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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 25, 1920.
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LOCAL BRANCH OF
AMERICAN LEGION
NOT INTERESTED
Douglas County Post Holds
Aloof From Squabble Cur
rent In Heavyweight Box-
Tlie Douglas county post of the
American Legion is not losing sleep J
over the accusations made recently
. against Jack Qempsey. Dempsey's
war record is t matter of no con
cern whatever to the local branch
- of the legion. The opinion of other
branches of the legjon -'nere and
there over the country are also of
little concern to the local branch
, ; ud except for bringing down the
general disapproval of the Douglas
county post, they have gassed un
. noticed.
' , Heavyweight boxing circle are
' in an uproar.
. c :.. j:..:. t..t - . - t iL.
American Legion have branded Jack
Dempsey, a slacker.
Promoters aiid movie magnates
. are bidding themselves delirious for
a .match between Georges Carpen
tier, European champion and Jack
' Dempsey. '
Rob Martin, Fred Fulton. Frank
Morani Harry Willis and a dozen
or .more other aspirants to the
(Heavyweight crown are squawking
themselves hoarse for recognition.
,iV.,.: Fans Are Wondering. . ,
Fight fans all over the cduntry are
beginning to wonder iust what the
'ultimate result of all this hullabaloo
will be. ' " i
Some declare that Dempsey anW
Carpentier will never meet; others
' Km imariMn nflMir wilt
say 1 1 ( a l wiv . , , t v n"" ...
inrmmt ornnlir nirlv alter hlS
first flush of popularity is spent and
find a contender for the title belt
here in the U. S. A. Others, still.
v sav that Dempsey s goose is cooked
and that'he will gradually fade from
the limelight. . 1 h eje are a nunurea
, other surmises afloat, but none has
any real foundation.
Time alone .will- tell and will
"tell"" probably within a few weeks.
In the meantime, the Douglas
i$ not making the mistake that a
few. other posts scattered over the
country have made
"The American legion is not the
law" savs Dr. E. C. Henry, com
mander oi the Douglas county post
nsL;r rf h nutter "Wither
is it the government. What some
persons say about Jack Dempsey.
or Bile Jones is not of interest to
the Anufrican legion, as a body.
"I mjefttioned the matter of Demp
sey'a accusers to Franklin D'Oher,
national president " of , the . legion
wheo I visited him in Iridianapolis
last week. He. agreed ' thai, the
American legion would soon Jnake
Itself obnoxious to the American
people if if were cpnstantly expres-
, sing its opinions on every little mat
ter .that turned up. -?
Diinatches Differ.
- But the fact that the American
1-egion is not '' interested do""1
settle toe douDts in me minu o ic
fight fan. '
: In one news dispatch we hear that
Jiempsey was a draft-dodger and
a -slacker; that he spent but two
weeks in the shipyards; and that he
has no dependents. -JHot
won its heels comes another
press dispatch from another part of
rmintrv savintr that Dempsey is
virtually the sole support of his
family; that he did not try-to evaae
'the draft; that he worked in the
shipyards during the war; and that
he earned more than $100,000 for war
sharjties ur,n8 'tne wor,( connict
' I.-C Derks, sports editor of the
" Salt Lake City Tribune, (Salt Lake
- .City is Dempsey's home), says in a
... special jeliegram to The Bes:
Demosey's family is almost -
' -wholly dependent upon him. It '
- i tnte: that he has a brother but
s,Vthe brother's earnings are not
v large and it it tenerally re
' "ported that his father ia not
" much of a contributor.' It cer
t'tainly Is a fcet that but Jor Jack
v -, uempscy m iuju
Je in a hand-to-mouth Class.
. Dempsey has a deep taffection
'for his mother. He has bought
V - her a good home here and sends '
, her quite large sums of money.
All told I would say that J)emp-
! sey'a family is very much de-
I . pendent on him." . ' -
Board May Decide.
" The Armv, Navy and Civilian box
ing board has been asked td settle
the question. The board has noyet
decided whether to wallow into it
' oi not. Until they do decide fight
fans' will have to depend on their
own observations for opinions.
. " Jack Veiock, sports editor of In-
ternational News, thinks that weight
i- would decide the victor, in othe'r
Words that Dempsey would put Car
' pentier to sleep faster than he did
AVillard. Others say that Carpen
' tier's clever feet and clever head
will win for him despite all other
oddsT
It is pretty generally agreed,
however, that the" match would be
well worth going to see.
