Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1916, Page 42

! ] pounds I cannot be expected to whip i contesl:nts‘ must appear perdentage basis and be paid TWO BOUTS IN VlEW Jap and Eddie m Marty Krug ié now | FOR “GIANT KILLER” New Orleans Promoter Wants Dillon to Fight Gibbons and Levinsky. PROPOSES THE LONG ROUTE By RINGSIDE. Chicago, Dec. 2.—If plans of Dom- inick Tortorich, boxing promoter of New Orlgans, do not go astrdy, there will be a big battle in the southern metropolis in, January to decide defi- nitely the status of Jack Dillon of Indianapolis. Tortorich has in mind a twenty- Fight to ““Reduce” Fur is expected to fly swiftly and furiously around the Creigh- ton gym shortly. Jap Tamisiea and Eddie Creighton have started to “work out.” Jap and Eddie are great athletes of former days at Creighton. Since then, living a free and casy siderable quantity of avoridupois. Creighton decided he would like to lose about twenty pounds. Jap is more ambitious. He wants to lose sixty. So these two former greats made a bargain and last week started training at the Creighton gym, boxing, wrestling, running, playing hand ball, squash and the like. As the two of them will weigh round contest between Dillon and Mike Gibbons with a referee’s de- cision on the end, and a similar bout with Battling Levinsky as the mah killer's opponent. Tortorich believes Dillon and Gibbons would draw close to a $40,000 house. But, while it is believed Dillon would be willing, to hook Gibbons would not be as easy. Tortorich does not expect to have "any difficulty in lining up Dillon and Levinsky and he is willing to hang up for them a belt emblematic of the light heavyweight championship. The crown was awarded Dillon when the American Boxing Assogia- tion met recently in Cleveland. Dil- lon himself seemed little interested in the honor, but it aroused the ire of a number of others who believed themselves entitled to consideration. Dillon, and Levinsky his nearest rival, have fought several engagements, and the results have been about even. Levinsky holds the shade just now, having been given the verdict in their latest battle, a twelve-round affair at Boston, Fallowing that affain, Levinsky traveled down to Brooklyn and hooked up with Billy Miske of St. Paul. The newspaper scribes gave Miske the.best of it. Then Levinsky slopped‘Tim O'Neil in six rounds, after O'Neil had stayed ten rounds with Dillon. Now which is the bet- ter, Dillon or Levinsky? It would be difficult to convince those who' have seen the two men in action together on more than one occasion that Dillon is not Levinsky's master. . Take their Kansas City en- counter, for instance, Dillon was not tired out by a long string of en- countersithat night. Neither was Le- vinsky. Both were trained to the minute and both fought savagely, Yet the verdict, given to Dillon, met not a |inf1e protest, apd he had the fight well in hand. So that more than Jmuing interest will be at- tracted if they get together in New Orleans. Dillon, by the svay, is one ofthe remarkable men of the ring. He has been fighting since 1908—eight years —and many of his opponents have been men much bigger than himself. Yet those who have won decisions over him have never succeeded in knocking him out, and the best they ‘have won have been point verdicts. A slight tin ear is the only mark Dillon bears to-show for his many battles, and that was received in a (gymnasium bout before he became a rofessional. The high place position e holds amonk promoters is shown by the fact that until he agreed to meet Gibbons he never had posted a forfeit in all his career. Among sporting men Dillon’s word is as good L3 his gold. Kilbane to Retire. g rrespective of what happens to him between/now and 1918, Johmny Kilbane, featherweight champlon, is going to retire, “That is why T am so anxious ‘o et a crack at Fréddie Welsh,” said ilbane, when he was in Chicagofthe other day. “I have accumulated enough from my fights and invest- ments to enter business, and I want to get into the real estate game. The d"f that I announce my retirement will mean just what it says. 1 will not be open to challenge if I still am thampion when I quit. 1 won't try to come backy and what I say goes. There isn't a man left in my class capable of giving me a good fight since I beat George Chaney. That is why 1 have to battle lightweights if I fight at all, "L believe I dm as good as any ligitimate lightweight in the ring to- day—that is, men who can make 133 ¢ ‘pounds ringside. Naturally, if 1 am compelled to let them in at 138 * them. T have the chest, the legs, the arms and the back, and I believe I have the stamina. 