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Omaha Bee Sport! WICHITA BASEBALL FANS WANT UBALD EAGLE” ISBELL TO PUT OUT MORE MONEY FOR PLAY.ERS FOR NEXT SEASON’S CLUB Wichita, Kan., •Ian. 1.—With Frank Isbell, Wichita club owner, haring fattened his bank balance by some $15,000 out of the sale of six of last year's Wichita stars, local baseball fans are watching to see how much of the $45,000 he is going to spend in building a new organization. To say that Isbell is worried by the prospect would be stretching the rase, nevertheless the "Bald Kagle,” right now, is concerned enough to be "wanning the wires” in an effort to locate a really good looking first baseman, a hard hit ting short stop and a dependable pitcher or two. The Izzles w ill start the 1924 season minus seven of their regu lars of last year. And this number includes a large part of the offen sive as well as the defensive strength. Jim Iilakesly, left field; Mc Dowell, first base; Wes tiriffin, second base, and Johnny t'onlan, center field, comprised the heavy artillery of the Wichita team when it was at hat last season. Blakesly and McDowell were first and sec ond in the race for homerun hon ors in the Western league. Kmie Maun and Lefty Sellers, pitchers, were the leading twirlers on the staff last year, Maun head ing the league, Beck, while not a powerful hitter, was second only to !jce of Tulsa in covering ground around (lie short field. 'Beck was not sold. He was the property of the Los Angeles club, and went to Oklahoma City in the trade made with the Angeles for Pilcher I’ayne. To take the place of the seven men lie has lost through sale or otherwise, Isbell has six new players, one of whom is a veteran oT first class caliber. He is Carl Sawyer, second baseman, who will take Wes Griffin's place at the keystone sack. Other new players acquired are Dunning and I’ayne, a pair of promising outfielders who are expected to replace Blakesly and Ionian; Holt, an infielder, and Jim Jolly, a pitcher. Both Punning and I'ayne lack experience. Dunning played in (lie Three-1 league last season, leading in halting, and played the last 20 games with Rochester in the International league, hatting more than .400 in those pastimes. Payne ( was leading hitter in the Nebraska State league hi 1923, and was be ing looked over by major league , scouts. Howard (Pope) Gregory, un doubtedly will manage Hie Wichita club again. Reporting ila.v for I I>iI(tiers will be March 27. The rest j of the dub will report a week lat er. Ohl players returning the coining i season: McMullen, t asey and Males, catchers: Hutler and Gillis pie, infielders; Smith and Heal, nut fielders; Hovlik, Gregory, McNa mara, McDowell, Musser and Ak right, pitchers. Isbell and Gregory are counting on McNamara and McDowell to "come through” next year. Hovlik, they believe, can lie depended on to deliver the goods. I shell re cently denied rumors that the for mer Ml. .loe twirler had been sold. Gregory and Mussel- both appear to he passing their days of useful ness, however, and Akrlght lias as yet failed to show anything that would hasten the thought that he might derelop into a league sensa tion. Isbell says he has about mill pleted a deal for a first baseman who is now in the roast league. He refuses, however, to give his name, Isbell also Is trying to close for a pair of pood pitchers to nil the Rapping holes left by the sale of Cellars and Maun. The Izzies will t^iin next spring as always, here. Isbell dp< lares he has always had good results keeping the team here for its spring workout, pointing out that this latitude is far enough south for him. Moreover, he says it gives the players an opportunity to fa miliarize themselves with their own park. No exhibition dates have jet been announced. PAST TENNIS SEASON BEST IN HISTORY OF NEW GAME IN NEBRASKA, SAYS NEWELL ■ 1 ■ — « Racquet Sport Sure to Grow by Leaps and Bounds Ibis Coining Season—Inter-City Tournament Great Help to Game in Iluskerland. Hjf IfAI.l'H NKW III.. -I hnirimin Oinulin I'ielil Club T^miis l’i‘mnilttee.1 HI-; last year lias been a very suc cessful year for tennis in Omaha. We have been handicapped by in element weather. nut ill spue in (his the Interest In the game has increased in the last few years, 1 and we have been able to noiu several successiui ten nis meets. The Omaha city championship was held the week of July 17. We had US entries with only six defaults in the first round and were aide to finish the tournament in one week accord fng to schedule. A little later In the month of August we held at the Omaha Field club an invitation tour nament for a trophy, which is to he won three times for permanent pos session. This Invitation tournament will be made an annual affair and was won last year by Mr. Ralph Powell, ex Nebraska champion and Missouri val Iey champion, who defeated Davis, present city champion, in straight sets. Davis Is city champion and defeated Ralph A. Newell in a five set match. 