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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1923)
Up-to-Date News and Gossip of Interest to Sport /ans Herman Confident He Will Beat Firpo If Pair Meet in New York June 2 as Planned A mittster who will appear in a semi-windup bout at the Auditorium Friday night may climb into a ring at the Polo Grounds, June 2 to fight I.uis Firpo, one of the leading contenders for Jack Dempsey's heavyweight crown. He is "Big Jim” Herman. That Herman is a prospective opponent of the Argentine socker became known last night when Tom OTinurke, Gotham promoter, and head of a $1,500,000 corporation formed in New York city to stage bouts at the Polo grounds, announced that a purse of $25,000 had been offered Firpo to fight the Omaha heavyweight on June 2. It would be the first big bout the •new boxing syndicate, composed large ly of directors of the New York Giants' baseball plant. Engberg Only Obstacle. Herman, who is working out at the Business Men's gym f>T his 3 0-round bout with Emil Engberg Friday night, confirmed O’Rourke's announcement this morning. Herman’s prospective bout, with Forpo adds greatly to Friday’s card and will cause much interest now centered in the main event between Frankie Schoell of Buffalo and Billy Wells of England to shift to the semi wlndup. On the verge of a debut into the big end of the game, Herman will try doubly hard to stop Engberg Friday. Although the Minneapolis Swede is a giant in strength, he is not he lieved to be fast enough to beat Her man. The Omaha heavyweight sees Eng berg ns his only obstacle in the path to some big bouts and is confident of sweeping htm aside by a knockout. Herman also is confident ho can beat Firpo. He is eager to land a bout with Floyd Johnson, the Iowa heavyweight, before he battles Firpo, as he has boxed in training bouts with Johnson on the -coast and pro nounces him "made to order" for his left, considered almost as dangerous as that of Mlske's and Dempsey's. In all appearances, Herman has the makings of a great heavyweight and should reach the top if properly handled. Ho is naturally fast and possesses a miniature mule's kick in either hand. The big mauler has been boxing several years and has beaten some good glovemcn, but has been kept down in the past by his reluctance to train. Herman realizes his mis take, and since coming to Omaha from the coast, has been working orduously both in the gym and on the road. When he crawls inside the hempen strands Friday night, he will he in the best condition of his career, ac cording to Billy tlvick, who recently took charge of Herman's training. State Cage Meet Postponed Week Postponement for one week of the state amateur banket ball tournament, scheduled to start tonight at the Oma ha Y. M. C. A., was announced this morning by N. J. Weston, physical director. Inability of out-state teams to reach here because of deranged train serv ice, forced the tournament to be post poned. The following schedule, planned for this week, will be observed next week: FIRST DIVISION. Thnrsday—Marrh 15. 7:30 P. M.—Paxton Billiard* against First M E. Wop* aria P. M—Ernl« Holme* against El mer Beddeo. „ , , 9:00 P M—Bohemian Catholic Sokol* agalnvt IJghtning Athletic club; Omaha Athletic club. bye. Friday-—Vlareh Id. 7:35 P. M—O A. C. agalnat winner* of th« Paxton-Wop game 9-30 P. M*—Winner* of the !folm**-Bed dso gam* sgnlnat winner* of Iho Bo hemlan-I.lghtnlng game. Saturday—Marrh 17. 3:45 A. M.—Semi-final* Katnrduy—Marrh 17. « 15 p M —Finn!* (winners of the Firat division tgalnst winner* of Second dirtxlon t gBCOai|, DIVISION. Friday—Marrh H g 10 P. M. — PunYiar aicatnat Omaha Y" 8:50 P. M —Beatrice Y” a^ilnat Cen 10:10 p M.