.V THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1921. Twenty-One Basket Ball Games Scheduled tor Nebraska This Week K fViActc !l p-. n.i. rLi. ci., liTnmls Turn I Maroons Trounce iMulliean's Five H'!or WflviiW Parson Wins runnel viiuuia VjIcicjv oiiul Five Contests Will Be Played For Omaha Fans Midland and York to Inaugu rate Interesting Week's Cam paignHigh Schools Get Into Action. G.UTES THIS WEEK. Monday. Minnesota against Iowa it low ( ill. , Ohio againat Illinois at Champaign, i Midland againat York at lark. , Tuesday. 4 hirago against Northwestern at Kvan lon. Midland against Grand Island at Grand Islnnd. ( rntrnl against Creighton High at 1'relghton, Wednesday, Nebraska against Iowa Stste at Ames. Midland against Kearney at Kearney. Weslejan against South Dakota at Ver million. Thursday. " Nebraska against tnna Stair at Ames. Midland againat Hastings at Hasting. Commerce against Council Bluffs at Au ditorium. Friday. - onimerre against South High at An riltorlum. Nebraska aaulnsl Orinnell at tirinnell. Central Hlglrtgalnat Sioux tity at Sioux it. I inane against Lincoln City league at ' reie. Haskell Indians against Creighton at Creighton, Saturday. rhraka againat firlnnell al Grfnuell. South High ag.iinat Nebraska City at Xe hiHaka City. Omaha. University againat Tabor at Ta bor la. Central High against Fort Dodge at Fort Hodge. Cntner againat Prru at Peru. Wesleyan againat Wayne at Wayne. v Ohio againat Pern at rem. Northwestern againat Wisconsin at Madl- """iinnesota againat Illinois at Champaign. Haakell Indiana againat Crelghtoo at , I relghton. By RALPH WAGNER. Midland, colleges engagement 'th York college at York tonight will inaugurate at' interesting weeks campaign for Nebraska collegiate and scholastic hasketeers. A total of 21 games are scheduled tor state fans this week, and belorc thf1-. last router, is nlaved several -changes will no doubt (make their jinpearance in the college, univer sity and high scnool standings. Iive ; of the 21 games will be dished out to Omaha followers of the popular indoor sport. s Central and Creighton High teams 1 plav on the lalter's flo6r Tuesday iiisrht.' The game between these two rivals should be an interesting one from start .to, finish. Commerce 1 won over Creighton last week by a safe- markin, ; but whether Coach Mulligan's players can follow in the Bookkeeper's 'footsteps is another question, ; ' Nebraska Plays Cyclones. , Coach PaulifSchissler's University of Nebraska Cagcrs will invade Ames, Ja ' Wednesday for a two name series with the Iowa State hoopsters.. The Huskers are tied with Missouri for first place in the aney conference. The Nebraska quintet will journej to Ames in , a crippled 'condition. Patty , will be unable to play ami unless Rusself passed in his exami nations last week, the latter can not make the; trip, Bekins is on th hospital list and will be 'probably left at home. t Folloving "the two-game series with the Cyclones, the Nebraskans will jaunt over - to Grinnell. Ia., where the Cornhuskers and Grinnell hasketeers opcrt-a two-game series starting Friday night. Oklahoma Avon over the Grinnell tossers in two games last week. Nebraska,- with its regular lineup, should have little difficulty in win ning over Grinnell, but with a patch ed up squad, it is no telling what the Maltese Cross players will do to the Nebraskans. ! Commerce Meets South High. Commerce and South High arc scheduled to play at the City audi torium next Friday night. Coach Drummond's players easily defeated the Packers m the first game and should encounter little trouble this week-end in again trimming Coach Patton's squad. South High will journey to Ne- nrasKa city saturaay night tor j a game, while the Omaha university rnd Tabor college teams clash at Tabor, la. The Maroons .won over the Iowans in their first game play ed here and expect . to defeat the Tabor aggregation again this week. Central High plays , Iowa High schools Friday and Saturday nights when the locals meet Sioux City and Fort Dodge. Central won over Sioux City at the local "Y," bat Mulligan's players didn't have an easy joy trouncing the Iowans. Fort Dodge and , Central play at Fort Dodge. v The Haskell Indians -will play Creighton .here, this week, the first game Friday night. The Kansas team' is considered one of the strongest squads in the Jaybawkcr state this season. Midland Loses to Peru Team, 27 to 24 Fremont, Neb., Feb. '5. (Special 7 elegram.)