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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMKEK 7, 1920.
Boston
Captain Urban
Probably Will
Accept
it Offer
Eastern Foot Ball Warrior Is
'Also Star Basket Ball ami
Base- Ball Player at "Bean
Town"" School.
Luke Urban, captain of the Bos
ton college foot ball team this year
at Boston, lias been asked to accept
a position as coach of the Creighton
university eleven next fall. The
eastern star athlete will probably
take the position offered him by the
athletic officials at the local school,
according to word received from the I
"bean town" last night. i
Besides being a star foot ball
blayer, Urban is a basket ball and
base ball player and is considered
by eastern critics to be a star at the
rage game and the national sport.
Urban has been named by several
experts as an All-Amcrican end this
ear.
Athletic officials at Creighton uni
versity said last night that several
.-astern toadies and this season's
foot ball captains have been offered
oositions at the local school, but to
date, Urban is the only one to an
,ver the offers.
Maupome Wins Over
Kieckhefer in Close
Billiard Game, 50-48
Chicago, Dec. 6. Pierre Man
pome of Milwaukee played one of
the best games of his career in his
first game with Augic Kieckhefer of
Chicago, in the play-off for the four
cornered third place tie in the pre
liminaries to the National Three
Cushion billiard tournament, defeat
ing Kieckhefer, SO to 48 ifi 44 innings
after the Chicagoau had led through
most of the contest. Kieckhefer's
high run we 7 and Maupome's was
4.
Alfred De Oro of New York al
ready had been eliminated from a
chance in the finals and he elimi
nated John Daly of New York by
winning, 50 to 40 in 68 innings.
Western Conference
Track Card Announced
Chicago, Dec. 6. Dates for west
ern conference track meets were an
nounced yesterday as follows:
February 26 Iowa at Illinois.
March I Illinois relays at Urbana.
March 12 MlchlRan at Chicago.
March 18 Conference track meet (in
Joor) at Northwestern.
May 4 Minnesota at Northwestern.
May 7 Northwestern at Iowa.
May 7 Indiana at Turdue.
May 14 Michigan' at Illinois; rurilue
tt Northwestern; Minnesota at Wisconsin.
May 10 Wisconsin at Illinois.
May 21 Chicago at Michigan; Illinois
lnterscbolarlstlo at Urban a.
May 27 Northwestern at Wisconsin.
May 28 Iowa at Minnesota; Indiana
itate meet.
June 3-4 Conference meet (outdoor)
tt Chicago.
"Big Ten" Base Ball
Schedule for 1921
The schedula follows:
IOWA.
April 18 Chicago at Iowa City.
April 21 Northwestern nt Evanston.
April 29 rurdue at Lafayette.
April 30 Illinois at Urbana.
May 4 Chicago at Chicago.
May 9 Purdue at Iowa City.
May 13 Notra Dame at South Bend
non conference).
May 14 Michigan at Ann Arbor.
May 16 Illinois at Iowa City.
May 20-21 Indiana at Iowa City.
May 2.1 Michigan at Iowa City.
May 28 Northwestern at Iowa City.
INDIANA.
April 2J-53 Wisconsin at Bloomlngton.
April 29 Ohio State at Columbus.
May 6-T Northwestern at Bloomlng
'on. May 13-14 Ohio State at Bloomlngton.
May 16 Waseda at Bloomlngton (non
conference).
May 20-21 Iowa at Iowa City.
May 28 Notre Dame at Bloomlngton.
May 30 Notre Dame at South .Bend
(non conference).
June 6 Purdue at Lafayette.
June 7 Purdue at Bloomlngton.
WISCONSIN.
April 22-23 Indiana at Bloomlngton.
' April 29 Northwestern nt Evanston.
April 30 Chicago at Chicago.
May 7 Purdue at Madison.
May 14 Illinois at Madison.
May 20 Illinois at I'rbana.
May 21 Northwestern at Madison.
May 27 Chicago at Madleon.
May 28 Purdue at Lafayette.
May 30 Michigan at Ann Arbor.
June 4 Notre Pama at Madison (non
tonference).
June 6 Michigan at Madison.
NORTHWK9TEKX.
April 13 Illinois at Urbana.
April 18 Purdue at Lafayette.
April 21 Iowa at Kvantton.
April 23 Ohio State at Columbus.
April 26 Chicago at Chicago,
April 29 Wisconsin at Evanston,
Mey -7 Indiana at Bloomlngton.
May 11 Waseda at JJvanaU.n (non con
ference). May 21 Wisconsin at Madison.
May 24 Chicago at Evanston.
May 28 Iowa at Iowa City.
ILLINOIS.
April 9 Purdue at Lafayette.
