Nebraska Newspapers

    Lynch to A r r i v e
on Wednesday for
Go With McArthur
< hainpion to Stage Ilis Final
Workoulb Here-—-Sioux City
Bantam Training Hard
for Coming Bout.
Joe Lynch, bantamweight champion
of the world, will arrive in Omaha
Wednesday. Lynch fights Friday
night at the Omaha Auditorium in a
3 0-round decision bout wtth Earl Mc
Arthur, the hard-socklng Sioux City
bantam.
Lynch wired yesterday for gymnas
ium facilities so that he could have a
couple of workout here and taper off
his training for his clash with Mc
Arthur. The champion will be accom
panied to Omaha by his manager, Ed
die Mead.
Earl McArthur is training at high
speed In Sioux City, but probably will
inme down to Omaha with his man
ager, Sam Slotsky, to wind up his
training.
Irwin Blge. the grocery clerk light
weight. has been offered a fight with
Ace Hudkins, the sensational Lincoln
lad. ae one of the preliminaries to the
Lynch-McArthur go. but Blge it is
said, fears he would not be able to
get Into condition for so tough a foe
as Hudkins.
None of the preliminaries have been
definitely decided upon but promoters
of the show announce that all to
gether four bouts will be staged with
■30 or 32 rounds of boxing.
Charles Franke, manager of the Au
ditorium, said yesterday that the ad
vance sale Indicates the largest house
of the year. With Omaha and Sioux
City fight fans both clamoring for
i he choice seats the ringside sections
are fast being sold.
Says'bugs*
aot*i
America is still supreme in all out
door sports from baseball to picnics.
Ws’re going into the Olympic
scramble next summer over In Eu
rope, and we'll win so many medals
1 hat General Pershing will get jealous.
Mike Donaldson claims to have won
more medals than Gulden's Mustard.
Mike waa in the archery contest*
over there In 1918, and still refuses
to hang up his little bow and arrow.
We ran beat those Imported ath
letes riding, walking or skidding.
We can spot 'em a milestone in
every 1,760 yards and still win breath
ing through our noses.
Joe Moore and a mob of Ice skaters
are going over there now to scamper
on the frozen puddles.
Joe and his cold-footed boy friends
have cleaned up everything on lakee,
ponds and rivers.
That aint anything.
If the ocean would only get frozen
over we would show Europe, some
real skating.
John Downey has a racing oyster
he wants to enter In the Olympics.
John trained him in Bayalds and
claims he can beat the suddenest fish
that ever swam.
If you got any mechanical toys for
Xmas, enter them In the 1921 Olym
pics.
This is going to be the final test
between liome-taxes and foreign ath
letee.
Row boats, walking dolls, centi
pedes, hosses, gnats, athletes. Zep
pelins and frankfurters will all com
pete.
There has always been much rivalry
between America and Europe. But
this time we will catch up to them In
everything but borrowing money.
Number of Teams to
Bowl in Tourney
The Nourse Oils, Murphy-Dld-Its,
Taxton Billiards, Omaha Towels.
Western Vnton, Ak-Sar Ben, Sanford
I 'afes, Knights of Columbus and Far
i am alley teams plan to enter the
annual Trlstate bowling tournament
which will he held In Sioux City,
January SI.
Fussell Released by Cubs.
Freddie Fussell, former Omaha
Western leaguer, hut late of the Chi
cago Nationals, has been released by
i he Cub* to the Wichita Falls club
■ if the Texas league.
The Turf
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Saturday’s Results.
.IKFFKKNON PAItK.
FIrat race: fl furlong*:
Idle Thought*. 96 (Lang).... 12-1 B-l 5-2
f.uar*. 107 (Parke) . ..even 1-2
Aladdin, 10 7 (.Vferglcr) .
Time 1:13 4-5 Knot Graaa. Payman,
Fleeting. Harry 13.. Modesty. Kaffirs al*o
r«i ri.
Hacond race: 6 furlong*:
• 'altgula. 113 (Parke) .....4-5 1-3 1-6
Fehrah, ,93 (Fang) . • 2-1 4-5
Tableau D'Onneur, 110 ( Farley >. ... 5-3
Time 1:14 15. Dr Glenn. John Q.
Kelly, Olenco'hoko, Watch (.'harm, Whale
bone niao ran
Third rare- 6'£ fuilonga: ^ •
104 (Martin) .8-1 4-5 1-3
‘arlton. 104 (Parke).2-5 1-0
Kleut. Farwell. 112 (Wallace).3 1
Tune 1 0s 1-5. Move On seth. Bench
vfan»ueer. Future. Herbertua. Bernice
Child* also ran.