1 want to prove it on Freddie Welsh.” Nebraska in Line. Nebraska will be added to the list of states where boxing is permitted, if Gene Melady, the Omaha promoter, can work it this winter. Melady al- ready has drafted the bill which he will ask the state legislature to pass, Here are some of the salient points: _Fifteen rounds to a, referee’s de- cision. , A decision must be given in every contest; no draws to be permitted, AlL guarantees to be climinated. on a i ac- cordihg to their powers as drawing cards. Melady- believes these feature will be a wonderful help to the game, and will appeal to the public in such a way that boxing in Nebraska will prove a great success. At least, they are the most daring that have been proposed seriously in many a day. Coulon Coming Back. The news that Johnny Coulon, for- mer bantamweéight champion) is to try @ comeback, attracted cohsider- able’ attention in pugilistic circles de- spite the fact that ex-champions are always trying these comback things. The ‘interest undoubtedly was stimy-. lated by announcement that Nate Lewis, manager of Charley White, is to pilot Coulon. No one ever accused Lewis of hooking up with a “dead one,” and his faith in Coulon’s ability to return is not badly founded. Coulon was a sufferer from stom- ach trouble when he met Kid Wil- liams the last time. Realizing that he never could hope to be any good in the ring as long 45 he was affilicted with that complaint, he recently hiked to the Canadian woods and for nine close to 500 pounds, it can easily be seen how the fur is due to fly swiftly and furiously. By PETER P. CARNEY. The Portland (Ore.) Gun club has erected concrete trap houscs. ‘ Pennsylvania has 159 clubs enrolled | in the A, A. T. A. - | The membership of the American | Amateur Trapshooters’ association is | increasing by leaps and bolinds. It is | something that all trapshooters and trap clubs should affiiliate with. Canadian trapshooters are looking | forward to the time when they can | have an organization like the A. A.] T. A. Canadidn clubs are joining the American bqody. When the time is| ripe they will become affiliated with | the Canadian organization, Organizers of trapshooting clubs evidently do not know that the Inter- state association gives trophies to newly-organized clubs. Of the many organized in October only two put in claims. They were the Garrett Gun club, of Garrett, Ind.,, and the Oak Creek Gun club, of Oak Creek, Col. Gun clubs of Elgin, Belvidere, Marengo, Wheaton, McHenry, Rock- ford, Maple Creck and Auroraa)nve plgnned a trapshooting leagde in northern Illinois. In every one of the thirty-three di- visions o{ the Pennsylvania railroad east of Pittsburgh, Pa. there is a trapshooting club, and in. many of them more than one. It would be a good idea for gun clubs where they ..re having a two or three-day shoot to fill in thegoles du, by the shooters at the close of eac day's shooting. It ish’t / everyone that ca;\shoot out of excavations. Hundreds of mining companies, in- dustrial concerns and athletic, gsso- ciations have added trapshooting to their lists of interests during the past year. Many concerns recommend it to their employes—notably the Penn- sytvania railroad company, The - Interstate association intends to have announcers at the big shootd next season, also to try and have the most competent referees and trap pullers procurable. When the traps are pulled pproperly and the réferees | are keen the trapshooters go home satisfied. Satisfiedgmen-and women are what make sports successful, It isn't often that one sees a clergy- man at the traps, but in, the Pacific Handicap in Portland the Rev. J. R. Olson was one of the most interested shooters. He is an expert. One of the most important changes in trapshooting’methods that will take place next year—important to news- papers as-well as to readers—is that there will be room for the address, citysand state, of the trapshooters jon the score sheets. It will be no diffi- culty hereafter to find out where a shooter is from. Uit 'y &S(alis(ics just compiled show that there is $30,000,000 invested in base ball and $40,000000 invested in trap- shooting in the United States. Trap- shooting is a vastly bigger sport than a great many people imagine. South Michigan Loop Will