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ifJOmaha Bee Sporty BIG BAMBINO HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR WEEKS TO GET INTO SHAPE FOR COMING BASEBALL CAMPAIGN American League Pitchers Have Had Three Years in Which In Study Home Run King’s Weakness and Result of Tbeir Studies May Cause Ruth Plenty of Trouble This Season. By \OR\f.VN ,E. BROWN. \RF< .JU'TK has been training religiously for weeks Intent upon breaking his own world's rec ord of 59 home runs for a season. Can ho do It? Ha* he the same keen vision? Has he the per fect co-ordination of muscles and nerves? lias he the same tremendous driving power In his _ mighty shoulders? Has he the flexi bility in his wrists that gives the “snap" lo his swat as bat meets hall? Has he the stamina and endurance his youthful frame carried four years ago when he made that record? These things—and all of these. If not more—he must have to achieve his ambition. lines he still have them? Ruth ts serlons In his stated In tentions. He not only hopes to turn the trick to get a new thrill for himself and another portion of base ball fame, but he realises that such a feat on his part would Just about spell another pennant for the Yankees. But what are hit chances? These conditions are against him: He is four years older than he was In the halcyon days of 1921. And he had been In the big league six years then. This* is hie 10th campaign. The American league pltchera have atudled his batting methods, his weak ,le*s<-s—if he has any—and hla pecu liarities In general for three full earn palgns since 1921. Managers have become more cau tious. In hi* big year the Intrepid euuls among the pltchera and man agers were inclined to tempt fate and “take a chance” on the Bambino when he came up. Piscretlon has be come known as the better part of valor through the rude manner In which Mr. Ruth has treated these cotijti jink*. Ruth himself Is fighting the bane of heavy athletes—ever Inrreasing tendency to take on weight. (on- 1 DUFFY SIGNS TO MEET WALKER Oakland, Cal.. March 2.—Jimmy Puffy, Pacific coast welterweight champion, today signed with the Mis sion Athletic chib of San Francisco for a 10 round fight to a decision with Mickey Walker, 'world’s champion, Tim McGrath announced. lion Shields, match maker for the club,*Is now en route to Pos Angeles, where he will try and bind Walker for the match. The San Francisco club desires to stage the fight March 21. HAUSE WINS PIN SWEEPSTAKES Charles Hause, with a score of 1.058, led a field of 30 bowlere In the sweepstakes at the "Recreation Parlor alley* Sunday. C. Sucky earned sec ond honors with a score of 1,025. Others to finish In the money were: Matthews, 1,021; C. Dyck, 1.020; Swan son, 1,007; Bllssard, 1.00a; Huff, 1,005. WEATHER HALTS SOCCER GAMES The opening game* of the eprlng season of ths Omaha District Soccer league, which were scheduled for Sunday, were called off when the weather man blanketed the Douglas Motor field with a covering of snow. The league will meet Wednesday night to set dates for future games. Mitchell Departs for Philly Training Camp Franklin, Neb., March 2.—Clarence Mitchell, southpaw pitcher foe the Philadelphia Nationals, ha* left here for Rraderitown, Fla., where he will go Into training for the coming season. Mitchell spent the winter with hi* parents at this place. He spends most of his Idle time In coyote hunt ing snd with the aid of a few grey hounds, he* succeeded In bagging Id of the animals. Meed, Feb—Mead defeated Tntan. 1t» to 11, tn ths Heals of tbs baakat ball tourney staged at Mead. To tbs tem' ftnals Vutan defeated Ashland, in to I, and Mead defeated TVeaton. 21 to 12 LANPHER HATS SPRING MODELS The new Lanphers get to you. They’re right. Style, quality and distinction are built into them. Price—less than you expect to pay. iBauBBaBBBBBaassBS slant diligence to guard against taking on poundage is a strain on the nerves—as well as the ap petite. On the other hand— Itnth approaches the coining sea son with a proper mental attitude and probably in heller physical condition Ilian lie has enjoyed store making the record. When Ruth took the world hy storm four years ago Ills ability as a home run hitter was unknown, lie was seeking fame In a new role, lie knuckled down in his task earnestly and with the eagerness and en thusiasm of any man who sees great ness and the fame and fortune It should tiling, within his grasp. He took the whole game