8 Visitors Take Lead Early in Initial Half Close Guarding oC Hawkeye Cagers aud Playing of Hines and Mahoney Feature Game. By RALPH WAGNER. Coach James Drunmiond's Com merce High school basket ball team went down to defeat for the tirst time this season at the city auditorium when the Cedar Kapids, la., high, champions ot the Ilawkcye state, won a hard-fought game by the score of 21 to 15. Close guarding and long shots featured the game. The visitors played a much bettcr brand of passing and teamwork than the local hoopsters.- Coach Novak's ath etes w ere considerably taster than the Commerce Pla and ex-1 celled in guarding. In the first halt the Ledar Kapuis quintet scored 13 tallicsc wnile Com merce chalked up e, which made it Vxtremely interesting for the book keepers. Fast teamwork and close guarding on the part of the Iowatis in the hist period of the contest helped to hold down the Commerce score to sever markers. . The visitors registered eight scores in the last half, two of these the result of long shots by Jensen. Close Guarding Game. It was evident from the start that the contest would be characterized by close guarding on the part of bot'i quintets. Commerce resorted to the. long shot route more often than irs opponents. Cedar Rapids made lew long shots, but passed the ball con tinually, gradually working it near the basket, where it usually was fed in MiiiPD 'wlin Hit thi hoon five times during Ihe game and was re sponsible j lor lu ot ins team s tames. The Commercial lads displayed a wonderful bit of gamcness and some fast and accurate teamwork at cer tain stages of the contest. Whenever the local tossers would get the leath er and start it down the floor, the Cedar Rapids defense would tighten and,as a result a Bookkeeper cither attempted a long shot or else had to jump with an opponent. It was no easy' victory for the lowans. The visitors had to work for every score recorded on their sheet. Drummond s players guarded like haw!:s, but it was just a case" of too many Cedar Rapids players as the winners managed ' to be all over the court all the time. Mahoney "Spotted." The invaders had Mahoney "spot tod" and whenever the local eager started dribbling down the court a flock of Cedar Rapids tossers sur rounded him until he was either forced to shoot or lose the ball. Sev eral times during the game the local i.tavnr tiarl an ninwirtuiiitv to ad vance the ball, but rather than take the leather down the floor, passed to a teammate only to switch from the defense to the." offense. Soon after the game started Cam- ro scored a basket and "Commerce's ' hopes were bright for. a victory, or .it least the crowd thought so. Ref- rc( Moore caught. Kine fouling and lensen chalked up a free throw-. Hincs staged a spectacular shot and the locals were in life rear of a 3 tc 2 count. It was. the last time "during the game that the Bookkeep Vrs were within one tally of tying lUr count. . . .' The -half ended 13 to 8 m Cdar Kapids' favor. The shooting of llines and Jensen in, this period W the game was partly responsible for the visitors' score, although the guarding of the entire Iowa team henied considerable. " Just before the -first halt ended, Camero received a pass from Ma boney near the basket and quick as a flash the little local forward sent tne ball sailing into the net. Mahoney caged a basket from the center of the floor and advanced his teams ' count to 8 tallies. "Ike" missed five .ut of seven trips 'to the free throw line. ' . Mines -was the outstanding star of the game. He was fast on his feet and had a good eye for the baskets. Jensen, his running mate, was also good at shooting for the rings. Barnes and Yerkes played a .v..t'1 ri,iwt'"iscy tramp ' The cntiie Commerce team played well. Mahoney, Camero, and Klmc t.jtnr!nrr f.ir tlif lnsers. iWJ juniuM'fr f," featuring for the losers. . . the box score: - ' i C'EDAK RAPIDS. - ' !(. FT. 1j:iim. r.f Terlc. l.f .lenacn. c. '. Barnes (c), r.. liarta. 1? Crawford, l.f. ... ..5 (V 3 . . . .0 . . . .1 .,..0 0 11 Total S COM.MKKCC - . FO, ramere. t. Kline l.f. 0 Mahoney, c. 2 Slane (c.) 0 nokusek, l( . l.f. 0 Hathoot, l. Total Heferee: Verne Moore. FT. 0 0 0 0 i 0 . PtJ.. S (I 0 0 . :t 0 i: Skater Wins Four Races. St. Paul, Jan; 30. Everett Mc Gowan, St. Paul, professional skater, won four races from Art Staff of Chicago. . MGHSCIRL BASKETBALL naynard, Ml Chappell. 