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Favors Reducing Pointy Scored by Forward Pass < __ Lively Discussion on Subject Promised When Grid Mentors Gather to Frame Rules Recommended. By Associated Preen. KVV YORK. Her. 1*.— Although a major ity opinion now among football roaches, experts and rule makers apparently is op posed to placing re strlctions upon the , use of the forward A pass gathering de mand for curbing the aerial game has become evident promising a lively discussion whet! gridiron mentors gather in New York the latter part of this month to frame their rules recommendations. The nttaek launched a few days ago on the forward pass by Harold M. Gore, eoaeli of tlie Massachusetts Aggies, has aroused keen discussion and drawn support front several sources. Gore branded the aerial game, In Its present usage, as a "menace” to the gridiron sport and urged as corrective steps that only three points be allowed for a touch down due to a pass and that tlie run by the receiver of a pass be eliminat ed. I,. C, Boles, director of athletics at Wooster College, O-, sides with Gore In crUizing the aerial game as a “menace’’ which is relegating foot ball to the category of outdoor bas ket ball, wldle further criticism was made public today by Foster Sanford, former Rutsers coach and advocate of the rushing attack. None of these critics, howevef, ap parently wishes to abolish the pass,; confining their recommendations to means of putting restrictions on the aerial game. The pass is needed to give Imlance, says Sanford, admitting the aerial game has come to stay, but neperthelcsa he believes it is top unfettered in Us present form. Supporters of the Gore plan for cutting in half the allowance of points for a touchdown from a pass, point out that scoring by this method is no more difficulty than by field goals, w hicli now gains but three points. That the rules ropimittee is taking cognizance of present agitation j against the puss was indicated today j in a statement by Fred \V. Moore,: treasurer of tlie Harvard Athletic association and member of the com mittee, that the question no doubt would come before the mid-winter session of the rule makers. Wldle pointing out the advantages of the pass in giving the game bal ance, Moore declared: 'This season’s returns from football games throughout the country would Indicate that some teams weaker in many departments have scored vic tories by forward passing. There is no question that the pass is danger ^ ous, and yet, I believe that it cannot 9 be ruled out of the game without substituting something for It.’’ FRANCO-AMERICAN CUE MEET PLANNED Paris, Dec. 1*.—A Franco-Ameri can three-cornered billiard tourna ment, presenting Roger Conti. Albert Urange and Edmond Derbier, In com petition with Willie Hoppe. Jake Schaefer and Welker Cochran, Is be ing planned by the French billiard federation. At the conclusion of the present French 18.1 championships, now In progress, the federation intends to send the three leading Frenrh players to the United States. Negotiations are now under way with the billiard authorities of America to arrange for the tournament. Conti, playing In his most bril liant form, won his initial match of the championships today, going out In six Innings with a high run of 257. Walker May Start Against Notre Dame Palo Alta, 'Cal., Dec. 19.—'Walker, sub-halfback for Stanford, seems to have earned a regular berth for him self by his meritorious conduct in the Mg game with California, and prob ably will start the game against Notre Dame at Pasadena New Year's day. in the Berkeley classic. Walker, going into the game late, tossed the * two passes that resulted in tlelng thej score In the last few minutes of play. Kelly started the California game, but Walker has been working out shesd of him In the post-season practice. Never* will he at fullback If he ha* recovered from his injuries. If not, H»y 1* likely to slart, with Bogue In reserve for a later stage of the game. It Is considered Improb able, in any event, that Never* will ha able to play the entire game. HI* ankle* are weak. Cuddebaok, the sure-shot place kicker, will occupy the other backfleld posillon. I Practice was resumed today sfter an Intermission of several day* for examinations. Millers Purchase Duncan. Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 19— Pat Duncan, outfielder formerly with the Cincinnati Nationals, was purchased today from the Washington Ameri cans by the Minneapolis American as sociation club. _ • ' BRIEF CITY JSEJES v_-— Visiting Doctor Here—Mr. and Mrs T. M. Davis and son. Robert, of Hollandale, Minn., are spending the holidays with Dr. Florence Mount. 210 South Twenty-fourth street. Fund* Delay Signal* -Automatic electric: traffic signals will he Installed when fund* for current revenues are received from the collection of de linquent taxes. The police depart » merit has already advertised for bid* on the material and let the contract tor the work. Acquitted by Jury—John Pctroskl, 441 h gout It Thirty fourth sucet, was acquitted In dlsirict court Thursday on a charge of felony In connection with the shooting of Tony Batata. 41.1*1 Booth Thirty third street Pet ruskI eairl he thought Batata *>"■ attcinpl 1 log to steal a railroad tic which had linen placed in Pctroski's yarti "> _ — -— ■■ - ■■ ■ ^ f ' ■ ■ Dead Mans Curve on Ascot Race Coarse | .IN Iiwinw m m . ■—«s*| Hei-e is a view of tlie “Dead Man's” curve on the Ascot Gold Cup race course, near Los Angeles, showing some of the entrants in the 2.10-inlle race, won this year by Frank Lockhart, 21-year-old race driver, who covered the course in three hours and 21 minutes at an average of 80 miles an hour over the most dangerous course in America. _____’__ - ---- ' -.. ■ ■ "— 4* Says “Bugs' SQUASH IS THE iyClGt** S SPORT OF KINKS It' Gives You Kinks in the Neck, in the Back and Kinks in the Legs._‘ VElir few people know what squash is ami imagine it is a game by athletic vegetarians. It Is a game of science ami skill playeil indoors at our most exclu sive clubs. Tlie nearest outdoor equivalent to squash is a bow legged traffic cop trying to stop a mad bull from taking a detour. It Is played by two players each equipped with a tennis racquet on a broom handle. They spend the after noon slapping each other on the skulls and every new lump on the head is scored as a point. Kinsella is the world's profes sional squash champ, -lay tiould Is the amateur duke. The differ ence between the pro ami amateur game is only in the spelling. The title of this game Is derived by the sound made by the racquet crashing into the soft section of a player's head. This noise is "Squash." If the game happened to be baseball it would be called “Bong’’ or "Sap.” It Is a game played without spec tators, so nobody knows just how good a squash player squashes. For \|his reason every player is a champ. Butler, 26: Iowa university, 22. At Ames: Iowa State. 21; Cornell college, 2». At Fairfield: Denver Tigers, 35; Parsons college, 34. At Cedar Rapid*: Coe. 28; Du buque, 12. POULTRY HOUSE AT CLARINDA BURNED Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bcc. Clarinda, la.. Dee. 19. $5. k. Keeny's poultry house was destroyed by fire at * o'clock this morning witn a loss of $25,000, partially cover ed hy insurance. Fifteen hundred chickens were burned. Two carloads of flour, 60 cases of eggs, a touring car, two trucks and ail office records were de stroyed. Origin of fire is unknown. The brick building was erected last yea ’. PIG LEAD GAIN IS SHOWN HERE With tlie value of pig lead and other metals refined in Omaha show ing an increase of more tlisn $3. 000,000 over 1923, Omaha will un doubtedly retain Its place as the largest pig lead producing center In the United .States. According to figures compiled by the Chamber >.f Commerce, the value of metals refined in Omaha this yen will exceed $42,000,000 as compared to $19,346,870 In 1923. Plans Made for Red (.mss Campaign in Cass County Atlantic, la.. Dec. 19.