seriously. Then name the adulation, ihe tribute, the fawning and the un scrupulous friendships fame brings. Ruth's head was turned. He wasted two good years of his baseball life basking In the limelight. He gave small attention to training regula tions. He drew fines and suspensions. Imposed in an effort to bring him to his senses. (s*t year he woke up. He saw hi* farm In Sudbury, Mass, sway. He knurkled down to fhe task of "getting bark." He trained deligently s year ago. He made | the campaign to hold the Yanks In the lead a personal one. When the | smoke cleared away he had slam med out 4fi home runs and won the halting championship of his league with an average of .376. The close of the season found him in perfect trim. He has lived simply all winter on Ills farm in Siibdury, Mass. True, lie took on weight, ^fome raised pork and baron, home cook ed flap-jacks and beans will put It on. Rut it was good flesh. He feels a personal responsibil ity greater than ever now that the Yankees havo their lost laurels to regain. Perhaps them thing* will over come the handicap of advancing year*. If they do and he finds hi* massive frame working like the per fect baseball mechanism it was in 1931, he may run that total of home runs up to 60—a noth higher than the world'* record he now hold*. Cleveland. O.. Murrh t.—With It pl"T rrn on nend. Manager Trla Speaker w«e i e;idV for tha flint practice today, adTleaa from tha Indiana' training camp »»*-“• Uml. KH. . elate l'pon hta arr|., al s e.ter day Sneaker Uncovered lia had 10 P"IU eta at the cninp Inatead of eight, them Phil Hertgood and Watt Hcdgond. who want on the voluntary retired li-t Ian auminar becau.eof I" i oner announced he,’ would apply to ifoimnlMloner l.andla for rematatement. Sneaker had virtually forgotten I-uther who aigned with the Ind’an. a f*"r mo",k' ago «rter winning 1" !«'""■ »n‘1 l0,ln* | four for Lakeland last y*»r. New York. Murrli ?.-l»indir wm a day of rest tn th* southern training ramps, one .f * he last vacation* t ha t prof*"h'OT\*' naseball placers will enjoy until aft^r the net* world series . . Titers was a general Inpouring of '*<■ eran. and recruit, at the c-wrrvnw of »tiw Yankees Giants and Podger In Florida H appearing ** the Huggins center *>T sctlvlt’*• in St. Petersburg eeven Ing into the Giants' gathering at Sar asota. and 21 preparing »o start work at Clearwater, temporary noma ot Br'ffi'VuX headed a wn.11 b.ll.Inh into Ft. Petersburg from Hot BD™n*7; Manager MrfSraw of the Client. McQuillan. Hill Snuthwnrth Hack Wllenn and Fred T.indatrom. among othera, mr the flrat time Ip aeveial daye The Dodger, will Mart training In ear n*st at Clearwater tod*v. with Manager Y/ilbert Roblnaon directing matter*. Philadelphia. March *.—»1»e weather waa reported today at both of the rh\l* d-lphla major league baseball training ramps, and plana were made by the re. spectlv* manager* for a week of hard ‘“Att1'Hredentown. Fie , where the flret contingent of th. Vblllie. arrived veeter day. Manager Fletcher said hi* player* appeared In good condition and r*ady to start hard work at one*. MunsKer Connie Mack, at Fort M*y*f«. Fie . 1 he Athletic.' trmining quaff ported hi* battery m*u rapidly rounding into condition. n. I ouls, Mo., March f.—'Manager Cl gorge Flsler »* not laving down any hard inn fast rules for the Ft Louis Brown* In camp nt Tarpon Fnrlngs FI*. hut tioun e* that be will make every effort to have tha player* h*w tn th* lln* more closelv than al Mobile Ifi it**- . _ There are no changes In th* train ng schedule Slsler *avs there Is nothing r>»w in i,e Introduced In tisseball. that in hi* opinion It Is merely a matter nf per. pc. ting nlit pleye. It I. Staler e elm tn build UP hie hell dub .Implv by herd nf*cti/*» on th* plays he deems bsst. Qufrklv discovering here that his vision has Improved Fl**er has w***d nappy, r»turning to the unburd#n*d mood or tne c.<refree Tf there Is a mental strain ne nee*la It well. O.lcege. March 1 — Fnnn flnl.lilne the long t^ek ♦ n Cetellee le'and. Cel'fnrhle. the Chicago ffaflooele found that ell rnt,.-,r.r, a- h*d been egpeeted In th»» « couple nf hurlcrv hed developed holdout 1 \ big cur In hie "elerv ”«* *»'1' he ve cenecd Nick Dumnvl’ch obtained from t-ce Ange'ce nf the Feclfto rneet league tn helk. end Clenrge Stuelend. art other rookie, ws* found not ready to sign a contract. Georg* Mllsfead. laat year with Mar shall. Tex. haa been released hv the tubs to I n* Angelea for further seasoning The Chicago Whlta Fo« will Ingusurat* a one workout a-dav program at Khreve i.ort, La , today. Manager Collin* decided, from 11 * m. to 2 p. ni. Washington. March t.