hi Schabinger Gives Creighton Team Hard Drill; Lovely Plays V ilE chance* of Creighton's basket ball team beating the University of Nebraska here Sat urday night took a big jump yes terday afternoon When Capt. Jim my Lovely of the Blue and White quintet reported for practice. Lovely, who is a star forward and a crackin’ good player, has been out of the Crelgh ion lineup for the past three weeks because of an injured knee. Said knee is reported to he in good condition now. and the presence of Lovely on the floor yesterday caused Ol’ Man Joy to make his appearance on the Blue campus. The Creighton captain practiced with his teammates and his injured knee didn't seem to give him much trouble, although he took particular pains to see that it got the best of care. Coac h Schabinger w ill send the Blue end White hoopsters through another practice witli the freshmen this aft ernoon. Tickets for the big game went on sale at Beaton's dryg store and the < retghton gymnasium office yester day. A large crowd is expected to witness the contest, which will mark i he resumption of athletic relations between Nebraska and Creighton. Iowa Flipper Leads Big Ten Chicago. Feb. 27.—University of Iowa, the only unbeaten basketball team in the Western conference title race, by virtue of its win over Min nesota last night, 23 to 24, not only strengthened its position In the cham pionship race but won the right to Haim in Funk, a forward, the leading individual scorer in the Big Ten. Funk, who previous to last night's game, was the acknowledged leader in scoring free throws, added 11 more free goals to his credit and displaced Harrison Barnes of Chicago, who was leading th* conference scoring with 1!« points. Funk now has 123 points for the season. 91 being free goals. Jo was other forward, Janse. In- , creased his held goal total In last night's game by three, making 31 so far this season and giving him undis puted possession of third place in the conference for caging field goals. < iolletli Challenge? Winner of \ ilia Bout New Tork. Feb. 27,— The New Tork 1 slate athletic commission today sc- ; • epted a challenge filed by Joe Col letti. flyweight boxer of Poughkeep- j sie. N. V.. for a match with the win- ! ner of the bout Thursday night be tween Pancho Villa, the champion, and Frankie G»naro, for the Ameri can flyweight title. Jock Malone ^ ins. Chicago. Feb. 27.—Jo--!: Malone of ' St. Paul was awarded a technical , knockout over Johnny Kleacli of | Cleveland, in the sixth round of their 1 scheduled 10-round battle at Fast ; Chicago Monday, Referee Dave Barry Stopped the f.ght after Malone had ( punched Kleseh into almost helpless ! condition. The long left hand of the St. Taul boxer proved too strong for the • 'leveland boy and Malone practically won the battle in the first round when he clipped Kleseh in the stomach with a hard left drive. After that punch Kleseh was slowed up to almost a snail a pace and Malone danced around hie opponent pepper ing him with rights and lefts to the body and face. Western League Roster for 1923 Following «re the players from which will ha sel»-cteil the teams which will represent the various members of the Western league in the approaching campaign: Oldalionm l ity, Pitchers: George Payne,' Roy Allen, Hu*l Dove. Eddie McBee. Er.l! Td**. Ghsrlee Schueite, Arthur Ftaher. C. J. a/ohnaon Catchers: Valter Tragreaser. Bill Byer», ! Cowboy White. Ilf (elders: Fred Duderua. menu gar, o. ('■ McDaniel. Jo# C. Tut**. Wa;, ne Windl1. Walter Kruger Walter «!ool<. Chari h Weallierford. Glenn M'Nally. Outfielders: Oa ar Felber, Henry Gin* lerdl. Penny Brjatow. Omaha. Pifclicr*: Nick Ctlllop. Tod Odenwald, Frank Okno, Htrb^rt May, A D. Haile . r. M. Cerhandt, John Btamff. George Decker. Charles J. Ttitr. Catcher: F. f Wilder, Glen Stout, Oaeur Siemor, AI Wallin. Infleldera: Charles McDonald. Jlmtny Wilcox. Clyde Defate, Ed J. Konctch:, manager. Outfielders: Joe Renowltz. F A. Griffin, P. J. Apperson, ft. E. O'Connor. Wichita. Pitchers: Maun, Seilers. Hovlik, McDon nell, Ifouee. Akright, McNamara. Gregory. Catchers: Griffin. Peal. McMullan Infleldera: McDowell. Goodwin, Butler. Outfielder#: Smith. Blakealey, Conlan. W. »Io#ep1i. Pitchers: Razor Dedbetter, F.arl Ting ling. Buga Grover. Karl Adams, Franklyn Fort. CaN-hor,: Hurry KsnAkr. Humid Flame. ! Infloldera: Millar. Art Ci|n»n. Wally No fsr. Mort»v J.lining,. Art Broont, Low r.nra Ollhert. McDonald _ . • Outflaldar,; Lawla rhllllp,. K.lmsr Law .n, Millar. Dm Motn,,. Pirrllara Bddlcman, Mlddltlon. Coop r. , Sclbold. Jone«. Marlin. , , I Catchara: Whaling, Kunny, nockahopr. Tnfloldora: MrLarry, i h„bro. Brannon, I,«t. OPhaughn,«ooy. Ncloon Outfield,r»: Corrldtn, Oenln. Worth, Horan. Noon. Tolas. TMtchar,: Holll,. McLaughlin "jri BlicU and 1’oul Sherman «f . h.inplona, ind Bill Tdtum. *!