Fourih race: Mile:
xBeet Pal. 113* (Pevle) .6 5 1 8 nut
Ml,lt*tone. 103 (Field*) .even 2 0
11<rml* Kemble. 105 (Parke) .4-6
Time 1412 6. Helling Hun. xBarracude.
Pol vo a Hi • run.
\< ‘oupled.
Fifth race: 1 1-16 rullea:
ia« k 1 h * ilian. 105 (Milner) . 6 1 6-2 6-u
Fork, 105 (Martin) .8-5 f t
Honolulu Hoy. !U3 (Parke)......-*
'I imi. 1:49. Peace Pal. Dr. Rae. Caeh.
Jnke l.etger. Trooper al*o ran.
Hlath Hire: | J-16 rude*.
Margaret Ware. 100 (Thorndyke)
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Hi*h Hp«ml. 112 <a»rr.ti) ......... 2 1
Timi 1 13 Htlah*. Tend.r Heth. Kree.y
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(Unusual tiolf Interviews)
LEO D1EGEL TELLS -
A Back-Spin That Put Me Out of a Tournament
My Oddest Play in 1923
The Most Pleasing Play I Ever Made
_I
The ordinary golfer is apt to
imagine that the professional reaches
a degree of expertness that renders
him immune from "bad holes.”
This is not so. There are times
when we all go to pieces. One day
we may be great: at another time we
are—as the slang expression is—not
so good.
In 1922 I set a, course record or
66 in the practice rounds at Skokie.
A few months later, at Ashville, N.
C., I required 10 strokes -to play a
single hole—a 135 yard one, at that'.
At that rate I would have needed 180
strokes for 18 holes.
Of course, I didn't do as badly at
that. Nevertheless, this one mis
played hole, which I have since call
ed my "Perfect Ten,” put me entlrely
out of the running In a tournament
which was much worth wdnning.
Strangely enough, this nightmare
followed a tee shot which was, so far
as distance and direction were con
cerned, as satisfying as one would
want.
The Incidents that led up to and at
tended the play were amusing. The
day before, watching Clarence Hack
ney, the Atlantic City expert, playing
the hole— which was the second—1
kidded him unmercifully because he
ran up five strokes.
"Tou'd better he careful," he re
torted, "or you’ll take double that
number tomorrow.”
When I reached the second tee. the
next day. I had completely forgotten
Clarence’s warning and had no pre
monition of disaster. There was a
heavy wind blowing directly toward
the tee, but I was not worried by
that.
As I said before, my tee shot was
perfect— so far a» distance and di
rection were concerned. I had made
only one mistake. I had put too much
backsptn on the ball.
Dropping within easy putting dis
tance of the hole, it hopped back
ward, rolled off the sloping green and
landed In a drain hole It lay in an
almost unhlttable position. It took
me seven strokes to get back on the
green and two putts to hole out.
Maybe Haekney didn't give me the
laugh!
The worst of It was that I learned
next day I could have removed my
hall from the drain hole without pen
alty.
My Oddest Play In 1923.
In a previous installment of this
series. Bohhv Jones described an un
usual play he made at Hoylako In
England. He tanked a billiard shot
against a stone wall and placed his
ball nicely on the green after lie had
gotten htmself Into seemingly impos
sjhle difficulties by hooking to within
a foot of the wall, with a road and a
sand trap Intervening, between his
lie and the hole he was so anxious
to reach.
The most unusual play I had last
summer called for a billiard shot.
Curiously enough. It popped up In a
matrh with Bobby Jones. It was in
a practice round at Inwood, Just he
for Bobby won the 1923 open title.
On the number 7 hole, distance 22.7
yards, with out-of bounds to the light
and left of the green, demanding an
accurate tee shot to get a par three.
I hooked my first against a tree at
the left. There was absolutely no
way to hit the tall In the direction
of the hole except by playing it off
the tree. I turned my bark squarely
on the pin, made a successful billiard,
dropped the ball on the green and
sank a four-yard putt for par.
The billiard stroke la one that
every player is likely to need, sooner
or biter. When It confronts you, take
your time and study nut the angle
tile tall must take most carefully.
A tree Is apt to be more difficult
to play than a wall. Most trees have
rough surfaces. Moreover, they are
rounded, not level. This complicates
matters.
The Most I'leasing I'lny I Kver Made.
I consider the best play I ever
mad" was one which on a bled me to
tie Abe Mitchell, the great Britisher,
for tlie southern open title, in the fall
of 1922.
