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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Johnson to Re-Enter
Ring in Mexico; Wants
Battle With Willard

Havana, March o.-Jack John
son. formerly worlds heavyweight
pugilistic champion, arrived here to-
day from Spain on his way to Mex
leo City, where ne will make his first
appearance in ring contest since he
lost the championship to Jess Will
lard in this city almost four years
ago.
Johnson declared that he wants a
return fight with Willard "any-
where, under any conditions except
those which governed the Havana
contest" He would, he said, split
the purse to suit Willard; winner
take all, rs and Is per cent, or other
wise.
Johnson looks to be in good con-
dition and said he weighs 225
pounds. The former champion has
signed a blank contract calling for
five ring battles in Mexico with any
opponents who may be selected for
him. He hopes to meet Jack Demp-
sey and others of the best American
fighters. Within four months, or af-
ter fulhllment of his Mexico con-
tract, he intends to visit the United
States
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Notes From Sport World

first opponent will be that fellow
Beckett that put the "binger" on
Bombardier Wells short time ago.
Joe Goddard, the best lightheavy-
weight in England, will more than
likely be Tommy's first victim.
4
Some of the well known faces
in the boxing world may soon be
seen on the turf. Johnny Dundee,
the New York lightweight scrapper,
has a two-year-old that would not
greatly surprise the horse followers
BY winning the championship this
year and Packey Mcfarland is down
in Louisville, KY, trying to buy a
stable eof racing thoroughbreds.
Packey let it be known that he had
quit the boxing game for good and
intended to enter the racing game
with a string of thoroughbreds to
race on the various tracks and he
also hoped to have farm on which
to breed and raise star horses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Drawings Completed
For State Basket Ball
Tourney at Lincoln

Lincoln, March o.-(Speeial,)
Drawings for the first round OF
the Nebraska high school basket
ball tournament, starting here We'd
nesday of next week, were made to-
day. One hundred and twenty Ne
braska high schools are entered in
the tournament and will have teams
bin the opening rounds of play,
The high schools have been di-
vided into eight divisions. Cham
pionship games in the first three
divisions, A, B and c, will be played
at the city auditorium Saturday
night. Championships in the other
divisions will be decided during the
day. d,
Three Omaha high teams were
put in Class A, including Central,
South Omaha and the School Of
Commerce. The Nebraska School
for Deaf FIVE was placed in Class c.
Omaha Central plays Geneva in
the opening round next Wednesday
afternoon, while the South high is
slated to go against Norfolk, and
Lincoln meets the Omaha School
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
State Amateur Wrestling
Championship at "Y" Mar. 29

The amateur state wrestling cham
pionship tourney will be held at the
"Y" on the evening Of March 20. All
classes and weights will be repre-
scented in the contests. The en-
tries will close on March %. The
entry fee is so cents and must ac-
company the entry blank. Gold
medals will be presented the win
ners, silver medals for the seconds
and bronze medals for third place
men.
From present indications, the
number Of entries this year will be
about double the number Of last
year, when "a men were in the con-
tests. Entries have already been re-
ceiyed from Grand Island, York and
Lincoln. Dubois promises to send
few entrants and a host of local
youngsters are already in training
for the events.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
PLAY OFF STATE
TITLE GAMES ON
LINCOLN FLOOR
Central, South and Commerce
High Basket Ball Teams to
Go to State Capital
Thursday.


