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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
NO 0MAHAN TO NATIONAL
AMATEUR BALL MEETING

The Omaha Amateur Base Bah asso-
cietion win not be represented at. the
annual meeting OF the National associa-
ton, which has been called for Cleveland.
January % Plans for the base ball
season next summer will be discussed
and arranged at the national meeting
The board OF directors OF the Omaha as
ISOLATION will hold a meeting within the
next week or two and form a few 1ai5
plans for the local body.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
It's so Good Lawyer is Worth Almost as Much as Pjtc1
%. B. MEN ANSWER
FEDERAL CHARGES
Joseph Lannin Declares Ward and
Weeghman Sought to Buy
Yanks and Cubs.
GARRY AND BAN TO THE FRONT

CHICAGO. Jan. 16.--Organized Base
Ball, taking today its first inning in its
latest conflict with the Federal league,
denied through affidav.ts OF its leading
representatives that il violates the anti
trust laws; declared its purpose and work.
ings are for the benefit OF the bali
player, instead OF for his injury and
charges its Rccuser with doing some OF
the very things complained Of In tho
suit,
Emphasis Il laid through tho amount
OF evidence presented. on the allegation
that though the Federal league consid-
cred It's rivals as forming a trust and
depressing players, some OF its most
prominent members appeared willing 10
ally themselves with It. In proof of this,
the twenty-four affldqvits filed In the
federal court here include statements by
August Hermann, Joseph ]. Lannin. NJ
E. Cantillon and Charles Corners. relat-
ing TO the various proposed plans for
peace based on alliances. which some Of
the Federal magnates. II is said. were
moro than wlllin gto agree 20.
The burden OF a general denial OF tho
Federals charges and tho statement OF
tho case In general is left to August
Hermann. as chairman. of the National
commission His affidavit. supported by
those by u. b. johnson, president OF the
American league, and John Heydler. sec
rotary OF the National, describes the or
ganization OF the professional game and
defends. as legal and necessary, the teri-
day and reserve clauses IN players con-
tracts
Never broke Contract.
! Charles a. Comiskey. giving his his
tory as IA ball player since he entered
the professional game at Milwaukee in
1875 at salary of $40 month, declares
he never broke a contract and never OBJ
jected to the ten-day clause in any Of
the contracts he had signed. He COM
I plains of the loss OF Hal Chase and Ted
1asterly, who left his club for the Fed
erals, and also OF the effect that Federal
bidding had on the minds Of others of
the players.
Raids on their clubs for players and
negotiations which preceded their Jump
ing" are told Of by Hermann. Clark
Griffith. Somers. Robert Hedges w. r.
Baker. Barney Dreyfuss and Fred Clarke
Portions OF tho Federal league bylaws
are quoted in the affidavit Of Steve Gu
sack. formerly on It's staff of umpires.
TO show that the ten-day clause and the
reserve rule are also part of the new
leagues contracts.
That the minor leagues paid to .all
phyers. in 1914 sS,Oe5.S50 in salaries il
one item of interest in brief affidavit
made out by J. II. Farrell. Secretary of
the National association.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
Mr.. Ernst, Victim,
Would Take On Joe
Stecher Once More

Adolph Ernst, whom. under the name OF
Otto Carpenter, fell a victim to Joe
Stecher's famous scissors hold couple
Of weeks ago, is after revenge and has
been issuing challenges TO Joe for the
last week. Ernst declares he can trim
Stecher If given another chance.
Ernst went TO Lincoln last week when
Stecher heaved big Austrian track
laborer to the mat, but Joe wasn't in the
frame OF mind TO accede to Brnsts wishes
for another match. But Ernst is
undaunted and declares he will stick to
Stecher until the Nebraska boy is forced
to give him return match
Ernst says certain circumstances were
attached TO the last match which have
nothing TO do with the respective skill of
the grapplers. Therefore says Ernst,
stecher would be pickings II everything
were taken equal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
White Sox to Break
Camp March Third