Not Reorganize It is probable that no attempt will be made this winter to reorganize the Southern Michigan base ball league. There have been rumors that the Class C organization would again be formed but there seems to be general agree- ment among former club owners that life, they have accumulated a con=|! ! in the Notre Dame game was one of | was willing to come to Lincoln in| THE OMAH tain Huston, the owners of the capacity to 50,000. A SUNDAY YANKEES TO HAVE NEW HOME—New York base ball fans were pleased to hear from Ban B. Johnson that the Yankees are to have a new park. Colonel Ruppert and Cap- club, plan that the grandstand will accommodate 28,000, while bleachers will bring the BEE: DECEMBER 3, I 1916, . Demon Flivver Fiend Marty Krug, manager o( the Omaha base ball club, has become a_flivver rgend. When Marty returned to Cleve- land after the season in Omaha, he immediately purchased a flivyer anfl according to all reports reach- ing Omaha has been flivvering around in it ever since,-only taking time out to eat and sleep when ab- solutely necessary. WESTERN LEAGUE ATTENDANGE LIGHT Omaha Leads Loop on Home Attendance and Still Draws Under 100,000. LINCOLN \ e Not a cityNuf the Western league drew a total’ of 10¢,000 attendance during 1946. Omabha “casily led the league.in at- “|tendance; but fell”considerably below UP HUSKER LOSSES (Continyed ¥rom Page One.) berg are the trio expected to pro- vide 'material where Nebraska was woefully weak this year, Kellogg is an old Nebraska City boy, who tips the scalgs at 184 pounds, but in sgpite | of the weight is exceedingly fast and a great runner in the open field. His work provided sensations for the reg- ular practice. McMahon, the best lit- tle quarterback Lincoln High school ever turned out, weighs 173 noungls, but is lightning fast and a superb field general. He can work the forward pass with unerring precision and should be a most valuable recruit for Dr. Stewart. Shellenberg was a foot hall and basket ball star at the Beat- rice High school during its balmiest days. He is a great open field run- ner and line smasher. He tips the scales at 169 pounds. Day, a .164- pound backfield man, is the fastest backfield prospect and is said to pos- sess a most deceptive sidestep. He also hails from Beatrice. “Stan” Henry, a junjor, who. reported for foot ball last' fall, is another most promising man, Henry steps the 100-yard run in 10 3-5, weighs 176 pounds and is a terrific line plunger. With the wealth of material avail- | able next season there is a feeling of confidence that the Huskers will re- turn to the top of the ladder. Only one man is lost to the Nebraska line, Captain Corey, There is certain to be the liveliest scramble for, positions in recent years, | Shaw for Captain. i Ed Shaw, whose wonderful playing the redeeming features, is being strongly talked of for captain. Ted Riddell is also receiving considerable attention for the same reason. There | aresseven men eligible for the place | under the custom of electing a. third year-man. The athletic board meets next ‘week to award’ letters and the election of a captain follows immddi- ately afterward, The Notre Dame crowd established a new record for receipts at the Ne- braska institution. Athletic Manager Reed has already received $12,862.05 from the sale of tickets apd there is enough coming from Omaha to put it in well above the $13,000 mark. The Huskers lost $2,000 on the Oregon Aggies trip and the Notre Dame game will just about recoup it. Man- ager Reed thinks the total receipts for' the season will about éyual last year. The work of drafting a schedule for next year will start at once. Dr. Stew- art and Manager Reed have received inférmal advances from Jumbo Stiechm for a game next scason with the Huskers. Stewart Is Willing, Dr. Stewart said today Ne was per- fectly willing to play Indiana uder a two-year agreement. Inasmuch as Nebraska must meet Kansas and Ames away from home, all other| braska field, he said. Stiehm had sug- | gested a game at Indianapolis, but the | Missouri Valley conference rules bar this. Dr. Stewart said that if Indiana | 1917, the Huskers would go to Bloom- ington in 1918, providing the athtetié| board approved the two-year con-| tract, A game between l\ndi;pa and Ne- nothing will be done at least until 1918, \ in a bunch of money. braska, it is pointed out, would bring Will Nebraska or Creighton be the fortunate school that gets Chuck Morearty, the