6-2, G-4. 5-7, 1-6, 7-8. This Invitation tournament In cluded several players from out of the city and created a great deal of Interest In the nearby towns. As a result of this we arranged on Labny day for an intercity tourna ment and invited Sioux City, Des Moines and Lincoln to send 10 men each for a series of match games to be played in Omaha on i,abor day, with tile idea of decid ing which team could win the most matches. We have arranged for a suitable trophy to he played for and have further arranged that the matches In the future shall be challange matches between two cities at a time, giving any city the privilege of challenging the city which holds the trophy, which at this time is Omaha. The result of matches played on Labor ■ day was: Omaha, first: Lincoln, sec ond; Des Moines, third. I Any other cities may enter this association by subscribing to a tro phy wliirli will he purchased by a committee consisting of the presi dent of the association, Mr. 8. 8. Caldwell; the secretary, Mr. R. A. Newell, and one member of each of the cities in the association, which at this time arc: Lincoln, Neb.; Des Moines, la.; Sioux City, )a„ and Omaha, Neb. Two weeks later we held the Carter Lake eluh annual invitation ‘WHhthr , ^KNIGHTS &«- GLOVES Mansfield, O.—Johnny Horvath, Mansfield junior lightweight, was awarded the newspaper decision over Jack McLean, Detroit featherweight, Ih a 10-round bout here today. Rochester, N. V.—Andy Chaney of Baltimore was given tho decision over Archie Walker of New York here this afternoon after 12 rounds of fighting. Chaney weighed 133 and Walker 134 1-2. Philadelphia, Jan. 1.—Dropped In the second and fifth rounds for the count of nine, Lew Tendler today lost the decision In a 10-round bout here to Nate Goldman of this city. Tend ler showed signs of grogginess. New York. Jan. 1.—Kid Willinms of Baltimore, former bantamweight champion, won the Judges’ decision over Midget Smith of New York 16 a 12-round bout in Brooklyn today. Akron, O., Jan. 1.—Joe Lynch, New York, world’s champion bantam weight boxer, today knocked out .Timmy Murphy of Ht. Louis In the third round of a scheduled 12-round bout here. i (Lynch opened tho first round wilh a bombardment of rights and lefts to tho face and body that kept .Mur phy hacking away. The clintnplon jabljJd at will and In the second round floored Murphy twice with right crosses to the ' bin. Another In i the third sent him down for the count. New York, Jan. 1.—lliul Taylor, Terre Haute, bantamweight, easily defeated Hammy Nable of New York In a 12-round bout at (he Pioneer Athletic club today. Taylor led fhroughout tho entlNv bout. Nable was hanging on to avoid punishment In tho latter part of the fight. AniiwPr-'Y'H, If tho idlllnfr ami np* nr* low. n ground rul« should hr • ntad** nrfore wh umim to th*- « t ?h»t * tft« hall la dead whm It ntrlk'H wither pf thane over tliw court, mid t h «• hall •hall be thrown up at r«*nt»*r In fhn hH Mfira of a ground rulo the hall continuoa ID Play i if - . ■ . --- I Fireman to Plav ^ ith Pale 11 use. Chicago, .Ian. 1.—Otto Traeger, a member of I lie Cincinnati t ire department. Inis been signed b.v the Chicago White Sox on recom mendation ot lleinie Oroli, New York tliird baseman, it was an nounced tonight. The recruit, who aspires to depose Willie Kaitun, the $100,000 third baseman with tlie White Sox, never had experi ence in organized baseball, hut made an impressive record with independents. tournament with 44 players en tered. Tills was strictly an Omaha i tournament, there being no outside players invited. Ralph A. Newell won this tournament, which was held on Lake Shore courts of the Carter Lake club, by defeating John /ahaya in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. The 2923 Nebraska slate tourna ment had 84 entries and was held in Lincoln the week of August 30, all sections of the state being repre sented. The northeast being repre sented by four men from' Norfolk and Blue Hill, Mathewson and X^angen berg from Walth.ll. Players from Arapahoe and Holdredge, Hastings, Grand Island, York. Seward, Omaha, Plattsmouth, Tecumseh, etc. lion Elliott of Lincoln, Neb., was winner in the singles, winning In straight sets from Charles Mathew son of Walthill, Neb., 6-2, 6-1, 7-5. Elliott and Russell of IJneoln, Neb., won tlie doubles, winning from Mc llride and Stanton of Lincoln, Neh., in a four-set match, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Milton Kuggles of Hastings has been elected president of the as sociation for next year and Gregg McBride, serretary. The lades' singles championship of Nebraska for 1923 was played in Omaha on the court of the Omaha Field club the .week of August 5 This tournament was won by Mrs. Mlajor Mitchell, who defeated Miss Anita Currie, runnerup, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. The coming year will see an increase in the interest shown by the women players, and we antic! pate a much larger tournament for them in 1924. Tulsa Club Buvs •/ Young Catcher Tulsa. Old., Jan. 1.