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Omaha Bee Sports GIANT LEADER MAY SWAP SCOTT, WATSON, SNYDER ORiBENTLEY FOR BATTERY Philadelphia Mogul Demanding Pitchers Who Can Pitch and Hitters Who Can Swat the Ball—Henline and Ring Would Be Big Help to New York Nationals—Muggsy Ready to Dispose of “Deacon” John Scott—Bentley Big Flop. By DAVIS .1. WALSH. EW YORK. Dec. 26.—Another New York - Philadelphia trade, whereby the Giants will acquire title to Jimmy Ring, one A of the best rlght 1 handers in base ball, and ‘ Butch Henline, probably the best of the young catchers, is said to be In the process of cooking. According to all accounts, McGraw is prepared to do some very handBome player Juggling for the boon of this pair’s permanent society. The names of John Watson and John Scott, pitchers; Jack Bentley, pitcher, first baseman and pinch hit ter, and Frank Snyder, veteran catch er, have been mentioned off hand as possible pawns in the deal. For once, William Baker Is al leged to have spurned the villain's gold in figuring upon the details of the trade and is demanding pitch ers who ran pitch and hitters who can hit. William still esteems money very highly, but the contemporane ous Connie Mark has cramped Mr. Baker’s style not a little by rushing into print with tales of fabulous purchases. William cannot very well afford to engage In his spiling enterprises with his rival abandon ing salesmanship in favor of buy ing. In this case he can show some con structive results in the event that men like Bentley, Watson and Snyder are included In the deal. Bentley cost McGraw somo $65,000 only a year ego, and is really r great ball player. He was something of a flop as a left hand pitcher, but topped the National league In pinch hitting, compiling the plausible average of .427 In 62 games. He would go very big in Philadelphia with that trick fence in rlghtfield as * target. Snyder fell off in his work last season, but still has plenty of good baseball between his rap and his insteps. Watson is a good pitcher. So is Scott, when the spirit moves him. The 1. tier has outlasted his welcome here, however, and it is understood that McGraw is ready to dispose of him. The beneficent character of such a trade, from a New l'ork standpoint, is obvious. Ring would be a big win ■— - — I Carl W iedemann Denies Marriage *’’ ■ -I I Wiedemann of Newport, Ky , owner •f the sterling rare horse, In Mem oriain, denied today that he and Miss Allyn King, former star of Zlegfeld Follies, would wed. *'l am neithei married nor en caged to be married. I am still a member uf the bachelors club," he Moil. The Turf \ Tuesday's Results. TI.AJIANA. a «rst rare- 5 furlong*: \*o Wonder. 104 (Maiben) ..18 80 8 00 5 40 Inla Oloriosus, 97 (Free) .5.20 3.80 Gentry, 114, (Mein) .1- 00 Time. 1:01. Remit. Big Indian. Amir ilseln. Lady Bourbon, Yukon, C. A. 'omiakey, Billy Lane and May Bruen I'ao ran Second race: Mile and 70 yard*: f'* flan. 105 (S’-rom . ...20.40 1 1 00 6 20 While Boot*. 10a (Walla) .-9 20 * * .'Hi Sea*. 105 (Corbett) ..6 09 Time: 1:40. Madron*. Kvalyn Karn raitt Every Woman, Al. Wick, Leo Bre* k :irtdKr* also ran Tnlrd ra«e; Mile and 70 yard*: )fy Ko*e. 108. (Lavine) ....5.20 3 40 2 60 i ootalbeoi.T. 106. Watrou*) . 4.20 3 ’.‘*Bres<>, 105 (Clark) .3 20 Tim*-: 1 47 1-6 Theresa. Judge David, '.lunrol, Hal Wright, Jay Mac, flame and -ample also inn. Fourth rare: Mile *nd one furlong: ?<>*h,l 05, (Mark**) .8 20 4 80 j Id on© Fly, 1"5, (Wood) .3.80 2.80 Tee Can. 108, (Erickson) .3 20 Time: 1:64 3-5. Devonlte. Lady Inez, md Salvo also ran. Fifth rucr;; MHe ar.d 1-lCth: ueezix. in (Kennedy).5 00 3 00 2 20 'ey lance, 122 (Wall*). 3.00 2.2D ibadane, 107 (Cantrell). 2.20 Time. 1:45 4*6. Tangerine. Dough ueBOn ^nd Ten Buttons also ran Sixth thcp 6 furlong* u4| Moon, 107 (Arm*irons) TV... .47.20 I 6 20 6 20 ■ dy Lebaid 114 (Maiben)., 3 20 ' 4o Urry I). 112 (Clark). 2*0 rime- 1:07 3 5 Roisterer. Dapier Dan Ir'an Kent, Tennll**© and The Lamb also ■ v. Seventh race: * furlongs: {kite, 106 (Wall*). 