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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1924)
University of Southern California Smothers Missouri Under 20 to 7 Score t - c Tigers Score Touchdown in Final Quarter Missouri Valley Conference Member Shows Unexpected Strength Against Trojans. By Associated Pm* OLI8EUM, Los An geles, Dec. 25.— The Trojan foot ball gladiators of the University of Southern Cali fornla had Tiger meat In addition to turkey today. In the second in 1 Pacific coast this tersectlonal grid iron c o n f 1 let played on the year, the Tro jans defeated the Bengal gridiron men of the University of Missouri, champions of the Missouri valley con ference, 20 to 7. Outplayed by the middlewestern team throughout the first half, the southern Californians clinched victory in the third period. Forward passes gave the Trojans two of the thrpe touchdowns they scored In this period. The Missouri touchdown came in the last 30 seconds of play, when Tuttle recovered a fumble 20 yards front the Trojan goal and dashed across the last white line. The Missouri team, rated by the “experts” as being two touchdowns weaker than the Trojans, showed unexpected strength in the first period. They played hard, clean football and displayed a daring at tack. They came within scoring distance twice during the first two periods. In tlie third period the Trojans ran wild. Buns, most of them by • lie squat, square-built Eefebvre, took tlie oval to the seven-yard line. A niiniie later Lefebvre followed his three-man interference across tlie goal line. Missouri kicked off and after a poor start the southern Califor nians again began to travel. With the ball on Missouri's 42-yard line. Chief Newman, an Indian, threw a pass to Right End Badgro, who continued 24 yards to a touchdown. Newman featured In tha next and final U. S. C. tally when he stood on the Missouri 45-yard line and threw the ball right Into the grimy hands of Phythian, wtyo stood with one foot across the Missouri goal line. For the first time during the game Hawk ins missed goal. The remainder of the game saw the Tigers make one desperate attempt after another. Halfback Whiteman threw forward passes until his right arm must have been weary and then Poach Gwynn Henry sent In Coglizer, whose right toe defeated the Univer sity of Chicago, 3 to U. last October,' snd Coglizer continued the passing at tack. The Tigers completed seven of the 21 passes they attempted for a total gain of 67 yards, while the Tro ’nns completed four out of nine for * i total gain of 87 yards. With less than a minute to go the Trojans, who would have been under tlie shadow of theiryown goal I lost s if the sun hadn’t deserted the ' gaino a half hour before, made tlteir first serious inJsplay. Kiddie, carrying tlie ball into the center of the line, fumbled and Tuttle grabbed it from a maze of arms and legs and galloped 2d yards to a touchdown. Walsh kicked goal. The Trojan* gained 371 yards from serininiage and Missouri 142. The victor* made 11 first downs and tlie defeated team one less. The Missouri punters had the bet ter of the kicking, averaging 32 yards to the Trojan kicker's 30. California was penalized five times for a total of 45 yards, while two offside penalties cost Missouri III yards. There were three tumbles, two of them being charged to tlie winners. Tlie Missourians proved from the moment Referee Walter Eekersali sounded the first blast oil his whistle that they were In lot* Ange les to play football. After holding tlie Trojans for no gain, they rut loose with a flock of forward pass es, Whiteman being on the throw ing end of a majority of them, while Faurot was usually receiv ing. The first drive, with das|ies Ink the line by Captain Bond and Faurot carried Missouri to Southern Call fornla's 22-yard line hut here they were turned back. The first break of the game went against Missouri when Quarterback Jackson fumbled a punt on his 39 y ard line, and Thomas recovered for V. 8. C. The next break favored Missouri Hawkins, attempting a placement kick from bis 45-yard line, failed lr Jils effort bv a poor pass from center From this point the Tiger* madi another prolonged advance. It endec when Walsh’s placement kick fron tbi* 17-yard line went wide of Its In tended mark. At this point Coact Henderson sent In his "offenslvt backfleld but It failed to make mod of an impression until late In tin second period. At the end of the flrsl hnlf tho Trojans were attempting i , number of forward passes. Today’s contest brought to s close tlie intercollegiate football careers of seven Missouri and eight Southern California players. Grad uation will take from the Tiger ranks Captain Atlmr I). Bond, John Walsh, Charles Yandynr, Jerry l.ewi*. Clyde Smith, James Palermo and Ron Faurot. Tlie Trojan team