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. 9 sfc 3 THE BEE; OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23. 1920. INDOOR SPORTS i-mtCTB, n.. Drawn for The Bee by Tad n v r p i l IIUSKER GAME IN OMAHA IN DOUBT ; REGENTSJO ACT Avery and Brown Will Canvass Valley Schools To Learn Attitude To ward Nebraska. Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.) Chancellor Samuel Avery and Kegent E. P. .Brown of the State university are leavintr tomorrow to visit officials of schools in the Mis souri Valley conference, with the purpose of learning their attitude in regard to Nebraska's chances of get ting back in the conference. Chancellor, Avery denied toda that the board of regents had any definite plan in view and said that he and Mr. Brown had no author ity to act, but were merely to report their findings to the board. He said that the sentiment in other schools would be reviewed and action would follow. The. Lincoln alumni of the univer sity are responsible for starting the campaign to get Nebraska back in the conference and the N club, an organization of athletic letter men at. the university have endorsed their move.' "A" group of prominent Nebraska alumni in Omaha came to Lincoln Wednesday to register a protest against, the move. They handed their protest to the board of regents. The regents .said that the sentiment of .the alumni of both cities would be considered after they had received the report of Regent Brown and the chancellor, , The chancellor stated Thursday that the fact that Nebraska was con sidering getting back in the confer ence did not mean positively that there would be no game in Omaha next fall. Provost James Lees statedt however, that he would take no def inite action toward scheduling a game in Omaha until after the repents-had decided whether or not Nebraska, would . re-enter the con ference, ' Dempsey Will Abide By Decision of Army , And Navy Boxing Board . - u New York, Jan. 22. Jack Demp sey, heavyveight champion of the world, has asked for an official in vestigation to be made of the ' in formal charges that he was a draft dodger .during the world war. The request" was made in a telegram re ceived today Uy. Maj. A. J. Drexcl Biddle, president of the army, navy and civilian boxing board, ..which, it is understood, will conduct the in-i qttiry asked in the near future. Dempsey points out in his telegram that the A. N. C. B. B. issued a pro fessional boxer's license to him just priofito the' match with Jess Willard, which certified that he had a clean and honorable record as a profes sional boxer and that he had the full sanction and approval of the board. Dempsey received license No. -2, , the first-card going , to Wil lard, who was then champion. "Tlje present champion states that he followed implicitly the instruc t'ons given him by the representa tives of the government in draft matters and denies that he was a 'draft dodger. He offers to present himself personally before the board or to .ubmit a-complete statement of his war activities in affidavit form, and agrees to abide by the final de cision of the board in its findings. The A. N. C. B. B. has announced that Dempsey's request will be re ferred to the arbitration committee of that organization for decision as to whether such inquiry should be " undertaken-.- Itis 'stated informally that the investigation will be made i by a special committee, including several prominent" officers of the American Legion, if they will con sent to serve. . Commerce and South 'High "Quintet Will Clash for City Title The High School of Commerce basket ball squad will make its first 1920 appearance in a high school game in Omaha when it meets the boHth Omaha high quintet tonight ' on the Packers' floor. The game tonight will decide the city high school basket ball cham pionship. 'The South Side' quintet has defeated the Central high school. Coach James Patton of the Pack ers said yesterday that he will pre sent a weak squad against the busi ness lads. Three of the Packers' players have been out of school ' since Monday and it is probable that they will not play. On the other hand, the High School of Commerce will present a veteran squad. The business lads have gone "through a week of stren uous practice in preparation for the tilt this evening. ' , (Saturday night at the Y. M. C. A. the business lads will meet Beatrice high. A hard contest is expected s Beatrice claims that it will bring a much stronger team to Omaha than that which met Central high last week. . Peru Is Victor. York, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.) ' Peru basket ball team defeated York college here Wednesday night, 38 to - Tile Pacific Coast league seems to have it on the other big minors vhen it comes to bagging major league players who drop out of the ipeed circuits. CHURCH LEAGUE GAGE QUINTETS IN CLOSE GAME Contest Between Trinity and Calvary Baptists. Threatens To Run Into Extra Period. CHlRf H LEAGCE. Team Standing. W. Pearl Memorials 6 Calvary Baptists 3 First M. K. llaraces .....;. 