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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1925)
* /> Six Buffaloes Return Signed 1925 Contracts UR Uncle Sam was kind to the Omaha Western league baseball club Wed nesday. Before the day was over, Uncle Sam dellv. ered to Barney Burch six letters, each and- every one containing a signed contract of a Buffalo ball player who will tryout for the 1926 team next month. Wilder, catcher; O'Neil, shortstop; Wilcox, third base man; Bailey, pitcher And King, out fielder, returned their 1925 contracts signed. Art Griggs’ 1925 contract also ar rived at the Omaha baseball club's office Wednesday. Wills Ready to J * Fight Dempsey HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 11.— Harry Wills, negro heavy weight. is willing to meet either Jack Dempsey or Tom Gibbons or to participate In proposed elimination bouts for the world's championship. Wills announced. "I have been wafting three and a half years for a chance at the world s heavyweight title," Wills said. "Mr. Dempsey has said that he would meet me and then he has said he wouldn't, and no one can tell just where he stands. I believe I am entitled to a chance and I am willing to meet either Mr. Dempsey or Gibbons or the winner of their proposed bout.” MASCARTPLANS TO SAIL FEB. 18 By Associated Preo. PARIS, Feb. 11.—Edouard Mae cart, French holder of the Euro pean featherweight champion ship. yesterday completed plans to embark February 18 for the United States to light "Kid" Kaplan. Amer ican featherweight king, in a 15 round battle for the world’s title in Nr-w York March 20. Through his manager. M. Tietatd. Mascart today announced acceptance ,,r financial terms for the match offered by Tex Rickard, New York promoter, calling for the Frenchman t.> rctx-lve IT per cent of the receipts or i fixed guarantee of $0,000. NURMI OUT FOR MORE RECORDS BUFFALO. Feb. 12.—Paavo Nurmi will attempt to shatter two more world's track records here tonight. In special races he will try for marks both at the 11-4 mile dis tances arid at 1.500 meters. Jimmy Connolly of Cieorgetown will Ye Nurmi's principal opponent in the anile and a quarter. Willie Rltola -will participate in the two-mile handi cap. * Willie Plant, pedestrian champion, •is entered in the two-mile walk. FRED LINDSTROM SIGNS CONTRACT New York, Feb. 12.—The contract of Freddie Lindstrom, boy star of the 1924 world's series, was in the •safe along with that of Grover Hart ley, veteran catcher, In the Giant ■strong box today. Lindstrom re nelved a substantial raise in pay. {IhhA'Iult'U IxM. WHITE SOX NOT LUCKY. Tho Chicago White Sox will play away from home on three holidays this year, St. Louis. Washington and New York will be on foreign soil for two and Detroit, Cleveland, Philadel l phia and Boston have one each away. Massachusetts celebrates Bunker Hill day June 17, when the Chicago team will perform in Boston. HIKE RIDERS COME HIGH. Pete Moseskop of Holland, world’s professional bicycle racing champion, has asked a record guarantee of $10,000 to compete in the six day_ grind at Madison Square garden, starting February 2*. This is more than any amount ever paid Fred Goullette, king of six-day riders, and the highest-paid competitor hereto fore. AFTER NEW TANK MARKS. Walter Spence, who has spent the last few years in thfe wilds of British Guinea, South America, is bidding for metropolitan swimming honors. Re cently he lowered the metropolitan 500-yard free style record and also captured the junior metropolitan breaststroke title. WILL ENTER FISTIC MEET. Italy’s champion, Carvers, will be among the lightweight contenders in the tournament sponsored by the New York state