Up-to-Bate News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans
Weslcyan Team '
Holding Second
Place in Race
Peru CltDrlic Title in State
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PI- RU remain at the. top of tlte
Nebraska CoII-rc conference
Mith nine strait victories.
Ve&lryan in pushing toward the top.
hut its single defeat, at tlie hands of
Cotner, is the blarlc hall that holds
it out of the conference leadership.
Doane slipped last week when the
Bengal five lot two Rame. one to
Peru and the other to Wesleyan.
Midland is tied for third place.
. Doane's rhances of makinu the
race for the prnnant are over, un
less soniethinR happens to Weslevan
and Peru that, at present, is iinfor-
een. the uenirais nave a last
team, hut the Peruvian five is un
beatable on their home floor and. so
lar this season have not been beaten
on any other floor. The Covote five
trimmed both Doane and Hastings
this week and are now carrying
things close to the throne of the cir-art.
' Midland is staging a "comeback,
but its "comeback is too late to
mean anything. The loss of Wilch.
star forward, threw the Lutheran
4m inlrt 9 lintl U'tlirll U34 not
pulled out of until too many games
nai oeen iosi.
.The games lat week c"aued little
trmmnr in tli conference. The
Grand Island five remains the cellar
champions with lork and thartron
tied for the next step abo've. Kear
ney Teachers are close to the two
teams tied for third place, and the
Antelopes are making a game race
for a high rating in the circuit. The
Kearney five started its winning
streak too late to make things inter
esting, but the Antelope quintet has
certainly shown up fine the past few
- weeks.
Tuesday night of the past week
Grand Island won its only game so
far ' this season bv drubbing York
on the Third City floor. Wednesday
flight Peru walked over the Doane
Tigers and Thursday night Wesleyan
defeated Doane. while Kearney
' trampled on Grand Island. The
Tridiy pight game between Peru and
Cotner was easily Peru's clash. Cot
ner has not been able to do anything
in the cage sport since Raver was
injured and taken out in the Grand
Island game a few weeks ago. Sat
urday afternoon the Methodists de
feated Hastings college at University
Place. '
Jimmy Burke
Goes to Memphis
Memphis. Tenn., Feb. 27. The
Memphis Southern association club
announced yesterday it had com
pleted a deal with the Tulsa West
ern league club for Jtlie lease to
Memphis of James Burke, official
director and former manager of the
Tulsa team.
Knights'of Columbus
Bowlers Lead League
. Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 27.
(Special.) In the City league to
determine the .bowling championship
of Grand Island, the Knights of Co
lumbus team is upsetting all the
dope. Six teams- are entered. Three
are tomposed of bowling veterans.
Each of the six teams must play a
series of games with every other
team, and the K. C.s have not only
won five out of the six,' these be
ing against the Elks and the Lieder-
, kranz, but have simply run away
from their competitors. In the con-
: test of Friday night, the K. C.s
bowled a total of 2.832 pins against
the Liederkrans' 2,So9.
Nebraska and Drake.
to Meet on Husker Court
' Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 27. (Special
Telegram.) Nebraska and Drake
. meet on the Cornhusker court Tues-i
; day night. Drake defeated the
Husker five, 34 to 32, two weeks ago
at Des Moines, but the Huskers have
revamped their lineup and hope,
after drubbing Oklahoma, to dash
. Drake to the floor in Tuesday night's
' game. .
Captain Smith' will be down- from
Omaha for the game and Hunger
. may be back in the lineup. Munger
. was injured in the Kansas -Aggie
' clash' two weeks ago, and has not
been .back in the game since. - -
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Q. H a timekeeper tha rlsht to take
fttt time on out of bounds ball without
tha knowledge of the referee? J. F. A.
A. o. Tim In taken out only when
in rareree to era-rs.
Q. Is a man ever allowed to throw a
roal from-out of. bounds? A.
. A. Xe.
Q. If a player dribbling- tha ball fum
t'.as tt in tha air and catches it assln
' without anyone alee touching It, does be
aa to try for foal or pasa to another
hafara he caa dribble again? R. 8.
A. la amateur rulea ha mast pass or
aaaat, la professional game be caa drib
ble. . .. If on held ball a player tars .the
hall out of bounds, doea it go to his op
' aonent? J. F.
A. It gees to a player on the apposite
'. iea a oat at hounds.
Q. May a plaier be disqualified from
the game for crabbinc the referee? J. F.
Ar Paelttiely. he run. It anaports
' aaajiHke conduct and' not to he tolerated.
It in daunt' aboot any haokrt hall
. rata write Fd Thorp, care ear
Spoiling Department, endowing stamp
ed return envelope.