—Manager Itiirkv Harris nf Die world’* rhaiunlon Men* tot a. curnt't* todav fmrn llot Borings. Ark. to tli* training camp at T*m»»*. rl.i. with a dozen of hla chares* who hn\» been Moloiirnlng at the Arkansas resort, was reported lo be litghlv pleased With thslr condition Th* vatsran* will resell Tamp* in tlms to go on th* field rutidi) for ■ real workout. At the Florida camp th* vounger TP*m beta of tha sound, tinder Fraaldent Grlf flth’* eve. have hsen coming along rapidly | under favorable weather condition*. ■an FrnnrUrw, March f —Rnlnli FlnelH. third baaern* *1 of the Cincinnati Red*, v as on hi* w*e to training camp at nr isndo Fla . today. H* left. Nap*. <jal . 'Fsturdsy night 1 Newcastle Caper* Win. Xewrsrtle, N>h., March 1.—The Newragtle town l,«m nf rggem lie fouled the M*»ke1l town teem here. M tn ID, while the game between the Mf-ond Itimi nf the high grhnnlg nf these towni w*« won by Ngwcgitle. JO tn 0. | Indoor Sports_ By Tad] j VJEI.L AFTER. <?uiTt A yfry , OAm-EuotTW TVrt- B6SS Vy l | (JOtT- we HATET> TT> V/, | jee Me go Out two* / '' ( poSScOu-ine^“ / \ VJERE THeu.6 -A^R WELL A l STArP-TtrO AHP OH I THe'ii _ . r-» fn jl IP 7HW AlMT THf //>•<' //////"//I >VSVMfcR TO 1) fx-AT- o f \ .jah'E G^v a«at j«u> 7 / / Pvt GcTH<M v APPLE SAuGE^/'I me M6 iTW-lt '« ’**«' V/hatoo T-^^\ ^A«wr ^c» ) 7H€W ACtO I L ( vmiTH Lik^TsP* j A L!Af---£A^E r Roast Pof** tsooorz spcpstT'. I LiiT^v'No- to rn<= J f WUcaw T Fo^ A TOO fer*Z») /|A$ , BoLofrwe Vkot*^'7 Ip'i* 7TTVK5 A-Gr€\rrr~ t; G^EtT _ _&»y; KT Ivt l Ft.nw Scnwct. Iw Or.,, Bm,i. rt«h.» .«r«<L rJ-1 "Dazzv” Vance J Si mis Contract c •—y Pay trt Be Received l>v Ne braskan More Than Ever Given Any Major League Hurler. By Universal Hrrvlca. .KARWATER, Fla., March 1. — An nouncement « a a made by President Ebbets here to night that "Haz ly” Vance has signed his con tract. The docu ment Is to run tor three years, over the rotirse of which the fast hall king will receive, it is said, *50,000. X e lllier Presl Ebbets nor Yanre would discuss the terms of the contract, but according to the gossip here, the pitcher offered three propo sitions to the Robin president. For one year he wanted SIJ.OOO; for two years, $38,000, and for three years, $50,000. After several conference* the third proposition was agreed upon. The salary Is the highest ever paid to a Hrooklyn player and according to President Ebbets more than has ever been paid to a big league pitcher. East year Vanre won 28 games and lost six. He was voted the most valuable player In th# National league by a committee of newspaper men. MURPHY BOWLERS TRIM OVERLANDS The Murphy Did-Its howling team defeated the Overland*, two out of three game*. In a special match on the Recreation Parlor alleys Sunday. The final count was 2.S5< to 2.733. Rosenberg end Jimmy Shields of the Murphy's were In rare form, the former getting a total count of 339 while Shields toppled 314 pins for the three games. Rosenberg also rolled the high Individual game of 245. Cooper of the Overland# rolled a three game ecure of <12 and smashed 224 pins for high Individual score of his team. v Overland*. Mnrphy-Illd-lte. . Fits 179 lt;9 1 €9Moot • 177 163 in Fr.nrl 111 177 111.1 Jnr'h 90 22« 117 F. Jar'Jl 1*1 202 199Whli»ld 224 21 5 176 Foop*r 1 94 194 2 24 Fton'herg 140 745 214 t'latk 1*7 211 156 Mn)-*r* 201 303 1*1 Total* 172 95.1 903 Total* 962 1042 352 f---“-X Resolutions Adopted by Omaha Chapter Izaak Waltons X__> Whereas. Th# sportsmsn when afield with gun. rod or camera, Is frequently compelled to depend for his opportunity of enjoying sport upon the sufferance of other*, and Whereas. The abuse of such prlvi l*g* reset* upon *11 4vhn may seek the great outdoors for health, recrea tlon snd Inspiration, Therefore, Re It resolved by Omshn chapter of the Jstaak Walton league, that In our outdoor life we will: First. Never trespn**, blit go only upon premises with permission of the person In charge Second. Close and fasten every gate we open. Third Never lueuk or Injure s fence. Fourth. Never leuve a camp Are Without knowing It Is extinguished. Fifth. Never shoot upon or within range of a highway. Sixth. Observe the gam* Iswa, be a sportsman, sav* some for those who follow, kill only what you ran ms. R* It further resolved, that ws will Individually and rollertlvely seek to Instill th#** principle* of courtesy snd Jtistlrs In th# mind* of ill who Indulge In outdoor sport. John Clinton Jr. of I’ltUhiirgh nnit Fr*ttrt* Appleby nr New Tork. ttfd «"r tb* ch*mplnn*htp *mnn* th* *#i*t*»r 14 3 b*lklln* hilllnrd ptsyer* of tb* country, will m**t In n pltynff in N*w Turk t« night. MIAMI. First rare Five and ©ne-half furlong# Remnant (Carrington).21 40 7.TO 6.To Muakallonge (Kennedy) .S.70 3.20 Frank Sumpter (Noe) .10.10 Time . 