—Although the annual roll call of 1 he American Red Cross was officially begun Iqst Armistice day, the local committee has just completed details of a cam paign In Cass county. Miss Dona Trott, Iowa City, district supervisor of Red Cross nursing service, is here to assist In the work. “Santa Claus’ Trees Are Scarre This Year. But . Prices Are Reasonable \ v_s A brisk demand fur Christmas trees is reported by Oniiiliu grocers, who say Dial unlike last year. Hut market is not glutted with the evergreen*. John l-.lt, secretary of llie Omaha Retail liroccra’ association, predicts that all available Irees will he sold by Christina* eve. Price* serin rea suitable, however. One grocer Is basing his Christ mas tree price* on the aesthetic value rather Hum mi llie sDe of llie tree*, lie insists Hint a small lull beautiful tree is inure valuable I tin 11 a larger bill less attractive one. Prices on Ids large slock of cedar Irees range from !S cents In V?.V The average mice Is from *1 I" j * I .all He goes into a hermetically sealed room, runs around two hours. Then lie conies out and says: “Well, 1 played a great game today.” Nobody has seen him. Therefore no one can dispute him. This makes every squash player a champion. Racquets and handballs are. played along the same lines.’ This athletic solitaire is endorsed by patrician gymnasts who do not care to capitalize their ldiosyncrdcles. The public Is never admitted to the better class clubs and the squash players never come out. He doesn’t care for fresh air. sunlight or green grass. In fart, the hospital records show that a squash player stepped through the wrong door of his club one day and found himself in I he open air. He took one breath of the fresh. Invigorat ing ozene. And swooned. He was rushed to the emergency ward. There he was revived by being pumped up with a pulmotor loaded with cracker dust, rare perfume from a Turkish hath and oxygen that had been aged In King Tut's tomb for 30 centuries. _' San Francisco, Dec. 19.—Five brothers—Alic, \l, Komie, Henry anti Kaymond Ksplnoea—will com pete in Die California open golf championship on the lakeside links here in January. All of them started as radilies on the Delmonte (Cal.) course. Abe and others have competed in na tional championships. A sister, Anette Kspinnsa, i* one of tlie leading women golfers of the Pacific const, WIFE NEAR DEATH WHEN MATE DIES Missouri Valley, la.. Dec. 19.— George S. Green, 72, died here early this morning after several months lllnees of arteriosclerosis, and Mr*. Green, a few yeare younger, Is lyihg unconscious and at the point of death from a paralytic stroke suf fered a few weeks ago. No funeral arrangements will l>e made for Mr Green until the outcome of Mra Green's condition 1* determined, ami it Is expected that the funeral will be a joint one. The Greene have lieen residents of Missouri Valley fur nearly 40 years At one time Mr. Green had a haul here, known as "Green's band." Mrs Green played a cornet In the bnnd. •\Jr. Green wun also the author of.-n number of band pieces, some of which are still bringing bint » roy ally. They have one child, Mrs. F. P. Hansen. PROBE VINDICATES CUSTOMS AGENTS Washington, Dec 19 Investigation Into the firing upon nnd boarding of the private yacht of H. H. Beldlng, millionaire silk manufacturer, by cue Iums agents, who suspected the ves sel was a runt runner, has resulted In vindication for the customs officers, according to a report filed with the secretary of the treasury today by the special treasury Investigator. Letters to this effect have been dla patched to Beldlng. the Miami Cham ber of Commerce and some members of tlie Florida delegation In congress, ill of whom had protested the actions ..f the customs officers and demanded an Investigation. HUSBAND SHOPPER FAILS TO RETURN Oscar C. Llifeter went downtown on .Inly 20, 1920. lo shop and never returned, his wife. Katherine, IM'J South Twenty seventh street, teatl fled in domestic relations court. The l.idaters were married on No vember 0, 1912. It was Mrs. fjdster’s u-cond matrimonial venture, n divorce having freed her from her first hus hand whom she married at the age of 17. Mho was i i anted a second (llvortr by Judge L. II. Day Frklaj, i Schools Close Over Holidays Programs Held Last After noon: Claeses Reconvene January 5. Public school* were closed Friday afternoon for the Christmas holiday season. Kach school has observed the oc casion with exhibits and programs. Parents were Invited to view the work of the children and to' meet the teachers. A