Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1915, Page 45

After Europe is Pacified Maybe Base Ball Will Get a Chance [ LY BRIGHTENS * CORNER OF STABLE Sad Thought, ):d Petemn'l New Purchase, Brings Rejoicing to Local Horse Enthusiasts, DENNISON CBA_I.nlflu BOHANAN BY G K, MUNRAY, The prineipal object of intorest at the Omaha Driving club's stables at Bast Omanha Just row is B4 Poterson's new purchase, Sad Thought, a i-year-old pao. tng fily by Bingen, with a record of 10 and oligible to the slow clase stakes for 1914, Notwithstanding hor name her arrival has causeq no perceptible gloom in the stable owned by “the genial 14, as the old-time sporting writers would have expromed It In fact the midget bright ens her orner of ons of the big new barns very effectively. Sad Thought Is about A nice watch oharmn and is “petite” of re. She dited with ability to fiy" and has shown enough iIn fast company to make the clalm very good Jowever, as they always say of one of this kind, she has & couple of years yet in which to grow, and “good goods never tome in large packages. Resembles Famous $ire. The filly resembles hér famous sire In mformation and all in all s the most likely young thing that has appeared in this part of the country, Incidentally she took & standard record trottng as a 2 yoar-old and is regarded as capable of becoming & very fast race mare at the Slagonal galt. Sad Thought Is also & good deal of a pet, w0 for a number of reasons the visitor at the speedway barns who de- vires to have the favorable opinion of o horse enthusiasts is advised to speak well of the young miss Arrmnging for Mateh Races. Arrangements for a series of matoh races for next year which should prove of sensational Interost, are just at the voint of being completed. The plan is to have Hal McKinney, the former California pacer, now owned by Tom Dennison, meet Columbia Fire, reared and owned by E. (. Bohannan of Lincoln, in five match racew for a $300 | stake for each contest and addeq money to be put up by fair assoclations where thd races are held, Mr. Dennison challenged Mr. Bohanan 10 hold such @ series, suggesting that the 1,00 should be deposited immediately in ® bank. In his letter he said “I Just recelved & letter from Mr. Battev of the Horse Review Informing me that you would match your horse, Columbia Mire, against my horse, Hal McKinney, for a serfes of five races, 3,20 each race and the largest purse that we could et associations to put up. Winner to take all” After stipulating that the §$1,000 be put up Inside the next ten days with the un- derstanding that either horse which fails to start Is to lose his share of the purse, the letter says: “If this is satisfactory yet me know at once, and when you are in Omaha any. time in the next ten days I stand ready to deposit the $1,000 in the stakeholder's bands, which we can easily agreo on.” Boha Posit! big enough for Mr. Bohanan replied in a ltller in which | he sald he was willing to make the mateh, but suggested that only $300 should be put up now. He added: ‘Threo beats out of five, mile heats, with two parol judges to see that there is no fgul driving. 1 had enough of that over In Omaba. 1 have a picture of Hal MoKinney's driver where he drove into umbla Fire. Will show it to you some time." Consequently, outside of the question of whether the entire §1,000 is to be put up Msdmediately, which Mr. Dennison asserts will insist om, the match Is as good as made. The races will be held in Ne- braska or lowa. Winter Work at Speedway. Winter work is going on In fine style ot the speedway track. Jogging horses has been agreeable work thus far on ac- count of the mild weather and all the #teeds are In the best of condition. The weaniin Peter the Great colt, which was the only one which was not doing well, has picked up wonderfully in the last few wesks and is as lively as a cricket. Tralner Jimmy Ronin, who is about as busy & horseman as you ever saw, says he never saw a barnful of horses in bet- ter winter condition. © of the roses In Ronin's charge which have shown great improvemant in eondition are Fred Myers' Jim O'Sheat and MeKinney Wilkes. Mr. Myers, being one of the best natured men in a, deserves to win with them and s pretty tkely to do it Basket Ball Season Is to Be Started Middle of Month Omaha basketball players will apen their season about /December 15. From Yesent dope the real class of local bas- kethall will take place in