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Omaha Bee Sports Opportunity for McArthur Arrives in Bout With Joe Iowan Has Waited Long Time for Coming Fight With the Champion—Special Train to Run From Sioux City. A special train will bring Sioux City fight fans to Omaha next Fri day for the fight at the Auditorium that night between Joe Lynch, ban tamweight champion of the world, and Earl McArthur, the little Sioux City slugger. Word that the special train would operate was received last night when the Theodore Roosevelt post of the American Legion, which is staging the show, was advised to select 400 arena seats and dispatch them to Sioux City at once. McArthur has waited a Ion gtime for the opportunity that will he of fered him at the Omnna Auditorium I' riday night. When the Sioux City pug.list entered the boxing game it was with the firm conviction that some day he would be a contender for the bantamweight crown. Two yenrs ago McArthur thought opportunity was at hand. A match with Champion Joe Lynch was In the making and negotiations almost closed when unfortunate circum stances made their appearance. As is oftentimes the way with ambitious f ghters. McArthur had trained too hard and too diligently over too long a period. He was fighting anybody and everybody as often us itches could be arranged. The resulting pe riod of staleness was the outcome to be expected. McArthur, disappointed but not dis couraged, took a long rest and wont to California. Then he came hack. Now he appears better than ever. His followers in Sioux City believe McArthur has ns good a chance to win from Lynch as any bantamweight In the country. McArthur has one attribute lacking in many bantam weights. He packs a rety wallop. The average bantle lacks steam and drive in his blows. McArthur has both and on top of that he is as nigged as a middleweight and capable of absorbing all kinds of punishment. "They say Lynch is a knockout artist and that he is a slugger from gong to gong, but he'll never knock out McArthur," Is the comment of Sam Slotsky, McArthur's manager. “McArthur is tought and I don't ihlnk Lynch will knock him off his feet. On the other hand I know that Earl has enough power in his wallop to dislocate Lynch and I'm riding a hunch right now that after next Fri ■*d..y night I'll be managing a cham pion.” Evidently Sioux City fans think Slotsky my have the right hunch. At least the number of tickets they are demanding indicates that they have hope if nothing else. Omaha fans for the most part favor f.ynch to win, but the general opin ion Is that McArthur will make It a real fight and that Lynch will have to show all of h s championship class ro knock out or earn a decision over his rival. Lincoln Visited by Western Official Lincoln, Dec. 28.—Lee Keyser, of (he Western league chib of Des Moines, one of the members of the committee appointed to visit Lincoln and look over the possibilities of transfering the Sioux City club to this place, met with a number of re presentatives of commercial bodies to night and discussed informally the ad vlsabillty of the transfer. The sentiment among followers of the game in Lincoln was said to be m favor of securing the club but Mr. Keyser said no definite action can be taken until the meeting of the full committee, which he expected will be here early In January. Indoor Golf Tourney. Columbus, Neb., Dec. 28.—Indoor golf tournament among the older boys of the Y. M. C. A. will be one of the winter features. A flve-ho'» course has been established In th“ local Y. Will Fight McArthur Here <£To'e. J/yxvclv. Amateur Sports Enjoy Successful Season in 1923—Bigger in 1924 AMATEl It CHAMPIONS. Boxing. Paperweight, 104 pounds, Joe Mar lenee. Flyweight. 