1:08 1-5. Probity. sDecorat ive. Briar Sweet. Akbar. Rob, Lieutenant Kar tell, I.ouar.na, Melvin* and Deep Grass also jan Second rare: Mile and one eighth: Intrepid (Hienelll) .9.80 8.20 * *0 Attorney Muir (Fiaher) .5.00 4.30 Olvnthus (McTlgue) .6.30 Time 1:34 2-5. Tulsa, Winnie O'Wynn an<! lisp also ran. Third rare: Half mile: FLreme (MrTlgue) .II# 8 00 2 50 Overlook (Ambrose) .J. 4 40 2.90 Sea Orest (Costello) .3 70 Time :50 2-5. Fore Gold. Philo. Jack o' Hearts, Flying Flag. Lady Shaw and Hlleah also ran. Fourth race Mile and a sixteenth’ Wish 1 Win. (Dolln > .6.80 4 40 I 40 Hen Franklin (Smith) .2*90 8 40 Planter (Stutts) ...9 40 Time: 1:50 1-5 Atomin. Kirkfleld, Fun Maker and Firmament also ran. Fifth ra< •* Five and one ha'f furlongs Faddist (Williams) .35*0 9 oo out Scotch Hroom (MrTlgue) .3.20 out Harko (St it t • » .out Tints: 1:0* 3 6 McCrlmmon and Har ney Google s Iso ran Sixth race 9.x furlongs: Pat Casey (Stutts) .8 8* I 30 2 6fl Rosamond (Dolin) . 2.70 2 90 Old Broadway (Smith) .0 70 Time- 1 14 4 5 Gad Run Mart. Then Red. Balpre and Pretty Business also ran. Seventh race- Mile and 70 yards: Tall Grass (McTlgue). 18.10 7.10 4 60 Dorothy Adams (Dolln).9 90 5 50 Moorfleld (Horn) .10.50 Time 1:46 15. North Breexe. Win kulla. Mary Agnci, Hard Gueea. Colored Boy also ran. 4KFFKKSON PARK. First race: Six furlonget Jlinson (Ileupel) .6*4-1 • * 4-6 Mollnero (.lories) ...2 -1 *-6 Fifty-Fifty (Yelton) . . ..even Time 1:14 Kluslve. Bessie Leighton. Times |tp, Sun '’aria, Bessie Hope. Star Time. N«r a Fortune. I’hlllipe Lugo and irta also ran. Second rare: Fire end one half fur longs Miss Nanrv (Lombardo) ....1*4-1 0-1 l-R Foxmors (Connelly) ...1-1 *-5 Marv Dear (Herbert) .2*g-l. Tim# 1 03 1-5 White Wings Rolville Vest Girl Rr n- ley. Miss Babe. Mir. Roaa. Greener. My Mar ' ar.| Miss Middling also ran. Third rare Hah* mllet Cpton ( Mr A til I f fe).1V4-1 even 1-2 Torrher (.1 Burke* .2-1 even Delro Light iMerimee). 4-1 Time 48 2-5. Mexlva. Earl Combs. Blah. Gunny Park. Northern Miss. Wil liam Dlgg'ns Andry. Billikln and Ktih* rlne Dillon alto ran. Fourth rare: One mile: Seth'a Treajur# (Meyer).4-1 T-l 1-2 Delhi Boy (L Leng).1-1 4-5 Miranda (B Harvey). 8-8 Time 1 42 1-6. Rumbling also ran. High Water left at post Fifth rar* Mile and three-alxteenths Tula lip (Vullemot). 16-1 6-1 2-1 Louis A (Majestic).7-6 2-6 David Hamm (MrAullffe).out Time 2:013-8. Margaret Ware, Zanzi bar. Rork and <’heer Leader also ran. Sixth race Mile and a sixteenth Valor (W. T.ong).18-10 1-3 nut Marcelllne ( Meysr).1-1 out Kirkcaldy (Hay) .6-1 Time: 1 48 2-8 Good Morning, old Timer, Our Birthday and Delaan also ran. Seventh rare Mile and a sixteenth: Rnrlon (Cooper).4*4-1 2-1 even The Lenperd (Yelton)..2-1 even Tsrrayr* (*. (Herbert >.4-5 Time: 1:49 8-6. Warren Lynch. Aua nf lea, Bueh Buck, Juno, Movtet, Tlrkler. Burk .Tones, KInburn and Lady Liverpool also ran. TIA JI ANA. First rsre Purse 6*00. l-year-olde claiming, four furlongs bannatuga ....110 Santa Ceclll* ..ID* Mismlgo .110 Wafer Shot ... lln Miss Oakland ..110 Country Life . .110 Lather Marie ..110 n Mlresni ....lio Shasta Donna ..105 Ninon .110 All Mum .lift Socond rare Purae 1*00. I > ear-old* and up claiming, elimination rare, five and • half furlongs Rose Roberts ill Rattan .. ... I** Black Watch T1.11 8 Humma .lft* Norford Honey lot Victory Won 108 Miss Dunbar 114 Rir Doll 111 Pacifist M Judge Elltworthlll MarvlUe G 9* Crest 117 Bvron C . 1 ft8 Phort Change 1** Torkahlre Maid 194 Argonne Forest ill Roerne .104 Bessie Mark II 104 Third rare Purse f*oo claiming. 2 year-olda and up six furlongs Olympian King 1*7 Letter F 1ft? Toofers 1 ft 5 .Tanks Jft? Oil Lad v I**0 Review 1«« Mis* Spears ... P9 Mia# Prosperity 11 ft Damar ... 64 Defend ...11? NVomos 96 »>lymplad .112 Tailteann .. 97 Harry Pavla. .Ir.lft? Reno Ladv .... 99 Denary! . 10* Lffle RAndalt . *9 Acquitted .101 Fourth rare Purse. 1*00. 8-year olds and up, claiming; tulle and 70 yards: ladv Leonid .... 