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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
TENNIS CRACKS TO OMAHA
Twelve Stars from East on Way to
Coast May Stop Off in This
City.
NATIONAL CHAMP AMONG THEM

That Omaha will see twelve of the
nftiest and fastest tennis cracks in these
United States is Information learned last
week. Just exactly one dozen players
from New York. Philadelphia and Boston,
men who have stood around the top of
the record book list, are going to the
coast in July and the present plans pro-
vide that St Louis. Omaha and few
other points will be stop-over places
en- route so that this part OF the country
may see how eastern cracks work.
Robert d. Wrenn. president of the
Lawn Tennis association, ana Richard
Stevens. the treasurer. have decided that
a trip to the exposition will be about
the best use that $4,000 fund in the as
sociations treasury can be put to. Thus
the trip is being laid out. Eight special
turf courts have been installed at the
exposition for these players as they are
unaccustomed to the asphalt courts used
on the coast. The primary idea is u
educate the west to eastern tennis. For
years the leading players of the coun
try have been men from the eastern
coast or the western coast. The turf
game is played in the east and in the
west it is on cement and asphalt. Men
from the middle west have always been
but ordinary players compared to the
eastern and western cracks and the ten
mis- association has decided it would be
adding stimulus to the interest in the
sport il the eastern men would play a
few contests through the middle west on
their way to the exposition. The matches
would probably be played at the Field
club here.
Those who will make the trip are; r.
N. Williams, national champion; T. II
Pell, Gustave Touchard indoor cham
pion; Irving Wright. w. M Washburn
George NJ Church, Kari II. Behr, Wylie
c. Grant, Dean Mathey, Nathaniel w
Niles, Alfred Dabney and Edward
Whitney.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Forfeit Money Of
State Loop Clubs
Must Be in Monday

Monday is the crucial day in the Ne
braska State league, for on that day must
each team have 500 posted with Presi-
dent Miles as guarantee of good faith.
While President Miles declares he has re-
coived no official communications that
any clubs contemplate forfeiture Of
their franchises. the state league execu-
tive has heard the chatter about the cir
cult and urges every club TO come
through with the guarantee money op the
date required. Miles has written the yari-
Gus directors aroundsthe circuit that he
must know the state Of affairs IN each
city In order that he may have time to
act In case any city wishes TO abandon
its franchise.
Three cities are sure to post the neces-
sary $500-Hastings. Beatrice and Grand
Island. Fairbury will probably have it's
500 up. but whether Columbus, Norfolk,
Keamey and York will consider It worth
while to open the season is not known.
Kearney and York would willingly trans
fer the franchise, while In Columbus and
Norfolk the business men OF the town
must donate generously or the franchise
holders may decide TO give up the strug-
gle. Norfolk Is said 10 be in debt 81 .OOO
and the owners refuse to sign any more
notes saying that the business men must
quit holding back or they viii not send
the forfeit money 10 Miles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
START WORK ON CLUB HOUSE
Erection of $4,000 Building at the
Omaha Gun Club Will Be
Started Monday.
BIG HOUSE WARMING IN APRIL

Work on the construction of the club
house at the Omaha Gun club viii be
started Monday, and by April Is the 5000
building will be completed. The lower
floor of the building will be of logs. with
the upper story frame. Two verandas.
one on the first and one on the second
floor. will swing along the front OF the
house. facing the traps. The building
will be 1892.
house warming will he held as soon
as the building is completed. on that
day Omaha and Columbus will hold the
third intercity shoot Columbus has won
one shoot and the other was a tie. In
addition. all of the shooters In the state
viii be invited to come in and shoot
Suitable prizes will be offered 10 serve
as an attraction.
Women shooters will also take an
active part In the house warming. The
Omaha Gun club expects 20 have its
squad of women shooters organized by
that time, and some OF the women shoot
ers from out in the state will be invited
in TO add TO the festival Of the occasion.
The Omaha Gun club announced 1t will
hold its Fred Gilbert shoot on Sunday.
March H. Some 800 clubs in the United
States will compete in this nationwide
event, but the Omaha club Is determined
to land up near the top when the final
scores come in.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
HANS WAGNER, VETERAN,
BUT THE ROCKIES FRIEND

