Tennis Player-Writers Declared Ineligible for Amateur Competition
Net Stars With
Literary Designs
Barred by Body
Organization Decider by Over
whelming Vote to Make
New Ruling to Take Effect
January 1,1925.
New York. Feb. 2.—The United
'tales Lawn Tennis association at its
nnual meeting today, decided by an
overwhelming vote to declare tennis
player-writers ineligible for amateur
■ mpetition after January 1, 1925. The
f rmal vote which gave the execu
;ive committee of the United States
Lawn Tennis association power to in
terpret the amateur rule as barring
player-writers, was 47,196 to 6,250.
Good Time Made
by Cinder Artists
in Preliminaries
50 Men Compete for Berths
on Team That Will Repre
sent Scarlet and Cream
Next Saturday.
JNCOLN, Feb. 2.
—Coach Schulte's
track squad, 30
strong, tried out
Saturday after
noon for berths
on the team that
will represent
Nebraska at the
K. C. A. C. in
door meet, sched
uled for next
Saturday, at Kan
sas City. Tht
weather was
ideal and many
of the candidate*
made good time on the board track
:i t stadium field.
Hein, former Wilber high school
! l ack star, hit the tape at 5:0* in the
’.0 yard dash, nosing out Locke in
i he final heat by a few inches. Al
Bloodgood and Crites, running in dif
ferent heats, crossed the line at 5:04.
"Hob” Turner, premier high
.juniper, went over the her at si*
feet, one quarter inch. Hatch
grabbed second honors with a jump
of five feet, seven and one-half
inches.
The 880-yard run was a close one
vith Dean Higgins taking first and
lim Lewis pulling in a close second.
Higgins' time was 2:07:2.
Crites running against Bloodgood
in the second heat of the 440-yard
dash, turned in a 54:04 record. Hou
derscheldt, a freshman, hit the tape
it 55:02 taking first in the first heat.
Davis and VVirsig tied for top
position in pole vaulting, both go
, ing over the bar at 11 feet even.
"Duke" l,lea»oii, veteran vaulter,
dropped out at 10 1-2 feet.
Crites and “Ike” Lukens compet
ed iii the 50-yard low hurdles, the
former crossing the line a scant
foot ahead of the Omalia medic
-.(nr. The winner’s time was 6:02.
Coach Schulte was well pleased
with the results and announced that
further tryouts will he held during
the week. Lukens will come down
from Omaha Thursday to again run
the hurdles with Crites. Slemmon*.
another Omaha medic, may maky the
trip. He grabbed first in one heat
of the mile trail, doing It In 4:57. Re
sults Of the different trials:
Fifty-Yard Pash.
First Heat—Hein, first; Locke, second.
Time. 6:03 _ ,
Hecond Heat—Bloodgood. first; Rhodes,
second Time. 5:04.
Third IIent—Trite*. flr*t; Po*pi*il. »ec
ond. Time 5;04
Mile Event.
First Heat—Dixon, first: Zimmerman.
- cord; Haskell. third: McCartney, fourth;
liultz. fifth. Time. 4:47.
Second Heat—Clemmons. *rst; wler.
second; Rose, third Time. 4:67.
Half-Mile Eveof.
HI If kins, first; Lewis, second; Johnson,
third; WhUeman fourth. Time. 2:07:..
4 40-Yard Hiinh.
First Heat—Houderscheldt. first: Whlp
permon, second; Sherrlck, third; Fair
child. fourth Time. 65:02.
Second Heat—Crites. first; Bloodfood,
second. Time, 54:04
Fifty-Yard I^var Hurdle*.
Crites. first: Lukens. second Tims
6.02.
Pole Vault.
Davi* and Wirsiy tied for first: Glea
son. second. Eleven feet.
Hhotput.
Park*. 35 feet 2 inehes.
Hlah Jump. _ , ,
Turner, first; Hatch, second; Droishaua.
third; Popular fourth. Six feet 14 inchea.
Honduras Faces Civil War.
By AMorlated Pro"
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Feb. 2.—
Failure of congress to elect a presi
dent and the termination of the four
\ ear term of President Gutierrez have
produced a situation in which civil
warfare Is feafed to he imminent.
