Capital City Lads Completely Outclass Rivals and Win, 30-6 Peaker Runs 70 Yards to Goal By RALPH WAGN'KK. Kearney, Neb., Dec. 8.—(Special Telegram.)—An avalanche of Reel and Black grtdsters swept down on the Kearney football team here this after noon and crushed their championship hopes under a 30 to 6 score. By virtue of Its victory here this afternoon on a frozen gridiron. Lin coln won the 1922 state high school football championship. \Uth the exception of the first quarter, when Kearney outplayed the visitors. Lincoln outplayed and outpaced the Yellow and Blue of Kearney. I he aerial attack of the Capitol City eleven was the feature of the game and "as Instrumental in causing the downfall of the local team. More than 4,000 spectators braved the coldest day of the year to see the game. Several hundred Lincoln rooters were on the side lines, while nearly every surrounding town waa represented. During the first quarter the Kear-< ney backs ripped and tore their way ( through Lincoln's forward wall for consistent gains. The Yellow and Blue sprinkled a forward pass or two j among their plays and advanced to the L ncoln eight-yard line, where I Quarterback Patrick attempted anoth er pass on the first down. The flip was Intercepted by Brown of Lincoln, i For the remainder of the period, and ! In fact until the last minutes of the game, it was the only time, during the contest that the local eleven ad vanced within Lincoln's 15-yard line. Coach Brownie's Lincoln gridsters played real football from the start, j They played much better here this afternoon than they did against Cen I .'nl in Omaha. The teamwork of the Links, and tip interference given the Lincoln man carrying the ball, was one of tho bright spots In their play. The passing of Lewis, the dusky back, and the line plunging of Brown and Thomas, stood out. On the Lin coin line. Captain Gardner and Ban ers played a dandy game. The former j wag a whiz on intercepting and com pleting forward passes, connecting j with some flips that seemed hardly | possibly to complete. For Kearney, Easterling, the plung- j ing fullback, and L. Keenan tackle, together with Captain Peaker. played I a good game. Easterling's defensive and offensive play was the best t>art i of Kernev’s game. This local gridster j hit the Lincoln line time and again ! for good gains and his ability to hurl the leather hall through the air was i worthy of comment. Captain Peaker scored Kearney's lone touchdown In tho dying minutes when he scooped up a blocked Lincoln punt on his own 15-yard line and ! raced the remaining length of the field, dodging several Lincoln gridsters enroute to the chalk mark. Easterling failed to boot the goal Hfter tuchdown. That was tho tho extent of Kearney’s scoring. The Kearney line, while it held sev eral times, crumpled like paper when the Lincoln bucks hit it late in the first half. In this half the Links completely outplayed and outclassed the locals in ail departments of the contest. Ljiny in tno second quarter Lincoln threw Into a forward pass game thnt ' swept Kearney <>(T Its feet. It was oass. pass and more passes, tiy this j method of attack. Lincoln advanced j down to the locals’ one-yard line, where every Keyney player threw j himself against the enemy. Brown of 1 Lincoln hit the lint*, bounded back ! and tried it the second lime. It was the last down and goal to go. Brown got the ball, ducked his head and started for the line. Kearney grsi sters held and Brown again bounded bark. He failed to gain his mark and Kearney took the ball on downs. The spectators let out a yell that woke up the coyotes out on yonder hills. Kearney faced the enemy and turned it hack. Patrick then took tlie ball anil punt ed to Kearney. Brown got the ball on Kearney’s 45-yaril line. Lincoln started for a touchdown. Krieg hit the Kearney line anil it backed up two yards. Quarterback ’Thomas yelled for a pass, hut Kearney didn't know it at the time. Lewis received the Kail and flipped the leather to dug Brown, who made a pretty catch and raced 22 yards for the first touchdown, anil the touchdown that caused Kearney to lose tho game. It was this touchdown that took the fight out of the homo boys. Brown failed to kick goat, but what matter ed—Lincoln scored more touchdowns. During the remainder of the half. Kearney tried to dive through the Lincoln line, but without success. The locals tried to pass without sue cess. Lincoln was well schooled in the art of breaking up passes. The Kearney