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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1924)
— - - ----—" . ■■ ■ " ' ... ■ - > Missouri Tackles Southern California in Intersectional Clash Today , • - Trojan Rooters Confident Coast Team W ill Win \ alley Champs Kilter Game With Only One Loss Dur ing Season Checked , Against Them. > ,t, ' ° . (Ail., lice. II.—The second of four 1951 post season inter-sec tional f o o I h a 11 games lo he played on the Pa ri fie roast tithes plate here tomor row when Trojan ) warriors of the University of Southern Califor nia meet the Tig ers of the Univer sity of Missouri, eimmpioiis of the Missouri Valley epnference. The Trojans, under the leadership of Coach Ulmer C. Henderson, have built up a defense wliieli their sup pertrs believe, will turn hark the sharpened claws o( the invaders. The Missourians, conquerors of the University cf Chicago Maroons, 3 to 0, early in the middlewestern gridiron season, met their only defeat, of the year at the hands of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, 14 to G. flout hern California was defeated twice this year, once by St. Marys college, a eomparativey small insti tution, 14 to 10, and by the powerful i ! University of California team, 7 to 0, Later the Trojans beat ^ lie Univer sity of Idaho, 13 to 0, and the Univer I sity (if Syracuse, 1G to u. In 11 contests, the Trojans this sea son #iled up 549 points against their opponents' 87. The Tigers in nine games accumulated 103 pofhts against their foes' 21. The middle west' squad closed its training for the game today. The ! Southern California team, which is i in seolusion out of town, will return j ; tomorrow-. Firpo Expects to Meet Dempsey lly Associated Tree*. Par,is, Dec. 34.—Luis Firpo, who Is < | yearning for another chance at Jack 11 Dempsey's crown, expects to be matcied with either Toni Gibbons Hi Jack'Renault for a fight 1n New Tork*ln April, he told sport writers on his arrival here. "The fight which left me the most regrets," he told the sporting paper I, L'Auto "was the one with Dempsey, j* Just think—I knocked him out of the ring in the first round* which lie finish groggy, and you might almost say he was saved by the gong. Alas. , In the second he came up as frapli as ever and I lost. "If; I met him again and T have every* rason to believe 1 shall do so in ltf2<>, if I beat Gibbons. I hope I to "have belter luck, although' Demp sey is a terrible opponent." In Firpo’s opinion, the four leading heavyweights in order of precedence ave: Dempsey, M ills, Gibbons and Renault. MONTGOMERY LOSES ON FOUL Boston, Dec. 23.—Jim Malone;.', Boston he^jy weight. was awarded a decision oil a foul o\er Sully ,\f<mt gomery of Fort Worth, Tex., former l Centre college football star, when Maloney was knocked down early in the third round of a scheduled 3<» round bout here tonight, t Maloney, w ho had been leading Montgomery by a comfortable margin by reason of a left jab and effective infighting, was floored after a min ute of the thi^d round bail elapsed. Referee Johnny Brassil, after begin j nlng to count, consulted Boxing Com missioner Kugene Buckley, at the ringside, and announced that Maloney had been awarded the bout on a foul. Maloney weighed 197 1-2 pounds, Montgomery 2011-2. j WYNNE TO ATTEND COACHES’ MEETING Chet Wynne, coach of f^e Creigh ton university football and track teams, will leave tonight for New j Torjt City, where he will attend the annual meeting or the National As I eoclation of University intercollegiate; Athletic association. Coaches Dawson and Schulte of the Nebraska football team, and Dr. R. | (). Clapp of the Nebraska wrestling leant will attend the meeting In the ( ,st. PITCHER BAYNE fj ‘ TO LOS ANGELES “Bill ’ Bayne, southpaw pitcher who j hurled for the Tulsa Oilers last sca-j i| son, winning nine and losing but two g -mes, lias been trailed to l,os Angeles of the Pacific Coast league. Bayne was traded by the St. lands Browns. I He whs on option released by the Browns to Tulsa last year. Marty Krug, former Omaha man tiger, Is manager of tho Angels. ! Sl> Paul Hockey Team Vi ius. ! Duluth, Minn., Dec. 83.