Saints I’Sgn Rookie Hurler for Next ^ eai Robert I'ruett, brother of Herheri pnjft.t a member of the St T.ottli Rrots-n jiltrhlnif staff, him ben Xjtierl by th» Kt. .loH*ph VVeatri i baftte baseball rlub ami will b< jclveri a trial at the aprltiK trulnlni ruinu at Monroe Lh., ill .Mint'll. 4 By Tad] - --- -- -' ' -A/ -u - I ^£AH- TVCNCG I _________-_ DOIN' TO HIM- ^ LEFT" Q^P /' -TU^r \NKAT' f+ERfMA^J *i / / JHATS TD06H heT>,0td cO^et W j rr^’S^o oU> wCTn'vAN A CW5 NOSt (juirriA* ot^> ^uir a? W-u-f.no *“3r*rl£,]SJi /lvin^ A e^T.TT^e guSV HOLlVA-i (aCAOON PH€ ^ ^ V^^'l -^V.cnOMA^ I I 1 < INDOOR *3 popxS^ plP/zofr OFF 'UNfrgATl^UC OTTO'/V? H<= MOPtWf I OWCF-THt i-oSS oF TViO VNMTFF-5" JEFFERSON PARK. First race: Purse $700; 2-year-old maiden fillies; claiming: 3 furlongs; Fran. Johnson 115 La belle .115 xGay Iris .110 xGolden Green 110 xAfternoon Tea 110 Inl.'vnW'hL'vi 115 xGymnaet .... 1 Jo xWahkeena ....110 xWins me I.ady 110 xDuplex .HO x Helen G.110 Hebe Flowers HO Second race: Purse, $700; 3 year-olds and up; 6 furlongs: Water Girl _K»S xKachel Totter 105 xBlack Kuler 103 Guvernor .Ill xCharle* Henry 106 xMuskeg .......107 xKveniide .J»0 Tulsa .Ill xPollyMara .. .105 xTtghtant . ~4 Third race: Purse, $700; 2 year-olds; claiming; * furlongs. Car.dy Stick ..log xMJt .104 xCalembour ....103 xr*onna Santa 10o Battleman .l“rf Clique .log Dave Goldie .. 107 xStar Girl .1*4 xParm Bella 100 xDucklfng .100 xSt. Nicholas ..1"7 xRed Seth ....103 Grace Troxter 105 xRed Squirrel 103 xTarrayoe C. . .1<>0 xKamnga .100 Storm Cloud ..108 xAkbar .103 Fourth race Putse. $700; all ages; allowances- 6 furlong* Jack Raine ....112 Rodeo .1°8 Pyroot.108 Alex. Moore ..I0o St. Charles ...108 Shirley Louise 97 furlongs Klemental . . ..Ill xRalah.HI xlssman . ...105 xOeorgla May .100 Anticipate . . ..Ill xMelbourre . ..108 xGee .103 Stump, jr. .....HI xi'arnavon ...106 xViennese . ....100 Sixth race; Purse. $700: 3 year-olda and U" claiming; mile and eighth: Kent.112 xSr.ngs.107 x |f BS June .,104 gJVOY>blO IflHt ..100 Stiperbum . , . .109 x Briar Cliff ...107 xFsrarolette . ,.104 Ashburton . . ..108 xTeace Pal . ...107 xL;ttl* Atnle ...104 Seventh race: Puree, $700: 3-year-olds and un; claiming, mile and sixteenth: Srnarty.116 Son Hedron . ,.112 Sophy . , ......109 xJuneo . .,..104 Chaplet.113 Ormseleleh . ..112 Telescope . . ..108 xDon't B'r Me 104 Fox Tail .110 Termarco . . ..109 xDemilohn . ..108 xApprentice allowance claim#!. Weath er cloudy, track muddy. TIA .11 ANA. First rerc- Five and one-half furlongs; alt ngem $600: Mi*a Edna -1*1 xQulnam .1*1 xHhe Will .l"l Hal Wright ...11* x Arietta .1*1 Kv. Hnrrlgan ..1*6 *Pawn Broker 111 Kirkwood .*.....11* xGrev Rump ...1*1 Vanessa Wells 106 xJack Lee .Ill ... - Second race Five and one hair rur longs; claiming; all a*ee; $600; x Miseoula .1*1 Yubsn .. 1*f xFlylng Orb ...1*6 xArletic King 1U xSerena ..1*1 xLittl* Less . I** Rose Goose .1** Top O’ Morn g 111 xFff'e Randall 1*1 Sweet. Ar Low ..106 > Sea I Star .Ill .... Third race: One mile; claiming; $.00; 3 %-^sr-old* and up ' . xPea»rl Boots ..1*8 xMldnlght Bella 1*“ Keala .113 x Vibrator .1*1 xMalaeavena .. .1** xPmlle Again ..118 xlnsurance . ..1*8 xTnntera 1*6 Fourth ra^e- Five and one-half fur longs" claiming; 2-year-olds- $600: M J McNulty 1*4 Little Hat .1*9 Free Mason ,...11» Don It a .1*4 Heth Pave .118 Chlllawaek ....119 * Run Pride ....1*9 xSuper Lady ...111 Rebecca O. ... 119 Fifth rece: Mile; claiming; $ year-olds and up: *6*0: xRo’ul Oueen ..1** xrMalvern . 1*6 xLenpe pine . .1“* vftivern Maid ...1*8 xFuntce Halley *8 xf'afhumn .1*9 xTbe Lamb ....1*8 x.fejr Mac .... 10$ xHacka more ...1*8 *W. Montgoin. 1*8 xPoor Puss .. .10* plunger .113 Sixth raco six furlongs; I year olds and ur I™*: ▼ Speed Hall ..110 Silent Klnr ...11“ Free Hoofer ,...11* Right on Time 113 H of EHx’town 11* Bedazzle .11* Better Luck ...1*3 John Morrill ...11* Mow Fox IT_110 C|t1**n 113 Seventh race Four and one-half fur lon^e: 4-yeef nlds and iin; *700: xOlymp. King 110 xRaffles .113 Ca ndoroaa .11 6 LuqUla Russell 116 xTom Craven ..11“ vDIck Terpln ..119 Mlaa Frever ...116 Grayson '.116 xC a vest E'ptor 11* Dr. Johnson ...118 Night Boat ...11* Eighth race' Mile antf 7* vgrda; claim in'* 3-ve^r-olda and ur* $800: Voorgeld ..1*1 xHysn Pom ...1*6 xBuckhorn ll 1*6 Uzette .11* Noon Glide ...1*3 ▼Contusion ....!