—That the Tul sa management Is not through engl neerlng deals for*the building of the 1924 Oilers Is conveyed In a message fi om Business Manager J. Ilaymond Frlel, announcing the purchase of Pete Casey, catcher and first base man for the Norfolk cluh of the Ne braska State league. Casey, though noted In the wire as a catcher, played 115 games at first base for the Norfolk cluh and fielded and hatted excellently. He took part In 115 games and batted .333 and fielded .395. He was well toward the top In both divisions. He stood third in the league in total bases with .228. making 158 hits and scor ing 67 runs and stole 10 bases. He topped his circuit In putouts with 1,140, had 63 assists, also a 1 high mark and quite a mark for a right hand throwing first sackcr. Casey Is also a right hand hitter. Casey Is considered a good prospect, as he Is hut 22 years of age. He Is to be an understudy of Crosby. He stands 5 feet 10 Inches. Casey was with Okmulgee of the Western association for 14 games In 1922 and batted .282 and also played first base and fielded .970. This Is the third deal turned by the local magnates since their sojourn In Chicago, and completes the jpre season dickering, Reds Start South Early in March j Cincinnati. O.. Jan. 1 Battery men of the Cincinnati National league baseball club will have five full weeks at the spring training rump at Or lando, Flu., tills year, according to plans announced today. The first delegation Including pitch ers and catchers will leave Cincinnati for the south on March 1. and start w-oi k March 3 This squad will be In the personal charge of Manager Pat Moran. The second squad, consisting of all regulars and utility men, other than battery men. leave a week later. The team will remain at Orlando a week longer than it did last spring and start north on April 6, playing five games with the Detroit Tigers eri route. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Plhbernsen will entertain at n burtet supper Pat urdnv evening at her home fur 14 guests. Majors Bidding High for Pair of Minor Men s lly DAVIS 4. WALSII KW YORK, Jan. J. — In spite of statements pui porting to indi cite that they had a great plen ty of. the high p r i i- e d m i n o r li iguei who usu ally Rives a low priced perform ance, the major leagues again are figuring in terms of fhe im pm-lant money in tlio proposed pur chase of Outfielder Combs and Pitcher Dean of the Louisville Colonels. At least three clubs—the Giants, Yankees and Cincinnati Reds —are said to be b'dding avivldly for this pair of worthies and the tr.fling sum of $150 000 has been mentioned, off band, as a poss^ile means of nr riving at an amicable understanding. The sum in question was quoted to the Yankees by Cap Neale of Louis vilie, causing Jake Rtippert to rush into the night, uttering strange sounds. However, it is significant that he returned in a chastened mood, later. Indicating that one side or the other had thought better of it in the meantime. The Yankees figure that they must have a right-hand hitting outfielder, and Combs seems to be all of that. The Reds have gone to bat In a feverish effort to land both young btishers. The Yankees, on the other hand, are not particularly Interested in Dean, and the G ants are not so keen on Combs. McGraw is an added startgr in the bidding, Neale having whispered a few sweet noth ings in John's shell like ear only recently. Just what the Wants and Reds may have offered, if anything, is not known. Scott High Grid Team Wins, 20-17 Portland, Ore., Jan. 1—Scott High school football team of Toledo, O.. claimants to the lnterscholastlo foot ball title of the United States, de feated Columbia university’s prepara tory school eleven here today, 20 to 17. The game was refilete with thrills, with the Toledo champions furnish ing a majority of them by their reck lesR exhibition of forward passing. Although outweighed by-the western lads. 15 pounds to the man, the mid dle westerners overcame this appar ent handicap by their wizardry in hurling the ball for long gains. During the contest they attempted 27 forward passes and completed 12 for a total gain of 159 yards. By rushing, the Toledo boys gained 393 yards to 231 yards for their opponents. Scott made 22 first downs to Co lumbia's 12. jKrim and Albers were the outstand ing stars for Toledo, while Collins. Hicks and Smith shone lor Columbia. Ne$c?eu^ ^©Pt'letx Abadaoe, crack