7 60 20 3.40 ’oubtful, 115 (Horn)..20.60 10.60 t ly (. b* Tim*-: 113 3-6. Clock HtociCng. Havana liectrlc, Fighting Cook. Violet Blue. lOuwUhlm and Famous Blue alio ran. Eighth race: Mile l-16th: i Hoble. 101 (Wo,.: . .7 20 4 40 3 20 »*!)•! Rule. 106 (Clark)... . 6 20 4 80 .TTtD. 107 (Steven*) .8 60 Tim**. 1:44 3-5 Breeze. Ptedra, Lady Bilan. Peter Pierson and Summeralgh llo ran. NEW ORLEANS. First race: 8 furlongs *plvo, 100, (Parke) .13 5 4 5 1 3 I*e. 10 4 (Lea) 4 5 13 lusinesa like. ’04 (Blind) . . . 13 Tim* 1:17 2-6. Big Wig. Besel* Hope. t>uf. Farrell and Hotiard G. also ran. 5*rond race 6*4 furlongs foval Dick ov (I.eM .8 I H 8-5 »eg rardon 108 ( Burkei . 4*5 13 rtTonla, 1J0 (park').even Time 1 »:< Aladin. Romping Dime Per- Knot Grars and Fite ▼acker also ran. .‘hi: .1 i iirlonta: pedgrlcktn ,vn 1'> i (Parke) ..5-1 2-1 even Hotter, jot (Kederls) .even 1-2 ■piitey. 113 (Corcoran) . ...12 Time 1:18 1 ■ Dobson, Beautiful Addia •Ilia M and Anne also ran. ’ ourih race Mile and 1 -16• h: eiante. 107 (Lee).6-2 even 1-2 am*. Ill (Farland).....8-6 4-6 •at Pal. 113 (Morris).even Time 1:61. O. Henry, Tender Beth. err4*uda. A mole. Botha end Olymtjiua !.*o raiu^ Couple He*’ f•«t, 'l ender Beth sd Barracuda «a B. S. Hcdman entry. Fifth ra«e: Mile and I iMh: ggar’h Atoon. 108 (Parke).) 2 8-5 1-4 • :iy Bean, 107 (I* Lung).. even 12 if Indian. 103 /A< eard> ). 3 1 lime; 1:61. Venule. Superhum, Flying « !| and Sea Court elso ran. Mxth race Mile end 1-lfth: ,. idling 108 (.dortls). 8-1 8-1 8 6 inn Guy. 110 (Parke).2-1 eyen glcian.7 10>( ( Harris).oven Time: I 63 .VTo* k «)rangc. Wnukeag. r<> iptr, Al. die bier and Reliability itlno it. ner with a team like the Giants be hind him, and, although it is pretty generally known that Ring and Art Fletcher are in perfect accord, it is taken for granted that the pitcher would welcome a change of scene, llenllne Is frankly dissatisfied in Philadelphia. In fact he made no secret at his elation aTIhe present Chicago base '•all meeting when back-stairs gossip had it that he was soon to become a Giant again. He is one of Mc G raw’s discoveries, and was shifted to Philadelphia in one of those in numerable New York - Philadelphia trades, a deal that both McGraw and Henline lived to regret. k Coaches’ Meeting Opens Today Atlanta, Dec. 26.—The National Col legiate Athletic association will hold its annual meeting here, beginning tomorrow and lasting through Fri day. It will be followed on Saturday by a meeting of football coachea from leading educational institutions throughout the United States. Tomorrow will bo devoted to ad dresses by leading educators con nected wtlh the athletic departments of their respective schools and to the reports of the rules committee on the various branches of sports. Those to make reports from the various districts include; Dean George C. Handy, University of Denver, for the bighth district, and Prof. Leslie J. Ayler, University of Washington, for the nifilh. A decision on rules that is looked forward to with much interest will be the one governing the < l gibility of Charles Paddtck, chamj sprinter. It is expected that the i> i n will btTsettled at the first d g. Jack Taylor Beab Si Li P,.- •r 4 i lil, the Senegalese fighter .1 n i s a reimtatlon of throwing • ey to the winds and training on ;.iit wines and heavy beer, lost a 10 . ound referee's decision to Jack Tay lor, Omaha colored heavyweight, tn the main event of a show held l&st night In Philadelphia. According to reports received here,. Sikl apparently was not In the best of condition. The Senegalese forced the fighting In the first five rounds and there were numerous stiff mlxups in which hard wallops were ex changed. Slkl’s lack > of condition started to tell after the first five nds and Taylor, seeing this, took e offensive, hitting the Senegalese er hard and often. At the end the fight (jine of Slkl's eyes was cd and blood was flowing from mouth and nose. Schlaifer Will Renew Contract^ "What are the wild waves saying?” Transposed to Omaha the above might read something like this: "What are the wild Schlaifer rumors saying?" Dame Rumar's warble this morning says that Morrle Schlaifer. the Omaha welterwe ght fighter, will renew his contract with Pat Boyle, his present manager of things fistic. Hoyle's con tract with Schlaifer expires January 14, 'Us said. Boyle says he made Schlaifer some :hlng like 124,1)00 since Morrle has been under his beefy wing. Judging from this, It stands Schla.fer In good stead to renew his contract. Wins Final Golf Play Match. Delmonte, Cal., Dec. 26.