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Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Chicago Tribune Advocates Passage of
Real Boxing Measure In Illinois

does not make contest, otherwise
proper, unclean, or immoral.
"Commercialism in itself does moi
make a sport unclean. 1t does not
damage a man morally or a sport
morally because the man has train
ed himself to a high degree of phys.
ical ability and skill because he car
make money by attaining that de-
gree.
"The best base ball players are
the highest paid base ball players
The skill of professionalism always
is needed for the stimulation of the
amateur. We might as we'll be
honest in the effort to promote box.
ing in Illinois. If the crooked pro-
moter can be kept out, he ought to
be kept out, but boxing is not a
kindergarten game, is not intended
to be, and would be valueless if il
were one.
"A proper state commission ad-
ministering a proper state law can
keep it honest. That is what we need
and we do need boxing if we are
to offer any sort of adventure, ply
steal outlet and recreation in a coun-
try which for the time being is de-
voting itself extraordinarily to re-
Straint."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Elaborate Program Planned
at Athletic Club Smoker

The Omaha Athletic club COM
mittee is arranging for the first
smoker of the club to be held Janu-
airy 81. The card will be one of the
most complete ever shown in Oma-
ma. Leaders in all lines of sport
will give exhibitions.
John Pesek of Shelton, one of the
most accomplished wrestlers now
performing, will wrestle with Clai
ence Ecklund. Although Pesek is
the heavier of the two both men are
fast workers and a good bout is
assured.
Expert swimmers have been Sc
cured to demonstrate fancy diving
and swimming strokes and number
of local swimmers will probably
participate. In the gymnasium the
best of local talent that can be Sc
cured will demonstrate the various
gymnastic exercises.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
AL Koyen Winds Up
With Total Of 423

Pinehurst, N. c.. Jan. 25.-(Special
Telegrah0-Al Koyen broke 20 of
today's Is and wound up with total
of 423. Koyen also took part in the
midwinter handicap and broke 80, al
though placed way back at the p
yard line. the maximum distance.
Thirty-six guns who broke 90 or
better in the midwinter shared in
prize booty aggregating $3,065.
William Wettleaf of Nichols, Ia
a 2l-yard man, won the midwinter
championship at Pinehurst, OH the
shoot-off of triple tie. Wettleaf
tied at 90 with p. H. Hensler of
Aberdeen, Miss, a l6-yard man.
Wettleaf broke 20 on the shoot-off.
Frank S. Wright Of Buffalo won
the high amateur average contest
with the remarkable total OF AL out
Of 450 targets. DR. A. H. Aber of
Dravosburg, Pa, was a close second
at 440.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Abbott Finds Oil CITY
Willing to Support
Western League Team

Tulsa, Okl, Jan. 25.-(Special
to The Bee)ADelaring that he be-
lieved that Tulsa. would out-draw
any other city in the Western
league next year, Spencer Abbott,
owner of the Hutchinson franchise
departed for Topeka yesterday
confident that the directors of the
league at their meeting in St, JOS
eph next month would ratify the
substitution of the oil metropolis
for Hutchinson.
Abbott found Tulsa sentiment
antagonistic to the Western league
when he first visited the city two
weeks ago. By his promise to keep
his club here not less than FIVE
years, providing the city would fur
nish him a place to play he soon
conquered the territory and has
engendered base ball spirit here
that bids fair to enable him to make
good his attendant boast.
Abbott does not expect to quit
at the end of FIVE years. He found
Tulsa thriving, sporting city of
nearly 100000 inhabitants with a
prospect of not less than 125,000 at
the end of his FIVE years. He Sc
cured fve-year lease to a six-acre
tract of land within FIVE blocks of
the heart of the business section of
the city with the privilege of pur-
chase at the expiration of lease.
Not only that, but before he left he
had arranged with local parties to
put him up a grandstand and fence
costing not less than $4,000. 1t
will have a seating capacity of s.
600 and be expected to play to ca
pacity stands every Sunday.
On the reserve list of the Hutchin-
son club are Outfielders Nolt, Her
ring, Pettigrew, Davis, Roche; In
fielders Cleveland Wells, Wuffil and
Bradley; Pitchers Webb, Salisbury,
King, Cantwell, Sparks, Lambrecht
and Catchers Manion and Block.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
International Pin
Tourney Promises to
Break Entry Records