*■* Halit .1*9 Billy Todd .1 LI ▼ Prince Direct 1*4 xWood Lady .1*6 Nebraska Lad 11* xEbh Tide ....113 idea*-. good Trark. good xApprentice allowance claimed. Jockey B. Hrrunlug. a rider who gained inu'h note In New Yotk and Marvland during lh» summer racing, has Joined the tor key colon v at Tlaluana sad will loon h» aren •* the saddle lie Is under con tract to ride the Nevada Him k Farm horses, the star »»f which Is General Thatcher, a stal e horse with a lne re** orrl Pr»*ston Burch, trainer for the • ring de< lH*-es that IJreunlng will he one of the lenders at TlaJuana before ■* • pesaott la over._*■ will ln*e Captain Jiihii llawkliia, Nmni;in AiiiIcimki, KckIiiaIiI On pin*)-, 11:■> di'n i'li.rtlili>n, Wallace Newman, llnlly Ariama, Otto Andcr .on mill .IoIiii Itidillf. Kortylhouaand football fan. ato an curly turkey dinner or clue poatpon oil a ('hrlatmaa fenat nn1ll Inter In order to "ee the name, which wi played on a ilry, fn.t field. The weather wan clear amt l«IJ. The lineup »nd nuiiimiirf: MIHHOURI t’ * 1 n.tf-hu, ......... T. K. Ad .nil HI nfford .I.'I N. Ander.on Ptlm.ro .I* i*.- ■ . (lerrel Mm 11 h . ••• • H. Ada mi tain la . R.Q. \ -indyn. . R F . rhonim Wnt.h .HK. Rta/ti J.ckinn .Q R. Hawklni Whiteman . .. t. ". ’■•'■i'* ■ Rond R it R|‘*rtl* jr.in nl . P\ It. O. Ander.on Hour* by period.: .... . .. I • | * ..,,»i •»»11,0 * 2* ft— 2* , Missouri • * * 0 ,* " Ml-*-<uiri scoring Touchtlown: Tutt • (substitute fur florid! Points from try n f t*r touchdown Walsh I si- sctuliiR Touchdowns; Lefebvte (substitute for I.s t a nets • . Hadgio ‘sub 1 si 11 iif e for mark); Fhvihlsn f subatlt ut* for Ails ms i Point- from try afte. imj-h down: Hit w kins ?. Rffei E*keis»I (I'hlcngoi; umpire, (julglcy t Kansas ! field Judge LiiUtiM (MuPnomsh A»h1eM« 11j11) hesd linesman Morris f Washing ion/.' Tuns u[ periods, li mlnutsa aacli. Coach Rockne Against Any Rule That Will Cut Down Open Game □OUSTON, Tex., Dec. !4.—Knute Rorkne, mentor of the Notre Dame university football team, expressed Ills opinion of proposed chances of the grid laws today. Al though in favor of some of the minor changes in the football rules, he spoke in no uncertain terms when the abolishing of the forward pass was brought up. The driver of the "four horsemen” made it plain that he was against any rule that would rut down the open game and that lie believed when a rule of this hi ml was passed It would be the first step toward hill ing grid contests. “If they will glance hack through the pages they will find that in 1906 the forward pass saved tho game, and now they are trying to put It out," he said. "Until the overhead game was brought into play every body was hollering about the game being too brutal, ami it was. “Then the forward pass came. It cut down the flying wedge and all the 'man killing' style of play. It brought football hack and pushed It to a front rank In the sporting world and now thev'nre talking about rob bing the game of the style of play that has made football what It is," Rockne said. “Harvard is anvlmis to have the pass abolished. They have been sink ing before the other members of their conference season after season and now they want to eliminate the style of pla.v that has hern beating them. They are merely trying to get rid of the thing they don’t under stand.” Another rule that the Notre Itame roach opposes is (the one that will do away with the allotted time (or pe riod* and bring In the 40 plays. Kadi period will he made up of 40 plays and when these are complete the pe riod Is over, regardless of the time it takes to execute that number. “Our live* are made up of time and why' should we change from us ing that system in football," Rockne asked. Rock ne seemed a btt doleful ** to the outcome of the battle on the coast a week from Thursday, but would not make a statement as to what h» thought the outcome of It would be. T.anr to Pilot Marquette. Milwaukee, WIs., Dec. 24—Weigh ing 215 pound* nnd down In the book* a* the heaviest man on the squad, Francis Dane of Merrill, WIs., left tackle on the Marquette univer sity football team, has been elected captain of the 1925 (Jplden Avalanche, l-ane Is a medical student «t Mar quette and catne to the university from the Merrill (WIs.) High school WEST POINT GRID DATES ANNOUNCED West Point. Dec. 24.—Army's foot ball schedule for 1325 was announced today. Eight contests have been ar ranged, with one open date, which will be filled later. Army is playing its four most Important contests away from home next fall, three of them In New York city. The schedule: October 3, University of Detroit at home; Oc 'her 10. Hhox college at home; October IT, Univer sity of Notre Dame at Yankee stn dlum, New York; October 24, St. Douls university at home; October 31. Y’ale at New Haven; November 7, open: November 14, Columbia university at polo grounds, New York; November 21, Urslnus at home; November 28. Navy at polo grounds. New Y’ork. No Challenge Match for Balkline Title New York, Dec. 24.