The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, February 05, 1923, Page 8, Image 8
-—^ - - « Col. Ruppert of Yankees Still Angling for Eddie Collins, Comiskey’s Great Second- Sacker--- Deal May Materialize Chicago, Feb. 4.—Colonel Jacob Kuppert of the Tankecg is a firm believer in the old Baying “Toil can't be ruled off for trying.” With this in. mind he has served notice to the world in general and the White Sox in particular that he intended to make another effort to beg, borrow or steal Eddie Collins, Oomiskey's great eccondsacker. Fluppert will at tempt this little thing at the American League meet ing in Philadelphia, February 15. Although the Collins deal already has broken all longdistance records—having been on the flro for close to a year—the possibilities of Us going through are better now than at any time since the tivo clubs started their give and take talk. The reason for this Is that Miller Huggins, manager of the Yanks, is in poor health. It is possible he may find himself unable to resume his duties. In that event Collins will succeed him, providing the peerless second sacker can be pried loose from Comlskey's payroll. Iii announcing his contemplated attack on the White i-lox roster, Ruppert neglected to divulge the exact reason for the two clubs failing to come to an understanding after numerous conferences. It is pre sumed, however that the refusal of the Sox to take Pitcher- Carl Mays and the reluctance of the Tanks to give Waite Hoyt in his stead is the stumbling block. White Sox officials, usually airtight in their activities, have admitted they won’t consider Mays. They want ball players, not trouble. , The acquisition of Herb Ponnock by the Yanks Is another development that may swing Ruppert into accepting the Sox terms. The league champs have long been in need of a southpaw. JCow they have one and a fairly good one at that so they are in a better position to part with one of their regular right-hand ers, like Hoyt, without disputing the staff as a whole. If trie Sox get Hoyt along with Bob -Meutei ana Aaron V.'ard, it is likely that one of Gleason * young hurlers will have to be tosaed in along With Collins and Bob Falk. Because the Yanks could use another left-hander, even If he wasn't ripe for regular duty.* they might take Joubert Davenport, the Arizona col legian. The impression, however, eeems to be that Ted Blankenship will be the man selected. Odds Against “Babe” Ruth That Sultan of Swat Never Again Will Smack Out 59 Homers in Season There’s Several Reasons Why King of Bludgeon Won’t Crack Out Any Great Number of Four Sackers in 1923 Campaign—New Yankee Stadium One of the Causes, Says Scribe. 1 By FRANK G. MENKE. Copyright. OOKS like it’s 4 to 1 and your own money back that “Babe” Ruth never again will bang out 59 four-sack'ers in a single season of effort. And it’s 2 to 1 at this hectic mo ment in the whizz and whirr of winter leagueing that the “Sultan of Swat” won't cross the 50-mark in 1923. There's a reason—several of ’em. Foremost is the fact that the Yankees no more will (lirport In the Polo Grounds where the average "Texas Leaguer’’ results in a four-base clout into the right-field bleachers. Itulh hit homers all around the circuit—but It was in those Polo Grounds where he created the most havoc with his mace. But now—ah, those dear, old Polo Grounds will be no more for him. v Whatever hitting he does in Gotham in future years must be done in the New York Yankee ball park where, sad to relate from the Ruthian view point, the arrangement of the stands makes home-running infinitely more difficult than in ye olden tymes. ;ine aistanoe irom nome plate toe the right field stands In the Polo Grounds, at a point just inside the foul line, Is 258 feet. And that’s ex actly the same distance from the rub ber to the stand in the New Yankee stadium. ' But where the sad stuff ccmes in for Kuth, and others who love their American league home runs, is this fact: The stands in the new Yankee park fall away rather precipitately from the foul line. At the Polo Grounds the distance from the plate to the right field stand just Inside the foul line, is 258, but for a distance of perhaps 50" feet the fall away is extremely slight, the end of the stand being no more than 280 or 285 feet from the plate. But at the new