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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1922)
Pitt Panthers Defeat Stanford University Eleven Before 10,000 Fans — Bill 6Aftwoy UY fflITSCUE. KEN SCIPLE gfllPH 5ClPl£ AL WflRTCMOV JIM JAgQSH IA&Cormfck ( Men Who Stand Out on Green Baize PROFESSIONAL .'.‘"H*!!"* JSJ.wnilt Hoppe tlnlkline 18,2......Willie Hoppe Porket billiards.Ralph Clreeulcaf ■I hree-rusliion . John I-nyton AMATEUR. National Mass A. 18,2 _ , .. , „ Edgar T. Appleby International Class 18.2 Edgar T. Appleby National Class 11 18.2.John Rlro National C lass C 18.2.S. M. Ilrussel Pocket billiards. J. H. Shoemaker __ 1 hreo-ruslilon...Frank I. Fleming £b/pk jPaxtett ! East Triumphs Over West in ; Big Grid Tilt 'i Panthers Prove Superior in Nearly Every Angle of the i ' Game—Final Score Is jit 16 to 7. - 1 Stadium, Stanford University, Cal., 1 Dec. 30.—University of Pittsburgh’s i Panther football team defeated the I Stanford university eleven, 16 to 7, v here today, before a crowd of ap \ proxlrflately 10,000 persons. For three ] periods Stanford was entirely on the y defensive, but i the fourth quarter y it displayed an < ffensive that resulted in Its lone touchdown. During most , of the game Pitt proved superior in j nearly'every department of play. Captain Holleran of the Panthers went Into the game for the last three minutes. Pitt carried the ball to , Stanford’s 12-yard line and again Stanford held and by a forward pass, took the ball back to midfield as the game ended. Pittsburgh re#. Stanford. Williams .RE.. I4iw*mi Gourley .RT .Johnston Sack ....RG. Faville Bow #er . C. Pegroof Clark .EG. Crnven* Hlmpson .,,..LT. SMpkc Sauer .LE.. Mertz Wlnterhnrn .Q. Woodward Flanagan .EH. Cleaveland Anderson .R II. noughrty Hewitt .FB. Cuddeback Score by period#. Pittsburgh . 0 10 0 6—16 Stanford . 0 O 0 0—7 Official*—-George Yamell, Chicago, ref area; Tom Thorp, Columbia, umpire; Wal ter Eckersall Chicago nnlverslty, head llmwan. Scoring—Pittsburgh: Touchdowns, llew ltt. Flanagan. Goals from field, William*. Points from try after touchdown, Williams. Stanford: Touchdown. Dennis. Point from try after touchdown, Cuddeback. Substitution*—Pittsburgh: .Shuler .for Wintarbnm; Frank for Sack; Sauer for Jordan; Murdock for Seidelson; Colonna for Hewitt; WTnterbnrn for Shuler; Asl» baugh for Bowser; Holleran for Winter barn; Miller for Clark. Stanford: Dennis for Cleaveland: Thomas for l4iwson; Dole for Mertz; Cleaveliind for Dennis; Lawson for Thomas; Mertz for Dole; Thomas for Mertz; Pheney for Cra vens; Eudeke for Johnston; Dennis for Cleaveland; Campbell for Woodward: Mur ray of Doughty: Doughty for Shlpke; Janssen for Dole. One Veteran Wrestler at University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. SO.—Capt. H. Brown, middleweight, la the only veteran on the University of Minne sota wrestling squad this season, and Coach Blaine McKuslck Is try ing to develop six other grnpplers to fill the vacancies. Minnesota meets four schools in dual meets. They are Iowa univer sity, Iowa State (Ames), Wisconsin and Nebraska. The Big Ten confer ence meet will be held March 16, at Ohio State. Coach McKuslck has a squad of SO men working out three times a week. Bloomfield Capers Win. Bloomfield, Neb., Dec. 30.—The Bloomfield town basket bnll team de feated the Orofton town team here last night, 36 to 19. Crofton excelled ,' In team work while Bloomfield ex I celled In basket shooting. Two Big Tens in Racing LEADING HORSES. Axe St. It 4d SdCmp. Won lMllorr . 