29. Chappell. Neb.. Jn. 30. Special.) Bayard High S'-hool team defeated tha local team, f-2. Chappell haa been handlcaped alt aeason by illness, and was forotd to meet Bayard with several eab etltutoi. Karenna, 31: ghelton 9. navenna, Neb.. Jan. 30. (Bpecial.) The Ravenna Hiith school team won Its tenth conBCullve victory tn defeating iihelton 31 to , on the home floor. Madison and Tilde Split. Madison. eb.. Jan. 3.-Slpecial.--tadison High school girls won over Tll len Hlglh at the gymnasium by a score ot JS to , and the Tlldon boys defeated the Jladlnon toys by a score of 18 to 10. Kimball H Bayard 8. Klmbalt. Neb.. Jan. 80. Special.) Kimball High sorool defeated Bayard 81 to on the local floor, scoring at will anil holding the visitors to a lono field goal in each half,' Captain Elchenberger made the season's record in this section when he made 10 basket. Febrlnke, with 14 i-naia in hla credit, was a close second close si" Wnaei VhI Point Defeats Wnaer, XTaI. Taw BO fUn.ri.t 1 YVtt Point High school defeated Wiener In a doubla victory. The boys won by a acora at 8S to 1, and the girls, 24 to 14. , Bee Want Ads Arc Best Business : Getters. ...... , 1 ' Texas Leaguer Coined in the Nineties Few Base Ball Fans Know History of Expression Originated When Joyce Dropped Safety Back Of Syracuse Infield. Dallas, Tex., Jan. 30. "Texas leaguers," recruiter stars from the Circuit of cities in the Lone Star state making up that association, have wrecked many ball games when thev passed on to the major leagues, but' the "Texas Leaguer," the hit it eslfno matter front what state the player who delivered it came, has wrecked many more, day by day narrations of play have shown for years. Every fan, from the lad at the knot-hole to the man in the box seat, knows a "Texas leaguer," when he sees it drop safely just back of the infield and out of reach of the outfielders, but fcw know the his tory of the expression. According to J. Doak Roberts, president of the Texas league, and " , . .. -. o'esna ba, ba the expres, ;i man ot li etime experience m when a disgusted Syracuse pitcher gave vent to "Good Lord, another of those Texas leaguers," when Scrappy Bill Joyce, third in a row of three Texas league graduates, dropped a short safety back of the Syracuse infield. The story antedates even the vet South High Loses To Lincoln High In Close Contest Packers Hold Links in First Half, But Locals Finish Game With Small End Of 28-to-19 Score. Lincoln, Jan. 30. i Special Tele gram.) Lincoln High defeated South High. Omaha, 28 to 19 last night in a close baskqt ball game here. Thc"first half ended 12 to 7 in favor of Lincoln. The Packers held the Links up to the close of the first half, when Cotch Mead turned his scoring machine loose and the Links pulled ahead. snowed under with goals by Som- merland, Mcflierson ana vjias. Captain Neiman of the Omaha team gave a sensational exhibition of foul goal throwing when he made seven out of a possible eight. Ackerman. injected into the Packers lineup in the second frame, scored three field goals in the last period, t Sommcrland was high' scorer for Lincoln, -with five baskets from the floor. Summary and lineup: Lincoln. G. F.G V. PI I 0 0 o 1 to X- ?. Olds 10). f , I McFhnra.tn. f. 4 Oeorn. f .2 Sommerlanri, c Mirrltt. b 0 Mrlntyre. S Austin, 8f. , Total .1 . .0 1 1 L'8 South Omaha. G. F.G - I 0 - (I U 0 0 0 F. Pts. .Velum (O), t. ... ftrahnm. f . .t Aikerman, f j Hill, p J Kmlirh. - If J In-rnHrd", It 0 Kulllvan. S Tot.l ' T V J" Referee: Jackson. University of .Ne- branlia. 'time of halves: -0 minutes. Iowa State College Wins Second Contest Over Washington Five St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 30. (Special Telegram.) The Iowa State College basket ball five gained its second victory over 'he Washington uni versity five here. The score was 25 to" 21. Unlike the opening contest be tween the teams last night, todays battle from the verv start to the finish, Ames winning out only during the last few minutes pi play. It was not until the second period was half completed that the visitors took the lead for the first time. ' ' Tlirt n-nrl- of f"nrri tbi Ames l.g)t KUard stQod out as the best jn(liv;(lual cgrtrtr 0f ,iie grimei t10 . --m. I C. - I, last lowau scoring nvc iiciu while holding Thompson of Wash ,. I ington to a pair. ' 1 1 1-1. 