Yankee park—ah, that’s different. It's only 258 feet from the plate to the stands by foul line measure ment. But the stand curves sharply away from the plate at that point, with the result that at a distance of 50 feet from the foul line, the total distance front the plate to that point in the slands is well over 300 feet— perhaps 325. That means it'll be necessary for a fellow to hit a ball nearly 40 feet farther to accumulate a homer in the new pari: than is necessary in the Polo Grounds. So, therefore— In 1923 Mr. Ruth will have to spank his baseballs considerably hard er to convert them into homers than he used to do. Inasmuch as Ruth made at least eight home runs in 1921—his record year—by dropping them into spots in the Polo stands which will he portions of the Yankee playing field in 1923, it is rather rea sonable to assume that Ruth will suf fer a shrinkage in home run marks in the season to come—even if he is in real physical condition In 1923. Yes, sir, 40 homers for Ruth In 154 games in 1923 will be a lot—quite a lot—unless all signs point wrong. Husker Splashers to Meet Kansas • • Manhattan. Kan., Feb. 4.—A swim- 1 mirig meet between Nebraksa Vn- , versity and the Kansas Aggies will bo held at Manhattan February 27. . The Aggie team is being appointed for i the competiion by E. A. Knoth, swim- I Utlhg coach. The two star members j of last yea’* team. Captain E. P. | Colburn, Manhattan, and J. T. Mackay, Kansas City, Mo., are back on the team. In the meet with Nebraska last year Colburn and Mackay scored 28 of the 32 polls, which gave K. 8. A. C. the itcory over the Cornhuskers. In ad Ktion to Colburn, the Aggies this .par have Frank Dilts, who is prob ably the best backstroke man in the middle west. Other material on the team Include: W. S. Magi!!, Manhattan; R. A. Hake, Kansas City: C. W. Schernm. Wakee ney, and M. Woodworth, Sedan. Charley Hanson on Hospital List Charlie Hanson, heavyweight wrest ler of the “Farmer" Burns stable. Is at the Mayo Brothers hospital at Ttochester, Minn., where bn Is re ceiving treatment for his injured back. As soon as Hanson returns frcnh the hospltsl he will resume training for mat rontesls. According to “Farmer" Burns, Hnn son has been asked lo enter the heavyweight mat tournament to be singed In New York early In March Karl Cai'dock. former cham’plon. nlso has been invited to enter the tourney, according to hts manager. 3ene-Melarly. Karl has sold his auto mobile business at. Walnut. la., and t.vpects to go to California to make bis home. The former champ has been offered a match in I>ee Moines Vs soon as he gets Into condition. Wins Squash Title. Philadelphia. Feb. 3 —Htanlcy M. •Varaon, Philadelphia, national atin :rur chrunplon, today won the Penn sylvania state squash racquet cham jionships for the eighth consecutive ime. He defeated William F. liar •Ity, Philadelphia, three out of five. W'ootls Loses on Foul. Ivid French of Lincoln won a decis ■>n over “young" Goldie of Omaha In i bout at Central City Friday night. Frankie Woode lost on a foul In the semi-windup to Kid Koklyn. Ace Hudklnn beat ItalpU Spellman. } .... -— — ■■ ■ -- - .. Will Shave Prices to Cubs’ Games Chicago, Feb. A.—Despite an ex penditure in excess of $300,000 for en largement of the Chicago National league baseball park, club admission prices will be shaved slightly next season, according to announcement made today by William Veeck, the club president. The reduction will be brought about by the club absorb ing the war tax. the same as Charles A. Comiskey, the White Sox boss, has done for several seasons. Under the scale in effect at the north side park since the war tax was imposed the box patrons paid 11.65. the general admission $1.10. and the bleachers 55 cents. In the future the fans will pay $1.50, $1 and 50 cents, respectively. This means that the clubs' share from eaeh of the differ ent classes of admission will be $1.40, 30 cents and 45 cents. Five Leading Women Bowlers Win Match The five high bowlers In the In dies’ Metropolitan league, playing un der the team name of the Qreater Omaha Np. 1. beat the second high five players, known as the Greater Omaha No. 2, in a special three-game match at the Omaha Alleys last night. Team No. 1, composing Miss Mable Houseman. Mrs. Paul Stanton. Mrs. T. F. Jameson, Mrs. H. W. Huff