Up-to-Date News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans South American Heavy May Climb High in Pugdom if He Perfects His Defense—Is to Return to U. S. A. By FRANK fi. MKNKR. liUis Flrpo is coming back to the •United State*. This news affects various gladi ator* and the hangers on in pugdom in different ways. Some of the boys are extremely an xious to get a chance to mingle with Mr. Firpo—and others aren't at all keen about it. One section ha* it all figured out that Luis will be the softest kind of soft picking, whereas the other outfit has a wholesome re spect for the South American fist wiggler. Flrpo continues to he what might be termed "the unknown quantity of pugilism." He never has had a real lest against a real fighter and, there fore, no one knows positively Just how good or how bad ha may be. But It is an undeniable fact that Flrpo. in the bouts against third rat ers In which he figured here, demon slrated ‘three vital things: (1) Terrific punching power. (Si, Ability to take a pile-driver smash on the chin—and then come back us strong gs ever. (3) A physique of which champions are made. Beyond Jack Dempsey there is no one who seems to be able to get as much dynamic fury into a blow as does Firpo. And beyond Dempsey and Bill Brennan there is no one in the heavyweight ranks who ever hus stood up after taking punches such as were rattled off the chin of the pride of South America. In physical makeup Firpo yields 1o pone. He lias powerful arms, marvelous leg*, shoulders w liicli be token his hidden power, a huge chest end seems to be possessed of a na tural fighting Instinct. On top of ail j that he has courage, he certainly has sameness annd is umaxingly fast. Ha* No Defense. But Flrpo has a fault—ami it bail one. Fortunately for him it is a fault which ran he corrected by six months of teaching. And that fault is that h« lias almost no defense and so far has spurned effort* to teach him how ] to box. He depends upon the stout-I ness of his chin and the toughness of his body to withstand enemy assaults. Flrpo has mingled In four or five battles recently and won every one with a knockout. His foemen all would hit him sledgehammer blows in every battle, and yet Flrpo wasn't knocked out and not merely survived the attacks, hut punched and pounded hi* way to spectacular victory. Hut all Hits lisppened when Flrpo wus pit ted merely aguinsl men who are little more than mediocre ns heavyweights. It never happened against a man Ilku Dempsey or Wills or Hrennun or Gib bons or Mlske, or any of tlie other top notchers. Flrpo believes at this moment that he has a chance against Dempsey. In hitting power, in speed and In ability to take it, he probably isn’t pivtclt In ferior to the champion. Bat ^-here ho yields hugely-—und whera his vital weakness has manifested Itself—is in his lack of boxing skill. Chance to Beat Champ. It wouldn't take much more than a round for Dempsey, Gibbons or the others to tie Flrpo into knots by out boxing and outgeneraling him. He wouldn’t know what it was all about until one of tl I fellows had crashed over enough punches to flatten him. But if Flrpo learned how to box, cultivated the trickery of defense, as well as the science of attack, and gathered In another six months or a year of experience, there would be every reason In the world to warrant the prediction which they now make in South America that: "Flrpo hns a chance with Demp sey.'' At this moment Firpo has nochnnce against Dempsey, none against Wills, none against Gibbons and probably none against Bill Brennan. And that's all because he has not been tutored In boxing and because he has not had enough experience with tough men to season and qualify him for a tussle with the world champion. When Flrpo drops In upon these American shores again It is likely that he will decide to permit some wise old man of the ring to school him In the Intricacies of boxing. If he doe* that and is carefully and skill fully matched through 1023, this un known battler of nine months ago may push Wills, Gibbons, Brennan nnj the others out of the spotlight ami cause himself to be acclaimed: "This is the man qualified to battle for a heavyweight championship of the world." (Copyright, 1S22.) High School Foot-Ball/ Mondamin Wins. Mondamin. Ia . Dec. 2s.—Mondamin won its sixth consecutive victory lust Fri day night by defeating Magnolia, 27 to 1.1. The locals completely outclassed their opponents In team work and basket shooting Port is Hems klnwiu. Portia. Kan., Dec. 28.