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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER ' 11, 1020.' 24 Amateurs Dempscy Not THE GUMPS COME ON, WINTER Drawn forThe Bee by, Sidney Smith. Suspended b As Wenl t.li v ns v v flti rlitVX TWINS' Ht -OOKSFo He,l Municipal Body .out A.6MM Tonight- E.vsvtcs THfe COAf COST Fans Believfi VAE OOT NSW ; OlnWT wevmv,vra. rs the m kwer. report- U AH IT COtT Ht AM. X CM OkKN TXKIM6 HER. tWffPPmOk MOW HJ3 nuy--) wwm -she ee. R.NN OR WlGHt TmPSWOrURE "SHE. 6T CE- fH-T 5WAE5 AH OV- (JM. OH TXt AMPRe OUT THH. HK. SU.- V Directors of Local Jlase BalTf OUT TO SHOW T SH A.TOM TO GHfcCX T Wfc rAAMt TO '"ST A0VMt STIWsT itw. HWRl 5JPOTWN TO I hommnti Una lluii llnlv I urn PfcAVINS CqU VJ FATHER. ALL THfc TIME KBE? A,VtH l wonder, vf we'kb ever. VJ f V'..J ' I Good Cracks at Fat Purses; Will Get His Laundry Out ; After Brennan Figlit. WAS- SOHS TO TXISK VE.-JUST TO 71VE. HEW A FLASW ' 3, AM. HtSWT watching IT AT 60NS To HAMS Organization Oust Players At Annyal Meeting Re- ElectPresent Officers. Contract jumping and failing to '' abide by the decision of the direc tors of the Municipal Amateur Base Ball association during the 1920 sea son resulted in twenty-four players on Omaha clubs drawing suspen sions .from the association, which will bar the sandlotters from engaging in any games under the direction of the M. A. B. B. A. until 1922. While the - majority of the 24 players were suspended for hopping their contracts and failing to heed the "unip," Ray; Maxwell of the Drive-It-Yoursefs was presented with a suspension which orohibits him from playing in the association! until ivs. William Hunter of the Plijllip department store club dem onstrated unsportsmanship conduct on the diamond one Sunday after v noon ami last night discoyered that he had leen suspended for one year because of the fistic performance. The act of suspending the players - C . 1- - C i t .1. imal meeting of the Municipal Base Ball association held last night in v the oflices of the Park department in the city hall. The directors of the association rivaled Ban Johnson and his Ameri- i ran league followers in the .art of ironing out matters pertaining to the local organization. Re-Etect Present Officers. Next thing in importance the dim-tors succeeded in accomplishing "during the confab was the election of officers and directors for the iom ing season. All officers 'who held sway over the sandlotters last year 1 will hold the lines again in 1920. Al C. Scott will occupy the presi dent's chair and Thomas Falconer, E. Reed. Xeo Rosenthal, George T. 'Zimmerman, A. D- Klein, T. E. Wood and Harvey Milliken will act as vice presidents. Milliken and Wood succeed H. E. Reimers and J, A. Walker. Jake Isaacson, who has been iiamed "doctor" of the association because of his ability to remedy the .- ore spots in the organisation, will handle the secretary's job again vest year, while James. J. Milota wrs re-elected recording secretary. Fred S. Hunter will take care of the coin and John Gonding will have charge of the umpires. The latter is said to have the hardest job of any one in the Association, Louis J. Tepcel is the legal adviser and will play an important role in the fram ing of contracts. William O. Blozies, who is the association official statistician, will be ai the job next season. Blozies promises us he will polish up on figures before the season rolls The dire'stors-at-large are E. J. ?Scroy and C. S. Mullen. 4 x :1920 Financial Success. According to the financial report, the total receiptsMor the 1920 sea- - son were $3,4709, while, the total ' expenditures amounted to $2,857.22, leaving a net balance of $613.37 for the ' officials to start-tlfe coming season with. Last, yeaf the profit amounted to a little more than $603. The directors voted to 'present the Swift & - Co. team, Commercial league champs, with a trophy. Teams applying for franchises in the association this coming season will have to pav an increase over last year. The Class A teams will be charged $15, and Class B $10, while the Class C clubs will be charged a ifive spot. V Th followinir ptavera;' were suspenaw hv the ellKlbimy committee. for contract . lumping: Clifford BOfflie, KigKi upiicai i.o.; waiter ixuir, uu" GeorfC Gulnnotte. Bowensj Frank Delfc hanty. Al Vernon, Qeort Bernstein, E. Fontaine Vernon, Drlve-It-Tourelfa; Lu clen O. Shook, Prank Tost. Stroud & Co.; Ralph Spellman. James F. Miraaky. Nebraska Power Co. The player will auspended until January 1. 