the Tri-City wague Rivalry is already screwed up to the pltching point. All teams claim 10 have an odge on one another and are Mding thelr thme to have this born out Under the management of “Stub” Has- the new Burgess-) b quintet is perhape dmawing the st attention. S1eb" Bas banded together & bunch of Nebraska stars. His lineup in- Warren Howard, Bob Findley, Hyde, Webd Jones, Boyd Ander- #s Mascall, Paul Anthes and Oble former clodes i » yers Carl Weigel's Townsends expect to be the runsing. Weigel will have prac- Wiy the same lineup as composed his Inst seasens et It includes: Krom. A, Neckdall, Harries, Hanson, Rob- Welgel, Carl Welgel and Berry. The n , Walter G. Clarks, Creigh- wiversity of Omaha, bel- * ard the Omaha high achool ve emtervd the orgunization. Of Whe thive wagiws the Church organ- Wathcn wili be the largert. The new rules adepind Wil ales work fer its better mend. As the Church leagve s 1 clase © phapers foum & bigher isagve will not e afewed s participale in thelr games. ifictnis G U thive leagues TRy <hrrge Sutheriand, president: Kwmtn, viee president; Mr. Leake, . e and 1 T Maxwen eara esecetive comm:ties. Charh g Vinoomt Hasall, prest. PR TR gr— heen Willeon, soretar 3 » LEADS m‘mn FooT BALL CHAMPIONS OF OMAHA. PHIL LYNCH, Captain of the Nonpareils. BIG NINE VOTES T0 mer Rule, and Indicates Sport to Be Given Up. TO SAVE ELIGIBILITY TROUBLES CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—~Members of the Big Nine faculty committee today sounded the death knell of base ball as an inter- collegiate sport in the conference. In ad- {ditlon to refusing, by a top-heavy vote, to sanction summer base ball playing by their athletes the committee voted to {refer to each institution a resolution providing for the abolition of the dia- mond sport entirely except for class | conteats. As most of the delegates voted under instructions, it is presumeq that the col- |leges will support their resolution and that intercolleglate base ball will be given up before the spring season starts. An objection by only one university will force a reconsideration of the resolution by the committee and unless a speclal meoting of the committee Is called for the reconsideration before its regular meet- ing, the single objection would have the effect of allowing one more base ball season, Acoording to conference rules the align- ment of the delegates on the question ‘was not given out. Secretary T. C. Moran, | Purdue representative, said that the vote |om the abolition of intercollegiate base ball was 7 to 2 and for the retention of the summer base ball rule, 6 to 3. Ball Players Not Amateurs, Advocates of the anti-base ball resolu- tion argued that the abolition of the game would do away with 75 per cent of eligi- bility questions. They declared that base ball has become so commercialized that its retention as a college sport was not desirable. That college base ball teams are rarely wholaly amateur was another point they brought up. Abolition of the bame followed as a natyral sequence the committee's re- |fusal to let down the bars on summer Ibase ball. Minnesota this week voted to do away with the sport and Illinols rep- resentatives were quoted as saying they ‘would give it up entirely if there were not a more liberal handling of summer base ball, There were no applieations for mem- bership in the conference. It had been reported that Nebraska, Notre Dame and the Michigan Aggies would seeg admis- sion Reports that there had been technical violations of the rule against foot ball | practice before September 20 were re- celved. A committee was appointed to investigate. A committes to investigate the physical effects of cross- country run- | ning also was appointed. Small Elected President. Dean Small of Chicago was elected president and Prof. Moran re-elected sec- retary. Prof. Moran was chosen delegate to the meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic association meeting in New York, December 25. The secretary was instructed to draw | uniform eligibility blanks and a resolu- | tion passed requiring all athletes to sign their blanks in the presence of faculty | authorities, Sentiment was not found strong In fa- vor of the establishment of soccer foot ball and golf as Intercollegiate sports and no action was taken on them. The com- mittee voted to require one day of open foot ball practice a week, but declined to limit secret practice to two days. On recommendation