and Mrs. Otto Rainer, defeated team No. 2 by a total of 2.243 to 2,131, a mar gin of 112 points. The winners will journey to Wa hoo Tuesday night to play a five game match with the Dierke-Drum Lumber company five of Lincoln, which is composed of men. Nadene Thompson of the second high squad bowled 212, the high single game of the match. State Volley Ball Tourney Thursday The annual Nebraslit State volley ball tournament will be held at the Lincotn "T" Thursday. Seven teams have entered the class A champion ship and six squads In class B. Omaha..Lincoln, Grand Ialand. York. Reatrlce, Fremont, Columbus. North Bend and Seward have entered the tourney. Homer Hawthorne. Stanley Beran rk, Carl Wilson. Everett Dodda. George Long <vnd G. H. Halsey are members of tho Omaha "Y ' first learn, while J.imes Stine. Elmer Root, Frank Faux. Phil Ablen, Dr. Weeks, A. O. Klttell, R. C'aln and H. Malas chock are on the second squad. - r * ■ - Omaha Athletic Club to Play Bluffs Volley- Bailers T{ie Omaha. Athletic, club volley ball team will meet the Council Bluffs Y. M. C. A. team at the club ''gym’’ on Wednesday evening. The occasion la ladies’ night and a large attendance of female volley hall fans Is expected. __ - - | George Tebeau Dies at Denver Denver, Feb. 4.—George Tebeau, minor and major league baseball player of note a rew years ago. and later owner of the Kansas City American Association baseball franchise, died at a local hospital this morning, following an Illness of more than two weeks' dura tion. Tebeau was born In St. Louis in 18G1. He spent the younger years of his life in the Goose HIU district, which has -prduced many baseball star*. When a young man, Tebeau came to Denver, where he played semi-professional baseball. In the later 80s. together with Wil liam A. (Pat Rourlte. fotmer owner of the Omaha Western league franchise, they formed the first Western league of organized baseball. Denver, Pu eblo and LeadviUe, Colo., held the first franchises in the league. I In 1891, Tebeau, wha was owner and player on the Denver team, sold the majority of the club members to the major league, he himself enter ing faster company, as a result of the sale. He was a member of the New York Nationals while engaged In major league ball and also played with the Washington Americans. Finding his career as a major league player, TeV rte.u returned to Denver, where he held the Western league franchise un til 1900. In that year, Ban B. Johnson was in the thick of his fight with the National league, and he subsequently removed the entire Kansas City club to Washington. leaving Kansas City without a club. Tebeau then entered a team in the Western league from that city and the following year won the pennant. The nest year he went to Louis ville, Ky„ when the American asso ciation was formed, as owner, still re taining the Western league franchise in Kansas City. He remained in Louisville for three or four years and then sold his franchise and returned to Kansas City, where he devoted the greater portion of his time, that cluil during his absence in Louisville hav ing entered the American associa tion. 0. A. C. to Stage • Swimming Meet The second big Midwestern A. A. U. swimming meet of the season will be staged at the Omaha Athletic club Thursday evening, March 4. Championships in five Midwestern A. A. U. events will be decided. These events are: Senior. 100-yard free style: senior. 100-yard breast stroke; junior fancy diving (high board', and women's junior. 50 yard free style. Entry blanks have been sent to all schools, colleges, universities. Y. M. C. A s and athletic clubs In the territory, and a larege entry list is expected as a result. The Nebraska University swimming team will compete, a* will the University of Iowa and Grand Is land T. M. C. A. Leonard May Get Into Action Soon N'cw Tor, Feb. 4— Negotiations are under way for two bouts next summer, in which Iienny Leonard would defend Ills title as world's light weight boxing champion. Ot\e would be with Lew Tendler of Philadelphia, whom Leonard defeated last year, and the other with Charlie White of Chicago, whom Leonard also has beaten. Tex HIckard Is under stood to be arranging the matches. Dave Shade Beats Eddie Shevlin Boston. Feb. *4.—Dave Shade of California was awarded the decision over Eddie Hhelvin Saturday In a 10-round bout, said to !