Players’ Union Instrumental in Getting Pay Checks Hiked By FRANK (i. MENKF. This new baseball players' union al ready has cost magnates in the Na tional league something beyond Jlu*b OOn. And "the end ain't yet.” AH of which indicates that if the organization is a "joke,” as tho mo guls insist, these moguls can't do any boisterous laughing about it. Up to this hectic moment, exactly 136 players in the National league have enrolled in the union—which is approximately SO per rent of the ros ter of the eight i lulls involved. And those who are piloting the destiny of tlie union assert that before the 1933 season gets under way the outfit will number every National league player/ George Burns, the veteran outfield er for the Cincinnati Reds, most likely will be elected president. Men as con spicuous ns Burns i t diamond affaiys will fill the other officering positions and make up the number of directors. Confined In Nationals. Nothing so far has been done to re cruit playera of Ihe American league. It is said by those concerned in the union that Hie plight of iho National league players was infinitely worse, as regards salary, than the American leaguers, and, therefire, it was deter mined that tlie first movement would he made for Hie bettei4nent of the Na tional leaguers. Ray Cannon, the Milwaukee attor ney, who organized the union, enrolled nil the members, and is the brains and dominating spirit, was asked; "Are you going to organize a sepa late union among American league players? Are you going to permit American league players into the pres ent union—or won't you enroll any American leaguers at all?” fiefs Players Increase. Cannon grinned, winked one eye then tho other, and then began to wiggle his fingers in mute conversa tion fashion—indicating Hint lie was very dumb on the subect. "What have you to say with refer ence to the charges of Charles Kb bets that the union is merely an or ganization put together for the pur pose of extracting tlie highest salaries possible from the magnates?” Cannon again resorted to finger wiggling and chuckling and an inter preter of sign language who stood alongside, declared: Cannon says that he no speeka da Kngllsh—-not now, anyway." But despite Cannon’s reluctance to discourse concerning the future plans of the union, these facts have been es tablished: Golf Officials to Test Shafts New York. Dec. 20.—Asserting its refusal to permit, use of steel shafted golf clubs In national championships had been misconstrued, the executive committee of the United States Golf association issued a statement Tues day explaining its attitude and an nouncing that official tests of the new style shafts would be authorized. "A number of people seem to have misconstrued the nction taken hy the executive committee of the. United States Golf association with regard to the steel shaft." a statement scaid. "We were asked to approve its use; we felt that it was a distinct depar ture from the accepted form and make of golf clubs, and that no one at that time knew enough about its possibili- ( ties to be sure that Its use was for the best interests rtf the game. "We, accordingly, refused to per mit Its use In the national" champion ships. Our feelings are still the >ame. The executive committee itso'.f will try out the shafts ami request that a number of the leading amateurs do the same and report their findings to the committee. They also will request that all other players who use the shaft and who desire to, should sub mit their views to the committee." Basket Ball Squad Gets No Vacation Lincoln, Dec. 2ft.—(Special.)—There is one group of Nebraska university students to whom Chi istmas vacation means little or nothing. That group is formed by the candidates fdr posi tions on the basket ball squad. There w ill be no letup in practice during the holidays. The squad will work out each morning. Three attempts to schedule an early season game with a Big Ten leant, fell through. Coach Frank tried to hook games with Minneapolis, Wiscon sin and Iowa. The Big Ten teams are limited to three practice games, and these teams are booked solid. Nebraska opens the season January 5, with Kansas on the Jayhawkers court. Spalding Gun Club Endorses Koster for Game Warden Spalding. Neb., Deo. 20—(Special.) —The Spalding Gun club after its Christmas shoot held its annual elec tion of officers. in which over GO members participated. Tom Haynes was elected president and treasurer, and Dr. Dowd secretary. A resolu tion was unanimously passed cn dorsing George Koster as state game warden and asking Governor-elect Bryan for his reappointment. Leaguers in Manila. Manila, P. I.. Dec. 20.