-rThe Midland college quintet lost to Peru normal in a hard battle" here tonight, 27 to 24. The first half ended 14 to 13. in favor of Midland. Beil of Midland started the 'coring with a field goat from the middle wf the floor. Both teams, were in good form for team work, but i seemed to have a jinx when it came to basket shooting. Midland put up a five-man defense that puzzled its opponents for a time, but when Ed Rosenquist started shooting from the middle of the floor it spelled ; defeat for the Midlanders. He threw nine free throws out "of 12 trips to the foul line and managed to ring in six field goals, scoring 23 of his team's 27 points. M ' '- ,.-. Lundberg, Dana and Horn starred tor the loser-i. the former marking up 10 of Midland's 24 points. Beil and Hawk' at guard played a' hard steady game. Referee, Gillilan. Uni versity of Nebraska. i : Methodist Church Play. Lodgepole, Neb., Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) A' benefit play by the wom en of the Methodist church added $150 to the church funds. i 'Onward Omaha' Bee Want Ads. ! ; - I ' I I Locals Turn Tables and Win Maroons Trounce .V Wayne Normal Five Fast Contest! Omaha University Cagere Out play Opponents in All Departments. Tigers Take Lead in Early Minutes of Game, But Mulhollaud's Crew Forges Ahead. I. Here's Captain Ay II. Hardy, former Omahan, who is teaching the Denver coppers how to become expert marksmen. Capt. Hardy, who is a crack shot with a revolver, rifle or shotgun, was born at Columbus, Neb., in 1876, and moved to Omaha in 1901 where he became employed at the Marks Harness iaops. Seventeen years later he left the harnefes business to travel for the Peters Ammunition company. . Hardy was commissioned a captain in thte army in 1912 when he was appointed instructor in the ordirance department at Denver. During the war he taught in a school for marksmen at Denver. With a six-shooter in each hind, he hits two objects at a distance of 20 feet, one -.Twinging and the other stationary, shooting both revolvers at the same instant. - . V - HIGH SCHfL ' Annual Meeting of BASKETBALL I Whist Players Soon North Platte Wins Two Games. North Platte. Keb., Feb. 6. (Speeiak) The local high school basket ball team won two games late last week when the North Platte quintet defeated the Kearney team. i'J to 17, and the Curtis squad, :3 to 23. Kimball, 43: Sterling, 10. Kimball Neb. Feb. . (Special.) Kimball defeated Sterling hfre tn a fast basket ball game-by the score of 43 to 18. riattsmouth 2T; Arlington 13. Plattsmouth, Neb., Feb. 6. (Special.) Plattsmouth defeated Arlington here by the score of !7 to 13, in a slow game, featured by the basket-shooting and team work of the locals. Battler, with five, field goals and three free throws, and Schubech Tt-tth four field goals, starred for the winners. Budwtg and h. Keenan played the best game for the losers. C W. Montagus of Omaha refereed a good game. Polk Girls,' S3: Osceola. Girls. IS. Polk, Neb. Feb. 6. (Special.) In a hard-fought game of basket ball played here the Polk High girls' team defeated the Osceola girls by the score of 23 to 18. The score at the end of the first half was 13 to 19 in favorlof the visitors. Howells, 19: Clarkson. 9. Howc-lls. Neb.. ITeb. 6. (Special.) Be fore a large crowd of fans, the local high srhnol basket ball team won over the OlarUson- quintet by the score of 19 to . The score at tne nair-way mara was s to J, in favor of the visitors Randolph, 2Ij Bloomfield. 