Yesterday's issue of The Home
- a weekly for the new
civilian, conducted by the'former ed
itoriaf council .of " The Stars and
Stripes, condemns Dempsey in bit
ter tones. ;
' An eitorial. prtsumably by Ed
ward B.'Van. Zile, ridicules the idea
or Jack" Dempsey being called
"America's greatest fighter, call
ing him instead, "the hero of a few
weeks in the shipyards, the hero of
the fur overcoat and the tat oanic ac
rrtiinf."
. 'dempsey is not America's great
est tighter, tne writer argues, uc
has vr -known the feel of a gun
on his shoulder.the weight of a
full pack on his back, the weary
length f a muddy kilometer,., the
whine of an enemy helL"
The editorial was mailed to The
Bet with "A Story f Two Fight-
ers," and letter from Van Zile that
a copy of The Bee m which this
comment appears be forwarded to
Kha Jiomj SestOD r... " .i.
Grover Hay, Omaha Boy,
lurns Down Uifer, to
Pitch for Cleveland Team
Grover "Butch" Hay, pitcher for
the champion Murphy-Did-It amat
eur base ball club last year, has
turned down an offer to pitch for
the Cleveland American team Jhis
season.
"I don't want to take their offer,"
said Hay yesterday, "because I'm
too old to be going into big league
base b?ll now. 1 want to get a
berth with some semi-pro team or
amateur team here in Nebraska this
s.ummer so I can take care of some
ousincss interests I have also."
Hay made a great record last
year with the Murphy nine. He
pitched 16 games and lost but one,
which went to the Armours. Later
Hay beat the Armours.
Trevious to his sighing with the
Murphys last season he pitched for
Dallas, S. D., in the Rosebud league
and helped the Dallas team win he
pennant. For Dallas, last season,
Hay twirled 19 games and of these
hn t.'.ct Ktif fitir
I jj has recei'Ved several requests
to sien tin with semi-nrotessionai
teams and amateur teams in Ne
braska and Iowa. He says he is un
decided just now with whom he will
f ign. lie is 33 years old.
CUBS, SOX, BROWNS
AND KANSAS CITY
TO PLAY ROURKES
Pa Books Games With Big
League Teams for Training
Camp at Okmulgee, Okl.
Pa Hourke's bale ball nine wit!
play St. Loui9 Browns two games,
March and t, tne L.nicago
Whi( Sor. Anril 7. the Chicago
Cubs. April 9. ani Kansas ' City,
March 23 and 24, according to the
announcement made by Pa Rourke
vesterday. ,
'tee e 1
All tnese games wm db piayea ai
the Rourke training camp, in Ok
mulgee, Okl. v -
Minneapolis will play the Oma
ha club during the early part of
April also, but the dat has not yet
oeen closed. .
'Rourke will attend the meeting
of Western league magnates in
Chicacoo . early in February. At
that meeting a schedule of 154 games
wiU be adopted". The season will
probably open about April 20.
Omaha will open away trom home
and olav the southern end of the cir
cuit until early May, opening the
season here, about May 5.
"The long session in We south
will put the player in perfect con
dition for the opening here," com
ments, Rourke.
AH players have been ordered to
report at Okmulgee not later than
March 15. . .
"The lineup-is beginning to take
form." said Rourke yesterday. "Cy
Lingie, Hale and Brown have been
signed to catch; Kopp, Burke, Fuhr
and Schatzman have been signe'd to
pitch; in addition to these four I
have two experienced mencoming
from bigger leagues, but cannot an
nounce their purchase yet. Manager
Lelivelt will hold down first base,
Gislason will appear at second, Hem
ingway at third and Wiedel at short
stop. Lee, for whom we traded
Spellroan, will line up in left field.
The other two fielders I cannot an
nounce just yet."
Pa is especially pleased with his
array of pitchers. Kopp, Fuhr and
Schatzman were all in the army and
as was the case in every club in the
country last vear. were slow in start
ing. In fact they were out of line,
so to speak, all year long. All three
men liavesome good stuff. Kopp
and Fuhr especially displayed good
material fwo years ago."
Omaha Uni Quintet Will
Clash With South Dakota
State Kve'Monday Night
"the Omaha University basket ball
team will meet the South Dakota
State five Monday night on the Om
aha uni's floor. Last week the visit
ing quintet won from the locals by
a small score, coacn fcrnie A,dams
of the Black and White squad ex
pects his men to win from the Coy
ote college five Monday night
West Point Win.