—The baseball team composed of stars from the Na tional and America leagues, arrived to dpy from Japan, where they have just finished playing a series of games. The visitors will play four games with Manila teams and sail for Hong kong Monday. Nebraskan to Lead Aggies. Fargo. N. D., Dec. 20.—Ken Rum peltes of Kearney. Neb., was elected Oi Ptain of the North Dakota Aggies 1923 football team at the annual ban duet here this evening. Ilumpeltea is a tackle. Certain bail player members of the ' union returned contracts from Nation al league magnates which were unsat isfactory ns regards wages. The play er. after reacting the original offer, 1 named the lowest figure that would in fluence him to sign on the dotted line. And in each Instant the demand was met. Magnates Formed. The salary Increases granted the National players in eases of the origi nal offer of tngnates approximates more than $100,non. Although Cannon, for reasons best know to himself, refuses to discourse what's what with reference to the players’ union at this moment, lie re cently made no secret of the program. “The baseball club owners are or ganized and have been organized for many years.” declared Cannon at the time. “They are welded together for the purpose of getting the best slide talent for the lowest possible wage—which is all fair enough. "Pondering over this, and likewise the fact that the players weren’t or ganized. I decided that a union or fra ternity for them would be helpful. In their disorganized state, without any representative body and with each player fighting Ids own battle, it was a useless task for all the players to get salaries in keeping with their value. Fnderpaid in Past. “So I formed the players union, not with the Idea of slugging any of the magnates into excessive salary pay ment, nor with the thought of doing anything other than handing players together so that they could get a square ileal for themselves at till times. Which likewise is fair enough, isn’t it? “It is true that some members of our organization since its formation have rejected the salary offers made by certain magnates and have de ntil tided more money. The very fact that the baseball owners granted those increases proves conclusively that the National league players, in the main, have been underpaid in (he past and that the formation of a union was the one thing needed to get a square deal for them. “The basic purpose of the union is to create a concerted speaking voice for the players and to insure for them a square deal in salary and other matters from the magnates. There is nothing heinous, nothing wrong or nothing to be disapproved in such an organization with such a purpose, is there?’’ (Copyright, 1922.) “Look Out for Yale.” Harvard Is Warned Boston. Mass., Dec. 20.—Three hun dred Harvard graduates paid their tribute to the Crimson football team at the annual “victory” dinner of Hus ton’s Harvard club last night. Percy Haughton, former Harvard football mentor, and "I’ob’’ Fisher, present head coach, pointed out that Yale football, under Tad Jones, was annu ally showing improvement and each declared that the most vital conflict in the history of the rivalry of the Blue and the Crimson would come in 1923. Haughton, hailed as the father of Harvard football, declared that Yale had failed to duplicate the personnel of the Harvard reaching staff and had also failed to produce the simple plays with which Harvard has beaten Yale repeatedly. Head Coach Flsln r look occasion to state that the Harvard system of coacl •, ; would not be changed, al though new plays might be intro duced. He gave entire credit for the Yale victory to the Harvard football "family"—coaches and players and scrubs. Hold footballs were presented to the men who got in*o the Yale game and to the conches who tutored the team to victory. Series Money Dispensed for Charitable Purposes Chicago, Doc. 20.—Baseball Coin missioner K. M. Landis today an nounced that part of the proceeds of the world series tio game at New York October r., lust, had been dis tributed to three national organiza tions. the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars of (ho United States and Disabled American Veterans of the World War, each getting $20, 352.10. The remainder was dis tributed by joint action of the two New York clubs to New York charit able organizations. ^ Willard Fails to Impress Ring Fans Portland, Ore., Dec. 20.