April 13 Northwestern at Urbana.
Aprtl 16 Ohio State at Columbus.
April 23 Chicago at T'rbana.
April 30 Iowa at Urbana.
May 2-3 Notre Dame at Urbane (non
conference).
May 7 Ohio State at Urbana.
May 11 Chicago at Chicago.
May 14 Wisconsin at Mndison.
May 16 Iowa at Iowa City.
May 20 Wisconsin at Urbana.
May 21 Waseda at Urbana.
May 28 Michigan at Ann Arbor.
June 4 Michigan at Urbana.
CHICAGO.
iprll 23 Illinois at Urbana.
April 26 Northwestern nt Chicago.
Uprll 30 Wisconsin at Chicago,
"rtay 4 Ohio State at Chlrago.
May 7 Michigan at Ann Arbor.
May 11 Illinois at Chicago.,
May 14 Purdue at Lafayette.
"ny is Waseda at Chicago.
May 21 Michigan at Chicago.
Mav 24 Northwestern at Evanston.
j,Isy 27 Wisconsin at Madison.
May 31 Burdue at Chicago.
June 3 Iowa at Chicago.
June 11-13 Waseda at Chicago.
MICHIGAN.
April 23 Purdue at Ann Arbor.
April .",0 Noire Dame at South Bend
non conference).
May 2 Purdue at Ijl Favette.
Msy 7 Chlrsgo at Ann Arbor.
May 11 Michigan Aggies at Lansing
(nnn conference).
May 14 Iowa at Ann Arbor.
May 16 Ohio State at Columbus.
May 18 Notre Dame at Ann Arbor
(non conference).
May 21 Chicago at Chicago.
May 23 Iowa at Iowa City.
May 27 Ohio State at Ann Arbor.
May 28 Illinois at Ann Arbor.
May SO Wisconsin at Ann Arbor.
June 1 Michigan Aggies at Ann Arbor
(non conference).
June 4 Illinois at T'rbana.
June Wisconsin at Madison.
June 28 Waseda at Ann Arbor.
OHIO STATU,
April 16 Illinois st Columbus.
April 23 Northwestern at Columbus
April 26 Indiana at Columbus.
May 4 Chicago at Chicago.
May 7 Illinois at L'rhara.
May 13 Indiana at Hloomington.
May 16 Mlchltran at Columbus.
' Hay 27 Michigan at Ann Arbor.
College Gridster to Coach Creighton
To Lead South High
Bernard Sullivan, last year's
backtield man on l lie South High
school foot ball team, was elected
captain of the 1921 eleven last week
at a meeting of the monogram win
ners, bulhvan is a hard player and
was one of the stars in the Commerce-South
High game.
Thirty-Five Doane
Capers Answer Call
g
Prospects Bright for Winning
Basket Ball Team at Crete,
Neb., Sehool.
Crete, Neb., Dec. 6. (Special.)
Thirty-five Doane college basket
ball players answered Coach John
ston's first call to the hardwood
floor last week and the task of
rounding a varsity quintet into con
dition for the coming season is well
underway. The flock of 35 cagers is
divided into squads for preliminary
games in order to determine the eight
best tosscrs in school.
Prospects for a winning team at the
local college are bright and local fol
lowers of the indoor ganie predict
a good season for the Doane baskct
ccrs. A large squad of freshmen re
ported for basket ball duty the first
night and Coach Johnston expects
to develop several of the yearlings
into good players before the season
gets under way. The schedule is be
ing shaped by the Doane coach and
will include about 21 gainer with
state colleges and teams froj'ii Iowa,
Kansas and South Dakota.
Coach Johnston has also started a
class in tumbling and more than 14
Doane athletes are out every after
noon practicing turning flip-flops and
the like. A class in junior tumbling
has been organized for the boys of
Crete. With basket ball and tum
bling on the athletic program for this
winter in Crete, sport fans are pre
dicting an interesting season in ath
letics. Cobb Noncommittal
On Manager's Job
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee l eased Wire.
New Orleans, Dec. 6. Ty Cobb
arrived in New Orleans yesterday on
his way from the Pacific coast to his
home in Augusta, Ga., where he will
spend the winter.
Asked whether he expected to
manage the Tigers next season. Ty
was noncommittal. He did not deny
that President Navin had tendered
him the place.
"Sometimes I think that it would
be better for me to remain in the
ranks until I have played out my
league string and then try manag
ing," said Ty. "Other limes I am
tempted to take hold of the reins
now. 1 haven't really reached any
decision."
NEXT
The six-day race helps to fill in
while waiting for telephone num
bers. It is difficult to dissect the
fascination that the race possesses.
