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i The Omaha Sunday Bee l r,T„» VOL. 6S—NO. 81. PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1924. 1-B___FIVE CENTS Remarkable Control Record Made by Grover Alexander With Cubs Last Season _- - ——— - » - ——- • mmm • mm • mmmm • _ <3 Passes Adams’ High Mark for Hurling Feats Mighty Son of Nebraska Soil Established Records That Are Expected to Be in Book for Years to Come. HE 1923 record of Grover Cleveland Alexander should convince advocates of legislation to curb the fence buster that the pitcher has not ■* lost Ills power. En tering his 37th year, Alex, the mighty son of Ne braska soil, es P* tablished records that are expected to remain In the pitching book for years and years and proved to the vast majority that pitching is not a lost art. in the 13th season Alexander shat tered one official mark afid created another that had never entered the minds of the sharp statisticians. Grover the great covered 305 com plete innings on the hill for the Chi cago Cubs last season, and during that period issued but 26 walks to opposing batters, stepping in front of the figure created by the veteran ■'Babe” Adams, who, the previous season, had presented frep transpor tation to only 15 batters in 171 in nings. Topping this remarkable exhibi tion of control is a stretch of 51 in nings, starting with the first trail lie pitched on April 18 and extending in to May, without walking a single list ter. Never before had anybody heard of a pitcher completing six full games without issuing a base on bails. And It is extremely doubtful whether the performance will be duplicated during this day and age. And the marvelous part of it all is that a pitching arm that for seven successive seasons, from 1911 to 1917, had worked 300 Innings and up per sumrher should come back after ap parently being tom to ragged edges and create such a phenomenal rec ord. During those seven seasons with . jfho Phillies Alex was the Iron man of tile hill. He tied Christy Mat tliewson’s record of being the only pitcher to total victories in the 30 column three sucresive years when lie won 31 in 1915, 33 In 1916 and 30 in 1917. Then he was sold to the Cubs and answered the fighting call in the spring of 191R. In 1919 Alexander was an ordinary pitcher, winning 16 and losing 11. He flashed brilliantly in 1920 by win ning 27 and losing 14 and worked in 363. but there were indications of the arm ageing when he did not take his regular turn on the hill in 1921 and again In 1922. Then along comes this same Alex ander to walk but 26 batters in 305 innings and cover 51 straight frames without missing the mark for the batter in 1923. Only four pitchers excelled Alex in work on the hill last summer, Bur leigh Grimes covering 327 innings; Adolfo Euque, 322; Jimmy Ring, 313, and Eppa Rixey. 309. Each, how ever, is many years younger than Alex. The pitching chart on Alexand er's complete work for 1923 reveals some interesting facts. He had but two wild spells In iiis 39 games, wild for Alex, but average control for other pitchers. On July 23 lie walked four batters In a 12-inning game with the Pirates, and on Sep tember 12 he duplicated tills bit of philanthropy againkt the Cincinnati Reds. ^ When Alexander spoiled his brn nt performance of walkless pitch ing against the Phillies on May 17, he passed three batters. On August 15 he walked two members of the Brave*. These four* games are the only one* which show more than one free ticket from Alexander. He added six full games to his spring atari of half a dozen of per fect control, which means 12 com plete contests without a pass. In three game* pitched 10 Innings with one walk, and June 15 he passed only one Superha In 11 frames. The figures bring out other inter esting parts of Grover’s wonderful pitching last season. The official .statistic* list him with a record of 22 \ Ictorles and 12 defeats, but Inspect the defeats and see what is before the naked eyes. In Id of the 1! defeats the Cubs supported Alex with exactly 12 i tins. Twice the Cubs were blanken, they scored one run in five defeats, two runs In Iwo and three runs In another. There was the game of June 15. when Alex had the Superbas w hipped, 7-4, entering the ninth Slat*, Grantham and Friberg bunch ed errors with two hits for three hum and the Superbas tied the score. They won out