>*■ a preliminary to a meeting with Mickey Walker, welterweight champion. Shade show ed superiority at long-range fighting. Blue and White Tossers Take Lead Early in the Contest “Ike" Mahoney, Center, and Trautman Play Beat for Omaha Quintet—Loaera Put Up Hard Battle. Sioux City. 'la., Feb- 4.—(Special I Telegram.)—Mornlngslde college bas 1 ket tossers went down to defeat again at the hands of the fast Creighton uni versity quintet Saturday night by the rcore of 41 (o 2«. The defeat was the. third administered to the Methodists by the Omaha team this season. The game was fast throughout, the Creighton machine showing Its ability lo maneuver tho ball through enemy territory and deposit within the con fines of the circular hoop with almost Uncanny precision, despite desperate efforts on the part of the Morning I elders to break up the plays. Mahoney, the big Creighton center, was the star performer of the contest, making a total of 12 counters for his team. Trautman snd Murphy also played In great form Tor the visitor*. Lovely, Creighton star, did not enter the game until the final period and then he was so closely guarded that he had little opportunity to show hla ware*. ‘•llnnle" Rogers, the Mornlhgalde captain, was the high point aeorer of the game, caging the sphero for a total of 16 points. Bartlett, playing his first year of basket tsrll at Morn tngetde, continued to demonstrate all around ability. Ho is probably the beat guard Morntngslde ha* had in years. Mondngaide, t* Creighton C Rogers .r. Murphy ttauff .P , . Troutman P. Rogete .FF.. Mithooey Imekeon .«T. Spelrker llnrtlett .O farmer 1 fiubetllutlons: Itolalon for llauff. llauff I for !tol«ton. eMtralfo for lloekson. liar rla for Bartlett, Lovely for Murphy, l.ane for Pavnter. Field gosle. F lli.«»r«. II 1' Rogsrs. 8: llauff. 1: rtolston. !. Mur. phy, 4, Troutman, b: Mahoney, 'i. wpleck er. 1. and Lovely. 1 Free throw* F i Rogers, 4: Troutman. ,1, larvel; , 4 I Ileferce: Jack North of beg Molnee. Eddie Roush May Furnish First Test Case Between Organized Baseball and Players’ Union Cincinnati, O., Feb., 4.—Eddie Kousli and his annual money troubles, so it is generally believed, will furnish material for the first test of principles between the new players' union and the governing forces of organized base ball, according to a story published here. In addition to his regular yearly demand for more money, so it Is said, Koush asks for the- money he missed by his holdout in 1922—asks for salary for the entire period of his layoff, with the naive remark that “It wasn’t my fault I wasn't playing." Total sum asked by Koush for the coming season, including this salary, which he didn't earn, is approximately $30,000. The union, It is believed, will say nothing as to the 1922 salary of Roush, but will hold that Roush, instead of being set down, as was the case last season, should be marketed to some club with which, he can make satisfactory arrangements. It Isn't so much the case of Koush lumself that counts with the union—It is the definite settlement, one way or the other, of the clubs' right to lay a balky player off without any money at all. May Battle Here Again! B1LLT WELLS, the English welter who i met "Kid'" Schlai fer at the Auditorium last Friday, may he one of the principals In the ' main e\ent here Feb t uary 15 when the Ooug las County post of the j American Legion stages a show. J, J. Isaacson, promot er for the legion, is angling for a Wells shade. Wells - Schoell and a return bout be- I tween Wells and Schlai- | fer. Wells is anxioua to meet the Kid ’ again. Hughie Jennings Holds Record for Getting Hit in One Season Sear CM league \H Jj jJ| 1KM lonlxIMe Atnerlran A*n. *1 SI* <* ... •*; IKK l<otllatlllr National 181 .'>** «* »*> - I KM l.Nllle * Balt National . S* l»* -J "1 ,« null Baltimore National .II* IS* ’•* ’ M ..a IK»S Baltimore National . |S1 SI* *** .. 1*11* Baltimore National . Il» SIS >-* :?* I,. ^ l*»7 Baltimore Natl.mal . II* «** |*J " mT 1*11* Baltimore National . IIS »*' >** i£> 1*1X1 Brooklyn National . ** I-* ** *' '3-n IW*> Brookl,.. National .Ill *«° « Jf* *? J-J I Ml T'hlla.lelpliin National . *1 SflI w -A: . *.»