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tIE LINCOLN DAILY STAR. SEVEN MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1916. SALE OF 111115 BRIDGE IS BEING BILL SMITH PUIS Brawl ic "Mysterious" Fighter of 20 Years Preparing to Return to Roped Arena. WORK Gaffney, Sinclair and Davis Reported Negotiating for New York Team. SALARY HELD UP DU New York, Jan.

10. A baseball deal whereby the New York Oiants will be sold shortly to a syndicate composed of REGENTS' flEOUEST James E. GafTney of this city, Harry F. Sinclair of Oklahoma and Robert H. Davis, a former partner of Mr.

daft, ney, is understood to be under way, Our prices on bridge work are so reasonable that anyone needing teeth to replace those that are missing can well afford to have the work done. We heavily reinforce our bridge work and gold crowns. 'Our Prices 22K Gold Crowii 22K Bridge Work $3.50 Porcelain Crown Upper or Lower Set of Teeth. uf Gold -or Cast Gold up Enamel Fillirfgs, like $1.00 up Silver Fillings Settlement Between Stiehm and Athletic Board Will Be Subject to Review. Messrs.

Gaffney and Davis sold their controlling Interest in the Boston tlonal league club Saturday to Percy the regents had Investigated and announced their decision. Inquiry today at the office of the university secretary disclosed that Stiehm had assigned two salary warrants totaling $760 for the six months ending June 10, 1818. The assignment, dated De. cemker 28. 115, was in favor of the First National bank of Lincoln.

Members of the athletic board today Justified their action, in settling with Stiehm virtually on terms which he dictated by relating that it was the desire of the board to get rid of the athletic director at the earliest possible date, and that they were disposed to be liberal In nettling with Stiehm in the belief that such a policy would afford the best means of get rid of a mess in the university which might. If left unse'ttled, embar. rasa and muddle the whole athletlo department at the Cornhusker school. Judging from their action, the regents do not view the situation In the same light as the board. They have taken steps to provide for a review and investigation and their action, therefore will be the last word of the university in the Stiehm affair.

Haughton and his associates In Boa-ton. Mr. GafTney Is quoted as saying: "You can ssy for me that If Mr. Sln-i clair secures the Giants, I shall deem JermsJInnounced Assured Ex-Director AlmosfFull Pay Till Sept. 1, 1916.

It an honor to become one of his Portland, Jan. 10 "Mysterious'' Billy Smith, who was welterweight champion nearly twenty years ago, says he will re-enter tho ring. He has actually gone Into training. Smith is 46, but savs he can whip most present day fighters of his weight. He weighs 170.

"I don't need money," he lays, "but I'd like to a few of these fellows up. The difference between the fighting of the old days and the present day dancing will be apparent when 1 step into the ring. -When In His prime Smith would fight a buss saw If It challenged him. He fought men of all weights and was one of the cleverest that ever pulled on a glove. Smith was the first to defeat George (Kid) Lavlgne, lightweight champion, who had not been whipped In ten years before he met Smith In a fourteen round bout at San Francisco in 1S99.

Smith made a fortune In the ring and gave away a lot of his money. He has little of his fortune left but enough to live comfortably. In his workouts In a gym here, he has shown that while he is not as fast on hla feet as he used to be, he is still marvelous boxer. He carries a wicked punch and can whip any of the Portland fighters he is training with. partners." Patrons From Out-cf-Town Given Immediate Service It 1s generally understood that If the sale is consummated Mr.

GafTney will become president of the club and that Manager McOraw will secure several ENTIST star players whose contracts are un derstood to have been taken over from 1Q1A ra Open Sunday Morninos, 12th year. PIfOTI? nftlSQ IVtl vr ava-ia-i DR. COUSINS, Mgr. and BMf mvmw i inn 1 1 iii Mini -iv-rv r-' '-i i i t-1r----- rn -t-tt-r- -ir" certain Federal league clubs by Mr. Sinclair.

