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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Grand Island Picks
Old Players for Team
Manager Denman Sends Contracts to
Men and Expects All But Two
to Respond.

GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Jan. 22.-(spe-
cisi)-Manager Denman Of the local base
ball club has sent contracts to the follow
INK OF the last years Grand Island team
with instructions TO report in the spring
ifugh Cook. Pip Cook Graham, Smith
Carroll. Traver. McKibben. Murray. Morse
Green, Clark and Paul.
OF these Il il expected that all but Car
roll and Green. win. report. They win be
held by Grand Island. The management
u IN correspondence with two men with
the view OF securing one OF them as play
ing manager Arrangements were COM
pleted today t9r the use Of the same
grounds for another year. at slight ad.
vance. though the club will not be At the
expense this year in fitting them up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
BLAIR LOSES TO BANCROFT
Fast Quintet from Danish College
Beaten 36 TO 2S

BANCROFT. Neb., Jan ~ Speciall-
The Bancroft basket ball team again de-
feated the fast team from the Danish col
lege at Blair by a score OF So to g.
The game was hotly contested from the
start and for few minutes Bancroft was
unable to score. but after rallying, the
first half ended with a score of l6 TO Il in
favor of Blair
All through the second half the playing
was phenomenal and when time was called
the Bancroft team was victor by a safe
margin. The lineup:
NgT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
LOCALS WALLOP IDA GROVE
Wins by 0ne.Sided Score Of Eighty
Five to Eight.
ASSOCIATION SHOWS SPEED
Wilson is Rack In tho Game and
Was Easily the star Of the
EvcninR--soIdIers Are
Game.
SHOWS SPEED

Omaha Young Mems Christian associa
tton tramped upon the five Of Company p,
Ida Grove. Ia, in basket ball a. Omaha
saturday, winning the unequal contest
s. 10 3 From the start to the finish tho
Ida Grove lads were hopelessly outplayed
and only one field goal was made by tho
visitors the whole game
The Omaha quintet played an excellent
game, showing speed and knowledge Of the
finer points The difference between this
game and the one which the locals lost to
Lincoln two weeks ago was so apparent
that II was hard to believe that the team
had any Of the same men on IT,
Wilson, captain and center Of the Omahs
five was back in the game again Satur-
day night and played what was probably
the best OF his team. All Of the Omaha
PLAYERS showed up splendidly
The fans present declare that the SQUAD
WV make a championship year
The Ida Grove players declared that thew
had played a good many games and that
the organization was somewhat crippled
as a result. The visitors stuck right to
their task in spite OF the manner in which
the game was going against them and put
up brave fight. The lineup:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
WHITES BARRED FROM PICTURES
Jeffries-JOhnson Films TO ne shown
on that Condition

LEXINGTON, Ky, Jan. 22--(Special Tel
egram MAYOR Skain today granted per-
mission TO a local colored theater to put
on the Johnson-Jeffries fight pictures. The
permit was granted with the understands
ing that no white persons be allowed to
see them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
PA ROURKE HAPPY OYER FIND
Ollie Pickering, New Outfielder,
Declared Fast Man.
HAS LONG RECORD AS PLAYER
New Man started Base Ball Career In
$500 snd Has played IN Leagues
Al over Central and south,
including Major.

Every time Pa E0urke thinks over his
lineup and comes 10 the name Of one Ollie
Pickering. oItnoIder. he begins 10 smile
ana wants 10 tickle himself, for he has
some ball PLAYER there. Pickering has a
long record Of base ball achievement and
10 reckoned by Pa a. Just about what the
Ornaha's will need 10 supply any little gaps
ia The outneld in 1911
Ollie started base ball in $50 playing
with Wheeling Of the Tri-State league. His
first year ollie was rated as too green
and spent the next with the Vincennes
undJ independent team.
Houston. Tex. possessed Pickering in
1,92 but In 1893 he was back again on the
Independent owners payroll playing with
Lebanon, Ind. ollie always did like In
diana.
Tighten hundred and niney-four found
the outfelder stll welding an independent
stick AT Greenfield, Ind, but in 1895 he
was back in the traces and went 20 the
KAY league. playing with Cairo, III.
Lynchburg Va. found ollie more than
valuable in 1896, for 1t was then he was
Just becoming a real ball player.
His first real major league circuit work
came the next season in 20. when he
JoiEed Louisville in the old National cir
cuit and the next year he made his first
appearance in Omaha. playing here part
Of that year and with Cleveland another
part both towns being then on the old
Western circuit. He remained with Cleve-
land until 1902 when he switched to the
American league
philadelphia Liked Ollie.
The Philadelphia Americans found ollie
a real outfeder in 1903 and 1904 and he
then went TO Columbus in the association
In 1906.
After two years he was back again on
the American league circle again, playing
with the st. Louis bunch in 1907. In 1905
joe Cantllon wanted him in Washington,
and he came to Minneapolis in 1909 where
ne remained until he was sold 10 Louis
Vile IN the latter part OF that season.
Now ne Is scheduled TO come here and
he will undoubtedly set a pace that will
make the youngsters on the Western
league sit up and take notice that there
is ball player In their midst that is liable
totaSe away the honors Of the day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
cORBHr MANAGES COLUMBUS
Board Of Directors Elects Officers aud
nrcnnrc. Cor Cnming scn.nn