thoroughbred of the C. Ji. Irwin stable, won the fifth race at Tiajuana yesterday over the six furlong route, Icutlng such good run ners as All-Over and Wild Heather. Delaiite, It. K. McClain hang-tail who has be< n making vftilte a name for himself as a runner down In New Orleans this winter, Is entered In the $5,000 New Year's handicap at New Orleans today. "And then.” write* Wanderer. ' when you have completed your list of great halfbacks, _add Noble of Nebraska. He Is as good as Pfsmj, Orange, Wilson, Htcheson. or any one else. Ask Notre Dame or Kyra cuse. ” Ih-fore a professional boxer is granted n license to fight In New Jersey, copies of Ins birth certificate must tie presented, along with his ring history and a photograph of the contestant. Nearly 900 clubs, gjms mill socle tbs are affiliated with the French boxing federal Ion There nro no fewer than 12.mm licensed boxers. Of these, 1(1,00(1 me iimalcurs and 2.000 arc professional ts'xers. The growth of soccer especially In New Kngland Is shown by Hie fact that a recent Sunday game between Fall ltlver and .1. I’. Coats eleven!* Ml Tiverton adjacent to Providence, »ct an attendance record for Hie United States of 11,375 paid admis sions. It was n replay of a second it’iind national cup game, end Fall lttver won out by 4 goals to 0. Till* Is Ilia country wide competition In Which the cleverest teams meet In monthly rounds, tic losers being eli minated. 4|llestloll-In Icl.'MM n ft--- llifox lev I lu» ilimw*»r> feet Ipiiv** th« floor provl'lrtl hf *1'»* n not Miivuiic* UfjuikI !!»• f»«it throw lln« ’ Aiimu « —Jfoi JACK DEMPSEY MADE BIG IMPRESSION ON FISTIC SCRIBES FIRST TIME IN CHICAGO I ' ,\L SPINK. HEN Jack Dempsey was in Chicago crowds followed him wherever he went ind his only chance to rest was by lock ing himself up in his room in the Ho tel Morrison. Jack s reception this time called to S. mind his first visit ^Lo Chicago in Janu Wiry, 1914, because S it was so different. This time lust be for Dempsey's arrival from New York crowds gill hi r<d in front and rear of the Hotel Morrison and awaited the coming of the champion. Hie arrival of Itooseveit In Chi cago in the olden days caused no more commotion than did the ar rival of Dempsey’ this time. When Hemps- y came to Chicago in 1918 he walked into the Hotel Morrison almost unnoticed. I,amey Lichtenstein and myself were tlie only two to notice Ids com ing and to greet him as he walled into tin- lintel rotunda. IJclitnt stein, who knew Sullivan well, gs he sized up Dempsey that day, safcl “He looks more like John L. than any other fighter who has come shire the Boston Boy. Anil I believe that some day lie will be come as famous as was Sullivan when at the height of Ids career.”. Those words of Lichtenstein, who has managed many great fighters and who pointed erut Jack's good qualities so nicely, have been more than real ized. * , When Dempsey came to Chicago four years ago he was just starting out on his career. He had got here from San Francis co and had had a hard time getting here. But he put on a bold front and dressed very nicely and strutted around like a peacock. Soon after his arrival he told me he had secured an engngemtnt that would net him ham and egg money In •a burlesque house, since extinct, on West Madison street, and he Invited me over there to see the show. 1 went and then for the first time I saw Dempsey stripped for action and face to face with that perennial aspirant for heavyweight honors, the giant. Andre Anderson. Although faring an experienced boxer and a man much heavier ! tliaji himself, Dempsey ap|>eared to have tlie edge on Anderson In all ways, and when the smaller man landed at will and went around the giant like a cooper around a barrel, there were cheers from the few people in the house Aho seemed to instantly recognize in Dempsey a coming champion. Camping in Chicago at this time, Dempsey sent out H. O. P. calls, and his first response came from Buffalo, where he was offered a match with the giant. Carl ♦iorris, who had bowled over several of the big fel lows. Setting out for Buffalo, clean ns a' Christmas turkey but determined to replenish his depleted exchequer. Dempsey on February 4. 1918, entered the ring against Morris. The latter had met Derupfeey the November before in one of those pe culiar four-round bouts at San Fran cisco, and Morns bid told <>f how was a friendly native son referee who had given the decision to Dempsey on that occasion So this g'*<-ond nK'diJiK at Buffalo, according to Morris, would result in a reversal of the S an Franc Sou ver dict, and to witness the promised re versal a great crowd gathered, the j larger part of which 1*Hiked to see Morris make good his prediction. To tlieir surprise Dempsey went to the front from the first round and whipped Morris so badly-that the referee put a period to the hat fie at the end of the sixth round and declared Dempsey the winner. Six mouth* later, nr December 16. 