THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1920.
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Magnates Meet Today, to Smooth Over Base
Johnson and
; Heydler Barred ,
From Meeting
Efforts to Avoid War Will Be
Made When Men Financial
ly Interested in Leagues
Hold Confalx'
Chicago, Nov. 11. Efforts at rec
onciliation for the purpose of avoid
ing a base hall war in the- major
leagues will be made here tomorrow
at a joint meeting of club owners
of the National and American
leagues.
The meeting was agreed upon
when the warring factions met in
Kansas City the other day while
there to present their sides of -the
controversy before the minors. ' At
this session, John A. ilevdier ana
Flan Johnson, presidents of the Na
tional and American leagues, re
spectively, lawyers, stenographers
and other attaches will be barred
-;nl only the men, financially inter
ested hi the two leagues will be
present. The meeting is to be in
formal and no record of what takes
place Will be made.
: Each club owner is expected to
speak for himself and give; his opin
ion as to the bcit means for the
reorganization of the game, so as
:o bring about peace. The mag
nates arc scheduled to couvenc at
noon. After the joint meeting ad
journment will be taken while each
feagnc will deliberate on . the pro
ceedings for a final report. In the
evening another joint meeting will
be held and it is expected that some
; decisive action will be taken which
will mean peace between the war
ring factions. 1
Regardless of the outcome of the
meeting, it has been definitely decidd
by the eleven signatories oi the
L'askcr plan for the reorganization
of the game the National league
club owners and Chicago, Boston
and New York clubs of the Ameri
can league who faivored the proposi
tionthat Federal Judge Landis will
be chairman of the new governing
board of base ball if he accepts the
offer of the sponsors of theLasker
plan. The five members jof the
American league, Detroit, Cleveland,
St. Louis. Philadelphia and YVash
i ington, who have ajigned themselves
with B. B. Johnson of the Ameri
can league, nave signified their wil
lingness to the jurist as chairman.
Nonpareils Will Play ; a
Havelock Eleven at
Rourke Lot Sunday j
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Omaha followers 'of amateur and
t semi-pro foot ball have an oppor
tunity Sunday to witness what is
"expected to be a hard-fought game
when the Nonpareils, state amateur
and semi-pro gridiron champions,
mix with . the Havlock Boiler
makers, who are making a strong
bid for the state semi-pro title this
season.
These two elevens were scheduled
to- play last Sunday, but rain inter
fered and in orde,r to give the Oma
ha followers a chance to see the
crack Havelock eleven in action.
Manager Phil Lynch arranged an
other game for Sunday. The game
will be staged at Rourke park, start
ing at 3 o'clock. f
The Havelock squad is one of the
strongest elevens in the state. Sev
eral of the players are former Ne
' braska University and Lincoln High
school gridstefs. j
Kansas City Swimmer
Selected on Local Team
Scoficld DeLong, captain of the
Central High swimming team, an
nounced yesterday that a change had
luen made in the lineup of the squad
which will represent the school i:i
tti state high -school chamoionship
meet to be held November 18 at
the Athletic club.
Burt Corliss, who was chosen as
fourth man on ihe team, has left
school, and John Robertson, a soph
more foni Kansas City, has been
selected! to. fill the) vacancy.
Robertson has been training uu-.-ler
the direction of, "Pete', Wen
dell, who has . charge Of the meet,
and is reported to be a faster man
than Corliss. DeLong. D. L. Di
Vcnd and Edward ' Thomann arc
s other men on the team
Omaha Distance Runners
May Work at "Y" for Run
Omaha long distance runners,
who intend to compete in the sev
enth annual Y. M. C.'A- cross-country
run to be staged Thanksgiving
day, have been invited by the ath
. letic department of the local "Y" to
workout with the association squad
.f athletes every Monday, Wednes
day and Friday evening under the
direction of J. O. Hedberg, assist-
; ant physical director.
