Omaha Bee Sports]
New York, Jan. 18.—'This writer,
dabbling In professional sport, never
even dimly sensed tlie interest in
Imsket ball until lie took up the mat
ter of tlie world’s record of 1!5
consecutive victories established by
I lie husket ball teams of the I’assaic
High school.
Headers of this column will recall
that the comment was followed by a
letter from M. <1. Glreson, a basket
ball adherent of St. John Prep school
of llrooklyn, in which he Implied that
Passaic high made its record by
meeting “setups”—this Is, mediocre
opponents. He didn't think Passaic
high could bent St. John.
That started the storm.
Friends of I’assaic high rushed to
its defense.
Other correspondents supported
Air. Gleeson, adding that Passaic
high insists on carrying ite own
; eferee, after the fashion set by some
• our pugilistic champions of
memory not too remote when they
ere campaigning In the ’’sticks."
The noise continues unabated.
At intervals during the day the
Office boys stagger in with armloads
of small, fresii fuel to the controversy
which has now settled down to a
sort of Passalc-St. John debate.
The casual reader may say that
i he obvious method of settling this
particular phase of the discussion Is
to bring Passaic high and St. John
roget aer.
Apparently this is not as easy a*
it sounds—no easier than bringing
•ogetherjwo great rivals in any field
Of sport.
A telegram reaches the writer from
George H. Greenfield, obliging sports
editor of the £assalc Dally News,
who supplied tn.» writer with much
information about ^assalc high's rec
ord, its basket t>al* coach. “Prof.”
Grnest Blood, and th«. personnel of
the teams that made the record.
This telegram is as follows:
"The board of education would not
sanction game with prep school until
after championship, perhaps not at
all. However, Fritz Knothe. captain,
and other members of last year s
Passaic High school team authorize
me to challenge tlie St. John Prep
school for a game In Madison Square
Garden, under your promotion for
benefit of Pas-salc and Brooklyn hos
pltalg.”
Soon after the receipt of this tele
gram another telegram c&ine to the
writer from ft. F. Lynch, athletic di
rector of SI. Jplin college of Brooklyn,
^ which follows:
f "In the Pjseaie Dally News of
: Tuesday, Jan,rfiry 15, I find a dial
lenge to St. John Prep from Iasi
■ year's Passaic high school team.
"The letter of Mr. Cileeson In your
olumn was In reference to a game
with Passaic high school—not Us
i graduates, hut Us present ‘wondei
learn.’
"In 1921 Rev. G. O'Grady personal
ly asked Mr. Blood. Passaic coach,
-- for a gume and was refused. In 1922
the manager wrote to Passaic and
received no reply. On October !,
1923, I wrote for game—no reply.
"Our challenge still holds. We are
' ready and willing to play Passaic
high school. Keating the graduates
i f Passaic would not beat Passaic's
string. • Palming off last year's team
is an attempt to evade our challenge.
It is, in Mr. Greenfield's words, a
I duff.''
The writer lias Up desire to take
, ikies in this discussion.
It is too interesting and productive
if too much copy for him to become a
^ partisan.
He had no Intention of .starting a
{controversy when he called attention
• to the record of Passaic High as an
extraordinary achievement in sport—
which it undoubtedly is.
But it appears to him that Mr.
| Lynch is right in his attitude that if
the Passaic High is to become a chal
lenger of the present basket ball of
J St. John Prep it should l<e with the
, present toam of Passaic High—not
last year's team. f
Ned Aim won over Dick Huye in
. the city pocket billiard tournament
1 at the Holmes recreational parlors
, last night by the score of 100 to 9k.
Xo game Is scheduled for tonight.
MGHSCIftL
BASKETBALL
Cumberland Team After Game*.
• Atlantic, la.. Jan. 18-—The Cumher
and Independents, local basket ball
•earn, has been organised and are book •
■ mg games. Teams In western Iowa de
siring garnas should write ^mangcer of
pJumberland aemlprn eager*. •
Corning Holdlers Min.
rornlng. la.. Jan. 18—Company K of
iComing defeated Company 1 of Glen wood,
• k to 28. In one of the best basket Pall
games played here this season. Kat*a
for Glen wood and Jenkins for Coming
ere the stars of the game.
