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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1921)
THE. BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 12, 1921 : Majors Approve Appointment Of f Landis As Chief .'Differences of Opinion Con cerning Rules Governing - Base Ball Will Be Ironed ' Out at Today's Meeting. Chicago, Jan. 11. Differences of opinion concerning rules under which base ball is to be governed arc expected to disappear at the meeting tpnay ot the minor league araiting committee with the committees of the . two major leagues. The national board of arbitration, the governing body of the miners, was changt-d yesterday from" a body of nine to a body of seven member, two being from class A A., two from '?las8 A and one each from classes B, C. and D. 1 - Majors Approve Landis. I '.: Approval of the national agtee j ment drawn up in New York recent l !y, with Federal Judge K. M. Landis I as base ball commissioner for a term i of seven yean, was voted by the two major league committees at their j meeting yesterday. Prospect of the minor leagues joining with the ma jors appear bright. ; A clause in the constitution of the National Association of" Minor Leagues establishing the salary lim- i it of players in the various classes was discussed and left open. Sev- eral amendments to the - constitu- i . - l KMHuut.. ' nun were Biiuuieu. ui uuijujv mc 1 irtost important of which was one j designed to, eliminate gambling and .! orani "throwiniz." . "'Will Govern Conduct ' " ! , The president of each league was ' authorized and directed to maintain , sinci supervision over an ciues iq (' nrwnr nnin "nonl selling" or bet- . ting in the. parks and to investigate ,iny rumor charging any player with i; "'offering,, agreeing'', corfspiring or at tempting ta lose any game, betting on any games, or of being interested in any pool. i v The major league committees, in i session yesterday, agreed to recom i mend at the joint session with the minor leasrue drafting committee to- l day the adoption of a now form of graph or twq,:' was said, relating to the conduct' the player on and ff the field, intended tn imnrnve i Jhe morale of every cltib. INDOOR SPORTS 7777 Coprrlflit. lilt Iotern'l Mew SerTlce. Drawn for The Bee by Tad i i i 0. A. C. Volley Ball ' Team Wins Two Games j " The Omaha Athletic club volley J fcall players .have at last hit their stride, says Denny Ryan, athletic di ; Rector of the club, who has charge of j training the O.. A. C. athletes in the pastime of hitting the- ball. Last Saturday night at the Ath i Jetic club gymnasium, Ryan's ath , letes in their abbreviated uniforms, i Irvalloped the Omaha "Y" players by : scores of 15-6, 15-7 .and 15-5. Not ... content with winning over the local J Y, M. C. A., Ryan had his proteges ftrot out on the floor and defeat the i Council Bluffs "Y?' by scores of 15-1, 15-6 and .15-8. " .. . J. T. Brownlee.. Leo 'Wilson, Les ;; lie L. Burkenroad, Roy Wilcox, R. H. Thurston and B. S. Lewis, rep j resent the O. A. C, when it comes ' o playing volley ball. y77777777F77777777777777777U777777f7777777 " WWa . ...tvj ai I iimmmam ssfa? I vss wary , 1I ' ' . . . I English Call Herman Champ Declare That Only by Knock out Could Yank Bantam Lose World's Title. Athletic Club Team May Play Beloit Five Later in tne oeason t Fort Omaha Cage Team After Oamea in State -Basket ball is running along in Sigh at Fort Omaha and only an 2 Other ' war within the next two i months -will put the damper on the page sport at Uncle Samuel's real estate. The fort tossers have . or 1 ganized a team and are anxious to schedule games with quintets in or t out of town. Lieutenant A. H. Fos t ter, who has charge of the soldier f basketeers, has booked a game with ' Mondamin, la., for January 22 and I Feb. 5. ;. T x v Want to Play Baiket Ball? i The All-Season Junior cage team (want games. This basket ball quin ( tet, composed of grade school young ( iters, is anxious to play other grade chool teams of Omaha. For games call Isadore ' Schrievman, Yebster BASICETBALL Q Randolph S.V-Wanu !0. " fRftndolph, Neb., Jan. It. (Special. Randolph