Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
PLENTY OF SPORTS
THIS NEW YEAR DAY
Curtin Tournament Between Six
Kinks Of Scots for Kennedy Cup
carded for Miller Park,
BIG CARNIVAL AT ARMoRY
noxine and wrestling Bouts on the
Program, while "Y" Has List
Of swimFfnE and Athletic
events Scheduled.

~ $685. ST
Omaha sportstnen VIII. ring IN the New
Year today with eobdly list Of attrac-
tions for the sport enthusiastic of this
city Three big events win occur today
an dtohiEht =,
At Miller park six rinks OF scottish
curriers' win compete for n cup presented
by John L. Kennedy. The doinss Win
start AZ 0 o'clock this morning and II
Will probably be afternoon before the
tourney IL finally decided Open house
viii be IN vogue az the Young Mems
Christian association tonight and pro-
gram Of water events. boxing, gymnas-
tics and the like has been arranged. An
athletic carnival n the word from the
Armory. where boxing and wrestling
bouts VIM be IN order.
In addition skating a. good ut Hanscom
park, Miller park and even on Carter lake.
AT the, Omaha Gun club and the Carter
Lake Gun club the trap shooters will be
out resting their skill breaking the blue
rocks
Curling Game Popular.
The curling events at Miller park prom
isc 20 be an interesting attraction. Curl
ing Il an ice game. while practically for
eign 70 many ofnahans. II finds popular
favor among the scotsmen and Il auffi-
clently fast and exciting even 70 arouse
cheers from good Americans.
The first Kinks TO battle at the Scotch
game are the Gordon and Caledonia
Kinks Following the Balmorals and the
Heathefe viii combat and then the This
tiea and Blue Bell Kinks. After this first
round two Kinks from the three survivors
win play and one viii draw = bye 70
contest the winner Of the second round.
Tho final game will be for tho honor OF
presenting the cup 70 the Clan Gordon
Athletic association.
Hoetinr Draws Crowds.
Curling matches have been played for
the past two weeks at Miller park. and
the calls OF scoop her up" and "she's on
the pat la and shat waa Draw stane',
and IA .haun laid doom YIN" have attract
ed many.
The competing Kinks and their skips are;
TtltSILE5. BAIsMORAiS
u. =, foddE (skip) Robert Melvin (algip)
u w. Muir. Alec Melvin.
Tom Lcnchars Alec. Mckee
charles johnson. +. herry Fernande1,
brUE BELLS Robert Gait (skln). &
Geo anderson (slslp)J, hIcTasgert.
Alec Dick. James aWtson.
Horne
HRkTHERs. CALEDoNIANa
w. J. Hlslop-Skip. Thos. Meldrum-skip.
" N.a; : h .;l:S. H. VI VI r a aSaS
Armofg Card Good One.
The athletic carnival at the armor,
this evening promises 20 be corker
Jimmy prexcI, an Omaha youth. who ha
earned quite a reputation as \ pusilist
win. box Tommy Garrison. an ambition
youth who has no concern for Drexer'
reputation. Jack Toiliver win wresti
with Young ootch and Fred whorton VII
battle Dutch Leeder
The latter bout. while a preliminary
Is announced az a nifty card Whorton !
a Company & man and Leeder 3 Gem
pany b man. The rivalry between th
two IL very great a. result and eac
= eager TO uphold The reputation OF hi
company.
In addition to the above bouts. anothe
boxing exhibition or two Is carded. a
is another wrestling match These latte
events. the management declares. will b
veil worth While. The program vii star
ans crloek
wendell VIII svIm.
Instructor Leake at the Young Men
Christian association has framed a seris
Of athletic events which should be II
tcresiinE Ciroy p. Wendell formerl
swimming Instructor at the centr,
YOUNG Mems Christian association /
Chicago. 4 featured In the swimmln
events Wendell VIII. among other stunt
give an exhibition Of the proper n,ethOs
~ life saving. He VIII give a practlcl
demonstration; q youth Nill bet brow
Into thu tank ana fVstndeIl ssill eho.r N.
how easy Il u to save a browning perss
IN scientific and systematic mannef.
Nogelty races IN the water viii be {
the program and a number Of gymnnat
events have been scheduled for The ryr