General Carias, one of the three un
successful presidential aspirants, has
left to Join his forces, which are con
centrated in largo numbers on the
Nicaragua n frontier and In other
puls of the country. The diplomatic
. ups headed by the British charge
d'affaires George Lyall. Is making
■ fforls lo prevent liostllities.
Stock Worker Transferred.
Lincoln, Feb. 2.—H. V. Byers of
Grand Island, who has been employed
on cattle area work by the slate de
p.nlmeiit of agriculture, has Iw-en
iransferreil lo accredited herd work,
Grant L. Hhumway, deputy secretary
■ f the department, announced.
Sioux City Hanker Dies.
.Sioux < Tty, In., l'>b. 2.—W. P. Man
Nc, Hloux City banker, died today
after a long illness. Far many years
lie was bPMd of the Security National
bank and was well known in this
i ei tion.
Hass Case Advanc cd.
Lincoln, Feb. 2.—The railroad pass
case, which lias been filed with the
tale supreme court, 1ms been sd
Minced to tlie session commencing
.\pisl 21. It was announced today by
tliu clerk of t lio court's office.
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Walter Hagen Tells:
The Freakiest Play I Ever Made.
The Real Story of How I Lost the 1923 British Open.
My Unrealized Ambition.
HE freakiest play I ever made?
It was at the Blue Mound Coun
try club, Milwaukee, in a best
ball match in which Joe Kirkwood
and I were pitted against McKay,
the Blue Mound pro, and W. Hunter,
one afternoon last summer.
Things hadn't broken any too well
for Joe and me. When we reached
the loth hole we were three down.
With only four holes to be played, de
feat seemed highly probable.
The 15th wan a 500-yard hole, par
five, which ordinarily means, of
course, three shots for the green.
All of us got good drives. Oil our
seconds, Joe and I again fared well,
but McKay and Hunter to|>ped their
balls. Playing our thirds to the
green, Kirkwood shot over it and
out of bounds. 1 dropped my ball
to the left, McKay went to the right
and Hunter was on, not more than
eight feet from the cup.
This put the issue squarely between
Hunter and me. He had a chance
for a birdie four that would end the
match right there, und was certain
of a five, which, granted that 1 could
get down in the same number of
strokes, would halve the hole and in
sure at least a halved match.
1 played first and, when 1 saw my
He, doubted very much if 1 would he
able even to halve the hole. Although
the ball had dropped in clipped grass.
I had, between me and the hole, the
steep bank of the green, which was
built up so high 1 could only see the
flag. To complicate matters, the bank
was covered with long, thick grass,
while the distance between the edge
of the green and the cup was very
short.
It was impossible to pitch my
hall, because it would have run over
tlie green, and necessitated a six.
So I took my putter, used a three
quarter swing, and shut up tlie
slope and through the long grass.
As it happened, my force and direc
tion were just right. The ball
ripped through tlie grass and rolled
—into the cup!
This gave me a birdie four and the
hole, for Hunter took two putts. Joe
and 1 were now two down. AVe
halved another of the three remaining
holes and won two, leaving us all
square at the finish.
The Real Story of How I Isist the
1923 British Upon.
FTER winning the British Open
championship In 1922, it was
my ambition to repeat It a*
Troon In 1923. Unfortunately 1 was
unable to do so, falling short of a
tie with Arthur Havers by one stroke.
Htrange as It may seem, failure to
get Into a bunker had a lot to do with
my loss.
Of course, there were other fac
tors, and I do not regsrri a shot
into a trap as tending to low scor
ing, hut. In this instance, a hunker
ed lie would have Iw-en preferable
to the one I hi dually had and might
have saved me two strobes, one
of which, as it turned out, would
have given me a tie for the title,
while tile other would have won it.
After a none too promising stint
In the early stages of the tournament.
T had got Into good form. Starting
the final 19 holes. I came to the eighth
hole In even pnr, putting for a birdie
on every green and making one on
the second, although using three
putts on Idle fifth for a five.
The eighth at Troon Is a 130-yard
hole, calling for a inaahlo from the
tee. The narrow tee is trapped nil
around, and that afternoon, with the
wind hard across, there was plenty
of opportunity for mishap.