3 ' Trinity Baptiata 3 Benson M. E 2 C. B. Christiana 3 M. E. Wops 1 Hanscom Parka 1 Vet 1.1)00 .687 .667 .667 .333 .3:13 .126 .125 What was considered the lowest score for a single game in Y. M. C. A. basket ball circles took place last night when the Trinity Baptists de feated the Cavalry Baptists by the score of 9 to 7, in the fight for the Church league championship. The game was closely contested from start to finish and for the last five minutes of play threatened to go into an extra period. The score stood 7 up with but two minutes to play. L. Groves, left guard1, made a sensational throw on a "dead run," the ball droping in the basket for the winning score a iew seconds before the finish of the game. Close guarding on the part of the players of. both teams was practically re sponsible for the low score. First M. E. Baracas won from the Council Bluffs . Christians, present title holders, by the score of 39 to 8. The Council Bluffs quintet was forced to play the game with four men, as the other members of the squad failed to show up. r By winning from the Hanscom Park Methodists . in a hard, fought contest, by a 14 to 10 score, the Benson M. E. took a jump in the league standing.. . George Parish's Pearl Memorials had little trouble in defeating the M. E. Wops,' the final score being 30 to 11. Last night's victory for the Pearls was their fifth consecu tive this season in the Church league and they maintain to hold first place with a clean sweep of victories. CENTRAL QUINTET LOSES TO LINKS; SCORE, 21 TO 15 Omaha Five Stages Big Come back in Second Period and Ties Score Only to Lose Out Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special Telegram.)-Omaha Central high basket ball team bowed to defeat be fore the Lincoln high quintet in a fast game on the state university floor tonight, score 21 to IS. The Omaha lads registered a comeeback in the second half, after holding' the short end of an 11 to 3 score at the end of the first half. Soon after the opening of the sec ond period, Omaha succeeded in tie ing the score 14. to 14; but captain Holland and Lintz of Lincoln reg istered field goals-soon afterwards which cinched the victory. . Clem ents for Omaha," and Schapers for Lincoln were the high individual scorers. OMAHA. 15. Burn ham, f. Clpment, i. Lofran (c), p Robertson, pr. Swobotla, g. Ayers, f . . . FT. PP. 0 O TF. Pts. 1 4 1 9 l-O 2 3 1 0 0 0 Total .. LINCOLN 21. Holland (c), f. Schapers, t 2 Lewellen, c Lamb, g. . . Wynkoop, g Lints, g. 5:6 1 15 FQ. FT. PF. TF. I"ts. 4 0 0 0 3 i 0 J 0 ' 0 0 Total S 5 Referee, Schissler. Omaha .. 3 Lincoln , 11 1315 1021 South Dakota Quintet In Lincoln Prepared To Battle Cornhuskers Lincoln, Jan. 22. (Sjpecial.) The South Dakota university basket bali team arrived tonight prepared for two ames with the Cornhuskers on Friday and Saturday nights. Lurking in the background is the memory of a scoreless tie when the two teams met last time in 1916. The Coyotes after only one week of practice defeated the Wesleyan team by a count of 2 to 1 recently, and , with tjiis record behind them, they promise to give the Huskers a strong fight. : , With the Bowlers. r.RATV EXCHANGE LEAGUE. X. 8. r. Col Zimmerman . . Arnall Slndelar Kerr Handicap ... .. Total Hynes Elevator Bowers Hoover Sharpneck Dolphin Hansen ........ Handicap ...... Updike Grain Co. 4651 Campbell 412 442IGreen 465 359iHoward 635 412!HalloeJt 637 437 Willi .. i... 667 165 Total . . Pet era .Milling; Hotter Lag-erstrom . ... C. Peter . . . . Dearth D. Peters , . Total Maney Milling Archibald ..... Elsusser Julirher ....... Schmidt .r.,.., Tholl , Handicap ...... 22S0 Co.! 616. 614 509 538 517 39 2732! Co, 406! 416I 499 434 485 2229! Co. 391! 440 333 410 472 4 Total 2606 A I hers Com. Co. R. Zender 624 V. Berghoff .... 656 L. Zender 62S Rosey 628 Glbba , .. 