As the revival of the great inter
national bowling tournament of the
American Bowling congress APP
proaches, interest is gradually gain
ing. and cities from Winnipeg to
Mobile, and from New Haven to
Denver, are sending inquiries for
choice dates, and accommodations (;
all of which, presages huge entry at
Toledo, W hen the curtain rings down
on February 20, and the entries
close.
No stone has been left unturned to
make the tournament a big success.
The floor space is ample, being
10000 feet, and will allow for the
building of 10 new, continuous al
leys, and with plenty of space to
spare.
The first Toledo team to enter the
tournament was the famous Cham
pion Spark Plugs, who created quite
stir by bowling a big Score at
Grand Rapids two years ago. To
show that they were a classy team,
they repeated at Cincinnati with a
big count of 2,908, finishing third
among $50 teams that entered.
Erie, Pa, already has 10 teams en-
tered, and Buffalo promises 20, with
western cities like Chicago entering
100 teams; Milwaukee, Indianapolis,
ST. Louis, South Bend, entering
from Is to 20 teams, it can be readily
estimated that big entry is on the
way, and as the tournament is held.
later than usual this year, many of
the boys who have been bowling
for Uncle Sam will be on the job to
knock the. wooden soldiers down
when the big tournament starts on
March 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Hendricks SurrendeTS
Position With Cardinals

St. Louis, Jan. 25.-Jack Hem
bricks, manager of the St. Louis Ma
tionals last season, has agreed to
terminate his contract as manager
at once, according to announcement
made this afternoon following
meeting of the board of directors Of
the club by ]. c. Jones, vice presi-
denr. The contract had one more
year to run. Branch Hickey, presi-
dent of the club, has been offered
the position of manager, which he
has taken under advisement.
A committee was named to confer
with the holders OF notes against
the club looking to an extension o.
the notes with an idea of avoiding
an immediate sale OF the club unde'
the second deed of truct.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Complete Program
for Second Fite Mite
Of Soldier Boxers

The card events for the second
Fort Omaha "Fite" night has been
completed and all of the contest
ants are working out daily to be in
tip-top condition. CIRCUS seats have
been built in the garage, the band
has secured special music, and the
soldiers guarantee ring fans the
biggest entertainment ever offered
in Omaha.
The main event will be a six
round bout between Battling Kirby,
Fort Omaha weller and former
champion of the Canadian army,
and Jimmy Drexel of the South
Side, who has recently been dis
charged. Denny Ryan, K. of c.
secretary at the fort, is grooming
Kirby for the fight. Drexel is
working out with local talent. Both
men are we'll matched and the
fight should be a good one.
Walsh of Fort Omaha and Erick-
son, local boy, will fill the feather
weight class. Both are in fine shape
and should furnish a good bout.
Denver" the unknown, and
Dutch" Tate will appear in the
heavyweight division according to
schedule. Denver" is now nursing
a sprained hand but is expected to
be in shape for the bout.
Two four-round bouts. are ar
ranged for preliminaries. Rosica
and Spellman are getting ready for
fast bout and have the backing Of
hosts of friends at the fort Hender-
son and Gates will round cut the
boxing card, both being army box
ers.
Vernon Breedlove, recently dis
charged from the army, will wear
the Fort Omaha colors in a wrest-
ling bout with Jack Tolliver, Tolli-
yer has challenged any man at the
fort and has agreed to match
with the former soldier.
The seat sales and arrangements
are in charge of Lieutenant Finley,
who promises 800 ringside seats in
the big garage. All the ringside
seats will be within five rows of the
ring. Bleacher seats have been
erected for the general admission.
Fans who drive to the bouts may
park their cars at the garage under
the care of the military police. The
attendance at the last show num-
bered 800, but the soldier promoters
are making arrangements for 1000
spectators at this show.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
CENTRAL HIGH
team TROUNCES
SIOUX CITY five
Visitors Beaten, SO to II, on
Local Floor; Keen Eye
for Baskets Win for
Omaha Boys.
CENTRAL HIGH SO, SIOUX
CITY II.