10a A tumour I*! Kekxuua" .1I Ike Harvey ...108 Mnrthn L. D>7 Mannikin. IT ...1M Plunger .l"a CmDtiUs DM War Winner . . t|0 Pn n it broker . Nas To Hugs IKleslu I" * Roee Mint . 99 Dt.nalelfu .1" . Miss .lane DU Measlne* .IK* Plcdra * ID) Run si i^Ucoii » » Flfih »•*•• •• Purge. 6*i(*0; 3 year-old ui tldcns- i lalinlng sla furlongs: Little Agnes . . 10(1 Wee HIM . Dio Favorite .Dio chirk Bell .i«» Allele .DU Mhoeta Mitring .14)0 Hun leg ..116 l.eke (’liana la ..***2 Ming On ..10® The Braille 111 Mlxlh ra*r Purse. 6700: 1 year-olda end up: claiming; alx furlongs Romany Rye.... 105 Mure Fire .118 Metlis Bacon. . I0& Rockford ID) Home Run 1°'* The Moha'k. Ill 11* Johnnie A tie .. 07 Msventh re> • Purse 61.200; handicap: 3 vesr olds * furlongs Caplsfrsno II1* Lithuania . .. 94 Clavichord 1M Don Eduardo ...l®o Manford . 117 Runolaths . . . 1n4 Nellie A . 06 Foolscap 1«A Margie K 94 Matibe Martin 119 Eighth race Purse 0*00 4 > ear old* and up elalmtng 1 1-14 mil** Cruxern 197 June Ely 19* Halu ...190 Munshnt , , ,,.190 Querreek 1M Cypreme , . 111 Z*alot. lftf Nln*h race Pu-et. 110ft. l-year-elds and up, claiming, mile) The Cheetah .. tl Sweet Grata ...100 Kingman . ..100 I'ontualon.102 Cra<k 0 Dawn 115 Fair Jtovvena .105 Odd Seth ...... 107 Hat a l' p .99 laoacelea ..108 \s r the Wlaard I08 Weather clear, track faat. 4KFFKKSON PARK. Flrat race; Purae, $700; maiden •$ year-olds; allowance*; 5 furlongs: Waraiah .110 Pillager .115 : a Norn Hayea ..110 in !/* W h I/ve 1 I'• Kose Haw kina .lit* Silent Killian ..HA Surry Scurry ..115 Royal Sweep ..115 Helen G.no Kittle Betty ...110, * *omml**icner 115 Gymnast .110 Mujdoon .115 Ka belle .11** John S. Mooby 115 Guy Clayton ...115 aJ K. Holland entry Second race: Purae. 1700; claiming: 4 year-nlds and up; 8 furlonga Adventure .115 Clever Seth ...110 Wild (loose ...115 Melbourne .Hi Admirer .117 John Q. Kelly Ilf Rachel Potter 113 Korbly .H4 Medina .HO Peter Piper ....110 Antonio .1**4 Kuberk ........ HS Kinsman .117 R. K Clark ...111 Sunny Light ...110 Ml** Kata .107 Sequel . . 1 **9 Third rare Purae $700 allowance*, the Bouquet purse. 3-year-old fillle*. mile Beach Talk ...108 Southern Glr! .104 Galatia . 97 Prince** Adel* .108 Speckled Beatltyl 00 Fourth race: Purae $1,000, th* Magnolia handicap, S-y ear-olds and tip, six fur nCivIna^. 9 8 T.ong Point ....H'9 Marvin May ...1**7 Mom a Boy 102 Romp ... .. 95 Bradley* Toney HO The Badger . *. 99 al.ady Balia ...100 Moonraker ... .115 1 aP. T. Chinn entcx Fifth ra-e PuraaaTM. allowance*, the Star and Cragcent purs*, S-year-olda anil up. mile and 70 yards; Rock and Rya..l06 Walter E . 9? Dandy Brush .105 Friday 13th ...105 Bluest one .... 105 Qorgat .10$ M id w estern .... 1 08 Sixth fa*e: Duppn S vear olda and up 1 J 16th rnllea. claiming Tlopltv Witchet.115 Bean King .Ill War Prla* .10* Dreamer .ln8 K*< * rpolet 1 • .\.10f Wapiti .1°8 Nogale* .1 **8 Rot kv M ia In . . H*9 Prince K.H* Rib Grass .1"7 Gee .108 Kl*we|]vn .1°* Overfire .104 Warfare .10J Seventh race Purae, $700; claiming 3 year-old*: miles and 70 yard* Headline .104 <jueen Agree ...100 Da \ e Gold!* . .1*U Gipsy Flyer ....10* Sea Tide .100 Peter Perny 100 Fear Naught ,. 1n0 Hidden Moray.. 95 S-trllre .lnrt Star Sweeper . .10* Bon Bon .10a Try Again . Ino Bat ay B*ron ... 95 Buell* Me*eor 141 Calembour .1*8 Juhal Early ... 19* Va|ert»nn .10<> Brownie Smile 1 no <Appr*nt!re *l1nwanre, f’lear *nd fast STECHER TO MEET JIMMY LONDOS Jo# Stecher. former world's heavy weight wrestling: champion, will meet Jimmy London, Greek h^avywelgrht:, In a finish match In Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday nig:ht. O’Neill tn Have Ball Club. O'Neill, Neb., March 1.—O'Neill, j whoa* baaebail team las^yenr won; one more than two-third* cf the game* !t played, will have a faster and a better team thla year. A Joint meeting of the ball enthusiast* and ihe chamber of commerce la to tie held at the Hotel Golden Tuesday exenlngs to conclude the preliminary ot ganlratlon. Several fast player* al ready are being negotiated with or have been signed up. Geneva Gagers in Tourney. Oenev*. Neb . Marrh ! -Geneva I* on* of «ev#n teame to qualify for class A In the district baaket ball tournament to b* sieged *t York Friday sod Saturday. March * sod 7 Other* of the cites ranking A are York. Seward. David Cltv. Osreola. Milford and Benedict. Classes B. C and D will have eight team* eseh. Neycoiws Western^* i hwk i ii\i\iu» moiom;, I'lh her. l>cM»cr. (turn, l lm ulti. Itan., War. h 