3 7 4 I l 1—805.834 Sally's Alley . . . .2 If 5 1 0 5— 94.817 Exterminator ...7 18 10 1 1 4— 71.07.7 Morvlrh .3 5 1 2 X 1— 57.875 XVhlokanAy .3 4 8 O U 1— 49.484 Dunlin .4 IS 4 8 3 8— 41.441 Hlomom Time ..2 9 4 4 0 8— 41.250 Firebrand .4 19 * 3 4 8— 89.110 Doner* .2 20 8 2 3 7— .3.1.578 lloekmarter .... S 15 4 4 4 1— 34,837 LEADING OWNERS. 12 8 XV on Raneoea* Stuhle .88 53 41—$239,503 H. E. XVIlltney . 84 43 40— 448.807 W. S. Kilmer .42 IS 11— 183.733 J. K. L. Rom ..73 78 39— 188.314 M. X. XVIIaoU .34 48 32— 155.443 Mont tort .lone* B'l 90 33— 153.191 “‘able . .48 87 44— 134.8.17 34 48 30— 99.34.) 27 49 20— 94.493 38 «1 41— 155,118 Ralph Powell and McCormick Ranking Tennis Players in Nebraska During Year 1922 Hy OUT WILLIAMS. (Cliairman Field Club Tennis Com mittee. The nation-wide increase in tennis interest ot the year just closing ZOr*dLy r Or-otodi noted by sport observers, found Omaha and Ne braska directiy In line. Sporting goods houses lo cally and else where had con siderable difficul ty In filling the demand for ten uis supplies and equipment. In Omaha pub lic parks the number and qual ity of tennis courts was aug mented. but vet there Is a notable lacking In Omaha tennis facilities in comparison with cities such as Minneapolis, Kansas City, Chicago, Washington, etc. Ten nis is a sport highly adaptable to the vigorous tendencies of the young er ciass of athletes, particularly boys and girls of high school age, and it should be, and is, one of the ambitions cf the recreation department of the city government to give these ten dencies of Omaha's youth the proper tennis encouragement and environ ment. It might be said also that a few courts properly constructed and properly cared for are of more value than a large number Improperly built and neglected. In Nebraska at large, the develop ment of tennis at the University of Nebraska Is most notable. Some fltty courts are now available on the •university campus, end It Is not un common for 150 or more students to be seen on these courts each day dur ing the season. Powell Ranks High. Among Individual players In Omaha and Nebraska, Ralph Powell again demonstrated that he is the premier. An extended absence abroad In the earlier part of the i-eason prevented Powell's entrance In the Omaha City and the Missouri Valley events, but Ms victories In the Nebraska state tournament at I.lncoln, and In the Country club'* Invitation event cn t'tle him to first ranking In men's singles. E. R. McCormick, a new comer In Omaha tennis, won the Omaha city title after a remarkable battle with ' come-back” Arthui Scribner In the semi finals, and a stubbornly fiught match with Will A.rlams In the finals. McCormick also went to the finals In r the Nebraska state event, but was vanquished by Powell In a splendid match. McCormick plays a well de veloped air game acquired through much experience on the Pacific coast. His playing In Omaha should empha size a needed develpoment of ever head play by Omaha players gen erally. One of the outstanding local tennis events of the year was the remark able •'comeback" of Arthur Scribner, j After dropping the game for several Fears, Scribner accomplished in 1922 the impossible, in the opinion of ten ] nis followers, his playing was fully 1 up to form displayed in previous i years. Scribner proved the strongest ! | competitor for the winners of local j j events, and with a slightly increased ' j endurance, very likely would have j regained the Omaha city title held by him for several years. Valley Meet Important. Other Omaha players contributing to the uncertainties of various tour naments are Will and Joe Adams, John Brotherton, the perennial Spike Kennedy, Ralph Newell and Albert Kunkle. The Missouri Valley tennis tourna ment, held and sponsored by the Omaha Field club, was perhaps the leading tennis