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Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

Grover Butch" Hay, pitcher for
the champion Murphy-Did-It amat-
eur base ball club last year, has
turned down an offer TO pitch for
the Cleveland American team this
season.
II don't want to take their offer"
said HSy yesterday, because I'm
too old to be going into big league
base ball now. l want to get a
berth with some semi-pro team or
amateur team here in Nebraska this
summer so | can take care of some
business interests I have also"
Hay made great record last
year with the Murphy nine. He
pitched l6 games and lost but one,
which went to the Armours. Later
Hay beat the Armours.
Previous to his signing with the
Murphys last season he pitched for
Dallas, S. D., in the Rosebud league
and helped the Dallas team win the
pennant. For Dallas, last season,
Hay twirled l9 games and of these
he lost but four.
Hay has received several requests
to sign up with semi-professional
teams and amateur teams in Ne
braska and Iowa. He says he is un-
decided just now with whom he will
sign. He is 80 wears old
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
TENNIS RULES TO BIC LEAGUE BUGS
Be IMPROVED At ARE PREDICTING
ANNUAL NEE TING some BIG TRADES
Sale Of Ruth Evidently Started
An Epidemic Among Mag
mates; Clark Griffith
Peeved.

New York, Jan. 24.-(Special.)-
Big league baseball bugs are pro-
phesying heavy trading in players
when the major leaguers get to-
,gether in Chicago February II.
The New York Yankees evidently
starting something akin to an cpi-
demic OF big purchases when they
purchased Babe Ruth from Boston,
if rumors afloat now have any foun-
dation.
Here are some of the sages' pre-
dictions:
The Giants, inactive all winter
with John McGraw in Cuba, have
some big deals in the making.
"Muggsy" intends to make switch
in his outfield, revamp his infield and
if possible hook up another good
pitcher. This means the Giants
may have four or five trades or pur-
chases to announce before they pro-
ceed to San Antonio.
Baker After Players.
President Baker. of the Phillies,
promises some action at the Febru-
ary meeting. Manager Cravath
will be at the Chicago meeting with
an eye open for practically all kinds
of talent.
Clark Griffith is another magnate
who is expected to go after several
players of the winning variety with
whom to bolster \the Senators.
Hughie Jennings will be looking for
pitching talent. as usual, and Harry
Frazee and Ed Barrow, keen to ap-
pease the ire OF Boston fans over the
disposal of Ruth, may be expected
at the Windy City powwow ready to
talk turkey"
George Gibson, the new manager
of the Pirates, will also be on the
job at Chicago and there will be any
number Of minor league managers
looking for talent.
The purchase of block Of stock
in the Milwaukee club of the Amer
lean Association by Secretary Joe
O'Brien, of the Giants, may serve as
a ,tipoff>to any Giant players who
feel themselves slipping regarding
where they may expect to land it
they go back to the minors. His
close connection with the New York
club will be a big help to the Brew
ers, however, for MeGraw is a great
fellow to have as an ally.
Griffith Peeved.
Clark Griffith was somewhat
peeved when a number of New York
newspapers printed rumor that the
Yanks were after Walter Johnson.
Griff promptly denied that there was
anything in the rumor, saying that
the Washington club would not
think of selling the star smoke.
baller. Lanky Walter draws many
paid admissions to the gate that
would be missing were he to change
uniforms.
1t would be the same with Wash
ington and Johnson Detroit and
Cobb, or St. Louis and Hornsby. In
regard to the chances of the Car
dinals disposing of Hornsby, Branch
Hickey makes very positive state
ment. Here it is in part:
There are several players on the
Cardinal club who are not for sale
and Hornsb$ is one of them"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
COMMERCE QUINT
SWAMPS BEATRICE
HIGH SCHOOL, 61-7
Visitors Held Scoreless During
Entire First Half of Game;
Benson High Also Wins.