■'"*■ Boh Clark and Tom Honry. Catchers. Tox Croaby, Hank Dnnis. lafloldara: Paddy Bauman. Cudley Lee, Frank Thoropoon _ . Outfielder*: Lyman Lamb and Tank Davis, « , umitv: lAika ituart. ^ . J Omaha University. HE Omaha university athletic board may apply for a berth In the Nebraska state athletic conference. The Maroons were formerly en trenched in the conference, but withdrew from the circle in 1021 when an argument bobbed up over a football game played at Fonte nelle park between Omaha and Coach “Hob" Sisty's Midland col lge Lutherans. During the basket hall aeasons Omaha always ranked high in the conference standings. The confer ence games, when played at the Maroons’ gymnasium, drew large crowds and more than paid ex penses. Since they dropped out of the conference, the Maroons have been playing small institutions. A vic tory or a defeat by one of these small schools failed to dent the reputation of those involved, simply because no reputation was at stake. Omaha university, in our opinion, i would greatly benefit Itself as a uni versity if it got hack into the con ference. The publicity the Maroons would receive when they played j conference teams would be worth something to the university, to say nothing of the part it would play in helping athletics among stale schools. Surely the Maroons gain nothing by playing such teams as Tabor, Western Union, Tarklo, Mo., and Trinity college. Eleven teams make up the confer ence, Nebraska Wesleyan, Peru, Kearney, Grand Island, Doanc, Hastings, Wayne, Midland, ('had ron, (otncr and York. Should Omaha re-enter the circle an even dozen teams would compose the ron ference. Have each member send a representative to schedule meetings and have the schedules arranged so that every member got a fair deal with each other, and there is no reason why the Nebraska state ron ference couldn't grow to be as popu lar in this state and as henefleial to athletics as the Missouri valley ronferenee is to the valley. Omaha university recently an nounced that it intended to grow with Omaha. Surely a university in a town the size of Omaha should belong to some sort of athletic con ference. By joining the state con ference it would be a step in the right direction, for athletics play an important part in the life of any university, college or high school. Jimmy Wilde Signs to Fight in Gotham New York. Feb. 27.—Jimmy Wilde of England, recognized In this country as world's flyweight boxing champion, has signed to defend hia title in a bout at the Polo grounds June 16. ac cording to an announcement today by Tom O'Rourke, matchmaker for the Republic Athletic club. Wildo has agreed to fight anyone selected by O'Rourke, the lattpr said, but he probably will be matched with | the winner of the bout~Miext Thurs day night at Madison Square Harden between Panrho Villa. American fly weight title holder, and Frankie Ge na ro of New York, regarded aa Villa's | most dangerous rival. Albert Cahn Will Defend Cue Title The annual Nebraska state three cushion billiard tournament will be held at the Holmes Recreational par lors starting Monday night. March 13, according to an announcement made last night by Krnle Holmes. Albert Cahn. present slate cham pion, will bo on deck to defend bis laurels. Ralph Stephens. Helnie Ha each, Harry Shepard, Williams and other good players will enter the tourney. Several out-of-town players have been asked to compete. Suzanne Will Not Compete. Monte Carlo, Feb. 17. — Triune en thusiast* who have been expecting a singles match between Mrs. Moiu fijursted Mallory nnd Suzanne Fenglen are disappointed, at least as far as the Monte t'arlo tournament ts concerned, for the French star has withdrawn from the singles play. There isr some doubt that Mile, f.englon will compete in the singles *t the Mentone tournament, which be Sine March 5. A meeting between these two women players at either or both the Mentone and Monte Carlo tournaments had been expected, but It now appears that the French cham pion may play only in the women'* doubles here. She said that whether shs takes part at Mentone will de pend on her health. Prsrk Throws Allan Eustace.