These players Include Benny Kauff, Lee Magee, Fred Anderson, BUI Rarlden and Rouse h. Negotiations on the purchase price for the club, set by President Hempstead at a figure higher than the syndicate wants to pay, are under way, and It Is believed the sal will be announced shortly. Toda in Ring Annals By "CY" 8HERMAN. Payment of Jumbo Btlehm's salary until September 1, 1918 as athletic director at the University of Nebraska, which was agreed on at Saturday night's session of the Nebraska athletic board, which body (accepted hla resignation, has been hung: up at the university onthe request of members of the board of university regents. Announcement to this effect was made today by Chancellor Avery.

Stiehm'a salary has been at the rate of $3,500 a year. Of this amount, 4 1.500 has been paid In the past by the university to compensate Stiehm for his services as director of athletics, while the athletic board from Its own funds has paid him $2,000 in his capacity na head coach. When Stiehm resigned at the Saturday meeting, according to developments today, he demanded salary to September .19 IS. the end of the school year at the state Vrtversity. The board settled with him on that basis, after substractlng $300 to compensate a coach for the spring football practice season.

Cornhusker athletes flashed a brand of basketball which wa distinctively superior to anything they displayed last winter. Nebraska Wesleyan had ACIONAWi a team of unusual strength a year ago HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS and its present aggregation contains four of lust year's veterans. In holding the Methodists to so tight a score, the Hunkers even surprised their most loyal supporters, and before the session is over tho Nebrasku, squad, like as not. will be battling for the leadership in the valley conference percentage table. On the Sporting Pike Specially Purchased Specially Priced! By "CY" SHERMAN 189S Kid McCoy knocked out Jo Payne in the fourth round at Louisville.

This was the Hooiler Kid's first battle after his defeat of Dan Creadon, the Australian, for the alleged middleweight championship. McCoy had been hurling challenges at Bob Fitsslmmons for several months, but Ruby Robert was too busy elevating the stage to bother about fighting. Doc Payne was a fairly good fighter, and as he had been In McCoy's training camp when the latter was preparing to fight Cree-don, he was supposed to be wise Jo all of the Hoosler'a box of tricks. The Louisville developments demonstrated that Doc hadn't been a very apt pupif, for the Kid pulled his "oat and mouse" Bet with Payne In the rodent role. While some boxing authorities refuse to admit the validity of McCoy's claims to the middleweight title at this period, he was certainly the best man of that weight In the ring with the exception of Fits, and Bob had definitely relin-quished that title to go after the heavyweight honors.

In his prime McCoy was never whipped by a middleweight, and he cleaned up a lot of heavies, although Tom Sharkey and Jim Corbett were "3 mutch" for him. 1902 Jack (Twin) Sullivan defeated Patsy Sweeney In fifteen rounds at Manchester, N. H. gents were advised today of the ac tion of the board they promptly telephoned Chancellor Avery, requesting him to take steps to head off payment to the former athletic director, pending an Investigation Into the' settlement and the conduct of Stiehm In the Rutherford affair and other matters pertaining to his direction of the Nebraska athletic system. According to the chancellor's announcement, the resents will hold a special meeting Wednesday night, 'on which occasion they will review the entire situation.

Chancellor Avery then notified Treasurer T. A. Williams of the athletic board to defer payment of any sort to tho former director until after About 100 of the finest Mackinaws ever shown in this store -muchbekter in every way than you would expect at these prices on special sale be gi rifling Tuesday! Browns, grays, blues, reds, greens, in handsome plaids and quieter effects be very best materials and making-rail sizes. Come Tuesday Morning 5.45 11 i Xrth TAKE YOUR KICKS TO 8TONE AND DUCKY. The decision of tho board of dlrec-tors of the new Lincoln baseball club to place the ountrol and management of the team In the hands of President George Htone and Manager Ducky Holmes is quite significant.

It means that the directors do not Intend to order any extra session merely to gratify tho whim of any person who may not be entirely satlsfled with the manner In which the Lincoln club is being handled. Kicks In baneball go along with tho game. If tho home team chances to tumble Into a temporary slump and )oss a few games, It Is Inevitable that somebody will complain. The directors wish to got away from a situation which may maks the board a kicking post Ho the directors have voted full control to Stone and Ducky. They feel that Stone, who has Invested 14,600 of his own money In the venture, is entitled to shoulder a largo portion of the responsibility, and as Stone Is willing to the responsibility, tho directors do not purpose to stand in the way.