of the managing committee the faculay committee voted to add the javelin throw to the conference program. The managing commitige's recommendation that the conference In- door track meet and swimming meet be bheld at Northwestern, March 17 and 18; that the outdoor meet be held at Chi- cago, June 3, and that the tennis tourna- ment be held at Chicago, May 25, % and 27, was approved. Jim Thorpe Is Some Star at Bregkfast Larry McLean, ex-medicine man of the Glants, is all wrought up over the tal of the eating proclivities of Martin Sheri- dan and Simon Gilles. Lawrence would present a brief on behalf of Jim Thorpe. “If I were running a §3 a week boarding house,” says McLean. “and had Sheridan and Giles as boarders, I would not feel that my house was complete without Thorpe. 1 don't know how Jim compares with Sheridan or Gilles at lunch or din- per, but at breakfast he can take them all FWhen on the road '“h the Glants Jim would blow into the dining room about 10 o'clock, and immediately be surrounded by six fters. All after that nickel. “He would always begin by saying he wasn't very hungry. This is a sample of his order: Grapefruit, cereal, half a doszen fried egxs, with ham, & sirloin steak with onlons, two orders of fried potatoes, coune Wy sausage, wheat cakes, rolls and a pot of coffee. This was at 10 in the morning. By 128 Jim was slways ready 1o tackle the menu agaln. | | The Northwest mlm:umh:“film"—uw z ABOLISH BASE BALL Committee Refuses to Abolish Sum-; FIVE HUSKERS ON ALL VALLEY TEAM Chamberlain, Rutherford, Abbott, Corey and Shields Belong to All-Star Eleven. JAYHAWKERS HAVE THREE MEN FIRST TEAM. amberlain, Nebraska, Jeft end. o«ny. loh’llh. left gackle. Shielas, l‘ohrul-. loft mrfl. 'En'-f Febraska, Gy Kansas, Figh’ .'-': }. rhack. bracka, (left halfback back. , Missouri, rll'l‘ halfback. SECOND TEAM. Speelman, sussouri, leiv ead. b ARuAS, Tiguy o8, wra, it tackle. EROKCE, murvsy Fiab vaid. TOUCUSTONS, Wheiilgioa, quarterback. Muus, Liake, 101L NaiiUROK. Lewis, Wasaingvon, fusiback. Fiviam, Missours, right haifoack, By FRED 5. HUNTER, Five places on an All-Missourt Valley conference e ven this year must 80 to the University of Nebraska. This may sound surprising to foot ball followers, 'uh.. TeR more of the Cornhuskers as all-vailey material, especlally in view of the apparent case w.th which Stiehm's men swept the valley of all opponents, but it must be remembered that of the the fourteen men used regularly by stiehm elght were paying ik st year of foot ball and have not had the necessary experience. The five Nebraskans, who got places are: Chamberlain, Rutherford, Corey, Abbott and Shields. The remainder of the first team is made up of the three Kansas men, one Drake man, one Ames man and one Missourian, Of course, the captaincy of the all- valley eleven goes to Dick Rutherford, the Cornhusker pliot. Rutherford 1s easily the best hait back in the valle and he was the leader of the champlons ship team. No haltback in the confer- ence this year even approuched Ruthe ford In elther offensive or delensive abii- ity and he was almost irreproachable in- terference for Chamberiain. Collins Ranks Second. No other halfback in the valiey shines so brilliantly as Rutherford and it is somewhat difficult to select a running mate for him. Collins of Missouri ap- pears Lo be lne nexi Dest be., GiLiOuen Collins' side-kick, Pittam, can be suld to be one of the best line piungers in the conference. But Collins is & much better defensive player than Fittam and he is faster, so tne position must go to him. Pittam is given a piace on the second eleven. Lindsey of Kansas and Lewls of Wash- ington are the two candidates for full- back. It is somewhat of an arbitrary selection to piace Lindsey at full as he played other backfieid positions, inciud- ing quarter, this year. But Lindsey is a good plunger, good enough to be piaced 8L fuu, and he is as good at skirting the ends. And Lindscy ls the best punter In the vailey and clever at booting fietd goals. Lewis of Washing ton also excells with his boot, he is even & better goal kicker than Lindsey, vut he has not the ground-ganing avii- iy, nor is he the defensive player the Jayhawk is. Moss for Pivot Position. The quarterback position, of course, must go to Moss of Ames, although that athlete spent most of his time at half s seuson. Moss is the only man in the valley, who manitested steilar quar- terback ability. ~Both Caley .and Cook