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BASE BALL, GOLF. JBOXING, WRESTLING, SHOOTING, TENNIS Kabibble Kabaret er, ir a.M.ttaMi -. -'-. ----.si.!.", o. -. r.- All the Latest Sport News , All the Time. EE-EEEE. dovcu BEWEvie "WM'Twe uve NoeRttim smooth r VOHDN NES-THWS F VOU AfcE ElOPlMG SUMMER OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNINfc, FEBRUARY 22, 120. 13 A CREIGHTON FIVE VICTORIOUS OVER SIMPSON CAGERS lowans Take Six-Point Lead Before Locals Score, Su Glory Is Short- ; Lived. ' These Boys Will Represent-Omaha In State Basket,, Ball Tourney In -Which Nearly 200 Teams Compete TOURNAMENTS TO OCCUPY TIME OF OMAHA BOWLERS Local Pin Busters Planning Bysiest Season They Have Ever Known Four Big Meets Scheduled. ft ENDORSE BEE'S CLEARING HOUSE FOR AMATEORS Managers Favor Base Ball Directory Two Leagues to Meet This Week Sand lot Gossip. Amateur base ball players and . managers liave taken very en thusiastically to The Omaha Bee clearing house for base ball play f ers, which has. been established for the accommodation ot all amateur players and managers. Scores of letters have been re- ceived during the last week from players, many of whom are strang- ers .in the city and are anxious to ' get in touch with managers in order to sign up for the coming season. Any manager wishing information about these playert should pet in ttfuch with the clearing house. Clear ing house service is free. Managers Endorse Plan. . Manager Deleware of the Armours ' ' stated yesterday that he is strongly in favor of The Bee's clearing house. Arpong others prominent in ama teur 'base ball here who have eu,- dorsed The Bee's base ball directoiy' are Ernie Holmes, backer ol Holmes' White Sox; Eddie Lawler, manager of the champion Murphy , Did-Its, and Robert Kroll president of the Commercial league. If present plans are successful, the Commercial league will play both . Saturday and Sunday ball. V An eifort will be rnade this year to have every business house having a team in the field to declare a half ;, holiday every Saturday afternoon. Park Commissioner Falconer, ac cording to Kroll, is in favor of such a movement' and when the league meets Tuesday night at the city hall. Falconer will address the managers on this subject. Each team will probably be al lewed 18 players if the league de cides to play both Saturday and Sun day ball. Many of the players are unable to play Saturday afternoon and some are unable to play Sun da, so two divisions will be formed. , All teams holding franchises in the Commercial leaguci or intend to join this season are requested to 'e on hand Tuesday night. The meet ing will start at 8 o'clock. ' ; The City league will meet Mon- - day night in the office of Ijark Com ' missioner Falconer, Two franchises are still open and teams wishing to obtain a berth in this circuit are urged to be present. Election of-of- ficers will also be held. ' Sand Lot Gossip. " 'Manager Leslie Pickett of th 'Srnle i Holm White Sox announced yesterday , that Itia team has .already oriraniaed and the following- players have aliened con tracts: O'Keefe, catch; Jim SuteJ, ?rst; King, second; Vernon, short; B. Probst, third; Wharton, left; George Sutei, center; Moore and Lunger, left atid pitch. Wake ' and Ralph Beers are also on the pitching " ataZ. Billy Holbrook. catcher, will play r Qut-of-lewn ball this season. Klmer Nufer arid Joe Guinotte, the star battery of the Union Outfitting- company, Class B city champions last season, have ' sinned up with the Bowena this year of - the City league. The Union Outfitting company 1919 Class B Bhampe, will be back In the field again this year with a strong team. Mat - .