—Reward * Y" ju'iiinst I*!n f °10■ 00^A! M—Winner* of the Reward-I.ln roln yam* »*a1n**. winnera of the JVatrlce Central City ymnr. 3:30 V M — S*mi-final* * : ] 5 p. M—Final* (winner* of Oil* ni vlaion atfainat winnera of Firat division.) Shelby Raising Money for Gibbons-Jaek Bout Billings, Mont.. March 14 — A spe cial to the Billings Gazette from ■Shelby. Mont., says that at a meeting of spSrt enthusiasts In the little oil t town last night, $55,000 in cosh was raised and pledges were received J from oil men totaling *200,000 more | than necessary for staging a heavy j weight championship boxing match between Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul and Jack Dempsey in Shelby next July 4. The committee In charge is awaiting a reply from Dempsey, | agreeing to the terms of the proposed bout. Kneeper ^X ill Not Go Abroad Princeton, N. J., March 15.— Rudolph Knepper. captain of (lie Princeton golf team, will not ac company the American golf team to Kngland In May, it was an nounced today. Knepper was in vited to make tho trip by the Na tional fiolf association and partici pate in file Walker matches which are to he International In scope. University officials, it is said, hold that the trip would Interfere with Knepper’* scholastic program Knepper holds Ihe Transiuissis alppi and Iowa state golf lilies and was semi-finalist In tho national amateur title last fall. Stephen Beats Durocher Ralph Stephen, state pocket bil liard champion, put the skids under ‘'Pete" Durocher, champion of Iowa, In tho Interstate tournament match at the Taxton Billiard parlor* last night. The Nebraska champ beat the llawk eye by the score of 125 to 67. Mulligan an Outlaw. Rarino, WIs.—fiddle Mulligan, for mer third baseman for the Chicago White Box, is "through with orgiyi leed ball." he asserted today. H« lias signed to play with and captain th« Horllck Racine team, In the newt Mid west league, this yea*/ Luis Firpo May Meet Renault or Tom Gibbons Tex Kickard Plans to Use South American at Yanks Stadium May 12. E\V YORK, March 15.—While boxing circles were re garding with marked skepticism a flurry of reports that Argentine pro moters were offer ing inducements ranging from $000,- j 000 to *1,000.000 for Jack Dempsey to risk his heavy weight title against Duis Angel Firpo, Tex Rickard to night announced that the South American champion would make his next ring appearance in a bout on the same card with tho Jess Willard Floyd Johnson match at the Yankee stadium May 12. Rickard did not intimate who Firpo's opponent would be, hut it was said he might select either ‘Jack Re nault, promising Canadian heavy weight, or Tom Gibbons, St. I’aul light-heavyweight. Talk of a Firpo-Dempsey match in Buenos Aires was branded, In ring vernacular, as “ballyhoo.” Kearns denied specifically that he had been offered J750.000 for the champion's end, as reported. Entered in Coffroth Handicap at Tiajuana Is i a xv cl Or** "Two ’tumr "PUTTING Tilt NEXT ONC 9VIR” wmrpuoroAtR » San Antonio, March 14. Manager mgraws optimis tic chirps about his bundle of new shortstops are probably Inspired by the Imp* that Davey Bancroft will pick up a newspaper and then break Ills shoe laces rush ing for a San Antonio express. Travis Jackson. Maguire and Mac Phee are three good young players. But big league shortstops don't grow on trees. Neither do they grow on bushes. Jackson can bat this early spring pitching. But »o can Jess Barnes. Any report about a Giant shortstopper means that McGraw is simply turning on tha steam to heat Bancroft up. Bancroft is the bell rope on tho big train. No matter what reports are popping around in March, you will see I»nve earning the daily Firpo Hit Brennan So Hard He Hurt Bone in Bill's Foot New York, March IB.