-Four Of the strong high school
teams OF Omaha will invade Lincoln
Wednesday bent on bringing the
state high school basketball cham.
pionship back to the Gate City.
Central, South and Commerce high
are all anxious to take a fall out
Of Lincoln high, while the hippers
from the School for the Deaf want
the Class G honors.
Lincoln, as usual, looms big as the
principal contender for the state
honors, but there are several dark
horses in the background. The
Lincoln practically put the Central
high team out of the running by out
chasing them twice. The absence
of Captain Art Logan is another
great handicap to the Centralites.
His injured leg will not allow Logan
to get into the state title games.
South high is expected to be the
team to drag the rag from the Lin
coin teams clutches. The south
siders have trimmed the Centrals
and already have one victory over
the Lincoln players, They will prob
ably meet the Capital city's repre-
sentatives in the finals. Commerce
high hardly has a chance for Class
A honors, having been beaten by
all the local high school teams, but
il they can get a lower rating it is
likely that they will have little
trouble in garnering the Class B
title.
Unless the Class c entrants are of
better caliber than they have been
for the past season or two, the
School for the Deaf will have no
great trouble in annexing the
honors in this division for Omaha,
The Creighton high team will not
be entered in any class The team
has been disbanded. ...
All the Omaha teams are expected
to survive the first round, but these
expectations are liable to be upset,
as there are several teams from out
in the state that have strong en-
tries. Newman Grove, the team
that last year threw a scare into the
Central high camp, will have about
the same team entered as last year.
Fremont will have a fast team OF
youngsters who will help make the
race a hot one. The Fremonters
have had a disasterous season thus
far, but expect to come back with
great team up in the Lincoln
games.
About 100 of the local followers
OF high school basket ball will go
with the Omaha teams and the other
teams entered have announced that
they will have a good crowd of fans
with them. There will be plenty OF
noise and some exciting games on
tap when the teams mingle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Pierce, Neb., Basket Ball
Team Beats Omaha NakenS

Pierce, Neb., March o.--(Special.l
The Omaha Nakens basket ball
team played the all-star team OF
Pierce Friday night and went down
10 defeat to the tune OF 81 to %.
Every member of the Pierce all-star
team have played together for the
past eight years and ar. sure to beat
on tier home floor. The lineup is
as follows: Nakens, Fixa, right
forward; Weaver. left forward;
Bechtold, center; Weigal, left guard;
Richards, right guard, Pierce, Wat
son, right guard; Boyd, left guard;
Manske, center; Stark, right for
ward; Witten, left forward, Turek,
substitute. The feature of the game
was the basket shooting of Manske,
he alone making IS Of the baskets
or. IL field goals and one foul.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Dunbar High School Ball
Team to Play at Lincoln

Dunbar, Neb., March 9.-(SpeciaD
The Dunbar high school basket
ball team that will appear at the big
basket ball tournament to be held at
Lincoln March / to H. to compete
Tor state honors, has a victory record
to date, having won every game It
mas played this season. The last
game was with Stella, which it de-
feated, 10 to /. Dunbar expects this
team to also make a winning record
at Lincoln, The members OF the
Dunbar high school basket ball team
are as follows: Lester Smith, Ed
win Westbrook, Irwin Weller, Keith
Walker, Will LoWrey, Harold Harp
ster and Paul Gibbon, Prot. Denver
D. Roos of the Dunbar H. S.
faculty, is the coach master for the
team.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
MIKE GIBBONS
STOPS AT Omaha
A. C. SHORT Time
Guest Of Members for Few
Hours He Lays Over
on Way to Denver
for Bout.

On his way to Denver for bout
scheduled there during the coming
week, Mike Gibbons, fresh from his
clean-cut victory over Soldier Bart
field at St. Paul, passed through
Omaha Saturday afternoon and
stopped for few hours as the guest
Of Gene Melady. Frank McCaffrey,
George Brandeis, Frank Kennedy
and other members of the Omaha
Athletic club. Mike was invited to
work little at the Omaha A. c.
and played a couple of games of
handball, shadow-boxed and skipped
the rope to the edihcation of few
of the club members who were in
the gym at the time.
In his workout in the club gym,
Mike amazed some of the members
by his wonderful speed and the adj
mirable manner in which he went
about his little workout. One man,
noticing a little mark on Gibbons
nose asked where he got it and
Mike told him he had received that
in little boxing match the other
night. Surprised, the gentleman
asked, "Is it possible that there is
a man alive that can get past those
arms of yours in such a manner as
to leave a mark? l should think
it would be like sticking your head
against buzz saw"
After the Denver bout, Mike will
stop off in Omaha for at least few
hours on his return trip. The Omaha
Athletic club members have invited
him to make the o. A. C. gym his
headquarters whenever he was in
town and Mike rather liked the place,
so it is likely that he may be per-
suaded to stay over day or two.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Amateur Base Ball
Association Formed;
Omaha Is a Member