(-Pascal will again be at the head of the vteam. Stucker. ! artist, will again he on the r mound for the Outfitters. Pottfcr, crack first sacker and leaa-off man. will be at ' his old position, while Custard will again . hold down left field' L Famous English Golf Professionals Will Play for Title Here New York, Feb. 2U A repetition . of the great contest in the American ,1 open golf championship of 1913, when Harry Vardon' and Edward ' Ray tied for the championship with Francis Ouimct, the last named win ' ning the playoff, may""be seen again this year, for the great English pro i fes'sionals will sail for this country immediately after the British open championship tournament in the s third week of June. They will be ' : accompanied by Abe Mitchell and Ocorge Duncan Uuncan has been in this country before, in 1912t but was unable to compete in the open ,v championship. It will be Mitchell's first trip and much is expected of . him. Cornhusker Quintet Invited to Play for " Amateur Cage Title Lincoln. Neb.. Feb, 21. (Special.) Word has been received by Husk- er Coach Schissler trom L. W Street, jr., ai the A. A. U., request ing Nebraska to send a team to a tournament at Atlanta, Ua., the sec- end week in March to Compete foi the national amateur basket ball title. This meet will be attended mostly by athletic club teams and only' a few ' colleges have been invited to attend. The letter states that all expenses of the team will be paid if it wishes to take part in the toarney. Coach Schissler stated that he would wait for a scholarship report of the players following next week's trip before he would decide-whether or not to send a team to the meet, Minden Loses to Oinaha Uni Minden. Neb., Feb; '21. (Special Telegram.) Minden Normal lost ' their first basket ball game in two seasons Friday night when the Lm versity of Omaha five won, 18 to 16. The score at the end of the game stood 16 each and "an extra - five minutes had to be played be fore Omaha made the winning bas- Vet The first half ended, 10 to 2, in favor of Minden. but Omaha :ame back strong in - the last half. Omaha was handfeapped. by the small flow. Beacom, Phelps and, Adams accounted (or Omaha scores , while Kingsley and -McMichacl Crcighton university cage, shoot ers scored1 a decisive 'victory over the speedy Simpson college quintet of Indianola, la., last night at the Creighton gymnasium, .score, 30 to 10. Siiflpson college squad took the lead after a few seconds of play, when McGee, right-forward, shot a sensational field goal, and for a time it looked as though the Blue and .White team was in for a trounc insr. The locals were unable to score during the first five minutes of J play, while . the visitors -registered. SIX DCUNtS. Finally Eddie Haley brought the Creighton rooters to their feet wheif he caged Creighton's first field gOaJ following Haley, Wise: dumped on- in and Haley then lollowed with ai other. From then the Blue, and- Wlii1; performed inthe real old fashi and the first half ended with t score 10 to 7 ii.Creighton's favor , During? the second half Simps was outplayed in every departnie and was only able to make time points, while the Blue and White warriors made a total of 20 points. Remarkable team-work on the part of the Blue and. White and the close guarding of Mulholland and Vandiver were the outstanding fea tures and played a great part in Creighton's victory. Kearney was the chief point-getter for Creighton, making 12 of the 20 points. . . The score: . i Creighton SO. G. FG TF. PP. Pts. Haley, rf... W!po, if....... Kearney, c... Mulholland, rif Vnndlver, if ().... Logan, sub., rf . . . . . Monnrtn, Bue, llf . . . Spinier, xuU, V Hainer, sub., rg. . . . 