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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
FIVE NEBRASKANS
ON ROLL OF HONOR
Only Five Cornhusksr Trap
Shooters Break Into Inter
state 1915 Records.
ED WARNER Is HIGH GUN

Nebraska trap shooters didnt cut
much of swath in the registered
tournaments held under the auspices
of the Interstate association during
1916, according to the annual aver
ages.
Only five Nebraska amateurs shot
at 1000 targets or over in registered
tournaments in 1916. And only three
Nebraska professionals shot at that
number OF targets in registered events.
In 1915 over two score of amateurs
shot At over 1000 targets in regis
tered shoots and were named in the
records.
Not single Omaha marksman is
named in the records as shooting at
over 1000 bluerocks in the twelve
month period just passed.
Ed Warner of Adams, c. L. Wag-
goner Of Diller, Al Koyen of Fremont,
r. J. Starkey of North Platte and
R. j. Middaugh of Fremont are the
Nebraskans who are named in the
records. Warner led the field with an
average of .9448 for the entire year.
The Adams crack. shot at ESQ tar
gets, breaking 2,l26. c. L. Waggoner
was second with an average Of 1868.
Al Koycn shot at the largest number
OF targets Of any Of the Nebraskans.
He trained his eye on 1920 Of the
clay birds during the year. Not over
a score Of shooters in the entire coun-
try shot at more targets than Koyen.
Race Leads Pros.
Rush Race was the leading pro-
fessional of the state, earning an aver
age of 1862. Geofge Maxwell, the
one-armed professional from Hast
ings, had a good year. marking up
general average of 1862.
Only two Nebraskans, L. c. Lar
son OF Greeley and c. c. Tappan OF
Hoagland, made any effort at shoot
ing doubles targets in registered
events during 1916.
Scores and averages of the Ne
braska shooters who shot at over
1000 targets, according to the rec
ords compiled by Sporting Life, are
as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
McShane Gets Word
From Eddie Rick.
Who Tours Europe

f. ]. McShane, director OF contests
OF the Omaha Auto speedway, yester-
day received letter from Baron Ed
die Rickenbacher from London, Eng
land. The letter was just twenty-four
days in reaching Omaha.
Rick was held up several days in
Liverpool because the authorities at
that point were bit skeptical as to
Eddie's mission in England. They
must have learned that Rick is called
Baron" in this country.
Eddie said in his letter that he was
just getting ready to beat in from Lon
don to Northampton, where the Sun
beam automobile is made. After visit
ing the Sunbeam factory he said he
intended to go to France and Italy.
Rickenbacher is in Europe looking
for couple of fast racing cars which
will chase Dario Resta all over the
lot and he declares he will get 'em
before he returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
WHEN GREEK MEETS
GREEK, THEN WHAT?
And What Will Happen When
stecher Scissors 'Tangles
With Peters Scissors?
FEBRUARY 8 WILL TELL

Scissors against scissors, Nebraska
against Nebraska, that will be the sit
uation when Joe Stecher and Charley
Peters clash in mortal combat on the
mat at the Auditorium the night OF
February 9, and unless all signs fail
wrestling fans .iiave something OF a
rare treat in store for them.
1t was with the aid Of his deadly
scissors hold, which he employed so
skillfully and with such startling sue
cess, that Joe Stecher made his comet
like fash across the wrestling sky. Al
most in no time Stecher bowled over
score of the greatest wrestlers in
the country and made his name a
household word from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Every match he has won
was turned into victory via the scis-
sors route. Excepting Strangler Lewis
and John Olin, no wrestler has been
able to withstand the pressure of that
scissors hold, and, for that matter,
Lewis in his last match with Joe
didn't either, as the Nebraskan was
unable to secure his pet hold. Joe
Stecher and scissors have become al
most synonymous.
Peters Bobs Up.
But last fall Charley i'eters bobbcd
UP with a scissors hold in his bag OF
tricks and Charley, until he was sud
denly taken i'll, had begun to lay all
opponents low with that scissors hold
that looked very similar to Joe's and
apparently had the same effect.
What will happen when the Stecher
scissors tangles with the Peters scis-
sors? Will Stccher be as effective in
defending himself against The scissors
as he is in using it? And will Peters
be as efficient in defending himself
against the scissors as he is in using
ii? February 9 alone will tell the tale.
And still another factor about this
coming match which is making gossip
for the mat fan is that both Stecher
and Peters are Nebraska boys, farmer
boys, horny-handed sons of Nebraska
soil Stecher comes from Dodge, a
little town in Dodge county. Peters
comes from Papillion, little town in
Sarpy county.
Both County Heroes.
Stecher is easily the leading figure
in Dodge county, the county's most
prominent citizen, almost hero.
Peters occupies the same position in
Sarpy county. Stechef has never gone
up against fellow Nebraskan before,
and neither has Peters.
Interest, it is believed, will be even
keener in this match than in the other
two Stecher bouts here, both of which
attracted record-breaking attendances.
Stecher has many staunch admirers
and supporters in Omaha and Ne
braska and so has Peters. And even
those who are admirers of Stecher are
interested in Peters because he is a
home boy and the same goes for those
who are supporters Of Peters. 1t is
something different from an invader
meeting home product.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Caddock Fails to
Throw Man Thought
To Be a Ringer"