In the 11th, aided by a wild throw from Vogel In right field. In his 3# trips to ths hill Alex re celv*l but two sound thumpings. He was driven off the mound by the Pi rates, May *». In five Innings, while on September « he was removed by Bill Kiilefer at ths end of the third, e hen the Pirates had scored five runs un nine hits. The dates listing Alexander’s “ games also show that his longest rest period during the season reach ed five days, this long vacation com ing twice, once In May and later In August. He was up and at ’em either every fourth or fifth day and frequently wnrked out of turn to ksep the Cuba In ths ram. - " " - ----- Nebraska-Owned Thoroughbreds Proving Good Winners at Winter Tracks THESE TEAMS PROVIDE THE THRILLS FOR COMMERCIAL LEAGUE BASKEET ML FANS EACH WEEK AT Y NEBRASKA POWER CO,. rfi cy —mi ___ _ I, —,— OM A H A LOAN and BUILDING . THE OM^IA NEW5 CO. 1 Frankie Frisch Gets High Salary O v New York, Jan. 12.—Frank Frisch boasts the highest salary ever paid to' a ball player on the Ciiant9. Not lonly that, but Manager McGraw has told him that he Is to be the Giants’ cap :ain this venr to succeed Dave Ban croft, who went to the Boston Braves. Frisch, often called the Fordham flash, hopped across the Harlem river In one leap from the Fordham college ball field right into stardom in the historic Polo Grounds, and McGraw signed Frisch to a $15,000 contract yesterday, he pronounced him the greatest star in baseball. Frisch receives more money than did Christy Jllathewson when that pitcher was the shining star of the New York club. In the off season Frisch adds to the family exchequer by watching the linen market in his father's business. Event Sunday Omaha curlers will be out In all their glory tomorrow at Miller park, rite biggest curling event of the sea son will bo on the program Sunday In the form of the John L. Kennedy trophy. The teams which will compete for the Kennedy cup are the Balmorals against Thistles and Heathers igainst Allsle Craigs. The games are scheduled to start at 9 o'clock in the morning. The Heathers, according to the dope, are in a class by them solves, but they will meet an old. sea soned and experienced team in the A lisle Craigs. Williaih Bryden, former Omaha curler, will come from Casper, Wyo., to witness the big curling events to morrow. The following Sunday the Malcolm trophy will be contested. The cup Is for the Individual championship and all entries must be In by tomorrow night. Kricger Throws Fritz llanson Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 12.—Adam Kriegor, Lincoln, won from Fritz llanson, Wilmington, N. C., two out of three falls In a wrestling match here lest night. JCrleger took the first fall In 41 minutes and 60 seconds and the third fall-In 11 minutes, Hanson won the second fall In 13 minutes and 61 sec ond. John Krleger. Lincoln, won the first preliminary by default from Roy Chick, Sydney, Neb., after Chick was unable to return for the third round due to injuries. Jack Burke Fntors Tourney. Los Angeles, Jan. 12.—Jack Burke. Minnesota open golf champion, will start in the California open champion ship golf tournament, to open at the Lost Angeles Country club January 14, It was announced yesterday. Basketball aftemtfc* .LOCAL, Crolffliion unlvmilv, SI: llmkrll In ti I turn. 28. Abrolixm Lincoln. 17: Twli, IS. OTIIHts Nrbrnnkn nnlvrrMltr, 27: Kunun* A*ilr«. 11. Ktnum, 111; Ilrukr, Id. \ •■riiiont. .11; Ynlr, 2f». ColtiinluiN **\.M ::i: Mr&iro ClI-t "V." 18. Noutli lloknta. 2d: Ninon I iol«. 15 Columbia. 2d; iVnn. IW. Carlrton, 28; Kimu. 111. MIrblicitu. M: Mb’lilvuii A^glr*. 111. \TnviH' Norinnl. 22; Cotnrr nillrgr, 21. Ijiwrniir. : Cor. ft. Nino » 4 it v 11 i k b. 21; I rionrn. 0. tTrrli* 211; Auburn. 