—Overcom ing a. one-point lead made by tbe St. Pant hockey club in the first period ’ Jdilulh scored three times In the lam ! session, going Into first place in the United Wales Amateur Hockey league here tonight. Millers Defeat Eveletli. fortieth, Minn., Ucc. 23.—Kxcrlmg gvery ounce of energy to split the; Writs with the Red Ranger of the Western division, 1'nltod mates Amn tear Hockey league. Mlnneaimlla WWerged victorious, 1 to 0, over l.vc leth tonight. ME ANT ADS BRING KbSlLTH. Indoor Sports By Tad] V ___I . I ■■ — -■ " - 'A TWe LG <\ T*’ ■ 0UTX>O0«>- .SPORTS' ^ GUESi/cwCr At- 7HC OttUpATIQ^S1 0 1 WE^SSiMfr POpUU\Cf - _ I ©l«« *r ,NT L SrMv.ct Inc Opla. 0p -ain Hldl.rs ------*-' —- -- nmn i i i -~---m 'nrj I TIIK reeynt publicity given “Ace" Hudkins and his fight with Hick Hoppe in Hollywood, Cal., liar caused “Pat" Moyle and Harry Meed, ids managers, to burst forth in print. Tlie reason why Hudkins lias two managers is that Boyle claims lie purchased “Ace's" contract from Reed, while the latter says Boyle didn't complete the payment on the contract. Therefore, hotli Movie and Reed claim to 1>« Hudkins manager. Hoyle says lie will Journey down to Lincoln after the first of the ' year to liayo a talk wiilt the bov ine commission relative lo having lludkins si|s|M‘ilded. liced says lie will wail tintil Hie rominission ads before making any statement. While Boyle and Reed are ileterai ing wlio is Hudkins manager, “Ace" is in California making ready for .the new 10-rounil fight game. News papers from lais \ngeles infortp os' that lludkins made a big hit with the fans when lie beat Hick lloppe, considered one of the best light weights on Hie west slo|K-. Who is managing Hudkiii* dur ing the latter's California campaign, no one knows. Harry Reed, in a letter to the writer, says he has turned over all contracts and papers on lludkins lo the commission. Reed claims that lie is the logical manager of Hudkins because of Boyle's failure to come across with his part of the agreement regarding the transfer ,,f Hudkins' contract. LINCOLN \\»TKKN LKXC.f K CM II XFTKR XL. HLOOIM.OOP THIS Lincoln Western league base hall <lub wants AI Blood good, j 1'niverfiity erf Nebraska quarter back and one of the liest baseball ! players ever developed at the Corn husker school. Bloodgood has a chance to go south with the New' York (Hants bin should he decide to quit school and enter professional baseball be 1* j lieves that it best to start with a minor league team and go iip tliei ladder rather than start with a major league eluL and go down. XX liile Bloodgood wants to play professional hns< ball Ids friends and he lias many, want Idm to re main at the university. They opine i that if lie were Ci drop out of school now in view of the recent j scandal over the election of 1025 football captain the signing for pro fessional sport might be nds-inter preted in university athletic circle*. It will be remembered that lllood good was elected by tile IIusher football players captain of the 11125 eleven following the Nebraska* Oregon Aggie game in Lincoln. Fraternity scandal was mic itered and the officials of the institution took Hie captaincy out of AIN hands and appointed Id Weir, captain of the 1921 team, captain for another year. Then again, there Is a little doubt in tlie minds of the wise men at Ne bru-»> a about Bloodgond’s athletic standing. The question of AIN eligi bility arises from ids \*«r of foQihnll at DePau university in 1S*21. Ilnv ever, until bis eligibility is