112 pounds, John Sesto. Featherweight, 118 j?ounds, Joe Har per. Bantamweight, 126 pounds, Sam Cross. Lightweight, 135 pounds, Paul Frechin. , Welterweight, 147 pounds, Royal Coffman. Middleweight, 160 pounds, George Barna. Light-heavyweight, 175 pounds, Ed Levenski. Over 175 pounds, heavyweight, Joe ravelka. Hand Rail. Singles, E. A. Creighton, Omaha Athletic club. Doubles. R. A. Farrell end D. II. Farrell, Omaha Athletic club. Volley Ball. Omaha Athletic Club—John Brown lee. Monte Roecker, O. C. Walt, Les !e Eurkenroad, Leo Wilson, Roy Wil cox. Women’s Basket Ball. Metropolitan Athletic club. Great strides have been made dur ing the last year for the benefit of 'lean amateur sports in this section Iowa Working Hard for Game Iowa City, la.. Dec. 29—The Hawk eyes did not look like the five that played Butler In their first post-va cation scrimmage last night. In the absence of Capt. Bob Burgltt, Coach Sam Barry put Hector Janse at cen ter and Bob Schick at left forward. Then the seconds were turned loose on them for 30-minute scrimmage both morning and afternoon. The regulars were forced to fight for every point they made. They are lieing given the kind of competition that makes a team. With only three days more before the Creighton game at Omaha, the Hawkeyes have plenty to do. The decisive beating the Ne braska lads gave Indiana last week makes it evident that the Old Gold will meet a team thnt is probably stronger than some of the Big Ten quintets. Ching Duhni, I man last year, and Alex Miller, member of last year's freshman team, reported yes terday. The only man who has not returned is Bill Fleckensteln. Coach Barry will give his basketeers two practices again today. Miyaki Wins Over Siki. Chicago, Dec. 28.—Taro Miyaki. Japanese heavyweight wrestling champion, tonight defeated Reginald Hlkl, the Senegalese, in two straight falls, taking the first in 15 minutes and 16 seconds and the second in 18:02. Miyaki meets Ed Lewis, world's cateh-as catch-can champion, here next Tuesday night in a match in which Jlu Jltsu holds will be em ployed. y Big Ten Mentors See Menace in Football Professionalism New York, Dec. 29 —Wide open Sundays In the middle West liavo created a harder problem for college njhletlc officials to solve than the summer baseball squabble of a few years ago. Coaches of the Big Ten conference football elevens have been active since the close of the recent, season In preaching against (he growing evil of Sunday professional ism by college gridiron stars. "Hurry Up” Yost, football mentor of the University of Michigan, sound ed a warning at a football dinner of the Bald win-Wallace college at Bercd, O., where he was the principal speaker. He told of the Inroads made into college players’ ranks by pro fessional promoters who want not on ly the players but their colleges as well to use as gate attractions. Alonzo Stagg. veteran coach of the Unfverslty of Chicago, sees a menace to the college game In the growing strength of the professionals who play only on Sundays and make great profit. The league, which started with a few clubs, has grown so largo Goozeman Winw Over Burman Milwaukee, Wia. .Dec. 28—Krnle Ooozeman, Milwaukee Junior feathei weight at 122 pounds, was awarded the newspaper decision over Joe Bur man, Chicago Junior featherweight, at the end of a 10-round no-decislon boxing bout here tonight. It wus Tlurman's first fight as a feather Welgb^, having formerly been In the ImntAiwelght class. that plana are under way to split It Into two organizations of eight clubs each. of the country. More meets have been held than heretofore: they have been better contested and have had more entries fro mwider fields. The result has been brought about largely through the efforts of A. A. IT. offi cials, who so ably conducted the events during the last year, and the clubs which are members of the Mid western A. A. IT., under whose auspices the meets were held. Through the special efforts of A. A. U. officials, the Nebraska state box ing commission was prevailed upon to adopt and make^rules governing amateur boxing and wrestling. As a result amateur boxing lias come hack to stay and the tournaments held by the Omaha Athletic club have aroused great interest. The O. A. C. conducted Nebraska state champion ships last spring, and in December held the district championships, with a very large entry list. Many am teur boxing tournaments are sched uled and as a result of the good work done along this line the Ameri can Olympic committee has issued official sanction for the Midwestern A. A. U. 1924 boxing championships to be held as pre-Olympic tryouts next March. This tournament will be held by the Omaha Athletic clqb Also, pre-Olympic tryouts will be held voider the auspices of the Unlversit of Iowa. All 1924 midwf stem A. A. IT. swim ming ehamplonships