CHICAGO, Jan. 1e.-The Chicago
American league base ball club, which
VIII train in Paso Robes Cali. this year.
will break camp on March and start its
homeward journey preparatory to open
Ing the season in ApH. This announce
inent wss made by Secretary Gardiner
OF the White Sox tonight The players
Will be separated into two teams, each
taking a different course.
Tho first team will play in Los Angeles
on the fol1owing days: March I to 2, IL
TO a. In Oakland Is. q Ia mi rs and ~
Ca M; March 49, 20. q "a M; Is, n,
q Up. m), 1t will play In San Francisco.
The other teams itinerary is as follows:
Oakland. March T. Ia M; Ii, IA
"a. M; San Francisco Is. & Z, Cp. M;
IL. 10, IL %. M, and In Los Angeles,
March Is to p and Is TO q. The remainder
Of the itinerary has not yet been COM
pleted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
Omaha University
Place Game Called
Because of Storm

The storm Saturday. which the weather
prognostigator refuses TO term biz
zard. but merely snow accompanied by
cold and high winds. put the scheduled
basket ball game between Omaha High
school and the University Place High
school on the blink. The University
Place youths found themselves impris-
oned within their little city by the storm,
which blocked railroad traffic. Thus the
game was postponed. as was the sched-
uled conflict between the second high
school quintet and the Omaha National
bank
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
Connie Mack'S MaXimS

Don't fight the umpire; confine your
efforts In that direction TO the other
team.
II is possible to be aggressive with
out resorting 20 rowdy tactics.
The less you bother the umpire,
the better brand OF pmpiring he gives
you In return.
Close decisions are bound 10 be
given against you. On the whole.
II win Just about even up for the
season
Every time sta player is put
out OF the game. lie weakens the
chances OF his team 70 win.
When a player is put out OF the
game, he gives neither the public
nor the club owner = run for his
money.
The umpire/will always be the abb
on every disputed point. for he is the
easiest excuse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
MIKE SHEARMAN, FORMER
OMAHA PRO, IN SCOTLAND

Jack Canavan, golf professional at the
Country club in Sioux City is winterinE
In Omaha. Caravan will have charge OF
the first eighteen-hole course In Sioux
City as the Country club there seeded
a new course last summer and It will be
ready this spring. Mike Sherman. golf
professional at the Sioux City Boat club
and formerly assistant TO w. d. Clark at
the Field club In this city. Is spending the
winter In Scotland. but as yet has not de-
parted to take part in the war over there.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
Give Omahans Chance,

All umpires give the plays Just as
they see them. The most strenuous
protest never results Ia a reversal.
The public goes to the game to see
the teams play ball. not argue among
themselves and with the umpire.
No team ever kicked itself into a
championship. Several teams have
kicked themselves out OF u remnant.
Umpires are human. hence not infal-
lible. The wise umpire listens to a
proper protest. The foolish umpire
persists he is always right
When a substitute takes the place
OF a star In some big production on
the stage. the public always has the
right 10 demand rs money back at
the boy office, some day such con
ditions will prevail m base ball, when
some star, whom a majority Of the
crowd wants to see play. Is elected
from the game for some reason OF
other.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
OMAHA AUTO SHOW
BIGGER THAN EYER
Such is Feeling OF Directors and Of
fioers Due to Early Inter
est Taken.
EXHIBIT MANY INNOVATIONS

That the 1915 Omaha Automobile show,
which opens at tho Auditorium Monday.
February 10. will be by far the largest
and best ever staged in the city, Is indi-
Gated by the early interest taken In the
event and the promise OF much that Is
new and interesting. showing the develop
ment OF the automobile industry in tho
last year.
At least two eight-cylinder cars will be
exhibited This is the latest innovation
in motor car construction. and the advent
of tho first eight has opened an en-
tirely new field for competition. Visitors
at the show in Omaha will have an oppor-
tunity 20 sec both these new cars, with
cut-open GLASSES 10 show their construc-
ton and operation. Competent lecturers
will explain the principles OF elght-cylin-
der power.
In the field OF light skies" half a dozen
new cars will be shown. Most OF these
are new models brought out by the COM
panies already represented in the local
field, and, in addition. there will be sew
eral that will make their debut TO Omaha
and Nebraska at the show.
Large Array of Small Cars.
cars. ranging I'm price from 1926 to $1,000.
Included In this class are several that
are new 10 omahans and many of tho
we'll known models are being offered at
greatly reduced prices for the season Of
1915.
Tho electric cars will have prominent
place among the exhibits. with many
new features in construction and equip
M. l.
and pneumatic tires will be shown and
the newest lightweight electric will be
on the floor.
New Decoration scheme.
Manager Clarke q. Powell has COM
pleted preliminary arrangements for the
exposition and is now working on the
final details which will keep him busy
up to the opening day. The territory
contiguous 20 Omaha Is being covered with
show literature and posters and the show
stickers are going to all parts Of the
l'oountry on Omaha mail matter, Mr.
Powell promises something distinctly new
and novel In decorations for the 1915
show
He Is keeping his plans for the decor
atoms secret and will permit no informa-
tlon to be given out In advance. He de-
sires that this feature be held as a sur
prise until the formal opening OF the
| Auditorium.
AUTO SHOW NOTES.
Manager Powell is urging all dealers
TO seek TO bring their agents and pros
poets TO Omaha TO stay through the en-
tire week OF the show. to give all ample
opportunity to study the 1915 offerings
Gasoline tractors Will be feature o
the basement display. where the motor
trucks will be shown.
All Council Bluffs dealers not repre-
scented on the Omaha row, will be admit
ted to the show this year, with their eXr
hibits.
The Omaha show viii be on a par with
the national shows, In the completeness
OF the exhibits and the variety OF cars
shown. Practically every well known
make Of motor car will be seen at the
Auditorium.
All the show rooms on the row will be
decorated for the week and the dealers
will keep open house to their dealers and
visitors.
There will be over 300 automobiles ex-
hibited at the show, valued At upwards
OF half million
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
COAST SHoRTST0P SIGNS
WITH FEDERAL LEAGUE