decided by' the university offcials, Bloodgood will remain in school. Then if Ids college football career Is ended, AI may sign with the Lincoln club. BLUF.IAYS HALT CAGE PRACTICE A. A. Hchahliiger, athletic director and coach of the (Yeightou university basket ball team. Ins dismissed hln hoop*tarn from practice until Frkhiy. The Blucjnys were scheduled to play Texus university here Hat unlay, but the southerners cancelled the con test . WILLIE HOPPE WILL PLAY CANNEFAX rbleago, Hec. 2 1 Willies Hoppe, worlds champion IS.2 bsllc linn 1*11 [llaidht, nnd Boh farm fax. world’* thr* e cushion champion, may meet here tn a thr* * cushion tun fob next month, after theh meeting in New Yo» ’ Johnny Dundee One of Few Boxers in Fistic History to Give Up Title Without Once Defending It KW YORK, l)er. J \ 1 M.—Johnny Hun I dec, former world It atherweight and junior lightweight champion, who un expectedly has de cided to renew his tistic activity by engaging°Fred Brr tonnel of KYwnce in a bout at Paris next mouth, is one of (he few hovers in fistic history to give up a title vv ithoiit once de fending it alter winning it In rnmpe tition. lie relinquished the feather weight crown last August over a year after taking it from Ftrgeue t'rlqui of France at the Polo (irouuds. Dundee was a persistent challenger of Johnny Kllbane, former feather weight champion; but the latter ig nored the Italian and accepted a championship match with Crbiui. French war hero with a reconstruct ed jaw. I'riqul knocked Kilbane out at tlie Polo Grounds in June. 1923, but risked and lost his newly won laurels two months later to Dundee. Since then Dundee, finding difficulty making the 126-pound limit, failed to defend his title and forfeited It last August. To fill the tacancy the New York state athletic commission has been conducting a title tournament, and the finalists. Kid Kaplan of Meriden, ( min., and llanny Kramer of Phila delphia. are to meet January 2 at Madison Sipiare garden to decide which will gain official recognition as Dundee's successor. The 4:iO-|Hiund or junior lightweight title was created h.v Tex Itirkard Hi 19'H and awarded to Dundee when lie defeated tieorge Chaney, subse quent!) Dundee lost and regained the erown in battles with Jack Bernstein, i hut lost It again last June to N>r«t I Kid t Sullivan of Brooklyn. Bretonnel won the European light weight title by defeating ttie lending lightweights of tlie old world and be ing proclaimed the champion by the International Boxing union. The champion at that time was Harry Mason of England, but the latter was discard'd by ring colons in favor of Bretonnel February 2, 1921. The Frenchman held this crown until L.U clere Vide of Franc* toppled him from the throne, October T, 1924 PAAVO NURMI WORRYING; FEARS JOIE RAY WILL PROVE CLAIMS WHEN BOTH MEET (,reat Finnish Runner Turning in Remarkable Workouts— Time of Nurmi's Trials Is Dark Mystery—Ray-Says He Is Back in Form That Made Him Unbeatable Several Years Ago. fly D.MIS J. WALSH. E'V YORK, Dec. "4. —Considerably encouraged by hi* recent diacovery that American In door track* were not created for the purpose of presenting spavin ed-shank* to \l*lt i n g foreigner*, I’aavo Nurmi «tat cd today that he expect td break the world* Indoor record for the mile on the evening of January li, his first competitive np pea ranee in this country The great Klnn makes only one stipulation, to wit; That when the big moment arrives, JnlV Ray he as good as he clnlnis himself to be. dole has lei II be Known Mutt he i- hack in the form that made him unbeatable Indoor* several years ago. He is alleged to have inti mated that he might even go so far as to heat Nurmi in the latter-* (list race on an \merlran track. The Finn has not deemed it neces sary to state that he will defeat Ka>. He merely announce! that he will