I took no chances, hilt played for
the short side of the green. How
ever, the wind caught the hall and
dropped it to the left, on it sandy
ridge, not more than a tool wide,
between two hunkers. The wind
was blowing so hard it drifted sand
front one liunhcr to the utlver, par
tially burying the bail.
If the ball had only gone In the
bunker next, to the gr«-en, I would
have been mm-h beltci aff, as I c-ould
have picked II out with my niblick
land possibly laid It near enough to
tlm cup to have gotten a par three.
A* it was, I was left ^vith a large
trap to get over and a very narrow
green to stick on.
The play c tiled for the so-called
"explosion shot." I landed my hall
on the green, only to see it roil just
off and into tlie trap on tho other
side.
Here I had a nrost diiiieult play.
The buulrer w as mi deep I could not
sec the green, with m> hall lying so
badly | could not use my niblick,
i took tiie oirly chain c I hail, used
■ny putter and hit the ball very
hard. It got out, hut rolled to the
left of the hole and live feet away.
I missed my putt for a four.
This hole was my undoing. At
that particular stage, one could not
afford to lose two strokes.
My l urealixed Ambition.
IT has been my good fortune to
win both the Hritish Araerh tn
Open championships, in addition
to all the ofTler coveted honors in
this country for which a professional
golfer may compete. Hut there is
one feat which I have not yet ac
complished. It is the object of much
ambition on my pint
I refer to making a hole in one.
Time and time again, it has seem
ed to me that my lee shot was go
ing to end its journey in the eup.
lint to date it lias not done so. I
am beginning to despair.
The nearest I ever eaine, to ac
eomplishment was at the Detroit
Golf cl6b several years ago. I
think I <an say that hard lurk beat
me.
Playing the 200 yard ninth hole,
my tee shot dropped on the green
and rolled straight to the eup. Hut
the wind, v.hirh was blowing toward
me as I drove, had pressed the flag
pole tight against the side of the eup.
It kept the hall out—and It wouldn’t
tumble in when we carefully moved
the jwde.
I have been asked, in this connec
tion. if I actually try to make holes
In one. .My answer i« that I always
shoot for the hale if I ant vvitliin
shooting distance, whether from
the tee on a short hole or flic fair
way on a long one. All good
golfers do this.
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Executioner Found Dead.
Hreslau, Germany, Kelt. 2.—Sur
rounded by 45 candles lighted in
memory of th« person* h« had be
headed, Paul ft prof ho. public execu
tioner, was found dead in hi* apart
ment.
Kpaetho had been public execution
er for eight years and his nerve was
unshaken until the death of his wife
n few weeks ago. Ills friend* noticed
that he was morose and he was heard
to say It would be Ids turn next, but
that ho was not afraid t" die.
BUN Gallagher spent some very
profitable uyeks shooting* on the
McPherson ranch at Mastics,
Colo., during the duck season last fall.
Ben is known a« u crack shot but he
has great respect for the skill of seme
of the local talent. One In particular.
Is known as "Onion" to all and sun
dry because of his bald head and the
in< t that It is usually peeling from
the result of sun burn. Onion, It
it ems, always uses a 3" 30 when he
goes goose shooting, shooting them In
flight and hitting them in the ev*.
a very small target at 4f>0 yards, as
local hunters like Ken Philip* <sn
tell you. Hu accurate is Onion, accord
ing to Ben, that he ran call his shots,
lie can aiso call geese so well that
they'll decoy and eat out of his hand.
On a bet, he loaded some shells with
l.ux soap and after decoying a lone
gander lo within spitting distance, h<
fired and brought the goose down
with a fine lathery spray of the soap
which is guaranteed to harm nothing
pure water won't harm. Those that
tr.ed to eat him blew soap bubbles
the rest of the day, according to
rumor.
Ben S3v s that the most Interesting
shooting was night hunting for teal.
They do tills by the use of a phono
graph with a special decoy call rec
ord and a few phosphorescent decoys.
When the teal swing In. powerful
lights are switched on which dazzle
nnd hr wilder the birds. The hunters
then, like the hunters in the old seal
ing days, chaige out into the shallow
water equipped with tennis rackets
and side swipe the teal till they, lie
in heaps nnd fall In flocks. Knocking
them out of bounds is considered *
distinct faux pas. Tills, ho It under
stood, is legal under the Colorado
night laws.
