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eo. Creighton
. Schlatter Alter
New Manager
Next Month
ORRIE SC fll „AI
FER, known far
and wide as one of
the strongest con
i ~<>o‘SFhl *tre.a. |
tenders for Mickey
Walker’s welter
weight champion
ship, informed thfe
wide world this
morning that he
expects to have a
new pilot for his
fistic craft after
the middle of Jan
uary.
The Flghtln' Fool has received a
»eck of publicity within the last 24
hours about him signing ^ith Jack
lleddy, Hymie Milder, Mike Collins
and a lot of other fight managers,
‘ but If you rail Schlaifer down to the
■arpet he will come right out and
idmit that Pat Boyle still steers his
baft.
It Is said that Boyle's contract
with Schlaifer expires January 14.
lust who will manage Morrie follow
ing that dale remains to be decided
later.
Schlaifer said tills morning that
lie would not sign a new contract
with Boyle and Ills trainer. Billy
I'vick. He did not say why he
would not renew his contract in
spite of the fact that since he has
been pushing the leather mittens
for his present tutors he haa re
ceived something like $14,000 for
Ida services.
If the truth be known, Schlaifer has
had about as many managers sincA he
started fighting as he has had flglhts.
Nearly every prominent sportsman In
'Jmaha has. at some time or another,
cad something to say regarding
s'chlaifer and his fights.
When asked if he would sign with
lack Reddy of St. Paul, Schlaifer re
plied:
"Oh! So he did let It out, did he.
Well, you can say for me that I am
bickering with Reddy, but as far
.a Boyle and Uvlek are concerned, I
win not sign with them.”
Pat Boyle, when told of Schlalf
rr's statement, stated that the
‘‘Kid” was "laying down” on him
for the last month of his contract.
Boyle says he has three matches,
one with Jimmy Jones, but Schlaif
er refuses to fight.
“Of course, Schlaifer can sign
with anyone he cares to after Jan.
uary 14,” said Boyle. "I took him
when no one else would and net
ted him a gross sum of $21,000 in
10 months. I done more for him
than anyone that ever handled him.
I even bought his old contract and
guaranteed every cent.
‘‘‘I saw to it that he paid more than
**,000 In debts to Omahane. I was
■ mbarrassed at every fight he en
raged In because there were attach
inents against our end of the fight.”
Boyle frankly admitted that he
didn't believe 8chlaifer would sign
ij* with him. He denies that there
\>?as ever any Internal trouble
ik his fight stable between be and
tit hlalfer.
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'*ther. wm arrested, at Sun Francisco on
• barge of violating prohibition laws and
released on 1306 bond. He is alleged to
have had liquor at a rafe.
Airplanes Joined the attack on I’uehla
whan federal forces took It from the
• a be la. 1.000 prisoners being taken by
be federate, according to statements by
Uh war department and Secretary of Mar
v«rrano.
Amateur Athletic union recommended
appointment of Lawson Wobartion of the
fnlverslty of Pennsylvania as head 'Oft' h
“t the track and field athlete* of the
1924 American Olympic team.
Fell* Grange won the 18.2 hill lard
hamplonihlp, defeating Edmund Derbler.
Twenty-one nations have been Invited
'*•, the United States Lawn Tennis n**<>
iatlon to compete for next year's Davis
gp. The list exceeds by four countries
h** record field which entered the «on
**t this year.
Z.ev, the wonder horse of the Kjmicocms
,»i>le. earned 2286,573 37 in two seasons
f racing During this time the thorough
‘■ed. out tit 26 races won 17. finished
•cond In five races, third In two rac ea
und In two unplaced
Johnny Brown of London Is the new
»nfsmwei|rht champion of Europe He
"•ontly defeated "Bugler" Lake on points
i a 20 round content. Lake won the
hnmplonahtp from t'harlea Ledoux. the
I'rencn boxer, on July 30.
