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Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
ARMY COMING AHEAD ON POLO
-Four Different Quartets Will Par
ticipste in Pacific Coast Tour
naments This Month.
OFFICERS ARE HANDICAPPED

NEW YORK, Feb. s-Army polo teams
will be prominent In the tournaments
which start on the Pecific coast this
month. and which will be continued into
the SanDiego and Californian expositIons.
In spite of handlcaps ana some ridiculous
red tape manufactured In Washington,
the galloping game is making great strides
In the service. At least four army quar-
tets will be represented at the exposi-
tion, according to latest advices. and II
can be safely said that visitors to the
coast who know polo, and the kind OF
polo which was played throughout the
service half a dozen years ago. win be
surprised by the caiiber OF play which
prevails now.
Joshua Crane. the Boston crack. said
last week that. as far as he can see,
Americas hope OF recovering the inter-
national trophy. which was lost at
Meadowbrook last June, must rest with
the army players. This is phraAing It
strongly. for there rs a goodly number Of
civilians who are tRaking great progress
with the game. Nevertheless. there Is
sound reason for believing that with the
proper sort of cooperation from Wash
ington, team Of international caliber
could be developed In the service with
less trouble than by any other orgsniza-
tion.
Facing Stumbling Blocks.
At the present time there are some
regulations on the books which are ham
poring the proper development OF the
sport, which, as all military authorities
are agreed. is an unequaled development
OF efficiency in horsemanship. The regu-
lations state that and officers first and
second mount must be so large in size
that It is extremely hard to find an ami
NAL which can be used in polo The rul-
ing Is comparatively recent. and puts EN-
phasis on the desirabili.y OF the big
jumping type. despite the belief among
Continued on Page Two, Column -Four !
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
OMAHA MAY GET IN
DOUBLE-A CIRCUIT
Jack Holland 0pines that a Shakeup
Will Result in Advance Of
Omaha and st. Joseph.
is ONLY QUESTION OF TINE


. win the American association remain a
major league, or will It revert back TO its
double A standing? Jack Holland Of St.
Joseph is one Western leaguer who has
publicly announced he believes the asso-
citation will not long remain 3 major, and
the opinion Of other Western magnates
seems to be the same. although they
merely intimate. where Holland speaks
right out loud.
Holland declares Il will be ~'t short
time when the best towns in the associs-
ton. together with the best towns in the
International, will join to form third
major. In such case. ways Jack, such
Western towns ms Omaha and st. Joseph
will go into the association.
May he Yenr Yet.
"The reorganization may come In a few
weeks. and It may not be for a year"
says Holland, but in my mind it is only
a question Of time. Late events certainly
Indicate lt"N
The recent events, according 49, olland
are the requests of the association and
international 20 be permitted TO delay
their time for mailing out contracts from
February TO March /. 1t seems they
want to see what action is taken at the
schedule meetings Of the big leagues. and
the natural supposition would be that a
reorganization will be effected at the time
the draft rule is lifted from them.
sure Way to Fight Feds.
1T looks to me-" continued Holland.
that Kansas City, Indianapolis, Nllwau-
kee and possibly Louisville or Minneapo-
lis will be taken from the American as
ISOLATION. Buffalo and Baltimore from the
International and Cincinnati and Pitts
burgh added to form third major This
would be the surest way OF fighting the
Feds.
That would mean room for some West
ern league cities in the association.
Omaha and st. Joseph are the two best
towns on the Missouri river, and would
hardly be left out, st. Paul would stick
and Minneapolis unless included in the
major organization. With Louisville, CO.
lumbus, Toledo and couple of other
cities the new association would be about
as strong as the present one.
Might Change Western.
"Of course the Western would have to
be reorganized along with the rest of tho
shakeup. AS to what towns would be in
1t that would be harder TO speculate,
There is one thing sure, Omaha and st,
Joseph would likely move out of 1t into
Class AA ball"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
CORNELL is OUT FOR BLOOD
Ithacans Having Tasted Fruits Of
Victory, Ambitious to Sweep
ALI Before in 1915.
CREDIT GOES TO DIR. SHARPE