—According to the new rules for championship play just Issued, there will be no challenge match for the world's 18.2-halktlne billiard title until after October 1 of next year. The championship tourn ament will be held In Chicago from February 23 until March 4, next, after which the ultimate survivor will be immune from challengers until the following October. It was stated by billiard officials today that If Roger Conti defeats Fella Orange In the final match for the French title this afternoon ho will be brought on to compete In the world's championship in Chicago, Large Gathering of Grid Coaches Anticipated at Annual Meeting •y HERBERT RKKH. (Conyrlghr. H!(.) YORK, Pec. If.— What should he the best attended meeting of the American Foot ball Coaches as sociation will lie held at the Hotel Aslor hi New York, Uccember !fl. The member ship now Is hi the neighborhood of :tnn, mid constant growing. It Is a soundly and rep resentatively of ficered Instil ii llon. The president is John YV. Ilcls iiihii, of IViinsylvaiila, famniis as flic rrtaeh of the "golden tornado" ami now al Rice, when he Isn't In New York running a clearing house for conches. lie Is the until that litis established a reputation for eloi|iieitce both In roachlng anil speaking right out in meeting. John \V. on the subject ol the translation of motion III tlie shift plays rales a rlass A spellbinder. Seriously, he has laltorrd hard In make fhe organization a success and Is always on hand with constructive suggestions. ,, Robert Zuppke, proud possessor ot a. great record at the tnlverslty of Illinois, Is vice president. Jlers Is a somewhat a more explosive, but equally effective brand of eloquence, and he Is worth hearing st all times Ziippke admits that away down lb side of himself ha Is a bad loser, and maintains that every roach Is built the same way. t-’r;tnkne«s Is Robert t'.'s long suit which l» one of Ute rea i'-iii why everybody likes hint_ J.'YV. \Y lire, Ohio Stale, the Mere tary, will he missed this year. He Is on Ills way to the Pacific coast to see Just what makes California foot hall hit the gait It lias struck In re cent years. Wllce Is another of the football authors, along with lids man. Major Only. Cavanaugh and Zuppke. The "now it can lie told" wave seems fo have swept over the football roaches as well as flic mili tary men. The truster*. Including the officers ex-office are MaJ. Charles Dudley Daly. Hurt aril and the I'. S. M. A.; | Fielding 11. Yost, Michigan; lilhnoar J Dnlde, Cornell, and If. J. Stegemaii. j I nlverslty of Georgia. Picturesque fontnhll personalities, everyone of them. It has lieen for some time one of 1 Italy's pet projects to get the roaches to devise a "softer" football game for j very young schoolboys, and sooner j or later I think this vs III be done. Quirk line messes are a little hard on the youngsters, and so Is some of the meeting of the pln\s by the dr fense. I know one schoolboy conch who mis he cannot get his boys to walk over prostrate opponents, which of course eliminates the effectiveness of ths line wedges. Horry Tilth 111, the great trainer, used to any, "they don't make the boys ns tough these days." There ts probably something In It. The mod ern game ts perhaps as much re sponsible for thnt ns anything, si though when If mines to defense few men muld stand up better ag'ilnet pounding tbsii did Vilen, of Yale against Hie Army and Oehrke, of Harvard against Ynle. However, there ts a good deal, l think. In Italy's Idea, Hints bread should be used for poultry stuffing so It will not be soggy and ltsavg 'Dacg JKesujlts JEFFERSON PARK. First race: Mile and 70 yards: Wrangler, 105 (Harvey) ,...18-5 7-8 8 l Goldfield, 106 (Fisger) ..6-2 6-' Yoshiml, 110 (Srobfe) .4-1 Time: 1:54. Gray Gables, Flying Devil, Rupee. Eatrella, Blanche, Mac also ran. Second race; Mile and 70 yards: Bad Luck. 99 (Harvey) .6-1 2-1 ever Sincere. 197 (Rarkei .8-6 (•• Doc McMahon. D'4 (Heboid) .8-fi Tune: 1:55 1-5. Transformer. Master Blue, Gypsy Flier, Neat Girl, Calembour also ran Third rare Mile and thre# sixteenth!: Superhum, Iftf (Scoble) .18-6 4-5 1-3 Zanisbar. 198 (Hoebm) .8-5 1-2 Smuts, 112 (C. Lang) ... .out Time; 2:1-. Tantalus, \Nar Prize, Fcn slve also ran. Fourth race- t, furlongs: Wild Aster. 117 (Parke).... .7-2© out out Bradley’s Tony. 118 (Mergler) •.... 2-1 3 5 Leopardess. 113 (Harvey) .out Time; 1.17 3-5. Go Foln, Jolly, also ran. Fifth rar# M i* and sixteenth* F.lector, 9* (Bay i ..6-8 2 5 1-6 Rmkey. 198 (Harvey) .4 12-1 Red Wingfield, l'»4 (Swanson) .3-1 Time: 1 ( Nassua. Banter. Ballot Brush, Corinth, Thimble, The Pott also ran. Sixth race M in snd sixteenth: Everbold, 149 (Harvey) ...9-20 out out Hoggarth. Aroon, 1 oh (Llebuld) even out John Finn, lo* (McCoy) .out Time: 1:66 1-5. Three starters Seventh race Mile and alxteenth Prince K. 119 (Lombardo) .8-5 7 19 19-4 Van Patrick 111 (Harvey) .7-1© 1-2 Rbhelleu, 114 (Montgomery) .1 2 Time 1'54 3-5. Mayor Carrel, Tender Seth, Waukulla also ran. TIA .11 ANA. First race: furlongs: J»e v., 1«2 (F.sher) .8 40 3 29 2 40 Angela. I];* (Craig* . 3 49 3 2" Runleigh. 