612 Total '.2708 Rothschild Grain Co. Kuhl 478 Plxler ana Shea, , iga Hy 385 Straw jg3 Handicap 24 Total sua Omaha Elevator Co. H. Borghoff 431 Bailey 366 Rhn ., 445 Underwood 436 Prlmeau 43? Total .21351 Total 2155 Basket Ball Creiq&ton vs. South Dakota State 1 tElGHTON GYMNAISUM 1 vuary 23 arid 24 1 C admission 50c and 75c 3 8 T fwi mm m i" MwiU VlM m warn tuV G" : ALU A-UT .i iiIkA. - -rr- a. U. Krt 1 M INOOO sports- j K jSTy J 1 1 . - . . f J ou0 BOT " J A1XAJr ONE Oi- twe v i ... i i , iii.i.y ..ilirfj"'i(i jiuM,, ,,l,iii,.it,TrS JiwWrkTU i v,i H , w f v; ' ' L ; t V"'iu""n7sy r V, - - :A i -x 'i"'-- ' i . As , t ..J...v...v,-..vf. ..v.,v,.....,. ! Chinese to Unite. Honolulu, T. H Jan. 22.-Unifica-tion of the north and south faction in Qiina is imminent, according to cable advices received here. jm;..i:i..:.;iMi!i:.,im,. ' !'!.i!ll mttiWam NEXT ONE DISTRIBUTING THE PRIZES. OWING to the wild hairs in-the telephone service, the work of award ing the 15i9 prizes is progressing slowly. With the temperature about 11 degrees below the last populist vote.'there is much difficulty in 'getting combustion in the adding machine. However, there is no doubt that the kaiser gets the burnt sienna derby, as none but a king may wear the brown diadem. OTHER AWARDS. Tommy Lipton gets the crocheted wishbone. Bilf Bryan grabs the rubber corkscrew. Telephone company becomes sole lessee for the hand-painted oil can. Sec. Daniels The barbed wire necktie. Donated by Ad. Sims. AMUSEMENTS. Landlords The poisoned olives. Ititerborough The cement earmuffs. The Reds get the. dynamite gum drops. Ticket Speculators The thilled steel wrist warmers Surface lines are awarded the frozen radiator. Pussyfoot Johnson gets the pneumatic lamb chops. Congress The revolving Ouija board. ' A The two-way shoes belong'to the crownless prince. The janitor gets the red-hot mittens, to have and to hold.' The celluloid frying pan goes to the billposter who puts all those labels on a jitney loaf of .bread. In order that Burleson may enjoy pleasant slumbers, the rock-ballasted mattress, is his, along with a vote of confidence from the board of directors of Mattea wan university. Snappy young men get the snappy young men's clothing with the freshly honed lapels and the concrete filled button holes. Among the vamps, Theda Bara is donated the lavalliere of priceless tomato cans. Bill Crutchfield, the best cowboy on Broadway, gets the pasteboard limou sine with the paper engine. Bill won the Keene's chop house rodeo when he roped, threw and branded Izzy Kaplan in 10 seconds. Joe Pickett wins the plush-lined garbage .pail, which is a permanent trophy lili-T a squint eye or a bald head. Mir iukee brewers and Kentucky distillers must compete for the last prize. ?ut the guy who gets eliminated from the morbid tournament is' the gen; xxo gets the kerosene-filled fire extinguisher. The election board is still counting the heavy unpolled vote from the outlying counties, but the opposition concedes the folding stomach pump to the guy with a thirst. "Oh! wood alcohol, where is thy Victory? Oh! malted milk, where is thy sting? Kearney Injured, May Not Appear Against Dakota Aggie Quintet Charlie Kearney, center on Creighton's basket ball team, tore a cartilage in his side in a practice scrimmage Wednesday night and may not appear tonight against South Dakota Aggies whe'n the Coyote five and the Blue and White mix at Creighton gymnasium. Midyear examinations have so occupied the time of Mills' bas keteers that the first team has not been together on the floor for more than a week. The Dakota quintet will phy two games, one tonight and one tomor row night at Creighton gym.' Today's Calendar of Sports. Raring: Winter meetlnit of tuba American Jorkey club, at Havana. Shooting: Annual Midwinter Handicap Target Tournament, at Pinehurst, C. Oolf: Close of annual January Tourna ment at Beliealr, I la. Bowling: Opening of annual tournament of Interstate Bowling association, at Au rora, III. Opening of annnnl tournament of Tri-State Bowling association, at Sioux City, la. Boxing: Pete Hartley t. Pal Moran, 20 rounds, at New Orleans. K. O. Loughlin vs. Ralph Sheppard. 10 rounds, at VV11 liamsport, Pa. Chick West vs. Al Nel son, 12 rounds, at Brockton, Mass. George Brown vs. Young Rector, 12 rounds, at hicopee, Mass. AMUSEMENTS. nrvn tonight 8 SHARP SE.H. a.' JULIA othern-Marlowe ta HAMLET Saturday Matinee, 2 sharp. Twelfth Night) Sat. Eve., Taming of the Shrew. Pricea, S3 to (1. Next Week Bt'i&fs'towN,u Farewall Week of the First and Oldest Theater With the Record-Holding; Shubert At traction Quaint, Brilliant, Beautiful MAYTIME Moat successful musical play m stage history, with tha big New York No. 1 Cast mcludiag Wm. N orris, Caro lyn Thompson, Melville Stokes, and dancing girls of four generations. Nights and Sat. Mat, 50c to $2.00, Farewell Night, Sat. 60c to $240 AMUSEMENTS. DANCE At the