event of the year in the Missouri valley. Omaha players, j without the services of Ralph Powell, were unable to withstand the excel lence of play of Wray Brown, St. IxjuIs, or of Bagby, Newell and Wil Hams, the Kansas City representa tives. Wray Brown won the men's singles, while Bagby and Newell won the doubles title. In conjunction '< with this event ,the ladles’ tourna ment proved most Interesting. The winner of the Missouri valley ladles' title was Miss Jessie Grieve of Los Angeles, although the playing of Miss Louise Hammon and Miss Ruth Hager of Kansas City was of a high order. Again, due to the absence of Miss Claire Daugherty, Omaha had little chance to place in the ladles’ events. The five ranking Nebraska players for the year 1922 might be listed as follows: First—Ralph Powell, Omaha. Second—E. R. McCormick, Omaha. Third—Will Adams, Omaha. Fourth—Arthur Scribner, Omaha. Fifth—Don Elliott, Lincoln. Parcaut Wins. Breckinridge, Minn., Dec. 30.— Ralph Parcaut, local heavyweight, won over Bud Fish, Canadian, In straight fall here this week. The first fall came In 20 minutes and the second in 13. Half Million Witnessed Amateur Baseball Games in Omaha in ’22 By J. J. ISAACSON, Secretary Municipal Uassbull Association. In 1922, amateur baseball experi enced the greatest year since the or ganization of the sandlot games. With 74 teams enrolled In nine leagues, the or ganization enjoyed the greatest mem bership In Its his tory. In all, close to 1,500 players were registered in the various teams of the association. The champion ships of the three divisions were won j liy the louowinK teams' «. lass a, South Side Merchants; class B, Wheeler Memorial church; class C, j Barker's Clothes Shop. | Financially, the position of the as ! sociation showed further improve 1 inept. • Under the wise direction of President A1 C. Scott, the associa tion's balance at the end of the 1921 season was Increased from $1,300 to approximately $3,000 at the present time. For the first time in its history, the association took the winners of all three divisions on the annual trip to St. Louis for participation in the intercity games, at an expense of $2,600. In addition, gold and Silver baseballs will be presented to the members of the championship teams. Thanks to the hearty co-operation of Park Commissioner Joseph B. Hum mel and his staff, the association was able to present a schedule of fast, clean games at all of the city parka during the entire summer season. While no figures are availbale as to the crowds which attended the ama teur games last season, It is esti mated that between 20,000 and 25,000 saw the games each week, a total at tendance for the season of ne&lTy a million people ’v, ■i^PJroc/es Highlights in Nebraska Sportdom in 1922 January 8—Frank McCarthy wins singles curling trophy title. January 12—Ralph Stephens retains state billiard title; beat Heinie Harsch. February 5—Dr. F. Snider wins city bowling championship. R and K. Sciple win doubles title. Nourse Oils win team events, and George Kennedy and Ralph Sciple tie for all-event championship. February 20—"Mac” Baldrige elected president of newly organized "Big Nine” athletic conference at St. Paul. March 1—"Cub” Potter wins squash championship by defeating George Stocking at Omaha club. March 3—Nebraska State Baseball league organized at Lincoln. March 9—Omaha Buffaloes open spring training grind at Victoria, Tex. March 11—Sutton High basket ball team wins state championship at Lincoln; beat Crete, 13 to 11. March 18—Kenneth Sciple and A1 Wartchow roll in money at A. B. C. meet at Toledo. April 7—Jack Hughes, Field club, elected president of State Golf asso ciation. April 