Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1916, Page 36

WELTER RANKS ARE [N A DEEP MUDDLE Britton and Lewis Fail to Clar- ify Situation by Olashing in a Twelve-Round Draw. M. GIBBONS GETS IN BAD By RINGSIDE. New York, Nov. 25.—The welter- weight situation at present is as clari- fied as a jar of molasses. For a while it seemed that this problem had been solved, and that Jack Britton was en- titled to the coronet, but Sir Ted Lewis, who exhumed the division after years of stagnation, arises once more to dispute the Chicago's wiz- ard’s claim to the championship. The Britton-Lewis series now stands as follows: Won. Test Draw. Pet. Brition E 2 400 Lewis 1 2 H 600 This standing indicates a slight lead for Lewis. However, Ted-Kid did all of his winning at the outset of the er! while Britton closed strong nd holds the edge of this year's per- Prior to this year, these two leaders for the welterweight championship fought three times, Lewis getting the referee’s decisions on two occasions, while the third af- fair was adjudged “a draw. This year—to date—these arch rivals have confronted each other in the ring no less than four times. Lewis carned one decision, DBritton was proclaimed winner in two, while the fourth-—their last meeting in Bos- ton the other night—terminated in a draw after twelve rounds. Draw Makes Difference. Had Britton won this seventh meet- ing between the two, he would have been entitled to undisputed possession of the welterweight diadem, for it would have established his superiority over the crafty Englishman. But the fact the Ted-Kid secured a draw somewhat alters the aspect of Brit- ton's hold on the title. There is a blemish in Britton’s claim, and until he erases it he can hardly he consid- ered the undisputed champion of this once languishing division, Britton and Lewis are unquestion- ably the class of the 142-pounders, al- though there are a few others who series, a formances. are clambering for recognition. Among the latter brigade are Albert Badoud, who would be only a mediocre welterweight were it not for the fact that he can do no better than 150 pounds, ringside; Marty Cross, brother of the once redoubtable Leaches, who is lacking in technique to successfully ,cope with such sea- soned campaigners as Britton and Lewis, and then there is Willie Ritchie, former lightweight cham- pion. Ritchie is one of the most likable little fellows that ever associated with the ring glare, He is a fighter who fights. He also is in the welterweight scramble right now, for he is at pres- ent engaged in a “come-back” which he hopes will regain the lightweight title for him, and also the . welter- weight crown. Ritchie has defeated Britton, but has lost to Lewis. So there appears to be nothing left but NONPAREILS, CLASS A AMATEUR FOOT BALL CHAMPIONS back; Schuelsky, tackle; Moore, quarter; Furbish, end; Rosso, gu manager. Lower row, left to right: Harry Williams, coach; Sandow, fullback; Simpson, end; Foran, end; Williams, sub; Pearson, tackle. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 26, 1916. OF OMAHA—Top row, left to right: Jacoberger, half- ard; Blackman, center; Tracy, halfback; Phil Lynch, fullback; Kieny, halfback; Nordstrom, guard; Hassen, LIGHT HALFBACKS STARS THI YEAR Coaches Choose Little Fellows with 8peed Over Heavy Line Plungers of Yore. PITY THE POOR COACH By FRANK G. MENKE. Lightweight halfbacks are gthering in most of the 1916 plaudits. That's because they have been doing the bulk of the performing for the big col- leges. 1f the pickers do their job with fearlessness and justice this fall, it is quite likely that the All-American backfield of 1916 won't displace an average poundage of much more than 160. “Chick” Harley of Ohio State, the dazzling performer in the west, weighs only 155, Driscoll of North- western, can't force the scales beyond the 148 mark. Fritz Pollard, the dus- ky Brown wonder, notches, 154. Eddie Casey, ranked among the best half- backers in the east, is a 155-pounder, Maulbetsch of Michigan is down somewhere near 168 or 170, Oliphant, of Army, unquestionably the foremost & round-robin of bouts, with Britton, Lewis and Ritchie the active partici- pants, the ultimate winner to be uni- muily recognized as the rightful owner of the championship. May Boycott Gibbons. _Mike Gibbons, despite his recent victory over {lck Dillon, is the most unpopular glove exponent in the game today. His trick of “holdin, up" the promoter of his affair with Dillon for $10,000, instead of accept- ing the 30 per cent he contracted for, has sent Gibbons deeper