mercury-footed, scintil- lating halfback'and captain of the championship Central High school cleven? Morearty graduates from Omaha High next spring and next fall will enter a university. He expects to enter either Nebraska university or Creigh- ton. * Morey was one of the most sensa= tional players that ever donned the molesking of Omaha High apd the local school has turned out some gnuf ones. The doughty Gentral captain s not a husky, in fact, he’s rather small, weighing only 145 pounds. But he’s putting on weight; he's getting heav~ ter every year and should weigh al- most 160 next fall. _ Even that poundage, of course, is light, but Morey is fast; he's not only fast on the track, but on the gridiron and his speed more than makes up for any lack of weight. He's a good line |)1l‘ll|gt‘r for a man of his poundage; he's a great open ficld runner and he's weeks roughed it and lived the simple life. Coulon never hfi‘ dissipated and e returned fit as a fiddle, He is only ; | 27 years old and now is well within adept at throwing and receiving for- ward passes. Morev will make a good man for cither Creighton or Nebraska. He'll Goes to Either Creighton or Lincoln be a star on either team. Both f schools want him. He says he will | matriculate at one or ghe other, which | is encouraging to ®nfaha gridiron | fans; at least, they know he'll stick to Nebraska soil. Nebraska is Moing to draw a couple of South High lads who give promise of being stars on the Cornhusker eleven. They are Nixon and Corr. Nixon, who has graduated from South High, intends to enter Nebraska next fall. He fias been up in South Dakota putting on a lot of weight, and now tips the scales at 180 pounds. | Nixon is a tackle of the Halligan type, | not very heavj, but powérful and ull | of fight. When on the South High eleven he was in every play and if h\ s doesn't become a Cornhusker star hi friends wi]l be completely mystified. Cory graduates fnom South High in the spring and enters Nebraska in the fall, Corr islight, but fast on his feet and slippery as an eel. He plays end and his strong point is pulling “for- | ward passes put of the air. Corr, like Morearty, is still putting on weight and when he becomes a sophomore | Ya question. games will have to be played on Ne-t. the 100,000 mark. The total paid at- tendance in Omaha for the entire year was about 40,000, Lincoln, gvhich followed Omaha. attracted .smm-wheru amunzl 60,000 through the gate. Wichita gérformed before 55,000 persons’ during the time it was in the league. All of the other clubs fell helow the 50,000 marRk. Denver played to less than 50,000 | AMONG HIGH LADS,rwrsms for the first time in its his- \ \ tory, but this extremely low record (Continued From Page One.) | for a gain of from twenty to fifty yards, b A star of perhaps no lesser magni- tude is “Pug” Griffith, Lincoln's sén- sational halfback. Recruited from the ranks of amateur city foot ball, Grif fith rapidly outstripped his team- mates in pre-season practice until he was Riven a regular berth in the back- field. When the young mastiff, who could throw thirty and forty-yard passes with ease and hit the line like a battering ram, was turned loose in the first game with Aurora, it was a surprised Lincoln that looked on agasp. Griffith Jid not stop until he had amassed six of the twelve touch- downs and contributed materially in marking up a score of 82 to 0. It was then that Lincoln hopes, previously dark and dismal, sprang into a glor- ious hue and it marched through the season with a great record. Halfbacks of scarcely lesser -fame are to be found in big Joe Dworak, South High’s ten-second man, ans “Chip” Christ of North Platte. -The wonderful plunging ‘power of the first and the cunningness of the sec- ond in a brofien' field are particular outstanding qualities. Both possess great speed and having had three years' experience, follow interference with the judgment of university stars. Simpkins of Norfolk, Smith of Cen- Myess end. But Rour! tral High, and the Gothenberg) phan- tom, Brestel, are the only other luminaries in the state, Kyle at Quarter. Rounding out the backfield machin- ery, Cypreason, the Lincoln “long- horn,” answers the call at fullback, and Kyle of Beatrice, at quarter, Krogh of Central High is the choice® at center. From a combined view- of the mile city is due somewhat to bad weather. When Omaha was in Denver on the Rourkes’ second tour around the circuit, Hugh Jones looked for his biggest Saturday and