Adolfo I.iique. horn In < uhn 12 senra
•o is considered the best major league
itrher during the last season He won
7 games and lost only 8 for c.n average
e 771. besides scoring 6 shutouts I uque
is pitched six years for Cincinnati.
r.olf players known >»* "rabbit*” will
not ba permitted to c4utt*r up the fulr
ay* In the British open and amateur
golf championships next spring. A "rab
bit * Is one who leaps from hunker »o
bunker and upstate In playing tha big
enfs though everyone knows he husn t
x t hanf e. to win.
Two Champs Behind.
ririehural. N. <' . Dec. :l ISf>t-« an.l
Wapello, local pi (ifeenlnnal*, led Ai
hur Haver?, the Hrltlah open (ham
plori, ami Ock*nd?n, French chinn
'ion, by a margin of one hole at tlm
>nd of the firat IK holed of tliel- IPi
'«l« exhibition match here tod»j.
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Hendricks New Omaha Manager?
THE press wires tarried a bit ol
Interesting Information last night
in the report from Indianapolis
that Jack Hendricks, veteran manager
of the Indianapolis American asso
ciation bail club, had resigned his
position today to become effective
Immediately. His resignation 'was ac
cepted by William C. Smith, owner ol
the team.
This hit of information may and
may npt mean anything to Omaha
fans. Hendricks is a well known
baseball manager and, of course,
any news concerning his doings
would Ire interesting, hut there is
a possibility that lie may come to
Omaha as manager of the 1921 Buf
falo Herd. We have Ireen in formed
by a very reliable sourre that Bar
ney Burch has been dickering with
a certain .Association .manager
to boss the Buffaloes next spring,
but whether it is Hendricks or not
we don't know.
The announcement regarding Hen
dricks may not mean anything to
Omaha as we said before, one can't
tell right off the reel.
Steelier to Keep After Lewis.
OE STECIIEH, former world's
heavyweight wrestler, tell* us he
Is going to keep after the cham
pion grappler of the 'world until he
gets a title match.'
Stecher wonders why on earth he
doesn't get a chance to wrrestle Ed
Lewis, the title holder. Joe eays that
when he was champ he gave all
worthy opponents a crack at hi
championship, and because of this
eventually lost the honors.
The former champion declares
that if he doesn't get a match with
the chump this winter he will try
again next season, and in the mean
time experts to keep In condition
by playing ball, all of which leads
us up to Joe's recent statement to
us in which he said that If Barney
Burrh would let him he would go
south with the Omaha Buffaloes in
the spring.
Stecher is a pretty good hall play
er, say those who have seen him
play. Should he land the berth,
Joe would not only be a first base
man, but he would he one of the
blggist drawing cards in the West
ern league.
Fight Managers Amateur's Enemy.
ENNV RYAN, physical director
oyer at the Omaha Athletle.
club, and In charge of the O.
A. C. amateur boxers, says his worst
enemy Is the prize fight manager who
thinks he sees a champion boxer In
every amateur who fights at the Ath
letic club.
Kyan trains the O. A. C. amateur
boxers for aJI of their fights. Re
cently the Athletic club held a box
ing tournament in whieh all of the
club simon-pure* engaged in fisti
cuffs. Several alleged prize fight
managers were present and Immedi
ately following the show went hack
to the dressing rooms and tried to
engage the boxers in conversation
regarding their plans for the future.
Ryan lias three boxers under Ills
wing at the club who have received
fat offers to turn professional. These
offers not only came from fight
managers of Omaha, but a repre
sentative of a stable of boxers from '
St. Raul visited Omaha for the sole
purpose of seeing if he rould sign
up some promising new fight ma
terial for his bos*.
Thus far the O. A. C. boxers have
stuck with Denny Ryan and they will
do a wise thing If they stay with
Denny until they learn a little more
about ring warfare before going In
search of money for their labors. The
trail of a rising youitk boxer is a
hard one—one full of many rocks and
turns.
Hunt to Ki«lc on Eastern Track*.
All,BIRDS hereabouts remem
ber Jockey Dave Hurn, midget
pilot of horseflesh, who rode for
the ('. R. Irwin stable at the Ak rare
meeting here a year ago. Well, Hurn
has recently signed a contract to ride
the horses of Gifford Cochran next
season over the New York tracks.