will be held a pre-Olympic tryouts. Final tryout for men will be held June 14 at 1 dianapolis, and for women at Net York. The handball championships wci a great success and were held a Creighton university. The added i t rest aroused gives promise to in creased activity during the coming >ear. The 1924 singles and doubles will be held by the Omaha Athletic club. Volley ball Is now enjoying great popularity and many younger men have taken up the game, with the result that a bigger season is pre dicted for 1924. The first inidwestern basket hall championships for women were con ducted under the auspices of the Catholic Daughters of America at Creighton university gymnasium and great Interest was aroused with 12 teams entered. The tournament last ed two full days and was a success from every standpoint. The Catholic Daughters will again hold the tour nament In 1924. The outdoor track and field cham pionships were held by the Omaha Athletic club last June with a very large entry of crack college stars, t’niverslty of Iowa's team won every track event while the field events were won by I'nlverslty of Nebraska, Drake university and Omaha Athletic, club athletes. The 1924 champion ships will t.e conducted by the Cnl versity of Iowa next May and will be semi final Olympic tryouts. Ice Skaters Sprint in Semi-Finals ot Tryonts Saranac J-ake. N. Y., Dec, 28.—The American Olympic speed skating team sprinted through a series of snow squalls hero today In the semi flnnla of the tryout, preliminary to sailing for Kurope. Charles Jewtraw, Lake Placid, won tho 600 meter race: Valen tine liiall*. Lake Placid, won the 1.600 meter event, and Joe Moore, Now York, and Blalls were tied for first place In the 6,000-meter race, which closed the meet. The team will go to Lake Placid tomorrow for the fi nals. High School Football Has Banner Season in 1923 High school football In Nebraska during 1923 experienced the best sea son of Its career In Cornhusker land. This Is shown In cold figures. One hundred and severity-seven high schools were represented on the foot ball field In 1923, 13 moro than com peted on the grid the previous season. The fact that more teams took tho field also means that more athletes participated In the greatest high school sport of them all. With 177 learns playing, It means that at least 3,800 high school students donned the moleskins, an increase of 300 over the 1922 total. Last season, which was also one of the most successful of all seasons from an attendance viewpoint, finds the satisfaction of work well done and more widely distributed than Is usually the case. The championship race, as usual, ended In a muddle, with six teams un defeated—Wilber, llartlngton, Tilden, Crawford, North Loup and Nellgh. Central and Tech of Omaha and Lin coln, three of the strongest teams In the state, each lost a game slid were eliminated from the running before Thanksgiving day. Lincoln put Tech out of the running nml thi n along cume Central and ousted Idnr-oln In one of the hlg gnmrs of tho high school football season In this state. Central entered Its last game of the Henson against Tech, the hlg favorite to win and cop the Btato champion ahlp. But the result of that game is history to Nebraska lilgli school fans. Tech completely outplayed Cen tral und won hy a jlerlslve score, thus putting the "Big Three"—I.lncoln, Central and Tech—out of tho run ning. Each section of the stale was repre sented hy strong teams and tho in terest Increased as iIu-hc teams went through their schedules undefeated. When the curtain dropped on the season and left six undefeated teams claiming the title the state high school athletic hoard held a meeting, hut was unuhle In award tho championship. Post-season games are tabooed hy the state hoard. Several footlmll players stood head and shoulders above the rest during the 1923 season, and these grldstein ware placed on the all slate first team as selected hy IUfj of the 177 coacbets of Nebraska. Firpo and Spalla May Battle in U. S. Early in Summer Some Talk of Argentine Meet ing Italian in This Country —Luis Angel to Appear in Native Country First. New York. Dec. 29.