COLUMBUS. Neb., Jan. 22.-tspeciaI Tele
grsml-At the nrst meeting Of the board
or directors 81 the Columbus Base BAH
club. which occpucd the greater part OF
Saturday evening, the following officers
we're elcCtedi
G p. Pollock president e.. C. GRAY. vice
president, =. A. Peterson, secretary theas-
urcr
Jack Corhett was signed up As mana ser
and The reports Of the soliciting commit
tees were graufying The meeting outlined
the work FOR the SEASON ana we're much
plcasee oyot nrospocGs for ths game Tor
the coming year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Personnel Of OfficInI..

There has been an unwritten law that
officers OF the Western Golf association
must be officials OF other associations. and
with the idea OF making this a regular
law, notice was given Of a resolution TO
authorize the president to prepare an
amendment to article wifi for submission
to the next annual meeting. The intent OF
this resolution is to have a majority OF the
board composed Of representatives OF other
associations within the territory OF this
association
Just when the delegates thought all the
war clouds had disappeared s. c. Strick-
land Of the Evanston Golf club, introduced
the following resolution:
That committee OF five be appointed
by the president OF this association 20 con
fer with other associations for the pur-
pose OF considering a plan for reorganlz "a
ton Of the present governing golf bodies
Including Canada and Mexico n possibiej
and present Il to the next annual meet
ing"
President smith explained that il was
the disposition Of directors TO be conserva-
tive and while they believed there was
need for better national Organiza on
they would respect the United States Golf
association while IL was the national body.
d. F. Kelly OF EXmoOr, said the west had
been well treated by the United states GoIr
association In getting both the president
and vice president from this section. ana
moved that the strickland resolution be
tabled which was done
The report Of secretary Willard showed
membership Of $50. twenty-six new clubs
having been admitted since the last meet
ing. Mr. Willard suggested a new form
Of competition for the Tom Morris trophy
he also noted the attempt OF some OF ths
professionals TO boycott the western open
meet last year because they disliked match
play. tie suggested that the incoming
committee confer with the profeSsiGnals
on the best manner OF holding the touSna
msnt The report Of secretary Atkinson
showed a balance on hand 81 g. l0i - a
gain Of Est,5i over the preyiour year
The Key 10 the siuation-Bse Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

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The Persistent and Wise Patronage Of
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Peru GIRLS REAT CO7NER
score of Thirty-One 10 sixteen IL
Record at Basket Bnll.


PERU, Neb., Jan. Especial THE
Peru girls basket pal team triumphed
over their oldrlyaIs from Cotner on the
local floor here lest Friday by a score OF
81 to 49, The kSrne was clean and good
spirited, but at no Stage OF the game was
the outcome N doubt the Peru girls out
playing theirs opponents from the start
Every mernber on the team played an ex-
cellent game, Especially did Misses Bee.
doff and FORSYTH distinguish themselves
BY their accurate goal, throwing A won
derful IMPROVEMENT was In evidence in this
game over tbe FORMER games. especially
IN team work, Which shows the work of
the girls fsIthfm coach in bringing re-
sulss. The lineup Tor Peru was as follows:
Hanks tcaptainl right guard 4 points:
Forsyth, left guard. fouls; Osborn cen
Ter. points; fauna right forward: Goff
lcf guard, points
Substitutes; King. CuFran and Moore
referee; Anna smith OF Lincoln UmpIre
Aspinwald OF Cotner
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Pickering Looked Upon Real Acquisition by Ro Hono Shoot

az Grand Island May e. Grand Island at
York, MAY TO- Grand Island al Hastings
May IT, Hastings at York. NAV o. YORK at
Grand Island. NAV lf York at Kcarnev.
May Il. York az Hastings
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

Field goals Wesin ,lOl Cohn t0 RitrIie
Ol, Dickman go, Griffith Robinson Todd
Free throws: Cohn co. Wesin Wilson
BlaCkman (). Todd
One point awarded each side
Referee. LindsayR umpire HIN. time
keeper. Cherrington
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Intercollegiate Men
Meet at Lincoln
L. G. Anterior Elected President of
Nebraska Assooiation-Base Ball
Schedules Are Prepared.