112 (.1 J Roberts) .2 60 Tim*-: 1 "1. Runway, Dr. Mac Arthur. Miss Manage. Meddling Seth. Sir John, Bids. Freddie Fear, Betty Owen. Chllla wat k also ran. Second rice* 5(* furTongs: M s* nmomJ, 1 "6 (Edwards*. 5 49 3 ?<) f,00 M Shasta, 101 (J .V Rolwrta) 8 20 6 2" Harry Davis, Jr. 11S (Greenwood) 109 Time 1.48 3.:.. Maurice Mnirahv. Dover Aggie w . Tess.e H Atisie. Sly F x. Wee Girl. Tima and Tide, Fayette Girl, Free Mason also ran. Third race: Mils and 74 vards; Alstnmir 195 (\v Vaster) 35.00 17 49 7 60 Ten Can. 105 (Griffin) .3 uO 2 49 Es*t Indian, lio drank) . r, 4" Time; 1 4**. Mlxanna. r*o|. Matt. Tom Owens, Fireworth Voogerla. Tag Day. Louis. Tooters, Whipsaw, Willow Tree, also ran. Fourth race 8*4 furlong*: x( all* ‘on. M2 (Bari-*) 2* 44 3 1 44 712.. Mftlniik. 112 (Roberts) . . 8 49 .’.4 4 Sheet* Limited, 108 (Walls) . .... 5 ou Time; I ox France* Victor's. Seths Bacon. A'to*.<. The Cheekh, Herdsman Sequan. llunleg. Sea Green. Veno Shot, xPoatnian also ran. xCnalltlon and roatman, Rudolph Si rerkles entry.*^ Fifth race; 614 furlong*: Time Exposure. 1 1 4 (Barnes) 4 89 1x9 - 79 Fs'te Face 96 (Fisher* . 9 90 *00 Navarft, 1 • * <«»Donn-ll) 40 T me; 1 96 3-S. Ed toon, Mr Reverie Oaprsv. Denut y. Run Dark. Girl Scout, Run ('lair. Bon Hotume alto ran. Sixth race mile: ftunspero. 11* (Barnes) ,.J?9 • «o • 6n Tracer. 98 (Wilson) .10 50 6 29 Msrrte K . sg Gtoagland) . 4 20 Time- 1:39 3 . ],r. dark. All Over, rtunoiathe. Combustor, Firm Friend also ran. Seventh race, mile and an eighth: Wynne Wood 107 (B’ne*) 7 »»o 3 xn 3 49 Frank Fogarty, 112 (Odonnell) 4 20 3 2« Pledra. 99 (Berg) .5 JO Time 1:64 4.5. Cruxern. Romulu*. .Su per King. Zing, Full of Fun also tan Eighth race: Four and one-half fur long*: Allen Long 108 (T,on»> . .. . 1 8 00 J 40 • ?9 Frank S . 107 (Taplln). 4 60 * *n Fort Church'll, 109 (Franceacn). 2 24 Time; 1:51 4 5. Rectuil, Noon Glide, Stump, Balu, Program, A Lester. Sko kia also ran HORAN RELEASED TO LOS ANGELES T.o* Angelos, Deo. 24.—Acquisition «*f Joe (Shuc) Horan, outfielder and long range hitter of the New York Yankees, by the Log Angeles club of the Pacific Coast league, adds a pnw **ifuI punch to (lie Angels* bid for the 1925 pennant and Is hailed by fans here ns an appropriate Christmas gift ffotn Pres dent Joe Patrick to the ha so bn 11 enthusiasts of this city. Oscar C. Hob-how, business tnann gor of the Angels, said Patrlek did not reveal the price lie paid for Horan, hut made It clear that the speedy New York fielder and hitter becomes the out and out property of the Los Angeles chib. I(Hlis is the optional player the Yankees promised to deliver to Toledo In part payment for Jog Glard, the left handed pitcher who was switched to Ht. Louts In the Shocker deal GERMAN TEAM - WINS FROM FRENCH Paris, Dec 25 For the first time since the war a French football team has visited the Uhineland to meet a German club. I hc ^Athletic club of the 1 Mli ward, Paris, today played the German dull of Mayenee at the lath r «‘it> and was defeated, ft to 2 Tile game was piny* d before 5.»>0il! persons. Prior to the start of the, k ime mn unit toes representing both teams met in the center of the field and exchanged bouquets ol flower*, j Notre Dame Team Spends Xmas, on Grid Field Houston, Tex., Dec. 25.—After put ting In a stiff practice here this af ternoon. the second In as many days, Knute Rockne, coach of the Univer sity of N'otre Dame football, gathered his undefeated and tint led eleven to gether to start westward on tlie trip to Pasadena where the Leland Stan ford crew will entertain the four I horsemen on New Yer's day. The team will go from, here to Tucson, Ari/., where it will stay for four days In order to get into condi tion for the buttle of making the last leg of the trip. Rockne stated that he hopes weather conditions would lie so that he could pu”h his men at top speed while in Tucson. At the present time the eleven is not In the best of physi cal shape, Rockne said. Conti Breaks World Cue Record Hr Associated Press. Paris, Dec. 24.—With a run of 477, Roger Conti, the French star, tonight again broke the world's record for ship billiard tournament. He defeated ship biiiard tournament. He defeated Flex Grange, 500 to 59, and thereby won the championship of France and Europe. The former record for champion ship competition was 472, established by the youthful Conti last Friday. Conti went through the tournament without a defeat, winning five straight matches and scoring 2,500 points in 36 Innings, with a grand average of 69.4. Conti twice scored a block of 500 In three Innings for an average of 3*6.6. and In the present tournament appeared to he a class by himself, playing in his most brilliant form. In tonight's match he had rather hard going to start with. Grange had tha break, and ran 5, but he left the balls scattered. Conti gathered in 15, then missed an easy draw shot. Grange then scored 35, but left Conti safe. The latter was unable to get the balls rolling and made only S points. He complained that the ivories were cold, and the gas was lighted under tlie table. When he began his third inning only 23 points adorned the score board to his cred it, but he ran out with an unfin ished run of 477. Conti had such perfect control over the balls.that he was railed upon to make onfv nine or ten difficult shots during the series. His masse shots were particularly brilliant and his position phty faultless. j NO ADVANCE GUARD FOR CHICAGO CUBS Chicago, Dec. 24.