Carroll Schilling, famous rider of
oth<T days, visited the Tlajuana track
one day last week and when he left
he carried I turn's contract back east
with him.
Si hilling was after lliirn a year
ago. \t that time he failed In land
flic boy, considering the# price
asked for him too iiinrli. Tlila
time lie met lluru's terms in*
stoutly.
Jockey lliirn Is a development of
flic Irwin school. Charlie Irwin
brought out the boy, guided hint
through Ills apprenticeship and
made a finisher of (he lad. latat
summer Irwin released lliirn from
Ills contract ami since that time
Dave has ridden free lance.
As the Cochran stable Is one of
Hie biggest in tile easl, lliirn will
have every chance to show Ills
ability, lie leaves al once for the
Corluati farm In New York.
A Merry t hi lstmos to everyone.
Morrie Schlaifer
to Join Jack Reddv
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Stable, Is Report
Omaha Battler Will Leave
Pat Boyle on Expiration of
Contract, January 14,
Advices Say.
Pat Boyle, manager of Morrie
Schlaifer, declared it was news to him
If the Omaha battler will cast his lot
with Jack Reddy, St. Paul fight pro
moter and manager, January 14, de
tails of which were contained in an
Associated Press dispatch from St.
Paul to The Omaha Bee last night.
Boyle upon being questioned re
garding the report stated that In a
conversation between Schlaifer. Billy
1'vick and himself he asked Schlaifer
point blank if he was going t6 Join
Reddy's stable. Boyle explained that
he was having posters printed and
other advertising matter prepared
and asked Schlaifer as a friend if he
was going to quit his stable at the
expiration of the contract to tell him
now so he could save any additional
expense.
Whereupon Schlaifer denied he was
going to leave Boyle's stable and
stated If Boyle and U\1ck could get
together he would renew the contract.
Schlaifer before coming under the
management of Boyle flitte<J from one
handler to another with consistent
regularity. He has enjoyed his great
est success while In Boyce’s stable.
According to the dispatch from St.
Paul, Schlatfer's contract with Reddy
is to take effect January 15 at which
time the Omaha battler will move his
family to the Minnesota capital.
Schlaifer could not he reached last
night to confirm or deny the report.
Indians in Hard
Workout for Game
Los Angeles, Ljec. 24.—Football
fever w;pi flghtlnfj-the Yuletlde spirit
for first place In Southern Cali
fornia tonight, with the Haskell
Indlans-OIympio club Christmas day
game only a few hours off and the
Navy-Washlngton contest at Faaa
dena looming up Just beyond New
Year's day.
Coach Dick Hanley’s Indians ar
rived here yesterday from Riverside,
Cal., where they sojourned for a few
days enrouto from Lawrence, Kan.,
and today they had a stiff workout
on the Washington Park gridiron,
planning to hold their final secret
practice tomorrow morning. The
Olympic club team Is scheduled to
arrive early tomorrow from Pan
Francisco and will work' out at Wash
ington Park In the afternoon.
Both teams will be playing their
final game of the season, with the
Olympic footballers filled with the
customary western ambition to trim
thoroughly any aggregation from east
of the Rockies, and the Indian school
players, apparently far from stale
after their long season, schlng to ex
hibit their bng of tricks in a Pacific
coast victory.
DUDLEY LEE, star shortstop
on the Tulsa Hub in the
Western league, ha* been
sold to the Boston Red Sox tor
SCO,000. Johnny Mitchell, once a
Yankee, was also sent to Tulsa as
part of the deal.
I TDudLzyJ/iLe.
First of Year
Big Event in
Horse Racing
IAJUANA Race Track.
Mexico, Dec. 14.—
"Make way for
youth.'*
In the few remain
ing days of the wan
ing year this trite ad
monition Is being fre
«iuently heard at the
Tlajuana race track,
for on the first day
of the new year some
300 new horses will
make their appear
ance In racing. These
are the yearlings of 1923, who become
2-year-olds January 1, at which time
some of them will have their racing
baptismal.