athletic commission to name a successor to the title relin quished recently by Benny Leonard. The Lake Shore Athletic club of Chicago hag floated a $3,000 000 bond Issue for the building on a lake front site of a clubhouse. JOE MURPHY RE-ELECTED. Joseph A. Murphy has been re-elect ed president and general manager of the Chicago Business Men’s Racing association, operating Hawthorne track. Arrangements are being com pleted for the 58-day season at Haw thorne beginning July 2, with a total purse distribution of $‘>0O,000. TOWNSENDTEAM i WINS OVER GRACE I AST NIGHT’S RESIXTS. ownserids. 26; Gran* Presbyterians. «. Omaha Athletic club, 21: Thorpeian* .7. Andersen’s All-Stars. 19; Omaha Build In* ami Loan. 11. The Townsend Sporting Goods com pany basket ball team climbed a lit tle higher in the Commercial league standings at the *'Y" Wednesday night when it defeated the Grace | Presbyterians, 26 to 6. in a fast game. The score at the end of the first half w*ui 19 to 4. The Omaha Athletic club team man aged to keep it's record clean by handing the Thorpeian Athletic club, 1924 champions, a 21 to 7 defeat. The score at the end of the first half of this game was 9 to 6 in favor of the O. C. A. hoopster*. Anderson's AU Stars had to do some tall playing to win a ,19 to ti game from the Omaha Building and Loan company team. At the end of the first half the score was 9 to 5 in favor of the All-stars. RITOLA MAY ENTER BAXTER MILE RACE Willie Ritola, who failed last Sat urday night in tire Wilco games in an attempt to win two races, may enter the Baxter mile in the New York Athletic club meet next Satur day, in which he would appear ngainsi Jimmy Connolly of Georgetown, who left Joie Ray behind In the three fourths mils. I HARRY Elillkl I Imason’s mnal i I My Tremendous ONE PRICE SALE % I Positively Ends Tomorrow (SA TURDA Y) r| I YOUR LAST CHAHCE $ I To Pick Out Any Piece of Ma ■ terial from My Big Stock yg I of Fine Woolens for & I SUIT or | I OVERCOAT § • | ■■ -• ibi" ■ I 'lgf| JgJg' 11 1 11 ■■ lV5] |HARRY MASON M Ibtoooa. &POET lNVfT7<v<i- TttC 0OC.TC M6XAT 7VrC-*0£CT’i TO 0/NC AT THtC HO /VtJO TVCN HAV/N< DO Hi?: £TUFP NOAKES brothers AFTER CAGE GAMES Ktlley. Neb.. Feb. 11.—This town has a basket ball team composed all of brothers, all of whom are experi enced players, and who challenge any other team of brothers In Nebraska. They are the third brothers team to spring up recently, the Cramera of Chester, and the Cunninghams of Wahoo. being the first two. The team here la composed of six Noakes brothers, members of a family of 11 children, the other five be^ng girls. The brothers are J. L., L. E., D- E O. K- E. F.. and P. E. Noakes. all be ing in business ou in school at Ktlley, and sons of a pioneer family here. CHICAGO TRAPSHOT HAS PERFECT SCORE Kansas City, Fpb. 31.—The inter state individual flyer cup again rhanged hands when W, O. Warren, Chicago, claimed it with a perfect score of 25 targets In the annual trapshooting tournament here today. Dr. E. H. Stofer, Kansas City, shot 2-1 for second place. Mark Ari» of Champaign, III won the 150 target event todnv by shoot ing 145 of a possible 150 targets. Frank Troeh of Portland, Ore . was second with 144. CRAMER BROTHERS BEAT WAHOO TEAM i Wymore, N"b , Feb. II.—The [Cramer brothers’ basket ball team of Chester, Neb., defeated the running ham brothers' quintet of Wahoo at llr-bron Tuesday evening in their sec ond meeting by tlie score of 14 to 12. A large crowd witnessed the game. The first game between these two brothers’ team was played In Fre mont, the Cunningham team win ning. Dundee Beats Freedman. Philadelphia, Fa.. Feh. II.