Coming up for th* 1*ih and last
hole at the Bello Meade Country club,
which measures 45ft yards from tee
to cup, wit hpar at five. It was neces
sary for mo to make a birdie four to
equal Mitchell's score. My drive was
a good one, but my second shot was
bad. When we located the ball, It
was on the top of a bunker, 5ft yards
from the hole.
That surely was a critical mosuent.
A perfect approach would avert de
feat and give me a. chance for a play
off. I I should b« lucky enough to
sink my ball, victory would be mine.
Naturally. 1 didn't expect the lat
ter. But I used all the golf I knew
in attaining the former. I chose my
mashie-niblick and executed a low
baekspin. The hall stopped 1ft Inches
from the pin for the easiest kind of
a putt. *
We played Sfi additional holes and
were still tied. By agreement we ran
off three more. Mltchel! won. How
ever. the cotnmlttPo refusd Its sanc
tion to a result arrivcxl at in this
manner.
That mashie-nlblick didn't win me
a championship, but It saved me from
defeat In one of the greatest comp"
tltlons ever held in the south.
Coming as it did »t the very close
of the 73 holes of play, in a really
dramatic moment, and squaring me
with one of the greatest golfers in the
world, it pleased me more than any
other shot I ever made.
{Copyright. ISIS)
BelieVte H,
Or Not
THE end of the duck season finds
Edwin Dygert and Ken Phillips
of Isaac Walton fame In a frame
of mind far from peaceful. This also
applies to Ed Calahan. Ed Calahan
and a friend were In a blind on the
Platte river while Dygert and Phil
lips occupied a blind tip river. Came
four ducks by the upper blind. Cal
ahan and his pal started to call. The
birds circled. A flock of six Joined
them. Then a hunch of 15.
Then a flock of Hbout I.'iO
drakes anting straight nut of the
sky and Joined them. Ilehlnd them
came a larger flock and behind
them another, (lose to 1,3(10 Mal
lards were swinging and milling
nround the blind, (ireat groups of
them landed among the decoys.
Drake* hissed and liens called.
Calahan and his pal dug lltctnselirs
closer t<> the ground and kept on
calling. For more than half a mile
ducks stretched out over the river,
while the leaders crashed Inin the
water near the decoys.
Not a shot was fired Suddenly
the hunters rose. Whlsh! Mallards
climbed In nil direction*.
"I was afraid you'd start shooting,”
said Ed to his pal.
‘‘I was afraid you would.” said his
friend.
Ed Dygert and Phillips haven't re
covered yet. They go duck hunting,
they «ay, to get a few ducks, not a
memory of a bunch decoying—hut at
that they admit It waa a wonderful
sight.
The Catholic Sokol basket hall team
won from tbo Cechle team last night
by the score of 37 to 23. The Sokol
Cubs defeated the Shamrocks IS to 13.
Boxer Offers to
Fight for Nothing
Carl Augustine, Kayoed by
Battling Monroe, Willing to
Fight Without Pay.
What’s this’' A box fighter actual
ly offers to fight for nothing.
Carl Augustine of Kt. Paul Is this
strange creature. Carl, however, is
not actuated entirely by eleemosy
nary purposes.
Omaha fight fang remember that
Augustin© went down In the first
round of the genii final event of the
last fight program held at the Omaha
Auditorium principal!'/ because Bat
tling Monroe, his opponent, got tn
the first blow.
Augustine's downfall was a big sur.
prise not only to himself but to lo
cal followers of the knuckle-whirling
sport. Now Carl seeks retribution.
He declares Monroe’s one round vic
tory over him was the sheerest ac
cident and that, ordinarily Monroe
would he duck soup for him.
Hearing that Monroe had been
hooked to appear on the card which
will tie staged at the Omaha Audi
torium next Friday night, Augustine
yesterday Wired matchmakers for the
Theodore Roosevelt post of the
American Legion, which is staging
the show, that he would so much like
to fight Monroe again that he would
come to Omaha at his own expense
and fight without a nickel s compen
sation He says ths revenge he would
have on Monroe would he worth It.
Augustine’s offer has not been ac
cepted as yet. Promoters of the
show haven’t made up their mind
yet as to an opponent for Monroe,
who will fight In the semifinals to
the Joe Lynch-Lari McArthur bout.
Eastern Tennis Players
Win Junior Titles
New York. liec. 30.—The little
town of Wuhan, Mass., provided the
winners of two championships, and
Fast Orange, N. J., the winner of
one. In the national lnooor Junior and
hoys’ tennis tournament which ended
yesterday on the courts of the Seventh
regiment armory.