LINCOLN Jan. Especial THE Ne
braska Intercollegiate Athletic association,
including most OF the colleges and uni
versities OF the state with the exception
of the state university and Creighton held
a meeting at the Lndell hotel
The election OF officers resulted In the
following choice: President, L. G. Ather-
ton, York; vice president, j. n Bennett,
Doane secretary treasurer, A. j. Meier,
Kearney State Normal
The annual track meet will be held at
University Place on johnson track on
May o.
Pennants for last year were awarded as
follows: Track, Bellevue; basket ball, Cot
ner: base ball, Peru.
The association decided not to award
pennants in the future Committees do
not always agree as 10 the teams which
should receive the hOnors and It was felt
that the better way would be to leave the
settlement Of relative rank to public opin-
ion as Is done in larger conferences. No
Dennant was awarded in foot ball con
flictng claims OF several schools causing
the difficulty which the conference wishes
to avoid by not giving pennants
Base Rail- schedules.
Base bail schedules for the colleges were
uidNH Up I ne nine tollekeS IN the AEEO-
citation were divided into two circuits an
eastern and western Wesleyan Cotner,
Bellevue, Peru and Doane comprise the
eastern and Hastings, York, Grand Island
and Kearney Normal the western. II was
the sense OF the meeting that the winners
Of the championship in each section should
meet and play off for the state title In
pursuance OF this idea, a motion was
passed permitting such a game.
The schedule OF the two circuits follows
Eastern-April II, Cotner at Peru. April
g, Doane al Wesleyan; April q, Cotner a.
Peru; MAY J. DOane at Peru, Nav @ Doano
al Bellevue. NAV A. Wesleyan al poane.
Nav 10, Wesleyan at Peru; MAJ H. IVES
leyan a. Bellevue. May %. Peru at Belle
vue. MAY Us. Peru al Wesleyan. Nav N
Peru al Cotner, MAY rs Peru Al Doane,
MAY % Bellevue at Gotner, May % Belle
Vue al Wesleyan. Man o. bellevue al
Doane MAY Is Bellevue 81 Peru.
Western-hpril .. Hastings al Grand Is
land. April - Hastings at kearney. MAY
2, Kearney al Hastings; Ma s, kearuev
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Donaldson Breaks
Worlds Record for
Century and a Half
Cape Colony Professional Spirits
Hundred and Fifty Yards in
Fourteen Flat.

KIMBERLY. Cape Coloney, Jan. 22-Jack
Donaldson, the professional sprinter, ran
15O yards in Il seconds. This is a new
worlds record, lettering the amateur and
professional records
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
DRA"E "usHEs, BUr roo LATE
Hawkeyes TOO swIft In First Hair for
Opponents.

Opponents.
IOWA CITY, Ia. Jan - Especial TeIe-
eTam.l-lt was a decidedly GREATNESS crowd
that Witnessed the defeat OF Drake here
Saturday at the hands OF the state unlver-
sity team by a score OF 30 to -. Iowa had
the upper hand in the first half but Drake
came back strong IN the second half and
rushed Iowa FOR all II was worth
The first half ended % TO in favor OF
the Hawkeyes. the greater number Of their
baskets being made IN the latter part OF
the first half
Iowa started out strong in the second
half, hut soon weakened, and the strength
Of Hoffman for Drake began TO tell Hoft-
man Of Drake and saIlander Of Iowa got
the most baskets.
The game Tor time was going decidedly
against the Hawkeyes. when time was
called with the Iowa men only ten points
10 the good The lineup:
IOWA. DRAKE
Rydeu ..,.......RE' RF.....,,'.'',-. LANSING
saHsnder he-f '.. LIZ L-F..,............ CovlIie
smith schmidt
schmidt Brothers. RIG. nd. Mericls
Thomas l.. li.I l. q. .......... Neiman
Field goais Sallander 4: smith 4. Ryden,
2, schmidt \, Thomas 1: Leeper 1: Hoff-
man. 4, Lansing, 3; CoNille I Goals from
fouls. RNden, 4, Hoffman T. Referee.
Brown Umpire keiser. Time OF halves
70 minutes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

The amateur record for $50 yards was
made by r. r. Walker of South Africa
in April, 1909, he covering the distance in
l41s seconds. Walker since then has turned
professional
Harry Hutchens ran $50 yards in 12lb sec
onds in 1887 This has stood as the profess
sional record since that time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
AMONG The LOCAL BOWLERS
Standings Of Players and Teams in the
Omaha Leagues.
YOUsEMs HEAD THE BOOSTERS
Fete Loehs Are In the Lead I'm the
ommerCial-suift and Omaha
Are TIED In the Packers
League.


