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Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Connie Mack Takes Rap
At SpitbaII Pitchers

81 hope the rule makers will pay
some attention to the base ball pitch
ers," said Connie Mack the other day.
Something should be done to abolish
trickery and sharp practice; also to in
crease the batting. The batting aver
ages this year showed further de-
crease in the number OF 800 hitters,
due entirely to the fact that the pitch
ers continued to have tremendous
advantage as a result of the foul strike
rule. I've always favored the foul
strike because it shortens the games,
but | have come to the conclusion
that pitchers should not be allowed
to use the spitball or the so-called
shine ball.
"A rule compelling the pitchers to
deliver the ball without first thrusting
their fingers into the hip pockets
would result in much good. That
would prevent the use of rosin or
other foreign substances. Such rule
could be amended to prohibit the rub
bing of the ball on any part of the
uniform or the use of saliva. A pitcher
who cannot win without employing
artificial methods doesn't belong in
fast company. The batsmen are
heavily handicapped under present
conditions and they seem to be en-
titled to some relief"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Creighton Cadets Form
Basket Ball QuintetS

Basket bali is received unpre-
ccdennted popularity at Creighton
university this winter. In addition
to the regular varsity and high
school teams the Creighton Univer-
sity club cadet regiment has organ
lied a league, from five companies
of the regiment, which is whole
heartedly< backing this movement to
round out players of ability for fu-
ture Creighton quintets, and also to
promote company interest and COM
petition in the regiment.
Companies A, B, c, d, and Z, will
each have quintet to represent
them on the Creighton floor The
games will be played preliminary to
the contests of the Creighton varsity
FIVE.
There are excellent basket ball
men in each company, and specula-
ton is rife as to the probable vic
tors. Medals will be presented to
the wining team. The regular
schedule will start after Christmas
with the varsity schedule. Al ready
each company has its representatives
practicing daily in preparation for
the most interesting event of the
school year. And inasmuch as sub
stitutes on the varsity five, and all
men on the high school team will
also be allowed to compete in these
games, some classy exhibitions of
basket ball are expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Kid Lavigne Wins the
Greatest Victory of Lite

One of the greatest fighters that
ever lived has won another battle by
the knockout-route, and this victory
has brought him greater happiness
than did any conquest in the padded
ring.
George Lavigne-"The Saginaw
KIDS the man. The once great
lightweight, who has been living in
Detroit for several years and who has
been in the courts on more than one
occasion, has pulled himself together
and come back"
A few months ago it was decided to
send Lavigne to an asylum. His con-
dition, it was stated in court, was the
result of alcoholism. He was taken
in custody after he was alleged to
have beaten his wife.
Lavigne was given another chance,
He promised to "go straight" The
research department of big automo-
bile factory became interested in the
case and furnished employment.
Lavigne became a bench worker.
Recently report was made public
of Lavigne's progress. Among other
things it said he "had made good at
his work" Lavigne, also, seems sat
ished. And besides he is able to
punch the clock twice day.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

Omaha university will start on its
basket ball schedule January IL,
when Doane college will be played at
the local gymnasium.
Manager William Campcn an
nounces that schedule OF play has
been almost completed. Only two or
three more games will be added to
the above schedule. Peru, Hastings,
Doane, Bellevue, Hastings, Central
City and Creighton will be met.
Basket ball spirit has reached a
high pitch at Omaha uni and the
students are confident that Coach
Burdick and Captain Clark will lead
the way to successful season.
Stiff drills are scheduled for this
week, the last one of practice before
the Christian vacation. Tomorrow
night a practice game will be played
with soldier team and Wednesday
the Scarlet and Black fippers will
tangle with Creighton in a practice
contest.
Friday night the university athletes
will play the church league champs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Veteran Minor Lacquer
Advises MagnateS to Quit

Minor league base ball is Sick
and needs long rest in the opinion
of Frank Boyle, a veteran manager,
who has served several seasons i'll
the Central association. Boyle can
see no relief for the game until the
end of the war.
Even if it is necessary to drop the
short for two or three years, it would
come back all the stronger" Boyle
said. Deprive red blooded Ameri-
cans of the game for a couple of
years and they would be wild to sup
port it.
Il may be wrong, but | do not
think many minor leagues will at
tempt to start next spring. 1t will
be a good thing for the sport"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
CURRIERS' STAGE
FIRST CONTEST
OF THE SEASON
Rink Skipped by E. S. Dodds
Triumphs Over Team Led by
W. J. Hislop After Two
Hour Battle.