hiRh school baaket ball a defeated th Wausa qutntet tn a game here, by a score of 65 to 20. game was Interesting from start to flatsh. Friday htfcht the local basket . towers will dash with Bloomfleld on the ham curt. Deshler Hlhh Has Good Team. 9ehler. Neb.. Jan. U. (SneclaU T.ht Dtslrler Lutheran high school started the DaaHet ball suasion with a rush. In the ripeqing game of the season for the local baslfeteers, Deshler high defeated such teams as Clay Center, Red Cloud, Belle vBe, Kan.: Hardy and others. Coach Fennel has a strong team In tire field. H. Beckler. J. and H. Ohlrlcb, Andrews. Cholcher. Ude. M. Beckler and Petersen are among the star players of the school. The Deshler schedule for the remainder ofr tte season follows: January 14 Fairfield at Fairfield. January 17 Nelson at Nelson. SanuaryU Sutton at Sutton, aeuary 21 Belleville, Kan., at Pcsh- left January Is Geneva at Geneva. January 28 Open. ' February 2 Nelson at Deshler. February 4 Clay Center at Deshler. ;February Shlckley at Deshler. February 10 Franklin academy at Ftanklin. February 11 Red Cloud at Red Cloud. February 6 Hebron at Hebron. tebruary 1 Waco at Waco, ebruary 19-r-Seward college at Seward, ebniary 23 Open.-v- . . February 25 Open. Starch 2 Aleaidrl at Deshler, ' March 4 Open. . . if i If members of the Omaha Athletic club basket ball team expect to play quintets of other cities, they will have to prove their ability as basketeers of the first class to Coach Denny Kyan. Ryan -handles the athletic affairs for the club and if Denny believes his team of cagers are capable of holding their own with several of the eastern teams, then the O. A. C. players may expect to battle quintets other than those who camp in Omaha. -. ' Coach Ryan will match his team against Tommy Mills' quintet of Be loit college, Beloit, Wis., before the season is over, providing the Ath letic club players show the right kind of "stuff." The University of Nebraska has half promised Ryan a game toward the end of the season. The St. Paul, Minneapolis and Illinois Athletic clubs are willing to pfay the locals. Johnston Will Remain In New Zealand for Long Tour New York. Jan. . 11. William M. Johnston of San Francisco, mem ber of the victorious American Davis cup tennis team, has been forced ,to postpone his departure for home from Ntw Zealand because of the ship ping strike and will remain with the team to compete in the exhibition matches in Melbourne, Australia. Word to this effect was contained in a cable message received from Sam Hardyi, manager of the team, by the United States Lawn Tennis as sociation. .1 Grand Circuit Stewards In Annual Convention Philadelphia, Jan. 11. Delegates. representing 10 of the II grand cir-, cuit trottong tracks gathered yester day for the annual convention of grand circuit stewards. Business qf the committees was transacted and reports , will be read today, h was considered almost certain the same dates will be allotted for this year's meetings as in 1920. Minnesota Grappler in Win Over 'Masked Marvel Albert Lea. Minn., Jan. 11. Her man M-ayre, local light heavyweight wrestler, last- night threw 'jthe masked marvel" of New Hampshire in straight falls. Mayre secured both falls by the toe hold, the first after an hour and 42 minutes and the sec ond in two minutes. ,' Fitzsimmons, Jr., Wins Pittsburgh. Jan. 10. Bob Fitz simmons, jr., won the decision in his 10-round bout tonight with John Burke of Pittsburgh, former amateur champion 'in the heavyweight, di vision. . "Babe" Ruth Failure Vis Basket Ball Star New York, Jan. 11. As a basket ball stir "Babe" Ruth is a swell ball player. - This was the popular verdict reached by a crowd of basket ball fans who assembled to see a conflict here between "Babe's" own team, Vthe Passaic Phenoms. and the Original Celts. After vainly trying .to locate the ring fifteen times he missed out of fifteen shots the specta tors mercifully appealed to the referee to give him the air from the game. Kellom Grade School After Cage Contest Kellom grade school basket ball players are anxious to schedule a game for Wednesday afternoon with