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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
What Dates Purple
And Ohio State Will
Ask Is Question Nov

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Foot ball date
for the 1917 season of the big Nine
will be scheduled at a meeting here
tomorrow of the coaches and athleti,
representatives of the Western Con
ference universities.
There is much speculation as to
what Ohio State, winner of the 1915
championship, and Northwestern,
runner-up, will ask in the way OF
dates for next season. Neither was
seriously regarded by the schedule
makers last season. Ohio State did
not meet Chicago or Minnesota,
while Northwestern had no game
with either Wisconsin or Minnesota.
Northwestern, it is reported, will
ask games with Ohio State, Wiscon-
sin, Chicago, Purdue, Indiana and
Iowa. It is regarded as probable
that Ohio State will be given a game
with Chicago and . that Northwest
ern will probably meet Wisconsin,
but not Minnesota,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Will Mr.. Brandeis Please
Read of This Triumph

where's the sportin' editor1"
Three boys breezed into The Bee
Office late Saturday afternoon and de.
inanded the attention of the foot bal
writer. They wanted the world to
know that the Brandeis stores eleven
had cinched the junior championship
Of the city by crushing the Camera,
phone to the tune Of 48 to 0.
1T was walkaway,' said Harr,
kneeter, captain Of the victors.
we certainly piled through en-,
conceded Manager Bonnie Roditz.
IT was easy, my making those two
touchdowns." chirped p. Ringel.
"And when you write up this stor,
Of our championship, put In a lot o
words so that MIR. Brandeis, the gu,
who backs us financially, can't he'll
but read about it,
With these final instructions, III,
trio made its exit.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Try These at Rourke Park,
But Be Ready to D0due

The rules and terms of base ball
have been translate into French in
order to popularize the game among
French speaking people. The faculty
of Assumption college, at Worcester,
Mass, has drawn up manual to play
in that language.
The pitcher is "lanceur," the
catcher a "receveur," shortstop is a
"blopuer." Other places in the line
up are indicated in the manual iii
this manner:
First base, premier butt" second
base, "secondienne butt" third base,
"troisieme butt" right field, wolff
guer droite;;" center field, "voltiguer
au CENTRE" left field, "voltigeur a
gauche." The coach is termed "agas-
seur."
Those who drew UP the manual
were assisted by member of the
faculty, who had seen base ball
played behind the battle lines in
France, and so made observations of
the phrases used by French soldiers
to desribe players and positions in the
game.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Seventeen ear-0ld
Omaha Lad Wins the
State Chess Title

Howard Gilman Of Omaha cap
tured the Nebraska state chess cham
pionslip by winning the annual state
tournament. held at Lincoln Friday
and Saturday. Gilman was the only
Omahan entered.
Gilman is just II years old and has
only been playing chess three years,
but he more than held his own against
a field Of eleven older and more ex-
pcrienced players.
Gilman won nine games and lost
one. ]. H. Mockett, jr,, Of, Lincoln
had the same score, but in the IN
dividual match between these two
Gilman won and was awarded the
championship.
Prof, +. L. Human Of Lincoln
was third. Prof Human won six,
lost two and drew two games. DR..
Haldeman Of Ord, who was fourth,
won five, lost three and drew two.
Prof. Engberg Of Lincoln won a
rapid-hre tournament.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
ALL-STAR TOSSERS
BEATEN BY BRANDEIS
Former College Basket Bill
Cracks Fall Before Store
Champions.
BY THIRTY TO EIGHTEL