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Evans Interne' in HospitaJ.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 11. Joe
f.vans. wlin tiatrnlie th mtifiolrl r
. i r i - i - - t. 1
ine ieveiana woria s cnampions. js
an interne in a local hospital, where
he is taking ifpost graduate course.
Within a week from he erid, of the 1
series wnn crooKiyn, jtvans was on
the job.
JF9
ITHTHE-
Kid MrCay, Tftmn heavrnrelcbt beiw,
has established a Kymnaslum at Oakland,
Cal.. and will endeavor to Impart some
knowledge ot fisticuffs to aspiring cham
pions. Joe Aievedo, veteran California ltght
welghr. Is just a little too good for the
boys of his welsrht out on the Pacific
coast and la battling at the 1,000 per cent
mark. Eastern fans will remember Aie
vodo as a tough, rugged llghtwelpbt, and
a hard foe for the best, a few years back.
Since his comeback, Joa has won six
starts. i ,
Tedd.r Hares., otlllt.r ' maa for Jack
Dtmpsey and Jack Kearns, arrived In Chi
cago on his Way to California on business
for the champion. Hayes says Jack an.l
his manager will depart for the western
coast Immediately after the Brennan bout
in. New York next month. .
-Spider" Kelly, old-time, lightweight
boxer and rated a one of the grealesc
Keconds that ever advised a boxer, has ee
, tabltshed hlise!f at Tucson. Ariz., and
will stage boxing1 events this winter.
-Plnh)" Mitchell, brother of Kirliie. who
has graduated Into tlie wel'erwklght class,
has been matched to box Js-ch Britton ct
Milwaukee, LieceBilrrr li. Tom Andrews,
matchmaker for th Oram city Athle
tic tlub, is staging the tout,
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Dempsey and Carpentier Sign for Bout
R I ': put r im iwimn"-
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The signing of article at the Hotel Clarjdge, New York City, for the fight between Jack Derripiey,
world' heavyweight champion, and George Carpentier, champion of Europe, for the heavyweight champion.
hip of the world. The men will meet for the record purte of $500,000. Seated, left to right, are: Jack
Dempiey, William A. Brady, Charles Cochran and Tex Rickard, promoters; George Carpentier and Fran
cois Descamps. Jack Kearns, manager, of Dempsey, is shown standing at the left. '
Name Committee
To Meet Majors
Six Minor League Representa
tives Will Assist in Organiz
ing Governing Body of
Base Ball.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. II. The
National Association of Minor
leagues today appointed a committee
of six to meet with the American
and National leagues to draw up a
new govcring body, ' of organized
base ball. M. 11. Sexton of Rock
Island, 111., president of the National
association, will be chairman of the
committee. ,
The otlier ' Members 'will be
Thomas J. Hickey, president of the
American association, representing
the Class AA leagues; John D.
Martin, president of the Southern
association, representing .Class A;
George H. Mams, president of the
Michigan-Ontario league, represent
ing Class ,B; William Walsh, presi
dent of the south Atlantic league,
representing Class C. and J. W.
Morris, president or the West lexas
league, representing Class D.
. 1 his committee will meet with the
majors, providing they succeed in
settling their threatened war in
Chicago tomorrow.
Buffalo, N. Y., late today was
awarded the '1921 convention of the
National Association of Minor
leagues. '
President Veeck of the Chicago
Nationals today closed a deal for
the "purchase of Kay Grimes, first
baseman of the Bridgeport, Conn.,
club of, the Eastern league. Grimes
will be taken on the trainifcg trip to
Pasadena, Cal.
Prospects Bright for
Strong Cage Quintet
At Commerce High
Prospects for a winning basket
ball team at the High School c
Commerce this winter are brighter
than a new dollar, according to
Coach James Drummand. The Book
keepers, for the lastjwo yearswer
runner-ups tor the state champion
ship. ; '
Drummond has " scheduled Cen
tral, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Lin
coln, Sheldon and York High schoo!
basket ball quintets for games this
winter.
