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Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Western League Base
Ball Clubs Preparing
for Strenuous Season

Western league base ball shows
every indication of being the best
this year in the history of the or
ganization. The southern teams,
who are new in the league, are max
ing extensive plans for opening up
with championship teams. The oil
towns of Oklahoma are exceedingly
prosperous and promise to lend all
of the financial backing necessary to
their clubs.
Lincoln is making a desperate
fight to land a berth in the league.
The Capital City promises to sup
port a team owned by local parties
and with the encouragement being
given them it is possible that local
sportsmen may pry franchise loose
from some other town.
Sioux City is making stronger ef-
forts than ever to have a first class
team in the field. When approach
ed by the possibility that the fran
chise would 60 to Lincoln the citi-
zens of Sioux City woke up. Plans
were Immediately made to sell more
stock and hire the best team posi-
bic. As evidence of good faith of the
movement on offer has been made
to Napoleon Lajoie to manage the
team.
PA" Rourke has nothing to say
about what Omaha will do until af-
ter the league meeting further than
to state that all teams will have 10
hustle to take the bunting away from
him. He is nov, busy preparing cone
tracts which must be mailed before
March /. Mr.. Rourke intimates that
many new faces will be seen this
year and that contracts will only be
offered to the best Of last years
team.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
AMATEURS PLAN
TO ORGANIZE AS.
SIMON PURES"
Leaders to Meet in St. Paul
and Make Plans for Inter-
City Games at Close Of
Season.

President ]. ]. Isaacson of the
Omaha Base Ball association will
insist on a "simon pure" amateur
organization if he is connected with
it during the coming year. He has
been assured of the backing OF
leading business men and a ma
Jority of the sand lot players who
want the semi-pros to play indie
pendently.
The simon pure" amateur or
CARNATIONS promise to be stronger
than ever in this section of the
country this year. All Of the lead
ing cities in the central west will
have organizations playing anna
teur ball.
A meeting OF the leaders Of the
amateur game has been called in
ST. Paul for February 10, when 1t
is hoped to organize for all inter-
city series. The present plans call
for an organization that will take
in the cities of Omaha, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis.
Duluth, Des Moines and possibly
Lincoln.
President Isaacson announces
that he will call a meeting Of the
Omaha organization following the
meeting at St. Paul. so, in case
Omaha wants to join the organiza-
ton, the matter can be disposed of
early i'll the season. He expects to
call the meeting in less than two
weeks.
Omaha business men are reported
to have taken keen interest in the
game and have promised to
give the teams ample financial back
ing TO assure their success.
1t is probable that prominent BUSH
ness men will be induced to accept
Offices i'll the association and con-
duct the affairs of the league
The proposed semi-pro league is
no nearer organized than
it was several weeks ago. Meet
ings that have been called were
necessarily postponed for lack of at
tendance. While the weather was
balmy the players were looking for
ward hopefully to the opening of the
season. With the return of the chill
blasts of winter the enthusiasm has
kept pace with the thermometer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Sunday May Umpire
Senator's First Game

Billy Sunday may umpire the
opening game of the season at
American League park in WASH
ington. The famous evangelist,
once a star major league per-
former himself and q warm
friend of Clark Griffith, has as
sured the Washington manager
that he would like to officiate in
the curtain raiser and would
make a special trip to Washing
ton for the purpose if he would
be permitted TO do so.
Griffith jumped at the chance
to obtain such a famous figure
as an addition to the attractions
Of opening day in the capital and
has taken steps to obtain sane
ton from the league for the
erstwhile diamond gladiator to
return for a day to the familiar
scenes of his youthful activities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09

tract to manage the coming young
fighter.
And so Pinkey Mitchell will make
4 campaign on llis-own account, to
win the lightweight title, light as he
is, with his brother as his manager.
Billy plans to send Pinkey as one
of his first championship bouts to
Omaha to fight him there, and then
to show him to the east. No fight
er is in mind as an opponent, but
Billy says he will take them on as
fast as they come.
An eastern trip for a month,
showing the Milwaukee boy in
Pennsylvania and New York is on
the schedule of fights for the east
Il won't send him east for any sin
gle fight" said Billy, "for the tripAis
too hard. He will have to 60 with
a chance of picking up enough con-
tests to make it worth while for
him TO stay a month and get accli-
mated.
Il made a mistake with Richie
that ] will not make with Pinkey.
| made him train down too fine, and
cost him the lightweight title by
training him so fine he lost his
punch. At that Pinkey is better
boy than Richie, and he has the
benefit of RICHES training, and
we'll make him a champion within
a wear"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Kilduff. clean-up Man.

