Program of Sockology Scheduled for Omaha's Big Fight Shed Tonight Frankie Schoell Meets Shade in Main Bout—Schlaifer Fights By ft All* II WAGNER. OX IN'f; gloves will fly through the ozone over at tjie city fight shack tonight when the Sprfnlsh American Veterans and other Interested parties stage an athletic smoker for the benefit of all concerned. Thirty rounds of the knuckle shoving snort are on Ihe program and these 30 starmns of lighting will he provided by the l>cst men the promoters could secure. The main event, which has somewhat of a seml chanipiouship taste, brings together two of the best. elevercut and moat important welterweight contenders in the country, namely Dave Shade of New York city and Frankie,Schoell of Buffalo, N. T. Boat Shade In Buffalo. Sclioell, once conqueror of Shade, has #ne corner of his eye peeled on Mickey Walker's championship crown and the other corner focused on Mr. Shadr. Shade, like Schoell, is trailing after Walker. The Now York welter is of the opinion that he can slip the old defeat sign on I'rankie tonight, and if ho can turn this tongh trick, will be right in line- for a crack at the new champ ' Schoell finished his training yester day at the Orpheum gymnasium. During his workouts in Omaha he has displayed his lighting ability with such telling effect that this morning he is considered the favorite over his opponent, hut only by a short margin, however. Has Had Kyc. The Deo Flynn prptego has been in our fair village for unite a spell. Shade has been working out at tin Dusinesa Men's training camp and throughout the week has shown that he Is In the host of condition for the 10 round setto. A had cut over one of his dimmers is the toll of his two weeks' workouts in Omaha. In the semi-windup we have "Kid” Schlalfer and Warnle Smith, the lat ter of "tulsa. This affair is scheduled for 10 rounds and promises to he one of the best bouts on the program. 'Smith will enter the ring outweigh ing the Omaha welter. Giving an op ponent weight makes little difference to Schlalfer. This lias been proven in his previous fights. The "Kid" uppears to lie in the host condition of his fight. career. Ho has been tackling some tough lulus in Ills training bouts and has mixed his training with a three-round go each afternoon with a bantam. !tl*« Meet* Trocco. In Iht first bout of the evening, Young Uige, newcomer G runs for the JPhlllies in 1IU games in lSilt, which is carrying tho scoring runs into the whole sale department. Babe Ruth took a crack at that record in 1921, when he sen red 177 runs in 152 games. ilia record of 115 stolen bases with the Phillies in 1S91 still remains the host mark iu tho National league However. Billy beat that by two sto lon bases In 1889, when he filched 117 bases for the Kansas City club of the old American association, then a ma jor league. He stole more hams tbaji any other player in the history of the game. 937. and in his first three years ^s a regular h* stole 117. 102 and 115 bases, respectively. Ho averaged bet ter than one run scored for each game he played in and bettered one steal for every two contests. These feats, too. constitute individual records for Hilly. Some idea of Hamilton's su premacy in the base running and scoring field may be gleaned by com paring him with Cobb and McGraw. two of the greatest base-runners of their respective period. fO|ay*r— On. Rii«. S. B. Ys Hamilton .1&7S 1*94 937 14 iv.|>».2304 1721 M2 1* MHlraw ... 1030 10J8 44. lb Hamilton did not play regularly in four of his 14 seasons, while through mjuries or t.ther causes McGraw was a regular In only, seven seasons. - Despite the Official Itecord Book, the record for scoring 100 runs the most times belongs to Hamilton and not to Hughie Duffy. Hamilton scor ed over 100 runs In 11 seasons, 10 in succession* Hamilton played his first big league one on July 31. 1888, Kansas City 1 laying Philadelphia. Hus Weyhing. Athletic hurler, blanked the Kansas Cities that day without hit or run Hamilton stole his first big league base on August 3, 1SS8, off Clharloy Fulmer, catching for Baltimore. Ills first big day was on September 18. 1SS8. when he scored four runs and stole four bases in a game with Cleve land. Hilly also was a famous hitter, lie led tlie National league in butting in 1S91, twice went abpvc .390. and in ‘ 1V*4 missed the .400 class by only two point. Hamilton rapped out -00 hits two * seasons in a row, collecting 213 lilts j in 1894 and 203 in 189B. Billy hit .300 or better 12 consecu tive years of the 14 that he played In. missing the select circle by eight points in 190J, his last season in big league ball. Diinoml Makes Team. IX I.. Plmorid, son of Mrs. Zudin i Pimond of this ciry, has won a berth on the Partnioutn swimming team, according to word Teeeived in Omaha. Young Dimond is a former Central High athlete. EDDIE’S FRIENDS A Case of Cold Feet. - - - - A_ VOy WANT TO / £ Nevcs, / ‘S- EUEVATO* AA*\ A 70 FA,L“ A* SPINK. L’NNY there are no hag-punching exhibitions on tlie Htagre today l life there used to be. Time was when Corbett, Fitzsim mons and the best men of the