—The Argen tines are clamoring for action on Luis Angel Firpo’s part, and he also is anxious for another fight. It ia more than likely Firpo will engage In one fight in the Argentine before returning to this country. Just who will be selected to meet Firpo is un known, but undoubtedly an Ameri can fighter will bo selected to meet the Wild Hull in his own lair. Sev eral heavyweights have been ap proached with offers for the match, but each has had some excuse to of fer, so the search still is on, with nobody in particular lined up. There are several South Americans whom Firpo could be matched up with, but, strange to say, his countrymen do not want to see him In action with someone whom they already know, but are demanding that he shall fight some representative American fighter. There was some talk recently that Firpo would meet Ermino Spalla, heavyweight champion of Europe, but the announcement that the Ital ian Is coming to this country to meet Tom Gibbons or Gene Tunney puts a quietus on this rumor. No doubt Firpo would draw an enormous gate ir. South America against an Ameri can with any sort of a record st all. The people of the Argentine are ar dent fight fans and the passing of the new boxing law recently has cre ated a new interest in the fight game. If Firpo can get his fight In around the latter part of January or the first of February, it would not be surprising if he set sail for tills country much earlier than has been generally expected. The original plans called for Luis to leave Huenos Aires not earlier than April or later than the latter part of May. but it is believed that he now Intends to depart from South America shortly before Mart h 1. Whether this means that his return match with Demp sey will be held earlier than has been expected cannot be learned. While Tex Rickard and everyone else concerned refuses to divulge whether or not any date has been set for this fight. It'has been generally understood that Dempsey and Firpo would not meet until Labor day. It is practically a certainty that Demp sey will not fight Firpo in his first match of the outdoor season, so it will be the middle of the summer be fore the return bout could be staged under any circumstances. y.Witts. INDOOR IT TITLE l»y Associated Press. New York, Dec. 29.—Kenneth Ap pel of East Orange (N. .1.) High school today completed the national Junior Indoor singles tennis championship, defeating his schoolmate, John Van Ryn, 6 3, 6 7. 6-3, 13-11. The national boys' singles title was won by Malcolm Hill of I^oomls school, Connecticut, who defeated John Pittman of Hill school; Penn sylvania, 6-3, 6 3. In the doubles Malcolm Hill. Loom is school, and R. 8. Johnson, Newton (Mass.) High, defeated Kenneth Appel anil John Van Ryn^6-2, 6 3. 6 0. Harlan Basketeers Trim Motlalp Quintet, 51 to 8 Harlan, la., Dec. 33.—The Harlan Maroons defeated (he Modale Inde pendents, 51 to 8, In a fast played game of basket ball here Frfldny night. It wae the fourth consecutive win for the Harlan quintet, which le composed of some of the strongest basket men In Iowa. Close guarding by the Harlan guards, Paulson and Boy son, kept the Modale offensive from penetrating Maroons' territory and the visitors had to be content with but few shots at the hoops. The Harlan five Is considered one of the fnslest quintets In Iowa and nre seeking games with some of the better Iowa and Nebraska indepen dent squads. The team Is under the management of Bryan Harlan of the C. L. Harlan Drug company, Har lan, la. Tijuana Results First rare: 5 furlong* Marsh l h<!. 106 (ci'pon*)!) 61 20 20 60 [.60 Vera Rita. 107 (Mein).4 90 3.20 Kiln Waldo. 104 (Abel) . ...:i 0 Time. l;oi Currency. Last Girl, Go. Marmont. Hilly Jt.»* «ln • tun. Nor ford Honey, 162 (Wilson) . 111 20 22 Oft 12.20 Kina. 106 i F. Stevens) .6 20 too Choir Master, 1-9 (Parties)..620 Time, 1:10. Tennltee, Kvrlyn llurrlgnn. Sea Mint. Vesper Hells, Plantaffanat also ran. Third facs: Mile ttr.J 70 yards: Mary it-.* Dakar, 10ft . (Matrons! .7 00 4 60 8.00 Poor Puss, loft (Kennedy) .4.no 3 20 IInI Wright, 109 (Maker) 4 00 Time, i 44 4-6 Hftai's. Mny Prosper. Cuutixei. 1 shram also ran Fourth rues: i. furlongs' Spanish Ross. 110 <C.»n« lly) 16 90 ft 00 6 00 Pretty Molly. 101 (Clark) .4 :0 .1 4«i Ida Frances. 110 (t*liv<r). * Tim*. 1:1ft 3 6. Llttla Thistle, Little Clair alau ran. , , t Fifth ru*-c . Iflva and one-half »'*• M,*"' Him. h. 9f iW.. 9 0(1 6 on 9 in 11.. Vi.na KiiTtit... lot i\VniiiO... s on ■ "" Iti.MH A (Kin. 106 < Wrl.'K*.