1922. Ray ' Maxwell, of the Drlve-It-Ygurselfs, will be suspended .until 1925. For falling to abide by the declalon of the directors at the time the city league championship was at stake, the follow ing member of the Irlve-It-Yourself were auspended until 1922: J. B. Cole man. H. B. Wahl, Eddie Hollander, Joe Murphy. Frank Paseale. Sel Smithy J. W. King, Charles danger. R. I Rogers and Frank J. Stavnalk, William Hunter of the Phlllln derartment store team was eunpended. until 1922 for unsportsmanlike conduct. -- Among the 14 suspended. 15 are mem bers of the Drive-It-Yourself team. George Gpp Still in I Critical Condition South Bend. Ind., Dec. 10. George Gipp, Notre Dame foot ball player, althoueh restinsr easier, is still re garded in an extremely critical con dition, it was said htfe today. Hos pital authorities saidrjthe patient had shown some improvement during the morning.. Sudenberg and Rector Figbt Teh Rounds to Draw Columbus, Neb., Dec. 10. (Spe cial Telegram.) Roy Rector, Co lumbus lightweight fistic artist, who held the championship of the Pa cific fleet in 1916, 1917 and 1918. and Johnny Sudenberg of Omaha ended their . 10-round bouf the feature event of an afftletic entertainment stagedhere tonight "by the Ameri " can Legion; on even terms. The visitor was the aggressor through out, but the local scrapper , landed blows more often than his opponent. ' Baitt won over Persons of Co lumbus in a three-round go and Dordy easily defeated Solf in a , "Hhree-round encounter. f Dr. Sullivan of Spaulding, ' Neb., refereed all contests. Slavin Starts Suit Against John McGraw New York, Dec 10. Suit for $25, 000 has been started against John McGraw. vice president and manager of the New York Giants, by John C Slavin, actor, it was learned today through Nathan Burkan, counsel for Mr. Slavin. Slayin received severe injuries in a fall believed' to have been caused by a blow in front of ihe home 6t McGraw last summer. Slavin and another "companion had accompanied McGraw home from the Lambs club, where McGraw pre viously. had been engaged in a "fight withvanothcr club member. . ' ' . . i. . Cornhii8ker8 Banquet 1920 Foot Ball Team Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 10. (Special.) More than 400 University of Ne braska students attended a banquet given tonight at the local Y. M. C. A.; in honor, of the 1920 Cyrnhusker foot ball squad. Motion pictures of the -recent Nebraska-Rutgers game played in New York were shown following the usual toasts and talks. mvf red W. Luehnng, director ot athleticVp, gave a short talk and urged that Nebraska follow every branch oi sprt activities including tennis, golt, water polo and cross country as well as foot ball, basket ball, track and base ball. He also stated that he wished he could see the day when Nebraska, could .have a staff .. of coathes for each1 sport. voacn iienry r. ocnune astcea ine students to assist in raising funds fqr the new Nebraska gymnasium. Other speakers were Philo M. Buck, Mayor J.'E. Miller, "Captain "Bill" Day and Laptam-elect Clarence bwanson. WiBHolAO.A.C.Swim Under Rules of A. A. U. t- The 200-yard relay swim scheduled to' be staged in the Omaha Athletic club pool this month will be held under the auspices and rules of the Amateur VAthlctic Union of Amer ica. This information was received by Pete pendell, swimming instruc tor at the club, yesterday. Relay teams from""all sections of the state will compete for the state championship. y , In a water polo game staged At the club last night the Blues, cap tained by E. W. McGillvary, wal loped the 1 Reds, under the leader ship of Captain Neff, by a score of 5 to 0. Jack Beacom scored the five goals for the losers, while Dimond, with two goals and Thor mann with four, starred for the .winners. - n 1 (i nier rarK soccer Team Wins Title By defeating the Howard-Kennedy grade school soccer ,squad in a hard-fougljt game by a score Mjf 2 to 0 at. Miller park Thursday aft ernoon the Miller Park school kickers won the city grade school championship. The champions scored their two goals during the first half. Ernie Ruf, captain, booted the rst goal and Ervin Nelson scored the final marker for. Miller Park, Come onDad, Be a Good Fellow! Buy tfe Kiddy a Bicycle Every Bicycle in -Stock reduced for Xmas from glO to 15 ; All Guaranteed .Factory1 Built. BICYCLES Such well known makes as Indian, Racyde, Hud son, Henderson, Excelsior, La Marne, Pagoma, Fajry and Blue Bird, as low as.. ..' .: -832.50 Also Fairy and Elfin Ball Bearing Tricycles and -Velocipedes at bargain prices, as low as ...................... . 81.00 Briggt Strattn Motor Wheel and Flyers 20 Discount WE GUARANTEE QUALITY, INVITE COMPARISON AND ( . DEFY COMPETITION " Omaha Bicycle Co. "Sam Th Indian Man," Prop. Tel. Douglas 372S Just Received Large i : ' Phone Douglas 2793 - asra t ( PRINTING & 4J COMPANY f&S r CONNIRCIAl PMimRS-LlTKOSRAPHERS STEEL DIE CHBOSSEIK iQOSC tCAr DEVICE? 1a Indictments Returned Against Four Persons In Coast Ball Scandal Los Aneles, Dea 10. Indictments charging criminal' conspiracywere returned against four persons here today by the Los Angeles county grand jury, which for several weeks has been investigating charges of al leged crookedness in 1919 games in the Pacific Coast Base,Ball league. The four named we're: W. B. Baker (Babe) Jkirton, former first baseman of the Vernon club, whose charges precipitated the investiga tion; -Harl V. Maggert, former out fielder for the Salt Lake club; WX Rtfmler, Salt Lake outfielder, and Naftian Raymond, alleged gambler, Seattle - ' - William Baker (Babe) Borton started his base ball caf eer with the Snfine-field: club of the Three I leatnie. when Dick Kinsella, nowwhiih failed to land.' , Moran then scout tor the JNew xorK vjianis, wts its manager. Omaha Gun Club to Hold Shoot Today Members of the Omaha Gun club will get into action at the drib traps this afternoon in the jirst of a series of shoots scheduled to be held as long as weather conditions permit. Experienced shots will be in charge of the program, which will be held Saturdays and Suftdays. Beginners in the art of breaking thp clay birds are urged, to attend the affair this afternoon. ' ' Shells will be on sale at the club on West Farnam. Prizes of turkeys, clucks andgeese will be 6ivthe pro gram. Shooting will start at 1 p. m. Wisconsin Beats Knox. Madisffn, Wis.wDec. 10. The Uni versity of Wisconsin basket ball team opened ' its season' tonight by defeating Knox college, 29 to 16. ,J 1 ... x . . I Put Lid on Boxing I Bouts at Fort Omaha Omaha is f ightless as. far as box ing is concerned. t Authorities at Fort Omaha an nounced last night that the com mander of the post has issued an order acainst the staging of athle tic events in which boxing bouts were held. The action on the part of the Fort Omaha officials to' stop Omaha's only chance of witnessing boxme exhibitions in the city is oe lieved.to have bobbed up following the San Francisco affair. '16th and Chicago Sts. Shipment 1921 Indians : : V m i rTk Beckett Knocked Out By Moran ' ! Pittsburgh Battler Floors Eng lishman With Uppercut During Infighting. London, Dec. 10. Frank Moran of Pittsburg, knocked out Joe Beckett, English heavyweight pugi list, in the second round of their match in Albert hall, here tonight. In the first round Moran led with his left, but was caifght with a right to the jaw. , Moran then swiu his "right and clinched. He was warned by the. referee. , Beckett ot in some good work in the second round and again Moran closed m, trying short arm jabs . ' ... UnmA em-ch hut KlrAtf srot in a hard smash,' but Beckett quicklv retaliated with a powerful right to the jew. . heckett was tloored witn a crashing uppercut during in-fighting 'and was counted out when he failed to rise. The end of the bout came amid excitement. The match was for 20 rounds. Beckett's sudden collapse . was ffnost sensational as up to a few sec onds before he was cbuntedoat he had landed more blows than the American, who by comparison, seemed much slpwerJ ' Moran was again warned for clinching in the second round. The- knockout blow was Moran s first--oflffirt at real fichtine." 