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Settlement of Grievances Between Landis and Johnson Is Expected Today ^ r$3». -- w Major League Moguls Gather for Joint Meet iW, Indication of Baseball Wdr Brewing at American £q*>p Headquarters—John son Calls on Ball. By Auorhtol Pno, HICAGO, Dec. 16.—Settlement of I all grievances existing between Kenesaw Mountain I^uidis, base ball commissioner, and President Ban .Johnson of the American league is cvfleMed to be readied when the 16 < ‘ltli owners of the American and Na tional leagues reconvene here tomor row In the Joint session postponed in New Y ork a week ago. prior to the opening of the Joint meeting, Colonel Jacob Ruppert of the New Y’ork Americans. E. S. Bar nard, president of the Cleveland club, and President Thomas Shibe of the Philadelphia Americans, constituting the American league peace commit tee, will extend the olive branch to Commissioner Landis at his office In an attempt to effect a reconciliation between him and tlie American ex ecutive. After this meeting the club owners will go into session to transact the business confronting them at • their adjourned New York session. If there was a baseball storm brew ing tonight, there was no indication of it at the headquarters of tha American league or at Commissioner Landis' office. President .Johnson, returning from a visit to St. Louis, which, he said, was for the purpose of paying a per sonal call to President Phil Ball of the St.' I.ouis Americans who has been ill for several weeks, said he had no statement to make, lie assured Interviewers, however, that he would ( Ve present at the meeting, the first gver wjiieli Commissioner Landis fcad presided since their hreak In Vhlatinns. President Johnson attend ed tlie adjourned New York meeting. b»»l Ihe commissioner was absent owing lo the illness of his wife. *'itlma lions that Commissioner Lan ik, might resign it Johnson remained as president of the American league were discounted In baseball circles to night. . Everywhere the statement waf^made that the principal business beAre the meeting will be to bring Johnson and Landis together and urg$ more co-operation between Johrfconf- Landis and President John Heyijei- of the National league, com posing the baseball advisory council. The, claim was made In some quar ters tijat Commissioner Landis, in his handling of baseball affairs, had not taken President .Johnson and Heyd ler int$ his confidence as much as certain < club owners had wished. These cjiib owners hope to convince Commissioner Landis that he should consult with other members of the advisory council before deciding im portant issues, particularly those af fecting the major leagues. The resolutions adopted at the meeting at New York upholding Lan dis’ administration and giving his vote of confidence will he presented at tomorrow's session. YVhatever ac tion the commissioner will take on these resolutions is known only to lihnsclf, lint tlie remarks he is ex p«:tf'd lo make to the 16 club owners probably will lie worth hearing, his admirers, say. UdWthever major league club own c^gitker, trade talk prevails, but so f^r the only deal on the fire is the oAe involving Urban Shocker, vet ■ ei'^p St. Louis American spitball pitcher, whose services are sought by the Yankees. The White Sox are un derstood to be bidding /or Shocker. A d«al Involving him may he consum mated ‘tomorrow. FRANCIS LANE MARQUETTE HEAD Milwaukee, AVIs,. Dec. 16.—Francis Lane of Merrill, AVis., tackle, was elected captain of the 1925 Marquette university football team at tho an nual Hilltop gridiron banquet here last night. Lane is a freshman In the medical school, but a third-year man In the university. Letters were awarded to 24 men, three of whom will be lost, while numerals went to 29 freshmen. The incompleted schedule was an flounced as follows: October 3, St. Marye (AVlnona) In Milwaukee; No vember 10, Navy at Annapolis, Mcb; October 17 and 24, open; October 3r, Creighton in Milwaulfee; November 7, Kansas Aggies, in Milwaukee; No vember 14, South Dakota State, In Milwaukee; November 26, Orgon Ag gies, in Milwaukee. BLUE IAY TRACK MATERIAL REPORTS Coach Chet Wynne assembled ills Crelgnton university traeksters Mon day afternoon to outline to them his plans for the coming track season, which, with the amount of available material at hand, should l>e a most ■uccessful one. Approximately 25 at tended the meeting. Wynne Intends getting Ills men down to practice right away on the big Bluejay oval to prei>are for the coming indoor work, hut will assign outdoor work on the new cinder Iraek only to his cross-country performers. Creighton won tho north central conference Indoor track title last year and AA'ynne l» anxious to cop the honors again this year. WEINERT DEFEATS JACK SHARKEY Newark, N. J.t Dec. 15.