boxing gams used to give exhibitions of hit ting the bag. • Fltz was great at it. Kid McCoy, too, could hit the bag with either hand, ami for a man of his sizo had a won- j derful punch. It was rote McCoy, a handsome 1 young fellow, who traveled with John I,. Sullivan when the latter was at the top, who invented the punching bag. j It was while McCoy and the others were training Sullivan in Mississippi for its first fight tyth Ryan that the insp ration carte to him to Invent it. Invented Punching Rag. It was while McCoy, Madden and I Mike Gillespie were out on the field kicking a football hack and forth that the idea suddenly occurred to Mc Coy that a football suspended from a ceiling would be a splendid idea, and from that moment the punching be came an adjunct' of every fighter In training. Gradually the fighters became pro ficient in the art of hitting It They did all sorts of funny stunts, and while it must be conceded that it "made them fast,’ ’at the same time it beyond a doubt forced them to, lose their real punch. True, the old English style of fight | ing was "hit and get away.” But, at , the same time when they hit there jwas something behind it, They made the blow count. In those days, too, championships were always fought to a finish and with bare knuckles. Have Hard Domes. What would pome of our present-' day lighters do if "given the head?" By that is meant the old style when a fighter always attempted to force an opponent to hit him on the head and break or injure his hands. This, of course, was possible with bare hands. With the big eight ounce gloves of today, however, it might not lie so effective. At the same time we have no fight ers. or very few, that w'ould be able to successfully do the trick. Take ail our hard-punching fight ers. such as Dempsey, Gibbons, Wil lard. Johnson. Moran, Gibbons, Mc Farland and .1 few like them. While thov occasionally punch tfio bag. they do not spend the hours at it that Corbett, Fitzsimmons and others used to. ^ Hag I’uiii'liing Lost Alt. In fact, the punching bag has be come a lost art to what it was only a. year or two ago. Then it was so well thought of that many boxers made it a. business and "champion bag puncher#" had a place on nearly every vaudeville program. Corbett and Fitz punched the bag so artistically that they made a big hit when they appeared in that sort of a stunt. Fitz. it used to be said, | could hit the bag a harder punch j than any other pugilist. He general j ly started with light, taps and then wound up w ith a> blow that would I break the small rope to which the i bag was attached and send it flying out Into the audience. But there is never any bag punch ing on the stage nowadays, which leads to t lie inquiry: "What his heroine of the old army j of champion bag punchers?" I (pries and Hie like. Hut there's none more complex that that which has to do with the -lack Britton-Mlckcy Walker fight—or was it just an ex hibition? It'll be rather Interesting to watch what will happen to Walker when he is finally turned loose against some body worth while in his own division. Walker on Stage. Just when that will bo nobody knows. For "alkcr has been troop ing around with a theatrical outfit and seems to love the glare of the foot- ! lights so much that he’s loathe to go : back to his earlier business of fight ing. Walker was something of an in and-outer—mostly outer—before he became champ. Dare Shade, (itorgfa Ward, and a few others used to punch him with vim and gusto. Others less starry did the same thing. And all of them think they ran do it again. Mickey hasn't any outstanding vir tue as a champion. He hasn’t a defi nite knockout kick in either hand. He's fast—but no whirlwind, He can box—but there are a dozen men in his ow n division who are as scientific_if not more so. Being young, he can stand up well under punching. But there are a. lot of men in the game who can take it much better lhan Walker. It s possible, of course, that Walk er might hare developed suddenly before lie met Britton—and that be caught Die veteran on one side of the latter's off nights—or when -lack was in no real fighting condi tion. due to a concealed illness. All of which would make Walker stack up us a better champion than the chilled figures now prove. But there's a suspicion—and always wiU be one, unless' Mickey proves greatness in his debut as a champion, that his triumph over Brlttton either ; was a gift or an accident. Snooker Tourney at Paxton Parlors A good deal of Interest in being Stirred up among tjje local billiard ists by Nick Wrapic of the Paxton Billiard parlor, who is conducting a novel pre-Christmas snooker contest. Prizes of shoes, silk shirts and hats are to he awarded to the player ntak ing the highest scores for the month The contest is open to all amateur 'snooker players. The leading contestants are hotly contesting one another for the hen ors, there being two ties for the lead ing positions. Claude Ferris and Richard lloye are tied for first with a score of 70; Ted Ryan and Earl < raddoik are tied for second with a score of 54, and Jack