Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Judgments
. RUE to form. eastern foot ball
critics have already begun TO
hand the grapes 70 Cornell.

critics have already begun TO
hand the grapes TO Cornell.
Cornelrs defeat over Harvard
makes the Ithaca eleven supreme IN the
United States. assert the said east
ern critics and the qualm OF conscience
slides but one spike into the fasteners
reasoning. That spike lie Pittsburgh.
Some length is given to Glenn Warmers
eleven because Pittsburgh has as good a
record as CorneIrs. IL not better. But
the eastern critics quickly eliminate
Pittsburgh by the old alibi-Pitt doesn't
live UP to the eligibility rules. Granting
that Cornell is supreme in the east. grant
ing that 1t can defeat Pittsburgh. which
is doubtful to say the least. why should
Cornell be proclaimed the greatest team
in the country? The map Of the United
States still includes considerable territory
west OF the Allegheny mountains, al
though this fact does not seem to have
been properly impressed upon the effete
fasteners. Cornelrs defeat over MIchi-
gan means nothing. Michigan has the
poorest team It ever had. A dozen teams
in the west could lick Michigan to a fraz-
Ele. The Michigan Angles did turn the
trick by a score fully as decisive as
verines failed to score on the Aggiss
while they did on Cornell. And the Ore
gon Aggies found the Michigan Aggies
duck soup. And the Washington Aggies
found the Oregon Aggies pickings. II
only stands to reason the Washington
Aggies would at least give Cornell a hard
run. And. again. Notre Dame defeated
the Army. Probably half a dozen schools
In the east could defeat the Army. Prob
ably half a dozen schools in the west
could defeat Notre Dame The Corn
huskers did II and fidn't play up-to-the-
minute Cornhusker foot ball to do II.
Perhaps Cornell has the best team in the
country, perhaps II could lick anything
In this foreign part of the world, but
there arc a lot of hayseed farmers in the
state Of Nebraska who would argue the
matter and would argue it with the same
coin of the realm they argued for stecher
against Charley Cutler.
Next Friday evening Omaha will be the
storm center of all the bowling enthusi-
Rsts of the middle west The annual
midwest tournament will be staged here
for some twelve days following Friday,
ana 1t is expected over 100 five-men teams
VIII take part. The midwest bowling
tournament is a big event for Omaha, at
tracing, as 1t does, bowlers from Chi
cago, St Louis, Minneapolis, Sioux City,
Kansas City, Des Moines. Lincoln, Du-
buque. ia, Marshalltown, st. Joseph,
and the .naha Commercial club ana
the Omaha bowlers are to be given the
credit due them for bringing this event
to the Nebraska metropolis.
The crowd which attended the creigh-
ton-Notre Dame game yesterday is
another proof that omaha's percentage
Of foot ball fans who appreciate and will
pay real money to see q first-clsss foot
ball team in action Ia q big one. It is
truly a regretted state OF affairs that
Nebraska cannot play one OF its big
games In Omaha. and It Is to be hoped
that In the near future the conference
ruling on this subject be changed SO that
annicable relations be established between
Creighton and the university so that an
annual game may be played here.
Omaha will see its first inter-city game
of soccer on November Is. Soccer Is rap
idly gaining favor In the east, and while
It Is played in the west to some extent,
the game has not reached the stage
where inter-city contests are played. II
IL to be hoped Omaha will turn out gen.
erously when the local team meets Sioux
City the Sunday following Thanksgiving,
90 that In future years more inter-city
contests can be staged here.
Omaha's three basket ball leagues were
revived for the 1si5-16 season last week,
and the enthusiasm which the devotees
OF the floor game displayed at their in
sugural meeting indicate that this season
will be bigger and better than ever. Bas-
ket ball Is an active winter sport; 1t is
about the best winter sport played in this
part Of the country. and It IL refreshing
TO see the interest taken in 1t in Omaha.
poll OF the sporting editors of the
country is being conducted TO determine
the most logical candidate to meet Fred
die Welsh for the lightweight champion
ship. Which IL all very nice but for q
guess IL Freddie doesn't like the style OF
the lad the scribes select the poll won't
amount TO much.
We hear some agitation toward the
ADDITION OF the goal kick after touch
down. and the fine Italian hand OF
couple OF coaches who recently lost
games by one point is quickly reflected
in the agitation
Base ball seems to be enjoying its
usual winter political boil again. with the
rumor factory working overtime and the
magnates doing their best to put the
grand old game completely on the fritz.
The fight to permit summer base ball
Is on IN the Big Nine conference. A sum
mer base ball ruling always has been
more or less Of a laugh.
Omaha may have a wrestling match
for the local tSnS some day.