10. IIHJl ling III. 0 feel hu ll. Weight ISA IiuiiihU. Thnim rlglif handed H«la right handed. Iluh in l»H? I'll l»lHirg Traveler*. I'Hl-Uiirg. Kiin , Independent Irwin draft engagement : |«il« |irtitlfinf, Hoitlhw ealern league. I0t!t. I’lated aeml pro hull Ml Manhattan. Millnn nnil llrintlt »|||e. Krii prior to thin. I nllrgi* rvctnl! Now attending Knn ■M T**m< hrr*‘ college, o hero lie ha* p«T tii iitaled In four •purl*—MurKnll, ha*Kel l ull, foolhall and tennl* . |li*4 Independent record i h«a It ! rum*** and liuH 7. Ratted .414 ami field ed BIMl. Collegiate record not aiallahlc. To Kiglil Bcrcnt. I,o* Angeles, March Bobby Bar rett, Philadelphia lightweight, and "Pode" Bercot of Sesttle ended train lot today for th*lr 10 round bout her* Tu**day night. Tankers Break Five More Marks Miami, Fla., March 1.—Five world's records were broken and one was equaled at the Roman pools today In the grand finale of the w'ater carnival which brought to Miami beach the fastest girl swimmers in America, for a seven day engagement that saw 24 of the world's records broken, two more than Olympic swimmers lower ed last winter in the same pool. In the 400 meter relay a new' record of 4:52 was established. The old Olympic record, made in Paris last year, was 4 58 4-5, and the national record was five minutes flat. Ger trude Kderle. who swam the first 100 meters in this event, equaled the world record of 1:10 1-5, made by Fthel Hackle at Tampa last week, j The other members of the team were Doris O’Mara, Aileen Riggin and Adelaide Lambert. In the 100 yard free style, formerly held by Mariechen Weheslau, made! at Honolulu, May, 1923, Ethel Hackle made a new world record of 1:01 2-5. | Gertrude Edei le swimming second j with 1:02. also a record mark. The! old worlds record was 1:03. Play I^ast Games for Creighton WHEN the Grelghton university basket lutll t**atn played the University of Nebraska hoop sters Saturday night, two Bluejay hasketeer* and stars In their line, donned a Blue and White uniform for ; tha last time in their college careers These two players in question are Capf Johnny Tram man and Joe Speicher, forward and guard, respec ts el.v. Trautman and Speicher have been big cogs in Grelghton s basket ball machine* for the 4ast three years Thejr In** ta the 1-128 team means that Athletic Director and Gooch A A. Schabinger has a big Job on his nands to find hoopsters capable of j filling their boots. Greighton has a promising squad of > freshmen basket bailers who will be •llgible to play varsity basket ball i next season Speicher also played on the Greigh ton footlmll teams. MILTON LEADING FOR RACE HONORS Loa Angeles, March 2.—Tommy Milton, of Loa Angeles, was out ahead today in the battle for 1925 honors on American automobile speedways, having won yesterday's postponed Washington s birthdav race of 250 miles In the Gulver Gity l>ow!. His time averaged 128 S9 miles per hour. Milton drove a Miller Special. T’efer DePaolo was second, and Bob McDonough, third. Tn the 193d lap. while bs was 1n second place. Harry Hart* went Into a bad skid and narrowly escaped death. H* was forced to finish fourth among the 19 racers starting Franklin Cage Trani Win, Lo»r Contr«tV Franklin. Neb . March 2 —The Franklin High school basket ball i teams won two and lost on# in a triple header with Riverton on the home floor. N The hoys’ game was a fight from start to finish and although Riverton never gained the lead, they fought the g.iiue to a finish. The final score whs. 13 to 10. tn favor of Franklin. The Franklin girls took an early lead ami ensllj won by a score of 24 to 2. The Riverton reserves defeated the Franklin reserves in a snappy game of basket ball by a score of 18 to 2. Tnurnpj nl liarvanl. Harvard, Nab., March J.- By a milqua Iwtat of fata, tha "unofficial" rhamplonahlp of flay county will again lx at ataka In tha alahlh dta tt let hlah arhool haakat hall tourna moot at Haattna*. Friday mornlna. whan tha Sutton Hlah quintal will ronlaat Harvard from whom thav wiatllad tha champtonahlp. laat »*ak , at Clay fantar. Thra* Clav county taama flay fantar, Sutton and Har vard—ara In tha rlaaa A claatlftcatlon NEW YORK BOXING COMMISSION EXPECTED TO MAKE DECISION ON WILLS-GIBBONS MATCH TODAY Bennv Leonard May Quit Stage for Another Crack at Big Fight Purse-^-Champ'* Manager After Walker Bout. Itv lUVIS 4. WAWH, NEW YORK, March 2.