191M, Morris, not being satisfied with the other two verdicts, was given another chance, this time at New Orleans, and this time Demp sey ended tile real question of sti primary between him and Morris by knock inf out the latter in the first round. These three victories over Carl Morris, the 235-pound Irish-Cherokee j Indian fighter, gave Dempsey his j proper place in the limelight, and from then on he added to this repu latlon by howJn? over all the big ind little fighters who happened | along, regardless of their size, weight , or previous condition. No Big Ipsets in Tennis Among 1923 Tennis Stars By \ 1M KNT RICH\RDS Ntftionnl Indoor Trnnln Champloa. New York. Jan. 1.—Tennis cham pions have proved themselves more stable and easier to figure than the golfing titleholders. There were really no violent upsets among the stars of the court during 1923. It Is true that Molla Mallory, long supreme among the women, was robbed of her nation al honors hv the youthful Helen Wills, but that had been more or less expected by those who have watched the meteoric climb of the Callforna lass. William T. Tilden. of course, was the outstanding figure of the en tire year. It is gradually being recognized by the tennis critics I hat there lias never been a player to equal him. not even the great Mi Coughlin, the famous California Comet, ever acliieving the heights that Tilden has conquered. It was rather expected that Rill would not retain his title at the start of the season. Klood poison in a finger had caused Hs partial amputation, and the champion was quite emphatic in his statement that he did not expect to have a successful >ear at his favorite pas time. In spite of this, Tilden proved his power with greater ease than ever be fore. This was partly due to the^act that Bill Johnston, his only rival, was worn to n shadow by h1s efforts In winn ng the world's championship at Wlmbeldon. When Johnston appeared at the Germantown Cricket club to compete in the annual national championship he was thinner than ever, seemed slow, and his stroking looked to be far less powerful than usual. But I.ittle Bill has been so consistently defeated by the tall Quaker that there ran lx* no question as to their relative standing, regardless of the midget Cal.forntan's condition last September. Mile. I.englen was as dominant In women's tennis ns Tilden was in tile men's events. She won the clay court tournament, had no trouble at I lie w orld's championship in Kngland. and, paired with Miss It van. won the doubles champion ship of the world. She also cap lured thp mixed doubles champion ship, vvilli t'oehet, on clay. No woman in the game really equaletl l\j*r efforts. Among the for etgners, Miss Kltly McKane and Mrs Beamish made fine showings. In America, only the school girl. Helen Wills, gave promise of some dav bringing a world's championship to America, and doubtless Mile. Tg-ngien would have found the California g rl easy to defeat had they been brough' together last'year. How ever, the fu ture will probably find the little coast wizard triumphing over the famous Kuropoan net star Paris Short 40.000 Rooms i 7 fof 01 vm pic Games V isitors Pafia. Jan. 1 —Criticisms directed against tho French Olympic commit tee have caused considerable anxiety In sporting c ircles In France. It Is alleged that members of the committee have sought to benefit themselves by accepting concessions either to he worked by themselves or their friends. Another criticism more directly con cerns America. There Is nt present a lack of more than 40,000 rooms for Olympic visitors in Paris. Practically nothing is being done to ensure a bed for tho multitudes who will Inhabit tho city during June, July and Au gust. Americans intending to visit the games should write or cable securing reservations at their favorite hotel at least six months before they intend to come. The games will la' held at Colombes, where a special stadium is now In process of completion. The full pro gram will be as follows: Winter spfiita. Chamonix- January 2* fn February R. Uugto Mav t-Juns * % ANMoHatlon May IR-.lunr 1 l'n|. Junr 19 to Tuh 4 Shoot In* .1 un«* ?t I rn it* Iun« s July * Athlrilrx July R I Wrsstlin* July fl tl. Unwin* — Julv ta t: Mara i hon Juh 12-17. Tsnnls Julv lS-2« Hwlmtnln* Julv 13-39 Itoxin*- Julv 16-20 OyninaaM**- July 17-20 Popular llamas July 17 “ French Bovin* Julv 2'» Hasu't* r-lota Julv 2 1 C r«iu«*ac rtantsen—J ulv 21 ■ 2 7 *h. Ilns—Julv 21 27 1 I he In* July 22 Th*- following . t.nirr*'«*ss uni i" lirM < hamnniv Sill. hocks* Kml of Jan uary. Parts f’yrllsni - February 1 >1 I'aria International Fscl»ratlun of l.awn , T* rents. Mari*ti .: I Paris InCru n«l tonal FrnrllU FsJria (|ou. lull** 2 4 Pari**- in * rnnipuial Spoillo* Idfsra >n July S Paris lm 'national Amatsur Athletic l-'i >1*1 •' Ion. J ulv 4 Puls - | mi . i on t litnti I !4ovln* I*''Isral Ion in t «tur I tub 14*11 Paris I ti t«*tnational Amatsui Wisatlm* ldictation, July 14 Pari* International Amateur Athletic Federation. July 14-1* Pari*—International Gymnastics Federa tion July IT , . pari* Proparator*. ronform.