1! 10 1 IMC llUClip. 'AMES ra ' FT F Sheapard l.f. 2 1 Oree.no r.f I 1 1 Value r.f I 1 Hoyd T.f . : 1 1 I Innis c '. n 4 Currie r.g L..6 Totals I.... '.'.11 WASHINGTON FG Thompson l.f :..2 lilnnemeyer l.f 0 Gaylor r.f 1 O'Brien r.f 0 Thumser c 3 Kraehe l.g 1 Lcffler r.g 0 Woodward li 1 (I FT Total York College Five Beats Wesleyan, 29-26 York, cb Jan. 30. (Special I Telegrani.J In one of the hardest fought basket ball games ever played on a local court, York college succeeded in trimming the Wcsley ans by the scors of 29 to 26. The game vas clean tiiroughout. Team to Represent France In American Relay Meet Philadelphia, Jan. 30. A relay team representing the combined uni versities of France, will take part in the University of Pennsylvania re lay carnival here April 29 and 30. Definite word to this effect was re ceived today by the Pennslyvania re lay management. More than 60 American colleges and universities have accepted in vitations to participate in the car nival They include Nebraska. Plan Dual Field Meet. Berkeley, CaL Jan. 30. Track and field athletes of the University of California and . the University of Michigan will compete in a dual meet here April 9, 1921, Luther Nichols, California graduate mana ger, announced. Each'university will be represented by a 15-man team. eran Roberts; but this is his version of it: "Emmett Rogers, Scrappy -Bill Joyce and Arthur Sunday, three famous players well remembered by alt of the old-timers, were members of the 188V team of the Houston club, managed by John McCloskey. They were the first Texas leaguers ever sold to higher company, net ting the sum of $400 as a total pib chasc price. "The trio were finished st. rs. past masters in the art of bunting and placing. hits. The storv goes that in their first game in bigger com pany they faced O'Brien of Syra cuse. Rogers placed a hit over the infield, and the Syracuse defense moved in. expecting Sunday to bunt. Instead, Sunday chip-shooted the ball and it dropped just out of the reach of the shortstop, who could not get it back in time. "Joyce, too, was expected to bunt, but he followed in Sunday's wake, dropping another short hit ' back of third, scoring Rogers. ; "It was then that O'Brien voiced his disgust and coined a new term for base ball." St. Louis Awarded A Newell and Geasoa of Omaha Elected Members of Ex ecutive Council.. Kansas City, Mo,, Jau! -30. St. Louis was awarded" .the l9'l singles anrf cprtinnal doubles tournament s of the Missouri Valley tennis associa tion at the annual meeting ot tnc association. Drummond Jone? of St. Louis was elected presiden-.. Dates for holding the tournaments were left to St. Louis district offi cials. At the meeting tod.ty. F. L. Isaacsohn, Siou City, Was 'elected second vice president, and R. A. Newell and F. G. Gleason of Omaha were chosen Nebraska members of the executive coiftinittee. '. ' An invitation tt hoUfjii . tlie 1J2 tournament there was received from Omaha. r Comhusker Wrestlers Have Heavy Schedule For Rest of Season Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 30. ( Special.) The University of Nebraska wres tling team faces the heaviest sched ule in the history of the mat sport at the Nebraska institution. The Nebraska. wresttlnB squad includes Acting; Captain Iloyt. t-onit, Reed. A ert-. Power, Clayle PIckwelt. Ecngstoti, Votaplia. Kxtes and Troutman. The Nebraska wrestling schedule fol lows: ' January 28 Omaha T. ..M. a. ai Omaha. February Ames at Aini-s. February 16 Oklahoma A. and 51., al t.lneoln. ' , Fbrua.ry J J Inira Stata t Linco.n (tentative.) , '. , . .,..Au 11 n.l 1A VL enlern iMtrrco le- glate meet at University of Indian Valley TeniiisMeet ,i ....... : : r l f . ' ' THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. . JAXUARY31. 