Joie Ray One of
Fastest Humans
J OIK RAV, Illinois Athletic
clnl ' track representative and
holder of a long string of
world's records, expects to compete
in the Dcs Moinei university track
and field meet at Dcs Moines in
May.
Ray was in Omaha Sunday visit
ing his cousin, "Cy"' Wilkes, ,?S2'J
North Twenty-eighth street. The
fleet-footed Chicago trackster came
here from Kansas City, where he
competed in the l,()lt()-j-ard run at
the K. C. A. C. meet, lie nosed
out Watson for first place in the
event.
The Chicago runner, who is of
the midget variety of track athlete,
fa rniinrlinc hie 27iU V(ar rtn iln'c
ol' globe. Joie is the proud posses-
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sui iiiiii: tLriiiia illhiu anu
says he will not quit the binder
path until after, ihe Olympic games
in 1024.
"I ' can still propel my feet in
good fashion," said Joie, SunMay.
"After the Olympic games I intend
to retire from the track and accept
a coaching position at some colk-ge
or university.'
R.-iv. u-hn ran travel neartv at fast
as 3 ray of light, holds world's rec
ords in the 1,000-yard run, 2:13 2-5;
quarter mile, 3:04 4-5; mile, 4:144-5;
mile and quarter, 5:31 2-5; mile and
half, 6.42 3-5: 1.500 meters, 3:57 4-5;
two mile, 9:11 2-5.
Ray is scheduled to ruh; ?t Bos
ton, March 4. He indicated' that
lie would jlike to run in Omaha,
clinliM trpiotllnn itnl'vprsit v stao A
track and field meet, open to all. .
Omaha Club Will Issue Passes
to All School KiddiesBan Is
Put on Number of "Ladies' Days"
IKE FINN'S lifart -etm to be too to ml the pure of
the other Wr irtn e-mw nuKnates
When Mike ai.d It-rnry Itimli 'iirclue the t tub Tit
year, Mike lost no time in Biiaiisi'n'iiia' "Iodic' dy" five
day rek.
1 hi diiln't vleae the t'lher nugiiatc. n at the tccent
nircting at M. Joseph they p4cd a rule lh.U "Udirt' day"
couM not lie ulm'ivnl giteuer than one iUy out of each
aeries.
. f i.. ..-.j tli oniu .lull irjf tit admit fjiiuellea free in more
than tmc game in caih enr, the ruling wa aimed dnectly at the lotal club.
Mike and tiarucy arc uotu
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HIGH SCHL
BASKETMLL
Fierce Wins Ciames.
Pierce. Neb., Keb. 27. (Special.)
Pierce High srhool won two baeket bail
games here. The first team won from
the Verdigre team. 43 lo 1. The sec
ond team won from the Norfolk Bualnew
college team. 30 to 17. Both games
were slow and uninteresting. Pn and
Pender of the Is. B. '.'. team did good
work, but they had little support.
Benson High Loses.
Albion. Neb.. Feb. 2?. (Special.) Al
bion closed its basket ball season here
Saturday night by trouncing Benson High
of Omaha. 34 to 4. This is the eighth
straight cimg that Albion has won this
season. The game was a ragged ex
hibition of the eaga sport, Albion being
hftndicaDoed bv tho absence of Captain
Woltzel. Benson scored one field goal
In each half, both by Jallas. Kubik ami
Rosa starred for Albion. The local team
goes to Wayne next week for the North
east Nebraska tournament, where it hopes
to cop the title In class A. Tins season
has been the most successful in years,
eight games being won out of 12. Two
gsmes were lost by a margin or iwo
points to Schuyler and Norfolk; one to
the uenoa inaians oy i poinis ana Co
lumbus by 10 points. All the gHtnes lost
were at the first of the season-
Randolph High Winn.
Randolph. Net.. Feb. 27. (Special.)
Randolph High defeated the Wakefield
High five here. tU-12. The game was
much more Interesting than the score
Indicates, and the speedy worn or ootn
teams kept the crowd alive throughout.
The first half ended 32-10, In Randolph's
favor. Wakefield scored but one goal in
the last half. Randolph will play at the
N. T: Nebraska tournament at Wayne
March 4. 5 and 6. The Plainvlew, girls'
team defeated the Randolph girls In the
openinsr (tame of the evening, 20-12. Thn
game was fast, the score being a. tie at
the end of the first half.
Bloomficld HiKh Iosei.
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1 lie DIUUIUlltiu IIIKIl ciiui'l ....-,r
teams lost a double-header to the Crelgh-
ron loams at mm pinr-. i lie uvjs iws.