Los ANGELES. Cal. Jan. 16-Ernest
Johnson, shorstop OF the Los Angeles
base bah team. has signed three-year
contract with the Federal league. It was
announced here today. Johnson said he
was to play with either the st. Louis
or the Chicago club. He came 70 Loa
Angeles two years ago from the Or,
cago Americana p
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
CT OoHseht " 'oNo Oh III"
Chance for Stecher.
Omaha fans would like to see Stcch
Collin. Has high Average.

Eddie Collins batting average for eight
years with the Athletics averaged .33S.
His highest was 1884 in 1912. and his
poorest work was done in mis- second year
out when he hit for IA.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17

Cshn-S, 3. 6. 2. 4. 2. Q, SOL. 10 Z, i,
Q; 0; 10. II. 8 o. !, l. .. =, 2, g. g. o. g. 8.
I. 800. Average, 4s-12 High runs. q.
. symes-O, 0, a. 10. /. s. IS. g. g. is. 0. 10. 4
9. / T. i. .; 3. q 4 :. g. E. g. g. E. g s. g 3
ii, 2. l. O. 2 O. Q, 0. !, 2, T. I. O. /, Q. q, 2-236
Average, 37-l2. High runs. 3. IS. &c. Is.
Referee. Arthur SciDle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
ALBERT CAIN STILL is
STATE BILLIARD CHAMP

Albert Calm is still the 1872 billiard
champion OF Nebraska. He defeated
Harry Symes Friday evening. 800 to 1ss.
The score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
JESS WILLARD TO
SHOW HERE FRIDAY
White Hope Who Battles Johnson to
Exhibit at Krug Theater on
Friday Night.
HUssANE AND STECHER TO MIX

Mr. Jess Willard tho ambitious white
hope. who has aspirations Of knocking Mr.
Jack Johnson. the well known French
man. from Juarez to Buenos Aires when
they meet in the former place i'm March.
has granted Omaha pugilistic fans very
great favor. Jess has consented to give
a little exhibition here Friday evening at
the Krug theater and he declares Omaha
will DO tho only city. outside OF Excelsior
Springs. where he is in training, to see
him work out in preparation for his big
mix.
Willard wfll go six rounds with Sailor
Carroll. his sparing partner. at the Krug
Friday night Manager FRANKIE framed
the event and is quite proud of his sue
cess
willard Real Serious.
Mr. willard is attracting considerable
attention around these United States. He
seems to take himself very seriously and
confidently asserts he will put an end to
the big dinge. The public are not so CON
fident. hut they at least hope somebody
can ruin Mr.. johnson whether II he Will
ard or anybody else.
As an added card, just TO make the eve
ming enjoyable, FRANKIE Is trying to hook
up In a wrestling fracas between Yousff
Hussane and Joe stecher. Hussane is the
willing person and says he will take a
chance with Stecher, scissors OF no scis-
sors, and FRANKIE Is trying to get Stech-
er's consent to take on the Turk.
Chance for Stecher.
Omaha fans would like to see Stecher
and the Turk work. Stecher is the coming
boy, Nebraskans think. and they believe
he can trim Hussane. II he accepts
Franke's offer and docs throw Hussane
It will be a. big feather in the cap Of the
Nebraska boy.
FRANKIE viii also card two or three pre-
liminary events.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
TRIPLE A MEETS WEDNESDAY,
Committee of Whole to Consider
Purchase of Equipment for
Armory Gymnasium.
MEMBERSHIP ROLLS INCREASE