Sunday of the season. He figured 2,500 to 3000 on Saturday and 6,000 or 7,000 on Sunday. And it rained both days. With good weather these two d and one or.two other days Denver's attendance - ‘probably would have reached 60,000 Des Moines was close to the 50,000 mark, but Topeka, Sioux City and St. Joseph fell far short. |, Compared to Southern. How small thése attendanée figures are can be-quickly shown by compari- sofis with. the attendances in the Southern league, Memphis led the Southern with a mark of 174,493, And Memphis finished sixth in the league race. Nashyille, the pennant winner, played beforg 111,414 fans at home anJv New Orleans, which finished sec- ond, played to 111,387, » Both the Westarn ald' Southern leagues are Class A circuits and should draw about the same. The Southern league cities are, of course, a little larger and should draw a little more, but not a great deal. Omaha is the only club in the Western which is believed to, have cleared anything on the season, al- though Lincoln is believed to have finished about fifty-fifty én the busi- sp\ent several thousand dollars for ball players the first of the year and his stock won't declare any war bride dividends. * If Smith, Krueger and Kilduff manage to stick in the big show Rourke will make a fair profit on the year, but if they don't they will be turned fout by the loquacious dudes, which back, Rourke will make nothing on the sales and his profits on the sea- son won't make any steel magnates point of weight, speed and judiecial { envious. ability, this trio is hard to beat. By a wide margin, Krogh, who possessed speed and timely judgment both in charging and passing, outplayéd every opponent this year. It was necessary to delve into the ranks of secondary elevens to find a fit oppenent for-the big Omahan. Nelson of-West.Point, big, powerful and aggressive, is as likely a pivot man as could be found. Hart of Lincoli\was another possible candidate, Kyle,™ the quick witted field general at Beatrice, was without doubt the fastest and best quarter- back in the State. He has several worthy competitors. For -executive ability, Brown of Grand 'Island, Max- well of Omaha and Jones of North Platte, rank on even terms with the Beatrice race horse. Cypreanson was well known for his low, hard line plunging. His principal opponents were Glasser of York, Jones of Beat- rice, and Panek of Kearney. Many Good Linemen. Linemen showed wonderful ability this year—more especially on the so- called weaker teams. Captains Bakemn of North Platte and Kilpatrick ‘of Beatrice hold first honors, with hardly Their very weight in- spires confidence, while their records as linemen, whether it be carrying the ball, breaking fhrough the line or, smaehing interference, is paralleled by none in the state. Aside from the usual, Kilpatrick was a demon plafe- kicker. Roarpaugh. of Norfolk, Phil- lips of Omaha and Rugie of South Omaha are as powerful a trio of tacklers as can be found anywhere: Aggressive ability and a willingness to do their share of the work are the principal points in their favor. e Working spiritedly along with these four or five star linemen are four others, who, although their titles sug- gest nothing eloquent, are just as de- serving of honor. Hille of Norfolk, heavy, well trained |and aggressive, who is just as.adept at handling a wing job as clamping legs with a center, is the premier guardsman in the state. Iverson, the Omaha handy man, who fits with ease in al- most any position on the line between the twotends, is another such. Hood of North Platte and Titman, the Au- rora giant, both guards of three years' praiseworthy experience are the other two men selected to fill out the sec- ond team line. Corr and Jones. Last, but far from least, are the ends. Since the advent of the for- ward pass, ends have come to require the highest brand of foot ball ma- terial in the eyes of the coaches.' It takes a mighty good foot ball player to make an end nowadays, and Ly- man Corr, the tall, angular. youth whom Coach Patton has had under his eye for three-odd years, is just one of these. Corr is agile as a monkey and although comparatively light, is swift on his feet and a power on interference. He can pick a pass or a ‘punted ball out of the air as easily as he can a basket ball in- doors. Jones 6f Grand Island is an- other such type, not quite so tall and rangy. Aggressiveness in hitting the The lot of the minor lcaguc mag- 'n.a'ti is tough these