NEW YORK, Feb. e.--Cornell students
and graduates are confident that the sea-
son OF 1915 will be q banner one for the
athletes OF the Ithaca university. The
battle with which the carnelian and
white closed the 1914 campaign has
aroused athletic interest to q fever pitch
up there TO push their banner TO the high
est point before the curtain drops on the
sporting show Of 1916. Cornell is eager
TO grab some Of the honors that have
fallen with such consistency In the last
few years to Harvard. The chances are
in favor OF this ambitious program being
successfully carried out.
Foot ball is acknowledged to be the
leading college sport II is the aim Of
all the universities that go I'm for the
game TO produce q first class foot ball
eleven, and when success meets these
efforts a general boom IN sports Il GER
tain. Cornell last season sent out the
best team II has had IN many years-an
eleven regarded by some who keep close
tabs on athletic affairs at Ithaca as the
greatest ever developed. Harvard. the
champions OF the year. did not-have
Cornell on its schedule. but IL might be
just as well for the extensive prestige
the crimson eleven gained that II did
not have.
sharpe ~ the Reason.
The bulk Of the credit for cornells fine
showing on the gridiron goes to DR..
Sharpe, who Is also the coach OF the
base ball and basket ball teams. Taking
charge OF the foot bali problem at Ithaaa
In 1913, Dr. Sharpe turned out team
that was capable OF breaking the long
run Of victories tho University OF Pennsyl-
vania had scored over Cornell II was
the turning point whom this hoodoo was
lifted and the carnelian and white gained
confidence that II had hitherto lacked.
When the two teams met last Thanks
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
WOMEN GOLFERS ORGANIZE
Prettiest Mile Ladies' Golf Club
Holds Initial Meeting at Home
of Mrs. w. H. Finn.
WILL PLAY AT MILLER PARK

The Prettiest Mile Ladies' Golf club
was formally organized at a meeting
held last week at the home Of Mrs, w.
H. Finn. The club will play On the
links OF the Miller Park club next sum-
mer and will have entrants In the
women's city golf championship tourna-
ment which is to be held. In addition
to the golf, the new club will hold other
social functions throughout the year.
Meetings will be held the first Tuesday
OF each month. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. A. M. Smith.
Officers elected to act during the en-
suing year are; Mrs. w. H. Finn, presi-
dent; Mrs. A. NJ. Smith, vice president;
Mrs. A. d. Northrop. secretary-treasurer.
and Mrs. @. j. Wonder, press reporter
Charter members enrolled at the first
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
FEW CHANGES In THE RULES
Coach stiehm Thinks Foot Ball This
Year viii Be Played Along the
Lines Of Former Times.
INTEREST IN BASKET BALL
~ JAMES q. LAwnmNon.


LINCOLN, Feb. e--TkOre will be few
changes In the foot bali rules for next
fall in the opinion of Coach Jumbo
stiehm. The foot ball public 10 pretty
well satisfied with the game ~ II s
ana don't want to see any changes made
which may hurt Il from the Spectators
viewpoint. Roughness has been reduced
TO q minimum, stiehm. and foot ball 10
now on scientific basis.
IT look for the rules committee to make
but few reviaions at its meeting" stiehm
added. Changes made win tend 70
throw light on the construction OF the
present rules. rather than to work any
radical change In the style OF play now
in vogue The talk about using substitute
players on the sidelines fer coaching y
bunk"
Contrary to expectations, Stiehm did
not get spring foot bali practice started
this week as he had intended. The mem
bers OF the squad were still busy with
school work and Captain Rutherford Is
giving all the time he can spare to basket
bali. II Is now planned 20 call a meet
ing OF the squad next week and arrange
for the get-to-g -gether banquet on Charter
day, February Is. when the plans for the
spring foot fball training will be outlined.
Meyers quits school.
stiehm is also giving more attention to
basket ball. The basket ball season has
been rather disastrous to Nebraska and
on top OF two defeats at Kansas comes
the announcement that Captain Hawkins
and Center Meyers viii be out OF the
game for the rest OF the season. Meyers.
who Is captain OF the track squad and
star athlete, failed 20 find man to take
charge Of his fathers farm and had TO
quit school and take up agriculture again.
Hawkins found basket ball little too
strenuous for him and was advised by ths
squad physician TO give Il up.
The withdrawal of these two men gives
Jimmy, Gardner. the old Omaha High
school star, his first chance on the varsity
basket ball team. Gardner got into the
game last night against Wesleyan ana
will make the eastern trip which the team
takes the coming week.
With four games. two Wednesday ana
Thursday nights against Ames and two
Friday and Saturday nights against
Drake the Huskers win wind up the
Missouri valley season. The strong Wes-
leyan tNe plays return game with Ne
braska February %. and II the series Of
two should be split again. a rubber will
be played 10 decide the supremacy.
Stiehm win accompany the Husker five
10 Ames and Drake next week In an ef-
fcrt 20 retrieve come Of the fallen for
tunes Of the Huskers in the basket ball
world.
Haiiigan Wants a Job.
stiehm said he had given but little at
tention to the selection OF an assistant
foot ball coach next fall. Captain HALF
gan OF the 1914 team Is an applicant for
the Job held by Dewey Harman during
the last two years as coach OF the fresh
men eleven. Hsrman Is completing his
senior law work this year and may not
care 10 come back next fall. He has not
CONTINUED on Pags Two. Column TWo.J
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
NATIONAL COMMISSION
MEETS IN CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI. o., Feb. e.-The annual
meeting OF the National base ball COM
mission was held here today. one month
after the usual date OF its yearly ses-
sion. President Thos. chivington Of the
American Association conferred with the
commission, hut after coming out Of the
meeting room said he had not discussed
the question, Of lifting the draft from
class IA leagues and that he had moth
ing to say on that subject at this time
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
TOPEKA CASE UP AT
WESTERN MEETING
O'Neill Declares He Has -Four Prop
ositiOns Besides One from
Present Owners.
RoURKE Is AFTER ATHLETES

