__ _____ Flynn Circulates Stories of Brennan’s Dissipation to Get Floyd Johnson to Accept Bout By FRANK G. MKNKE. , Kill Brennan and Floyd Johnson will sling blows at each other In Madison Square Garden, New York, on the night of January 12. And thereby hangs another tale which Involves “The Silver Fox of the Prize King ’—one Leo P. Flynn. It may be recalled that Bill is the party who has given Jack Dempsey tho toughest fights which the king of battlers ever experienced. And it likewise v ill recur to memory that some months ago when Brennan was discussed as an opponent tor Demp sey in a New York ring, the New Yotk State Athletic commission, in majestic voice and solemn manner, spoke words along these lines: “Storks lvtve come to us that Bren ran is not ihc lighter he used to be. Therefore, before wo permit him to battle for a championship, he must prove to un that lie is in condition to do so." Just about that time this Floyd Johnson ,vn3 gathering fame and prestige unto himself. He knocked over a lot of second and third raters. Ho was aided by a splendid publicity outfit. As a result, it gradually be came noised ardiiiid tho V. Sc A. that this Johnson fellow was the one bloke beyond llarrv \\ ills who could give Dempsey a tough time of it. All Broken lHinn. Ar.il right then and there "The Sil ver Fox," liynn, connected with a grand idea. Ho determined to sic' Brennan onto Johnson, feeling con tident that Brennan could put away the youngster and thus re-establish himself as a lit and suitable oppon ent for the king of gladiators. So "feelers" were sent to the John eon camp concerning it Johnson-Bren nan tilt. But the "nothing doing" sign was- flapped into the faces of tho Flynn scouts, for tho Johnson handlers at that moment had a wholesome respect for ol’ Bill—reck oned him as far too smart and too tough for Floyd at this period in Floyd's career. Flynn, realizing that the only way that the Johnson folks could he in fluenced into such a match would be if they could be made to believe that^ Brennan was but a wreck of his for mer self, proceeded to "wreck" his heavyweight battler. Stories began to float lnther and thither that Bill wasn't training: that BUI weighed about 250 pounds: that Bill was drinking the output of the bootlegging industry of the United States: that Bill was soft and flabby. i that Bill had astigmatism, spavins, rhinitis, influenza, pleurisy, rheuma tism, dandruff and some other ter rible ailments. Some Strategy. j To make it seem even more realistic Bill wanders around among the elite of the boxing world, wearing a waist line about eight inches bigger than it ought to be. The natives looked at Bill's amidsliip section—and com mented that Bill's fistic days were done. They didn't know that the ex cess weight had been created by many windings of woolen cloth around Bill's tummy. To make it seem all the more real istic that Bill was dissipating, the vet eran gladiator used to show up at nights in arenas where fights were staged, giving a splendid imitation of a victim of too much hooch. To make tlie deception perfect. Bill smeared liis lips ever and anon with alcohol and then was careful lo get within “whif fing" distance of those who were sure to tell the Johnson folks about it. What was the result of this strat egy? Nothing more nor less than than that file Johnson people finally de rided that all they were hearing about Bill Brennan was really true—and that Bill was the softest bit of picking in the world. They figured it out that Bill still had u great reputation and that tf Floyd could "take" Brennan it would lift .the youngster to a lofty pinnacle overnight. May Lay Him Out. So when overtures were renewed for a Brennan-Johnson match by the wily Flynn, the Johnson folks stepped right In, signed on the dotted line— and now Flynn and those associated with him ait- chuckling—and chuck ling still more. Why shoudn't thoj? For all the time that Brennan was presumed to be d'ssipa ting, the big fellow, under Flynn, was working out secretly and had galloped back to within seven or eight pounds of Ids old-time fighting form. He was liv ing out in the open as much as pos sible and doing all the stunts that are intended to equip a fighter for ring warfare. Of course, Johnson may spring a sur prise on Brennan—the youngster may bo better than he has shown up-to dafe. But they won't lie wagering that way when the rough and' tough youngster and the crafty, experi enced veteran climb through the ropes on January 12. (Copyright. 