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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
O'Dowd's Victory Oves
Gibbons Brings Him
Many Offers Of Bouts

New York, Dec. 6.-The defeat Of
Mike Gibbons makes Mike O'Dowd
great champion in spite of the
opinion of those who hadn't given
him the proper credit. Gibbons
trained for this fight with all his
years of experience behind him and
did ali he knew about boxing TO-
O'Dowd while they were in action,
so nobody can say it was fuke vic.
tory. AS a result of this O'Dowd'
is in great demand all over and IL
ieluged with offers for bouts.
The leading New Jersey clubs.
have wired Paddy Mullins nice prop
ositions for bouts across the river,
and as the sums taken down by stars
on the percentage basis are larger
than those usually obtained else
where, it is safe to presume that
O'Dowd's first bout as the conquerer
of Mike Gibbons will be in New Jer-E
sey.
O'Dowd will probably become one
of the great middleweight cham
pions. He was born in April, 1885,
and therefor hasn't reached his 2Sth
birthday. This is the age at which
the greatest big men of the ring ac-
complished their mighty successes.
lie has been champion two years.
end has been going along at great
Rip, improving greatly with each
light,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Live Bowling News G. J. By GAIN

Secretary Theo. J. Gronewold
opened the campaign for entries for
the 18th annual tournament of the
international Bowling association
last week, entry blanks going out
to all men who have ever shot in
big meet. From now on the bowl
ing plot will thicken until the entry
closes on January %, 1920.
The st. Paul official predicts the
greatest tournament in the history
of the l. B. A. Unusual interest
leads all the bowling politicians to
predict great tournament. The
object of the |. B. A. tournaments
is to give the bowlers service, and
to that end they have forged ahead,
and have paid the largest percentage
of entry money for prizes than any
other bowling association in the
country. The 1920 tournament will
see 100 per cent paid back to the
bowlers. The St. Paul members of
the association have raised $1,000
and the bowlers will get back i'll
the prize fund dollar for dollar, after
the last ball has been rolled down
the tournament alleys.
The first shot will be fired on
February 6. On February IS, the
board of directors will meet. and
on the succeeding date the regular
annual session of the association
will be held.
Eight continuous alleys, all newly
planed for the big meet in the Day
tons Bluff Commercial club build
ing, St. Paul, will be used from
February E, to the 18th, 1920. This
place will prove a splendid place
for the tournament and the bowlers
will all be pleased with its arrange
ments. One of this years features
of the tournament will be the draw
ing of dates for the twin city
bowlers. Out-of-town teams will
be given dates as requested, but
the, St Paul and Minneapolis bowl
ers will have to take dates as drawn.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Omaha Athletic Club
To Put Basket Ball
Quintet in Local Field

The Omaha Athletic club will be
represented on the basket ball floor
this season with one of the strongest
quintets in this section of the coun-
try, according to word given out
Friday.
Warren Howard, former Omaha
high school and Nebraska univer-
sity star, has been appointed man
ager of the team and is getting a
bunch of ex-college and independent
cracks on his list. He expects to
have his team picked before the
middle of this week and will then
be ready to give out the lineup.
These well-known stars, who have
had college experience, and consid-
cred the cream of the local cage
shooters, have attached their sigma
lures to the Athletic club teams
contract: Virgil Rector, former
Central high school and Dartmouth
player; Herd Stryker, former Ne
braska university and University Of
Wisconsin basket ball and foot ball
star; Les Burkenroad, Warren
Richie, Bob Koran, independent
cracks, and Fitzgerald, former Notre
Dame player All of these players,
with the exception of Fitzgerald,
were teammates on the Brandeis
five several years ago when they
won the city and state champion
ship.
Howard has a number of games
scheduled when the crack teams
throughout the country and is now
negotiating for games with the Uni
versity of Nebraska, Chicago and
Illinois Athletic clubs, Missouri Ath-
ietic club of St. Louis, Kansas City
and Minneapolis Athletic clubs.
The team expects to open its sea-
son as soon as the present fuel re-
strictions are lifted.
Under the management OF Joe
Reil, a team composed of we'll
known college stars, to be known as
the Omaha Collegians, has been or
ganized to make two-week trip to
Denver and return. Games have al
ready been scheduled with Grand
Island, Hastings, Kearney and other
towns en- route. He has still several
open dates and would like to hear
from any towns. He can be reached
at the Omaha Y. M. c. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Goullet and Madden
Win Six-Day Race at
Big New York Garden

