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Coach Kline Is Appointed to All-Year Position at University of Nebraska " ' ' ■ ■ ■ Husker Mentor Will Have Complete Charge of Basket Ball and Baseball Teams: Will Assist in Grid Coaching Ov__ With Announcement of Sign ing of Contract Scarlet and Cream Diamond Stars Begin Limbering Up. CINt'OUN, NEB., March 11.— ('oacli W. (i. Kline is now a member of the University of Nebraska coaching staff on an all year basis. Announcement was maile by Athletic Director bred Dawson Tuesday tluit Coach Kline had signed a contract which places him in full charge of the basket hall and base ball teams. In the fall he will assist in directing the efforts of the foot ball team. Coach Kline first jumped into prom inence with his Nebraska Wesleyan basket ball team, using the five-man defense for the first time in the his tory of the cage sport. He coached at Nebraska a year and after that was athletic director at the Univer sity of Florida. He was forced to give up that position because of ill ness of one of his young sons. An optimist whose teams have never yet been beaten. Coach Kline's indomitable spirit is contagious. A team of his may get the short end of the score but It Is never whipped. With announcement of the appoint ment Coach Kline, baseball practice at tlie university will start in ear nest. Captain Hariand Peterson and about 30 candidates have been limbering up in tlie armory for the past several days. As soon as the weather will permit, tlie diamond pastimers will get outdoors. There are nine veter ans from last year’s team available for the chib this season. Vein liOwellen, who will get a chance with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a pitcher this season, is in tlie list. Pool and Mubka will try for the position behind the bat left vacant by graduation of Jeff Petty. Veterans in the outfield Include Janda and Col lins while the infield includes Smaha, Gibbs and Vote. Byron Arries, third baseman last year, will be unable to try for a place this season on ac count of a war wound which has Im paired his back. The tentative schedule begins with s trip to the far south when* the Huskers will engage the Southern Methodist university at Dallas, Tex, March 31 and April 1. On April 2 the Nebraskans meet University of Dallas. Coming nortli the Nebraskans stop at Stillwater, tiki., for a game with Oklahoma A. & >1. on April 3 and for two games with University of Okla homa at Stillwater, April 4 and 5. April 7 and 8 the Huskers play the University of Missouri at Columbia. Other games have not been dated. There will be a series of four games with the Kansas Aggies, two here and two at Manhattan and the same arrangement will be worked out with Kansas. Oklahoma will play two games here and the University of Meijl nine, a Japanese team from Tekio, will stop here for at least one game. The southern trip for the team cornea during spring vacation. Platte County Skat ' Tourney Opens Sunday Columbus, Neb., March 11.—Sun day, March 16, is the date definitely set fpr the first annual Platte county skat tournament to be held at Maen nerchor hail throughout the after noon and evening of that day. County Treasurer AVill Boettcher and Keith Perkins, members of the committee !n charge, announce that the prize money will be divided four ways, $40, $30, $20 and $10. Every player is to pay an entrance fee of $2 and is to play 125 games In the afternoon and 100 in the evening, the entire tournament being run off in the on* day. Anybody who knows enough about the game to chuck two Iron men into the treasury for an entry fee is eligible to compete for the prize*. Columbus Bowlers Break Even With Grand Island Columbus, Neb., March 11.—In s return series of tenpin matches on the Grand Island alleys yesterday, Columbus bowlers broke even with the Grand Island pin sharks in both the team events and doubles. Columbus took the first team match, 2,680 to 2.581, Eddie Graf set ting the pace with 609. In the second match Grand Island copped the hon ors by the narrow margin of 2.699 to 2,681, In tiie doubles. Kavanaugh and Speck defeuted the Pepper broth ers, while Graf and Trofholz went down to defeat before the Nielsen brothers. Olympic Net Rules Bar William Tilden Philadelphia, March 11.