—Joe Dundee, Baltimore lightweight, was awarded the judge's decision over "Sailor’ Freedman. I'hb-ago. at the lend of their tOrouml bout tonight. Injured Cyclone Grapplers to Be in Shape for Meet With Husker Team Special Dlupalrh to The Omaha Bee. □IES, la.. Feb. 13.—Heavy lines of care disappeared today from the brow of Hugo Otopalik, wrestling roach at Iowa State college, when it was learned that t leU Kurtz, 135-pound wrestler, and Henry Pil lard. 175-pounder and heavyweight, woulth be able to enter the Nebraska meet at I.lnroln on Saturday. Kurtz has been struggling with scholastic difficulties during the last week, hut got his work in shape to compete in this meet, his first valley meet this year. A cracked rib kept him out of the Kansas university tus .*'«*. It was in this weight that Iowa State lost its only points to the Kan sas grapplers. Without Kurtz. Otopa lik was practically sure to lase the Nebraska bout. Piiiard, who has been in a hospital over the week-end. suffering with an infected foot, reported for practice last night. He is in fair shape and should be back in his usual condition by Saturday. With these two men back. Otnpalik has his team practic ally intact, although Nelson, who wrestled In the 175-pound class against Kansas, will not be available as he is suffering from an attack of the flu. According to Otopalik. Bojvey will wrestle in file ]|5-i>oiind class. Kurti at 155 pounds, Meyers in flic 135 pound division. Woodhull in Ihe 145 pound class, Grooms in the 158-pound event. Captain Prunty at 175 pounds and Pillard will be the heavy. In the last three weights, the Cy clone wrestlers will be considerably outweighed. Grooms is a 145-pound man, Prunty should wrestle in the 158-pound class and Pillard only weighs 17" pounds when he is up to weight. He is below that now, due to his recent sickness. Prunty and Pillard Will both be outweighed by at least 15 pounds. Grooms will have to concede about 12 pounds of advan tage t ohls opponent. PIRATES SIGN THREE RECRUITS Pittsburgh, Feb. 11.—Three reerult players from the Independent ranks In California will be given a tryout with the Pittsburgh National League Baseball riub during the spring train ing season, officials reported today. The players, recommended by Joseph Devine, Paclfio coast scout, are Phil Anperson, an outfielder; Edward Montague, third baseman, and Don ald Fnely. pitcher. Phil Anperson played with Omaha In 192-1. I B. A. TOURNEY STARTS TONIGHT Minneapolis Minn.. Feb. II.—With a record entry list of 309 teams the lltli annual tournament of the Inter, national Rowling association will get under way here tomorrow. It will continue through next week. White most of the entries are front too northwest, a number of trams are entered front cities In til- Mississippi valley, and nseoclatlnn officials pre diet some record totals before to'ur nc-y’s end. National High School Track Meet in June Chicago. Feb. 11.—The 21st annual national Interscholnstle meet for the high school and academy track and field championship of America will be held under the auspices of the Cnlver«lt» of Chicago on jjtagg field, lutie a and S. It was announced to night. „ Tie 192.'. meet will again he eon ducted In two sections, one for high schoola and nn/dher for academies. I, awl year the high school section was won by Washington High school of Cedar tinplds, la., with a total of 2ii points. Fort Collins. Colo., and Mil son, Kan., tl*d for second place. “Babe” Ruth Loses Out in Golf Meet lfof Springs, Ark., Feb. 11.