West, Point, Neb., Jan. 24. The
basket ball game between the
Guardian Angel's High scTiol and
the Scribner Hjgh school, which was
played in this city on Wednesday
evening at the shoo! auditorium, re
sulted in favor oi the West Point
team by cor pj 30 to 12,
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IIUSKERS ARE
VICTORS OVER
COYOTE QUINT
South Oakota University
Loses Again to Nebraska;
Coyotes Tally First, But
Soon Lose Lead.
T incnln Yh. Tin. 24. (Soe-
cial Telegram.) The Cornhusker
ncr men took South Dakota uni
versity to a second defeat on the
home floor, Saturday nignt, wnen
the final tally stood JJ to u in tneir
Pnarh Schisster was threat
ened with pneumonia - today and
Coach Schulte handled tne team dur
ing the game. .
T Pattv. itar of Fridav merits
game,. was also confined to his home
Saturday becluse of illness. 7 he
fnvn ttarrrrf (he scorin? and
succeeded in landing two field goals
before Pickett finally tallied for the
Huskers. Newman followed Pick
ett with, a field goal from the mid
dle of the floor, tieing tne score.
RitKitll landed another shortly aft
er and Nebraska maintained the big
end of the count throughout the rest
Of the evening.
Th first half rnrlrrl 12 to 7. but
the Huskers came back in the sec
ond period and ran up their lead to
14 points before the Coyotes regis
tered. '
Schulte started Ifusscll, Pickett,
RU-ina rhrllrnhi-rtr anil Newman.
Toward the end of the second pe
riod h snhstitiiteH Railev for Rus
sell and Jungmcyer for Pickett.
The Huskers will meet Mornmg-
sM rnlli-erp at Sinnx Citv. Fridav
and Saturday night of the next week.
The summary:
FO. PF. TF.
01
2 0 0
0 ' 0
0 10
0 0 0
0 0 1
1 0 0
TttlmU, rf
Plrkett. If
Ftekinn. c
Rchellenberer.' rs ..
Newman, Ig
Bllf rf
Jungmeyer, If
Total 15 3
Sooth Dakota IT.
a.
FO. TF. TF.
8priiru. rf 0
Reynolds, If 1
Harlow, c 1
I lvlncston. Tg J
Donahue, lg 9
Welch, Tg v 0
0 0,0
Ooff, c 0
Kelly, lg 0
Total 5
Johnny Schiff and
Jimmy Drexel Will
Mix on February 6
W. J. Quinlan, supervisor of sol
dier athletics at Fort Crook, an
nounced last night that Jimmy
Drexel, sensational South Side
boxer, would meet Johnny Schiff,
lta'y, A. h, r. loJ-pound champion,
in a 10-roand bout to a decision at
Fort Crook February 6.
The bout will be held for the bene
fit of the soldiers' athletic fund.
Drexel is well known in Omaha.
Schiff hails from California and dur
ing his time in the A. E. F. made
an enviable record both as a soldier
and a pugilist. He was decorated
with the croix de guerre while in
France.
Schiff is now under the manage
ment of Larneyx Lichtenstein.
Quinlan has arranged - several
other good preliminary bouts. In
one of the preliminaries "Yankee"
Sullivan of Holyoke, Mass., will ap
pear. Sullivan will be on his way
to the coast early in February and
has promised to take one of the pre
liminaries. With the Bowler.
BOOSTS (l LEAGUE.
' Tram Studio. .
W. L.
BunliKht Painti 32 10
Omaha National Banki ..31 10
8hirley Clothea fihop ...21 14
National Fur Tan. Co 23 1
Swlit & Co 22 20
Union Outfitting- Co. ....20 22
Reed's Crowns 17 26
Styletex 1 26
Triangles 13 2
Standard Motor Car Co . 7 J 5
Iadlridaal Average.
Tounger 177!Kanka ......
Kent .......... 17j Chiles ,
Baker ........ 174'Rtre
Plamneck lT!ciark
Murphy l?3Mlllaon
' rAKNAM I.EAGCE.
Team Standing.
Pet.
.762
.762
.667
.(47
.64
.476
.405
.387
.302
.167
'171
172
170
1S9
16t
Omaha Towel Supply Co 30
McCaffer' Motor Co 57
Townaend Gun Co 27
Mlna Taylora
.21 .
.12
.21
.18
.12
Auto Delivery
Betsy Robs Salesmen
Baker Ice Machine Co., Office
Baker Ice Machine Co.. shops ..
Indlrldul SnragM,
Wartchow ISSIRadford
Neale mlLandwerkamp
Coleman lj!jaroh ,
adin I83!8nyder ,
Moore Ill Dyck
Rie 171 Hillock
17
179
178
177
175
174
, WESTEBir VMOJt 1EAGFE.