into the mire of unpopularity. And there is talk of the promoters banding together to boycott the St. Paul financier. _Gibbons is one of the most incon- sistent boxers in the ring game today. Summarizing his efforts of the last few years, one can but say: He is a champion among bums, and a bum among champions. Some notable in- stances: Against Youy Ahearn, Bob MecAllister, Youn, ike Donovan, Willie Lewis, Al McCoy and a few other inferior boxers, Gibbons per- formed in astounding form, display- ing every requisite of a champion of his class. But against Eddie Mc- Goorty, Packey McFarland, Soldier Bartfield and Kid Lewis, Mike acted as though under hypnotic influence. Lewis and Bartfield, legitimate welt- ers, licked Gibbons, who hovered around the middleweight mark. How can any one fortell how Gib- ~ + bons will act in any pzrticular bout, when he performs so i.consistently? And now that he has adopted what is akin to “holdup” methods in his deal- ings with the promoters, it is little wonder that the entrepreneurs are considering drastic measures to curb . the cupidity of money-mad Mike. M;y they succeed, for in squelching Michael “they will automatically be squelching others of his ilk. Under normal conditions, Mike would have been deluged with offers for fights after his defeat of Diilon. But, strpn?cly, he did not receive a single bid for future services after he ad subdued the supposedly man- killing Dillon. Gibbons, however, has sufficient money stored away to keep him in luxury the rest of his life; so he has deemed it best to ig- nore this apparent slight. ‘Seats On Sale in Omaha for the Big Turkil_)ay Clash Five hundred choice seats for the - Nebraska-Notre Dame game at Lin- coln Thanklsiving day are on sale at the Beaton Drug company. Reservations for tickets to the tur- key day conflict are coming in on mz mail at Lincoln and practically I the choice seats there are said to ve been sold. But Guy Reed held out ‘500 seats for Omaha so that local who wish to see the fray will not ive any difficulty in procuring them they act now. f ~ The seats sent to Omaha include . on the south side of the field and ) the north side. Both blocks are g‘ the very middle of the field d no better locations could be retary of the state univer- onTfil run a special this city to the game. It leave at 12:15 and will return at ball carrier along the Atlantic sea- board, is something of a lightweight. Hubbell of Colgate wcigrs less than 160, Hastings and eHart, the Panthers’ stellar pair, are light men. Moore of Princeton weighs in the neighborhood of 160. And so it goes down aloni the half- backing lane, to show that the days of husky halfbacks are over. The new game has placed a premium on speed. Given the choice between a fast, light man and a bulky, terrific line cracker, the coach will invariably seize upon the former. Mass plays no longer are vogue. When they are used oc- casionally, the team depends alto gtthcr upon the linesmen to make a ole for the halfback. Pity the Coach. “I've often ,wondered,” asks Sol Metzger, “whether anything can com- pare with the nervousness, the worry and the fretting that a coach must undergo during the big games in which his team figures.” Metzger, a star of the Pennsylvania teams of a decade or so ago, now is coach of the Washington and Jeffer- son cleven, “In the days when I played foot ball, T always was keyed up to the highest notch for days before our big games,” he added. “I couldn’t sleep nights thinking about the game; try- ing to map out plays to be made. I was nervous and anxious for the game to start. And so it was with all the boys. But the minute the kickoff was made all the nervousness was gone. The strain was over—the game was on. “But how different it is with a coach. He's just as nervous as any of his men, And that nervousness does not leave him when the game be- gins. Rather, it increases. He must sit near the side lines and watch his men in action. From his viewpoint he can see many errors, many oppor- tunities. But he is practically help- less. He is almost overmastered by a wild impulse to jump onto the field and help out his boys. When he sees the opposition racing through the lines of his team, or skirting the ends at will, he is wild to go in there and help bolster up those weak spots. “But all that he can do is to sit and watch and worry—and hope.” Triple Pass. Many have tried the lateral pass this year and last—but few have found it uniformly successful. It takes too long to execute it and very often the team using it is trapped into big losses. The play, of