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I*"s i The Omaha Sunday Dee l gggj NO. 37. ‘ PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1923. 1—B FIVE CENTS Cream of College Track and Field Athletes Enter Annual Illinois Relay Games 1 ftars of Leading Universities and Colleges in Middle West Will Compete in Many Events Relays Special Feature of Games—Official Start of Midwest Indoor Track Season — Penn , Enters Team in Running Races. RACK and field stars of leading universities and colleges in the middle west will engage in strenuous workouts for the next few days in preparation for the annual relay carnival of the University of Illinois, to be held in the mammoth armory at Urbana next Saturday. Not alone will the event be featured by relay races for universities, colleges, and prep schools, but an all-around contest together with special events will go toward making up an interesting program. The event may be properly called the official oi>ening of the middle west indoor collegiate track and field sea son. Dual meets have been held l^tvyern some university * teams, but these were only forerunners to the relu/ car ** nnd other larger events to he held indoors and outdoors. The dual ^0£<mbats served to give the htldetes some experience in actual competition and afford the coaches an idea of the ability of the "Various performers. _ '•ot Staged for Profit. Vnhkr professional events and many amateur affairs, the Illinois rsrnlval Is not staged for profit. It Js promoted to stimulate interest in t uk and field athletics not only Qj’.ong the larger universities qf the • '•ctlon but among smaller colleges «r-J prop schools. All money taken In at the doors will be prorated among the competing institutions to help pdy expenses of the teams. In for mer years the carnival has attracted capacity crowds and this year's event should be no exception. 1 The idea of holding this relay cnrni " val, one of the largest of its kind In tiie country, originated with Harry Mil. capable coach of tho Illinois track and field team. With a great armory at liis disposal, Oill readily realized a set of indoor in $ ’.s would go a long way toward giving the many athletes of the mkldh-west some much needed competition in the winter. From the start the event tins been successful and the only crttici-m one might make of the • vent is that too many contests are fceld. The many races take the edge off events such ns the pole vault, running broad jump and shot put. rot to mention tlje all-around. I’ennsyK ania Represented. "n addition to the many Institutions ft the western aiwl Misqpurl valley conferences, the University of Penn sylvania will send a team for one of the relays, while some institutions of the si hi tjc such as Iiaylvr, will have seot.atlycs fn the special events. P^® Mich _an and Illinois, which give promise of having the strongest teams in the western conference, will be rep resented by full strength in relay l ues and special events. Notre Dame, which lost a dual meet to Iilllnols af ter one of its runners fell in the relay h race when the score was a tie. will have some excellent performers in the open contests and relays. Nebraska, winner of tho Missouri Valley conference outdoor meet last year, v, ill send some sterling perform • rs. Henry Schulte, former Michigan football player, will again have charge of (ho Cornhusker athletes and has some stars of last year's squad iln school this winter. In past carnivals (Nebraska has garnered its share of joints in the Individaul events. \!l Around Competition Keen. The all around competition should result in some sterling performances considering the ability'of some of the entrants. Dehart Hubbard, Michigan’s dusky skinned athlete, is sure to make n. strong bid fur honors. Coach Far rell believes Hubbard will develop into ore of tho best all around athletes who ever wore L. ■ maize and blue. { Emerson Norton of Kansas la another ’ entrant who should lie near the top when the final tabulation of points Is made, while Henry Mathias of Illi nois should make a stronger bid than last year, when he was ono of the contestn nts. Among some of the well known nth letes who will compete are Captain Krough, who will be anchor mail on < hlcngo's two or four mile relay team: flu . Desch of Notre liarne, who will compete In the hurdle: ; Van Orden of Michigan, who has the beat mark of ~ my conference shot putters: P.rlck ^ of Chicago, a reliable hurdler; Ayres, the Illinois sprinter, and Crip pen and Telford, Northwestern middle dlstanee runners. Next Hig Meet at Patten "Gym." This event will he followed by the snnnal Indoor tmrk and field games of the western conference nt fatten gymnasium. Nort hwostern univer sity, on March 17. Unlike the out door meet, the Indoor is open only to members of the big ton. Athletes xvho have shown rfny ability In the training period since the holidays will he entered in the Illinois carnival to ascertain their worth and the advis ability of entering them In the Indoor conference. Following flic Indoor conference, the athletes will start to prepare for tho Kansas relays to he held at T,aw rerice on April 21. These will he held out of doors and will be the first to be staged by the !jnyhawker Institu tion. On the following Saturday Drake will conduct Its annual carni val Rt Des Moines, and Pennsylvania will stage Its annual set of games on Dranklln field, Philndlephla, on the same day. The nthletes then will be pointed for the sectional lntercolleglates In May and June. These will be fol lowed by the national collegiate games on Btngg field on the third Saturday In June. Many of the point winners, with lhe exception of west rrn conference performers, will rep resent various athletic clubs In the National A. A. P. outdoor champion port r. > in t'■educed in prominent light harness Cinults of tbs cast, this year, Committee on Rules Plans to Lessen Homers Zoning to Abolish Froak Cir cuit Clouts—Giants Would Bo Hit by New Rule. Once a year at about this time the Joint rub s committers of the National and American leagues get together, ostensibly to revise the playing code of the game for the benefit of the army of folks who play haseball pro fessionally, send profe talonally or on the village green. Usually they spend half of 1 per cent of their time discussing the rules of the rest in forecasting th» eoming season or ig up each other for possible luture trades. That's be cause the two committees don't get together until the eve of the train ing trips and they are composed of men whoso vital interests lie in the success of their own clubs. About the only revision of Impor tance suggested for the consideration rtf "f• -mice committees this winter h s to do with the plan to lessen the number of freak home runs duo to short right or left field boundaries at some of the hall parks. Genuine Home Runs O. K. There Is no disposition to eliminate any of the genuine home runs clouted by the athletes In either circuit. The present ride allows a home run when ever the ball is hit over a fence or into a stand which Is 235 feet or more from the home-plate. If less thap that the hit is good for only two bases. None of the fields now 'In use in either big league has a shorter boundary than that. The change suggested is to make the rule read 315 instead of 235. That would effect only five out of the 11 ball parks used In the major leagues last season and In four of those It would affect only one field. The Polo grounds in New York Is the exreptlon. That hA short fl<?ht and left fields. The four right field boundaries which are not 315 feet or more from home plate are in Philadelphia (Na Loading Girl Atldoto at Kansas University 1 'J)oro/Jr ~0or/er-~ MSS DOROTHY ANN IIAKTI'.lt of I I Dorado, Ivan., is (In- trail ing girl athlete ol I lie I nlver siIy of Kansas. Alls* Harter has jnsl been elerleil to captain Ilia K. I , <|uat l.s, newly organized v lull nf exiierf vvonirn swimmers, divers and life savers of llio Ini versify of Kansas. She is also a( present captain of the* girls basket hall and volley hull teams and was re leriUy fiii lied as a memlier of flte all uni\crsilj woiueu'i hotkey team. # These Nebraska Hoopsters Will Try to Ring Creighton for Victory j SGao/ Glenn Go&ason nun tlonal). Cleveland, Brooklyn and Chi cago (National). If the plans for in creasing the plant at. the Cub park lengthen the right field foul line by 10 feet that will be 315 feet from the plate. So It could not make any radical dlf ference In the quantity of home runs nor affect the size of the scores mate rially. The National long-go Is said to oppose the change on the theory that the public has shown that It likes the lively ball and lots of bat ting. so what's the use in tinkering with the rules, they say. The Veal reason probably is that the sugges tion was made by Clark Griffith, aivd