This story, told on Joe Kelley, ex-
Western league and last year member
of the Pittsburgh clue. shows how much
Hans Wagner tries TO help the young
ball players make good. Hans habitu-
ally rooms. when on the road. with
younger player. never choosing one OF
the veterans OF the club. Perhaps this
is because Wagner is prone 10 arise at
4 a. M. some mornings, and go fishing.
and feels that he would have less trouble
with a rookie than with a veteran, on
the peeuliarities OF his habits. Mainly,
however. It is his generous disposition TO
try TO teach a youngster how TO make
good. On one occasion Kelley who had
been hitting in poor form. went 70 the
bat with the bases fun, and after much
mental stress and physical exertion
struck out. AS he neared the bench.
muttering moodily to himself Wagner
went up TO him. In his rough, sympathe-
tic way and said; do you know, l went
up 10 the plate with the bases full once.
and II was in the worlds SERIES too. A
little hit OF mine would have scored the
winning run, and do You know. I struck
out" The first part OF Wagner's state
ment was true. He did, so the records
say go 10 the bat with the bases full. but
instead of striking out as he diploma
tically informed Kelley. he hit = ringing
s-iv- To- ~-s-- h----
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Omaha Canoe Club
Formed to Join in
National Events

George Aulabaugh, ardent canoist of
Omaha, is now organizing a canoe club
10 be called the Carter Lake Canoe club
and to be part of the Carter Lake club.
This club will affiliate with the Ameri-
can Canoe association and men repre-
senting the Omaha club will enter in the
singles and doubles in the national
championship event to be held this sum
mer on the st, Lawrence river.
An elimination meet will be held here
this spring to determine the Omaha rep
resentatives. 1t is expected that Aula-
haugh and r.. 3. MacDougal, both OF
whom have had years Of experience in
plotting canoes, will be the selections.
Glenn Wharton. chairman of the canoe
ing committee at the Carter Lake club,
is assisting Mr. Aulabaugh in organizing
the club and he promises to purchase
two racing skulls so that meets may be
held at Carter Lake between members OF
the club and with members OF the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Rowing association.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
new PRO AT COUNTRY CLUB
w. v, Hoare Of Racine and Hot
Springs Clubs to Take Place of
George Simpson.
WILL BRING OWN CLUB MAKER

W. V. Hoare, for the last four years
professional at the Racine Country club
In the summer and the Hot Springs
Country club I'm the winter. has been APP
pointed professional at the Omaha
Country club to take the place of George
Simpson, who goes to Oak Park Hoare
Ia an Englishman and learned his pro.
fession IN England. IIo has had many
years of experience In this country and
Is said TO be one of the best pros In the
United States.
He was selected from n fled OF elgh-
teen applicants. according to w. j. Foye,
chairman of the golf committee. His
references proved him TO be a good
player, an instructor of ability and pos
sesslng an acute knowledge of main
tenance Of putting greens.
Hoare played at the Omaha club some
years ago, when Mcpherson was the pro-
fessional His visit was such that he IS
remembered by many OF the veterans at
the club and they all pronounce him u
good fellow and good golfer.
Hoare will come 20 Omaha from Hot
Springs about April Is and start 10 work
planning for the 1915 season. lie will
bring his own club maker with him TO
take the place vacated by Tom Leuchers,
who goes to Chicago with Simpson
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Athletes Practice
for Indoor Events
at Y. M. G. A. Meet

Amateur roller skaters of Omaha will
have an opportunity to exhibit their skill
at the fourth annual indoor athletic meet
to be held at the Auditorium March -.
The Young Mems Christian association
officials have decided TO program this
novelty race although FULL details have
not been prepared yet.
Employees of the new Fontenelle hotel
have already entered two teams in the
two-milo team race. and plans are on
foot to enter relay team. The men en-
tered are among the newcomers TO
Omaha who are employed at the new
hotel. but they are said to enjoy consid-
cradle standing in the east.
Omahans who have entered the big
carnival are already hard at practice.
The Omaha High school track team, OF
which about twenty members will prob
ably enter the event, is working out
daily and the "Y" athletes work regu-
larly on Monday. Wednesday and Friday
nights Outsiders are permitted the use
of the "Y'' gym to train for the event
and many are taking advantage of the
offer. The athletes of the Amateur Ath-
Ietlc association are also training dill
gently.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
University Of Omaha
Proud Of the Record