Yesterday afternoon at Miller
park witnessed the opening curling
game of the season between two
rinks skipped Z. S. Dodds and w. J.
Hislop, respectively.
The Scottish game was of intense
interest and was won over one throw
by Dodd's TRUSTEES after two hours
grilling contest.
The weather was fine and the ice
afforded the players a good game.
Yesterdays sport was prelude
to a series of games to be played by
Omaha Scottish clubs who will COM
pete on New Years day for the John
L. Kennedy trophy cup.
The American silver cup will be
awarded to the individual who scores
highest.
J. w. Muir, chairman of the COM
mittee of The Curling club of Omaha
requests applicants for membership
to send him their name and address.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Mitchell to Trim
List of Cubs When
Spring Arrives

Though President Weeghman Of
the Chicago Cubs still plans to take
his team to California for spring
training the trip will be nothing like
the expensive caravan of club officials,
stockholders, boosters and so on that
made the journey last spring. The
number of players also will be cut
down, Last spring Manager Mitchell
was burdened with some 40 ball play
ers and the Cub stockholders insisted
that each one should get fair trial"
whatever Mitchell's mind may have
been concerning them. This year
Mitchell will have little more to say
about it. Tis say is that not over 80
players will be taken on the trip.
The Cub manager was able to try
out a number of recruits during the
closing games of the championship
season this year, consequently could
get pretty good line on their merits.
He was able to use them III games III
which the opposing hurlers were IN
shape to give the youngsters thor
ough test at bat, and the race for
position was close enough in the vet
eran league to keep the players on
their toes defensively.
As a result Mitchell knows which
of the players tried out this fall have
a chance to make good in the National
league, and by looping off the dead
wood carried this year and picked up
this autumn he can cut down the
spring squad to a minimum. In that
way Mitchell will have gone through
some of the wedding out process and
will have a chance to devote more
time to teaching the promising re-
cruits the things they don't know
than if he had to spend practically all
his time sizing up the new men during
the early training days.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
War Deals Hard Blow to
MiChiqan'S Track Hopes

aMichigan's track team has started
its indoor work and Coach Farrell
now knows what a blow the war
dealt him. Practically every man
Farrell counted upon to make up
his relay teams is serving his coun-
try. The fate of the track squad rests
with the new material.
Scofeld, Butler, Huntington, Har-
dell, and Fox were counted upon for
the mile relay. None of them is in
college.
Farrell has only about a dozen
men. Three of these are stars-Moel-
Ter, the hurdler, Donnelly, the distance
runner and Captain Sedgwick, of the
cross-country team, who established
new record for the hve-mile jaunt.
Fromke, a foot ball player, will try
out i'll the dashes. Johnson, who was
on the freshman team, also will seek
fame i'll the sprints. Cuthbert, a
middle distance runner, has a fine
high school record. In the field
events prospects seem almost hope
less.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

out addition of several new cities, but
these cities are free territory, unless
it should ask for Rochester. so that its
problem may be said to be internal.
They Act Of Themselves on Coast.
The Northwestern league, thanks
to Portland's detection from the
Coast league, believes it can rcorgan-
ize the circuit and make a good start,
Out on the coast they have not
waited for any general action on re-
organization, but have gone ahead
on their own hook. The Northwest
crn plan is to drop Butte and Great
Falls to save mileage and arrange a
more compact six-club circuit, pos
sibly with two clubs playing continu-
ous base ball in Portland.
The South Atlantic league quit
,arly to save further losses, but talks
hopefully of reorganization. 1t has
several well-backed clubs and plans to
:lrrange its circuit by putting teams in
towns that have army camps, believ-
ing the patronage from the soldiers
will be a big item.
The Western association finished
its season, carrying one club as bur-
lien on the league, but two of its
larger cities are dissatisfied with their
company and want ia a circuit OF
higher class. They have been led to
believe there is a chance to get into
he Western. If that does not ma
Yerialize, they dream of organizing a
lew circuit, leaving four of the small
er Western association cities out in
The cold.
Five leagues are dismissed as too
lead to be considered. One of them
the Virginia--only ran Fl days last
season, which should be sufficient an
lwer to any pretensions it may make
of maintaining an organization for the
uture, The Northern league dwin-
,lled down TO four clubs and even then
had to shorten its season.
The North Carolina league, once
nne of the strongest of the Class
D organizations, was killed by the ac-
fion of the governor of that state,
who, in his over-zealous patriotism,
demanded by proclamation that the
>all players be driven from the dia-
mond into the trenches or the fields.
'rhe Georgia-Alabama and the Dixie
lust died natural deaths and their re-
rival at this time is not taken into ac-
count. r i
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Timme Still on Hunt for
Manager for Brewer Crew