Malcolm T, Hill of Loomis school
anil If. R. Johnson of Newton, Mass.,
high school were tbo two Wabatt
youths who gained titles, and Km
neth Appel wag the Fast Orange (N.
J.) representative to win.
McCormick Given
High Net Ranking
Ties Moines, la., Dec. 3©.—F. R Mc
Cormick of Sioux City Is given first
place In 1923 official rankings of Iowa
tennis players mad© public last night
by the Iowa State Tennis association.
Clayton Paige. Fort Dodge, state
singles champion for the last two
years is placed second. Paul Bennett
of Bayard and Ted Swenson of Cedar
Rapids stand first in the men's
doubles rankings and Miss Laura
Frye of Cedar Rapids Is first In the
women’s singles rankings.
Paul Join** to WrMtlf Kklund
Hounton. Tpx . Doc. 29 — Jultus
Sigrl, local promoter, announced to
night that lie had matched Paul
.tones. Nebraska wrestler and local
favorite, with Clarence Kklund, Wy
j omlng, claimant of theworMTs light
I heavyweight title, for a bout. In Hour
ton on January 8. Jones experts to
weigh 1 SR pounds and Kklund ITT*.
Lincoln’s Chances of Re-Entering
V
Western Circuit Appear Brighter
Lincoln. Pec. 30 Pane hall men of
Lincoln said yesterday they believed
Lincoln's chances for re-entry to the
Western league have been enhanced
nr a result of the visit of L**c Keyset
of the Pes Moines club nnd his con
ferences last night and today with
representatives of commercial bodies
of the city.
Mr. Keyser. before leaving for home
today, said lie did not car* to dis
guise the fact that it would bs an
undertnklng for Lincoln to awing tic
frnnrhin* to thla city. I»ut h« paid,
lie wn* encouraged at the propped
It wan Hie logical town, lie *ald. ill
which to locate a teft in, and In' !«•
Iloved four other cliih owner* In the
Circuit felt a* he did II<' *UK».oHted
the name of an American iihuoidation
player, whom he behaved would make
a good nmnagi r. The full committee
of the league will com* tine at an
early day, he prcdlcld.
Navy Grid Team
Arrives for Game
With Washington
Huskies to Outweigh Uncle
Sam's Crew’ 10 Pounds to
Man—Lucky Break ^ ill
Decide Game.
Pasadena. Cal., Dec. 30 — Thirty
five stalwart sons of Uncle Sam's
fightin* flotilla alighted from a lim
ited train here this afternoon and
gave three rousing cheers for Cali
fornia, for Washington, for Pasa
dena, for anything, everything and
for nothing.
They are the representatives of the
Annapolis Naval academy, come west
to uphold the football honor of that
section east of the Rockies in the
ninth annual east-west game under
the auspices of the Tournament of
Roses Association of Pasadena.
Head Coach Bob Folwell, two of
his assistants and the navy mascot,
a very belligerent-looking animal
boasting a pronounced odor and a
ferocious bleat, completed the party.
All stood patiently while a flock of
insistent cameramen put them
through the usual ordeals. Then they
gave out the usual "glad to be there
and hope you’ll like us" chatter and
ducked to their hotel, the Hunting
ton, I-ater they sneaked out for a
little signal drill.
Men Full of Zip.
The trip took none of the zip out
of the squad. Two stopovers, one at
Chicago and the other at Grand can
yon, enabled the men to keep their
land legs while en route. The “damned
climate" won't have a chance to
weaken the midshipmen, so that alibi
is out.
Tomorrow a light workout Is on the
cards and that will be all until they
take the field at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon under scenes which should
leave no doubt but that Navy over
whelmlngly is a favorite—with the
public of Ix>s Angeles, and particu
larly with the 7.500 sailors of the
Pacific fleet who will be on hand with
a 2'iO-piece hand, a big rooting section
and their own mascot to cheer their
buddies from over the hill east to vic
tory.
Navy Outweighed.
Navy will he outweighed about ]0
pounds to the man. Whether Navy
can offset this advantage with fleer
open field running and a bewildering
assortment of passes remains to be
seen.
Tlagshaw's Huskies are due here
tomorrow morning. Hike Navy they
will take a light workout on the Rr.se
Bowl turf and rest until game tlnm
They come imbued with a world of
confidence In their ability to turn
back Navy defeted. The think well
of themselves and liRve a right to.
