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Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
GRID STUFF in BASE BALL
Wilbur Robinson Of Dodgers Will
Diagnose Opposition Just as
Foot Ball Coaches Do.
PLANS ATTACK FOR EACH CLUB


Focs ball coaches look far ahead in
gaping UP their teams for certain oppo-
Mon. nnrc ooii managers - rule.
plan an attack and defense Of uni
versai kind that Will carry them
through. Against some clubs their sys-
tenn is terrifying. against others Il
crumples like air castles. Wilbert Robin
son. manager of the Brooklyn Nationals.
believes the foot tall idea will work TO
great e6vonts~e in the base ball field
George stallings tried II successfully in
1874 and won a worlds championship. In
Robinson the idea has another firm ad-
herent.
Have Versatile Attack.
When the Dodgers go on the field next
year II will be with versatile attack
Every player OF the enemy will be dag
nosed, dissected and discussed. The Pr
rates loom up. for instance. ms a team 10
be feared in certain respects When the
Robins 60 against Jim Galatians team
next year II will be TO break down that
attack; Il will be with the idea to hit the
Buck outfit at their weakest points. TO
discard system universal and adopt
versatility
inside base ball has made major league
playing possible for drawing big crowds.
Managers work out intricate signal sys-
TENS. the same as in foot ball: they have
their plans laid before the game. but
usually they depend on the pitcher ward
ing Off the advance white the fielders
open up with tho forty-two-centimeter
attack.
seven systems Planned.
Pick the weak spots. then hammer
them out OF existence" That i Robin
sens scheme. Robbie knows the meth
DDS OF most of the National league man
ayers. and knows what their general sys.
tenn is In the training camp next spring
he win begin driving into the brains Of
his athletes the best way to counter when
the cppsition advances Seven different
systems will be evolved by Robbie,
planned for several different base ball
clubs.
OF course, the ability must be back of
the system. but from tho form displa yed
by the Dodgers during the last season,
Robbie u I'm q position to send his Iu-
ninaries into his system 10 back up the
theoretical dope by an exemplificatlon OF
ability.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
DISCOVERS HOW TO TREAT
BULLET SKULL WOUNDS

Correspondence OF the Associated Fress)
VIENNA. Nov. 9o--The local news
papers express the greatest sausiaSt'o''
at the award OF the Nobel prize TO Dr.
Barany. one OF Austris's most prom
inent surgeons. who has especially ats
tInguished himself during the war ny tne
discovery OF a new treatment TOT sAui'
wounds that has been wonderfully eii'ea-
cious.
A number OF the papers point out par
ticularly that DR., Baranys distinction
from q neutral country Is an effsetiNe
refitation OF the charge that the central
powers are "barbarians," and declare
that the honor reflects credit on Dr.
Barany's entire school
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
EBBETS ANNOUNCES THE
D0DGER PRESEASON CARD

President Ebbets OF the Brooklyn club
after a consultation with Manager Rob-
lnson announced he had selected his pre-
season dates as follows: March 81 and
April /. In washington; April and s. at
Ebbets Field. Brooklyn, with New York
Americans; April 6. Z, and 8, with Bos-
ton Americans. at Ebbets Field. and
April 10 and II. at Ebbets Field with
Philadelphia Athletics.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
NEWSPAPER DECISION GOES
TO HARVEY OVER BEECHER