Who will succeed Paddy Living
ston as manager of the Milwaukee
club of the American association is
question that probably will remain
unanswered until early in the spring.
A. F. Timme. president of the club,
said that he will take his time in look
ing through the list of candidates.
1T is my intention to sign the very
best man available regardless of the
cost" Timme said, 1--WE have not had
real manager for several years. l
want man who can build up an en-
cellent team and then be capable of
managing it after he has constructed
&"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
CREIGHTON CAGE
MEN POLISH OFF
THE ROUGH EDGES
Mills Men Show Marked I'm
provement With Practice, and
Blue and White Fans
Are GleefuI.

, Under the coaching OF Tommy
Mills, the Creighton, varsity team
has polished off the preseason rough
edges and lack Of team work on the
floor charges in something resembling
excellent early season form.
Mills is devoting great part Of
his time to perfecting the team
work and accuracy in passing and
shooting baskets that are necessary in
putting out a team of championship
calibre. The Creighton coach is in
sisting first of all, however, on ua-
falling teamwork and cohesion be-
tween the members Of his squad. In
pursuance of this policy he is drill
ing his pets in this essential of the
game until the Speedy Splitter
and incompatible Kearney and Haley
are almost ready to drop from weari-
ness.
And the improvement preceptible
already gives proof that Mills labors
and that of his prespiring cohorts have
been crowned with success. And
Splitter, Kearney and Haley are the
same consistent backet f4ppers OF
old, in practice at least. Enthusias-
tic Blue and White supports conf
IDENTIFY predict that their performance
i'll regular games will far overtop
their efforts in practice.
Captain Mullholland and Vandever,
the dual guards, have shown that they
are possessed of the same snap and
vigor >that characterized their per-
formances last winter. Both are re-
markably fast men on the floor, and
their accurate passing and feeding
Of the bali to. their comrades has
demonstrated that they have yet to
meet their peers in their department
Of the game. 1t is something of
distinction for an opponent to slip
under their watchful arms and snag
basket
Recruits Show Class.
OF the recruits, Tom Berry is show
ing up we'll. He is sure in his basket
throwing and fast OH the floor. Bill
Coyne, although green, is tractable,
and is learning the game by leaps and
bounds. Prieshoff and Garland are
oOth giving SNNtlieHt dSIoulltS VI
themselves in the forward positions
on the second team, while X. Camel
and E. Camel have given evidence
that they are OF high caliber Garland,
especially, is receiving favorable no.
tice He is quick thinker, is
speedy and is giving Chuck" Kear-
ney merry race for the coveted for
ward position on the first team Ran
dolph, Leahy and Manchester are also
receiving due consideration.
Peru has called off the game sched-
uled for December IS, but the Teach
ers will be seen in. Omaha some time
after Christmas The regular schedule
will begin the second week OF Jam
uary. On Monday and Wednesday
evenings of this week Creighton will
scrimmage with two local teams.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Bellevue Five Organizes;
John Reel to Act as Coach

Bellevue college has organized its
basket ball quintet and John w. Reel
has been named as coach. Reel de-
clares that despite the inroads made
by the war, he expects Bellevue to
have a successful season.
Whittier, Beers, Cummings. Tolles,
Day and NORM are proving capable
candidates for first team positions.
Whittier, Beers and Cummings are
forwards. Day and NORM guards and
Tolles nlaYs center.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Larry Lajoie One of Top
HitterS in international

The international league produced
Is 800 batsmen last season, according
Aq o!Iqnd spem spIoosI Ie!oWo sp OF
President Edward Barrows. Standing
out prominently as the leading swats-
man of the collection is the name of
Napoleon Laioie, for years one of the
leading big stickers in the American
league. Time may have dinmed the
batting eye of the former Cleveland
star SO that he was no longer desired
by the big league managers, but he
retained sufficient of his skill to hit
$50 in Isl games for Toronto last sea-
son,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
St. Louis Man Appointed
Athletic Club Manager