The directors also have tho hunch that Ducky Holmes ought to know how to assemble and handle an aggregation of ball players. He has done It successfully during four seasons In the Western league, and the idea of the director Is to glvo Stone and Ducky frecrtin In direct NEW COACH SENDS GREETINGS TO NEBRASKA. Dr. Stewart, who has been drafted from Oregon Agricultural college to become director of athletics at the University of Nebraska, sends greetings through The Star to students, faculty men, alumni and supporters of athletics at the, Cornhusker institution. The sports editor of The Star la In receipt of the following message from Dr.

Stewart, dated at Corvallls, Oregon: "You may ssy for me I am looking forward with pleasant anticipations to my new relationship with tho Cornhuskort. The oxeel-lent record of Nebraska In recent years moans Coach 8tiehm's successor will hove no easy task. It is my hops that tho enthusiasm of tho student body, faoulty and alumni and tho interest of No-Nebraska citizens may with tho of-forto of tho coaches, bring championships in all branches to tho Cornhuskers, "During my brief visit to Lincoln, I wti greatly impressed by tho interest in athletics evidenced by faculty members, students, alumni and townspeople, and I attribute Nebraska's prominence athletically to this clement. 8TEWART." Looking Them Over With Billy Evans Stories and Facts About the Diamond Stars By The King Of Umpjres batable. At any rate, the decision of the regents of the university to review the entire affair will have the sanction of the public.

If Stiehm Is entitled to tyU pay, a review and an investigation by the regents cannot harm his cause. AMERICUS BIDS FOR SECOND CRACK AT STECKER, Gus Schoenlein (Amerlcus), the heavyweight grappler from Baltimore, Isn't satisfied that Joe Sleeker, the Nebraska Soy his master. Although Stacker escorted tho Baltimore "rass-lor" to a' sensational cleaning last October in Lincoln, the Nebraska youth capturing two falls Jn nine minutes, Amerlcus has the hunch that he could make a better showing in a return engagement and he has offered to prove it to the wrestling bugs of Kansas City, which Is bidding for the bout Possibly Gussie Isn't really con. fldcnt tliut he stands a chance to take Ktecker's measure; possibly ha has a longing for the loser's end of the gate receipts. At any rate.

Promoter W. D. Scovllle Is angling for the match and the Kansas City Journal publishes the following account of the negotiations: Gus Schoenleln (Americus), considered a good wrestler. Is on the "come back" trail. The Baltlmor-ean, who lost to Joe Stecker In nine minutes last fall, believes he pan reverse that decision and wants to come here and try It.

In a letter to Promoter Scovllle ho says: "I see that the promoters are having a hard time securing opponents for Joe Stecker. Put me down on the list as one who will, take another chance on a winning and losing basis. If Steck- cr will consent to a match I will come to Kansas City and train for' a month. I want at least that much time. I will bo right the not time and It Is a cinch that it won't be one of those fifteen-minute It is up, to Stecker.

lie rin name the division of the purse to suit himself." Promoter Scovllle' said Inst night that he had Stecker's consent to wrestle here In February and that he would put the Amerlcus proposition up to him. Scovllle always has considered Americus one of the greatest wrestlers In the business and after seeing the Lincoln disaster he said that Amerlcus in condition would give Stecker a great match. ing the affairs of tho local club. This. 1 1 i a I 3 plan will centralise the responsibility and it should redound to the benefit of the national game so far as the Lincoln club is concerned.

the dust of the fatherland from thoir pedal extremities nnd sailed far tho new world, and Max was born and bred a Hoosier. At school end at Concordia college, where he was sent to prepare for a theological career, Max was far from being at the foot of his oIohhos, but he found plenty of time to devote to athletics. He played baseball, football nnd basketball and excelled at akatlnr. II II sprinting, swimming, hookey and track Billy Carpenter, one of the best known umpires In the country, who has seen service in both of the major leagues, has bumped into lots of funny experiences. Recently Carpenter has done much umpiring In the Southern league.