Playing an easy game Central
Highs basket ball team trounced the
Sioux City High FIVE, SO to IL, last
night on the Young Mems Christian
association floor The game was
the first of CentraPs home schedule
and the only one in which Coach
Mulligan has been able to start all
five OF his first team players.
Although honors for piling I'D
counters were pretty evenly Ndivid-
ed, Logan and Konecky played the
best game for Central. Paynter and
Burnham also showed up we'll in
shooting baskets. Clements. who
made his initial appearance last
night played a fair game, but was
outclassed by his mates.
At no time did the visitors have
prospects of victory The local
hippers took the lead early in the
game, increasing it as the Sioux
City defense seemed TO weaken.
The first half ended p TO 7. During
the first 10 minutes of the second
half, the 500 flippers made but one
field goal. Taking a sudden squirt
later in the game, they boosted their
tally to II.
The presence of Paynter and
Clements in the lineup forced Coach
Mulligan to rearrange his men. Lo-
gan was shifted from center to
guard, replacing Swoboda, while
Paynter played in the pivot posi-
ton. Clements was given a trial at
forward in place of Mangold. With
victory assured the first string was
taken out and the subs given a
chance at the Iowa cage crew.
Lineup and summaries:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Many Entries Received
for 'Y" Swimming Events

Almost 20 entries have been re-
ceived for the closed swimming
meet to be held at the Young Mems
Christian association Friday even
ing. The events include the 100
yard dash, 20-yard dash, 40-yard
dash on back, novelty race, fancy
diving, plunge for distance.
The big annual open swimming
meet is carded for February III.
Fancy diving, fancy swimming and
dashes comprise the events. Medals
will be awarded place men. Entries
should be sent to James Noble, a.
sistant physical director at the =
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
STATE LEAGUE
is AGITATEO BY
BEATRICE FANS
Nebraska Circuit May Be Re-
Organized After Going Three
Years Without the Ma
tionaI PaStime.

A reorganization of the Nebraska
State league is being agitated by
base ball fans in Beatrice. A
strong sentiment has developed in
favor Of organized base ball and a
brief survey indicates they. will be
able to finance, a club.
The prosperous indications for all
kinds of sports is keenly felt in the
smaller towns of the state and the
organization of league is meeting
with favor in many of the cities.
Following a meeting in Beatrice
plans were made to call meeting
of interested individuals in other
cities in the statk to try and COM
plete arrangements. Fremont, Nor
folk, Hastings, Columbus, Grand
Island and possibly Fairbury are
mentioned as cities in which fran
chises would be supported.
The disastrous base ball season
of 1915 ended the career of the Ne
braska organization after a plucky
attempt to keep going. Business
depression and the high cost of liv-
ing in that year caused the aban-
donment of many minor league
clubs in all sections of the country.
In Sixth Year.
The league was in its sixth cham
pionship race when the blow finally
fell. The season started on May
II and was scheduled to run until
August 20. Beatrice, Norfolk, York,
Fairbury, Hastings. Grand Island,
and Kearney held franchises at the
beginning of the season. Fairbury
was playing league ball for the first
season, taking the place of Superior.
The first hitch in the organization
came on June 4, when the Kearney
team, occupying next to the cellar
position, disbanded. Columbus,
running a poor eighth, was dropped
and the league continued with six
clubs. .
Grand Island was next to fall by
the wayside, and on June % with
drew. By a Geographic vote the
league then dropped Norfolk and
continued as a four-club circuit.
Norfolk was leading the league at
the time, but was dropped becuse
it was not self-supporting.
The four-club league lasted until
July l8, when it was decided to dis
band for the year. From a hnan-.
cial standpoint the lague was never
a great success, but was undoubtedly
the only successful way of furnish
ing the smaller cities the class of
base ball to which they are entitled.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Iowa Beaten by Purdue
in Western Conference Game

Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 25.-Purdue
won a western conference basket
ban game from Iowa tonight, 81 to
10 Marley and Campbell OF the
Purdue FIVE each scored five field
goals -. i.
defeated Wisconsin, rs to IS, in a
fast and rough basket ball game of
the western conference race tonight.
Wilson was Illinois premier player.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
School for Deaf Defeat
West Point Hiqh. 29 to 9

The School for the Deaf quintet
kept up its winning streak BY cas-
ilv defeating the West Point FIVE
last night at West Point, % to 9.
The first half ended in the mutes'
favor, 20 to 3, and took things easy
in the last half,
The locals had keen eye for the
basket in spite of the slippery floor.
Krohn and Koitsch starred for the
mutes, while Raider was the main-
stay for West Point.
gahonl For Deaf
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
SChaefer Wins Final Block
in Match With Cochran