•!»> . i oil Tilin': I HI. I'UOtlll, I'n v loivu, 1'un samtel also tan Sixth rare HU furlongs; ...... Wortham. 1°* (Walls) . ft fift ,1 6ft 2 to tork l.edl ■ Mein > » 40 • ' Lady 1 . band. P'9 (Clark) 4 40 Time | 16 3 6. Mannikin II Tlkeh. (11 e»»n Spring. Faber, Famous Ulus, th ehPnla. \prT«ot also tan Seven! It fin e F|V* fUrlung*' Rumo. 96 (CUik) .ft.20 4 no : ho Iter, after. 114 • F.i - k* »M) 4 00 2 «0 L)|ek Teriiln. 114 (Penny) •» 4» Time 1.02 4 6 Hillsdale. Yukon, <’o«x Me. Fran.- Tirsur, Flame also ran eighth i ace. Pus and one eighth miles: Car. 107 (Haritsu» 7 40 f, (ft 4 I" i.mila Ilf (Kennedy) 9 to ft 4t) Huunnnt High 111 (F Falur) 6 6" Time t ..9 i r» Htrnn * F. Fait Vir ginia, Hue oh us. Dill's Lurk also ran. CADET J. P. Cleland, Omaha boy, is mak ing quite a reputation for himself as an athlete at West Point. He won the championship of his class in wrestling and has taken part in other branches of sport. While at the Kem per military academy, Cle land played three years on the football team. Job P.&letiQXWLl Mack Figures Team Will Be Contender in 1921 Flag Race Pilot of Athletics Will Start Season With Three Recruits in Lineup—Strand Con sidered Good Hitter. Philadelphia, Dec. 29.—Now that he has acquired the players he went to Chicago to get, Connie Mack is con fident that the Athletics will be formidable contenders for the Amer ican league pennant throughout the entire race next year. ‘‘We are all set," he said on his return to Phila delphia after engineering deals for Second Baseman Max Bishop and Out fielders Paul Strand and A1 Simmons, and figure to have a real punch for the first time in many years. Connie apparently plans to keep Joe Hauser at first. Chick Galloway at short, Sammy Hale at third and Bing Miller In left field, but second base Is debatable ground, with Jimmy Dykes and Bishop ns preferred candi dates and so are right and center fields, where "Bugs" Welch will fight It out with Sirnmoni and Strand. Perkins and Rruggy will shoulder the bulk of the catching burden, with Eddie Bomraell Bollle Naylor, Bob Hasty, Hube Walberg and 1-efty Hoimach handling the pitching assign ment. The tall Tiogan thinfls so well of this combination that be Is planning to drop bis catcher dowq to eighth place in his batting order, with Bishop or Dykes In the lead-off posi tion. He fiihires that more than 20 games were lost by the Athletics last year for lack of a single hit. and his determination to strengthen hts butting attack Is reflected in his purchase of Paul Strnnd, who is noth ing If not a hitter. Paddock Hurls Defi at Athletic Body By Internet ioasl New* Kerries. Pasadena, Cal., Dec. i.'9.—“I will apply for reinstatement In the A A. U., but under no conditions will I apologize to that body." was the defi hurled today by Charley Paddock, world's champion sprinter. Paddock, In a statement issued from his home, declared that his starts manshlp had always been above ques tion, but that he would never bow to the dictates of the A. A. V... which banned him when he competed ubroad as a "free agent." Teliell Not Hawk Coach. Iowa City. Ia.. Dec. 29.—Local of ficials deny the report thnt Gus Te bell has been hired as freshman bas ket ball coach at the university. Ath letic authorities declare that the Badger 1« only ona of many candi dates who aro being considered, and that probably no appointment will be mad* for BOine days. Scott High in Portland. Portland, Ore.. Dec. 29.—^he Scott high school football team of Toledo, <),, arrived today for a game Tues day afternoon with Columbia uni verslty, n local preparatory school. Workouts are to be given the team on a local field. Waco Five Wins. Waco. Neb., Dec* 28.—Waco hat ket hall team defeated tile Beaver City quintet. 