Tessa Standings.
Construction .' 24 12
Plant 22 14
Qeneral Mausgar .....20 16
City Superintendent ...18 18
Traffic 12 24
Auditor 12 24
. Tram Standing Worms.
Traffic - ....24 42
All stars vl 17 .
Plat ......17 1
Pet.
.667
.611
.656
.500
.333
.333
.667
.528
.472
.331
ladUldunl Average.
Men's league.
Nelson ....
.177'Frank
...165
...164
...163
...162
...159
West 172iVelvlngton
Winn r 170 M. Laayon
Watt ......168 Saunders .,
Ambrose 167Csrpenter .
Tolliver 16
ladles'. League.
Selander ....... .lMINerness ...
Miller lOSITaylor
90
S9
89
West 96 Tlliery ,
Sangor 9S Askslof
Britton 91 Wendell
Murphy 90t.oeney
.. 86
BO
. 84
GATE CITY I.EAGCE.'
Team Standing.
v , W. I Pet.
Omsha Printing Co. .,..20 12 .714
Olympla Candy Kitchen 3 13 .690
Sam's Indians 31 14 .688
Nebraska Tent Awning Co. 16 19' .6T7
Berg CTMhlrg Co ..2 20 .666
BUte Furniture Co. 24 - 21 .533
BeseHn's Old Boys 21 24 -.46
Guarantee Clothing Ce. IS SO .288
U. & National Bank .........11 SI .262
Western Union .,11 Si .144
Individ aal Areragse.
P. Anglesberg ...19Schulta 134
Boord 189Moor .'..184
Wallace .........164 Zimmerman- .,.,.183
Atklna ..........134 B. Koran 183
SJdsea mmmki ill ilUarrUva mMiUl
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Teacher and Pupil to Face
Each Other in Competition
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1' r" IIS
When McMahon, Finney and
Dale, Cornhusker track men, com
pete in the Melrose A. C. games
in Madison Square garden in Feb
ruary, they wil be pitted against
the proteges of Bob Simpson,
world famous hurdler, who former
ly was a pupil of Henry F. Schulte,
Nebraska University coach, and is
now coach at Missouri University.
Schulte is credited with having
discovered and developed ' Simpson.
Recently Simpson turned in his A.
TENNIS RULES TO
BE IMPROVED AT
ANNUALIZING
Radical Changes Will Be
Considered 'atx Convention
Of National Associa
tion February 6.
New York, Jan. 24. A conference
which may result in radical changes
in American tennis rules will be held
in this city on February 6 in connec
tion with the annual meeting of the
United States National Lawn Ten
nis association'. Revision of the
playing rules, adoption of a new
plan of organization and voting
power for the association, and ap
proval of a new system of comple
tion for the national doubles cham
pionship are among the more im
portant matters to be considered.
The sixth rule relating to foot
faults will be altered to read.: "Be
fore ommencing to serve, the server
shall stand with both feet at rest
behind, i. e., further from the net
than the baseline and within the
limits of the center mark and the
sideline. Both feet shall be kept be
hind the baseline' until the racket
strikes the ball."-
New Scoring Plan.
The suggested method of scoring
eliminates the use of "15-30," "love,"
"deuce" and similar terms which
have long been a part of the phras
eology of the game, and counts on
a point basis, 1, 2, J, etc. If the ser
ver wins the first point, it is called
"one-in." If the receiver wins the
first point, it is called "one-out." If
the server has won three points and
the receiver one, if is called "three
one" and so on until either player
has won four points.
If one player has four points and
the other three points, the score is
called "three-four" or ''four-three,"
as the case may be, and the game is
scored for the player who first
thereafter gains a lead of two points.
In the new system of handicaps,
points are allowed to the players,
to be added to the points scored.
At the end of a set the allotted
points are added to those scored and
the player with the larger total
kins the set, regardless of the
games won or lost.
' Change Voting System.
- The constitutional amendments
change the voting system, by ap
portioning votes to clubs on the
basis of their memberships, instead
of giving one vote to each club, as
at present. Dues are determined
in the same ratio as votes, so tftat
a club pays dues and votes entirely
on the basis of its numerical
Strength. ;
The new plan for doubles will per
mit the entry of teams of established
class, without qualification through
a sectional championship. It is be
lieved that this method will permit
more uniform development of dou
bles competition " throughout the
country.