McCook Defeats Indinnols.
McCook. Neb., Jan IS.—In one of the
hardest games of the season. McCook
defeated the Indianola basket hall team
here Thursday night, 23 to 22. McCook
plays Hastings at Hastings, Saturday
night.
Mlnden Five Wins.
Mlnden, Neb. Jan. 18 Mlnden Inde
: pendente defeated Heaver City legion
ff-rack five. 30 to 21. here last night.
Morrill Defeat* Itayard.
Morrill. Neb., Jar. 18.— Morrill cag«‘
team defeated the fawt Da yard quintet,
ill') to 15. here 1Ti*t night.
IfolbriMik Trim* MtttHik.
Holbrook. Neb., Jan. 18.—The Holbrook
High Bch oid basket ball team defeated I
ithe McCook team at McCook Wednen
1 day by the score of 33 to if,. Holbrook
has all letter men on the team and have
lost hut. three games during the outdoor
and Indoor season.
f«reg. rr VI In* Another.
Gregory £ !>.. Jan ik - The Gregory
town eager* again defeated the Norfolk
Poultry quintet of the Commercial league
,of that city, 17 to 14 here last night The
.game was well attended and cleanly
f played.
Valentine Cagera Win.
Valentine. Neb.. Jan 18— Valentina re
tained its high standing In the haaket
ball league by defeating Ainsworth. 32
to 12. here last night. During the last
half/Valentine used a team composed of
subs The gam* was fast and clean,
'hadron will be Valentine* next oppo
nent.
Osceola Cagera Complete Tour.
Osceola. Neb Jan 18-OscsoIr high
.School glil* basket ball team completed
s aerie* of four game* In which the team
■v. returned \ I* lor !n all hut one of the
contests. The results of th** game* were
Beotia, 65: Osceola. 13. North I.nup, It.
Oar eels. 2*: «»rd. It Osceola, 18. end
i Clarks, t. Oscsola. 13.
C ''sceole hoys' te*n> defeated * qujn
•- from Clarke. 25 to II. here last night.
>
Nebraska Loses
to Kansas Five
Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 18.—The
Kansas Aggies basket ball team
snored its first conference victory
last night, defeating tit« Nebraska
five in a clog*, furiously-fought game
by a score of 26 to 23. The contest
was the best basket ball battle fought
tn Nichols gymnasium for several
years. Both teams displayed beauti
ful form and the outcome was doubt
ful till the final whistle gave- the
game to the Aggies.
The Aggie quintet was in rare
form and their teamwork was the
most perfect shown by a Manhta
tan team for many moor.s. Practical
ly everyone of their field goals was
made from under the basket. Nebras
ka excelled at semi-long shots. They
were unable to penetrate the Aggie
defense consistently. The score at the
of the first half was 16 to 15, in fa
vor of the Aggies.
Taking the ball front the tlpoff at
the beginning of the second period,
Nebraska started a whirlwind attack
that promised for several minutes to
swamp the Wildcats. Three field goals
and a free throw In quick succes
sion made the score 22 to 16. The
Aggie defense stiffened here, however,
and the Cornhuskers made only one
point during the remainder of the
half. Koch, center, Slid Captain
Webber, guard, were the Individual
stars of the Aggies. Goodson, center,
played an outstanding game for the
Cornhuskers.
The box score:
Aggies. Nebraska.
Bunker, rf . UBher
Wann. If..Blank
Koch, ..Goodaon'
Webber, rg. ..VoLtz
Doolen. lg. Tipton
Summary—Tebote for Doolen: Cozier for
Blat-k; Beerkle for Cozier: Tonies for
Goodaon; Dewltz for Voltz. Field goals:
Bunker. 4; Wann, 2; Koch. 4; Webber,
1: Usher, 1; Goodaon, 5, Voltz, 1; Tip
ton. 1. Free throws: Bunker. 1: Doolen.
1: Tebotv. 2; Usher, 2: Black. 1: Good
son, 2: Tipton. 1 Fouls: Bunker. 2;
Winn. 2; gorh. I; Webber 1; Doolen.