—Ashton Stanley, local, yesterday won the final match in Delmonte's Christmas golf tournament, defeating H. A. Wrenn of Chicago, 2 up, Stanley started his opponent 1 up, but an age handicap of 40 years on the Chicago player. Delmonte's New Years’ tournament, one of the biggest on the calendar, will start with a qualifying rpund next Hundav. Joe Kirkwood will give an exhibition. Mrs. H. C llutclilns of Winnipeg, well known player In England and semi finalist tills year In the Canadian women's ehapipionshlp. will make her first appearance In a California tournament. Mrs. ifutchlns sUevJ a 77 over the Delmonte course tmd an *2 over the Pebble Beach links, setting a new women's record for each course In two days' play. Former Pug Killed in N. Y. New York. Per. J6—Joseph Toma siillo. 45 years o|<l, formerly a pugilist, known as "Kid Thomas.” and one of the owners of the "White Poodle” <-a baret. In Greenwich Village, was shot and killed early today as he left an apartment house in Hancock street. His assailant, who la unidentified, e* raped. Police believe the killing was the result of a. gamblers' feud. The Scott high school football foam left Toledo yesterday for Portland. Ore., where It will play Columbia. Iona Baseball Teams 1*1 ay Christmas Game Atlantic, In., pec. 2*.—A baseball gam* playocl hrro on Chrlatma* duy b* twerp thr Atlantic All-Nation* ami Ihe Waahlngton town*hip Wildcat* wan won hy the former, 1! to I Tb* temp%mture in ri nged 45 d*> grees for the afternoon Cut Big Figures in Turfdom Zand$r yp -j ELANTE, crack 8-year-old of the B. F. McClain stable of ' Omaha, and Jockey Dave Hum, well known to Omaha rail birds, have played no small part in the turf world here of late. Yesterday Delante, with Jockey Lee up, won the Christmas handi cap at one mile and a sixteenth at New Orleans. Delante won an add ed purse of $3,500. When this 3 year-old brown gelding of Setli-Keep Moving came down the last furlong a winner, nearly every Omaha fol- | lower of the "ponies” was riding on his hreeier. He paid 5 to 2 fo win, even money to place and 1 to 2 to show. Kama was second and Best I’al even iponey to show. Jockey Dave Hurn, who has ridden mounts over Ak track for Big Char lie B. Irwin of Cheyenne, Wyo., re rently signed a contract to ride for the millionaire stable of Girald Coch ran of New York. Hurn is considered one of the best pilots of horse flesh ever developed at the Tiajuana race track. cJOave J/ut>n pt Says "Bugs’ THE GLUTT JABS Deter* • ANOTHER STEAK Outpoints a Sirloin, Spars With a Rib Roast and Chops a Hamburger to Pieces. ■ — ^isHE Glutt won the blizzard debate | between Uufftown college and the University of Queensbury. The subject was. “Decided, that man's best friend Is the gong." The Glutt took the affirmative. He won with 10 seconds to spare. The Glutt ain't no dummy. If he was a wagon wheel he would always be up to his hubo In Ignorance. But he ain't no dummy. He may have thought that a safe cracker was something mat# by the National Biscuit company. But he had sense. When the Glutt was challenged by the Good Hope Volunteer Fire men of Bayslde he refused to enter the ring weighing less than 200 pounds and six friends. It was battle royal and the Glutt was flat tened. , He wasn’t defeated. But he was flattened so many times that ho Just wore out like a collar In the laundry. He had ragged edges for the rest of his life. He looked good for SO rounds. But In the last round he started to sew a button on the canvas. He was a natural fighter. He wore his tsixlng gloves all the time, and would have starved to death In a bean neighborhood. They couldn’t make him take his