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10 THE BtTEt UMAHA, FKIUAI. MAKUH &. f i. ' 51 t. :4-' Jt 3 STATE TOURNEY OPENS WITH 1 83 TEAMS ENTERED Largest Basket Ball Classic Ever Held Opens in Lincoln; Fast Games Mark Play. Lincoln, March 4. (Special Tel egram.) The 10th annual State High school basket ball tournament, the largest cage classic ever held, opened here Thursday morning with 183 teams entered. Sixteen games -ere played during the morning. Play started at 8 a. m. ' Two close games in Class H were features of the morning's play. Ar lington sprung a surprise when it eliminated Beatrice in' the first round by a score of 15 to 3. The game was hard fought throughout. The State Farm Aggies had diffi culty in beating the Stanton five. The game ended 19 to 18. ; , Nebraska School for the Deaf put away their first game' opponents in short order by a score oi n to l. Following are scores made Thurs day: nam b. Arlington, 15; Beatrice. 13. Htsts Farm, IV: Htanton, 18. , Seward. 41' Columbus, 11. Oscsela. 14, York. 6. Class I. i Broken Bow, ; Litchfield. 9. Klgln. li: Nfliraiika School for Deaf, 21. Hooper, it; Clay Center, 13. i North Flatte, 2, W'est Point, 0. ( law K. . ,' B1aan, f: Humbolt, 17. Orenhsm, 18: Pierre, 11.. Wayne, It; Dawaon, I. Cotner Acinlcnr.y, : Coleridge, 3. Clans J. Hull. I;' Wlckman. 10. , . (.gallala. It. Valparaiso, J. I'ralf, 10;, V.'InsUle. 4. Alvo, 11; Li'wlntoa, t. Incorporate New Golf Club; Select Site; To Elect Officers Soon The Tappio Country club, Omaha's , newly projected golf course, was in corporated Wednesday for $200,000. Ernest Sweet, Jack Beaton and Charles Guening were named as a temporary executive committee. A meeting will be held .this week, Mr. Sweet said Wednesday, for the election of officers and directors. The Alfred R. Hansen farm, nine ' miles west of Omaha on the Dodge street road, has been selccted.as the site of the new club. Work will begin as soon as the transaction with Hansen has been completed. John Latenser & Sons, architects, are now drawing plans for the new course. According to Mr. Sweet, $100,000 will be spent on the course .itself and $100,000 tm a club house.' More tharf 200 applications; for membership have already been, re ceived, Mr. Sweet said. JarJc Dempsey Will , Make an Appearance Friday In Prize Ring Los 1 Angeles, Cal.. March 4. Jack Dempsey will enter the ring here tomorrow night for the first ; time since he won the heavyweight championship at Toledo, O., July 4, ' last, to box four exhibition rounds with Terry Keller of New York. Tack Kearns, Dempsey's manager, said Keller years ago boxed to a draw with Dempsey. Keller also claims a decision over Joe Beckett, English heavyweight, when the lat ter was fighting under another name,, which Kearns did not recall. He also said Keller had fought a draw with Dempsey when the cham pion was young in the ring, but that Dempsey later had defeated the New Yorker. Dempsey has been training daily for several weeks. ' 1 ' "Kid" Geason Thinks Present Base Ball Season Will Be Good Chicago, March 4. (Chicago Tn-bune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.) William Kid Gleason, the, gray topped White Sox pilot, arrived in Chicago today and will remain until the South Side ball tossers start for the Waco, Tex., training camp, March 12. ' . Some of the faces on the Sox register are new to him, but Secre tary Grabiner has all -the dope oft the various bushers on file for in spection of the manager, and when the kid gets his first peek at their actions on the ball lot he will draw his own conclusions. The kid thinks this is going to be a humdinger of a pennant race in the American league. He is of the opinion that the New York Yankees 'with Babe Ruth knocking out home tuns will cut quite a figure. Divorce Petitions Annie Stewart , from Cleveland Stowart. alleged cruelty. Mabel Reed from John G. Reed, alleged non-support. BARRACKS is made with this reinforced Ob long CablcCord Buttonhole. An exclusive feature "of OLCST BRAND M AMERICA 2D- t NEXT I N the old days before the boll there weren't 30 rent days in who