2: Teboo , 2, Goodaon, 1; Voltz, 1, Tty
ton, 2. Berkety, 1. Referee’; E, O. Quig
ley. St, Mai-..
Jimniv Blouin
Scores 300 Game
Chicago. Jan. 18.—Jimmy Blouiri,
claimant of the world'* individual
bowling championship, whose work is
expected to be a feature of the Ameri
can bowling congress here in Febru
ary, today had his sixth perfect game
to hi* credit, rolled with the Knights
of Columbus team In the Blue Island
league last night.
His 12 straight strikes gave him 605
for the three games, ii!s recent illness
accounting for his mediocre showing
in the other two games.
Blouin will not appear In the single.'
of the Windy City tournament, his
Illness marring his teamwork with
the Brucks, which today hold fourth
place, w.th 3,002 pins, in the five-mar.
events. The Mineralites, another Chi
cago outfit, leads with 3,094. Jimmy
Smith, Milwaukee eiar, will be witli
liis teammates in the five man events
Sunday night.
Soccer Team to Tour.
Sydney, Australia. Jan. 18.—(Cana
dian Press Via Reuters)—The Aus
tralian Football association has decid
ed to accept the offer from Canada
to send a team to tour the Antipodes
during the coming season.
The Turf }
Thursday's Results.
TIA41ANA.
Firat ra-'#. 5 furlonga.
Nag, 10;j t Kill* •.43 20 3:> 6* 3 40
Little Smile. 102 (Franclaco)... 12.10 4 20
Mayavlll*. 106 (Laving).. .2.30
Time: 1:01 4-6. Remit, Van Loo. F. «
Corley, S*ba, Hanthla ('., Ike Mill*. Ejlu
’V4|tlo, Blu" Van, Coggi*. Jazz and Fink ,
Terny alao ran.
Second race: 6% furlonga
Redazzle. 103 (»Ieln>..12 80 4*0 3.40 |
Sweep l*p JI 108 (Long)..3.40 2 8"
Omega. 90 (Clark).3 00
Tima: l:0g. Plutral. Harrigan'a Hr»ir.
Lady Moore Runbow, l«ady Bourbon and
Obstinate alao ran.
Third race: 6'* furlong#
AI Hr,(foot. 109 (Wood). . .24.60 7.00 6 «"
Mia# Nantura. 108 (Connolly). .34.40 13.20
xHI Trump, J12 (O'Donnell). .. . -7 60
Time: 1:07 2-5 a Black Shaata. Pretty
Malty, Queen Catherine. Hilarity. Helen
Cook, Battleahot and Collision also ran.
Fourth raca: J 3-16 tnllea:
(linger, 10* (O’Donnall)_S.00 5.80 2 80
Chippendale, 104 ( W. Mai born). 10.00 6.00
Peter Plaraon, 106 (KrMkaon*.6 *0;
Time: 2:02 1-6. Louia, Mary Jane
Baker, Black Thong. Wedding Frlnce,
Jean Corey and Daintv Lady alao ran.
Fifth race: Mile and 70 yards
xAbadan*. 113 (Martin*/.) . 4 *0 2.60'nut
Billy Star. 105 (Roganowekl) .3.40 out
Vh.tolr*. 105 (J. Smith) ....out
Time: 1:44 2-6. Adonla, xTen Button#
alao ran
xOoupled.
Sixth raca: 6 Vi furlonga:
Lord Allen. 113 (O Donnell) 8 *0 4 00 3.40
Knighthood. 107 (Watroua) . . . * 00 4 *.0
Doctor Corbett. 120 (Regere) . 4 20
Time: J 07 1-5. Turbulent, Motor Cop,
Mabel Rule, Rondell* alao ran.
Seventh race: Mile:
Ever Bold, 10* (O'Donnell) 6 20 3*0 2 *0
Spread Eagle, 111 (Walla) . 3 40 2 40
Marine Corp*. In2 (Boganowakl) * 10
Time: 1:40 3-5. Maradale, Canyon.
Chlva. Reap. Bayonet alao ran.