9. Kandolpb. Neb. Feb. 6. (Speciat.) Randolph High school basket ball team defeated the Bloomfield quintet here by the score of 23 to 9. Randolph lost to the Bloomfield squad here several weeks ago bv the score of 10 to IS. The locals' have one of the strongest teams in this section of Nebraska. Hastings College Fenfires. 8r Edgar. !. Edgar. Neb.. Feb. 6. (Special.) The Edsar High school basket ball team met defeat on its home floor here at the hands of the Hastings College Reserves bv the score of 2 to 8. The visitors out played the locals throughout the game. Hebron, !: , ut ton. 9. Hebron, Neb., Feb, 0. (Special.) The Hebron High school first team lost to the Sutton quintet at Sutton by the score of 62 to . Hebron academy played Alex andria High on the local's court and lost by the score of 13 to 32. Hebron High school second team lost' to Bel vider. The loral girls' team won. over the Belvldere girls' quintet, 10 to 7. Minden, 33: Franklin. 1. Mindcn." Neb.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Tho Minden High school defeated the Frank lin quintet here by the score of S3 to 16, tn a hard-fought, but clean game of bssket ball. The locals outclassed the visitors throughout. ; The Franklin girls won over the local girls, 33 to 16. , Venison, IS: Ida Grove. 6. Bentsbn. Ia.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Denl son's High school basket ball eam de feated the TUa Grove quintet on the lstt er's court by tho score of 16 to . The locjls defeated Missouri Valley early tn the week. 15 to S. v 8cranton defeated Denlson here by the score of 15 to 7. Glenwood, 29: Yilllsca, 17. Gienwood. Ia., Feb. 6.-i-(Speriat.) Glenwood High school won over Vlllisca her by the score of 29 to 17. Standifort scored 18 of tho local's points. Central Association to Hold Conference in 1 City, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday. Tlie 27th ' annual meeting of the Central Whist association will be held at the Fontcnelb hotel Wed nesday, Thursday Friday and Satur day. Oiie' of tlic' best 'meetings of the association has been promised and many tof, the champion whist players of the.-cast are expected to be in attendance. ' The election of officers will be held Saturday ' morning. Among the celebrities of the whist world who will be present; are:. Mr. and Mrs. II. S. FrV Chicago; Mr. and Mrs.' E. H. 'Brovvn. Cleveland; Ed- mond J. Phelps and W. S. Harris, Minneapolis;' Mr. . and Mrs. R. I?. Richards, Detroit; Colonel Corn stock, Milwaukee; "Sid Linz and Robert Parson,. New York City. There will he keen competition for the Harris trophies, the Richards' team of four, the famous St. Joseph trophy, the congress ' contest for high score winners,' and the' free-for-all contest for the Schmelzcr trophy, Saturday night. , . iThe visitors will be entertained at anquet to' be held Friday night. The program- follows :".: ' Wednesday,'. " ' '' S P. M. Informal plat for early arrivals. Thursday. ;' :. 1 P. M. Business - meeting. ', 2 P. M, First session. Harrhi Inter Association trophy. Pair contest. P. M. Finals. Harris trophy. . . Friday. : , 9:30 A. M. First' session in Richards Challenge, trophy, men. only,, team play. First play for St. Joseph trophy, pair play. Open-pair contest. i 2 P. M. Second session for Richards trophy. Second session for St. Joseph tro phy. Open pair contest. "' Banquet. 6 P. H. . 8 P. Jf. Final ' session for Richards trophy. Final .session for S(. Joseph' trophy. Open pair contest., Saturday. 10:30 A. M. Election and installation of officers. 2 P. M. Mixed pair contest for Daniels Minneapolis trophy; Open pair" contest. 