Busy Week Ahead for Omaha Cage Teams-Nebraska to Play Four Valley,Quintets-So. Dakota Here By RALPH WAGNER. Omaha basket ball teams will resume practice this aft ernoon in order to be in condition fo ranother lap of the 1923 cage race which will be reeled off this weekend. Nearly every high school in the state will get into actoin sometime this week. The majority of games are carded for Friday and Saturday, however. The University of Nebraska quintet will buck up against four Missouri valley teams this week. Tonight on the Husker court the proteges of Coach Owen Frank will battle the Missouri Tigers. The Tigers, it might be repeated, are strong in all departments of the game and are sure to cause the Nebraska tossers plenty of trouble. Drake will entertain the Cornhuskers In Dea Moines on Thursday eve ning In a regular valley contest. The following night the Nebraska quintet Journeys to Ames to meet the Iowa State Cyclones. The Nebraska team will end its three-day trip into Iowa with a game against Orinnell on the latter's court Saturday evening. Creighton university copped its first two games of the "Big Nine” ath letic conference cage season last Friday and Saturday, when the Blue and White easily defeated the Morningside five at Creighton "gym.” i oacn t>ciiatilnger a busketeers arei showing much improvement in each game. The ltlue athletes play better teawork and a better passing game. Their defense has been strengthened since the firset two contests of the season. Friday right Creighton and South Dakoto university open a two-game series .at Creighton. This contest is another screduled "Big Nine" game. Malioncy Eligible. ‘‘Ike" Mahoney, former Commerce high star uthlete, is now eligible to flip the leather. "Ike" will get in tlie harness against the South Da kota university team Friday night. The return of Mahoney to the Creighton lineup has caused the Blue stock to bounce upward. Coach Schnblnger will play the lanky young ster at center. "Ike" is quick on the jump nnd fupt on the .floor. He has a good eye for the rings and his free-throw tossing is good. l’aynter, who has been playing cen ter. will he moved bac kto a guard position. However .this Creighton ath lete must show Coach Schahinger during this week”s practice that he is better fit to play guard than either Lane nor Hpeioher, present watch man, before he lauds a berth. Coach Ernie Adams' Omaha univer sity tossers will he Idle this week. The Maroons trimmed Tabor (la.) college in a pair of contests last week. All of Omaha's high schools, with the exception of Creighton high, gave games scheduled to this week. Central Plays Bluffs. Central high, fresh from voctories over Geneva and Hastings last week, plays Council Bluffs on the latter's floor Friday night. The Purple should win this contest, judging from the shoring it made against the two out stay quintets last wek. On Satur day. Oenral and Grand Island meet at Creighton "gym.” The game will be played in the afternoon. Coach Drummond's Tech hoopsters their first game last week when IJncoi* handed them a defeat. Friday afternoon Grand Island and Terh tangle at Creighton gymnasium. South high Isn't doing well lids winter. The Packers lost last week to Tech by a large score. This week South plays at Geneva, while on Sat urday evening the Packers meet Sut ton at Sutton. * Creighton high rests this week. Lincoln Cage Chan s to Play Omaha Fives — Three games remain to he played in the intercity series being staged at the Y. February 10 tlie leaders of the City league and Church league of Lincoln will be brought to Omaha to play against the leadeis of the Omaha Y. M. C. A. church and Gate City champions. The following Saturday die strong American Legion team of Fremont will he watched against either the Church or Gate City leaders. The First Unitarians, who are now leading the Church league, garnered a 47 to 24 victory over the Sioux City Church champions last night. w ins Skate Championship Saratoga Springs. N. Y„ Jan. 20.