Eighth race: *> furlonga:
Brandeia. 98 (Wood) .6.80 3 80 4 41)
Mart Bunch. Ill (Kill*) .7.20 6.20
Tom Craven, 114 (Abel) .4.20
Time. i:i3 4-5 Wild Thought#, Green
Spring. Tula. Dan Hogan. Mint Julep,
Bobbv Allen, nilly Gibson. Convent,
Atnaekaaain, Calgary I.ad, Jack Lavll alao
ran.
NEW ORLEANS.
First raca. * furlonga.
rjold* Mark. 96 (Park) .7-2 7-3 7 10
The Reaper, 100 (Thorndyke) 2-1 even
Bald In*. 105 (Martin) .7-10
Time: 1:16 4-5. Meddling Mattie.
Bethlehem St*.-l, Future. Randolph.
Bugler. Hlackolia. Oinaaex, Balaam Lake.
Kington, alao thh.
Second race, »> furlonga:
Beg Pardon. M3 (Park) ..even --!» 1 •»
rireen Gold. 105 (Harvey) .8-5 4-6
/ran Bolling. 116 (Stutta* .6 5
Time 1:15. Hold Mount, John Q
Kelly. Sequel. Serbian, Klrah, Adventire.
Qu**adt%» Mickey Moore, A. N. Akin,
alao ran.
Third race, 6 furlonga.
Ducky, 100 (Ley) .* I ; 7 ••
I’HVman, K»* (Harvey) . .... u l 6 •
W inner the Wizard. 102 (Park) .14
Time: 1 16 1-6. Devil Girl. Humra.
Fauato. Byron. Time* Up, Julia M .
Fourth race. Mile and 70 yards:
Sedgefleld, 106 (Heupel) .. .4 1 . 5 I -
Lord Granite. 104 (Lee) .2 l «■}
Rama. 110 (Park) . :b
Time: 1:46. Olynthua, Thimble. Amok
alao tan.
Fifth race: 1 3-1* mllea
St. Donard, 10.8 (Park) ... 4*1 * 5 4 •
Gondolier. 107 (Lee) ..2-1 even
Super burn. 10H (Heupel) .. .. • even
Time 2:03 4 T Weaai* H. Pete Foy.
Kacarpolette. Huoner. Kent L. Spuga.
Pastoral Swain alao tan
Hlzth rate: 1146 mil"* , . r . .
Hrnarty, 10* (CHalmere) ... 2 1 4 6 *-••
Da v Lilly. 10.1 ( Wallace » 1 6 4-5
Stump. |r . 107 (McDermott » » ?
Time: 1:60? 5. Smart Guv, I.cmbM*
La ()rb. Ftank Monroe. Humboldt. Herald,
t'leari Gone alao tan
Seventh race. I 1-16 mllea:
Repeater. 112 (Park) .6-2 even 7 5
Dr Joe. 1J2 < Lee).1, 2 4 f.
Drummond, 10* (Pool > ... 45
Time I 61 2-6. MajorlD. Lively, Coni
mender. Sling. Trooper. Simpleton. Tor
alda. I'amofleur alao ran
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□READER writes: "To settle an
argument will you kindly ad
vise me which of the five lead
ing sports—baseball, tennis, football,
golf and boxing—requires the most
science, also ihe order in which they
would appear.”
Settling that argument, if indeed
my humble judgment can. is but to
breed new and lustier ones, doubtless.
All are scientific sports, the degree
of science exerted In each Iteing
largely a matter of the mentality
and natural abilities of competitors
Involved. After all, your answer can
be merely an opinion. So here's
mine in the order which they attach
to science:
Tennis, golf. boxing, base
football. •
Tennis and golf loom up almost
equal to the demands made on sob
entific play. Both are games which
require almost a lifetime to master the
various strokes in accordance with
known laws of each game. With
boxing, baseball and football this is
not the case, relatively scientific as
they can be made to be.
Probably the most important single
stroke in tennis and golf Is the ser-v
Fred Hilh iich, 9(1, pioneer baseball
bat manufacturer and maker of the
famous “Louisville Slugger," used by
many major league players, died yes
terday at Louisville, Ky.