In the call for the meeting the re
ports of JO committees are sched
uled. These deal with all aspects of
the game, from its promotion among
young players to a challenge for the
Davis cup in 1920.
O'Neill to Columbia. "
"Buck O'Neill, coach of the Syra
cuse foot ball team, has been signed
to coach Columbia university, New
York next season, at the highest
salary ever paid a coach in the
United States.
Lewis Beats Freberg.
' Rockford, Ill.,Jan24 Ed "Stran
gler" Lewis defeated John Freberg
in a wrestling match here Friday
night. Lewis won the. fall in one
hour and six minutes with the head
lock, v"" " M
A. U. card in order to become
track coach at University of "Mis
souri. Simpson was regarded as
the greatest timber-hopper ever de
veloped in the United States.
At present relations between
Schulte's school and Simpson's are
strajned on account of Nebraska's
withdrawal from the Missouri Val
ley conference. But for this circum
stancer the track and field teams of
both coaches would meet in compe
tition this spring.
BIG LEAGUE BUGS
ARE PREDICTING
SOME BIG TRADES
Sale of Ruth Evidently Started
An Epidemic Among Mag
nates; Clark Griffith
Peeved.'
New York, Jan. 24. (Special.)
Big league baseball bugs are pro
phesying heavy trading in players
when the major leaguers get to
gether in Chicago February 11.
The New York Yankees evidently
starting something akin to an epi
demic of big purchases when they
purchasedtBabe Ruth from Boston,
if rumors afloat now have any foun
dation. Here are some of the sages' pre
dictions: .
The Giants, inactive all winter
with John McCraw in Cuba, have
some big deals in the making.
"Muggsy" intends to make a switch
in his outfield, revamp his infield and
if possible hook up another good
pitcher. This means the Giants
may have four or five trades or pur-
chases 'to announce before they pro
ceed to San Antonio.
Baker After Playert. ,
President Baker, of the Phillies,
promises some action at the Febru
ary meeting. Manager Cravath
will be at the Chicago meeting with
an eye open for practically all kinds
of talent. - .
Clark Griffith is another magnate
who is expected to go after several
players of the winning variety with
whom to bolster the Senators.
Hughie Jennings will be looking for
pitching talent, as usual, and Harry
Frazee and Ed Barrow, keen to ap
pease the ire of Boston fans over the
disposal of Ruth, may be expected
at the Windv City powvvpw ready to
"talk turkey""
George Gibson, the new manage!
of the Pirates, will also be on the
job, at Chicago and there will be any
number of minor league managers
looking for talent. ,
The purchase of a block of stock
in the Milwaukee club of the Amer
ican Association by Secretary Joe
O'Brien, of the Giants, may serve as
a 'tipofKto any Giant players who
fed themselves slipping regarding
where they may expect to land it
they go back to the minors. His
close connection with the New York
club will be a big help to 4he Brew-1
ers, however, for McGraw is a great
fellow to have as an ally.
Griffith Peeved.
Clark Griffith was somewhat
peeved when a number of New York
newspapers printed a rumor that the
Yanks were after Walter Johnson.
Griff promptly denied that there was
anything in the rumor, saying that
the Washington club would not
think of selling the star smoke
bailer. Lanky Walter draws many
paid admissions to the gate that
would be missing were he to change
uniforms. ,
It would be the same with Wash
ington and Johnsom- Detroit and
Cobb, or St. Louis and Hornsby. In
regard -to the chances of the Car
dinals disposing of Hornsby, Branch
Rickey makes a very positive state
ment. Here it is in part:
"There are several players on the
Cardinal club who are not for sale
and Hornsby is one of them.
Wisner Victorious.
Wisner, Neb., Jan. 24. (Special
Telegram.) Wisner basket ban
teams won a double-header with
West Point Friday night Boys,
44 to 6; gifls, 38 to 5. Jwisner lost
one game in 12 played this season,
won double-header with Tilden last
Friday and plays Carlson next Fri
day. Will plaj Fremont boys Feb
tuanr. IX
OMAHA PROBABLY
HEADQUARTERS
OF AMATEUR BALL
Midwest Base Ball Association
May Be Started Soon;
Local Managers Scout
' ing Players.
By WILLIAM O. BLOZIES.
That the Mid-West Amateur Base
Ball association, with Omaha as
headquarters, will be launched with
in the next few weeks seems almost
certain, although no immediate ac
tion has yet been taken.
However, the officials of the Mu
nicipal Amateur Base Ball associa
tion are in favor-of forming this
new association.