—The Portia Dy namos won from the Kin win Sharpshoot ers here last night. 47 to 13. Killlng.r was high man. with 18 points Klnwin did not score a field basket until the last two minutes of play. Shelton. Neb.. Dec. 28.—The Shelton High school basket ball team dropped ♦ he first game of the season her** to St. T’aul hv a score of 28 to 12 Coach Miller 1.41 made a change in the lineup and hopes to ueu h!s hoop* ter* win their share of the remainder of the scheduled games. U)m« to Clarkson. Clarkson, Neb. Dc 28.—The fast New man drove High school basket ball quin tet met their defeat at Newman drove by the Clarkson High school basket ball team. 43 to 25. Brown h Mar. gcottshluff. Neb. Dec. 28—Lincoln High school outclassed Scottsbluff High school in basket hall tonight, 19 to li. Hrovn led the scoring for Lincoln, with 21 points, while Pickett scored half of Soottabiuffs 12 potnts. Wayne Bests Carroll. Wayne. Neb., Dec. 2f.—Wayne High school eager* scored n double victory «vtr Carrol! here this week, the Way ft* first squad winning. 2 <5 to If. and the ■®cond, 14 to If. Wins Mne fn Row. Sutherland. Neb . Doc 2* —Sutherland High school quintet scored their ninth cgntecutivv victory this week by defest Lincoln High in a preaeason game, Says “dugs* ciev: AUU negotiations for Tho Glutt to depopulate Battling Siki have fallen through like hot coals on it straw hat. The Glutt is ready to strike a blow on the canvas for hts native land. He is ready to stand und fall. His Turkish towel battle flag is fly ing from the ringpost. Siki refuses to fight. Tn justice to color blind House Painters' Unton No. 694. we cannot claim that Siki is yellow. The Glutt is nervous today. He gave his best girl a gold tooth for Xmas. She already had a perfect set of biters. Therefore Tho Glutt' had to knock out one of her deli catessen chewers That was all right and The Glutt was within his three mile limits of Rofightown chivalry. That was all right. But Xmas is only one installment away, and that gold chopper is starting to turn green. So you can pipe that The Glutt stands like an empty bag. Any expert on social puzzles who can help The Glutt out of this non refutable blunder will be welcome with his sugg* ions. The Glutt ts really a gentleman. And when lie parts his huir in the middle and puts on his vest of all nations there ain't a finer man who ever looked a judge in tile eye. Sikl is no Humpty-Dumpty. The Glutt knows that it wilt lie a tough battle. But be gels plump on rough treatment. He was knocked down like a sick mule's ear by The Floor bumper. The Glutt Is just the type. Ills fights don’t start until lie Sturts taking lessons in arithmetic from the referee. He has been checked up so often that lie thinks there are only nine seconds in a day. The only time ho was ever really buzzed out was when a Philadelphia timekeeper gave him a quick Quak er addition. Fiva and five aro ten. When lie lights Hilci, whenever that is. The Glutt's girl and her green tooth will be there to cheer him on to victory. The Glutt will spend a couple of minutes on the canvas looking for six-leaf clovers. If he finds one Slki will not finish In the pay line. This ain't the first time The Glutt gave a girl a gold tooth for Xmas. He gave his next best girl one of ’em and she spent it. - I Heavy Schedule for Nebraska Wesleyans University Place, Neb., Dec. 28.— Despite the fact that the basket ball 1 squad of Nebraska Wesleyan college, j here, has but two veterans to form Its nucleus, It. B. McCandless, director of athletics, is hopeful of rounding out a fairish team. The old men, Captain Bryan Harrell of University Place and Ralph Hurlbut, center, are letter men. Other promising candidates are An derson, University Place; Fruhllng, Franklin; McKenzie. Tecumseh; Cal vert, Plattsmouth; Yetter, University Place; Steeves, Panama; Sowers, University Place; Gregg, University Place; Harrington, University Place; McKibben, University Place; Quante, Brock; Mock, Fairfield; Sack, Gresh am, and Gentry, Gering. Following Is the university basket ball schedule. January 18—Midland college at Fre mont.’ January 24-—Cotm»r college at Bethany. January 26—Doan© college at Univer sity Place. January 27—Milland college at Univer. slty Place. February 2—Grand Island college at University Place. February 3—Hastings college at Univer sity Place. February 9—Pes Moines univeraity at University Place. February 10—Pes Moines university at University Place. Fei rmry 12—Des Moines university at Des Moines. February 14—Creighton university at Omaha. February 19—Morningshie at Sioux City. February 20—Trinity college at Sioux City. February 22—Donne college at Crete. March 1—Cdtner college at University Place. Coach McCandless announces that other games are pending. The sched ule is one of the longest of the Ne braska colleges. The mentor also announces the election of Owen L. Donohoe of De catur, a sophomore, as captain of the 1923 football team. The British government announces that an order has been issued abolish ing slavery in former German East Africa. U. S. Keeps Davis Lawn Tennis Cup American domination of the field In lawn tennis was even more forcibly emphasized during 1922 than ever before when the Davis cup was suc cessfully defended against an original entry list of 14 nations and Australia disposed of in the challenge round, four matches to one. William T. Tilden of Philadelphia and William M. Johnston of San Francisco scored in straight seta over Gerald L. Patterson and James O. Anderson of Australia, in the singles, and only the doubles victory of Pat terson and Pat O’Hara Wood over Tilden and Vincent Richards prevent ed an American cleanup. A few weeks later Tilden and Johnston met in the final round of the national singles championship, sols survivors of a field that included Patteraon, Anderson and O'Hara Wood of Australia: Zenzo Shimizu, champion of the orient: Manuel Alon so. champion of Spain, and his broth er, Jose, among others. The only absentees of note were Gobert and Coehet of France, and neither was as strong as the two Australian leaders and Manuel Alonso. Tilden earned the title by defeating Johnston in a great five-set match, but the question of individual su premacy remains in the air, since Johnston thrice defeated Tilden in previous matches and showed the better form in the Davis cup chal lenge round. American eminence, However, was i confined solely to the male of the species. Mrs. Molla Mallory again ! demonstrated her superiority over her American field by disposing of Miss Helen Wills, the child from 'Frisco, in the national championship and other tournaments, but was beat en in straight sets by Mile. Suzanne I-englen, the French piima donna of the courts at Wimbledon, Mile. Suz anne thus preserving her right and title to the world's singles champion ship. The east against west matches, in which Johnston scored twice over Til den, witnessed a division of spoils, the west winning in the early season and tho cast later at Forest Hills. South High Cagers to Play Alumni South high leather flippers will play th« Alumni at South gym at 8 o'clock tonight. Coach Pattton will start R. Graham and ' Clark at forward, Wedberg at center, and Reeves and DeVry at guard. 'The Alumni will be presented by Graham and Corr, forwards, Hill, cen ter, and Neitnan and ICmtgh, guards. The. graduates, on paper, appear stronger than the present South team. Out for Title O'Neill, Neb., Dec. 28,—Simonson post, American X.egion, of O'Neill, ex pects to capture the Legion basket ball championship of northern and western Nebraska this season. Cecil W. Conklin, the new commander, has appointed George Harrington director of athletics, and the coach has a strong team in process of formation. The team is looking for games with any or all I-egion teams in the terri tory. Nebraskan Taking Honeymoon in Clouds _ Cubs' Training Starts Feb, 22 _________ \ Chicago, Dec. 28.—The Chicago Cubs Baseball club has arranged 20 exhibition games for the training trip this spring prior to the opening of the National league season, it was announced today. The pitchers and catchers will leave Chicago, February 22, and arrive at Catalina island. Cal., the permanent training camp of tiie club, February 25. The inflelders and outfielders will leave Chicago, Feb ruary 25 and arrive at the training camp March 4- After training five days on the island, the club will line up with Vernon or Cos Angeles, in the first practice game. March 10. Games have been scheduled for San Francisco, Oakland, K1 l'as<>, San An tonio, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, Tex.; Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Okl., and the training tour will finish with a four-game series at Kansas City, April 13, 14, 15 and 16. The list of pre-season games in cludes: Mafcli 10, Vernon or Cos An geh's; March 16, 17 and IS, Vernon or Cos Angeles; March 23, Vernon or Cos Angeles; March 26, 2S, 30 and 31, San Francisco at San Francisco: March 27 and 28, Oakland at Oakland; April 1, Oakland (morning) and San Francisco (afternoon), and April 3. The Cubs w ill open in Chicago, April 18. Willard Is Clumsy in Exhibition Bout Yakima, Wash., Dec. 28.