The Brandeis Stores. city chan
pions, had little trouble in defeating
the All Stars, quintet of former col
lege cracks, in the benefit basketball
game held at the Young Mems Chris
tan association Friday, The SEQ
was 80 to 10.
The Brandeis flippers never we
in danger of losing their lead, who,
they secured in the first few minute
of play. The half time count showed
the Merchants II and the All Stars S
Rutherford Shows Skill.
Dick Rutherford, of the All Stars
assistant football coach of the Cotn.
huskers and former Nebraska tosser.
showed his old time skill in the foo.
game, He cavorted around the right
forward position, and although slight
ly off in locating the basket, which
Brandeis rooters attributed to the
close guarding of Richie, played both
strong offensive and defensive
game. Then there was Leslie Mann,
member of the Chicago Cubs, Bud
Kearns, physical director of the
Young Mems Christian associations
Bob Hager. his assistant and former
physical director of the Hastings
~" Art Hiltner, of Lincoln, and
Doc" Methaney-all of which played
a strong game.
Burkenroad There.
Les Burkenroad and Ernie Adams
did the best work for the Brandeis.
Each found the basket for three hips.
Virg Rector, former Dartmouth CEN
ter, and Warren Richie also showed
up to good advantage.
The money taken in at the contest
will be used to finance the Tri- CITY,
Commercial and Church leagues,
which are expected to resume play
the first of the year. The lineup:
All Stars. Brandeis.
Rutherford. ....R. F.. -. BurkenroaA
Mann. F........ Adams
Kearns. ...... c. ,...... Rector
Hlltner. ........R. Koran
B. Hager. ......L. G......... Richie
Substitutes: Methaney for B. Ha-
GER, Cohn for Adams, Stryker for
Richie, Schmidt for Stryker. Field
goals: Rutherford, Mann 2, Kearns
2, Hiltner 2, Burkenroad 8, Adams 5,
Cohn, Rector 2, Koran D. Richie Z,
Stryker. Foul goals thrown: Hiltner,
B. Hager 8, 'Stryker 2. Fouls com,
initted: All Stars 9, Brandeis 10. Rfc.
cree: Mulligan. Umpire: Charles
worth. Time of'.halves, twenty min
'utes.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
NEW BASE BALL
CONTRACT DRAWN
Johnson Says Pact Drafted
That Will Be Fair to Bosses
and Men Both.
HE WON'T TELL CONTENTS

Chicago, Dec 2.-Adoption of a
new form of players contract is the
chief business before the special
meeting OF the national baseball com.
mission here tomorrow.
President b. B. Johnson. OF the
American league, announced tonight
that contract which he believed to
be equitable to the players and club
owners had beer drafted and that it
probably would be adopted by the
commission. He declined. however,
to give any hint what the new con-
tract contained
President John K; Tener. OF the
National league. and August Herr
mann. president OF the Cincinnati Ma
rionals, who, with President Johnson
constitute the commission, declined
TO discuss the issue.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Runs Six Hundred
Miles Training for
Run Of Three Miles

Perseverance always wins, is a
maxim often heard. II you ever want
to prove the point just cite the case
Of Bart Kane, COZ South Thirty-sixth
street, who won the fifth annual
Young Mems Christian association
cross country run Thanksgiving day.
When Kane entered the cross
country run he decided to try just
little bit harder than anybody else,
and he started training at an early
date. He trained faithfully, taking
long runs every day. No matter what
the condition Of the weather Kane
made his practice run.
All in all Kane ran a total OF 64S
miles while training for that one lit
tie run OF three miles. That's why
when he finished. Bart didn't even
miss a breath.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03

man is chosen for backfeld posi-
ton. Otoupalik is the only Corn
husker who might be chosen for one
Of the honor positions. If Hugo had
played in all his games as he did
against Iowa nobody could have beat.
en- him out of job on the first team,
but his work in all the other games
was poor. Galley, Cook and Dobson
are out Of the question.
Fast, of Kansas, was heralded as a
Qstar by many. Fast, was undoubt-
eddy brilliant open Geld runner
probably the best in the valley-but
he'd make twenty-yard run and then
tumble the ball, and anybody who
fumbles as frequently as he did
against Nebraska does not belong on
an all-star eleven.
All in all an All-Missouri Valley
eleven is very ordinary affair this
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Bob Marshall Goes
To Beaumont Club in
The Texas Circuit

One member of the championship
Rourke tribe Of 1916, it's cinch, won't
return to Omaha next spring. Rob-
ert Marshall, second string catcher, is
the athlete.
Marshall was loaned to Omaha by
st. Paul. When Pa returned him this
fall he told Mike Kelly he didn't want
him back, well, if you don't want
him." said Mike, II don't want him, y
so he proceeded to sell him, trade him
or give him away to the Beaumont,
Tex, club.
Marshall left Omaha somewhat pre-
cipitously few days after the post
season series between the Rourkes and
Louisville. His whereabouts are tln-
known. IT'S said number of former
friends would like to learn them.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Skipper Bill Hikes
For Havana to Write
Racing Sheet Again

Skipper Billa Shipkc has pulled
his freight for Havana, Cuba. Skip
per Bill is going to be sheet writer
for his wife's uncle during the 100
day racing season in Havana again.
When Shipke returns to Omaha
next spring he viii make his farewell
to the world OF sport. He Is going
to go into the painting business,
Shipke had an offer a short time ago
to manage the Salt Lake City club
in the Pacific Coast league. but he
refused it.
I've decided to stay out Of base
ball and every other sport declared
Shipke. I'm not even going back
to Havana after this year. I'm 60
ing TO make Omaha my home and
stay here the year around in the
painting business"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Lincoln Comedies
Omaha Highs Hold
On the State Title