—Bill Bren-j nan, Chicago heavyweight, is expect-! ed to leave the hospital, where he! sought relief yesterday from concua sion of the brain resulting from the knockout blow delivered by I.uis Angel Firpo in their bout Monday, within a few days, but It will be a long 1 time before hej I is ready to en J ter the ring 3 B r e n n a n's j condition never j f w a b critical and surgeons who examined > x-ray pictures e? taken of his i skull said that -ino serious In jury wns done. :They found that y left side of his jg head, from be Itill Hrennan hind the ear to the left temple and from the perietal hone to the base of the skull, was In flamed. They said today that he was Improving and anticipate' no danger ous developments. Brennan admitted that it was the worst beating he’ever had te eelved. Besides the head Injury and body bruises, Brennan hurt a bone in his right foot—the same leg be broke when Jack Dempsey gave him one of the other two knockouts. The Chicago boxer is said to leave himaelf open to such blows as those administered by Klrpo. It was th • "rabbit punch" or one of its vari «• tlons that caused the knockon . When weathering a pugilistic storm Brennan crouches behind his army, leaving the back of his head and neck unprotected. Flrpo called twice at the hospital, with an interpreter. Kamm Hurts Knee. Chicago.—t'nsettled weather inter rupted practice at the camps of the two Chicago major league clubs, the National league team at Avalon, Cal., and the White Sox at bteguln, Jex. Willie Kamm, the White Pox buy from the coast, joined the casualties yesterday with a bruised knee. Mallory to Play Lenglen Today i? * Nice, March 15.—Mrs. Molla lijur stcdt Mallory and Mile. Su/unne l.c-nclen will meet in the Nice tennis tournament tomorrow morning. It will In; the drat meeting of the pair sinc e the Frenc h champion defeated the American title holder at Wim bledon last year. The- wit* ing of the pulr was made possible today when they went through the third round, the Ameri can champion scoring two victories liy defeating Miss Toldn and Mrs. 1)'Neill. She won the latter match after a hard battle, H-6, 6-3. The French champion had little difficulty In defeating Mile. Vlasto, 6-1, 6 0. / Entry Blanks Ready Kntry blanks for the first an nual Nebraska stale amateur Inn ing championships, to Im staged at the Omaha Athletic club, March 27 and 'IK, have been mailed to vurloua athletic- clubs and organisations throughout the stale. Any amateur boner wishing to en ter tlie state tourney can do so by applying to Denny Kyan or l*cte Wendell at the Athletic club. Heavy Shillalah Work. Hot Hprlngs. Ark.—"Rabbit" Mar anvtlle was to arrive here today to Join the Pittsburgh Pirates. Heavy stick work of Itch Russell, Pirate fence buster. In practice, and circuit drives by McMillan and O'Doul of the Ilnston I ted Nox featured the prac tice sessions of the two major league squads yesterday. Exhibition (innu'% —. - ■ ■ -- Orlando, Fla. March IB—Boor*: H W.W. Cleveland Americana .10 11 1 Cincinnati Nationals I « 4 flstterlas—-Morion, Nrotth, trill* and Myatt; L. Newell, I.mjua, K*< k and Wipfo, Hargrave. ClgBfwater. Fla, March r ftcor* Brooklyn nationals Boston National* - Baiterlag—Decatur, liiihfrinan, Olltngsr and Deberry. Taylai, Watson. Heoloii and Uowdy, ONBI, City Girls* Cage Tournament Mure than eight Omaha girl basket ball teams will compete for the city championship in a tourna ment scheduled to start at the Omaha university gymnasium next Monday. The tourney will t^nse with the finals Wednesday eve ning. • Coach Adams of Omaha univer sity Is In charge of the tourna ment. The V. W. C. A. girls’ rage team, entered yesterday, making eight teams already signed lip to play for the city championship and the Jteddeo trophy. Huffain Tales Maimfrr Kowtrliy U a rood natured chap but ntrirtly bueln*** if* 1* h hug* follow, towering abov* nil others on the field II* I* a former player of »h* Plttahurgh. Boa ton, Brooklyn. Philadelphia and Ht. Louie National trains Wilcox la lilt tf Mg n lively clip And ahows up fine on th* aocottd aerk. Anthony DfFiile, who waa encored from I ho Mlnneapolla club laat winter when Pitcher Tipple wa* **nt to the club, I* thn "King of Bhortafopa " All halla look alike to him an<l wh*n ho ettpa to th* home plat*, th* horaehld* la