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THE BEE: OMAHA) TUESDAY, JANUARY 6. 1920. BABE RUTH SOLD; BIG BATTER JOINS NEW YORK YANKS Owner of Hilltoppers Buys From Boston Services of World Champion Home RunXitter. V NEXT CME VERT W PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TO HY not include the ladies? Emma Goldman. . MEN. How can we have peace on earth if the senate refuses to ratify it? Wotidy. Anarchist business for saley OwnerTCompelled to leave city, throw in the good will. Berkman. Will New York, Jan. 5. The purchase of "Babe" Ruth of the Boston Amer icans byvthe New York Americans was announced Monday night by Co!. Jacob Ruppert, president of the New York club.. Colonel Ruppert f - J i 1 - 1 . 1. . A icmscu 10 siaie xne price paiu. Oolonel Ruppert said that Man ager Miller Huggins of the Yankees is now in Los Angeles, Cal., -negotiating with Ruth. Has Three-Year Contract Ruth has a three-year contract with the Boston club made last sea son, calling for a salary of $10,000 a year. He is reported, however, to have declared recently that unless this sum was boosted to $20,000 he would not return to Boston. The famous home-run hitter de manded this increase on the strength of his last season's batting record, wnen ne broke all previous major - . - - x league records by hitting a home ! mere ain t mucn tun traveling in tne uinstmas special unless it has a runs. . dining car attached. While you are wetting your ears with gravy and New Year celebration will be bigger and bftter than ever. Reserve your handle on the coffin now. The Cabarets. I demand a divorce. My husband started a National Thrift Week during the Christmas holidays. Friend Wife. - This good will stuff is the bunk. Show me one I can't break. Lawyer Bunk. We wis byou a Merry Christmas any place. Either in thtf' house or out on the sidewalk. The Landlords. x , A cold furnagt Indicates a warm heart. The Coal Barons. . Peace on earth, good will to men, is a good idea, but too long. Cut 2,000 feet out of it and throw a few more pies. Motion Picture Magnates. How can I get any Christmas presents in Holland?. Santa Claus is looking for me in Paris. You Know Who. - To all cities a merry, merry Christmas. Except New York, Boston and Chicago. Ban Johnson. ' Won't Name Price. In refusing to name the price paid for Ruth, Ruppert admitted that he understood an offer of $100,000 fot the player was refused last summer by Harry'Frazee of the Boston club. Ruth, who is 26 years old, joined the Red Sox in 1915, as a pitcher, and was used as a pinch hitter, be cause of his ability to send out long Juts f Last outfield season he was transferred to sutficld duty, where he batted .322 as well as establishing a new major lrague home run record. He made 12 djree-base hits, 34 two-base hits and received 101 bases on balls from pitchers who preferred to pass himi Ruth pitched in 17 games and yield ed an average of 3.97 runs. As an outfielder he erred only twice in 258 chances. Boston Announces Sale. Boston, Jan. 5. President Harry Frazet of the Boston Americans said that he had sold "Babe" Ruth to the New York Americans because ke thought it was an "injustice" to keep him with Red Sox,, who "were fast becoming a one-man team." He did not make public the purchase price. Ruth, who is the world champion home-run hitta-r. recentlv returned his three-year contract which called for a payment of $10,000 n year, without his signature, demanding a much larger salary. Mr. Frazee said that he would use the money ob tained from the New York club for the purchase of other players and would try to develop 'the Red Sox into a winning team. Ruth Doesn't Kno.. Ruth, champion home.-uii hitter, uiii, v.uii.ipiuii iiuiue run nuier, said Iie had had no information re garding his reported sale by Boston Americans to the New York Amer ican clubntil told Dy The Associ ated Press that Colonel Ruppert, president of the. Yankees had an nounced the deal. "I am not surprised, however," he added. "When I made my demand on the Red Sox for $20000 a year I had an idea they would choose to sell me rather than pay the advance and I know the Yankees were the. most probable purchasers in that event." Ruth said he had not yet seen Miller Huggins, manager of the Yankees, who was reported to be in "southern California to. negotiate with the ball player. Husker Grid Schedule Includes Games With Teams From Each Coast Lincoln, Jan. 5. Dr. James 1. Lees, factulty member of the Uni versity of Nebraska athletic board, ;imiounced the 1920 footfall schedule ixi far as it has been arranged. It comprises games which will pit the iscorasKa eicveu againsi teams nuiu both the. Atlantic and Pacific coasts. 