Willard Convinces Ring Critics
He s Able to Get Into Fighting
Trim Again With Proper Work
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EW YORK, Jan. 12.
—Jess Willard,
here seeking a re
turn match for the
. heavyweight box
ing title with Jack
Dempsey today
convinced a ma
jority of critics
who watched him
so through a little
gymnasium work
out that, despite
his 260 pounds he
is in good condi
non and able to get down to fighting
trim again with proper training.
Donning hie ring togs, the former
title holder shadow boxed, skipped
rope and performed other light exer
cises for about a half hour before an
Interested gathering. He plans to
continue similar workouts while he is
in New York awaiting final word on
negotiations which may reach a defi
nite basis when Dempsey’s manager,
Jack Kearns, arrives here, probably
next week.
■'Willard Is the best man available
today as an opponent for Dempsey,"
Promoter Tex Rickard declared. ‘He
is in better condition right now than
he was a month before the bout with
Dempsey at Toledo, in which he lost
the title.”
The first intimation of financial
terms Willard desires for a bout with
Dempsey were revealed in an an
nouncement by Tom O’Rourke, Polo
grounds matchmaker, that Jess ask
ed $30,000 with a percentage privi
lege share if O’Rourke was success
ful In bidding for the contest.
Major Hookies
Barred in Ass n
Ixts Angeles, Jan. 11.—Thomas .1.
Hickey of Chicago, president of t He
American association, said here early
today that the clubs in that organ
ization had been warned not to deal
with the major baseball leagues if
they persisted in their apparent in
tention to send what players they
saw fit to the minors and then re
draft them at their pleasure.
"Before leaving Chicago for Los
Angeles,’’ said Mr. Hickey. "I wrote
to the clubs in the American associa
tion, telling them not to deal with the
major leagues under those conditions,
and notifying them that if they took
players front the majors on those
teruiR, I would bar them from play
ing in the association.”
Ho said he did not care to com
ment further on the situation at pres
ent. He plans to remain in Los
Angeles until February 20.
After Coaching Job.
Tommy Mills, former coach at
Creighton university, but who is now
coach at Beloit college, Is one of the
applicants for the job as football
coach at Creighton university, it be
came known last night.
Mills is well known in Omaha and
turned out several strong teams at
the Blue and White school.
Eddie Anderson, former Notre Dame
star athlete, is another applicant for
tho job.
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Erwin Bige vs. Ace Hudkins
(Omaha) (Lincoln)
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Willard-Gibbons
Bout in Making?
Now York, Jan. 11.—To «how the
public he really
isn't anti-dlluvian,
Jess Willard, who
has been drinking
from tire fountain
of youth, will work
out publicly today, I
stripped to t h e j
waist.
Neither Jess' 265
pounds, nor Tex
Rickard's Imper
turbability were
mussed up today
over the pronuncia
mento of the state
boxing commission that Willard would
j not be allowed to meet Jack Demp
! soy in this state.
Since Tom Gibbons, the St. Paul
, dancing muster, came to town yes
terday, and talked with Rickard, the
j prognosticators are unable to say
i which is going to do battle with
! Dempsey, or whether Willard and
Gibbons are to meet in an elimination
bout before either does.
Rickard indicated that he was going
ahead to match Willard with some
body, perhaps Dempsey, in some cor
ner where Jess' veracity about his so
called birthday finds deeper root. And
Jess, claiming to come from a he
man's country where they were too
busy sowing alfalfa to record births,
was preparing to prove no old man
could skip rope and shadow box like
he can.
Brennan Favorite.
New York, Jan. 11.—Bill Brennan,
the perenial stalking horse of young
men aspiring to a championship
match with Jack Dempsey, king of
the heavyweights, has been installed
the favorite by a wide margin ov6r
Floyd Johnson of Iowa, for their IB
round match at Madison Square
Garden tomorrow night.