New York, Jan. 2s-Jake Schaef-
err OF San Francisco defeated Welker
Cochran of New York, in a 5000
point 1872 balk line billiard match
here, winning the final block tonight
by a score of 800 to 1l3. The total
scores and high runs were. Schaef-
er. 3,600lSs; Cochran, 500, 200.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
Workman Sold to Columbus.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Joe Tinker,
president of the Columbus club OF
the American association, tonight
purchased "Chuck" Workman.
short stop, from the Chicago Ma
tionals. Workman was purchased
from Kansas City three years ago
for $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
SIXTEEN CAGE
GAMES CARDED>
FOR THIS week
Basket Ball QuintetS viii
Have Busy Week; Soldier
Teams DiSband and
New Faces Promised.
GAMES THIS WEEK

Tuesday-Pearl Memorials against
First Christians, Benson Methodists
against Hanscom Parks. and Calvary
l3aptists against ''Y" dormitory men In
Church league at Y. NJ. c. A. Central
Parks at Dundee.
Wednesday-Drake at Creighton. Cas-
telar at South High. Creighton High
against Council Bluffs at Council Bluffs
Y. M. c. A.
Thursday Night-Commerce High
against Nakens, First Nationals against
Unknowns, Central Furnitures against
Beddeos in Commercial league games
at Y. NJ. c. A.
Friday-School for the Deaf at Mo-
dale, Ia. Council Bluffs at South High.
Clifton Hills at Miller Park. Central
High at Lincoln.
Saturday-Creighton at Nebraska
Wesleyan. Central High at Beatrice.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26

A busy week is ahead for Omahs
basket ball fives. Every Omaha
team will have at least one encoun-
ter booked. A total Of Is games will
De played.
The big game in the Commercial
league. looked forward to almost
since the first night of play, is book.
ed for Thursday night when the N.
W. Naken quintet will undertake to
humble the fast and victorious Com
merce High five. Ed. Burdick and
Adams have been signed up by the
Nskens.
Thursday nights game in the
Commercial league will complete the
schedule for the first round. The
second round will be begun the fol-
lowing Thursday.
Add New Teams.
Renewed pep will be put into the
league when the First National bank
five will make its appearance. The
bankers will take the place of the
Sixty-second balloonists, who occupy
the cellar position. The new arrivals
have formed their team from sur
plus substitute players in the anna
teur leagues and have made a for
midable combination that should
prove big factor in the games to
come.
The Fort Omaha five, which has
also dropped low in the league, will
be dropped to make way for one Of
the numerous teams that are anxious
to get place in the league. 1t is
probable that the Live Stock Nation
al Bank of the South Side will bacl.
squad to fill the empty berth.
The new five is scheduled to meet
the First Nationals and the Beddeos
play the Central Furnitures.
Church Games Unique.
With a recognized lineup the "Y"
dormitory men of the Church league
will strive Tuesday to win their first
game this season. They will en-
counter the Calvary Baptist five,
which has also lost all five of its
encounters in the league. The Han
scom Park five play the Benson
Methodists. Both teams are tied
for second place. The Pearl Me-
morals and the First Christians are
slated to play the third contest. IF
the Pearls win, as is expected, the
two teams will lagaih be knotted for
high honors in the Church league.
Tuesday nights set of games is
most unique, since each team, in the
order of their standing Is booked to
meet the team next above it.
Central High has two contests
booked for this week. Lincoln High
will be played Friday at Lincoln and
Beatrice on the Gage county schools
floor Saturday Council Bluffs and
South High are booked to meet again
Friday Creighton High and Coun-
Gil Bluffs will play across the stream
Wednesday.
Creighton Busy
Creighton university will tackle
the Drake crew here Wednesday
and will go to Lincoln Saturday
after Nebraska Wesleyan's scalp.
In the Community Center league
the Central Parks are carded tc
meet the Dundee five on the Dun
dee floor Tuesday. CASTELAR, will
the South Side five or
the South High floor Wednesday
night. Friday the Clifton Hills will
the Miller Park boys or
the Miller Park floor.
The school for the Deaf five will
play the Modale, Ia, cage artists
Friday night on the hostile floor.
The Fort Omaha floor teams have
III disbanded because of the trans.
fer cf most of the cage artists from
the local post The Creighton-Fori
Omaha fray, booked for last nigfr7
was declared off late yesterday al
=,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
RING MEASURES
ADVOCATED BY
PROMINENT men
Benefits Shown in Military
Camps Turns Popular Tide
Toward Regulated Box
ing in U. S.
By A. K. DONOVAN