clip an odd second or so, the rest of It being taken for cranted. Nurmi's announcement was made following a series of time trials mi a local Indoor track. These must hare been eminently satisfactory for they appear to Imre dissipated the Finn’s dissat isfaction with Indoor running. Ie»s than two weeks ago he promoted a semi panic at the Finnish Ameri can A. by intimating that he might return homo on the first steamer. Additional confirmation of NurmFs condition, and consequently his change of attitude, la contained In the statement of a veteran athletic follower who declared today that Nurmi had run the fastest two miles ho liad ever witnessed In a trial at the 258th field artillery armory In the Bronx. This man saw Bay do 9:08 2 5, the fastest time ever made by human feet. •lust what Nurmi did In his trial Is a deep, dark mystery of the kind featuring the unexplained presence of the lady'* lipstick In the murdered man's shaving mug. Organize Colored Basket Ball Leagues—Red Dots Top Standings Til" first colored Isisket Imll city championship tournament I* being pin;. r,| this winter at tbe Imperial Alhb-lli- club located on North Twen ty fourth street, t*. <Galloway, father of l.i di lls. < billow a v, Iowa mil iciHlty star grldster, bits donated n big ball to Iho club for basket ball games. Two league-, tin Imperial nnd the Imperial light weights, arc pluylng scheduled games Tbe lied laas. colored foolbalt champions, lead thn Imperial league. Tip Red Hot team Is compose.* of former l.opg school players, champions of The Omaha Use basket ball league. William Ware, forward on the Tied Dot' and high ffl orer in the grade school tournament last year, lends the Imperial league In Individual scr.r Ing, having chalked up 46 points In three games played. Ree, also of th' Red Dots. 1* second in scoring with 26 points. John Phillips of the Red Rot Cuh J of fhr Right weight league leads th' league in point* scored with ?•». Martin Thomas, former <' ntral star athlete, roaches the Red Dot* and assists In directing tin games In the two leagues. The standings of #the Imperial league and the Imperial lightweight league* follow: KM) l»OT V T. w«n !*• t **!»»!•*.! T*M lid . «• 1 ooi .1 /ith* r'limphnni .t " *31 Rink rMsninnd* . ..t * i3; Tls*r» 1 - 1.1 m col a A « "" 1 I K.HTU Mt.llTf x\.»n*D>*t I’ll Hi a r>nt rub* ... <> lmn*tln| Cub* . 0 3 *u><* It n>i Ixrola . 1 3 *** t.lghl nlnir Sly __ n 3 <tri<> HELEN CONDON TO SWIM FOR I. A. C. MU - Helen t'onilon, one of Omnhn'a i. i Kill swlmmera, will aw Im under (lie i‘uloi'0* "f the llllnnla Athletic ■ lull ilnrliia tin national aenlor IP itoor \i< Mi ii'ii pliiiinplnnatilp rneet at St \ ukuhI Ine. I*'Ih , next Fetiruafy. \\ 11|In in flnilit ni h. i’omell of Johnny W eluntillei, . linini'lon swimmer, w ill coach Allas Cotillon. * CREIGHTON PREPS LOSE TO ALUMNI The Creighton High m-hool banket | hall team opened It a won nop Inst night against Creighton alumni, toning by tits score of 22 In 1*. Poach Th'ennnn of the P < pa changed hi* lineup several times, try lug Ills honpatera out under fire “Pat" Walsh topped Hie Prep «<:»•» Ing with three field coals. Manager Fohl to Ask for Waivers on Three Hurlers — Quinn, Piercy, Murray Are Trio Slated to Go—Few Veterans to Stay With Red Sox. CLEVELAND. O., IN. S3.—Man ager Lee Kohl of the lioston Krd i Sox I* ready to ask waiters on j Pitchers, Quinn, Piercy and Murra>.! he declared here today, adding that few veterans w ill he In tills j ear's line, "I thought I could finish ill the first division with a flock of stars, whose! brilliance was becoming bedimmed,' Kohl said. "No such mistake will he made nevt >rar. We are going toj build us a new tram instead of pati li | ing one ■ lias is not worth |iatvhing.”