Carter and Long
Fight to a Draw
Norfolk, No*i , Keb. 2.—Ray Carter,
Hlotix City, l.i . nnd Charlie Ixing.
Omaha, fought IP rounds to a draw
here before the American I^egton.
Monte Munn of Unrein wns referee,
George, Herrick, H. D., knocked out
Bed Smith of Walnut, Neb.. In the
fifth of a scheduled six-round pre
llinlnary.
Woman Badly Scalded.
West Point, Nell., Fob. 2.—Mrs.
Kenneth ,<*. Fouls was scalded severe
ly about the face snd breast when
a pressure kettle which she had
placed on s stove exploded. Hot wa
ter and steam were thrown upon Mrs.
Kouts. who suffered so much from
the burns that slip fainted.
The noise of the explosion attract
ed friends who revived her.
Norwav Skiing Toward First
Honors in (My mnic \V inter Gaines
Ily
Chamonix, Feb. 2.— Norway made a
tremendous bap forward In the race*
for first plane among tin* 17 nations
competing in the Olympics winter
sports here bv <‘brnlng 20 point*; out
of lb.* 2.» alloted for tlio IS kilometer
ski rm<- today.
The* Norw glann now huso total
of :»pfc points to 7«'y hotel by Finland,
t he'lr marsst competitor . Austria b
third with 2'.: the Foiled States,
fourth with 21. and tin* othei stand
lugs hi* : Sweden, d<i; Cheat Tbituin.
i:»; Frame. I,.: Switzerland, 14
Czpelio-SUnal.i i. »i. l»* b um, 2 and
('.Hindu, I
With only four e\eiit* left to he d<
.kit'd, Hint 100 points r« malnlii* to
he distributed, Norway's victory 1"
iegimied iiH pm* Iically * »*i lain. an
neither Finland nor the? l**od- i are
figuring in the hockey mid boh
mJcI*' 1 im. and Finlaiid would hive la
win ihej great inujorlty of tint
point* yet to l allot cd for the two
remaining ski event* In oi ler to tie
Norway for first place.
The llritlnh defeated thn Swede.*,
I to nt hockey. winning thifd
place in the standings for till* spoil
and rrh gating Sweden to fourth
pluee. The fling and Heiamd places
will be decided h> the game between
the I nitial State* and Panada tomor
row Th« American* now are eon
ceded to tnvo a la tier chance agalnsi
tlie Canadian* and the odd* again*i
them dropped from 2 to 1 tdtlav to!
7 to 6. Harry Drury of Pittsburgh
fit ir center on the American hockey
team, I* the leading acorn* on tin*
American sextet. having aceountcd
for 22 of the 72 American goal*
scored tn four game*. Plarenrp .1.
Abel brilliant St Paul player, i* sei
oinl with C> goal'. A I** I'* great work
in taking the puck down tile hr
rim.!e tmtided and scoring from diffi
cult nil1;b has been on*' of the f« a
lure* uf the American team * play.
Yanks Announce
Games to Be Played
on Spring Trip
Two New York Chilis Con
flict on Date of Contests
to Be Plaved in
, Knoxville.
New York, Feb. 2.-^-Col. Jacob
Ruppert has made public the Yankees’
spring training schedule, consisting
of 21 games. Only nine of these will
be played with the Brooklyn Robins,
the other 12 being with minor league
teams—seven with New Orleans and
five with Rochester.
The most curious feature of the
schedule is the fact that It contains
a direct conflict with the Giants' ex
hibition schedule. On Monday, April
7, the Giants are booked to battle the
YSrhite Sox In Knoxville, Tenn., and
on the same day Hnd In the same
town the Yankees and Robins are
scheduled for a game. It ought to be
a great day for Knoxville, what with
the National league champions and
the American league champions
scheduled for that municipality on the
same afternoon.
Something will have to be done
about it, of course. Not even Knox
yille is capable of entertalng four
major league teums on one day. Prob
ably one of the two New- York clubs
will reroute its teams that afternoon
and avoid the conflict, which Is the
first to have occurred orj the exhibi
tion schedules in several years.
Pursue Different Route*.
Otherwise, the Yankees and Giants
pursue different routes northward.
The Giants, after following a course
up the seaboafd states, branch out
to the west and go through Indiana.