usually |oet It in no unuetjal feat for him to loet th* ball over the patk fence. _ (lernnndt, 17-yenr old anmllnt southpaw. pick ad up from thi i<>'n «<f Omtkt Mi netting tli* «-|*aslo"t para of any of »h" recruits a"nt lo tt»« mound by Manager Konefch" He cannot fall to make a great pitcher la tha "*pre*«ed opinion of Prenlden t Burch. This lad h>* tha "tuff when It cornea to tweelng wicked hall a Vftil, a telerun of ninny aonsone In tha Te*aa Iragna, who waa punhaaed from the Oalveaton Hand t'raha. looka hatter thnn he did Inat April whan the Omaha club played again"! him, "fated Hun h, He aufferad from u anr« «rm tail "*aeon but from ihe exhibition turned In thla morning, h" la good for the itaaon. Itecker, giunt recruit pitcher from K4rh f tel« I. Net), t •« having flu fir*t fling at profeaainiui I haaehgll. President llurch "tgtad thla morning that with training. Iie» kef would make a good pitcher. Ila hit a tots of gpaad and fair control. “I niton” Klrnter. recruit eatfhrr of W I.oula. pagtltner In the Dakota league last aeaaon, la "till galling tha race fur tha catch am. “Vturkahot" May a from tha Aeottla club "known how to pitch" la tha way Hurch expressed himself thla morning. f.lenn Ntoiit, catcher from the Regina rlui* of the Western Canadian league looka goo«1 at tha proaant time lie la light but will make good from the present | Indications. Harry I.ee. purrhaaori from the Hand pa of the T"x»a league porteldar, looka fl/4. H« la a email fallow and gpaad la biscuits there in April. You can't pull the cornerstone out ot a build ing and replace it with a piece ol sponge rakp. Bancroft comes pretty close to being the endorsement on tlio promissory note. Bentley’s sparrow is still up the blooming ralnspout. They say Jack ts temperamental. If he Is. base ball Is responsible. Bentley comes from a Quaker family living around Silver Springs. Md. His folks never did want him to play baseball, but h« signed with Clarke Griffith along about the time that Clarke had Har ry Harper, Joe Kngle and Joe Boehlin. . Jack never got much chance to show anything hut his pleasant smile. When the war broke out, he stretched his Quaker formulas to the breaking point by enlisting with the Marines and won several decorations. After the war was all over hut the peace conference, Itentley came hack. Ills reception was like other veterans received, firiff traded hint to the Bed Sox or some other team and lie was dropped by the waiver route. Then he was kidnaped liy Jack Bunn and you know the rest. If Bentley come* buck to big league baseball, ho probably figures he will get his share of the plunder before ho breaks hi* fountain pen on the dotted line. McGraw Is thoroughly in accord with Bentley'* fcel.ngs. Itentley was up there once, and got the gate. Now that the gate I* working both way*. you can't blame him for wanting to get some of that purchase ransom. As Sam Bernard said when lie called a bluff in a Friars' poker game, “When I hear the music, I want to see the orchestra." If Bentley shuuhl come to terms. It would about crab all chance* for any of the fellows this season, t'vengros, Morrison, Walbcrg and the other young fellows have shown plenty, but with Bentley on tho pitchers' committee there Is no room for any more wash In the laundry hag. Scott's first day in i amp was celebrated by running around the park and skipping the rope, lie announced ilia! he would do a little shadow boxing and then go out with the dumb liells today, lie did. His arm is in gisxl shape, although lie was rattier leery about spraining his elbow on a contract. He pitched easily to the hatters and then took his bonus wrist to I lie shower baths. Rosy Ryan's special car got In Into Thursday night. Rosy man aged to bust into the works on the first day that the pitcher* were curving th« ball. He Immediately asked for a 10 day armistice. All the rookies look good Any players who aro chased hack to tho trolley car leagues will lie released only because there is no room for them on ths club. Top?right, m;.r "I.lon d'Or” is a prominent candi date to win the $30,000 Coffroth handicap on the Tiajuana track .March 25. He is shown here with Jockey l-ong up. The Coffroth handicap is tlie one rare that stands nut us the chief at traction of the season on the Mexican track. Some of the finest horses in the I'nited Stales have been entered in this mile and a iiuurter classic. Tiie purse is larger this year than lias ever been offered before. Siki Confident of Winning •JBU.V, March 15.