some Omaha grammer quintet. The Kellom tossers have entered ibe Omaha Bee Public Grade School basket ball tournament and want to have a scrimmage contest befote starting in the race for the city championship. For games call Web ster 5301 and ask for Harry Flngret. The Kellom lineup follows: Oiven- ter and Schriebman, forwards: Fin- gert, center, and Harvey and Fin kenstein, guards. Reynolds to Meet Kallio in Title Bout Norfolk, Neb..' Jan. U. (Special Telegram.) Articles were signed here, today ' for a world's welter weight championship wrestling match between tack Reynolds of Cedar Rapids, fa., arid Gus Kallio of Omaha. The match will "be held on Friday evening, January 28. Reynolds is considered the fvelter- weight champion of the world. Veteran Outfielder of Cubs Draws Release Chicago. Jan. 10. "Dode" Pas kcrt, veteran outfielder of the Chi cago National league club and form erly a' star player on several other teams, has been released to Cincin nati through the waiver route, it was announced tonight by Secretary John Seys. Mr. Seys said Paskert's release was the first step in Manager John Evers' announced campaign to "rid the club of old-timers and re place them with, youngsters." Myrick Renominated for Head of Lawn Tennis Body New York, Jr.n. 11. Julian S. My rick of New York has been renomin ated for president of the United States Lawn Tennis association, which has iVued a formal call for the annual meeting here February 5. Creighton After Grid Gaines With Pacific' Coast Foot Ball Teams With the Kansas Aggies, Mar quette, South Dakota and Valparaiso toot ball teams already scheduled for games with Creighton next season, the task of completing- the card tor the Blue and White, gridsters -for next season is nearly finished. Athletic officials at Creighton are trying, to bring the University of De troit to Omaha next fall. The eastern school opened correspondence' with the localSj but nothing definite has been decided upon in ' the way of scheduling a game. Creighton has sent offers , to three western coast elevens and there is a possibility ot bringing one and perhaps two, Pa cific conference elevens to Omaha. The Haskell Indians will meet Creighton on the basket ball floor this winter and it is probable that athletic relations along the foot ball line will me resumed with the Law rence, Kan., school. Hyde Park Players to , Be Barred From Sports Fearing Bandits, Ruth Gets Revolver Permit New York, Jan. 11. "Babe" Ruth recently asked the police depart ment for a permit to carry a re volver during the "crime wave," and was,, told he could have 54 of them the number of home runs he wallop ed last year if he desired. He de clined the extra 53. I The home run slugger told the police he frequently had consider ably money and much jewelry on his person. He intimated a lack of ambition to make any literal home runs withf hold-up men at his heels. Must Legalize Boxing in State to Box at Fort Omaha No boxing entertainments will be staged at Fort Omaha by the post, American Legion or anyone eise un til the cjty "Dads" permit bouts in Omaha or the sport is legalized in Nebraska. Announcement was made at the fort yesterday saying that no more boxing shows will be allowed on the government ground until the sport is legalized in the city or state. The War department will not permit boxing where the city or state laws are against the sport. . Tremaine Outpoints Puryear Toledo, O., Jan. . 11. Carl Tre maine, Cleveland, easily outpointed and outfought Earl Puryear of Balti more in their 12-round bout tonight, 1'ur- year was knocked down for the count or" nine in the eleventh round. They are bantamweights. London, Jan. 11. Pete . Herman, former world's bantamweight cham pion, and "Rattling" Levinskv, the former light-heavyweight champion. who arc matched respectively to meet Jimmy Wilde and Bombardier Wells, at Albert Hall, London, Jan uary 1J, are m training at 1 names Ditton, a London suburb, where English boxing enthusiasts, daily watch them in their workouts. The Americans have been wr'.l re ceived in f.ngland. j.evinsK.y s long record for clean fighting lias been