—''Babe” Ruth's aspirations tf win n silver trophy In the President's rup amateur golf tournament at th* Hot Springs Country etub. cams to naught late today when the home run monarch of baseball was eliminated In the see nnd is hole round of match play by A. N Howelblue of Chicago, f> and 4. Jack Renault, contender ofr second flight honors, carried Ids opponent, II. It. Karls of Boston, Into 19 holes before finally losing out. Sully Montgomery Wins. Cleveland, O., Feb. 11.—Bully Mont■ gomery. former Central college font hall tackle, won th* referees decision over John Itlsko, Cleveland heavy weight, In a fast 12 round bout her* tonight. Bobby Tracy, Buffalo, won t hr. referee’s decision over Mel Coo gun New York and Willie Aim—. Akron, outpointed Trd'Blalt. Brunt, lyn, in eight rounds. I dhlic Amlersou W ius. Youngstown, 11, Fell. 11 Kddle Anderson. Casper, Wyo,, hsnlani weight, tlgrisivei.v outi«dntiHl Charley ilO'i.liuan, New- York, In a 12 round bout hero tonight. , PLATTSMOUTH BEATS NORTH HIGH PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. Feb. 12— The Plattsmouth High school basket ball team nosed out the North High basket bailers of Omaha here Wednesday* night, 22 to 20. In the last minute of play. The score at the end of the first half was » to S. The Ouiahans started the game in the lead anil held It until a few seconds before the first period ended «hen Plattsmouth tied the score, * to 9. In the second half North went to the front, only to have Rebal of Plattsmouth cage a field goal A few seconds before the game ended, tying the score, 20 to 20. Two free throws by Rebal a second later, won the game for tip- locals. The lineup: riattemouth I32> North lllsli 19" ft f i*r ip f« ft pf tp n»b,i r s . t l* newts, f t o •> 3 r.sntforil, ft no: Hurt f 1 • - 3 Kit no <: 1 o 3 3 To»»lc<-. f 0 I I T.nmb'rt. r P P I e Johnson. r 4 3 PIS ntilirrt a 1 " " 3 Petistwoh * I p t 2 Hall, c p P I 0 All,Ins. K P P - 11 TtUlt I" 3 4 33 Total, » 3 « S« Referee: Ill'll of Auburn S.-nr, at h.'lf: PUttenlouth. *. N't':' n S NEW FIGHT BOWL WILL COST $300,000 NEW TORE, Feb. U—Hender son'S crater, a sport stadium now lining erected In Tamg 1stand (Tty. will cost JoOO.OOu and will accommodate 110,000 persons at n boxing bout, according to specifica tions filed with civic authorities. The promoters announced jester day that work on the upper structure of the bowl will be slurted ns soon as wen flier permits. The iliig.-ide area of the - inter will h», 100 fert long and 200 feet wide, according to the offi.-lnl plans, tmd Hie total structure will cover an area 092 b\- 6T0 feet, and will rise to feet from tbo ground. JAYHAWKER FIVE DEFEAT GRINNELL IjAwrrnee, Kan., F«b. 11,—Th® Utd* xaralty of K/in*u* haaket Nill tflam. Mlsaouri \ allfly ronffliflnce legdflr*. dfl* frrtifl.i Grinnflll hflrfl tonight. Cl to CO. At thfl And of thfl flrat half thfl J*y* hawkfli** waia lfladlng thfl Pioneer*, 1C to- II, At 0119 time during the aeroiul half the low fin* waio ahead, IS to 14. PLATTSMOUTH HIGH BEATS NORTHMEN Plattmnnuth. Neb., Feb. 11.—The Plat turnout h High grhool baakflt hall team won * hard-fought contrat from tho North High team nf Omaha Wfld nradny night by thfl arore of ?\ to CO. Protest* Hockey Uauic. Huston, Fell. II. President Charles Adams of the Hoston profcsslunal hut Kr> chib today filed formal pro ten of last night's national hotkey league game here In which Ht. Patrick's of Toronto defeated the lto ton Tlruin*, .1 to 1. Ths protest Is based on I wo decisions of referee Waller Hms III. of Montreal, one of which favored His hotnn leem and on* the visitors m I > m MIAMI. First rare: Five and one-half furlongs; Lady Ki until (N'oe) .*-3» 4c<| 4 { ' Sea Wolf <Maffc»n) .4 4 rY Black Ruler (Partington) . . -J1, 40 rime: 1:09. Sam Reh. Dusky Relic. Main, Acoeta. Fictile. St. Gerard. Pauline M Darkwoo*! and In the Bag also ran. Second race: MU© and seventy yards: Red Arrow (Noel .4-4® -}-4® *-J® Duelma (Williams*.