Lincoln, Nov. 2.-(Special. J.
Coach Mulligan and his Central High
foot ball warriors got the Missouri
valley and Nebraska state champion.
ship titles without any dispute from
Lincoln High, officials here yesterday
declared.
Il Awaiting the return OF Coach Herb
Reese. who is spending the Thanks.
giving holidays with Ills parents in
Randolph, Neb, no formal statement
will be issued concerning the pro-
posed post-season game between
Omaha and Lincoln.
Their is no intention shown here OF
disputing the claim OF Coach Multi
gan and his warriors to the Ne
braska championship laurels. Senti-
ment has always been strongly
against post-season game. Had
Lincoln been successful .gainst
Sioux City High school in the Tur-
key day battle, It was the intention
OF the local authorities to lay claim
TO the state championship on the
basis OF comparative Lincoln
having held the advantage until
Thursday. Omaha's decisive defeat
OF Sioux City and an equally decisive
defeat OF Lincoln by Sioux City elm
mated all question as to where the
crown belongs, and although the shoe
is now on the other foot, the local
authorities will attempt to grin and
make the best OF 1t.
When Coach Reese returns, ii is ex-
pected that formal statement will
be issued, conceding the champion
ship to Omaha on the asis OF com.
parative c ores and declining the. in
vitation extended BY Coach Mulligan
for post season combat.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
STATE COLLEGES
SHOW REAL GLASS
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any member of the York team de.
serves credit jain certainly does.
| Newman Of Nebraska Central and
Heuftle Of Kearney Statc Normal
would prove valuable addition to
an team in the state. Both are husky
and powerful and have shown ability
in defensive and offensive work
Heuftle, right guard, was considered
by any coaches as the strongest
man that graced normal suit.
No one will dispute that Hughes
has won the pivot position on the
mythical eleven. Every person who
has watched the big Wesleyan center
feels hat he is the peer of centers
That he was not selected captain oil
the team was only because he has
been shifted around quite a bit by
Coach Kline
White of York at left half and
Thurber OF Hastings at right make
an ideal combination for the back.
field positions. Both are fast and
have shown great power In skirtine
the ends or picking their holes
through the line. White is also a
good open-held runner and has been
perhaps with the exception of Cox
one of the most consistent ground
gamers of the York contingent
To fill out the team there is Blod.
gett, the hard-plunging Wesleyan
fullback. Blodgett carries the bal
well and could always be relied upon
to do his share OF the ground gain.
ing,
The second team is composed Of
luminaries of little less brilliance than
those comprising the first selection
That they have not been first choice
does not signify that they have less
ability than the first selection. In all
probabilities they are just as good.
Quarterback Craig of Peru has been
selected to captain the second con-
tingent. 1t is regrettable fact that
Craig cannot be placed on the first
team, as the doughty quarter was
without doubt the real leader Of his
team.
Britt OF Cotner and Doane of Blust
both strong men, are the logical
players for the left and right tackle
positions.
At left guard Buckner of Wesleyan
has the edge. E. Hanson of Nebraska
Central is his running mate.
| Kinnier Of Bellevue seems to be The
best selection at center. Kinnier was
the mainstay Of the Indian team. Par
minter Of Cotner deserves honorabl,
mention for the position, but tn,
Bellevue man has a shade on defen
swe work.
| There is little question that Co,
of York and Sanborg OF Peru shoult
have the right and left half positions
4 At the ends King OF Doane ant
Bayer of the same contingent playe,
All unusually strong game.
Shellmadine OF York is one of til
best fullbacks in the state. He is
, consistent ground gamer and shove,
a great adaptability at picking tn
open spaces in the line.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Many Famous Athletes
Will Soon Be at Front

Toronto's famous One Hundred and
Eighteenth Sportsmen's battalion,
which will soon participate in the
European war, is made up of 1,l57
soldiers of all ranks, each of whom
has been connected with sports. In
cluded in the battalion is Tom Long
boat, famous Indian marathon, run
ner; Teddy Wood, English profess
sional runner, holder of the worlds
ffteen-inile record; James ]. Cookery,
winner of many marathon t events;
Bob Dibble, ex-amateur single souls
champion; Tom Flanagan, ex-man-
ager of Jack Johnson; Lou Marsh,
and many others.
Persistent Advertising Is the
Road To Success
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03