But it is a known fact that it at
tracts men who wouldn't go around
the corner to pipe a parade of High
landers in glass kilts.
For 148 curly hours those pro
teges of the squirrels spin around
the omelet-shaped track with thou
sands of bugs paying a war lax for
the privilege of wondering what it's
all about. Some of, the hokies used
the armory for a nest. Some come
up to trade no overcoat for a good
one. Some jus.t rattle up to hear
the six-day song sluggers sing
through both nostrils. But the ma
jority really seem to enjoy watch
ing a string of riders paddle around
and around. After they go around
and around they reverse the idea
and go around and around.
About four in the1 morning the
rubber-tired centaurs might as well
be chauffering sewing machines for
all the speed they are making. It
looks like a dizzy carousal with a
flat wheel. Then sone millionaire
wakes up and ofters one dollar for
a hundred-mile sprint. Some for
eign star wins that without inter
rupting his beauty siren. Thcv
don't make anv more mileage than
I iron deer, hut the crowd likes to
I see 'em. Since the old corner sa
j loon has moved three corners, folks
- K With
When Jack Sharkey Stopped One
Of Joe Lynch's Blows in the 15th
Round It Cost Him Close to $50,000
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be. Leased Wire.
New York, Dec. 6. Fred Snod
grass made a muff in a world's ser
ies game several years ago, which
cost Fred and his colleagues on the
Giants' in the neighborhood of
$3,000 each. Little Jack Sharkey
stopped one of Joe Lynch's hard
right-handed smashes in the 15th
round of their quarrel at Madison
Square Garden last Thursday night
and it is estimated that his rashness
will cost him close to $50,000.
The clever little bantam could
have avoided the fracas with Lynch,
but fate decreed that Sharkey was to
be the one chosen to go in there
with Lynch and have himself cuffed
away from the chance to fight for
the bantamweight championship and
the many fine purses usually attend
ing all the fights leading up to and
including an international match.
Now cones the match for the title
between Lynch and Pete Hermann,
the New Orleans boy, who has been
wearing the crown for quite some
time. This match will be staged at
Madison Square Garden in Decem
ber and will draw at least enough to
Boxing in New York
State Will Not Be
"Killed" First of Year
New York, Dec. .6 The boxing
law in New York state will not be
"killed" by the political administra
tion which takes effect January 1,
1921.
Barring a few changes in the per
sonnel of the commission, absolutely
nothing will be done with the boxing
laws by Governor-elect Nathan L.
Miller.
Sensational stories that the fight
game in New York state was doomed
because of the hostility of Miller
concerning pugilism began to ap
pear nearly a week ago. None of
the stories quoted Miller in opposi
tion to boxing, nor did any flatly
state that Miller had intimated any
intention to ask for the repeal of
the Walker boxing bill.
Miller has flatly refused to give
out any interview on the boxing
situation, maintaining the attitude
that any statements concerning any
proposed policy on his part should
be withheld until he takes' office.
7" 1
Brocco and Coburn
Lead Bicycle Riders
Xtw York, Dec. 6. Thirleeen and
a half hours after the beginning of
the annual six-day bicycle race in
Madison Square Garden today. Broc
co and Coburn succeeded in lap
ping the entire field of 14 other
teams; After a conference between
the judges the stolen lay was., al
lowd and the team officially declared
a lap in the lead at 2 p. ni.
At 1 p. m. the 13th hour, the IS
teams were still tied at 259 miles and
2 laps, with Belloni leading. The
record for this hour is 300 miles,
no laps, made by Grenda and Moran
in 1913.
Cedar Rapids Stays V
In Three-Eye League
Chicago, Dec. 6. The Threc-I-circuit
will remain uru-hancreH next
season, club owners meeting here! St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 6. Hie Thir
decided after the Cedar Rapids, la., teenth annual meeting of the Mid
club, which had been contemplat-.' dlewest bowling: association endea
inir withdrawing hrranse oA the lone last night.
railroad iumos. decided to remain
in the league.
Bellevue and United
Quintets Play Tonight
The feature game in the Church
basket ball league tonight at the Y,
will be played between the Bellevue
Presbyterians and the United Pres
byterians, starting at 7:30 p. m.
Considerable rivaly exists between
these two quintets and a hard fight
is expected. Another game which
should also be interesting is sche
duled between the Lowe Avenue
Presbyterians and the First M. E.
M. E. Wops against the Clifton
Hill Presbyterians and the Pearl
Memorials against the Pearl Kops
are the other two games on the pro
gram.
ONE
will pay eleven dollars to watch the
pendulum on a grandfather's clock
provided that some guy will go to
the trouble of printing tickets for it.
Possibly it is the gruelling na
ture of the race that attracts the
boys. They wouldn't step out to
hear Caruso sing for five minutes.