Earl Caddock ran into something
of tartar at Huron, S. D., according
to reports from that city.
Caddock, according to the story,
agreed to throw chap who was de-
scribed as Jack Hull of De Smet,"
twice in thirty minutes, Mr.. Hull
proved to be young man OF over
200 pounds and great strength. Hull's
superior weight enabled him to hold
Caddock on the mat until two-thirds
OF the time had elapsed. Then Cad
dock broke away and pinned Hull, but
in the second period OF seven minutes
Hull obtained reserved seat on Cad
docks spinal cord and held him down
for the limit. Caddock thus lost the
handicap match.
Hul's identity is, something Of a
mystery. There is a suspicion he is
a ringer. He is thought to have been
secured by De Smet sports who lost
heavily on. match some time ago,
when Caddock threw another De
Smet grappler
After the match Caddock put up
$500 that he could throw Hull twice
in an hour Tuesday. This bout will
also be held at Huron.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Sam Reynolds Wins Tilt
On BurgeSS-NaSh Course

Sam Reynolds was medalist ia an
eighteen-hole medal play match on
the indoor course of the Burgess-Nash
company yesterday. Reynolds shot
Sc for the eighteen holes which is
bogey for the course. Karl Book shot
an even 40 for second money.
A tournament for the women will
be held at Burgess-Nash Wednesday
afternoon and an open thirty-six-hole
medal competition will be staged next
Saturday,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Phil McShane to Attend
Chicago Auto Club Feed

F. ]. McShane, director of contests
of the Omaha Auto speedway, will
be one of the guests at the annual
banquet of the Chicago Automobile
club February |. 1t is at this ban
quet that the championship trophy
will be awarded to Dario Resta, along
with the snug sum of prize money that
accompanies it. Those other drivers
who won prizes in the championship
flight last year will also be given
their awards. Eddie Rickenbacher,
who copped third place, however, will
not be on hand, as Eddie is journey
ing in Europe in search of couple
OF new racing cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Chicago Cubs to Play
First Game on March 2

Chicago, Jan. 27.-The Chicago Ma
tionals will play their first exhibition
games on their training trip in Cali
fornia on March 2, it was announced
today. The squad will be divided into
two teams. one playing the Los
Angeles club at Pasadena, and the
other playing Santa Anna at Santa
Anna.
Norris oNeill, former president OF
the Western league, who is arranging
the dates will leave here tomorrow
night for Oakland. He will stop at
Denver, Salt Lake City and Los
Angeles to schedule exhibition games.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Les Darcy Alone Quest for the Soft Spots the Sport Map
Ernie Kruger
Gr0,US MuStuche

Ernie Kruger has raised a
mustache.
Ernie is down in Arizona acting
as tutor, coach and nurse girl to a
bunch Of youngsters enrolled in a
military school. He writes Pa
Rourke that "the only excitement
/ get down here is watching my
mustache grow"
Kruger also writes Pa, that he
is in splendid shape, plays about
one game of ball week and will
be ready to report to the Giants
at Marlin, Tex, in the best of con-
dition to battle for a regular job
in McGraw's backstopping de-
partment.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
{. VI. C. A. to Hold Annual
Circus Last of Next Month