IHclt (.mite, president of the Ne
braska Stale Baseball league, left this
morning for Lincoln whero be will
meet with the Lincoln Chaintier of
Commerce and talk over plans of
moving the State league franchise
from the Nebraska capital.
"Battling” Sikl, tile turbulent Sene
galeae fighter, will meet "Battling"
Owens, New Orleans negro. In a 15
round bout at New Orleans Monday
night.
The Sixth aiinuaJ intes'scholastie
basket ball tournament, staged under
the auspices of the University of
Chicago, will be held in Chicago,
from April I to 5, It hss lieen an
nou need.
Prof. Byron A. Ijunbert, chairman
of the board of control of athletic#
at the University of Iowa, has re
signed, it became known here this
morning.
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Preseason (.am*** Arranuctl.
I,o» Angeles, Jan. IS.—Two exhibi
tion games between the Pittsburgh
Pirates and the Up* Angeles Hub of
the Pacific Coast Baseball league and
the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh
Pirat/a have l>een arranged, Oscar
Retohow of the Uos Angeles club an
nounced. The Angels will meet the
Pirates March 30, and the Cubs will
meet the Pirates the following day.
Puryear to Meet Villa.
Karl Puryear, Omaha bantamweight
lighter who has appeared In numer
ous bouts In this city. Is In New York
City, according to word received here
yesterday by Frank Pollto.
According to Puryear'* letter, he Is
scheduled to tight Pancho Villa In a
10-round bout In Boston early next
month.
l(uii|;litoii to Stay at (loluinbia
New York, Jam IK.—Percy M.
Hauffhton, veteran football roach,
will riot relinquish hi* pout nt < ’olum
bln university. had been reported
In athletic circles, it was declared to
night by Chairman .Tames It. Knapp
of the football committee at the*
monthly meeting of the Columbia
I nivendty club.
WTIHTHE
PUGS>
Miami. Fin.—Definite vro«)<MaU Ha vs
t»e<*n wad* for m bout In Fehrumy
twprn Young Hlrlhllnir of M»« "it. fi*.
hikI tlftorim I’ntponller. t rrnch llitbt
hitavy w fight.
Hartford. I’nnn.— l*ml<b Mnllln*. niium
g*r of llnrry 'VIII* hr«v w\ fight,
refuted t«» Allow the Hertford bo* I n *
rommlMlon to examine the hand Will*
mt I <1 lie Injured Mondio.
Brooklyn.—*'< nitnonhnl" Iddlo Martin.
Brooklyn, won derlelon rrtVi Honnv Smith
r-itiHiln a I a mum!* .It it I’i v won d i
•don over M< k Fulev. *t* round*
*•»
Ice and the drive, respectively. If
not the most Important they are cer
tainly the hardest to perfect. Fully
aware of all the intricacies involved
in good driving I should say that
a menacing service is the harder to
attain. In the first place a tenniw
service must possess variety of type
and method.
This is not required of the drive.
It needs must be straight and a long
one, or one with tv slight pull which
swerves around again. These drives
are both obtained by one method, to
wlt: Correct stance, control of the
body, a flawless upward and driftn
ward swing and follow through.
Hut In the tennis service the well
rounded player can call on a half
dozen types "f swerves, all difficult
to master. They are the American
twist, the reverse overhead cut and
the reverse American; the straight
overhead forehand, the forehand
service with a cut, and the forehand
chop service. The average aspirant
to court fame first masters the
American twist, acquiring the others’
with sometimes years of practice.
When the server, in turn, becomes
the receiver he Is confronted with
the task of solving his owtn pet of
fensives. Perhaps you have been up
against an American twist service
yourself. If you have, then you un
derstand that this hail with the for
ward spin, swerving in its flight from
right to left, and breaking directly
opposite the course you expect It,
Is not an easy thing to successfully
deal with. At.least I have never
found It eo.