New York, Dec. 6.-Alfred Goul-
let and Eddie Madden, the Newark
team, won the six-day bicycle race
at Madison Square garden, which
ended at II o'clock Saturday night
Second place went to Oscare Egg
of Switzerland and Marcel Dupuy of
France and third to Reggie McNa-
mara of Australia and Jack Magin
of New Jersey.
The teams had covered 2,05l miles
and one lap in the 143 hours, as COM
pared with the record of 2,625 miles
fiat made by Dupuy and Egg in
1916.
Early in the sprint Coburn got
away from the field and by frequent
changing with his partner, Kopsky,
the pair at times were more than
half a lap ahead OF the bunch. Be-
fore they were overtaken the pair
had won three successive sprints,
the ninth, tenth and eleventh, and
took u points for each. Ninth
sprint was won by Coburn, tenth by
Kopsky, eleventh by Coburn, twelfth
by Madden, thirteenth by Egg, four
teenth by Goullet. The fifteenth
was won by Egg, sixteenth by Nc
| Namara, seventeenth by Egg, eight
zenith by Mcnamara.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Huskers Seek Games
With big Ten Grid
Teams for Next Yea

\ Chicago, Dec. 6.-The faculty
committee of the western confer
ence and professional coaches of the
colleges that make up that organiza-
ton were here today to discuss at.
fairs of athletic importance and
make up schedules for next seasons
foot bali, track, base ball and swim
ming teams. 1t was indicated the
question OF professional foot ball
wouA be one of the chief concerns
of the faculty committee and the
opinion was that more severe rule
to deal with the student who turns
professional before graduation
would be adopted.
1t also was indicated that the fac
ulty committee would award the an
nual big ten" indoor track and field
meet to Northwestern.
There seemed to be desire on
the part of most of the coaches to
play heavy conference foot ball
schedules next year.
Notre Dame and Nebraska were
some of the more important schools
represented at the meeting in an eff
fort to obtain foot ball games for
next fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
BIG ICE CARNIVAL
PL A n N Ed FOR
LOCAL SKATERS
Y. M. C. A. Director and
Omaha Recreation officer to
Cooperate and Hold
Series of Races.

Omaha skaters will soon have a
chance to compete in series of
skating tournaments, eliminating
in the first big skating carnival ever
held in Omaha.
Cooperating with the basket ball
committee of the Y. M. c. A., the
city recreation department will con-
duct a program of skating compe-
titions which will include events
for young and old.
While details of the plan are not
yet completed, Park Commissioner
Falconer has given out the general
plan, and advises all skaters to
train for short dashes, distance
skates, fancy skating and novelty
events.
ave plan to conduct elimination
contests at each park, under direc-
ton of residents of the park dis
trict," said Falconer. After the
Examinations are held and the rep
resentatives of each park district
selected, a final championship conf
petition will be held, and titles will
be awarded the winners in this final
competition as city champions"
The skating series will be planned
and conducted under the direction
of N. ]. Weston, physical director
of the Y. M. c. A., and Recreation
Director Isaacson, representing the
city recreation department.
Gold, silver and bronze medals
will be awarded winners in the final
skating carnival. The medals will
be furnished by the Y. NJ. c. A.
basket ball committee, which will
probably conduct a big basket ball
game later in the winter to pay for
the medals.
The plan for the skating elimina-
tons and final carnival has been
approved by the subfuel commit
tee, as no coal or light will be con-
sumed in conducting the tourna-
ment.
If present weather continues, the
first of the eliminations will prob
ably be held next Saturday after
noon. The program of events will
be announced in a few days, Isaac
son said,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Lightweight Champion to
Enter MoVinq Picture Game

New York, Dec. Oft is likely
that Benny Leonard, lightweight
champion, will do very little boxing
after the first of the year in this
country. Billy Gibson, his manager,
is quite certain that hi moving pic
ture work will tie up Benny either
in California or in Europe. If he
goes to Europe in February, as now
seems likely, Benny may engage in
a few bouts, but even that is not a
certainty.
1t, therefore, seems that these are
Benny's last days as the lightweight
champion, for there is no doubt,
after such a winter, he will never be
able to get even close to the weight
required for a lightweight. Leonard
will take on Johnny Griffiths of
Akron at New Orleans on Decem.
Der IS.
Leonard received 800 for knock
ing out Jimmy Duffy of Lockport IN
two rounds at Tulsa, Okla, recently.
The gross receipts amounted to
$4,000, and Benny got 40 per cent
of this sum.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Minor Ball Leagues
Getting. Ready for
Prosperous Season