—Jess Wil lard, at the Milwaukee arena last night, let two boxers, Scotty Messer of Tillamook and Ben' Barnson of Portland, flatten themselves out against him, but Willard did not have to do any ■boxing. Barnson hit Willard repeatedly be j low the belt, but did no damage. The crowd gave Willard a great ovation when'he first appeared, but the house was half empty before the i show was over. t Famous No-Hit Pitcher Turns in Shutout for McGraw ! New York, Dec. 20.—John Mont gomery Waul, famous as a no-hit pitcher in the ’SO, turned in a shut out victory for John J. McGraw, man ager of the world's champion New York Giants, in supreme court to day. Acting as counsel for Mr. McGraw, Mr. Ward moved for dismissal of a $30,000 damage suit brought by Mrs. Mary A. Butterfield, for injuries suf I fered when she was run down in 1017 by MeGraw's automobile. Justice Tierney granted tbe motion, holding that McGraw was not re sponsible since liis chauffeur was violating instructions when llm ac cident occurred. Eastern Football Teams on Wav West Stop in Chicago W arriors Heady for Battles on Pacific Coast During Holi days — Players in Fine Shape. Chicago. 3 >• e. SO.—Two big eastern football t> ;ms on tho way to Call j fornia for holiday games spent to day here, departing tonight for. the ■ coast. Tho University of West Virginia I stpiad, 2k in number. In charge of Coach Spears, arrived on the same train with Coach Hugo Beszdek’a l’enn State team, which is scheduled to play tho University of Southern California at Pasadena, January 1. The West Virginia eleven will battle Gonzuga at Los Angeles on Christmas | 'hay. Coach Spears said tho West Vir ginians were In the best of shape after the eastern season and tho players 'certainly looked it. They were as full of play as high school youngsters. Coach Spears said there was a dif ference in the tactics of the three esatern schools—Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Penn State—which are to play on the coast Pittsburgh will play Stanford, December 30. "We use a line shift and Pitts burgh shifts only backs.” Spears said. “Then, there is a difference in the way we go after forward passes. The eastern teams feel they ate fairly well fortified against anything the far western elevens can spring, and,, of course, lmpe to emerge on the long end of t he score.” The Penn State squad, composed of 22 players, traveled in a special car, which will be dropped off at Williams, Ariz., Friday night. The party will make a tour of the Grand canyon on Saturday, arriving in Pasadena on Sunday afternoon to prepare for the Southern Californians on New Year's. The mountaineers are used to both frosty weather and to warm, and do not believe the heat of the west will slow them up. “It probably will be like our early practice weather.” Coach Spears said. “The only thing we dread is the long ride. 1 am sorry we did not have an opportunity for a workout here, for the day would have been ideal.” St. Louis Man Pays $8.’>0 to Keep “Lost"’ Golf Halls St. Louis. Dec. 20.--‘Retrieving lost golf balls on the municipal links lias been so lucrative to Matt C. Mallev that he bid $850 for the 1923 privileges. This hid was accepted this afternoon by the board of public service. Malley, who holds this year's con cession under an informal contract for which he paid $225, employs boys lo search for the balls. If found im mediately they are returned to the owner. Many balls, however, are not found until the owners leave the links, and Mr. Mallby pays the boys 5 cents npieee for these, repaints them and sells them for from 10 to •10 cents, it was explained. California Quarter Injured. Los Angeles, Dee. 20.—Chit Dolley, regular quarterback of the University of Southern California football team, may not be able to play in the annual east against west contest against I’enn State college at Pasadena! New Year's day because of an injured knee, ac cording to Conch Elmer C. Henderson. Harold Galloway, second string quarterback, probably will cull signals for the Trojans. Yesterday, the varsity held scrim mage against the "rookies," who used what were said to be Penn State for mations and tlie varsity which, at first, seemed to have trouble making substantial gains, soon hit its stride and made yardage at will, Salvadore and Lout; in Draw. Los Angeles, Dec. 20.—Phil Salva dore, lightweight, of Sacramento and Ray Long, welterweight, of Okla homa City, Okl.. boxed a draw at Vernon arena last night. Edward Delehanty’s Major League Batting Record Year IhKH 1889 IM'.O I Ml I I 89 i 1893 1 Mil I89.