4 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Total 13- Slmpsnn 10. - , O. Ffl. VcOee, rf. llartzcll. If Hondrlckaon, c (c). riffor, f fVelder,' rg Kline, Hub., rf total Officials Referee, Omaha: tlmr'Kener. zik. Time of halve?, 20 minutes. OMAHA LOSES TO ST. "JOE "QUINTET; FINAL SCORE, 25-14 lyiulligan's Cagers Unable to Penetrate Mpsourians' Five Man Defense., St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 21. Central High school basket ball team de feated Omaha Central here, 25 to' 14. -The visitors were unable to penetrate the five-man defense put up by the locals. I his, coupled with erratic shooting, lost the game for the visitors. St. Joseph started the scoring after the first four minutes of olav with a field goal. Burnham, for Omaha, dropped the ball through the net a tew seconds later tor the first for Omaha. The visitors were unable to repeat and began shooting from a distance. Time and again ths Purple cagers shot the ball over the backstop. The Jocals took a lead about the middle 'of the second half which was never overcome by Omaha. 1 he first half ended, 16 to 8, in Ifavor of St. Joseph. St. Joseph s defense was . equally effective in the second half, allowing Omaha only six points. Clement was erratic in throwing fouls, getting only two gouls out of eight attempts in tne secona nair. ' The score: OMAUA. 14 ST. JOSKP1I. K. Clernent . R.F Hatfield Burnham L.F ; Nichols Locnn . . . C Allen Robertson R.O...... DeDeaumont Swoboda L.G Bowen Substitution St. Joseph. Grauer for B wun. Field Goal Omaha- riemont (1). Burnham IS). Robertson 2 si .in. a ph. Hatlield 12), Nichols (S),. Allen (3). Jiowen Z). Koul Throws Omaha. Clem-' ent. 4 out of 11; Svaoseph, Nichols. 6 out of 8. Reftree Capt. O. S. Wood. Greb Beats Roper. Pittsburgh. Feb. 21. Harrv Greb. lightweight of Pittsburgh, won the newspaper decision over Captain Hob Roper of Chicago in their 10 round bout here Saturday. A ma jority of the sport writers at the ringside gave Oreb eight Tounds on points. Roper one and one was de clared even. v Badger, Track Team Wins. -South Bend, Feb. 21. Wisconsin defeated Notre Dame in a dual track meet here today, 48 to 38. Basket Ball Results. Prlncptor N. J. Feb. II. Princeton feated Yal la an lntercMleriat ic. baBket ball game Saturday, Si to 10. Wart Point. ST. T., Feb. II. The Navy defeated the Army at basket ball har Saturday, 14 to 1J. ' Arbor, Mich., Feb. II Chicago' rV,.nr end to Michigan's Western con feehe" basket ball rally Saturday night, UKJnJ-lhe game, 3 to 19. VStj. toulK, Feb, tl. Washington univer sity Saturday night again defeated Kansas university In a Missouri Valley conference basket ball game. , The dcore was 37 to 35. Philadelphia. Feb. II. Th TTnlverslty of Pennsylvania defeated Cornell In an Intercollegiate basket ball game, 21 to II. Chicago, 'Feb. 21. Purdue defeated Northwestern In a Western conference basket ball gam here, CD to SO. Madison. Wis., Feb, SI. Wisconsin won over Illinois, 13 to S. in a Western con ference basket ball game when Taylor of the Badgers made two baskets In fir,, min uter overtime. Captain Knapp of Wlscon sLst was tha Individual star of the game. Haiiover. T. H.. Feb.. II. Dartmouth jLata basket ball ba.ua tvu. H 10 U. A tl tMu t art I il 1 , 1 Til 1 n li.r. In ltu.Mll..; I w 1 1 1 I f f 1 I I 1 rJ J ii I. ,i i ii v . , -a ' irss, r nil Left to Right Harold Ackerman, Clark Neiman, Ralph Bernard, Melvin Bakke, Lyle Hodgeni Fay Card, Giltner Hill, Coach J. M. Patton.' 