One of the chief reasons for
launching the- new body is that
Omaba in former years has received
little recognition from the other
two associations, the National Base
Ball Federation of America and the
Western Amateur Base Ball associa
tion, the latter body of which Onia
hr was h member last season.
The Western association last sea
son was a cast-off of the old Na
tional Amateur Base Ball associa
tion. At the start of the season last
year it was promised that practical
ly ail ot tne cities of the natjona!
body, had joined, but as the season
was winding to a close, onlv four
cities, Omaha, St. Paul, Duluth and
winnepeg, Canada, were members.
St. Paul eliminated both Duluth
and Wiifnepeg, while Omaha, rep
resented by the Murphy-Did-Its,
class A city and Greater Omaha
league champions defeated the Gordon-Fergusons
of St. Paul at Omaha
for the western amateur title.
Plans Fell Through.
The National Base Ball Federa
tion at that time promised the Oma
ha officials that they would olav the
locals for the world's amateur title,
but satisfactory arrangements could
not be completed, and the eastern
champs refused to come to Omaha
for the game.
By forming a Mid-West associ
ation with Omaha, Des Moines.
Minneapolis. Duluth, Denver, Kan
sas City, St. Joseph and several
other western cities it would put
amateur base ball cm the map in the
west and would be a great boast for
Omaha.
Several of the directors and offi
cials are in favor' of extending wel
come to several of the far western
cities, Ogden, Salt Lake City and
San Francisco.
Local officials have been nego
tiating with a number of the cities
in regard to this plan and it is under
stood many of them have expressed
their willingness to join.
An organization of this kind would
be logical here as Omaha is large
enough to support and handle the
situation in great style, since the
Chamber of Commerce, Rotary club,
and other business and social in
stitutions took an active part in the
amateur base ball circles last sea
son. It would also give the city a
larger field to work in as amateur
base ball has held the center of the
stage here for the past six years.
Directors and officials of the
Municipal Amateur Base Ball asso
ciation will 'hold their first meeting
of the 1920 season, probably the
first week in 'February, at which
time final action wil! be taken.
Season Outlook Good. ,
The 192U amateut base ball sea
son1 promises to be the greatest
ever experienced here.
Many of the old-time base ball
players and managers will organize
teams-this season. Earl Hisrgins.
Abe Kaiman and 'John Dennison
intend to brganize class A teams.
The Murphy-Did-Its, last season
Class A cityGreater Omaha league
champions and western amateur
base ball champions will also be in
the field.
Class B managers are also getting
an early start. Sam Moore, has
organized the Nebraska Power Co:
The McCaffrey Motors and the
Omaha Printing Co. will play class
B ball, probably in the city league.
Meetings of the various leagues
will be held in a few weeks at
which time plans will be discussed
for the season. '
FOUR IMPORTANT
GAMES IN STORE
F0RCREIGHT0N
Drake and South Dakota Uni
Meet Locals at Creighton
Gym This Week.
Creighton s basket ball tam
taces tour important games this
week. Drake will play Mills' men
in Creighton gymnasium Monday
and Tuesday nights and University
of South Dakota quintet will play
tne locals rriaay ana Saturday
nights.
Drake is the only Missouri Val
ley conference team on Creighton's
basket ball schedule this year.
Coach Mills is therefore waiting ex
pectantiy for the result of the game
that will eompare his team with
conference quintets. ;
With "Chuck" Kearney, Creigh
ton's demon center, on the hospital
list, with a torn ligament in his
side, and midyear examinations de
priving the team of its nightly
practice, the outlook is far from
rosy. The lack of practice showed
clearly in each game against South
Dakota State and Creighton follow
ers are just a bit anxious dver the
outcome of this week's ontests..
Drake handed Morningside Col
lege of Sioux Xity, two stinging
defeats recently and lost a tight
game to Simpson, at the opening
of the season. That record indi
cates that they are not second
raters and the Creighton team real
izes it. . . . -
Basket Ball Results.'
Chtcar o, Jin. f Chlraj 4fatd
Mlehlcaa In a western conlaranc baiket
hall cam. M a I
University of Omaha
Basket BaU Coach Is
Youngest in Nebraska
r. 6
I 0
rnest JLwu
To Ernie Adams, present coach of
the Oinalu uiversity basket bail
team goes the distinction of being
the youngest basket ball coach in
Nebraska. x-
Krnie was born December 17,
1898. He is 22 years and one month
old. When Ernie was 7 years old,
he began to play base ball, foot
ball and basket ball with the young
sters in his neighborhood. He was
also active in Y. M. C. A. athletics.