21. Nrbritftkft Hrliool for Dwr, .'IS; Pupil - lion. II. %liit<*i Mon tinnt«, 17; Comfort A. O., S. ilM«ttlnfH. HO; York, 7. HohJrtgr, 24; I'Jiii ( rrrk, 16. ONE of (he fastest basket lull leagues ever in action in Omaha Is playing yds season at the Y. M. uniter the name of the Commercial league. Thecreani of Omaha's hasketeers make up these quintets that give the cage followers many a thrill each Wed nesday night when they play their regular scheduled contests. The plsyer* In the above layout are: ; Nebraska Power: l>. Boone. I*. K. Hteil- ' erson. A. Carey, J. K. Boyd. lower j row: H. Mayer, 1». Ilydr. II. Waller, i Beddeos: left to right. Ernie Adams. I tviltnn S|ifib". Paul Shanahan. M. Press - ly. t.eorge lireh. Barney Nordstrom. Omnlm News roinnany: Front row. left to right. It. Hell. C. T. Parsley, C. Selma n Top row. left to right, H. Vel.ernuin. W Monaghan. J. Etter. \V . Id.light. Omnha Isaind and Building: l eft to right. I apttaln Cheamey. W. It. Ilarin«. It. Nelann. Ramlall Brown. < . M, staple; front row. left to right, M. t . Tay lor, F. M. Henderson, IV, W. ^u cliltiu . Golf Produces Comparatively Few Outstanding Favorites Each Year New tori: .Ian. 12—P <’ Pulver. a golf writer, says that golf, possibly more than any olh-r sport, produces year after year comparatively few outstanding favorites. In national circles tlx- only titleholder to with stand the attack of envious rival* in 1923 was (I -n. S \7a si. S' a ' Professional Golfers’ asaoclatlou championship at Pelham after a mnm orahle match with Walter Hagen On the other hand, fc'jraien f ili- I to re tain his open crown gained a' Skokie. In losing at 10Wood S.iruieii saw Ids pin e filled by v ■ rt in s i “ur Jti Bobby Jones, the Atlanta ama :• ur acknowledge the world ovAr as i.** f the greatest exponents of the r ime ever produced. Kven so, the Villi'4'' did not surrender the palm without a struggla. Bobby Crulck shank, the Shaekamaxon profes -. *nal got into a tie with Jones, but the Scot lost on the playoff Kor .ill around excellence. Jones conies pretty near to being the real golfer Nebraska School for the deaf de fea'e.l 1’apullion last night on their own court by the score of 35 to 11. Wynne Signs Three-Year Contract at Creighton Will Be Head Football and Track Coach at Institution Popular Creighton Athletic Mentor Considered One of the Most Promising of Western Coachcs-lnstructor in Physical Education—Former Bach field Man on Notre I tonic Eleven—Also Star on Track. Bt It.\l,I'll U \GNEK. MET WYNNE will be heart football roach atirt coach of the track train at Creighton uni vorslty for three years to come a. a d nia y b o more. Announcement tTuit Wynne had signed a three year contract to act as head foot ba 11 o o a c h. coach of the track team, and instructor 1 n physical educa tion at Creighton university wss made last night l»y Athletic Director A. A. Schaldnger of the institution. Followers of Creighton's athletic doings the past year, especially on the football team, will rejoice at the news ot Wynne singing up for three more years. There never has been a more pop tilar football roach on the Creighton athletic stnf than this same Chet Wynne. A graduate and former stai athlete of Noire Damn university. Wynne has the reputation of hrlng one of the most promising of all west ern football coaches Ilia work with tile Creighton grldstrm last fall was Just a little example of what Wynne can do on the grid if given the time. The Creighton coach came to the In stitution from Midland college at Cle ment and without any spring twin ing, or even nny direct knowledge of Ids men or surroundings, turned out a football team that won five and lost the same number of games. The 1923 Creighton eleven played bigger mid l>etter football teams than any previous lllue ami White team. Wynne's team defeated .Michigan Aggies by a derisive score ami won from Olilahonia Aggis* and the tirlnncll college of the Mis souri Valley conference. Besides coaching football, ,r. yon# Is head track coach and at t’.ie pr« sent la busy rounding his Indoor twk men Into condition for the Indoor meets that have been scheduled for the squad. While attending Notre Dame, Wvn nc played In the backfleld on the foot hall team anti w.is star track man. lie equalled the Indoor low hurdle record for !»0 yards, besides shatter ing numerous Notre Dame univer sity Indoor truck records. For an assistant. Head < oncli Wynne will have Freshman t oath Harold Mcfiahan, former all-around ;itlil ip of Kansas. Metiahan roach ed the freshmen last fall and de veloped a team of yearlings that al ways provided real. hard coin pe tit! tin for the varsity. McGahan's contract has a year to run. Mats Baldrige, who was Assistant football coach and coach of th» line men Inst bob son, will not return, It was announced. Wynns Is 15 years old and «in-. tie. ‘With the , -KNIGHTS ps— of the IL GLOVES \>W York—Mummy Mmnlt'll, Koch ford. Ih ami Jack Horneteln Vmikris l< him holder of the Junior lightweight title, fought I f» round* to a draw f'olumhiia, O.