New York, Dec. 6-Minor league
base ball magnates are mending
their fences and preparing for a
prosperous season in 1920. Various
leagues in which weak sisters"
showed up this year are to be
patched up with new franchises, but
optimism prevails everywhere
throughout minor league territory.
OF chief interest so far as the
minor leagues are concerned in the
east lis the formation of the Inter-
national league. There nave been
rumors that Toronto is seeking a
major league franchise and that it
will withdraw from the Interna-
tional.
This, however, is not likely to oc-
cur, for while at least two of the big
league clubs are losers, their own
ers are not likely to sell while there
is a chance to make money next
year. 1t looks as if Toronto will
surely be in the international again
next year, although the Oontario
city is big enough for a major cir
cult. 1t is by long odds the best
minor league city in the east.
Another report indicates the with
drawal of the Newark club from the
International, in which there ap-
pears to be some foundation in fact.
Newark has been losing PROPOSE
ton for a number of years. Five
or six years ago it was a good ball
town, but the invasion of the Fed
eral league killed the city for the
sport. Last year it was a big loser
and now it appears Newark will get
out of the league for good.
If Newark should quit it is likely
either Syracuse or Scranton will re-
place it. Both of the latter cities
are good base bali towns and are
anxious to get into the Interna-
tional. 1t will be decided at the
next meeting of the league just
what clubs will comprise the cir
cult. ...-
Jersey City will remain in the
league, and Bill Donovan again will
be in charge of the team. Every eff
fort will be exerted to build up the
Jersey City aggregation, and Dono-
van already has obtained the prom
Use of number of big league clubs
to give him Young PLAYERS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Victor Wins Match.

Osceola, Neb., Dec. 6.-(Special.)
I'm a wrestling match at the Audi
forum in Osceola Thursday even
ing between Connley, a travelling
athlete. and William Byers, local
man, the visitor was victorious in
two falls, the first one in 4S minutes
and the last one in 81. Connley
weighed in at Us and Buyers at
100. There was a large attendance
and everyone was we'll satisfied
that the match was real one. The
two men are very evenly matched
and while young fellows, promise
to make record for themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07

In 1914 and prior to that time
Omaha AoWlers sent many teams to-
this big northern meet, but since
then the local pinmen have been lax
IN their patronage. Many contend
that going to two large tourna-
inents, the other one the American
Bowling congress tournament, is
SUFFICIENT for one season. Whether
or not this is true the condition
don't exist this season as the Mid
dleWest tournament was held here.
Local rollers should take advantage
of this and enter the two large tour
naments in other cities, the Interna-
tional and the American Bowling
congress.
Another argument the ST. Paul Of
hclals have in expecting teams from
here is the large entry they sent to
the recent tournament here. Five
teams were entered by St. Paul and
three from MINNEAPOLIS, another I.
B. A. stronghold They also sent
special representative. their secre-
tary. Theodore Gronewald, to he
annual meeting of the Middlewest
association held here during the
tournament to encourage the entry
of m'ddlewest teams into the I. B. A.
event. Most of his efforts were d.
rected toward Omaha and St. Louis
rollers. as the Chicago. Sioux City,
Des Moines and Milwaukee rollers
all enter every season in large num-
bers.
Every season St. Paul and Mime
apolis are represented in all tourna-
ments with large contingents of
bowlers, which justifes them in ask
ing for large entries from other
cities.
Two local teams are already out
with the announcement that they
will attend. They are the Rogers
cafe and picked team. At least two
more teams should be lined up by
the time entries close on January %
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Amateur Athletic Union
Announces Dates for Games

New York, Dec. 6.-Dates and To-
cations of Amateur Athletic Union
indoor championship games for
1920 were announced here Satur-
day night. The junior titular meet
will be held at Buffalo February II
and the senior games here March
IS.
The events to be contested at
both meets are: Sixty-yard dash,
300-yard run, 600-yard run, 1000
yard run, Emile run, one-mile walk,
running high jump and standing
broad jump, standing high jump,
putting l6-pound shot, 70-yard hur-
die (six flights, 3 feet 6 inches,
hiqhl.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07