gloves off. He used them for pil lows at night and often during Ills fights. Whenever he svss Introduced to a stranger he would shake hands >ml break clean. There was never a watch stolen in Kiilftown. If anybody went around without box ing gloves on they arrested him for a pickpocket. Everybody got new boxing gloves Hockey Officials to Meet. Pittsburgh. Ka.. Deo. Repre sentatives of the Knifed Stales Atna leur Hookey association will confer with officials of the Ontario league at Niagara Kails on January 3. II was announced hero tonight by W. H Haddock, president of the nssocln tlnn. The Canadian hockey officials Invited the association to send repre sentatives to discuss the question of mlgrUlon of players from Canada, to the united States, and to take part In the ceremonies Incident to the open ing of a new rink ‘With ihr , KNIGHTS i— of the LGLOVES Pittsburgh Marry Ureb of P.ttahur*h <»,,i derision over Tot my l.oughman of Philadelphia. ten round*. Lnnc**»*r. Pa Bddle Och* of L«n>-g* ier won decision over Kreukle Maly of New York, slopped in fourth round Phi la del phi A*--Joe Tt v lor of Omaha d*. fggted Hat t ling SIM f I'mn"1 t#r> round*. Lew Lewie of V Morburv ronn d»f*Ht*d Pedro ■' Manila, »*n round*. Ad Htone of 1 hllndatphla, knocked I out f*nn o‘f>owd of H-minn. eight rounds: | Merry Hi own of Philadelphia «nd Hud (’hilelinno of Buffalo draw Pittsburgh—-llnrrv «.r»-h. middleweight champion, was given • I• •l*lon over i Tommy l.ouahrln of Philadelphia In « ten round hout. Plillwdclphln—Jiu*h Taylor. Oinult’ negro heavyweight. v». i given the declaim* er e HI tline fllhi, the Senegal#*#. Iii • • i round bout. for Christmas, it was very quaint to li'tle babies taking a punch at their nurses. But all the nurses could defend themselves. If a baby didn't have a black eye all the time, the family would get worried and rush him right to the doctor. Kufftown Is not on the ordinary ' maps of this nation. But it ts the national capital of bulldozing. It Is on every battle map of the world. And If the Glutt ever meets Dempsey he will cut him up like an estate. Large Crowd Attends Races By JAMES F. TAGGART. Los Angeles. Cal., Dec. 26—Twenty five thousand persons turned out to Christian the new race track at Culver City, near here, Wednesday afternoon, and welcome the return of the "ponies" to southern California after an absence of 15 yearly. Tha 400-day race moe'tng started off with fully 400 horses In the new plant's stables, leaving accommoda tions for 200 more The horses have been shipped here from all parts of the I'nlted States with many from Tlajuana and Tanforarb ( lies* players of nine eastern col lege* and universities will compete here In championship play which be gins Wednesday. Tommy Gibbon* had agreed to meet Fred Fulton in a 30-round bout In St. Paul during January. , llarry Greb defeated Tommy Lough ran In a ten-round bout In Pittsburgh last night. Tech eager* will play I he alumni In the Tech gymnasium Monday night. Athletic Director Selilbingcr of Creighton university la In Atlnnta. Ha . attending a meeting of athletic directors. Ad Slone, Philadelphia light heavy weight, stopped Don O'Dowd of In * ton In the eighth round of their ached tiled ten-round bout. In Philadelphia last night John \V. Norton, owner of the St. Paul hall club of tbo American as»o elation, denies the report that Jack Hendricks was being considered as i possible manager of the Ft. Paul team. Harold (liriiUl Muller, all \mfrlran end on the University of California football team of 19'JI and III", was jnarrled to Miss Bernlcf lieiwln In San Francisco. The New York Giants will meet other National league t Ivibs In Florida during tln-lr Fining tiulnlng. The Dempsey ( aipi-iiller and the Dempaey Flip" fights are the only liouls III history that have drawn yvo*s receipts of mmc tlx>it Jt.lniU. 1)1)0 IHii4:er Cagers Hard at Worjt Lini 'n, Dec. 26.