Brennan is regarded in better shape
than he w'as for some of his famous
bouts and Johnson, notwithstanding
Ills pink lmed condition, was spok- |
en of as having been brought along I
too fast since he emerged from the J
west.
The Iowan has finished training
with his three giant partners and ex
pects to weigh about 183 pounds when
he enters the ring.
Central Juniors Lose.
The Central high Junior basket bail j
quintet met defeat yesterday after
noon at the hands of the Waterloo ;
five in a closely contested affair. The
outcome of thfe fray was undecided
until the last minute with first the
visitors scoring and then the locals. ,
The final count was 16 to 14.
Both teams committed numerous |
fouls and the guarding nf the Purple
tossers held the Blue and White tally
down. Campbell was the outstanding
star of the game, being responsible
for 13 of his team's pointers. Humes,
also of the outstaters, showed glass
at forward, while the free tossers of
Eagan featured for Coach Barnhill’s
youngsters.
Buff to Fight.
San Francisco, Jan. 11. — Johnny
Puff, former holder of the world's
bantam weight and
American flyweight
boxing champion
ships, Is In San
Francisco today
from Jersey City,
N. J., to enguge in
four-round bouts
with Pacific coast
boxers as part of a
campaign for a re
turn match with
Joe Lynch, prtsent
bantamweight title
bolder.
Stccher to Wrestle.
Joe Stecher, former heavyweight
wrestling champion, will meet Yusslf
Hussane, Turkish titleholder, in a fin
ish match at Chicago Monday night.
Steelier is in training for the contest
at his Nebraska farm.
Hussane returned recently from
Turkey where he has been for sev
eral months recuperating from an
Illness. This will be the Turk's first
match since his return.
Oilers Train in Texas.
The St. Louis Browns having de
cided to return to Mobile to do their
spring training, the prospective
Mineral Wells camp has been turned
over to the Tulsa Oilers, and Man
anger Jack Lelivelt will take his
charges to the Texas resort for their
workouts late in March. They will
i be returned to Tulsa early in April
[ to play a serious of exhibition games
, that will Include engagements with
the Pirates, Cubs, Yankees and Dodg
ers.
Crandall Goes Up.
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.-—Arnold Cran
dall. brother of Otis (Doc) Crandall,
former major league player, and now
| with the Los Angeles club of the Fa
| cific Coast Baseball league, has been
signed to play with the Detroit Amer
ican league club next season, he said
here.
Arnold Crandall, now playing with
a semiprofessional club here, is a left
| handed pitcher.
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Schaefer Wins Right
to Play Cue Champ
Chicago, Jau. 11.—Jake Schaefer of
San Francisco, today is entitled to
VtJltcJioppej
another try for the
18.2 balkine bil
liard champion
ship, •Willie Hoppe
wrested from the
elder Mchaefer,
“The Wizard” and
has held for seven
teen years except
ing last year,
when Young Jake
astonished the bll
liard world by
capturing it in
tournament play
and defending it in match play
against Hoppe.
Schaefer emerged victor over Roger
Conti in a poorly played 1,500-point
three night match here last night,
1,500 to 781.
Conti at no time, was a a match
for the coast player and played far
below the form he previously had
shown.
Tom Gibbons and
Rickard Discuss Bout
New York, Jan. 10.—Tom (ribbons, '
St. Paul heavyweight, discussed the
likelihood of a championship bout
with Jack Dempsey with Tex Rick
ard at Madison Square Garden this
afternoon, after the departure of
Jess Willard, who talked to Rickard
on the subject of a bout between
lUinself and the present titleholder.
It is understood that Rickard pro
poses to stage a Dempsey-Gibbons
bout, in his arena in Jersey City
soon after the opening of the out
door season.
Mysterious Five Wins.
The Mysterious Five, basket ball
team composed of H. A. Soskin, Z.