—Pitchers and catchers of the Chicago National league baseball club will not engage In any preliminary work at their Catalina Island training camp next spring, according to ITesfdent Wil liam Veeck of the club. The entire team will leave here February 26 and begin its workouts March 2. Tentative plans for exhibition games call for game* with Los Angeles, be ginning March 7. and on Saturdays and Sundavs of the next two weeks. Alxiut 20 games will complete the ex hibition program, most of them against Pacific Coast league teams at Los Angeles. Long Reach and Oak land. Cal., and against the Kansas City club. 1 nlted **fiwlor Jame* H ad* worth "f New York, who held down fimt ( for tl<** Yale nine in 1IM, |e re ■ erdr! the h«at man Jn that poe.tlon In * hr Us? ve^re. according ?o a former Y wi4» pitch*! Wadawnrth w*a a d*\*r hunter, a faat fielder and remarkably epeedy »»n the baae* louring that »ea • on hr male only on* error Wadaanrth | mad* 1’» hiii In »it f»m« ageinat i*r:n-'« ! ton and H i ard. wnnlfif thr title for Yal* by batting in ail of Yale's rune in I the final game. STANFORD PLAYERS IN SIGNAL PRACTICE Stanford, Cal., 1 . 25.—Coach Glen Warner and the member* of the Stanford foot ball (quad celebrated! Christina* by running through n 1 workout at 10 o'clock this morning constating of signal drill and dummy scrimmage. The coaches eay that no more heavy scrimmages will lie held prior to the departure of the squad next Saturday night for Pasadena for the game against the Noire Dame foot ball team New Vear's Ja\. The Cardinals are declared to he In tip top form now and will be given only enough' game between now and the first of January to keep them on edge. LEW TENDLER WINS OVER JOE TIPLITZ Philadelphia, 1 >ec. 2f» Kevr Ten idler a* awarded the judge*' decision over Joe Tiplitz today in a fast 19 round bout which featured the Phi •lias matinee at the armory. Tende r, displaying much of hi* old time box lug skill and ring generalship^ man aged to evade moat of Tiplitz' savage pdnche*. Tendler weighed 141 pounds. Tiplitz. 139. Both are Philadelphians Benny Baas. Philadelphia, knocked out Karl Baird. l.oa Angeles. In the second round. They are feathet weights. COLLEGE GRIDSTERS DEFEAT ARMY TEAM San Antonio, I»eo. 23 An eleven composed of players front Texas uni versity, Texas .V. and M. college. Ban lor and Trinity universities defeatetl the second division team. champions «»f the Ktghth army corps area, on Schwab field today, 13 to 0. It wan .a fast game, with the col legians unable t«' *c««re until the third quarter. Nf thl* tint* kentxeth who *iltl I* * ii *ui>i*ttr« bo\ «-onttn\i»* to h*«d \ h* Tlnltisti* rider* In th* number >«f u itmhii mount* iiiti'v th* truck ■ open n* Th*nk*c"ln* d*v lt»'*il*nd, "he* e«»n«t*<M t held t" W*rt W*mn * Hen* -onrtamsn, ha* piloted It "inner* to the Hite i ► THE spanking of Ban Johnson by the magnates to satisfy Com missioner Landis, appease his wrath and possibly save him to base ball, is history. Johnson, apparently, has taken his medicine. But now that it Is all over the fans are seeking with a microscope to learn just how the game has been benefited. They point out, and they may wcll do no, that It has done noth ing toward clearing up tile situa tion which brought about the up heaval, the harsh words. Injured feelings and then the losing of the peace doves. The situation referred to Is the attempt of Jimmy O’Connell, at the asserted Instigation of Cozy Dolan, to Ir-ibe fleinle .Sands of the Phillies to throw a game to the Giants last fall. They needed1 the game to land the National league pennant. • • Johnson got in bad because he urged drastic steps as a result of the expose. He came out frankly In favor of eliminating the Giants as participants in the world's series and the substitution of the Brooklyn Dodgers. lgindis, handling the matter with a high hand, banished O'Connell and Dolan from the game and “cleared ' the names of the other members of tlie Giant team mentioned by O'Con nell in ills sorrowful confession. Un dis did not give to the public a com plete statement of the testimony of these men or reveal any other facts it is generally