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. 1.--Johnny Har-
vey New York. lightweight. was given
the decision In q twelve-round bout with
willie Beecher, also OF New York. here
today. Beecher was badly beaten in
every round. The weights were' Har-
vey, 1871; Beeeher. 1885
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
THREE STARS IN PUGILISM
Jess Willard, Johnny Ertle and
Benny Leonard Put Life Into
Box Fight Game.
FIRST TWO ARE CHAMPIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. lat least three
bright stars have arisen in the fistic
armament this year. The first of these
was Jess Willard. who won the heavy
weight title from Jack Johnson last April.
Willard is not exactly a newcomer, but
he was not generally recognized as high
class boxer until he downed Johnson, and
his days as a real star date from that
event.
Johnny Ertle, who won the bantam
weight championship from Kid Williams
in September. was the next luminary to
appear. Although many persons choose TO
doubt Ertle's right to the honors. owing
to the fact that he won on foul in a
no-deoision bout, no one who has seen
him in action doubts his ability.
The st. Paul midget is perpetual motion
In the ring. He is not what is generally
termed a scientific boxer. although there
Is nothing crude about his work. Instead
of using the regulation feint. Jab and
follow with the right, he keeps his fists
flying like the blades on the wheels of q
ferryboat. His class shows In that no
matter how fast he hits he knows exactly
where he is going to land and overlooks
no openings.
Leonard to the Front.
Benny Leonard. the Harlem lightweight,
is the most noteworthy addition to the
ranks OF the stars. Leonard Is scientific
with speed and skill far above the or
binary. His advent as a star dates back
but few months.
Last spring he failed to make good
/ impression in bouts with Johnny Kilbane
and Johnny Dundee. At that time he was
prone to clinch at every opportunity. and
although he showed cool head and a
good defense. he lacked hitting ability
His extreme caution and harmless work
seemed to indicate that he never would
become anything more than very good
defensive boxer. or. In other words. q
second rater.
During the hot weather Leonard rested
and when he returned to the ring in the
fall great change was noticed in his
style, His defense was just as tight as
ever. but instead of clinching for safety
he kept his hands free for hitting pur,
poses He had also learned to follow his
leaus with right. instead of falling into
a clinch.
Puts MaudOt Out.
At once he began to obtain results anC
in his last few bouts his hitting has beer
effective enough for all purposes II,
stopped Gene Moriarity In three rounds
pounded Joe Azevedo until that rugged
Californian was on the verge of collapse
and last week put Joe MRndot down ant
out. Leonard stlll is a mere youngster anC
Is sure to continue improving for years Il
come, so that there seems to be no lirni
In thu hAi0hts ha NAV Obtain ~ all aoa
well with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
CHARLEY WHITE THROUGH
CHASING FREDDIE WELSH

NEW YORK. Jan. l.-charley White
has announced that he Is through ehas-
ing Freddie Welsh. as he Is sure the
champion has no intention Of meeting
him in a battle TO a decision. None OF
the promoters IN the twenty-round CEN
tiers seemed to have a very high opinion
OF that match. as was shown when the
bids were opened recently.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
REGULAR FOOT BALL PUTS
RUGBY GAME ON THE BLINK

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Jan Lit is
considered almost certain that the effort
70 establish the game OF Rugby ON the
Pacific coast VII Be dropped. There has
been too much first-elans American foot
ban out here during The last season. The
spectators generally seem 70 enjoy the
truly American style much better than
The game that was imported
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
GIVES OUT ITS SCHEDULE

The Pacific Coast leagues 1916 race
will begin on Tuesday. April 4, and close
on sunday. October g. Opening games
win be; Portland at San Francisco. Yer
non at Los Angeles. Oakland At Salt
Lake.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
British Tradition.

The policy OF the British staff hereto
fore has been, in accord with British
tradition and British prejudice. to give
all possible latitude to the commander.
trusting him either 10 succeed by his
genius. or at least 20 muddie through
wellington's comparison OF his own cam
patgn to an improvised harness made Of
rope, easy TO patch up. and Bluecher's to
perfect set OF harness which depends
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

IpVson Kirke. Ben Egan and Terry
Turner are the only Cleveland Indians
who have not signed for next year, ac-
c0Eding TO President Z. w. Somers.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
NTake Hoffman MANAGER.

The Durham club OF the North Caro-
lima league has engaged as team man
aEer for next season. r. c. c'Dutoh')
Hoffman.
The sun., 1916-12-03

Serbian relief work
centres In New York,
under direction Of Nine.
Slarko Grouitch.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
GEN NERAl.

The Standard Oil Company an
nounced an advance of 1c in refined
oil in cases for export.
Marion Harland (Mrs. Edward Pay
son Terhune) celebrated her eighty
fifth birth anniversary at her home in
New York by working. She is the
| author Of more than forty books.
Oregon's prohibition law was given
blow at Portland when Circuit Judge
Henry E. McGinn ruled that the state
had no authority to limit or prohibit
citizens from manufacturing or i'm.
porting liquor for personal use.
The sale at foreclosure of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific and of the ST. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern railroads was or.
dered by Judge Hook in the United
States District Court at st. Louis The
minimum price for the Missouri Pa.
cific was fixed at $16,15O,OOO and for
the Iron Mountain at $23,OOO,0OO.
Gen. P. Elias Gales announced at
Douglas, Ariz., that he had petitioned
Venustiano Carranza, first chief of
the constitutionalist party. to decree
the establishment of free zone twelve
miles wide along the entire northern
border Of Mexico, to facilitate com
merce between the border sections OF
Mexico and the United States.
The will of Mrs. Clara L. Ricciardi,
formerly Clara de Riquet, princess de
Chimay, formerly Clara L. Ward, and
Il petition for letters testamentary
were filed in the Probate Court in Chi
cago by John w. Gary. The petition
recites that the estate is worth ap.
proximately $1,124,935.96 in personal
property and $4,000 in real estate,
practically all OF which is left to
Giuseppe Ricciardi, who is in Italy.
Marie de Chimay, a daughter, and
Joseph de Chimay. a son, who resides
in Paris. Mrs. Clara L. Blakeslee of
Chicago, a cousin, is given a bequest
of $4,000.
At Wichita, Kan, five bodies were
taken from the ruins, and three per-
sons are in a critical condition as 4
.esult Of an early morning fire which
destroyed the Kansas Masonic Home,
,ntailing a money loss estimated at
$3.50, 900.
Charles H. Sheriff., former minister
to Argentina and organizer Of the
great preparedness parade in New
York. has refused to accept 500, 900
bequeathed to him by his mother.in-
law, Mrs. Sarah Barker Gibbs, who
died last May and left IN estate woetA
ssSs.s40.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
SPORT,