—William T. Tilden II, national tennis cham pion, said today that the rules adopt ed by the American Olympic commit tee barring members of the Olympic team from writing for newspapers while abroad, automatically bar him from competing In tiie games. Tilden said thin is Interpretation of the action recently taken ns he is under contract to write two articles a week during tho present year. Musser Reports at Wichita. Paul Musser, veteran right-handed hurler of the Wichita club of the Western league, Is the first player to r* port for the 1924 season at the Witches' camp. Howard Gregory, veteran pitcher, manager of tha Wichita Huh, will leave the west coast March It with a carload of halt players bound for Wichita. The Initial spring practice for the Witches Is scheduled to lie held next Monday. The Wichita club will train on Its own home lot. . After spending a week In the hos pital, .lack Hermisey now knows how Flrpo felt after getting socked mi the chin Inst fall.' Goullet, Bike Champ, High Salaried Rider Vs_l >iew York, Maroli 1t.—Alfred Goul let, six-day bicycle raring champion, earned *55,00(1 during the last year, it became known today, when he re ceivetl *0,500 for placing fourth in the spring race at Madison Square Gar den. Maurice Brocco of the winning team, is credited with *25,000 within the year. Both amounts are said to ex ceed all baseball salaries except those of John MrGraw anil Babe Kuth. -« Maroons Sart Preparing for Track Season Coach Adams to Revive Out door Sport at University . of Omaha This Summer. ^ HE slat# confer ence track anti field meet set for t May 10, Is keep ' Ing Coach Adams f of the University . of Omaha busy , planning on build i ing a track team in time to partici ' pate in the meet, t Track has been neglected at the university the last three years, due to the difficulty In scheduling meets outside of the conference, and Adams will have a job turning out a world beating team. On the other hand, there is plenty of raw material, and some that is not so raw. Jim Atkinson, formerly of Creighton, and Phil Holmberg, yearling miler at the University of Minnesota last year, constitute the best prospects for the distances, while Margolin, Wood, Thompson, Ander son, Sterner and Fried are middle distance and sprint men. Thompson and Slater show up as the most promising hurlers. In the field events are Meek, N'lelan, Bolzendahl. Fried, Mead and Slater. Borcherding. Robe!, Meek, N'ielan and Slater are available for the Jumps, and Slater and Holmberg Appear the mostly likely aspirants for the pole vault. Coach Adams Is trying to arrange a number of meets with conference schools before the state meet. He be lieves the squad will be ready to take the outdoors about the first of April. The Red and Black tracksterg are handicapped by the lack of an in door track, but intend to make up for it in intense work whan the weather permits. De Palina to Race Katigdalil Ixts Angeles, March 11.—Ralph De Palma, veteran automobile racing pi lot, has agreed to meet Slg Haugdahl, Norwegian driver, in a match race at Ascot speedway here next Sunday, it was announced. De sPalma w ill ra6e Haugdahl on condition that Hdugdahl use a car of not more than 300 cubic Inches dis placement. De Palma will use a racer with displacement of 322 cubic inches. Haugdahl recently mado 1X0 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Fla. State Gape Meet Success. Lincoln, March 11,— Nebraska's 1924 High school basket hull tourna ment was not only the largest In the history but was the best tourney from a financial standpoint during the 14 years of competition. The total gate receipts of the 1924 tournament amounted tW $10,093.25, according to John Seileck, chairman of the finance committee. After ex penses are deducted, the money will hie pro-rated to the high schools. t / German to Meet G Opponents San Francisco, March 11,—Richard Schikat, hilled as the heavyweight champion wrestler of Germany, will attempt to throw three opponents in tVo hours, under catch-ns-catch-can rules, here toplght. The three are Cliff Lewis of Idaho, Nick Miller, a Slavonian, ftFT<l a masked Russian. Ad Saute!, light heavyweight, will meet Demetrius Martlnoff, 330 pound Russian, In a one hour match. Skupa to Join Kirlimmul (’lull Stanley Skupa, former Omaha sand lotter, leave* noon for Richmond, Ya.. where he will try out with the club of that city. Skupa pinye<! ip the South Dakota league In 1920 and 1921. Hu wan with Waterloo, Ta , in 1922 and last season played with Newark, N. J. Jle was given his relea.se from the Newark club. Man’s “Shape” Is AH Wrong, Science Finds Ivondon, March 11.—Mankind Ih the weakest and moat Imperfect of animal*, and 1* prevented from doing useful work because «»f his shape, according to Prof. F. \V. Burst.'til, dean of the faculty of science at Birmingham university. “If f were to deaifrA tho men and women * if the future, l should make them spherical and provide I hem with wings and feather*," sa id the profess"!