accepted he unearthed. He did announce that the matter was not closed. But as far as addi tional revelations to date are con cerned it might as well have been. The move of the magnates In spanking Johnson. curtailing his powers and preparing for a way to fire him has—on the face of things— sanctioned the manner in w-hich Lan dis handled the case and expressed their dissatisfaction over Johnson's efforts to carry the matter further. No suggestion wss insde, how ever, that, listing received a vote of confidence snd expressed ap proval of his methods, I-andix might reveal any further efforts he has made to land the “higher ups" in the scanda l So much for I-andi*. As for Ban Johnson. He had startling revelations he was going to make. The time for him to have made them was when his sinceri ty, his desire to further the good of the game, were questioned. Johnson, however, kept silent. He has done the gams no good by so doing. If Johnson had facts at hand— damning evidence that would shake the game to Its foundations—he should have laid them before the magnates No better swan song could have been sung than a chant that would have dragged from their places men In the game who are gnawing at Its vitals while posing as leading apostles of clean baseball. As far a« I'm concerned the battle wss one of those no-decision affairs without either man coming up to; good form. John lost the new spaper | decision so to speak “One more word. Nebraska.” • Beat 'em to the dictionary Husk era!” “t’roaswords. Tigers, come on Mis souri.” These cheering veils from the parlor sidelines may replace the ring ing football cheers of old if the cross word puzzle craze pursues its present course. For crossword puzzle teams are leing organized in the colleges. The leading coach of the future may he a college professor who knows a word for thanatophobia in threw letters and not a star end of the clasa of 'Oh. BERLENBACH WILL MEET ESTRIDGE New York. l»ec. 15.—Paul Berien tgvch. New York light heavyweight, faces one of the most difficult assign ments of his ring career In Madison Square flnrdeo tomorrow night when j he meets Igtrry Kstridge, negro i southpaw, in a 12 round match.* Ks tridge holds the negro middleweight title, having won it front Panama Joe Oan* In the Milk Fund bouts at the Yankee stadium June 26. Both the principals are sluggers and both carry their mod powerful punch In their left hand. Kstridge is a keen hoyer. a shifty puncher, who ran both take and give it, while Berlenharh Is a two listed puncher and carries a harder Now than his adversary. Pal Beet! of Boston, another southpaw, meets Jack ltelaney. Bridgeport it'onn.l middleweight. In the second 12 rounder. Both these matches may have a de elded bearing on future championship matches Hcrlentwrh Is angling for a tilt with Mike MrTigue, world light- ' heavyweight champion, and l*elanev is seeking a match with Harry Ureb, middleweight tltleholder. A fewr hours af;*r h# had a *wed a rontrat to ride th* horaea of C H frr who ta mrln* * bt* *trtn* at Tta 'unn* .loch*' A Kanceato rioted two from »hta atnbl* to vt. for> 11* r*de both of »'|*p Malvern an«l Bull*! l*’oof. to p*rf*< t'on. never leaxlnir tb* imif In . oubt wrbon onn# *i» found e|*ar aailtn* for h>» mount* IV • h of there winner* ; w er* ton* prlo** an»1 !t ta reported that th# Shafer eat»t)l'nhm»nt t leaned ®P handeomel/ on th* bra» e of vlotorte*. r -\ McGraw Has Job on His Hands Watching Walker Manager John Motlraw of the ; i.lnni.s must keep both eyea on trank Walker, outfielder frv>n« Hooky Mount. N C.. this season, for Walker Is an latdtty among hall plnycrs. a business man. \s taws of the Bocky Mount club, lie sold himself to the Hiatus for • tOtMto If he falls to make the a major ha*cur gmtlr ho mitt t*mil lo hujr hlntM'lf buck—aitt for f $.YOOO. Moanuhllc, hr will hr (Mlleplln* A Milnri. r s-!- i i Zuppke Opposed * " to Tinkering With Forward Pass Illini Coach Certain Rule Changing Would Be Harm ful to Game—Fast Game Necessary. Bv A»ftorlat*f1 Pre««. HIC AGO, D«r. *4.— Hubert C. Zuppke, coarh uf the Uni versity of Illinois football eleven. Is opposed to tinker ing with the for ward pass. He said tonight that changes, which some coaches pro pose, would be harmful to the game as an Inter esting spectacle. Coach Zuppke, a vice president of 'the American Foot hall Coaches’ association, will preside at the annual meeting to be held in New York, starting next Mon day, in the absence of John \Y. Heil man, president, who will be en route to h'urop«*. “I am giving only my personal views of the proposed changes, which are a nuestion for the association to decld,” Coach Zuppke said. “Speaking for myself, I want to call attention to these points: "One suggestion Is that a touch down, made as a result of a forward pass, should count only threw points, the same as a field f;oal. It Is easy to see what ,would happen. Every coach would Instruct a runner who was about to make a touehdow n from catching a ball, to down the ball a few Inches from the goal line, so that it could be carried over for six points. 