Ad Wolgast announced that he had
booked four fights for next month, be-
ginning with fifteen-round match in
Kansas City, Mo-, New Year day with
Otto Wallace.
The St. Louis Cardinals were almost
sold once again. Russell H. Gardner
millionaire manufacturer of st. Louis,
offered Mrs. Helen Britton, owner of
the club, $25O,OOO.
That Joe Tinker, deposed manager
of the Cubs, will purchase the Colum-
bus, Ohio, American Association Club
soon was the confident belief of his
closest friends at Chicago.
The Colorado trotter, A. R. G.,
brought s1,7oO, the top price, in the
sale of trotters and PAGERS at the
Union stockyards in Chicago. e. B.
Brown of Denver bought A. R. G., aft
er spirited bidding.
Billy Anderson. cowboy who
weighs 204 pounds and puts every
ounce of it into his business arm
when he takes a poke at anybody, is
Jack Kanner's pick for the heavy
weight honors in the D. A. C. tourney
in Denver.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
Merrill Separate Maintenace Suit.

Pueblo.-Sensationa charges were
brought out in the opening session of
separate maintenance suit that is
arousing keen interest among the So
cial circles of Pueblo. The suit is that
of Mrs. Coda B. Merrill, prominent So
ciety matron, against George w. Mer-
rill, chief train dispatcher of the Pueb-
10 division Of the Santa Fe railroad.
Twenty-seven love letters, declared to
have been written to Merrill by two
women correspondents, were intro
duced in evidence. Merrill, under
cros-examination by the plaintiffs
counsel, admitted that the letters had
been written to him by Mrs. Anna
Chittenden, formerly of Denver, and
now of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Mrs. Mol
lie Jefferson, wife of a prominent
Omaha physician.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28

Big Estates at San Pedro de las Co
lonIas Fall Into Bandits Hands,

Ell Paso, Tex. Villa celebrated
Christmas by capturing San Pedro de
las Colonias, the home of his arch
enemy, Gen. Venustiano Carranza
This was stated in advices from for.
eign sources in northeastern Mexico
San Pedro de las Colonias is north.
east of Torreon, captured on Friday,
on the railroad line leading toward
Monterey, which is Villas present
object.
1t is a rich agricultural community
and 1t is believed to be Villas pur.
pose to raid the farming section to
replenish his stores Of supplies.
Carranza's estates are among the
largest in the vicinity of San Pedro,
which also has the distinction of hav.
ing been the birthplace Of President
Francisco l. Madero.
Mexicans on the border took it for
granted the Carranza and Madero es.
tates would be devastated, inasmuch
as the Madero properties are being
administered by the de facto govern
ment.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
FROM TELEGRAPHIc REPoRT0
THAT COVER THE WEEk'o
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST.
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMP RTANT
cURRENT-To9tcs.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
ABOUT THE WAR.