The University of On aha terminated
it's intercollegiate basket ball schedule
last week by the playing OF cotner on its
home floor The season was successful
only one defeat marrlng the record Of
the scarlet and black
Though the intercollegiate schedule
is at an end, the Omaha team still con-
tnues practicng. as negotiations are
pending with the Hascall Indians, who
are planning 10 invade this part of Ne
braska, providing they can book three
contests One Of these has been taken by
the University of Omaha. 1t is also
likely that third game will be played
with Cotner university ON neutral
floor. as each school has won a game
Managers OF both schools are arranging
for. the date. which Is expected 10 be
early in March.
The Creighton laws have asked for a
game. but no date has been set aside for
the contest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
To Play Base Ball
at the Omaha. Uni

with tho basket ball season nearly at
an end students OF the University OF
Omaha arc turning their attention 20 the
forming of n base ball team. There IS
material on hand for a strong nine and
the prospects for putting out a good
team are favorable.
Ernest Adams. who played with the
Townsends last season. is attending
school and expects to try out for a DO
sition on the pitching staff selby ex-
poets TO take a try at pitching. Prao-
ucally all of last years men are at
tending school so that there will be no
lack OF good material.
Letters were received from Morning
side college and Cotner. asking for
games here, but no action has been
taken A manager and captain will be
elected at the next meeting Of the Gate
way club so that actual work on a sched-
ule may be undertaken at once.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28

PA ROURKE SIGNS
ANOTHER BATTERY
Franklin Johnson Is a Pitcher from
Cardinals and Nieman Semi
Pro Catcher.
JOE BELL REGISTERS A KICK

Pa Rourke stepped out into the world
Saturday and annexed a battery for his
SQUAD of noble Rourkovinians. The bat
terry may or Il may not play with the
team this year. YOU never can tell. How
ever, Pa is highly hopeful. especially Of
The HEAVIER
Frani1iin johnson. no relation TO the
we'll known ski Jumper, Is the pitcher
and ne halls from the st Louis Cardi-
nails IA says the dope on Johnson
couldn't be beat Here 1t is: The sur
name is the same carried by Walter
greatest Of the sr4 &, both at athletlng
and jumping. Tho '.rst name is the same
as the Designating handle of that ia
nous citizen OF Trappe, Md, who just
left Connie Mack holding the empty sack
To Pa that dope listens good and he
wouldn't be a bit surprised that the new
conner was as good pitcher as Johnson
and as good hitter as Franklin
Johnson is a right-handed youth weighs
about LIS pounds and is five feet eleven
in the air. Last season he worked for
Jacksonville Fla. lie lives at Cam
bridge. Ill.
Catcher Named NIeman.
The catcher is youth named Nieman
Nieman halls from Avoca or Atlantic. Ia
The residence is somewhat of an enigma
but Boss Rourke says 1t matters not.
Nieman caught Pep Sanders several
times last year and Pep stands sponsor
for the lads ability.
The young men who are destined to
pastime out at Rourke park next season
seem to be very willing to accept their
destiny this year for some reason. There
Is only one kick. According to the well
known rules and regulations of the Play
ers' Fraternity, all members of the said
fraternity agree to pay their own rail-
road fare, coming and going, before and
after the playing season. In past years,
the athlete was wont to romp to Florida
or Cuba or Alaska and gently ask the
magnate to advance transportation for
self and wife. AS usual Rourke received
several requests this year. but he merely
called their attention to the Players
Fraternity agreement and announced they
would either pay their own fare or stay
where they were. Result: A few growis,
but Rourke was firm and friend wife will
not accompany so many Of them to train
ing camp this year.
styles Signs Contract.
Red Styles attached his script to a con-
tract last week and promised to be a real
good boy this year He said he would
be one Of the winning pitchers in the
Western this season. Red is newly mar
ried. thus the sudden ambition.
Pa has fifteen or sixteen chaps signed
and the remainder are expected to come
in this week or next. Joe Bell is the
only athlete to manifest signs of holding
out. Bell has few grievances and has
announced he Doesn't have to play ball
unless he wants to. He says he can
sell insurance to the Seminole Indians
down in Gainesville. Fla, where he lives,
and is therefore independent Rourke
informed him II he didn't need TO earn
his livelihood playing ball he had better
chance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Distance of Race.