Comemrce High school basket
ball team romped away with the
Beatrice High school quintet yester-
day evening, winning from the
Orange and Black squad by the one
sided score of 6l to 7. The Beatrice
team was held scoreless through
out the first half due TO the close
guarding of Duke" Levinson, an all
state guard.
If took the business lads just 10
seconds to get started, when Louis
Camera shot the first basket from
difficult angle. After a few min
rtes of play IKE" Mahoney brought
the crowd to their feet when he
shot three baskets in succession,
one OF which he threw while his
back was facing the basket and an
opponent was holding him.
At the beginning OF the second
hall, Coach Burdick of Beatrice,
changed his line up, which strength
ened his team somewhat. Beatrice
put up a great fight throughout the
second half, but could not make
more than three baskets. Bloodgood
of Beatrice, had the spectators in
an uproar when he shot a baske,
from the middle Of the floor. This
seemed to act as magic on the Be
atrice squad and they frightened up
somewhat.
Coach Drummond of the business IS
squad sent in his second team to
relieve his veterans in the last sew
en- minutes Of play. Bloodgood and
Ellis shot baskets at this time while
Worley took free throw at the ex-
pense of the second team.
Tie Benson High school basket
bali quintet had a hard time in win
ming from the Commerce reserves
in the preliminary game. The score
was % to 20 in favor OF the Benson
ties.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
-FOUR IMPORTANT
GAMES IN STORE
FOR CREIGHTON
Drake and South Dakota Uni
Meet Locals at Creighton
Gym This Week.

Creighton's basket ball team
faces four important games this
week. Drake will play Mills men
in Creighton gymnasium Monday
and Tuesday nights and University
of South Dakota quintet will play
the locals Friday and Saturday
nights.
Drake is the only Missouri VAL
ley conference team on Creighton's
basket ball schedule this year.
Coach Mills is therefore waiting ex-
pectantiy for the result of the game
that will compare his team with
conference quintets.
With "Chuck" Kearney, Creigh-
tons demon center, on the hospital
list, with a torn ligament in his
side. and midycar examinations de-
priving the team of its nightly
practice, the outlook is far from
rosy. The lack of practice showed
clearly in each game against South
Dakota State and Creighton follow
ers are just a bit anxious over the
outcome of this weeks contests -
Drake handed Morningside Col
lege of Sioux City. two singing
defeats recently and lost a tight
game to Simpson, at the opening
of the season. That record indi-
Gates that they are not second
raters and the Creighton team real
ICES it.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
HuSkERS Are
VICToRS over
COYOTE QU|NT
South Dakota University
Loses Again to Nebraska;
Coyotes Tally First, But
Soon Lose Lead.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 24.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-The Cornhusker
cage men took South Dakota uni
versity to a second defeat on the
home floor, Saturday night, when
the final tally stood 33 TO II in their
favor. Coach Schissler was threat
ened with pneumonia today and
Coach Schultz handled the team dur.
ing the game.
Jesse Patty, star Of Friday nights
game, was also confined to his home
Saturday BECAUSE Of illness. The
Coyotes started the scoring and
succeeded in landing two field goals
before Pickett finally tailed for the
Huskers. Newman followed Pick
EFT with a field goal from the mid
die of the floor, tieing the score.
Russell landed another shortly aft
er and Nebraska maintained the big
end of the count throughout the rest
Of the evening.
The first half ended II to 7, but
the Huskers came back in the sec
ond period and ran up their lead to
IA points before the Coyotes regis
tered.
Schultz started Russell, Pickett,
Bekins, Schcllenberg and Newman,
Toward the end of the second pc
ried he substituted Bailey for Rus
self and Jungmeyer for Pickett.
The Huskers will meet Morning
side college at Sioux City, Friday
and Saturday night of the next week.
The summary:
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
CUBS, S0X, BROWNS.
AND KANSAS CITY.
TO PLAY ROURKES'
Pa Books Games With Big
League Teams for Training
Camp at Okmulgee, Ok.

Pa Rourke's base ball nine win
play St. Louis Browns two games,
March 25 and 26, the Chicago
White Sox, April, 7, the Chicago
Cubs, Apsil 9, and Kansas City,
March q and "a, according to the
announcement made by Pa Rourke
yesterday.
All these games will be played at
the Rourke training camp in Ok
mulgee, Okl
Minneapolis will play the Oma-
ha club during the early part Of
April also, but the date has not yet
been closed.
Rourke will attend the meeting
of Western league magnates III
Ghicagoo !. early in February. At
that meeting a schedule of l54 games
will be adopted. The season will
probably open about April 20.
Omaha will open away from home
and play the southern end OF the cir
cult until early May, opening the
season here. about May S.
THE long session in The south
will put the players in perfect con-
dition for the opening here" COM
mepts fourke.
An players have been ordered to
report at Okmulgee not later than
March Is.
THE lineup. is beginning to take
form" said Rourke yesterday. ICY
Lingle, Hale and Brown have been
signed to catch; Kopp, Burke, Fuhr
and Schatzman have been signed to
pitch; i'll addition to these four /
have two experienced men coming
from bigger leagues, but cannot au-
nounse their purchase yet. Manager
Lelivelt will hold down first base,
GisIason will appear at second, Hem
ingway at third and Wiedel at short
stop. Lee, for whom we traded
Spellman.u will line up in left field.
The other two fielders ! cannot an
nounce just yet"
Pa is especially pleased with his
array of pitchers. Kopp, Fuhr and
Schatzman were all in the army and
as was the case in every club in the
country last year, were slow in start
I ing. In fact they were out of line,
so to speak, all year long. All three
men have some good stuff. Kopp
and Fuhr especially displayed good
material two years ago."
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Gigantic Sports Bowl to
Cost 100000 New
Plan for Ohio State