Ernie was graduated from Wal
nut Hill school in 1912 and entered
the High School of Commerce. At
that time Coach James Drummond,
present coach of the High School of
Commerce had charge of him.
In 1V15 Adams .started at the
University of Omajja. He was
elected captain of the 1916 quintet.
Ernie is also an amateur'base ball
player. He has played on semi-pro
teams. Ernie was offered a con
tract to play first base for the Des
Moines team of the Western league.
He did not accept this offer as he
was called into service. He served
Uncle Sam for 16 months.
COMMERCE QUINT
SWAMPS BEATRICE
HIGH SCHOOL, 61-7
Visitors Held Scoreless During
Entire First Half of Game;
Benson High Also Wins.
Comemrce (High school basket
ball team romped away with the 1
Beatrice High school quintet yester
day 'evening, winning from the
Orange'artd Black squad by the one
sided score of 61 to 7. The Beatrice
team was held scoreless through
out the first half due to the close
guarding of "Duks" Levinson, an all
state guard.
It took the business lads just 10
seconds to get started, when Louis
Camero shot the first basket from
a difficult angle. After a few min
utes of play "Ike" Mahoney brought
the crowd to their feet when he
rhot three baskets in succession,
one of which he threw while his
back was facing the basket and an
opponent Vas holding him.
At the beginning of the second
half, Coach Burdick of Beatrice,
changed his line up, which strength
ened his team somewhat. Beatrice
put up a great fight throughout the
second half, but could not make
more than three baskets. Bloodgood
of Beatrice, had the spectators in
an uproar when he shot a basket
from the middle of the floor. This
seemed to act as magic on the Be
atrice squad and they lightened up
somewhat. 11
Coach Drummond of the business
squad sent inhis second team to
relieve his veterans. in the last sev
en minutes of play. Bloodgood and
Ellis shot baskets at fhis time while
Worley took a free throw at the ex
pense of the second team.
Tfie Benson High school basket
bait quintet had a tiard time in win
ning from the Commerce reserves
in the preliminary game. The score
was 22 to 20 in favor of the Benson
ites. "
Commerce l.
FO. FT. PF. TF. Pt.
Mahnny. f 12 3 0 0 27
Tamero, f.. ( 9 1 9 1
Pnvtr, e ;.. 9 2 0 1
Plan, g 0 9 9 9 , 0
Lnvlmon, e 9 0 9 t 0
Rcckuk 0 ' 9 1 9 9
Haihoot 0 0 1 0 9
Totati 21
Beatrice
FO.
7? 5 .M
FT. PF. TF. Pt.
vvoney,- r.. 0 I
Illoodgood, f a 9
Ellin, o ,. 1 9
Winkle, g. 9 0
Burgeu. f 9 . 9
Purdy. g u - 9
Myeri, g 9 0
.1
9
9
9
9
9
Totals I I
Referee Verne Moore.
Spalding Athletic Library .
Includes A. E. F. Almanac
Included 'in the A. E. F were
champions of every .branch of sport
and the records tr.adtf by these men
have now been inscribed for future
reference in a book "The A. E. F.
Athletic Almanac and Inter-Allied
Games," just published in the Spald
ing Athletic library series. The
volumne comprises about 400 pages,
the first section being devoted to
the A. E. F. athletic and sports ac
tivities and . the second section to
the inter-allied games in Paris.
' It is a book every one of the 2,000,-
000 who formed the A, E. F. abroad
will desire. The editor is Colonel
Walt C. Johnson, chairman of the
inter-allied games committee and
athletic officer of the A. E. F. and
Elwood S. Brown, athletic director
01 the Y. M. C A. overseas.
MULHOLLAND IS
STAR IN SECOND
DAKOft DEFEAT
Creighton Hands , South Da
kota Aggies Another Trim
ming, Allowing But One .
Field Goal. ,
Creighton, 23; South Dakota State, 6.
Eddie Mulholland ' distinguished'
hime1f acaiii last night as the star
of Creighton's basket hall team
when the Blur and White five de
feated South Dakota Aggies, 23 to
6, in the second and last game of
the series.
Mulhollar.d scored 13 of Creigh
ton's 23 poiuts, played the most sen
sational floor game of the local
season and withal kept the 950 spec
tators in high glee durinpthe entire
game. ' ,
The Dakotans played a better
brand of ball at the opening of the
game than thev displayed Friday
night. Roth sides failed in severnl
nttempls ?t field jmi,;1s before' Haley,
committed a personal foul a.'vl
Carey of the visitors scored on tne
resulting free throw.