The transfer Of the Topeka franchise
win be the one momentous subject to be
considered by the Western league moguis
in session today at Chicago. While the
meeting is scheduled for today only. It Is
see the magnates arguing pro and con
certain matters of administration.
President Tip O'Neill has announced
that four individuals and syndicates are
seeking the Topeka rights and without a
doubt some disposition would be made at
the meeting. However, o'Neill, in a letter
to Rourke, declared that the German
American bank of Topeka. which fore
closed a mortgage on the club and started
all the commotion, has advised him that
the present owners would probably settle
all difficulties with the aid OF a little help
from the people of Topeka.
other offers I'm Field.
But In case Catlin and his associates
fail to pay the amount of the mortgage,
which must be done by Monday, there
are still those who are willing TO take a
chance. John Savage is still anxious to
transfer the club to Joplin and he might
be accepted in a pinch, but not without
strenuous protest from the other Western
league owners H. H. Myers of Webster,
8. d., Is willing to buy and keep the club
in Topeka. Myers price is said to be a
little low. however.
But the offers which oNeill and the
magnates are seriously considering are
offers from Kansas City, Kan, and Kan
sas City, Mo-, people. OF course, no Vest
srn league club can be put In either city
without the consent Of George Tebeau Of
the Kansas City American association
club, but IL is thought that Tebeau will
aoceds to demands II enough pressure is
brought to bear,
PA After Athletes.
Pa Rourke, before going to Chicago TO
Che meeting, announced that he was going
TO break In on the trade market at Chi
cago In other words. he intends to make
q few deals for players. Rourke has de-
cided 1915 is going to be prosperous year
in the Western, despite pessimistio re-
ports, and Intends to build up q ball team.
When he gets through there win be few
of the old faces on the club,
Finton WhaIen, the new shortstop OBJ
tanned from Harrisburg. has sent in his
signed contract. Tiloski the second
Maranville. from Leavenworth. Kan. has
also signed a contract. With Martin
Krug's signature. that makes three who
have signed with Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
SECRETARY FARRELL GIVES
OUT DRAFTS AND RELEASES

AUBURN. N. Y. Feb. 6-secretasy
John H. Farrell Of the National commits
sion gave out today the following re-
leases and drafts in major ana minor
base ball;
Newark. N. T.. has claimed under The
waiver rule Dell from Seattle. who vas
drafted BY brooklyn. Omaha has claimed
Ttpple. drafted by indianapolis.
The following players have been r.
leased by purchase;
BY Cleveland (Amarican association j.
~ Lelivelt and T. r. George 10 Nnnnae
City, BY Detroit William FurfeIi Il
Venice, Cal BY Chlcago (Krnrrfuss,
leaEue) Carl MandA to Oakland CAL HV
Indianapolis James Galloway % Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
Country Club Will
Hold Mixed Doubles
Tennis Tournament

The Country club will hold but one
tennis tournament this year. that one the
mixed doubles tournament which has.
been made an annual event at the Ben
son club. Omahans have been taking
more and more interest In mixed doubles
tournaments Of recent years, and 1t is
expected that soon that they will be as
popular as they are in the east. where
some big events OF that kind are staged.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
AMATEUR BASE BALL FANS
WILL MEET THIS THURSDAY

The Omaha Amateur Base Ball associ-
alton has called a meeting of all ANA
teur base bah fans and payers for
Thursdy evening In the counci chamber
of the city hall The meeting will not
be an association meeting. but a CON
vention OF all interested In amateur ball
No organization work In the association
will be attempted for several weeks 10
carnA
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
WEST POINT DEFEATS
NORFOLK ATBASKET BALL