Pete \Kilduff, who used to wear
a Rourke suit, but now member
of the Chicago Cubs, does net think
we'll of the sense of humor of naval
officers as displayed during his en-
,listment in the navy. Peterkin spills
the following occurrence to prove his
point. +.
He was promenading the deck Of
a battleship when an officer halted
him with the following.
Young man you are Kilduff the
noted ball player Of the Cubs, are
aye, aye, sirp saluted Peterkin.
"You were, I believe so highly
regarded they made you cleanup
man." said the officer.
AYE, aye. sirW replied the flat
tered KiIduff.
"Then," said the officer, you are
Just the man am looking for. Take
this pail and clean up the deck"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Joe Stecher Matched
for Finish Bout With
Ed Stranger 2 Lewis

Chicago, Feb. SD Stranger"
Lewis OF Lexington, challenger for
the heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship. and joe Stecher Of Dodge,
Neb., the former champion, were
matched tonight to meet in a finish
contest here March 8 for a purse
of $4,000. The winner will re-
ceive $4,000 and the loser $4,000, in
addition to the motion picture priv
ileges.
The match. according to the ar
ticles, must result in a decisive vic
tory or the spectators will have
their money refunded. 1t will be
the third meeting between Lewis
and Stecher. The men wrestled for
FIVE hours without a fall in Omaha,
in 1917, and later met in two-hour
time limit draw.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Blue and White Team
Defeat Morningside Five
by Score Of Is to 3
creighton. IS; Morningside, 3

Creighton, %; Morningside, 3.
The Blue and White squad fight
ing fiercely against hard luck, de-
feated the heavy Sioux City team,
e to 3, last night at the Creighton
Gym. The usual accuracy of basket
shooting was lacking in the Creigh-
ton quintet, but exceptional guard
ing on the part of Mulholland and
Nandiver almost held Morningside
score1ess.
In the first few minutes of play the
Morningside team put up a strong
defense, and iff>the early part of the
first half Creighton was unable TO
score. Kearney was not only close
" guarded, but also seemed beset
with the hardest kind of luck and
did not shoot with his usual bril-
lancy. The first basket was made
by Kearney on free throw on Nor
toms foul.
Captain Haley then seemed to find
himself and made four of the pref
tiest baskets seen on the floor this
season. Mullholland also brought
the bali down skillfully time after
time.
Shaffenberg was sent to hold
Kearney the second half, but
"Chuek" evidently had regained his
accuracy in shooting, and looped in
four field baskets. Harold Wise also
dropped in two counters, but was
injured and Jimmy Condor took his
place. Morningside seemed to
tighten their defense, and Creighton
was unable to score.
For the visitors Limerick seemed
to be the shining light, and not only
did he break up countless plays but
was the only one to score field
basket.
Lineup and summaries;
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE.
Tuesday, February l1-sOuth High II
Dundee.
Thursday. February 1s-ceutral Park Al
Clifton Hill.
Friday, February 14-CuStslar at MIner
Park.
Defeat of South High Center By
Central Park, last seasons cham
pions, was the outstanding feature
of last weeks game. These two
teams are considered about the
strongest in the league, although
Dundee has shown considerable
strenth in its games to date.
The Central Park-South High
game was a thriller, one basket be-
ing the difference in tho score. Cen
trail Park didn't breathe easy until
the final whistle blew. It was nip
and tuck all the way.
All OF the teams in the league are
now playing regularly, and the sec
ond round is expected to develop
some nifty floor battles.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
WreStIerS Arrange Match
in Council Bluffs thursday

Vernon Breedlove, champion
featherweight wrestler of the world,
will meet Billy Lutt. welterweight,
at the Council Bluffs auditorium
Thursday night. Although out
weighed several pounds Breedlove is
confident that he will be able to
down Lutt.
Good preliminaries have been ar
ranged to precede the match. Prices
will range from so cents to $3.50
Denny Ryan, Knights of Columbus
secretary at Fort Omaha and in
structor in athletics, has been
secured to referee the bout.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Play Billiards With
Golf Balls, Say YGRkS

Two doughboys fresh from
overseas entered a billiard room
IN Washington. Their knowl-
edge OF the cue game had been
acquired on the pocket tables of
the Y. NJ. c. A. The Is balls
were racked and one of the
doughboys started to break.
Propelled by his strong right
arm, the light ivory cue ball left
the table with the force of a
hand grenade and hit spectator
in one of his eyes, which imme-
diately became discolored. The
soldier apologized and then ex-
amined the cue ball to ascertain
the difference between it and the
composition sphere he had been
using in France.
Gee" he exclaimed, Il didn't
know they played this game
with golf balls in Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
That 100000 Offer.