0 0 0 0 mm-. - i Jarsm i i i . i 5 rTi tA r$& q ( - vzlM 2Sr wfP Vw f v m& Left to Right C. A. Kepp, coach; C. Falk, G. Turpenning, A. Cox, ' ' Top Row, Left to Right John Mcllnay, Mr. John Calvert, coach. Second row: Arthur Olson, Har old Jacobsen, John Calvert, captain; Earl Rodda, manager; Edwin Heckindorf. . Bottom row: Elmer Gustaf son, Ben Butler. , ' , "PimrnNfiTMR NEXT CNC VER" i TALIAN diplomat chirps that They must be serving soup. The Van Sniffles have left for "" Now turns out that the kaiser was sawing all the wood for an oil stove. S Six-day race this spring in New York. It used to be a winter disease. Bartenders are all gau'ng after their degree of M. D. Mixed Drinks. Wrestling tournament 5n Kansas City. The worst doesn't always comes tf the worst. Sometimes it comes to Kansas City. i - All party invitations now wind up with a new cipher. Used to be R. S. V. P., meaning rye, Scotch, vermouth, piper heidsick. . Now it's BY. O.L. Bring your own liquor. Understand that Ban Johnson and Cap Houston shook hands with flu masks on. ' Easy to figure why eggs are so high. The U. S. shipping board sold, all the hens to England. . V , . Pugilism is too brutal for New York, that gentle state where thug gery is refined vaudeville, homicide a Mardi Gras and arson a frolic. i j Ban on freak .pitcheTs only means pitching. They can choose their own neckties and clothes. . .This is the height of something. Guy borrowed 500 bills from a sucker eight months ago. Calls him ud on the, phone yesterday and bor rows the income tax on it. One case where the telephone' service was too good. .- They owe us billions and won't pay. All we get out of that hands-acrossMhe-sea stuff is. the fingec : , Latest Parisian styles in skirts have the custom house birds puzzled like a roach trying to crawl downstairs on an escalator. They doaJinow jtivc i& Hki 'CS 4tbej. (Jx SOUTH . daf mrrurm . jl mm " mi hi rfll' the U. S. has the knife by the handle; . Havana in their new thermos yacht layailicii, HJGHV - ' F. Kalina, A. Krohei, J. Scheueman, X. OMAHANS TO BUY FAST HORSES FOR MATINEE RAGES More Than 100 Members in New Saturday- Afternoon Racing Club Elan Big Times. Several Omaha business men are contemplating buying fast horses in preparation for the matinee racing scheduled for Ak-Sar-Ben track this ssnng and summer. , More than 100 horsemen are now members of the new Matinee Racing club, formed in Omaha two weeks a3o, with George Brandeis president According to Arthur Thomas an en thusiastic member, more than a doz en Omahans are planning purchases of good prospects in the racing line. "Omaha faces the greatest racing era we have ever known,", said Mr. Thomas. "Ak-Sar-Ben track is one of the best in the country, and vthe Great Western circuit dates will bring some of the fastest animals in the United Statesto Omaha." : Omaha has been given September M to 18 on the Great Western cir cuit and Ak-Sar-Ben governors have offered purses aggregating $17,000 for the event The total amount raced for will uc ijii,juv ana uic snort snipping distance between each track, makes the Great Western ifie most attrac tive thus far oresented to camoaittn- lng narsjgmasjj Newtdn Kohansky, John Graham, Peterson, W. Koitsch, captain. LARGEST BASKET BALL MEET EVER HELD DRAWS HEAR Problem of housing Great Throng of Athletes Is Both ering Officials Side At tractions Booked. Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 21. (Special.) With 187 teams entered in the State High school basket ball tourna ment, which will 4ake. place here March 3, 4, 5 and 6, officials Con nected with the management ofhe big event are working overtime making arrangements for muidling the bisrsrest basket ball meet ever -held in the world. , I Five Omaha teans have entered the tourney. : Coach Schissler today announced that there would be 11 classes this year.' The teams will be alloted. according to their record for the sea son and the record at the tourna ment last year to the various