* for Prague International Olympic c'mfarenca of 1925. July 39. Pirn—International Cyclist* Union. Au guat 1. \ large number of fete* and reception* will lie held thiouahout the year, princi pally during June and July. Stale Chess Tourney to Open Thursday The annual state chest- tournament will be held hero starting Thursday noon, January It. an*l will continue through Friday and Saturday. The tournament will be staged In tlio club rooms of the Chess and Chet Uer *<nb In the Patterson Work, Seventeenth and Furman. Arrangements ha\e been made to include entertainment for all check «m player*. Trophies are to l»c given the winning players. A!) reservations should be address « d in I sails Nelson, vice president Nebraska i *bf < Association. Millard Ca^rra Seek Camr*. Millard Iihh oraanlaad a fn*t town l.aakal ball ti«m and would llkr to H.-hwhila K‘inir* with l earn a In Omalut or alsowhrio. Addr*** rnrr*apoiident'e in I K Kin full. Millard, Nrb. Chirk Kami* Free From Drill*. I lilesgo, .Inn. I —tiisrles ( bit K) kuuiH. Jr., widely Known i,o|fi*r, was discharged today by I edernl Judge James II. liilhersnn from nil debts recently scheduled u> him In n hmkniptcy petllion. in wlth'li lie listed assets of $33,000 and linltilitles of $202,000. Bluffs Cage Team Looms Up _____ I Abraham I.lncoln high school of Council Bluffs. which had a fast ' basketball quintet last season, to j again In the field with one of the; strongest fi\es that the Bluffs has turned out In years. , With the veterans Walsh and Shep. ard at the forward jobs and Turn land nnd Michnlk at the defensive I end the team shape* up as a most formidable aggregation. The new man of the Bluffs team. Snyder, at the pivot position has shown won derful form and Is a keen basket art ist, having cage*! nine goals In the Shenandoah contest and six against the Shelby squad. Michnlk at guard is a second "Bus ter" Owen and tieside being a great floor man Is a dead shot on the bos- . ket. He displayed that he Is not only ! a heady, flashy guard but also a j point getter a*< well. The Bluffs team has one of the heaviest schedule* of any high school , In the trl-citle* and will meet Fort ' Dodge. Sioux City. Waterloo, New-j ton and several other fast Iowa squads. The Omaha teams with the exception of Creighton High are also on the Bluffs schedule Coach Bragdon of the Bluffs school, former Bombard star, will carry three ■ full teams In hto squad this season. Paucho \ ilia \\ ins. Pittsburgh, Pa , Jan. 1—Pancho Villa, flyweight champion of the world, won the judge's decision over Tony Norman of Idttsburgh In a IP- 1 round bout here this afternoon. Villa outfought Norman in every round ex cept the loth which was even. In the sixth round Villa clipped Norman on the head with a right and Norman went down for the count of right. He ' was groggy when be got up. but the bell saved him Villa wedglieel 114 and ' Norman 115 1 -?. The annual slate chess tournament will be held at the e'liess and Checker 1 club rooms. Paxton block, starting I Thursday, January 3. _ _I Major Leagues Lrop ol Lemons in Past Season Was Largest in v_ History of National Pastime War of 1923 Will Be Accepted a.- that of the High-Water Mark in Ba-ehall—Ebbets' S273.000 for Hoger- Hnrnsb) Marki- I nriiiiig-Point in Offer* for Ball Play* r—Babe Kntii Pro\e- Mo.-t Sui'io-ful Inw-’ni cut. New York, Jan. J,—A new record ffi r fm all l me for a baseball play, r ' ll the hoof wa* made during * iie ret e a * baseball doings a ’ Chicago Charles It. Kbbets offer**! the S* Louis Nationals $273 000 for Rogers H "nsby. Inc dentally. St. Louis' ncj ’ mi in refusing the offer 'institute* ie n i ord i'..‘ Trillion of a big offer iluch fun was poked at Kbbets by bald b s*‘lia 11 critics, who charged him with seeking publicity without any inton' of making good. But .t was a bona fide offer. And what is more, tins was not the first time Brooklyn had made such a bid. Kb bets offered Ram Breadon that sum for IIorr.?b\ during the world series, but only got laughed a'. But this new high l ord marks a turning p tit in offers for ball play I**, if ij pro) he<y of one of rl besl judges of player values in organize'! baseball Is worth anytb'ng. This mm, who has scouted every part of the 1 t 'c-d States end wh* bis s; "lit rs Pi o il monev for play er* as any single individual In th u ,11- rot his own money, of cours* vs th» l il) player hereafter wlP bring nnth.ng like the high price he has in the past. ( Tl.