Alexander is third with a score of 53. Another contest being conducted by the Paxtons is their high run snook er contest, the winner of which will receive a round trip ticket and an ad mission ticket to the first heavy weight. champion boxing bout in America. To date llarry Ryan is leading with a high run of 60 points. This contest will end January 1 Bellevue Soldiers Want Cage Games The undefeated basket ball team of the Bellevue Vocational school won its sixth straight victory of the sea son Wednesday night when it defeat , od the husky South Omaha Eohe | mian team, 55 to 18. The ex soldiers are looking for oil) er games. Managers of basket bail teams wanting to play the vocational boys should call Market 4990 and ask for D. L. Roberts. * In the Wednesday night game, Col ,11ns of the ex-soldiers made 10 field goals and Roberts made nine. Homer Sheridan Loses Dos Moines, la., Dec. 1.—Mails I Moore of St. Taul outpointed 'Homer Sheridan of Sioux City, la., here to night in a six-round bout. They are I middleweight*. Mike Gibbons Is So Fat Omaha Friends Don't Recognise Him Mike Gibbons was in Omaha yester day. But few of his old ring cronies recognized him, for Mike now weighs 195 pounds. He also wears ''cheat ers," which help to complete his dis guise. Mike could puss as a successful bus iness man. a doctor, or lawyer, if it were not for (ho two cauliflower cars he wears as reminders of his pug da ys. Gibbons recently bung up (he pad ded mittens to become a. manager of boxers and i* was in the interest of his boxers that ho came to Omaha. "Farmer' Bodge and Jimmy' De laney are star performers in his stable. Mike Collins, w ho managed Gibbons during his long ring career, is con nected with Gibbons in the manage ment of the fighters. Central Cagers and Bellevue to Flip Leather Coach "Zip" Hill of the Central high school cage squad has arranged a preseason basket ball contest for his tossers tonight with the Bellevue Vocational quintet on the latter's I flour. * The strength of tlie I-«*»!• floor artists is unknown thus fur this sea son and the show ing made in tonight's contest is expected to help Coach Hill ' in choosing his cagesters for the com- 1 ing season. This is the first real scrimmage for the Central candi dates and every man who is a likely candidate for the quintet will la given a chance to shguv his "stuff." There is a wealth of material at the school and prospects are bright for a successful season. The four veterans of last year's five will start in the lineup against the Vocationals, but from the show ings made in the early practices, Bab cock at center, Galloway at guard, and Pollard, Howell, Velgand, Mux son and Robertson will make the "vets” step to hold down their posi tions. The Intel' I irfs teams will step into action during the Christmas vacation when a series of contests between the lower teams will be played. The In terclass games with other schools of tlie city have as yet not been arrang' d for but the schedule should be drawn UP in time to start fighting for Hit intercity honors of Hie lower class men the early part of January. Walter Barbare of Braves - Sold to Toledo Club Toledo, O., Dee. 14.—Walter Uar barc, Boston National league short stop, has been purchased by the Toledo club of the American associa tion, Secretary William Wicks of the local club, announced today. The con sideration is reported to have been $7,5(10. -- Coloradjn Aggies After Game With 1923 Husker Team Lincoln, Dec. 14.—(Special.)— Coach ii arry llim lu x of I ho Colo I rado Ai&ies is anxious to book a Kamo with Nebraska on November 3, the only open date on the Corn husker schedule. His plan calls for the Bailie to he played at Ft. Collins. Whether this open date should he left o|ien or whether a Banie should he scheduled, has not been definitely settled, Coach Han son said Thursday. m Bill Wotherspoon to Succeed Bob Christy at Happy Hollow COINCIDENT with the announcement that Charlie Johnson may not re turn to the Omaha Country club uext year, the Happy Hollow dub announces the appointment of Willie Wotherspoon as golf professional to succeed Bob Christie, who recently submitted his resignation to tako effect January I. Wotherspoon has been assistant to Christie for the past two years', com Siki and Carp Sij^n for Bout Paris. Deo. 14.—A formal agreement for a fight between ''Battling” Siki and Georges Carpentier on a date yet to be fixed, but between February 15 and March 15, has been signed by Wiki anil his new manager, Charles Brouilhet, says the Matin. Carpentier also would have signed hut for the absence of his manager, Francois lies camps, w ho will affix his signature to the document Friday evening. The bout will be for "0 rounds under the usual boxing rules. Four outice glove*? will he used. Meanwhile Wiki is playing hide and si ok with the French boxing federa tion, saying that lie will not appear before its committee, which is •nvestl gating the alleged frame up in the Wiki-Curpeiitier bout in which the ne gro fighter decisively defeated the white man. The federation is stdi awaiting an .answer from Wiki to its last letter summoning Wild before the committee on Friday to make a state inent. Lincoln High Cagers Will Tour State Lincoln, Doc. 14.