eleven advanced within the boundaries of tho Lincoln territory • twice in the second quarter, but each i time it was stopped in its advance down the field when a Lincoln plnyet ’ intercepted a pass. dust before the whistle sounded for the first half to end Lincoln was en route to another touchdown. The visi tors were, on Kearney's 20-yard line when the half ended, with Lincoln on the Ion gend of a R to 0 score. After an exchange ef punts Lin coin got the ball in the center of the field and reeled ofT six first downs. An end run with Thomas lugging the leather put the ball on Kearney's 13 yard line. From this position on the field. Brown dropped back to the 20 yard line and kicked a pretty drop kick for three more points. Soon after Brown exhibited his toe to the local fans, Keenan returned a kickoff by kicking tile leather back to tlio visitors. Brown curried the ball to the center of the field, where Lewis threw another pass to Gardner. Tin flip was good for 10 yards and Gardner showed his heels to Kear ney for 40 yards and another touch down. Brown kicked goal and the score was 16 to 0. The Kearney line was fast crum bling at this stage. Tho locals took the kickoff and tried to gain via passes. One of the local flips landed in the mitts of a Lincoln player in the midfield. Brown then took the ball and wiggled his way through the en tire Kearney aggregation for a touch down. Mis run was 40 yards and was one of the prettiest exhibitions of bro - ken field running ever witnessed on the Kearney field. The final Lincoln touchdown bob bed up soon after Brown made his remarkable run. Kearney again was trying to advance down the field via nasses. Olds intercepted a pass from Basterling end then Lincoln com pleted a flip. Thomas was on the hurling end ancl Gardner on the re ceiving end. The pass was good for 12 yards, while Camder reeled off the remaining 33 yards for the touchdown in much the same fashion as Brown. Lincoln had earned the pigskin down to Kearney's 15-yard line on line smashes and end runs when late in the final quarter Brown attempted a dropkick. The kick was blocked and Capt. Peuker scooped up the leather and raced for the only touchdown Kearney scored during the afternoon. Kearney, it must be said, tried hard enough to stop the red and black, but the Lincoln team was too much for them. • The lineup: Kearney Po*. Lin R.E. Gardner (C) Patrick Q.B. Thomas MacCauly .... L.fl. Lewis Easterling .F. B. Old* ShreeVfH R.H. Brown Sui'Stitutiorw> RMgeway for Wimberly; Duresch for Ktl*«. Curtin for Leals; Kriag for Olds IKtchen for Cook; Snyder for Shreevvs; L. Jone* for Lewis; Minor for Reilly; Godfrey for H. Keenan; I,. Keenan for VansUlke, L*wis for R. Jones; Wimberly for Ridgeway; Krieg for I»u rtach • Durlseh for Bass; Minor for Eas terling. Touchdown*: Lincoln — Gardner. 2. Brown 2 Kearney—PeakeT. Drop kicks; Brown. Goals aft*r touch down lit own .3 Officials Referee, Jones. York; um pire. H hulte. Nebraska; head linesman. King, Aurora.. Johnson Changes Date of Meeting Chicago, Dec. 8. — President Ban Johnson of the American league to day advanced the date of the Ameri can league club owners' annual meet ing in Chicago to Tuesday. Decent ber 12, to enable the club owners to attend the Joint meeting of the major leagues called by Commissioner Lan dis for December 14 in New York city, according to a long-distance tele phone message from Mr. Johnson in Excelsior Springs. Mo. The American league meeting had been sot for Wednesday, December 12. In tho meantime, the joint meet log in New York for December 14 was called by Commissioner J,andis. President Johnson's announcement will make it possible for the American league club owners to finish their business here in time to attend tho Joint meeting in New York. Whether President Johnson will attend the joint meeting was not made known. _ I Notre Dame to Raise Funds for Stadium South eBnd, Ind., Dee. S.—A com mlttee of business men headed by Ell F. Siebert, mayor of this city, has been appointed to work out a plan to finance a new football stadium for the i'nlverslty of Notre Dame, it was an nounced here today. The bowl, which will accommodate between 35,000 and 40,000 persons, will be completed in i two years. Lincoln Bout Stopped Lincoln, Dec. 8.