Petrograd admits the retirement OF
A spirited engagement has been
fought in Galicia and Berlin reports
the breaking of the Russian line.
Berlin records attacks favorable to
Turks and Bulgarians in the Stsuma
region of the Macedonian front.
Berlin announces the capture OF 900
Russians in that section and declares
the Teuton advance Is continuing.
Ell Arish, an Egyptian town on the
frontier of Palestine, has been cap
tured by the British after a siege of
two years.
Hundreds of Bulgarians were
drowned when a Russian regiment
drove detachment of the enemy into
Lake Ibolata.
British troops penetrated advanced
German positions north Of Arras. Sub
sequently they were elected by Ger
man counter attack.
Several attacks by Russian troops
on the German lines along the front
In Volhynia and farther north were
1epulsed, the war office announced at
Berlin. .s-
Increased artillery activity is re-
ported along the Somme and on the
east bank of the Meuse in the Verdun
region, the scene of the latest French
advance
Gen. Joffre handed over the COM
mand of the French armies of the
north and northeast to Gen. Robert
George Neville, recently appointed
commander-in-chief.
French forces have taken a total
of 1887 German prisoners on the
Verdun front since Dec. is, according
to the announcement made by the
French war office.
A report received at Ell Paso, Tex,
and said to have come from Chihua-
hua City, stated that Villa and his
forces attacked Torreon and the bat
tie was q violent and bloody one.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
SWITZERLAND
BACKS WILSON
FIRST OF NEUTRALs TO LINE UP
TO FORCE POWERS TO CON-
sIDER PEACE PROPOSALS..
WAR TO TURN TO PEACE.
WASHINGTON RECEIVES WORD
THAT OTHER NEUTRALs WILL
TAKE SIMILAR COURSE.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-War. on earth. with all
its bitterness, will turn to peace and
goodwill before another Christmas,
government heads here believe.
Their hope for and belief in such an
outcome within the new year was
strengthened by Switzerland's note,
approving President Wilson's peace
move and offering the mountain re-
public's "bit" toward halting the world
struggle and seeing that peace is per-
manent.
Atop OF this encouraging news came
word that other neutrals would take a
similar course, while it is known that
all, privately, at least, are behind the
American position. Moreover, the ad-
ministration had reason to feel that
the warriors themselves will take
kindly to the peace propositions be-
fore long.
Hence, on Christians Day American
officials felt that there was real cause
for rejoicing, despite the fact that the
big nations still are doing their
slaughter abroad.
Switzerland, in note to all
of the warning powers, announced
its support of President Wilson's
appeal for a discussion of peace
terms, saying it would consider
itself happy If it could act in any
way, no matter how modest, for the
rapprochement of the peoples now
engaged in the struggle, and for a
lasting peace"
The note was sent to the belliger-
ents by the Swiss Federal Council, and
DR.. Paul Ritter, minister of Switzer-
land here. sent copy of it to the
White House. Secretary Lansing
made it public.
A large number of cablegrams came
to the White House from Holland,
Sweden and Norway. These were
transmitted by organizations and indi-
viduals. All praise the President for
his position, proffer whatever assist
ance can be rendered and intimate
that their own governments will take
similar steps.
All the neutral diplomats in this city
expressed utmost interest in the ad.
vanced step taken by Switzerland. So
much enthusiasm was aroused that
many prophecies were made that
many of the South American republics
would join the procession and send
peace kilograms. These nations are
all far removed from the scene of war
but all of them do large overseas
business with each of the belligerents.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
Mesa Bank Pay. Dividend.

Grand Junction.-The Mesa County
National bank. of which Senator ]. ].
Tobin of Montrose is receiver, will
pay another per cent dividend repay
ment to the stockholders, who with
this. payment will have recovered As
per cent OF the money they had in
vested in the bank, which failed Nov.
~, 1913. Orson Adams. convicted Of
wrscking the banks finances, il sery.
ing q six-year sentence In Leavsnworth
penitsntiary. The dividend win
ameunt TO 334.soe.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
WASHINGTON.

Brig. Gen. George A. Woodward, U.
8 A., retired. died aged 81.
The President and Mrs. Wilson
members Of the cabinet and nearly all
OF the Latin-American diplomatic rep
resentatives attended a an-American
ball at the Pan-American Union build
ing by the Southern Society of Wash
ington.
Announcement was made at the
State Department that Great Britain
had furnished complete information
showing that the British horse ship
Marina was sunk without warning by
a German submarine with the loss OF
six Americans, was not at the time
and had not been before in British
public service, either by charter or
requisition.
France, as well as Great Britain.
has instructed her naval commanders
70 give unhindered passage through
tho blockade lines to Count Tarnow,
ski, the newly appointed ambassador
TO the United States, from Austria
Hungary.
The first 100 national banks of the
country in size, formerly congested in
. few financial centers. but now scat
aered among thirty-three cities in
twenty-five states, increased their re
sources between the bank calls OF
Sept. u and Nov. II by $3.50. 1000. 900.
- aAout nsr cant
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
FOREIGN.