anything emenating front the Amer ican league Is poison to tfat old or ganization. Ktther that, or the New York Giant owners object to having the size of their playing field ex posed as being under tho prenosed new limit. If It comes to deadlock between the two leagues. Commissioner Handle is supposed to decide and the former Judge has been quoted ns against the Innovation. His reasons are an echo of those put forth by the Na tional league. It is sufficient to add that Griffith, who proposed the change, was a member of the “loyal five” which supported Ban JnhnAon In the late American league war. The Idea behind the suggestion Is not to curtail the slugging, which can’t he done by changing the boun daries. Only Father Time or s mighty clever pitcher can keep Babe Ruth. Ken Williams or Rogers Horns by from slugging. Move all the fences hack 100 yards and those birds still would clout home runs and bat well over .300. It would help them If home runs over short fences were ruled out. because It would make them stand out more pre-eminently. The Intent of the proposed change was to make the pennant rat-es more fair than at present when the team which plays Its 77 home games on th ' Tolo grounds, with its two Hhort fences, has a great advantage over a team that plays half Its games on the spacious Braves’ field in Boston an 1 only II games a year on the Polo grounds. The old Boston National league park used to have a left field fence i sr. short that balls hit over It rear the foul line were good for gnly two bases Lnjoic G«*t* Inspiration Watching Jimmy Casey Napoleon Cajole whs bought for $1,500. In 80 games with the Fall River club In 1896 he hit out 27 dmi hies, 15 triples, and 16 home runs The Philadelphia Nationals got him then, nnd for 21 years he stayed In the big leagues, most of the time a star. Jajole got his Inspiration to play , baseball from little .llmmy Casey, j now Dr. .Tames K. Casey, 2427 Olynn [ court, Detroit. Through n knothole! he used to watch Casey, nnd wonder ed how so small a lad could play such a remarkable game of ball. Ty Cobb has three seasons to grt in order to equal Dajole's record In length of service. Rptl Sox First Attraction at Yankee’s New Stadium The Yankees" new iit.idlum la rapid ly nearing completion. It will oi>cn April 17, with the Poston lied Ho* as the first attraction. There will be room for 79,000. Colgate Will Start Football Drill in April Colgate will begin eprlng foothal! < practice April 12. Coach Dick Harlow will specialise In gaining roe-nits from students who never played the game. I anions Referee Range* \wav III ram It. Cook, Internationally known 3"i years ago as a referee of championship honing contests, died at hla home In c.ilJfornln at the age of 7ti 11^ had been bedridden night yea rs, Ono of tho most f until* ring battles refereed by Cook was a 61 round fight betweiii Peter .lackson and .limes ,| I Corbett. Cook culled it no contest. Cow Eats Curtains Off Flivver V/hile Hunters Chase Rabbits IWieve it or not, there's s milk-producing cow out near Gretna (hat delights in eating side curtain* off automobile* parked in this particular cow's prist ore. •lack Martin, 1515 M street. Omaha Her pressman, and (Citrine Jordan and Elmer linerk, itillti 5 street, “dolled" up one morning, cranked the flivver and decided to go hunting for cotton-tails and other beasts of Nebraska farm pastures. rid* trio of hunters and their flivver bounced and rolled out to Gretna. Sighting a pasture to the left and a little to ihe north, the hunters decided lo park the transportation bus In the pasture while they hunted the vicinity. The hunters, so the story goes, returned to their flivver an hour or so later and lo and behold, what did tligy see but n large cow eating the side eurtains off said automobile.” Ibis beast of the farmyard had already par took of one side of eurtains anil was peacefully eating the other side when the hunter* arrived on the scene. I'.n route to Omaha, Martin, .Iordan and Iloerk nenriy trine to death, due In the row’s appetite for side eurtains. ^ithJhePin F\HV\\| ALLEYS IEAGIE. tlandlnfU. Won. T.oet. P<*t. Farr,am Alltya 45 ;i .€tj Star Furnaca Co . 45 si M2 Chftfto Printing Co <4 :i .Ml T.afayatto Cato 44 41 Mi < oncrata Engln*ar.!ng Co. 31 |t .&:« El Baudnra .14 14 .447 Batay P.oaa Salvaman . . 3* 57 .413 Ckob .! 4 34 .44 Rraaa Printing Co....17 *9 .4'^ Woodmen of tha World ..14 61 .212 Individual Avamgaa. 