—The fistic pot, overflowing with choice and select ' ed caul! flower, will come to a boil tf within the next 24 hours when Fenny Leonard, the eminent actor, arrive* In town almost coincident with the expected decision of the state athletic com mission on the — statu* of Harry Wills and Tom Gibbons. I .eon aid will be with u* today and it is Intimated that overtures will be made looking toward a possible reconsideration of his announced re tirement from the manly art of soak 'em. in favor of the manly art of hokum. The commission is expected to proclaim its attitude tomorrow to ward the proposal thsl Gibbons and Wills he matched In a two-man elimination affair, with the win- t ner to meet Jack Dempsey. Humor* on tills subject are many and . varied. One of them is to the effeet that official displeasure has been voiced against matching Gibbons and Wills at all. Another has it that the match is in the well and favorably known hag. \ third alleges that Wills, having filed fhe first challenge. Is at last to get his shot at Dempsey without fur ther preamble. Commissioner Jim Farley is known to favor this course of action with Muldoon and Brower holding out for a Gibbons wells meeting. As for Benjamin, an actor owes a duty to his public, and his visit ostensibly Is promoted by a desk* to discharge the great obligation. But Billy Gibson’s publicity depart ment has been hinting rather broad ly of the possibility that Benjamin may step out with Mickey Walkei this summer and it is not altogethei unlikely that the great man will com bine business with pleasure, the latter being represented by the ac ceptance of the $2^0.AOO contract that is alleged to go with the Walker neeting. Missouri Valley Conference Cage Season on Last Lap of Schedule MI«*OI Rl TAI. LET STANDINGS. (Inrlnrflnt carnes of Saturday, Feb ' ruarv 2d), O. W. I. Pt«. O.F. Frt. Kansas .15 14 I 42« 305 .D33 Hashlngton 12 10 2 353 S24 .*33 Nebraska . . 12 » 3 310 23S .750 Oklahoma 10 » 7 474 40* .5 HU Kansas Stales |3 7 0 35* 33'! .Vis Missouri IS * 0 340 3*7 .400 Grinned 14 4 10 34* 423 .2*0 Drake 13 2 II 24* 3** .154 4m.s 14 1 13 247 414 .071 1TH five team* ready to pull *take* and de pa rt from the liens after this week's games and with Kan sas a enured of at leaat a tie for flrnt place, the end la near In the 1925 Mis souri V a 11 * y basket ball race. Except for two game* scheduled on Monday of next week, the conference season will he com pleted this week. By next Saturday night, Nebraska, the Kansas Aggies. Ames and Missouri will have wound up the campaign, leaving Kansas. Washington, Drake and Grlnnell to finish up next week. Oklahoma com pleted Its schedule Saturday, ending the season with a percentage of .583. Kansas, secure In the top position from which it cannot be ousted, will he Idle this week, the sole re maining battle for the Jayhawks being slated for next Monday at St. Louie. Washington Is the only team in the conference with a chance ot finishing even with the Jayhawks and this chanre is considered re mote since the Pikers fare three hard games this week In addition to the battle with Kansas next Mon day. The Kansas Aggies meet the Pikers at St. I»uis Tuesday while Washington goes to Nebraska for a game Friday and to Manhattan for a return engagement with the Aggies Saturday. Playing up to form the Pikers should win the two Kansas Aggie games but they will have no more than an even chance of winning from Nebraska on the Lincoln floor. If they should win their three games this week, the Pikers still would have to defeat Kansas before they, could lay claim to Joint possession of the championship. Nebraska winds up the season this w. week with four games, playing at Drake tonight, at Grinnell Tuesday, at Ames Wednesday and returning to Lincoln for the closing battle ot the campaign with Washington on Fri day. New York Jockey Club Judge Will Be Official Observer of Coffroth Handicap IA JTANA Race Track, Mex„ March 2,—Ad ditional proof that the Coffroth handicap la now considered one of the moet Important etakes the American turf offers la contained In a telegram Presi dent James Wood Cof froth of the Tia Juana Jorkev cluh has Just received from Judge Chrts J. Fitzgerald of the , ear Tork Jockey club. Judge Fitzgerald Just notified Prgtldent Coffroth that he will he here In an official capacity for the running of the big stake. The Coffroth handicap has $50.rtpn added money this season and this means that the winners share will be around 165.000. It is a gallop of one and one fourth miles and will be