okisses. There will be an "average of .17 teams to each class. ' Six floors will be used for the games. Contests will be kep going all day long and in the evenings. Ninety games will be. played the first day, thus eliminating half of the teams. On the second day each team remaining in the tournament will play two games. J. M. Shoewaldcr, secretary of the State High School association, met with Coach Schissler Friday to mike arrangements (for the alloting of the teams to their classes. The local commercial club has been swamped with requests for rooms for teams. The necessity of housing more than 2,000 athletes is becoming a problem. The University of Nebraska, bas ket ball team will meet the Colo rado quintet here Friday and Sat urday of the tournament week. The Colorado team defeated the Huskers in a game earlier thisV season and the contests promise to be quite a treat for the high -school lads. The Husker wrestling team wilt also meet the University of Chicago grapplers here as an added attrac tion for the visitors. ' Cagientier Scores Knockout. Monte Carlo, Feb. 21. Georges Carpentier, champion heavyweight pugilist of Europe, knocked out prundhoven, the Belgian champion, in the second round of their 15-round match here Saturday. Gcundhove.i was completely foutclassetf and took a count five times. i ' Pitchers Released. Cleveland, O.. Feb. 21. President James G Dunn, of the Cleveland Americans, announced the uncondi tional release of Pitchers Hv Jasnor : i94 Go.g QickeciOA IIUSKERS HAVE EASY TIME WITH NOTRE DAME FIVE Rough Play tif Hoosiers Costs Them the Game Bekins Shows Up Well for Nebraska. Lincoln, Nl., Feb, 21. (Special TelrgranfO Nebraska trounced the Notre Dame cage' men in a one sided game here, 31 to 15. It was the Huskcrs' game from the start. Nebraska took an, early lead, and in an effort to overcome this lead the Hoosiers resorted to rough play, hich really cost them the game. Bo!h teams came on the iloor pre red for a hard battle. Nebraska ok the lead when Schellenbcrg ide a long goat from 'the middle the floor. Smith and Kussell llowed with one apiece and Schel scored again before Meher made first tally for Notre iame oiv oul goal. 'Meher. made another throw shortly alter, ana wotre .lie laiiea to register anain mej . .. . . - . . . t half. The halt ended 10 to Nebraska. ' 4 randy received much' ridicule i the spectators y rough play he back field. More than once -csorted to holding and hitting guard off the Husker forwards. ? mane three personal touis uur i' tfii' half. Before the second half started, Coach Schissler asked everyone to rise and pay silent tribute to the memory of Joe Caley, former Husk er star, who passed away in Omaha two days ago. Bekins started the scoring in the second period with two free throws. Russell added two more points with a field goal. The score now stood 20 to 2. Kiley put in a long throw for-Notre Dame: Newman went in foFSchellenberg at guard. Both teams made about the same number of scores for the remainder of the game. Brandy was taken out during this period, when he added his fourth personal foul. Bekins showed up exceptionally well, with nine free "throws out of 13 chances. Meher made five throws out of a possible six. Bailey showed tin Veil at guard for the Huskers. Ward, who was substituted at guard for Notre Dame in the second half, played a good game. , v. brnka. O. FO. FI'. 'it. fix. Russell, f Smith, f Ilnkins.y c Schellohborg, g. Pailfiy. g Pickett, f .Tunirmeyer, o. . . Newman, e 8 1 0. s 0 0 o Total ....11 9 I Notre Dame. O. TG. PP. W. Pt. Killev. f 0 0 Meher. f 2 5 Kenneily, c. ........ 0 0 Brandy, g t. 1 0 Anrtflreon,. g 0 0 Ward, f 2 0 Shaw, r 0 0 Granfleld, g 0 0 Totals . . . 