10—Nourse Oil bowling team wins state team championship with score of 2,979. P. Melchoir & Son team finishes second. April 12—Omaha Buffaloes beat Oklahoma City in first game of the season for both clubb, 10 to 3. April 14—A1 Krug wins state bowling singles title with score of G46. R. and K. Sciple win doubles title, 1,260. R. Sciple wins all-events, 1,823. April 13—A. A. Schabinger of Emporia, Kan., appointed athletic director at Creighton university. April 23—Mrs. T. R. Jameson retains city woman’s bowling title when she beats Mrs. Otto Ramer, 978 to 942. May 13—Four state high school track and field records smashed at 20th annual state meet at Lincoln. May 24—Ray C. Kingsley, Omaha, elected president Nebraska State Sportsman association at annual trap shoot at North Platte. Omaha awarded 1923 tournament. June 3—Second annual Ak-Sar-Ben running horse race meet starts with record entry list. June 10—Woodle Montgomery, owned by Frank Irwin and piloted by Johnny Singleton, wins annual Ak-Sar-Ben King’s Derby at mile and one eighth. June 20—Annual state women's golf tournament starts at Happy Hollow club. June 23—Mrs. Mark Levings, Field club, wins state golf title by defeating Mrs. C. N. Johnson, Fremont, 7 and 6 to go. June 27—Eugene Neville appointed assistant grid coach at Creighton. June 30—City tennis tournament starts at Carter lake. July 9—E. R. McCormick wins city tennis singles championship by beat ing “Bill” Adams, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, at Carter Lake club. July 10—Annual Transmlssisslppl golf tournament starts at Omaha Country club. July 16—Ruddy Knepper beats George Von Elm for Transmississippi golf title at Country club, S up and 4 to play. July 20—George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, famous English golfers, play over Field club course. . July 24—Annual Missouri valley tennis tournament starts at Field club. July 30—Wray Brown, St. Louis, wins Missouri valley tennis singles title by beating Phil Bagby, Kansas City, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Jessie Grieve, Los Angeles, beats Louise Hammann, Kansas City, 6-2, 6-2, for women's singles championship. Bagby and Newell beat Meyer and Grosso for doubles title. Phil Bagby and Ruth Hagerman beat Jessie Grieve and E. R. McCormick for mixed doubles title. August 11—Ralph Powell, Omaha Field club, retains state tennis singles championship by beating E. R. McCormick, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5, in finals of state tourney at Lincoln. Aiigust 13—Fred Vette beats .Tack Hughes, Field club, for city golf title, 77 to 82. August 19—Albert Finkel retains state Junior tennis championship by beating Mark Magee at Field club, 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. August 28—Annual Nebraska state golf tournament starts at Field elub. September 2—Sam Reynolds, Field club, bents Blaine Young, Field club, 4 and 3, at Field elub for state golf title. Reynolds shattered the course record when he made 18 holes In 68. September 8—Ray Kingsley beat John Nelson at Ak-Sar Ben traps! for diamond trophy. Kingsley scored 99 hits out of a possible 100 targets. September 26—Omaha Buffaloes end season in fourth place. Beat Denver in final game, 6 to 5. October 15—"Babe” Ruth and "Bob” Meusel, Yankee stars, play in Omaha Nov. 27.—State high school athletic board ousts Omaha Central from state football race for playing an ineligible man against I.incoln, Thanksgiving Day—Nebraska defeats Notre Dame, 14 to 6, before record breaking crowd of spectators at Lincoln. Decemi>er 8—Lincoln High wins state grid championship by defeating Kearney, 30 to 6. December 11—Coach Baldrige resigns as coach of Creighton university football team. Shoots Fish With Bow and Arrow; Arrested ! Perry ville, Mo., Dec. 30.