decided Sunday. March 39. It la the richest stake "in America for horses of all ages and previous renewals of it have drawn crowds ranging from 30.000 to 35,000 people. The latter figure Is expected to be exceeded this season. •lodge Fitzgerald, who trill come here as an official observer of the race, is one 0f the best known race track officials in America. For yea-s he haa occupied leading positions at the New York courses and la a recognized critic of all things per taining to thoroughbred racing. It was .ludge Fitzgerald who had much to do with the arrangements for the International races last year for which the champion French horse Iiplnard was brought to this country. own ** Home tretch ^fad&xwu K in wllh regret that Omaha racing f»n* taO '*‘.1 m in) Of tha death of I nti(l Though*! at the Jonaa Stock farm ai Parnell. \l-v Second Thought! won tha Queen a Plxte race at the Ak Sar-Pen meeting and a Ian held the 'rack record at Hewthcme for e’\ furlonga which ehe ran tn 1 II k ruptured htood \ *e ael rauaed her death. Second Thought!, mi p\ Vitim ua Lydia I! hy t.uke Flack burn and had been »*nt to the done* farm to mite with Seth The Jonet AteVl* fa-m *a* much in ♦hf limelight during the meet-rig a* 'he Fair Ground* New Or lean a T-alner B A Jonea aadd’eg mere !-vear*oJd, wn nere a’ the aouthgrn uiok than any oth er trainer at th# meeting hen'dee w tn mng ae-» erai ether good raeta with older thoreug hhrede. dmaM rare fapa hewed the*r head* when they heard of 'he death cf Fvardt: Buckingham Mr Fuck'ngham wgg a great love- of thcoufhhred racing He nil well known h\ all horeemon who attended th* Ak Sir pen rare meeting* He death « a Mnw to the racing game in Xebraaka T* O i*aae d' who haa hewn wintering hla atahle at Phoenix. Art* . ha* aek*d for r*eerx atlona fur l« horee* at the Ak Sar llrn field. Tn a letter to Jliuinv Honln euperin tendent *.f the A'- Sat-Pen t a«k. Vase t'ln laden of Dig Spring* Ter eey* he will whip h a atahle i*» Omul s at « n> «• In the -Moment wtll be Malib.a XV ebb* t'holer 0\ »>i> Joe and Alll Man Moo, jockey O A. Try I* training and ga' loping «e\aiai head of t hornughbreda at Ak field, among them being the old e'ake Imraa Adonla, who ran ee. ond in [the Co f froth handicap in llti. when he [ wee beaten hv a head for the |k<* cea purge b\ Hehnkf Adorn* waa owned at the ! m# hv •'Willy'* Neeeelhauee af Omaha Buah McCoy, whe vai at the arrlng meeting 'In Omaha laat 'ear nicking up brood mg/e« for the Veil* Stock farm at Blue Spring*, Mo, recently returned from Fnglgod. nhe e he bought five h gh ol a ee mare* four of wh*h will go to the farm fo? breed tog One S 'eat old w til , go into training for track duty Xfct'ov who •• manager of the farm. wr**ea ’hat | he e a pec* a to ate«k the farm With ehotte thoroughbred! until it a ena ef tha moat I nctad etock farma in tha reunify. | Charlia Trimble. aaciatary ef tha Ah' ^nr-Bcn ram mailing* *rhn i* at » *n |»*rk Nrn Orl*» • wr't*« tra ’h»: thorn » ill ho ntor* fix'd hor*M • H!pi‘*d ffom N>*r n> Ak fiald th a >#*r than »\#r Infors »'hllhf»n*o • f**t *** rf in to g<»^d f*a d T op nn 1 whan ?hi* nntad 4 ta*r oid eats into h'* fnn fn-m ha wilt ha th* nn« ?n boat •" rnffonth » btc hand'cap *h*' n ill bp rtin • t T * .?!!»«* Marfh T> Th* d'.ttar • nf »h* handicap 't l »uv tba "*ut* Chilh.'W4i# !‘ka» t* !-•'* ^Vhan ChiiN^woo t'*» :n w- th h • b-orh are «"1 « • •**• »r T<» Jtmana ha w :* ha n n rh -Mjrb v'*»t*r **o<*k »h»* h* hta baan r,irr »,i w *h ** Nan- O* ***** i\# • -* •tar*** Thivha- .<* "ca'^-r N*n I. anfbn-n* *nd -anv othar a >pd hn^aa* *na ra*d\ at tha bo*-dar *ou**a •<* yiv* • 'h !bo*r*a a go'd run <n tKa Off-nt n hand^ap Peru District ( age Pairings Vnnotinee , Peru. Neb.. March I—Pairing* have been drawn for the district state tournament which siart* here Friday night os follows: Cl.tss A -l.ewiston against Nebras ka City. Tttinhar against Syracuse Class It -Auburn against l'etu, Otoe against Verdun Ihuiglas against Stella. llumholdt itgitlttat Talmage, Class C—Ilrallou I'mon against Vesta. Cook against Shubert. Salem against l'awson. Nebraska on Stanford I'raek Schedule in 1Q2> Stanford Vnlverslty. Cal . Mareh ? The finally completed Cardinal track s.-hedul* thla season as given out today follow« Match 7. Inte’ las* meet Vtareh It. Olympic cl :h. San Francisco, March ft, Vnlvsraity of Southern California: April t Pnlversltv of Nebraska April 11. VnI'eralte of Omrant **rt'. II. Vnl' araitjr of Califeroha 4*