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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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 > Ȥimo- -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.