5 & Referee Jones. Drexel Shades Strayer. Walthill, Neb., Feb. 21. Jimmy Drexel o Omaha shaded Battling Strayer of Lincoln in an eight round no decision boxing bout here Friday night. Jack Ryan also of Omaha; knocked out Battling Martin in two rounds. y . With the Bowlers Tho following scores were made Inst nlirht on tha Omaha alloys In the Omnha division of the annual tnlegraph bowllnsr tournament. These scores were leie frraphed to headquarters In Chteauo. where thev will be compared with the scores made In 72 ether cities of the country Inst night. The winners will be announced lata, V Allien Com. Co. r. P. Railroad. R. Zender 477 V. Poruhoff .. it L. Zender 469 O. Glbbs 487 J. Rosenberg .-. (38 Total 2529 M. K. Smith & Co. Woolf 477 Kanl Rick nk 663 kelt 470 McAullff 4W Bowles 6111 B. Norgard . . 689 ToUl SCf7 First National Bank. Tounjr ...A.... AW Holciuist i 31 Williams 421 f)rnte 376 Zimmerman 659 Welch 40 Mitchell 476 Shaw 627 Huntington . . . 455 I OlHI 1UIHI , ..11 Union OutfittiuV f'n.l Fairmont Creamery Total .......2343 .2274 Jamison 3471 to. Maurer I3oeon 4441 Gibson .' 6nn I.umbaugh .... 4A7 Bland 412 Benirels ...... . 522 .Tedllcka 606 Wartchow 693 Kigenschuh btl Total 240,3 Tolir! 2554 Orrbard-WUh'm Co. Western I'nlon. Doberty 5 Sit Nelson 670 Bowers 4Tolllver 592 stocking 476! Ambrose T07 Smith' 429iWinn .......... 541 Atkinson! (SSiWest 477 Total 26141 Total .2687 WEEKLY AVERAGES. GATF, CITV LKAOVE. Team (Standing. , , Won. Lost Pit Ulympla Candy Kltohen3 J .704. Omaha Printing Co 35 16 .fiS6 Ham's Indians- 3 19 .666 Neb. Tent & Awning Co... 37 20 .849 Kerg Clothing, Co 31 26 .514 Kllte Furniture Co 28 29 .4l Beenjin's Kids ST'.'. SO .473 Guarantee Clothing Co.... 16 :i8 .296 Western Union 13 44 .2:'8 Individual Standings. Angelsberg . . . . ,188Zadina 183 Itoord ... 187 Atkins 182 Moore ..........185 Zimmerman 181 Norgaard ISfiMayer 181 Wallace '..184Martln ,.180 Harrison 183 8haw 180 Suchy 1S2 Kirison 180 UKEATFK OMAHA I.KAtil K, . Team htandlng. I Won. Rogers', fnfe 50 Scott Tents 40 Washington Shirt Co 3 Beau Brummel 2S Bowen Furniture 24 Omaha Bicycle Co 23 Ford' Livery Co.., 25. Lost 7 14 19 29 Si 32 33 Pet. .877 .741 .667 .463 .411 .439 '.49 Paulson Motors -.2 -:.- 1.1 21 Oreat Western Com. Body. 2 2 j'34 r.fot ..'.917 i.iuings Dental Muppply. . fc.'UMf Individual Averages. Wartchow 1921McCoy - .-.'.9.. Jedliclm ........191 K. Bcipla-,',.. Nrale 191 Htum -.'....'.. Wills 190IK.iined ..186 ..! Toman 190'Martin 185 Learn 189IF. Jsrosh ... 184 lAinm n rn KOFf hjtan leagi'E. Team Stand I ni. Won. Lost Pet A. B. Sweet 8hop 33 in ,47 Union Outfitting Co 27 24 Payne Investment Co. ...24 ' 27 .470 Omaha Printing Co 23 29 4)1 Individual Average. . Mrs. Munch... ,'.t5IMts Verdogcrn sirs: Jameson... .151 Mrs. yhMruijon..ntl' Mlts Pilling .167 Mlsa Ncsmt.... "hsV ti 11.. t. I Miss Housman. Miss Goerne ,.' Mrs. Theil Mrs. flernandt. Mrs. Cowles ... Mrs. fitunx Miss Rsuber .. MIm ' Thompson rt ft .155 .165' .161 .161 Mrs. Tillson M Iss Crows . . Mrs. Stanton Mrs. Beeson Miss Collins. .-...!; -USi ...105 .148 .14VMrs. Belden. Omaha howlers face the busiest season they hve e,ver known. Four big tournaments are sched uled to take place in the near fu ture, in each ot which Omahans In tend to appear. Nearly 50 local bowlers will leave Omaha during the week of March W to take part in the American Bowling congress in Peoria, 111., foi the world's title. Nine teams of fiv men each have already filed entry applications. More than 850 teami from all parts of the country, Cuba and Mexico will be entered in com petition in Peoria. The tournamenl will open March 10. Omaha teams will roll on March 18, 19 and on April 3. Locals Peeved. The, sixth annual Nebraska