community Christmas tree enter tainment for Field school district lias been arranged by the Parent-Teacher association of the neighborhood. The program In the afternoon was for the pupils. The ciders will meet at the school In the evening. The tree and decorations will be given to the Child Saving institute on Saturday. Superintendent ,T. H. Beveridge and Assistant Superintendent Belle Ryan visited nearly all of the schools dur ing the week. The winter term will begin on Mon day, January 5. BEECH RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA Clarinda, la.. Dee. 1* —C. L. Beech, formerly cashier of the Page County State bank, Clarinda, has been elected a vice president of the First National bank of Stuart, la., and has entered upon hie duties there. Mr. Beech resigned from the Clar inda bank in the late summer, dl* posed of his property, and went to California to locate. December a finds him hack In Pag# county, pro claiming the fact that Iowa is good enough for him, and he intended to stay. After Basket Ball Games. The Red Dot Athletic club "Cuhs" are anxious to schedule basket ball games with teams averaging 115 pound*. For games call the manager at tVebster 4(N«. ^ScotC^Colc^Weather Clothing \ SALE j f ■ 1 Blanket and l Learner sheeP.uned / Coats-- Vests' Priced a* Low a> $090 I SHEEP LINED COATS $Q75 1 ijjr Bif, Warm Storm Collar; Knittad Wind r ■ Wristlet* in Slmti; Double Breasted B ■ I Wonderful Values Priced as Low as 1 'pf Fancy and plain Wool Shirta, Army Breech**, Leather Aviator*' Helmet*, Puttee*, Jf, fjjl Men's and Ladies' High l op Shoe*. Blanket* and Other Article* at Money Saving Price* Our Reputation—Satisfaction or Money Refunded I SCOTT’S tzz. I ■ Howard . B I • TOURIST STORE i 4 Cardinal Cagers Given Hard Drill by Coach Adams Considerable Tipie Devoted to Under-Basket Work; League Disbands Through • Holidays. HE University of O ill nils basket ball squad yes terday was re duced to 13 men by the nearness of vacation and vacation jobs, 'file league was discontinued un til after the holi days, when tlie full quota of men will report for practice. Coach Adams ran the Cardi nals through a hard one use drill, and worked consid erably on under-basket work. Twelve men will he pieked for the first string during the week, and suits will be given out before school resumes. Out of the rTlany combinations that Coach Adams ran through the offen sive formation, Schneider at center, Cowan and Prather at forwards and Emigh and Slater at guards looked the smoothest, but Anderson. Howard, Nelson and Krogh, when they went in, looked about as good. It looks very much as tholigh Coach Adams will not he harassed by that bugbear of coaches, lack of material, rs there are at least two good men for every position. A dash of cold water was thrown on the squad when Ben Mead, clever forward, was the victim of a labora tory explosion, and suffered severe arid bums on his fare and eyes. It is yet unknown whether tlie accident will permanently affect his sight, but immediately after the explosion Mead could not see out of one eye. Starting today, the squad will prac tice every day through the vacation, leaving out only Sunday, and January 5 should find the men in tiptop shape and a couple of practice games which are pending with Omaha Central High and Fort Omaha should put the five In fine fettle for the Doane game on January 10. Kearney has been signed for January 16 and the Cards will have to be at top form at the very start of the season, as these teams represent the class of the con ference. MATE DESERTED HER 10 YEARS AGO Cletlce and Charles Stanfield were married December 2-1. 1896, when ahe was but 15. Ten years ago he deserted her, she testified Friday In domestic relations court, where she Is seeking a divorce. Slnre then the support of their four living children has rested on her shoulders, she said. Thres of the children ary of age. OIL MAN KILLED AS AUTO SKIDS Fort Worth, Tex., Dee. 19.—J. B. Schimell, 40, prominent Fort Worth oil operator, was Instantly killed last night, when the automobile which he was driving turned over two miles south of Throckmorton. He was vice president and director of the Schim mell company and ths Associated Petroleum company. Big Springs Cagers Win. Big Springs, Neb, Dec. 18.