"Ike" Mahoney, Louis Camero an-.l
Tames Slane, are last years play
ers who are expected to hold down
positions on 'the next season team,
while Ervia Hogdson, Frank Rok-
usek' and Charles Hathoot will try
for' positions ion the. Commerce
squad. Th,c former p&ys . center,
while the latter two are guards.
Ringer Places Bari On
Boxing Bouts In Omaha
Police Commissioner Ringer an
nounced .yesterday that it will be
the policy of his department tn pro
hibit public boxing contests until at
least, the legislature shall have en
acted a measure for the regulation
of this -sport. , His statement on the
subject follows:
"During the world war, athletics played
a most important part as a builder of
morale. Base ball, foot; ball, boxing and
all other sports received a wonderful
impetus. Interest in them has increased
since the return pf our veterans to civil
lif-v n
"Under the present law, It Is practically
impossible to regulate boxing, although
It has been the hope of all true sports
men that the game could he kept clean.
Experience has shown that such is not
the case and that continuance under the
present plan will prove a detriment to
legitimate boxing.' . f
"The American I.egion is fostering a
bill for the regulation of this sport and
will ask the legislature to enact If into
a law at the coming session. Until that
time.. in the opinion of those most deeply
interested In boxing, pufclle contests should
be prohibited and such will be the policy
of the admnistration. It is expected that
full co-operation will be willingly accord-
High School Foot Ball
riattsmoutli, i; Glenwoed. 1.Z:t'
riattsmouth, s)eb., Nov. 11. (Special.)-
Plattsmouth and Olenwood. Ia., Hleh
schools played a 7-to-7 tie game, both
touchdowns being made in the first quar
r,t,lsrn2,"n. gained ground on end
runs, while the visitors resorted to punis
almost entirely. Neither team wa able
nuucesaiui torw-ard passes. ,
Cherokee to Play Storm Lake.
Storm I.ae, la., Nov. 11. (Special.)
rr.llowing its overwhelming defeat by the
heavy Le Mars team, .the local High
school foot ball squad is preparing 'for
the Cherokee game Saturday. The- team
was handicapped in the I,e V gome by
the absence of two regular baoktleld men,
Jhe slippery field made end nins im
possible. Both Cherokee snd Storm J,alie
ere expecting a hard fight, and eansldr-r
the game the, hardest of. the Ze&son.
Storm Lalte s full team Wtl be In the
game Saturday, and the elevens v.ili lie
evenly ma 'cited in wight. The locals
have lost to l onda and Lc JIars. C:hr
okee Lent Fonda. 14 to J:t. ,1'herojiee
plans to bring a SDecial trsiu or rnni.,.
jlo the (lint, .
The Probable Lineup.
Omaha I'ni.
Pressley Crowley
Anderson
Reeves (('apt.)
('beano .
Vore
Heacnm .......
Davis
lltinner
niitcher
Wayne State
Vliller
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..C...
.R.G..
Prettcott
... P. Peterson
Helt
. . . RU'kahaiigh
( lark
Munn
. . . . C. Peterson
Austin
Arniore ((apt.)
R.T.
RE.
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R.H.
...KB..
.. ..O.B.
M. Preenley.
- Referee:
Umpire:
Miber
l.Uti. reighton.
Reed. Neoraaka
Maroons Will
Tackle Wayne
' At Rourke Lot
Three Gaines Scheduled to Be
Played by Nebraska Con
ference Teams Today;
Islanders Beat York.
(JAMES TODAY.
I nlvernlty of Omaha against Wayne
Slate Normal at Hourke park.
Iloane college against Peru State Nor
mal at Fern.
t'otner university against Kearney
State ormal "at Kearney.
Nebraska conference- foot ball
games will hold the center of inter
est among gridiron fans today. Three
battles are scheduled to be staged
by the conference schools. .