19::.) Creighton Team Taking Form "With more than two weeks of prac tice behind It. Creighton university basket ball squad is assuming a tang ble form. Lovely has the forward position cinched, and Trautman appears destined to be his running mate, al though Ilill and Eihner are not out of the race for a Hipping position. Faynter lias been switched from guard, his regular position, to center, where he is showing up well, and the regular lineup probably will And him at his post. Nolan. Spittler and Neary also are taking turns at the tip-off position. Lane is sfated for a job at guard, and Nolan, Speiker and Neary are trying for the other guard position. According to Hilltop authorities, this year's team will not compare with last year's, for- the team Is minus considerable offensive of scor ing strength by the loss of Vi'ise, Ma honey and Lynch. Replacing a defensive player Is much easier than an offensive player, they explain. • Football Prospects Dimmed at Grinnell Grinnell. Ia., Dec. IS. — Football prospects fur 1323 have been dimmed by the prospective loss through gradu ation of six stars who for throe years have been the mainstay of the Grtti t;pll team. Followers of Coach Ed ward. however, believe that the foun dation. laid this year, for a stabilised coaching system, wilt help to offset this loss. Stars who graduate in June include ■ Captain Everett Nerellus of Kiron, Eawrence Jensen of Fonda. Hay Fearing of Fort Dodge. Nelson White hill of Marshalltown, Chester Dates inaD of Council Bluffs and "Ty” Fmlth of Grinnell. Toledo High to Play Corvallis (Ore.) 'learn Toledo. O , Dec. IS.—Scott high school football team, champions of this section, will play at Corvallis, Ore.. New Tear’s day, meeting the Corvallis high school elecen, cham pions of Oregon, according to an nouncement made tdday by Fred Sie bert, factulty manager of the local school. Duudee-O'Brieu Bout. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. IS.—Johnny Dundee, junior lightweight champion boxer, has been signed to meet Tom my O’Brien, Los Angeles, in a 10 ro.und, no-decision bout here Decem ber 29, It was announced today. The weight has been placed at 135 pounds at 3 e’clock on the day of the contest. £rridsters Entertained. Tecitmseh. Neb., Dec. IS*—Mr. and MrsN Carl H. Brock entertained 2# members of tha Tecumseh High school football team. Coaches James John ston and L. K. Gregory’. Prof. L. D. Halsted and the team’s doctor, Dr. C. D. Barnes, with a chicken dinner Thursday night . Central Gridsters Awarded Letters Coach J. G. Schmidt of the Central High school football team presented 14 gridsters with monograms at a banquet held in their honor at the high school cafeteria last night The dinner was prepared by the girls’ cooking class and was the first of its kind ever held at the hilltop school. Principal J. G. Masters, Athletic Manager A. Nelson and Coaches Schmidt and Hill were the houored guests. About 40 gridsters attended and, following several toasts by the guests, Coach Schmidt awarded tlie letters to the varsity and Reservo squads. The men receiving "Os'’ were Cap tain Stribling, Captain elect Howell, Cogan. Clarke. Coglizer, Ennis, Callo way. Hall, Lawson, Marrow, Perclval. Pollard. Reynolds and Thomas. Sev eral seserve letters also were awarded to those of the second team who did not qualify for the varsily monogram. The Central eleven llnished the foot ball season with but one defeat, that by Sioux City in the early part of the season. Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 18.