A meeting of the members of the new
sitting as a committee OF the whole. will
be held Wednesday evening to consider
the purchase of apparatus and equip
ment for the armory. when the assooia-
nasium, February l.
Several offers TO provide equipment at
reduced prices have been made by var
ious mercantile establishments of Omaha
and the association Is In position to
purchase a very complete set of appa-
ratus for the opening month. As more
members affix their signatures TO the
roll, more equipment will be purchased
Many Charter Members.
The membership in the association, up
to date, is very pleasing TO the promoters
of the venture and they have decided
to close the application list for charter
memberships on January %. Thus all
who desire to be charter members of the
new athletic club must hand in their APP
plications by that day. The membership
committee has become more and more
sanguine of success during the last few
days as applications have been coming
In thick and fast and It is predicted that
by February l some 20 will be on the
rolls.
There is an agitation among the min
ority 70 raise the initiation fee 20 s.
from 81. the fee originally set. The
reason ascribed is the number OF appli-
cants justify such an action. But tho
majority OF the members Of the associa-
ton decided to take no such action as
II would be breaking faith with prin-
cipal objects OF the club, which
in the constitution, IS, that OF giving
TO every desirable athlete chance 10
represent Omaha and the club in any
American Athletic union meet at mini
mum cost TO him personally
Give OmahRns Chance.
Many athletes have earned national
renown for themselves, but IL has al
ways been that those athletes have
carried the colors Of foreign cities and
It is the hope Of the Triple A to put this
city on the amateur athletic map In a
manner BETTING a city OF this size.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17

Behind the bat Rourke still has Ernie
Kruger and Doc Seabaugh, in addition
20 Ashland. Seabaugh is an old head
while Kruger is an ambitious youth who
can hit.
The team will do its training at home
The season was punk last year, but in
previous years it was just as punk In
the southland, so Pa is convinced it Is
no use to squandeT coin away from home
for no purpose when Omaha merchants
need II.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-26
THE BOYS OF ST. CYR

There were many stories of the boys of the senior class of the miu- tary school st Cyr. who took, tho day of the beginning of tho war an oath to put on gala dress, white gloves and a red. white and blue plume. when they had the honor tc receive the first order to charge. They did it. too. Theatrical? Isn't it just splcndidly boyish2 They did it. you see. Tho first of them to die.
 a young sub-lieutenant. was found afterward. his red, white and blue plume trampled in the mud his
 brave white gloves stained with his own hot young blood. Another of those St Cvr boys, shot in the face lhideously and unable to speak, stood still under fire and wrote his orders to his men. It was his first day under fire.
 A boy fell injured between the harbcd wire in front of his trench and the enemy, in that No Mans Land of so many tragedies His
 comrades. afraid of hitting him, stopped firing.
 co on!" he called to them. "No matter about me. Shoot at them,' So they fired and he writhed for a moment
 CT got one of yours that time!" he said.
 Tho Germans retired, but the boy still lay on tho ground beyond reach. He ceased moving. and they thought he was dead One may believe that they hoped he was dead. It was
 more merciful than the slow dying
 of No Mans Land. But after a time he raised his head.
 Look outi" he called. "Thev are coming again. They are almost mp
 to mel" That is all of that story
 Mary Roberts Rinehart in the Sat urday Evening Post.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-26
Our Intact Water Bette

Accounts the launching of the batteship Arizona state that the bottle the first water from the Roosevelt Dam broken upon the bow the warship, spite of the most elaborate preparations for it and a brave attempt. The glass Was perhaps thick. reinforced with Arizona copper The failure the bottle. thus protected break will be advertisement of the sturdy character our copper. 1T patriotic sentiments have been rewarded. feel a sordid reliable.
 While would like to have the Roose welt Dam mingle with the foaming ani then run down and mingle with Atlantic brine. purpose bring the attention of the country that there Is a Roosevelt Dam which irrigates has been better served than expected.
 That that bottle water did break has procured for it hundreds of words the of the launching when would have received half so many if things had gone off according to expectation. The contretemps was worth much her
 This that a bottle has not been broken the bow a descending warship The ordinary champagne bottle often than not withstood the impact; sustained more dam age than the ship. There the blessing with out the baptism. After many such failures to in sure breaking wine for christening purposes was put bottles of glass SO fragile that the slightest impact would break them.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-26
Runnania and Bulgaria