The annual indoor burlesque circus
: i'd by the physical department of
.'ye Young Mems Christian associa-
'iou viii be staged February % and
"a. Physical Director Kearns is al
ready lining up the stunts and the
talent and hopes to have the biggest
and bestscircus ever held at the local
'sN"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Gate City League Will
Hold Glass B Tourney

The Gate City Bowling league will
hold a tournament for all class B
bowlers in Omaha, starting February
8. on the Morrison alleys. A meet
ing wa be held at the Morrison al
leys this morning at 1880 and all in
terested in the class B tourney arc
urged to have representative
present.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Kewpie KIdutf .
Wants More Coin

Kewpie Kilduff, the diminutive
Rourke shortstopper, who was pur-
chased by the New York Giants
last fall, is a holdout.
Kilduf didn't like the contract
the Giants sent to him, the salary
figures named weren't large
enough, so Kewpie sent the con-
tract back unsigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Bobby Christie Says
His Farewell to Omaha

Bobby Christie, formerly assistant
to Charley Johnston at the Happy
Hollow club, leaves Omaha tonight
for Chicago, where he will spend the
remainder of the winter before going
to Kcwanee, ILL.,, April 10 take UP
his new duties as professional OF the
Midland Country club at that city.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
Cubs WaIlop Coyotes,
Tigers Lick GiraffeS

Two games were played IN the busi-
ness boys basket ball league at the
Young Mems Christian association
Friday nights The Cubs walloped
the Coyotes to the tune of IL to 6.
while the Tigers trounced the Giraffes
20 to s.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
R0URKE WANTS TO
GET THOMPSON BACK
Omaha Magnate Trying to
Persuade Connie Mack to
Make Outright Sale.
STILL NEEDS CATCHER

That he will be able to induce Con-
ME Mack to release Shag Thompson
to him again is the belief Of Pa
Rourke.
Mack is pretty we'll loaded up with
outheld timber and Rourke believes
he will probably be unable to make
use of Thompson. In that case
Rourke has asked Connie to give
him first chance to buy the youngster.
Shag is only % years old, but he's
already had three years Of base ball
experience. He, is nifty fielder, a
pretty good hitter, has great throw
ing arm and is fast on the bases.
Rourke believes Shag will yet prove
himself major Lacquer, but needs
more schooling in the minors, as in
the past Shag has been little head
strong at, times.
A short time ago Thompson de-
clared he intended to quit base ball,
but later he gave his plan second
thought, and decided he would stick
to the profession.
Wants Outright Sale.
Last year Mack merely loaned
Thompson to Rourke, but now Pa
thinks he can persuade Connie to
make an outright sale.
i. If he secures Thompson's return
Rourke will have his outheld about
rounded out and will make only one
more purchase necessary, that of
catcher to assist Larry Pratt
The players Rourke will send con-
tracts to now are:
Holderman. first base.
IreIan, second base.
Krug, shortstop.
Watkins, shortstop.
Burg. third base.
Smith, outfeld.
Forsythe, outfeld.
Brokaw, outfeid.
Pratt. catcher
Benton, pitcher.
Barham. pitcher.
Merz. pitcher.
OToole, pitcher
Thompson, pitcher.
Currie, pitcher
Gaskell pitcher.
-. Seven are New.
OF these sixteen players seven are
new men. The new men are Holder
man, Watkins, Brokaw, Pratt, Ben
ton, Barham and Currie.
With the possible exception of
Watkins, Rourke expects all of these
new men to win regular places on
the team without any trouble. Wat
Lies :. d, ea,,. o,o fr1r, E,oeoe C.t,,
highly touted by Mig Perrine, He
may prove a sensation, but Rourke
/, regards him only as a prospect. The
others, he believes, are sure.
Benton, the hurler, and Brokaw,
the outfelder, come from Winnipeg,
where they were league leaders. Bar
ham comes from Vancouver. The St.
Louis Cards turned Currie over to
Rourke and Pratt comes from Co.
lumbus.
Assistant for Pratt. ',f
Rourke intends to get another
catcher and another outhelder If
he gets Shag Thompson he'll look no
further for an outfelder. But he must
get a catcher to aid Pratt. He has
several strings out now for likely
receiver. ~i.se
There is also chance, it must be
remembered, for Earl Smith, Kewpie
Kilduff or Ernie Kreuger to return. In
case these stars of last year fail to
hit the pace in the big leagues they
will be returned to Omaha, Rourke,
however, is not banking on this, as
he believes they all have an even
chance to stick.
Contracts will go out soon after
February |, says Rourke. THAT
gives less time for argument" he ex-
plains. .......
Marty Krug, who will once more
manage the Rourkes, arrived in town
last week and intends to remain here
until the opening of the season.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28
George Chip and Al Mccoy
Are to Lock Horns Auain