*» 1 H!»i* 1897 1 898 1899 1900 1901 19-wi 1003 ( lull riitlailHpii i»« riillailclphin < le\ rlanil I’iiilndelphitt Philadelphia riiilarielptii* rhiiiKit*ipiiii» Philaiirlpliit* Philadelphia Philadelphia rhihiilHphitt Philadel phiii Philadelphia Philadelphia Washington W ii.sliington J.eague <». National . . #1 N itional .... 54 Player* .115 National 128 National 128 National . . 182 National .Ill National . I IK N a! ional . 122 National ... 129 National ..... 112 National . 145 National .180 National .188 American .128 American . 48 Total t6 years IH25 - — 4J, $90 $*H 513 545 no 388 197 4HI 505 530 547 573 54$ 338 47 I 154 7 493 It. 10 07 |m; 1>J 7K 115 I 10 11:; 151 II o III i as 100 100 1500 If. k<; IV! ia« m »1 H IW<» I!’! I •«» *,*00 ms 17.1 I1»* I7H 32 tswf T.H. h: 9 i S i I"! 946 •JH3 ! • 818 2 HI •4.M H&l 281 27!* HH 8787 S.H. an n» if* v'7 as an ■i!* 4H 37 •.’H an ii ZH 1 I a 473 lvt /J00 .*»18 .31* ■ . v*> .388 .381 .377 .33 » . ION •810 .376 .338 .316 Hy KKKDKIU1K (i. I.ll lt. □Til the exception of Babe Ruth. Kd Deiehantv. who reached his greatest fame with the old ’ Phillies, could hit the ball harder than any man who ever lived. But where ! ltuth is a left-handed hitter. Dele hanty’s terrific clouts were slammed against the fences from a right i handed posture. When "Del" crashed ' a hall past an infielder everybody ! knew it was a hit. Delehanty lias another unique dis tinction. Jlo is the only player who led both the National and American leagues in batting. He topped the Na ! tior.al league sluggers In 1S99 with an average of .408, and four years later as a member of the Washing ton club he led the Johnson circuit at bat with a rating of .378. Several other old-time players, how ever. shared the” distinction of lead ing two majors at bat. Ross Barnes led the old National association in 1871, and then led the National league in 1 876, the first year of its organiza tion. Pete Browning topped both the Players league and the old American association, while Dan Broulhers showed the way in the National league in 1889 and again in the Amer ican association two years later. Delehanty has one slugging record, which makes Babe Ruth green with envy whenever he Stumbles across it in the records. On July' 13. 1897. "Big Kd” socked Bill Terry of Chicago for four homers and a single in the same encounter, 17 total bases in the same game. Delehanty, however, shares lids record with Bobbie Rowe, who also collected four four-baggers and a single in a nine-inning contest, Ruth's best effort so far Is two homers and a triple made off Dickie Kerr in 1920. Among Delehanty's other worthy j achievements is the major league re cord for two-baggers, 5t> doubles slammed against the Philadelphia fences in 1 Sit'd. Tris Speaker tried hard to equal this record in 1912, when lie hit 53 two-baggers for the Ked Sox. Delehanly belongs to that small and select class which has hit .400 or more than one oecassion. tieorge Sisler was the seventh man to get into that class, the others Iteing Burkett, Cobb, Anson, Rtovey, Thompson and Delehanty. Anson, stovy and Thomp son, however, can thank one of their .400 averages to the freak year of record in 1887, when bases on balls counted as hits. It took Delehanty quite a while to break into t He .300 batting class. He always could slug, but in his early days couldn't keep them out of tHe outfielder's hands. It wasn't until his fifth year in the majors that Ed hung up his first .300 average. After that he hit over .300 for the next 12 years, or up to the time when ho fell or leaped off a train mossing tHe Detroit river while traveling with the Washington club in 1003. "Del” scored over 100 runs in 10 different seasons, seven in succession, and cracked out over 200 hits three times iu his career, lie was one of the few players to close his career With 3.000 total bases. Delehanty broke into the National league with tHe Phils while it was playing Chicago on May 22, 1S88. Tills was just exactly a month before our subject of two days ago, Hugh Duffy, got his big league baptism with the Phillies as a second base man. He failed to get a hit in three attempts and booted two of his 11 chances. Promising Cagers at Chadron Normal Chadron, Neb., Dec. 20.