—Big Springs High school basketeers de feated Lodgepole, 10 to 6. in a hotly conteated affair. • New Spaldings Basket Ball j Guide Arrives in Omahal The 1924-1925 official Spalding ban ket ball guide is in Omaha and the changes in the rules aye discussed fully. Many of the rules have been rewritten to make them more intel ligible. Nebraska conference basket ball has been given a big review this year. The following sections of the bas ket ball rules are new or have been revised: Ruin 3—New note to Section 1. Section 2 revised to make legal certain type# of basket which are In common use. but which were Illegal under the former wording of this section. Rule 6—The third sentence of Section 2 is new. The last clause of Section 3 in new. After a substitute has reported he must participate in the game. Section 6 reworded, hut no change in meaning. Rule »i—Section 10 revised. Section 11 rewritten to enlarge the duties of the um pire. A new part has been added to Sec tion 1:5 stating what shall be done if the timekeepers' signal is not heard. Rule 7—The word 'firmly” has been inserted in Section 4. In this connection, see Question and Answer No. 19, Page 25. The last part of Section 7 has been re written and (3) Introduces a new ruling. If a foul Is committed by a player while he or a member of his team Is trying for goal from the field, the ball Is dead at th° time the foul Is committed and the goal. If made, does not count, except that tf the foul occurs after the ball has left the player’s hands, the goal. If made, counts. Section ft is a new definition. Section 9 is an Important change in the rules. A player who receives the hall while standing still may pivot. in this connection it shrould be noted that under the definition of a pivot, a single step New Comptroller Is Ex-Nebraskan J. W. McIntosh, New Treasury Official, Began Career at Eustis Bank. J. W. McIntosh of Illinois, who lias been nominated comptroller of the currency by President Coolidge, began his banking career with the Farmers State bank at Eustis. Neb. After spending some time there he returned to Macomb, 111., where he was born. He Is 51. Upon his re turn to Macomb he was with the Citizens bank of Macomb. He later became manager of a department of Armour & Co. In Chicago. McIntosh was commissioned a major in the army in 1917 and served through the war, retiring as a col onel. He served with the army In France, Italy and the Balklns. He was given the distinguished service medal by the War department. In 1920, McIntosh was appointed director of finance of the Emergency Fleet corporation and remained at that post until appointed deputy [comptroller of the currency In May, 1923. McIntosh has been appointed comp troller of the currency to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of William Dawes, brother of Vice Presi dent-elect Charles G. Dawes, who for merly lived at Lincoln, Neb. J. R. McCarl, former secretary to Senator Norris, whose former home was at McCook. Neb., is comptroller general at Washington. Father and Mother Both III \X hen Y oung Daughter Dies Shenandoah, la.. Dec. 19.—Nate Waldron is In the hospital, having had an operation for appendlctls, Mrs, Waldron Is recuperating from an operation and Betty Jean Wal dron, 5-year-old daughter, who has always been an Invalid, died of meningitis Wednesday night. Two other children survive. with on* foot m»y eornlitut* • pt*«t. Aft*r pivoting. If Hi* i>l»y*r l> to *t»rt • dribble, tit* ball mint leave bin bond* b* fore i h* pivot foot tea von the floor. If he is to pits# or throw for goal, he may lift the pivot foot or jump, but the ball must Icnve hia hands before one or both feet again touch »he floor. The second sen tence of Section 10 is new. In Section li the note on guarding from the rear has been enlarged. Section 21 la the definition of a new teem. Rule 8—Section 1 has been rewritten and the length of Intermission changed fur high school games, and for younger boys Rule 9—In Section 3 a one-ndnute inter mission allowed before each period of an overtime game Rule 11—Slight rewording In