The small Russian steamer Skiftet
has been sunk by striking mine near
Abo, Finland.
The new Almanach de Gotha's list
OF nobility fallen in the war includes
25S counts. SGT barons and 1,465 les
ser nobility. Z
Announcement of the new board OF
agriculture's intention to guarantee .
fixed price for wheat was made in the
House Of Commons in London.
Death Of Prince Guido Henckel Won
Donnersmark, the second richest man
in Germany, at the age of Sc, was an.
sEounced by the official press bureau at
Berlin.
American schooner William Mason,
bound from Perth-Ampoy for Var
mouth, N. S., has been lost with all
hands. according to report received
at Halifax, N. s.
Premier Brands proposal to sup
press the manufacture and sale OF
spirits in France, which is generally
approved by the public, is being
fought by the powerful liquor trade
interests.
The House of Commons at London
passed a resolution presented by Il the
government that an additional num-
ber of land forces not exceeding l.
100000, shall be maintained at home
and abroad"
Three German army officers, cap
tain and two lieutenants who escaped
from a Siberian prison camp have
been killed in Mongolia by Russian
soldiers, according to the Chinese for
eign office at Peking.
The Argentine steamer Curumalan,
which sailed from Cardiff, Wales, on
Sept. 21, with cargo of coal has not
arrived at Buenos Aires, and it is
feared she has been sunk. She car
ried a crew of twenty-nine.
The report from Berlin that the
Kaiser may soon invite the American
ambassador, James w. Gerard, to
headquarters for discussion of posi-
BILE mediation by the United States,
aroused much comment in diplomatic
circles at The Hague.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
WESTERN

The federal reserve bank of Chicago
declared dividend of per cent.
Charles E. Hughes carried Oregon
by plurality Of 1914 over President
Wilson.
Fifteen Kansas convicts at Lansing
were free to 60 to their homes Fri
day to spend the holidays.
President Wilson's plurality in
Texas at the November election was
100000, according to the official
count,
John Soudas, proprietor of a cigar
Blanche Coleman in a hotel June 1G,
was convicted at Seattle, Wash.
Christmas bonuses amounting to
$3,50O,OO0 were announced in Chicago
by the Western Electric Company, the
Crane Company and Andrews & Co.
Three enginemen were injured and
one may die as the result of a wreck
Of two freight trains at the Burlng-
ton-Union Pacific crossing near Yutan
Neb.
At Chicago. Notwithstanding almost
panicky selling and cents break in
wheat prices Thursday. the market
made a greater rebound and closed
strong, with substantial net gains.
BY order of Mayor MacVicar the DO.
lice at Des Moines. Ia. seized car
load of coal in the yards of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad. The
mayor announced that the coal was to
be delivered to the DOOR
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
Confessed Deserter Surrenders.

Greeley.-Declaring that he was
tired of being hunted and lodging ev-
cry peace officer he saw, a man CIV
ing the name of James A. Carr, who
claimed to be deserter from troop
L, Twelfth cavalry, stationed at Hua-
cida, NJ M, gave himself up to Off
Ger Martin and wanted to be taken
back for military trial. He enlisted
in Pennsylvania and was serving his
second term The officers telegraphed
the commander of troop l. at Huacida
asking what to do with. him.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
Many Gifts Sent to Soldiers.

Colorado Springs.-A big consign-
ment of Christmas cheer was sent to
members of Battery C, the Colorado
Springs unit of the National guard
now on the border The shipment in
cluded 100 comfort bags filled with
small necessities in every soldiers
life, a supply OF cigars, candy and
smoking tobacco for each man and a
generous supply Of Christmas decora-
tiOns,
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
Sea of Pumice.

A steamship which recently made
the port of San Francisco reports hav-
ing sailed in a sea of pumice, near
Sydney, N. S. w. Apparently the ma
terial had been cast up by subma-
rine volcanic outbreak, and chunks
ranging in size from that Of a marble
to plug hat were thrown on deck by
the waves. The vessel was several
hours in passing through the affected
region.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
One Killed In Second snowsIide.

Ouray.-A snowslide in Governor
basin took its toll Of one miner, being
the second fatal avalanche in two
days here. Elmer Anderson. while on
his way to this city to spend Christ
mas. was In a party Of seven miners
that were carried down into Governor
basin and buried under mountains Of
snow. The others worked their way
out Of the ca1ion into which they were
hurled. Anderson was buried deeper
than the others and apparently smoth.
cred under the weight oe the ava,
la1che
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28
Thankless Job.

Thankless Job.
$50 you are in the motion picture
business" ~
"Yes," replied the man with band
aged arm. ta.F
"What is your specialty?"
"I'n explain. Sometimes one of those
lily-fingered Broadway actors that all
the women are crazy about appears in
photoplay that requires the hero to
wrestle with a lion, leap off cliff,
dangle out of top-floor window of
2O-story building or. do something else
Of that sort"
"WellY
"And I'm the stepchild of fortune
who takes his place in that particular
scene so he won't spoil his pretty face"