* in a recent Mpeecli. ’ \ spherical ••onfigurtl ion would enable men Jo establish a four-hour working day and do as much work ns f»re ont day men ean do In eight hour*." he added. ___/ State Conference Champions Bluffs Athlete Leads Mo. Valley Art Benz, Council Bluffs boy, mem I er of the 1924 Grinnell college basket ball team, la the leading scorer in the Missouri Valley cage race which closed last week. Benz finished the season by scoring 152 points, having chalked up 3S field goals and 76 free throws. The rinal standings of the Missouri Valley race place Kansas at the top, then Oklahoma university and Ne braska. s The final standings and the ten leading scorers of the Valley follow: FINAL VALLEY STANDINGS. \V. I.. PI T. PTS. OP Kansu. .15 1 .936 429 263 Oklahoma .>3 3 .M3 499 377 Nebraska .10 6 .625 392 »l". Drake . 6 3 .509 299 41 4 Washington . 6 S .500 41 1 433 Kansas Aggie. .... S 6 .500 356 4 " Grinnell .. 4 12 .250 340 442 Missouri . 4 12 .230 331 357 Ames . 2 14 .126 295 403 FIFTEEN LEADING SCORE*. U FT. 3!FT Pit PT Benz. Grinnell .36 76 21 23 152 Boelter. Drake .49 60 34 27 It' 'McBride, Oklahoma ..60 26 22 10 146 Askrrmun. Kas. Ag. 57 27 15 16 141 Kunlter. Kas Ag. 42 26 17 2 1 1 2o Wallace, Okla. ..51 16 11 25 116 Minner. Wash. .. 43 30 16 21 1 1 6 Everett, Drake .51 13 14 6 115 Seago, Wash.60 12 12 23 112 Tebow, Kas. Ag.40 26 17 21 106 Scumbled by)" w a O " First Itasc for Managers THK signing of Art Griggs toi manage and play first base for the Omaha Buffaloes this sea son Instead of following out his or iginal intention of handling his club himself from the bench again makes the Western league heavy at first with managers. Griggs is the third manager who will play at the initial station. Jack Is-livelt of Tulsa and Fred Luderns of Olkahoma City being the others. By the way, these three teams look like tlie strongest combinations in the league at the present. Wichita lias a pitcher-manager in Howard Gregory. “Kbd" forilden, j outfielder, will manage Dos' Moines and Joe Berger will manage the Denver Bears from his shortstop position. Lincoln and St. Joseph will lie handled fram the bench. Baseball fans who have followed Western league bail for several sea sons and who have seen Luderus snd Isdivelt play in this circuit and who have also seen Griggs play, ate of the opinion that the Buffalo man ager will outshine all other first base men in Tearney's loop when It cosies to hitting. Firpu Ha* (hange of Henrt. IT AS I.ui* Angel Flrpo Buffered •J a change of heart of aome thing? Recently Flrpo, so the report* said, signed to tight for a new New York syndicate. The other day we read where Flrpo had passed up the new syndicate and went back to Tex Rickard. If Flrpo had stuck to the new syndicate and had given Rickard the bye-bye one would certainly say the senor ha* a curious sense of grati tude. No one will blame Flrpo for taking a contract where he can get the moat money, for the boxing game In a dog eat dog affair. However, Tex Rick ard wn* -pretty nice to the South American last year, lie took I,uls when the latter wn* unknowneand Just nbout penniless, and gate him work. Rickard was one of the few inen wlio believed In Flrpo. When Firpu and Dempsey were matched the South American was generally ridiculed ns an opponent for the chump, lint Richard was one of the few who still believed in flic "wild hull." The promoter %vent through with the nintcli In the fare of tlm widespread criti cism and it was a hig success. The light "made" Flrpo and wn* re sponsible for the South American beconflllc considerable richer than he was before the tight. Senor Flrpo surely has a curious sense of gratitude If he throws Rick ard over after nil the world * groat oat promoter ha* done for hint In this cptiutry. ‘With l'*<* ' KNIGHTtf >— of thr LglovesJ I’ltllxcMphln—Ntl* MiMirll. I TiIIhiII ji’ila, Won thn ,fil*1t*A' «!•*« lalon n\r» Hallo Kilctlmati of tlnaion In 1° i omul* Pittsburgh, Pn.—A arlirululrtl 10 rounil f h brivxwri Mli'kv WmIU'T. \»rlt*»i xxi.ahl r ha uuiloti. Mini NPH»o I »»mii|um»v of Ito. hoM■ N. V. win alop|H>«l |n Hu* flfili roil ml by ilu- i pfnrnr, who nwimlo I jt, larlinl* s> I k ru x It mi L to Walk*' on ft « luirfco that l)rni|*a*“V wan ftlnlllng. Toronto. Out.—-Mrk Hrdillrk, Mnna*» .1 <« x Mm six knork'ot onl U*i I K*n**'. \r/ Yolk In i ho sixth lotitiU of a 10 '•'Ui f Lincoln, March 11.