The distance Of the race was officially
announced as 4OC. 2S56 miles, requiring 1H
laps to complete II.
Besides the Grand Prix cup. cash prizes
amounting to S7.0O) were the rewards for
the successful contestants,
At 1880 the starting signal was given
by Starter Fred Wagner and Cooper, No.
s: Ruckstel, No. 6: Ncwhouse. No. 10.
shot out on the course. Fifteen seconds
later Taylor. No. ~ Bragg, No "A, and
thirty seconds later. Parsons, No, "a,
Nikrent, No. TO- got off. The balance
went I'm Fights of three cars every fif-
teen seconds.
at the end OF the tenth lap Resta, No,
o. led. Time: 25.A Rukstel. No. 6, was
second. nine seconds behind. Following
were Aley No. 2; Hughes, No. IS; De-
Palma, No. %; Rickenbacker. No. Il.
Resta's average was siXty-eight miles
an hour.
Earl Cooper was forced out OF the race
on the second lap by a broken connect
ing rod.
The cars, which had been maintaining
an average of siXty-five miles an hour,
slowed down perceptibly. Resta, No. O.
was stil leading.
Resta StiII leads.
The average speed at the end OF the
tbirtieth lap had dropped to fifty-eigh
miles an hour and Resta had regainet
the lead. Hughes, driving No. Is, was II
second place, and Alley third.
Barney Oldiield went out of the race
on the thirtN-second lap, because of motor
! trouble. Caleb Bragg and ]. b. Marqui,
were officially declared withdrawn abou
the same time. Lou Candy who hac
/ gone into his pit some time previously
seemed unlikely to re-enter the race
! Twenty-Five drivers remained.
On the fortieth lap Hughes. No. Is. wal
in the lead. full minute ahead of Resta
! Wilcox, No. 26. was third. Two laps late
! lost the lead.
| At the fiftieth lap Resta was leading
| Hughes by fractional part OF a second
Alley was third. Wilcox, No. &c, fourth
! Ruckstell. No G, fifth. The time for tn,
fifty laps was S;22:44.
! Jumps Into Second.
William Carlson, driving No. 80. jumped
into second place at the sixtieth lap
Resta was i'm the lead. Hughes dropped
back to third. A light rain was falling.
/ Ralph DE Palma stopped in front of tn,
| graudstand at 1920 o'clock and announced
that he had quit the race. Nothing ii
wrong with my car" he said, but thu
, condition of the track is such that &
I racer is foolish TO continue"
! Resta at the SEVENTEEN lap led HughlC
/ Hughes by three minutes. Wilcox, No. &c
had worked into third place, five minute;
/ behind Hughes Resta's average wal
! fifty-seven miles an hour. Eddie Pullin
! winner of the 1914 Grand Prix, dropped
out in this lap,
Resta at the eightieth lap was six anC
one-half minutes ahead of Wilcox. Hughes
had dropped back to third place; Ander
son was fourth. fourteen minutes behind
Hughes. and Disbrow, No. y, was fifth
The five leading cars at the ninetietl
lap were in the same relative position a
at the eightieth, except that Hughes hat
displaced WilcoS I'm second place. few
laps later Hughes ran out OF gasoline an,
was considerably delayed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28

Although most Is not out OF the ground
yet, followers of track and field ath-
letlcs already are beginning TO figure on
the probable strength of the various lead
ing varsity teams in the spring meets.
Coaches in the various colleges and uni
versities already have issued the call for
candidates for the track teams and i'm
door training is we'll under way every
where. All OF the big colleges SUI
fered moro or less from the graduation
of athletes last June. only eight of last
seasons winners being left in the ranks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Les Davies Goes to
Lincoln Club Today

Leslie Davies. for the last three years
club maker at the Happy Hollow CLUB
goes to Lincoln today TO take up bis new
duties as professional at the Lincoln
Country club Monday. Davies, during his
three years in Omaha, became very
popular among the golfing fraternity and
his departure from the Happy Hollow
club Is regretted.
Davies learned his profession under j.
II. Taylor, the famous professional at
Mid-Surrey. England. Davies came from
Richmond-Surrey himself. Les'ie Is the
second club maker who has earned posi-
tions as professional after a term Of
years under Charley johnson. John
Caravan. now a Sioux City pro. is the
other Happy Hollow graduate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Ducks Fly Gaily
and the HuntSman
Grieves Greatly

Reports from out in the state ere 10
the effect that It has been years since
the spring flight of ducks and geese
has been as heavy rs now. II is as
serted that along the Platte and Loup
rivers and tributary streams there are
immense flocks of the birds and that they
are unusually tame, apparently seeming
to know that they are protected by the
government game laws that prohibit
spring shooting.
Ii Is said that in remote localities. far
removed from points visited by game
wardens there is some shooting, but that
It is nothing TO what it was a few years
ago.
Word comes down the river that at
Clarks and Havens. two shooting points
that were great favorites In past years.
ducks are flying in great numbers ana
that there are q good many geese.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
SAM CRAWFORD IN OMAHA
BUT KEPT IT SECRET