There is 10 1916 Missouri Valley
Conference champion.
Nebraska had the championship
locked up in a safe after the Anne.
game, but the Jayhawk turned cracks
man and robbed the safe. He ddn'
steal the championship, but he
turned il loose. and at last report.
the coveted honor was still running
wild
Perhaps there rs Il statistician who
by working a couple OF weeks and
dragging out bunch Of logarithms
might be able to figure .. champion
out of the above mess of figures, but
we give it up. Even Hughie Fuller.
ton would get headache trying to
dope the dope on such tangle.
1t is possible to give Nebraska a
slight edge on its rivals in the eight
games listed. Nebraska won two
games. those against Ames and the
Kansas Aggles. Missouri won only
one game, that against Kansas, the
Kansas Agglcs only one game, that
against Missouri, and Ames only one
game, that against Kansas, The Kan
sas Aggies and Kansas played tie
and Missouri and Ames played a
tile.
Kansas, who began to make ex-
tensive plans to claim the champion
ship, is the only eleven which can't
assert equality. Kansas lost two
games, while Nebraska, Ames, Kan
sas Aggies and Missouri only lost
one each.
On Comparative Scores.
Again, by figuring comparative
scores, one might give Missouri a
shade. Missouri lost its one game by
the narrow margin OF one point, a
field goal. And the Tigers beat Kan.
sas by two touchdowns. But one also
could give Nebraska shade figuring
the same way on the ground that the
Cornhuskers trimmed the Kansas Ag-
gies by two touchdowns, while the
Kansas Aggies beat Missouri.
But figure It any way you want to,
it's impossible to declare an undis-
pnted champion.
Foot ball in the Missouri valley was
not up TOTS usual standard this year
The Corul,uskers were wocfully weak
Kansas was also weak. and Ames was
far from as strong as It generally Is
The Kansas Aggies were little Bit
better than usual while Missouri was
about the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Fritz MaiseI Shoots
His Brother in Face

On hunting trip in Carroll county,
near the city Of Baltimore, the other
day, Fritz Maisel OF the Yankees &C
cidently shot his brother, Ernest
Maisel, SO years old, causing painful
wounds in the jaw and near one of
the eyes. Physicians who attended
the injured man, stated that the
wounds would not be likely to prove
more than very painful.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Coppers and Street Car
Tug.o'- War Men to Meet

Sergeant Samuelson's tug-o'-war
team of stalwart coppers will clash
with a tug team from the Ames ave-
niue car barn next Friday night at De
Luxe hall. The eoppers challenged
the street car men and the latter,
after bordering over 1t while, de-
cided to take chance and accept the
def.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Pirates Change Training
Camp After is Years

The spring training camp OF the
Pittsburgh Pirates will be established
at Columbus, Ga, according TO an
announcement by President Barney
Dreyfuss. This will be the first time
in sixteen consecutive years that the
team has not trained at Hot Springs,
AK
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Creighton Town Team Defeats
Winnetoon, Six to Nauuht

Creighton, Neb., Dec. 2.---(Special.)
lin the Thanksgiving foot ball game
between Creighton town team and
Winnetoon town team, played here,
Creighton won in the last two min
utes of play, s to 0. Winnetoon had
the ball on Creighton's twenty-yard
line and Dobry tried a drop-kicl,
which failed. Creighton took the ball
on Its own twenty-yard line, made
two forward passes and line smash
which sent the ball over for a touch
down. These same teams played a
O.to-0 tic last Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Bobby Quinn Leaves the
Columbus Association CIlIh

Columbus, O., Dec. flames N.
(Bobby) Quinn, business manager
and secretary Of the Columbus Amer
lean association baseball club since
l9Ol, today rendered his resignation
to the directors of the local club. He
is expected to become identified with
one of the major league clubs either
as scout or business manager.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
Turkey Shoot to Be Held
On Omaha Gun Club Grounds