—Jack Bharkejf of Boston failed to stop Charley Welnert today along the trail by whlck he hopes to regain pugilistic heights.* Tho Newark fighter took the popular decision, having all but One or tWo rounds, In the opinion of the newspaper writers at the ringside. StriMing Wins Over Klefth. Dayton, O., Dec. 15.—Young Hi rib-1 ling. Macon, fin , won the referee's decision over Johnny Klesh of ('low land in a 12 round bout here tonight. • /' " / WHERE'S MAX*, ^ L°fr ■ i SIN CH *fr t^ A ^ 4fe «Af ;i: - | SPAGHetTt. tt>lNTl Vo HANfr 0^r ,FlrWAS*T 1 we* «w ^fir twg^"' sai’ _ Lr Mt v+eo tHm**- TO hi^onc Ni*Hr t ftr . I JA<0 CHA*L‘e nou^fr A {HiA^ A weFK MOUO fro o-coO cfF TWV AK'I^ ftOW /n fAOVJI^S ~ ArK^L',s ,F "~'N UACNT 5fEV l-WM -,‘l_ ■ I h.£-A-h l MAK£ wMEN£NtT» wmAr^ **” OOtS TUAt] \uq\h t*fV**-° A (o%e ^ T.e *,«£^ i STcHTf ^ V^.f !^L4 1 £!,s££ ^ V r INDOOR SPopVS'' , 'i f* — * UVTt>*iMS m 1 of tMfc “if ir vnasnT Fob me ! club a<; n+e-* do 7weifi. Stuff »h a * BKoaoia/As caff 4KING Baseball news now consists solely of rumors and denials. Irritated mag nates have cracked lips from ex ploding fake stories originated by sport writers who are faced with the task of grinding out a column a day or seeking employment elsewhere. Telegraph wires are burning with similar nonsense. Branch Rickey denies he will sell Rogers Hornsby for $500,OuO plus 9i Liberty bonds. Ban Johnson denies next world s series will be played in Boston exclusively. Wilbert Robinson says there is no truth In report that he will attempt a comeback behind the plate next year. Connie Mack refuses to com ment on statement that ills pitchers will be required to wear suspenders to be assured of decent support. John McGraw denies Virgil Barnes will be relieved of pitching duties and used exclusively as pinch hitter. Bill Killifer denies that Rabbit Maran ville will be shifted from second base to catcher. McGraw spikes rumor that he will give tea party in honor of William F. Baker. Judge Landis denies he will propose Ban Johnson's name for mem bership at next meeting of his lodge. NOTRE DAME SQUAD OUT OF CONDITION South Bend, Ind.. Dec. 15.—Coach Knute Rockne is having his worries in preparing Notre Dame for the football game with Leland Stanford at Pasadena on New Year's day. chief among them is the possibility that Adam Walsh, his big captain and center, will not he able to participate in the coast gama. In several games, and also Harmon, are being groomed for the center po sition. Rockne is having trouble in getting the -squad as a whole back into first class physical condition, it was said, most of the members hav ing dropped away from their mid season form. Rockne Is devoting a large part of each drill to perfecting a defense against the Stanford at tack. In addition to the outdoor drill the squad assembles each noon to hear a chalk-talk by the mentor. FLOWERS, TERRIS WIN DECISIONS Philadelphia, Dee. l».—Tiger Flow ers, Atlanta’s colored middleweight sensation, and Hid Terris, New York’s new lightweight Idol, raine through their bouts at the arena tonight with flying colors before a crowd of 8,00.1 fans. Flowers, weighing 170 pounds, scored a technical knockout over Jack Townsend, colored heavyweight of Buffalo, In the fifth round of the scheduled 10-round windup. Terris won nil the way from “Whltey" Fitzgerald of this city in a 10-round bout which was scheduled as the semi-final, but which was put on after the second bout. BOXING MATCHES STOP IN CALIFORNIA Han Francisco, Dec. 16.—Police chiefs and other officials announced today that no boxing matches will be allowed In California after tomorrow night until tbo boxing commission authorized at the last election Is ap pointed by flovernor Richardson and issues permit* for tlieih. Under the law creating the commission bouts up to 12 rounds may he held, whereby under the present law the limit Is four rounds. W. G. A. Denies Report. By A»«oclM*d l*rw«. Chicago, Dec. 16— Although the Western Clolf association finds ltsclt more closely In unleon with the t lilted States (lolf association ns a resutt ot the Interlocking officers sleeted by th< western body, an .