•. IK! I'hila.lrtphia National 7* :*» *' **' lw> _’ ’ Total II tear. 1331 4§l« »*• l*11 '♦•S -*14 fly fliKHKKH l\ (•. Uhli NOTH Eft fatnoua Idl'd on tho pld Oriole* wa« the lirlrk -topped llughlo Jenning*. former "He yah" manager of tho I tetrolt T I s e r * and now assistant manager of the w nrlil ehampion u.anti. Jennings was t n t n natural hitter when he earns into the 1 v leagues, ami , weakness with the mare brought about hi* transfer from the Louisville to the Baltimore club. They taught llugliie to hit nnd run, bases on th.it famous congress of hitters and speed bovs. Jennings hit .193 nnd stole one base In 1 893, Ills third year In (lie majors. Two years later he hit. 336 and stole HO lva.-os. What nn Improve ments Jennings was born at l’lttstnn, Po,, Oil April 3. 1879, slid broke Into the majors at the age of It, playing Ills first game on June 1, 1891 at Louis ville. the I'nlnnels playing the Wash ington club. Hugh started In his big league career with three saerlf.t's nnd a perfect day at short llughle hit an even .3011 In bis fuel 1 ■ 'ear. tint his hatting fell off laollv when Louisville • ntcred the National I league In 189*. Hugh hit 333 In 1893 I slid slumped to .193 in 1893. Then fol 1 low’nil the trade which sent him to Baltimore, and opened the way for ltughie'a Illustrious career. Jenning s average Jumped to .332 In 1894. leaped to .3S8 lo 1895 and renehed Its high mark of .397 In 1893 llughle also hoi ante a dreaded bane runner and In tin- three vents from 189.1 to 18907 lie stole 193 bases, half of the bases Hint lie pilfered during Ills big league career. llughle lilt over ,2(Ji> ill seven of Ills 12 years ns a big leaguer, scored over I IDO iuiis five years 111 succession and twice er;n kcd out over 200 hit* a year. He closed his big league career with A life-time average of 314. Hugh Jennings holds the major league record for getting hit in a sea eon. having 49 to his credit, which he complied in 1SJ6. He slso is tied with Evan* of the St. Louie Nationals and Daniels of the Yankees for the most hit by a pitcher In a single game, having a total of three when with Baltimore, on May 11, 1*94. he was hit a trio of times hy Philadelphia's pitchers. Former Hawkeye Now Buckeye Coach \lliens. It • I*eli. 4.—John HcMt. .enter of Hie IW5 1 Diversity of l»«a loot hall team, lias been chosen coach vf football at Ohio univer sity here. It was announced here. Earl Pur year and Jack Lcuis May Land in Court Hail Puryear. lmntninwai*ht Iv'srr, and In* inaiiiiRfr. .link prom I i! n n t O ill a ti a sportsman, are ibout to clash tn i court battle. According t o uryear, Lrtcil ,aa violated his mitracl. rurycar nv* that the con ract he signed iVlth t.ewla calls .'or $100 u week Hilary and that l-.nrl I’urjeiM-. the latter l» he hltul In Ills payments to the extent of $1,000. ruryear said last nl#ht that It* would take tin- ease to .'eurt In outer lo collect tlio back payment*. Busy Week Ahead for Nebraska Basket Ball Teams—Creighton to Play Marquette Squad Valley High School Cage Meet in March Manhattan, Kan. Feb. 4.—(Special.i —Announcement of the first annual Missouri valley interseholastic basket ball tournament at the Kansas State Arlcultural college March 23 and 24 was made here today. The big high school tournament will be sponsored by the K. S. A C. physical education department, and Tield In Nichols gym nasium on the campus here. Nichols gymnaalurn here is admir ably fitted for the staging of a big interscholastic tournament. Two small ' courts are available to run off the matches down to the semi-finals and j finals, which will be played on the i big court, one of the best in the west. Invitations to the high school and other secondary school teams of the Missouri valley ranking highest on the basis of the season's play will be sent out between March 1 and 15. A handsome team trophy will lie presented to the champion five, and a tanner to the runners up. The high point man of the entire tourney will be awarded a gold watch, suitably en graved. The members of the cham pionship team will receive gold basket ■ balls, the runners-up silver basket balls, the team placing third, gold- i bronze basket balls, and the fourth 1 tanking team, bronze basket balls. ^rrangemenls for the tournament have been delegated to a committee of I student athletes. Plan to Develop “Sandlot" Tennis i New York, Feb. 4.