17 to 13, and the girls met defeat to
th tiint nf "fi to 19. The frqm has clayed
eight games this season, winning half
of them. They will enter the tournament
at Wayne next week and will no aouot
go into class B.
Oakland Cilris Win.
Henderson. la., Feb. 27. (Special.)
The Oakland girls' basket hall team de
feated the local quintet hero in a fast
game by the score of 51 to 10.
Ord Wins Final Came.
Ord, Neb.. Keb. 27. (Special.) The
local high school basket ball team won
the final game of the season here when
it defeated the St. Paul quintet by the
score of 36 to 7.
I'onca Beats F,merson.
Ponca. Neb.. Feb. 27. ISpecial.) The
Ponca team ended the season here when
It defeated the Emerson five by the
score of 20 to 3 In a fast game. Tucker
of the locals played the best game.
Curtis Aggies Win.
Curtis. Neb., Feh. 27. (Special.) The
Curtis Agarics defeed the Afinden five
here by the acore of 43 to 6. iA
Neligh Igloo Team Wins.
Neligh. Neb.. Feb. 37. (Special.) In a
fast and hard-fought basket ball game
played here the local American legion
quintet trimmed the Elgin team by the
score of 30 to 26.
Kearney High Wins.
Kearney. Neb., Feb 27. (Special.) The
Kearney High- won Its last acheduled
game of the season, defeating Gothen
burg by the score of 23 to 21. The locals
got sway to a flying start and managed
to hold their lead, playing an aggressive
game throughout. It took he Kearney
High the bulk of 'the Beason to develop
her teamwork and conaequently they do
not have many victories to their credit.
Talker and Laruson
Meet at Lincoln Today
Lincoln, Keb., Feb. 27. Hugh
Walker of Kansas City and George
Lamson of Lincoln, heavyweights.
meet in a 10-round bout in the main i
event of the American Legion's box- i
ing show Tuesday night. Frankie j
Dean of Kansas City and "Kid"1
Wheelock of Lincoln box eight
rounds in the semi-windup. . Walker
arrived in town Sunday evening and;
is training at the Athletic club. j
Earl Caddock to
Train "Par McGill
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EARL CADDOCK, t O t ni e r
world's heavyweight champion
wrestler, arrived in Omaha last
night from- his
home at Walnut,
la., ready to
start preparing
"Pat" McGill for
the latter's tussle
with Charles.
Hanson.
Both McGill
and Caddock,will
work out at the
Omaha Athletic
club every after
noon until Fri
day, when the bout will take place at
the City auditorium.
The match between the Wisner,
Neb., grappler and the wrestler who
held Champ Zbyszko to a three-hour
draw, is attracting state-wide atten
tion. The fact that it will be staged
on a winner-take-all basis is one of
the reasons for the great interest
shown by the fans.
Purdue Leads in
Big Ten Cage Race
Chicago, Feb. 27. The standing
of the teams in race for the West
ern conference basket ball champion
ship after Saturday night's games
was as follows:
Won. Lost. Pet.
Purdue 7 1 .875
Illinois' 6 .1 .667
W'lsconsin S s .625
Michigan ..6 , 4 .656
Iowa .....4 ' 4 .S00
Minnesota 6' ' 8 .455
Chicago 4 ft .444
Ohio 3 s
Indiana , 3 " .333
Northwestern ;.' 3 7- .300
Today in Ring History
Twenty-four Tears Ago.
James J. . Jeffries won from Joe God
d&rd,,X,os AngeleB, four rounds. v
. Twenty-two Tears Ago.
Tommy Mowatt knocked out Marty
Krammer, Chicago, three rounds.
, . , Twelve Tears Ago.
Tommy. Kilbane and Young" McOlynn,
no decision, Buffalo, N. T., 10 rounds.
Ten Tears Ago. ,
Henny McGovern won from Harry Wade,
Altorr? III... 6 rounds.
Jack Kelly knocked out Black Oruilei,
Des Moines, Ia.r 2 rounds. ,
Frra Tears Ago.
Tohng Terry MeGovern (Frank DeLeo)
and Jimmy Murphy, no decision, Phil
adelphia, a rounds.
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miifl, nreved over ihif
Li-t rpriut! Mike wa auiaied at
the few women who ttiinrd out for
the gjitirj and o he mauraicd
Mies' d.iy lie days a week, lief ore
the rn closed, (annctte com
posed a third of the utur(tjy and
Sunday crowd.
No "Knotholcr." This Year.
''lU-rlull must cultivate tun if
it wishes to prosper," the veteran
Mike declares.
l inn i going to look alter the
"knothole fang" better this year
than list, lie announces th.it boys
tnder l(i will he admitted fire n
uay. a week. On Sunday an admis
sion of 25 cents will be charged,
which will entitle them to grand
stand seat.