—The Cor nell football team has elected George R. Pfann of Marlon, O, captain for 1923. Thirteen letter men participat ed in the election and Pfann was a heavy favorite. ft Says "Dugs' Deter'i MOSS-COVERED POP BOTTLE Iron Round Bottle, Old Soaking Bottle That Hung on the Skull. By “Bi ds” BAER. POP BOTTLES of all calibers will bring good prices next summer. That's one utensil of hostility that is just as dangerous empty aa loaded. Ever since AVhitey AVitt had his hair parted by some St. Looey bleacher barber they have been trying to legislate pop bottles out of international rates of exchange. Powers that beef in the American league now declare that crystal lov j ing cup null and \oid. Its spark j ling facets will no longer scintillate 1 in their rich Ivory setting on out I fielders' skulls. That old, (juaint tribal ceremony by Chicago rooters as they en dorsed their betrothal with enduring aim, “With this bottle I do thee wallop,” is ruled out of'deelaratftm j of war. Boston admirers of exclusive er rors will have to limit their adora tion to split lnfimi'ves instead of skulls. No longer will fair or foul j decanters drop In neutral territory i rendered hallow by supreme court decision that every man's skull is his palace. , Can Philadelphia fans control their sloth like belligerency long enough to say grace at any meal that containeth not its daily pop bottle? Will Washington arid Cleveland submerge their municipal pride deep enough to yodel for victory wherein nobody is defeated and whereby each day’s settin# sun sees nothing aimed and nothing bunned? How will Detroit do its afternoon gymnastics with no pop dumbbells to develop their bottle biceps? And New York birds will suro miss their daily donations of testi monial missiles. Another great American institu tion lwrleys its depurted glory with Athens and finishes second. Can St. Loo^y diminish its char* tered hunger fur casualties enough to toss boy-sized bromo seltzer bot tles and perfume vials? Our nation is retrograding in war and in peace. 1 Wrestling Gains Favor in Missouri Valley __ Ames, la., Dec. IS.—(By A. P.>— Wrestling bids fair to become one of the most popular of intercollegiate sports in the Missouri Valley and Western conferences, In the opinion of Charles W. Mayser, director of atli letics at Iowa titate college. Mayser has been elected president of t lie Western Intercollegiate Wrestling, Fencing and Gymnastic association. “Wherever Students have an oppor tunity to see high class wrestling matches they have shown unusual in terest in the sport,” he said today. Seven matches, including two inter sectional contests and the Western conference tournament, which will be held at Ohio Slate this season, make this year's schedule one of the .most difficult Ames grapplers have ever - had. Penn State, which defeated Ames by a narrow margin two years ago for the national championship, lias been booked here again, as well as the University of West Virginia, which fell before the Ames grapplers last year. Elected League President. Dallas, Tex., Dec. 18.—J. Doak Hob erts of Dallas was re-elected presi dent of the Texas-Oklahoma Buseball league at a meeting here yesterday. Connie Coys $75,000 for Coast Leaguer ^ o>airt/ llsXiz,. Sum llulr, Pacific '.'oast hitting and fielding champion, has boon bought by.Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Americans for $7f>,000 in cash and players. Amateurs Mav Be Called to Task A reverberation of last fall s up ris.ng in tho amateur ranks, when tho Townsend Gunners und South Side Merchants, refused to play un less they shared in the city cham pionship series receipts, will bo heard tonight at the Municipal Baseball as sociation meeting in tho city hall, when an investigation will be made. The action the directors will take on this matter will he tlio salient fea ture of the meeting, although ar rangements for next, season are to be made and new officers elected. A rule to prevent a repetition of the "iputiny” must be passed and tt may be that tho players who were responsible for tho trouble will be called to task. Several directors have openly de clared themselves in . favor of sus pending all the belligerents from amateur baseball, while others, the more conservative members, favor letting the offenders down lightly this time, it being their first offense, and passing rules to govern a re currence of this kind.. Last season was the first time that any trouble of this sort ever arose In the “siinon pure” ranks and the association found itself without a weapon of defense. It was forced to concede certain ground to the teams in order to have the championship decided. Selection of suitable prizes for the city champions and league winners and the employment of a paid as sistant for Jake Isaacson, secretary; are other matters to come before the amateur moguls. Nebraska Cager8 May Play Wisconsin Five Lincoln, Dec. IS.