—Development of • "eandlot'’ tennis players—applying that baseball term to the court sport —will be one of the features of the administration of Dwight F. Davis, as president of the United States Lawn Tennis association, to which position he was elected today. A national oampagin to stir up in terest in the tennis played on munici pal courts with a national champion ship tournament for public park play ers late this season, are among Mr. t Davis’ Immediate plans, the Associ ated Press was informed today. Mr. , Davis proposes n national survey of park tennis conditions in the larger cities of the routry in his aim to im prove tbe playing facilities of those centers not now up to the standard of the more progressive “tennis cities.’’ such as Philadelphia and St. Louis. Sectional bodies of the association will be asked to start soon their can vass of conditions and to s licit the co-operation <>f municipal governing bodies, such as boards of aldermen, park commissions, plaj ground associa tions and similar organizations. Court literature, moving pictures and other "educational material ’ will be sup plied by the association. Omaha Western Union Bowlers Win Match Ten Omaha Western Union Telc | Traph company bowlers won over the , name number of Denver telegraph pin tumbler* Saturday in a "wire" match by the score of 5,767 to 5.040. t The < imaha bowler* won their match by a total of 737 pins Pouton of the oraaha '.earn rolled ; :: game total of 644. scoring 163. 314 land 347 in each game. Seven Omaha liowlers had higher game totals than any Denver maple smasher. The Omaha score* follow: H \ nl«n No. 1. Houton .1 IS 71 4 4 7 *44 I Ip** r 1 4 lit 170 i* . .::i iro in if* }'.*rk*r 1<4 Ifi &«€ | Yelvlngton ...111 !6! I0« *•(» Total* _t!4 Ht 1tll :?iS WNtfrn I mo* No. \ \v*tt . . .-« ! t*i; • 4 : ; ' ! I erw *U1 730 1M 3 *7* Miun-tm ..Ida 147 \ t ' l»o in ally .7:5 1 « SO* j Wjan .Ml Ht HI i Teixis .1«i) :>t *77 710* Hart aril and Yale Accept Cambridge. Mas*., Feb. 4—Harvard and Yale accepted the Invitation of Oxford and Cambridge to an inter national collegiate track meet to bo held in England *n July, it was an , nounced today, following a meeting I here yesterday of committees repre -entlng th* athii Me bodies of the two American unlv.rsitte-c American made automobile toes are being exported at the rate of more than a million a year, an estimated worth of J30.3i0.b00. All High School Hoopsters Get Into Action Before Saturday—Central Meets Sioux City and Fremont—Omaha Maroons Have Games. 3y RALPH WAGNER. Eke it’s going to be a pretty busy week for Ne braska basketeers, judging from the number of university, college and high school games on the card. All Omaha quintets will get into action sometime this week, the majority of them, however, will reel off scheduled games Friday and Saturday. coach acnaDinger r i.reignion unncmuj *• from a victorious three-game trip at Brookings, ar.d Sic jt City, will resume practice this afternoon in preparation for nonconference games Friday and Saturday night with the Marquette team of Milwaukee. t'reighton showed its mettle as a basket ball team last week w-hen it trimnaad South Dakota State at Brook ing« In a pair of contests and then turned right arouna ana uei'<u a * - ingrlde college at Sioux City for the third time this season. These three victories for the Blue stamps the team as one of the foremost, if not the foremost contender for the North Central Intercollegiate basket ball cham pionship of the season. The coming games with Marquette, while not a pair of conference con tests. should prove Interesting. The marquette squad plays a fast game handles the bail well and guards its opponents like a hawk, all of which Will make the Blue step out and play good basket ball. lOGHSCmL BASKETBALL r^uttoa Dmpi Another. Hastings. Neb.. F»b 4 —(fipe ft! T*.* gr*m. >—Hasting* high b*M*d button high their second defeat of the a*aaon here before a crowd of l.OCO persons The *c0r» * aa 22 to 12 Hastings led by roe point at the half and came back strong in the final p^'.od. Marvfl aged four goals for the loca *. York DefeatB Keomer. Kearney, Neb. Feb 4— (Spools! Tele gram )— York high baiket hall te.rn de feated Kearney high here by the f ore of 26 to is. Council Bluff* Dei.ieor. Is, Feb. 4 —<dpcf.