^~‘* 4 Phenol (Le»*i . ■ 1 - \B Time: 1 :47 4 Sea Cove. \* a ter *»«ri, Tri'K*. Flora Star h nd Mica af-bington also ran. Third ra ©: Si* furlongs: . Mvrtie Belle (Smith) - - - 6® -fj Mary Johnston (Dolin) ." I" Thro -Kay (Ku t.ge- i .-9 Time : 1 1 1. Betty Maloney. Huey and Toppanite alao ran. Fourth raM*; furlongs Grace if. (AmbreM . . . . 11 49 6. .0 4 9U Muffet (Buxton) . J.9»* Overlook ( Weineri . li* -0 Tine : 43 2* Freda D Sweet Inxcr. Lemnos, Sabrina let*a. Atab.nte, Dl* key Lee, Jack o Hearts, ami Claudius also ran. Fifth ra*e: Mile and 70 yards: Fuo I Stuns* .11.3" 4.70 Bankrupt (Williams) .5 90 - ♦ • \oinnir (Ambrose). ■•••• •; 311 Time: 1:47 2.3. Bridesmaid ana fclKe also ran. / Sixth race; * furlorcr*: . B*-ea (J Callahan* . 22.00 7 10 »..0 Pnt Casey f Llebfold ) .’ •« Chief Sponsor (Wayt) Time- 1.14 3-*. Seastukr. L-uanna Care Free. Eventide and piedmont aiao ran. Seventh race: Mil* and 1-1* Ruhan Ruur© (Maiben* .. 4 5*' *-2® 2 Wrangler (Stulls) . 5.10 * Asaph (Noe) ■ - ... n T)me: 1:47 i * Y«sLii.>i, Dancing Fool, and JMMsetmo also ran. TlA .11 ANA. Firat 7 furlon#r Malmlder. 101 (Hooper) «" rt’v Jfra. V )led. (Shaffer. •' «*» 4*. Sannatuga 105 (Elston* ■ • - Time: 34 1 -*.* I'l' K « Seth. Erther '(aric. fust (Mare. Beggar- Kin* l«ady Allen. r*ormouae, lartv Nadcen. Rey Ft. v'lwn Some Sty I© a)*o ran Second rac*: 3*§ f urlonf* Brsio. !»■> tfr* gt ’• «" ♦ “* ’■'!» Wild Thought,. IOi ( Ei rd-rw. k I .1 *0 11 >0 R.<,mlnt. to: iU!,toitl • ... Tim-- 1 .o; tlr-on tipi'"*. Alamour. Hill,.!*!-. M»r,« tolio. Alt i ot, T—I-!-, rulr-n, MI id rod liuth. Hn»t», AUurice Mul.'mhr aloo ran. Third r*.»: 1', furlong, xfloom-rang 10* (S.'ha-fnrl - I- .00 . t* Rod*r»l». l->; iRrrgl .. *» * "J Rig F«t, I-* Iftaknrl .. • -0 Tim- 1. 1*7 »•. iHarrlg*n » llrlr *J*y Rnh-ri, K-«l». vKrrk/unoo Mabrl Krlpp. Pitivnbrok-r \Onod Hop-. Sknkt. Honeit i.oorg- No AVond-r, Rampl* (lao r»n fourth i« - Mr furlong; rnnv-nt 10S »«> 1 * 10 * <0 Ml,, I rvrr 107 tE»torl .11*0 . 00 Olympian King 107 ifrgigl - *v Tim- * "7 1 ' M«rt Hun. h. l'r»l«r wortlty. t;»nr-ll»t|nn. Morion North, \<» nrr ft-il*. I *oulo AS . *1,0 run. Elflh r*. , Mil- »n.t 70 JOf-.* r-idrii n:. iTpum *" TIA .11 ANA. Firat ra *• Thro* and one half fur Ions*: >«0O. 2-y*ar-«ld fllll«#: Blue . !*& J^dr »u»*an . J Miami** »** £""!**. T.l,,a /?? a I eland Fairy .114 Hull* Oold JJ* a Flaxseed .110 Tanola .11 Re. and race: Five and -n" half fur Inns*: 3 yr.ir olds anti up; claim in*, cumulation race. IA, bSbaelinn • 9t» \Hc1 Moon J a llhit •• ,ft' hHelep too 1'* u!» Wta.k II' »«*■ t*ii jm HI Kiel l-tmond l^ xH.'e Uobeua I*1** lady Winfrey lay Sant hi* * ’ll ..Mulsh enirj ; him III enl i ’ Third ra.r Five and .me half fur Ions* • MW. J year old* and up. iUln» >VAe«ka 93 xaMlaa Shasta 1*2 x:»Mount Shaata l<»4 T.l ' Id *•■• JM Queen Kom* 99 xBlaokfont - «t 'or k * tire _104 la Zoa* f \Free M**on .104 l.litle Hat 1 10. 'mark Shnatx atnblr ontry. Fourth ra-r Flv- nud ..nr half fur long*. .Ulnilnu: 3 j »*r old. »»n. I,ak. ( haprll* I«'* l a.lv Hrrrill n f Mlaa Omnnrt ..ft 'Mngg)an *» Whllo Light# t^T Arrolurul.OB . JJ} xlMinala Sl'rlhgn »• L»unx '** CMIII'va.k f» . Fifth ra.r- Mil- nud f >»rd*. *«•». ).\iar old* and |i|v .tainting xlrxlngmn *» '■ I'a'klrr f. • ,Kv 11 a rrlgnn If M ' fr," «>»« I** xf'rmbrohn IU' vtH...im 'Hr V xllumin* .. f. x'orh U»*i* JJ x Barr Hu# 'Ion- I'"- , 'Jr Hrr-.t*> Young ft tt’afrlla tilrl . *JB xMlaa l'agr If Hr> I'o II ' Au Ur.olr ..111 filxl It ra.r t. furlong purar I no. 3 yrar ..Id* and up _ x Cord on H.itlga f« vl rna Wood f. xl.ad. Hoar . IK xllrlh l'agr fa \V Mnnt ry 11* x Mullet Proof II \Tlie lamb _1*1 xlMomed . . . 