course, is a pass to one man, a forward pass to another and a second forward pass to the final man who is to receive the ball. It's a pretty play to watch, when exe- cuted perfectly, but very often the second man, while poising himself for a throw to the third, is tackled from behind or in front, and instead of gaining the team loses on the play. Did They or Did They Not, What? After the clash with Lincoln Coach Mulligan asked his Central High warriors to select an all-Ne- braska foot ball eleven and sub- mit their selections to him. “I wondered whether the put themselves on thei teams,” laughed Mulligan. Now the question is did they or didn’t they. We'll leave it to you. would own | “Step out and gather up a little fea- ture yarn for the Sabbath sport sec- tion. We gotta get a little life in this | sport section.” "Twas the august boss commanding one of his more or less faithful menials. “Whaddya mean, life?” scoffed the menial. “The Cornhuskers got wal- loped right in the teeth, didn't they?” “What's that gotta to do with 1t?” growled the a. b. “What you oughta do with the sport section is surround it with a nice black border of crepe and offer prayers that the world comes to an end before Thanksgiving,” replied the facetious menial. “Nix on that bush league comedy; you're about as funny as the war is to Belgium; you're liable to ‘comede’ yourself out of those ham and eggs you like to eat in the morning. Beat it!” \ The menial beat it. Having fortified himself with a soft drink—preparedness for May 1—the reporter invaded the sacred precincts of Gus Tylee's gymnasium, where he knew there would be a flock of hoxers and wrestlers discussing ways and means to separate Mr. Barnum's pub- lic from its bank roll. There he found Jimmy Fitzpatrick, alias Kid Snipes, whose mission in life is to vote the democratic ticket and show “think- they-are” champions how much they don’t know, stcppinf a few brisk rounds with Young Lawler, the 17- year-old wizard. A Snipes and Lawler cut out their brother-in-law stunt when the scribe entered. Snipes and Lawler never overlook a. golden opportunity. “Say, this guy Welsh gives me a pain,” opened Snipes. “You know I gotta notion to train a couple a min- utes and take that bird on, If I'd ever get in the ring with him he'd think the whole German army was after him. If I didn't knock him cold in two rounds I wouldn't take a cent.” “Oh, well, you've got a lot of money anyhow,” said the scribe, as he turned to Lawler, who had just started to horn in with a song and dance about a private fight he had with a guy who was good, but not good enough for Young Lawler. “Say, I cut him to pieces. I coulda knocked him silly in the first round, but I let him stay the limit so as to give 'em their momey's worth. Hon- estly, if I'd a tried to hit him with this Bfi'g)ztening Up thefl:s;“ort With a Border of Black Crepe| Page old haymaker of mine, I'd of killed his third cousins. I coulda put his téeth down in his toes if I'd a wanted to.” Whereupon the scribe decided that Young Lawler was too modest for his own good and made a note to have the city hall reporter ask Chief Dunn why the muffier law wasn't enforced. About this time Marin Plestina en- tered, bringing with him a nicely-nur- tured grouch. Marin was very irrita- ble, irascible, fretful, peevish, yea, even splentic. “What's the big idea?” he roared. “Hussane cancels his match with Caddock and they send all the way to Pennsylvania to get this Hen- derson, and I'm right here in Oma- ha. And they're short on coal miners back there, too. I've been trying to get at this Caddock for six months and they won’t give me a chance.” And Martin kept up a running fire of chatter about how he'd wrestle Cad- dock in public or in private, in an auditorium or a barn, for money or marbles, and even expressed willing- ness to let Caddock equip himself with a pair of brass knucks to boot. ‘G'wan, you couldn't throw a fit,” scoffed the reporter, whereupon the mighty Austrian bellowed an “I'll show you,” and began throwing seven or eight of Tylee's hopefuls around in such reckless fashion that the scribe sent in a riot call for six under- takers and started to gather a corps of assistants to help pick u tge pieces, all the while waving a flag of truce desperately and praying that Marin would suspend hostilities be- fore he got to the scribe, who had taken rescue behind a piano, When order had been restored and the reporter had summoned up enough nerve to emerge from his hiding place he noticed that Big Bill Hokuff was shorn of his mustache, that bit of