But if Caruso started out to break
the larnyx endurance record by
chirping one hundred days the hall
will be packed to the ears with guys
making book against him.
Centuries ago a Greek hero ran
twenty-five miles. He probably
brought the wring dish, but since
then no athletic event is considered
official unless it lasts a week. Then
tiey ride two extra days as a con
solation prize for the winner. The
duke was over at the Olympics when
the Belgian officials tried to run the
marathon off in heats. That's one
for the loose-leaf ledger and wins
the bottomless soup bowl.
They will never send in any riot
calls from the reading room of the
Carnegie library, thoy will never
need ground rules at an educational
lecture, they will never require a
traffic cop at the art exhibits, up at
the Metropolitan museum. But
just , buzz the boys that a finish
wrestling bout or a six-day bike
scamper is coming off and you will
need all three.
It's human nature.
And human nature is a funny
thing. Whether you have it or not.
guarantee each principal $20,000, but
Mr. Sharkey will not sit in on the
slicing 6f the melon and all because
of that wallop in that 15th round.
Some costly smash we arc willing
to chirp.
Joe Lynch right now is at the top
of his form, and Hermann will have
to watch his step on the 22nd. inst,
else the sorrel-tupped little Irish
man is very likely to drop one for
the distance. Lynch combines all
the qualifications to make a real
champion. He is fast, very clever,
and has a kick worthy of a welter
weight.
Sharkey's defeat by Lynch may al
so affect his match with Jimmy
Wilde in England. Sharkey was
scheduled to fight the flashy Briton
some time in January, but the flop
in the Garden the other night might
alter the program.
Hermann has practically finished
his training and will only do light
work now until he takes on Lynch.
The champion is to sail for England
on December 23, no matter whether
he wins o; loses from Lynch.
Quarantine Placed on
Home of Jess Willard
Lawrence, Kan., Dec, 6. Jess -Willard's
training to meet the win
ner of the Dcmpsey-Brennau fight
may be interrupted by a quarantine
placed on his home, west of here.
The former heavyweight cham
pion's three children have contracted
diphtheria, and while none are ser
iously ill, the attending physician
has quarantined the house. Willard
is allowed to go about his place,
however.
"City Dads" of Chicago
Up in Arms Over Fake
Wrestling Exhibition
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Dee Leaked Wire.
Chicago, Dec. 6. As a result of
the riot at Haymarket theater, (lur
ing which the angry patrons of a
fake wrestling match kicked out the
liehts. knocked holes in the curtains
on the stage and wrecked the furni
ture, the city purposes to put a una
curb on the wrestling game here,
which has always given off an offen
sive odor. It is proposed to license
promoters, wrestlers and exhibi
tions. Then, if a fake is put over,
these licenses may be revoked and
all connected with the affair may be
put out of business, as far as this
field is concerned. The public is
heartily sick of paying money to
see a couple of foreign "birds" sit
on each other for three or four hours.
In the Haymarket theater affair,
the wrestlers went through the usual
stunt of wallowing around bn the
stage and at midnight the manager
announced the? show was over and
the lights would be put out. The
angry patrons announced they would
put out the lights, which they did
with commendable vigor. The bout
had been advertised as a "finish
go" and the spectators did the fin
ishing. McCullough Wins
Midwest Honors
The new title holders are:
Singles: Fred McCullough, In
dianapolis, 668.
Doubles: Ed. Kreir.s and Art.
Bugenhamen, Chicago, 1,244.
All events: Jess Pritchett, Indian
apolis, 1,856.
Team: A. II. Arnold and Broth
ers, Chicago. 2,822.
McCullough and Prichett estab
lished their leads today.
In winning the singles, McCul
lough bettered the mark of T. At
kins, Omaha, last year's leader, by
eight pins.
Cash prizes aggregating several
thousand dollars were distributed in
addition to gold medals to the sin
gles and doubles winners.
F. Thomas led the Nebraska
bowlers in the singles yesterday
with 585, while F. Middaugh and L.
Hammond of Fremont were best in
the doubles with 1,094.
The tournament closed tonight,
1067 was low score in the money in
the doubles and about 557 in the
singles. Score:
OMAHA I FREMONT
1st Id 3ll 1st 2fl Sri
Thomas ..170 152 147 Middaugh 19 173 16S
Smith ...162 192 191 IHarn'ond 203 182 173
I
Total ..32 344 Mil Total .-.392 361 341
Thomas ..229 196 10;Sampter.. 146 169 14S
Smith ...173 177 IKSI.Mlddaugh 136 134 1 50
London ..163 563 ISSICollny ...136 167 171
MrCatm ,.17 162 16KIDounla9 ..UQ 201 K!