—Hurry l.ordoii. New York, and Pddle O'lrowd. Columbu* both In-nt am v>. rigbt *, went 10 round* to .« draw. Kulamn/oo. Mlrli llud (itirnmn. Nec nnh. Wl* . m.rl Hilly M.a<|e. New York., heavyweight*, fought I » round* to .t d t a w. Minneapolis— Fred I ulton. M)nn«Ht|mll« heavyweight, knocked out Tiny ll»: m.ui of Omaha In ibo aet oftd round of •• scheduled 10 round bouk llnroln. Neb.— Adoni Rrclgef. ldnenln. won from Frit* Haneon. \Vl|imi Mon. S. t* two out of tjhrce falls in a wrestling match. Plmenlf. Arts.— Mat McFurliind. l’hor nil w** given the judge * d“< ml'-n ovi Murk Judge, h*. Paul , ut the end of *l\ rounds. Peoria. 111.—Ale* Tmroblfos, Pori land. On» . fought Palsy Hoi < o. I'i-t t'h»«■ Ind.. middleweight. 1 <• rounds l <» it draw Mont phi*. Trim Jan I* “Hat f ling" • rived h'tti I'M night with hi* m»n>v« and began toying plan • fot hie eight round bout with vuung Norfolk tin* V w Orleans nogio light heavyweight, it t lu Houthein Athletic dub Monday night. Kalamazoo. Mich.. .Ian. I'.’ llml linr mao of Neenith, \VI*., anil Hilly sh.id ■ of Now York fought 10 rounds to a «imw her** Inal night in the opinion "f near paper men They ate lie* v> w -\n his Pltoonl*. Art*.. Jan. P.V- 'las Mi I nr I * lid of I'llocnlK won the |ud».eH decision over Mark Judge »»f Mi Paul nt the end of * nts round bout hog lust night. Thsv mlddi weight* Omaha Elks to Hold Fight Show The Omaha Isxlge No. 7.9 of the KIks has decided to hold a fight pro gram at the Auditorium the night of Monday. March 17. according to an announcement made by the activities committee of the Omaha organization this morning. The committee plans to have Hud Taylor, the Indiana fighter. Simmy Mandell of Rockford. III., appear in the nmln fights Taylor and Mandell fought In Omaha the last time the I-.lks promoted a fight and made a lag hit with the fans. Both Taylor and Mandell made b.g hits in their bouts In Madison Square Harden, New York I'ity last night, Taylor knocking out Frankie Heroine of New York In the 12th round of their bsut and Mandell fight ing n draw with Jack Bernstein, for mer junior lightweight champ. ill Resume Raring at Culver Culver City. Cal.. Jan. 13.—Enter prising real estate subdivider* have assumed the role of ''angel" for bel les* horse raring which opened here Christmas day and then closed down 1.1 days later after a run of slim patronage which caused promoter* of the trnrk to claim heavy losses According to I'lck Kerris, one of the promoters and the original man ager of the track, a ileal lias been completed with a hoe Angeles real estate film that will ennhle the ponies to start running again January If nt the end of tho originally planned 90 <lay* of racing the track manage mint still Is unable to satisfy credi tor* the suNllvalei s will assume the oblii.-,'ions for the privilege of ndiklng the land occupied by the track Into lots, Kerris said. Forciffiicrs 11 <>I<I Hike l oad. Chicago, .Inn. 12 —The \fternn eycll*;. Os,air Egg of Switzerland, and Alfred Uremia of Tasmania wore maintaining their load of on* lap over the 10 other teams remaining In the six-day International bicycle race nt fi o'clock today. They had made 2.162 miles and three laps and had scored 159 points. Kocklei and Stockholm, the Chicago combination, are second with 161 points l.awrcnce and Thomas of San I'taticisi'n and six other teams arc two laps n the tear of the lending team. Tut k on ( H\ uipu- Train. KuK«»itd. \Vnnh., Jnn 1..' -Arthui Turk, Mar javelin IiiiiUt on flip 1't*I vorplty of Option track team In 1920, niol i ini'inhor of tho American Olym pic tram that year, hna returned to (ho university and will bo a mfitilwr nf tho tonm thin curing, It wm an nounccd last night. p> Says "Bugs' OUR AMATEURS &CtQt~ 2 ARE OVERPAID Pinochle College Protests A. A. U. Ruling Against Collecting Double for Spades. I .aw n Tennis league refuses to al low its atliletes to write. They ! claim that (duration isn't neces sary in tennis. They're going to suspend Kill Tildrn for • ending a postcard to his folks. However, that i' a good idea. Ilasrhall can forbid aritttinefu among player*. Not knowing how much salary he was being paid, a rookie couldn't hold out tor more. With the A. A. V. putting the buz zer In reading, writing and arithme tic, It looks Ilk* we will lose the spell ing t>ee in