sartorial beauty in which Bill took so much pride. Tylee ex- lained it. Plestina wrestled it off of im, The scribe stuck around another hour or so; saw Jack Reynolds, a welter, stand off Gene Warner, who weighs 170 pounds, and thereby lost a bet of three Wheeling stogies, and returned to the august boss. “How'dja like to have a wrestling story?” cLuoth the scribe. “What?” screamed the a. b., “and you're the guy that was talking about black crepe!” STATE HIGH TEANS WIND UP SEASON Omaha and Lincoln Lead with Six Victories, No Defeats and One Tie Each. UPSETS TOWARD THE END CONFERENCE STANDINGS. Team, Won. Lost. Tied. Central Tligh ... o 0 1 Lineoln Migh ... [] [ 1 North Platte High 5 0 0 Norfolk High . 4 2 0 Beatrice High 5 2 0 South High .. 5 H 0 Grand Island Iligh 4 2 0 Kearney High .. 2 H 2 York Migh .............0 5 1| By KARL LEE. ! The best nine high school teams of the state wound up an eventful sea- son, claiming honors in the order | can be counted as runner-ups for the tittle. From the very start of the season constructed teams, heavy, speedy and possessed of powerful backfield men. Central and North Platte, on the other hand, started out with weak teams, which gradually strengthened and later became leaders. Beatrice had a fairly powerful eleven, yet the lack of consistant stellar backfield ma- terial was responsible for the decline in games with Lincoln and Central. The Beatrice forwards are surpassed in excellence by no others in the state ! South Finishes Strong. South High wound up in brilliant | fashion after making a weak start. { The team possessed infinite material, | but did not come into its own until |after the game with Nebraska City. Comparative scores give the Packers leadership of the second division. Harmon's York eleven encountered injuries from the very start and thus prevented from marking up a named above. The final games in the state were productive of upsets, but these changes had little effect on the predicted leadership. The comeback of Coach Patton’s South High Packers and Coach Grant Parson’s Kearney midgets proved homestretch sensations. A shift in the Packer line added speed and scor- ing power, while the return of Brown, veteran quarterback, and the shiit of Alb Panek to his old position at full- back on the Kearney team, were re- sponsible for those sudden changes for the better. ‘ Titles Are Settled., Championships in four districts were settled with practically no dis- pute. North Platte holds undisputed sway in the western part of the state; Norfolk in the northeast; Beatrice in the central and southeast, and Cen- tral High and Lincoln on a par for titular honors in the east. Cambridge, Gothenberg and Lexington came through the season with excellent rec- ords. The former team suffered no defeat at all, although the teams played were second class. Nebraska City also remained undefeated, al- though it played a tie game with Uni- versity Place, which was decisively beaten by a number of teams of the state. South High and Grand Island good record. " If the team had the schedule to do over again, no doubt a different tale would be told. Grand Island started out strong, but lost pep after two defeats by Lincoln and Beatrice. The team was a strong one. Kearney came in strong at the last, winning decisive victories over Lex- ington and Cozad. A quarantine called by city officials forbade schedule games with Aurora, Lincoln and Min- den, which would have been sufficient to cause the team to find its balance. Bill Clark Will Open Indoor Course in Omaha Omaha golf bugs who like to keep up their golf game the year around will have an opportunity to do so this winter, aver Bill Clark and Stanley Davies, the Field club pros. Clark intends to open an indoor course about January 1, and Davies will have an indoor course fixed up in the Bur- gess-Nash store about the same time. Clark conducted an indoor course last winter and it proved immensely pop- ular. Lincoln and Norfolk had wonderfully | Frat Escapes. The Ball Players' fraternity has not been made & party to tho $900,000 suit instituted by the Baltimore Feds against organized base ball. According to the powers that be the fraternity is mot a part of organized base ball SETTLE CLASS B CITY TITLE TODAY Athletics and Ben Kennedy Colts Will Clash for Suprem- acy of Secondary Elevens, NONPAREILS GO TO BLUFFS By FRANK QUIGLEY. After a desperate fight, with both teams battling to the end, the inte- pendent foot ball supremacy of Omaha and probably of the state was definitely determined last Sunday when the jamboree between the