—What was intend ed to be a 10-round boxing bout here last, night between ‘'Kid'' Wheelock of Lincoln and Jimmy Gill of Rock Island, III., ended abruptly in the third round when Wheelock was dis qualified for fouling and the match awarded to Gill. The men are welter weights. Arlos Fanning of Kansas City, light weight, was given the decision over Len Schwabel of St. Paul, Minn., after eight rounds. Injury May Cause Miss Leitch to Give Up Golf New York, Dec. S.—According to word received here. Miss Cecil Leitch, three time winner of the British Indies’ championship and one of the greatest golfers of ull time, may never play championship golf again. Upon her arrival hack in England recently, following an extensive tour of America. Miss Leitch told her friends she believed the injury to her arm, received in a foursome match while here two years ago. would pre vent her from playing golf in the future. Duluth After Regatta. Duluth. Minn., Dec. 8.—Duluth will he in the 1924 rowing tryout and will make a bid tor the 1923 national row ing regatta, it was announced. Julius H. Barnes of the Duluth Boat club has agreed to underwrite any guarantee the club may be forced to make to the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen to bring the pre mier rowing event of the United States to Duluth. Seven Tank Marks Fall. Chicago, Dec. 8,—Seven world's swimming records were broken here last night in a swimming meet held here under the auspices of the Illi nois Athletio- club. Most of the new records shaved only fractions of sec onds from the old mark. Al ROR.VS CLAIMS DISPl TED. Geneva, Neb., Dec. 8.—Geneva High school supporters are protesting Au rora’s claim to central Nebraska grid championship and also Aurora’s claim that a victory over them by Geneva was a fluke. Following is the team’s record: Geneva .. Fairbufy .23 Geneva .2* FalrfMd . ..ft Gene\a .14 Clay Ceuter . ... ft ! Geneva .2 Aurora . 0 Geneva .14 Hastings . .. ....12 | Genera .ft York . .13 i Geneva .If* Uni Place.12 Geneva . 3° Stiffen .fi I Geneva .5ft Friend . .0 »I-'neva ." Crete ..27 Geneva .22 .Superior .... ..lo 1831 108 EDDIE’S FRIENDS The Winner SfulW for Time I ;/-^ SAy, have t U.,i i GO*T XIM E X& Go ' — OUT *N GET <\ ( SWAVG WHILE you RE maxis' up youR. ,» v M\M3>?-I*IL BE __ \ eack is six J ' ' '\HOORS -j \ UM-UM-TEE ^-X f DEE--E ) LET-- Me — SEt-E-E-EE! - America Has Most Golf Courses *** **# * * * « * * Greb Is Believed to Be Slipping Hy FRANK G. MENKE. 5 The “rabbit ball,'’ which liaa been such a fruitful source of amazing clout averages and a succession of four basing records is going to linger longer. Nope, they aren’t gonna legislate it out of existence. Rather, those noble magnates are patting It upon the spot which serves for a back and are murmuring: “Atta boy, Ol’ rabbit ball. You cer tainly done right by us and we'll stick to you. Before you came around and let the boys bounce you out of the parks with bunt swings, cash customers were ony so so in volume. But since then—oh, boy, aint you seen ’em bustin’ down the fences trying to get a sight of you sailing over the stands and far away.” K. M. Landis, who does the high commlssionering, discoursed on the lively ball In this fashion: “Of course. It’ll stay. What if home runs are more frequent? Big crowds prove that a four-base blow is what the customers want to see. They always cheer homers, don't they? Until they begin to hiss 'em why the present type of baseball will remain among those consplcously present.” U. S. Leads in Links. A recent census taken of golf courses in the It. S. A. reveals the startling fact that there are more links here now than in all of Great Britain, which Is the home of golf. At this hectic moment there are 690 18-hole courses here, 1,140 reg istered nine-hole courses and about 250 more nine-hole links scattered around in the various summer re sorts. That rqakos a grand total of 2,084. The property value of the American courses is about $150,000,000. Great Britain has only a total of 1,253, divided as follows: England, 748; Scotland, 368; Ireland, 93; Wales, 44. m Golf was established in Great Britain in 1608—more than 300 years ago. That was on the common in Black lleath, London. The original course, a seven-hole affair, is still in use. The game was first played in Scotland in 1735 It was Introduced to America less than 50 years ago. Everybody "Hants (ireb. Quite a few of our boys—Tom Gib bons. Gene Tunney1, Floyd Johnson, and others—are involved just now in a merry free-for-all challenging bee—so as to get Harry Greb first. There's a reason. And that is they’ve all got it figured out that whatever tho Pitts burger might have been, he isn’t any more. They think he's scooted down ward