Schreibmun, Heater, Fred Giventor,
l’aul Sullivan and Johnny and Abe
Rosenblatt, defeated the Y. M. H. A.,
juniors yesterday, 28 to 16, at Fort
Omaha. For games with the Five see
H. A. Soskin.
IP illard’s Brother
Spills “the Brans”
on Jess’ Real Age
Topeka, Kan.. Jan. 10.—The age
of Jess Willard, funner world’s
champion boxer, was quite definite
ly determined here today by both
relatives and records in the office
of tlie probate judge at West More
land, Kan. These authorities agree
that Jess is 40 or almost 40. Je«s’
brother, Myron I,. Willard, evident
ly had not heard anything about ihe
controversy over Jess’ age, in which
the New York state boxing com
mission is interested.
“Jess will be 40 right soon now,”
said the brother. According to
news dispatches, Jess’ promoters
are modestly claiming but 36 sum
mers, or that he will register a
couple of years under the maximum
of 38 years, set by Ihe New York
boxing commission for men eligible
to enter hoving bouts in that state.
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Q While shooting a foul, can a play
er lift either of his feet before the ball
leaves his hands?
A. Yes, providing lie behind flie
free throw line. It is legal in professional
and amateur games.
Q. A player fumbles and juggles the
ball and finally gains possession of it. 11ns
he completed a dribble?
A, Yea, under amateur rules.
Q. Can I stop an opponent shooting
from under the basket?
A. Yes, providing you do not charge
into, push, hold or otherwise foul him.
Q Am I charged with two personal
fouls for fouling an opponent who is in
the act of ahootirrg?
A. No, the offender shall ha charged
with one personul foul.
Q. If the basket la made In spite of the
foul, does it count?
A. Yes, in both amateur and profes
sional games. It counts.
How to Play Bush*tball.
Offense. A number of plays from cen
ter will no\$ be given. You can try them
all out, and select the ones your team
can play to best advantage. First, J8 the
one where the center “taps” off to the
left side. The left forward comes in fast
and catches the ball while in the air. Be.
fore landing, or as soon as ho does, he
turns to the Inside and passes the ball to
the right forward, who, after having made
a fake start forward, has reversed and
eut for the basket. The center, after mak.
ing his “tap,” passes through the right
side of the center ring and cuts down
through the foul lino to be In a position
to receive a pass from the right forward,
or. if the forward has taken a shot, to
follow it uu with him. On the “tap” to
the right forward, the positions are re.
versed. This is the simplest piny from
center and works to good advantage on
l short or medium length courts.
Two Games to
Open Gate City
Play will be inaugurated in the Gate
j City basket bail league at the “Y” Sat
urday night with two games, Armour
and company playing the De Molays.
and Swift and company meeting the
Technical Tigers. The Beddeo Cloth-I
iers drew a bye.
Games will be played each Saturday
and Monday.
The p< hc dule for the first half of
the season follows:
January 1.1.
7:50 p. m. Armour and company-De
Molay.
8.2'» p in , Swift and company-Technical
TiRcrs.
B*ddeo Clothing company-by#.
January 15.
8:05 p. m., 1>»* Molay-Technlcal Tiger*.
January 20.
7:50 p. m.. l*e Molay-Beddeo Clothing
company.
8:2.Vp. m , Armour and company-Swlft
and company.
Technical Tlgers-bye.
February **•
9:15 p. m.. Armour and company-Bed
deo Clothing inmpany.
February 10.
7:5ft p. m . Swift and company-Bcddeo
Clothing company.
8:20 p. m., Armour and company-Tech
nical Tigers.
February 17.
7-50 p m , De Molay-Swift and com
pany.
8:20 p. m.. Technical Tigers-Beildeo
Clothing company.
Pueblo Wants Hark
in Western League
St, Joseph, Mo., Jan. 11.—Pueblo,
Colo., is dickering for the Sioux City
Western league baseball franchise, ac
cording to word received last night.