Coach Ernie Adams' University
of Omaha moleskin performers and
the Wayne State Normal gridsters
will provide the main grid attraction
'for local fans this afternoon. The
two aggregations will gat into action
at Rourke park, the game starting
at 3 o'clock. ; (
The Maroons1 were sent through a
light signal practice yesterday after
noon as the final preparation for ihe
game, Adams had his players run
ning through - signals out-of-doors,
but because of weather 's conditions
the locals soon retreated to the gym
nasium. Quarterback Etter will probably
he out of the name this- afternoon.
The local pilot has been on the sick
list this week and it is doubtful
whether he will be allowed to don
the moleskins.
The game today is the first con
ference battle of the season, for the
Wayne aggregation. 'The strength
of the. Normal eleven is not known
to local fans and grjd dopsters be
lieve Coach Adams' squad will buck
up against a strong team when
Wayne trots onto the field.
Doane college meets Peru at
Peru and Cotne;' plays Kearney
State Normal at Kearney.
Grand Island college and York
were scheduler to clash today, but
the game wasplayed yesterday as
ohe of the'feafures of the Armistice
day celebration at York. The Is
landers' college walloped the York
warriors, 34 to 0. York was on the
Grand Island one-yard line once dur
ing the game, but lacked the ability
to carrying the eval across the goal
line.
The Hastings and Midland college
vere scheduled to meet this after
noon on the former's gridiron, but
the game was played yesterday be
cause of the celebration. Hastings
winning with r. score of 20 to 5. Mid
land's three tallies were made dur
ing the last quarter by a dropkicl:.
Air rrTi
- A properly balanced Style
for Fall and Winter
I LION
& Ifeited SliiitS- Collar Co Troy.N.Y
;Greenleaf Retains
Billiard Honors
Defeats Woods, 123 to 55, in
Finals of Championship
Tourney at Chicago.
Chicago, Nov.' ll.-r-Raloh Green
leaf, who last year won the world's
pocket billiard title at Philadelphia,
retained his crown last night by de
feating Arthur Woods of Minneapo
i lis,1 125 to 55, in 31 innings.
Ralph, who represented New York
in' the final series, attained his ma
jority the day after election day".
His victory netted him his second,
leg on the Brunswick diamond cham
pjonship emblem, $1,500 in cash, a
salary of $2,400, and the emoluments
which. go with the prestige of world
j champion. ' ' v
J Woods who finished second, took
$1,00. . Jimmy l.Iaturo of Denver,
taking $500 for third, and Walter
franklin of. Kansas City, $J5U.
First Cage Games in
"Y" Midget League Soon
The first games in the Y..M. C. A.
Midget Basket Ball league are
scheduled to be played Saturday
a f tcrnoon , at the Joca' association
gymnasium. Twelve quintets are'en
tercd in the circn't, which will be a
round-robin affair .
The teams entered follow:.
PHJMSTIXKS.
Tom Bowie (Capt., James Carroll. Jim
Iltddlng, Allen Jleitzen, Charles Rice,
Hichard Tagg. Kent Wood, Elba Rominger,
BABYLONIANS.
E. Brown (Capt), Bill Irvine, Keith
Ray. Clarence Johnson. Halley McCay.
Walter Casper, Roland Stoore.
PHAROAHS.
Karlan Miles (Capt.), Elwood Wllmoth,
Str.nley Pmlth. Harold Barris. Ike Lass
Thompson, Otto Rendla, Laren Brown.
, KGYPTIAXS.
Alhvine Starble (Capt.), Harold Chris
tiansen, Don XIadgett. Don Deeds, Georgo
Knoke. Carroll Peuthers, Bill Brooks,
Chester Daniclson.
ROMANS.
DOnald Brown (Capt.), Art Van Afs
dale, Henry Rupe. Steve O'Donnell, Wil
liam Berghahan, Merritt Biiyngham,-Robert
Morl'-ns, Fred EluC-ner.
ASSYRJANS.