10? xFrank F 11 , . Soenth race Mile purae. J400; I > ear* old* and up; «|ahn»ns \ Hi nr k \\iml 99 xPoln «lround xf.ady 1 ne* . IU x\Vortl»ni*« K me ManAme. 139 a Hem Hollar 11* Fair Ttonena . 102 Huddle Kean 11« KithtH r«.e N furlon**. purer. f*00. .V \ear olde and up. rlilmlni Shasta Haplda 1«»« vHelle K . .1*0 a Mia*.** 11 ' Pra isewnrl !iy 111 x Stamp II'* Tull Tenon 1*' yMU' » ,mu• 4. Iin \Mavie Mnmi I ’ ’ \l»eU I- \ an* .11* X N 4HVI 11 li«1e 1 1 S she \\ ip in, \iv#r| Htwi* . iirt < urn Hun n . Ill a Mis* NantUta in'* Ninth rare ,\ furlong*. purte, >;»*. ve**r t»ld' and up xSt ainpt'i 1*»; kMeUmena .It* \Hoomerans 112 xKukaood 11 /.into 114 xSequan 192 Fereii* ill x|»in |»e «lu»se 115 \ M |*a i'ail ha II" M t h e Mulntlij 11T aH<*ma MK n 11^ xPui i'ue Hill 112 « el \\iille 111 a Hun lei* h lie a.fik led I I IT xAppranllie atlnaanoe elaimed Meath ei ideal, track fa*». FAIR GROl'ND*. Flr.t ***.: Pure* II.*0*. cLimln*. 5 >nr olds. ** furlong* •Mule Pal ... 10« Jingle JJ' Ke.i Souirrel ..lot Mina Meddling . JJ*. Puv « lavton ..1** K'"* llreeper ml; A «ntn • log xNoah fla>*» K l»*v# <ioldie ..lit xTrapdale }»" xlflddet, Money 101 xM ** Nan v . 1JJ \Ht!t' AN alee .1*1 xAYahkecn* pHroell t ail lil Recover i*rf; Pur># $1,000. claiming; • r.nhJ. A’■» fuNOtlfe; I K? • \ iaw ..114 rdiih aib*on • «' \ Burnt . . .1»» Pollv Noth II' I I"* Toreh.r -Hi \ Hitl. Minn ,.1*» N.-rnou. AM* -Iff 1.. . 11 v ihv ... its N«rih*nt M..« If. Mir. M .1** l*UcW T*. Ill T'l«i»t>*r Ulrl .117 riii-il ■•*» Pur.* si."**. I .f.r-oid* .1.1 ur . Uimlns; s furlonr* Ml. Au*« Pin* 1** J«!-k Trout ’.I H***l* l.*r*lrlon J"J mW.nlnit .... S» vHollinr \V«\« *1 1'r.rl Kio*.*T Move •'n Seth 101 Ftftv Flftv ••*]? Orlov* .103 xilenemaltv .. ** It r ('lark . .1** Wdland Queen Trnet Official .103 lfttrump ■ i Foxtail .103 dough Jordan tea IaIIv . to* KorMv . .. no Fourth race: Pureo $1.4*00; The Jam* Puri# t veai elds and UP. fllUea end mere#; mile; __ Quotation .... V Hoh § Mary rh#rrv t'ota ft Sun l.adv . 14 * Mi«. Kii# *3 KHilia ^ *3 F-fih »•••*#• Pure* $1,000; claiming 5* year "hi* n«! un; 1 l-1s initea; xlhv >•! datum 103 xPan.lv Bniah * * \>|o»itifi ngllla 10* xBelphn>v*nx > 1 ' xHrat t tea as ..llfl ulorr*! to. Po#t Haste ..105 xBatter t’l» IP' Mar»dale . . Ill xduonet'ine 101 **\th rare- Puree $1,4*00; claiming. 3 ye;u i*1 ► ^juile and TO varde vl.u.ky . $g *Mit 3 Ovpay Flyer ...100 xdnef Tierney M x Pt» AtcMahon 00 Fear Naught *A «.internment .101 xgtncer* ** xP\ir ki eg .... #5 x Auroi a ...... 01 xHnoater .... 01 xTaleuua ••••■113 l . i Cr»v 103 Pood Will ... l«*o xPfKx II. Sima »< Sneeptona ... Seventh race: Puree $1,000. claiming. ( v ear ntxlg and up. 1 1-1* mllee t'llmav .lo3 xl'aultna Poll hie Tip .... *4 xThe leopard *4 • l#t*v Vaa ...P'3 l*eml.|ehe % 4 11.. «nev 11 lsr» ... 0* \\ arren l.vnch %* <‘alx in .... *T Tstehe Bella P‘« I v •% Soup 103 Blackoila P * v Ai ’. t * h e eltowam * »'a uel deal V • talk on Lincoln. i l l llrninu. nltt.rnry, mm1 1 t-il on • vi idhsin Unoolh" si the tns»i* moot Ins of the iVuioonl club Tliui•** day In l he ballroom of Hotel V nt nailr Will Mlckel was chairman of I hr* Ikitrtotlp proiiaiii. Thl UORS* club oivhtstrn furnished the music Willie Keeler Did Not Die in Poverty ____/ NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—Willie Keeler, great baseball player of olden days, did not die in povertv. It became known yesterday when Charles II. Ebbets, president of of the Brooklyn Dodgers, filed an ac counting of the fund raised by friends when It was learned in 1921 the great est of place bitters was in dire need. Through Ebbets f9.670.St was gath ercd together and after Willie's doc tor bills and funeral expenses were paid S3.508 was left. This was re funded to subscribers to the amount of 40 per cent of their donations. A balance of 1490.06 was retained by the Brooklyn magnate as trustee to cover carrying charge on two small pieces of unimproved property for which there Is no market at present. Wins Cross-Country Ski Championship Canton, P. D., Feb. 11.