The Yanks trail through Tennessee,
then strike out for Greensboro, N. C.,
and complete the journey to New
York through Norfolk and Richmond.
Va., ending up In this city with a
game at the Yankee studium on
Saturday, April 12. On the 13rh the
Kolilns will again visit at the stadium,
and then the Yanks will rest until
the start of the league season on
Tuesday, April 15.
The first exhibition game with New
Orleans will take'place March 9, a
week after the regular report at the
Crescent City. Most of the recruits
will undoubtedly he used in the first
game against tlie Pelicans. After the
game on the 9th the Yankee* will play
only Saturday and Sunday games
with New Orleans—on the 15tli an«l
10. 22d and 23 and 29 and 30th. Be
ginning on the 31st. Rochester will
be encountered at Mobile, Ala., and
four more games will then lie played
with the International league—-at
Pensacola. Fla . on April 1. at Colum
bus, Ga . on the 2d. at Macon. Ga..
on the 3d and at Savannah, (la., on
the 4th. 4
I'iay Dodgers Niue Games.
Then conte the Brooklyn Robins,
sturtlng at Atlanta on April 5, for a
series of nine games. This is far lie
low the quota of games played with
the Robins in past years, and is ex
plained by the fact that Rochester
meets the Yanks from March 31 to
April 4. usurping the place formerly
occupied by the Brooklyn team
The Yanks' route north is entirely
different from that of last year, when
they toured 1-ouisiana. Mississippi.
T'-xas. Oklahoma ami Missouri. Not
one of the towns visited last spring
is on the new itinerary.
The complete schedule follows:
March 9. 15. 16. 22, 23. 29 and 30
New Orleans club al New Orleans;
31. Rochester at Mobile. Ala.
April 1. Rochester at Pensacola,
Kla.; 2 Rochester at Columbus, Ga.;
3. Rochester at Meeon, Ga.; 4, Roches
ter at Savannah, Ga.; 6, Brooklyn
Robins at Atlanta, Ga. 6. Brookdyn
at Nashville, Tenn.; 7 and S. Brooklyn
at Knoxville. Tenn.; 9. Brooklyn at
Greensboro. N. C.: 10. Brooklyn at
Norfolk, Va : 11. Brooklyn at Rich
mond. Ya.; 12 and 13. Brooklyn at
Yankee stadium.
Church Founder Honored.
By Aeeiirlated P»»».
Yankton. S. P.. Feb. 1—Achlev*
mentR of Dr. Joseph Ward, actual
founder of the Congregational church
In South Dakota In 1869, were Im
mortalized here today In a ceremony
In which the Y’ankton Woman's club
presented to the state gallery at
Pierre nn oil portrait of th* plonscr.
Dr. Ward also founded Yankton
academy In 1872 and Y’ankton college
in 1881.
Results
Yesterday's Results.
Hirat rare Six furlonf*
llratlun, 114 (Hartin) 16 *0 ft 46 4 40
Norford Honey, 1U O' Milter) .7.00 4 4«
iVreper Belle 116 (Weiner!.. . 5«o
Time 1:14 IT) xtHIle Wood, ft Hi An
felimi. x.VJar I, Hul \M»rie John. xCuhn.
I W nrren. xVlbrate Nef. Hillsdale. Har
riK**M e Heir hIpo ran
x FI.-Id
Second re« o Mile and 70 \arda*
Madge F. Hi? (O Oonnilll 3.iM) .1:0 : s*o
Ionia Rev 11*' (J’ limn* b £0 4
Morro fettle, 107 (llr-wn> .120
Tim* I In \\.,ter Willow Domlnatm.
I ''worth. Maty Fllrn. t! peBonero, I’m
low t. Four llrown Sheets. Hetty
Aid'll also rati
Third iar«* F|\o end on# half furlong'*
Hi Tniibp no 11i'l>»*nntll). 7 do s oo . **>
s. th <. \libi. 1 1 i (Doyle! £00 £ •
Mima NeatUlM 101 tt»' i Mil*»y» *'
Time 1 07 4 tju* en Catherine. Praia*
worlhy, I.title Tlilatla also run
Fourth r.i.e Mile mn«l u furlong
T in 1 ,nml* l"4 (Wood I 13-6 1176 6*6
Prune Direct I0» (Wallet i M . ‘jo
Hreyac. 10® ( Be her . m
Tlim I 6.. penvv ll, The Wit, Dickie
|>i\, Title. Mleftourl lint nleo t.»n
Fifth ta«e <)»jo and one Mateenth
tn t lee.