Robert Magill, manager OF the Mis-
souri, Athletic club of St. Louis, has
been appointed manager of the new
Omaha Athletic club.
Mr. Magill will come to Omaha
this week and expects to take active
charge by Thursday.
The newly appointed athletic club
manager is man of wide experience
in his line of business. He was recon-
mended by w. c. Fraser.
Mrs. -Magill will aid her husband
i'll the management OF the club.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Joe Choynski Reported
To Be FIGHTING For Life

Joe, Choynski, one of the best
known and cleverest boxers who ever
entered the ring, former heavyweight
champion of the world, is reported
battling for life at his home in Pitts
burgh. He is suffering with the same
disease that carried off Bob Fitzsim-
mons-pleuro-pneum Incidental
ly, Choynski gave Fitzsimmons one OF
tAs hardest battles Of his career. -
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Michigan Aggies One Team
That Could Not Be Worse

Coach Brewer Of the Michigan
Aggies' foot ball eleven is looking
forward to 1918 with two happy real
izations. His team can't do any
worse than i. did this year when it
failed not only to win game, but did
not earn a touchdown until the clos
ing game with Syracuse. Brewer
also is cheered by the fact that he
had a pretty fair freshman eleven
this year and that it was strong where
the varsity was weak. i. e., in the
backdeld, Graves, Mueller, and
Noblet proved fine ground gamers
and they are expected to try for the
team next autumn.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Dodgers Purchase Pitcher
From Cardinals by Waiver

President Ebbets has announced
that the Brooklyn club has obtained
Dan Griner, the big right-hand
pitcher, from the st. Louis Cardinals
by the waiver route. Miller Huggins,
now manager of the Yankees, last
season farmed out Griner to the St.
Paul club of the American association,
where he made good showing
Griner will help strengthen the
Dodgers pitching staff, which was
crippled by the loss of Leon Cadore
and Sherrod Smith, who are now in
the army.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Earl and Mike Are of
Same Tune, Says Kane

Eddie Kane, manager of Mike
and Tom Gibbons and Billy Whe-
Ian, is a great booster for Earl Cad
dock, heavyweight champion wres-
tier. When Eddie is not exploiting
the Gibbons boys, he is telling of
Caddock's prowess.
Kane pays the Iowan a wonder
ful tribute when he says Caddock
wrestles like Mike Gibbons boxes,
and indeed there is a great similar
ity in the way they work. Speed
and headwork are the outstanding
features of Caddock on the mat and
GihhoQs in tbs ring. fS~~s
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
No Simpson on Cinder Path
Squad at MizzOu This Year

Coach Henry F. Schultz of the Uni
versity of Missouri must develop next
springs track team almost entirely
from raw material. Rider, track cap
tain and middle distance man, and
Shulz, sprinter, are the only regulars
in squad of about 20 men. The loss
of famous Bob Simpson, hurdler, will
be keenly felt next spring, as Renick,
himself a star hurdler, also has gone
to war. Edwards, a fast little half
back of the foot ball squad, may de-
velop into a point getter, however.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Minnesota Grid Star to
Join Uncle Sans Eleven

Paul Finn, the speedy end on the
University of Minnesota foot bali
eleven, is going to join the nations
fighting force. Before leaving the
university, Finn told friends that he
planned to enlist in the artillery at
Duluth. his home. Finn was drafted,
but his name was so far down in the
list that he was not called. He. was
picked by some critics for a place on
the AH-Western eleven this season
and was regarded as the logical choice
as captain on the 1918 Minnesota team.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Idaho's Floor Prospects
Shady, No Vets on Squad

Faced with the necessity of build
ing UP an entire new basket ball I've,
Coach Heck" Edmundson OF the
University of Idaho is not contem-
plating his chances this season with
any degree of equanimity. . Charles
Gray, last year sll-northwest forward,
is the only Idaho letter man now on
the campus, and he is ineligible be-
cause OF having played for four. sea-
sons.
Twelve candidates for the varsity
responded to the first call for prac-
tice, with 20 candidates for thief resh-
men team.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Clabby Defeats Lloyd
For Australian Title

James Clabby of Hammond has re-
ceived letter from Australia, stating
that his son, Jimmy, won a decision
over Albert Lloyd in a twenty-round
contest. and is now heavyweight
champion of Australia. Clabby will
return to this country is March.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Basket Ball Practice
Under WaV at Kansas u