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React This! .Walter Eckersall's AU-Ameri-can foot ball teams will, appear exclusively in The Sunday Sports Section of The, Omaha Bee. Be sure to arrange with your news dealer or the circulation depart ment of this newspaper so that you will know the names of the eastern and , western gridsters who were selected by Mr. Ecker sall on the first and second hon orary elevens. Walter Camp's Ail-American selections will appear in The Bee on Wednesday, December 15. 6ATTLE mMmm Two fine trains to make your journey pleasant. In a little over two days you are in Portland a; few hours later in Tacoma or Seattle. Every j travel comfort. Automatic electric safety signals protect you all the way. Oregon-Washington Limited Leave Omaha Arrive Portland (third day) Solid through train. Observation Buffet Car, Standard and Tourist Sleepers and Chair Car. Dining Car service all the way. '. ,' f - . . Continental Limited Leave Omaha - - - 1:20 A. M. (Oo to bed st 10 o'clock If you like) Arrive Portland (third day) - -y - 8:30 A. M. Standard and Tourist Sleepers, Chair Car and Diner through to Portland. ' - . ' t Connecting trains for Tacoma and, Seattle leave Union Station, Portland, 10:00 A. M. with parlor car, 11:00 P. M. with sleeper. Four other trains at convenient hours. ' For Information ask . , Union Depot 1 Consolidated Ticket Ofhce er ' A. K. Curts. City Pese. Aept, U, P. System ' U16 Dodge Street. Omshs - Union Pacific Indian Motorcycles - ' ladimn Bicycles Big Christmas Sale on i BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES OMAHA BICYCLE CO. V Sn, the Indien Man, Prop. 16th end Cnicafa Ste. i T hi si Chicago Trlbiie-Omulia Bee IHril Wire, Chicago, Dec. '10. After that bat tle, at Madison Square Garden ncx Tuesday night against Challengci Bill Brennan, Jack Denip9ey, the "assassin" of the heavyweights, will have enough looue change to get his laundry out. Just because the Utah mauler happens to be on tor and the sport pasccs have been fillcJ with stories about purses ranging anywhere up to $500,000, is no rea son why the greatest fighter of the present day is rolling in wealth. Things are exactly opposite. As a matter of fact, Jack Dempsey has had ouly two good cracks at a wad of" dough. OneAvas at Toledo that Lrnemorable day when he uncrowneH ft ur:ii l .1 - -I. 1 . J aBn less vvmaru. aiiu uuci viicv.iviiik up everything Jack and bis manager only drew down around $27,500. Je?s Willard took down the big end oi the purse, arouna nm.uuw. i nc oui-er-time Dempsey had a fight was at Benton Harbor, , where he roI arpund $55,000 for hfs end. 'But after all expenses were paid- rthe re was little left. That trial la 'winter in California, where tin champion was exonerated as a slack er fnct Vimii a nrillv npnnv. DriTin, v., ...... u , . . . J - - I sey and his manager had to pay ' tr.ey goi ai uenion naroor lor icgi-.. talent, ' , V 1 " Denipsey's case is a hard one. Ht musi pay iop prices ior.eucn u vork. Not every heavyweight r the land cares to get into the riiu and train with a man who s.triker4 like Jack.- Sparring - partners d mand high wages from the cham pion. Next week Jack Dempsey getf bis, first start on a bankroll. It.h true he has a lot of work lined U which will run into big money, bit? m2,iw tliiiicre or ttKli trt Itannnll.ir the life of a,boxing champion.;' O! course,. Dempsey . will get a big., chunk of oin for boxing Brennar Latest reports from New York arc that this matcn will draw .arouna $200,000, in which event the 'Cham pion will land around $80,000 (Or his end of the purse. , Lawler. Defends Title Against Pete McGuire Ed ' Lawler, .city champion hand ball player at the "Y," successfully defended his title yesterday noon in a game with Pete McGuire, the St. Louis base ball player. Lawler won by scores of 21 to 19, 19, to 21, and 21 to 17. ; . -v 11:15 A. 7:30 P. M. M. V 7XCOMA