Mr.. Samuel Crawford. famous home-run
slugger, team-mate OF Ty Cobb and pos
SCISSOR OF. several other distinctions. has
played a mean joke on the fans OF Omaha.
Mr.. Crawford with his wife and little
daughter came 20 Omaha to visit and
spent some time here But he never
murmured one single peep. and while so
elally inclined young ladies knew that
Mrs. Crawford was here. nobody found
out that her illustrious husband was
along until he left last week for Gulf
port Rumor has IT that divers Federal
league persons were on a hunt for Sam
uel, but that they were unsuccessful. for
nobody knew where that willy person was
until he had departed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28

Impossible TO run in both the quarter
and the half on the same day. so he
Doubtless will concentrate his energies
on the shorter race. Copper of Harvard
Is believed TO stand a good show In the
ssO-yard run on this account lie fin
ished fourth in this event last year. just
behind Meredith. Yale pins her hopes
in tho high hurdle race at 100 yards over
three-foot six-lnch barriers on Willets.
Donald Lippincott OF Pennsylvania IL.
OF course, the best OF tho sprlnters, but
II not known whether he has recovered
fully from his breakdown last spring.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
TOwnends to Play
Wesleyan Saturday

The crack Townsend team Of Omaha
will play its third big game of the season
with en- out-of-town team Saturday when
the Nebraska Wesleyan squad win come
here 10 play at the Young Mems Chris
thar associatSn. Wesleyan and the Town
sends have both lost but one game this
year and are. equally determined their
record shall further be sPotlessly clean.
50 a hard fought contest is assured.
The Townsends have only been beaten
by the Illinois Athletic club team. which
Is about the best basket ball quintet In
the land. while Wesleyan haS lost only
to Nebraska university Both teams have
victories over the Company c team OF
Fort Dodge.
The game will be the last hiR game OF
the season.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28

TO compete again this year. or these
four are at Cornell two at Pennsylvania
and one each At.IiaEvardi and Dartmouth.
/ ]. l.. Peterson, who won the lOO-yard
dash for the University OF Pennsylvania
in 1918, will be graduated this year, but
he will be seen in competition this spring.
In the 4OO-yard dash, Tod Meredith, OF
course, will be PENIS standby, lie was
last years winner N lStk seconds. and
holds the world record for 500 metres and
$50 yards He is intercollegiate quarter
mile champion. Meredith has found II
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Omaha BoWlers to
Enter Ten Teams in
State Tournament

The 1915 State Bowling tournament will
be held at Lincoln In the third week N
April and Omaha viii send at least ten
or It's crack hve-men teams to compete
In the event The tourney will be the
first to be held I'm Lincoln and will be
the first state event in recent years. Ae-
cording TO advices from Lincoln, entries
VIII be sent in from most OF the towns
In the state where bowling alleys are To-
Gated and the tourney promises 10 add
considerable stimulus to the game in the
state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
ANOTHER UNION PACIFIC
LEAGUE ENTERS FIELD

A new bowling league consisting OF
employees in the office Of the auditor of
freight accounts at the Union Pacific,
has entered the field and rolls every
Tuesday evening at the Metropolitan al
leys. Officers OF the new league are: Il.
Whalen. president. T. Boyle. secretary,
and T. Nelson. treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Kalamazoo auits

Players of the defunct Kalamazoo club
Of the Southern Michigan league are be-
ing disposed OF 10 other clubs In the
league. the clubs taking them agreeing
to pay back salaries due the athletes
Battle Creek announces that Il has taken
on three former Kalamazoo men In Full
ton, Curtis and Pay. and believes Il has
occurred the cream nf the lot
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
LINCOLN WINS BASKET BALL
GAME FROM BEATRICE

BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 27.-(speciai.)-
In fast and closely contested game OF
basket ball played before large crowd
at the high school gymnasium on Friday
evening, the Lincoln five won from Beat.
rice. by the score OF "a t. 49, Lineup:
LINCOLN REATRTCu
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb I'D. Resta
won the 4C0-mile Grand PriX automobile
race today by three laps. Time. 7:O7.57
Restas average for the race was 57b
miles an hour.
Howard Wilcox finished second. Time,
7:l4;36.
Hughie Hughes finished third. Time,
7:2l:46.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
RESTA WINS GRAND
PRIX 4OO-MILE RUN
He Averages Ffty.Seven aud One
Half Miles an Hour, with
Time of 7;07:57.
WILCOX SECOND, HUGHES THIRD

Young's one) ..,,.......7:21:46