ST. Paul, Mimi, March o-The
western Amateur base bail assoeia-
ton was organized here today to
inri.dc at least nine cities frcm the
middle-west Of the United States
and Canada.
The cities 70 be included in the
association will include Mime
apolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Superior,
Winnipeg, Kansas City, Mo, ST,
Louis, Omaha and Des Moiaes.
Each city wilt have several leagues
of its own TO be governed by a local
association. AT the close of the local
season intcr-city games will be
played and in this way the cham
pionship will be decided.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
City Championship
Basket Ball Tourney at
Y. M. C. A. March IS

The city championship basket ball
tourney will be started at the Y. M;
c. A. week from tomorrow and
will continue Thursday and Satur-
day of next week. There will be no
restriction on players or teams and
there will be no entry fees, Teams
NAV reorganize and form any sort
Of combination they desire for this
tourney, Just so the entries are in the
hands of Verne Moore, chairman OF
the basket ball committee at the Y.
NJ. c. A. not later than March Is.
The proposed basket ball players
party and entertainment will be
postponed until after the city cham
pionship is. settled and all the
medals and trophies will be pre-
sented to the winners at the party.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10

ATyEs Of Rye Beach arc doping label for their necko
Reeve Point sump Ike that This Per cent business
haven't shaken hands WIN rITphdnde IN ~ years WI" PC taxing @
sons on how to Shagieg the old Te eI 5 d al chaser and No
drink has been considered form guze the contents of the
Its changed the idea Of heaven already Birds with geranum eas
N ss Summer nasf golden m 's The 6hs end the ne
nsa yPpa Pee . pSd w s f Gt beer ne'k and no place
Utopia awful bump T. established topper
else The opposite Ct utoPe LPsea That an acre OF saloon
Everything viii be done differently after July l. Fl in
Rye Beach isn't the only place will
'n'd s " sHsns quart Of water over the m S9~ SKULL
Thion Souse Dakota .Drybmg
New Reeria Gingepoppo
e eSSaepu5S illinois DisbWaer
Bourbon, Kentucky Waevle
Horses Neck Idaho Cows Tai
stewbSavie, Ohio soberoSn
barreon' Name .FumpOurgh
i9aT class tn % dizzy with the heat The only they. they'll
also kick awful dent The q the iatar
The old world will have to agger along without staggering
600 shells say the kaiser A'o 0'o uniforms Sweet COOKIES with
Tender good wOhnded fighter but that amt enough beat
Leonard Got to have at feast tour
This playing old You may
Tpe Nd but you've got to living somewhere else
We thought the war was amped toddng
down the whstn thousand gobs laid down their swabs lick
Emeb sailor steamed lame BY singing THE navy took EN- over but
b. knew there knuckes fist before
Those cuckoos cheated the ticket SPECTATORS Of 100000
Week the wildcat department It that thing look like
By @ time b bulls osd ed @ oGs1 zach bird was wearing
beautiful thing with diplomatic correspondence and
But it shame the air o Dundee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
By KID GRAVES.

The Lincoln followers OF Claude
Swindell predict a quick win for
their man when he meets Vernon
Breedlove, the featherweight cham
pion wrestler of the world at the
Council Bluffs auditorium next We'd
nesday night. Vernon will be ready
for anything that Swindell may have
as he is already in fine condition.
He has Barney Burman, Jack Tolli-
yer, Young Gotch. and Frank Ebe
working with him at Ernie Holmes
gymnasium and his wrestling part
ners pronounce him in shape TO
beat any featherwcight in the world,
regardless of what he might have in
his bag of tricks.
~
Omaha wrestling fans are all heat
ed up over Jack Lewis announce
ment that John Freberg has been
signed to meet John Pesek at the
local Auditorium on March 2l. FREE
berg's recent performances have
been watched rather closely by the
Omaha wrestling followers and
every one figures on seeing a Won
derful match when these two rough
mat artists collide. Freberg will do
his training in Chicago. Pesek will
get into shape on his Shelton farm.
Clarence Ecklund, the light heavy
weight champion. is training with
Pesek and hopes to be on the card
against some good light heavy or
heavyweight.
All the attempted comebacks are
not in the boxing game; the wrest-
ling fans of Chicago are to get an
opportunity to see an old favorite
try Comeback" Charley Cutler
once the heavyweight champion of
America, will try to do the thing it
is said they can't do He takes on
Wladek Zbyszko at the Crown thea
ter in Chicago and he firmly believes
he can pin the giant Poles shout
ders.
The Gibbons brothers, Mike and
Tommy probably will make trip
to Europe about June to box some
OF the middleweights and light
heavyweights over there. Eddie
Kane, manager for the Gibbons boys
attended the inter-allied boxing
tournament in London some time
ago and on his return reported that
the British boxing enthusiasts were
anxious to see the Gibbons in action
in England. 1t is likely that Mikes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Notre Dame Athletes Beat
Wisconsin in Track Meet