- Columbus, O., Jan. 24-Prelimi.
nary plans for whirlwind campaign
to raise 100000 for a stadium for
Ohio state athletics to be completed
within two years are under way
here. Plans for the stadium, which
has been under consideration for
several years, are undergoing final
revision.
a concrete U-shaped bowl, with
a capacity of over $4,000 spectators
to take care of future crowds at
athletic events. other university
functions and civic affairs in Col
umbus, is in prospect. 1t will con-
tain the best features of the Yale
and Harvard bowls, as we'll as the
salient points of the new Chicago
civic structure.
The drive will be conducted in
Columbus ameng supporters of uni
versity athletics and business men
generally. A similar campaign with
the same general ends in view will
be carried on among the alumni. 1t
is-expected that the dual effort will
be made early in 1920. -
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
SpaIding Athletic Library
includes A. E. F. Almanac

Included in the A. z. F. were
champions of every branch of sport
and the records made by these men
have now been inscribed for future
reference in a book THE A. Z. r.
Athletic Almanac and Inter-Allied
Games just published in the Spald-
ing Athletic library series. The
volumne comprises about 400 pages,
the first section being devoted to
the A. E. F. athletic and sports ac-
tivities and the second section to
the inter-allied games in Paris.
Z 1t is book every one of the 2,000,-
900 who formed the A. E. F. abroad
will desire. The editor is Colonel
Walt c. Johnson. chairman of the
inaer-allied games committee and
athletic officer of the A. f. F. and
Elwood S. Brown, athletic director
of the Y. N. c. A. overseas.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

To Ernie Adams, present coach OF
the Omaha University basket bail
team goes the distinction of being
the Youngest basket bali coach in
Nebraska.
Ernie was born December II.
1898. He is p years and one month
old When Ernie was J years old.
he began to play base ball, foot
ball and basket ball with the young
sters in his neighborhood. He was
also active in Y. NJ. c. A. athletics.
Ernie was graduated from Wal
nut Hill school in 1912 and entered
the High School of Commerce. At
that time Coach James Drumm ond,
present coach of the High School of
Commerce had charge of him.
In 1915 Adams started at the
University of Omaha. He was
elected captain of the 1916 quintet.
Ernie is also an amateur base bail
player. He has played on semi-pro
teams. Ernie was offered a con-
tract to play first base for the Des
Moines team of the Western league.
He did not accept this offer as he
was called into service. He served
Uncle Sam for 10 months.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
..............10 10
South DnkOta-1?.
Johnny Schiff and
Jimmy Drexel Will
Mix on February E

w. J. Quinlan, supervisor of SOL
dier athletics at Fort Crook, an-
nounced last night that Jimmy
Drexel, sensational South Side
boxer, would meet Johnny Schiff,
Italy, A. F., F. l33-pound champion,
in a 10-round bout to decision at
Fort Crook February E.
The bout will be held for the bene-
fit of the soldiers athletic fund.
Drexel is we'll known in Omaha.
Schih halls from California and DUR
ing his time in the A. E. F. made
an enviable record both as a soldier
and a pugilist. He was decorated
with the croix de guerre while in
France.
Schiff is now under the manage
ment OF Larney Lichtenstein.
Quinlan has arranged several
other good preliminary bouts. In
one of the preliminaries Yankee"
Sullivan of Holyoke, Mass, will ap-
pear. Sullivan will be on his way
to the coas. early in February and
mas promised to take one of the pre-
liminaries.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Ed Spurley, Fighting.
Newsboy," !" Challenges
World at His Weight