—Although their basket l+i 11 schedule is not yet com plete, Cornhusker cageatcrs have been In suits for some time and have already undergone some strenuous training under the rope baskets. Nebraska university's basket baTl squad, .under direction of W. O Kline, athletic tutor for seven years at Nebraska Wesleyan and for two years at the T'nlverslty of Florida and a former Cornhusker player, and under the captaincy of Willard L'sh er of Omaha, are preparing for their Missouri Valley contests. Five men who have served pre viously on the Husker cage squad have been training against seven re cruits. listed hy Coach Kline as "promising.” From this latter list KlUis must select a center, as the old men ha\e eerved at guard and forward posi tlons. The old men are; Uaher. two years; M. Tipton, two years. M. Volz, Omaha, two yeaxa; M. Klepsar* two years, and K. Crosier, two years. I’sh er.' Crozier and Tipton are forwards and Volz and Klepsar are guards. The "promising'' candidates are; lieo Black, center. Ornnd Island; Orr (loodson, center, of this city'; \\ yant. a center; W. Beerkle, f-nwnrd, Omaha: Andrews, forward, Vnlv sity Place; H. Olds, Lincoln, and H. K Hill of Central City. When asked what the prospects foi I he Cornhuskers' 1924 season were. Coach Kline said "good '' Joe Stecher Will Wrestle in N. Y. New York. Dec. 26.—Professional wrestling will be revived nt Madison Square garden. January 3. when Joe Stecher, Stanislaus Zbyssko, Renato Gardini and other stare are slated to appear in bouts. Strangler Lewis, heavyweight chain plcn. probably will defend hi* title at the Garden In a match, several week* later. Upset in Indoor Tennis. New York. Dec 16.—Another upset marked the national Junior Indoor tennl* championship* today when Stanley Noble of Cornell, one of the seeded star*, was eliminated In the third round by Hadley Louerrn of Princeton at the Seventh legiment armory. The *rorea were 6 2, 4 6, 6 1. Mrs. Joe Tinker Delft! Orlando. Kin . IVe. 26.—Mr*. Joe Tinker, wife of the famous Chicago Nationals' shortstop of former year*, kill'd herself here yesterday while temporarily mentally deranged, It Was ptnux < itv. l.i . I>et 2k -Interest in the coming fit state howling tourtin inent in Sioux City which starts Jan uni y 31 Is growing Requests for 12 repcr\ itlons from Omaha fheman teams have already hern r»'re|\ed Six Dsn Mo'ni•* quintets have also been re reived . !'m l podge. Sioux Falls. S P . Paul. Minneapolis and Chicago teams me coming according, to Secretary Ray Kills of the association. OI\ni|»i«* Skiilrrs Work Out. Saranac Lake, N. V . Pec. 2k--The American Olympic skating team had a light workout here ycsteiday at 1 'outlac link. Ice at the famous rink, where the world’s skating stars have contested ■ for years, was In no condl tlon for speeding and tin t am work fd under wraps Poor condition of the Ice inured off «qn|p of the Saranac l ake Skating association to call off the acini-filial* Navy Grid Team Has a Workout Chicago, Dec. 26.—After a brisk two^hour workout on Stagg field at the University of Chicago, the Navy football squad, 32 strong left here to Vilght for Pasadena. Cal., where, on New Year's day they will clash with the University of Washington In the annual Inter sectional tournament of Hoses game. The Middles are subject to arrive in Pasadena December 30 stopping off at the Grand Canyon enroute. The 32 players, working under the direction of Coach Boh Folwell. en gaged in a practice that was full of pep and left for the coast confident that they would win. However, they have great respect for the Washing ton eleven and express the hope that Pasadena will not be too hot for a snappy game. The mid shipmen appeared to be trained to the minute, as a result of three weeks of strenuous work. Delehanty Now Baseball Umpire Chicago, Dec. 28.—James Delehanty. former major leaguer, the third brother of the famous Cleveland fam ily of ball players and himself one of the tatting heroes of the Detroit Plttsburgh world series of 190*, has been signed by President Thomas^ Hlckey to officiate as an umpire In the American association. Delehanty's name was suggested to Mr. Hickey at the recent meeting of majors and minors in Chicago. Delehanty Joined the, Detroit team of the American league as a second baseman In August. 