Art Head (Capt ). Maxwell Hoops, Sam
Dutclier, Phil Marker, Harold Randall,
('lenient, Clarli, Robert Rood, Ernest Ar
ringdale. GOIJATHS. j
John Stoley (Capt ). Art Smitls, Mel
bourne Wigstone, Charles Sterns, ClarU
Swanson, Meredith Juse,' Kenneth Mul
lai.ey. i
TERSIAXS. ,
Brncy Weymuller (Capt ), P.ichard
Pluudell. Peter Sauerbray, Paul Quisen
herry. Dolphin Allen, Bill Kearns, Elba
Komingir, Ljle Graham.
GREEKS.
liank Smith (Capt.), II. Prulia, Byron
Bernard, Edwin. Radzweit, Byrri Francis,
l.ouis Sorenson, Otto Jacobson, Vincent
Striker.
MACEDONIANS.
Cleo Fairer (Capt.). Alvah Stllson. Rich
ard Avery, Da Hon Paul, Charles Rendla.
Hubert hay," Jim Duke, Alvln Sliorthlll.
' TIBKS.
Bill Thomas (Capt.), Elmcfe I.undeen,
Ed Carnal, Harold Christiansen, Clarenoo
Oliver, Ralph Thompson, Allen Shorthill.
JONAHS.
Thurman Ramsey CCapt.), Douglas
Seymour, Berton Holmes, Delphll ielly.
Jack Gardner, Henry Rupe. Milton Rev.
r.elUs, Clfyson Messick.
Y. M. H. A. Plans Show.
The Young Men's Hebrew asso
ciaiion has decided to stage boxing
exhibitions and wrestling matches
at the organization's weekly meet
ings at the club rooms. The first
athletic entertainment of this cha
actcr will be held Sunday aftcrnoo
nrnrvii ttv t
Collars
Jlsp Makers of lion ShTrh M
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Aerial Attack Wins
For Columbus Team
Over Fremont, 116-0
Columbus, Neb Nov. 11.
(Special Telegram.) Coludibus
High school foot ball players
easily defeated the Fremont elev
en here this afternoon with a
score of 116 to 0. The local grid-.
sters outclassed the visitors in all
departments of the game. The
aerial attack of the winners wan
one' of the features of the con
test, i
Western League Club
Owners Elect Letcher
President of Circuit
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 11. J. C.
Letcher of Tulsa, Ok la., was elected
president' of the Western Associa
tion, base ball league yesterday.
Charles Brill . of Oklahoma City
was clectedsccrctary-treasurer.
The' club" owners decided to play
a schedule of 140 games next sea-
son, beginning May 4, and ending
about September 0.
' To Meet French Boxers.
Chicago. Nov... 11. Johnny Cou
lon, the diminutive Chicagoan, who
held the bantamweight champion
ship for years, will engage in two
contests in France next moiith,
meeting the pick of tfce French ban
tams. Coulon sailed from Ne
York on November' 2. , It is Cou
lon's second trip abroad within a
year,
Her eV Good v , . ; ;
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Brand new Double All-Wool
Heavy Brown or
kets, at
Double Plaid Wool Blankets,
very special, at .'..$7.75
Double Plaid Woolnap Blan
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Regulation O. D.
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Re-Issue O. D. Array Woo!
Blankets, very special, at $5 35
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American Tennis Team Leaves
tor Australia to Compete in Meet
i Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 11. The
I Amqgicau Davis cup team left here
oday aboard the steamer Niagara
! for Auckland, New'.ealand. where it
will compte against the Australian
'defenders ' of the famous tennis
uupfiy 111 cut uiuiJi lu viiuk "it; iMf
back to America
, William T. Tildcn, II. of Phila-
fODTEALL
RESULTS
STA'TE.
( (inimerce HIkIi, Yi; Grand Island, 0.
( nliimbus, lltt; Fremont, .
I.eilnittoii, 40; Kearney, h.
llastlnKs Colleen, 10; Midland, 3.
(irontl Island rolleev, 34; York, 0.
W EST.
I nirerslty of Idaho, 10; I'niversily ot
Itah. O.
Colorado .irles. 18; Colorado, 0.
Denver 1 nherslty, 3; Inlversily ot
Wyoming, 0.
SOI TH.