Carl c. Weigel, we'll known local
amateur athlete and an active work
er in Y. M. c. A. sporting circles,
has been appointed assistant physi-
cal director of the "Y," according
to an announcement made public
yesterday by N. J. Weston, physi-
cal director. He will assist Weston
in physical work and have charge
Of a number of classes. y
Weigel, who is an Omaha boy was
born and raised here, receiving his
education in the public High and
Omaha university. He has been
connected with the "Y" for the past
eight years, working himself up to
the present position. During this
time, as member of the local insti-
tuition he was gym leader for the
greater part.
When the first annual Thanks
giving day cross-country run was
held under the auspices of the "Y,'
Weigel was given control in han-
ding it. For several years he won
third place in the Turkey day event
He also won the championship Of
the one-mile run for long-distance
running and won second place in the
gymnastics.
Basket bali, however, is his chief
pastime, as he has been connected
with various teams. He holds the
honor of being captain of three
championship cage quintets. repre-
senting the Commercial, Church and
Tri- City leagues. While under his
leadership the Pirates copied the
flag in the Tri-City league, the Fair
monts carried off first place the
next season in the Commercial
league and the First Christian team
won the championship of the Church
league, under his captaincy. He also
played with the crack Townsends
and Central Furniture teams. Both
of these teams made strong bids
for first honors.
Weigel organized the first bas-
ket ball leagues at the "Y" and was
chairman of the basket ball COM
mittee that year. He was recently
discharged from the United States
army, after serving three years IN
overseas duty. Prior to the United
States entering the world war, ne
was stationed on the Mexican
border, where he served for several
years. At the time of his discharge
he was first sergeant.
Weigel has taken charge of James
Mobiles department. Noble resigned
from the "Y" short time ago, sue
ceeding Gus Miller as probation Of
ficer.
Weigel has this season signed up
with the local "Y" basket ball team.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
new YORK CLUB
W|THDRAWS ITS
APPLIC ALTON
Temporary Injunction, !
Granted in Empire State,
Would Not Reach
Ban Johnson.

New York, Dec. 6.-The New
York American league club t4AIMy
withdrew its application fo-~|a tenn.
porary injunction restraining Ban
Johnson, president of the AmeAs;can
league, from holding the annuar1
meeting of the league in Chicago
next Wednesday. The hearing was
held before Justice Samuel Green
baum of the supreme court here last
Thursday and decision was expected
today.
Advisable to Withdraw.
According to the New York club,
some legal points came up which
made it advisable to withdraw the
Injunction.
"The board of directors, however:
take the stand that the meeting
called for New York next Wednes-
day is the only legal meeting, and
that if five other clubs meet in Chi
cago at Johnson's call their meeting
is illegal" said Colonel Huston, half
owner of the local club. 1--WE base
that view on the decision of Justice
Wagner in the Mays. case; aso on
the opinion expressed by Justice
Greenbaum in open court last Thurs
day that the board of directors was
the real authority in the league,
IF any illegal meeting is held In
Chicago, and attempts to elect new
board of directors, it will mean that
the board is illegally elected, and
that the present board OF directors.
will hold over. Any action which
might be attempted by an illegal
board of directors will be fought by
every legal means with our power.
A statement issued by the New
York club explaining its action, de-
clared:
"Mr. Johnson's attorneys have
raised the technical point that the
question of the legality of his call of
the Chicago meeting cannot be de-
termined in the original Mays suit,
which, they claim, had to do only
with the Mays incident; and, mas.
much as it is impossible to get
jurisdiction in this state over Mr..
Johnson in new suit, it would seem
that any decision which would now
be obtained, would involve these
technical considerations, and would
not be determinative of the real is
sue or binding upon Mr.. Johnson.
Undoubtedly the annual meeting
of the league, as called by the board
of directors for New York before
Mr.. Johnson's alleged call, will be
attended by the Chicago, Boston
and New York clubs, if not by
others.
"This withdrawal must not be cons
strued as retreat nor as a step
leading to compromise, but rather
as another war move. The New
York American league club has Z
clearly defined conception Of its
rights in this case and means to
maintain its position at all haz-
ards"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Recent Receipts Show
Boxers and Clubs Are
Gathering Much CON