Madison, Wis, March 9.-Notre
Dame won from Wisconsin tonight,
442-3 TO Al 1-3. in a dual indoor
track meet Earl Gilhllan, Notre
Dame, was the only man to score in
more than one event.
The Bee Want Ads are the Best
Business Boosters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Jacobsen Meets Shields.

During his service over seas. Wal
ter Jacobsen, who meets Jimmy
Shields at Camp Grant boxing show
on the 18th, met Vittas, the light
weight champion Of France. Jacob
sen received his discharge from the
service early this month. Before
the war, he was considered a good
lightweight prospect and his friends
predict rough going for Shields.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10

Of Commerce, The Nebraska
School for Deaf was pitted against
Scribner in its first game.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Rostan to Meet Long.

Joliet, ILL.,, March o.-Louis Ros-
tan, Joliet welterweight, signed a
contract this week to box IL rounds
with Ray Long at Joplin, Mo, on
March IA. Both boys have recently
been discharged from the 'afmy
Rostan was formerly an instructor
with Harry Gilmore of Chicago and
is picked as a conner in Illinois
ring circles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-10
Olympic Games Of 1920
Nav Be Held in Rome

Rome, March o,-It is hoped to
have the Olympic games of 1920
held in Rome, but no definite de-
cision has yet been reached. Pre-
mier Orlando was recently APP
preached by the Italian Olympic
committee on the question and a
reply is expected from him within
a few days. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22

Amos Free never spoke unless he
was absolutely obliged. and then he
was usually monosyllabic. Now he
nodded. looked at the clock fixed ir
front Of him, and regulated his pace
accordingly. He had no idea where
Grove Road was, and at the Horns,
kensington. he was obliged to pull, up
and ask policeman. They were prob
ably the first words he had spoke n
that day.
Grove Road proved long and darn.
with semi-detached houses fronted by
strips of garden on either side. Pos-
SHY it had seen better days THE
houses were large enough to suggest 1t,
but palings were rather dipiapidated
now. gates hung awry. and there was
a plentiful crop of ITO Be Let'' boards.
Il am going to No. AZ, Amos" said
West, getting out at the end OF the
road. Get up bit closer to the house
when I am in. and If 1 whistle get des-
perate. It will be time"
A dim light shone through the semi
circle Of frosted glass over the door of
No. AZ; no other light was visible. and
the houses on either side appeared to
be empty. A moss grown path led to
the door, and the strip of garden had
been allowed to look after itself There
was no knocker. only a bell push. West
pushed twice before there was a Sound
of shutting feet and the door opened.
An elderly. slatternly woman locked
out, and without waiting to be ques-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22
MAKING A MATCH.