1921. Fans Wonder If Cases Will - Come to Trial Rumors Have Reached Ears Judge Landis and Quick Action May Be the Result. (hli ago Tribune-Omaha, Bee I.eae,l Wire Chicago, Jan. 30. What has be come of the base ball scandal? When are the indicted players and gam jlers to be placed on trial?.. Will thev ever be tried? V ''; , ' Questions like those are being asked every day by fans. Ir has now been nearly four months since the indictments were returned by the Cook county .urrand jury and the time is approaching for.anothcr base ball season .to begin. The long delay and the apparent inactivity in the matter has led to rumors that organized base ball docs not want the cases to come to trial because such action will lead to the uncovering of a lot more dirt and scandal in the game. Judge Landis Reports. . f Those- rumors have reached the ears of Judge K. Mi, Landis, base ball commissioner, who assumed command of the game only a little more than two , weeks ago and, re turning from -M. a cross. mi- he has been holding court, tnc juoge spoke a few words straight from the shoulder. ' . , , "I have read interviews with 13ucl; Weaver," began the judge. "I saw where "lac wanted to wager that he would be 3. member of the hitc Sox next season. I wonder just why Weaver is talking that way. I un rWctand he has an attorney and I would naturally suppose a client would not talk unless instructed io talk by his attorney, If the attor ney thought he had a streng case, I wouldn't think he would want him to talk. "Maybe he isn't paying at tention to his attorney. "I read an article from New lork which stated that ball players were saying the indicted Sox players nev er would come to trial because base ball magnates didn't want them to be tried! "And furthermore, do you know what I have heard? .1 have heard that if the trials coipe up, those in dicted plavers will expose a lot more crookedness in the White Sox team ICKNrM OMAHA W, PALL CDJR NICKNAME r cok1testamts name address.: CONTEST CLOSES MARCH that's i : -rr: - 4 leaf .1 ! involving other players who are sup posed to be absolutely clean." .' After Eddie Collins. At about that period of the judge's discussion, there was a rap on the door of his chamber and President Johnson of the American league, wai admitted. Johnson- with President Heydler of the National league aid the judge form the new advisory council in base ball. "I was just saying." continued Judge Landis, "that those indicted White Sox players, according to ru mors which reach me, will attempt to expose crookedness on the part r,f other nlavers of the team if thev I are brought to trial.' , , "es. 1 have heard so. too, , said, Johnson with no hesitation, 'They will try to drag Eddie Collins into it and he is one oi the cleanest anil finest Incn we ever had in base ball.'' "Well now I wonder if this whole thing shouldn't be ripped wide open and expose any dirt that is in any of us." sooke the indue with his ac customed vigor. "You know in my experience on tr.c bench, 1 have no ticed t hat when a crook is hooked, hr alwavs will trv o dracr some clean people into the mess if there is a chance, iou may have no idea what means such people will em ploy. It generally has been my pol icy to disregard such tilings." It may be a bit startling to fans to have the name of Eddie Collins mentioned in the scandal by players who have been indicted. However, his name has been whispered about same of those players recently. It was only a short time ago that the report came from a South Side place frequented by Claude Williams and Joe Jackson, both of whom are in Chicago, or at least were no less than a week agc r Sioux City Boosters Refuse to Sell Club Sioux City, Jan. 30. An offer of George Segrist of Sioux City t'o niirrliase Sinnv Citv's franchise in the Western league of Organized base ball was retusca oy tnc Doara of directors for the Boosters Ath letic association. " - , It was unanimously voted to kfcp the club under the present owner.; Lincoln 'Y" Splashers LWcat Omaha Swimmers Thc Lincoln "Y" swimmers de feated the Omaha Y. M. C. A. splashers in a dual meet at the local association last night by the score .of 23 to 22. , The Lincoln Juniors defeated the Omaha juniors by the score ot 23 to 8. 1 blend Creigliton Wins From Oklahoma In Fast (laiftc Catholics Romp on Sooncrs, 27 to 16, in Contest of Clever Cuardinj; ;nul Basket Shooting. In a game featured by last drib Ming, close guarding, and clever basket shooting, the Creigliton mii versitv basket ball 1 : quintet defeated ;he Oklahoma Soohers, 27 to lo. The game was fast, and very rough. Joe Mulholland and Captain Cox were put cut ot tnc game in the second half for rough tactics. This act by Referee McCulough seemed uncalled for, however. The teams started evenly matched. 