—(Specif Tele gram.)—A trip through western Ne braska Christmas week is in prospect for the Lincoln High school l»askct ball team, provided two more games can be arranged. The schedule which, if completed, assures the trip: December -2 at L«»xin*fton December 33 at North Platte. December 25 at Oshkosh. December at Hayard. December 27 at Soottsbluff Derember 28 at Alliance. December '.'ft at Ravenna. December 30 at Aurora. Sail Lake Manager to Scout for Chance's Sox New York, Dec. 14.—Frank I "nance, new manager of the Boston Red Sox, announced today he had signed as a scout, Duffy Lewis, now the manager of the Salt Lake City club of the Pacific Coast league. Lewis w ill con fine his duties to the western coast section. Ho will retain his position at Salt Lake City. ng hero from the "old country ." Wotherspoon. while only 2Z years old. Is a capable golf Instructor, amt Ills drives measure alongside those of the longest camion hall artists in the city. Wotherspoon will take charge of his position January 1. Charlie Johnson, who is wintering in Los Angeles, Cal., where he is con nected with a sporting goods concern, has not definitely refused to return to his position here, but has declined to sign a contract for next year pend ing developments in Los Angeles, where. It is understood, ho has an offer from a leading club. John ltediek. a Country club di- - rector, said this morning thtA the club is eager to renew Johnson’s con tract, and will hold the position open for him until he flatly refused to ro turn. Johnson Is popular with members and the course has been grCatly Im proved through lus efforts. No changes will be made lu profr-.. ionals at tin- other two Omaha clubs tin- Field and Lakoma. Stanley Davies, the popular Field club hi stmotor, lias been ro employed for another year, as has Pete Lowdcn in the Lakoma club. Christy has not accepted a position elsewhere, but is considering several offers coming from clubs in the east, west and south, lie expects to leave the t-it>> sometime after the first of the year. Two Cage Veterans on Doane Squad Crete, Neb., Dec. 14.—Two veteran players will be back in harness tins seasnu at the opening of the IkibIut ball season at Doane college, accord ing to a statement made by the direct or of athletics. These men are Cap lain T.*C. Mickle of Crete and IS. C. Higgenbothom of Geneva. A fair sprinkling of freshmen players of ability will serve to fill vacanc ies • caused by the graduation of old stars. The schedule follows: January 12—Ootner at npthany .January \9—Wayne at. Wayn* .January 26—Wesleyan at Univci-«ity 1’Ihc*. February ?—Wayne at Crete. 1'. I ruory >*—York at York February 9—Hasting* at Hasting? February 17—Cntner Ht Crot February 22—Wesleyan at Crete. Marrh 2—York at Crete. March 5—Huntings at Crete. Wanted! Wanted! 350 Big Brothers to Help 350 Poor, Shabby, Threadbare Men Starting Saturday I Will Allow Every Man and Young Man $7.50 on His Old Suit or Overcoat s —and I’ll turn these old suits over to a committee of newspaper men to distribute for Christmas. • Is that old suit or overcoat worth $7.50 to you? Chances are it is not. But you bet it will come in mighty handy to some poor destitute man who is unable to buy a suit or overcoat for Christmas. Let’s all play Santa Claus—real He men—and help to keep these unfortunates warm.. Here’s what I’ll do, if you help: For every old suit or overcoat brought to this store, starting Saturday, December 16th, for one week only, I will allow $7.50 on the purchase of a new suit or overcoat, made to your individual measure of your choice material. Style, fit and workmanship guaranteed and will guar antee to have them ready for Christmas. ' NYhy I Give While this year has hern the busiest in the history of our organization, yet our profit per garment has been less than $2. I am grateful for this business, and will show my appreciation by mak ing this gift to 350 poorly clad Omaha men. Committee of Newspaper Men Mr. M. C. Taylor of The Omaha Bee, Mr. Tom Devaney of the WoHd-Herald and Mr. B. B. Peterson of The News will have charge of the distribution. All requests fof clothes must be made by letter or all wall be turned over to the Salvation Army. Hurry In Saturday— - Don't Delay! Suit or Overcoat Made to Your Measure * Guaran teed Union All Made Wool Others at $35, $40, $45 Extra Pants Free &?>",£! Not More Than 350 Suit# The $7.f>0 allowance is limited to 350 customers. I «rge every man to bring in theij- old garments now. Don’t wait Only wearable suits-or overcoats accept ed. Don’t bring summer flannels or raincoats. They won’t keep out the cold, chilly blasts of winter. ACT NOW By taking advantage of this great offer you can have a suit or overcoat made to your individual measure of the fin est assortments of woolens at practi cally half of what you would pay to other high-priced tailors or ready-made stores. And act as a Santa Claus to some poor, threadbare, shabby man. 1518 Farnam St.