A turkey shoot will be held on the
grounds of the Omaha Gun club this
afternoon, starting at 1850. A large
number OF marksmen are expected to
test their skill in misconceptions for
the choice turkeys, As the supply OF
shells on the grounds is limited,
shooters are advised to take their own
powder with them, -T-l.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
FEW REAL STARS IN
VALLEY THIS YEAR
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yard clip regularly. 1t was his punt.
ing tina won for the Jayhawkers over
Nebraska. He also is good at throw.
ing forward passes and receiving
them. He runs the open field fairly
well and is good plunger. He plays
any position in the backheld, but full.
back is the position he will have to be
given on the all-valley eleven.
Weak at Quarter.
There are only two men in the val.
ley who resemble quarterbacks. They
are Sloss, of Ames. and Stanowski
Of Missouri. Sloss gets the call be.
cause he is the bigger man and bep
ter ground gamer. Sloss was the best
ground gamer Ames had; as a matter
Of fact he comes pretty near being the
best in the valley. He's slippery
open field man who also can buck the
lines occasionally for variety.
The two halfback positions go to
two Observation-Disclosures and Collins
Neither man is great star, but both
are good line plungers and fast
enough to skirt the ends with mod
crate success, Missouri had the best
scoring machine in the valley and Pit
tam and Collins made it so.
Four from Nebraska.
Thus do Nebraska AMI Missouri
both get four men on the first all-Mis.
souri, Valley eleven; Kansas gets one
Ames one and the Kansas Aggies one,
Choosing a second team is even
more difficult than choosing first. II
Is probable eleven other players could
be chosen who would be the equal Of
those we name,
Packer and Jones, OF Ames, are
given the end positions, Both are
good defensive men; both are good al
running down under punts and both
are good at receiving the forward
pass. They're not stars, but they're
good, consistent players.
Frost, of Kansas, and Kositsky, oil
Nebraska, get the tackles. Frost is
big and powerful and endowed with
natural ability kositsky earns his
position because OF his fighting spirit
He hasn't the natural talent, perhaps
of three or four other linemen in the
valley but he's a fighter from the
word go and more than makes up for
any lack of natural ability.
Rhodes at Guard.
The selection of Rhodes at guard
is more or less arbitrary. Rhodes
playing his first year, started out in
the backheld, then was shifted to
tackle and then to guard, but he
played guard only on the otfense. oc-
cupying an end on the defense
Rhodes. we anticipate, will play at
end entirely next year. And he's a
better defensive end than Randells OF
Packer or Jones. But he has never
played that position ON the ffensive
so he can't be given that position on
VALLEY selection. His work in the
Iowa ond Notre Dame games was oil
first team calibre, but it's impossible
to find position for him because
he has been shifted around SO. Blu,
he must be given a position on the
honor roll, so we place him at guard
arbitrary as It may be,
Burton, OF Kansas. who playet
tackle this year, is given the othel
guard position.
Rider, of Missouri, is given the full
back job. Rider is powerful lin,
plunger and is fast enough to Skin
Il n 4
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03

Gretns, Neb., Dec. 2.--tspeolaL )--Gretna
High school basket ball team defeated VAL
Icy High school team here last evening,
u 70 TO- This lie the fourth straight game
urstna has won this season Games have
been scheduled with Omaha Commercial
nigh. Benson and Papiliion
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03

Alexandria, Neb., Dec. 2--tSpecial. -
Alexandria High school defeated Tobias
High school here last night in a basket
ball game. IS to IT.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-03
NO CHAMPION IN
MISSOURI VALLEY
Nebraska, Ames, Missouri and
: Kansas Aggies ALI Lose One
Game to Each Other.
JAYHAWKERS DROP TWO

.ames defeated Kansas. 10 to o.
Nebraska defeated Ames. s to o.
Kansas defeated .iebrasisa. 7 to ,.
Ames played Missouri tie.
Kansas Angles played Kansas tie.
Kansas AsRies defeated Missouri. to Q.
Nebraska defeated kansas Aggies. IA to o.
Missouri defeated Kansas, 10 to o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
COVERED WITH SCARS
George Sparks Bears Evidence of Hay-
ing Had Much Trouble.

George Sparks holds all local rec
ords for body scars. He is a youth who
was picked up last night by Joseph
Holman, deputy sheriff, because the
boy said he was hungry. He was held
because he told conflicting stories.
Sparks was given an examination
this morning. He has been operated
upon for appendicitis. He has scars
left by bed sores. He chopped off the
index finger. on the left hand with an
axe He has scars on his right leg
which he says were made by knife
when he was cutting cane. He has a
big scar on his right foot and a lump
caused by an axe. He has scars on his
hands made by a knife in the hands
of brother, he says. He has numer-
GUS scars on his body which he says
were caused by boils but which look
suspiciously like gun shot wounds. He
has a big scar on the back of his neck
which he cannot explain.
The sheriffs office is about to let
Sparks go although he admits numer-
Gus misdemeanors. He says his peo-
pie live at Longmont, Colo, and that
he left there hurriedly about a year
ago after stealing a bicycle. He ad-
mits that his brother blew a safe in
Nebraska and was arrested although
he denied being with the brother at
the time the crime was committed. He
got into trouble at Palmyra, New
York, and next in Oklahoma. Ha
was sent to the Oklahoma reformatarv
and escaped he saws