'I he schedule is as follows: Oct. 2 Washburn college of Kan sas, at Lincoln. Oct. 9. Ooen. - Oct. 16 Notre Dame, at Lincoln." X 1 . ,1 ; i M iov. i. Rutgers college, ai nt York city, v Nov. 6 Penn State at Penn co1 lege. - " Nov. 13-r-Kansas, at Lawrence. Nov. 30 :Michigan . Agricultural college,, at Lincoln. ,' y . Nov. 25 Washington State 'col kge, at Lincoln.- Harvard Team Is En Route Home From Coast Victory 'Chicago,, Jan. 5. The Harvard University foot ball team, which de feated Oregon at Pasadena." Cal., op New Year's day, 7 to 6, in one of the greatest intersectional contests in history, passed through Chicago Monday on its homeward journey. , "The game was a great thing for intercollegiate athletics," said Man n per Fred W. Mre.. "Although we were severely criticized for mak ing the Trip at the start. I think we have cefnented an athletic friendship between ihe seaboard institutions that will 4ast for a long time." ' The Crimson manager said it haJ been the custom at Harvard for years not to---leave Cambridge .ex cept for foot ball games with Yale. Toledo Withdraws Offer For Trapshooting Tourney wishbones, think of the poor birds who are wishing for a wishbone. Help these babies to put on tne teed bag. Mia mo Any egg can horn into the tournament." Give until it cracks your shell. And fbr the good old average egg who wears pearl gray spats, but is good to his mother, anything from United Cigar Store diplomas to two bits and points north. No contribution is too small to be criticized. BEING A SERIES OF STORIES ABOUT PLAYS AND PIAYtRS Who discovered Ty Cobb? . That may strike you as a strange question, since Cobb has been a ma jor league star about IS years. Personally, I thought the matter had been settled years ago. It was my impression that the honors were about ..equally divided, between Bill Armour, who managed the Detroit club in 1905, when Cobb Came urj, and Con Strouthers. who was man aging the Augusta club, on which Cobbgot his start. Sitting on the Chicago bench last summer. I was discussing Cobb with Eddie Cicotte, star pitcher of the White Sox. The day previous Cobb had put on one of his copyrighted exhibitions, which means he starred in the field, at the bat, on the bases and just about single-handed made a Tiger victory possible". "He surely is a tough, fellow to pitch to," said Cicotte. "I never loaf when he is' up. You must put a lot of thought back of every ball. Better not get careless when he is up. When I think how all the pitch ers work on Cobb, his batting rec ord ,is all the more remarkable to me. I don't believe there is a pitch er in the American league who doesn't try to go at top speed when Cobb steps into the box. He gets the bdst the pitchers have, no crip ples, nothing soft, yet he keeps lead ing the league year afte? year, de spite efforts of all pitchers to keep him from hitting. And in a way I am to blame for all the worries Cobb haS given American league pitchers." 4 That statement by Cicotte aroused my curiosity. I never knew he played any particular role in the ca reer" of Cobb, so I sought further information. I will "relate the story of Cobb and Cicotfe, as Eddie r.n folded it to me. "I did the Detroit club a great turn back in 1905, but it wasn't ap preciated as far as I was concerned. The Detroit club trained in Augusta that year and as I undersland it, I was turned over to the Augusta club as payment for ground rent for the spring training season. I wqn 15 out of 24 that yftir, so I.don't think Augusta got cheated on that end. On the Augusta club with me was Ty Cobb, just breaking in as a 'bush leaguer.' He looked like afomer to me. He was as fast as lightning and, while not a finished fielder, could go a long way to get a ball While not a great hitter then, he had a slashing style that impressed me. However, the thing that made the biggest hit with me was his restless ambition. He was always on his toes, always taking "wild chances that no other player would have thought 'of .doing, always trying to outguess