'J he tirst score was made by Captain Kearney for Creigliton when he tossed the bal through the hoop on a foul committed by Tyler nfier t vo minutes, of play. Oklahoma's first score came in another muniti on a free throw by Waite. Condon placed bis team in the lead when he shot a ililiicti)t basket rem the middle ot the tloor. W aite soon tied the count by tipping the bal through the ring on a tosstip. Kearney then' placid his team in tV' h-ad with another irec throw. The Catholics kept the lend the rest of the gamel The first half ended with Creigli ton on the Ioiik end bt a 19 to 11 score. The teams played about even the ljrst half. The Sooner dis played a neat passing game, , but were weak o'rt shooting. The Creigliton lnen'-did some good, last dribbling, and were fairly accurate on their baskets. The second Ijalf opened with the guards on each team playing a much closer game. The game was in progress five minutes before Kearney registered a free throw for the first score of the half. Neither team was able to register a basket' until late in the period, PHOTOIM.AVS. "v Now Playing Jj C tki-B VIOIA' WgX DANA j eh u.b TRffli; "Blackmail" and JOE MARTIN That Wonder Monkey in "A Wild Night for the most popular business woman in Omaha Every vote cast at the "Sun" this week counts for two. ' :.' ... Appearing Today at 3:30 and 9.30 'MARTHA DOTY For Song and Dances AMIS KM FATS. Mat. Daily, 2:15; Every Nifht, 8:1S William Gaxton Ac Co.; Harriet and Marie McConnell CAMERON SISTERS: OLSEN & JOHNSON; Jack La Vier; Petty Reat ic Bro. Page Green; Topics of the Day; Kinograms. Matinees 15c to 50c; lew 75c and I Sat. and Sun. Nights 15c to $1.2.5. EMPRESS TWO SHOWS IN ONE TIT BITS OF 1920, Miniature Musical Revue; STRATFORD COMEDY FOUR. Laughs, Comedy, Songs and Talk; LA ROSE ADAMS, "Bits of Sun shine;" LOCKWOOD It RUSH, "Two O'd Bats." Photoplay Attraction "THE SKYWAY MAN," featuring Lt. Omer Locklear. Christie Comedy. Fox News. Brilliant Musical Burlesk Twice Daily gK Mat. Today Final Performance Friday Nit JAMES E. COOPER Prasestl TM Much Tslkgd af AllnctloS. THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN With FRANK HUNTER A CAPABLE CAST AND A Bin BEAUTY CHORUS It'i A Rlopln Pippin, RolllcHn' Bcvu, Evgs. A Sun. Mat., 25-50-7Sc-l-$l 25 k Mats. 15c-25c-50c Udles Dima Mat. Every Week Day Baby Carriage Garage in tha Lobby n i pTTf - 1 1 J "T','",'BlTlTs'iBT'7sTnrR?rs?7l when Waite dropped the ball in the hniii, lowanl tlie end ot tne Sl'COlHl hall tluv 'reightou quintet opened up and played the Sooncrs oil their feel, caning three baskets before the Oklahoma guards recovered from the attack. Creigliton displayed a brand of i a-lu-t ball equal to Missouri Valley caliber. Kcanu'y was the main point ujtter for the Crcightonites, regis tering 17 points. Condon and wise :Un starred witl their fast iloor work. .Wise shot three diflieult bas kets. ' Waite v as the mainstay for the Smnrr aettrcuatiou. making 12 oi Ihis team's 16 points. Tyler and Boue i brake pkiyed good guarding games. I IIKII.IITOS j.'o. i-r. p. PT. 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Hill l-ricl. fornfer man.ik'er of the American Association b.v-r ball clubs at Col umbus, Milwaukee and St. Paul, an-c flounced here lie has signed a contract to aei as Imsiness manager lor the Tulrvi, Okl., club of the Western league. AMI SK.M i:TS. Tonizht Tu?:., tlrrit li 1 rrair r " MATINEE THE SHOW YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR Th Smart Musical Comedy "IRENE" NIbMb $1 to $3; Mat. 50c to $2 FRI. AND SAT., FF.B. 4 AND f MATINEE SATURDAY Th- Selwvns' "BUDDIES" Merry Musical i Romance SEATS ON SALE U " Niglit 50c, $2.0Oj Mat. 50, $1. $1.50 rnoK.ri.A. " At 11-1-3-S-7 and 9 THOMAS L1EIGHAH In a story that will find response in your heart - ; "Frontier of tHe Stars" . -j - " At 3:00, 7:45 and 9:45 THE CRAIK PLAYERS O. W. Craik Margaret Nelson Presenting a 15-minute . Spoken Drama "DREGS" MAY ALLISON In Her New Picture ARE ALL MEN ALIKE First Showing in Omaha I Strictly High Class DANCING CAFE EVERY DAY DANCING LUNCHEON 12 TO 2 P. 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