| Pitchers Klinikr anil Kerguson. j t'atilier Pirinirli, Second Itaseiiiaii Wamhsganss and Outfielder Mag stead will re|ire*eiit the veterans. Yanks May Get ‘Bonehead’ Merkle as Pinch Hitter Chicago, l>eo. 24.—The possibility ; thru Fred Merkle. Rochester first j baseman, may l>o obtained by the New York Yankees as coach and pinch hitter was hailed by local critics today as the final vindication of a popular ball player, whose career was almost wrecked in Its infancy. Known to everyone ns "Bonehead” Merkle. following his failure to touch *ec«so| base in the mono't able Giant Cub game of l$Oh, Merkle lived down the ignominy to become one of the hardest hitting and best first base* men In baseball. # *iWHhiht , KNIGHT* •fthr GLOVES VfM York—Tltr Nrw VnrL *lnlr nthlrltr cummtaalnn dlr*«t#d User Tunin'), \m*rl • if. • light h*HV) wfl|ht < hamplnp. ’*» *« • •-1.• iio i h«lb nge ..f r«*mmjf tiihboe* Si P oil light hwiv> w» (gift, al th* earll iff ilatr. tteafew—.llm Mnlnnr). hen) ■ weight. mu nwHr'iH « il«('llion on a foul mu * Sully" Montgomery "f K«nt Wyrth 1*»n. funner t'wntr* »ollrge football atar. In t h* third round of * eheduled It round tmul Nrw Y nrk—-l.ddl* it anttotihall\ MurtOi »»f Pro 'klii i * mtlv crowned world * bantam weigh* i I !,ni|'lnn, w ill rl»k his till* fot th* ton* aguinat Tomtit) Id U Mu/ of PI.; Hut- !hhl* .< if mi a i y 12. Sn*»MI*. Iln«li Her. !l.—Y lr tnlft of V in i>u\ t*i it i . I'ltiiHnnvriihl » h.un l»l«»n of Canada. won a al* round devt aii.n over .Hammy Hnndint of cm. inn«H, i*. in the inn Ip event of a timing * srd h*t" In at night. Although Handow wa* khlH U'*d down l»y Kol**y In th* first round It* put up n stubborn i *■!•! atior tht mighout th* bout Inlng t .old bn v. ( iNrlNimti lightweight an.) 11 no y <J*yatl, Seattle hoged » f«*< »* round dt-Mw IInony Moot , i on in nmi mhldlowwight |o*t nu a foul In th* ..id round of r* -• h»*dIliad fou» * "und nlf.ilr in Voting Hum uni of M«».>*rjaw Sunk T.hmv HolliiU) Imi-oiivn It • , defeated ,|ohnn> Ma< a. Pittnbiii gh wrl t*r»*!fbt. H'ld Hr l rot* Scgltltf I I It t " " w*ight knm kfd out Tougln ) bunddl j Tacoma, In lha acruitd round. 1 FADING YEAR DEVELOPED MANY OUTSTANDING STARS IN BALL; HARRIS, VANCE, JOHNSON ON LIST Great National Pastime Manages In lake Front Rank in tinonnl of Interest F\oke-l and I liriils Furnished—Ten nis and Golf \Go Making' Rapid Sirnles^on Rank and . File of Sport Lovers. f~—■ '*1 Hi: yr-ar Jgoe • % down in history as one of tlie grealeisi —at tea st from America's wUiipl ” poiut—in tlie an nals of spoil. T i- i ii m p It s of 1 I'ncle Sam’s son • n<i daughters in 1 1h* major sports, ilio Olympic guinea and in the so-called m inor branches added prestige to his laurels in great and generous golis. RasebaII. as usual, takes front rank in the amount of interest in Rockne Fearful of Outcome of New Year's Game Climate. Railroad Journey Contribute Nothing to Condition of Team in Opinion of Coaeli. Hot STOV, TKJ., lh*c. 54.—Notre Maine alumni flocked to tlie liu tel Iicre today where tlie unde feated Notrv Dame toot hall eleven in ciuartrred frr its short ■ tay in Hous ton preparatory to leavin i foe I'asa tieria. Cal., where it will meet Icland Stanford university on New dear's day. (ouch Knute Rrckne indirated tie da> that he was somewluit dubious over tlie outcome. Change of climate, lie said, and tlie loin; railroad jour ney from flic hortli, I lad contributed nothing to tlie condition of the team, and lie feared, he said, that the ex pected summery weather of t alifornia would he anything but a prime foot ball factor. The eleven arrived In Houston last iiiKhr. v luncheon todaj was on the entertainment program. The snuad expects to leave Thursday night for El Paso on the way to the roast. Meanwhile, it plans as much practice as the rainy weather will permit. The last Notre Kamo eleven to visit Houston was in 1913, when it won over Jtioe institute. TENNIS STAR TO STAGE COMEBACK New York, M*c. 23.