Waco Takes Hard Game.
Waco won a hotly contested basket
ball game at David City fYlday night.
The game waa cloee and waa not
decided until the final gong sounded.
The score waa IS to 16.
W.oo. Position. David file.
Wellman .F. Knrlnek
Thorpe . F .Mitchell
Beokord. Cep!. ... *'.s.-ott
Ueeetneim . O..Pohl, rapt.
Naher . Q. ,...I.amaptm
Substitutes—Waco: Getty, May, Rest
David lily: Green. Alton Wright.
Field Goats—Waco: Wellman (I). Beck*
erd (1), Thorpe (I), Gea.mann (II.
David city■ Kortnek (>). Mitchell (1),
Scott (li. Pohl (1).
Free Throws—Waco: Wellman <11.
Iteferee; Ashely, Peru,
Ravenna Capers Win.
Ord. Neb.. Dec. 24.—Ravenna High
school oagers trimmed the Ord High
school team In a fast game Saturday
night. The score was 9 to 3.
Huskers Will
Start Spring
Training Soon
INCOLN, Dec. 24.—The most
intensive «prin«
training for football
-andidates- ever un
dertaken at Univer
sity of Nebraska is
planned now. Be
ginning Immediate
ly after the Christ
mas holidays, the
Buskers will be
called together for
conferences in which
all manner of
•'skull'' practice will
_ Is* indulged In. When
the players are taken outdoors sev
eral practice games will be played.
This preparation Is in line with
getting ready for one of the heaviest
schedules ever attempted by the Corn
husker school. Knute Rockne, In a
New York interview, attributed much
of the success of his Notre Dame
teams to thorough spring training,
which he says prepares them for the
polish in the fall. The players get j
the fundamentals out of the way in
the spring.
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CriquTs Fight
Career Is Ended
Part*. Dec. 24.—Eugene Crlqui's
pugilistic career is ended. The aban
donment of his tit!' s of featherweight
champion of France and Europe, i w
ing to the injuries he received in his
bout for charity against Hebrans on
October 6, is expected to be per man
ent.
Crlqui's hands, which he smashed
on the Belgian champion's head, are
not so badly broken as his heart over
his failure to def« t Johnny Dundee
In New Yortt. Through his victory
over Kllbane, the Frenchman acchlev
ed an ambition of 12 long years divid
ed between the ring and the battle
front. For 60 days his name was
blazoned on the billboards as feather
weight champion of the world, but
Dundee ended all this.
The sledge hammer Mows Criqul
received from Dundee broke down
some of his indomitable spirit. The
Jeers of the bleacher fans did the
rest. '
“I was unconscious on the floor
until these shouts reached my ears:
'So you're a champion’ " Criqul told
the correspondent recently. "I decid
ed to show them how a champion
went down and never would have
quit if I had been killed. I stayed
15 rounds. I don't know how it was
that Johnny didn't lay me out for
keeps when I came up for the second
round. Don't ever talk boxing to me
again, except for another chance at
Dundee.''
Upset in Tennis Play.
New York, Deo. 24—An upset
marked the opening of play today
for flip national Junior Indoor tennis
championship w hen it 1! IVh tberk
of Lnoqps school, t'onnf. lent, one of
the seeded players, was eliminated
by Jack Ciarretson of Cornell. The
score was 6 2, 3 6, 6 1.
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MALLEY COFFIN of Missouri
river fame and well known to
gunners'who dcn't mind other
hunters putting out their decoys with
in shooting distance of other blinds, I
declares that the Missouri river is
one of the wonders of the world. Mal
ley has lived on It practically all his
life and for many years aided the
Hit'K'MLss Club gather in their quota
of ducks. The club left the Missouri
river because of the many "bank
hunters" who shot at anything and
everything—thug spoiling the shoot
ing. Malley, however, says that the
club left because of the river itself.