— Charles Gorman of St. John, N. B., won the Saratoga cup skating cham pionship at the winter carnival here today, defeating Edward Corcoran of Johnson City, in a special 220-yard event when the two were tied for first place. German won the 440-yard and one-mile events on the regular pro gram, while Corcoran won the 220 yard race, placed second in the 440 yard and third in the mile. Omaha Whist Players Lose Match j Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 21.—(Spe cial Telegram.)—The Omaha team, entered in the Martin trophy event of the twenty-fifth annual tourna ment of the Northwestern Whist as sociation, after taking the lead in the first round of plays, was nosed out by the Aitkin (Minn.) team here today. The winners won all four matches in competition with the otljer four teams entered. The Omaha team of four won two matches and lost two. The team was composed of C. W. Mar tin, who donated the trophy for which the teams played: Dr. Paul Kllis, Judge Benjamin and J. A- Shea. Though the Omaha players had high scores in the open pair matches, none were among the winners. At the annual meeting of the association yesterday. W. L. Chapin of St. Paul was elected president. Carr Re-Elected President of National “Pro” Football Chicago, Jan. 21—Joe F. Carr of Columbus was re-elected president of the National Professional Football league at its annual meeting here. John A. Dunn of Minneapolis was chosen vice president and Carl Stock of Dayton was elected secretary treasurer. Seventeen clubs were represented at the meeting and applications for franchises were received from Cleve land, St. Louis, Davenport, la., St. Paul and Duluth. Action on the applications was deferred until the next meeting, to be held here prob ably in May. _Tank Stars Who Competed in Midwestern Splash_ New York 'Cornish’ Bars Gibbons Bout EW YORK, Jan. 21. —The New York match sought by Tom Gibbons, St. Paul boxer, with Jack Dempsey has been thrown into the discard, at least for some time to come, by Wil liam Muldoo n, chairman of the New York state a t h 1 e t ic commis sion, it was learned today. GibborAi’ challenge, which was accompanied by a $2,500 certified check from his man ager, Eddie Kane, has been declined. Muldoon said, because Gibbons is too small for Dempsey, ar.d he thinks he can find enough to keep him busy in the light-heavyweight class. “A match between uibbOns and Dempsey would be merely a repetition of the affair between Dempsey and Carpentier,” said Muldoon. Kane has been notified to call for the certified check. Sisler Convalescent. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 21.—George Sisler, first baseman for the St. Louis Browns, was able to be about today for the first time in a week, having suffered a severe case of grippe, it became known today. Here are the principal contestants in the Midwestern A. A. U. champion ships staged last week In the Omaha Athletic club natatorium. Top row, | left to right: Ned Ashton, Ross Clark and John McCUntook, all of Iowa university, and Adolph Anderson, Verne Shalberg, Ethel Girthoffer, Edith Girthoffer and Francis Max field, all O. A. C. "fish.” Insert shows Catherine Wright (left) and Louise Renner, Iowa’s two girl entrants in the junior 40-yard free stylo cham pionship. Luis Firpo to Meet Brennan in Gotham New York, Jan. 21.