days of the H. C /s sl Holland Gets Busy. Jack Holland of St Joseph is the only magnate in the Western league who is showing any symptoms of pre- paring for 1917. Jack evidently be- lieves there will be a Western league in 1917. The others apparently aren’t so sure of it. Holland is beginning to~-assemble [as Joseph was perfecting his plans, a lineup. He is after two or three pitghers, a catcher and an gutfielder or two. Y Kirkham, the leaping outfielder, has been returned to St. Joseph by~ the White Sox, but Holland is planning to trade Kirk for a couwple of men. He is alsa-getting ready to dispose of Wright, outfielder, and Beers, catcher, neither onge 'of whom is fast enough for Class A company. Goldie Rapps returns to St. Joseph from Peoria, and_Holland expects to give Goldie an infield berth. Holland also drafted a couple of players, one a shortstop, to take the place of Keat- ing, who has been released. Of this year’s team Holland intends -to hold onto McCabe, McClelland, Fusner, H()vlik,l Williams and Sommers. He believes the White Sox will return Ted Jourdan, the first sacker, to him. Holmes Signs Two. Ducky Holmes, hag secured Pitcher East and Fir /Babeman Schmandt again from the uis Browns. East as with Li all year, while Holmes had Schmandt ,the first part of the season. This is the only deal Holmes has made. Pa Rourke has not made pyblic a move yet, but it is believed I&'a has the wires working/ ready to turn a trick or two whenever he believes the tithe is opportune. Pa generally takes his time looking~over the -field and makes no héadlong jumps in the fall because something better may turn up after the first of the year. Bonesetter Reese Snaps Morton’s Arm Into Place Bonesetter Ichc has snapped Mor- ton's ‘arm back into place and he's going to mAke Cleveland a pennant contender and possible winner in 1917, This information came from James C. Dunn, president and owner of the Cleveland [ndians, in Chicago, as he chatted of his club's prospects for néxt season. Morton is one of the slab freaks of base ball and a rival of Walter Johnson for terrific speed. “Few persons may know it, but M ton pitches with a crooked arm Dunn. “It seems to be double-jointed and is-about as straight as the Mis- souri river.” > Stanage Loses Out in Two Chances to Collect Oscar Stanage, the big Californian, who has been the catching mainstay of the Detroit Americans, is a down- hearted athlete this winter. Oscar had two opportunities to pick up easy money with barnstorming teams, hut Ban Johnson, president of the Amer- should be sufficiently heavy to makelline and running down punts are|ican league, said *No.” The first was a mighty good varsity end. If Morearty, Nixon and Corr all enter Nebraska next fall, the Corn- huskers of 71918 are going to have three Omaha lads in the lineuo. points inhis favor. Lamb of Lincoln, Smith of Ngbraska City and Pearson of Omala are others who maintained unimpeachable records throughout the Season. ‘ . Ay to have been with John Dubuc’s team which hoped to tour the Canadian northwest—but didn't. Later Oscar arranged to make a trip to Honolulu AND BROOKLYN | WON A PENNANT The Crimson fell three times this| And Yale came back, oh shed a tear, And to the top Brown popped. Tufts walloped Harvard to a T, Then barely beat J. Stichm, [ And then, though how we cannot see, Lost to a Y. M. team. . year, And twice the Tiger dropped, i i | | L/ { The Gophers lost to Illinois, Then licked the clan of Stagg, While Stagg’s men walloped Illino‘n. And oh how they did brag. | Ames triumphed o'er the Jayhawk, ! The Huskers fell oh Ames, , | But Kansas licked the Huskers, | Sweep out the cell, oh James. The foot ball expert clased his book, I give it up, he said, Call up the undertaker, - And tell the’casket maker, That Old Man Dope is dead. * - ~Modest Youth. Jess » Willard, says his press agent, worries for fear Fulton is not his equal. Yes, just like the Kaiser worries for fear the Al- lies won't give him a good sgrap. | | [ [ | A New York expert says Fred- die Welsh is a bum fighter. Well, how can a guy fight and count the house at the same time? Gridiron fans don't know whether Notre Dame is that good or Nebraska that rotten. The Southern league is talking of_raising_salaries, “but have no fear, the Western isn’t giving it any consideration. y BY OLD ELI , We licked the bloody Crimson, Threw the Tiger in a-fit, We have the best team in the world, But we’re glad we don’t play Pitt. We see the papers