Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

could run in on Saturday night Many
towns have splendid alleys and some ex-
cellent teams and games with these towns
would be OF great interest
.
Clarke G. Powell, president Of the Powell
Automobile company, has returned from a
convention of dealers at Lansing, Mich,
held by the Odds company to instruct their
men on the good qualities and changes Of
the 1895 machines. Mr.. Powell says: THE
surprise OF the year will be the two-eycle
auto, a feature which all companies have
been working on, but which has been per-
fected by Mr.. Coffin head designer Of the
factory. This makes an auto much simpler
and meets the demand of buyers that they
have a machine which will go all the time.
One hundred and twenty-five dealers from
all parts of the United States were pres
ent as guests of the factory, this being an
annual affair, and the entertainment which
was provided for US was new and unique.
We were routed out at $50 in the morning
of the first day to hear a lecture on the
various parts by Mr.. Coffin who had spent
four months in the factories Of France.
An examination of the various parts was
made and the dealers all given slips on
which to make suggestions. These slips
were examined by the company during the
night, with the consequence that the next
day several important changes were an
nounced for the 1906 machine. A sales
mems school was also conducted and
the dealers were taught to exploit
their machines. A big banquet was given
Friday night in a room of the factory,
decorated with farm implements and corn
stalks until it resembled a large barn, with
a hay NOV at one end. After the banquet
and toasts had been disposed Of the hay
NOV fell with a crash, which revealed a
beautiful stage, all a surprise On this
stage six Of the best vaudeville acts OBJ
tainable were given and silver stems and
other neat souvenirs were given to all.
AS a windup of the entertainment the COM
pany chartered two cars and took all to
Ann Arbor, where a section of the grad
stand had been reserved to witness the
Michigan Wisconsin game. Michigan surely
has a splendid team and although l have
seen many teams play, and played some
myself, I never imagined eleven men could
be brought to such a unity of motion.
It was the fastest team 1 ever saw, as
we'll as the heaviest was led to wonder
where Yost could get such men together.
There were no delays when Michigan had
possession of the ball, the signals being
making the previous play so that almost
before Wisconsin could line up its defense,
Yosts machine was again in operation.
Wisconsin was no mean rival, and I am not
so sure of the outcome Of the Thanksgiving
day game between Michigan and Chicago.
Stage has a good team and he has Ecker
sail, who is another full team in himself.
He made five goals against Illinois and he
can be relied upon to make some against
Michigan. Michigan has no kicker who
can at all compare with this Eckersall,
who has won from Wisconsin for the past
three years by the judicious use of his good
right. He will have some trick plays up
his sleeve, which Stage has taught the
team, and that is almost sure to put the
ball within kicking distance of the Michi-
gan goal King has developed a splendid
team out of the material he had at Wis
consin, and the defeat of the Wisconsin
team had made the students at Ann Arbor
a little anxious. Had Wisconsin had an
Eckersall the score in that game might
have been different"