"The Missouri river," says Malley,
“is a thick one. It's thick with mud. I
Dust blows out of th> Missouri River
when ia strong wind blows. Shovel
nosed catfish have been known to
eome to the surface to sneeze and
I’ve seen the time when Charley Hall
was caught in a dusty sand storm and
when It was finished was so gritty
and dusty he could light a match by
scratching it on the roof of his mouth.
The darn river runs 30 miles an hour
and is so thick with mud that even
after a rain and the river is wet, it
has to be stirred with a stick before
it can he poured into anything. On top
of all that, there are more sand liars
to the mile in the Missouri rives than
there is watei- to the same distance in
the sea. The Hlt'N'Miss club left that
river because they were out in a boat'
one day and the sun came out. It j
dried all tho mud on the top of the!
w ater and two of them thought they!
were on a sand t*r. They stepped out1
of the boat and after walking a few
steps broke through the dried mud
and got mired in. I had to drive the
team of mules out there with a block |
and tackle to get them out. Since
the club left these grounds there
have been fewer ducks here than
there are diamond mines in Nebras
ka and more hunters than there are
grafters in city paving."
Ilini Track Team to Race.
Des Moines. la., Dec. 24 —The en
tire strength of the t'nlverwity of
Illinois track team will be entered in |
the 15th annual Drake relay meet!
here next April 25 and 26, Athletic
Director K. L. Wilson was assured
\ew If rinkles in
Baseball Rules
Chicago. T'ec 73 —Th* propped amend*
nwnl* to th*» ru • a of baseball presented
before the Joint sevslon »• f the National
arul Ameri an iegaue magnate* at Chicago
on Wednesday meia aclrd upon aa fol
low!;
f d neg • ,: Df w ;h pftyere of
another major league or club an inelig
Ibl^ player—adopted.
Eliminate- «oacoea from the player
I»rtiit of iO which shall Include not more
1 -,*n five ‘future service playera'—adopt*
ed.
t'luba shall furnfeh reaerve lists of
not mure *han 4«v players to the com*
tn «aioner by November 1—adopted.
4 <>iv,ng the lower standing cluhe tn
the pennant standing the firal opportunity
to claim playera • n waiver—adopted
T-ft da> a trial of playera taken on
optional agreements—not adopted.
» Authorizing the coriimlwon* r to dis
approve any player transfer when the con
*.deration is not fixed-—approved (indirect
transfer via a third club not voted on but
left to the rommiMilnfr to pass judg
ment >
7 No exhibition games against a team
"hi h ha* contained an Ineligible plaxer
| during the la*t year—ad-• yt.nl
‘ similar to article 7 except that It
, i overs •-xhlbitlona during the playing sea
* n not adopted, aa similar Tula now in
force.
9 When tha data of an agreement fall#
on » Nunday or a national holiday, the
following il v will be deauted th# ohs in
tended- adopted.
10. Olxlng the commissioner Jurisdiction
over diaputss tnvolv ng umpire* amand
•• l to place umpire* aviary dispute* on
the name i Hs * as plavers* salary claims.
<»xer which the c- tnmiaaloner haa Juris
diction in cases ihvolxmg :m>te than lltfO.
11. Netting back days to June 1,
the dale on which players. Joining the
clubs afterward*, ar* Ineligible to full
shares In worlds *erl*e pools, trachea
» « removed from the full share division
♦ nit placed tinder the Jurisdiction of the
commission—adopt ed.
12 Providing for th* visiting teams
expense* in world * series contesta—-not
•*( proved as clubs wished to handle them
aojx »•*
l.t ivna'f ■ *• for ent mg away players
to other clut»s—adopted.
t N. n • • ar t*> ae« t on & and reject ed by
both l-.tgurs at their meetings Tuasday.
if H n lur to section 4—adopted (txro
■ < ' i * disapproved relating to nsa
of t r a n * f •• t red plaver before articles are
gn-'d and threo »luba—-or indirect trana
t e rs t
i» Similar to section P -adopted
17 Similar to revise d amendment t—
adopted.