—Peru Normal'® basket ball five closed the 1922 cage season with a record of ^7 straight conference victories. The Bobcats copped the, 1924 conference title; tied with Nebraska Wesleyan for the 1923 honors and finished first hack in 1922. Altogether Coach Graf's men have won 32 consecutive college 'oat ties. Tite Blue and Bed quint has piled up 941 points to their opponents' 427 counters. The personnel of the [champion five includes Captain Weimer, center; Frary and Gllkeson, forward; Buettzenbach, Delzell and Milam, guards. The 1924 Peru record: Peru, 20; Grand Island, 13; Peru, 33; Grand Island, 7; Peru, 34; Doane, R; PeriL 16; Cotner, 13; Peru, 17; Wes leyan, 16: Peru, 29; Doane, 23; Peru, 38; Wesleyan, 16; Peru, 33; Chadron, 17; Peru, 27; Cotner, 20. Buffalo Team Heads A. B. C. Meet Chicago, March 11.—The People's Ice Cream company of Chicago went into ninth place of the five man team event of the American Bowling con gress here last night when they hit the maples for 2,STS count. Following are the h.gh 10 standings at 11 o’clock: Pollock Carlin#. Duffalo .J.JfJ Durkee Motor#. Kan### City.S'TiT P fitly First#. Chicago . . ... v\>8tprn Klectrics No. 1. Chicago.... I. *45 Woodward Nonpareil*. Detroit .Z *-* Moynlhan*. Chicago... . Toopfer* Brother*. Cincinnati . i Metropolitan*, New York . ..‘•,5* People’s I< « Cream i*o . Chicago-2.J7J i *ltter Ka*s. St. Louis.z*8'3 Merz to Report to Memphis Otto Merz, former Sioux City hurler .,f the Western league, is en rout* to Memphis, Tenn., where he will report to the Memphis club of the Southern association for spring practice. Merz was with the lies Moines and Sioux City clubs two years ago and was sold to the Memphis aggregation. 1 gist year *he was with the turning Independents, having been given a temporary release by Memphis be cause of Illness In his family. Navy Awarded Big Tank Meet Minneapolis, March 11—The An napolis naval academy was awarded the first national Intercollegiate swim ming meet designated by the Amerl can Olympic committee as official preliminary tryouts for the United States swimming team, it was an nounced by Fred W. I.uehrlng of the University of Minnesota, chairman of the national swimming rules eoni mittee. Dempsey, Kearns in Michigan Klkhart, Tnd., March 11.—Jack Dempsey, world # heavyweight cham pion. accompanied by his manager, Jack Kearns, and Floyd Fitzsimmons, fight promoter of Benton Harbor, Mich., arrived here today from New York. They went to Benton Harbor In an automobile. They mads no statement. •_ Pacific Coast Bowlers High Chicago, March 11.—Invader* from the west, the San Jose, Cal., Daura Candies, champions of the Pacific coast, who found themselves today cmong the first ten. won the plaudits of American Howling congress fans, end what is more tangible, a slice of the prize money, when they rolled a total of 2,922 last night. After a moderate start of *16, they added 1,002 and 1,004 and took sixth place In the five-man event. It was the first time in 12 years that a Cali fornia team has been in the big pin tourney. Five man and other standings were not badly mussed. Marx-Schumaker, a Buffalo duo, rolled Into the doubles, with 1,275. Otto Stein, jr., of St. Tyouis, took the same place In the all events with 1.900. CLIX WAGNER, former president of the American league, tells about the first game that Crease j Kemmy, former amateur hall player and now a member of Johnny Den nison's staff of "bottle dodgers," ever umpired. The game was played at Elm wood park and Kemmy was work 1 ing the game alone from behind i file pitchers' box. A couple of class j R teams were playing a elose game and In one of the final Innings ; Kemmy was called upon to give a close decision at home plate. Crease, whose right name Is Chris, rame tearing in towards home with one hand In a position that would Indicate that the runner was out and the other hand showed that the run ner was safe. The contesting teams not know ing which way Kenimy had railed the decision, crowded around him for a decision and Chris, after much deliberation finally called the run ner out thus pulling himself out of a had hole. Just as lurk would have it for Kemmy the runner and his teammates said nothing ,We saw Kemmy work the last part of the season and he looked pretty good as an Indicator handler, but i is friends haven't forgotten this in Cident and Kemmy's latest nickname is "dose Decisions'’ Kemmy. Villa May Box in Oakland. T,oa Angeles. March It.—Pancho Villa, holder of the world's fly weight championship. Is here to await the arrival of hla wife from the Philip pines Ills manager asserted Villa may Ixix In Oakland. Cal. Yesterday's Results. tiajiana. First race '* mil*: ... HA mo; Frances \ w tor.*, t v\ iod) . * «* - 4.J ) Ann Grogan. P “Hint) 4 s e., Super Igjv. (11*11*1 Time 4!