—A practise game may l»o played by the Nebraska basket ball team at Minneapolis with Min nesota university's quintet, Saturday, December 3it. Coach Frank and Cap tain Glen Warren wired Minnesota officials Monday afternoon. Paddock Won't Knu. New York, Dec. 18.—Charlie Pad dock, record sprinter of the Los An geles A. C., will not run in the Mill rose track meet to be held under the auspices of the Millrose Athletic as sociation. Decide on Grid Officials Morgantown, W. Va., Dec. 18.— Torn Thorpe of ?^ew York and C- J. McCarthy of Philadelphia will likely work %ith Walter Lckersall and “'Brick” Muller as officials in West Virginia’s Christmas day game at San Diego, Cal. EDDIE’S FRIENDS After the tiame—The Nervous Host. > Foe it's AUrV/Ays - j FAME VWEATH-El^. V 1 Wem «^oo‘feu.ona /2 •/£ ' - Official Batting Records _of Western Loop Players CLtB BATTING. Club. « JF K. OH . H. TR 2R. SR. HR. SH. SR. BB. SO. PC. Fulsa ....1 68 8029 1184 952 1 915 80 04 461 59 160 919 128 578 k03 .323 Wichita ..1 68 6033 1 190 .976 1 »«7 27 89 43* 68 110 15t> 159 679 616 316 Sioux City. 167 6928 1071 1076 1871 25 76 423 44 81 169 183 670 613 307 Omaha ...168 6794 1003 924 1766 35 64 335 76 10) 111 l',1 466 609 .305 St. Joe 169 6S67 975 90S 1760 24 53 341 78 62 170 84 680 682 .293 Ok!. City..167 6832 914 996 1770 23 49 383 69 36 167 1 22 687 6'6 .295 Pentrr ...164 6695 856 1123 1617 22 69 288 87 60 139 130 499 684 .274 DCS Miles.168 6876 811 1076 1647 73 03 348 46 73 135 113 416 713 .283 INDIVIDUAL BATTING. IVtCfn or More Games. Namsand Club.' A R. R. H. TR 2B. 3B. HU. Sit. SB. PC. Warden. Oklahoma City.. 12 17 S 8 8 . t.471 Both. Slou* City. 10 25 9 11 20 5 .. 3 2 .. .416 Herman, Omaha . 92 310 56 129 204 34 7 9 I 7 .416 Blossom. Sioux City...4. 11 6 2 3. 3 1.... 1.. .400 Past. Wichita .168 690 167 270 433 61 6 30 IS 15 .591 c. Williams, Sioux City. 68 160 34 62 04 17 2 3 2 1 .388 Cooper, lies Moines. 61 202 28 77 96 13 1 1 6 2 ,s»4 Manueh, Omaha .167 613 147 245 389 44 20 20 18 19 .376 I Bennett. Tulsa .161 717 177 266 419 36 13 24 11 13 .370 1 Hours, Denver . 12 46 11 17 23 3 .. I 3 ,S70 Lelivelt, Tulsa .154 69) )14 ”1 9 319 48 2> 10 12 18 .3611 Berger, Wichita .169 634 150 229 318 66 8 6 ,2.7 21 .361 Ban-lb, Tulsa .156 620 142 224 406 68 9 32 33 12 .3«t Mots, Sioux City.166 643 11 4 231 362 65 3 20 17 8 ,560 Fisher, St. Joseph. 1 69 675 160 242 379 65 17 16 6 9 .369 4 •rani ham. Omaha .157 601 160 216 365 47 13 22 20 S3 .3 9 Fish. Sioux City.1)9 599 123 213 279 49 7 1 15 52 .366 Felbcr, Oklahoma City. 88 31 7 69 113 161 3! 7 1 6 9 .366 Merz, Dch Moines. 38 100 1 1 35 61 b 1 3 4 .. .360 Sluarl, Tulsa .12) 402 10J 158 227 69 4 1 4 16 3 .543 Derate, SL Ojsepll. 87 33; 65 114 166 31 6 3 5 13 .54:1 Blaltesley Wichita .169 b49 1*1 222 334 60 5 1 4 8 2! .342 "Yank"^A>a\lB, Tulsa.166 616 182 230 403 64 7 26 12 3 .340 Gorina I'IVDcs Molnea... 84 300 46 103 123 1 9 1 1 7 .540 Pitt. Oklahoma City.158 616 123 219 28S 40 13 1 10 37 .539 Bauman. Tulsa . 163 660 1 1 8 219 294 58 5 3 27 25 .537 Washburn. Wichita .164 600 148 202 338 40 9 23 28 16 .337 Bates, Oklahoma City.Omaha . . 110 461 7 7 165 1°7 36 5 11 8 .2 "6 Koetiger, Sioux City. 65 170 25 67 S3 17 . . 3 8 X .335 Corrldcn, St. Joseph.160 629 137 208 279 37 8 6 20 7 .331 loung. Oklahoma City.... 18 91 8 80 41 9 1 1 1 .. .330 •I. firllfln, Omaha.160 696 1 1 8 196 306 43 4 20 12 20 .329 Mlddjeton, Oklahoma City. 77 21 6 63 104 1 •• f. 14 t 14 7 .529 Wag»er. Dea Moines.168 685 119 ”23 310 4 1 11 8 20 20 .520 Ulnglardl, Oklahoma City. 139 61 4 96 167 247 43 5 9 8 ¥ .325 Shanley, Denver ..129 608 92 166 246 32 1 1 9 8 16 .325 Kobloson, Sioux city. 93 311 64 1 10 146 22' 2 3 13 6 .323 T Long. Denver .137 621 81 167 2*4 29 18 4 20 22 .321 Horan, Ties Moines.167 619 106 208 317 47 7 16 17 10 .320 Query, Sioux City.126 432 61 137 183 29 1 6 9 2 .31 7 Handler, Si. Joaepli.102 300 44 95 1J2 14 6 1 3 11 .317 LaSalle. Oklahoma City, Denver.. 29 1 48 2 1 47 57 4 3 8 4 .317 Bonowith. SI Joseph.1 69 648 08 206 S06 44 12 11 27 6 .315 I. Smith. Wichita.142 695 133 188 231 23 7 2 1.7 48 .316 McDowell, Wichita .163 619 10.3 196 292. 