Eddie Spurley. the fighting new.
boy" challenges any 11S-pound box
er in The world. Spurley sells The
Bee at Sixteenth and Farnam streets,
For the last two months he has
been working out with Jimmie
DreNel, South Side boxer, and Ralph
Spellman in the Y. NJ. c. A.
In Ogden, Utah, two years age
Spurley knocked out Young Solo
mon, scrapper of some note in the
Rocky Mountain region, in the third
round OF scheduled six-round bout.
According to Harry Markell. Spur
ley's manager. the fighting news
>oy' fought Eddie Knockout" Brcn-
nan of Chicago a six-round draw in
Flint. Mich. last summer,
Spurley weighs lis pounds strip
De0
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Coyote Foot Ball Schedule .
For 1920 Season Complete

NeriniIlion, S. D., Jan. 24.--Thc.
Coyote schedule for the foot ball
season of 1920 has been announced
October s-Sioux Falls college at Yer
million.
October I6--Dakota Wesleyan university
at Verm.llion.
October 2S-un;Ycrsity Of Nebraska 81
Lincoln.
October 3o--Morningside college at Sioux
City.
November G---Universtiy of North Dakota
at Nernilllon.
November 1s--South Dakota State oo!.
lege at Sioux Falls
November 25-Thanksgivine Creighton
university at Omaha,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
MULh0LLAND. IS
STAR IN SECOND
DAKOTA Defeat
Creighton Hands South Da-
kota Aggies Another Trim.
ming, Allowing But One
Field Goal.
Creighton, 20: South Dakota State, s,

SSSiSHto'ls 2o' oouth OdNotd otdtS, .,
Eddie Mulholland distinguished
himself again last night as the star
OF Crcighton's basket ball team
when the Blue aud White five de
,feated South Dakota Aggies, 23 TO
6. in the second and last game of
the series.
Mulhollard scored Is of Creigh-
toms 2, points, played the most SEN
sational floor game OF the local
season and withal kept the $50 spec
sators in high glee during~the entire
game.
The Dakotans played a better
brand Of ball at the opening of tho
game than they displayed Friday
night. Both sides failed in several
attempts 1T field goals before Haley.
committed personal foul and
Carey of the visitors scored on the
resulting free throw.
The sco,e remained in Dakota's
iavor fu several minutes. until Wise
tossed the ball in to Mullolla"d d
from the side lines and Mullie
dropped i: into the ring from a dis
taNCc OF ~ lcct. ..
Creighton was never headed
again. ....
The half cuded with Creighton
leading, "A 10 2, The visitors had
tailed again on free throw by
Bartlett.
Thune played good game for the
visitors.
Fouls were frequent, especially
those of 4 personal variety.
Creighton Committed nine per
scnal fouls during the contest, while
the Dakotans were guilty OF IA.
The detailed score follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Wisner Victorious.

Wisner. Neb., Jan. 24.-(Special
Telegram.)-Wisner basket bah
teams won a double-header with
West Point Friday night. Boys,
A to 6; girls, SO to S. Wisner lost
one game in IL played this season,
won double-header with Tilden last
Friday and plays Carlson next Fri
day. Will play Fremont boys Feb
xuayy Ia
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
West Point Wins.

West Point, Neb., Jan. 24.-The
basket ball game between the
Guardian Angels High schoi and
the Scribner High school, which was
played in this city on Wednesday
evening at the shool auditorium, re-
suited in favor Of the West Point
team by . score Of 50 to Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Omaha Uni Quintet Will
Clash With South Dakota
State Five Monday Night

The Omaha University basket bali
team will meet the South Dakota
State five Monday night on the Om-
aha uni's floor. Last week the visit
ing quintet won from the locals by
a small score. Coach Ernie Adams
of the Black and White squad ex-
poets his men to win from the Coy
ote college FIVE Monday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Beatrice Wins Two.

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 24.-(Spc-
cial. )-Bextrice won two basket
ball games here Friday. The first
team defeated De Witt by the score
of % to 10, and the reserves drubbed
the Lewiston team by the onc-sid-
cd score of Sc to "a. A large
crowd witnessed the games,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
O'Neill to Columbia. :

Buck O'Neill, coach of the Syra-
cuse foot ball team, has been signed
to coach Columbia university, New
York next season, at the highest
salary ever paid a coach in the
United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Plattsmouth, 4e; South Hi, 10.

The South Omaha High school
basket ball squad went down to de-
feat Saturday night when they
played the Plattsmouth High school
quintet on the Plattsmouth forr. The
score was 46 to 10
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Lewis Beats Freberg.

Rockford, ILL.,, Jan 24.-Ed "Stran-
gler" Lewis defeated John Freberg
in a wrestling match here Friday
night. Lewis won the fall in one
hour and six minutes with the head
lock,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Radical Changes Will Be
Considered at Convention
Of National AssoCia.
tion February 6.