Their only setback was at the h3nds
of the Golden Bears and tlipy lost this
game a to 0 but. were fighting ail the
way and once or twice threatened to
score. Their most impressive perfor
mance was their defeat of University
of Southern California by the lop
sided score of 22 to 0.
Tesreau rates a powerful, plunging
chati on the type of John Thomas of
Chicago, or Heston of other days.
Wilson is their most dangerous hack
and rated their la-st man, and will he
the out standing man in Washington's
attack. Wilson runs In the open field
with a baffling nicety. He sidesteps,
changes pace, dodges tacklers and
has speed. His one flaw, ohsei-vers
report, is a weakness on defense.
Ziel is kicker par excellence an.I
always dangerous when iodide 4.")
yards. He scored three field goals
against University of Southern Cali
fornia. which accounted for nine of
their jaylnts. Hut on offense, aside
from this he is an in and-outer.
It is doped out to he a game that
a lucky break will decide. \ fumble,
a bad kick, a blocked punt—any of
those breaks may settle the question.
Ur, again, Washington may got tile
jump on Navy and smother tho in
vaders.
Tli« Rose Bowl capacity of 53,500
will be taxed to Its Utmost. The offi
clals picked aro Karnell as referee
llollenbark ns head linesman: Crowell
as umpire, and Bartlett ns field Judge
Stecher to Appear
in Chicago This Week
.For Strchcr, funner world heavy
weight champion wrestler, will leiive
Dodge. Neb., his home, early this
week for Chicago, where he expert* to
get Into action on the mat the latter
part of this week.
Following III* engagement In Chi
cago, Steelier will gn to New York
city where he way* Tex Rickard plans
to stage a series of elimination wres
tltng hoot*, the object being to get
Champion Strangler I.ewl* and a
worthy challenger In the ring toprth
or.
Cage Schedule Arranged.
1'lattamouth. Neb., I >ec. 30.—-Thr
I'Intturnonth Ilitfli iichool banket ball
j team has nr ranged it h ached ule foi
the non, as follow**;
Jan. 11. Aahland, here.
Jan. 1 Nebraska School for the
I ’< if. ni Omaha.
! dun. II Ashland,
.Inn. IT. Nt lnm.hu School for th* 1»*af
[mi t Hiih hn.
tj,n. I*. N«*n**ka City, nor*
, .Ian. '.’A. CroiKhlnn Pr*p, at Omaha
F*b. 1 I’t-il Mali, her*
Foil f.. Auburn nliih, hoi*
F*b * Aahland blab. nt Ashland
F<»b III. 1‘rolgMnti pr*p, her*1
Fob :*, Naltraaka Pity, i»t Ni*bra*ka
City.
Hatlling Siki Harred in
Michigan Roped Arena
Dartoit. Do. 80 Rattling Sik,
cannot fight in Michigan. IjOUIr Piles,
si Mir buxlnk' commissioner todnv «n
noIIneed that he had ordered tlrnnd
Kaplda promoter* to c-mn**«1 the whnl
tiled 10-round bout between Slkl and
Joe fjohmnn, Toledo heavyweight,
which mr* to have been held New
Year’ll day.
Minnesota, 53; tirlnnell. 10
Plllsbiircli. 35; Amherwt, 51.
< oliinibia, 53; Colgate, IH.
107 Men File Applications for Jobs
as Umpires in Pacific Coast league
By DAMON KIN YON.
New Y'ork, Det. 30.—The Pacific
coast uses eight umpires during the
baseball season.
There are now on file with Harry
Williams, president of the league. 407
applications for umpirical jobs.
Umpiring is a most difficult task.
There are not 407 men In the United
States competent to qualify as um
pires. that is. competent up to the
standard established by such umpires
as Bill Klein, Billy Evans, Hank
O'Day, Brick Owens and Bob Em
slie.
Obviously there are 407 men. per
haps 407,000 men who think they are
competent umpires. In a close game
at the Polo grounds or in the Yankee
stadium any hot afternoon you will
find thousands of men sitting in the
grandstand disputing decisions made
by the umpires on the field.
These thousands think they could
have given better decisions. Of
course they couldn't.
An umpire attains real competency
only after years of experience, of ap
plication, of study. It is one branch
of sport that must be followed as a
real life business if a man hopes to
attain success.
From year to year there are few
changes In the umpirical staffs of the
big leagues. That is not because the
umpires are favorites or have a "pull"
with the league officials. It is be
cause they are competent.
They make mistakes to be sure.
Even a veteran umpire may have an
"off day" when he feels ill. when his
nerves are jangled, and he seems un
able to see any play correctly.