-dicer of the West ern tl.'lf association today denied printed reports that an nmalgamatlor might he forthcoming soon Thoroughbreds Arriving at Miami Track for 51-Day Winter Meeting HIAI.KAII track, home of the Mi ami Jockey clul», presents a scene of much activity these days. With the opening the the 51 duy winter meet less Ilian a month away, a number of prominent owners, with their charges, already have put in an appearance at the Florida track. Approximately 200 steeds are now quartered there. Among tile early arrivals are Wise Counsellor, ronquernr of Fpinard in the first international sweepstakes last fall, and In Memorlam. Others on hand are Sunsini, Volatile, Hyperion, Inver Maid. Valador, Pegasus, Suit Rider, FJ .lesmar. Sweepstakes and Venus. Kach day brings another car load or two and when Starter Mar* Cassidy calls the first hunch of crit ters to the |>ost tlie opening day of ficials of the meet expert to have no less than 1,000 thoroughbreds stabled on the grounds. "When completed, the Hialeah plant will he on a par with any of the larger race tracks in the country. The track Is a mile oval, with three-quarters of a mile and one anil one quarter-mile chutes. The grandstand has a seat ing capacity of 5.0U0, while the club house, which is an exclusive affair, will seat approximately 1J100 persons The management has arranged for a daily program of seven events, with a purse distribution of $7,500. Six of the races will be for purses of $1,000, while the seventh calls for a *1.500 purse. There will be no Sunday rar ing. Tile meet opens January 15 and will continue through March II. Following are the owners with their SOUTH CAGERS ] TO PLAY ALUMNI! The South high hoop artists have a tough game ahead of them Friday when they meet the fast Packer alumni five in the “cracker box ' for the annual classic and conditioning match. It Will be the strongest alumni quint South high has had for years with the giant Wed berg, with his eye for tho basket, doing tile tip off work, ,ind i.'iark running one of the forwards. Katzman, also of Tat- , ton's last year team, will bring up the running guard, while Hodges and Hill will fit Into the other berths. The alutnni team to a man has been working out with the Wheeler Church league team which has al ready chalked up one Victory to its credit. The Packers have been fast round ing Into shape under the leadership of Captain (Dodel Reevea and Coach Patton. The team, with Smith and Bernard shooting from the forwards, Hoden at center, and Kalstrom and Reeves at* guards looks the best but there are several others who can fill In without slowing up the machine. SUGGESTS CHANGE IN GRID RULES lt<r \kkorinM Anihrtxt, Mhhn., Dec. U*. Declaring that th* forward pax* In it* modern variation* is an “evil" to the gam* and slowly relegating football into out door banket ball, Harold M. (Kidi Oore, gridiron roach at the ManfiachuMctl* Agricultural college. *ugge*ts that .1 touchdown resulting from a forward pan* wore '»niv three jxdntx, the name as a Held goal, instead of nix a* now provided. He al*<» auggeftt* that ai a further remedy the elimination of any run after a pa*« i* received, thin allowing only the ground actually gained by the pa**. TECH HIGH CLASS CAGERS BATTLE The lnterclass Brisket Bull league gut under way at Tech High with five games, resulting mostly In runaway scores. All of the contests were closer than the scores would Indicate. Tho SAs won from the 9Bs, 18 to 9; Die 91 'a best tlm BIAS, 26 to 4; the Ini's were vt tors over the inits, 2k to 10; th" IIAs walked on the lilts, 22 to 4, and the IB's managed to get a 14 to k decision over the 12Aa. The "first team" has withdrawn from the league, making a bye foi the tails yesterday and will result 111 byes all the rest of the Week horses now at the track: J. S Ward: Wise Counsellor. Worthmoro. Indian Trail, Donges. Malt. Defiant, Blue P.idge Wax Isady, Mayfly. On Time, Then Red. Theu. Kay. White Ash, eight year lings. Carl I\ W'eidemann: In Memoriam, Great .la 7/., Rob. Double Cross, To Kehem»\ Mir Charles, Gamester, Bewitch ing. e«vei» yearlings. Janos *N ie ho Ison: Cathleen Ni