The University OF Kansas basket
ball squad has begun practice in ear
nest. Coach w. 0. Hamilton in the
ilrst few scrimmages has been using
Fearing and Miller as forwards. Mat
the"s at center and Captain uhrlaub
and Stevenson as guards.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Stovall Scheduled to
Get the Gate at Vernon

Tom Darmody of the Vernon
Tigers is quoted as saying that he is
going out after almost an entire new
ball team next year and the inference
is that tie first move will be to sign
some oIfe to succeed George Stoyall
as manager OF the team.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
OMAHA FL|pPERS
T0START SEASON
AGAINST D0ANE
Local Cage Quintet to Tackle
Crete Lads in First Clash
of Season on Janu-
ary II
Omaha Uni Cage
Schedule

Doane, January II, at Omaha.
Peru, January l8, at Peru.
Hastings. January 2S. at Omaha,
Doane, February /, at Crete.
Bellevue, February 8, at Omaha.
Hastings, February IS, at Hast
ings.
Central City, February l6, at
Central City.
Bellevue, February 20, at Belle
vue.
Creighton, February %, at
Omaha.
Central City, March l, at Omaha.
Crei ghton, March 9, at Creigh-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

LOOMS CAN'T KEEP OUT OF IT-Natonal sprinting
champion from France after driving ambulance
Verdun for six months and Immediately enIsts in Uncle
Sans field artillery.
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03
Reception to Pastor

A public reception was held at the
Methodist church last Friday night in
ionor of the new pastor, Rev. r. N.
Smith. Short talks were made by
DR.. Horn, John o. Stream, S. D.
Church and others, and a pleasing mu-
steal program was rendered. After
he formal program the Ladies' Aid
society served refreshments. A large
number of cedrch members ATTENDED
and all enjoyed a pleasant evening.
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03
New Milk Rate

The local Helvetia plant on Mon
day issued a new rate card for Octo-
Der milk. At this time it is customary
for them to issue a card for the six
months, but at the request of the gov
ernment only one month at a time
will be given out, as Mr.. Hoover is
considering fixing the rates himself.
With the high price of feed and the
great scarcity and high price Of farla
labor, and also the great need Of in
.creasing the milk supply to the ut
most possible limit, it is hoped that
the government will go slow in fixing
price lower than the present one.
The new rate offered by the Helvetia
is $500 per hundred, and is As cents
per hundred higher than any price
ever offered here before. 1t shows
that the company is playing fair with
the producers and giving them pig
share of every raise in price. Thcv
are doing everything possible to or
courage a big production, and rogula-
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03
State Guard Leaves

The First and Second Regiments of
the Colorado National Guard, which
have been stationed at Fort Logan and
Camp Gunter, and in which a large
number of the Prowers county soldier
boys are serving, left Denver and Pu-
eblo the past week for Linda Vista,
California, where they will go into
training for service in Europe. Com
pany D under Capt. H. C. Byrnes is
made up from Prowers and adjoining
counties; while Major f. d. House
holder and many of the new recruits
of the Second are from this section.
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03

Sheriff OF Prowers County Colorado
First pub. Oct. 3, 1917:
Last pub. Oct. 81. 1917.
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03
Drainage District Suit

Last week an important suit took
the time of the county court for sew
eral days. Several farmers under the
Wiley drainage district objected to
the assessment of costs made by the
district board and brought suit to en-
join its being assessed against their
land. Judge Hillyer represented the
contestants and Attorney Todd the dis
trict. A jury after hearing all the
evidence and arguments decided that
the assessment should stand, and the
contestants gave notice of an appeal.
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03
The Price of Shoes

In nothing else, perhaps, are the
so-called war prices so unjust as in
shoes. In point of fact there is no
unusual shortage of leather except
the kids from tie far cast used in
fire shoes 10 ladies. Other feathers
are as abundants as ever and there is
no great increase in consumption.
Uncle sam buys shoes for his soldiers,
but the soldiers would otherwise buy
for themselves just as many. Ware
houses are jammed with leather, yet
shoes are anywhere from 30 to 100
per cent higher in price. The cry
"rcy now, shoes viii .e higher" is n
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03

dresses by the pastor and short re-
sponses by a number of the leading
laymen, the whole interspersed with
congregational singing and selected
vocal music.
Solo-"The Marseillaise," by Miss
Carnahan.
Duet-By Arnold and Hale.
Quartet-Mixed Voices.
Quartet-Male Voices.
Come to help in a splendid basket
collection to be spent for the soldier
boys.