The hope of the allies that Huulania and Bull Earia would be drawn into the their side be deferred indefinitely. Inducements had been held that the Rumanian frontier would be corrected the expense of Serbia. but with the victorious Austrians and Germans already sweep ing along the Rumanan border in pursuit of the scattered Russians RUnania would not care to at their hostile attention. Whether Humania had any serious intention of taking part in the doubtful. The predictions that she has had have emanated from Paris and London which have given circumsantial details of the negota- tions- Berlin has manifested great interest in the matter The rcignng houses of both Rumania and Bulgaria have been the most friendly terms with Germany. and there does not appear to be q party in either country.
 statesmen of countries evidently realize that this is the kind conflict which small countries should absent themselves A vortex has been created which might easily suck them in. When peace is declared. and it will prob ably be the result of agreement rather than of decisive victory. the great powers engaged in it will be intent securing the most favor able terms for themselves, than favorable terms for their smaller allies.
 In the stress which then will come scant atten- tion will probably he to Serbia and Italy. ana atn less would be given to Rumania and Bulgaria entrants into the Germany and Austria would doubtless insist upon the preservation of Turkey, much because it has been helpful ally. but because the integrity of Turkey would be needed by them. The proximity of Rumania and Bulgaria to Austria Hungary would be an unpleas ant location Germany and Austria should cherish resentment against them after the war; that is, after a war that either in a victory for them after a drawn struggle
 It IS evident that there are political reasons why Rumania and Bulgaria should prefer the cesses the allies and why they should tribute it if they believed there would be sue Inc Balkans they would expect more than they could hope for after the success of the Teutons. But if they have entertained notion of contribut- the success of the former. the recent opera in Galicia have reduced it almost to the vanishing point.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-26

conclusion with the assurance. not the accuracy with which the wild goat leaps crag crag. But we submit what did almost any layman would have done.
 If. for instance, it had been brought to our score of been partakng freely of a beverage of unknown composition; thereafter the observed spread signs exhilaraton and taltativeness from which stage they passed into uncertainty of loco motion. and. by degrees into wildness of language or semi -nsensibrity: that when ultimately. that is to say. they had recovered. they brought before the police magistrate charged n euphemistic language with being drunk. they raIsed dissenting voice. but complained of having head, of dark brown taste. of the inclemcnt ing after; say that, having witnessed this pro cesson of symptoms with which the ante prohibition era we that these men duce intoxication; proof the fact that the bev- wholly remove our impression that the beverage was least eNhiIarltiu;.
 But perhaps we were nasty. we should have consulted some authority. This thing of proceed ing direct Inc effect often Ieads into rnorass. the safe way is often a cir ouitous way. But without the guiding hand of friend from Greenlee county. may have stumbled and have conveyed the impression that tho most harmless beverages Is intoxicating. We would do man and beverage injustice. Never again shall dilate upon those peculiarlties O squirrel whisky which ordinarily citizens to climbing If render themselves conscious Irresponsible by drinking species of nectar known as bulldog cder,' is their own fault Bulldog cider mild and harmless in bottle as squirrel whisky.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-26
Unfortunately Joined

It only a coincidence we have no doubt there malign purpose in the mind makeup man of evening contemporary the other night in effccting unfortunate juNtapos- tion of the following items:
 STOLEN HENS-Frank l.. BelllrIy. No. 114O East Washington street reported the police this morning that someone with for eooG fowls had stolen six prize winning Rhode Island Red hens his coOps night.
 CHICKEN OINNER-Thc Ladies' Aid Society of the C. NJ. F. church will serve a chicken dinner tomorrow at No 26 North First street. Service will begin at II o'clock.
 Some Sherlock Holmes not knowing the ladies of the c. M. F, church as well as we do. might get deducing things tile embarrassment of the ladies and to the planting of a false hope in the breast of Mir. Beiiamy that the culrrits ruided his hencoop d fair way of being brought book.
 We refer to this matter all. only to assure those who Iartook of the chicken dinner yesterday that they did thereby become accessories after the fact.