fought. i i Then the galloping kinetoscope busted forth and the fighters started to get their hair cut and stall 20 rounds for the movies. Now they part their hair in the middle and are busting- out, as Francis X. Bushwas and male Cheataaras. There is more axle grease going oh a fighter's hair combs than there is on axles. , Remember what old John L. used to think about guys who parted their straw in the middle? That is, before he met Corbett. John L.Jigured he could flatten anything that wore hair, including the barbershop floor. Anybody that put goose soun on their skullniece around John s department was due for a post graduate course in the nearest hospital. ' In Sullivan's time, pictures were limited to the kind that were taken with an ash barrel camera and a lens thajt would make a fine soup plate if it wasn't so cracked. The proprietor of the picture abattoir fastened his patients' necks in a wolf trap so they couldn't shimmy and spoil the works. The rtsult was generally a portrait with a massacre expression that buttowed very close up around the ears. Also a pair of croBS-eyed lamps that looked like a couple of shoebuttons on a bowlegged guy's boots. Put a set of cock-eyes like that on a whale and the poor bird would swim himself right out of the ocean. The photographer sold you the verdict at $3 a short dozen and kept the plate so that he coud blackmail you later. Now the industry has reached such an excruciating point of develop ment that the camera can spar with Kid Broad and come out uncracked. The kid is some lens buster and was about the first fighter to capitalize his beatings. The kid plays the pirate parts, sometimes paling around with Ensign Kid and sometimes driving taxicabs. In garden scenes, they bury the kid to his neck and he plays the cauliflojyer. Jim Corbett is the duke of the profession. Jim is always hanging around neighborhoods where lead pipes are trumps. Somebody generally insults an alderman's honest daughter. . Jim takes off his three-ply kid gloves with the lace edging and starts tin to sock one gross of assorted sizes and shapes of the very best thugs. As Jim throws a natural with either mitt, the roughians are soon staggering around like micte who took wood alcohol in mistake for rat poison. Jim is a sourball in the close-ups as there ain't enough putty in the jvorld to caulk up his wrinkles, but he sure can massage 'em pretty with his slapsticks. In one picture, he irons out 200 hard-boiled playmates who thing that blackjacks are lip sticks. All the pies in the. Corbett comedies are made in boiler factories. In the final fade-out with the alderman's daughter, Jim's part is played by a substitute who does the kissing and other dare devil work. Benny Leonard is also a movie hound. He is busy fighting his way through a six-reeler under the direction of the gent who used to throw fish to the sea lions and isn't skeered of anything. As fight pictures are barred in the U. S., Ben only uses his left hand. And while you are carving the turkey's neck, don't forget Jack Dempsey in 6,000 feet of celluloid recklessness, never seen before on any American stage, and very little in Europe. ; " Here's One Amateur Team That Doesn't Bar Murphys Picket, Manager of Ernie Holmes' White Sox, Says His Team Is After Scalps of Champions Prom , ises Rough JJow for Titleholders. , When The Bee printed the in formation last Tuesday that mem bers of the Greater Otnaha Amateur Base Ball league opposed giving the Murnhy-Did-lts, last year's cham pions, a oerili in the league this year, it brought forth the following denial from L. A. Picket, manager of Ernie Holmes' White Sox: Sports Editor, Omaha Bee Dear Sir: Speaking for the Holmes White Sox 1 wish to say that the Murphy-Did-Its ball team can sit easy as there never has been any desire on our part to bar them from the Great er Omaha league, and 1 shall cer Former Soldiers Want to Play Base' Ball This Year Fourteen former service nien are now listed in The Bee's Base Ball Clearing House. Three others were given opportunities to show their ability last week when a local man ager sent in a