Fred Fulton
to Fijrht Lamson
Portland. Ore , Pec. 24.—Fred Ful
ton, the ‘‘Minnesota plasterer,'" om-e
leading contender for the heavyweight
pugilistic crown, will meet George
Lamson, heavyweight. In the main
event of a boxing show to be held by
the Portland .boxing commission New
Tear’s day The bout will be a 10
round contest.
Fulton has not appeared in a ring
in Portland since 1919. when he
knocked out Gunboat .Smith, and later
Jack Thompson, negro fighter, whose
Jaw was broken by the knockout
punch. Fulton Is enroute to Portland
from Minneapolis, hut he will stop In
Nebraska to spend Christmas with
relatives.
Muldoon Out as
Boxing Boss in
C
N. Y.. January 1
Frank Dwyer and John \ an
derbusch A!-o Slated
to Lose Their
Positions.
New York, Dec. 14 —A New Year's
shake up in the organization of the
New York state athletic commission,
boxing control body, was forecast to
day when it became known deflnite’y
that William Muldoon, chairman of
the commission for the last two years,
will retire from office when his term
expires on January 1
Muldoon, TO years old, former
wrestler of Renown today admitted
he would not be a candidate for re
appointment. In boxing circles, his
retirement has l>een regarded as
aln.'*--t a foregone < m lust n ■ I
last April when the appointment of
a license < mmittee <f the oommis
slon by Governor Pmbh deprived Mul
doon of virtual dictatorship over pro
fessional boxing In the state.
Resides Muldoon. two other officials
of the m: ..i- n re slat- 1 to relin
■ luish the.r posts, it was said autho::
tat I yely. One is Frank Dwyer of
Geneva, who with Muldoon and
Frank E. Brower of Brooklyn, com
peted the actual commission. The
other is John Vanderbusch of Schenec
tady a deputy commissioner.
Muldoon has had a stormy career
ait head of the commission. His so
called edits when he dominated the
ring game, often drew- the fire of
critics who accused him of over
stepping his authority. Among these
decisions, ore barring a proposed
Jack Dempeey-Harry Wills heavy
weight championship match and an
other about a year ago.
Muldoon also figured in depriving
several world's champions of title
recognition In New York state at vi
llous times for failure to accept chai
lenges.
Elm Creek High ^ in?.
Kim Creek, Neb., Per. .4 The
Elm Creek liieh school eager* chalked
up two victories FYlday night uga.nst
the Amherst teams The girls- team
won. 15 to 0. and the hoys- team
won. St to I Tha games were fast
and well played.
Barney Burch Sends
His Xmas Greetings
Houston. Tea.. I>ec. !S.—The fol
lowing telegram was received this
morning from Barney Burch, owner
of the Omaha Western league hase
hall club:
“Ralph Wagner, Omaha Bee.
Omaha. Neb :
"l*lea*e extend my heartiest holi
day greetings to all my friends in
Omaha.
(Sfcnedl. “BARNEY Bl Rt H.”
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Sunday's Results.
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.1 u*f U kill. I 'V: i i t aai i I . 1 ft 00 9 40 h ?0
Madra* 11 > i Ha mips i .5>*0
xPhlMp|»*» I.U|P 10ft .l.axlna* . . J 40
Him I «• • xP a- h#- ]K- MIH*
-rl >ur.t i .M in an P«’Oi Pna* Flam# .lax
Mn, Jpan Ooray and 1‘oubla \ an alao
t an
x FI aid
Si «'om1 raia1 R H furlong?
I *i .1 vilinnin, 103 <1 nng > f 40 I 00 X oo
il'nn Hogan. 107 il’fnnj ).15 *0 * 40
I lllladala. 1 10 I l»nx \r\ ... *00
rtma 1 Oft 2 X x« »* k o’ tha Kn»>*t Hat
ilgan'a Hair. I'olonH Mate. »'h premia !•*.
Pail* nnurbon. Phonrx'ard an«l Full Moo#
also ra«x
xl .1.1.