Following are the standings in the BOW
ling leagues Of Omaha:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
BANCROFT.

Referee: Bassinger. Timekeeper: Sharp.
Bancroft invites a game with all corners
and bars none.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

The Key 10 the sirustiOn-Bss want Ads.
The evening world., 1911-05-10
WATER SHORTAGE
MENACE IS REAL,
GAyNOR DECLARES
Storage Supply Less Than
One. Third City Had at Be
ginning of Last Summer.

IN q statement to-day Mayor Gavnoi
CAV" Tho result of his visit last week "a
she Ciutou water shed ard hHs inspection
~ tho Catskill system yesterdav. lie
confirms the report Of a serious snort.
age Of water.
The Mayor SAYS. In part:
The Cro'on water system ran very
los last year. We started with ioi
billions OF gallons I'm storage. and
ended In December with only thirty
Two billions. This year We start with
only nfty-two billions Of gallons In
storage. II this summer proves to
he a. dry as last summer YOU can
see whore W will end as we'll as I
can. ! do not want TO alarm my
one, but ! should hate to see the bor-
oughs OF Manhattan and the Bronx
put on a half ration OF water over
In Brooklyn there Is no shortage
whatever.
owing TO his shortage the great
question IL to get the Catskill supply
Into the city mains az soon as pos
sible. The main thing In the way IN
the Catskill work is the track Of the
Ulster and Della ware Railroad Com
pany. Until We get that railroad out
OF the way tie dam and the reser-
voir can never he completed. II We
begin condemnation proceedings We
might not get possession OF It for
five years.
cav Mr.. Coykcndall, President Of
the railroad. AT Kingston. | am glad
TO say that our negotiations are re-
sulting In II settlement satisfactory
to the city. We shall, ! think. he
able to settle the s3.oOo,0D claim %
the company for tt,2co.oo. and have
the railroad relocated and built by
the railroad company for sl,sc0,oo.
II Is my belief hat II we can get
the railroad out OF the way by n set
Element. we can have the Catsle'll
water In the city pipes In two years.
The section between Croton Lake !s
completed, and the other sections
will be competed within a year.
The evening world., 1911-05-10

TtITtNI Z lew TTOTt WHIT ITIV
approved aluminium at Mays (
Sauce Pots with Covers.
58c, 76c, Ole, SLIP, $l.37
Lip Sauce Pans,
csc. Ale, 47c, 62c, 76c, Gle
Milk or Rice Boilers.
Sl.l9. Sl.52, Sl,s1, S2.l7
Fry ParS ......... SIC, 69c, 83c
Preserving Kettles,
s3c, Sl.O2, Sl.l9, S.44, Sl.N
Cote Pots ...... Sl.44, Sl.66, Sl.S8
Tea Pots ..",,',,,,.... Sl.Sl, Sl.98
Liquor Shakers ...,...,.,.,,,... 76c
AXE rams, 4lc
] Pie Plates ~.,,.,, l9c, 22c, 26c, 33c
The evening world., 1911-05-10
HIT By AUTO. BOY Is MUTE.
Little .JOlnnie NcQuiIInn Cannot
Talk AUcr Accident.

A motor truck knocked down nve-year-
old Johnnl. McQuillsn to-day as he
played In tle roadway in front ~ MS
home ut No. ~ West Twenty-fou"tn
street. The chiid's mother. Mrs. Mary
McQuillan, saw the accident and picked
her son mp and held him until m AM
oulance came.
DR.. Gown, who tool the little fello-
tn New York Hospital, could nnd no
signs OF physical injury. but from shock
or fright Johnnie was speechless. lie
did not regain MS voice after req ching
the hospital either and he case proved
rather a puzzle to the PHYSICIANS.
The automobile. q delivery truck, he.
longed 10 the United Ligh' and Power
Company. II was driven by Chauffeur
Augustin Tujagus. who lives In Corona,
l.. ]. lie was not arrested.
The evening world., 1911-05-10