Mon- mouth Parks and the Nonpareils fin- ally terminated with the Nonpareils keeping their coveted crown. The game itself, according to local foot ball experts, was the cleanest and most exciting championship match ever witnessed in or around these jungles. It was full of open work, consisting of aerial passes and decep- tive plays of various kinds, which kept the fans in a frenzied state from the toot of the whistle until the last sec- ond of play, and was won by the champs during the last few minutes of play. Wisner has no team this season and the Nonpareils trimmed Havelock and they are willing to play any team in the state which disputes the cham- pionship claims. Now that the Class A supremacy has been settled, the fans are anxious to have the Class B controversy put on ice. And their anxiety will termi- nate some time this afternoon. Only two teams are still eligible to partici- pate, the Athletics and Ben Kennedy Colts, and they will hook up about three strikes at Luxus park this after- noon, These two teams are approxi- mately evenly matched, but neverthe- less the Athletics are slight favorites. According to the manager of the Colts they will be real frisky and kick dust at the Athletics. Each squad has a large bunch of followers, so a big crowd will undoubtedly decorate the stands. The lineup: Athletics Ruby ... Ben Kennedy Coits. C.| P, Carlson Cleburg. Scotty Peterson Barly Conley Farly Moran hrum Vickery D' Leary Greene .|L.E.. Kaiser-Hubanks asford .B.|Q.B... Williams-Rahn letcher HLIR.. Christs'n-Bellf'd Morton . 8 .... Nordstrom Flannery .......F.B|F.B.. Carlson-Schruni Nonpareils to Bluffs. This afternoon the Nonpareils will journey across the creek and battle with the Council Bluffs Longeways, champions of southwestern lowa. Ac- cording to the Longeways all the Nonpareils will have to stand on after the contest will be their dignity. Enmity of the sour sort exists be- tween these two aggregations, so a row that will make your temperature go skyward regardless of atmos- pheric conditions is anticipated by the followers of both congregations. For several weeks this game has been an uncertainty because both teams want- ed to play in their own backyard, but finally the Omaha troupe agreed to quarrel on a foreign gridiron. Always in the past the champions of Omaha have whipped the opposition planted across the waves and the Nonpareils will undoubtedly uphold the reputa- tion already manufactured. The red flag will be raised by the Council Bluffs Longeways, but as the Nonpa- reils are similar to a pack of bulls when danger crosses their path and especially when inflated with such a covetous desire—that of humbling the Council Bluffs Longeways—the latter will be up against a tough proposition. Game called at 3 p. m. at Athletic park, Council Bluffs. The lineup: NONPARFULS. | Blackman cle Rosso . Nordstro: LONGEWAYS. Rasmussen e-A. Larsen Sorenson Schuslsky . Spencer Pearson ... Kelly Foran . H. Brewick Furbush Simpson Moore V. Landon . McIntosh The park, Council Bluffs, today will be be- initial argument at Athletic onpareil Reserves and idgets. The Reserves will have a trifle of advantage in beef, but, nevertheless, the Midgets say they are going to sockit-tu'm. At Luxus park the preliminary game, which will start at 2 p. m,, will be between the Nourse Oil com- pany and the Mazdas. The dope favors the Mazdas, but the oil troupe are lia- ble to lr;rmre rather greasy. Anyway, a real live argument is looked for. <& W By FRED S. LINES TO G. CHAMBERLAIN, LATE LAMENTED AND DEPARTED FROM OUR MIDST. The Husker met the Jayhawk on Ne- braska field that day, The stands were filled with color and Nebraska hearts were gay; The downfall of the Jayhawk was predicted on each side, But the Jayhawk fooled the wise boys—'twas the Cornhusker that died. And And seven thousand persons’ were stricken with surprise, seven thousand persons let a tear drop from their eyes, And seven thousand persons gave a long and dreary sigh, And seven thousand persons groaned this sad and plaintive cry: Oh, we miss you like Napoleon missed Blucher; Oh, we miss you like the flowers would miss the sun; Oh, we miss you like a baby would its mother; Oh, we miss you like John D. would miss his mon; Oh, we miss you like an auto would its engine; Oh, we miss you like the wireless would its spark; Oh, we miss you like the Phils would Alexander; Oh, we miss you like a dog would miss his bark; Oh, we miss you like De Resta would his Peugeot; Oh, we miss you like old Broadway would its lights; Oh, we miss you like Joe Stecher would his