—Two vet eran players and a substitute of last year's team will form the nucleus of the Chadron Normal school and Teachers' college basket ball team this season, according to Tt. R. West, director of athletics at that institu tion. Former Captain Trapp of Erun ing and McKelvey of Casper, Wyo„ are out for guard and forward posi tious, respectively, while Pate of Al liance, former substitute and utility player, is keeping an eye trained on the center station. New men of eonsideralde playing ability front which the team will ul timately be selected in part are Beal of Alliance, center; O'Connor of Al liance, center; I.ingle, Morrill, center, Kubik. Gordon, forward; Chalfout, Chadron, forward; Fisher, Chadron, forward; Powers, Des Moines, la., for ward, and Greonman, lndianola, la., guard. The Chadron basket ball schedule ir about complete. Tt is ns follows: December 20—Chadron High school at Chadron. ,,, , .Tannary 12—Spearfish Normal at ( had January 19—South Dakota School of Mines at Chadron. January 25-26—Wayne Normal at Chad ron. February 2-3—Midland college at Chad ron. February 6—Wayne Normnl at Wayne. February 7—Midland college at Fre. mont. _ , February 8—Coin, r college h» Pethany. February 9—Peru" Normal School at Peru. February 1«-17—Kearney Normal at Chadron. March 1—Kearney Normal :C Kearney. March 8—South Dakota School of Mines at Rapid City S. D. March 9—Spearfiah Normal at Spear flail, S. D. I Bee Cage Loop to Start Soon Dundee clinched the championship in (he preseason grade school basket hall league by defeating Train in (lie finals, 30 to 12. Keen competition marked the play in the early season loop and assures keen interest and lively contests in The Omaha lice's grade school basket bail league, which will open the sec ond week in January. Approximately 35 schools are ex pected to enter teams. Kntries will be sent out the first of the year. tirade school courts will be used to stage the games and members of tin- team winning the championship will lie awarded gold medals. Charley Hemphill Dies. New York, Dec. 20.—Charley Hemp hill, fumed several years ago as an outfielder with baseball fans of sev eral American league cities, is dead at his home in this city. Hemphill made his entrance into the American league ns an outfielder with St. Louis, lie previously had been with Kansas City. From Kt. Louis Hemphill came to the Yankees in BIOS, with whom he played for four years. For a time he also was with the Boston Red Sox. Humble Oil to Increase Stock. Austin, Tex., Dec. 20—The Humble Oil and Refining company of Hous ton today was granted authority by j the secretary of state of Texas to in crease its capital stock from $25.coo,- , 000 to $43,750,000, Amendments also were approved changing the par value of each share of t lie company from $100 to $25. EDDIE’S FRIENDS Where Kcason Kails / MV SnoDNEss! WW ATCHA KICKIN' POi^A i tcicd v* i'd 6»Ne VA F\ALF My WINNINGS Amo I Gave it to / Ya .didn't if • / ^Ves‘— Fift^em cents! { now Do yoo ' EXPECT MEr TO Boy AMyTMlNCe. WITH TK\T>? Dt-AR ME,- t \ COOLD KA\E BOH£ \ .®ETTefi MySEAF- / §r 3?cdht\ MOREl .e. you ERE, / )T lTTyL /SOMETIMES I camV ONDGRST. Vou,p(?ex>« -reaulV» /**.wm u r(WfigM '^22 In* Faiutr nftm 1*c X Valley Ruling • 4 May Prevent Holiday Game Proposed Football Game Be tween Fx-Slars of Beatrice and Teenniseb Schools Gets Setback. Lincoln, Doe. HO (Special 1—The proposed football game between ox high school players of Beatrice and Teeutnseh may be the cause of disbar ment from Missouri Valley competi tion for athletes taking part, accord ing to ‘‘Bill® Day of the Nebraska coaching staff. It was planned to play the game at Beatrice sometime during the holidays. As soon as Day heard of the proposed game, he cited the Yissouri Valley ruling which will make Ineligible all university men and even high school players who expect to come here. Suelj players as Ernest and 1,. Huh ka, "Doug'1 Meyers, “Bid” Purdy. A1 Bloodgood, t'al Mathews, King, Lay ton, Hepperlen and Ellis were men tioned for tin* Beatrice lineup, while Tecumseh was planning on using Mandary, Draff, Morrison, Ke\ nolds. Miller. Wuttman, Blakely, Stewart and Buckley. The ruling which blocks the pro posed plan is included in section five, article four, of the Missouri Valley conference rules. It comes under the heading of "Out side Competition" anil reads as fol lows: "A student shall be ineligible to represent his college in athletic con tests, who engages in contests pro moted by representatives of any nth letio organization not connected with his college whether in term time or vacation.” "There is only one thing to do under the circumstances and that is to call off the game," Vouch Day said. Coming from behind in the second 1 a!f and uncorking a brilliant at tack that swept the Central Congrega tional off their feet, the M. E. Wops won a hard cage game last night in the class A Church league. The score was 39 to 11. The first half ended, 8 to 4.