*. Pacifist. Intake. M «* Ale* , .1. Guinea Girl. KWa a*aO ran. ftarond race % mile. j Mil* nit (Roberta) . .. 7 40 4 ftosa Atkin (Wilton) -v. .4,, ‘Vim? .SVES/WliK i'riti**** MvVu*. rm-ten Ijgdy Moore. Stanley If . H/* llm.. V-Tholo*; . .l«*U Kn.inUln. < " !)• 'll), tlsi'.t and Stoll. Hell »!»» r*" Third rac*: ‘.mil* .... , .. . • „ Parn Dollar (Falla)*... 4 *• „ft ffoomeranff (I*rnnrl«ro) • ••• **•• •’ 4o • Tim**"'1° Vi*"''"’.’i.iritvVn.V Mi Hell. T.amatedt, Vibrator. I*uek> ^ America G. Mary Contrary and ^P* ' "I'nmf'h *•<••• Mil* *"d 1° . .. Teriptreas Hoag hind j ■ - , 4 s vest and l.mv (Smith). - , ^ Hilly Doa * Wllann t . . •••;■. . , Tim*; 147 1.. H«»hey lUker, \u Prvnlr, l oot F'ib. ).*< v ; Ike Mllle. Gold Flush. Geoigo MU0hl«b«Cll hnd Tough and Tight »!*'• ran. Fifth race, five furlong" Caveat Kniptor. 112 -m.l) .S !0 S JJ I* In!" Glorioaip. «* (Km > • I * • - ° J | j)n n Hogan. 115 (Hoag I and) Time 1.01 If. King Hello. Hohby Allen. Wild Thoughts. /Illnh. Dr. J-dm ! eon alao ran. . „ . | Sixth race, mile and 7" yard*. ‘•Ml,.. Mrmory. N "l..»sU«in## ; }# , cn C)pr*iti*. lni 'iA ,11111.1. ' *• Taxation. t»2 (Coop. I I • ' fim« i if Whi f Ida Francra m 1 tr. . Pr*l*exv«rthy also ran [ Seventh race. on* ami one v\,f*nin 7eai.1t. 110 (Conn l'\> * l f.adv T.llllan. 111 (!»<•' • * M) ' Fair Orient. 11" (A c..llm . Time 147 * 1 Salvo. Muiinlkiii II Just Might also ran eighth fgrp, tl fin long Tha Arauegnlan in (IN "'"11 ( '4 "*0 “ f»r Corbett. 110 (C..iM-'ll>) " ,a Wild Heather, 11? t Kills» " " Time 1 II Doubtful, .loella 1. Hal • kaU. |I|0 rsa Ninth rate, era and one sixi- nin Crank Fogartv. lit |C,..*pn»A ’• t" t " v' pv night. 1^4 (Moltei ' .on « vn Mvi it t 111 • Horn » Time • 147 |;r ifi 1 ••.“■rtf nian. Penxvell. Hun>n> i S gh. I I H**hlr «1ai* ran M 11 OKI I \\s Fitst ra< ■ ' mile T.tttle .llinioy, i Mart l|i » ? I 4 Honest Mop*', (WhIIhc-i I Cl a i k Pin ■)'. i 1 l Me\ * Time: (9 Hole (ltd Huey. po M. Mahon, iiunlae K . M> Ittddy. llockopiin Mi Irish Co||e*n Tarravce •* HetliA Fourcfoss. Pi ltuff. Pol A * ! also »ap . Sei’Opd » a • e 4* ttll|s ') |Axlapg (Marlin) . 4 • 1 !-• 4-*» Poor sport. (Parke) .. ...even 1*2 Daydue. (McDermott) .2S-1 Time 1:14 1-5. Tune* l’p, Centimeter. Good Time, llork. Arrowhead. Carnarvon. Venfaelna, Tulane, Same R*h, Goldmark alert ran. Thlr«l race l 1 if tnilea: LlevHIyn (Afergler) . ! 8® even 1 i ibI• au (I'H-mneur. ( Homanellt). exen 2-'> I »o*«i It e. (Shfir ue) .. v.. 1-2 Time. l:4s\ Lily Al . and Alard alto ran Fourth ra-'e \ mlla: Centimeter (Parke) ..4lc-l out out Hafflcv (Hharpe) .1-1 2-1 John Finn (Wallace) ..e'en Jim. 1:11 1-5 lrankman. Beat Pal. IPn r*i uda alao ran Firth race 1 1-15 mllea: Our Star. (Partington) ... 25-1 1»*1 • 1 Juno. (11 Hruenlmr) .15*1 * 1 Three Squat*- (Wallace) ..2-1 Tim* 1 4’* 4-6 Jou Jou. Kacarooletl >. S'.hi .K\ The.*. Hunnv Dumiw. alao ran. Sixth rare Mile and 1-lMh. \V**h( wood (IN'a 1 lace) .. . ..*50-1 2 1 oven LJtth Ammie i Walla* .5-1 2** i T.tvlor Hay (M'Derir«»tt). 1 - Time j Dark II 'll, HowepfH. Wilier Glri, The 4Mockmakor, Jock Boot, .liik* Feld. \ltn Boy 11, Bright Tract* 'W*' H*a Wrack nod May Girl ale*' mih. II W AN A. Pit at rate. mile: I »* xtro • .. * ' 11 14 Ft he I I- ...*4-1 «-5 Iriah Ie* e .1-4 Time 44 May Baxter, Great Watgre, June l»ay, alao i an. * Second lace. 5'i furlong*: Heal .mi <1 ..51 5-5 7-10 Aunt l»**da ... .3-5 1-4 Pat «le S .- -2-1 Time I HD Chari** \ Bvrne. North > u Sim Mt Healthy. Bir*l Shot, lriah l»»Hn. alao ran Thiel Mi> r. J. ‘a fur Iona*: f *k. eehohee . 1 even 1 * Gray Girl .Hg-l 5 .* Hu xuk I .. .. .•von Tim* I "7 4 • Phoebe. Solomon a Kilt*. Hemilv, Vaklmu. Hanger. Fmll>. M t hr! F vet eat, Klfle Cecllg, Maintain, also ran. Fourth race: 5'» furlonea: Sitnllkatm-en Hoy 10 J 4-1 3 1 I ,uat re ..4 ■ 1 • *) H***ne Punkin-* ... 4 T't r 1 (17 4 l.ndv Delhi. The Girl. Humorlar (dot. fhwetelgn H P«d* B \ 111 >a Glory of the Sraa II Malggftto alao ran Fit #i i .*■ <■ Mllea nd 0 ' .u d • Blddleder. .'121 even S'lp.’l lot. ... ... 4 5 ? > l.ank. . . ... oven Time i 1 \oo* • 1 nah( Pc sj.'ii'K Vni* \-o*(a Annlnr. Marie VuHii-i't, Mlaa l.ibrrlv nl*o ran sixth * *• Mil* and 5'* >**•!« X *t11* 11., S 1 4 • 4 lla In. .* * * •• Jr*, k Fl o*t .. . 7-. Thin i hi |5 f.oliie l.%trein** Hillman. (' (‘ irninili uni hI'k ran S*\«nH» tare' \ ttille I .■hum Dare . 11 ev-m 2 • \»a I • * • 11 I 1 ' ' * * i Voilm ... \ 4 I .4 r, I l ; 4 ' ,'l|\ e‘ It .» ,1 Id. C ih Jeaelt •)» * f and llu*-> P< " *l*o tali. \D3mn Runyons Cotaimm ■ " ■ ' New York. March 11.