the opposition. He has re tained that characteristic through his career. I had seen enough of ma jor league base ball to believe Cobb had a great chance to make good. I wrote the Detroit club several let ters praising Cobb and before, the close of the season an option was taken on his services, and he shortly afterwards became a big leaguer. "Cobb made good from the start, and I figured my good dope on him might win me a chance with the Ti gers. I weighed only 135 pounds at the time and was considered too ligh Major league managers froWn on the lightweight pitcher. Detroit farmed me out three times and then Boton t6ok a chance. Yes, every time Cobb makes a base hit, whether I am the' victim or not, ,1 swell up a bit, as- I feeL'I first rec ommended the worlds greatest ball player." ," Tot at . All-Stars Aakelof , Bradley . Wt . . . Watt . . . Taylor Handicap Toledo. O., Jan. 5. Toledo, bid der for the 1V2Q Grand American handicap shooting tournament, with ' drew Its offer to the American Trap shooting association because of -the expenditure involved, it "-Was an nounced by ascommittee appointed some time ago to negotiate with the executive committee in New York. Local ouu clubs which had merged fqr the promotion of the tournamenTl .nidge .and which voted to send a commit tee to the meeting in New York to morrow, reconsidered their action tonight and withdrew. It was proposed onginallv to pari.1 Final Preliminaries In Muny Ice Tourney To Be Held Saturda The third and final preliminaries in Omaha's first ice skating cham pionship tournament, conducted uu dcr the auspices of the Young Men's Christian association physical de partment and the city's recreation department, will be held next Satur day afternoon if the cold weather continues so as to make the ice,good for the meet, it was announced by Kecrearion Director J. J. Isaacson yesterday. Isaacson plans to pull offthe finals on Sunday if satisfactory" arrange ments can be made.) Saturday's meet 's scheduled at Miller's park.' while the finals will .either be held at Carter lake or rlanscom park. More contestants than in the other two meets Will urn out, 't was announced, and .large crowjs are also looked for to be on ban 1 to watch the youngsters. T Walter Morrow Wins Two . Events in the Junior Meet Walter Morrow won two events in the' 100-pound . division in the junior athletic meet held at the Young Men's Christian association, winning first honors in the higlt jump in 4 feet, 3 inches and in the spring board high, jump in 6 feet, 1 inch. Thirty-five youngsters- com peted for the honors. Pollqwing are the results: 100 Ponfid Division. High Jump'Walter Morrow, feet, 3 Inches. Springboard High Jump Walter Mor row, 6 feet, t Inch. Standing Broad Jump Charles Eels, 8 feet, 1 Inch. Seventy-five-Tard Dash R. Robbtna and M. Cropper tied, 9 4-S seconds. - Over 100 Founds Division, V High Jump Van Psusen, 4 feet, t Inches. - Standing; Broad Jump Perry Wllllford, 8 feet, 8 Inches. Springboard High Jump H. Tallls, S feet, 5 Inches. Seventy-fivo-Tad Dash J. Holmes, ( SILK HAT HARRY : : Drawn for The Bee byTad A FftevtH DOCTORS . . , v .( AGritM J 1W O0E. - l DRlNfc DEER-j ' r"- 4 , V. SAW HftltSV-) ' ( ITIOOWEMW t"M- gomna ecr v r- ( ouAX 8r ft V mA 1 . 1 ' r With the Bowlers WESTERN IMON EE AG IE. Construction. I (ieneral Manager. Tolllver 551 Frank y . . 461 Rutherford .... 306! Dletsel . . 447 Halg SSSIBIanden 393 Goldsmith ..... 430iCarpentar ..... 47C Saunder' 606JWest 660 Handicap ..... 63! Handicap i Total'. 2.3301 Total 2,322 fit) Hnperlntendrntci Traffic. Horton , 438iHalght 5 James 44lOverhelsr . . , . . 391 Nerneas 44trniiery Bins ....... 4:e,Plll rr. 435 ...-.' d-i'Ctewi'.rt. oa Handicap ti3 Nelson Total 2.2S0' Auditor. Asolot . . . Thrsner ,r. . . . Main , VonvaW ....... Total 2.160 I Plant. 474IWatt .......,. 6S5 4SSHall ...j .- 403 SSSITaylor 406 634IAiiibros 661 Haeblch Handicap 431 13 Winn Total Commercial (Indies) I Ladles. I Miller ...i. ej4;Velvlngton -!46iKlchweln 331 1 Ferguson 227!Tlllery ... ...... 3041 421 1 Total v.. 1.373 Plant Total 2,463 Traffio (Indies). 294 J40 287 287 Oftler Schnllberg Sanger . . Handicap :o4lWardell 25S,rib .... ISO'Svlander 146Brlttnn . t54H;arrigan 1061 ,. , -I 1,33V (Ladles). 240 ::::::: i. ; S64 217 Total ...1.147 Total .... 