley. National Rowing Regatta Cup Duluth Boat club." , Automobile Racing. Champion at 150 Miles Gaston Chevrolet. Short Distance and Sprint Cham pion Louis Chevrolet. ASirSEMENTS. BRILLIANT MUSICAL BURLESQUE Twice Daily week Mat Today Final Performance Friday Nit Mere' SOME Start for the New Year DREW tt CAMPBELL'S LIBERTY GIRLS With the Taddieat Tad of Them AU JACK CONWAY (The Original "Punko-Punko") 4 RUNAWAYS4 Great Cast and Production and VAMPIRE BEAUTY CHORUS DEAR READER: Anybody Conway can't make - laugh should be wrapped in a sheet and sent on his way to an undertaker so oome on and laugh for your lirer'a sake. You'll never get a happier atari on a new year than available here. OLD MAN" JOHNSON. Mgr. Gayety. Evening and Sun. Mat., 25, 50, 75, $1 ;kIVIats.l5cand25cAt: Chew cum if you like, but no smoking. LADIES' 1 1t AT ANY WEEK TICKETS DAY MATINEE Baby Carriage Garage fa the Lobby. Two Complete Shews Wedntiday Nlte, Dec. 3 1 Starting at 8:30 and 1 1 -.30 Novel, tlmelv ur- erltee oa etroke of 12 Midnite Omaha's One Live Spot NEW YEAR'S EVE All Over at 1 :45 a.m. 'OWL' CAR8 HOME Seats Selling Fast Get Your llflVn TONIGHT and Week 11 If I II Mats. New Year's, " " 3 P. M. and Sat. FAIR and The Comedy WARMER Not a Motion Picture). TWO SHOWS IN ONE THALER0S ANIMAL CIRCUS: Harmony Sins Ins by the TEMPLE FOUR: GRACE OE WIN TERS, the Golden Bird, and Photoplay, "TIN PAN ALLEY." Featuring ALBERT RAY and ELINOR FAIR: Alto PATHE Weekly. MACK SWAIN Comedy and OUTING CHESTER. DANCING! PRAIRIE PARK Twenty-sixth and Ames Ave. Lean Year Dance, January 1 TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS By the Ben Hiir Dancing Club Colfax 4923 BIG GRID TEAMS REST ON SUNDAY, WORK MONDAY Oregon Trainer Orders Light Workout to Gain in Weight; Harvard Continues Grind. , Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 28 Making Sunday 4 day of semi-rest both the Harvard and the Oregon foot ball teams, preparing for their game, here on New Year's day, confined them selves today to one practice period each. Harvard players passed the afternoon sight-seeing about motion picture studios. To Reduce Weight. In the hope that his players will add to their weight between now and Thursday Coach "Shy" Hunt ington has decided on; light train ing period will be sufficient, whide Trainer Donovan of the Harvard squad has ordered two periods of hard practice for his charges with a view to reducing their weight. Much of Harvard s practice will be secret from now on, according to official announcements, although the general style of playing followed by the easterners is so well known that the - secrecv will be required principally for a few special maneu vers in which Head Coach Bob Fisher is perfecting his men. . Harvard Is Favorite. If there is any difference in the public opinion of the two teams Harvard is probably a slight ta vorite. Officials chosen late last night for the game are: Keleree Oeorge Varneil, Spo kane, Wash., newspaper man. Umpire Ernest Uu'gley, National league umpire. Head Linesman P. Lowden Stoot, former Stanford official Field Judge Henry Butterheld,, Brookline, Mass. Horsemen to Confer Over Providing Elk With Feed ("Wen !7tah. Dec. 28. Five rep resentatives of the Jackson Cattle and Horse , growers association. representing 98 per cent of the live ctnrt mn nf the larkson Hole pmintrir will rnnfer Mondav with the United States forest survey of- ticials regarding metnoas to oe ioi lowed in transferring 10,000 head of live stnHr from the Wvominir dis trict into Idaho, in order that avail able feed may be provided tor tne Yellowstone elk." AMUSEMENTS. TONIGHT a" Mata. 'Week Thurs.-Sat. The Season's Snappiest Musical Play LA LA LUCILLE With A Smart Cast and a Peppery Chorus. Prices: Nights and Matinees SOc, $1.0O, 1.50 and $2.00. New Year's Eve. :50c, $1.00, $l.BO, $2.00 and $2.50. Week Bef inninc Next Sunday, Jan. 4 America's Greatest Entertainer FRED STONE Extr.! Jack O' Lantern Reserved Seats Now on Sale Prices: Nights and Saturday Matinee, $1.00 to $3.00. Wednesday Matinee $ .00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. Msilnes Today, TNiasrr IN VAUPtVIULS Tonight st 8:15 EXTRA EXTRA Z PERFORMANCES 2 New Year's Eve, Dec. 31 0ns at 7:50 Ons at 10:10 HENRY SANTREY AND HIS SOCIETY JAZZ BAND; "THE MAN HUNT": Ban A Hani Mann: Marino Maley; Flo & Ollls Walters: Van & Balls; Billy Ftra aV Co.; Topics of ths Day; Kinogramt. FHOTO-PtATS. Today to Wednesday FATTY ARBUCJCLE In His Latest Comedy Scream "THE HAYSEED" Alas ETHEL CLAYTON In "MORE DEADLY THAN THE MALE" Charles Pesek Will Wrestle Geo. Kinney Of Valley County Ord, Neb., Dec. 28. (Special) Piomoter "Pat" Fuson has arranged for Charles, the brother and training partner of John Pcsek, to take chances with George Kinney, Valley county's representative in the yrest ling same. They wi'l meet Tuesday, Decem ber 30, in a finish catch-as-catch-can wrestle, the winner taking the gate receipts. , , Young Kinney recently, took two out of three falls from Ben Zershin.' A six-round boxing match between Gano ar.d Lieutt-nant Barner it srheduled as a preliminary, Pesek Finishes Training. Chicago, Dec. 28. Broad should ered John Pesek, the Shelton, Neb., farmer, regarded as the most formid able aspirant for the world's heavy weight championship, has arrived here to wind up his training for his finish match with Steve Savage at the Coliseum New Year's eve. Pesek, who never has been pinned to the mat since he took up the game four years ago, looks to be of championship timber. He has waded through the crop of near-champion and has started in to clean up the various championship claimants. His first effort in this regard was a clean-cut, two-fall victory over Wladek Zbyszko. The giant Nebras kan's victory over the Pole was one, of the surprises of the season. Savage, who started out this seat son with victories with William Demetral, Charles Cutler and Yussif Hussane. is brimming over with con fidence in his ability to down Pesek. PHOTO-PLATS. CERALPINE F ARRACK Supported by Her Husband . LOU TELLEGEfJ In the Titanic Production "The World and It's Women" RE st SQ0C9 t. "WDVES OF MEN" With Florence Reed , BIG! TREMENDOUS! DRAMATIC! e Teelh of the Tiger CARNIVAL NIGHT Benefit City Mission "Kiddles" NEW YEAR'S EVE - 11 P. M. to 1 A. M. fl ii SESSUE HAYAKAWA in "The Mustriou. Princ" Prises Malys of Jasaa avssgss the sUls sa tha honor of his house. Harold Lloyd Comady "A Juts Hasty aMa" Eplsods Ho. B "The Blask Stcrtt" The Peacock Fan ! : What made its possession so valu able that it was sought by a circle of unscrupulous men ? Why did it figure so strongly in each one of those gthirteen Adven tures of Ruth? Over it was fought battle after battle of wits and strength. Some thing made it potent for good and evil. See mum Coming soon to the leading picture theatres Coming Soon to the