—Trad! | tlonal Indian methods of hunting nnl i fishing are being employed here, ac cording to Deputy Game Warden j Base, who arrested an old-time hunter 1 and trapper here for shooting fish a bow and arrow. iW™"' the traPPer- lives; on a creek north of here, where, ac cording to the warden, he was reap lng a real harvest. Hunters say an arrow discharged from a strong bow pierces the water better than a bullet from a gun. According to reports from Berlin, I the former German chancellor, Dr. Karl Wirth, plan's to make a tour of the United States In the near fu ture. 7rank Afc Car/Jo/ II I II M Stem JPeync Ws •vf„ar 19'- was a fot'Kl. one on champlong in Nebraska. Only two title holders of 1321 survived the keen athletic competitions of 1922. ,{al|>h Powell, Field club, managed to return from a trip abroad in plenty time to defend his state singles s down. I owell defeated E. It. McCormick in straight sets at the state tourney. Tin rS’ **7 Jameson successfully defended her state bowling title in a special match with Mrs. Otto Kamer the score of the fat eh was 978 to 912. . S'*®.Reynolds, Field club, regained his state golf title when he defeated Blaine Young at (lie Field club 4 1 ’ ' | e'VJ°!. a *° shattered Jlie course record when he made the 18-hole course in 68. , , ,‘,M4 • ctartliy of tlie (Ian Gordon Athletic association, won tlie Engle trophy cup, emblematic of (lie singles curling championship of tlie state at Miller Park. i V'"es,ey of ,,u' Omaha Gun club beat John Nelson at Ak traps for the diamond trophy when he lion ,.f ii u,s out of a Possible 190 targets. His victory entitles him to the championship of the eastern sec tion or flip state trap shoot zone. won1 in.. NdnirSe,0l,S' bo"'ln,f tfanl, composed of Barron, Fritsclicr, Sciple brothers, Wart chow and Jim Jarosh, m !ea,T ’"" nK championship, ousting the Rowen Furniture company, 1921 title holders. club when she debated Srs”^. Frem^TiidT8 'V0"H‘,“'S ^ ,°U,n‘‘y HaPPy H°,,0W • — «* —• «• at the ,Omah0a,ehiii0?,,,a(ia ,lnb’"'of' JJ1® sta»® a«l«ash tennis championship when he defeated George Stocking at tne Omaha club in the finals of the state tournament, 3 to 1. at the"staTp'mect*'rhI^ n!»iS<,ll<KIi' ,s ,,le champion track athlete of Nebraska because of his performances broad jump. ’ * ' Cte broke two state record*, one in the running high jump and another in the the AkSar-Ben running and harness race meetings helped to make sport history In Nebraska during 1922. H5GHSCH%L BASKETBALL Ewing Trims Neligh. Ewing, Noll., r>cr. 3n. —Ewing High school quintets scored n double victors Srr.nNe, gh HlBh l!ere Friday, December ilrls, 21btoyai4"lnnln''' 20 10 ”• nml ,hu Elgin's Schedule. Elgin. Neb., Dec. 30.—Elgin has the ma ferial for a good team this year in Paul captain and center; If. MHnson and Coop er, forwards, and It Adams and Martin, guards. The schedule: January in—Meadow Grove there January 12—Neligh her.-. January 17—Cedar Rapids there (tenta tive). January 19—Genoa here. January 26—Hattie Creek there January 31—Albion hen-. ti\^)brUary 2—*-et*ar Rapids here (tenth- j February 7—Newman Grove here. February 9—Oakdale there. February 14—Albion there February 16—Neligh there. February 21 — Meadow Grove here. February 23 Newman Of ova there February 28—Open. March 2—Battle Creek here. Valentine Ulna Se\»n. Valentine, Neb.. Dec. 30.