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" *nW- . .. 17*| KanUn 174 >l«.Au.lffa .. 4 .••17%|U*har«aa *......139 Leonard Paulu W ar Hero and Athlete It takes more than a world war wounds, gas and suffering to stop an American college athlete. There were many of them stopped—for the north of France Is dotted with crosses above the spots where the boys who wore the letters of their universities as proudly as they wore their decora tions for heroism In war remain. But those who returned refused to permit the war to put an end to their ath letic activities. During the last three years not fewer than 15 college athletes who were wounded or gassed during the war have been members of mldwest ern college athletic teams. The public, w it. hit,g track teams, f'-otball teams. <r basket hall prob [ably never guessed that the boys they w-atehed had played lust as big parts In the big game over there. They did not tell about it—in fact, it is Hard to get them to tell anything about themselves, or how they came Into possession of certain medals and crosses. There is I^onard Paulu of OrinneH. Perhaps few who w ift-hed the ra tional meet !n Chicago last season and saw Paulu w in the 100 yard dash and the 310 yard in close to record time, realized that they were watch ing a boy who was terribly wounded In France, who was decorated by his own and two foreign governments and who was still suffering from the effects. ' Doe of Paulu's eyes was shot out, one heel shot off. and In his body to day he’ carries a bunch of shrapnel. It is an odd thing that, prior to the war, Paulu was not much of an ath lete nor was he much interested in athletics. He became interested dur ing training period, but it is a cinch he didn't learr. to run away from Herman bulleta. When he returned from the war. with the heel of one foot shot off. he grinned with his one remaining eye. and said that it would help him keep on his toes ail the time. Then he stepiied out and lie cams one of the greatest sprinters • the west has produced. During the national meet on Stage held, after he had won the inn yard. Paulu was badly worried. He had lost his glass eye. which did not worry' him ex cepting that he feared It would affect his running and cause his school to lost valuable points. But when the call for the (Inals in the 330 came he Jumped out with the one good eye and | on his toes sjl the way, ran In the record for the meet. I _ 11B Omaha Western league ball club may start Its spring train ing at Cortlcana, Tex., with a brand new squad of pitchers. When the roster of the spring training was announced. Iltcher Frank Okrie, aouthpaw, was the only hurler named who was with the Buffaloes last year. Now comes an announcement that Okrie may he traded for another hurler with a more promising south mitt. Burch and Konetchy, owner and manager, respectively, are working on a deal that may bring to Omaha one of the beat pitchers in the Texas Teague. For this Texas hurler Burch must trade Okrie and quite a bunch of greenbacks. I-1st season Okrie didn't turn in so many victories for the Buffaloes. But tlie fact that Frank hurls tlie pellet from the south side stamps him as a laluahie asset to any West, eni league team, as left handed pitchers in this circuit are as scarce as lieans in restaurant soup. Clarence Ihtrrough, midget pitcher who turned in quite a list of vic tories for the Buffaloes until he In jured Ilia side last year, may return to the rluh. Ilarrough belongs to the Wichita Falls team and this Texas league club asks half the state of Texas for him. However, at the present It looks as If the club will start training with a brand new roster of pitchers, providing, of course, Bureh com pletes the deal whereby Okrie will leave the club. BASKBALI/ players have gone up In price within the last few years. For example: Jack Holland, owner of the Okla homa City Western league club, paid 55,000 for Glenn McNally, promising second sacker of the In dian club. Holland thinks he got a real honest to-goodness bargain when he bought Glenn for E.900 berries. But rea/1 on. Holland paid more for McNally tlran Hornsby. Cobb. Speaker. Col lins and ftahe Ruth, a famous quin tet of players, cost when they went up to the "big show." The t ardinals paid Denison 1*50 for Hornsby. Detroit forked over 700 "iron men" for Cobb. I/ittle Rock let Speaker go for $500. Babe Ruth was released from Pros