are too inexperienced for the job and the next best bet is Touchestone' of Wash- ington, who s a most reliable player. Moss s capable of dlrecting a tean anda is an open-field runner of recognized power. An al of strength indeed. With the wonderful Chamberiain on the left wing and Reber of Kansas on the other with such men @8 Corey and Abbott in between, it would be hard to find a better forward wadl. Chamberlain, certainly, stands head and. shoulders above the other ends of the valley. The big Col sker is easily as good an end as man?u in the land and it is not necessary dwell upon his virtues, Many Good Ends. The other end position goes to Reber of Kansas, although there were a num- ber of other good ends this year. Reber 18 & third-year veteran, fleet of foot, good Al GOl GUWD Uliues PUOLs Bud & mun only a wizard interference can fool, block off, or eliminate in any other way from the play, Speelman of Missourl, Packer of Ames, who s probably as good as Reber, but played in only & game or two this year, and Randall of the Kansas Aggies, are all great ends. To Corey, captain-elect of Nebraska, and James of Kansas are awarded the tackle positions. Corey is like & rock on the defense and can generally be de- pended upon to open @ hole on the of- fense, while James of Kansas is almost a8 good a man both defensively and of- fensively. James is, if anything, a little ouicker on the jump than Corey. These two men easily outshine their other rivals of the valley. Abbott and Shields are the Missouri val- ley guards, although McKinley of Ames might be substituted for the latter. Ab- tott 1s really an All-Western man, 1s as clearly the class of the valley at guard as Chamberlain is at end, while thldl‘ lays the steady, consistent, hard-fighting game which always wins at a guard posi- tion. Sprong of Drake is the cream at center. Sprong can withstand the attacks of the most powerful line plunger and never give ar inch. Playing on & poor team and with absolutely no assistance from his guard men, Sprong made the center of the Drake line a veritable stone wall and he must be given the position over Kee- ling of Kansas, his nearest rival. SCOUTS ARGUE OVER THE MERITS OF THEIR FINDS The ownership of a suit of clothes will be decided by the comparative work next year of Dave Bancroft with the Phillles end Roy Corhan with the Cardinak President Henry Berry of the San Fran- cisco Seals says Corban is the better ball tlayer and will show it. Scout Billy Neal of the Phillles s & strong Bancroft Looster and as a result of an argument | 4t San Francisco recently the bdet of a suit of clothes was made. Presumably the arernges will decide the bet. -valley line this year is a tower | SPORTS SECTION o HE OMAHA UNDAY BE e ' OMAHA, ! Wild reversals of, form, unexpected | victories and the humbling of the so- | called *big colleges” by the schools, were not the only things that characterized the foot ball season just closed. Several records were shattered. The individual man making the larg- SU smaller | NDAY - MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1915, est points for his team was Charles Bar- rett, the Cornell quarterback, who per- onally scored 161 points for the Cornell team. Guernsey of Yale, who was in the Ell lineup only against Princeton and Har- vard, set up an eastern record in the Record Breakers of Foot Ball Season \HUSKERS TAKE T0 WINTER SPORTS Basket Ball, Wrestling and Even Ice Hockey Will Oceupy Attention of Nebraska Athletes. OMAHA LADS ON FLOOR TEAM By JAMES LAWRENCE LINCOLN, Dee. 4—@Special)—Basket ball, wrestling and ice hockey will oe= cupy the attention of University of Ne- braska athletes and the student body dur- Ing the next few months. The Corne husker banquet last night, with the elee- tion of a foot ball captain for the 1918 season, wound up the activities connected with the gridiron sport, lce hockey s a new wrinkle, which the athletic board has decided to inaugur- ate at the Husker institution. Manager Guy E. Reed was authorized this week to prepare the athletic field for flooding, #0 the students will have a big skating rink during the winter. Stichm does not expect to arrange any hockey tournaments with outside schools, but will organize class teams and hold a series of class tournaments. 