—Valentine High school is well on Its way to the championship in the Northwestern Ne braska Basket Ball league. The team has won seven games thin season, num bering ns its victims Wood Lake. Cody, Rosebud Indians, Newport and Bassett. Alumni Victorious. Sidney, Neb., Dec 30—Sidney High school's boys and glrla' teams took a trouncing the other night at the hands of the alumni. The alumni boys won, 16 to 11, an the girls, 11 to 4 Lincoln Loses. Ravenna, Neb., Dec. 30.—Lincoln was baffled by Ravenna's puzzling defense and lost, 18 to 14. Lincoln played a fast game, while the flipping of the local forwards failed to come up to their usual standard. Randolph Beats Alumni. • Randolph, Neb. Dec. 20—The High school team was defeated by the alumni, 18 to 10. Lineup of the teams follows. High School. Alumni. Malliard .Center. Sherwood Dennis .Forward. Farrow Calvert .Forward. Robinson Hall .Guard. Loftdell Brauer ..Guard. Hough!) Sidney Beats Platte. Sidney, Neb . Dec. 20.—Sidney defeated North Platte in a basket ball game here last Tuesday, 20 to 16. Both teams played a ragged game with Shaner starring for North Platte and Snyder for Sidney. - ' ■ 1 ■ . ————■—^1 ^ Swimming Gaining Popularity in Hands of Midwestern Association ' Midwestern A. A. U. Swimming Champions for 1922 I Men. Adolph I,. Andfrwn, O. A. C. I>. K Divinml. O. A. C. D. L. IMmoml, O. A. C. K. .1. < .impel, unattached K. J. (tHiipel, unattached Event*. Frei Rtyli Swimming llackstroki Breast At mk* Pnnoy I>lvinf; riunjr« for Bistancs Women. flrlrn Condon. Nleliolaa tan Helm Condon. Mcholaa Scan Helen Condon, Mrholaa Senn Helen Condon, Mehnlaa Senn Emily Tomn, Mrholna Senn Ky I ETE WENDELL. Director Swimming. Omiilui Athletic flub unit McIioIhs 8enn lln-pltul. The year 1922 was a banner year for swimming in Nebraska and her sister states, Iowa and North and South Dakota. The final organization of the Midwestern association of the Amateur Athletic union, which has Jurisdiction over swimming as well as the other leading sports in this territory, has already proved Its worth in helping to place tjiis sport in the high standing It deserves. Miss Helen Condon easily retained her championship laurels In all swim ming events for women nnd the fancy diving, and in so doing lowered all the records for these events for the year 1921, She also placed third in the National Junior 220-yard free style swim and proved her versatility by winning second in the plunge for distance. Miss Emily Tomes, nurse swimmer of Nicholas Senn, broke the 1921 record for the plunge for dis tance by plunging 55 feet. D. L. Dimond of the O. A. C. was the star in backstroke swimming, having lowered the 1921 record by several seconds for the 100 yards, while Adolph L. Anderson of the O. A C. squad proved he is still a cham pion by winning the National Junioi 220-yard nnd the local sprint free style events. The first annual Nebraska inter scholastic swimming championships were held in the O. A. C. tank, and Thoroughbred Is Popular With Omahans, Race Meets Evidence By CHARLES GARDNER. (Secretary Ak-Sar-Ben.) Through the activities of the Ak Sar-Ben Exposition company, Omaha has been most emphatically placed upon the horse-racing map, both as concerns the harness horse and the thoroughbred. During the 1922 season Ak-Sar-Bcn held two very successful meetings, the first coming in June, at which time 13 days of very high-class run ning races. As was the June meet horses competing from all points of the United States. In September five days of harness races were given and six days of run ningg faces. As was the June meet ing, the September meeting was very successful. As evidence of the call ber of horses which were entered in both the spring and fall meetings at Ak-Sar-Ben field, it might be said that the same horses are now winning more than their share of the races at some of the big winter meetings. The C. B. Irwin string