Third ra ■ Ml!f
. nnn.iM 11/ ilUn-H 1 s '*■' aul
. li< i .*h*■ *' l.aa log (1 lint t*«*i > . ox nul
x I \• k tlaather 110 i\N>liifi}
Tima 1 ftf» "5 Hi*, k and l*ya and
xl.lt Fran.’ia al«n ran
xM.v lihank enlr\
F.nirfh rn. r Mila and «xna aighlh
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Time 1 53 1*5. John S Hrardon also
ran
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Catherine Mnrtone ; . iMo1"'. -40 1 i
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doaiihliM Fiank s iM.u l ij#i, t oun
tc* (Tavtdga a rao
i a Field,
Charles Paddock
Issues Statement
on A. A. L. Action
Noted Athlete Denies Having
Attacked Athletic Union as
an Organization—Never
Authorized Interview.
Log Angeles, Cal , Dee. 24—Chari* s
\V. Paddock, the world's fastest hu
man, at his home in Pasadena yester
day, Issued the following statement on
yesterday's action in New York of the
American Olympic committee in
denying the famous sprinter the
privilege of competing for a position
on the 1324 American Olymp.c team,
until he clears himself of charges
lodged with the American Athletic
union:
By CHARLES \\ . PADDOCK.
I hate never attacked the Amateur
Athletic union as an organization. I
have never authorized an interview
in’wh.1 h I villified the A. A- IE, or
charged its officers or athletes with
professionalism.
Eut I have said that it seemed to
me that some of the actions of A. A.
L'. committes was unjust and arbit
rary and not to the best interest of
athlete ». I have said that ineffic
iencies existed on the Olympic team
of 1920 wnich handicapped American
athletes from performing their best,
and that I was willing to work for
better governed sport and wider op
portunities for the athlete of to
morrow
Case for College Officials.
It seems to me that this whole
& 0
tiun in a French college n**et with
out A. A. V. sanction. 1 wns a col
lege man competing in a college
meet, sanctioned bv my own univer
sity. and the National Collegiate as
social n. It has b*en t! . i t that
■ were i ^
handle their own athletic affairs, -
without jurisdiction of an A. A. U.
committee. This is the real question
that lies behind, and should not t«
lost sight of. through the introduc
tion of personalities.
It m cht have b on be-ter If this
matter had been handled through
private communications and not
through the press. The A. A. U, com
mittee has thought otherwise, and
has made its charges publicly. I
have never been officially notified
that I was disqualified for competing
in a French meet: land this was the
only m- et I competed in while abrod)
and this talk of rr.v appearing before
a committee ar.d defending myself. I
have only learned through the press.
I am Willing to appear before any
Jury of disinterested men and present
my case. Naturally, with so many
statements being issued, tltere have
been errors. I’pon one such, the A.
A. V. committee seemed to have bas
ed its entire case against me
Competed in Good Faith.
Allow me to repeat in closing what
I said in Paris during the last day
of competition in the lntercolisg-ate
championships:
"In good faith I was Invited here.
and in good faith I have competed.
My eligibility for the future is a ques
tion for the collegiate association and
the Amateur Athletic union to set
tle. Whatever that decision may be.
I desire that It may bring about de
finite co-operation among all the ath
letic bodies of my country, that ail ,
may have a glorious success in thy, .
Paris Olympic games."
Gre\ Las: and
• i
Zt'\ Nominated
—
New- York, IVc. S4—Horseman in
this district wore enthusiastic in
comment* today o'er the announce
ment of \Y. S Voshunrh. hard,capper
of the Jockey club, that Zev and Grey
Lag. American thoroughbreds, had
been nominated for the Ashot Cup
race to l<e run in Kngland neat sum
mer. They were unanimous in agree
ing that no worthier representatives
of the American turf could have been
named for the great Hriiish classic
Zev established his right to ths
J 'year-old championship last season
tn races with My Own. in
Mens : .am and l*spyrus, the Kritish
champion. Grey Lag is one of the
greatest w eight /or age thoroughbreds
that American tra,ks have sen m
many sears.
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