— Battling Siki informed International News Service today that the odds have shortened on Mike McTIgue'a chances of winning the light heavyweight championship on Sat urday because ho him self is being heavily backed to win by McTIgue'a camp. ”f am more fit than when I knocked out Carpentier. ' Siki. Sene galese. said. ”1 am certain of win ning, but I look for a fierce battle. McTigue"s odds have shortened be cause his camp has realized my su periority and is heavily backing my camp. I have not made a single bet.” McTigue is equally confident. ”1 have beaten better nun that Siki ever thought of beating.” McTigue said. “X was never in better shape.” Aspired to Lead Yanks New York,'March 15,—Disappoint ment prompted by losing his chance I to become manager of the New York Yanks in lt*24 rather than any real or fancied grievance against Comiskey, wag declared today by baseball men here to be the basic reason for Ed die Collins' failure to sign a White Sox contract to date. Collins, ft Is 3aid, has accepted the collapse of the proposed deal where by ho was to become second baseman of the Yanks, and ultimately their manager, with all due grace. Rut at the same time he Is said to have be come determined to make Comiskey pay for the failure of the roseate project. Number of Dead Member Sacred to Hockey Team Nan York. March 15.—The absence "f the numeral 6 on the back of any St. Nicholas hockey player was ex plain'd recently by Jack Rierworth, captain of the t*>am. Rierworth said that tHe number was formerly used by the late Hobey Raker, former foot- 1 ball and hockey star. "Although he is no longer with us," Rierworth declared, "we do. not use Ids number out of respect to his memory as the greatest player that ever wore the uniform of the St. 1 Nicks " Raker was killed In an airplane accident In France during the war. Offrr Is Valueless. New 5 ork. March 15.—(By A. I’.l— The $750,000 offer reported to have been made to .lack Dempsey, heavy weight champion, by Argentine pro moters fur a title match with l.uls Angel Firpo in lluenos Mres nevt November is valueless, Tc\ Rickard, Madison Square garden promoter, de clared today. Rickard said he had Ptrpo under exclusive contract for a yea*. Mil wanker Howlers l ead. Milwaukee. Wls.. March 15—At the American Bowling r<mgr*s* tourna ment Inst night, no team wns able to oust the leaders. The leaders, all Milwaukee teams, nre I'langintnn Olohe No. 1, 2.7S0. Badger Shoe Repair. t.Ul. l.udwlg Hay View Ice (‘ream, ! (U Hale-A Way*. 2.«70. Wiaconain Hole! No. |, ?.*€5. Girl Swims 52 Miles. Buenos Aire*.—Anna Clutbrod, nn Argentine girl swimmer, yesterday completed a swim down the 1’nrana river that lasted 21 hours and 47 minutes. Hhc entered the water at Zarate. 52 miles from this city. Mir* Guthrod bettered the mink of 21 hours recently , established by Lillian Harrison. In Norway, after a shark is caught and taken to tho mills, it* head Is i made into glue, teeth Into ''ivory" or ! numents, flesh into fertilizer, liver into "cod-liver" oil and the hide into ' leather of the finest quality. ADI I RTI»F >1 ENT. %!M E.KTIN* ME.NT. HAIR STAYS COMBED, GLOSSY Millions Using this Greaseless Combing Cream Few Cents Buys Jar any Drugstore—Not Sticky, Smelly HAIR) GROOM r««M *vMM» «M Keeps Haii' Combed Kvmi ■liibhom, unruly nr nlinm ponnd hnlr ntayn cantbad nil day In any alyl* you like "Hair (Irocun" In a (tlanlflnl combi tig c ten in which pi yen that Tint II ml gin** and well groomed effect to your hnlr thnt fl tml tou«'h to good die** both iu bu*i ness and on social occasion* , t Sienaelini-. ntnlrtlenn Hair (lroum” | ilni". not allow on the hair tavaune It j Id ntidorheil lijr the ftt'ulp, therefore' >our hair remain* no *>Ct and pliable i and an nntiirnl Hint no one ran poe nllily tell you uaed II. Not ntlcky or nniatly, Hoppe Defends Balkline Title New York, March 16.