—Martin Fred bo of Virginia, Minn., won the American cross-country champion ship, the opening event of the nation al ski tournament here, late today. He covered the 10 miles in 61 min utes and 14 seconds. Trygve Stone of Fargo- was second, traveling the distance in 52 minutes and 9 seconds. Canter Caused hy Smoking. Shenandoah, Ia.. Keb. 12. Smoking I * said to have caused the cancer of the tongue for which Alonzo Groes heck is taking radium treatment In an Omaha hospital. t_: i 'xLadv Leonid, 10! (Fisher) -:.5# j;» Pirouette, *3 1 Hoagiand) - Time: 1:16 4*f,. xkun Bow. Lye Bright, Torslda. Meteor. The Wag. No Hain Pro gram. Lot hair, xChippendale. *1 oat her. xlton:- i'tite also ran. xFieid. y.-uh race 5(4 furlonga: . .. Pominluue, 110 (Marttnexi le.4 . . Keaton, 100 (Griffin) . . i* Lutln Pla\. 122 (Walls!.■ Tun*? 1:05 1 ' Coffield Postillion: Am r Patriae, .'largte K, T t. Jordan also ran. y.venth nri: 6 furlongs: Odd Sr-h, 11 s (Griffin) . .i.i» «.- * *L tv.eonip.5M iShae/en . »•<’ . J" Ups Lear, LG (El.tont ■ . ... •«" Tim-: 1:11 13. Ellxabeth K. LL. ClUlella also ran. Blgh'h race: Mil* and ■" yards _ ('rack O'Dawn, 103 ( Hooper) 3.<0-.40 - - Dr. T. ». Dabney. l»3 i Baker) -.60 - Popping. »* (Hoagiand) Time: llU Tie Seth, crubern. EUae 0. Wrack Horn also ran. Ninth race 5 furlonga. A Leeter. 1*4 (Fisher) .00 US e Top u The Morning. 103 (BakerJOl — O eO-j Bill McClojr. 113 (Tapllnl Time 1:00. Fort Churchill. Hila.l.. P.unleigI). Decoration also ran. NEW ORLEANS. Firs: rasa si* furlongs: . . J Won (MoTlguel .13-5 J-e > 3 lospelr (W. Ilirisr) . * ?| ('le■ ,*r Se:h (Wlleon) . Time 1:13 3 i. Admirer, t oloP«l Baker | M»mn.i Good Morning and Pe.e the **« rir** *i.«o ran. * , , .. S. «f*oTKl ra*:e. Threa and onebaf iu Nall* »fe (Butwell). 30,-1 «-!I 1 I'nrli Bill (Martin). 1 * ; ? .A ■ Allen (Burke).. kk:,'„ I • ;«! Ha->» Hal rh*I< H-t~h. Hawk eye. Nad*os Ke*» « * "iTiii no. Mv Ell also ran T v s r4.1 ra.ce Fiv# and on*-Half - Sin; (Burke) .4V1 S'” l4-inna*le» (Lacoete) .*'* S f .re I Brau-y (Thor .(*' , ' ' T, ■: I 06 : 5 Alex N'O'.I (ffe yuth ?ty Destiny. Ivory. Foxmoro. I-*'!? 1, gi!i\unt and PIJI»|fr n'.no ran. iM'ifth race: Cm** mile: „ .1 fleorff d* Mar (W. Ilarvey).3 -1 even Ratlin In i Thomas!. ‘ 2SI k » WiH St. Chiriea mod *ls«> r.m. . .. F fill • o» Mile and a Leontee i Burger) ...**•* *;*! 1*1 Tavlor Ha* (W Harveg).>“ V SmarV Ou> Eonxmir. \oiiorfea. Isa man. Eve Song ate** ran. Sixth race* Mile and a oltteenth ^ Bean h»ng tTtoer).1. -e v an - Theo tttoehm) .- *** * * °time;' t"V Vt. * Toddy Toast Carrel. Stonewall. Barton and Cnapiet **S**\-nrh rare: Mile and a Y.r.rk OV Harvey!.Via 1 « Lrui* A (leeticl. 1 { rh* Fenian (Thomas! Timr H* 2 > druM T re* Miracle Man. Anniversary and Judge J^reurr »:•« ran. -;i Walker Starts Training for Colima Fight j — AXGl'MCS. Feb. 12.—Mickey \V a I k o r, world s weltei • weight champion, began training here today for his 12 round no decision bout n gainst Bert Colima of Whittier. Cal., in .Tack Doyle's Vernon arena next week. Walker's title will not bs *t stake, even In the event be were knocked out by the Californian, nr, both fighters will weigh more than 150 pounds. rraetioally all tickets for the battle have been sold and the district attor ney launched a move today against speculators. Four men, alleged to have "scalped" tickets for the bout of Kid Kaplan, featherweight champion, and Bud Ridley. Beattie boxer, here Tuesday night, have been arrested. f * Tony Fuente Guest of Honor at Banquet ____J fgts Angeles, Feb. 12.