—Tltere is much talk of Urminlo-Spalla, Italian heavyweight. who lasted until the 14th round against l.uis Angel Firpo. Spalla was brought tn America about three years ago by Nick Kline, brother and former manager of Patsy Kline of Newark, a real good feath erweight of 13 years ago. Nick Kline's attention was attracted to Spalla hy the fart that Spalla had won the interallied light heavyweight title, and was the first boxer of promi nence developed in Italy—not the first Italian boxer, the reader will under stand, but the first developed in Ills, homeland. There are many Italian boxers of note—-Johnny Dundee, Johnny Wil son, Sammy Mandril, Paul Doyle, < arl Duane, Pal Moran, Frankie (ienaro. Rocky Kansas among them. They are American born, developed here. Nick Kline thought Spalla would be a great attraction here. He failed to take into consideration the possibility that Spalla might bc a poor fighter, which proved the case. Poor fighters are never great attrac tions. cart rarely be made attractions. Spalla was strong, tough, that was all. His knowledge of boxing was limited. Kline started him off against one Frank Hagney In Newark. Spalla stopped Hagney in a punch. Then Kline, encouraged, matched Spalla against Italian Jack Herman, in Newark. Young Mr. “Jersey” Jones, author-1 lty on boxing in his home state, says the fight was a terrible thing. Her • man was disqualified in the ninth round for not fighting. It is a way they have tn Jersey. / Then Spalla met young Roll Fit/ simmons, wlio easily outboxed him. though he rould not knnrk out the Italian. Another bout in Newark presented Spalla against Joe Mctiann. This was atrorious, says Jones—“a bum draw would have been giving them both the best of it." Finally, Spalla met Jim Coffey, the once formidable ‘Roscommon (•iant,” at < oney Island Coffey was then a pugilistic wreck, yet he won the de. vision over Spalla. Nick Kline, somewhat disgusted, commenced to think Spalla would nev er learn to fight. Perhaps he in timated this thought to Spalla. At all events Spalla parked up Ills be longings and returned to Italy. Spalla began fighting again ha> home, where perhaps the oritic* are not as knowing, or as cautious as In I America. He won unite a number of hou'« i'vith Kuropean opponents most of I 'hem bv decision. No doubt he has ! improved. They s?v it Is not con ceivable that he could have gotten any worre. Nick tvltne ha* resurrected his old contract with Spalla, dusted It off found it still binding in America. He will endeavor to induce Spalla to re turn here. Many persons will pay money to see the Italian who went fourteen rounds with the "Wild Bull of the Pampas.” Perhaps it will he found that Spal la'* showing was no great fluke; that he has indeed Improved. " • j Firpo. appaiently, is standing still in pugilistic style. The stories of his fight with Spalla show him relying on wild righthand strings front the flfth round to the finish. This style is destructive to slow men who do not know how to hox. It Is self-destructive against real hov er*. Also it seem* certain that the "Wild Hull of the Pampa*”. now a rich man of the Argentine, I* paying little at tention to his physical condition. It Is doubtful if he will ever again he • championship contender. It is ! doubtful if he will ever again he the 1 pugilistic attraction lie was a few short month* ago. “Dempsey Not Anxious to .Meet Gibbons—Kane St. IXul. Minn., March 11.—"Jack; Dempsey is not anxious to meet Tommy Gibbons In a return match, because he does not want to take a chance of losing his title," declared liddie Kane, Gibbon's manager, in a statement tonight. Gibbons l« scheduled to box .lack Moore Friday night at Winnipeg. Gibbons has not been given "a fair break" for championship honors, ac cording to Kane, who charged that Itempscy was avoiding American fighters in favor of foreign "setups.” Prize Fighter Ordered Held. Hot Spring*. Ark.. March 11.—Tom Marvin, heavyweight pugilist nml partner of Jack Peinpsev during the < hnmplon a recent exhibition tour, w&a In the custody of CVroner J. 1*. Kardolph here today pending an In vestigation of the death of Marvin's. e*<t» nged wife who was found dead, in her room at a hotel. Krazee and Bride in IS. Y. New- York, March 11.