1909, as a result of a trade whereby Germany Schaefer and Ked Killifer went to Washington. He had previously played with Cin cinnati, fit. Louis and Boston In the National league. He left the major league In 1912 and later played with the Minneapolis club of the American association. His last playing days were as a member of the Beaumont club of the Texas league In 1916. Emiino Spalla to Box Tuniiev •> New York. Dee. 26.—Ermino Spalla, I a'lan holder of the European heavy, w-flght boxing championship, will make his American debut In a 15 round match with Gene Tunney, | American light heavyweight title holder, at Madison Square Garden on February 1. Tunney1* ttle wll not be at stake, tia Spalla cannot make ITS pounds, ibut the ma.ch is expected to attract unusual interest. It will mat k one of .Turney's most Important ventures 'outside light heavyweight circles and ^also teat the weight of challenges Spalla ho* directed at Luis Eirpo and Jack Dempsey. Spalla won the European heavy weight title last May, when he de feated Vanderveer of Holland, on points. In a match at Rome. He is expected to sail from Italy next Sat urday. arriv'rg here January 9. PLANS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY FOR FORMATION OF TRISTATE LEAGUE OF EIGHT BALL CLUBS Towns of South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska Being Consid ered as Likely Members o f New Circuit—Lincoln Slated to Get Sioux City Western League Franchise Before 1924 Season Swings Into Action. JOUX CITY. Dec. 26.—Since the Western league has de elded to take 11 ■ franchise here to some other city, plans have been p r o g r easing rapidly for the _ formation of a l I ^\\\1 1 Trl State league wfiwJ J I \ vw / Ilf South Dakota, Iowa and Ne braska. The towns directly Interested in the project with their population follow: Sioux City, 76.000; Council Bluffs, la., 55,000; Fort Dodge, la.. 20,000; Lin Matrimonial Sea Rough for Hoppe New York. Dec. 26—A writ of ha beas corpus requiring Willie Hoppe, world professional billiard champion, to bring his 4 year-old son, William Hoppe. Jr.. Into court, was issued to day by Supreme Court Justice Burr upon application of Hoppe's wife, who is seek.ng to gain custody of the youth. According to attorneys for Mrs. Hoppe, the cue star and his wife became estranged in June. 1922. but resided together in a west side apart ment until November 26 of this year, ..hen Hoppe left, taking his son and ilttle daughter. The girl returned to | her mother three days later but Wil lie, Jr., remained with Ji-s father. Mrs. Hoppe charges that because of his r.equent professional engage ments at night, her husband is not in a position to properly taks care of the bey. The couple was married In 1910 at Filtlir.re. Athletics Release Players at Shreveport! J ^.delph.a, I»ec. IS—The Phila-! • ,ph'i v today began cuttln* ! (1 wn tl 5 p of layc rs for next sea ron ty lne five rokles to the Shrt . ; t chub f the Texas league, which s i. ii! oe-J by Ira Thomas, former At'.etle star cat-her. The ■ 'vers rre under option and van be ailed at any time. Blue Springs Wins. Blue . '-gs. Neb-, Dec. 26—In a 1 lakrt bill game here the Blue nprtnga girls defea ed the Hafiovei Kan t girls by the sc re of li to 6. The Hanover boya won from the Blue Springs boys, the score being t to S Title Matter of Speed. SPUEl) once more has been the dominating factor In building 19:3 champion: hir* and champion*. Bill Tilden's speed of hand and foot trai one of the main features of his great nlay against every variety of competition. 