( with the Congregatlonals on the long end of the score. Soon after the second period started, Saunders flipped a field goal and a free throw and Itaber nut the Wops in the lead with a long field goal. The Unitarian:* had an easy time winning from the Bellevue five, smothering them with a shower of j baskets by M» llor and Supernois. The score was L'4 to f>. The Wheeler M. E. five defeated the M. E. Baracns, 17 to 6. The close j guarding of the Whelers made it im possible for the Baracas to score. In the final game, the Our Saviour Lutherans won from the McCabe M E. quintet by a score of 4 to 3. The Lutherans led until the final minute, when Folsom put the McCabes in the had with a long goal. The Saviours came hack, however, and flipped tlie winning tally in the closing seconds r-f play. Both teams missed many shots. _______________ i Blouin Retains \\ orld Pin Title Chicago, Dec. 2o.—Jimmy Blouin of | Chicago, world’s champion howler, re- j tallied his title here yesterday when ! he defeated Jimmy Smith of Milwau kee in the sixth block of their DO game match, Blouin’s total points being STS for the six blocks, while Smith was credited with 273 27-50. Blouin, l>y winning tlie champion-i ■‘-hip, retains permanent possession of | tlie world's championship medal for which the bowlers were contesting. Blouin knocked down 12,300 pins, while Smith was credited with 12, 277 for tlie fiO games. In yesterday's games Blouin bowled over 2.005 ma ples and Smith had 2,008 to ids cred it. Blouin had an average for the CO games of 205 and Smith 204 37-00. ddsM-Mllids ; Tou5Kou\ t spread far enough apart so that the i.trmi can be lowered between tho knee* when they are h.-ul. The hall is grasped ! in tho palms, finger* outspread, thumb* | jin the lop. ball waist high, elbows and ! ( mr arms close to the body. The body J ! inclined somew hat forward. The arms are j lowered at (he a me time the knees arc ; j bent to allow tho arm* to pass bet-.vrrn j ■ them as tin y d« seend. As the arm , arc 1 raised, the knees aro straightened and j the ball is lifted upward and forward • imvard tin* basket, Throughout. the ••yes must be on the goal Shoot your fouls I clean, don’t try to bank them The e. r j hand shot from the foul line Is made in 1 the sain matin* r a the player make* the •regular overhand shot during play. Spink Suggests Funds to Care for Unfortunate Diamond Stars Ily XL SPINK. ^ I OFTEN drop in to see Judge Landis, baseball’s high commis sioner, in his beautiful office in the Peoples Has Light building on Michi gan boulevard. When the judge 1s not there. 1 sit and look out on the great lake and on the old spot at Lake, Randolph and Michigan boulevard where l saw the first Chicago White Stoi kings play their games more than 50 years ago. And while I am thinking of the olden days jhe judge genu tiiv drops in. 1 usually go in to < hat about every day affairs but this time 1 came to see him cm business. "Judge," 1 said, "I've come in to talk to you about that $120,000 you got out of that tie game in New York. 1 understand you are going to dis tribute it among the charitable or gunizations of the country. "Now, 1 haven't c ome here looking for charity for myself, or for any other of the old boys who played ball in the olden times. But I have conn* to suggest that at least $10,000 of that $120,000 be used to establish a fund which will he available in case any old player should turn up needing a lift. Some Die Paupers. "Nearly all the trades and profes sions of this country have} their henev olent associations to care for their sick and needy hut when the old hall player gets down and nut he does not know where to turn for a friend. "The Old Timers Baseball associa tion of Chicago has been able t<» help a little in burying the dead and 1 tid ing a hand whenever it was able to do so. It was the first to call the atten tion of the National league to the con dition of Cal MoVey, the famous out fielder of the Cincinnati Reds of 18GD. Joe Nolan of the Cincinnati Enquirer first called the attention of the Old Timers to the awful condition of Mr Yey and the secretary of the Old Timers wrote John Hcydler, president of the National league, and asked him to get the members of that organiza tion to do something for the old play Says ' duds" cter-i SOMETHING LIKE HOISTING SAFES Fans Watch Heavyweight Fights and Hope That Hope Breaks. ENGLISH heavyweights will l^eep colliding with one an other for zero reasons. Bom bardier Wells will fight, anybody with 10 seconds' notice, either for