tlio 1924 Olympic. The A. A. I . is going after Mali .Ion* play era who own laundries. That make* 'em professional* | « ..i-***i*|k - v • An athlete who take* advantage of hi* college curriculum and write* home to hi* old man for money 1* violating'the ethic* of amateurism They're* getting strict Yale fac ulty barred a football player for kick Ing a dog that tried to bite bins Ha; card tlloe Club isn't allowed to talk over the telephone and the debating society was suspended for thirty days for asking what time it w is. I’entlsy Ivanls polo player was fired past *i\ college* (m- ii|tcniug an umbrella eleven minute* after it started to rain. He should have waited unlil lie got soaking wet ami then apologized lo the advis ory board of tlir day nurseries 1 There'* something skarooey alswit all this Simon pure business t'ai llslo had the right system In the good old day*. Then football toania played together for twenty years other college* encourage amateur sin for four \cits only Vfter that the college player i* permitted to earn his own living College hoy* are so luisy sillily Ing llio rules of amateurism that they're seared to pick their teetli wit lions a permit Irout the dental faculty About time to chop lo- ,11 ti; -sc rule* and bv flaws and play bill Itrnilford Simmon*, 21'.' pounder ot 1/ong Hcach, wants to fight Harry Will* Plnimon*. who Is a Coll i ■ >1 ft iter, has 29 knockouts In one round nil'll to hi* credit. Jones-Updike Stable Racing at New Orleans *— - / Adonis and John S. Reardon at Tiajnana Flying N’essel haus’ Colors-—Delante in South. in i , c. gi:\h\,m KBRASKA thor niighbreds are i-athering bon nes for them selves. their owners and Ne braska at win ter race meet ings a t Tla juana, New Or leans and Ha vana this sea son. Thus far, 23 runners, carrying the color* of Nebraska stables, have come under the wire at the head of their fi ids in races at the.-e tracks. At New Orleans. Second Thoughts, Lorena Marcellia and Seth's Treasure have all carried the colors of the Jones fpdike stable to victory. \donis and John S. Krardon, star* of the XV. Xesselhau* stable, have won laurels anil dollars for their owner at Tiajuana. II. ( . Mi Donnell lias watcher Jordan and Querulous, shining lights of his string, flash under the wire at the head of the field to win fur him at the northern Mexico course. Doubtful, P. Howe, and Maysville h . ve' carried the colors of the Blackie XleCoole stable to victory at Tiajuana The only Nebraska stable at Phoenix. Ariz.. to boast a winner this season is that of Fox and John son. Full Again and Kirkwood have both taken first money for that string. Georgette, color bearer for Milo shields, is showing !d« ability at New Orleans. At least once the Shields' silks have rounded the oval, a winner'. Korhlv, owned by Fred Borland. Fairhury, has romped home ahead i of all competitors at New Orleans, Another bright and shining light from Omaha that has shown rare spee<l i* Delante. from the Afc Star Ben stahle. owned by Snead and B 1F McLean. Seth s Flower, another | thoroughbred from the same stable. ' has also given a creditable account | of himself at the same track. Dorothy Buckner. Zoona and Tltie. part of the Muth and Fohra string have won races at Havana. Gay Boy II. from the J. XV. Overby atr.ng. and Ruth XVekie and Be Truenian. from ■the stable* of Jessop brothers have also led the way home on the Cuban v course. All in all, Nebraska horses have made a good showing at all of the winter meetings. They are consid ered contenders when they go to tile barrier and often prove to be more than mere contenders and win. Moline Joins M. \ . League. Moline, 111 . Jan. 12.—Members of ] the Moline Fans' association, a citi zens' organization, last night voted to | join the Mississippi Valley Basebail I league. \I»N laTWf.MFNT. \I>\ I.KTI^FMI NT. At 74 Reports <lRejuvenation ” Without Gland Operation Former Kansas < oiitractnr Ti lls of Iteing Made "Young Vgain " in Three Weeks Thomas .1 Giasoook. 71. well-known • >id time Kansu* contractor, declares he has virtually been made young again by the recently discovered korex compound, which by manv users is pronounced superior to “gland treatments" as an Invlgorator and revitalized. “I feel like I did at 35," say* Mr. Glascock. “and seem to be getting stronger every day. 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