* Wichita, Kan , Feb. 27.—John rcsek. Nebraska light, heavyweight, triumphed over Allan Kustace, Kansas heavyweight, here test night after breaking 12 consecutive lieadlocks. Peseta took fh# first fall In *4 mil* tiles with a head scissors and the sec ond In 42 minutes with the same hold. Jim Fondos of St. Fouls defeated Joe Turner of South Dakota In the preliminary. Cyclone Tracketers Train. Orlnnell, Is.—Track athletes of Orlnnell college today are training for l two Missouri Valley Indoor meets the triangular tourney with Drake and Ames at Ames on March 10 and the Missouri Valley tournament at Knn •as City March 24. Milt limit* Tonight. The Omaha Athletic dull closed I boxing tournai lent w ill start tonight with 74 contestants entered. Finals in sll the vsrlone divisions will be rsgcbsd tomorrow night JOE SANGOR, claimant of the featherweight championship of Wisconsin, has been matched to meet Sammy Mandell in a 10-round bout in Minneapolis March 9. Sangor is one of the best feathers of this part of the country. He has battled such boys as Sammy Mandell, Stewart Mc Lean, Saph McKenna, Joe Lynch, champion, and Ed die Anderson. MONDAY. Michigan. 29: Iillnole, 20. Oklahoma, 40; Ksnins Aggl»*. J7. Til«, j9 : Harvard, 29 0 Pasaalo High. 62; Ridgewood, 1J. Cornell, 30; Princeton. 1*4. Reatrlce Legion, 30; fctelnagar, 7. Valparaiso, 20: >f-ad. Simpaon, 21; Dubuque, 12. Iowa, 29: Mlnneaota, 24. First Western League Club to Leave for South Monday Western League Training Camps Club. Manager. Training Place. Dale. Oklahoma City.‘Fred I.udcrus.Oklahoma City.March 17 Tulsa.Jack I.elivelt.Mineral Wells, Tex ...March E Wichita.‘Howard Gregory.Wichita ..March 21 St. Joseph.Walter Smith.Clarksdale, Miss.March li lies Moines.‘John Corriden.Ponca City.March 20 Denver .‘Billy Gilbert.Excelsior Springs.March 15 Omaha .‘Ed Konetchy.Corsicana .March 10 Sioux City. Unnamed.N’ot decided.N’ot decided •First jear as manager. The annual exodus of Western league clubs to southern training camps will begin next Monday when Manager Jack Lelivelt of Tulsa will leave with his battery men for Mineral Wells, Tex., where the Oilers will begin the task of ironing out the winter kinks. Omaha will be the second Western club to establish training quarters in the south. Barney Burch, Buffalo i owner, and Ed Konetchy, the new manager, will be on hand at Corsicana, Tex., to greet the advance guard of Buffaloes on March 10. Of the oiBlji clubs in the circuit five have selected southern points for tralninjr Oklahoma City considers itself in a southern state and will train at home. Wichita also will remain at home. , Sioux City will journey to sometj southern camp, yet to be selected. St. Joseph will train at Clarka dale. Miss.. with the Minneapolis club. Manager "Wally’’ Smith has ordered the club to report March IS. John Corriden will lead the ties Moines Boosters to Ponca City, OKI., to begin training March 20. and the Denver Bears will go to Kxcelslor Springs, Ark.. March 15. That a host of new faces will be seen in the Western league this sea son is evidenced by the fact that the majority of clubs have gone in for young blood. The champion Tulsa team is to un dergo less remodeling than any other club, yet Jack I.ellvelt will be com pelled to find a successor for ller sliel Bennett in the outfield, snd tleorge Boehlcr and Da\e Danforth in th» box. Oklahoma City has two vacancies in the infield, two in its curving corps snd also must develop both a first string and second-string catcher. Isbell Wrecks ( luh. Frank Isbell has torn down his 1 Wichita machine completely, recon i structlng every department. Barney Burch has disposed of many of la*4 year's Buffaloes and has 1 signed up new- material. Next to the Tulsa Oilers. Omaha l.as the best looking club In the league on paper. But of course good look ing clubs on paper often prove grand busts on the field. Down at Joetown there Is no eer tainty of who will swing bats for that burg for It all depends upon v hat Bongo Cantlllon lias left to slip to Wally Smith after he gets done I