—llaxry Fra roe, former owner of the Beaton Bed Sox and theater producer, is In New York with Ills bride, the former Miss Margaret Boyd, to whom. It was loarncd today, he has lieen married four months. The couple have l>oen on a honeymoon. / "-——————^ Blue jays' Stage First Grid Workout V_/ Spring football practice started in the HIuejav ramp Monday night under the direction of (ouch t liet Wynne. I Things look promising for a success | fill gridiron *«|iiad for next fall ax I there %*ax a turnout of .TV men seek | lug gridiron work. The first e\o j mug's s(|und u,k made up mostly «»f Ireshnten who will be elllgible toi the \arsif\ next fall and it is ex |hs ted that upward of 70 or 7JI men will he in uniform h> the end of the week I'raetice last night consist *d of exercises to loosen up muscles and tendons grown stiff after sex oral month a i rat and ball passing JACK DEMPSEY WILL BATTLE TOM AND LUIS IN BIG HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTS THIS SUMMERJAYS WALSH Champion anil Manager find No Place on I lieir Program for Harry Wills, Colored Challenger-Firpo-Wills Bout Would Be Just the Thing for a Title Scrap Between Jack and the ‘Wild Bull. By DAVIS j. wai.sh. ;w YORK, March 11.—From a pot pourri of affirma tions and denials in circulation to day on matters of heavyweight busi ness, it was de flared on the plumb-bob level to he fact and not fancy that there would be only two heavyweight c hampionship bouts held this summer, to wit: Jack Dempsey against Tommy Gibbons In New York, riming the early part of Jane; Jack Dempsey against Duis Firpo in Jersey City early in September. The rest of the chatter is so much malarkey, according to a tip so straiglit that it can he passed through a |«ea sliooter without touching the sides. Harry Wills, the sepia tinted speci men, will be avoided like a creditor, according to the program outlined. He is not so much feared for his fighting ability as for the consequences of his fighting at ail. Jack Kearns admitted today that he had declined an offer of $500,000 from Cumberland. It. I.. promoters for a Dempsey-Wills bout, but did not give his real reason for so doing. Kearns knows that there can be no Dempsey-Wills fight anywhere in m' United States, assurance* from *’um bel land to the contrary. Killy McCamey, acting for Firpo, also gazed pensively into space when ,approached by the t umber land outfit for a Wills-Firpo center. He is just a yea-man and his trick is to look pleasant until Wills and Firpo get really to fight for Kick ard, an offer having been advanced by the latter within the last it hours. His proposition was S150,0*Hi to Wills and Paddy Mullins has tak en it under advisement while claiming that Mills is entitled to the same money as Firpo. Much faith is placed in the latter’s ability by those in the Dempsey and : Kicks rd camp*. They fully expect him to ride right over Wills, who is a, leged to have lip* hands of a perfec lady. This transaction would not only rid Dempsey of a chronic annoyanc* . but would make tha *'••«? •! D*!i.i**' > - Firpo frolic go over like a ship ^ launching. The Gibbons bout is regarded by a'l concerned except Gibbons, as a sta ' event that will contrive the hastening of the wolf to a point some distan* • from the champion’s portico. The Paul entry is regarded as a 100 to ! shot on the possibility of scoring knockout over Dempsey,, but h - speed may carry him through 1 lounds as it did at Shelby. The onl factor holding up this transaction a modicum of doubt as to whether it will draw In the style to which Demp sey is accustomed. r I Walter Johnson to Quit Majors nto Become Minor League Manager OT SPRINGS. Ark., March 11.—The end of the 1911 season probably | will witness the passing of Walter Johnson, star pitcher of the | Washington American league baseball club, provided Ills plans go through as lie anticipates. Johnson, in an interview with International News Service, said: “I am now planning to purchase a Pacific Coast league team at the end of the approaching season, and. if I am successful, i shall settle down in one of the Western cities where I ran give my children the best educational advantages. Mrs. Johnson's relatives reside in the west, and that is the principal reason why I prefer the roast league." Hilcky Hariis, newly elected manager of the Washington club, re ceived high praise from Johnson. He declared that all members of the team liked Harris and were going to do their best to help him finish first in the 1321 season raee. Johnson said he was in the best physical condition and anticipates a great sea-on. All members of the Washington team now at Hot Springs leave soon to report at the training headquarters at Tampa, Fla., Johnson said. ... . ^_/ Oklahoma Indian Woman Will Make Bis Bid for Kentucky Derby Mrs. K. M. Hoot*, an Indian wo man from far off Oklahoma, aims to male* a bold t>id for national turf fame till* year. H»r ambition 1* to win the Kentucky Derby ana. despite the cast number of