various parts Of this rule. Rule 13—The first sentence of Section 2 states w'hat shall be done If the wrong player attempts the free throw after a personal foul. Section 4 has b*en re worded and a sentence added to Indicate that th* 10-second limit for a free throw applies to each free throw. Rule 14—Section 8. Penalty—An Im portant statement Is added, giving the officials authority to disregard the viola tion. Rule 16—Several changes have been mad* in this rule. Section 1 fd) changes what was formerly a violation to a tech nical foul Tapping the ball "on the way up" is now' a foul. Attention is called to the note under this clause. The second { sentence of the penalty to Section 6 is new In the penalty following Section 11. a new clause is added specifying that two free throws nre awarded when a tout ie committed upon a player immediately aft- r he has thrown for goal. The latest Jockey *o Join the big colony of riders at Tlaiuana is Frankie Murphy, who will ride for the Joaquin stable. Murphy crimes from a family of turf fol lowers, his brothers and other members "f his family being Jockeys, trainers and owners Operation May Be Performed on Robinson Baltimore, M(1., Dec. 19.—Physician* today decided that an operation would lie performed either today or Satur day on Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn National league base ball club. Mr. Robinson has been suffering from pleurisy for several weeks. - AT THi: ‘ THEATERS It Ip not often that a person hi the early 20s Is accepted In musical cir cles as a premier violinist. Tills to the distinction credited to Margll Hegedus. appearing at the Orpheuni this week. Mi«s Hegeilus is a pupil of the fnmPOs Seyclk. In her native Hungary she gained the heights in the concert field and i* now playing her way to fame In this country on her first VaudeVille tour of the Or pheum circuit. Miss Hegedus' tech nique Is perfect and her music ia said to possess that something of utmost importance, generally known as "soul.” A Christmas .bill of unusual Im portance begins a seven-day engage ment at the World this afternoon. It is one of the best balanced vaudeville hills of the season and features among its six acts Edith Murray and com pany In a pretentious all girl revue. Spencer and Williams, Ductile Ben stead and Dittle Dord Roberts are im portant added'attractions. A laugh wave will strike the Em press theater today, where the Em press Players Introduce the merry musical comedy of holiday cheer. "Three Weaks” Telling the humor ous story of three sailors, all by the name of "Weaks.” this newest musical show is certain to prove highly di verting and productive of an unusual amount of comedy and song. Columbus Cagers Organier. Columbus, Neb.. Dec. 19.—A b-‘> ket Via 11 team of boys whose weight averages 1CM) pounds was formed at the Y. M. C. A. this afternoon and It. will play Its first game with a group of boys from the Norfolk Junior High school selected on the same basis. ^ STARTS STARTS TODAY TODAY 'Manhattan" The *tory of a rich young man who found New York tame, until he met a pretty girl and—oh, hoy! How thing* hummed! i ]! Meiv •TONGUES. OF.FLAME On the Stiff BANJO LAND Sinffrf and Diwcfri VAUDEVILLE—PHOTOPLAY Merry Christmas Bill Six feature acts, headed hy the sensatioaal all-iirl revue— EDITH MURRAY and company of fix NEIGHBORHOOD THEATER! HAMILTON .... 40th and Hamilton Naaimova and Milton Silia. In "Madonna af tha Simla" i LOTHROP.24th and l at hi op John Bow era and Alka Calhoun In "Code of Iks Wlldstns.s" GRAND.I«tli and Binnsy Jatnea Ciutf'i **Tha Covrrod Wifnn" I BOLLEVARD . - SSd and 1-aa van worth Glotti Svanion In "A Sociaty ScandaP* ____ ; fJMPfTTPI STARTS TODAY “THREE WEARS Holiday Musical Comedy in Addition to Photoplays fa-1 TODAY * ZA_ Mat 2:20; Nt., 8:20 Last 2 Times ADOLPH ZUKOBae-JKttLUSKW’ i CECIL Q MIGHTIEST DE NIILE' _ r>: v <.'£a*,‘S 'Vpv#«st*t < A CATAMOUNT CaOOuCTtON (FANXS PJhYEItt-lASM COfiPOTvATON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Nights: 50c. 5100, »1 SO Ptu* Matinees: 50c. 75c. *100 Ta* Will tint he shown elsewhere la Omaha mthta one year. | iijo-Nim rumii—*jo ... 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