—Tile cue, of Willie Hoppe still is a magic wand; ha wielder still is the invincible master of the ivories. Young Jake Schaefer, son of the "old wizard,” knows it today. Jfoppe completed his defense of his IS.2 halkline billiard world's cham pionship title last night, amassing 1,500 points in the three blocks of his challenge match while the San Fran ciscan was totaling 1,341. Hoppe came to the table last night ' six points ahead, lie counted 43 be fore he missed an easy one-cushion : draw. Hoppe never lost the lead, and though he wavered several times near the end, ns did Schaefer, he main tained control, Hoppe used every con ceivable shot with unerring execution and daring. His speed control was uncanny. Besides holding his title, he won permanent possession of the $1,000 diamond medal, emplematlc of the championship, and his side wager of $1,000 with Schaefer. He will not be subject to challenge until a new trophy is offered. “Hill" Brennan Out of Danger. Says Doctors New York, Mai'h 1.3 "Hill” Bren nan, Chicago heavyweight, who is In a hospital with a slight concussion of the brain, resulting from his knock out at the hands of Luis Firpo Mon day night In Madison Square Harden, tonight was declared "out of danger” by a specialist attending him. He will be able to leave the hospital In three or four da>B, it was said. Brennan’s manager,‘Leo P. Flynn, tonight made public a letter written to the boxer by William Muldoon, chairman of the New York etate ath letic commission. In which Muldoon praised his showing against Firpo's terrific attack and branded as “un worthy of consideration" newspaper charges that the bout was “fixed” for the South American to win. Morningside College High Cage Tournament Starts Sioux City. Ia.. March 15.—The Morningside college invitation high school basket ball tournament opened here today and play will continue un til Saturday night. Sixty-seven teams in this section are competing. one of the features of tlie tourney will l«e the fight for champ rnshin honors In class A. Sioux City hat won this class title for the last three years. Sioux City will play its first game Friday night at 8:30 o'clock, when It clashes with the Spencer team. Johnny McCoy Wins K1 Paso, Tex , March 1Z.—Johnny McCoy of S’t. Ix)u;.s outdated and outfought Joe Berger *>f Chicago in j a 15-round light here last night. Me* , Coy's punches were effective and he was the faster of the -two. McCoy wag given all the rounds after the first four, which were even. Mistiming and Unnatural Swing Is Cause of Slicing By STANLEY DAVIES. (•olil Instructor I icld Club. Mr. I)»vln will toll how ovcmwlng jme results In poor shut* In tomorrow'* article.) Slicing. Slicing is caused by two faults. The most common fault iH starting the backward swing with the hands and wrists effecting the natural swing of the shoulders, causing them to lift up | instead of turning naturally, resulting In the club head being In a position above the correct plane and outside ot the line of fight. Once outside, It is not possible to get on the correct line again and in endeavoring to get in behind the ball, one has a drawing ef fect and the club is brought down across the bail. The other fault of slicing is caused by mistiming—not waiting for the club head and right hand to get to the ball before following through. Fighters Finish Training Today C * i,h fighters on Friday's boxing card at the