idence for $1.7.50. F.ddie Collins signed for ex l>en»es. Mind voh. this whole gang cost le«s than $5 000. the amount paid for McNally. Holland thinks he got a bargain, maybe he did ar.d maybe he didn't. We shall see be fore long. • • • □HAT if boxers were rated on comparative jerformances Just like our big foot bail teams’ Take the rase of Charley White. This lightweight who has battled ’em alt, would be rated as ail awful thing within the ring. l\ hite was beaten by Rocky Kan sas. Not so long ago a lightweight by t tie name of Johnny Donolly outpointed Kansas. Hvmie Gold of Brooklyn stopped Donolly. llohliy Barrett, s tough lad. knocked Gold mid in quick order. *5id Marks who lias been beaten by nearly every lightweight of any Importance, knocked out Barret In a single round. Judging from tlie above, ( liarlir White must he rrsdy to quit the ring. Columbia Rowing Coach Instructs With Slides Jim r. r. starting hts 15th season as rowing instructor at Columbia uni versity. has adopted moving pictures to instruct aspirants. It is 50 years sines rowing was introduced at the New 5'ork city institution. Notre Dame Hall Team to Make Southern Tour Notre Dams baseball nine starts a southern tour with St. Mary's team at St. Mary college, Kentucky, March 30 and St. Might other rivals will be visited in the sunny southland April 2 to >. Swimming, Volley Ball, Handball and Boxing Meets on Card in March By <i. r. WKNHKIjI*. i VrrsUfi 1 nvmrrr Vlldwestorw ta«n rUtiiw of Ills V I I I The month id March Intnna up ss the Inc month for tttc simon pure amateur athletes In this territory. Siv Midwestern A«*noiatlon A A. I*, championships tests are scheduled for Mari h. One woman’s championship swim tiling event, fancy diving and two men’s swimming champions are on tItci cart! at the Omaha Athletic club ‘ nest Thursday evening. On March 10 Creighton university wilt hold its first swimming meet.! which w.II he P-muncd by three Mid western A A. r..jr. swimming cham pionships for men, flood competition will be provided the fist Creighton mermen by the o. A. C, University of Nebraska and I'niverslty of Iowa , In addition to the open events a nmn tier of Intramural events are on the Creighton program On March 2!at Nicholas Senn hos tdtal will hold one of iha most tm pnrtant lank meets of the year. The competitor* In this meet are incline 1.1 swimmers exclusively and the meet will be featured by the Midwestern A. A. U, senior 40 yards free style chan] plonship. iduuge and fancy diving championships. Keconl* are sure to | f ill in the plunge and fast time is rs peete.l In the *0 yard swim. The nest big event Is the Mid western A. A. L'. senior singles and t i doubles handball championships, which will be held at Creighton uni versity March S3 and 1’4. The first official A A V handball tournament ever slated In this section and from j the large number of entries already j received by Coach Schablnger of j Creighton university from Omaha Athletic dub and Creighton handball players, the success of the touma ment Is assured. The Midwestern A A. 1’. Nebraska state boxing championships are on the card at the Omaha Athletic dub for March -T and fS. Official sanction from the state boxing commission has been assured by Mr. Andes and the tournament promises to bring about the test vat of amateur boxing in this stale. The Omaha Athletic club will have probably SO boxers entered. On March Slst the Omaha Athletic club Will Stage the first annual Mid western A A. tf. volley hall champion ships. Kntry blanks have been mailed to all Y M C. A's lti Nebraska, low > North 1'akota and South 1'akota mid a large entry list Is expected With the Increased interest in volley-ball this Tournament promises to bring the game to the front stronger than cx rr. tkdij gold, sterling silver and brotue medals will be awarded win ners In all tha championship events The medals are emblematic of the Midwestern A A. V, championship. Langford Could Not Cross Color Line to Titles -+ < i name the boxere , whom Sam 1-ang ford defeated la to call the roll of ftorn* of the sreat cat putdliata who Her lived. In hla journey up the road riT avoir dupois from light weight to heavy, tlie "Black Death” swept all befog* him. Since there !