Pueblo dropped out of the circuit a
number of years ago. A meeting of
Western league managers will be
held soma, time this week, probably
at Excelsior Springs, Mo., at which
time the Sioux City franchise will be
placed for the 1923 season.
Soccer League to “Feed.”
At a meeting las.t night of man
agers and representatives of all the
teams in the Omaha District Soccer
league, final arrangements for the
annual soccer banquet were com
pleted.
The banquet will be held, Satur
day, January 13, at the Loyal hotel.
All member? of the various teams and
their friends are invited to attend the
banquet.
A short program will be given by
members of the Cechle team as en
tertainment.
Ed Lewis Wins.
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.—Ed (Strangler)
Lewis, wrold's heavyweight wrestling
champion, defeated Demetrius To
faloa of Greece in straight fails here
last night. .
Male College, l'a.. Jan. 11.—Hugo Her.
•lek. director of athletics u.t Pennsylvania
State college last night announced the ap
pointment of (lien Klljlng' r, a former all
around athlete at the Nittany Institution,
as assistant coach In football, basket ball
and basebHll.
rinehumt, X. C., Jim. II.—The official
record for the rhs mpinnship golf < ourna at
Pinehurst, held Jointly by Jock Hutchin
son and Mike Brady, wan equaled by
Alex Ron*. Detroit and Pinehurst pro
fessional. who went around in 33 34 in a
four-ball match in which everything was
holed out.
Dublin. Jan. 11.—Announcing deter
mined action against i he sweepstakes »r.
Ireland, the government states that it
will license only two—the grand national
and the Lincoln handicap. Ninety per
rent of the sweepstakes money coincs
from America.
New York, Jan. 11.—In addition to the
invitation to this country to participate in
t lie w orld's covered court championships
in tennis, to be held at Barcelona. Spain.
February 1 to 11, the United States Lawn
Tennis association has requested that the
association of the Philippines and Hawaii
send representatives.
Chicago, tlan. 11.—I’rwldfnt Hickey of
the American association yesterday started
signing a staff of umpires for the 1923
Reason Pat Boyle of- Kansas City, vet
eran behind the mask, whs the first to
be signed. This will be Boyle's first sea
son in the association.
Rolls Perfect Game.
Chicago, Jan. 11.—James Blouin,
champion bowler of the world, today
(seemed destined to retain his title in
his match with Joseph Falcaro of
New York. The champion had a lead
of 817 pins over the challenger as
the final block of their 40game
series opened here this afternoon.
Continuing his spurt of Tuesday,
Blouin yesterday rolled one perfect
game and averaged 240 3 10 for the
10 games, believed to be a world’s
record. He gained a total of 2,433 pins
in the afternoon while Falcaro was
getting 2,059.
Izzies After Angel.
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.—Clyde Beck,
an lnfielder of the Los Angeles civil)
of the Pacific coast baseball league,
may play with Wichita cluh of the
Western league next season, It is
announced by officials of the Los
Angeles club.
Beck is recovering from an opera
tion, but says/ he will be In good
shape for the coming season. Frank
Isbell, owner of the Wichita club,
passes his winters here, and after see
ing Beck play, decided to open nego
tiations for him, it is said.
Paynter Shifted to Guard.
With the Haskell Indian games on
ly two days off. Coach Schabingcr of
the Creighton university basket ball
quintet Is working his men overtime
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Accommodating hotels, with com
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each afternoon In order to get them
into shape for the coming series.
Tile Creighton coach has shifted
! Floyd Paynter, center, to a guard po
sition and expects to strengthen the
Clue defense by this move. Pat Eib
ner and Neary will probably fill
Paynter's shoes at center.
The Blue quintet will work out again
afternoon.
•Utmny Tni\er«. oill of the boot 1S4
pounders around Chicago s few years «n».
Is planning a comeback. Jimmy met Kid
Hogan before the Racine Athletic club
(frank)
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friends are urging him to try Ida hand*
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