1.323 Phillies Buy Sanders. Philadelphia, Tan. 5. The Phila delDhia National leaeue club an nounced that it had purchased out- rigni nicner ray otinucia nuiu Pittsburgh club.. MEXICAN BANDITS DO NOT FEAR U. S.. WOMAN ASSERTS Dentist's Vlife Tells Dramatic Story of Eight Months' ' Degradation as Pris oner in Camp. Washington, Jan. S. A dramatic story of eight months'. hardship and j degradation as a prisoner in a. Mex ican bandit camp was told by Mrs Cora -L.ec Sturgis, a Virginian, be fore a senate committee investigat ing the Mexican situation. With tears in her eyes Mr,s. Stur gis told how her old mother, worn out by long suffering -and humilia tion, died of starvation'1' after the;r plantation hadkbeen looted by the bandits and how she had been forced to go into the hills to cut wood and of a. long tramp to another camp with a secret message from bandit to bandit, sewed in the sole of her shoe. , "American swere perfectly safe tinder Diaz," she said. "We had no trouble under Madero, because Ihe people liked him. We had no trou ble with Huerta, and folks in my part of the country Chiapas hard ly knew' of him. Our first trouble was in 1915 when Carranza sent troops to our section to drive away thd help. As a result we lost big crops, right on the eve ofjthe har vest." I , . It was nearly two years later that the home of the Sturgis family, com prising Dr. Shirgis, a dentisSJ, his wife, the witness today, and her mother, was raided by federal sol diers, who charged them with giving refuge to rebels. "Two of the captains and a lot of soldiers came to our home and threatened us with guns," Mrs. Stui gis - testified. "When my husband protested, and reminded the bandits that we were Americans, they pushed him aside and laughed, saying, !your old government is only a bluff.' Thev found noi rebels, but they were not satisfied and wanted to search the roof, insisting that I go up with them. I toldHhem I was an Ameri can, not a roof climber, but they struck me on the shoulder with a gun." Dr. Sturgis reported the raid to the American consul , at Fronteco, who advised the family to remain at the plantation, the witness said. Mrs. Sturjjjs said rebel and Car ranza forces frequently worked to gether and that both factions dissem inated anti-American propjganda, in cluding' a charge that Henry P. Fletcher, American ambassador, to Mexico, had accepted $UK)Q,000 to uphold the Carranza government. Mrs. Sturgij said she told the bandit who made this charge that "it was a lie." . "One of the bandits vtold me that Ambassador Fletchei could not re turn to that country" Mrs. Sturgis said. "I don't think Mr Fletcher knew how bad conditions were. Why, things wese awful. Once when I went to Mexico City they blew up a train in front of me acd one be hind me." Warned Against Death. The most thrilling chapter of her experience followed capture of the family by 7apata banditK who took eve tation Thev were sent 40 miles across coun try to a prison camp, Mrs. Sturgis and her husband afoot and the for mer's mother on a mule. Some months later Mrs. Sturgis was ordered to proceed on fdot to another camp with a secret message tnd warned that unless she returned in two months, other members of the famnly world be killed. On the way she stopped at Mexico City and re ported her troubles to the American embassy. The embassy, she said, got in touch with Zapa'a forces and it was agreed 'o send a Zapata lieuten ant back to camp with her. Mean while, a bridgeon ttie way to the camp where she was to. deliver the message was blown up and the shoe, with the message in the, sole, was sent by messenger. Returning to camp, Mrs. Sturgis found her h other dead and her hus band dying of starvation. Some months later she was releabed and "more dead than alive" walked with Dr. Sturgis over the hills to their old plantaticn, to find it bare as a bone. To Suppress Gamblers in Parks of Coast League Teams San Francisco, Jan. 5. Resolu-, tions providing vigorous suppression of gamblers attempting to operate in parks of the Pacific coast base ball league were adopted at the an nual meeting of the league's direc-, tors. oyn:hiin?c.Xgblmo Northwestern Bell Is .Name of New Magazine Of Telephone Company The first issue of The Northwest ern Bell, a new monthly magazine dedicated to -the employes of the northwestern group of the Bell tele phone systtn, has appeared. Unusujjl.