Houlihan. Vlrtnria stable Kings Ransom. Bettv Maloney. JoeilR J., Mother Bunch, Free Gift, Beau Nash. K. \. Vaughn: Bell Gee. reter Brush. r. Ring Bonnie Umar, genor. The An her N*»rnh. \ V. Robie: Sligo, Lagoon. Attorn«> M uir. Do« ' Simerlv: Altamore G Rabin Volante, Kdinburgh. Orace If Hyperion William K Martin- Th* Foreigner. \„ri . w»i. «= t'oinml Cl. Merchant Marine, Lunore PrlncefH Ahmed. Belair Stud: Markover. II. W Maxwell Miss Vail. Fran*! Hero Id . Cluthe. Decorative. Trat ty Be -si* Shot General. j Serin Miss Titama. Duka of Itldge Vb*\*. Bard Gueas. S fi.iysaltine Blossom House. Devon Ite. Metal. M' Kenna. „ .. . _ M t« l.yne: Lady Allutneur a Starlight, M'4k'tor. .it John Malonev: St. Girard. George* Christman: Mystery W easier. M Goodpastar, Thomas Dovle and Charles Gowns also have horses stabled at the track, aamil of It | Wilson: K Irk field. Dusky Bello, w. .1. Srflmon: Jackson. Audlej Farms; Pegasus, Surf Rider. N*. « Gold Hobson, Planter. Panguillo, Silver Slippers, Fuo, Automatic, 10 year ling'. „ . .. W J Both: Skyscraper. Socrates. Mvr tb- Belle. Pat Casey, Sombre, Julie, Finn L«rtr, Bowman, Confidante. i Thorn by Venus. Hot Dog. In Bad. .1 Callahan: St. Oerrard. Savoy. Mrs. J I. Brannon: Alliae Vernor. wee Dear, two yearlings. A. K A'*xandra: Servltcr. Oalantrnan Chief Spoil hot. El Jasmar, Sweepstakes, Care Free, Mirar. William Martin: Valador, Inver Maid Robert M< Keever: Herhertua. Black Frl da\ T’arthe.na Watch Charm. Red W :ne, Hen Franklin, five yearlings. W. K. Jone« .sex’ant. Mies l.eggo. Lough Star in. Marmon Kbler, Magician. T K cjuMen Rocky Ford, Half Pint, Toppanlte, A’ 1 .e\ v PURDY REFUSES TO QUIT BASEBALL "t’iil" Purdy, former Beatri< • High school star athlete and last season comh of the Olympic professional football team of this city, has turned down 'in appointment to West Point, according to word received here. Purdy turned down the appoint ment to play professional baseball with the J.lncoln club of the Western league. lie is an outfielder and played with the I .inks last year. *'pld” Is now en route to Loni? Beach, fat., where he will play win ter baseball with the Shell Oils. "Bill" Bailey and "Stubby" Mack, last year with the hurling staff of the Omaha Buffaloes, are pitching for the Oils. HARTZ RETAINS PLACE AWARD j,o* Angeles, Dec. 15.—Tommy Mil ton's protest that he Instead of Harry Hart/, should have been awarded sec ond place In the 250 mile automobile race at Culver City yesterday was overruled hoi .< late today %juLho coo test board of the American Automo Mlc aimoeiatlon. COLLEGIATE TRACK MEET TO BE HELD New York. Dee. 15.—The National Collegiate Athletic association will hold track and field championships In 11125 and also make an annual fixture of Its swimming title meet. If the recommendations of the exec-utl\e committee, announced today, are adopted at the annual convention of the association here December 2!b -—---;-v Unable to Drive in Big Race So Uses Street for Speedway __' Angel**, TV*. Id.—H»rlin Fengler. r»n** the ”l>oy wonder” of th* board apeedway, s^rlouily In ^urod In the Indianapolla ract ln*t spring. w,n not nble to compete In Runday’a 250-mll* rla*sle at Culver j (Mty, where hla former raring pal* won fame and prize money by pilot ing their automobile* in exce** of 125 mile* an hour. Hut yesterday l*'*ng It r appeal ed lu polio* court and paid i Mn fine for driving Id* car at the rule of n“ mile* nn hour on a resi dential Ih ale\ in d. g Leaf Ledger company is known to Ida friends as “Turkey Al.” It all came about when he went on a shooting trip this season. Al and his "pard'’ got to the sandhills during the warm weather and finding that their birds wouldn't keep, they started to eat them. They had duck for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They had them roasted, baked, tried, minred, stewed, boiled and in hash. They had them until some of the gunners couldn't talk for quacking. Al, therefore, went in search of a change of diet. He found It in the shape of an impound turkey, tame and domesticated. Friends reiairt that Al was so pleased to eat something. which didn't taste like a duck that he ate IS pounds of it before qulttllng for the day. Since then he has been known aa “Turkey Al.” WILL GIVE RYAN ANOTHER CHANCE Madison, Wis.. Dec. 16.