Ih%ands " american md Imported Blouse" hsh"p n"s up to mh lace Dime" House" of
exceptionally fine design at S95 co.. Savings at every m, but greatest at the hghr prices as We do
NOT. like pm0hysh shops make emuarnesm Syh orr material apraet for increased margin of pmm.
The evening world., 1911-05-10
Dismissal of Landscape Gar
iener Parsons
in Report to Mayor.
BACK SLOWER
Connection With flof Com
pany'S Plan "DiScreditahle."
Say Investigators.

c NJ -,
-
'''''"'
'"' 'n' S"SE''''hs 81 'n" ''hM''-
S'oheis o. Accounts submitted to-day TO
Mayor Gaynor are carried out.
I'm view OF the testimony taken dur
Ins our lnyestigatior OF Mr.. Parsons"
SAYS tho ren,,, .,a,d ,,cr carc,ui d,
.Lta.a,o, a, A. 80 -
'' p" '"l '
u''."e"" INA wv '''o'"''o" m
'Fouucen IN w" iarN boaII hN tom
missioner Stovcr on April 6 he adopted
The resolution. which was laid over,
al,ed for NJ. parsons's dIsmissal. The
salary il "a 600 N vc,r p,rson. has bes,
ID, ~, aon,rm.,, TO-. ,sso
" " - wv
'0"' company '"V''e"
"'n '"''"'S
-''n''s y H'V""n's 'on"neh 'h'""s'''es
~ o-ese dlStlhct SupJects'
the relations OF the New Jersey
Company to the proposal TO resoll
Central Park and the alleged iniIn ,cy
a. NJ, samuel par.o,. Win M,
,.,,
MI f"rsohss hIeeeh 'h'ohpe'encV
\ "a landscape architect"
I. tfThe name OF John y. Hon % the
New Jersey Conpany WAS broug1, into
,ho inv.stty,,i,,
r.. 1..
'.'"S D. w ''"'"''""''
win reference TO me hrst ON are;
We believe that Mr. Parsons's coz
nsction with Mr.. Hons plan 10 ac-
crlerste tho resoiliny M, Contra, Park
was dIscredI,ab HE ami raises a .erIou.
nues,io, nc ,o ~. yoi,a n, h,s ..ry,oe.
10 the rItv as iondsc,n. nrrhl,.c, :"
parL ra,",tssIana. Sc, ,'ho ...
.t,no.. ,a.,tno1'N ~ wy" ""'
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The evening world., 1911-05-10
ALUMINIUM COOKING WARE

How many people appreciate ALL the virtues OF
Aluminium Cooking Utensils
We are. of course, referring to the aluminium you get at Macy's.
We are not referring to those several kinds which we have been
bound to reject.
Some OF those other kinds have good points, but there have to
be more than some good points to qualify for sale at Mays,
where women have learned 10 buy with absolute security as to
safety as we'll as to value.
Apart from every other consideration, aluminium is so clean and
bright and shining. rejecting a thousand proud smiles. 1t Will
reflect a few more when the careful housewife knows that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-06
ELLIOTT TO HEAD MO. PAC.


chicago Hears That Northern Pacif,c
President ls 10 sBcCeed George Gould.
CHICAGO. March 5-Howard Elliott,
president Of the Northern Pacific Railway.
has decided definitely to accept the presi-
dency Of the Missouri Pacific. succeeding
George J. Gould. according to reports in
Chicago railroad circles. MIR. Elliott il
known to have had an offer from the new
interests in control OF the road under
consideration for some time. and IL 10
understood that he will be elected at the
annual meeting in st. Louis on March Il.
II has heen reported that Mr.. Elliott
will, receive a salary Of 900 year in
recognition Of the task Of rehabilitating
the road. and that he will have at his
disposal millions OF new capital with
which to put the property on the footing
for which its territory 10 adapted in COM
petition with other lines.
Mr.. Elliott has been connected through
out the greater part Of his railroad career
with the roads now composing the James
J. Hill system. and from 1901 to 1908 was
in Chicago ss second vice president Of the
Burlington. although he continued to live
in st. Louis. where ne will he stationed as
head OF the Missouri Pacific
His first railway service was az rodman
for the Burlington in 1870. After holding
various positions in the traffic and oper-
ating department he became general
manager Of tbs Bur ington lines ia Mis-
souri,. In 1908 he left the Burlington to
become president Of the Northern Pacific.
with headquarters in St Paul.