millionaire-owned animal* nominated for this cl J*ic. few will sav that she hasn't a. chance to achieve that goal. Mrs. Hoots' bid for Kentucky's blue ribbon wili 1* made through ths colt Black Gold, a “terling son of Black Toney and I’seeit. Mr*. Hoots bred and reared her color bearer which undoubtedly ha* inherited that wonderful .hur-t of early *|>eed from Id* tlaiu, I »eeit. whirli in her day and time sure could ‘ step oil it" at least for about five to five and one-half furlongs. From Ids daddy Black Gold gets stamina and bulldog courage, for Black Tony was one of tlir earnest horse* that ever carried tlie green and white silk* of C<d. Kdnard R. Bradley, in proof of which it i* Minlrrhiorn. FI*.. March 1*.— lid* Falk baa taken unk ndly to the dev:*.on ; of outfieldlng. He says he jron t pilch | Johnny Evert he* been given he de*i* j tun he to availability to White >ov r« crult*. \utlfli). Catalina lauanda. Cal.. March j 11—Exam mat tea ha* proved th.»t Nothing I* wrong with Yu \ nd Us stlffneae ta passing Hill Kl’l’fer. «'ub manager, was cheered by the report j lakeland. Ha.. March H.— Three veteran pitchers. Stan Covelafkle. George I ble and Sherry Smith, of the Cleveland Indians atsff showed geod condition lv the firat practice at training camp hert Tnmt>* I1a.( March II.—Mi«f»*r|unc ha* robbed little "Chick** Cagnon. for pr Holy Cross star, of hit opportutvty *•' lend a tegular berth In th« na.mrs He probably will l>e one of the first rookies <nt adrift as a result of *Injury to an old football knee tuiinls. 1*»., March II —Mating froaen out of ;he first gam* of the year xeaterday* the game ie on for toduy br | tween the Tlgrt regulars and Xsnnlgs»« F*a« Robles, (al.. March 11 —The Pirates, out of respect for Tat Moran whoso f'insral I* today, a 111 oea*e all i activities in training l#c«hnrr. Ha, Msnli II— Manager Fletcher decided hie *»«uad of Phil lie* two groups tods' -regulars and rook * • The rookies will be given the arid test from now on New Or loo ns In.. Match II.— It «•*» ahnoun* «'.1 I" M ;>r Huggins todav ' It.lb* Huth SOU •• he si - "id to " ■ j out for a few mlnUlc* w.'h the r"- of J :lif V. % KrV onvatacent froni * tc. ent 1 >» • j t !'.. »• « i sin! Weigh* fl* p* hi* est figure at this time in i any jenie Nan lalanlo. Texas, M arch 11.—The f »‘*t « Ut in * * Hi 'ion Red trs ■ ‘ s list came toils * when Mating-• l'cbl re j leased five rookies Thev wrre 5‘ ap. j hillings, Xlsssev, T'vsn and Turm • f- - ---—X Important Boxing Bouts This Week March II—Jw« K llitddv %*rtln»t *oe tpimn to i tin ini* In \i*|*let»»w U "• Xlar< li 11—-.Ink /Ivh Oivlli'l '* Shwhert. It mu ml* in Hartford t min Man i» I.’ led Miwsre i%s*tn«t liimttv O'Mngeo I * hmsiU In bv»* rw*e Matvl< ti It* Its helse against lllll* ) itivlmmum It rounds In New \ .ok Mar«h II .lohnnv Hundee aaein«t 1**1 Mo*an IX rounds In New Xerl. March 1' lut* \nael 1 • *!*«» as »1 **•! tl Netch IA hiiiml* In llneiH** Inc* v only necessary to point 'In his vic tor)- in the Independence Handicap of 19J3 when, with 115 pounds on his bach, lie negotiated one mile and three sixteenths over the 1-a tnnia trails in the excellent time of 1 :57 3-5. Of Black Gold the records shor that he has decided preference the Churchill Down* track, ovei ■'hlch the Kentucky Dei oy Is annu ally d>. ided. His victory tn tbs Barn ford Manor Stakes there last reason proved that point conclu s.veiy. ’ Behind the llis>ts colt on that cci vrlon r-u-ed T. S. Jordan and Digit while the time for the race, 53 sec* nds. had hut twice before teen equalled, or ■> by Kittle Nephew and then by that good ra er of days gone by. Huke. Black (odd fared tile harrier nine tes-n times as a twa-yiarcld. win ning nine times, finishing second live time*, third twice and being outside the money hut twhe. Ilis total piirse-» amines amounted to $19,1fi.3. \t the present time he again is at New Orleans where he Is un dergoing preparation for the (orth roming detferson Ifrrby. a classic tiiat seemingly is at his merry. Today's Entries. NKW OKI.FANS. v . '*.p, j * : '** old*, four furlongs Sail Mmgrl ..,172 Kr«rr«U|bt ...t*5 Parole 11 .122 Compact . vicx Woodi*ffe 127 Warratah ... l ittle Aiipajr ..115 I’nnlner . • ieorge Me Mar 11? Jewell .......1'** Louts Ruhatem 11? Trigger K* «dv»rll ... .....11? Mar' M Carr . .1** Malaeh* tM Hell# H V* F*n\ do Vourev 114 Ktavfa t1' Nr At Olrl 714 \A x* \\ head 11 I - , ond r o e S a" 'win -i'll, S * »*r •t's ,md Atp, 4 furlongs VI Astro ...Ilf Warleyroru . !•' i'htef Curry .1*5 Kx-ergiade . .145 Memos .... 115 shine On . . . 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