call for two outfield ers and a first baseman.' . One of the 14 service,, men, now listed managed an army team for the last two years. He is also a catcher and says in a pinch he can play any position 'on the team but pitch. Turned Back to Minors Without Getting Chance Joe Willioit, former Western league star outfielder, has been turned back fo the minors' by the Boston Red Sox without being given a chance to show his worth. When Wilhoit left the Giants he went to thdj Pacific Coast league and early last season drifted into the Western league, where he made a remarkable batting record. Joe broke all records for consecutive game hitting and wound up the sea Sudenberg vs. Schmarder. O'Neill, Neb., March .(Special.) The American Legion, with the as sistance of Promoter Mike Kirwin, will put on the second number of its athletic carnival at ,the Knights of Columbus .Saturday 'night, when Johnny Sudenberg and Andy Schmarder will go 10 rounds. A large attendance already is assured from the advance sale of tickets. With the Bowlers. GATE tin LEAGUE. Neb. Tent Awn Co.l Elite Furniture Co. Rsdln? .. Straw . .-. . J. Jarosh Rlea Movna. S6( Bissett , 435iLrsen '.' . . . ivi ... 47 ... 484 ... 60 ... 493 4T6 Millson ToUt . .2.G61 Total .8.532 Western Union. Nelson 664 Beeelln'e ' Old Boy's. Zimmerman .... (41 Chandler 494 Klanck 67 Bengle ,. 42 Beselln (43 Watt 456 Aakelof 477 Winn (26 wen t7 Total TT. 8. Natl. Thorlpe . . . Tnorjse ... Shields Sjolin ...... Landstrom .2,01i Total ...S,58 Bank. I Guarantee doth. Co. 473 662 468 633 4U3 Kadtord 403 McAullff 671 47l 47 Pickett i Bowles . Devine . Total .. . . 463 ..2.46 Total .......3,361 Omaha PriaHaf CoJOtym. Candy Kitchen Ancleeberf .... 4S3!3haw .......... 600 London ,H7 Eldeoli ........ 660 Cmlekshank -.. 4841 F. Jaroeh 6!3 Wallace 676 Nor tar 4 680 Moor 696 F1U SIS Total ...2.66f Total ........3.681 Benr Clotilat Ca. 1 ftun'a Indiana. Haarman ...... 501 Board 617 484 Harriaoni s:9'8hu)tx. .. Coleman J. 426; Hancock 44 647 624 i!T2 Halloo ' Howard . 668' Martin .I,i0tl Total CMX weevils got into the liquor crop anu a month, a fighter used to be a guy , i : . tainly vote for their membership in the league. We want them in the league and do not consider them the least bit too strong. We "had a young team last year which is bound to im prove and believe we have a much stronger lineur this year and there is no sure thing that the veteran Murphys are going to have the easy saihnij they experienced last season. They had a great team last year, we agree, but they can't last forever and wc are after their scales this year, so why talk of bar ring them. Give us a chance. Re spectfully, , L. A. PICKETT, Mgr. Holmes, White Sox. Three 'of the remaining 13 are first basemen, two are pitchers, five are outfielders, one is a catcher and two are third basemen. Any local manager who wants to give one or more of these lads a tryou should query The Bee's Base Ball Clearing House. There are no charges connected with Clearing House service either for player or manager. . ', Out-of-town managers should also query when they need players. son with an averasre of hcttcr than .400. Many major, league teams sought Wilhoit after the close of the season and finally it was an nounced that he had been signed by the Red Sox. With the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees it was thought that Wilhoit Stood a fair chance of landing a regular berth" in the Sox outfield. No explanation for his re lease to the minors has been given by the Boston club. Omaha Pin-Tumblers To Compete In Big Peoria Tournament Nine bowling teams of five men each will represent Omaha in the American Bowling congress which opens in Peoria, 111.. March 10. The Omahans will bowl on March 18, 19 and 20, and on April 4, ac cording to the following schedule: x FIVE MEN EVENTS. Thursday, March 18 Teams. Sam's Motorcycle Indians, 8. T. Boord, captain. . Omahahas. Carl J. Cain, captain. Friday March 1. Rotter's Cafe, Ralph Sciple. Scott Tents. Myron Stuns. Bowen Furnlturo, Roy Karls. Omaha Boomers, Jim London. Beau Brummel, Dad Huntington. Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Frank Svoboda. Convention City, Frank Slmodyness. v DOUBLES AND SINGLES. , Friday, Marco, 18. Jim Wills and Tommy Atkins. Dave Schults and Radph Zadina. Al Mayer and Harry Eldnon. CarlCatn and Art Federsen. . Saturday, March 20. ' ' -Johnnie Devine and. Bob Koran. Bill Learn and Jim Martin. Ken Sciple and Myron Stuns. , Ed Neale and 'George Kennedy. Will Barron and Al Wartchow. Frank Jarosh anT Ralph Sciple. ; Sunday, April 4 Jim Regan and Tony FtancL Herman Lundtren and Jim London. Roy Toons' and Frank Svoboda. Henry Fritache and Oeorge 3tramer man. Jim Btakeney and Dad Hunting-ton. Jim welo.,and Dick Murphy. H. L. McCoy and Anton Jedllcka. Barney Shaw and Harry Fiee-enschuh. Louis Cnupal and Fred Struve. lou Cnnfleld and Frank Simodynes. ' Will Wiley and Harold Biannion. ' ' Crusinberry Will Write of Training Camps for The Bee James Crusin berry, one of the greatest sports writers in the country' will make a tour of all major league training camps and write his ob servations and forecasts for The Bee. Crusinberry is a base ball ex pert. Every article will be first-hand infor mation straight from headnuar- James Crusinberry ters by a man who knows the game and knows its players. The prospects of every major league team will be covered by Crusinberry. Follow his articles and pick the winners in the big circuits this season. ' U. S. Attorney Aks for . Jack Dempsey's Arrest Los Angeles, Cal., March 4. Telegraphic requests for the arrest of Jack Dempsey, world's champion heavyweight pugilist, and Jack Kearns, his manager, were received here today by United States District Attorney Robert O'Connor, from the office of the United States dis trict attorney at San Francisco. Today's Calendar of Sports. Raring) Winter meeting of Cuhn-Amer-Iran Jockey elub, at Havana.; winter meet ing of Bnolness Hen's Racing association, at New Orleans. Batiket Ball: Central A. A. V. oham plonships, at Chicago! Nebnmkn Str.tr 'n ierschoiastio tournament opens at Lin coln. Hand Ball: National A. A. V. Junior championships, at Detroit. Skiing I Opening of annual tournament at Steamboat Spring, Colo. i -y.i il jL. jj Geighton Quintet " Trims Toledo Five Before Large Crowd Toledo, O., March 4. (Special Telegram,'-) St. Johns college was no match for Creighton's fast basket ball team here Wednesday night and took the short end of a 30 to 7 score. Creigliton played the speediest game seen on the local floor this season, i St. Johns fought hard, but their anxiety to win left openings for the Omahans, who passed the shot with wonderful accuracy. . After the first few minutes there was no doubt as to the outcome, and the crowd settled down to watch tin scre mount. At the end of the first period the count stood 18 to 2. In the second half Creigliton subs were injected into the fray. Few fouls were committed by cither team. iThe crowd was the largest ever seen, on a local gvm fljor. Beddeo Basketeers , .'. Wallop Townsends; Final Count, 42 to 1 5 The Beddeos trounced the Town send Gun Co. basket ball five in the Greater Omaha league at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday night, 42 to 15. The Beddeas excelled in all depart ments especially in basket shooting. The Omaha National bank crew defeated the Live Stock exchange team, 63 to 14. The Banks were play ing in old time form, passing and shooting perfectly. . "Wilde Beats Wallace. Philadelphia, March 4. Jimmy Wilde, British flyweight champion, outfought and outpointed Patsy Wallace of Philadelphia in a fast six-round bout here Wednesday night. Beaumont, Texas, Shows Big Gain ( In 1920 Census I , Washington, March 4.r-;The third announcement of population statis tics of the 14th census issued today included: Peoria, 111., 76,121. ' Cedar Rapids, la., 45,566; increase, 12,755, or 38.9 per cent. Beaumont, Tex., 35,351; increase, 14,711, or 71.3 per cent. Of the group of cities whose popu lation for 1920 was announced to day, 1 Beaumont, Tex., showed the largest growth during the decade from 1900 to 1910, and also for the previous 10 years from 1890 to 1900, the percentages of, increase being 118.8 and 187.7, respectively. Cedar Rapids' increase in the 13th census was 27.9 per cent and in the 12th census 42.4 per cent. i Nebraska State Grange to "' Meet at Kearney, March 9 Kearney, Neb., March 4.