McCabe ..187 134 mlTaylor ...179 21 1 16"
London ..158 201 213 Douglas ..150 201 154
Total. ..345 836 3861 Total ..229 412 314
Ifolley ...155 146 147
ISampter ..207 165 171
I Total .
INDIANAPOLIS.
1st
157
176
.362 511 318
!d
155
1B1
3d
156
146
IV. Yieker
J. Specker
Total
.333
HIGH SCHL
BASKETBALL
PavIU City, S4 ANila, 4.
David City. Nel,, Dec. (i. (Special.)
The David city high school basket ball
team easily defeated the Albia ciuiulct here
by a score of 24 to 4. Deford of Ibe local
team was the star of ihe wame. lie
scored leu of the 21 tallies. The following
: David City's achedule for the remainder
of the season:
December 10 Bralnard.
January 7 Bethany.
January 14 Osceola.
January 2S--Bethany.
January 29SfXomsburs.
February IS. Seward.
February 25. Schuyler,
rapllllnn, S3 C reighton Tjpho"", H.
I'aplllton, Neb., Dec. 6. (.Special ) The.
I'aplUlon High sehm banket ball lean'
defeated tho Creighton Typhoons here In
a hard fought game by a score of 3:1 to 30.
Collins. Selbold. Fase, Huxer, Schmidt.
Zwiebel and Trumble played on tho local
yiilnlet.
Tommy Walsh, nmnacrr nt t Bur
man, local bantamweight, has matched
Hurman to box Jack Sharkey In the main
Ho of eight rounds, December 20, In tile
old Olympic Athletic club, I'hlliidelplilu.
To Defend Cue Title
Against European
, Jb& cSi3L
Willie Hoppe, world's champion
billiardist, who will defend his title
against the European champion, Ed
ouard Horemans, of Belgium, who
recently arrived in this country.
J he match is being arranged
Hoppc's marvelous hands are in
sured for $100,000, each one carry
ingf $50,000 worth of protection.
Buckeyes and
Badgers Break
In Base Ball
Wisconsin and Ohio State An
nual Game Dropped Japs
To Play "Big Ten"
Teams.
Chicago, Dec. 6. Wisconsin and
Ohio State universities, which Satur
day severed foot ball relations, will
not meet in base ball next spring, it
became known last night when the
1921 schedules were ma-le public.
The foot ball break, was not relieved
to have had any influence on the ar
rangement with the base ba,ll sched
ules, for schedules for the latter were
made up some time ago, although
not announced until tonight.
Michigan and Illinois, which also
severed foot ball relations will not
meet on the diamond, but this is be
cause Minnesota does not play base
ball and not through any ill feeling
between the two schools.
At the meeting more interest in
the national game as a college sport
field next spring, Northwestern en
fore and nine of the schools in the
conference will have teams in the
(eild next spring, Northwestern en
tering the fold after dropping, base
ball for a time.
A feature of the coming B-ason will
be a tour of the Waseda university team.
I which wilt arrive from Tokio In early
! spring and tour the United States from
I coast to roast, meeting all the big schools.
Last spring the Lniversity of t hicaKO
base ball team toured Japan and the
Orient instead of taking part in the con
ference games here.
The collegians from Japan will arrive
on the Pacific coast about May 1, and.
after taking on some of the schools out
there, will come east, reaching Chicago on
May 10. The following day they will
meet Northwestern at Kvanston, then go
to Purdue for a game May 13. On May
14 they will play Hutler at Indianapolis,
the team coached hy Pat Page, who con
ducted lh tour of the Chicago boys
through Japan. May 16 will find the
Japanese at Indiana university and the
following day they will play Chicago at
the Midway, then go to Illinois for a
game May 21.
A tour of til last will fallow thai,
games being arranged at most of the big
eastern schools.
Commerce Arranging
1921 Grid Schedule
Commerce High school, runnerups
for the 1920 foot ball championship
of Nebraska, will open its 1921 grid
season October 1 in Council Bluffs
against the Iowans on the latter's
field. The schedule, which will be
completed soon, calls for eight games
next season, two contests to be
staged out of town.
The proposed schedule follows:
October 1. muffs, there.
October 8. Creighton High at Kourke
pork.
October 15. Central at Rourke rark.
October 22. Beatrice at Rourke park.
October 29. Lincoln, there.
November 6. Columbus at Rourke
park.
November 12. South High at Rourke
park.
November 19. Sioux City at Rourke
park.
November 25. Open.
Dundee Meets Coogan.