scissors; Oh, we miss you like the night owl would his nights; Oh, we miss you like—but what'’s the use. Also Nebraska’s Goat. Far be it from us to bring up any unpleasant memories, but It would seem that Mr. Stiehm took all the steam along with him. Oh, Horrible Thought. What will happen to the bowl- ers now that the state has gone dry? They won't be able to find any names for their teams. Unless You Have Insomnia. Stecher and Cutler, ’tis said, are going to wrestle in Chicago on Thanksgiving day, but you don’t have to go if you don't want to. an says ]\'irl& C o edlo . HUNTER patrick, the Harvard strong man, is a better man than Willard, | However, we beseech you not to hold that against Kirk. THE WAY TO WIN. | The foot ball expert pondered To figure out the dope. To see who'd win the game that day, Was his fondest hope. He balanced up the players, And he balanced up the plays, And he figured out upon which t The bets would have to pay. We took the foot ball expert’s dope, And bet the other way, And now we'll do the same old thing On every Saturday. About the easiest way we know for a guy to find himself in a padded cell is to try to figure out the foot ball dope. After having carefully perused all the dope we are daring enough to venture the prediction that Nebraska and Notre Dame will play Thanksgiving provid- ing we don’t have a blizzard. Jim Corbett has picked Billy Weeks as the coming middle- weight champion, but Billy is battling out victories despite the handicap. The winter months are almost here, And we are feeling sad and drear, For basket ball is almost here. “Foot ball is one of the great- est curses of our educational sys- tem,” says David S. Jordan. “Foot bad is killing athletics in our colleges,” he continues. Lit- erally, or merely figuratively? Wonder if the chancellor emeritus would permit croquet? Overconfidence no longer in camp of Cornhuskers, says head- line. You don’t say so. Proceeding on this theory, we presume ‘overconfidence is no longer in the camp of the Rou- manians. BY ANY GOLFER. I teed my ball and swung my club, It went a mile and that’s the rub, I sent the pill into the air, To light again I know not where, I cared not for the loss of stroke, Nor of the rules I promptly broke, But tho’ the drive was one immense, Sixty cents, my boy, is sixty cents. John L. Sulli HENDERSON 600D MATCH FOR I0WAN Caddock Will Have to Show Class to Dump Opponent Who Takes Turk’s Place. MAKES HIS OMAHA DEBUT That Mort Henderson will give Earl Caddock, the Anita, Ia, flash, a better run for his laurels than would have Yousiff Hussane, is the belief of Omaha wrestling fans. The Ter- rible Turk was first scheduled to clash with Caddock November 29 at Council Bluffs,-but Yousiff cancelled | the engagment because he says he in- jured his foot in a bout at Chicago. Dan Reardon, who is promoting the go, signed Henderson up to Hussane’s place. Henderson is a product of Altoona, Pa. Back in the coal mine country they regard him as a coming cham- pion. Henderson is still a young fel- low and is still coming. Hussane has passed his prime. Mort has met many of the top- notchers of the game. He is a favorite in the east and he has a formidable record of victories. He is a thorough student of the game and a rapid thinker. It is believed he will put up a stiff bout with Caddock. Earl has been training diligently for the approaching match. The can- cellation by Hussane did not cause Earl to make any reductions in his training schedule and he is working even harder in preparing for Hender- son. He realizes he is up against a tough proposition and intends to be in tip-top shape. Caddock is practically making his debut before Omaha and Council | Bluffs mat fans. Earl has wrestled in Towa and Nebraska, but never in| Omaha. Local followers of the game | never seein him. So Earl is making an additional ef- | fort to make a good showing. He hopes to meet Joe Stecher some day. His supporters hope so, too, for there | are a lot of wrestling fans who believe | Earl is the boy who will put Joe's | shoulders to the mat. Dan Reardon has provided a couple of fast preliminaries and believes he has a mighty goqd card prepared for the local mat fans. Sox and Cubs to Have Swimming Tanks at Park Again,the poor down-trodden ball |player. Both the Chicago White Sox and Cub managements have approved plans for swimming tanks for the players of these teams. Maybe, some of the players will demand that they be furnished bathing suits. Joe Adams Admits He’s Husker Jinx Joe Adams, crack Omaha ten- nis player, is a foot ball fan. Joe made