—A storm of protest over the indictment of the University of Wisconsin as the holder of the Big Ten championship of fussing'' by Dean Scott H. Good night, dean of men at the university, swept the campus here today. Stu dents and fraternities denied that there were more “parties'' put on by student organizations at Wisconsin than at other schools and thf? re sented Goodnight's statement that “the impression has gone out that we are a bunch of cake-eaters.” t .del night made a plea for more ' red blooded men,” announced that Jack Ryan would be retained as football coach, but warned that if he falls to turn out a better team this year ' he will have to go.” SOUTHERN LEAGUE HOLDS MEETING Memphis, Dec. 15.—Southern asso ciation directors devoted the initial sessions of their annual winter meet ing today to a general discussion of league problems, named committees and fixed March 3 as the date for the spring meeting, but deferred ac tion until tomorrow on the major questions—the adoption of a revised constitution and the devising of ways and means to provide greater tlnan clal returns for the smaller clubs. WILLIE HUNTER TO TURN “PRO” l.o* Angel* ., lire. 16.—Willie I Hunter, former lir^ygh amateur g**lf champion, has decided to turn pride* •tonal and will launch hi* career a* a "pro" on January 1 at the Brent wood Country club. It was announced here by Martin I,each of the Brent wood green committee. -1 Iowa Mentor Seek* Large Track Squat! N|ie< 1*1 to Th* OmnliM It**. Iowa Oty. l.i . Dec. 16—Two bun drad ami fifty men nut for track la the goal met by George T. Ttresnnhan. roach of the t’nlversity of Town squad. Thin objective was set by roach Presnnlmn In announcing the plans for the annual track mixer to be beld January 6. A formal call will be made at this mixer for candl dates for the Indoor track and field teams. l’lans are being made whereby the student body may watch the progress of the campaign by means of a huge stop watch with a dial marked off In different divisions. iNey York Rail Mogul* I.en\ e for I lliieago Now York. Dec. 16 New York's big ba seball five—Colonel Rupert, P.d Hut row. Miller llugqln>. John M r«1rn u nit! Judge F X McQlKtdc, will leave this sfternoon for the gathrilng of basehull magnates In rhU.tgo REPORTS FROM EAST SAY THAT OMAHA FIRST BASEMAN WILL BE GIVEN CHANCE TO SHOW ABILITY Ratted Over .300 Mark in Western League Last Season and Smacked Out 10 Home Runs—Started as Pitcher and Knded Season as (Guardian of the Initial Sack. YORK, Dec. 1*. | I —Will the winter, I 1 now upon ns, be the one In which Wallle 'Pickling” Pipit finally leave* the X o w York Y ankees to spread his elongated form around first base for some other big league club? The chances are that It will. The reason Is that, for the first time since rumors that the Y'ankmen would get ltd Of Pipp, the bosses now have a man on the club list who might be able to fill Ids shoes. That brother is Henry L, Cullop. Be it said right now, before tills typewriter rattles any more, that this is not tile famous left-handed wildman Nicholas Cullop. Of course everyone calls tills young first baseman "Nick” for the same reason that every man named Young Is railed “Cy,” no matter how rotten he is. Cullop is neither a pitcher nor a wildman. If the original Nick had taken baseball as seriously as this young man lias the former would now he perched, figuratively, in baseball's hall of fame instead of roaming around the minors. Cullop lias been the property of the Yankee team since 1913, but was witii Oniulm, bis previous owners, Inst season. He was pitching when Huggins asked his bosses to sign him. Tlii'ii Huggins stipulated that Ctillop lie played at first base last season where his terrific hitting eould lie developed and used to ad vantage while it was being devel oped. \ evidently .Ur. Cullop, aided by the powers that l>e in Omaha, developed it considerably. At least he socked out 40 home runs during the season and his batting average ranked well over .300. Cullop will he given plenty of op portunity to show his stuff when the former champions trek into Sit. Petersburg, Ha., next spring. Hug gins realizes that his team, as it stood last season, eannot set a pen nant winning pace next season. Sev eral men will go in changes he plans—including Whitey Witt, YY'aite Hoyt and isissibly Pipp. Barney Burch, owner of the Buf faloes. had a talk with Miller Hug gins of the Y'ankees while In New York City last week. Huggins Inquired all about Cullop and finally ended by aa.vlng that Cullop would be given plenty of chances to show his worth. Huggins aso informed Burch that Nick might occupy a place on tbe bench the first year with the Tanks. Rockne and Warner Products of Modern and Pioneer Coaching Schools, By Associated Press. GW YORK. Dec. 16.