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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920. AMATEUR BASE BALL LEAGUES HOLD MEETINGS Greater Omaha Circuit Or 1 ganized Commercial and Gate City Leagues Plan for Season. Four Uams were granted fran- chises in the newly organized Greater Omaha Amateur base ball league last night at a meeting in the city halt , The MarphfDid-Its, thr Ernie , Holmes, Foft Omaha and Cudahy Puritans are the four teams. It was decided to play all games . on an open field and no admission to ' be charged. Fort Crook soldiers -t were also represented, but decided , that the league would be too fast for them. Both the Commercial Saturday - league and the Gate City-league, , the latter a class C circuit, complet ' ed their plans for the season. Tjie Commercial league will open . Saturday, April 17, and close August 14, playing a three-round series. Robert Kroll and ,H. Ki Bell were re-elected president and secretary, " resoectivelv. of the Commercial league, while Walter .Nelson was again chosen president of the Gate City league. . Although both the 17th and 27th i rtalloon companies at Fort Omaha iave been ordered to the Phillipines, T. F. Hill, representing the Fort 'Omaha base ball team, who was granted a franchise in the Greater "Omaha league last night, announced that this will not affect the base ball team, as all of the members will re main here for the season. Joe Judge - is the only Wash- ington infielder sure of his position. . number of candidates are battling tothe other places With the Bottlers. i ATE CITY LEA G I E. RMflln'a Old Boy. Omaha Prlnllnr Co. Chandler 171 148 Hl'Hofroai n 17t 164 HO Benaele 230 14S 1671 Ang'borc 190 14 171 Zlm'man US 172 165 Wmullw 147 144 10 Vow ....221 16' 10 Totals T7S 833 Guarantee Cloth. Co. Radfurd 137 Iondon ..130 15 14 Wallace .191 18 18 Moor ...14 165 174 Total .MS 80 112 Sam' Indian. Boord ...11 172 114 Howies ..150 162 151 Hluke ..,.184 183 188 Plrkatt .15 172 l8Hancock 213 170 110 Hall 184 172 172 Atkina ...140 135 180 Kanka ..142 152 140iartin ..161 224 1(4 Straw 13S 154! Total 743 802 7581 Totals .877 285 24'j Wmtern Union. I Olympla C. K. N'nlnon ..180 203 213 Straw ...1S3 225 18 Watt ...170 170 172!Klilon ,.2ii 167 12 Askelot .167 16 157Mayer ...187 148 19 Straw ...130 146 16!'Norgard .130 201 19J West '...160-158 169 Fltj 205 204 216 i Total 807 846 2731 Totals .920 943 95 Berg Clothing ( J. Kllte Furniture Co. H'rmann 217 175 153IHorwleh .141 164 179 Harrison 205 195 204iLarsen ..192 180 205 Coleman 158 14 17!Bissett ..204 193 181 Ilallock .193 179 160Shedd ...170 177 182 Howard .163 192 165 Mlllson ..141 211 209 Total 936 887 8601 Totals .842 925 956 SWIFT CO. LEAfil'E. (,rm. - Prld i. Boaot'n 150 180 158Bronson 123 151 156 Melil . .166 168 176!Klnch ...114 136 105 Hend'sn 122 133 lSOIStraw ...130 130 130 Prey ...174 148 157'Jobnson .133 M 163 Stouffrr 2U 222 168Kelfor ..131 147 145 ' .Handicap 42 42 42 1 Guiles ..120 130 130Total ...672 T72 741 Premiums. I Empire. Raff ....165 134 169 Prawlts .119 127 12T Kaspar .110 158 148!Kretch'r 180 104 167 Truelson 169 132 165!Blomer .130 180 130 Rullea ..130 130 130Kaaper ..143 145 146 Hoffer ..154 153 173'Heln ...148 183 167 Total ..718 70S 785Totala ..661 68 737 Brookfleld. . I Sllrer If. Robin ...176 210 144iRobson .210 192 123 Helm ...199 136 162) Hump'rjr 123 135 126 Casper .138 148 1221 Purdue ..202 140 172 Wilson' .167 lT 10U jurgsen iu Jones ...120 130 120lOum 190 164 210 1 Handicap .2 3 2 Totals ..760 791 708 . J Total .. 85S 763 823 AI-AMITO DAIRY LEAGUE. Plant. I 'Supply. Helf ...153 130 154IWlnneger 181 141 141 3urlafn 142 127 160lFltrh ...147 169 112 foung ..132 131 137IN01ana ..17 1U-J4 Brokaw 149 4uorirey . lat ili Peters ..164 160 lHjKuhry ..199 156 211 Total ..691 697 6591 Total .. 705 705 741 Hairs. I Office. Sfour ...166 141 124iPoncelow 111 182 131 Knoppel 145 143 134Bjrrett .160 113 122 Kneuzer 138 135 177,1 Huh'y 129 138 165 Bartlett 144 137 liSIKernap .149 178 170 Totals ..593 656 063Total ..639 611678 Lefty Liefield is acting as coach of pitchers at the Browns' train ing camp in Taylor, Texas. BUSINESSMEN DECIDE TO BUY SEYMOUR CLUB Organize Stock Company More Than 100 Shares . Already SoloName Committee. Thirty Omaha business men met last night in the Omaha Athletic club to further plans launched last week for a new golf course in Om aha and proposed to purchase Sey mour Lake Country club. An option on the property has been secured. for $85,000. Following men were chosen to act on . the, organization committee: James Allen, James H. Adams, Rob ert Trimble, Everett " Buckingham, Fred Hovey. T. L. Combs, Ralph Wilder, George Brandeis, Al Scott, George Mickel, T. J. DonohuA and C. M. Skinner. A stock company was organized with .a capital of $200,000, consist ing 01 400 shares at a par value of $500 payable when 200 shares have been sold. More than 100 shares have been sold. SeymourLake club consists of 110 acres, a club house, an 18-hole course, valued at $150,000. Various, players from eastern courses have expressed much en thusiasm over the course and say it is nearer a real golf course than any they have seen in the west. The play is difficult, with natural haz-4 ards and the true Scotch idea of a real golf course. Preparations for the summer have been well started. All trees on the grounds h,ave been well trimmed and all the brush and rubbish cleaned up. Over one-half the course was re-seeded last fall and will be thoroughly rolled this spring. v At last night's meeting it was unanimously resolved to construct a bathing beach on the grounds, Omaha Mat Fans Eager to Give Zibby the Once Over Omaha mat fans are eager to give Stanislaus Zbyszko the once over when the big grappler meets Gus Kervaras at Council Bluffs next Monday night. When Zibby was this country half a dozen years ago he was a rip-roaring demon on the padded mat. He took on all opponents and was full of battle from the word go. Many fans contend that the pres ent crop of American wrestlers is inferior to the topliners of half a dozen years ago and as Zibby was one of the best at that time local fans are anxious to see him in ac tion so they can compare him with Stecher, Caddock, Lewis, his young brother, Wladek Zbyszko, and oth ers. If Zibby is as good as he was when he was here before, champions of the past declare he will convince all fans tha he is the best wrestler ill the country today. Followers of the present day wrestlers are not so sure, but they want to see for themselves. Although Zbyszko is a favorite over Kervaras, Gus is expected to give the big Pole a battle. Gus has made a host of friends since he established his home in Omaha last fall following his return from army service in France where he was in the front lines with an artil lery unit for 14 months. Zbyszko returned to America less than a month, ago following his in ternment by the Germans during the war. .Immediately uponfhis ar rival he announced he ,wOuld meet all comers and he is throwing op ponents right and left in the east. Doane Rooters Will See Tigers Mix With Omaha Five for Title Doane college basket ball five, holders of the state conference title for 1919, will be accompanied by 100 rooters when they appear in OmaVia nvf wiptr f nr th titular tion for the kick-off of the racing clash with Omaha University at U. Several Strings of Horses Working Out (V O'Neill Track O'Neill, Neb. March 16. (Spe cial.) The presence of several strings of horses' here already for the spring training and in prepara- season at the meet of the O'Neill Racing association June 16, 17 and 18 js arousing considerable interest among the horsemen and already the nags are. being tested out in friendly brushes both on the track and on several of the straightaway courses. ' The feature last week was the quartcY-mile race Friday afternoon between Carl Romine's Salvatoron and Jessie Page, a classy little gal loper, the property of M. E. Ver non, who has a string at the track, Salvatoron winning by 'a neck in :24J4. This is excellent time, con sidering the season and conditions. H.H...HN..-mnmrmMmim If M SPECIAL DEMON ST R A TION OJ of O. gymnasium Tuesday night. Ciach H. H. Johnston of the Doane Tigers made that statement yester day'' over the telephone to Manager Paul Pfessly of the Omaha school. Doane and Omaha claim the 1920 state conference title. Both are will ing to settle the matter next Tues day night. OMAHANS PLAN TENNIS CLUB: ASK CITY AID Will Petition Field Club Di rectors to Grant Use Of Its Courts Tem porarily. Omaha tennis players' are plan ning the formation of an Omaha tennis club, devoted exclusively to the net game. But they are finding the row a hard one to hoc. Here's the situation as Billy Adams, former Iowa state champion and Creighton net star, puts it: "Omaha tennis men need to get together. There should be some one place where the more experi enced men could meet men of their own caliber and not have to compete against novices, and where newcomers could learn the game. There should be some real place where big tournaments could be played; some centrally lo cated club of which all tennis fan could become members at moderate cost. The average Omaha tennis player's age is about 21 years and he is unable to pay the price of a membership in a regular present day club. It would cost about $25, 000 to build a tennis club." Ask Falconer's Aid. A committee headed by Guy H. Williams, another local net star, sought the aid of Park Commis sioner Tom Falconer last week. Williams