1t is possible "Tex" Richard
agreed to pay Jess Willard 100000
to fight on July 4, but highly inn
probable. Jess is too keen for the
Almighty dollar. 1t is more proba-
bic that he entered into another
agreement such as was made with
Colonel Miller of Oklahoma, when
he agreed to fight Fulton for $75,-
600.
Il later developed, according to
those on the inside" that the two
entered a $3.50 agreement, but dis
agreed before the final arrange
ments for the bout were completed.
In truly Willard style it is said that
he refused to pay his half of the adj
vertising expenses until a memorial
bic session in a hotel room with his
former partner.
The story is told that Colonel
Miller, wearing his wide-brimmed
Stetson. entered Wizards room,
locked the door, laid his six-shooter
OH the table and advised him to
write out a check for $500. his
share Of the expenses. The alter
native was that but one man would
leave the room alive. Both men
came out of the room.
AS a money-maker the proposed
bout is cinch, providing the Amer
lean public will agree to admitting
that Barnum was right, Oil towns
DESTROYS Of advertising their exist
ence in Texas have offered to pay
100000 to have the bout staged in
their city. If the American people
can forgive Willard his actions
since the entrance of our country
into war a money-inaking attend
ance is certain.
Willard was first to volunteer his
services in a telegram to President
Wilson. When recruiting officer
appeared to have him sign enlist
ment papers he "reniged. He
evaded all efforts of promoters OF
entertainments for war drives. He
finally sank into near oblivion when
his public appearance called Tor
cries of Stacker" and forced him
from the stage.
As a boxer there may be some
question as to the respective merits
of Willard and Dempsey. As to
manhood and Americanism the his
tory of the past year and a half IS
sufficient to allow all to make up
their own minds.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Clarence Rowland Buys
Milwaukee Base Ball Club

Chicago, Feb. S.-Clarence Row
land. former manager of the White
sox. has purchased the Milwaukee
club Of the American association.
according to reports in circulation
here. today. The purchase price is
said to have been $4,000
Il cannot verify the report, but
I hope It is true President Hickey
Of the American association said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Nebraska Captures Second
Game from WASHINGTON

Lincoln, Feb. S.-Nebfaska ran
away from Washington University
of St. Louis tonight in the second
game Of the Missouri Valley con-
ference series. winning by a score Of
% to Is. Nebraska, with Captain
Jackson leading the offensive, began
in whirlwind fashion. and was never
headed, the visitors playing almost
wholly on the defensive,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Basket BAH Games This Week.

Tuesday-First Christians against
Calvary Baptists. Benson Methodists
against "Y" Dormitories and Hanscom
Parks against Pearl Memorials in
Church league at 'Y"; South High at
Dundee Community Center.
dnesday-Central Parks at Cliff
ton Hill Center. Papillion boys and
girls at Deaf institute
Observation-Disclosures against Inde-
pendents, Central Furnitures against
Commerce High, Nakens against Oma-
ha National Banks in Commercial
league at "Y"
Frlday-Castellar at Miller Park
CENTER, Council Bluffs High at Sioux
City.
Saturday-Great Lakes at Creighton,
Council Bluffs High at Dennison,
Central Furnitures against Nakens. at
Creighton. Commerce High against
Central High at ~,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Former Omaha Amateurs
Will WrestIe February Fl

Ross Dristy, amateur wrestling
champion Of Nebraska, will lock
horns with Joe Stangl, runnerup for
the amateur title, in the semi-wind-
up TO the John-Steven Savage mat
match at the Omaha auditorium the
night Of February 81, Promoter Jack
Lewis announced yesterday.
Dristy won the amateur cham
pionship of Nebraska at the state
tournament at the Omaha Young
Mems Christian association last year.
He won the title in the final round
of the tourney from Joe Stangl when
Stangl conceded the bout after more
than an hour of wrestling, during
which there was no fall
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Hitting the
High Spots on
The Sporting Trail