nicking the rrpam of some fifty ath letes for his Minneapolis American association team. Players who served In Des Moines uniforms last year have worn a path | to Texas where they will he found performing for Texas league cities j while Johny Corriden will have s new gang of Boosters to bos". Giants To Help Grlixlle*. A* encouraging a* the Sioux City ] situation la discouraging I* that at Denier where Hilly Gilbert is trying to rally a winning combination. It Is said that he ha* established a direct line of communication with McGraw and lit* Giants from whom he expect* to draw material needed to put teeth In the GrlZxUes this season. Gilbert, a veteran major league grout and ft personal friend of McGraw leaves today for the Giants training camp at Marlin, Tex., to look over the 20 Pitchers which McGraw la giv ing a tryout. The Rooster* will present nlnvisl an j entirely new lineup tills year as a wholesale disposal of the 1022 tenni has been made. Only a few rerrult* ' will he given tryouts as the chili owners plan to start the season with a veteran club. The club Is In the market for two good right handed pltcheie, and In fielder and it catcher. It I* probable that It will secure these men through the Rt. Taul club tn the American a* social Ion. Mike Kelley, Rt, Paul bos*, who recently purchased Tom Falr wpathcr’a share in the dub is now dickering with the men needed. Hunt a Manager. ••Runt” Mitrt who u-fl ft* play on ’Ite Hioux <*ity Sufic hi. Inn turned rnanajc*t\ Hr ha* eltnrce of Hi*' Hprlnr field ciub ot Urn W Micro amoua | Uoa. | Ifuskrrs Won't Go West Because of the Missouri Valley rul ing prohibiting conference members from playing more than eight football games a season, the University of Ne braska has declined the Invitation of the University of Southern < allfornia to play on the coast r>e<-cmber 8 Deaf Game 1 liursdav. Thf> gam* !»rt^c*n Kanan* 8«4hool I t th» f>rnf and Nebraska Deaf !n atitut® mil! he played Thursday In* Ntrad of Friday, Coach J. W. J ark ton announces. 4*Po<* Wre” lo Fight “Pee Wee Smith, the Omaha Kthlo pcan flyweight, who went east the i ther day to make a name for himself Iti the pugilistic world, writes he has landed a tight at Buffalo. Omaha Girl Tank Star. Miss Gladys Brooker of Omaha, a student st Iowa university, broke the pool record tn the to yard breast stroke event at the Women's Ath letic association meet last night Her time was IS.7 seconds. Cue Tourney to Start. A three cushion Invitational billiard tournament will bo h-M at tho Ilolmea Recreational parlors, starling March 10. The majority of the contestants will be elderly men. Rig l.oaguer a Coach. I .os Atigele* George Wheeler, for merly a major league pitcher, baa been sirnrd as baseball i oaeh at tha University of Southern California. Gtvynn Wilson. graduate manager, announced. Greh Challenge* Tunncy. New York Hurry Greb, I’lttsburgh larger. who lost tha American light heart weight championship to liena Tunney of New York, Friday, isaued a challenge for a return bout. Fraank Troeh Winner of Midwinter Trap Title tiM Angeles, Kel>. 57 - I'r.inli Trneh of Vancouver, Wash . here for l lie third consecutive year, won the an nual midwinter registered trap shoot Ing tournament of the Vernon Gun ••tub lie made a total score of HI out of a possible 450. Troeh also made the high run of th» meet, 151. Rob Bungay. Venice, Gal . w.is sec ond with 480. and Lou Reed, lets An gelea, third with 437. The annual Pacific rone tourna ment will start Thursday. fToppc Practicing. New York—Followers of billiards today were keenly Interested In I he attempt Willie Hoppe Is making i ' regain Ida ability at line nursing for Ills matrh with Jake Hchaefcr of Han Francisco, who has challenged for the world's 1*3 balk line title* which ths New Yorker icgslned from him 1m( N«v«nb« i Willard to Open Training Camp HICAnO, Feb. 27.— Bis Jess Willard, who, la seeking a re turn heavyweight championship match with Jack Dempsey, plans to establish a training camp at Kgcelslor Springs, Mo., t o condition himself for his con test with Floyd Johnson, the Iowa heavyweight, scheduled for New York, May 12. The former champion said here to night that he wanted to do as much outdoor training as possible and that climbing the hills around Excelsior Springs would help to get hltn into shape. He intends to spend at least six weeks in camp before moving on to New York to finish training. Willard spent an hour and a half in a gymnasium this afternoon. He boxed four rounds, liesides going through other exercises. The big Kansan said he weighed about 258 pounds; that he had reduced about 12 pounds In the last 20 days and in tended to get down to about 245 for his match with Johnson. Charley Schmidt to Join Robins Modesto, Cal., Feb. 27.