state: tournament w.ill be. held in FfTmout March 6 to 13. Omaha pin turn-" hlers are up in amis against the datrs fixed for the state meet "Omaha has practically supported the state tournament in past years," declared Myron Stunz, city cham pion in all-events, "yet, although Omahans requested that the tourney be held as usual in April, the asso ciation fixed the date a month earlier, withthe result that Omaha' representation cannot possibly be one-half as large as it generally is. Local bowlinqr circles are now hum ming through the busiest season they have ever known, and then to have the state tournament crowded. in on top of the, A. B. C, it knocks Omahans out of the chance to com- , pete." City Handicap Tourney. The third meet of importance will be the city handicap, tournament at the F'arnam alleys April 3,4, 10 and 11. Harry Eidson, manager of the", handicap tourney, expects at least 60 teams to roll. "It will be Oma-" hans' first strictly handicap tourna ment. No outsiders allowed," said Ei'on last 1 nifeht. . y ' The fourth big event will be the annual Gate' City tournament for members of tlje Gate City league ' only, who have bowled 30 games or more.' Prizes , amounting to more-4 than $500 will be hung up for Ihe Gate City meet. , COMMERCIAL HIGH ; QUINTET DEFEATS "BLUFFERS AGAIN Mahoney and Camera Shool Sensational Baskets Com merce's Guarding feature. Outclassing their opponents in ev- ' ery department the High School of commerce ' basket ball five walked . away from the Council Bluffs Jfifeh V sciiooi quinici last mgnt to tne score of 35 to 13. The game, which was'' played on the local Y. M. C Al' court, was marked by many personal fouls. , After one minute of play Snygg of .. the local aggregation scored the first ., field goal. The Council Bluffs cagers . were unable to overcome this lead. Mahoney and Camero of the local squad shot baskets at random. . The close guarding of Levinson and Slane, for the Maroon squad ' kept the lowans' score low. In the second half , Coach Drum mond sent in his entire second squad ' The reserves held the visitors down to seven tallies. In this half two , Council Bluffs players and one Com merce eager were taken out because of four pers6nal f6uls. This is the ' second victory for the- bookkeepers over the Council Bluffs aggregation in two weeks. The score: i commerce (M). I Co. Blurfs-WS5. f ir. f t. t Camero. r t ' ?. n ir!in. - i.g. f.t. r. Mahoney.l.f. 8 o"Blytho,l.f.".l 0 l - 4 0 4 jwjks.u..... a u ii i.arsen.e.. .. Lov's'n.r.g.,' 0 0 3 Lemon.I.g., hlane. l.g... 0 1 Baker.l.g.. . , nuusK.r.i., u t Baker.l.g. Hath't.r.g.. 0 0 0Owen,l.f...., 2 2, 4-'i iuii, r.i. , u u J Klinol.f.... 0 0 2 Totals 13 9 12 Totals..., 4 S 16 I Beferei' Verne Moore 'Britishers' Beai 'Americans.' San Francisco, Feb. 21. The A11- uijitisii' rugby fifteen defeated the "All-American" team, 8 to 45,, in a game played here to determine tht- merits of the players to be selected tl au-.wiii.ii,aii I UJjr ICclIIl W .nv.nAA .. . . 1. I 1 . Antwem next summer X. x f!rm Tiler Tlnmneii- VsnVa r t San Francisco, Feb. 21. "The fed eral grand jury has concluded the examination of a number of .wit nesses in thecase of Jack Dempsey, heavyweightchamptori of the world, . on the charge that he falsified his se- ' lective draft papers. No further ac- ' r tioTl is expected until Tuesday when a the jury again meets. J ' liretnn. Wino -, vGrttna High school basket hall ' ' five defeated Bethany High Friday v. eyening, 39 to 12. Conner of Gretna caged Hi points. Big ATHLETIC PROGRAM y , M FORT OMAHA, r 'Vtiufybruary 23d ' Tn irry.fo'ur round of flshtinr. John Suttenberf ol Omaha Jimmia Delansv of Chlcara. v. Four fl-rouad bout and om fcattl royal. ' . , , 1