suggested that the city lay out courts on a piece of city 2. Bartholomew McGowan Celebrates March 17; Takes Lead in A. B. C. Peoria, 111., March 17. Bartholo mew McGowan took the lead in the singles event in the American Bowling congress here Wednesday when ' he " bowled 098. McGowan hails from Evansville, Ind. The Bruchs No. 1 of Chicago still hold the lead in the team event with a score of 3,096. property, crlling thchi the Omaha Tennis club, and to collect an an nual membership fee of $30 from each player. "It would mean an income of $2,000 or $2,500 a year as soon as the club is organized," said Williams, "and the upkeep of 10 good clay courts would not be more than $700 a year." Falconer ' said municipal tennis courts must be open to all; that the city Could not restrict the use of any city property to those who can afford to pay $30 a year for such use. That announcement put the committee's plan high and dry on the rocks. Yet Another Committee. Another committee has been se lected to appear before the direc tors of the Field club at the next directors' meeting and petition them to grant "tennis memberships" at about $30 a year to Omaha net fans. The Field club courts are recog nized as among the best in the middle-west and their location, close to the downtown district, makes them especially desirable. "Tennis memberships" would restrict hold ers of. such memberships to the use of tennis courts, shower baths and dressing rooms, according to the suggestions of the new committee. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. PA RflllPlC WAS n iiuuiii,l nnu TWO HOLDOUTS; MAY HAVE MORE Hemingway and Fuhr Won't Sign Rourke Threatens , Suspension to them And Others. Okmulgee, Okl.,. March 17. (Spe cial Telegram.) Edson Hemiug way, infielder, and Oscar Fuhr, pitcher, both veterans of 1919 seat son, have not yet signed Omaha con tracts or joined the Rourke outfit here and both are classed as hold outs by Rourke. Both have sought releases from the Omaha manager but they have been' refused and Rourke wired Hemingway Wednes day that he would be suspended un less his contract was signed. The same awaits Fuhr, Schatszman, Gis lason, Lingle and Paltnero. The only member of the team aside from the holdouts who art not here now are expected to arrive by next Monday. Seventeen men were in the squad which worked out today in cold air under cloudy skies. Rains during the night left the field in poor shape but the weather is clearing again. Whitney's Nag Wins. New Orleans, March 17. Damask, Harry Payne Whitney's 3-year-old, a strong favorite, won, Wednesday; the Louisiana derby at one and one eighth miles, $5,000 added. Bullet Proof was second and Breadman ihird. SUtss j Ground Gripper Shoes I j "F00i f J Necessary io U hPlSSK ' l J ' For Every ' g ; j 1rfrMfrw ' ; V ry -.'0 11 of Ground Gripper - ' t i i. ri S I yf f J Shoes. April First ' ' Toe In Its Place ' . M S3 'IK ft" Are You Throwing Your Nervous System Out of Gear By "wearing high-heeled or ill-shaped shoes? - ' s Let our Ground Gripper Demonstrator explain and demonstrate why the existence of these facts was first responsible or the creation of , Ground Gripper Shoes. ""' ' .They are the actual shape of the Natural;Foot, and they not only give you comort, they give you efficiency and health. , ' They do not bind, pinch or distort. They permit every toe to take its natural position so that your feet are just as comfortable when you have your Ground Grippers on as when you are barefooted. The correct Shoe for men, women and children ' sK. WW 1414 Farnam Street--Sun Theater Building ThelOnly "Ground Gripper Store" in Omaha Do Not" Accept Imitations. Oil Leases Are the Foundation of the Greatest Money Makers of the Twentieth Century Rmh Yy . Forty one 1 Great fortunes are made in oil. The basis of oil wealth is the oil lease. In vestors who are putting money into oil leases have the finest kind of an opportunity of acquiring great wealth. , . . . In the marvelous development of the oil industry, oil leases are attracting the vast capital which seeks activity along development lines in connection .with the pro duction of more crude petroleum., Oil leases bought from a reputable company that is managed along skillful lines, located just ahead of development, may make you 4 independent for life. , Owners of Oil leases report an unprecedented We offer you 40, 80, 160 or more acres in demand for acreage by persons in states that are Western Texas, located m the very trend ot drill far removed from the active oil fields. People where such big concerns as the Sinclair Co., the north, south, east and west are purchasing oil leases as investments that promise splendid re wards. The wise investor has-recalled John D. Rockefeller, the most