Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

and Manager Reed Of Minnesota have al
ready agreed upon November 2 as the
date Of the Chicago-Minnesota game next
year. As Il now stands, there is consider
able controversy as to which is the bet
ter team I'm the west. The adherents Of
both Michigan and Chicago claim that
honor. The Chicago Minneapolis game will
be played In Minneapolis, and this was
the only date agreed upon at the Big Nine
conference at Chicago last week. Graduate
Manager Baird Of Michigan was present
and It was thought he and Stagg would
decide upon a date but It is said nothing
was done looking toward a renewal Of
athletic relations between these two uni
verslties.
Jacob Schaefer, the wizard OF billiards,
Is soon to challenge for both the 1871 and
1s.2 worlds championship billiard emblem.
Willie Hoppe and George Sutton are the
present respective holders OF the Isl and
1872 emblems. It is for the latter that they
will play in this city on Tuesday evening,
December 49, The two players are now in
hard practice-Hoppe at his brother
Franks room on Broadway, New York,
and Sutton in Chicago, where he has a
room. Both show good form. Hoppe has
vignaux, and brought the trophy back to
America about a year ago. lie was then
challenged by Slosson, whom he easily de-
feated but who had promised TO renew
his challenge. Slosson has since retired
aud Is not expected to again be a COM
petitor for either emblem, his second easy
defeat at the hands Of Sutton having,
It Is said, caused the student to break
his cue and announce his retirement.
Schaefer's challenges, coming at this time,
would necessitate championship contests
in January and February The challenger
trophy holder has sixty days in which to
play from date Of challenge. II Schaefer,
therefore, challenged Hoppe now for the
ISL emblem that game would be played
about the middle of January. A challenge
to the winner of the Sutton-Hoppe contest
on December Is would mean another game
for the 1872 emblem about the middle of
February. There would also be a month
between each game, which would give
the players ample time to change and per-
feet their play in practice. All these games
will undoubtedly be played In New York
and It is expected that by the time Sutton
and Hoppe meet, the former will be a
resident of this city. 1t is possible, how
ever, that Chicago may get one of the
games in case Hoppe gets back both en-
blems, as patrons Of billiards in this city
are hungry for billiards by any of the
big Three" and fattering inducements
will be made by promters to secure con-
test.
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Yes am going to fight Kid Herman or
January 2, and that will be my last fight
said Joe Cans, the champion lightweight
boxer. There will be one possibility OF
my going into the ring again; that is II
Battling Nelson really wants to fight me
and will make terms to suit me. 1 NEAR
! by this not such terms as will give every
! advantage, as was given him at Goldheld
, but anything that is fair, square and equi
| table. Yes, 1 would be more than glad e
| fight him again. After that It is good
bye to the ring for Joe Cans"
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DR.. Charles w. Eliot president of Har-
ward university in a dinner to the Harvard
crow of 1906, declared that rowing and
| lawn tennis were the only clean and hon.
orable sports in the colleges. DR.. Eliot
recommended the plan of sending a crew
| to England.
Edward Hanlon the largest stockholdel
in the Baltimore base ball club has Dur.
chased the property on the York road
known as Oriole park for a consideration o.
something like $4,000. The grounds are t
| be entirely reconstructed and new stands
erected. The space enclosed will be much
] larger than at. present, giving foul lines
J from the plate to the fence of 316 feet or
one side and 800 feet on the other. The dis
! lance from the plate to the center field
fence will be very much longer than now
1t is the first time that those interested II
base ball here have ever owned thei
grounds. Mr.. Hanlon said: 1.-The purchas,
OF the grounds is the first step toward get
ting that big league club that want jus
as badly as the base ball rooters. 1 hop,
we will all pull together to make it sur,
that Baltimore Will be the only city con
sldered when a change In a big League
circuit is deemed advisable by those VIII,
have the say"
Experts are beginning to get line on tn
new rules, 1t is well understood that dur
ing the present fall the sport has been OF