—Jess Wil lard, former heavyweight champion boxer, milled clumsily here last night in two exhibition bouts. He stung Alden Schumacker. a local heavy weight, at the start. He later boxed Frank Farmer. ) Soaring somewhere in the cloud, on their honeymoon are Noel Bullock, Nebraska aviator and auto race driver, and his bride, who wore mar ried Christmas day at the homo of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Maize of Broadwater, Neb. The couple stepped from the mar riage altnr into the cockpit of Bul lock s ship and "hopped off" for a flying trip to the south. Bullock flew from North Platte, his home, to Broadwater for the wedding ceremony. The marriage culminates a romance which budded when Miss Beatrice Maize was attracted by the daring air exploits of the dashing young avfator at a county fair. Bullock recently added new laurels to Ills racing record when he won the Pike’s Peak climb at Denver, Now Frisco Race Track to He Opened in May San Francisco, Dec. 28.—The new Tanforau race track, near Han Fran clsro, in course of construction, will open in Slay. 1923, according to an nouncement by John D. Htelling, man aging director of the Pacific Const Jockey club, under whose auspices racing will he held at Tanforan. W. Va. Eleven to Start Home. Han Francisco, Dec. 2S.— Members of the University of West Virginia football squad were preparing to leave San Francisco for West Virginia to day after being entertained yesterday by members of the Olympic club. The easterners, who defeated the Gonzaga college team in San Diego on Christ mas day, arrived here from the south yesterday and were taken on a tour of the city. The party is composed of 24 men. Shoot Profitable Kearney, Neb., Dec. 2|.—Fifty tur keys, 100 geese and 175 ducks were awarded as prizes at the Kearney Gun club poultry shoot here last Sun day. The event netted the club $600 EDDIE’S FRIENDS Th« (ira,t Unknown. Key ei>©te\ is it almost ReAi>y? -^ I_:_ (IT is kot! THATS MV CARD ] RlSHT OWER J TMEREh / <__ y ' ■ “ i ( < [ If yoo / FELLOWS SET \ yoorj argument] 1 OVJER. IN TIME I / \ MAY Sit in ' / while- y Ull III V ve r-< Copyf'fKi 1922. by Ini I Ftnium Symicn. "* ■ Of/ / 2 2? I Maroons Practice With Centralites __ Central High basket tossers are put ting in a hard week of practice with the Omaha university Maroons in preparation for the opening game of the season with Council Bluffs, January 5. The Maroons have a fast bunch of floor artists and are furnish ing the Purple cagesters stiff compe tition in their pre-season workouts. Coach Adafis of (ho university squad has been perfecting his de fensive play, while Coach Hill of Central has been working on his choice for offensive material. The Purple uinl White should he represented by a fast quintet this sea son from the showing marie against the Uni fi\e. The Maroons have an all-veteran team thts year, composed of IJavis, Kastman, Reeves and the two Ku necky brothers. Coach Hill of tho llilltoppers as yet has made no choice as to his five on account of the wealth of ma ttrial at the Purple camp. Captain Reynolds, Marrow, Pereival and Daw son loom up the most promising, how ever. Santa Clara University Football Coach Resigns San Francisco, Dec. 27.—Henry G. Buckingham, football coach for the University of Santa Clara for the last 1 two years, has resigned, according to a statement he made on the eve of his j departure for Memphis, Tenn., hla home, where he will spend the win ter. Buckingham said complete disagree ment with the athletic management at Santa Clara was the principal reason for his action. He has received coach l ing offers from three Pacific! coast colleges, he said, but will reserve his decision until 1924. Ski Clubs Organized Omaha ski clubs have reorganized for the winter. The Y. M. C. A. Ski club has been formed with a membership of 40 boys, and also the Omaha Hki club, com posed largely of members of the Oma ha Walking club. “Red” Causey to Baltimore. ! Baltimore. Dec. 28,—"Red" Causey has been sent to Baltimore by the New York Giunts as part payment for Jack Bentley. The Giants agreed to pay the local club $65,000 cash and three players. The other players have not been named. Gets Hole in One Fullerton, Neb., Dec. 28.