—Charley Schmidt, a brother of Walter Schmidt, formerly catcher on the Pittsburgh Nationals and himself a former ma jor league baseball catcher, signed a contract with the Brooklyn National league club. He will leave Modesto tonight, he announced, to join the Brooklyn club at their spring training camp at Clear Water. Fla. Schmidt has lveen employed In the capacity of a scout and trainer of young pitchers. He wag formerly a catcher for the Itetroit club of the American league from IMS to 1312. lie asserts ho has caught In 2,163 games of professional baseball, which he say s. is the record for catchers in service today. Jc»« at Sioux City. Jess Willard, former heavyweight champion will appear In an exhibi tion match in Sioux City tomorrow night. On the same raid will appear Hom er Sheridan, middleweight. Sheridan has been matched to meet Jack Menlo In a 10 round bout. Nucleus for Great Eleven at Creighton As classy a squad of football play ers as ever donned Blue moleskins will report to C'het Wynne, new Creighton coach, this fall. According to veteran Hilltop follow ers and alumni members, the school should have the strongest team In Its history. Virtually all of last year's perform ; crs. together with many promising players front the freshman ranks w ill be at Wynne's command. MrAlerr Is Captain. Blmer McAleer, who will play lits last year of football this season, will pilot the Creighton team from the left guard posltfor^ Stuart Neary, his running mate, will be back at the ; other guard. Bogan and Nolan, both renters of ; ability, will Tight it out for the first I string berth. Van Ackeran. Kean and Gayer, all veterans of this year, will be back again at tackles. The ends will he the only place where Wynne will be forced to resort to his freshmen squad. Paynter, Bendlage and Herzog, last year’s ends, have all played their last game of foot-; ball. For halfbacks. Speicher, Kelly. Hoyle and Tevlin will all be hack. Veehout will be out after the fullback job. while I^ne and Fisher are two vets who will attempt to win a place at quarter. Freshmen Hate (lass. In addition to these gridstere, who are all letter men. Wynne will have the following freshmen: Bertigho. full back; Tryba, Bcupke and Fitzgibbon. halfbacks; Hlckev. Carroll and Bower, quarterbarkr; Flynn ami Mahoney, ends and an abundance of linemen. Fitzgibbon and Tryba. who plated halfback for the freshman squad last fall, were said to be as fl> et a pair of runners as has ever been seen on the hill. Bertoglio is one of the best defense men that Creighton has et er possessed, and should gite Vr. h out a hard run for his position Jimnjy \ almli Dir*. Duluth. Minn.. Feb. 27.—James Valenti, 22, known a* Jimmy Valen tine In boxing circle*, died today from double pneumonia. Valentine, a ban tamw'.'ght, had api>eared in bouts on ’ dh the east and wests coasts. The St. Joseph News Press de * fines an educated man a* one who can name the cabinet members and give a reasonable explanation. ■ ■■ 1 ■ ■■ ■ .—■■■■ - I Barney Burch, Omaha Magnate, Is Friend of “Knothole Fraternity” A U N 0 1 BURCH, Omaha magnate, an nounces kiddies will lie admitted free to Western league hall games here this sea son except on Sat urday, Sunday and holidays And behind this announcement Is an interesting little yarn. It con cerns a resolution made some score or more years ago. In a small Texas town there w'as a town team. But the team play ed inside a high board fence. The magistrates in the village were very alert that no on» entered the confines of the high boards except those armed with a passport—a 66-cent piece. < audit in Act. Fifty cent pieces w ere e en scarc er with the kiddies in those days , Ilian they a re now, and as a conse quence this little town had its knothole gang. A freckled-faced, agile boy be longed to thir group. He carried a large jack keif** like the rest of the knothole fraternity, and when the blue-