WEST POINT. Neb.. Feb. s-Cspeeial
Teiegram.) 1.-The basket bah game played
last night between the high school teams
OF Norfolk and West Point resulted IN a
victory for the home team. 4s to 81. The
Norfolk team outclassed West Point in
size and weight but the home players
showed excellent speed and fine team
work. The lineup:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
OMAHA UNlvERSITY-Y0RK
CONTEST IS CALLED OFF

The scheduled basket ball game between
the University OF Omaha and York was
called off because York was unable TO
make train connections which would
bring the team here In time for the fray.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL
DEFEATED BY HASTINGS

HASTINGS. Neb.. Feb. 6-Cspecial
Ieiegram.)--After winning ls out of 10
games. Geneva High school was defeated
Dy HASTINGS IN basket ball. "a to l6. last
night
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07

The base ball season In Panama Il now
at its height. IL Is the dry season there,
and from now until the summeF heat
gets too intense the fans along the cana
zone will get their fill OF the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
WEST POINT.


SUPERIOR. Neb., Feb. 6--(Special Tel
esram. )-Ab LouFh OF this city last night
Was thrown by Tommy Doctor of KAN
sas IN two falls. OF thirty minutes each.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07

Fans OF Salt Lake City have raised
81. 500 toward the payment OF a 500 OOJ
which has been moved there from sac
ramento.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07
SOUTH OMAHA SECONDS
WIN FROM PLATTSM0UTH

PLATTsMoUTH. Neh.. Feb. e-tspeclsl
Telegram.)-After playing the Piatts-
mouth High school basket ball team to
a tie game for forty minutes, the South
Omaha High school second team swung IN
the lead ON a foul thrown by Captain
Lyman Corr OF the Packer second string
ers. The final tally registered ss to 81.
The first half wound up with the locals
in the lead by the score of q to 10. but
this lead was gradually overcome by the
Improvement OF the visitors scoring ma
chine. Marshall and Larson played q
stellar game for the locals. The iineups
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07

Suhstitute shainholtz for Korbmaker
Field goals: Corr. s: Graham. 8; Magnu-
son. Shainholtz. 8; Larson. Z; Marshall. \.
Speck. 2; Cecil. Free throws: Corr. 4:
Speck, ?; Larson. Time OF halves. %
minutes. Referee; Eekenbridge OF PIatts-
mouth. Time keeper: Chick OF South
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-07

'ontinued on Page Two. Column Two.J
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
Realty Company of Amer
lea Buys Seven Dwell
ingS at 18th Street.

Tho New York Taking Machine Company has
leased two doors Tor ten yesr for It's executive
oiices and showroomi In the Philip Levisohn
Building Il3 10 ll9 West Fortleth Street eI,eui-
Ing through To lIi to lis West Forty first Street
director Of this company and the Talking Machine
Company Of Chicago. distributors OF Victor talking
machines. Albert Is. Ashforh the bIoHer.
I1u. SchrAg has leased the building i3l sixth
Avenue TO Fraiernals. Lehman Il Rudick also tho
store tGa Sixth Avenue northwest corner Iy"enty.
eighth Street. TO Bennett Dreyer. FOR q term OF
years.
P.aso & Gilman have leased 70 Meyer Worrnssr
for the Brooklyn Bank In the C!ty Of New 1oFk,
for several years. the westerly store az l52 ana
ia Fulton Street Tor Nine Karp. a. 70 Delaney
street. 10 the United CIarat stores COMPANY inc
Tie Lotion H. slavson Company has leased shos.
room space IN the Cuyleg Buildng. ll9 70 lIy
West Thirfy-sec0ud Street, TO NJ. Piiier, ana
spas for executive OFFICES to the AutomAt Penny
Sales COMPANY; also. for Tucker rpeyels * II
space In 80 West Thirty eighth street 10 Leo H.
spear & Co. have rented the store. basement and
Sub 'basem,r; In 4gi and 1873 Broadway 10 krono',t
& Co. . pasior store At 1871 BrOad"sy 70 NeL.ri
Rabner. firth loft In 1856 Broad%sy 70 ne m ms
Feather Company, and the second loit III ~ p''"'
way r. Robert Rker q Son. H. r.-,.,
The DurOss Company has leased toI henty DS HI.,
the Old four story school building o1 10 % ~,
Tenth street. g5I9j feet Tor eve gears on net
rental % Le5msn Abel 49, 49,, .,s.-
samuel n Martin has leased ,he store and Pass
meat a 1874 broadway 10 he He's Bright NaNu
" Amy 4 20 have rented the two stores at
40 Ieno1 Avenue 10 Jacob Cohen, "onen '@ilo'
and benjamin Bergman. confecuoncr. 400 U.s.
SHAW q 60 have Leased TIE s'ose d. 10 "''
l2jtb Street 10 I. S. Golfer. ,.s 10, ,be
The Cross & Brown Company has leased ,oi w ~,
Standard Oxygen Company TO E,Leoeth nay ' OF
building at 2l6 East Forty, sgiond Tobas and
800 Broadway, once 70 NlhAlh ~
Lazarus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
MORE WEDDING OUT
FOR SQUASH TITLE
Eight Players Now Left in
Tourney for National
Championship.
GOEPEL NO MATCH
FOR FRANK KlDDE
Irving, Davis and Cornell Other
Winners Yesterday, After Keen
Fights at Squash Club.