—Down Fullerton way they're not only play ing golf, but also making holes In one. Frank G. Arnold made the 215 ynrd No. 3 at the local club In one utroke the other day. Conley Throws Queen Shenandoah, la., Dec. 28.—Cecil j Conley of Farragut threw Jess Queen of Omaha here last night. Conley won the first fall In 32 minutes with a too hold and the second In 16 min utes with an armloek. Jake Schaefer Practicing. Dos Angeles, Dec. 28.—Jake Sehaef er of Dos Angeles, former world’s champion billiard player. Is practicing here dally for a contest with Roger Conti of France, at Chicago, Janu ary 8, A and 10. Vancouver Downs Seattle. Seattle, Wash., Deo. 28.—In the most combative hockey game seen here this season. Vancouver last night defeated Seattle, 4 goals to 3, in the Pacific Coast association. Sisler Only Batsman With Chance to Beat Cobb's Lifetime Average Trojan Eleven a Foxy Bunch Pasadena, Cal , Deo. 28.—Football ! teams representing the University of ! Southern California and Penn Statu, j which will engage in tho annual It.- | tersectional football game of the Tournament of Hoses in the ltosu howl on Monday afternoon, will enter the battle without the services of two star players. According to Coach Henderson of the Trojans. Chester Dolly, quurt^r buck and captain-elect of the 11121 team, will not start because of an In jured knee sustained in a regular sea son game. This injury has caused the Trojan coach to make n complete shift of his baskfleld, with the result Harold Galloway, a fullback, will pilot the team from the quarterback posh tlon. • After watching the Trojans go through their workout this afternoon, Penn State must he prepared to com bat a hag full of tricks. Some of the foxy formations of many years ago have been brought to life b.V the Cali fornia mentor and may bring about the desired results if sprung at op portune times. The players execute these tricks nicely and with tho needed deception. Instead of Bundok's Lions lwing the heavier team, the Trojans appear to have whatever advantage there is in poundage. Weight, however, will not cut much figure. In fact it may he a handicap if the weather continues as warm as it has been for the last few days. The Trojan backs are fast and in Baker will rest the responsibility of making most of the ground gaining attempts. Flock, a promising looking lines man, filled in at Bedenk's position in today's workout. Loss of Bedenk will lessen the de fensive strength of (he Lions. Bezdels asserted he has lreen the main cog In all games, the ones with Pennsyl vania and Navy especially, lie is a ferocious charger of the type who can also get out to head an interfer ence. The Lions' mentor drove ids men at a terrific clip today despite the intense hear. Up at Palo Alto, where Pittsburgh and Stanford will engage in another intersectional combat on Saturday, both teams are hard at work. Tho Cardinals are taking their workouts in tho piornlng on the stadium field while the Panthers practice in the afternoons. A large delegation of fans in this section will make the trip to see the struggle and will return immediately to take in the New Year’s day struggle. Penn Practices Defense Tactics Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 28.—Coach Hugo Bezdek of Penn State Is concen trating on defensive football in prac tice at the Rose bowl here in prepara tion for the game against the Univer sity of Southern California at the an nual Tournament of Roses New Year's day. In workouts Bezdek has his sec ond string men play on the offensive throughout and they are making no gain against the heavy Nittany Lions. Bezdek said that he would shift his lineup a dozen times if necessary be fore New Year’s day to decide which eleven men were best fitted to start. F. J. Bendenk. Nittany Lion guard, who was injured in practice, is able to train with the others, but Bezdek will not allow him to get Into the “rough stuff.” The Trojans fclso are holding daily workouts. New York, Doc. 28—An attack on gambling and commercialism crop ping up in Intercollegiate sport, was launched today by delegates to the annual meeting of the National Col legiate. Dean D. W. Morhouse of Drake university, la., representing the Sixth district, comprising several mid-west ern states, advocated a graduate sys tem of coaching to supplant the ex isting professional system. Rost on Coach Avers Reformers Driving Football to Pareliesi New York, Deo. 28.