- uses of the telephone, the service rendered by the system during times- oP stress "and excite ment, iand the great part the tele phone plays in the system of busi ness, social and everyday life of America, are the themes of the main articles. v One of the most interesting ar ticles of the current issue proves to be on the use of the telephone in the gathering of nes by daily newspapers. Minute description of the systepn of a newspaper in se puring a detailed account of a news story at a distance is given in a clever, readable sketch. The double center page is devoted to pictures, of the Omaha operators, and the "citation" given them by The Bee for their efficient work at the time of the court house fire and riot, September 28. Guy P. Leavitt, former Omaha newspaper man, is the editor of the new magazine, which is to appear once each month. Files $25,000 Suit Against Estate of Live Stock Man Gust Johnson filed suit for $25,000 in district, court yesterday against the estate of the late Phillip Kel logg, South Side stock commission manr killed in an automobile acci dent November 2, 19J9, at Thir teenth street and Dark" Park boule vard. Two "widows" appeared in county court to probate Mr. JKel logg's wijl. Mr. Johnson alleges he was injured in the accide.Nt, which caused Mm Kellogg's death. Ask' Help in Drive to Pay - For Aerial Mail Hangar H. G. Conant, chairman of the aerial navigation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, appealed to members of the Goodfellows' com mittee of the chamber to aid in the $50,000 drive for cost of constructing the air mail hangar, during a meet ing of the committee yesterday. Ten members took 100 pledge cards each. Capt. C. E. Adams, past commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, addressed the com mittee on American wars, review ing causes, results and costs. He mentioned the American Legion as a force for good, advocated the de portation of all radicals, and de nounced Victor Berger. , The Chinese government is olan ning a radio seryice that will warn shipping ot typhoon dangers. nnuiicDnm m oui.imcmjml m OPENING GAGE GAMES TONIGHT Three Contests Booked for Decision on Y. M. C. A. Floor This Evening., at 7:30. ' TonighVi Games. 7:30 . P. M. Commerce Hiirl against Omaha Uni Reserves. 8:15 P. M. Y. M. C. A. again Drake Realty Construction Co. 9 P. M. Western Union againit Council Bluffs High Reserves. ' The Commercial Basket BH league will .inaugurate- its 1920 amateur cage season in Omaha to night at the Young Men's Chirst ian association floor gymnasium when three games are on the pro gram. All three contests are promind to be real battles and the followers are assured some great playing, since the quintets engaged have been practicing hard for the last three weeks. ' In the opening game at 7:30 o'clock between the Commerce High Reserves and the Omaha Uni. vcsuy jvcscivcs, a uaiu-iuugui con test is anticipated, while the con test between the Y. M. C. A. and the Drake Realty Construction Co.! will also be a corker, as the Y. Rf. C. A. is an entirely new team this year. TJie Drake bunch is new and darke horse for fair, not a playef in the line-up being known in "Y" basket ball circles. v The Western Union and tin Council Bluffs High Reserves clash in the final game. Both of these teams are conceded to be the best in the league. ' The Telegraphers are a scrappy bunch and have been practicing hard for over a month, while Coach White of the Bluffs has nearly all of his first string material in his, league lined up, which means a' fast team. Tomorrow night the Greater Omaha league, Omaha's first class A league, will open the season. . Princeton Grid Schedule. Princeton, N. J.Jan. 5. Prince ten's. 1920 foot ball schedule, made public Monday night, contains seven games, the same number as last year. Of the teams played last year Colgate, Lafayette, Trinity and Rochester ate dropped. The sched ule follows: Oct. 2, Swarthmore: Oct. 9, Mary land State; Oct. 16, Washington nd Lee; Oct. 23, Navy; Oct. 30, West Virginia: Nov. 6, Harvard at Cm bridge; Nov. 13, Yale. - N Today's Calendar of Sports.. Raclnjc: Winter mreting of Cuba-Amm can tvocKcy rtuo, us Jiavarui. Trotting: Annual meeting- of stewards of the Bay Htat3 circuit, at Wwcester. AntnmoliU: Annual meeting ot Society of Automotive Englncera, at Nw York. 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