from tho pinnacle that once knew the tread of his hoofs. Which is probably true. Greb is the type of fighter who thrives on activity. Permitted to idle, he goes to seed. He has been idling tor several months. Worries over a sick wife, suspension by the New York athletic commission snd finally ai break with his manager, have beset hint. All have hurt. But loafing has hurt most of all. So the boys have it reckoned out i that Greb has lost some of his virility’, j his speed nnd much of his once inex- ( haustible energy. Everybody, there- j fore, wants to tight him—and gain ! fame and perhaps the light heavy-j weight championship by whipping him. Maybe Greb will fool 'em—but the guess is that Greb has started down from the peak and never again will be the formidable bloke which once he was. Bets $1,000—Wins $10,000. This one reads like fiction—but it s true. M. A. Beyard entered his horse, Syd ney, in a recent race at the Lo Trem bly track near Paris. Just at post time, he stepped forward and bet the bankroll — aproximately $1,000 in American money—right upon Sidney's noble sniffer. And Sydney galloped home in front, paying TO to 1, which meant a $70,000 triumph for ye owner. Gene's Got ’em Fretted. This Gene Sarazen person has the ; golfing powers of the U. S. A. all steamed up and fearfully feverish. One might also add peevish. It's all because the national open 5 j champion of the links that dot and dash the grpenswards of our fair coun try sort of thinks maybe lie'll gallop over to Europe in June and mingle with the folks there in a try for the British open championship there. All of which would be fair enough if it weren’t for the fact that some U. S. golf championships are going to be champed along about the same time and tile officials are provoked, yes, sir, over the idea that dear Gene might cut the festivities hero and lend his little self to popularizing the British open. . (i ‘op> right. 1 Sir ) lech to Lose Five Veteran Gridsters When roll is called next year. Tech will be minus five football players. Marcus Krasne, the giant tgckle, and Nathan Reis, the husky guard, re ceived their sheepskins last night at the Central high auditorium. Ruddy Sellgren, guard; Don Monroe, the man responsible for many of Tech's large gains during the past season, and Harry Weisenberg. the speedy half back, will receive their doplomns in June. Krasne and Reis expect to enter Creighton university next fall. Krasne lias been very active in athletics at the Leavenworth school during the past four years. He has made the all 1 state football team three years. He is an expert shot-putter and also basket j ball player. Klepper Seeks Reinstatement in Baseball Through Court Chicago, Dec. 8.—Pacific Coast | league magnates and President Wil liam McCarthy, stopped off here today i on their way home from the National 1 association meeting at Louisville. William Klepper, who lias been barred for life from the association, ! was accompanied by his attorney, Oils Moser, Toni Turner and Bill Ken wortliy Klepper, who has virtually given up his duties as an official of the Portland club, hopes to be rein stated by the courts to which his case will be token. His attorneys contend it is illegal to throw a man out of baseball. Ames Elects Pilot. Ames, la., Dec. 8.—Ira Young of Jefferson, la., was elected captain of the 1923 Ames football team here today. Zfosbd'Dal/fecfc T&vxSNouldtinoiP Bq td VHorp Hulo Interpretations. Q Must both player. Jump when at center ? A. In professional basket ball. ye*. It I* not compulsory to jump in amateur game. W If player "slugs" or trip* the oppo nent, how many foul* «rn called? A. One foul In the former ease, the offender should be dls<|ualif ied. Some times, tripping may be n« eblental. Q During a fret* throw for goal a mem ber of oath team enters the free throw line in nn nmateur game. Wliat is the de cision if the bail enters the bunko.? V The goal doe* not count. Ilall is put in plti> at renter. Q. At the end of a same th" score Is tied, one team desire* to play the extra five-minute period, the other team re fuses to play For whom i* pane counted? A. The team refusing to play extra period lo*e* in amateur game, score 2-0. In professional game. 4-0. "A claims that professional rules do not permit the u>e iif backboards. •’B” claims tiny rtc» Which is right 7 A. "II" is rlgbt. The national rule*, the only published professional rules. »av the basket or goal Is to extend 12 inches from backboard. However. professional