New York, Dec. 6. Johnny Dun
dee, lightweights has bcen substi
tuted for Willie Jackson in a 12
round bout against Mel Coogan of
Brooklyn in jersey City tomorrow
night. An injured shoulder today
was said to be the cause of Jackson's
withdrawal.
Word came from thfl east that Han
O'Dowil, light heavyweight, is coming
to the middle west in search of bouts
with the best in his division.
Here's Another Opportunity for
Argument Patterson Picks Team
New York, Dec. 6. In the current issue of Collier's Weekly the all
western conference foot ball elevens, as selected by E. C. Patterson, a
western foot ball official, are published. As usual, he picks first and
second teams and in his first eleven Wisconsin and Illinois 'divide the
honors, each having four representatives, while Ohio State has two and
Iowa the other one.
FIRST TEAM Positions SECOND TEAM
Carney, Illinois End Belding, Iowa
Sott, Wisconsin Tackle McGuire, Chicago
Bunge, Wisconsin Guard Brader, Wisconsin
Depler, Illinois Center Nemecek, Ohio State
Trott, Ohio State Guard J. Taylor, Ohio State
Huffman, Ohio State Tackle. Slater, Iowa
Weston, Wisconsin End Stinchcomb, Ohio State
A. Devine, Iowa....... Quarter Workman, Ohio State
Elliot. Wisconsin Halfback Walquist, Illinois
Ralph Fletcher, Ilinois Halfback., G. Devine, Iowa
Crangle, Illinois Fullback Sundt, Wisconsin
Natural Death
For Spitball Is
Urged by Klcm
Veteran Umpire of National
League Would Forhid New
Pitchers to Use Moist
Delivery.
New York, Dec. 0. Whether the
spitball. will be barred in the major
leagues next season is causing con
sidcrablc agitation these days. Many
persons believe that the nioNt artists
will he allowed tit cro nil .is lliev have
in the past. They point out that if
the freak delivery was barred the
fans would raise a hue and try over
the passing out of the game of some
of the best hurlers on the firing line
today.
Bill Klcm, one of the best umpires
in the National League, is one of
those who docs not think the de
livery vt ill be barred next year.. Klcm
says that it would be unjust to pre
vent such slabsters as Grimes of the
Dodgers, Douglas of the Giants,
Doak of the Cardinals, CovclcskKof
the Indians, and others from using
the moist delivery, upon which they
depend for most of their effective
ness. Keep Setters, Says Klem.
"If the pitchers who were allowed
to use the spitball delivery last sea
son were forced to resort to another
style of offerings next spring for ef
fectiveness I think the fans in major
league cities would raise a protest,"
said Klcm. 'Among the players there
has never been any objection to the
use of the spitball. It is not a dan
gerous delivery. The emery ball and
other freak deliveries which have
been done away with were really
dangerous to bat against, and the
majority of batsmen in the big
league were glad that they were
placed under the ban.
"lf .it is decided to put the spitter
in the class with the barred deliver
ies the pitchers who will suffer by
the rule will be robbed of their ef
fectiveness, and as a result they will j
probably be easy marks for the hat- j
ters, and the career or eacn win
be shortened."
Klem believes that it should only
be fair to allow the spitball pitchers
now in the leagues to continue until
their days of usefulness are over,
but he would bar any more moist
ball hurlers from entering the major
league ranks.
Let the delivery pass out of ex
istence as those who use it drop out
of the leagues," he said.
No More Crookedness.
Klcm praised the work of the
Chicago , grand jury in unearth'ing
the gambling scandal. He declared,
however, that a majority of the play
ers were honest, and would not be
fair to judge them as a class by the
actions of a handful of their set.
He does not think that the game will
be infested with crooked ball players
for another generation. He said
the recent scandal was ;a good thing
for the pastime and taught a lesson
to every player in the business.
"I do not think an attempt to
throw another game will be made
until there is a new generation of
players and fans," said Klem. "Those
who are now playing know it is
practically impossible to get away
with any crookedness."
Nonpareils Wallop
C. Y. M. A. Gridsters
In Hard Game, 18-0
In a hard-fought and interesting
foot ball game played at Rourke
park yesterday afternoon before a
large crbwd of fans, the Nonpareil
warriors walloped the C. Y. M. A.
eleven by a score of 18 to 0.
Gloden, Williams and Flannigan
scored the touchdowns for the win
ners, but Kasner failed to boot the
goals each time. 3-
The feature of the game was the
playing of Nelson, Foran, Flannigan.
Williams and Sandan for the Non
pareils, while Banner was the bright
spot on the C. Y. M. A. aggregation.
By virtue of their victory over the
vxC. Y. M. A. gridsters, the Nonpar
eils claim the semi-pro champion
ship of Nebraska.