are ryaking HUNTER a great cry because certain ath- letes shy an arm or a leg or a hand or an eye are making good. We fail to sce anything startling in that, we know a lot of athletes who are headless. Oh, No. Ban Jolinson says he is pot worryiug about any players’ strike. We wonder now woulll Ban worry if the fans should strike. K. O. Brown says he won't fight Les Darcy because the Aus- tralian goyernment grabs per cent of the coin for war tax.” Of ourse, Mr. Darcy’s wicked right, }.sn left, has nothing to do with it ~ We sée that Mr. Lewis' pulled apother standup and standoff af- fair in Butte on turkey day, showing that Omaha is not the only-town where ;hcy grow ‘em. One would take it Vernon - Castle writes all of Lewis’ acts. The war in Europe has in- creased the cost of living, but why, kick, it's also suspended the importation of foreign wrestlers. Have you figured out the com- parative scores yet? A FAME. (He sauntered in from the country, There was hayseed in his hair, He wore a rubber collar and He was a hick, I swear. The students looked at him and laughed, And cute remarks they’d poke, And laugh at him within their sleeves, * i He was the college joke. N And then he joined the foot ball team, 4 And was a star, you bet; N/o longer is he called a joke, He’s now the campus pet. CURTAIN DROPS ON THE SANDLOT LADS Local Foot Ball Warriors Stage + Their Last Conflicts of 1 the Year Today.. DUNLAP HURLS OHIALLENGE By FRANK QUIGLEY. Today is the day the asbestos drops on the Omaha sandlot foot ball sea-| son. Next week the Radiator league will be in session and the various things that happened in base ball and foot ball this season will be molded will serve to keep the interest alive until the athletes emerge froxy their holes of seclusion once more. Foot ball germs wriggled their way into Jqe Wavrin's frame last week and he .decided to obrganize a team from Creighton and Omaha univer- sity players that would annihilate the champion Nenpareils: Joseph avers that he had able-bodied men picked from the aforementioned knowledge factories that would shuck the ears of the Nonpareils, but a package of dynamite in the shape of one Tom- mie Mills blew in and exploded jhst consequently the team was so badly shattered that Joseph waltzed out of the limelight. Last $unday over at Harlan, Ta., the Haflan foot ball warriors played Dunlap, Ta, a tie game. After the contest was over beth managers got together and agreed to play off the tie this afternoon on some neutral field. It was a difficult matter to get Harlan to agree on what town neafby would be considered neutral, and so the Dunlappers left the matter en- tirely up to Harlan, and they sug- gested Denison, Ia. Said town sat- isfied the Dunlap troupe and imme- diat®ly on receipt of ghis informa- tion they got out posters advertising the game. Then Harlan came along with the cheerful news that they would have'to cancel the game. Fred L. Mishler, manager of the Dunlap, Ta., foot ball squad, Asked the writer to issue the following challenge to Harlan, la.: That the Dunlap team will play the Harlan team on next Sunday on any ncutral ground sug- gested by Harlan, but would prefer to play in Omaha or Council Bluffs. Winner take all the gate receipts, and Dunlap will also wager $500 on the outcome of the contest. Of course Harlan does not have to take up the wager unless they so desire, A post-season game will be on the bitl of fare for next Sunday undess the C. B. Longeways get cold feet on or béfore next Sunday, because they aré supposed #o buck up against the champion Nonpareils on that day. The original agreement yvas that the Nonpareils would play in Council Bluffs and the Longew would play in Omaha the following Sunday. The Nonpareils kept their part of the verbal contract, but the Longeways refused to play today, claiming that after staging a-track meet last Thurs- day with Persia, Ta. they have not recuperated sufficiently to warrant an attack on the Nonpareils, and they will still probably be in a con- valescent condition by next Sunday, so this proposed game may never be played. At Ducky Holmes' pasture, located at Thirty-first and Ames avenue, this afternoon the Fontenelle Reserves and the Athletics will lock horns. Some time ago these two teams had a battle ,ro_val. but a rpuplc of dudc_s with pugilistic saspirations got their lunch hooks swinging towards the latter part of the game and the game broke up before either Side chalked a point. Those two teams are bifter | rivals and are approximately evenly | matched, so a torrid tangle 1s lookedY for by the followers of both aggre- gations. Game ‘called at 3 p. m. Pasé It On-to 5. 