games are played In many place* without backboards. How to Play ItasUrt Ball. Hook pana. Tli* hook pas* la made as a rule at the end of a player * dribble, or a ft* r h* has taken nt l*a*t one bounce In the latter cane, as the 1 II comes up. he leap* high into th* air making a half turn. Th* ball r**t* in th* palm of the hand, finger* cxt*nd*d. thumb to the re*r the arm 1* straight The ball i? started upward. An instant before it reache* a vertical position, it is snapped by a band, wrist and forearm motion to th* player for whom the puss in intended. The bounce p»*s. The bounce pas? 1s mad* by throwing th ball so that it boun*** at the fe*t of th* opponent who la between the pnaaer and th* player to whom th* pas? I? to h* mad* It in a hard paaa to Intercept when made prop erl y. If th*re ire any point? about the game "f hai£*t ball ■ *r its rules which puzzle you. writ* I'd Thorp, care of our sporting editor, enclosing stamped return envelope. l?*-ll give : uy h> yuiik and correct de cision'. m Moore Re-Elected Head of Omaha Gun Club E. A. Moore was reelected presi I dent of the Omaha Gun club at its annual organization meeting last night. Other officehs elected were: Lew Adams, vide president; I. Noyes, secretary and treasurer; Pete Simp son, assistant secretary, and H. S, | McDonald, corresponding secretary. Membership dues for the ensuing | year were fixed at $10 for residents ; of Omaha and $5 for out-of-town mem j bors. The club went on record as endors i ing George G. Koster for state game j warden. Da\ is Clip Donor Nominated to Head T cniiis Association New York, Dec. 8.—fowight F. Davis, of St. Louis, donor of the fa mous trophy bearing his name and emblematic of the world's lawn tennis team championship, has been nomi nated to succeed Julian S. Myrick of New York as president of the United States Lawn Tennis association. This | announcement was made today by llolicombe Ward of New York, chair man of the nominating committee of the U. S. L. T. A. Notre Dame to Play Army Eleven on Eastern Gridiron West Point. Dec. 8.—A gridiron battle between Army and Notre Dame for next season is an assured fact, it was announced here today. Knute Kockne’s fast Hoosier eleven will come east on October 13 to play the Cadets. Tulsa Oilers to Train at Mineral Wells, Texas Chicago, Dec. 8.—Jack Lelivelt, manager of Tulsa (Okl t club of the Western league, tonight announced the selection of Mineral Weils, Tex., as the spring training camp site. Hard Tussle Expected. 1.08 Angeles, Deo. 8.—The Univer sity of Southern California football team will be satisfied if it beats Penn State college even by a margin of one point, In the annual east against west game at Pasadena New Year's day, according to Clifton B. Herd, ad visory coach and scout for the Tro jans. The Trojans will play an open game against Coach Bezdek's team and the Trojans will be out to roll up as large a score as possible, Herd promised the fans. Coach Resigns. Oinalut Bee l.cadvd M ire. Morgantown, W. Va.. Dec. 8.—N. J. I (Nate) Cartmell, for four years sue- I cessful football trainer and coach at j West Virginia university, today re- | signed his post to succeed Bill Mar- 1 tin at Penn State college in the same I capacity. Cartmell Is a University of i Pennsylvania product. Martin, whom Cartmell succeeds at Penn State, is to take over the coach ing of the Harvard university track squad. Volley Ball Champ. Homer Hawthorne was declared vol ley ball champion of the Y. M. C. A. yeslerday when he defeated Stanley Beranek in the finals of the champion ship tournament in straight games. 15-2. 15 8. Hawthorne will represent the Omaha "Y" in tlie state singles cham pionship. Virginia to Play Oregon. Morgantown, \V. Va.. Dec. 8.—An nouncement was made tonight that the West Virginia university football team had accepted an invitation to play the University of Oregon eleven, at San Diego on Christmas day. West Virginia did not lose a game this sea son Shulte to Talk on Cage Rules C Lincoln. Dec. 8.—By a plan similar to that used for football conference** th« past season, basket ball meetings will be held iu cities and towns of Nebraska under the direction ot the extension division of the University of Nebraska, co-operating -with the ath letic department. Formal announce ment of the meeting was made last night l*y llenry F. Schulte, track coach, and assistant director of uni versity athletics. Because of the many changes in basketball rules this year conferences of high school super intendents and coaches is thought necessary. Beginning at Omaha. Monday, De cember 11, meetings will bo held over the state as follows: Omaha. Monday. December It, 1:3® to o. 7:30 to 10 p. m. Norfolk. Tuesday. December 12, 1:30 to 4 p. m. Coinmbos. Wednesday, December 13, S:30 to 11:30 a. in. Grand Isla-id, Wednesday. December 13, 2 to 6 p.m Broken Uow, Thursday. December 14. 