&l T«>* gram.) — Denison high trimmed the fast basket ball qu'ntet from round! Huff* high here by the rcore of 27 to 21 In a close game toward College Winner. Seward. Neb. F *h. 4—(Spec, a I Tele g-a:n >—Seward coNeg# won from York college here in a game of basket bail by the score of S3 to 17. KtmbaJI Town T*am \irtSf. Kimball. Neb. Feb. 4. — iPpoda! Te'* gram.)—The Cbejenne Independent bas ket ball t*»sn fe;l before the local io-.n "earn he-e The rf«re rn il to 24 John Picket, former'jr of th». T'n.* er»lty of Ne braska. *»-*» the star for Cheyenne. K,m bal! w l meet the T»grrs. fast Denver team, here the $th OWeAll Bins Three. O'Neill. Neb. Feb. 4. — (Special Tele gram.)—The o Neill h.gh k hoo| team* •on three gar** The O'Neil! boys de feated Tllden * to f, and won from In man. 34 to 2J. The O'Neill girls i* *r* rlnnera e • ilia Inmsa girls i .• the • ore of 14 to 1 Dietr#ct T<»urnei at (ilsnwoed. Otwoo-I. la. Feb 4 —Some of the strnrgeei contend*-* for the a :a»» h;gb school ba»'*»t bs.i < banpiorsh p w I to?' pete in i he district tourney wh rh will !*o held he*-* March Seventeen team* *i) riaj The> are t arson Coannt Bluff*, r ot*. Fme • ••-. Kaeeg. Hasting*. Hen «.*:»on. Randolph. Malvern Fa ;f;e June tiori Bldoe . Pi.vep fit*. Strahan. Tabor, Thurman. Coming * ;d Bartlett, Football ahril Complete. Gene a Neb F* ’ 4 —Th» athlet de partment of the «»enev a high school *r. munces th*» fo wig -schedule to be < om - pi#* - for the on:rg foorbal! •'•ten *#pt ember 2t~* lay Center, there fVtober 6—Falrbury. there. Cwtobwr —Aurora here October 1*- Hasting* he e Otto be; 14—fork, there. November :—I'nlrsrait; Place. ;hc;f. November >—Gutter hrm November 1«—Friend, here. November 16—Cert-, hrre Randolph Bin*. Randolph Neb.. Feb 4 —Randolph ! th smothered Fiamvtenr here la a one-sided game of l>«*K0t ball l > the score of 4i to 10. Houses Swal lotted Ip by (.rater of A civ l oleano; Town Relief oil Doomed Milan, FeK 4 —A huge orator sud dr Illy hurst open in th# center of France nigo. near Znrtle, in the Vene tian district. and swallowed up several hourrs Many buildings have been knocked ilow n and it is believed the town is doomed. It now appears that the village, which is hundred* of years old war built directly over the crater of a volcano. After a terrific explosion, which opened th# crater in the centra! square of the village, yellow fire, dark smoke nnd gases issued from the earth, which th# townspeople feared came from infernal regions. Almost .ill the natives have fled. It was not known that .1 volcano existed in the immediate vicinity cf I'tancenigo, which is on the Uvtnu river. TODAY’S ENTRIES NEW ORLEANS. First Rars 91.000; claiming. oar *>I«U waidsna. thrc* furlnng* Patty How* 121 Castilla 11* Horftsr 110 Ink 100 » ahrab . ... 107 Id Id Thought# M* Nancy MrKs) 111 A .1 RuN 11° Mahaf Van .107 R«U« lala 107 Kaxtnr HoilROt .114 Rennli .*sck . 'to Ruth N. 10* Si>'*■!<• . . 107 fUcond Raos—$l,ooo (aiming. 4 vest* dda And up. six furlongs: Silanes .10* aTlngllng .10* t larWxnn lo.1 Tom i'ssaldy lit al'umbfounUer M Res'# wing to* Rkootsr .loo Neapolitan 101 Tax . . ..lrt1 allystarls 01 rOoI T A) lor ..104 Bengal!1* lOH iiondollsr ... 101 BumpaiN Vlumrs 14 Tgml R«ca $1.0*0, claiming yea.* cl tig And up, »t« furlong* j Irith I'rtam tlOakawpla O'NV'.l 11 o atVhglsbons . . 1 •* SagAmnr* 102* . at>rlo\ h .1*2 Wolfe's i ry .114 Ailuldsn 7 lot* lU'aAblaaa l,v . MscRath . . 10$Tsmlsr Rath . . *•! I aOrctis MJsPauI M mi *1* j at amnuflag* l04*Thao 102 Fnuri It Rac# * $1,000 Tall) Ho pun«a j allnr sr-'ffc J yto.-oldo, on# mils and [70 5yrds* Ch|\* 10A Rrunneil ... 1P4 Mater Carrol ... . KTK^m I Ho»h *; a 3 9t#h-*r .1*4 Hriand ... lP?7\l««-aef l mb U lfl3 Huperbutrr.1*0 Bn a Me 57 Goldrn Croat . 104 W a, n a> aalivtx’. .1*3 Slanderer . lOSWtm.ar Take c ; 57 Reah and V ay wa > »§imo- -Applega la and llumbury enlr' 1‘ Oh fla.-e • I «‘Prt. « a m r* * 5 »r «'lda | n«l up. on* and our »ulftn(h mil*#. Rtelharly Lc*'t H* i'evonllo . ’*1 Hoi Knot .. M Riff Dim* ...1U , % fn-ka U'l al'ax Lilly - 9% ulUrm1* Kemble aTedy .1*0 . lU h nh Itaoa 11 .POP . C* 'mtn* : J vr*r. •la and up; ope and one »»iteenth ■*!!•#: Tulallp ..JP* Caryon .1«* Citation ** aNrdda i IP* Quaaada .!'•' aWaukra* . **• nM. l'Vx Kabo ** Sa\ ant h llaro -tl.PPO. claiming. 4 -»ir rld» and up. ono and ore*c»ghih mflea Ktlahr . 