Throughout the south he is Immensely popular. He Is seldom the tcrget for criticism, yet he recalls vividly a remark made to him by a bieacherite a few years ago, -which forcibly expressed a difference of opin. Ion. Prior to his coming to the city In question he had accidentally, caught his hand in the door- of his room while closing it and severed a part of the It was feared that the Injury might cause the loss of theentire finger. The morning papers made note of the accident to the very popular umpire.

The game that afternoon was a very close one; and It so happened that most of the close decisions wero being given against the home team. After a particularly close one had been rendered kgalnst the home club, which games. In fact, ho went in for every thing In the way of outdoor, spurfs. and Is a credit to no one, sa when you send your clothes to us to be cleaned, pressed or repaired you can rest assured that good work is what we'll give you, ItHBe DIFFERENT We call for and deliver LINCOLN Cleaning and Dye 326 to 336 So. LEO SOUKUP, Mflr.

I fct the finish he wns usually among E5 TOO UK TO FIT III BOX SCORES Hoernscfimeyer Changed Mon-aker to Magee and Carnarius Was Converted Into Carey tnooo prasent, He was captain of the college track and bHskctball teams. and played shortstop three years on the college nine. In the summer he Played tall with a Terre Haute club, adopting I i E3 ill deprived the team of the run that would have tied the game, a fan in the 25-cent stands could no longer restrain himself. "Say, Carpenter, are you sure you didn't lose an eye in that accident Instead of a finger is the polite way he had of expressing his opinion -of the umpire's Judgment. Donie Bush, star shortstop of the Detroit team, is a great admirer of Tris Speaker, the sensational Boston outfielder.

One afternoon Bush tried to score from third on a long fly to center field. It didn't seem as if there was a chance for Speaker to get a fast man like Bush at the plate. The moment the ball struck Speaker's hands Bush made a dash for home. With the same motion he made the catch, Speaker hurled the ball toward the plate with terrific speed. It was a wonderfully accurate throw.

The ball arrived on a fast low hop to the catcher, a fraction of a second In advance of Bush. The catcher deftly touched the diminutive shortstop on the foot as he slid in to the plate, and the umpire declared him out. The decision was a very close ono, Detroit needed the run badly, and for a moment Donie didn't relish the ruW ing, although he afterward admitted that he guessed the umptr was right. That throw of Speaker's rankled in Bush's breast. If he was a slow runner, no attention would have been paid to the feat, but Bush la a fast man and has a good slide.

The Boston players got a lot of fun kidding Bush over the play: That evening some of the news, paper men brought up the subject to Bush. "That was a wonderful throw Speaker made today," remarked one of the scribes. "I should say it was," answered Bush. "I Suppose it made you pretty sore when you vere called out," was the comment of another. "It did for a replied-Bush, "and then 'I decided I otiffht to feel glad that Speaker was an outfielder Instead of a pitcher, beoause, honestly, that fellow can strikes from the outfield." lor mat purpose the name of "Mcoops" Carey.

The Cermun boy broke into the pro. fesslonal pastime. with South Bend, in the Central league, ploylns shortstop for a few weeks during college vacation. He graduated the following June, and then reported to South Bend, when he was sent to the outer gardon. For a time he continued his theological studies, but, while he had no particular evasion to the ministry, baseball appealed to him more.

In 1911 the young German landed a berth with the Pirates. While ha made good In all departments of the game, It was In pil FACTS CONCERNING STIEHM'S RESIGNATION. The Star feels that the public, especially the alumni of Nebraska university and the supporters of athletics at tho Cornhusker Institution, is entitled to have the facts concerning the resignation of Jumbo Stiehm as director of athletics. After the Saturday; evening meeting of the Nebraska board, the bare announcement was made that Stiehm had resigned. The as a result, had the right to Infer that the resignation had been voluntary, which puts It up to The Star to give the details.