—The la-round bout between Luis Angel Firpo, Ar gentine heavyweight, and Bill Bren nan, Chicago veteran, will take place on the night of Monday, March 12, in Madison Square Gar den, Tex Rickard said today, unless unexpected developments compel a change in plans. Firpo is seeking a battle with Jack Dempsey. Cream of Western Turf Eligible for Big Race *** **★ *** ★★★ ★+* Adonis, John Reardon, Buckhorn Nominated HE cream of the western turf has been nominated for the Coffroth handicap, schedul ed for the Tia juana race track March 25. Among the 75 bang-tails that have been nom inated for the biggest m o n e y event for all-aged horses on the American turf" — the J.IO.OOO piece de resistance — are Adonis and John S. Reardon of the "W. Nesselhuus stable ; and Buckhorn II of the I'pdike and j Irwin stable. Charles Irwin, the Cheyenne (Wyo.) ranchman, has also entered his prize runner. Motor Cop. Wise Guy, Re gresso and Rifle, more Irwin horses, have been nominated for this big event. Adonis Neseelshaus’ stouthearted route-goer, Inis won the two events at' Tiajuana this winter and won them handily. The stock of Adonis as a j Coffroth handicap contender toojc a j decided bounce skyward the other day when the 5-year-old son of Uncle bested a field of distance runners at 1 1-16 miles in the easiest of fash ion to win in the fastes time of the meeting. According to reports received from Trainer Bussey, Adonis looks mighty sweet now and is considered by race i Nebraska Outplays Oklahoma and Defeats Sooners, 25 to 19 Lincoln. Jan. 21.—(Special Tele-! gram.)—Nebraska outplayed and won from Oklahoma university's basket ball team Saturday, 23 to 19. The Sooners had plenty of opportunity to sljp Held goals through the hoop from perfect position, but they were un uble to locate it. Missing eight out of 11 chances at free throws did not lielp their final total. The Cornhuskers got away to a nine-point lead before Oklahoma could draw blood. While the Sooners were never on the heavy end of the score, they got within striking distance In the second half when Aldridge scored three baskets from the floor and a free throw. Captain Warren, Nebraska's rangy center, broke up this rally with a lapg shot from the side. Coach Me Itermott's proteges seemed unable to overcome a nervousness which cost them many a basket and caused many a fumble. Aldridge whs high point man for Oklahoma, while Captain Warren re peated Ills Thursday night perform since and set the scoring pace for the Nebraskans. The defensive work of Captain Cocke of the visitors stood out. The Oklahomans got away with some pretty plays during the early part, but their floor work proved useless when they were unable to slip the hail through the ring. OKLAHOMA. ( F.G. F.T. P.F. Mow, r. f.. 0 u 0 Gilmer. I. f.0 3 3 Aldridge, ..3 I 0 ltonehrake, r. g. (c) 1 O 3 Cocke. I. g. 'carry, r. ..ft ft ft ft Murphey, I. g.(I ft ft 1 Totals .10 4 7 42 Morningside (19.) FG. FT. F. Ft". G. Rogers (c), r. f. 4 2 ft 10 Hauff. I. f.0 « ft « II. Rogers, .. 2 ft 1 * Met calf, r. g.ft « « 0 Hart lett, I. g.1 0 3 2 Hilliard, r. f. 1 l « * Fellows, e.0 0 O « Crouton, I. t.ft ft ft ft Miller, r. g.. « « “ Totals . * » « 18 fleferee: Kdmomls. Ottaka. Time of halves: 20 minutes. V Champion Eight Contest Closes Champion eight groups in the vari ous classes into which'the V. M. C. A. contestants are divided have been se lected after a period of 12 weeks of competition. The contestants were put through various forms of gymnastic exercises and stunts and the eight who finish ed all the tests with the highest per centage qualified as the "champion eight. Following are the champions in the various classes: Junior “A"—Art Head. A. Marble. W. Kasper, C. Rendla, I* Lapidus, R. Lepl cler and C. Malllnson. Junior "R"—Delmar Saxon, Don Brown, Don Gouldln, Charles Petrie, Chet Dan ielson, Don Shoup, Palmer Gallop and Albert Ellers. Junior "G”—H. Downey. L. Sorenson, B. Tebbins. Don Sellner, M. Powell, Joe Rushton, Ken Johnson and William Com stock. Junior "D”—Earl Fitch. Sam Amato. Les lie Vest. Howard Lundgren. Robert Wood, James Rushton, D. Thorgrimson and Rich ard Sevlek. Employed “A”—Ed Gember, L. Schmidt, C. Steele, H. C. Getcher, S. Nealodek, A. Dayes. F. Hoffman and D. Larson. Employed "B"—Ray Rubin. Art Wen dell. H. Rubenateln. William Swoboda, Herb Gember. Paul Carter, Ray Nelson and A. CheBno. Employed "C” — Perry Seeby, Billy Worthing. Harry Schmidt. Carl McGinnis, Daniel Greenhouse, Kenneth Calvert, J. N. Kirtley and Virgil Hammond. Foye Chosen Golf Director Chicago, Jan. 21.