Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-10
RECENT FOOT BALL
SEASON WAS POOR
Only Eighteen Teams Stick to
End and Fans Get Some
Raw Treatment.
THAT NoNPAREIL RECORD
By FRANK QUIGLEY.

approximately Tim AoSt o"
congregations started the leather egg
a-rolling this season, but only eight
cen Of them were on the stage when
the curtain was dropped last Sunday.
Most of the interest was centered in
Class B because the competition IN
A was not very keen. Only two Class
A teams were organized in Omaha,
namely, the Nonpareils and the Mon
mouth Parks. The Nonpareils, re-
tanned the championship when they
defeated the Monmouth Parks by the
score of l9 to II.
The champions of Omaha, the Nom
parcels, failed to excel their past
achievements; instead they lessened
thei+- claims to superiority. They
scored sixty-three points to twenty
FIVE by their opponents, thirteen OF
which were registered by the c. B.
Longeways, and the Nonpareils
failed to score on the Longeways. On
the Sunday the Nonpareils played the
c. B, Longeways they were in a sadly
depleted condition, but, of course. the
Council Bluffs team was not respon-
sible for the condition of the Non
parcels, and naturally they took ad-
vantage of the golden opportunity ex
tended them and whipped the Omaha
champs.
Before this wrangle was pulled off
the dudes across the river made a
verbal contract with the Nonpareils
that they would play the Omaha
champs in Omaha, but the pleadings
of the Nonpareils proved futile to
get the Longeways to cross the
waves. So the gravy will have to be
passed to the Longeways and the
dopesters will have plenty of fodder
and can squawk about what would
have happened if the. Council Bluffs
warriors invaded Omaha. Anyway,
the Npnpareils are the undisputed
champions of independent foot ball in
the state of Nebraska.
In Class B.
In Class B circles the only team
kicking on heralding the Athletics as
the Class B champions is the Ducky
Holmes contingent. According to the
Athletic, they have offered to play
the Ducks for sport or for kale any
time and any place south of Cunning
street. They played the Ducks once
this season at Ducky Holmes park
and the tangle ended with the score
knotted. Both teams compiled re-
markable and enviable record and ar
rangements should have been made
for these two teams to settle their diff
ferences today.
In Class c.
None of the class c teams are argu-
ing with the Thirtieth STREET Mtr-
chants with reference to the Class c
championship. The Merchants went
through everything in their class in
cyclone fashion and the Class c boys
in recognition of their proves have
conceded the honors to them.
Last Sunday the Ben Kennedy
Colts finished the season over at Har-
Ian, Ia. They reported that Harlan
treated them royalty, although they
trimmed them decisively on the foot
ball field.
After consummating arrangements
with the writer via the long distance
telephone method to play here to-
day, either Dunlap or Harlan, Ia,
backed out of their agreement. Some
time ago these two teams collided at
Harlan, Ia. and the conflict resulted
in tie score, and as neither team
would consent to play again only on
a neutral field they decided to battle
in Omaha. They were also going to
plunge $500 apiece on the outcome
of the contest. Differences as to the
men that were eligible to participate
in this argument is what put it on
the blink. Now the Dunlappers and
Harlanites can use this dope for
their stove league
Poor Season.
Taken all in all, this season was
nothing to Drag about. 1t was nearly
a miserable failure, mainly because
some of the managers of the various
teams lacked the pepper so essential
to keep the foot ball devotees inter
ested. Games were scheduled and
then cancelled without notifying op-
ponents. On two different occasions
the preliminary game booked at
Luxus park was called off and the
park management was not notified.
Foot ball fans were on deck for the
first game, but the nothing doing
placard greeted them. Sunday foot
ball followers sure contain the jovial
stuff, for not much grabbing was
heard even when they travelled out to
some park with eager expectancy,
only to be greeted with the gloomful
news that the contest was cancelled
Sunday morning. As Abe said, you
can't feel 'em all the time, but at that
the local foot ballists pulled the wool
successfully this season. The dam
age, unless different leaders bob up,
might materially cut down the at
tendance next season. Managers
that cannot run foot ball team, only
fifteen men at the most, ought to keep
out of the game. If selected to lead
team they ought to run it and not
get seasick and throw up the reins.
The world OF sport has no vacant
rooms for cutters. Here is hoping
that the foot ballists that sailed over
the choppy sea this year will secure
a round trip ticket and come back
,,l ,1so bx,.r &C.,. t.,,o