—Tony Fu ente, Mexican heavyweight, oppo nent of Fred Fulton In the Fuente Fulton fistic fiasco at Culver City last November, was guest of honor af a banquet tendered here last night by Ramon Navarro, motion picture actor; Antonio Orfila, Span ish vice consul, and other repre sent at iie members of the Los An gelos Latin-Ameriean colony. Fuente. who was the sole defend ant acquitted by the jury In the trial growing eot of Fulton’s phe nomenal fall to the ranvas in the first ?.i seconds of tlie Culver City bout, tiianked Ills friends for fum ing out to help him celebrate his exoneration of the charge of violat ing the one-time California law against prise fighting and promised (lieui that in his forthcoming fight witli •"sailor" Huffman at Vernon March 1* he would demonstrate |,ow difficult it would have been for Fulton to haxe remained on his feet at Culver City If it had occurred to him to try. GENE SELANDER BOWLS 602 GAME GEXE SELAXDEH, member of of the Ladies’ Metropolitan howling league, Wednesday night at the Omaha alleys rolled a thrteg'mc total of 602. scoring games of 20". 174, 225. Miss Selander's bowling Wednes '*W day etening was the feature of the pin tumbling in the Ladies’ Metro politan leacue. She topped such wo men .bowlers as Mrs. Theondel, Miss Mabei Houseman, Mrs. Btanton, Mies X. Thompson and Mr*. Jameson. Nebraska School for Deaf Defeats Benoon High For the second time this season the Nebraska S hool for the r»eaf dsfeat r,i the Benson High when the N. P. I>. won last nisht s game l*y the score of 19 to 12. C aptain Kevers and Neujar were the stars for the winner*. Fach •eared four baskets and a free hrow. Captaio Norqulst piayed the best game fo» the losers. The Nebraska Pcheol for tb* t*J Is scheduled to play Ashland Hlgtii^ Omaha Friday. Set? New National Record for Swlnl Pt. Vugnstine, Feb. IS.—Agcee ileraghtv set a new national record of *7 1-5 seconds for the SO-jord In-past stroke here yesterdsy. Helen Walnwright of New Tork and Sybil Bauer of Chicago, retained theie titles in the rr^-yard and 100 yard hack stroke e\enta. respectively, after l be second day of the five day aquatic meet here yesterday. Miss Bauer had little rompelittoil in her event and won easily. Hines Beats Aim. Maurice Mine* iriouiml Ned Air-, 921 pocket billiard champion, 125 to tl. NYedneaday nlftht in the Stat* tournament at Holmes’ Recreatioy^, A wlom. Mine* started out with a run 'f 22 ball* .and followed with another ttn of 27 in the fourth innlny Harry I-yon* and l.et> Moor* Are tchct.1 tiled to play at S o'clock tonight. The ai ui hi ch of the tourm incut oUou : r tr. i* t r.U anls SOI a*'* I in** . 4 t Ti(* UicMhi»r<l , ' 2 I . Wkman . .2 1 1 SCO Ho>*' 4 \ i 2.-* kteer# . 4 J S 2i.ll Vim .4 I 5 U.VOBI . .t 0 l . 000 (Incland. Keh. I 'Minneapolis ►vened the series with Cleveland w in line last nights United State* Amap cur Hockey league game. 3 to 1. Richard t'lx ha a been engaged hr A illiam de Mille to play a featured -ole in his next production. “Men and i\ omen ” Willie Plant Wins On er Nurmi but Not on k H» VuttflaM Citm. NMY mirk, Keb. II—Hi tie riant, premier Xtmrinn walk* er, "tt»»rtl a vtetor.v over Paavo Nurmi, til* phantom linn, today, but it tt.i% not t»tt the track. Tlie heel. *nd |oe alar t»f the Morning M«tr \ f, Nm w inniMimotl aw the winner of the mertlorlou* Irvphv a wanted by the XX ilcn \fh|eti% i itton, after a keen eonl«*«t with Nurmi in I lie popu lar vote e**t bv to deehfta the out*! audio- performative at the farewell Wlbo 1»4»»*h meet las* Vvtm dav •