6:30 to 9 30 p m. Alliance, Friday, December 15. 9 to 12 m. Soottsbluff. Saturday, December 18, 9 to 13 m. North Platte, Saturday, December 1*. 6:30 to 9 p. in Kearney. Monday. December 18, 6 to 9 p. m. Hasting*. Tuesday, December 19. 10 to 12 m.; 1 to 3 p. m. Hoi drags. Tuesday, December 19. 6 to 9.3# p. m. McCook, Wednesday. December 20. 9:30 to 12 m York, Thursday, December 21. 2 to 5 P m. Nebraska City, Friday, December 22, 1:30 t# 4:35 Fte.itrice, Saturday, December 23, • a. m. May Legalize Boxing. St. Paul, Dec. 8.—The scheduled 10 round, nodeclsion bout between Billy Miske and Tommy Gibbons, heavy weights, here on December 15, may be the first legalized decision bout in Minnesota, it was indicated today. The state boxing commission has the power to allow decision bouts, but heretofore no official verdicts have been renedered. Seals Buy Hendry. San Francisco, Dec. 8.—Tim Hendry, whirlwind rightfielder for the St. Paul club of the American Association, lias been purchased by the San Francisco club of the Faclfic Coast league, ac cording to word received here from George A. Putnam, secretary of the San Francisco club, who is in Louis ville, Ky., attending the minor league convention. • CAGE TLAYERS GALORE. lndianola. In., Doc. 8.—Simpson college is virtually run over with can didates for the varsity basket hall team. In addition to seven letter men and 10 substitutes and second string players. Coach Cushman has several promising players developed in the recent interdass tournament, which the Freshmen won. Bugs Baer Says: -TKEET car transfers aiv get! longer than Greek cabinets. I __ Greek polities ;ue bullets am! eabi 1 nets are pudding Cabinets used to resign in hotly. Now they resign as bodies. (teiucuceati would have to put more liard-oiled eggs than lie does now to be bullet proof in Athens. Their miniatei of defeats was loti , out to backyard and got ids war straight from manufacture! to ton sinner. Other cabinet playmates received their pro rata share of per capita am munition. This Ibil’ont diplomacy makes wild and woolly west look much smoother than tame and silky east. Shooting is Grecian reward for guess ing wrong. If you go into proposi tion Idimll'ohletl you tlnisli blindfolded. This explosive example will make ] European cabinets very careful In near future. If they live that long. I nanimous marksmanship by eon stituents will comitel political game to become scarce and timid. Cabinet officers will lurk in yyoods so long they will grow horns. Cartridge vote of confidence was result of Greek cabinet fraternizing with neighbors' children. When Greek meets Greek, tombstones ate j trumps. I'nless Dardanelles citizens sprain (lieir trigger fingers on some tuiigli statesman, next few official proclama tions «ill consist of last messages to nearest relatives. Minister of retreats was paraded out in morning. They stripped all decorations off his Christmas tree. They clipped his medals. His epauh Is were confiscated, liven his vest but tons were salvaged. If he could have reached Holland lie might have written two hooks, lint (•reek nation was correct tills time. When your own bulldog idles you it's time to put him on milk diet. j Future Hellenic cabinets will think twice after this. First, tlicy ll think they will accept nominat.on. Then they'll think of how to resign with | out being punctuated with grammati cal bullets. Kuropean cabinets and kings are nominated with ceremony. When \ skipping up to take oath of office they always ride In first carriage. And when they resign tic y always ride in first carriage. Matched With Army Knoxville, Tonn.. lice, x _.iiies ree's football team will play the Army I eleven at West Point in 1923, it wub I announced today: Schlaifer-Murphy Fight Called Frameup; Purse Ordered Held Butte, Dee. 8.—(Special.)