— When the four horsemen of Notre Dame ride into the golden west for a post season game with the Stanford Car dinals at Pasade na, Cal.. New Year's day. it will he a clash of two schools having si ■ milar basic prin 4^* ciples of coaching. \ Knute Rockne, Jf Notre Dame tnen *sw» tor, is a product of the modern school of gridiron teachings, while his veteran opponent is Glenn “Pop" Warner, one of the pioneers of football coaching. Both are aggressive teachers, both are ver satile creators of trick players, yet both are disciples of the orthodox off tackle play. Notre Dame is regarded as one of the greatest pieces of gridiron archi tecture e'er assembled. It bowled over a field of opponents representa tive of every section of the country except the far west and the game New Year's day provides a means of com parison lvtwecn the football as played on the Atlantic seaboard and the game as developed on the Pacific coast. Indiana Five Wins. Bloomington, Ind., Dec. 15.—The Indiana university basket bail team defeated Washington university of St. I-ouie, 35 to Is, here tonight. In tiiana led. 17 to i», at the half. : Omaha High School Basket Ball Teams to Practice During Holidays MnHA'S High school basket ball coaches are los ing no time pre paring their hoop •ars for tho com ing season games, according to re ports that conic from the various camps Down at South lllgh Coach James Patton has been f ist rounding his ipiintet Into shape for the game Kri» day night with the Packer alumni. The team, with WALTER SCHMIDT GIVEN RELEASE Pittsburgh. Pa.. Dec. 16.—Walter Schmidt of Modesta, Cal., veteran catcher of the Pittsburgh N'ational league baAtmll club, was given his unconditional release today by Harney Drayfuss, owner of the Pirates. All clubs of both the National and American leagues have waived on Schmidt, according to reports here. JackraMiit Freshmen Answer Basket Ball Lall Brookings, S. D., Dec. 16.—The initial basket ball call of the season for candidates for the freshmen team Issued by Coach Joe Carlverry brought a hearty response from the yearling eagemen. Twenty nine men were is sued uniform* and drill In floor work and basket shooting has been the chief order of things for the last three days at South Dakota Stale to liege The fresh will have a schedule ar ranged for them and will furnish op position to the varsity during the early training [veiled of both teams. Negotiations for games with North Dakota university. North Dakota Ac gles and South Dakota university are under way and if the plans go through the freshmen will hate some real warm battles on their ha nils be fore the season ends. \\ ill Play California. Ids Angelas, Cal Dec. ]6 I'nlver slty of Ctah will play the I'nlverslty of Southern California footlmll eleven here October 10, next year, tiw-ynn Wilson, graduate manager of the lavs Angeles university, announced today. Lewis to Meet Hniuaiio. Chicago, Dec. 16 The title of Kd "Strangler" Lewis ns Worlds henvy weight wrestling champion 1« involved In his meeting here tonight with Mike Itomano : Italian It Is a finish match, be-t two out of three falls. I wear |v [|pn«> l.lshn. IVec It -Jlsmil tk Itetl of St’Clouo- knocked ait I a VO s Stanley Kec he| of Cneur ,l \len-* . *1 secomte sft-t me opening gong In s Hi hiM)ulf<1 I b i ottttil tonln i 'i*ni hfrii l*»t ttlght \t litgviii i f Hpcknn# w on n *«« hnlciii kmii knu* from lohanjr Uji of | YmKiium at ihv fKih round Smith and Bernard shooting from the forward*. Hoden at center, and Kalstrom and Reeves at guards, looks the best, but Coach Patton may see fit to switch this lineup before Friday. ^ The alumni team has already scored one victory this season. The team play* in the Church league at the "V." Wedberg, Clark Kat/ma'i, llodges and Hill compose the alumni quintet. Coach knapple of Centrtl will work his Iwsketeers during the Christmas holidays which start Friday. The Purple will open the seasi u against Abraham Uncoln at Council Bluffs, January 9. The (eutral cnaeh has trouble with the