24 to 10, op tho latter's floor Wednesday night. Captain Heckord <tf the Waco team was In jured and forced *o leave the garni early. May, a substitute, filled the vacancy to good advantage. Billy Mi she Near Death Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 28 — Billy Mlslte of SI. Paul, one of tin leading heavyweight bo-.ers of tin country. Is seriously ill ifi a Inca hospital, suffering from Bright’i j disease. It became known today j Physicians said tils condition xva a trifle better than yesterday when lie was near dentil, and sdtl ed that Mlskr's fighting days arc over if lie recovers. Mistic, who in more than 109 fights in his career, was knocker out only once, and that by Chain plnn .lack' Dempsey, fell victhl to the disease In 1920, When lie wa forced to leave the ring temporal' lly. Kxticmr care under physl clans orders enabled him to re Mime boxing six months Inter Ills last fight was with Bill Bren nan at Omaha two months ago which lie won by a knockout. Hr Is "9 years old, married and the father of three children. Charles Paddock May Have Run in Last Amateur Race Cards Seem Stacked Against Famous Sprinter in Manner That Leaves Little Hope for Supporters. New York, Dec. 29.—Judging by re cent happenings within the political circles of amateur athletics there is grave doubt that Charlie Paddock, the Olympic 100-mater champion and holder of numerous sprint records, will represent the United States in the Olympic games in Paris next July. Paddock, who incurred the dis pleasure of the officials of the Ama teur Athletic Union by participating in the University of Paris games last summer and was subsequently sus pended by that body, is said to have run his last amateur race. The cards seem stacked against the great sprinter in a manner that leaves little hope for his supporters. Paddock has long been the center of numerous disturbances among the moguls of track, and field athletics throughout the country. Scarcely a meeting of any importance has taken place within the last three years with out some mention, and usually not in any creditable terms, of the 1920 Olympic champion. Several sprint records alleged to have been made by Paddock in competition on the Pa cific coast have •been rejected by the Amateur Athletic Union. He has been upbraided in many quarters for refusing to come east to compete against the leading sprinters of this section. He has been criticised for his mercenary trend, due to the fact that he has been, for the past four months, on a lecture tour of the coun try, a tour which many contend he was able to arranpe solely on the strength of his athletic fame. Cubs Release Four Players Outright Chicago. Pec. 19—Two pitchers and .wo outfielders have been pried from the Chicago Nationals by Sian ager Bill Killefer, it became known today. Howard Fitzgerald, left handed out fielder. who came from Texas two years neo and who was turned imck to the Thrpe Eye league for season ing. has been released outright to tho Wichita Falls club os part of a deal that sent Rip Wheeler and Bob Os born. pitchers to the Chicago Nation als. Freddie Fussell, another south paw, will go to. the Wichita Falls club after being held up by the St. Louis Nationals when waivers were ask»"l. Arthur Wis, turned ovdr to Wichita Falls last summer, has been sold out right to that club, and Chief Cheeves was released to the same aggregation some time ago. Burns Loses Decision. Phoenix, Ariz.. Pec. JS.—Charlie Burns of Los Angele* lost a decision to Billy Alger of Stafford. Ariz., In a 10-r< und bout, featured by furious In fighting. here tonight. They are lightweights. In the semi-finals. Young Nelson of Miami, Aris., won by a small margin over Frankie Romo of Phoenix. Both are bantam weights. -:—7—r— Hunker Cage Loach CoatA W'&’T'clirte W. G. Kline, present coach of baa ket ball at University of Nebraska, is the man who invented the five man defense In the cage game. He hit on this combination while coach ing at Nebraska Wc-sleyan, where he turned out pome of the best basket ball teams in the middle-west. Kline is an Illinois man and played football and basket ball there. He was gradu ated In law, but has never been able to get out of the coaching game long enough to go seriously about the practice of it. Mlietf© Kit HE end of the duck reason finds Edwin Dygert and Ken Phillips of Isaac Walton fame in a frame of mind far from peaceful. This also applies to Ed Calaban. Ed Calahan and a friend were in a blind on the Platte river while Dygert and Phil lips occupied a blind up river. Came four ducks by the upper blind. Cal ahan and his pal started to calL The birds circled. A flick of s;x Joined them. Then a bunch of 15. Then a flock of about 250 drakes swung straight out of the sky and joined them. Behind them i aine a larger flock and behind them another. I lose to 1,500 Mal lards were swinging anil milling around the Wind. Great groups of them landed among the desoys. Drakes hissed and hens called, (nlahan and his pal dug tliemselves closer to the ground and kept on calling. For more than half a mile illicks stretched out over the river, while tlie leaders crashed into the water near the decoys. Not & shot was fired. Suddenly the hunters rose. Whish! Mallards climbed in all direction*. "I was afraid you'd start shooting." said Ed to his pal. ' I was afraid you would," said bis friend. 