New York, Dec. 6.-That the box
ing game is in a fourishing condo
ton all over the country is shown
by the large gate receipts Of some
of the recent shows. The O'Dowd-
Mike Gibbons fight drew $37,437, the
Leonard Jimmy Duffy fight at Tulsa.
Okl., $4,000. the Leonard BarefeId
fight in Jersey City, $22,l64; the
Sportsmen's club of Newark, N. j.,
on election night, $4,000; the Joe
Lynch-Pete Herman fight in Phila-
delphia. $500; the RESPONSIBILITIES
fight in Buffalo, S4,268, and many
others which range from $500 to
$4,000. Johnny Dundee, Jack Brit
ton, Benny Leonard, Willie Jackson,
Harry Greb. Joe Lynch and Cham
pion Pete Herman are the battlers
who are getting the big money these
days.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Britain Gets Ready
For Big Hockey Games

London, Dec. Following a
custom that has been in vogue since
the institution of the international
hockey series, matches for 1920
have now been formally arranged
between England, Ireland. Scotland
and Wales. The English interna-
tional and trial dates are already
known Ireland has now agreed to
meet Wales in Belfast on February
2l: Scotland in Edinburgh on March
IS; and England in Dublin on March
All the leading matches are thus
compressed in practically one month,
and coupled with the fact that the
inter-service championship between
the royal navy, the royal army and
royal air force is to be decided
also in March. there is bound to
be a rousing finish to the season.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Abandon Trip of Harvard
Eleven for New Years Game

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 6.-The
proposed trip of the Harvard foot
ball team to Pasadena, Cal, to play
western university eleven on New
Years day, was abandoned because
of objections by the Railroad ad-
ministration.
Dean LIE Baron R. Briggs, chair
man of the committee on athletics,
announced the cancellation after
athletic authorities had conferred by
telephone with the fuel administra.
ton in Washington. A telegram was
sent Immediately to w. L. Leish-
man, chairman of the Carnival of
Roses committee at Pasadena, by
whom Harvard had been invited to
the coast, stating that the engage
ment had been called off "in ac-
cordance with the provision in the
telegram of acceptance for cancel
ling the trip" if the fuel situation
restricted transportation facilities
One special car, it was said, would
have been used by the team. 1t had
been planned to take "a players and
several coaches.
Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 6.--Confi-
dence that the Railroad administra-
ton can be prevailed upon to with
draw its objection to the Harvard
foot bal team travelling to Califor-
MIA for a game with a western OPP
ponent at Pasadena New Years day,
was expressed by members of the
foot bail committee of the Tourna-
ment of Roses association here this
afternoon, when told of the rul-
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Fiftieth Anniversary Game
At Home: Cancels Princeton

Columbus. O.. Dec. because
Ohio State university's 50th an
niversary celebration compels a
homecoming foot ball game on
October 10, next year, Athletic Di-
rector L. w. St. John has advised
Princeton athletic officials that it
will be impossible for Ohio state to
play Princeon on the latter's
grounds on that date, but advises
that some other date would be con-
sidered.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
Connie Gets Pitcher.

Philadelphia, Dec. 6. Connie
Mack, manager of the Philadelphia
American League base ball club,
announced that he had completed a
trade with the Seattle club of the
Pacific Coast league. by which he
obtained Lyle Bigbee, big right
hand pitcher. In exchange. the
Athletics gave three players, Merlin
kopp, outflelder; Robert Geary,
pitcher, and RAYMOND Bates. an in
fielder,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07

the head, Sharkey landing two left hooks
to the Welshman's ribs. They exchanged
rights to the jaw. Sharkey planted an
other left to the stomach Sharkey drove
a right and left to Wildes Jaw as the bell
rang
Sharkey's round. %.
Round Ten.
They shook hands. sharkey landed
right and left to the jaw. Sharkey
cracked the Briton in the ribs with a
right handler and the Welshman put
two light lefts and a right to the head.
Sharkey hooking left to the Jaw and re-
peatlng with his right. They exchanged
rights to the jaw in the center of the
ring. Sharkey drove the Britop into his
corner with rights and iefts to the jaw.
The Welshman fought back furiously, but
his blows lacked stearn. Sharkey caught
him on the chin with left nook sending
him to the ropes. The Briton was backed
up to the ropes. trying TO ward off punches
as the round ended
Sharkey's round