George Chip OF Newcastle, Pa. and
AL Mccoy, the Brooklyn middle
weight, have been matched to box, ten
rounds at Youngstown, O., February
r.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-28

ACTIVE IN PULPIT AND GYM Minister the yoly ball league
display hf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-15
Farm Loan Association.

Mr.. j. v. Brown, who resides on
rural mail route No. l out of Haugh-
ton, has written the Banner, in part,
as follows:
"Scme of we farmers around here
are interested in organizing farm
loan association, and Mr.. w. Ratcliff
of Bossier City has suggested that
we get you to print notice in your
paper for two weeks asking all farm
ers interested to meet at Haughton on
the afternoon of the 26th. There will
be men there prepared to explain any.
thing not fully understood"
In many sections of the Unior
rural. residents are organizing so a:
to be better able to have the bene
fits of the Federal Farm Loan Act
The full text of the act would have
to be explained at length and by som'
one better informed on that subjec
than is the writer, but let it suffic,
to saw that it provides method
under national supervision, through
which farmers may cooperate to oh
tain longtime mortgage loans a
reasonable rates and upon easy term
of repayment.
The meeting should be freely at
tended by these who are anticipatin
the making of loans for growing Q
crops, etc, or merely for the purpos
of getting at first hand a better ur
derstanding of the working plans Q
this rev Farm Loan Act. 1t will n
| doubt in some measure result in
greater prosperity for the people q
a whole.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-15

From Borneo." 1t is of the highest
class comedy and we feel sure it will
be the biggest hit of our school year.
Teachers and pupils are both work
ing over time in preparation for our
part in the coming rally. On Friday
night, the 18th, we plan to hold our
preliminary contest and choose our
representatives for the Bossier City
contest. We hope to make the pro-
gram as varied and interesting as
possible and expect to charge small
admission fees of 5 and 10 cents to
help defray the expenses of the con-
testants to Bossier City. We hope
to have a packed house of interested
patrons and friends.
Last Saturday our boys and girls
went to Plain Dealing and played a
double-header basket ball game with
the boys and girls there. The score
in the boys game was 81 to Z in favor
of Red Land. In the score count in
the girls game there was a slight
the score keepers showed score of
23 to 81 in favor of Red Land. The
| other count showed a tie-21 to Fl.
| We decided to reverse the usual law
of courtesy and give the home team
the benefit of the doubt. Of course
in doing this we had to accept the tic
count, which was played off in a
fina! score of % to 81 in favor OF
| Plain Dealing. We wish to thank the
Plain Dealing people for their whole.
hearted welcome and hospitable en-.
tertainment, and hone to have the
Plain Dealing boys and GIRLS out al
Red Land in the near future fol
another game.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-15
From Tyler.

Monday, March 1--WE are hav-
ing warm weather now. Seems as if
spring is near.
La grippe and whooping cough are
the complaints of many now.
Miss Delphia league spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with her
friend Miss lisa Powell.
Miss Annie-Lee Allen, teacher of
our school, spent the weekend with
home folks, near Red Land.
Mr.. John Goodwin Of Red Land is
visitor up this way every week.
Wonder what the attraction is?
Miss Fannie-Mad Coyle Of Arkan-
sas was a welcome guest of Miss Mat
tie Glasgow Friday night and Satur-
day..
AS usual, the young people of this
community met at the church Sun
dav night and sang, all apparently
enjoying the gathering.
Considerable land has been clear
ed here during the past winter
Seems as if some one is going to have
an old-time log rolling.
The social event Of last week was
1 party given at the home of Mr.. ane
Mrs. j. E. Glasgow Friday night. AL
| present enjoyed it fine and hope they
will give another soon.
| Miss Matte and Clifford Glasgow
have been out of school the pas
| week on account of high water. The!
are attending the Spring Hill Higl
School and report that it is well con
Quoted and that it's enrolment i
growing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-15
Pleasant Hill.