The soote remained in Dakota's
favor fi" several minutes, until iko
tossed the ball in to M'i!hnlla',d
from the side lines mid MuUie
dropped it into the ring from a dis
tance cvf ?') feet. ' ' X
Creighton was never headed
again.
The half ended with Creighton
leading, 14 to 2. The visitors had
tallied again on a free throw bv
IiarMett. '
Thunc played a good game for, the
visitors. ' ,
Fouls- were frequent, especially
those of a personal. variety. -
Creighton "committed nine per
sonal fouls during the contest, while
the Dakotans Averc guilty of 14. .
The detailed score fallows:
Creifhlon J3.
O.
IfaW. rf 2
Condon, If 1
Wine, o Z
Vanrtlvnr (c), rg 9
Mulhollanrt, lg? 4
l.ogRn, rg 0
P.ayiior, If 0
lj,ncl). rf ,.. 0
KG.
(t
0
rr. TF
Total! S t I
South Dakota State .
o. FO. pr. TF.
Wlllndsort. rf 0 9 1 1
Tr.nimemaon, If ..9 9 1 9
Thune, c 1 9 4 1
Cbrey, rg 9 1 4 0
f ulhane (r). lg 9 9 . S
HiTllnt, If 9 t 9 0
Jolinaon, rg,... 9 n l
Gravel, lg 0 9 0 0
Total! .... .j. 1 4 14 'f3
Reforee Ted Rlddeilf Nebraski.
Gigantic Sports Bowl to
Cost $600,000 New ..
Plan for Ohio State
Columbus. O.. Tan. 24. Prelimi
nary plans for a whirlwind campaign
to raise $600,000 for a stadium for
Ohio state athletics to be completed
wnnin two years are under way
here. Plans for the stadium, which
has been under consideration for
several years, are undergoing final
revision. . ' . -
A concrete ' U-Shaped bowl, with
a capacity of over 50,000 spectators
to take care of' future crowds at
athletic events, other university
functions and civic affairs in Col
umbus, is in prospect. It will con
tain the best features of the Yale
and Harvard bowls, as well as the
salient points of the new Chicago
civic structure.
The drive will be conducted 'in
Columbus amng supporters of uni-
versity athletics and business men
generally. A similar campaign with
the same general ends in'view will
be carried on among the alumni.- If
is-expected that the dual effort will
ue made early in 1920.
Ed Spurley, "fighting J
Newsboy, Challenges
World at His Weight
Eddie Sputley. the "fighting-'new-boy,"
challenges any 118-pound box
er in 4he tforld. Spurley sells The
Bee at Sixteenth'and Far nam streets.
For the last, two monthsjie'-bas
been working out" with Jimniie
Drexel, South Side boxer, and Ralph
Spellman in the Y. M. C. A.
In Ogden, Utah, two years age
Spurley knocked out Young Solo
inon, a scrapper of some note in the
RockvMountain region, in the third
round of a scheduled six-round bout,
According to Harry Markel. Spur
ley's manager, the '"fighting news
oy" fought Kddie "Knorkout" Brcn
nan of Chicago a six-round draw, in
Flint, Mich., last summer.
Spurley weighs 115 pounds strip
ped. ' , - ;
Coyote Foot Ball Schedule
For 1920 Season Complete
Vermillion, S. D., Jan. 24. The.
Coyot schedule for the foot ball
Season of 1920 has been announced
OctftSer t Sioux Falls college at Ver
million. October 1 8 Dakota Wenleyan univeralt
at Vermillion. -Oitober
23 University of Nebraska at
Lincoln.
O:tobr 39 JJorningsldo colle.se at Sioux
Cite. .
November S Univerally of North Dakota
at Vermillion.
November 1.1 South Dakota Slate ooi
leg at Sioux KallR - -
November 25 Thanksgiving. Crelghtnu
university at Omaha. t
Beatrice Wins Two.
Beatrice, ' Neb., Jan. 24. (Spe
cial.) Beatrice won two lasket
ball games here Friday. The first
team defeated De Witt by the scorr
of 22 to 16, and the reserves drubbed
the Lewiston team by the one-sid--ed
score of '36 to 1. A large"
crowd witnessed tUe games.
Plattsmouth, 16; South Hi, 19.
The South Omaha High school
basket ball squad went down to de
feat Saturday night when thev
played the Plattsmouth High school
quntft on the Plattsmouth fiopr. The
cor waf 4$ to i& , .