8 P. M. Chicago trophy contest, cnam ptonshln pair play, ..top . score winners only. Free for all. open pair match. Coach Eddie Mttlholland's Creigh ton university basket ball team turn ed the tables on the Des Moines Tig ers Saturday night and defeated the Iowans in a fast game by the score ot 24 to 14. The home quintet had the edge on the .Tigers throughout the contest, playing a. much better brand of bas ket ball than was evident Friday night when the Des Moines univer sity hoopstcrs trounced the locils under 'a 24 to 19 score. Des Moines stnrtcd out in the lead when Knox made good on Berry's fcul. The Tigers remained ahead for enly a tew seconds, however, as ine locals opened up with good team work and soon worked the leather down the floor where Berry shot the first field goal, cf he contest. From this time until the timer's gun end ing the game, the Blue and White athletes held the lead. ' ' , ' Vaiidiver Back in Game. , The game was fast, with farly ac? curate shooting and good defensive work predominating, Vandivcr, Creighton guard, who was absent from the local's lineup Friday night, played in (he second game and proved to be a big help in pulling the Tigers away from another, vic tory. Knox and Evans each scored a field goal for tha losers in the first period,, while Wise, Berry and Kear ney ' each caged two baskets from scrimmage for the winners. . Knox toed the free throw mark three times in the initial, stanza and each time counted for his team, "while Kearney scored once out of three trips to the mark. - . . " Kearney started the second hall by shooting hi team's total of 14 points when a Des Moines player was caught fouling. - The local cen ter soon caged a field goal and then Knox scored from the free throw line. Condon was nabbed for foul ing and the Tiger forward register ed another free throw. Visitors Substitute Freely. Coach BelJ substituted freely in the second half, but the "subs" failed to stop the teamwork of the locals. During the last few minutes of play the Creighton olayers kept the leath er down near the Des Moines basket, apparently "stalling" fqr time, there by robbing the fans of more excite ment. '- Kearney with four field goals and three free throws, and Wise with two baskets, played a good floor game for the winners, although the guard ing of Condon and Vandiver and the passing of Berry was one feature of the Creighton play, ; x 1 For Des Moines, Knox. Behah and Burnett? played a good game. The floor work of the former and his passing featured ihe visitors' part on the program. ; ' The score: , Crelgihton. ' N FG. ..S Wayne, Ncb Feb. 6. (Special Telegram.) Omaha university de feated Wayne Normal basket ball quintet here last night in a fast and' hard-fought game by the score of 36 to 23. The .core at the' end of, the first half was 16 to, 13, 'hi favor, of the Maroons. . : After the first two minutes of play the locals started in the lead and were never headed. .' , M. Pressly with nine, field goals and Davis" with three baskets from' the floor, played the best game for the winners, while Clark and Mijler brothers starred for the losers. Starts in Lend And Wins! 21-19 High ' School (juinlets Play Fast Passing and Close Guarding Game Second X Victory Over Packers. . Central, SI. O. FT. P.F, T.F. Tin. : 4 0 0 10 3 0 ' 2 1-4 Clement (C). r.f, Corenn.an, l.f. Keyt, c. tiood, r.g , r.unnell, l.g. . . Berk!?, c i .1 ...1 ..3 The score: Omaha, 8 M. Pressly Davis Reeves Stromberg Pos. ..rf.. ...If.. ...., . .rf.. Wise rf . . Berry, if . . Kearney .) Condon, lg Vandiver, rg Totals .... Behan, rf ., Knox (c.) It Evans, c Burnette. rg Snyder, lg . , Helmbrecht A. Rust, c . Vauirhn lg . Crawford rf A. Rust, lg .. FT. Wayne S3. . , . Suutrle . ...Henney Rickbaugh . . . Armour Thompson Ig....... P, Peterson Substitutions: Banner for Stromberg, P, Pressly for Reeves, Patterson for Squirie, Muhm for Henney, Clark for Rickbaugh, L. -Miller for Armour, M. Miller for I. Petersrn. Field Goals: M. Pressly 9; Davis. 3: Stromberg a; Banner Patterson, Muhm, Clar'.c 6. 