Tuesday, March 13.-Mr. S. L. De
Moss is in Dallas, Texas, this week
in the interest of the new ginning
company organized last week at Plain
Dealing.
Mrs. M. M. Gleason was in town
shopping Saturday.
Messrs. j. D. and |. A. Gleason
were in town Saturday on business.
Miss Overton Mckenzie spent Sat
urday NIGHT and Sunday very pleas
sntly with Miss Lena Dennis.
Misses Linda and Matte Morrison
enjoyed a pleasant day Sunday with
their sister. Mrs. R. L. Burks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Andrews and
Mrs. M. A. Lowe were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. A. J. DeMoss.
| Mrs. Minnie Mckenzie spent the
day SUNDAY with Mrs. Joe Waggoner
who was quite sick for few days.
| Mrs. Emmett DeMoss and little
daughter were pleasant visitors with
Miss Matte DeMoss. Saturday. Mas
ter Reginald spent the day with hi
small (?) uncle, Madison Mckenzie.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Will Slack are thu
happy parents of another girl, WHIT
made her appearance last week. Thi'
is their fifth daughter and tent
i child -DoSS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-15
The Police Jury.

A regular meeting of the Police
Jury. at which all members were pres
ent. was held in Benton Tuesday.
A matter taken under considera-
ticn and acted upon was the granting
Of transportation to Confederate
veterans who wish to attend the
Washington Reunion. After some
discussion. the Jury agreed to extend
this privilege to all members OF
Loudon Butler Camp who expect to
attsnd the reunion and who feel that
they are unable to defray their own
exnenses.
The jury authorized the expendi
ture of $500 for gravel to be uset
on that stretch Of the public road
leading from the Cotton Belt depo
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-15
The Veterans.

It was necessary to make use of
every stool and chair in the Banner
office that's fit for use in seating
those who were present last Satur-
day to attend the meeting of Loudon
Butler Camp, U. C. v. We were
agreeably surprised when they kept
dropping in, and if it had been found
necessary we could have hustled
around and found few boxes for the
'boys" to sit on.
Those present were Mr.. j. A. Ford
of Plain Dealing, Capt. J. H. Nattin
of Collinsburg, Mr.. H. L. Wheeler Of
Plain Dealing, Mr.. ]. S. Overcast of
Taylortown, Mr.. S. 7. Taylor of Ben
ton, Mr.. ]. S. Alison of near
| Benton, Mr.. j. O. Nuckolls of Plain
Dealing, and Mr.. W. H. Smith, who
also resides near Benton. They are
named here in the order of their
ages. Mr.. Ford and Capt. Nattin are
in their seventy-eighth year, and Mr.
Smith, the youngest, is not yet sixty.
nine.
All present expressed desire t
attend the Washington Reunion
When we stop to sum up their past
0~s fiAC ct.lh AI<&A uoAiFS All S1S NssNo>
If the South, their advanced ages, the
many pleasures they are afforded b.
these annual reunions (the big thisss
of the whole year to all of thsTa1
and when the THOUGHT is .brough'
home to US that soon there can be ~
more reunions for them. it woult
seem that al of US would like to s.,
them go this one more time. Will,
all of them wish to go. and woult
gladly make any reasonable sacrifice
on their own account SO that the
might be able to go. none of then
feel that they can afford the trip I'm
. less the Police Jury provides the fur
for their transportation. This i
; written Tuesday, the dav session 0
the Police Jury is being held here
That body is to be petiticned to aa
vance the sum necessary for the pur
chase of transportation for all Con
federate veterans of the parish. Thi
!. courtesy was not asked last year. 8
we hone to sse it freely granted o.
!: this occasion.