49 6 12 17 4 .316 Fisher, Oklahoma City. 77 ”65 24 SO 110 10 4 2 12 1 . 31 1 Kerr. Denver . 93 340 65 106 144 14 3 6 12 22 .813 Shangllng, Sioux City. 69 228 36 71 91 17 . 1 7 1 .31 1 Burch, Omaha . 43 101 19 .31 43 10 1 1 3 .307 t'strgaard, Sioux City.166 694 117 lfl 260 46 6 7 31 17 .3u5 Kithullsn, Denver ! ,. 37 112 1 2 34 44 8 1 . 1 2 .304 Grose, Denver . 66 165 10 47 69 A 3 1 2 1 .393 l.indberg. St Joseph. 60 86 9 26 31 1 2 .. 1 .. .302 Whltted, Tulsa . 31 63 8 13 22 1 1 .. 1 .303 Bristow, Oklahoma City. 1 4 63 8 16 29 2 1 . . 2 4 .302 Graham, Dps Mollies.10(g 402 39 121 174 S3 1 4 10 6 .301 Gregory, Wichita . 63 147 26 44 69 6 2 2 2 3 .299 .1 Long. Oklahoma City.110 372 63 111 1«8 33 6 4 6 1 .298 TV Griffin, Wtchlta.123 583 97 1 1 3 1 32 34 9 9 1 1 8 .298 Gentn. Des Moines. 96 371 79 110 1 4 7 20 7 1 6 21 .296 Palmer. Sioux City. 1 34 502 SC ]4j 233 41 1 1 4 17 4 .291 Tate, Oklahoma City.131 464 86 137 187 27 7 3 7 7 .295 Cullop D03 Moines. 56 149 27 44 72 8 1 6 2 1 .295 Yde. Oklahoma City. 19 44 6 13 16 3 2 .295 McDaniel*. Oklahoma City.103 498 66 120 189 31 4 10 7 6 .294 O'Brien, Denver .136 bl9 95 182 238 30 13 19 10 9 .293 Grover, St Joseph . 85 230 23 70 105 1 3 2 6 1 2 .293 Nufer, St Joseph.123 449 61 131 163 16 6 2 12 6 .292 Moore, Oklahoma City. 95 £43 47 100 1:7 17 6 .. 10 15 .292 Duncan Grant, lies Moinca. 47 171 27 61 65 5 .. .. 19 .292 Itislaann, Omaha .164 688 120 200 275 36 9 7 9 31 .291 Crosby, Tulsa .... ..169 680 82 169 250 42 3 11 12 6 .291 MatUclr, Sioux City. 90 392 61 88 115 19 4 3 6 6 .291 Slevenaon, St. Joseph. 76 268 41 78 101 13 2 2 7 9 .291 O'Conner. Sioux City. 76 269 33 78 49 3 . 1 7 0 .290 Hemingway, Sioux City.167 723 164 20 ;8o 40 8 S 23 59 .289 Qrabovski. St. Joseph.190 339 48 96 I42 21 4 5 7 1 ."59 Gomes, Denver ..137 628 80 152 216 34 6 6 3 6 .288 Wright, Denver .107 403 68 1 16 116 13 3 2 13 14 .288 Rodgers. Denver . 46 156 19 45 48 t 1 2 1 .288 Olson. St. ojaeph.128 585 ln7 168 216 23 5 3 15 6 .287 W. Smith, St Joseph. 67 167 25 46 63 6 1 8 3 .287 McGinnis. Tulsa . 123 462 6 5 132 176 23 I 6 23 14 .286 Bogart, Oklahoma City. 10 1 4 4 . 286 Parker, Denver .119 411 S3 117 139 16 3 14 2 .286 Wilder. Omaha . 71 216 43 61 199 13 1 1 1 3 6 .284 Hamilton, Sioux City.169 661 1 41 181 281 46 8 1 1 1 1 18 .288 Thompaon, Tulsa .150 621 >1 11 176 260 40 7 10 41 30 .263 Patterson. Denver . 166 617 96 174 288 60 8 18 5 1 4 .2 82 Wilcox, Omaha .1 86 668 76 160 294 25 5 3 33 20 .282 Butler, Wichita .Ill 425 72 120 152 26 . . 2 1 1 20 .282 Apperaon, Omaha . 76 266 44 76 196 13 6 2 18 14 .282 Salisbury. Denver. 43 73 8 23 28 6 .. .. 6 .. .282 Breen. Des Moines, Wichita. 69 183 21 61 62 6 1 1 1 .280 late, Omaha . 26 194 0 29 34 I 2 . 6 1 .279 Haley. Wichita .144 653 7* 164 209 49 3 3 * 8 .278 May, Des Moines. 13 18 S 6 9 2 1 .278 McDonald. Si. Joseph.139 633 6* 14T 215 41 6 6 17 6 .276 Conlan. Wichita . 10 40 5 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 6 .273 Milan, Des Moines. 76 295 £6 81 19* 1 4 2 3 6 12 .274 Cartwright. Denver .100 344 60 94 122 1 4 4 2 6 6 .273 Spencer. Denver. Omaha.123 4*8 44 111 li,9 2* 4 4 9 1 .272 Knox. Dea Moinca.17 53 6 15 74 s . 1 .273 Boehler, Tulsa . . 64 173 S3 46 85 12 2 7 9 3 .279 Heatly, Oklahoma City.30 «9 17 24 39 4 1 . 3 4 .270 Brady, Oklahoma City. 29 48 4 13 20 1 .. 2 1 .. .270 Mangum. St Joseph. 21 41 5 11 Ik K .... 2 .. .26* O Day, Oklahoma City. 12 30 2 8 18 4 .... 1 .267 Glaiser. Tulsa . 10 13 2 4 6 1 .367 J. Wtndle. Oklahoma City. 92 344 4: 91 128 26 4 1 14 4 .266 sonars. iciiita . 46 108 1b 27 33 6 .. 2 .. ,2r*2 I Turgeon. Dee Moines.150 &0») AC 130 187 35 3 A 18 0 .260 Tuna, Dea Moines. 92 331 45 56 136 2 4 4 A 3 3 .260 Fliwhcr, Omaha . as 58 6 15 2 3 ft 1 1 .269 Massey. Oklahoma City. 43 164 26 42 59 in 2 .. 5 5 .257 Mann, Oklahoma City. 36 136 15 36 49 14 4 2 .257 E. Windle, Denver. 21 52 11 21 S3 8 3 1 .. 1 .2^6 Danfortli, Tulsa . 10 *9 s 1 0 15 2 .. 1 1 .266 Banner. Dca Moines.103 331 48 62 123 1 4 4 6 A 3 .261 Drug in ap, Omaha .10 8 2 3 1 . 1 .250 Snedecor, Omaha . 17 294 49 7 3 £9 23 1 1 13 2 .248 Graney. Des Moinc3.1....71 254 86 6j 84 1 4 2 1 4 2 .248 Spranger, Denver ...61 223 30 1-6 73 10 4 6 6 .248 Darrough. Omaha . 42 97 7 24 25 J .. .. 