Auditorium Conner's Amusement Co. Open the Auditorium, Fifteenth and Howard Streets Saturday, Jan. 24th and Sunday, Jan. 25th DANCING, 8:30 to 11:30 Free Dancing Lessons, 7:30 to 8:30 The new floor with ' Carl Lamp's Celebrated Orchestra will make dancing at the Au ditorium a real pleasure. Admission: 10c; Dancing 5c Management of JACK CONNORS N BSST IN VAUOS VILLI MLLE. NITTA-JO, LILLIAN SHAW, EVA SHIRLEY, "INDOOR SPORTS,'' Bosteck's Riding School, Phina A Co., Samaroff & Sonia, Topics of the Day, Kinograms. DANCING! PRAIRIE PARK Twenty-sixth and Ames Ave. TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS By the Ben Hur Dancing Club Colfax 4923 , 600 PAIRS Ladies' and Children's RUBBERS In all sizes On Sale ' 50c $4.00 Children't Shoes, $2.98 J. Helphand Clothing Company 314 N. 16th St. PHOTO-PLAYS. Tonight antdurday Saturday Matinee De Wolf Hopper as 'OLD BILL in "the Better 'ole" A Comedy With Matte and Charming Girls Nights: 50c to $2.00. Mat. 50c ta S1.50 ENTIRE WEEK, STARTING SUNDAY, JANUARY 25. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday Let's Go! Nights, 50c to $2.00. Mat. 50c to $1.50 TWO SHOWS IN ONE Buds A Buddie Girls. Bad ef Hm & Budd Motion PicturM; HsflUy a Howard; Brownlns & Davis; Pierce A Got): Photoplay Attraction: "The Right . Ts Lis", featuring Ooloret Car. Instil. . . .... "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" lOlma in tit Daily Mat. 1S-2S-50C iyyy Evngs., 25-50-750. $1 Last Times Today, 2:15-8:30 aam Howe' Tomorrow .(Saturday) Matlnea and Week CerardTs FOLLIES the DAY GeoT. Hayes LADIES'. DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS i D..H..II:.. .( nl.... Musical s's DUllBIIHui Dl D WdV Burlesque PHOTO-PLAYS. Grlli Sfipheim Wondw Play. Titanic magnificent be yond words. Thousands who have seen it declare it to be the mightiest photodrama o.f the screen. THE PICTURE THAT OPENS YOUR EYES. Harold Lockwood In "A MAN OF Comedy: OF HONOR" W? M,i- of a cures vvnare romance u of Ruth, goes hand In hand Wom with honor and . valor. 1 9aBaaaaaaHaiaasassaaa Fourth Chapter Adven tures LOTHROPn,:; CONSTANCE TALMADCE ' In "THE VIRTUOUS VAMP" Roland and Mlltt and VJiaa. Do ' jfk Her? She's Coming Sunday the million candle-power human lamp of happiness Mary Pickford In the great, glad play "P0LLYANNA" PUOTO-PLAY8. Urge "Red Flag". Parade. .Honolulu. T. It.. Jan. 22. A "rc.I flag" parade of sugar plantation strikers was titled lire by . thf Japanese newspaper Shinpo.' PHOTO-I'LAVS. Could Be Booked for Only Trvo Days! Deserves an Entire IV eek's Run! 'MNKKEEMAM y America's Greatest Character Actor, bv momms Divided and " auMM Adolph 2ukor pratnf BILLIE ;urk: IBu tmnatnantmih T.Zieafeld adielCM DuecUd by J S ROBER.TSOK . , la HER wedded bliss was a dream of bliss with one tiny exception. She wanted another man! She knew who, too an "old flame" and she took the necessary steps. But hubby's name was Pallavicini, from the land where lovers . grow; and "twin soul" Jimmie was a "heavy lover" onlyon the scales. So a string of stirring events convinced Sadie that, instead of an "unfulfilled romance," her "fat Romeo" was only a romance that had filled out. Oodles of laughs, and the rest one big, long chuckle! Come! TODAY SAT. "I never bought a flower in all my life." He looked it. He acted it. Matthew King was a crab. The whole town hated him. To Tom King, his ex-convict brother, was given to see into the hearts of humans and put there that touch of human kindness that made him a man among men. What miracle did Tom work' that brought sunshine, music arid flowers into shadowed lives and homes? . What did he do to undo the greed and selfishness of his brother? . ", . s Frank Keenan, who plays both brothers, pierces the outer darkness and opens the soul of each brother in a remarkable dual role characterization, - ' A drama so chock full of human appeal it wets the eye because it touches the heart. It hits the heart because it tells of the home. NOW SHOWING llou? to Sahirdat SUNDAY E NTI RE WEEK The most important moving picture event of the year - $ THE WITH Lionel Barrymore Founded on the play of the same name by Augustas Thomas. Last year's biggest dramatic spectacle made -into a stupendous picture. The play that brought every audience to its feet with cheers. x Put on the screen superbly for all the world to see, to love, to cherish. And without exaggeration, this picture drama contains the finest piece of acting ever seen on the screen. Paramount-Artcraft Super Specials: No. 1 "Miracle Man" No. 2 "Male and Female" No." 3 Every woman? No, 4--"The Copperhead" ' I ; ; r- .