Valor. Ilf (F'xvtdioo) 3 10 3 40 out
l.oijlh.- I •» J (vjeirlty) .. 4li0 out
Vlrglntue 101 (Wood). out
Time. 1.4H 3 j. Cruann eleo tan
Sixth rare Si \ furlottfie
S|* d Kufle I On 4«> Donnell! 1 40 £ «,u ? % 0
\\ tld Ileal het 1 "■ « Kills> • 20 ' 40
M> Reverb. I l«. (K.nn.dvl 4 40
MMme: 1 12 3 It Turbulent II 11 y Watte.
\» »r S, :'e. Nen Patrick, K»arlol Hu§1*»r.
T»u Huitune ‘la** tun
Seventh uni live amt one half fir
lotiR*
1|e|en Conk. 0. ((’laikol £f 00 Joxtt ft «0
1‘iuelv U" (Krlekeon! ! 40 £ fto
Anna Regina 112 (O'Donnell! 3 60
Tim** I o? Nan M< Kinney, Urajieii.
Fab* i Firal Call. Diamond pick aImo ran
K'flMb ra •• On* and one fourth tulle**
1 adv Itier 10.1 mi Donnell I 3 fit .: *0 £ *»•*
Hletne -lone 100 (Kenttedv! (6tt 3 "0
t.o> uet I »v • 0 4 lOerritv! 1
Time - on June I t* Hoeh. Pctet Pun
ion. Frank Fofarl) aliu tan.
Steve O’Donnell, Most Promising
of Tiajuana Jockeys, Got Start
at Last Ak-Sar-Ben Meeting
I.K W, SCHILLING,
lAJl'A N A Race
Track, Mexico, Feb. 2.
— Is il possible that the
past Ak-Kar lien race
meeting has produced
a jockey that is des
tined to lie the great
fest saddle star of
America.' 1 am speak
ing of Jockey Steve
OTJonnell at present a
sensation at Tiajuana.
To say that O’Donnell
is a good rider is like
saying that ••Babe’’
Uuth is a good hitter. For this O’Don
nell today is a master Jockey who
horsemen old in the game proclaim
him to be the equal of a Bande, a Tod
Sloan, a Danny Maher or an Ivan
I’arke.
O'Donnell came to Tiajuana un
heralded from a bush meeting at
Phoenix via a "aide doorkeeper." For
a number of days hardly anyone
knew that he was here. Tiajuana
has a v.ealth of brittiant riding ma
terial such as Bert Kennedy, Elbert
Barnes, Kermit Erickson, Pete Walls.
Albert Claver, Charlie Balls, Joe
W'ood, Bay Caiter, Juck Metcalf.
George Mein, Elmer Fator, Danny
Connelly and others bo when Bteve
edged his way Into the picture no
one took particular notice of him.
He had a hard time qetthfg a chance
to show hie stuff but finally knocked
an outsider down in front und the
veterans of the turf commenced to
give him a “tumble.” From that day
his rise to fame has been meteoric.
Today the owners swamp his agent
v ith requests for his sit vices and not
a day passes but what this long
legged Treekled faced 17 year-old kid
dismounts one nr more time from
within the winner's ring in front of
the judicial stand.
O'Donnell, so say the horsemen,
is a born Jockey. No hoy ol his
limited experience could learn mi
quickly. From every angle ol his
profession lie stands out over the
other riders here like a headlight
on a locomotive. Slow horses at
the gate seem to leave the barrier
for hinT like sprinters. Ilia Judg
ment of pace is wonderful and he
ran wait witli a horse ns long as a
woman can for the doors ol a store
to open at a hut gain sale. But when
he sends a horse ifter tlir tiring
leaders his mount tiiiiahes with
such ar tish Hint he is not denied
and the victory is usually gained
in tiie last 70 yards. tin a front
runner O'Donneil can late a hot se
, to perfection amt those who remem
ber the immortal "Iceman" spi neer
-ee an evact counterpart of the late
S|iencer in this praaeut day blaz
ing star of the pikskin.