Boxing has never faced bright
er future than it faces today.
Lovers of cleaRsport after watch
ing the wholesome effect of this
form of exercise and entertainment
in army and navy training camps
have been converted to boxing and
are leading a campaign to have it
legalized in all parts OF the coun-
try. In many California cities it has
been placed in the curriculum of
high school sports and nearly all
eastern colleges now conduct box
ing classes for students and have
boxing teams Several intercollegi-
ate boxing bouts will be staged du-
ing the winter.
Walter Camp; veteran mentor of
Yale's athletics, has been converted
to this branch of sport after years
of opposition. His experiences in
assisting in the athletic training of
sailors is responsible and he is now
constant advocate of boxing.
Whitlock and Pershing.
Every boy who enters the ranks
of Uncle Sam, whether in the army
or navy owes a vote of thanks to
boxing" said Brand Whitlock be-
fore his return to Belgium as Unit
ed States minister. $50 far as keep
ing up the morale to its highest
standard in the ranks, boxing was
better than any sermon that could
have been delivered.
General Pershing is bookings
leading champion. 1t was he who
realized the benefits of this form of
exercise and insisted on its being
used to train Yankee soldiers.
Abram D. Gillette, in charge of
Red Cross entertainments for sol
diers has requested professional
boxers to appear in bouts for SOL
diers whenever possible. and at least
to be present at all bouts in their
vicinity.
The surgeon general of the Unit
ed States army realizes the benefit
of boxing as an entertainment and
has arranged with the Red Cross
to give boxing exhibitions for
wounded soldiers.
Civilians Urge Boxing.
Men prominent in civilian life at
tribute much of their success to
boxing. The late Theodore Roose-
welt was undoubtedly the most
prominent advocate of boxing as an
exercise. after building up pagnif-
icent physique in his YOUTH In
childhood he was frail and sickly. |
Douglas Fairbanks, whose hair
raising episodes have entertained
thousands in the movies, daily dali
lies with the gloves which he says
keeps him in condition for the
strenuous life he lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
aha Central High.
Sioux City High.

Officials Verne Moore referee; Gene
Rnssum. scorer; Ralph Cohn, tipekeeper.
Time of halves. 20 minutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26

Referee. williams; timekeeper, III
Sotlar; time OF halves, 90 minutes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
STEPS IN SHAFT,
FALLS TO DEATH
Woman Misses Elevator;
Dies of Injuries

Falling from the basement 20 the
eub-basement down the service ele-
vator shaft OF the Frederick 4 Mel
Non department store shortly before
O'Clock Tuesday morning. Mrs. Mel
lie Lilly, an employee. living at 654s
18th ave. N. f.. received injuries
which resulted in her death at the
Minor hospital at 11:so O'Clock.
c. Il. Keller, 1927 18th ave. N. f..
night Waterman. who operates the
service elevator until arrival of the
DAY operator. told the police that
Mrs. Lilly tried to force her way into
the car after II had started up. The
door was not quite closed. and II is
believed she did not see the elevator
had left the floor. Fracture of both
legs and arms and several fractures
to the skull caused the woman's
death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
Doctor Tells How to Detect
Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Try These SIMPLE TESTS

walk up three flights Of stairs at a
regular pace, then stop. II you find
that you are out OF breath, your
heart beat Is forced, trembling or ir-
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functional or organic heart trouble.
If you feel that you must smoke,
crew or snuff to quiet your nerves.
you are a slave to the tobacco habit.
and are positively poisoning your
self with the deadly drug. nicotine.
In either case you have just two al
process Irrespective Of
the dangers and suffer the conse-
quences. or give up the habit and
escape the dangers. You can over
come the craving and stop the habit
in a very short time by using the
following inexpensive formula: Go
to any drug store and ask for Nico-
toll tablets, take one tablet after
each meal. and in a comparatively
short time you will have no desire
for tobacco, the craving will have
left you. With the nicotine poison
out Of your system your general
health will quickly improve.
NOTE-When asked about Nicotol tab
1T IL truly q wonderful remedy for the
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