1f suf- ficlent interest 1s shown a league will be arranged. It {8 also possible the co-eds may take a hand in the game and & series of tournaments arranged for them. Wrestling will interest a large number of students at the university. Thirty- five men reported to Dr. R. G. Clapp during the week and have been working out steadily during the week, Frinceton game by booting a drop kick over the goal posts from the fifty-five- yard line, However, Guernsey's kick was not tla longest of the season, for Mark Payne of the Dakota Wesleyan university made a drop kick from the sixty-five-yard line, which established a world's record, JOHNSTON HEADS TENNIS PLAYERS San Ftancisco Man Is Placed First by National Ranking Committee and Williams Second. MISS BJURSTEDT HEADS WOMEN NEW YORK, Dec. 4—Willlam M. John- ston of San Franclsco, was placed at the top of the national tennis ranking list for the season In the singles and palred with Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco, at the top of the doubles in the report officlally issued today by the committee of the United States National Lawn Tennis assoclation, The findings were made by ¥. C. In- man, W, L. Pate and Willlam Hall, Miss Molla Bjurstedt of Norway, headed the list of women players who were rated. Johnston's right to number 1 was es- tablished by his record in the natlonal I H. Behr'of New York, R. Norrls Wil- liams, second, of Philadelphia, and Maurice E. McLoughlin, San Francisco, on successive days. The committee ad- mitted that there was only a slight shade between Willlams and McLoughlin and that justice might have been done in rating McLoughlin in second place in- stead of third. The ratings of the first ten and the class 1 in the singles out of 100 names, tollows: No. 1, Willlam M. Johnston; R. Norrls Willlams, second; No. Maurice E. McLoughlin; No. 4, Karl H Behr; No, §, T. R. Pell; No. 6, N. W Niles; No. 7, C. J. Gritfin; No. 5, W. M v hburn; No. 9, George M, Church; No. 10, wm\nm Hall, Class 1] Armstrong, Leonard Beekman, ¢ s mul) S T, Bytord, F. Johnson, Robert Leroy, Dean Mathey, Tiarord A. '1hrmkmurluu, 8 H. Voshell' and 1. C." Wrl Rating of firat ten bairs of doubles: Johnston and C, J. Grit fino NG, 3 M B Meloughiin nd T, ; No. §, G. M. Church and Dean o. 4, R. N. Williams, 1L, and W. M. Washburn: No. 6, W. Hayes and R, H. Burdick; No. § I’ C.' Wright and W, F. Johnson; No. 7, 'T. R. Pell and [} : H. H. Hackett and w. Baggs and 8. Vuhell Inman, R.lunl nf first ten women in singles out of lwenl{—flve names: No, 1, Miss Molla Bjurstedt; No. 2, Mrs George' Wightman: No. 8, Mrs. Marshall McLean; No. 4, Miss Florence Button; No. 6 Mrs. Barger Wallach: No. 6, Miss Marle Wagner; No. 7, Miss Anita H)’Qr! No. 8, Miss Sara Livingston; No. Miss Clare Cassel, No. 10, Miss Llelm)r- Bears. In recommends that it be made compul- séry for clubs holding tournaments to file & complete record of the tourney within ten days of its completion with the committee on penalty of losing its tournament the next year. The executive committee appointed Ed- win Sheafe, Boston; Bernon 5. Prentice, New York; and F. C. Inman, New York; & committes to make nominations for officers to be presented and voted upon at_the next annual meeting next Feb- | ruary No. Murphy Has Hard Luck. Outfielder delo Murphy of the Chicago White Sox met with hard luck A ' bullding n'md by him lat White Mills, Pa., and used as a hotel, was destroyed recently by fire. Murphy carried 5,00 in lnunnu which will’ not cover his by several thousand. champlonship in which he defeated Karl|' ! No. w B, H, Larned and | its report the ranking committee| Ninety-One Years 0ld, but He Still Plugs Blue Rocks Uncle Joe Hineman of Wausau, Wis. is 91 years of mge, yet he never misses a trap shoot that he can attend. He s on the job with the shooters every time they go out to the traps in Wausau. Recently one of Uncle Joe's admirers propounded the following query: ‘“‘Uncle Joe, how old does a man get before he loses his desires along the line of trap- shooting?’ With a merry twinkle in his eye, he replied: “Can’t answer your ques- tion; you will have to hunt up some per- son older than myselt.” Dr. O, R. Britton, T4 years of age, was an active participant in the shoot at In- dlanapolls when the ball players recently shot thelr match there. Iis score would indicate that he has not permitted Father Time to dim his shooting eye. On his last birthday a complimentary shoot was given this veteran, who has been before the traps over & half century., He turned in & score of 96 in a possible 100. University of Omaha ‘Gtirls in Athletics Under the direction of Miss Edna Man- tor, co-eds of the University of Omaha plan to take an Important part in the athletic activity of the school this winter. Miss Mantor has mapped out a field of entertainment that calls for basket- ball, volley ball, indoor tennis and the like. The schéme is to include every young woman of the school in the activ-| ities. Miss Mantor does not belleve in | competitive athletics for according jo her views it benefits only & small number of the students. Discussing exercise for young women Miss Mantor sald. “Girls seldom realize the need for ex- This is more so of the college women. Instead of securing thiee or four hours of g00d healthful exercise they have a tendency to remain indoors much as possible. The reason why so many girls break down in. college life is because of their lack of exercise.’ Miss Mantor has delinite ideas of what a co-ed should eat. In a recent lecture she spoke against the eating of candy and other harmful confections. “The girl who eats such things s as intemperate as the person who smokes and drinks for after all the result is the same,” said Miss Mantor. The athletic instructor expects to have her basketball teams organized the latter part of this week. A intericiass tourna- ment will be staged, If possible games will also be arranged with the Peru nor- | mal and Tarklo college co-ed Miss Mantor has had much experience in this line of work. She was connected erclse. SOME FAST RACES ON COURSING CARD Mr, Cannon, One of Best Greyhounds in Country, to Take Part in Special Events Today. KANSAS DOG COPS PUP STAKE Mr. Cannon, one of the fastest and best coursing greyhounds in America, owned by William Flack of Grand Island, ar- rived in Omaha Saturday and will be the feature of the final program of coursing at the county fair grounds this afternoon at o'clock. He is expected to win the stake and cup. A big crowd of sporting fans are ex- pected to witness today's speclal races between some of the best dogs in u:- meet that has been In session here for four days. Sixteen dogs are entered, and the winher will carry away a fat purse in addition to the big silver trophy cup presented by Lyck. Besides having some of the best dogs of the meet, from kennels in various states, today's coursing will include the entry of a dog locally owned, Bill Linen, | belonging to Dan Gaines of the Mer- chants hotel. It Is drawn to compete with Master Harry, one of the best dogs in the meet, so local fans and friends of Gaines will have a good chance to see what his greyhound can do. Kan Pup Win Buck, owns y Dudley, Waddle and Oberland of Clay Center, Kan., won first money in the finals of the puppy stake, hich was finished Saturday afternoon. Killarney Girl, owned by Stevens and Page of SBummerfield, Kag., and Friend, Neb.,, was runner-up, Their competition was probably the most sensational and interesting of any during the four days' meet, for it took a second race. Both dogs are wonders, classy in every respect, and made a big hit with the crowd, which was the largest of any day so far. First Race Tied. Thelr fitst race tied at 6 to 6. By a slight favor of the hare In the second race, Buck managed to nose out Kil- larney Girl and won, 7 to 5. Turn O'Tide and The Conqueress were the other dogs that reached the semi-finals In that stake. In the consolation stake, Lord Help Us took first money, and Red Bunflower was second. The former is owned by An- drews & Peace of Beatrice, two new men at the coursing game, who are turn- ing dope upside down by winning almost from the start Tee Squantee owned by J. E and Master Harry, both Wright of Red Cloud, . vided first and second money, the fina not beng run, in accordance with cus- with the University of Nebraska and previous to that time was at the Ran- dolph, (Neb) high school. KILBANE AND MANAGER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT | ELYRIA, Ohto, Dee of Cleveland, pugilist, and his mana; 4.