*re m ist be a reason for such i condition if It exists, and the reason, accordirg to this prophet, lies in th* showing made in 1923 bv the play ers yvho w*re bought for the larges* sums. Tile 1923 crop of lemons never was surpassed in the his'ory of base ball Three hundred thousand dollars went to waste without raising any thing but a thirst, and the baseball owners who had gambled and lost al’ that nmney felt offended. They didn't hold themselves responsible, though of course they are. because they took the gamble. They hold the player* responsible because they d dn't makt good, and they hold the sglling clubs responsih'e because the latter have got the money. Only Kuth Ha* Made Hood. The only player ever purchased for $100,000 or more w ho lias made good In baseball Is Babe Kuth, according to the man who values ball players for a living. He thinks there is no ball player selling for $50,000 who has made good for two years. Pos sibly this opinion Is the result of obaervai ion during the last season Certanly there was not enough ac tual profit made on the players of high cost in 1923 to warrant contin uing top figures for ordinary men. If the opinions of this man are proved to be correct, tt is prohahl* that the year 1923 will be accepted as that of the high yvater mark in baseball \ ■1'iatkrs, hut the offer of the Brooklyn club must be given Its proper standing with the offers of other club* for hall players. The lop price is more than $260,000 against the few pennies which yvere given for the first I wise ball player ever sold from one club to another. There is »n interesting fact in con nection wi;h that first ball player who was sold. He is worth DOW lometliing like $1,600,000. so his j friends say. Ciphers run prodigal ■aces In baseball. Il-i* Made the Moat Money. Another point to tie raised in con nection with this matter of ball play >rs and their capitalization is that Ruth, the most successful investment if all. has made the most money as > single individual of all the players n 1-asebitH history. "Kuth." said Jack Dunn, who iroughl th* young man up in Irnse tall, “should have a monument to llmself in the American league and RACINGRESULTS Monday's H exults. TIA.ll XVX. Firil rare & furlong*: \n« hum 106 (Mien) . , 31 TO 1S.*0 4 4« 14 llladale. Ill <P»w4c) .9 :o 4 00 Jo* Tag. jo* t t'a lit rail) 3 *0 Dm- I • 1 - I’ec 1 leg* « ‘lie. K«N I’liiirohlM. Ply Km. iholr Master, May Uruen alao ran. Second 1 a*'*, ft furlong* > phu I-"n..«ri 10 wy • k • « ' *4" 4 4 ' s 0 frilly Joe. Ill:; t W Moller ) ft *0 iso IM'Krglor, 1"4 t Mulftrol ...00 run* 1 "> 4 . MHdr'U Hurl). MMhnlo k' No|||i Hurjkrr. Vuni Ague* alao rati third r.».e: ft x, furlong* • m* Min US 1“ • VVl’Intt » b 40 Sfl 3 40 I •• 11 F'ane s? U HrtriH sO 3.0*' Flea. Ill |F Pte\**na) . 3 00 Tun* 1 09 3-O. Ask .l»**ie Zlndn Pal ><>n. rhe Lamb t harlotto H . Pedaya^r ft' .mi Tlican \ 1«.<iter. Tint C*ure. Ailr* |{ii-h*<I| alao ran Four »h rare: ft 1, furlongs □’n i”atn*rlnt. 10s rlttdeur) 9 00 6 40 : * ' ‘'••itre. 107 4«* Ponnel’l 12 *0 * 40 Seth*» Alibi 107 (Mnlben) 4 !•> Tune l 09 : ft l.lttle Thi*ile, Whiff. Ft ells Molly, belli a Memory. Porter Klla. 1 »denn alao van Fifth I«| e 6 furlong* Abadane. l»»7 n\tn »-ell) * H' ( 10 l an All Ovo\ lift t Marline*) & ftO 3 *0 Wild Heather '‘s (Wood) ft 06 Tint# l 1ft 4ft H# FtNtili. I.lit, Knob Me alao rati. Slat It ta«e 1 It* mile* ZeaUu 111 tPcnntUP) 1 4 00 * 4« 4** lllarneyaion*. 110 tKonnedy).. 3*0 3 30 porlua. 111 t Hoganoxs ski) . . ft 00 Tim# I 40 3 ft .'hex a. All American I. Fff *ro at*ii r an Seventh rata 111* mil** Mannikin 31. l"’» t!lnrn*m> II 4* ft** ft** ft-eimnn !•'»> ‘Kennedy) ? *0 4 40 N« In a *ka l.id lit m* Pennell) •’ **» Tima 1 49 3ft Hilly til Kaon, Tula. Bctapa. Ill era*. Painty l^axly also ran. » ghth ran* Mil# and 70 yard a I t.uo. 1 '* (Kennedy! . .24.30 >00 10 40 < >«n Hadron. 112 <1 Fa tor) 4 SO * ».»• Wedding I’rlmt, 111 {Baker! *. ».o j T in# 1 4 7 4 • S ) Ulna. Warrior. Suimn- i ■ Sigh Punt* Gorda, S« a Wav. Fayette, j Pemh#r, Go algo ran N1 w ORI 1 INS v * ia« # Sig furlong* l‘\.igi*de. IIS {Martini U 3 ( ' 3-X Brilliant Cast. 11S ii'arr.'lll 13 5 3 Vi iHiuity in.. , Farland * t 1 J Tim# l 14 3 l*«n- n*r Fool. M 1 ■ h ! t harm Gold M .1». \\ .. v, ... 1. 111« Alfred, l.eonard ti . Tro.nwi.k also tan s. . nd rat e. st\ furlong*. Ila# lM»a. lio fl.erl 7 1 3-1 * & Far Fnet 1I{ iM*r'nl 4 4 4.,*] Rhine Gold. I0' iWallat#) 4 Time 1 IS i s Burgovnc R#\ Gat#*# j Mi nitt'on. Plorem # l'e* n tuils ’ S' • irht 1 IT. Peter I'lper. Sea W olf. Sea Wratk 1 »;tn ran. 1 h ? I 1 a. e . S * furlong* 1 • ntimeter. 114 «Parke) ?•# 1 J «nt i loltlen .Jewel, 112 (Corcoran) 14 out ; Drew. 1®2 iKronk). . even j Tim# 1 I.' I I. IVtter 1 nn.it. Muakal long# alto ran Fourth rnt e XHI# Rost ate 1! 