Omaha can rightfully call O'Don
nell their own contribution to the
turt. it was on Jurnf 14 when Granny
Lee scampered home first in front of
a band of sprinters in I it was O’Don
nell that gullied, the mare to victory.
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Cloudiness and
Snow Next Week
Washington. Keh. 2.—Weather out
look for the week beginning Monday:
I'pper Mississippi and lower Mis
souri valley*: Ccmaldcr.ible cloudi
ness, probably occasional snow* over
north and rains or snows over south
portion. Temperature abote normal
at beginning and much colder there
after.
Northern Rocky mountain and pla
teau regions: Considerable cloudi
ness and probably occaatonal snows
cast and snows or rains wed of di
vide. Much colder Monday or Tues
day and continued cold thereafter.
Southern Rocky mojntaln and pla
teau regions: Generally fair at be
ginning and occasiontl snow* over
north and snows or rains over south
portions thereafter. Temperature
abov* normal at l>e«lnning, consid
erably roldpr middle and latter parts.
Pacific States: Much cloudiness
and frequent rains probably extend
ing to southern California by- middle
of week. Temperature normal first
of week, and probably I e-low latter
half.
Omaha Men ^ ill Discuss
Dairy Project at ahoo
Members of the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce dairy committee will
address the Lion* club at Wahoo.
Neb., Tuesday noon The club has
asked that some men b« sent who
can explain the proposed plan of plac
ing dairy cows on Nebraska farms.
Those who will make the trip to
Wahoo are Krunk Myers. R. I.
Carter. .1. M tiillan and Paul Greer.
Mt«<1«ertl. N’*b—4Mr«lw*rd ho«n*»t*r* won
Inn git me* front t*-r®u»tt het# Kn.ln
r'*ht. th« h<*>» wlnnit'f. 3i to 4 and the
rrl» winning 4 to I
No one knew at that time that ere
the new year trolled around that this
lad would l>* the .sensation of Tia
juana's winter racing.
Is his contract for sale? Per
haps it is but it will take a king’s
ransom to buy the coveted paper.
Two hundred thousand lias been re
fused, tile offer being made by the
owners of the San Diego stable and
today O’Donnell’s employer re
ceived an offer from a millionaire,
eastern owner, that out the above
sum completely in the shade.
W av land Dean
§eeks More Pay
From Giant Club
Louisville Star Returns Con
tract Suggesting an Ad
ditional’ Thousand Be
Tacked on It.
New York. Feb. 2 —Wayland Dean,
the newly acquired young Giant
pitcher, evidently believes that gradu
ation to the majors should bring a
greater recompense than his new em
ployers think is good for a young
man of hi* years and training.
As the Giant* invested something
hke $50,000 in Wayland. the young
West Virginian naturally came to
the conclusion that he had cut some
swath in the big league world. Any
way, young Mr. Dean shot l»ack hi*
contract from his home town in
Huntington, W. Va , with the sug
igestion that an additional $1,000 be
I tacked on to the figures
"Maybe he will get it. and maybe
he won’t, you can t blame a young
fellow for trying." said a baArbail of
ficial.
Fuller Sent Back
Anyway, he probably will escape
the fate of Fuller, a rookie infleider
W’itb the Grants last winter. Fuller
was purchased by the Giants from
the Han Antonio club, and In .the
coarse of time, he too. received a
contract, lie was rather distressed
wh-n he observed the figure* that the
Giants thought fitted h.s style of play
In fact, he wiote to John McGraw
I that he had been offered a minor
league salary.
John J. told him he was a minor
league player and released him track
to Han Antonio. However, Wayland
Dean is expected to be an important
cog with the Giant* next season, sc
he will be treated with greater con
sideration. He probably w.ll be- told
that the Giants pay young men *x
ceedingiy well If they deliver, and
that all Wayland need do to earn
a big salary is to win a loA of game*
Favor* Young star*
There is something to be said in
favor of the young stars w ho demand
part of the purchase price when they
are sold to the big league* for fancy
prices. It i* the intelligence, ambi
tion and aptitude of the young play
er which enables a minor league club
owner to sell him for $50,000. $75 000
or $100,000 Often the minor league
club ha* little to do with his de
velopment, as the player improve*
by reason of his surroundings and
the chance to daily match wit* with
opponent* of worthy caliber.