promoters or referees. Those English heavies fight without provocation. And none develops during fights. Th»y have plenty id' earn as in spectors over there. lint they keep tight on matching ’em up. • veil if these fights are like our prohibition laws, designed to amuse nothing loti children, llicy sliil have some shreds of romance hanging (o ’em like soup drops on old men’s whiskers. Win. lose or draw, their dy nasty of champions doesn’t lose its inherited prerogatives. They keep on spanking away trying to dis cover who is worse. There is plenty of triple extract of thrills in seeing two big beef stews pawing at heavy jowls. Hach one is scared of oilier play mate’s wallop jls they shuffle an.I with all that graceful foot work employed by Pilgrims in landing on Plymouth liock. Four hundred pounds of gooseflcsh in one ring and when (hat l\. O. pre scription hinds, 2(!() pounds of it sinks with all on board. There is no sound like that of ! two centuries of meat, slapping ] canvas. Bad whisk i, Polish pian ist, never played harmony like that. Bantams, feathers anti other small weights may know more about box ing, but they haven’t got enough ballast to counterfeit that heavy weight collapse. Broadside of entire scrapped navies of world is canary o|H-ia compared witli terrific explosion of heavy slapping floor with his entire estate and fixtures. Pow! No ring fan can lie bilked | on that noise. You can blindfold < him and he can still tell you if it it is an ounce too light. Tex Rickard should put heavy weight fight on every Garden menu. Funs don’t like to see them. But j they love to hear ’em. ;--—— 'l cal lings Have Class. Creighton lias a yearling btjiiad belli which to he rirkminl. The Froslm, in their first si timmage of the season last night with the Blue I and White varsity, not only were I aide to flip the leather through the hoops with regularity, hut also made the varsity extend itself. The caliber of tin* fri pinion team, which is under the tutefng. of Coach Tom Berry, erstwhile varsity star, .had a uuestiou mark hoveling over it until last nigh^. The strength showed by the begin tiers insures the Hilltop school good teams in future years. M.J'l. Wops W in l ilt. Smith High 4-anw out on Mu* small • ml of a 1M-to 14 score in itk inaugtir.il g.mu* of the season last night against the Council Muffs quintet cm the I Huffman’s floor. ‘ Buster” Owens of the Iowa ns flipped s.x goals and two l'r«throw:', while Clark led the Houtli offensive at tack with three goals and two penalty tOKKC*. South, was unable to .solve Council Bluffs’ baffling five-man defense. er. A little later there came a letter from Heydler saving that the National league ha I Noted a life pension to Me Vty and placed the famous old timer on the sunny side of easy street. "Now, w ouldn't It be nice, judge, for you. with your lag heart, to have $i0.UOQ here for the purpose of giv • ing one of the real old players a lilt whenever he happened along?" “It would ho neat." said tHe judge, "but let me t* d you, dear boy, it i*i too late to think of anything of that sort now. That tie game hionev was voted to the ehariiahle assr. i at ions or Now York City and every dollar hn* already been turm I over to them, "(iive 'Km a I .id.'* "Hut it would he a grand thing if we were able to give any one of tho real old professionals a lift if they ever happened around. "I’ve heard you say that the old anil broken players urn a proud lot and that none of them ever ask for a lift. Hut you are mistaken about that. Many demands are made by poor players ec. 20.—Local charities designated by Risehnll Commissioner Landis to ho recipients of the money taken in at the word aeries game that ended in a tie will receive the be quests in time for Christmas, it was announced by Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees. Checks will be mailed not later than Friday, he said. Cornhusker Captain Speaks at Nebraska City banquet Nebraska City, Neb.. Dec. 2U.—(Spe cia!.)---Thf annual football banquet was held at the high school with cov ers placed- for 250. nOhie” Hartley, captain of the Cornht,takers, was the speaker of the evening. Short talks were also made by tho couch, faculty and numb* rs of the team. The higHi school orchestra furnished the music. Giants Release Outfielder. New York. Pec. 20. Davey Robert son. utility outfielder of the New Vork Nationals, was released uncon ditionally. ——--^ © Aratex _ SEMI-SOFT Collars Will not wilt, crease, curl ot fray. Appear stiff, are soft. 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