New York, Jan. IA conference
which may result in radical changes
in American tennis rules will be held
in this city on February E in connec-
ton with the annual meeting Of the
United States Natioaal Lawn Ten
mis- association. Revision of the
playing rules, adoption of a new
plan of organization and voting
power for the association, and ap-
proval of a new system of compile
ton for the national doubles cham
pionship are among the more i'm
portant matters to be considered.
The sixth rule relating to foot
faults will be altered to read: "Be.
fore kommencing to serve, the server
shall stand with both feet at rest
behind. i. e., further from the net
than the baseline and within the
limits of the center mark and the
sideline. Both feet shall be kept be-
hind the baseline until the racket
strikes the BALL"
New Scoring Plan.
The Suggested method of scoring
eliminates the use of $780," "love,"
deuce" and similar terms which
have long been a part of the phras-
eology of the game, and counts on
a point basis. !, 2, 3, etc. II the ser
yer wins the first point, it is called
"one-in." If the receiver wins the
first point, it is called "one-out.' If
the server has won three points and
the receiver one, it is called three
one" and so on until either player
has won four points.
If one player has four points and
the other three points, the score is
called "three-four" or -four three, "
as the case may be, and the game is
scored for the player who first
thereafter gains lead Of two points.
In the new system of handicaps,
points are allowed to the players,
to be added to the points scored.
At the end of a set the allotted
points are added to those scored and
the player with the larger total
Wins the set, regardless OF the
games won or lost.
Change Voting System.
!, The constitutional amendments
change the voting system, by ap-
portioning votes to clubs on the
basis of their memberships, instead
of giving one vote to each club, as
at present. Dues are determined
in the same ratio as votes, so that
a club pays dues and votes entirely
on the basis of its numerical
strength.
The new plan for doubles will per-
NIT the entry of teams of established
class, without qualification through
sectional championship. 1t is be-
lieved that this method will permit
more uniform development of dou-
bies competition throughout the
country.
In the call for the meeting the re-
ports of 80 committees are sched-
uled. These deal with all aspects of
the game, from its promotion among
young players to a challenge for the
Davis cup in 1920.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Basket Ball Results.

Chicago. Jan. ?{.-chicago defeated
Michigan In . western conference basket
hall 9AmA. ~ ~ a
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

When Mcmahon, Finney and
Dale, Cornhusker track men, COM
pete i'll the Melrose A. c. games
in Madison Square garden in Feb
ruary, they will be pitted against
the proteges of Bob Simpson,
world famous hurdler, who former
ly was a pupil of Henry F. Schultz,
Nebraska University coach. and is
now coach at Missouri University.
Schultz is credited with having
discovered and developed Simpson.
Recently Simpson turned in his A.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

Refcree-Tcd RiddeiIF Nebraska.
The Clovis news., 1920-04-22
ATKINSON QUITS THE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION;
DEMOCRATIC MEMBER

William Atkinson's resignation as
a member of the state highway com
mission has been received by Acting
Governor Pankey, it was announced
Monday. The acting governor said he
had not accepted the resignation, but
probably would accept it since Mr..
Atkinson explained that he could not
act any longer
Mr.. Atkinson is the democratic
member Of the commission and con-
sequently his successor must be a
democrat under the law which pro.
vides that not more than two mem
bers shall be of the same political
party. Charles Springer and Eugene
Kempenich, the other two members
are both republicans.
At the time of his appointment Mr.,
Atkinson lived at Roswell, but short
time ago he moved to Littlefield, Tex
as, to manage a ranch at that place,
He said in his letter Of resignation
that he attended to remain there per.
manently, making it impossible fol
him to serve any longer on the com.
mission.--Santa Fe Newmexican.
The Clovis news., 1920-04-22
"MULLIGAN" SUPPER IN
HONOR OF NEW
CITY OFFICIALS

A "Mulligan" supper was given at
the court house Tuesday night in hon
or Of the outgoing and incoming
city officials that were installed
Monday night. The supper was all
prepared and ready for serving as
soon as the city council adjourned.
Harry Sager was the host of the oc-
casion and he had prepared for some
thirty guests delicious lamb stew
that was fit for king. Several talks
were made by the well-wishers for
the new city administration and an
hour was most pleasantly spent.
Everybody felt grateful to Mr.. Sager
for the treat and all wished and pre-
dicted one of the most successful city
administrations the city has ever
known.