3 J .247 White. Oklahoma City. 29 90 14 22 34 5 2 1 2 2 .244 McMullen, Wichita . 12 4 5 6 11 13 . 1 .. 2 .24 4 Russell, TuLa . 13 *7 5 9 14 ft 1 .. 1 .. .243 Freeman, Denver . 13 37 6 9 9 .2 43 Connolly, Det Moine«. 69 167 17 40 <61 6 1 1 4 4 .241 McLaughlin, Dee Moines, Tulsa.. 44 127 12 30 45 7 1 2 ft 1 .236 Dldler. Sioux City. 11 17 1 4 6 2 25$ Brftwne, St. Joee.Hi. 66 229 52 63 66 8 2 . . 14 6 .”'■2 Wolfram. Dea Moinea. 3 7 26 2 6 6. 1 .£31 Ifaughland. Tulsa . 40 61 1 1 1 4 22 6 .. 1 1 .250 Krueger. Oklahoma City. 72 258 3 > 68 69 11 8 ft .229 Cros*. De*» Mortice. 23 63 8 12 15 3.226 Manda, Wichita . 19 68 A 15 17 3 ... 2 .. .221 Maun, Wichita . 40 100 1 4 22 32 7 7 . .. .220 Sherman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa. 21 46 A 10 18 5 .. 1 2 .. .217 Rachac, Tulsa . 13 23 5 ft 5. 1 . .217 M. Wilson, Dee Molntg... 45 139 1 4 30 :» 4 8 10 3 .. .. ft .174 Black, Des Moines, Tulsa. 46 98 ft 17 22 1 2 ft .. .173 Tipple, Omaha . 39 93 11 16 19 3 .. 4 .. .172 Wetzel, Denver ..,, 38 6 5 14 35 17 .. 1 .. 3 .. .170 Donnelly, Denver . 1 1 3 3. 1 2 2 ..167 llovlik, St. Joseph. 44 99 6 16 19 ft 6 .162 Voorhe*>e. Denver . 18 37 6 H M .. .162 Lukanovlc. Tulsa, Denver. 32 6ft y 10 12 1 4 .167 Fayne, Oklahoma City. 34 77 4 13 13 1 .. .. 2 .166 DaUs.v, Omaha . 54 Aft ft 10 11 1 .. 1 1 .161 Lynch. Dca Moines. 85 si ft 12 14 3 .. 6 .. .143 Bald. St Joseph. . li 14 y :: 4 .. ’l.148 Norton. Dee Moincd. 23 70 7 11 iy 1 1 3 .159 Ball, Denver . . . 45 92 4 13 1*; 2 1 4 3 .170 .5da(HH, St Joaeph. 31 AG 2 8 9 1 .. .. ft .. .127 Eddleinan. Det Moines. 11. 24 1 3 . .12ft Wilson, Sioux CitV. 411 l^ft 7 i.j 14 1 ft _ .124 Hilton, Sioux City. 10 10 1 1 3 1 .1 "0 Flunk, Denver . 12 2ft .. 2 ft l.080 McBoe, Oklahoma City. 16 21 1 .047 Stoke*. Omaha . 20 22 . * l l . 1 .. .045 Odenuald. Der Molr.es. 13 22 1 1 1 . 045 Kichfiiond, Tulsa . 33 13 .. . «• . 1 .000 HKHSCHU. BASKETBA . SplJi Twit Bill. Totter Neb. Dec is. — (Special. > - Totter split a 'double-header with Lf>Jg*‘pole here lart night. Lodgepole hot* defeat*d Pot ter bo: 9. If to 17. and the Patter girl* w on. 64 te 1 New man Grove Ku». Newman Qrov<*. Neb. Doc. is. — Now man orove High aehooi quintet, with four of j last year's numeral men tn costume, h«c made a good start for a victorious season by winning all three of ita games to date drubbing Geneva High twice and St. Ld ward once. St. Paul Mine. St Paul. Tcb . Dec. 18.—St. Paul H’gl. school defeated the fast Central City High r-chool in a game her-. 23 to 16. i.'onklln of St. Paul starred, making 12 of the 23 p^lnta. St. Paul playo Shelton. December Min Fifth Gome. Tort:.-;. Kao, Dec. 18.— (Special.)—The i tnamos made It five atralght by v inning ■ from the Norton fcluea here laat night. ' 60 to 26 A team of former Ha: a Normal men will play at X’ortia December 23. M'Ln* Loving Cup. Geneva. Neb . Dec. 16. —Grafton won the i Giver loving cup by defeating Milligan ih the finals. 9 to 6 Kxeter defeated Schick ley tn the consolation g.mio by three point*. Other *cor<*3 tn tho gumrs y*a tcrday folloy: Milligan 6; Geneva Fte uerveu. 5; Grafton, 1 ft, Ohlowa, 11; Fair mo tit, 8, Shickloy. I”-'. 8ln Iw>tt«*r Men Oc • Cambridge, Neb.. Doc. 18.— A weal’ll uf material Cambridge High at-rureo the school of a t>tror£#leam till- tfeaaon. tor* letter mon of last Stahl. Aiken, Sherman, P. M cupel. Faster and Mullock, are ou», in addition to tliryo pomlsiPfr new men. U inkier. Carfol and Richardaon. htamford Winn Stamford, Neb . Dec. IS. — The local high school defeated Huntley. 2i to 8. Young quiPt, Coffey and Harry starred for Stain ford, which has won five out of ©even Samoa. The veteran*, on tho team are Campbell A. Coffey. Youngquist and Ro« mufcPan Tha new men allowing up well are Harry Coffey and Pent?. The sched ule l» not filled and Coach Layton iu anx loua to book gamer. Sutherland. N»b., Dec. 18.-—Suth^r'and trounced Oshkoph on its oppenmit’a floor In a fast game Friday, f>S *© l‘>. Play Tic Gauic. Stella. Neb., Dec. IS.—The Stella backet ball team, backed by local bud iness men, played Bern iKan.) quintet to a £8 to £8 tie score at Bern the other night. ■ Schlaifer Has Longest Kayo to Credit—McGowan Out for Hours INo Report on Bribe Received bv State J Boxing Commission Lincoln, Dec, IS.