—William M. Johnston, veteran California tennis star, will invade the east again next summer for the national champion ships and other title ev ents despite I the setback! 'lie sustained last son , son. This word Is brought back from the far west by William T. Tllden, national champion and Jobnshins keenest rival over the last few tears. According to Tllden, Johnston Is keen to make another comebalk at- J tempt In 1923 and believes he still I has a chance to break through lot the top. lavst season he was dc dslvely beaten by Tllden In thr na tional t hamptonehlps and inter de feated h.v Vincent Richards, who dis placed "IJttlc Mill" tn tlie Mavis t up singles and also is evtas ted to dis h dge the Californian from the num ber two national ranking position for 1924. EX-MAIOR LEAGUE OFFICIAL DIES Cincinnati, o., Dec. 23.—Joe Plan ner, one of the founders of the Amer ican league died today at his homo here following an extended Illness. When Han Johnson began to organise the American league Flan ner was sports editor of a St. Lout* newspaper. He assisted Johnson ini establishing an American league team ; in the Mound City. Subsequently he j was chosen assistant to August Jlerr-| nutnn, the chairman of the National! Baseball commission. He served in that capacity until the advent of K M. Landis, 1 vase ball commissioner. HOLY CROSS NINE HAS GOOD SEASON New York. Dec. 23.- Analysis of eastern Inter-collegiate championship honors for 11*24 reveals that Holy Crons has a much stronger claim to the baseball title than Yale, which was supreme in more branches of competition than any rival of the last! > e i • * Holy i'ro*s l>oa*tod an unbeaten j nine which hung up a string of Ik triumphs. POSTPONE CAGE GAMES AT “Y” Because tonight is the time when! o| Saint Nick makes his appeal am-e. no Uisket hall games have been sclted uled at the Y M. t A The "Y Commeiclal I4asket Hall league games scheduled for this eve nlng have been postponed until next Wednesday, according to lMusi at I Mrector Keestri NEBRASKA CAGF.RS TO PLAY HILLYARDS Lincoln, Neb., Dec ?4 The lad varsity of Nebraska basket hall team vv ill play the Hilly ard Chemical rout i patty te*uu In 8t. Joseph Monday eve j nine When serving a fruit ‘-.alad you wlllj ftnd the niavont\al*e much Improved j If the some quantity of vv hipped! errsm is beaten into it. Much ntcu l 6 sliest ‘ • vohrd Till i lie thrills furnished. Kiit lliei- i- a warning to the hliml laseluill mo':uls an> all eoiieerneil in tin progress of the dianiuiiil s,; in it ia Hie way both golf ami leniiis increased their holds on tile rani, and file of sport lovers. Herewith are the oiistaiiding features of the baseball season, tanked arm ding to their impor tanee. The winning of the American league and world's championship by the Washington club. The triumph of Walter Johnson, grand old man of baseball, in the closing innings of the final game of tin world series. The manly revelaiion of Heinic Sand. Philadelphia National league infielder, that Jimmy O’Connell of the i Hants had offered him a bribe to throw the game needed by the (Hants to win the National league pennant. The disgraceful school-boy squab bling of (ominissioner Landis and President Ikin Johnson of the American league. Tilt* superior leadership of Man ley Harris, Washington manager, in his first effort as manager of a big league club. The strikeout record of Huzzy t anee, Ihcoklyn pitcher, and his all-around work which won him tile title of the most valuable pla> er to Ids team in the National league. The dtthmnynent of the New York Yankees as champions of the Ameri can league after a three-year i gn. The deaths- of many of the game's celebrities—Pat Moran, Frank Chance, John Krui • . Jake Duubert, Tony Boei-kel. The record-breaking achievement of Rogers