The resignation, by admission of members of the board, had a string tied to it The resignation specified that the question of salary until Sept. 1, 1916 be submitted to, a committee consisting of Chancellor Avery, Chairman Barber of the board and Stiehm. In addition, it required that the salary settlement be- satisfactory to the athletic director. Members of the boa I'd did not feel that such terms offered a better solution of the problem than could be arrived at by the board. Inasmuch as any settlement would, of necessity, have to be satisfactory to Stiehm, so the board then proceeded to octree on a settlement which provided that Stiehm was to draw full salary to.

Sept 1, minus tho sura of $300, which the board was to Use lp engaging a coach to take charge of spring football In other words, if that settlement Btanda, Stiehm' will draw approximately 12,000 from the university treasury and the athletic treasury as the price the board will pay for the resignation. It 1 Is agreed by board members and supporters of Nebraska athletics generally that the situation called for Stiohm's resignation as the best means of clearing up the entire mess resulting from the activities of the former director In the Rutherford episode, but to say that Stiehm is entitled to full pay, In the lights of tho facts, Is de The Peace of Cincinnati fering bases that he made his greatest reputation. In getting around the bases Baseball hadn't been Invented when Shakespeare Inquired: "What's In a name?" Otherwise he wouldn't have pulled such a fool question. Instance, take the rase of Leopold Hoernach-meyer. Do you Imagine the fans would ever have stood for that? But as Lee Magee he does nicely.

A rose might be just as sweet if railed an onion, but diamond stars have to be more particular. Max Carey, the Pirate outfielder. Is another example. Max was born In Terre Haute, Jan. 11, 1890, and thus will be 28 years old tomorrow.

He started life as Maximilian Carnarius, which would have been all very well If he had carried out his original Intention of becoming a minister. It was entirely too hefty a monaker for a ball player, however, and early in his career ha had wished on him the of Max or "Scoops" Carey. Max' father was an army officer In Germany and a good athlete and Max Inherited from him the love of out ho has few superiors. When the German lad played his first game for money he was Introduced as a cousin NDERBIliHoTEL THIRTY FOURTH STREET AT PARK AVENUE The most -conveniently situated hold -in Neva York At the ThtrtgAhiri Street Subway History repeated Itself when th warring magnates met recently in Cincinnati to enter into a It was thirteen years ago today, January 10, 1003, that Byron Bancroft Johnson directed the drawing up of the first famous "Cincinnati peace compact," which ettded the wan fee wnn the American and National leagues, put an end to high salaries for the players and Inaugurated tho era of prosperity Winch continued until the I'eds started another war. Of Napoleon Lajoie a curious circumstance In vtew of the unpleasantness which now exists between the Germans and ttenchmen.

AMES SPLIT8 EVEN WITH KANSAS JAYHAWKERS. Kansas university possessed tho champion basketball team In Missouri valleye conference circles last winter, but It Is far from a cinch that the Jayhawkers will repeat this year. The Ames Aggies Invaded Lawrence last week to clash with the Jayhawkers In a two-game series. Kansas bagged the Friday night game, the margin in their favor being represented by one stingy point, but the Iowa Aggies staged a comeback the following evening and caged a victory. In vew of the ability of the Ames Farmers to get away, with an even split at Lawrence, the chances of the Nebraska Cornhuskers to annex Missouri valley hon-are this year are materially enhanced.

In their game with Nebraska Wesley-an Saturday night, In which the Methodists nosed ahead 24 to 23, the BROWN STAY8 AT HARVARD. Cnmbrldge, Jan. 10. The signing of a contract for another year services by Reginald W. P.

Brown, advisory coach. Harvard's football team, was announced today. For more than twenty years Brown has been associated with footbull at Hart door sports which eventually made him WALTON H. MARSHALL Afaufar METZGER TO W. A J.

Washington, Jan. 10 Sol Mets-ger, former football of tho University of Pennsylvania was today signed to conch the Washington and Jefferson football team. ford. It Is understood that definite not only a star ball player, but one of the best all-round athletes to be found In the American pastime. Some time before Max' birth his parents shook selection of a head coach will not be made for severaj.

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