—The boxing corn- | mission had received no report Mon- , day of the lnvestlgatioii which was J started when the charge was circu lated that Keferee Dave Miller stated 1 after the Dave btiude-frankie Schucll j bout at Omaha, that he had been of- 1 fered $500 to throw the tight to j Schoell. Assistant Commissioner Kilmartln of Omaha is conducting the investiga tion. 11. H. Antics, chairman of the commission, stated that it was fully an hour after the bout was over be fore he heard of Miller's alleged state ment. charging Omaha gamblers with oflernig the bribe. "If true, this constitutes a very seri ous offense.” Antics said. “Mr. Mil ler, I presume, lias returned to his home m Chicago. If he was ap- j proached in the matter of accepting a. bribe we will certainly conduct a I borough investigation.” Purple Cagers to Continue Practice — Central high school cagtrs were givc-n a snappy workout last night. Practice started off with basket shoot ing and several of the Purple candi dates showed (o advantage in dropping tho leather through the hoop. Tho Central mentor is having con siderable trouble In picking his live best men for (ho first game, which will bo played the early part of Jan uary. Hill has a wealth of material to pick from and has about 10 men | who would be able to hold down posi tions. Captain Reynolds and Marrow, both letter men, have been working at the forward positions, and Haw son, a vet eran, lia« been used at his post at ! guard. Pereira!, tint other veteran, has been unable to report for practice on account of Illness, but ha is ex pected to don the abbreviated uniform during tho holiday fcorkoilts. Central should find a good center in either Babcock, Galloway or Thomas. Mux eoji and Robertson are on the Inside track to the forward Jobs and Howell and Gerlick, who have both played with the Central reserves, have the class to place as guards. Coach Hill onnou/K-es that dally cage practice will continue during the holidays. It is probable tho Purple j iloor artists will scrimmage tbe Oroa i ha university team during vacation. Sooner Basket Squad Has Veteran Nucleus Norman, Old., Dec. 18.—Although (he opening game of the University of Oklahoma's basket ball schedule is played here January 6 with Iowa Utate, virtually all the Sooners’ con tests during tbe first months of tho season will be on foreign courts. Five letter men, one for each posi tion, arc available to start the season, with a number of freshmen to aug ment tho squad. Captain C'ooke and Howard Bonebrakem, guard, are vet erans in their third year, while Alpha Johnson, center, and Dixie Glbnerand Winfred Mores, forwards, earned their fnst initials last season. Tho Missouri Valley conference , rules permit only IS games, and tbe "round robin" schedule arranged in tho conference accounts for 16 of them. The Sooners' remaining two games will probably bo with tlie Ok lahoma A. & M. college on a home and home basis. The schedule follows: January it— lr*wa State Bt Norman. January ti’—Washington at Si. Louis. January la—-Missouri at Columbia. January 19—Kansas Aggies at Manhat tan. * January SO—Nebraska at Lincoln. Jouuary 2Ja. Kansas at Noruian. February —Missouri at Norman. February S~Washington at Norman. February 9— Nebraska Jl Norman. February 1 2 - A moo at Ames. Frbruary 13— Urirut-'ll ai Cjrinnell. February 1"—Drake at Norman. 1) brury 17—Drke t Normn. February 2 4—Grtnnell at Norman. February vi> — Kansas Aggies at Norman. ' March 2—Kansas at Lawrenco. Cecil Leitch Praises Miss Alexa Stirling London. Doe. 18.—Miss Cecil Lcitrh the former British woman golf chum pton, says Miss Alexa Stirling was mi doubtedly the greatest woman expo-' pent of womens golf in the United States, in spite of the fact that she I curtailed her play during 1922. She 1 was tlio finest "aiiot maker” over J there. Sho had more shots almost ! than any other player. Miss Leitch considers that the majority of wom en's golf courses In the United Staten ! and Canada, are easier than those of England. There is no undulation | there as in England, and virtually no j wind The courses, however, are very much Lett'r kept than in this couu try. Challenges Bigo. Sammy Trocco, better known ni lo cal fistic circles as the ‘'Wallopin’ Wop” of Omaha, has challenged "Young” Bige to a bout at the Ctty auditorium. Trocco was scheduled to fight Big® last Krlduy, but became of weight was forced to cancel his end of the bout. Iowa Grappler Uiut. Spencer. Ia., Dec. 18.