—Morrie Schlaifer of Omaha and Frankie Murphy of Denver, who met in a local ring last night, today were disquali fied by the local commission, which ordered that neither participate in tho purse. The ruling automatically suspends both boys for 30 days in Montana, which is a member of the National Boxing association. The Murphy-Schlaifer bout, the main event on a card being staged by the American .Begion post, was de dared no-contest in the fifth round w’ith Murphy writhing on the floor, claiming a foul on a light tap at the belt. Doctors this morning examined Murphy and found no signs of an in jury. The examining physicians, the box ers and all other persons connected with the fight were called before the commission for a hearing this morn ing and tho session lasted until late this afternoon. Charges that both boxers were pull ing their punches went unchallenged. The referree testified he was planning to stop the bout in the grounds that they were stalling when Murphy took the nose dive. Testimony that the boxers had en gaged in a lengthy and private con versation just before entering the ring was uncontested as presented to the commission, which after a brief ex ecutlve session, announced its de- : cision. | Cobb Asks Probe of Gotham Scnbes Scoring Augusta, On., Dec. 8.—Ty Cobb, in a statement today on the "disputed hit," in a game at New York last May, which has just been awarded him hy President Ban Johnson, of the American league, declared that “the several baseball writers who have so inlerested themselves in thy ‘disputed hit’ should also turn their attention to what happened on my last tuip to New York during the 1921 season. "Let them tell me and the public why it was that three safe hits were taken ftom me during that series and two times at bat added,” he said. ”1 would also like an explanation as to why the official score in the ’dispute.] hit' game of last May was not au thenticated," he continued. KAYOKD IN THIRD. Bigspring, Neb., Dec. 8.—Dewey French of Julesburg knocked out Art Yost, local ring product, in the third round of a scheduled 10-round bout here last night. BIGSPRING I.OSKS Bigspring, Neb., Dec. 8.—The local high school boys’ and girls’ basket ball teams were defeated in their in augural game of the season against Venango. Burch Buys Two Players and Gets Four on Trade Down in the land of the tall blue grass Barney Burch is acquiring quite a reputation as a trader. Burch's motto when he left Omaha was to obtain material by begging, borrowing, buying or stealing. To date he has confined his activities to legiti mate transactions in trading and buying. A telegram from the hustling Buffalo boss this morning stated he had purchased Tex McDonald, a third bayeinan, from the Wichita Falls club of the Texas league, and Pitcher May from the .Seattle club of the Pacific coast loop. 5)____ He also consummated a deal where by Pitcher Dan Tipple, who gulled the "iron man" stunt here in a double header last season and got away with it, goes to the Minneapolis Millers in exchange for Inflelder Tony DeFate, Outfielder Bonowitz and Pitchers Odenwald and Cullop. None of the Minneapolis contingent Is a stranger. Ten “Can’ts” for Football Players New York. Dec. 8.—Football Coach Howard Drew of Trinity college has compiled ten "can’ts” for Ills charges as a basis for good football and a career in after life. They are as fol lows: 1. You can't play good football without bruins. 2. You can't play finished football without knowing the rules. 3. You can't make the team if you don't grasp the idea of teamwork. 1. You can't hope to remain on the team if you don't remember signals. B. You can't hold your place long without showing legitimate aggies siveness. 6. You can't do yourself .1 us*ice, without getting and staying in good condition. 7. You can’t break training rules ; without sapping your own morale. 8. You can’t fight like a man with less than 100 per cent loyalty and col lege spirit. 9. You can't he a great player if you have the ’ swell head.1' 10. You can't afford to loaf any dur- I ing footbaji season. Tony (Tater) DcKate played with the Omaha club in ISIS and was trad ed to Sioux City, with whom he played until the middle of the 1020 season, when he went to the Amer ican association. DeKntc is a timely hitter and cavorts either at short or second, although he prefers short. Cullop was the mainstay of the St. Joseph club In 1020 and after the Minneapolis club purchased the Saints they shipped him to Minneapolis. Bonowltz played three years in the Saints’ apple orchard l>efore going to Minneapolis last year. Bonowitz is fast on his pegs and was the foremost slugger in the West ern league the greater part of 1010. He also was among the hitting elite in the other seasons. Ted Odenwald was a member of