—Jobnny Kilbane champlon featherwelght r, Jimmy Dunne | county grand jury here today for assault| of Cleveland, were indicted by the Loraine || tom when both dogs are owned by the same man. In the purse stake, Dudley, Waddle & Oberland, took first money, with second going to Princess Pat, owned by Andrews & Pease. All the matches yesterday proved de- eldedly popular with the crowd, the good size of which, combined with the right kind of weather for the dags to work im, made the events unusually satisfactory trom all angles. Ginger, owned by Sel | and battery on Jack Garvey, a Cleveland | fight manager. The sllewed attack oo~ curred here a month ago and as a result of a dispute over fight matters. The Cubs seem to be like & much ad- yertised brand of coflu 'I‘My were “sold in the bean onl that of some dreamy writer. Grid Athletes Wrestlers. Dick Rutherford fs some wrestier, as well as foot ball player, and the coach is expecting him to duplicate his success of last year, when he captured the middle- welght colleglate champlonship of the middle west at the conference tourna- ment. Otoupallk, the the holder of the title of the light heavywelght class, is also working out with the squad and should be In fine trim. Dr. Clapp has scheduled no wrestling events with other schools, but will iikely arrange for a meet with lowa and Kan- sas, In nddition to the big middiewest tournament, which Nebraska annually enters. In adition to taking charge of the work of the mat men, Dr. Clapp is busy preparing for the western inter-col- legiate gymnastic meet. He has a squad of twenty in this event. Basket ball practice was inaugurated with a big squad on hand. Jumbo Stiehm will personally take charge of the basket ball squad and has captured four out of five Missourl Valley champlonships in this line of sport. Stiehm will have much better material to work with this year than last. Omahn Lads on Floor Team. 1In addition to Captain B4, Hugg, Ruth- erford fs one of the best forwards in the valley. Shields, a former South Omaha High school star and foot ball man; Jimmy Gardiner, the old Omaha High school player, and Otoupalik, also foot ball men, will be eligible. Moser is the most likely addition to the basket ball squad from last year's freshmen five, The tall Omaha boy is rated as a star at center and is expected to materlally strengthen the Cornhuskers In a place where they were weak last year. With a large assortment of veterans and some excellent freshmen material Stiehm should have a much more formid- able ts than represented the Huskers last year. Jumbo has not drafted the basket ball schedule yet, but it will fol- low closely along the lines adopted last year. The Missouri Vallev conference will again be split up into two divisions, with Nebraska in the northern division meeting Ames and Drake in a series of four games each. The Huskers will also play the Jayhawkers four games, but these do not count in the conference standing. Stiehm is busy at work drafting the foot ball achedule for next season, but has not progressed sufficlently to make any announcement. With Kansgs, Drake, Towa and Ames as fixtures on the Husker 8chedule there cannot be much leeway in |arranging for the remainder of the games. The Kansas Aggies come early in the season so that Btiehm has but |"Io others dates to fill. 'South Side High ¥ Will Lose Slx of Its Veteran Men The South Side High school foot ball eleven will lose six veterans by gradu- ation. * And in this sextet are num- | bered Nixon and Hott, the two outstand- ing stars of this year's team. Nixon and Bott are two of the best players South High ever turned out and they will be sadly missed when Coach Patton calls the roll of candidates at the opening of the 1916 season. South High had a fairly successful sea- son this year although two games were lost. Beatrice and Norfolk triumphed over the Omaha eleven, but five of the other games were victories and one a tie. The school's record for the year is: South High, 7; Alumni, 0. Souht High, 13; Beatrice, 5. South High, 33; Commerce High, & South High, 6; Council Blutfs, 6. South High, 34; Nebraska City, 1 South High, 13; University Place, 7. Bouth High, 18; Logan, 0. South High 0; Norfolk, 38, Western Handicap Trap Shopt Will Be Held Here in 1916 Th western handicap trap shooting tournament, held annually under the auspices of the Interstate essoclation, will be shot from the traps of the Omaha Gun club in 1916, The Omaha club put in & bld fop the tournament a week ago and Frida: ord was recelved from E. Reed Shaner, secre- tary of the Interstate association, that the event had been awarded the local club The western handicap is one of the big- gest registered shoots held and will at. tract shotgun marksmen from many miles. The tournament will last three days and will be held some time in Avg SCHATZ MADE CAPTAIN OF T. A C. BASKET BALL TEAM Harry Schatz has been elected captain of the Thorpelan Athletic club besket '