a 2 to 1 bet on Ne- braska against Kansas a week ago yesterday. “And that's why Nebraska lost,” declares Joe. “For two years I didn’t bet a nickel on the Corn- huskers and they won every game. So when I did bet on them I lost. take | have heard lots about him, but have |}, Gene Melady Will Referee Go Between Stecher and Cutler Gene Melady will be the third man in the ring when Joe Stecher and Charley Cutler tangle in Chicago. Cutler, ever since his defeat by Stecher in Omaha a year ago last July, has been clamoring for a re- turn bout and finally plans were con- summated for the event, to be held in Chicago. When the question of ref- eree came up, both wrestlers agreed on Melady. Gossip Heard On Sandlot Gridirons Last Sunday the Vags quit on the Thir- tleth Street Marchants in the second quar- i ter, when the latter had a lead of six points. Those Athletics had a flerce struggle with the Nonpareil Reserves, but they finally copped the mustard by a 6 to 0 score, The Fonenelle Reserves would welcome an- other battle with the Ducky Holmes team now that they are in condition to put up a real fight. Harry Wright, formerly the champion in- terscholastic long-distance runner of the state of Nebraska, and also a local foot ball star, says he would welcome a chance to demonstrate his wares next season The Monmouth Parks will close the sea- son on Turkey day at Dunlap, Ia. They will recelve a bonus of twenty-five rocks be- sides expenses. On_account of injuries sustained during the Omaha university-Peru game, Arthur Newman was unable to help out the Mon- mouth Parks last Sunday. Now the Monmouth Parks have decided to keep thelr lineup intact and take a whirl at_the Nonpareils again next vear. Rosso and Nordstrom are a pair of guards that are hard to beat. They arc exceptions for guards when it comes to tackling. Those C. B. Midgels fafled to lick the Fontenelle Reserves, but they handed the Fontenells Juniors a package of defeat, Class A foot ball is still some attraction, A big_crowd watched tho Monmouth Parks and Nonpareils battle for the Class A championship last Sunday Again Phil Lynch, manager of the Non- pareils, will be compelled to lug the cham- plonship around until next season. On Saturday, December 10, the Non- glve their aonual ball at gton hall Those Fontenelle Resegves have got a hundred dollars back of them that they can trim the Ducky Holmes. Wonder how far back the hundred fis? The Athletic Reserves age looking for a game for next Sunday. Call George Ruby at Harney 90. Madam Rumor has it that Harry Williama will play with tho Nonpareils today against the C. I3. Longeways. Women will dmitted free at Luxus park this afternoon. Two good Class B games are on the bill of fare, The work of Lacey of the Nonpareil Re- serves is unusual ectacular this season. He is going like a house afire, Ono strange thing has happened this sea- son and that Is that Frank Golden, local star of repute, has not participated in a game. Ho has been coaching the Fontenelle Re- serves Flowers are mow In order for the Call- fornia Street Merchants. Those few cold days blew them out of the ring. t season the Fontenelle Reserves will be known as the Fontenelles and will play Class A foot ball. They were good enough to play Class A this year. Arthur Moran has again stored away his foot ball toggery. He says he has kissed foot ball goodby forever.* Those Thirtieth Streets are willing to ad- mit that they are the Cluss C champlons. Any team that claims the honors can book row by calling Webster 838, That contest between the Nonparell Re- sorves and Ben Kennedy Colts was not set- tled to sult the Rescrves. They claim the game should have cnded with the score knotted. The Marquette club has again glommed its old appelation, namely, Nourse Ol com- any. P he stars are generally aslcep in the day- time, but at that you will find & few at Luxus park this afternoon. Last Sunday Harlan, Ia, put the creps on the Ducky Holmes boys to the nolse of 19 to 6. Thanksglving the Athletics will board a choo-choo lnbeled for Hamburg, la., whers they wiil demonstrate their wares. Anton Munch, who recently broke his arm during scrimmage practice, s doing_nicely, He says that he will be back in the harncas again next season. Fletcher and Flannery are two dudes that plow through the line for the Athleticx. They I guess I'm a jinx. ip to Doc Stewart: Make Joe lay off. are real demons at line plunging. Several teams have games bhooked for next Sunday, but are laying off today in order to ses one or the other of the two big games carded for this afterncon.