Hornsby in leading the Na tional league for the fifth consecu tive year and continuing at a bat ting pace that places Jiis Decord for that span aliove Hans Wagner's great record. Italie Ruth's feat in keeping Ills throne as home run king and lead ing the American league in batting. The winning of his fifth consecu tive pennant by Jakie At*, leader of Hu Forth Worth team in the Texas league. Jack Dunn's continued monopoly of pennants in the International league. lie annexed his sixth straight. The purchase of Uflf Groves, star pih her of the International league, for ttie reported price of flud.MO to the Athletics. The,appointment of Kddie Collins as manager of the White Sox. Re lieated rumors of Collins' departure from the Sox, and spurned oppor tunities of the club to name him pilot on previous occasions “killed-' much of tin interest in this appointment. The departure of Del Pratt, Jeff pfoffer. Larry Gardner and one or two other iiopular veterans from the ranks of the big timers. The Kuiupean tour of the Giants and White Sox all star team. This was the first i>f such collections to win the distiin lion of playing a nine inning game tor the benefit of Irishmen in Dublin. The unanimous action of the base ball writers in choosing the W ash iiigton club to finish anywhere from eighth to sixth place. Tile re-xaied offer of Owner Kb l.etts of till- D'xlgers of Otsi for lingers Hornsby and his assertion that he meant it. i',*7v I Ionian's sudden loss of mem ory. The tiumi'er of former big le, cue ball players who drew attention in tiie 'amateur" ranka of many citks. Greb May Box Jack Delanev • New York. IW. ?4.—\ bout l»e twr-11 Harry lireb. i (tampion, mid •lark Delaney, challenger, for the middleweight title, is brine sought by Tea Kirkard, it was announced today. "lied** Mason, manager of tireb, hgd an extended conference with Klrkard yesterday and was sai«l t« have readied an agreement with tin* promoter. Mason, how r\er, declared that he preferred to talk matter* over with the eli in pi« n before making a definite de rision. STARS TO PERFORM IN BROOKLYN MEET Brooklyn. I Vo. 23—Among tin many IVnrld record holder*'who will compete in the tlth annual Indoor meet of tin Brooklyn college at tile Thirteenth lb Iment armory on Jauu ary 24, are the four member* of th. famous Boston college two-mile relax team, which established the murk of 7 47 .1 . at tin 1’enn relays last April William T. M» Killop, Parker J. M. honex Thomas J. Fa vans ugh and Louis II. Welch are still students at the Boston institution and at tlu* Brooklyn college games will endeavor t*» add the indoor txvo-mlle rtcenl to their oiltdooi laurels. Besides running on the relaj team M« Killop will compete In the Brook lx n collt ge thousand, lie is the junior national half anile champion ami is re garded ns one of the most promising athletes in the country. In addition to the relay team V > ton college xx ill send a formidable squad in. hiding tleorge l.cinond. Olympic runner, who will appear in a three mile run handicap against American and Kuropoan stars 1 P Murphy In ‘he 1 :db'». \rtlc Pone*! In the sprints. Francis I |o*k« X In the’ 1 :dh‘ meter ham p. and 1 he on mile relax team A P«>.*h d ef .liwi'ph J Sullivan, Philip IMIRm John .1. Kelley and Jc***ph lnglt<b>. I (Zuppke Opposed to Tinkering With Forward Pas. Illiui Coach Certain Rule ( hanging \\ unhl Be Harm I cl i■> G.-’ii'c Fust (iaine Ncce ar\. C . \*n,« lilt’AGO. I)e\ 24. ‘ **• ,M*11 1 ‘Zuppke. >gKy i oach o th** 1 ni BSf f ur it, Illinois *■“ lootbull ..-'VIII. is op|;u.