—Football will degenerate Into parchesi if reformers succeed in having adopted rules tend ing to minimize the physical aggres siveness of the game, in the opinion of Frank Cavanaugh, coach of the Boston college eleven, who was a star on rugged Dartmouth teams a few years ago. At the meeting of the American Football Coaches’ association yester day he objected to a proposul to elimi nate aide clipping because it would lake much nway from the fundamen tals of the sport. RR llMC* lip F ATHFR *'S>,ter^ SEE JIGGS AND MACGIE IN FULL Drawn for The Omaha Bee by McManus 01X1 IX VJ 1 IX VJ Vy Jr 1 1\ 1 »11-<1X — ■»*“ U. S. Patent Office PAGE OF COl ORS IN THE SUNDAY BEE tCoorriaht 192’) J BY COLLY* WE XEEj AN YOU ARE LOt>T HERE r. IN THE JONCUEti ^ C^NE tNtiTEAD Or INDIA- _)1 OE A CUN ----3 C '-^2'-\r—J»l VWI-' WOW:HEREE>A HOLE THAT THE* THAT WERF ■ HAVE ANT £ FUNERAL ^, x ...r C»NT>f-lW UQN " HUNTERS y> 7: illbet: 1 / ~ ---' Copyright l»2i. by It"'1 1 <•>»“ l« j DO TOU gentlemen rso-eoT VT'S KNOW THAT TOO ARE. THE EbE'bT ON.A F^RIVATE COUF npw^ WE'VE —7 course! -^'-7 heard: ^— Am, Z^ZV-} (,-"<>iS «»■•** 1 Ty Cobb load* the batsmen of the 1 world with an average of .372 for Ms j entire career In major league bus* balj. This murk may live many, many year* perhaps forever. it is not generally known and per haps the name of the maker of this i record is almost forgotten hut, a ccr- | tain Pete Browning who played with - the Louisville olul), then in the major league, from 1882 until 1893. led the btitamen of nil leagues. Browning finished his career in the major leagues with a lifetime average in butting of .333, which stood as the heel murk for 23 years. It was up to Ty Cobb to trim this record left by l*ele Browning but It took Ty ten seasons to bring his at erage up to the mark set by this slugger of other days. Since 1913, Ty has gradually increased his lead. Joe Jackson of tho Cleveland and Chicago clubs was one player who had a chance to compete for high honors in batting for this bird was going like wildfire when his feet slipped and lie was placed on tho black list. Jackson, up to the time of his forced retirement, possessed a batting average of .339 for his life time work in mujor leagues. Capt. Anson,, Harry Stevey, Ed De lehanty, Dan Brouthers, Dave Orr, • Tip" O’Neill, 8am Thompson, Trie Speaker, Billy Hamilton and Jesse Uurket are listed as batsmen who fin ished their careers in big league base, ball with averages of .340 or better. At the height of their best mark not one of them ever attained the marl: of .372, ut any one time after five seasons of big league hall playing. Ungers Hornsby, although going at a terrific pace, is a long way behind tliu fast-going Georgian who, despito his J H seasons' service, la going lik'i a youngster. The great batsmnn of the St. Louis Cardinals has a mark of .347 for the eight seasons he has played In the old National. In order to reach Cobh's record he must main tain a .320 pace for the next six year*. Cage Leadership Tied. The Trinity quintet tied the Fair view five for leadership In tho class “B" division of tho Church leaguo last night by defeating the Fair views. 8 to 7, in the featm'o game of tho evening. Maxwell, Marplo anil Roberts each collected a field goal for the Trinity crew, and Maxwell added 2 points from the free-throw line. Davis and Fenner flipped Fair view’s goals and Vawter contrlbutwl 3 points from the penalty line. Results of other games' Hirst M. E. defeated Parkside, 7’ to 6. Plymouth trounced Walnut Hill, 12 to 8. Calvary Baptist bent First Baptist. \ IS to 2. BdsMr l&ttShod BtjMWtcrp Q. Must T pass ball immediately after having completed dribble? V No. Length of time depends upon activity of opponent. Q How art players numbered ? A. With six-inch numeral on batik of shirt. ( aptain usually is given No. I., Q. Wlial is meant by goal sone lines? A. These line# ore one inch In «Mtk and extend across the court. parallel to, and at distance of 17 feet from the iuoer edges of fhe end lines. q. Can th»» backboards be placed against the wall for amateur games? A. Yes, byt ground rules would have to he made. It Is always best to have l>n