But year In and year out the old
umpires are amazingly accurate.
The day of "kill the umpire” has
practically disappeared from the big
leagues.
The big league funs have been edu
cated by long acquaintance with the
umpires that the umpire is doing his
best, that he means to he fair. The
fans have confidence in the old tim
ers, In Evans. Klein, O'Day and the
rest.
Some umpires the fans like better
than other*. Some fans believe them
more competent than others. But the
popeyed fanatic who was firmly con
vinced that the umpire was deliber
ately favoring the opposing team for
reasons of personal spite or malice,
who firmly believed that boiling in
oil was none too good for the umpire,
has vanished from the grandstand
and the bleachers.
Umpiring must seem an easy task,
judging from the number of men
willing to try" it.
Failure In that job means failure
peculiarly ignominous. humiliating.
Apparently the man seeking such a
job does not contemplate the poesi
billty of failure.
Yet President Harry Williams will
be quite fortunate If out of the list
of 407 applicants he obtains four
really competent umpires. If he gets
eight he is doubly fortunate. He Is the
favored of Providence.
But there have not been 407 com
petent umpires horn in the last 40
years, as any player will tell you.
Plan Football Games at Night
in Professional League in 1924
Football games at night will be in
troduced to followers of the profes
sional sport next season if plans now
in the making materialize. These
contests will be played in the middle
<*f the week and will provide two
games weekly, instead of only on
Sunday. Its hackers believe the plan
will be successful.
Night games have been tried by
several colleges and found to be as
attractive as the daylight contests.
Huge searchlights mounted on differ
cnt sides of the field light up the grid
iron so that there is no difficulty rx
perienced by the players in following
i the game «»r to watch the game.
Schedules already made up by sev
eral colleges can for night contests
instead of day game* and the idea -
expected to grow.
Playing the game at night is a
distinct advantage to the profession 1
nls. The cost of maintaining a pro
team i« a heavy onr. with proceed*
coming in only one day of the week,
except when a. holiday happens to
fall in the middle of the week. Part
of this c*»st. in some cities, has been
met by offering the players other
employment, which supplements the
salary they receive from football.
This can be continued under the plan
if the circuits are made more com
part and much traveling avoided.
Week-day games during the day
light have proven impracticable be
cause of the inability to get the
crowds. This handicap would be re
moved by playing in the evening
after dinnpr. It is argued an extra
game a week would work no hardship
on the players as all the teams now
carry a sufficient number of substi
tutes to replace men whose physical
condition did not warrant two con
tests a week. This would seldom hap
pen, however, it is pointed ou't, as
even college players indulge in sev
eral scrimmages a week, in addition
to the regular game, which sra fully
as strenuous as the Saturday con
tests.
Whether these night games will
become a regular thing depend# upon
the support given them by the public.
If the fans show by their attendance
that they like them they are expected
to be generally adopted by the profes
Athletic* Director Declares Hisli
r
Salary for Grid Coaches Is Myth
Atl.in •. f]i I »*. 29. Approx
mutely 200 football coaches from all
sections of the country sssfinblol
around a banquet table in a hotel
here tonight, ending the annual con
vention of the American Football
Coache* association.
Complete harmony prevailed. The
most lively discussion was prsrlpitat
ed by H. S. Hathaway, director of
athletics in New York university, on
salaries of coaches. Hathaway re
viewed the apparently widespread
alarm in National Collegiate Athletic
association circles, as well a* among
other athletic associations, over the
present high salaries paid coaches.
He ridiculed this apparent alarm and
declared that high salary for coaches
is practically a myth.”
Salaries for coaches are fixed by the
law of supply and demand, he said.
An open discussion followed. Men
tors Joining in the discussion includ
ed: A. A. StagK. Chicago, and John
W. Ileisman. Washington and Jeff. f.
son college.
“The big idea of a football coach
| is ••rvioo—moulding the life and con
duct of boy* Foot&bll coaches do
more in this respect than any mem
her of the faculty." declared Stagg.
It was pointed out that a coach
should be paid a sufficient salary to
enable him to lay up a pension for old
age.
In a heated address. Field.ng H.
Yost of the University of Michigan
condemned the use of telephones at
football games to flash errors com
mitted hv the opposition to the bench
< f the home club. Knute Rockne. nf
Notre 1 >;ime. spoke briefly on "the
use of the forward pass.”