Hroadly speaking I would match
the back-hand shots In tennis against
the approahc.es with the Irons in
golf; and the f;ne art of placing
against the difficulties attending put
ting. McLaughlin, one of the court's
immortals, could never fully master
the hack hand. Frequently like the
novic , this genius ran around the
ball to take It forehanded. The golfer
will probably argue that placing in
tonnls is not merly so knotty a prob
lem as successful putting.
This may or may not be so. It
is surely a delicate operation. But
putting, probably requires less
science than any other stroke In
golf when analyzed. Beginners fre
qucntl.v make astonishing putts, de
noting that it Is more a matter of
confidence than anything else. There
are few rules to follow In sinking a
putt. It is just made—or It Isn't.
However, the placement In tennis
requires something more than con
fidence and rock-ribbed steadiness.
When the racquet wlelder decides a
sly switch of the ball to an unguard
ed corner he must conceal his trick
ery. It must not he revealed by the
slightest change of position. Almost
at the moment of impact there Is a
... ft twist of the wrist. If it la execut
ed properly his cunning placement is
scored against a flabbergasted rival
Boxing must be accounted a high
ly scientific nffair when the Indiv
idual with brains appears on the
scene. Science is knowledge reduc
ed to law and embcidled In system.
There are recognized systems of hit
ting, blocking, use of the feet, feint
ing, and so forth. You know what
I mean If you saw Benny Leonard
--
whip Lew Tendler recently. But the
really scientific boxers are rare these
days. The "hit .and grab” style is
the most popular with the pugs just
now. It's easier than learning to
box.
The average boxer knows little and
cares less about science. A sound
body, a knockout wallop, and a
smattering of boxing seem to carry
a man far in the ring these days
In scientific demantis it is far behind
tennis and golf, in team play, that
is collective *• lence, baseball and
football rack ver*. high. But the r*
qulrements of individual science, 1
should say, are fewer than those de
manded by tennis, golf and l>oring
Fielding and hatting might In
terfiled an art—which is < omething
to be done.” Science is something
to be known. A rookie can come
from college’or a bush league and be
taught the principles <.f <orrect hi'
ting and base-running in a couple of
months of spring training.
"Hurry up ' Yost, tin* famous f*s»t
l al! coach of Michigan, told me that
he was one year schooling one of his
most successful football teams.
It takes It* years to develop a front
rank tennis play* r. Also about as
long b> fashion a first-class links
man. Benny Leonard was five years
in the fistic warps which turned out
his lightweight championship fabric.
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Tex Rickard Angling for Bout
Between Nate Goldman and Doyle
m
New York, Jan. 18.—Paul Doyle,
the Italian boxer, who is now In
Omaha for his 10-round bout with
Morrle Hchlalfer tonight, will get a
chance at Mickey Walker's title in
the near future. Tex Rickard Is now
trying to arrange a match between
Doyle ami Nate Goldman, the con
queror of Lew Tendler, the winner to
meet Mickey Walker either at Madi
son Square Garden or at the Polo
grounds in the summer.
Doyle has a creditable record in the
ring and close followers of the art
who have watched Goldman and
Doyle in action, believe that the
crafty Italian will easily defeat the
boxer who jumped into fistic fame
overnight by defeating Tendler.
They point out that Doyle, in addi
tion to having a knockout concealed In
either hand, is endowed with more
than the average ring cleverness and
that he could easily avoid Goldman s
right-hand swing, his best punch.
The junior welterweight champion
—that's the title he holds in this
slate. Inst an opportunity to meet
Walker krst summer and a r.ea, little
fortune. Init illness which taxed much
of his strength left him In a weak
condition, lie was right at his best
then.
Midland Trims
Omaha Maroons
Fremont, Neb . Jan. 18.—Omaha
university's basket hall aggregation,
crippled by the recent loss of three
regulars, put up a valiant but losing
ficht with M 'Hand last nigljt. The
Kremonters were victorious by a 19
gooff. C< r h Ernie Adams
%
rior quinf t. w fio were unable to find
their stride.
The game was a struggle through
nut, with neither team presenting <
smooth working offense. Omaha took
the lead when Captain Slater, former
Fremont high school athlete, regis
tered a filed goal. In the next min
ute, however, Winkleman and Cham
hers started to pile up a small lead
that the Midland quintet was able to
hold until the end.