«i-d (o linker big with the for ward pass. Ili said tonight that changes. which some com lies prn |W»e, would be harmful to the game as an Inter esting spectacle. I oach Zuppke, a v ice president of the America n I out»al| Coaches' association, will pres do at tlie annual meeting to he held in New York, starting next Mon day, in the absence of .lohn \V. Heil man, president, who will lie en route to Europe. "I am giving only my personal views of the proposed changes, which are a i|Uestinn for the association to deciii," Coach Zuppke -aid. "Speaking for in> si if, f want to call attention to these points: "One sugyestlon i« tliat a touch down, made as a result of a forward pass, should count only three points, tin- same as a field goal. It 1* easy lo see what would happen. Every • oach would instruct a runner who was about t-> make a touchdown from catching IhsII. to down the ball a few inches from the b->al line, so that it could lie carried over for six lsiints. This certainly would make a joke out of the restriction. "Another suggestion is only two forward passes for every four downs. In the end this would proha Id, mean that only one pass could be used in four downs, because nine times out of lb the offensive team rould not ot ford to use a pass on the fourth down. It would also mean that as soon a tile team used its allotted passes, the , old-fashioned defense of the push and pull game would be emplojed. mak ing the modern running offensive practically futile. "To bring the intercepted forward pass hack only as far as the *> rirr magi- line, which is also suggr-ted. would make the forward pas« offeit isive stronger than it is now I ’> not believe that this !• desirable. 1'Fas 1 plaving is necessary t-- : the game Interesting. but the sugges tion that each team be allowed a -e ■ tain number of plays each half, db pensing with the timing watch, would put a premium on the slower playir.. team. ' I am sure that the*» ■ -• s would be harmful to the game. Minnesota Seeks Mew Box!UK hiw cr Minneapolis, Dec. 23.—A new fight for staie wide boxing, permitting pro fessionat fights In ail cities and vll ' luges with a population of 5.000 or •iiort will te made at tiw next se? -ion of the state legislature which w • r .! tr • > >' l:ng t>- 1 f is sponsoring the 1*111. Kvcr since tin of the ortgi ■ihI bovine bill, giving the game to th« three major cities, was assured, smaller l ilies in Minnesota have l*eeu denianditig "luu 1 rights in the matter of legalized bculs and they came so dose (o having their demands grati fied that thi state senate passed the iiill in 1»23, which was killed in the house. The fight will lie renewed next month. Senator Bcvlan announced, and the prospect of it beinc passed is bright. Although a definite lineup on the vote of the house cannot be made, it Is believed that the large number of amateur boxing programs conducted throughout the state hRs convinced a number of constItuencles that the came is worth while and that the votes thi s made will !*o sufficient to assure the passage of the bill. PENN PLAYER UNABLE TO PLAY Johnstown, Pa*. Ins . *S.—Theodor* H Fairchild. \ ight end on the Pm verity of Pennsylvania foothall team, "ill N» unaVUe to ao.'offipaoy •h# tOi-un t * the Piclht o'.ot f«r .t him Now Year s day with the I’nr y emity of California, hi* ph.wil»i»ni announced definitely (onigltt. Kan" child* "as etrioken "ith npiendkitls r hi!' \»si.ir.- here f»" days ago. "Babe Herman Sub! I«* Seattle Club BiIh' Herman, funner Omaha Western leaguer, has I'ecn purchased h\ tlie .Seattle dub of the Pacific i'oast league. Herman was purchased from Mule Rock, /" ~ " .. .—\ Southern Baseball Fans Will See Stars in Action Next Spring H*m ball fan* in Ihe south next spi ns "'ll Have a hard lime i housing between llte two banner attractions ot the major league *> evliihilbill tourists The Washing Ion **enalors will navel with Ihe i New \t.rk lii.mts in an echo ot Ihe woibl's series but the tvwir o( ■ Ihe rival ssnnil place clubs. It! iwikly», aid live New \o»k . | V iinines will boast two great at I irarljrns Ihnj \ anre and Babe I Hull*