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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
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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.
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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
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