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 probably mean that only one pass could be used in four downs, because nine times out of 10 the offensive team could not of ford to use a pass on the fourth down. k It would also mean that as soon as * the team used Ms allotted passes, the old-fashioned defense of the posh and pull game would bo employed, mak ing the modern running offensive practically futile. "To bring the Intercepted forward pass back only as far as the scrim mage line, which Is also suggested, would make the forward pose offen sive stronger than it is now. I do not believe that this is desirable. “Fast playing Is necessary to make the game Interesting, but the sugges tion that each team bo allowed a cei ■ tain number of plays each half, dis pensing with the timing watch, would put a premium on the alower rlaytng team. “I am sure that these changes would be harmful to the game." PENN SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK Philadelphia, Pa.. Dec. 21.—The un. defeated football team pf the Univer sity of Pennsylvania suffered its third serious loss of the last month when Joe Wilson, regular right tackle, broke the fibula bone of his leg In an Indoor scrimmage. With Clark Craig and Ted Fairchild, regru- » lar ends, out of the game by reason T of concussion of the brain and apper. dicitls. respectively, the lineup against the undefeated team of the Univer sity of California at Berkeley on New Year's day. In the opinion of experts, will be considerably weaker than that which finished a triumphant eastern s»ason against Cornell on Thanksgiv ing day. Frank Pewhlrst will prob ably replace Willson In the Red and P.lue line. Track Notes V*_ ^ Tijuana Rar* Track, Met . I>ee. ?4 — '■'roe again tha TiaJcana race track ■* c.ver i -f lit for be r>g tha leader in the rawest departure pertaining to the racing f tha thoroughbred Thia • >ncarna tha mmpnlaoryr us* of ‘bar skull caps bv Jockevs. a device which ha* beep tatted '•ifVteutly to prove of invaluable worth • n rr*v#ntinr skull fracture# to Jockey* when they fail. The cap# are of ex •'fine!' light material, bur are ao strong that they cannot be dented with the inta*t blow from a heavv hammer They • re worn under the regular cap and In no wav interfere with a Jockev * dreea A# it oat of the accident# a rider auaiafns ‘re skull fracture* It la expected that h* Invention will he a highly dealrabia iafety ‘rat mraaura Tha *'aHfomia aire Runnymede. who for veara stood at the head of the et«l it the Nara Stock Farm, owned by tha ate A R Sprockets of San Francjac • becoming well known for producing ninne-a wh' will travel fast and fa* in be mud The Tiiuen.n race courea bag , '>en hevir.t a spell of mud *a. :ng and A ha sens of Runnvmed* are taking more han their share of puraes C H Irwtn taa a nurobe- of the eons of Runnvmede I ttd ’hf«s will take a lot of heating »n be Tialuena l>erb> wht'h haa Ili.HI dded money, it ie declared Runeiathe. '.undark, Runrrtde and ltd mop • >* acme 'f the Runnymede -olla wrho Ike *ha ' ud. tha “rut named winning two days n a row. i'oet'nged praise for the new atarttr.g •ate invented ^ Marshall Caa«-dv |» be ng heard freer h.>ia*mcn '.vkf'i. fa"« nd the preas TV* w !! soon be put 'n mem tie* at Ta«uana and will pwd«-e II wslkun starts wh'ch are ao highly lc*tred Th‘« •* a movable Same*, ron rnllel hv the starter U ho • lw# on one f the trtkka which moves the bar cr long the track 4 Mg Chrleinv* . >\ !.m l#.| w' h s', motive pre*en«* an t rounded out w »h cine of Cal fomla s fa*ned fruit# i« now \>*e«ttng a '*-« the high s as to the 1 •dk* »n }rei*pd —it « - goed to >t ■ * d vrkev mother of Tom Shark?' famed • * he*v x n .'tght s ne \e*ra ha s *h**kev '» tit foun t each d»* at tha ea. and he h*a uu'te a bit of aaoceaa \ pffhlng . *•• he other after# • took # |t b,jt and *taned *t on *«y The * Si ho—o h- bet t>*a | v on r‘'n at 4 to I The er‘ *» $*v went aok on a w‘nner at * t- t The »* bat 'w g own Into an even *1M. a-t hark*' bet on Wedding F' n- a at ? to Wedding Frinc# gel'ope.t »t«, ' torv nd Sharkev took dc wn |f|C h • net r.'*t f* 'm the original Investment ,'f |> sing IMS He lost no tints m bu'-rg od dlut at'hin* # Christmas box for tha o.ka at horn#. Seattle. Wadi, IW 14—Vie Fnley ef ancrtgvar R 0, bantam weight cham ,f>n if Canada won • • v round dec evor Satr ' V s*n.t'w of v'lneinnatl, * c he main event of # box •»»# *a* * 4 ere la*' o ght Although Random w#« hockwd down by I cie« m tha f *uv 'ond he put up a afubbeg* Pantutano* fcreughout tha beat, __ _a*.