In his annual message to the a*
Soria lion today. John W. Heisman. j
president of the organisation, deliver
ed a tirade against professional foot
ball. He urged the coaches to do all
in their power to discourage their
athletes from partioiputing in such
contests after graduation. President
Heisman also suggested the creation
of a second vice president to handle
meetings of a Pacific coast branch of
the coaches' association The crea
tion of this office was Immediately
missed upon
j Football Proves Popular
(fame in Nebraska in 192.5
The ll*.'d fiKiiltHll sea sow In Ne
braska has been scribbled on the
records ns the greatest season In the
history of the sport in this state.
Nearly every pity, village and
hamlet In the state was represented
by a football team. Fifteen more
high school teams took the field Inst
season than in 1922, while the Ne
braska State Intercollegiate confer
ence never experienced such a sue
eessful season as in 1923. The Uni
versity of Nebraska team nt Lincoln
and Creighton university of Omaha
j met w ith great success.
The University of Nebraska, mein
her of tl*e Missouri Valiev conference,
won three and tied two conference
Kamfs, ending the season in a tie with
the University of Kansas. The Corn
buskers lost the first game of their
schedule to the University of Illinois,
hut from then on didn't lose a game
until they bucked up against the
strong Syracuse eleven In the new
Memorial stadium at Lincoln the
Saturday before Thanksgiving day.
The biggest victory Nebraska
gained during the season came when
the lluskeis defeated Coach Knute
Kockfie’a famous Notre Paine team
14 to 7, before the largest crowd that
ever *aW a football game in Ne
braska.
Pave Noble, the Pcwitz brothers.
Hutchison, Lewollen, Hat (man and
Rhodes more than made a name for
themselves the last season ,»s foot
ball players in Nebraska.
| Creighton tiniversitx of Omaha.
I couched by Chet Wynne. former
j Notre Paine player and "Mac" Raid
rige. formerly of \ale, aftei getting
off to a bad start, finished the sen
son by losing five and winning the
same number of contests
Creighton lost to both the Kansas
teams and the strong Haskell Indians,
tut finally hit its stride at East Ijtns
tng. Micli., where the Blue and White
decisively defealfd the Michigan Ag
gies in a homecoming game, Creigh
Ion also beat the Oklahoma Aggies
as well as the I'niversity of South
Ikikota.
The Nebraska Intercollegiate con
ferenre. composed of Hastings, N.
braska Wesleyan, Peru, l’oanc. Grand
Island. Midland. Nebraska Central,
Wayne. Chadron and Cottier experi
enced a great season.
At a meeting of the conference ath
letic board the 1913 football chain
pionshlp was awarded to Hastings
college Hastings won seven games
and lost none, chadron Normal, with
a record of four wins and a tte score,
wan given honorable mention by the
conference officials
Omaha university wss admitted to
membership In the Nebraska confer
t-noe.
The conference race was close from
the start. With only two weeks of
Hie season left four colli ge teams
were still in the race for the cham
pionship.
it i i. - i hadron Nut ml N
braska Wesleyan, Midland and Peru
Normal were th< live strong teams
in the conference the last season.
The Nebraska conference produced
several football players of more than
great ability tn 1913. They weie
placed on the first all conference
team.
John McCarty
Will Succeed
Koney at First
*
First Step on Part of Buffalo
Owner to Stregnthen
Infield of 1924
Club.
i:\l.mi WAGNEK.
XB of the first step
on the part of Ba’
ney Burch, owner
and manager of the
Omaha Western
league club to
strengthen the In
field of the Buffa
loes for the coni
ing season was
made Sal u r d a y
when he announc
ed the purchase of
First B a s e m a n
i John A. McCarty,
from Syracuse I;
ternational league
club.
The purchase
[price was in the neighborhood of
$>,000. The de;jl v/hereby McCarty
|come* to the Buffaloes ha* i^en brew
ing for some t.me. At the recent
baseball meeting* in Chicago. Burcb
and the owner of the Syracuse club
got their heads together. The ovr<r
of the Omaha team tried to eomple
the deal in Chicago, but the Syracu
magnate wanted a little time to th:r
things ovei. i
Played in Association.
McCarty played with Columbus In
the American association before join
Ing Syracuse. While with the Asso
ciation club the ne« Omaha first base
man played in the outfield. He h."
.340 with the International league
team last season and is considered a
good fielder at the initial sack.
The signing of McCarty to play first
base means that Bd Konetchy, man
ager of the Buffaloes last season and
a first baseman, will not wear an
Omaha uniform this coming season.