—For the third time since its organization in 1899, the Western Golf association at its annual meeting elected a south erner for president, Charles O. Pfeil of the Memphis Country club, suc ceeding Albert R. Gates of Chicago, who had served his second double term. Mr. Pfeil last year wag vice persi dent. A new roster of officers took over the work of the association, but It was planned to make Mr. Gates an ex-officio member of the executive committee, which rules the organiza tion between annual meetings. The other new officers are: Vice president, Melvin A. Traylor, Chicago; secretary, Joseph W. Busch, Chicago: treasurer, A. C. Allen, Chicago; directors, W. J. Foye, Omaha, J. K. Wadiey, Texar kana, W. E. Biggers, Detroit; A. 8. Kerry, Seattle, and R. M. Modisette, Los Angeles. Drake Bulldogs Defeat Grinnell Des Moines, la., Jan. 21.—Drake university defeated Grinnell college Saturday in a Missouri Valley bas ket ball game by the score of 25 to IT. Boeder and Wilhelm of Drake played important roles in the Drake victory. Omaha Church Champs Outclass Sioux City Title Holders and Win Opening wide the throttle in the first half and shooting at the baskets with full steam ahead, the Unitarians, leaders in the class A division of the Church league, hopelessly distanced the First Presbyterians, church champions of Sioux City, and won, 47 to 24. The Iowans rallied in the second half and scored five baskets and six free throws, but were 'unable to stop the caging orgy of the locals, who continued their terrific pace started in the first half without letting up. Unitarians uncorked an attack thatO swept the basket into Its scoring area time and again from the tip-off. The teamwork of the visitors lacked polish and their shooting was erratic, most of their goals being attempted over the long distance route. The locals presented a well-bal anced scoring combination. Mellor, Larson and Fatible making five goals apiece, while Supernova registered four. Larson pulled the spectacular stuff, once ringing the ironH from midcourt, and again dribbling the Sioux Cltyans' whole defense to score. White was the outstanding star on the offensive for the Presbyterians, registering three baskets despite the close guarding of Haynes. Lineup and summary: Omaha Unitarian* (43). U. FT. P. T. PI*. Mellor. rt .5- 5 4 0 is Supernoys, If...,..4 4 3 1 32 Larson, c-rf «••••. 6 0 0 0 IP William*, c .0 0 S 0 u.l v \ .T, Morris, rg .o ft 1 ft s Fauble, rg ...ft n 1 ft ft Haynes, lg 5 0 1 0 10 Totals .19 9 13 1 41 Sioux City Presbyterians (24) G. FT. P. T Pts. White, rf 3 8 2 0 14 Tucker, If ........ft ft 1 ft ft Graves, If ........1 ft ft ft Waite. If .2 ft 1 , « 4 Hmeby, ..l ft ft ft Htebbs, rg 1 ft 3 ft Rattry, lg .0 0 2 0 0 Totals .8 8 9 0 24 Time of halves: 2ft minute*. Referee: Verne Moore, Omaha Y. M. C. A. % Time out: Sioux City, 1; Omaha, 2. Timer: Cohen. Ohio State Loses. Iowa City. la., Jan. 20.—Ohio State proved ea«y for Iowa here tonight, the Ilawkeyes winning their third straight victory in the “Hlg Ten” by a score pf 40 to 21. Iowa led at half time, 21 to 12. ,, Last Year's Western League Champs Need Pitching to Make Team Again Pennant Contender Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 21.—(Special Telegram.)