1.rlli Carolina., 14 f Virginia Toly In
stitute, e.
I'niversity of Alabama, SI; Vnlversity
of l4iiislaiia, 0.
Packers Lose Another
Grid Player in Harlan
South High's stock in rtic city
foot ball championship fook another
drop yesterday when Coach Patton
announced that "Chick" Harlan, sub
stitute center, had turned in his
moleskins and left school.
A $30,000 Stock of Army Surplus and
Salvaged Goods to Be Disposed of at
Pre-War and Even Below Pre-War Prices
. 11
Just a Few of the Many Bargains We Are Offering
This Week i
SHOES
Regulation Army Russet
Gray Blan-f -Dress Shoes,
$9.75 Regulation Russet Garri-
son Shoes, only
Army Officers'
Shoes, a
'serviceable and dressy
shoe, at the' special price
of $9.75
Hob Nail Shoes, the most
serviceable shoe made,
Wool Army
at '.
Wool Army Last Shoes, aj
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Ball Trqubks
(Icphia: Watson M. Washburn of
New York, William M. Johnston of
San Francisco, and Samuel Hardy,
also of San Francisco, make up the
American team. The first three
named will do practically all of the
playing in the Davis Cup matches,
but Hardy will play if it becomes
necessary. The matches for the Da
vis cup will be played in December.
Dates proposed by the Australus
iar Lawn Tennis association and ap
proved by the United Stales l.awn
Tennis association for a tour of Aus
tralia by the Americans f.illowitiff
the Davis cup matches a lour sim
ilar to the one made by the Aus
tralians in America in 1919 arc as
follows:
January 13, 14, 15, at Melbourne,
against Australia or Victoria. Janu
ary 20, 21,
at Adelaide, against
South Australia. January 27, 28, 29,
at Sydney, against Australia.
Interest in the coming matches at
Auckland, for which the Americans
will have some three weeks' time to
practice, is evidenced by the f.it ilutl
stands to accommodate 7,(W0 persons
are being erected.
The route for the team's return
lias not been determined, although
it is expected that they will be back
in the United States some time next
March.- Invitations have been re
ceived for them to play in Shanghai
and Singapore, and they may possi
bly make the homeward journey by
way of some of the Oriental ports
instead of returning direct from Australia.
SHIRTS
Brand New O. D. Wool Serge
Shirts, at the very low price
of , $5.98
Renovated O. D. Shirts, alLin '
goo$ condition, at. $2.98
MOLESKIN COATS
Officers' Moleskin Coats, wa
terproof and windproof, a,
raincoat and overcoat com- ;
bined, d $45.00 value, for
only $27.50
only..$8.9
.$8.98
Dress
comfortable,
.$6.98
We-also (have
Heaw Chocolate Munson . tion of Leather
dandy work skin. Coats, Raincoats and
. $3.98 manyx others,
Commerce Beals
Grand Island, 27-0 (
Straight Fool Hall a ml For
ward Passes Score. Another
Victory for Locals.
Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 11.
(Special .TclegYam.) - Commercial
HirIi's foot ball team of Omaha
added another victory to its grow
ing list here this afternoon at ilic
expense of Grand Island 1 1 i.h, when
it easily defeated the locals with i
store of 27 to 0.
TJie visiting "Beef Tuist" on: -weighed
the Islanders. I lie visit
ors' line was able to hold the local
gridsters while Mahoney a nil Veih
,out skirted the ends for 1. ug Rains.
Coach James Drummond'-. warriors
chalked up three touchdowns and
goals after touchdowns 'hiring the
initial period pf the game and' on :
In the last' quarter. Two nf the Com
merce tallies came as a icsult m
straight foot ball, while two touch -dewns
were scored by Ihe aerial
rciite.
Tommy Gibbons to Hox.
1'eoria, 111., Nov. 'II. Tommy
Gibbous, the St. l'aul light heavy
weight, will meet Hugh- Walker r?
Kansas City in a 10-round contrst
tonight. y y
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