1f the Millikin university Togf ball players, who are sald to have won thelr games through prayer, will send sald prayers to several big league twirlers it will be greatly but called that journey off, also. appreciated. | Nourse Oil Pa—Rourke Almost Gets Into a Joust With Bi{liel Cupic Pa Rourke almost got himself tagled dp in a clash with one D. Cupid the other day. Pa had been tipped off to a young ball player back in Ohio. The young- ster is said to have the makings of a big league star and the Omiha mag- | nate immediately began to pull the wires. He dropped a line to Marty Krug, who is wintering in Cleveland, and_ askgd him to look up the youngster’s record. - Marty's reply didn’t say a word about the kid’s base ball record, but rcporlerl that he was a .300 in the love-making league and had just be- comeé engaged to the town belle. Also Marty reported that the vision of loveliness would break the engage- ment if the youngster continued to play professional base ball. “Far be it from me to interrupt the course of true love,” quoth the senti- mental Pa. And the brilliant youngster won’t come to Omaha. Gossip Heard \ Around the Lots On Turkey day the Fontenelle Reserves lost at Shenandoah, Ia., score 25 to . Shenandoah outweighed the Omaha troup about twenty-five pounds per man. The, Athletics were real generous Thanks- giving and gave Hamburg, la., nine points, while they failed to collect any markers themselves. Thanksgiving day the C. B. Longeways relled up sixty-four points on Persia, la., while -the Persia scoring machine drew a blank, _ : After a flerce battle Dunlap, Ta., succeed- ed in scoring one touchdown againat the Monmouth Parks last Thursday. \ Eighty-six points were rolled up by the Ducky Holines aggregation against the Thirtieth Street Merchants. The game was somewhat similar to a track meet. Those Ben Keanedy Colts sure had enough names this season. They originally started out Wis the Montelairs then switched to Dundee Woolen Mills and finished as the Kennedy Colts. | The German Shamrock Reserves played excellent foot ball this season. Théy are a classy Class C herd. Because one of thelr players broke his lunch hook the balance of the German Shamrocks inoculated cold feet and threw up the sponge, Out of all the foot ball teams organized this season fifteen teams were on tap when turkey day arrived. Out-of-town foot ball apparently s mot palatable to the Noppareils. They played a miserable xAmaier in Council Bluffs against tfe C. Longeways. The C. B. Midgets and the Nonparell Re- serves played a tle game last Sunday. This could never happen if the row were staged in Omaha. When it comes to hooking forward passes, Kinky Thomas Foran of the Nonpareils is a peacherino and hé is still able to ramble at a 2040 clip. Dunlap, Ta., treated the Monmouth Parks like kings last Thursday. And other team: have been known to kick about the Dunlap gladiators. If Wisher, Neb, only had a team this year, the O\ B. Longeways or Nonpareils would give them a stiff race for the money Those Mazdas have a bunch of tricks which prove real puzzlers to their op- ponents. They will probably register as Class A next sgason. Zeiger of the Mazdas is a dependable man to heave the oval, His passes are ac- curate and well timed. Those C. B. Longeways must be stronger than horseradish and mustard with a bar- rel of Ted pepper thrown in. At least they proved it last Sunday. Now the Athletics claim the Class B mpionship. No Class B team trimmed m. / he Athletics played them a tie ucky Holmes team is kicking about the Athletics claiming the Class b champfonship. The Ducky Holmes will play the Athletics but they will not agree to let Arthur Moran play. \ The ' Nonparells ought to change their monicker to “All Nations.” Ten different nutionalities are represented by sald squad Several teams playing Class B foot Bail this seadon will swing into Class A next season carl Bachman, bright light both base ball Against with the Mazdas, is a He ®nds out conspicuous in d foot ball. avy Mazdas squad the band put up a strong game. Ana n and the oily. gang will look swe Leo McCreary, who used to be a star the Monmouth Parks, s now in K City, Mo., and probably tho oMy reasd is not playing_foot ball Ix that fo |teums are a scarce article in that town, A