—If Tulsa's champion Oilers can get pitching in the pennant race now looming on the distant baseball horizon, another Western league flag may fly at McNulty prk. For Jck Lelivelt will ead amost the sgme team of wreck ers into the fray that marched roughshod over the opposition in 18922. So far as is known at this time the only mem bers of the 1922 team not coming back this spring, save in the hurling department, are Herschel Bennett, start left fielder, and George McGinnis, shortstop. Bennett was sold to the St. Louis Browns for a fancy figure, while McGinnis, still the property of the club, will be replaced at short by Dudley Lee, purchased from St. Louis after starring in the Southern league for the last two seasons. Strengthened at Short. It is not known yet who will fill that dull and aching void created Ini left by the departure of the fla#hy Bennett. But the management has an nounced that a gardener of proven ability \vould be purchased. At shortstop it is believed that the team has been materiallv strength ened by the shift from the erratic McGinnis to Bee. The new shortficlder is said to be a brilliant fielder, though not a heavy hitter. Robert McAllister Wins Feature Indoor Race New York, Jan. 21.—Robert Me 'Allister, New Y'ork's “flying cop,” to night won a sprint medley which fea tured the indoor games held in the 102d regiment armory by the Ford ham University Athletic association,' defeating Eddie Farrell in two of the three events, by a score of 13 to 11. McAllister won elivelt will be at first, the machine-like Fa.l dy Bauman at second and Frankie Thompson at third. Lyman Lamb will chase 'em In center, and the war horse of the Western league, old Yank Davis himself, will make his usual bid (for the right field job. Luke Stuart, fence busting utility man, will serve In the same role as last year. Pitchers Problem. Pitching is what worries the Olle* mentors. With George Boehled gone to Pittsburgh by sale and Dave Dan forth recalled by the Browns, the box staff is pretty well shot, but time re mains to strengthen it. Karl Black, Hollis McLaughlin, Paul Sherman and Uscar Haugland of last year’s team are still on the roster. Bob Clark, a big highthander, has been purchased from Milwaukee, and severv ,oung sters have been signed. Oiler battery candidates will report to Manager Lelivelt at Mineral Wells, Tex., where Tulsa will train, about March 5. Other members of the team will go to the training camp a week and a half later. Will Organize Golf Team The golf bug has crawled Into the oftiee of ^yhletic Director Schabinger at Creighton, and now Director Schab inger plans to put Creighton on the golf map of our fair land. According to Schabinger, as soon as weather conditions permit, a call will be made to all students at Creighton to turn out and chase the little white pellet over the hills and streets of Omaha for the purpose of selecting a golf team at the Blue and White university. Director Schabinger plans to have nil the students compete In a unices slty tournament. The students with the four lowest scores will be selected to represent Creighton in school golf matches. With such golf club swingers ns Kagan. Welch, Kirwin and McCabj at Creighton, Schabinger has a good list to start on. Monograms will be awarded to mem" hers of the golf team. Schabinger plans to arrange golf matches with Nebraska, Drake and fther nearby colleges and universities. Quigley to Referee Big Game E. C. Quigley, National league um pire and considered one of the best football and basket ball officials in the west and especially the Mis souri valley, has been secured to referee the basket ball game be- I tween the University of Nebraska | and Creigliton at Creighton gymna sium, March 3. According to Athletic Director Schabinger of fVeighton. Quigley will be assisted by Eee Edmonds, formerly of Ottawa university, who will umpire the Nebraska-Creighton game. TODAY’S ENTRIES NEW ORLEANS. First Race—Purse. $1,000; for 2-year dd maidens; three furlongs: Mason Towle ..116 Idle Thoughts ..113 Sun Hassle ...113 Worthmore ....116 Gold Mark *...116 Dorothy Ryan .113 June Flower .113 Tambon .114 Businesslike ...116 Gladys \.113 Omasex .116 Climax .116 Bernice Childs .113 Rachel Potter .113 Second Race—Purse. $1,000; claiming; t-vear-olds and up; six furlongs: Ticklish .Royal Dick ....114 Dehli Maid -106 Machiavell -114 Moon Minks ...107 Minute Man ...114 Mahoney .10» Youneed .114 Diana II. M'aters 107 Margaret Elnora Herald .ll)9 10 John Joseph ...112 Hutchison .107 Grayson .I09 , Third Race—Advance purse. $1,000; al lowances; 3-year-olds; six furlongs: Shamrock .H* Boss .1 MacBeth .1"« Chlva . 