Here' how l'iini lia it doped out:
Must Sign Pledge.
A card will be issued to every boy
under 16 in the city and presentation
of it at the gate will caiu him ad
mittance to a certain section of the
bleachers to be reserved strictly for
the erstwhile "knotholers." On Sun
day this card with 25 cents will ad
mit him to the grandstand.
The cards will be issued to school
children through school principals,
and boys and girls not in school
may obtain them from l inn at
League park when the season opens.
i hose issued a card will be re
quired to sign a pledge that they
will remain in the section designated
for them and that they will not de
stroy park property. Violation of
the pledge will result in their card
beinj? revoked.
Finn says the trouble in the past
has been to keep kiddies in the
bleachers. "They scale the fence,
get into the grandstand and pretty
soon arc occupying a dollar box
seat," says Mike.
There is no rule in the Western
league which forbids admitting chil
dren fre
Firt Foal by Man O' War
Arrives at Lexington Farm
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 27. The first
foal ly Man O'.War. Samuel K. Rid
dle's super horse, arrived yesterday
at Haylands stud here. The first
born of the famous race horse is a
bay filly out of Masquerade by Dis
guise. Masquerade is owned by Mr.
Kiddie.
Denver Assured
of Berth in the
Western League
Dcntcr, Colo., l'cb. 27. It is "a
practical certainty" that the Joplin
franchise of the Western baseball
le;iBiie will go to Denver, President
A! Tcartiey. of the league, announced
here tonight after a conference be
tween .representatives of seven clubs
of the league and local intcrcMs this
afternoon.
Western lo Give
Attendance Prize
Milton iii Lead as ?
Race Is Called 0(1
. Lot Angeles, C.t., Feb. ;7.-The
2S0-mile automobile race uricd
yesterday at the Eeverly Hilts
ptcday, but called off at the end
cf the 934 tap, when light rain
nude the course dangerous, will tt
held next Sunday afternoon, acton)'
ing to oiTiciitU of the Los Angeles
fpredusy MHiaiion.
Tommy Milton led the field of I?
entries throughout the afternoon,
having negotiated the 9J laps in one
hour 2 minute 4.H'H second lor an
average speed tf If'.S miles an
hour.
l.ut tun lo DrlYiitl UilliarJ
Title Asuiiut f Julmu
Milwaukee. Wis.. Itb, 27,-J.dm
I.attoti will defend liis Ihrer-cusluoit
billiard world tlumpx'nttiiii in a
.otfl Willi Alfred IV Om, the t u
bjii expert, beginning in MilwauW
fnij;h. The pliv i to tontinue
ilnre i.ifc'hu, with O'l points allotted
lor rath riming,
A trophy, probably a silver loving
cup, wil be presented to the Western
league city having the biggest crowd
opening day.
At the recent meeting at St. Jo
seph. the Western league moguls au
thoried an expenditure of $250 to
buy a trophy.
An opening day pruc lor the big
gest crowd has been given in the
American association for the last
several years, and was inaugurated
last season in the Texas league.
name.- Burch, Buffalo pilot, docs
not expect Omaha to win it.
''The smaller towns in the league
will turn out en masc in order to get
the prize if not to sec the game," j
Barney declared. i
McGraw Arrives
at Training Camp
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Sail Antonio. Tex.. Feb. 27.
John J. McGraw, manager of th;
New York National league baseball
clftb, arrived here1 last night from
Havana; preparatory to the opening
of the training season Wednesday.
The Giant pilot announced that be
tween 40 and 45 players would Ret
into uniforms before the end of next
week.
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DURIXG the war, c all know,
prices of practically everything
shot sky-high. Normal values
of many commodities doubled and
trebled.
The outstanding exception here was elec
tric light rates. Electricity was one
commodity that stood fast when every
thing went soaring. During the period
of , excessive prices following 1917 not
even one increase in electric light rates
was received.
, ...
Even though no increase was obtained
during the high-price period, electric
light rates have been cut this month.
The new rate is 5 cents a kilowatt
hour giving you practically the lowest
rate in the United States.
A dollar spent for electricity in
Omaha brings you more value than
a dollar spent for any other
commodity.
A dollar spent for electricity in
Omaha brings you more light and
power than can be purchased for a
dollar in practically any other city.
We are shouldering these additional
burdens, caused by the new rate with the
' hope that the extremely low rate will
result in a generally increased use of
electricity in home and factory.
rVebraskaf Power Co
We are doing our share
to return the much-hoped-for
"normal
times."
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