commented upon. Herman, however, seems to be an unknown quantity. He is laking light training and is not giving the experts an opportunity to predirt the outcome oi his contest with Wilde, Notwithstanding the recent' de cision obtained by Joe Lynch over Herman in New York, Herman is being acclaimed here as the -world's bantamwefght champion. Herman and the English promoters are main taining that only by a knockout could Herman have lost his title; that a lS-round contest to a decision had no bearing on Herman's status, and that if Wilde wins here he will be the world's champion. Promoters of the bouts base their views', on rules drawn up at the Paris conference in 1919 by world boxing experts, at which the United States was not represented, and upon what the English promoters state there is a general understanding that bouts should be for at least 20 rounds. Australian Bike Riders ; Pair of Fast Pedalers Chicago. Jan. 11. Alex McBeath and Cecil Walker, the team that will represent Australia in the inter national, six-day bike race beginning here next Sunday night, are con sidered the fastest of the bunch. Other teams entered In the grind are Kockler and OBterrltter. Eaton and Hill, Madden and Magln, Weber and Keller, Pete Drobarh and Hanley. Fltzetmmons and Horan, Belln and Kopeky, and Ooff ney and Verrac Alfred Goullet Is In charge of the riders and they will arrive on a epecial train direct from Newark, X. J. Chicago, Jan. 11. The' Hyde' Park High school student jury, weighing testimony in the school s fopt rall scandal, today reported to Principal YT Xi T -v n - i f 44iAif rrim ni n rl n tiin that the foot ball players permitting according to newspaper men .. . r . - . r . . wnv time L-rtlf Hn-tl it-r tl- a ringer to play with them in the Lansing, Mich., high school foot ball game last fall be barred from ath letics. The jury was composed of 20 students, some of them girls. "The presence of a few undesir ables on the team, and the student cotlc of honor ' which forbids 'in forming, were the chief causes of the foot ball dishonesty;" "said the verdict. , 1 - y Arrange Athletic Event For Omaha, March 8 Two boxincr bouts, one a' battle roval between eight negro scrappers, and a one-fall wrestling match, will be staged at the City auditorium on the evening of Tuesday, March 8, duriiie market week. Schafetz, and Harris, 135-pound mitt artists of oFrt Omaha, will ex change wallops in a scheduled six- round eo. The wrestling match will bestaged by Walker and Hanson. of the Council Bluffs and Omaha "Ys," respectively. The battle royal will be the third event on the card. Hoosiers Beat Gophers Ann Arbor; Mich.. Jan. 10. Indi ana won an easy victory over Mich igan, 30 to 21, in a western confer ence basket ball contest tonight. When closed a new kitchenette fdrms a cabinet attractive enough to L-i e I- ... neip lurnisn a tuning room. USemi-Pro and Amateur f ; Troop No. 8, IS Rlverton 6. Shenandoah. ta, ajn. 11. (Speclnl.l Troop No. S, basket ball team of this CIW defeated the Rlverton quintet here by a core of 13 to S. A baaket. ball tournament between the trout troop of Shenandoah will atart next Wednesday. Schuyler A. r. 40 Columbus Lrgloa S4 Sehuyler. Ken.. - Jan. 11. fSneelal 1 Schuyler: Athletic club'a backet ball team tfefefated the Columbus American Legion quintet In a ha'd-fought game by cor of 40 to it. The game was fast and clean throughout. Atrodousky of Dofenrler and Kttmlmmor.i of Coiumbua were the outstanding stars of the con test. The Schuyler Athletic r!at Is after fames with other teams in. tho state. JRahdolph. Neb.. Jan. -11. Special.) TSt. American Legion banket ball , learn outplayed the Carroll Legion ball team waning the game. by a acore of is to 371- The Bame wee rfn trnm utqrf in flatah. Hufaey, former Nebraska state tar. pl)rr' S3 st game fur U rJi- AreYouGett ing Your Bee Promptly and Regularly? If The Bee is making every effort to deliver all copies of the 'paper promptly and . regularly. Complaints on carrier service have been reduced 50 per cent during the last month. fit is the aim of The Bee to give 100 per cent service, to permit