114 .’olrnPx- Ovfrton 111 Cva 1 *>« I*'* a Mountain Koto h A ‘litre . ‘ OP U • - IP* hHipUii ...107 aLoxd Herbert.. I >0 Frr*»»x Sneexx . . 102 iCourfeman M04 H.xenaville 105 aMatte 9* Maria" orl h a la* • \m«: * .IP* . 11*4 aOm cadorn* 1*0 aApprom x «* kUowanxt claimed AA other, clear; traik. fatt. The University or NeorasKa qu.: i*. after defeating both Grirnell ank Iowa State college on the latter flo -: two weeks ago, allowed the Pioneer* and Cyclones to invade Lincoln lari weekend ar.d trim them. Orinne. won from the Huskers Friday by the score of 22 to 17 and then Ames man need to win from the Nebraskans Sat urday by the score of 21 to 17. Greene Good Player. The ability of ••Red" Greene. Arm: forward, to make good on gift shots, helped defeat Nebraska Saturda' This Iowa State player is one of th< I>est basketeers in Iowa and is sun to get some place when the aJl-vaUe; teams burst forth in print. The Omaha university team urd'i the coaching of Ernie Adams, man aged to break even on its trip to Le Mats and Sioux City, la. last week. The Maroons trimmed Western Unto . Thursday, 25 to 15. and then lost to Trinity college-at Sioux City Frida This week the Maroons will play return games with the Western Union quintet. The Le Mars teams invade the Pratt street gymnasium Thur' day and Friday for a twogame aeries. Busy Week Ahead. ^ Omaha high school quintets w ill have a busy week. All the teams have scheduled games, some playing out of town, while others engage hi icntest* on their own oourts. To start the week with. Creighton high play s Tech on the Creighton ur verrity floor and Nebraska City play • South Omaha on the Packers’ court Tuesday evening. Creighton high trimmed Waterloo last week, 44 <•> 12. while South lost to Central. 15 to 22. Friday. Cent raj goes to Sioux Cuy to play the Sioux City high The* Iowar-s have a pretty strong five this season and w U give the Purple a l,*g : ame. Thus far this season Central has played right game* and lost ore. that bring to the Council Bluffs quin tet. Central drfeated the Bluffs hor psters earlier in the season h*-v. ever. To Play Linmln. l oach Drummond s Tech c.ic'-* r . to Lincoln Friday to meet the "Lin-s n the utters- floor 1-ist wwet. Geneva defeated Tech on the forjr.-r s small court. The final high school game of the "eek for an Omaha team will ! • piay-ed Saturday evening at Frer-vot when Centra! meets the out-staters. ^ in Indoor Tennis Title N>w York. Keb. 4—Karl If. Be hr 8ml IVac Mathey of New York non the double* championship of the in door tennis tournament o; the H—phts Casino today, defentinit 11. Morris " Hlisni* .»f Philadelphia a ! Waison M. \V»*hbum of Xnr York. 6 ?. 4 <i. e! William* and Washburn entered the final round by dcfestir.c Vincent.—a Richards of Yonkers. N. Y.. and 8a uel Hardy of New York, former 1 va vis cup team captain. 4-1. * 3, Nu jldfinofi) Q How many substitute# may b# * in a cam# * l In smslevr gum# thee# U lima To* m may nae three In pro f»mr If refer#* call* two foul* on on# ;r»ut In nnte pity, is tt a double fog' ? , % v,. v*' If player out of bound# with ba •t#pb ’ ai«» mart mth on* foot o#f»t« th1#" ”* bail • n< whs' * ' # r• \ IUII i>i#« owl of hounds «o player on opposite loom Q Can team which h** not taknn llr.ii out csu*”nc gam# do mi tn extra period * %. In amateur g-am# ye*. In pew came mi time nut la allow #4 during e xtra pert*4. vj In oa»# of * tt# r*m* do team# charge goal# for extra ptr;i4! \ >w. How to I'lay Ha»ka Hall Out i f hour • v#' >\ # w . ssau've of jour for* arCa b»* th* bait out of bound# J:t j Pur fens# territory. about ha.f way between th# center and th* end ’ a a T|t# at he for* am! takes a poet Mon ebout 14 foet In front of him and about 1# f#et purr h** coal The center take# a position about 14 fe#t from h‘m ami about 2d fe*t r*ar*r the . «.oter of the floor Hoth Ihsv iv y fa -• t • roar *ah the bar Th# back guard take# a position about 10 feet fr«m the **.’* • n# amt about half war up th# cow' Th# matting guard •* about w feet 4 r.‘ - ly behind the renter c«mSe. Th# for* v am? cute in for th# K**’ Th* com*-* out# nr the b -*kt The h. * guar t e*a ■* In for the be'1 but rev#re»ea and c'*» to ?be hark op’ Thv uu.vng g .ad after "aittnc f- r th, »<**. -ut# do* t the left a.<te of th# rex Th# ba'.» ta paes*.! to either th# towaNL r#at#r. #r tunning cuaid.