Auditorium today fin ished training with light workouts with the exception of Billy Wells, who quit work ing yesterday, two days before the fight, as is the custom of Knglish boxers. Both Schoell and Wells are tuned to a fighting pitch, while Tiny Her man is reported to be in the best | condition of bis career. "Puggy” Morton, who meets Teddy Meyers in the first 10-round bout, had to be taken into hand and compelled to slow down, as he was overwork ing and showing signs of getting 1 'stale.” "Puggy” is a bear for work. The boxers will "weigh in” at 3 to-) morrow. Eddie Collins Says He’s No Holdout Philadelphia. Pa., March 15.—Eddie Collins, star second baseman of the Chicago White Sox, at his home hero ; today said that he is not a holdout. "I have no differences with the Chicago club and expect to leave for the training camp in a few days," he ! said. VI >ra~ ka Baseball Team May Train in South Lincoln. March 15—(Special Tele- J cram I—Nebr.u-ka's baseball team will probably start south during the spring ; vacation for a week of intensive train- . ing before the season opens. Ths ; Husk era meet Oklahoma April 5 and : 3 in the first games of the schedule, j Last year the team spent a week at Norman getting in shape. The »- ether again this season has hamp ered the- pastimers. Indians to Play Red*. Cleveland, O.—The Cleveland In- j dlans went to Orlando. Fla., today for--their first inter-league game of the season with the Cincinnati Reds. ‘Peerless Leader’ to Shakeup Lineup — Boston, March 15.—ncrease of sal aries for practically every player of jg~. the Boston National m league clujj. train f ing at Kt. Peters burg, Fla., have || been ordered by Kmil Fuchs, one of R the members of the f syndicate which re cently purchased the ~luh dispatches say The club is paying all waiters’ tip*. Manager Frank 1 f’hance of the Ren Sox declared at th« Frank Chance. Hot Springs. Ark, training quarters that changes in the lineup were absolutely necessary. Nebraska Wesleyan Will Not Accept Peru’s Challenge Lincoln, March 15.—(Special Tele gram.)—Nebraska Wesleyan will net accept Peru Normal's second chal lenge for a series of games to decide the state basket ball championship, ft. P. McCandless, Methodist mentor, “fated today that he felt the Wesleyan athletic board had gone more than half way in an attempt to accept the f.rst challenge of Peru. L'nder the first plan the two teams would have met during the conference season. Two sets of playing dates were of fered by Wesleyan, but Peru would not accept because an agreement over the number of games to be played could not be reached, ^ iliiam Jolmston Beats Dickinson in Tennis Play Los Angeles. CaL, March 14—Wil liara M. Johnston of San Francisco, No. 2 in national ranking, defeatei', Harold Dickinson of Los Angeles. 6 t>, S-S, in the first round of the men s singles of an invitational tennis tournament here today. Harvey Snodgrass, Souther California single* champion, won bis match against Paul Hardeman, former holder of the title, 6 2 6-3. Giants Fulfill Contract. San Antonio.—Three players have already been sent to the San Fran cisco club of the Pacific Coast league In payment for O’Connell. THK UTONIaVJ | THK 14 KADOWHKOOK THE CHURCHILL M*n*f*ctur+rm rtf Pmtt H*tti WWof th+* Allegheny Mount** n* What Do You Want in a Hat? Good material and workmanship? Tho ability to hold its shape under the hardest kind of use? The latest and correct stylus? A wide range of models and colors to choose from? Reasonable price? Sounds too good to be true, but you get nil of these at the Worth or Thoroughbred dealer in your town. TO DKA1.KKS. We manufacture Worth halt amt Thoroughbred hata in out ogrn modern factory, and aim to net! each hna direct to a progressiva merchant in every town, tf Worth hata ami Thoroughbred hats are not both sold in your town, ask ua about our unusual Selling Plan. 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