11s was the fastest min In action that we ever saw on any court. Speed was one of the leading feat ures In the play of Yale. Cornell. Mich Igan, Illinois. Notre Dame and Syr acuse. Notre Dame came close to being the fastest team of the year, most of this speed going to waste against Nebras ka on a newly soddeJ field. Yale had unusual speed In every depart ment. Stevens. Neldllnger. Richeson. Neale. Pond. Lumnn, llulman, Bing ham. Blair, etc., wore all fast, so there was a sweep of speed from baokfleld to line. The same was true of Notre Dame and to a large extent of Cornell, where Pfann alone had speed enough for half a team. Notre Dante came close to having (he fastest hackfleld In the country. Lavden. In Western track meets, had turned In the 100 at 3 4 5. jet he was apparently no faster thin Miller. rowley and Sluhldreher. ;The Yankees had enough pitching and punch to win without c alling up on dazzling speed, jet In Pugun. Ward. ripp. Ruth nnd othera there was speed enough. Few think of the tremendous Babe as belonging with the sprinters. Yet he is not only one of the fastest outfielder* getting around, but also one of the is'st l>ase runners In the game Me stole more bases than any other member of his dub. and only three In the entire league were ont beyond hint. They were t'olllns. MostII and lvlce. Ruth was only one stolen base book of Sam Ric* ranked as one of the best hose runners In the game Ruth also Is one of the best at moving from first tec third on some mate s outfield sin Sle. Tlit* I oiling Record. F^l»DXE Oollifis now has been around in polite baseball society ^ for If* or 1* years. Considering this fact It strike* us that not enough rousing cheei* were tossed at Mr. t olling for his double achievement--batting 3*0 and lending the league In base running with 4$ successful marches. The rusty stn ilstl's show that Collins first Joined the Athletics in 100*. but bis first year as * regular was IPOS. That rounds out 1* oanipflilns of gteady major league play with two >eats of appren UceshJn. To f.utrh ..i • it* league leadership around the t \\, ..t Is ir.d'ca ve of rum merit. *k .1. ape. and durability. To which the ex Colombian also contributes brain*. , characte- and the clean life. Hardly Ice* renowned Is Max Carey who in ha 13th major leap tie career steals 50 hares with no ore even cl se Considering tl.e fact that suih a fleet entry as Frank Frisch only stole times, the merit of Carey's perform nnce may be t>etter understood. Here we have two venerable old g. n<le nten of 33 and St leading the base tunners of the major leagues, which shows that after all speed doeen t ar bitrarily begin to wane at 30 or 35 The rare value of speed Is shrwn j in the two cases of Collins and Carey, j Si eed w as one of ther main assets ; at the start. And here at the end of 13 and It years it Is still serving their greatness Tlie Tljrer IHa«. YOU can writ# thla down for i Princeton—the ti$rer has never; bothered about the killing qual ity of any fi*e or flatted over the; prospect of defeat. tn 191!*. When West Virginia with the great Rogers. was running amuck. Princeton took the chance and step ped Into a IS to n heating. L.ater Princeton took on Chicago for a home and home clash tj»et fall Princeton added Notre Paine to a hard schedule, and next j fall Princeton, with a young team coming on, faces Iedtigh, Notre I'ame. Navy, Harvard and Vale \nd Notre I'ame. with most of its 1913 team haek, should he stronger than any team In the east. Ixuid words Involving the ranking’ of eastern teania continue to i s’urh the silences. Vale and Cornell belong at the top. They were the only un beaten easterners The next move calls for further words Syracuse. Dartmouth and SVest Virginia < a>’h j list one game Right heie are pos Abilities for S7 frenaled orations For that matter, the Naxy only lost one w>me. but the Navy waa caught in; two ties. West Virginia also had a tie with Its defeat, tjuite a lot could l>e said In behalf of Syracuse «Ith vie tories ever l'tttsburgh. IVnn State and Nebraska. lvirtmouth m facing Yale. Cornell j and Harvard. Isn't picking the soft I est rood In sight. And Dartmouth . rext fail Will not be an outside choice In any one of these contests. ii-on.nM, l*.'i > coin, Neb., 55,000; Grand Island, Neb., 15,000; Mitchell, S. *D., 12,000; Hast ings, Neb., 11,000; Fremont. Neb., 11. 