He stepped up on the rear platform
or a trolley car with a new pair of
fur-trimmed gloves on his hands. He
had TO remove them to light his cigar,
and one OF them fell to the platform.
and from thence to the street without
his noticing IL. When he got ready to
put on his gloves again. one Of them
wasn't there. He pondered for a mo-
ment and then threw the other glove
into the street
Why did you do thatT he was
asked
Why. YOU see, It is this way. The
glove that / lose will be picked up. II
Will do the finder go good. I throw
the second glove after the first. He
will follow the car and find 1t. and
thus he will get a matched pair. and
| will 60 to the store and buy another.
Thus again each of us will have a pair
or gloves and all will he we'll"
The group on the platform didn't
exactly understand his philosophy. but
they smiled nevertheless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22

still do not understand what you
have to do with General Rasiioff. nor
why you are here. Men have forced
themselves upon me before"
I know the kind you mean; am
not one Of them. Let me explain. Gen.
eral Rasitoff is not only a Russian. he
Is Of interest and service to every state
in Europe. His own country comes
first doubt not: but he has done much
to advance higher ideals of government
IN Europe, higher aims of life, to
establish a greater sense of brotherhood
! among the nations. Such wide activi-
ties as his naturally embrace many
small men-men like myself for in
stance. No one can be better aware
OF his wide sympathies than you are
There is no man in Russi; who has
worked SO steadily for the good of
Poland. His partizanship has earned
him many enemies in his own country"
"Rasiloffl Polc1dl You can say all
this of General Rasiloff?"
'I know it is true"
True of Michael Rasiloff,"i she ex-
claimed. You are either a fool or his
dupe."
The passionate tone of her answer set
Wests brain working rapidly. Surely
this house was a trap tonight. baite6
with this toautiful singer. Yet she did
not know the general, that was clear:
it was only his reputation she knew, or
thought she did. Whatever informa-
ton the general expected to receive to-
night. tn Swas a dangerous place to
come for it. What was Elska Maloski's
purpose in being here7 West made UP
his mind quickly. He might run some
personal risk In telling the truth; he
might ruin all chance Of discovering
the reason Of Rasiloff's visit to this
country. but the general might be here
at any moment. and there was no
knowing what peril lay in walt for him
In this house IN Grove Road
Perhaps 1t is you who have been
deceived" he said. DO you know who
General Rasiioff really is?"
Know hint" she exclaimed
DO you know that the name Is only
assumed for travelling purposes. as an
1coyrid8 that he Ia the Grand Duke
2aul2n
She stepped back N amazement
The Grand Duke Paul" she said IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22

mering white, a dress which seemed 10
sheathe and caress the most perfect
figure he had ever seen. Her hair was
raven black. her eyes deep violet, full
OF dreams and passion her face that
perfect oval beloved by artists. West
had wondered what General Rasiloa
could possibly have to do with such ar
encourage as this. The girl before him
put a different complexion on the mat
ter. Who was she? Somewhere he had
seen her.
He bowed. waiting for her to speak
hoping to find some clue to the mys
terry. She could not belong to this
house. 1t was a secret meeting place.
West had been working on the assump-
ton that the general had come to Eng
land to obtain certain -informa ton.
The nature of it he did not know. nor
did the FCreign Office, though it was
very anxious to learn.
II do not know you" she said. per-
picked. Her voice was full and nusi-
cal, suggested that she might not be
quite as young as she looked. She was
Russian. or Pole, perhaps. Her hes
itancy gave West an inspiration.
mo, am not General Rasiloff," he
said quietly. Il gather you do not
know him personality
81 am only concerned to know who
you are and why you are here she
answered.
West felt convinced she did not know
the general. He drew the long. white
glove from his pocket and placed it on
the table which was between them.
That may introduce me-" he said.
Really, sir. I have encountered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22
ARRIVING AT A CONCLUSION.

A barn down on Long Island farm
had been burned. and an agent went
down TO see about It,
What was the cause of the frer
TT was a thunderstorm zuess.s
was the reply.
But we have had no thundsrstorrns
for month or two"
Then. II might have been tranpe
smoking In the barn.
But we have no tramps They have
all gone 10 war"
Then IL might have been a spark
from the chimney Of my house,
But your house Is too far away
"Couid-could Il be what they can
spontaneous combustIon2r Thoughts
fully asked the farmer.
But. you see. you didn't have any
oiled rags abou. the barn. did your
no. can't say I did. I'll tell you
what. We had better arrive at some
conclusion. We had better say the
hired man dropped a candle into the
hay when he went out in the evening
to feed the stock That win account
for the IRE and you can hand me over
the insurance."