of thoroughbreds, which was in Omaha both spring and fall, is at the present time the big winner at Tijuaya. At the time of this writing the Irw*in string has over $11,000 to its credit at the Tijuana meeting, which opened Thanksgiving day. At Havana, the horses of Wil liam Donda and FJ. A. Jones of F'ar nell. Mo., have been consistent win nets. During 1922 several very high-class thoroughbreds have been purchased by Omaha men. including Adonis John S. Reardon, The Whtppett and several others. In the harness di vision the two outstanding Omaha owned horses who gave splendid ac counts of themselves during 1922 was the little paoer, Hal Mahone, owned hy George Erandeis, and the wonder fill Kilo Watts, owned by Dr. A. L. Dermody. Omaha has shown during the past j year that it Is thoroughly interested in the king of sports. Some remark- I able horses in both the running and 1 harness division are being raised in the state of Nebraska at this time. We feel safe In predicting that the | 1922 season will far eclipse any pro ; grant that thd Ak Sar-Ben Exposition ! company has given since its organlza ( tlon. y-—— demonstrated a great boost for the swimming game. Six high schools were entered, the three Omaha High school teams receiving their coaching in the O. A. C. tank. Technical High school’s team, captained by Vernon Hudder, won the state high school championship after a hard battle with Central of Omaha. The outstanding interscholastic stars have been placed on the All-Ne braska interscholastic swimming team, 1922, by Coach Wendell, as follows: Relay—Dick Welpton. Central High. Omaha; Edwin Cahow. Tech High.’ Oral V*: V-rnon Hudder. Tech High Omaha; Jim Pollard. Central High. Omaha Tarda—Pick Welpton. Central High. Omaha; Edwin Cahow, Tech High Omaha inn Yards—Vernon Hudder. Tech High Omaha; Joseph (llrthhoffer. South High Omaha. ' 220 Yards—Vernon Hudder. Tech High omaha; Bill Thomas. Central High. oma. Fancy Pfvlng Geor*** Phillip*. Lincoln Hi«rh Lincoln; Hen Cotton. Central High, Omaha. * Plunge-— I,ernjr T.ucn*. Central High, A omahn; Robert Reb. South Hieh. Ornnhn. yf IiacKHtroke—Ldw|n Cahow. Tech HlKh, Omaha; Prank Mockler, Central HlKh Omaha. Breaststroke—Pick Welpton. Central H gh. Omaha; Bert darvry, Creighton Hifrh, Omaha. With the Increased Interest in swim ming. the year 1923 promises to bring forth even more swimming stars for this section, ami with championship meets to be held at. Nicholas Scnu hospital, Creighton university and the Omaha Athletic club, which includes the National Junior 50 yards free style and plunge for distance for wom en at Nicholas Senn. and the National Junior 100 yards free style for men at the O. A. the sport will show an even greater growth than this year. Pawnee Lepioners Win. Pawnee City. Neb.. Deo. 30.—Tho local American leplon basket hall tonm opened the season here Xmas dnv by defeating the Hteinauer town team in the local high school gym. 44 to 10. The game was fast, but one sided. Leading Champions in Golf British open . Walter Vlurfn Itrlf'nIi amateur.|4,rd n.»lilemc*.s BrltUh women .MU* Jo*re W<’liere«t American open . tiene Sarnirn American amateur. . .!r«*e SnMwfr American P. <i. A.tiene Saraien Inofficial world’* champion tiene Sara*en Women'* national .til* mu* Collett Southern amateur.It. T. .lone* Western open .Mike Brady Went cm amateur Charle* (Chirk) Evan* Intercollegiate.A. P. Boyd Metropolitan amateur . .1. Swret»w Metropolitan open .Marty O’lamfhiia lanii; lalami amateur If. W. Maxwell, Jr. Ix»ng falaml open.William Klin* We*tcl»e«tcr amateur. . K. I . Jttnrge* Wefttrlieftter o|>en .,W. M*X«rl*a* »wr Jerney amateur.FTarf Dyer Xewr Jeraey open.. ,4.K4.Marty U ^hU*