Omaha never seriously threatened
until the waning minutes of the game
when only a five-point difference
separated the two teams.
Midland.
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Ml ' r . 2 " ® 2
NVitan . . (* $ ® 0
Bosendsle . 0 0 II *
Rrfrree John,r t)o,n>
Percy M. Ilaughton, ceteran foot
hall coach, lias announced that he
will remain at Columbia university.
Amend Rules of
Trotting Ass’ns
Chicago, .Ian 18.—Amendment! t*
the rules providing for trotting races
at odd lengths were adopted by th*
American and National Trotting a*
sociutions at tlie biennial meeting of
the joint rules committee of the tw
I organizations here yesterday.
Published conditions must state th*
length of the race and the number of
its heats and there shall lie at least
an eighth of a mile between the
length of the races. Track manager*
are prohibited from holding more thai,
25 days of racing during a season
Penalties are to be coupled on all
entries of a particular nominator w—.
starts more than one horse, it w«»
decided. A public race was defined a
including races against time for
money and four heats will constitute
a day 's racing, no rain checks to b:
issued when that no*nher :•
No Judge may impose e suspension
for more than 30 days, it was ruled
and an; suspensions or * xpulscns f*
fraud, made by any reputable troi
tin; association in the United stH'* ^
or abroad, w il be enforced by the t"
associations.
New Steel Blade
Records Made
Pittsfield. Mas? , Jan. If. — Tv
new world's speed skating records
for 300 yards are on the books t*
day. The records were hung up yes
terday on Onta lake by Exerett Md
Ouwn of St. Paul and Miss Glad; s
Robinson of Toronto. McGown.
paced by an automobile, covered the
century in 5 3 2 seconds Observe*
said that the car attaTied the speed
ol 52 mile* an hour and that McGown
almost kept up with il. The amateur
women's record was broken when
Miss Robinson, skating from a stand
Tig start, covered the digrame ••
0TO 2 5 sei-onds.
Renault to Fight Smith.
Muskegeon, Mich.. Jan. IS.—J , „
Renault, Canadian heavyweight, ha*
been matched with Homer Smith ••{
Kalamazoo for a 10-round bout here
February 6. The announcement of
the match was made today by J
Gudeisky, matchmaker for the Ath
letic club here.
Speed Kings Fnter Raees.
Los Angeles. Jan. Is —Jimmy Mur
phy. Iff.' national automobile speed
champion. Ira t ail and Earl Coopet
have signed entries for the opening
race of the American Automobile as
sociation championship series to be M
he’d at, Severely Hills speed way here
February 22.
THE STORE FOR MEN
BERG CLOTHING CO.
Entire Stock
FINE SUITS
Made by HOUSE of KUPPENHEIMER
Formerly $36 to $45
Formerly $50 to $65
For Men and Young Men
i j
Don’t miss this opportunity to buy HOUSE OF KUPPEN’HEIMER suits for loss than \
we paid for them a few months ago. We were overstocked and had no choice M
except to cut the prices so ns to get our money. We lose on every sale, as our
overhead expense is not taken care of at these prices. You can be the gainer of this
had situation and we will make a new friend jyid customer by the transaction. Come j
in Saturday.
OTHER MAKES OF GOOD SUITS at $15.75 and $19.75
Former Value* $22.50 to $30.00
\
Continuing Our Largest Selling of
OVERCOATS
For Men and Young Men
If you need a new overcoat, do you think it cheaper tp buy now at these below-cost
prices, or wait till next fall and pay top prices? You know from past experience
which is best. We have far more coats on hand than we should have by the middle
of January. It is not the policy of this store to keep our money tied up in goods
and carry them over till next season. We must start every season with brand new
stock, so right now we arc going to sell all these beautiful, warm, new pattern
overcoats ns cheaply ns we can. We truthfully say that we are not making profit on
any garment. Come see those values and select your new coat. HOI SE OE
KUPPKNHKIMKK included.
Croup 1
$1575
Group 2
$1975
Group 3
$2975
Group 4
$39?s
BERG CLOTHING CO. .
1415 F*rn#m Street