the Dcs Moines pitching staff in 1020. although he belonged to the Cleveland club of the American league. He played with the Joplin club a short time in the spring of 1021. Yesterday Burch purchased Pitcher A. Bailey from the New Orleans club of the Southern league. t Western Moguls Elect Tearney for Five Years Louisville. Ky.t Deo. $— President Tearney of the Western ami Three 1 leagues surprise.! the Western league club owners w hen, hji* Announced hi* tc#ig nation at the league meet ing yesterday AUtmUiPl hi# term of dftlce was not to expire for at least auotbei vear. President Tearney said he was disgusted with factional rows anti desired to step ou4» The Western leaguers. however, d dined to accept the resignation and reelected him for five years tinder a contract that hinds them to do ex . iu tlv as the president decrees. I ndn* the terms of the ne\^ agreement then* shall he r.o criticism of President , Tourneys administration. Oommit tees w *ie apiKUtited to consider thd. disposition t*f the Sioux i.ity (la.) fran chisi . which will be removed, and tile sal • of the Denver franchise to ex perienced baseball men. The Attendance situation at Sioux Pity has forced the league to seek a new location. These questions will Ik? settled at the meeting of the West ern league, to i>o held next month. Arrangement* were completed to. I have the Boston Bed Sox open Louis villt s new #250,000 park with an c.n : hibitlon game rui April &. The old ! Ixmlsvillc 'park was destroyed a few' weeks ago by fire. The Chiiago Nationals release*] In Holder Joe Kingman to Wichita l'aibw Tv’s Hit Allowed (Her Protests Chir.igo. Dec. — President John [smi of llic American league today;; [gave out an explanation of his ruling i allowing Ty Fobb the disputed hit., j which made liis batting average ovev; | .41)0, for the third time, tying the w*r j *or league record. "The official score of the game of | May 6 (at New York, between the j Yanks and Detroit) was not amheoti rated,'' President Johnson said in ;V. statement given out as a reply to hji inquiry from Brooklyn. Reports that the Baseball Writepe | association of New York was prepa* ing a formal protest against overrule* ling the official scorer also were rf ■reived at league headquarters. Mr: Johnson is in Kxcelaior Springs, Ml'. President .1 aim son's statement cy., i plained an arrangement made by tlu. American league official statisticiaer. fi r co-operation with tbo Associate!,,. Press in checking box scores from* all the American longue parks. ’’ “This provision was carried-out tt" the game in question mid Cobb cred ited with a hit," the statement said. "If a change in the box score vva made it was without notice to the Associated Press and the American league official statistician sensibly ac cepted the Associated Press ac-( | count.' ’ '• Fletcher to Manage Philadelphia Nationals i .. * Philadelphia, Dec. 8.—Appointment i of Arthur Fletcher, shortstop, as mart ager of the Philadelphia National league baseball club, was announced today by President Baker. Seattle Signs Johnston. Seattle, Deo. 8.—James Boldt, prr.vj, I dent of the Seattle Pacific* Coast base ball league club, has secured tbe it j lease of "Doc” Johnston, former first baseman for tbo Philadelphia Atblef. I i«*F, be wired from Boutsvtlle, where be is attending the convention of mi nor leagues. Jobnston 19 tbe brother of Jimmy Johnston, Brooklyn player, who holds the world record for stolen bases Boyle of I he White Kihhon team In tin' ■< uiluhy 1 -ague. rolled high mmp tat?1 night HU score was 2i>i*. Ilia three gamo total was 605. I>. George is Omulm's only one-armed bowler He rolls In the Greater Omali. league and has an at'erage of 138. Tlie Stryker sho*« company In donating a pair of bowling shoes to the fair bowjt » v.ho , a is* H her av. rag* th- most pins dur1 Ing the month of December. .1. Shields of the >1 urpliy-DId-It* rolled JtH Inst night. He had 2,|9 in the seventh frame ami could have rolled a 289. "Kew pie" SwoIhhIh In Omaha's li*arie»t p;n "hiash'i. He tips the locale at 244 pounds and ravn his ambition is to b«. ablo to average hi weight in bowling The He set in "Kid**" is » miMcaditig nnin> . Tho youngest member of tho I* 4b yean o!«1 The lurnnm ii to award a ho\ of ctgHrs for the highest game -oiled be tween December 8 and 1 To th« lady who bowls th* high g»tne hf ween D* . ember 8 and 25. the larnam Alleys will give a box of candy. 90^ each i DRAKEjP ANA Arrow Collar Cluen.Peibody kCo.Inc.Trqy.NY.