With McCarty at first and Fris
Thompson, former Nebraska State
leaguer, at second; Kerr at shortstop
and Jimmy Wilcox at third. Burch
believes he has an Infield that »i"
stick with him throughout the seasci .
something the 1333 infield failed to do
Ontfield Complete.
In the outfield the Omaha manage1
ha* Dick O'Connor, Joe Bonowirz.
Don Brown. Althaus. and a recruit
by the name of Pedersen. Th®
chances are that Nick CuIIop. recently
sold to the Yankees, will be sent bark
to the herd. Should this happen, Cu>
lop will probably be used in the ou<
field, as he i« a good hatter, being *
tetter hitter while playing the outtiel
than he is when taking his turn os
the hurler s mouni.
Burch Is dickering for a pltchc
from a big league club. Just who th>
chucker is we are not at liberty to
say, hut if Barney lands his man he
will be. a mighty valuable addition U>
the hurling corps. Already Burch h e
Byron Speeoe, Harry Lee and Bi^d
1 Valley as the nucleus around whir'
to build his pitching department. A
small army of recruit hurlers will re
port to Burch at the Shreveport fl.» 1
spring training camp.
Bucliolz ^ in« Crib Tournct.
Bloomfield, Neb.. Dec. HO.—Thirt;
*ix cribbaee player* took part in to*
He crib tourney held at Ihe city ha1;
Friday njpht. Otto Euohol* carri* 1
off th* hon^r*. winnimr Its gnm*s o\i:
of 2® played. E. E. Bruner and l#*<>
MrCourt tied f^r second honor* wiv
13 gam** each. John R*if*nra!h. Jo*
Ku*hn. Matt I.iewer, and Father Boe
heck, nil of Frofton, participated in
the tourney.
K\OTT> PROBLEMS
OF BASKET HALL
Q Juat *s a player i* throwing for
goal from tb»* field an opponent comm -
a perioral fou! l»oea the fit’d goa! eown*
if made, and are the f*-ee throw, c'
throw*, allowed to addition*
A. If the baR ha* lef the ntayer *
huadr when the official'* whittle blow* to
signal th* foul the **>*1 count*, tf tl •
ball h.x ■ not |f ft hi* hand*, the goa! does
: <kui« In efher *** the fee* throw
«r throw*, mu*' bo allowed (Rule 7. ?»
7. Note>
The t*?3-:4 rule* state that **Th*
R«*ke'a shall *>e nets of white cord
Why e. * tl * rule changed* What if a
team ■« <tmue.* to use the leather-thong
has
\ Tht* hange wH* made as a furthe
st* •.• toward uniform equipment, in order
*o ’e*«en the han • rap a xitMtmg te. u
fee » on a «tr«nge court. No penalty
is pn.t idol in < *se a home team doe* nr'
w "h thi* role, but it i* *\p***t»-i
tbri* *11 teams will be using the *t*»«l*"‘
b. ke* within a trawntMt time (Rule
jy
W Ttv A *• lr n awa-ded a ft*
throw May the captain of Team R •
quest tim*- out or the ground that '< •
bali i* dad, or 1* the ball tn play in p '
*ea*u*i» of Team A
A The • splam of T**m R may
quest time out. the bail being dead f* '
tbe foul until it >ea\e* ih» free-throw«- *
hands i Rule 7. ^ 7 d »
VJ M»v a piaxer hand the ball to a
teammate?
* I ?», th * * . on-;..|cred a lew^l
"p«w ‘
Ran arx change* been made n
•b rti •» b> the Iri tit ri'iii!- • 1tec ? S *
the tai*-34 guide was pub.-.shed *
A The ’ales are to be played ess • '
as puhi.shed ascent that ore slight add
f on ha* be n made ta the fir»t sen ; cncc of
the p «-.a!’> f>*r persona! foal*, follow «
Rule I * b- * The penalty read* "T««*
fie- throws for goal if offence is c
milted on a player who ■* in h *
a ok i tone and who has poseeas-rn of t e
» sli. that i* when h» ha* control of he
1 all through ^ holding *t or drdr *
if. The committee ha* ruled the *■
* player Is fouled after the hail has eft
his hand* on a throw for goal but be for*
he re. oxer* ht* balance, the penalty shall
b- two fre# throw* The same rn’tng *P
pile* to a rlsxee outside h*a own g'•!
*<t,e who is in the act of throwing #or
goal
Vj V double fou’ is called on p!a'er*
A and R It i* the fourth personal
for A md he must lea'e the game. Re*
fore leaxmg must A trx the free thro*
that ha* been awarded hint because H
fouled A?
A Te* < Rule IS. S- M
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