06 Kulalia . 99 Felecitlous .106 Hork .110 Thessely .Ill The Colonel .... 104 Fourth Race—Purse. $1,200; Lakeshore; allowances; 4-year-olds and up; one and cne-sixteenth miles: Parader .HI Wynnewood ....105 Crack O’Dawn 196 106 Blarney Stone .10* Irish Kiss .10S Boy from Home 104 Louis A....106 Sir Thomaa Kean Fifth Racs—Purse. $1,000; allowances; Merchants; 6-year-olds and up; one mile and 70 yards: Neddam .104 Fornova .1°4 Jack Hare Jr. 104 Hello Pardner .1°4 Episode .104 Romany .......104 Biff Bang .104 Sixth Race—Purse. $1,000; claiming; 4 yoor-oUls and up; one and one-sixteenth miles: Doughnut .114 St. Donard ....106 Consort .102 Atta ljoy II ...109 Tulane .104 Slippery Elm ..111 Rep .106 Repeater .Ill Da.dy Lillian ...104 Zone DArmes -111 Tody .106 DeepsinkOr ....10*J Devonite .107 Klrah .103 Seventh Race—Purse. $1,000; claiming; 4-year-olds and up; one and one-eighth miles: Scottish Chief .115 Viva Cuba ,...107 Demos . 97 Dr. Jim .113 Bermont . 99 Wadsworth's Last Miracle Man ...101 . 113 Nan McKinney 102 Amaze .11»^^ Bolster .104 Dadja . Solid Rock ....107 Sam Frank .... 97 Austral .107 Squash Tourney Carded Soon The squash championship of the Omaha club will be decided In a tour nament scheduled for the first week in February. All the racquet wlelilers of the club are entered and keen com petition is predicted. The monthly tourney is on at pres ent and as soon as it is finished, w hich will be about the first of next month, the champ tournament will be started. "Cub'' Potter, last year’s champ, is out to win the championship again and is conceded a good chance. George Stocking is slated to give the champ a hard run in his attempt to repeat, however. I English to Send Polo Team New York, Jan. 20.—An English team will provide the first interna tional indoor polo mntrh ever held in this country, the Indoor Polo asso ciation announced tonight. The Hur lingham club, homo of famous inter national outdoor fours of the past, w 111 send a trio here to contest for the perpetual challenge cup donated by John R. Townsend. The match will be held in con junction with the tournament for the pionsliips on the Tanbark of squadron A armory. New York, the first week in March. A million and a half people In France me employed in growing of grapes. VTfit Point, X. Y.. Jun. 21.—The Arni.r hockey team met Its first defeat of tho season today at the hand* of the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology. x Th* score was 6 to u. Philadelphia, Jan. 21.—Princeton defeat ed Pennsylvania, 27 to 17. in an Inter collegiate league basket ball game here tonight. Cambridge. Maas.. Jan. 21 .—Columbia won from Harvard in wrestling h^r* to day, 16 to 11 Columbia men won four out of rc\»n matches. Cleveland. O., Jan. 21.—Cleveland made a clean sweep in its series of two hockev games with the St Ann team, champion* <>f Montreal, by winning tonight's game, I ■ Madison. Hi**.. Jan. 21.—Wisconsin cam* back today after thre.* straight defeat® at t lie hands of Michigan and took a 1 to 0 victory from the Wolverine hockey players. Stillwater. Okln., Jan. 21.—Oklahoma Aggies opened the basket hall season on the home court hero tonight by losing to the University of Texas team, 34 to 17, New Haven, Conn., Jan. 31.—Harvard defeated Yale in a fast and well plsyerl hockey gam® hero tonight, thre® goal® to two. Th® winning score came after on® minute and 35 seconds of play in ^ the third overtime period and wtis mad® by Hill of Harvard. Annapolis, Jan. 21.—Tlmt th® annual Army-Navy football game will be played on November 24. Instead of Itecr-mber 1, was definitely announced by athbtb au thorities of the naval academy today fol lowing a conference. Th® Polo grounds. New York, will b® the seen® of ills battle.