Gene Melady, who was response
bic for the drafting of House Roll
No. SO, legalizing boxing in Nebras-
ka, has written a letter to the mem
bers of the Legislature explaining
his connection with the bill follow
ing the cry of opponents ofA the
measure that it was commercial
measure introduced at the instiga-
ton promoters who hoped to be-
come rich from the sport.
THE bill as drafted is clean, open
and-above-board, protective to the
state, the public and the contestants
and positively eliminates any posi-
Bile tinge of prize fighting, wrote
Mr.. Melady. 1T is strictly a box
ing bill drafted for no other purpose
than to legalize a sport that has
been endorsed by the army, navy,
Y. NJ. c. A., Knights Of Columbus
and leading educational institu-
tons"
He informed them that his inter-
est was not that of a professional
promoter and that his connection
with athletic events was diversion
and hobby. He stated that he made
his livelihood in the commission
business handling $l0,0O0,000 worth
of live stock during the last year,
and that his interest was to provide
fun and adjustment for the soldiers
who have been witnessing the seri-
Gus side of war for the last wear.
The letter was favorably received
by the legislature, according to re-
ports coming back from Lincoln,
and cleared up many of the mistak-
en- ideas that had been formulating
in the minds of the members.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Raglan Likes Contract.

Pat Raglan, who is wintering in
Omaha, has received his contract for
the coming year with Boston. He
reports that the salary is larger than
he expected with the talk Of re-
trenehment by the magnates. He
will probably sign and return the
contract tbs vel
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Knabe To Coach Cubs

Chicago. Feb. S.-Otso Knabe, the
veteran base ball star, will return TO
the Chicago Nationals as coach this
season. President Fred Mitchell was
advised tonight that Knabe, who IS
in business in Philadelphia with
Kid Gleason, manager Of the Chi
cago Americans. had arranged his
affairs so that he could return to the
Chicago club.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
BOYS
unite TO make
"PINKEY" CHAMP
Want to Bring Lightweight
Contender to Omaha to Box
as First Step on Cham
pionShip Ladder. =

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. SIT will
be a strictly home talent title that
we will bring home to Milwaukee,
or we won't bring it," Billy Mitch
ell, manager of his brother Pinkey,
told outside promoters when they
offered Billy 1880 for a years con-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Detroit Releases Spencer;
Catcher AinSmith Returns

Detroit, Feb. 8.-With the sign
ing today Of a Detroit contract by
Catcher Edward Ainsmith, Presi-
dent Navin OF the local American
League club, announced the uncon-
ditional release of Catcher Eddie
Spencer. II is understood Spencer,
who came to Detroit as free agent,
plans to return to the Pacific Coast
league d
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
University Defeats Bellevue.

Outplaying their opponents dur
ing the greater portion Of the game.
the University Of Omaha's basket
ball team defeated the Bellevue
quintet, 10 to III, last night on the
University of Omaha's floor. Red"
Phelps distinguished himself By
stellar playing, A good crowd g
fans was on the sidelines.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Omaha VOIIey Ball Team
Wins Four from lincoln

The Omaha volley ball champs de-
fea2ed the crack Lincoln crew last
night on the local "Y" floor, winning
four games out, of six. This prac-
tically assures the state champion
ship for the locals again this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Stiff Games Promised for
Teams in the Commercial
League at Thursday
Night Meeting.


Easy games in the Church league
and stiff ones in the Commercial
league are predicted for the coming
week. Two big games are booked
for Thursday night on the ~" floor
when the Nakens and the Omaha
National Banks clash and the Cen
trail Furnitures meet the Commerce
High crew.
The Omaha National Bank FIVE is
at present about the strongest team
in the Commercial league. The
Nakens also have high class crew
which should make things interest
ing. The Commerce High fippers.
although peers of the league. should
have a hard tussle trimming the Cen
trail Furniture quintet which has i'm
proved greatly The Independents
should be easy for the Beddeos if
Brown is still on the sick list.
Complete First Half.
Parrish leads the Church league
fiippers in points made during the
first half which was concluded Tues
day night. In the five games played
he looped the sphere 20 times from
the field aud four times from the foul
line. Only one foul was called on
him during the entire first half. Full
ington of the Hanscom Park quintet
stands second in the league with Al
points and only two fouls according
to figures complied by Referee
Verne Moore.
The standing Of the players for the
fret rn,,nd fo1tov.r.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09

Fouls-Central High; Logan t2), swo-
boda az, Clements (2l. Fort Dodge
High; Funk, Nelson (2). Belsser Cook
Thompson (3).
officials-Verne Moore, referee; Gene
Russum, scorer. Weston, timekeeper.
Time OF Halves-2O minutes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ., sophomores 3,
Juniors 16, freshman T.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Basket BAN Results

Lyons, Neb. Feb. S.-The Wisnef
high school basket ball quintet won
a close game from the local five.
The final score was Is to p
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Uvick Homo on FurIough.