guard positions. Marrow. K' bertson and lire are showing up well as forward positions, while Horacek look* the best at center. t oarh Ira Jones at North High will start an intra-mural program ’ of basket hall at North this week when hoys of the high school and the eighth grade junior high get into action. Coach Drummond of Tech will work Ills state rhampionship quin tet during the holidays. The Creighton High school cagers have another week in which to pre pare for their first gome of the sea son, that with the alumni. The game will be played at Creighton gym nasium, December 23, at 7:30 p m. That Gift c for Her will be more appreciated if it comes from Thomp son-Belden. A woman's gift from her own j store—you know it’s something she will like. We Shop For You—Mr. Bisset or one of his assistants (both men and women) will meet you at the front door, and shop throughout the store, aiding you in your , selection. We Wrap Your Gifts—with tissue and stick them with seals—making them en tirely ready for giving. ^ " The Best Place to $hop A tier AH' | • « Coach Knapple Whips Central Five Into Shape Purple Mentor to Keep Ath lete* Drilling During Christ nia- Holidays—First Came Scheduled for Jan. *). I.OWI.V hut sure l.v the Central High school It mi patera are being welded into fine shape for the coming cage sea son. Under the careful tutelage of Coach F. Y. Knapple, the Pur ple cage squad is beginning to show signs of regular team work. Although the Central mentor Ls unable to name a tentative lineup, it is almost positive that lie is hold ing some trump cards up his sleeve. (scrimmage seems to be Knapple's form of reviewing his material. By watching the players perform against each other, he is able to administer the necessary smoothness in their style of en counter. Despite the fact that school will be dismissed Friday for the Christmas holidays, the Dodge street basketeers will be working away at the hoop. The first week of their vacation the players will have their own way, but the second week, Knapple claims will lie spent in scrimmaging with Omaha university cagers. The Purple five will open the sea son with the Abraham I.lnooln eager* Bt Council Bluffs. January J. The players have taken on the attitude of starting off the year with a de cisive victory. The way the situation looks now it is rather uncertain, but its almost positive that the new Cen tral mentor will have no trouble in producing the two forward*. Mar row, Robertson and L<ee are a trio of mighty good basket shooter*. These men are capable of flinging the leather between the rim from almo*t any angle on the dbrdwooti court. Horacek is paving the way for the centers. The guard posts are puszling Knapple at the present stage of the game. When one* he secures tl* right two men at guards, the Central five will be a mighty hard higt, school basketball team to defeat. Change Harness Racing Rule? c Chicago. Dec. IS.—For the first tun* in nearly 50 years changes have be* made in the harness racing rule- b* the Harness A*’*°c1ation of America in f^sgjoj, here. Claiming races were adopted a» par: of the annual turf program. K was decided to classify horses accord ing to the amount of money wron in stead of on time records, in addition to other changes designed to popu larize the sport. Indications were that the Harness Horse association would likely beoorr* the parent body of the sport In the country with more than 1.000 trwea o|'er.;iod ui ier its jurisdiction net: season. I- was decided to establish a f central headquarters here. tte* bo,*rd of i hi- .i *t#ii elected include! -■ *** M l.nuffhUft, I *e* Mo me?, I* a^d K J ('urtin. I*fc8rab. la The director* selected the foliowlnr of ? r er» Preaident. I>«v McDonald. Pitt* bur* I t t ;>’# p-eaiden1 F* li Warder SpnnffieM. ‘ ac retar> -treatur^r, K J. Curtin. l»ecorah. I* Notre Dame (lagers Lose. Minneapolis. Minn.. Dec. 15.—I-e i by Ray Rasy, black haired basket hall flash, the Minnesota floor quintet romped away with a 25 to 12 triumph over Notre Dame at the University armory here tonight. It was the second straight victory for the Gophers. Palluso ins Decision. New- York. Dec. 15.—Uou Palluso Salt Ijtke City featherweight, won s Judge s verdict over Tony Varesrell' of. Bayonne, N. J., in a 12-round match here tonight. The match wit fast throughout, with Falldso doing most of the leading.