* no climax in tha obvious, let it be said at once that ■ ii mat picturesque appellation Is con cealed the dual reason why he never won a title. First, the champions of his day were quick to draw the color line; and, sec ond, they avoided the latter part of his nickname with a caution that verged on cowardice. Memory of Wonder Fighter. What a marvel the black boy was! Who that truly loves the noble art, in spite of the scurvy politicians, i crooked promoters, shifty managers and faking fighters who have given the game its malodorous repute, can ever forget Langord'a massive shoul ders, his splendid ring strategy, his footwork and skill and fearless, eagle's heart! 1 Discriminated against because of his color, forced to accept puny purses to ge* matches. Submitting to cruel terms imposed on him by managers of box ers whose entrails congealed with ter ror at the sight of that squat, ebon figure, lithe, graceful, menacing, strid ing across the canvas, and handi capped by the necessity of "cutting his dough' with promoters, oppo nents, and many who said a kind word for him, nevertheless the valiant Boston Tar Baby" fought on and on. and by sheer merit lifted himself to a permanent place In the sun w ith the few really great prizefighters of all time. Other Canadian Masters. Incidentally, three world's title holders came from Langford s ceun lri'—George Dixon, Johnny Couhn and Tommy Burns, the first two gen uine champions. I-angford was bom In Nova Scotia. The date is unknown, even to himself, but it was probably in DM. which would make him IS years old when his record begins In D f Fof tie ■ 'rest IS years he blazed his spectacu lar path across the boxing firmament. 1 find that, including 3331, he fought -39 times, won bv a knockout im<-« received the referee's verdict Irt II battles, met 4? opponents In no decision bouts, drew 30 times, and lost 33 decisions. With the exceptions of "Toung'' Griffo and Joe Cans, whom he de < s.oned. Langford knocked out the follow.ng men: Arthur Cote. Willis lewis. George (Elbows) McFadden. Tommy Sullivan. Georgs Gunther. 'Toung'* peter Jackson. Jim Barry. Jim Flynn. Tony Loss, "Iron'' Hague, Dixie" K, 1. M.ke Shreck. Sandv Ferguson. ' Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Tony Caponi. “Porky" Flynn, Sam McVey. John Lester Johnson. Jack Lester. ' Gunboat"' Smith. Georgs Cotton. Colin Bell, Harry Wills, Dave M.Ils. Joe Jeanette. JeflT Clarke. Bill Tate. Andre Anderson. “Kid" Norfolk. I (s Kellar. Frank Farmer and Bob I> vere. Most of these men he stopped not once but several times. Genuine Sledge Hammer Punch. The Incredible force of his punch can he told in a word—in Boston he hit Bam Met ev on the nose and fractured both cheek bones. Now here l« a point in connection with LangfordS career that T do rv think has ever been mentioned, and it may explan those 53 draws and defeats. Bo fearful was he of purch ing h.s meal tickets to tatters that be !ct exactly 33 men l>eat him or get a draw, only to knock them out In a re turn match. ■rtiese boxers, the record hook shows, were John Johnson. Andy Wa-svn. "Young" Peter Jsckscr Tar ry Temple, Joe Jeannette. "Black Fitzsimmons." Jim Barry. Tory Bo«* -1im Flynn. Sandy Ferguson. A1 Ku biak. Jeff Clarke. Tony Capon!. Porky ’ Flynn, John I-ester Johnson, "Gunboat" Smith, Hamv W .« Sam McVey, "Battling J'.m" Johns.-- B ;; Tate Bob TVvere. Jack Thompson and I.ee Anderson. "hen Strategy Went \nils« Rut this practice ef making mm purses open where o: tv one x\ ' < have been paid :f he had •’leveled ’ dp I hens* men Ih* first time thex met cost Ijxngford at least one title—the middleweight. IV r on April IT. IHP. In the Athletics' ball park In Phila delphia 1 saw latngford deliberately refrain from knock.ng out shan'ey Ketchel. seeing in fl at six round m dociaion "draw'* fertile sod for a huge purse later In t'alifornia. where » fin ish fight would have dr.ixx-x An non spectators Rut Ketchel, xx ho pexcr saw the day when he could whip Ijtngforxl. was shot and killed loss than six months later, and Saras cunning was In Min. Incidentally, laingford's admirer* must not deceive thomeelxe* that h* could ever have beaten Jack J. hr son Johnson nearly murdered him in R s ton In 15 round*, and could haxy re posted the performance any time Sam today I* a sixent meteor lie has nothin? left of t’-e sums he fought for and is making a living bv Ivxxing occasionally an«l bx- helping preixare xxther figrhter* in training for contests. Henry Fort! Kins Hop. Henry IVrd rwwilr purchased n \ewrfouinlland «u-g front r*r 'I x Fenton of Wel!x<*Iey. who •peels..ns in this ijpy of salmai. ' «