Frank Kidde, the Montclair Athletic
Club squash player. doomed up as a
dangerous factor in the national squash
tennis championship tournament yes
terday. He defeated Rudolph Goepel,
the Heights Casino champion, in the
third round for the title at the Squash
Club.
The New Jersey clubman played a
whirlwind game, and, setting a pace
that Geopel was unable 70 follow, de
feated the Brooklyn player by the
scores of ID, 15-I.
Kidde played in rare form and Goepel
seemed utterly unable to get his OPP
ponent's drives off the back wall. The
match was the shortest played In the
tournament.
Louis du Pont Irving, the Harvard
Club representative, who has won his
previous matches in clever fashion.
continued TO display his form in easily
defeating J. V. Onativia, jr., a club
mate, by score of 15-4, l5-5. The
men engaged in many long rallies, with
Irving invariably bringing them to a
halt with 4 deadly kill to the corner o.
the court.
The Harvard Club got third rep
resentative into the fourth round, when
F. Hamilton Davis won a hard earned
victory over J. Taylor. of the Prince
ton Club. Although Davis did not play
at top form, he pulled out by a score
Of 15-11, 15-l1. Davis showed an
urcanny ability to earn many aces by
his neat backhanded shots off the back
wall.
W. II. van der Peel, Of the Princeton
Club, who reached the third round
through a default, was eliminated by
VI. L. Cornell, the only remaining Co
lumbia Club player, at 15-11, 15-3.
Eight men Of the thirty-four that
started in the tournament still remain,
and they will meet in the round before
the semi-fnal this afternoon.
The summary follows:
National squash Tennis Championship third
round Prank Kidd. MontrlGir Athletic Club. de-
teatcd Rudolph Goepol. Heights Casino. b.
81: F. Hamilton Davis Harvard Club. defeated
T. TAYLOR Princeton Ciub. Ell, lj-ll; VI. l..
cornell Columbia club. defeated ". II. wander
Poel Princeton Cluh l5-ll. lj--3. louis IN Pont
Irving. Harvard club defeated J. V Onstiyis. IT,.
Harvard Club. lj--I, lj--j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
PLAYERS WORK ON
INDOOR COURTS
With Shafer Out, Wylie c. Grant
May Pair in Doubles with
Frederick B. Alexander.

Several important shifts were an
bounced as the players engaged IN
Practice FOR the national indoor lawn
tennis championship yesterday on the
courts Of the eth Regiment Armory.
hyhe c. Grant, joint holder OF the
eoables title with George c. Shafer, Is
i.rying 10 get another partner, as
Naier will be unable 20 play because
VI The recent death Of his mother.
Grant may pair with Frederick b.
alexander, as Theodore r. Pell has de-
coed 70 team with Karl Behr in the
Narhament this season. Pell prac-
s,sed with Arthur ". Lovibond yester-
cay, the two defeating Gustav +.
s-3.
Another spirited doubles match was
20 by A. Bassford, jr., and George
AAag, who defeated Harry Parker and
aAg Smith. s 3, Cd. Touchard and
IN WaShburn also tired out Grant
70 !. 81. Phillips and split sets.
!, the singles Harold Throckmorton..
N Princeton interseholastic ana
shior METROPOLITAN champion, defeat
Preston Cumming, 7-5, IS. ID
.ssnoag the other players who tried out
es courts were Count Otto Salm, the
STastrian champion; p. L. Treanor, OF
,ssselngton; Paul p Goold and VII
arg Botsford. an English entrant
:. rraetice will continue to-day, ana
as draw will be made tomorrow after
s soch at 3 o'clock by King Smith who
~ act as referee The matches viii
ssgla on Friday morning az 10 O'Clock.