000; Norfolk, Neb., 10,000, and Sioux Falls, S. D.. 85,000. The above list contains some cities that, of course, will not enter the league, but all are prospects. Lincoln, according to press dis patches, Is quite liable to get Sioux City’s franchise, but, according to men Interested in seeing the new league go through, it will not in any way halt their plans. The South Dakota league which died a premature death last sum mer, had s population of 75,000, while the new proposed league would have nearly three times ss many people to play to, which would entitle It to at least a Class C classIHratlon. The longest railroad ]umo would be 350 miles, Kioux Falls to Grand Island. » Interest In Sioux City over baseb^-^ has picked up much when talk started over the Tri State league Fans here were apathetic over th» Western league. George Segrlst, owner of the West ern League park, will be the ownei of the Sioux City franchise. Accord lng to Sioux Fails dispatches, the oli organization which backed the tearr in the South Dakota league, wlil prob ably take over the team there, al though It hag been rumored that Tom Falrweather, president of the Sioux City team in 1923. would get th* franchise at Sioux Falls. That prob iem there will, of course, have to bs straightened out. The Council Bluffs situation will have to be developed, but there should be little difficulty In that town getting lined up, as It has al ways been a gieat semi-pro town and has a nice baseball park. The Nebraska towns are well or ganizrd and wrill furnish strong teams to the new league. - The Western league has also fc* come a dumping ground for veterans instead of developing younger play ->rs. a fact which has hurt basebai her e. T?:ere v ill be a meeting here s •" of the n en Interested In the form t;on of the new league. Caledonians Cop Soccer Honors — For the second successive season cl he Omaha District Soccer league, the Caledonians have copped the circuit thamolT-hlr Yesterday, by dele.' ing the D. Es. at Miller park, fcui goals to nothing, the Calleys clnche* the championship. The first half of the game ended ' to 0. The Henderson brothers. R t ar.d Jimmy, were the chief scorers The Ifendcr' ns and Jimrr.y Bialt scored the three goals In the firs half, while P’b Henders n booted tht fourth goal in the final half. The Caledonians have rlayed It guytes. winning 14. l-'sins one int draw.he one The Cu.'eys scared Si toils and cl Sfd the season with i ' dal of 13 p* ■ ts. ar _■ ( -ivdi Attend 'd Gr'd Games at Am<‘ A it e- t- Pe ». J«.—Twen y three thousand >« n hundred person* snv \ y'f.te relit e play foothall or a h~ le flrM :ls:s last season accord c to retires J ist eompl'ed hy the -n -t of athletic* Thi* figure *c. that of t year ago by 25 per en' The re v i ts amounted to 125. SH75. w’ oh is correspond.ngly high er than last year s. The Nebrr ska Ames game Novem i-er K was the most heavily attended, with 1J.000 twirl admissions—the larg est In the history of Cyclone foothall. Three thousand saw the Sampson game. 4.506 watched Ames play the Knm-f.a Aggies: and 3,200 persons saw the Ames Grwnell contest. --— s-e ' Drake Iniveroity Hoopster* Hold Informal Practice TVs Moines, la. Dec. 2«— Drake university * basket hall team, which had Its first test last we*k Against the oi-ai k Indiana qu.ntet, ia keeping In shape during the holiday season Vlth informal practices at the gym nasium. and will begin work agan when school starts after vacation to whip itself into shape for the eonfer en.-e season. Coach Solejn was pleased with hie team's showing asa. .“I the Hooeler*' aggregation despite Indian* victory. Me w 11 begin when the team report* to hint again for formal practice, to smooth out the rough spots, iwrtk-u la 'v in defi'i <e. which trust he much strengthened before the team is ready to tackle valley opponents. (Ie\eland will enjoy indoor polo m the public auditorium IV,-cmtier 10 to .2 under the auspt ('s of the Troop \ Twc , •' games will *-*- placed .vn the lo.«" and out plan, two matches put on a day Afternoon and evening The tourney will draw ink military and i-ollege teams Straight-Eight Tfc* |rn' »uc«m «f tN# Sltr|h( r<|)ii it airtmt ii tKu «*w wuw.lv uV« »i* n. moil rapidly * »lh S p.i«nn| moatti. Richardson Motor Car Co. HA OOIO SOU Hnn St