Alexander Signs With
Chicago Nationals
Chicago, Dec. 0. The signed con
tract of Grovcr Cleveland Alex
ander, star pitcher of the Chicago
Nationals, was received at Cub head
quarters today.
Stallings and Hapgootl
Buy Rochester Club
Rochester, N. Y., Dec. p.-C. T.
Chapin, president of the Rochester
International League club, last night
announced the sale of the club to
George T. Stallings and Walter E.
Hapgood. former manager and
present business manager, respec
tively of the Boston Braves.
Stallings will be business manager.
Tommy Burn ex-hetivyweight cham
pion, hafl found what ho considers a like
ly going big fellow answering to the name
of Tiny Simpson. Hums, who has been
In Kngland for Home time, lound him a
month ago. Simpson stands f"ot 4't
Inches In his stocking feet and tips the
beams at 219 pounds.
Iowa Governor
Urges Building
Great Lakes Canal
Says Three Domestic Prob
lems Face Country ami Must
Be Solved Hefore Any
International Proposition.
Indianapolis, Iih!., Dec. 6. Claim
ing that-the expenditure of $.?00,000,-'
000 for I he proposed improvement of
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence river,
for an ocean-going steamer outlet to
the sea would he profitable invest
ment, Governor William L. Harding
of Iowa today, addressed the second
annual convention of the American
Farm Bureau federation.
"Improvement of the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence route is now proposed
as an international undertaking."
I said Governor Harding.
"America has many domestic prob
lems pressing now for solution. In
my judgment there are three subjects
that inii.st be solved before any of
Hie others can he adequately ap
proached for solution. These arc:
F irsst T r an s po rt a t io 11 .
Second Conservation of food.
Third Marketing or distribution.
"An objnet of given weight can
Ik- moved " over dead water, or
against a current, with less friction
than over a steel rail.
Is Cheap Travel.
"Until mar, through his inventive
genius, is able to cut the suspenders
of the law of gravity, water trans
portation will be about live times
icss costly than rail transportation.
"The transportation furnished by
nature, and which is the most eco
nomical, has been little developed
and little used by the people of the
United States. From Duluth and all
luke ports, by way of the St. Law
rcice to Boston and all Atlantic
ports, is down hill. With the aid of
engineers and a comparatively small
amount of money, the journey back
can be made on a water grade.
"Within the past 25 years, or even
less, there has been a most remark
able maritime, development on the
American Great Lakes. F' rom Duluth
or Chicago, to Buffalo, these Lakes
extend aonroximatelv 1.000 miles.
The country round about these
Great Lakes- is rich in natural re
sources, and within the last half cen
tury there has been such develop
ment on and around these Great
Lakes that today they produce ton
nage almost unbelievable. The ton
nage on these Great Lakes exceeds
that of the Mediterranean and the
Black sea combined.
Move Much Freight.
"It is within the information of
everyone that the territory around
and adjacent to the Great Lakes
produces immense quantities of
wheat and all kinds of grain, iron,
coal and copper, and in connection i
therewith, has become a great manu
facturing center.
"Between the eastern end of Lake
Erie and sea level in the St. Law
rence river, a distance of about 400
miles, there are two natural ob
stacles which prevent navigation.
The first is the falls of the Niagara
river and the second, the rapids of
the St. Lawrence. For many years
there has been operated successfully
shallow canal and locks around both
these obstacles. These have not !
been sufficient to accommodate
ocean-going vessels, but have been
enough to demonstrate that it i"
feasible to go around these two na
tural obstacles.
Reduced Cost of Moving
"We cannot move the farms of
.Iowa to the ocean, but we can move
the ocean 1,500 miles nearer to the
Iowa farmet.
"At the present time, the rate-on
grain from Duluth to Boston can
lie hauled part water and part rail
5 cents per bushel cheaper than it
can be hauled by all rail. Tt docs
not take an advance student in
mathematics to figure what a sav
ing there would be to the consumer
and what an advantage it will be to
the producer if the haul was all by
water.
"It will make possible for the
American farmer an outlet to the
world markets for his surplus pro
ducts, and this is necessary if we
expect to maintain our agricultural
standard. This project will cost
probably $.00,000,000. However, it
need not be a burden upon the tax
payers, but rather can be made a
profitable investment by the gov
ernment, for there is opportunity to
develop hydroelectric projects
which can be the greatest in the
world." ,
Committee to Decide Form
For Reviving War Finance
Washington, Dec. 6. A subcom
mittee to determine whether the res
olution directing revival of the war
finance corporation .shall be a joint
or concurrent one was appointed to
day by the joint congressional com
mittee holding hearings on. the agri
cultural situation. A concurrent
resolution would not require ap
proval by President Wilson.
