HERE’S HOW OMAHA SPORTSMEN LOOK ALL DOLLED UP AS SANTA CLAUSES WISHING ALL THEIR FRIENDS A VERY MERRY OIRISTMAS_ _ » ■ ■■■■ ...» 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. V ? \ I '*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. V l OeiSmbled 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). 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. --- 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. EDDIE’S FRIENDS _ l.aillt'V Night SOU COOL SEE tAE RR&SfcK SMVTH SEKVT ME • GOT IT AT Tr/E TE/J C6KIT STORE SHE RAID TOO MUCH ’^azzzzzrrr iT’S MW * PAOLT VOR — __ . . k I * _ /[ SUE \D Aee »AOS0AMO ) 6ET v\&«. Trie tor COAT ^e'SBEEU '\_TALKIKiC ABOUT / (. ALL '-ItACjy ' ScW, UJCfTS j n T^EIOEA / 12-26 _ ■?> g)lMJ T gf 1 I Beliefe li, OrNoTa 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 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.” I Sunday's Results. I I ui an \. FlrM racf Rfila ami ® “0 v a i • I a .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 i mi* AxI.m. 10^ iLlarnaaJ . .5.0* 2 out All Over, 1?" (Cantrell* * out Blflv Star IP1 (Bog noxx .«(*•» out Time 1 53 1*5. John S Hrardon also ran Fifth r * furlong* \ lx * ' 4 * »ire>*on. 115 (Kcntif !' I t> 40 (> Tooteie. lio (Clark* 1 Tim* 1 1.1 ' ! l.itt.. Hop.* Diamond Dick 11 I-. vNel l»k« Ud Dait ft, it on i »tt . r • a: indrigi M.'Kmnrt • '*.» ia Sixth •«> '• » ** furlong Bullet Proof 1 > iSharpet. t J fo 5 f t 5 oo Catherine Mnrtone ; . iMo1"'. -40 1 i Him.t Baggage. i\\\ (Cantrell S *0 T in* 1 •'* i 5 Jack Hau* i 1 > * A . Sangrado end Van Patrick alao i.»• Sex , nth i ace f fui long* I'he tliponei 1 JO (Martln. il 4 -o * • ' l.ipettr. ics (Doyle* .I- .c s (o Spread Teg! 1 U> (I.avlnei <0 Time 1 I i T V V*4hej Km1,, Y 0 .. 1* kah and 'ax " s e!*<> t m T■ ight h i * . l '% txi’ *n g Motor Cot lie 11 ( *\ ,'Bt Kii'i’toi, 10 9 (Kec. n*i)> *1 40 * O'* , lloi\e*t iJeorge lit I |l«.gHU< n *k. * *• Time Vt S 5 (I'lUH'ing tr . k • m-xD Kuri.nii Bill VV orl h • * I \ 1 • « * os. 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