1j. Miller. Free throws: Davis, 6 out of 8 trials; Patterson, 5. ' Tigers Stage Rally . And Beat Washington , i- ... ... St. Louis, Feb. tj. (Special Tele gram.) The, University of Missouri basket bail team scored its tenth con secutive Missouri valley conference victory by defeating the Washington university five here last night. The score 'was 28 to 22. Two ancient rivals settled their accounts for the second -time this season, 'when Central took another slice of tho South High packer's bacon, 24 to 1, Saturday night at the "Y. ' The .game was a paragon ot" the popular indoor cage game, fast passing, heady guarding, and classy ilo'onvork being the attractions, In-the preliminary excitement, the Central High Freshmen nosed out ahead of the Sophomores, 9196. In the main game. Centralstarted the scoring when Clement dropped a free throw through the hoop, fol lowed by a spectacular goal. Hill came back with a counter tor South, making the score 3 to 2. Coreninan, who played forward during the first half, shot the leather through the loop, starting a rush which ended with the first half, Central in the lead, 14 to 6. During this period only one foul was chalked against Mulli gan's crew, while Soutii , had , made but three personals. -- In the second half, Graham " ot South sailed the ball .through f ring, which inspired Hill to make an other counter. This was as close as South "effmc to tying the Purple and White, tor Central made the next three tallys. The Packer's played a heady guarding game during the last quarter, holdfhg Central to one bas ket, while Graham, Hill and Bernard Total Graham, r.f. Niiman (C). iltll. v Pt'rnard, r.g. Kmigh, l.g. Ackcrman, 1 1 Total - - 10 4 South, lit. v ' II. FT. If. ..1 14 ...1 ...0 p.t- t.p. rts. no i i Flviriff Parson Wins Boston A. C. Sprint Cutbill Paces Over IVew Boards in 4 Minutes 22 3-5 Seconds. 19 New York Yanks to Have New Home and Playing Grounds Soon New York, Feb. 6. Purchase of a site for the' home and playing grounds of the New York American Base ball club, on which will be erected a" $2,000,000 stadium to seat 75,000 fans, was announced yesterday by Co). Jacob Ruppert and T. L. Houston, owners of the club. , The plot was purchased from the William Waldorf Astor estate. Al though located in the Bronx, quite a distance from the business center, the stadium will be easily accessible. Plans, drawn up, call for a struc ture similar in design to the Yale, bowl at New Haven. The club at first intends to build only three sides of the structure and erect temporary bleachers at the end farthest from the home plate. This structure and bleachers will provide a capacity of 55,000., ... Doane College Team Defeats York Quintet York, Neb. Feb. 6 (Special Tele gram.) The Doane college basket ball team defeated the York quintet here last nielit in an uninteresting game by the score of 55 to 16: - BostonMass., Feb. 6. The "Fly ing Parson" of the running track, Harold C. Cutbill of the Boston Ath letic association, last night won tin Hunter mile, feature of this club's anqual games, from a fast field. He paced over the new boards of the Boston arena in 4 minutes 223-5 sec onds, wkhin 2-5 of a second of Toie, J Ray's record. . I his event has been the feature of the B. A." A. annual indoor contests for a decade and this year carried a leg 6n a new trophy, the previous cup having been retired last year by Ray. , . ter or his racing rivals almost from the start and won on a fast finish with a 400-yard sprint. The Olympic star, Lorcn Mttrchi son of Chicago, continued his suc cesses indoors by leaping to the tape a winner in the Major Briggs trophy sprint of 50 yards. Earl Thomson! Canada's crack hurdler at Antwerp, carried Dart mouth college to a speedy flight over the 50 yards high hurdles. His time of 6 3-5 seconds was fast. F. Loom is, jr.. Chicago, and Olympic htirdr. ling champion, was second. Chicago Bowlers Roll t r i ni . I M. W I IJI, into jecona riace St. Paul, Feb. 6. The Minerafitcs of. Chicago rolled into second place in the five-man event at the Interna tional Bowling association tourna ment last night with 2,767. . ... ....s ........, 4. n. .o . ............10 Des Moines. - FO. , , a l o if ..o . . ..0 ..1 FT. 0 t n . n , o . n (1 I'nWersity Place, 45; West Point. 4. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6. (Special.) University Place High ' school's basket ball team easily defeated the West Point quintet here by tho score of 4i to 4. Plattsmouth; 80: Havelbck. 19. Havetock. Neb.. Feb. e. (Special.) lit JLVr2V,.? ,r.L. b"!2 to Beatrice last; spring, 3 It 4, team- h"re Friday night in a bard-fought game, by the scoro of SO to 19. Geneva, lg: Lincoln. t4. Geneva. Neb.. Feb. 0. (Special.) Tn a well-played game of basket ball, Lin coln High school lost to Geneva here by the score of IS to 14. The scoro at the end of the first half was 6 to 4 tn fa vor of the locals. Buhrer. right for ward for tha locals, played the best game. Semi-Pro and Amatuer Cemoanr "I". 5; romnanr "V. 20. Glenwood. Ia., Feb. 6. (Special.) i Company "I" of this city defeated Com- pany "F" of Villlsra In a hard-fought game on the lalter's court by the score of i :2 to 20. I Syracuse, S3: Ilebron, r.i. Hebron. Xeb., Feb. . (Sperlrl.) He bron town team lost to the Syracuse town team here by the score of !5 to 22, in a fast and wull-played game. - h " , , -l - Band' at Lodgepole. Lodgepole, Neb., Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) A 20-piece band has been or ganized here ' under the leadership ofLouis DcBrunncr. Commerce HigK Busy Arranging Schedule The Comm erce 'Bookkeeper s have high htJpes , of being tlte state champs of , the diamond ; next spring, - as Drummond'has a. full team of vet erans ready to .jump iryto the flan nels. "Commercs. has lost, but one game in the last four. years, and that Beatrice last; spring, J. to 4. . But as Commerce deieatea tne.outstate boys the da belore this defeat, 11-4, it was of no. consequence. : ' ' Totals 4 , ' "7 Referee: Paul Schissler, Kebraska. Frank Troeh Wins , Sunny South Shoot Houston, Tex., Feb. 6. Shooting from a handicap of 21 yards against a field which missed few 'targets. Frank Troch of Vancouver, Wash., won the Sunny South handicap championship - here yesterday by breaking 99 targets out of 100. ; A 98 score qualified for second place in the championship shoot and the list of entrants breaking that number of targets included J. A. Goodwin, Salt Lake City, Utah., and Tris Speaker. B&sUettavtl Saturday's Results. Creighton, 34; Des Moines, 12. . ent-at, 24; South lllrh, 19. Oklahoma, 38; Grinnell, 20. Stat Teachers. 21; Mornlngslde, II. Omaha "U" M; YVivne. 28. Benson High, 21; Columbus, 0. Pern, it; Midland, 4; Illinois. 39: Pnrdne. 3S. Drttkr, 37: Cornell College, 17 Chicago, 19, Mlnnescta, 17 ' lonn y; lork, Ifl. ' Missouri, '; Washington. 2i. . , Plattsmouth, 37; Arlington, 13. Kansas Aggies, 34; Kansas, S. Wyoming, 19: Denver, 10. Colorado Mines, 34: Colorado Aggies, . Vniverslty ot Colorado, 33; Colorado College, 38. i Denlson. 16: Idn Grose. 8. filenwood, 39; Vlllif.ro, 17. Randolph, 3'!: Bloomfield. 9.' - University riace. 45; West Total , 4. fiene-ra. 18; Lincoln. 14. North Platto, 'iK; Kearney, 53. ' Kimball. W; Sterling, 10. 7" r JsVXj NICKNAME. CONTESTANTS NAME.. ... ADDRESS . CONTEST CLOSES MARCH 1 4?Y)j1J TVt TPa T ... rts. I '?-; M : k 1 X, .-,-'.''.- that's f. - rts. '- ' . ' ' 4 14 : 1 M - I' ll lv ? " Good old tobacco taste. Spicy 'aroma. Sparkle. 1 v 0 l - .; .Cool burnirlg. That's what the 4ieaf blend I V ' .... means. With Burley heart-'eaf used for rich f , y - , ; "body"; Macedonian for spic aromatic smack; . .f i -''Vy ' Golden Virginia leaf that ilmost tastes of sun- ..-U, '; ..L shine; and good old Maryland for cool-burning- Jf . Crod? Youh-titis- s : :' )i Crimped I V machine. Because of this improved method, -,: '' , ; the cigarettes burn more evenly and longer. ,' cCfzri ' for : ' , C;jtitht 1931, Ugftf -UT9nTC , ;