Billy Uviek, who gained consider
able reputation as a boxer is home
on a furlough from the army. He
was overseas with the Eighty-ninth
division
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
linton Pacific League
Individual Standing,
Atlantic LEAGUE
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGE

High 3 Games Team, 2197, Statesmen.
High Single Game Team, $780, Statesmen
High Games Individual, 500, Kuhry.
High Single Game, PA. Bartlett.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
whist Club Meets.

Omaha Whist club players made
The following scores at last Fri
days game
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
lineup and summarize;


Morningside: Norton, limerick, Balkema.
Brown Roropaugh (2), Shaffenherg (S1
0fficiais-J H. Ritchie. referee; ". J.
Garland scorer; w. Nimsick. Time Of
halves, 20 minutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Community Center League
PLAYS Fast Basket Ball
TEAM STANDINGS.
LAST WEEKS REsUL1

last WEEKS NNSUNI1a
Dundee, "a; Miller Park, ~.
Castelar,, IA; Clifton Hill. ~.
Central Park, "a; South High, IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09

On account of the tournament at
st. Joseph, there will be no game at
the Hotel Rome next Friday even
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
Commercial League.

NeAAAt1ANAAA ANA6uNf y
February 1s-Beddeo against 1ndepen-
dents; Central against Commerce; Omaha
National against Naken.
February 20-Naken against Indepen-
dents; Beddeo against Commerce; Omaha
National against Central Furniture.
February 27-Central Furniture against
Independents: Beddco against Naken;
Omaha National against Commerce.
March G--Omaha National against In
dependents; Beddeo against Central Fur
niture; Naken against Commerce.
Church League.
February 11-Ffrst Christian against
Calvary Baptist; Benson against Y. NJ. C..
A.; Pearls against Hanseom.
February 1S-Calvary Baptist against
Pearl; First Christian against Benson; Y.
NJ. c. A. against Hanscom.
February 25-Y. NJ C. A. against First
Christian; Hanscom against Calvary Bap-
fist; Benson against Pearl.
March 4-Y. N. c. A. against Calvary
Baptist Hanscom against Benson; First
Christian against Pearl.
March lily. NJ. c. A. against Pearl;
Hanscom against First Christian; Calvary
Baptist against Benson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09
"Ghost" Shooting.

The New York Athletic club
shooting committee have evolved a
new one" to keep up the interest
of scattergun devotees. The new
stunt which proved exceedingly
popular at its opening trial is the
"Ghost Trophy"
From each set of traps a white
target is thrown sometime during
each days shoot. The contestants
do not know when the targets are to
be thrown. Each man who breaks a
ghost" is entitled to enter the
Ghost Trophy" shoot at the end of
the month.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-09

Medals for the two basket ball
leagues, the swimming Champion
ship meet, and the series of athletic
contests which are now being held
at the "Y" will all be on display in
the show window of the Townsend
Gun store during the coming week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-03
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND sUN-TELEGRAM

BuIIs-Common to best, 1900 lbs.
upward. s7.5O@s.5O; good to choice.
under 1900 lbs, $s.0o@s.oO; fair to-
medium, under 800 lbs, $7.0O@7.5O;
common to good bolognas, $6.00@6.5O.
Calves-Good to choice veals. under
100 lbs, $500 @ 1900; common to
medium veals, $10@12; good medium
veals under 200 lbs, $10@15; good to
choice heavy calves, $11.00; common
to medium heavy calves, $5.o098.OO.
Stoekers and Feeding Cattie-Good
to choice steers, 800 lbs, and up, $1,000
@11.00: common to fair steers. 500
lbs. and up, $S.50@9.50; good to choice
steers, under 500 lbs, $9.50@ 1880;
common to medium steers, under 800
lbs, $7.50@9.50; medium to good cows.
s6.50@7.0O; springers. $7.00@S.0O; fair
to choice mixers, $6.00@1400; stock
calves, $50 to 400 lbs. $1,000 1000.
SHEEP AND LAMBS
Good to choice sheep, $6.O0@7.Oo:
common to med. sheep. $3@5.50; good
to choice lambs, s13.00@13.50: com
mon to medium lambs, $900@12.OO;
good to choice yearlings, $3.50 $3.50;
comon to medium yearlings. $1,000
$500; bucks, per 100 lbs. $4.50@5.5o.