prominent oil personality, who advises investments in oil leases, ahead of the drill, and John D. Rockefeller ought to know what he is talking about. : Just how many millions of dollars are coming from the rich communities for the purchase of oil leases in the rapidly , growing Texas Oil Fields cannot be learned, as no statistics are available. But it is known that the leasing companies are selling thousands of acres of leases every day. People who are skilled in the oil business have learned that the foundation of great oil fortunes has been laid in the purchase of oil leases at times when the prices of the acreage represented only a few dollars an acre. There are many who recall the leases that sold at Ranger,' Burkburnett and other oil districts for, as little as $5.00 an acre. Ohio Citv Gas Co.. the Texas Co., the Standard Oil Co. and it$ subsidiary have acquired holdings in this section. More than 35 w.ells are now drill ing and many more will start in the next 90 days. The big field majr underly the tract which we are now selling. Remember that the greatest ' oil wells gush forth great wealth from what was considered out side territory. Yet, today, hundreds of derricks are in these fields. The undeveloped acreage of yeesterday be comes the gusher of tomorrow. Pluck and action are what have made rich those who had the cour age to get in before the oil boom strucfc the wealth producing oil. They are the ones now drawing big dividends. v , Your name is recorded as owner. If you own a lease it is recorded in your name and scouts rep resenting oil companies are constantly looking out It 11 ...... t 1- A- 1 !! TJ? 1 ior new lanas upon wnicn 10 arm. n you lease enormous fisures. hundreds of thousands of dol lars having been paid for only a few acres after oil was known to be present on those same leases. So there can be -no surprise to learn that in vestors are getting into the oil business through the simple and profitable leasing system. In vestors know that huge fortunes have been made by small investments in oil leases in the early days before oil gushed forth ,and blackened the tim bers of the big derricks. After oil is found anyone can then go and buy ncn leases n nenas a uig uan. accuunt, uui iw vestieration of the county records that you own the lease and through correspondence or by tele graph will endeavor to buy it or possibly make a deal to drill on it, giving you 50 per cent of all oil produced. And this at no expense to you. v Hundreds are wildcatting for oil throughout Texas. When new oil fields are discovered, leases anywhere near the new wealth will go sky-high. When you buy one of these leases you secure the full drill right to drill for gas and oil rights until its expiration. . Remember that a five or ten year lease means that you have five or ten years in which to begin small fellow the investment in an oil lease is some- HriiiiTio--.if van nav vmir annual rental. Tf vnn i.1 4.14- V. -..- la Uftlo irrn-nAam nonf ' i imi . . 1 . 1 l . i1 luing u aiUiituve uiau wicic 10 nunc wuuutiw' expressed at the stampede wheh takes place to gobble up a few acres in Western Texas ahead of the drill. ' i After the drill hits oil the time is too late to buy leases at low prices. That is the reason so many shrewd investors are now purcnasmg ou leases ahead of the drill, selected in new territory A 11 A V?.- . ! 1 111 or anyone else drills on your land before the ex piration of your lease and gets oil, you then have the oil and gas rights so long as you continue to produce oil or as in commercial quantities, and you have the privilege of assigning your lease to anyone at any time you wish. A one-acre lease has sold as high as $25,000.00. If operators bring in a well near your lease, there where one or more of the next big oil pools will is no telling what sum you could sell your lease mm f T a T . "IT. M 1 A IT I. 'll' create a new group of millionaires. Oil invest ments now are being made along scientific lines. The old gamble has been shoved aside. Leases ' at low prices are going to create millions in new wealth in the next decade. . ' v .. COUPON Morris Milder Leasing & Producing Co., 503 Electric Bldg., ' Omaha, Nebl , , , Gentlemen: ' I 4 A . Without obligation on my part, please send me further in formation relative to yottr Texas acreage. . Name Address City for. Nor with the enormous amount of drilling going on in Texas in all counties is there any tell ing where the next big oil boom will break out. If it is- near your lease, or a few miles from it, your fortune is made. Take a fling at fortune. This is your big 'chance. , "Money Is Made By Men Not Afraid" 1 For Further Information Write orris Milder Leasing & Producing Do. State 1 603 Electric Bldg. J Omaha, Neb. waam r airmail