-r-(Spe-cial.) A state meeting of the Ne braska Grange will be held at Kear ney, beginning at 9 o'clock, March 9, and continuing until March 11. National Grange Master S. J. Low ell will attend the meeting, and others on the program include Prof. N. W. Gaines and Prof. E. W. Brokaw.. ' , Postmasters Appointed. Washington, March 4. Postmasters ap pointed: NebraHka Benedict, Tork county, Myr tle Q. Wcfltervelt. vice A. O. HnfYmantar: katgnect: Dui'can. Platte county. Lena W. I,. .. 1. Ttr IT . . ,. i ci.. ,u-a . vt rwii, rcBigneu. ana Frank J. Chwlstek, declined; Taylor, I.oup county, Martha I. Stout, vice A. C. Evans, realpr.ed, and Mrs. Pearl gimp son, declined. Wyoming Daniel, Lincoln county. El wood W." Albert, vice A. E. Barber, re signed; Kearney, Johnson county, Wil liam I glmouton, vice Llllle Winluar. resigned; Reliance, Sweetwater county, Margaret Raferty, vice A. W. Miller, re signed. - Iowa Enterprise, Polk county, Harry P. Millor, vice W, O. l.ons. resigned. . West. Point Relatives of Hero Per.d Get Memorials West Point, Nti., March , 4. (Special.) On Sunday, the local American Legion post presented French memorials to relatives of those who sacrificed their lives in service during the world war. , The, recipients of these valued souvenirs at West Point, were the following: William Bettenhausen, for' his" son,' William; William G. Maack, for his on, Arthur, for whom the local post is named; Henry A. Doescher, for his son, Edward, and Mrs. Charlotte Kcadinger, for her son, Douglas. Opposes Agricultural Bill. " Washington, March 3. (Special Telegram.) F. M. Currie of Brok en Bow is m Washington to appear before the committee 'on agricuture when those opposed to the agricul tural bill in its present form have their innings. THE Lanpher is one of those friendly hats you wear twice as long as any other. New Spring , Styles are ready 1ANPHER HATS GAMELS fit your cigarette desires so completely you'll agree they were made to meet your taste! Flavor, fragrance and mellow -mild-body are so unique, so fascinating, you'll no longer wonder why Carhejs popularity is universal. Your test will prove that Camels quality and expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos are a revelation! For, you never puffed such satisfaction from a cigarette in. your life! s With Camels you can go the limit without tiring your taste. And, no matter how many you smoke they leave no un pleasant cigaretty aftertaste ; no unpleasant cigaretty odor! Once you get the joy of Camels blend youll prefer "it. to either Turkish or Do mestic tobacco smoked straight. You'll have a pretty clever line on why Camels win you so completely if you'll just compare them puff-for-puff with any cigarette in the world at any price. And, youll know then that you prefer quality to coupons, premiums or gifts! Camsa ar told tverywher it tcientifictlty seaecf package ' - of 30 eigarattea for 30 cotita; or ton package (300 cigarette) ; in a'glaine-paper-corered carton. We atrongly recommend thia carton for the home or office aupply or when you travel. R. I . REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.. Winston-Salem. N. C. Halt Campaign for Funds to Extend Line OfK.C.&N.W.Road Beatrice, Neb., March 4. (Spe-. cial.) The committee having 'rf"' charpe raising about $2,500 to assist the Kansas City and Northwestern railroad in extending its line from Virginia to Beatrice, 15 miles, decid ed to take no further action until the company shows sonic evidence that it means business. An officer of the company is quoted as saying that the road" is not in shape to make any extension to its line at the present time. Elec tions are to be held ai towns along the road between March 15 and April 1 to vote bonds for the pur pose of again putting the road in operation between Kansas City, Kan., and Virginia, Neb. 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