California via the
Canadian Pacific
Costs you no more than traveling via any other route
through the picturesque Puget Sound Country. Na
ture's most spectacular pictures spread for 600 miles
through mountain ranges and great canvons, along
the trail of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Victoria a Gem on An Island
i of Enchantment
.Although Victoria is a Canadian city it has the
climate of the South and is a favorite winter resort.
It lies in the path of the warm Japan Current which
srives it an equable climate that varies only 22 de
crees winter and summer. It offers golf, motoring,
riding, sailing, fishing and other sports the year
around.
"A Trip of a Lifetime"
Ihe Mandnrtl of srrvlce on CANADIAN TACIK1C trainn t ill
seasons of th? year Insures comfort all the. way. Reservation,
tickets and full particulars cheerfully furnished on application to
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tkos. J. Wall, General Agent,
140 So. Clark Street, Chicago, 111.
Canadian!
pacific
railwa-tV
Indian Motorcycles , Indian Bicycles
Big Christmas Sale on
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES
OMAHA BICYCLE CO.
Sam, tbc Indian Man, Prop. 16th and Chicago Sta.
lfmflfmu ni
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In Texas Is Cost I v
One Life 'Lost and Properly
Damage Ncara Quarter
of Jlillion.
Dallas. Tex., Dec. 6. An epi
demic of fires in several Texa
cities and towns Saturday and Sun
day caused the .loss of one life and
property damage totalling upward of
of a quarter million of dollars.
At Childress, Oscar I.edbettcr was
burned to death when his home wa
destroyed.
The mechanical engineering lab
oratory was destroyed at Agricul
ture ajid Mechanical college at Col
lege Station entailing a loss of about
$75,000.
At Harold, near Wichita Falls,
flames swept nine business estab
lishments, caused a monetary loss
of between $50,000 and $75,000.
At. Breckinridse Saturday tire
comiilctclv wined out a business
block, the loss is estimated at
$200,000. This blaze is reported to
have originated from an oil well,
which had been "shot."
At Wichita Falls Sunday nine
fires broke out within a period of
two hours in widely Scattered sec
tions of the city. The property loss
was not great. Officers working on
a theory of incendiarism are holding
five suspects.
Court Holds Valid
Will That Was Lost
Denver, Colo., Dec. 6. The Colo
rado supreme court today upheld a
ruling by the district court by which
five children of the late J. Sidney
Brown of Denver will share in their
stepmother's $600,000 estate under
the terms of a will that never has
been found.
Before Mr. Brown died, he and
his wife are alleged to have drawn
up "twin wills" by the terms of
which one-half of the estate of the
one who died first was to go to the
survivor and the other half to their
10 children. Of the 10. five were
children of Mr. Brown by a previous
marriage.
Brown died first and after his
widow's death, several years later,
the will she was alleged to have
made could not be found. The
older children insisted that it should
be administered the same as if it
had been found, but the children by
the second marriage held that the
oldr five were not entitled to share
in their mother's estate. Judge But
ler in district court ruled that all
10 should share in their estate and
the supreme court upheld his find
ings. ADVKRTISEMENT
LIVED IN DREAD
OF HEADACHES
SHE DECLARES
Mrs. Draper' Says She Suf
f ered for Years Before She
Got Tanlac Feels
Fine, Now.
"Yes, sir, any medicine that re
lieves one of awful headaches and n
bad stomach trouble, like Tanlar Hid
i me, deserves all the praise anvone
can give it," said Mrs. James J, Dra
per. lJUj jj street, Lincoln, Neb.
"For many years I suffered agonies
from headaches and just lived in
dread of the next one I knew was
sure to come. My appetite was al
most nothing and my stomach was
in a bad fix. Frequently I was nau
seated after eating and had bad dizzy
spells.
"I kept getting weaker all the time
and could hardly drag around
enough to do my housework. I was
all run down and never a day passed
that I could say I felt good and real
ly I didn't believe any medicine could
help me.
"But, hearing go much of Tunlac,
I concluded to try it, and I was
surprised to find I was gaining right,
along before I had finished the sec
ond bottle. My stomach is all right
now, my appetite is fine and I don't
have any more hedaches. I've re
gained my strength and am feeling
fine.
"Whenever I hear anyone com
plaining I always advise them to take
Tanlac, because I believe it will help
them as it has me."
Tanlac is sold in Omaha at all
Sherman & McConnell Druf Com
pany's stores. Harvard rharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also ;n
South Omaha and Benson Phar-
macy, Benson; George Siert, Flor-
ence. Neb.; Saratoga Pharmacy, 2
and Ames, North Omaha, Neb., and
the leading druggist in each city and
town throughout the state of Ne
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