— Ralph Tar ! caut. loco 1 middleweight wrestler, i threw Oust Granberg, heavyweight champion of South Dakota, in straight falls in a. match at Rosholt recently, j Parcaut took the first fall in 57 min- j utes with a. head scissors and double wrist lock, and the secoruj In five and one-half minutes with a headlocln ♦ UW tlio longest knock* out In pugdom—except those which have been fatal—la credited to Jim t'orbett. Corbett is said to hnyo hit Romo "whito hope," whose name has slipped our mind, so hard that he was "opt" for three days after the light, although on his feel. Morrio Bchlalfor has about the longest knockout in these parts to bis credit. Frank McGowan, tho Kansas City welter, was the victim. Last Friday night in the semi* windup to the Bhadu-Seltoell scrap# Schlnifer hit Met Iowan on tho chin in the fourth round mid down he went * his head hitting the canvas with a thud. Frolics Midi Angels. A few seconds after tlio fatal court., McGowan "came to" and acknowl edged his defeat by shaking hands with his conqueror, lie was ltd to his dressing room# and to tho dismay of bis attendants, lie again "passed out.” Tim customary trick, used in pug- 4 dom to restore a knocked-0111 fighter didn’t work 011 McGowan. He bliss - fully'slept while his attendants ex perienced a sinking sensation about the heart. A doctor was summoned. After working on him awlul'\ tho physician succeeded in restoring tlio tighter to a semi-conscious condition. • But h« wouldn't quito descend from tho ethereal adhere His face was slapped. His eai« pinched. The fir l linger un bis left hand was pricked with a sharp knife, but still no “rise" out of tho boxer. "Gee, llow He Hits." Finally the doctor suggested that at* teudants "walk liim." May bo (he cold, fresh ozone would accomplish what other tilings had failed. So in a tem perature not so i|inny degrees abo\* zero, McGowan was dragged around by his second and manager. After three hours of walking, Mc Gowan "snapped out of it.” '‘Gee, how- that bird socks,” he said. "I'vo been around the world a coupls of times." Yep, tbo t'Kid" ewata; "Cowboy” Padgett, Frankie Welch, Rock Smith, et al., will attest to that. Herman’s Blindness Pete Herman's blindness was not caused l«y resin on a fighter s glove, as reported. It was done by an oppo nent's loosened glove string. Peto was sparring at a charity show In Philadelphia. He was boxing a mere exhibition. In the midst of th<^** bout his opponent’s glove string be. came untied, and on a missed blow, a punch which Hennan easily avoid ed, the glove string whipped across Pete's face and lacerated the eyeball so severely that he lost the sight of one eye. Cambridge Elects Pilot. Cambridge, Neb., l)ec. IS.—The Cambridge High school football team elected Lester Kepass as captain of next year's team. Lester played left tackle this year. DdsM-Mltete Yott&\cu\dtuuu> By IA 9htfrp <}. What length o? tlra» in allowed b» tween end of aecend lialf and start of extra period? A. In amateur g times, imm«'dl*(Hr. rrofefudonal mica allow one minute. Q. U it dt laMi'.g the game If a tall mon holds tlie ball up over his head high that hi* abort opponent can't reach it: A. No. Q. May. a player while shooting wM one hand, hold tho gurad off w it la tho ot her baud ? A. No, this fa o foul. kj Is personal contact In Playing an opponent t*lwa>B a foul? A. Vc. lu amateur rule* it In » personal font. I* it a foul for one player to guard another from the rear0 A. tiimrding from tbe rear. umiuIIv re sult* in periMtiiuI ronturJ, which I* a per sonal foul lu Minateur guinea. If you can guard a man from Hie r**»r without till* i»cr>4ini h ’ •* his htghebt point. lu the r«M of the cide shot, h lays the bail agdn,* tho backboard, at out five to i»l\ fnohtu Hb*H* the basket as softly po.~t11» I <*. In the cax-t* of tho shot from tho trout bo floaty u over the front rim’. U« nur-i and ha*.** the ball well up over the head when ju» roach > our highest, point otherwise you nr* apt lo throw tlio ball mates *1 of laying It up. ‘20^ Caen DRAKEJh *1 ANA Arrow Collar Cluea,Peibo