1 Ed Dygert and Phiilipe haven’t re covered yet. Th*w go duck hunting, they scy, to get % few ducks, not s memory of a hunch decoying—but at i that they admit it was a wonderful sight. Ravenna Five ^ ins. Ravenna. Neb., Dec. 23.—Ravenna defeated the fast Alliance quintet. IS to 7, In a well-plaved game of basket ball here Prklay night. EI.KN I KA(it E. Standing*. Won. I.oat. Pet. KtHinn. .« I* •«>* J uilcna .EE U • 7” . -< I* -SSI Nielson. .J* ;; JiS ihrml.ti.il .J* ;! i| Mlmr... .}* }?! Jobni .11. " • ••** Imlltldiiul A. cruse. Kennedy .IMiCn* .J” H. rron .1*1 June. ..1*C I. undln .1»» IU.xm.nn --04 Will* .H7 t'l.rk. r> J.•*; Oleon.1*7 NTujrl.n, J.»*! 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Vent a Halterlea . IS 1? .822 King Cole Oyatara .28 20 .8*8 Hoontera special* . ..... 24 2 1 ’''3 Pete Tax'ha . 74 71 .833 HU. K* Five 19 2« 4 77 M.rrltta Plu hlng & H C» 1* 77 400 Nelson Fleet r If Co.It* 30 .833 i*. K Paulson Motors 1 4 4 .022 I tidlx Idunl Averages. T/eaiit . 1 97 .1 one* * ........ 1 *4 Wesley ...191 'O M Zarp .,...145 \V, lHoemer 14’ Hrnntilan ...... 1*5 It. S* iple ... 1X91 Hal i on ., .1*5 Wflrlchow ,. . 147! Zadlna .188 j I.AHI1H Ml IKOPOl IT\\ II V(.u; Standlnga W«fn. I.oat. Pet A P. rhompsona. .29 18 84 4 Mode Pleat and Hutton 3• 1* 844 S.-hneider Electric Works 2* 17 .*33 llousiiutna . . . . 78 70 .888 Standard Oil tilrla. ...23 72 111 John II Hath Florist .... 23 23 .4*9, Mi Konn *y Oentlatg 20 36 *44 \ lint n Ol-anera ... 14 77 .*<»") Hartman Furniture Co, ,.l* 79 33* Hurdle W a . .18 30 .333 Individual \vemaea Thoendel . 18* N Thompson ..183 Stnfitun .1*1 H Hamilton • '44 5teepv .1*7 .1. islander 14* Jameson .. . , 181 \ V Thompson 147 Huff ........... HI liousnian ..... 147 1 MON I\%C1F1C 1KK.I K. Mujvd.ng. . __ W. I*. PC. Car Rscords .J* 1J • Division Engines: a .27 *1 .60s General Auditors .......... 27 21 .5*1 far Shops J* •{ .64 J Store Department ....25 .8 .5*1 Auditor of Freight Accounts '-‘4 24 .64K* 51*- h ne Shop* . .. 22 2* .461 Auditor of Disbursements ... l 27 .43* Trainmen 1* J© .3*6 Superintendent '-f Transpor n 14 *4 .281 Individual Averages. VfcAutiff# .177 Kent .16* Wanks ..176 Pfeffer .165 Rloemer . ..174Sferrs . 1*6 Norgard K.17J Wlbe ......1*4 Purse ho use .1*8 Conrad .161 GATE CITA I KAGIK. standing*1. „ Won. U.*:. Pet. Murphy Did It. "7 Omaha Towel Supply.... 33 * •** Stewarts Hupmoblles ... 27 1 •> *41 Paxton Billiard . 27 15 « J Ford Dealers .... .... 24 15 .616 Bankers Reserve life... 1* 24 .428 Sinclair oil . 14 2* .331 Omaha Sporting floods. - 15 78 .30 Frontier Towel Supply. • 11 31 «1* Firsstoaa Ttrr« 1 26 • ©** Individual Average*. Moore # ...is* Bloemsr . .. 1** Zadina .163 7 mmermsn . O OlSOtl .187 Mtrasky . 13* Mayer .180 Coups 1 D»6 F. Jaroah.lSItErmsn .164 IH1! !» Q1 A1,IT\ CU B. W.mlln.n^ T pr, \v.,u.h»ii« . I# »• E w '-‘Ik .!: 1! •!" Vw'rsra . .... 15 15 Buffalo .16 16 .600 Berkshire .13 J* }j* Valley Hit* k .D‘ Tv .313 1 nd 1 \ ithi.il Average*. pvrk . . iTi V\ f(mer .< hold .170 J Shubrrt .71* CV* . ,1«» McWIUUm. .1M s,ht»lf»r .U»l'V H Johrn.il -}M Iienm.Urh ...107 S hnit.r .... l.i tV ! i. r. Caprero .2© 1© • *•* Sterling ...-•••}} }! Sunflower ..11 U ” * White Hose * 22 2«« I mil v Idual Averages. M' Kensey . I > Tabor .115 Burkhart .14." t'er-vv .114 Schults .Iff l.uther .....)** Thomreon ...... 178 Buckingham . . . . 1©6 Conuway 1*1 Riton>e.87 MER4 ANTII K I K At.I E Standing*. Won Boat Tct Guarantee Fund life... 27 t2 *82 M K Smith A Co. 2* IS .**7 American K surest . 17 16 *4.t Omaha Printing Co....» 2 4 15 .*15 City Hall 24 1* .*11 Huahman S:or*ge ...... 11 18 .M> Melchior A Son . 3*' 7 \ • o: n Pi en« .... 