10S t Fee I 4 1 J ." S h Thimble. to;» {Garrett) . *1 4 ; j] Uwra.uda. Ill (Garrett) \ !i Tim# l 40 Hughe* Graham. Groom j, mendat.'n Sograrth Aroon. Giunell, \*n : n 1 e a 1 a • • ra n Fift h rare Mtlo; Fast Indian It.' (Patkr) 2 1 4 S 1-3 j Simplicity. 112 it-*1**' even t % Paul Ml. ou. 107 i XS Farland) * ■ Time 141 4 . Neddaiu. Troma, Will j M. 1 nughUn ala .» 1 an Sltth ran XI e an.l a furious tFiladtn. 104 il'aike) 4 10 3-X l Se. iri»n. 10* 1 l #e) 2 1#' #n : Ito' a| M dd 102 |Saucier) Tim# 1 i« 4-X Our Gefay. Gliou. Johnn.v '\ei , n Va> Girl. V«uof Adam. Kimpa lang. Walnut Hall. I'la alto rag <»:ant' Seek to (.am<! Da^ ( Ifif!nnd, O. Jan. I.—Because (lie National league season open* \pril 15, the New \ oi l, Nationals have reipiested K. s Barnard , [ire*hi. nt of tlie ('leveland Vmeri fan league team, to ranrrl an ex liihilion g'litie the Bunts had monii*ed to play with the Indians here \r»ri| 11. President Barbara agreid to the cancellation. the National league should co-op plate In bulldi- a it. Ruth made base hall when it needed heip the wor*t kind of a way after the war. "Some i re -aid that <' 1 nel Rnp pert v iueg his basebiall holding* at flO.eMIO.OnO. If that is the case. Ru*h i« tho only bail placer in the work! not be 'inn. By that I mean the only [layer to whom that sum can be directly attributed as downright earning*, for what was the New York American league club worth befo-e Rj'h Joined It? It seem* to me that th:s i* an instance where the ability of a player to make money is proved, and If he made that mu h for one man what did he make In addition for the re mainder of his league and indirectlv fnr the National league"’ I know that sometime* baseball rr.en say players ■’ not make money for them hut I'll submit my argument in this case to any court on earth." Babe U a Century Plant. There seems to have been hub o».* Ruth in all baseball history, and the men who let hundreds cf t.hcusar. a of dollars filter through their finee s without success, trying to find ar, other Ruth are getting ready to sij^ down on the big gamble for the im possible. It seems that they grow only one Ruth to the century. He's the century’ plant of baseball. jIvan Parke Leads 1923 Turf ^ inners New Orleans, La., Jan 1—From ob scurity, some nine months ago, to the leading light of the American turf when the curtain rang down on the old year last night, was the accom plishment of Ivan Parke, diminutive youth of IN Ico. Cassia . unty. Idaho. Parke climbed aboard the first thoroughbred at Tiajuana. Met. last March. During the cummer, he top ped all riders on the Kentucky cir cuit—incidentally it b ing a record when he piloted winners in 10 cen socutive races—and he closed the sea json at Jefferson Park yesterday far in front of riders at the i* i! meet ing. During the year Parke rods 373 winners. The nearest competitor is Pete Walls, riding at Tiajuana. At the Jefferson Park meeting which do*' d yesterday. rai ks rode 4h winners. placed 24. pi! ted three to third place and was unplaced on 44. Knotty Problems of Basket Bal^ l|ue*f ion— T w o rlayer* o' ’he a i**a:n a-e smuggling for the hall and referee. Ih nk'nt thev are opponents. h ** h!a whistle How la the hall put *® fd*' * Answer—It * ■- -** r -’ween * of the plaxera and hi» oppwni t|ne%| *#>»>—T hr * , *i** *s Ve rdp ’' .h- ha.-k board. then goes cut of bounds at thr a;de of he court What la the de» ■ \n»wrr—TV a : c * r • “? opp-' *nt of the plaver who ’ft*! teo«-h‘*d. or waa touched t" th * hi if before atmek ha edyc ..f the Kek hoard TV* opponent t Ufa the hail tn piav out »f hounda at thr nrsrea* point io the edee at ruck by [ he hall Question—* nn * r'V*>r -ha *» | ft!«v ?■ vi out of bound* V' throwing ft ags nr’ thr - A< Kbo*rd * \n «rr > • H e 14 *■ — t a . • ihft* o-: ahvll not th * fbr baak-t • hen **>- hail •' dead." an-1 * goal tr* *• • n ih < wav would not . cnt. the t'a’I . r'-s *0 ;\i ct-nirr afirr *u -h a goal. H d i ' a $■• U no? tna.’* the ball i* f Plav ™ j Owr*|i«n—!\ hile making a free trial :.ir: the throwrr doea no? make t>r hour*' attempt to race the halt, but cau**** it to rebound from th**- hackh^’f* :o ■* teammate, who milu * a basket v« r.-feree counts th* haakr hut Pena « > • brow rt Is he i :g v * \ntw re—v sV ' ’ • ruled ’ no goal’’ and awavdfd the ha’ » an opponent out of hound* n ’he * I? fthouid h added that. !f 'hr * hr ha. V.b*>*rd on a fr-ee ihr^w V re’ IHU5? p kern r-a.br of * Ik ’ I -mid ** * i)nr«tiaa~ I pi i \ or mss ^ * v k«mI th- hall hits a ; •*. * a»n * *• Straight-Eight t'nr to the amarine v- wer fVw con* r«;wh!e only to the yth**’ onleea ea pf electnc current the Straight ’ - .'•'•>■« «tum | f 'eet m ^ fit MHt| »• -1 ftwtitwil • *‘? • Richardson Motor Car Co. HA. 0010. »0l« Hu»t ft