no cause for fair complaints whatever. To that end you are requested to" report immediately, by. telephone or postcard, any delay or other irregularity in the delivery of your copy of The Bee! ' Telephone or address: The Bee, City Circulation Dept. Tel. Tyler 1000 1 r e II l It I I I UHLL 1 1 111 v vy - 1 1 III J III JJPrt Jrt V D. MtW. ' IP CADILLAC Recognized everywhere for its PERMANENCY of VALUE J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. Omaha Lincoln Important Boxing . Bouts This Week Friday Night Benny Leonard against Ritchie Mitchell; Bobby Michaels against . Johnny Reis ler; Marcell Tllomagv against Phil Rlom; Johnny Qttf 'against Joey Seiger; Marty Williams against Frankie Collins. At Syracuse Charley O'Connell against Battling Johnson. Saturday Night At New York Soldier Bartfield against Jimmy Kel ly; Terry Davis against Red Monroe. Hawkeyes Trounce Cornell College, ,44-13 Iowa City, la.,' JaliV 1 h (Special Telegram.) - Iowa university, de feated Cornell college here tonight in basket hall, hv a score ol 44 to l.V in the last iranie of practice before oieiiiiig the Iowa "J'ig Ten" schedule against Minnesota at Minneapolis Saturday mglit. The ffaiue toniuht was a neck aiid nerk affair 'for the first 10 mimite. I'he Hawkeyes were siveii ths "high sign and thou lorged ahead' ot-their opponents ail easily -ontplaycd'the Cornell tossers for the remainder., of the contest. ., , Deny They Offered $300,000 for Hornsby New York, Jan. 11. The offer of $300,000 and four players for Second Baseman Roger Ilornsby, which Manager Rickey of the St. Louis Na tionals recently announced , he had declined, was not made by the "ew York Nationals, Treasurer McQuade and Secretary O'Brien of the Giants declared yesterday. They ' said the New York club had made no further effort to obtain the Cardinal star after a bid of $200,000 and four play ers was refused. , Billiard Experts : Give Exhibitions Wclker Cochran and Jalje Sihacfcr, Jr., Beat Athletic Club Champs. 'Omaha Athletic club billiard pby ers were treated to a real surprise last night at the club parlors, vheu Wclker Cochran :nid Jake Shaefer, jr., leading' balk-line players of tfie country. appeared in exhibition matches in the afternoon and even ing. 'I'he play of these two leading rli.nl rtf !M1m lfAfrt iMf-itr... ttvait v. II lint ,v'l' , aa UlUHfll" ing from start to finish, especially during the evening's match, in which Cochran' defeated Schaefer. 200 to 157 in eight innings. In the after noon Schaefer heat his opponent, 2(H) tn 2t in four frames. lie missed his first shot anil chalked up 51 tal lies the second idhing. goinj; ouf in tne third. " - Hoth matches' were characterized by fancy shots coupled with diffi cult ones, which caused the cly! spectators to gaze upon the rwo players with wonder as the green cloth marksmen' successfully com pleted what appeared to be impossi ble shots. , 'Al Cahn, former club champion, lost to Cochran in the afternoon three-tuhion game of 25 points- by a score of 22 to 25. Schaefer trim med Dr. Suminey, club ehampiofi. 25 to 13 in the evening in 41 inninr-. The CaTin-Cochran match went Al innings. Cochran had a high ruu of 4, while Schaefer scored as bi.sh as three markers in one inning in his match. Soos Get Pitcher Chicago Jan.. 11. Pitcher Stewart of the Chicago White Sox today was sold io the Sioux City club of the Western league. Last season he was in the Three-I league. f DON'T SAY A VORD MR. , ( saunders - but. "heliotrope ) Quarry" is out. , - 1417 Douglas Street TO 130 El ROW I 1 SALE PROMPTLY AT 9 O'CLOCK, WE BEGIN WHAT WE POSITIVELY BELIEVE TO BE THE GREATEST SALE of DRESS 4 Ever Held in This City We realize what a broad statement we are making. Hereto fore we have always made such claims advisedly, but we posi tively believe that from the standpoint of value-giving this IS the Greatest Sale of Dresses ever held in this city. To over 300 Dresses secured by our combined , buying organization at al ' most unbelievable sacrifices, we have added 100 from our own . stock at enormous reductions. 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