18 74 Kilptttlek A CSv. 8 s.» 3 0 Robert Daiupster Co 4 IT .l*c Individual Average*. gctide .Ml Rink .,,.1?1 Wolff .17v Kind . .171 Jensen ....... .17* Hamann ........ID* ltarhlerl ..... .17-' Behrens .,...,1*8 Dentdoif .... 17. Hunt ■ *» cl on .. 1*8 Billy Mi*Ki*. 81. I*«ill lirarvirrl(hl flirhti'r, who knorkixl out lull Bivn nun in nn Oiiinha rln* wvnral w <•< k» uro. In report<xl to bo nonr domh in n hoapltal In Mtnnonpolth. ItrlRht'n dlnnnno In wild to bo tli. .huso of Mtskra lllneae Husker Gnd and Track Teams Feature Season Year of 1923 Banner One for Athletics at the University of Nebraska. A review of Nebraska athletic* for 1923 finds the football and track teams standing out as tlie stellar per formers. The gridiron season got away to an Inauspicious start but with the victory over Notre Dame all previous games were forgotten. Ne braska did not claim the Missouri valley title this year. Inasmuch as Kansas, like Kansas University, was Ilkewist undefeated the Huskera were willing to stand on their reeord. The track team, tutored under that master hand of Indian Schulte’s, came through for its third consecu tive Missouri Valley title besides trav eling westward where it defeated Uni versity of New Mexico and gave the University of California a bad scar ing by romping away in all the speed events. The Bears came back, how ever in the field events and won. In 1923 the track team went fro:* pillar to post trying to find a piao4 to work out. Ir. 1924 Coach Schulte - problem has been taken care of by the new stadium. Under the east stand is protection from the ele ments and plenty of room. Neither the basket ball nor bas» l all teams finished above the half way mark last season but, both teams were filled with sophomores. Naturally the principal Interest re volves around Nebraska’s football team, the organization that has made the Husker institution famous the length and breadth of the lsrnd. The season’s record of the team is worth a glance at this time. Here it Is: \-brwka Opponent. 7 Illinois 24 24 Oklahoma n « K-nms a 7 2f i**our! 7 14 Notre Dune 7 2 S Ames 14 o Srraraw 7 24 Kuna Aggie* 12 112 71 The wrestling team put in a big season and met with but one reverse in a dual meet, landing one place in the Western Intercollegiate cham pionships. Taken, all in all. the season of 1923 can be put down as another one of those “bigger and better’’ years at Nebraska. Grid Coaches Seek to Repeal Tackle Rule Atlanta. Dec. 29.—Elimination of the forward jump shift and the repeal of the rule abolishing the flying tackle and the tackle below the knees were recommended by the rules com- a mittee of the Football Coaches’ Asso ciation of America in meeting here today. The committee also recommended a revision in the rules that would al low the offensive eleven to complete its downs before dosing the half when It has the ball within the opponents' 10-yard line Jack Dempsey’s Father Fined $50 By Auwlalnl Pm*. Salt Lake City. Dec. 29.—Hyrum Dempsey, father of Jack Dempsey, the world's heavyweight champion boxer, was fined tZO in city co*rt today on a charge of possess.on of liquor.. He was taken into custody a week ago in a local cafe and entered a plea of guilty. The arresting officer charged he was mixing highballs with liquor from a pocket flask. Greb Ask* Murray to-Train Him for Bout Paul Murray. Omaha boxer and trainer, has received a letter from John Glasbom. manager of Harry Greb. asking whether Oreb can train with Murray if he fights In Omaha sometime in 1924. Greb rrefers to train in priests rather than in public, his manager said. Murray has a wide reputation as a sparring partner, rubber and general trainer. Huskies Depart for Game. Seattle. Wash.. Dec. IS.—The Uni versity of Washington football team departed tonight for Pasadena. Cel., where it will meet the United States Naval academy team New Tear's. The Washington players are due In Pasadena Monday. Twenty nfhe play ers and the coaches and about 60 rooters left on the train. The Wash ington players had a light workout today. The University of Minnesota basket lail team defeated the Grlnnell quin tet at Minneapolis last night by ths score of SS to 17. - “Y” Leagues trim rr.vsnixG*. (pmniPMit) lfrt«ur W L. Pet. 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