An old baseball man said that It
would be a fair thing if a minor
league star sold to a major league
club should receive one-fourth of any
cash that is turned over for his re
lease Obviously that suggestion w.ll
make a great hit with some of the
minor leagues
Wife Moves Out
and Skips, Claim
j
In August last year. Mrs. Laura j
Reach took her two cluldren and an
automobile load of furniture and de
parted fur part* unknown, according
to Walter Bern li who filed suit for
divorce in district court Saturday.
The Beaches have been married 28
'ears. Fifteen years ago Beach says,
his wife kicked him out of the house
but they were Inter reconciled.
rit Plea ^ ithdrau it.
Application for a writ of habeas
Corpus filed Friday by attorneys
for I.ester Holmes, arrested after he
Is aliened to have mirchasrd diam
onds in Omaha with worthless
checks, was withderwn Saturday when
he was charged hy police with for
*ory, and held on il.5«X* bond. Hr
was already under one 11.500 bond
on a rhsu-se of emlie*«l‘'ment.
New \ork Boxing Commission Plans
v
New Method for Refereeing Big Bouts1
i r
New York. I'eb Th« Neii Yorlt
Mate boxing commission ban de. dad
that on all cards featured by hu InijV'i
taill tiout thou will be a change of
Judges made ,ust t»eforo the main
event Is put on or before the semi
final la started. This s.sstem wn*
firs! tried out when Harry Ureb
and Johnn\ Wilson fought for the
world's middleweight till*' at Madison
Square Harden. On this o*. .ision
Pntpcy Halev was unexpectedly sub
stitutfd for James damn, who, with
Hilly Job. had Judged the earlier
bouts.
llaley and Jolt officiated for the
rest of the evening, handing down
decisions on the semi final affair snd
on the •'hampionahtp event. The sud
den withdrawal of Hsioit front th<s
judges* seat caused considerable g«w
sip, but tbe !m »\ mg commission did
not explain the move until a few days
later W illiam M» t’orniaek. • hair
man of the Wrenaa committee of the
boxing commission, said that Oarott’e
work was perfectly satisfactory, but
It lind previously been decided to
•witch judges during the evening
Tins, he Mid, would be done at ail
important boxing show* m the future.
|mi tl* uliirly when a title is at stake
It Is stated that the comnusalon
not only intends to change Judges as
frequently as it deem* desirable, but
also will switch referees often The
boxing authorities say they w 11 b
able to tin this despite the fact that
the nmntxq* of available jmtges
throughout the state has been ou*
dowrl from t»7 to -t>, anti the nferees
from 40 to 1?.
In the past fliers lave bean two
referees Working In alternate Knits
at nearly ill boxing show* On im
poitant card* the commission may
call upon a* many a* three in tin
futqrc. The judges will K> changed
with equal frequency.
The idea seems t-' have originated
with Mr M'H orni » k. fait t’omnit*
sioner tieorge K. Hiowm cottettrw in
it. While the commiaaiop has net
the nhghteat wiwin to suspect any of
Its fudges or referees, the new *> stem
is looked upon as an sdilitioual safe
guard against questionable decisions
and tampering with the officials
Barney Burch *
Sells Speece
to Senators
Huffalo Bo.** VK ill Receive
Cash. Shortstop O’Neil and
Pitcher for Former Ne
braska State Leaguer.
— I1K announcement
of the sale of
Pitcher Byron
Speece to thi
Washington Ameri
can league club wa-•
made last night by
Barney Burch,
owner of the Oma
ha Buffaloes, in a
i telegram from -New
York city, where
the Herd's boa* is
spending a few days
closing deals with
major team*.
_ > Word that Speec
had been Bold to a major team did not
come a* a surprise to Western league
fan* These who saw the Buffalo
hurler do his ''stuff ' last *ea»on rea l
ily declared that he was about ri^g^
for higher company and they were
light in their statement.
Speece. according to Burch, »i<
sold to the Senator* for a cash con
stderalion, Shortstop O’Neill and a
pitcher who is to be named soon
This hurler. however, must be a<
eeptable to the Buffaloes’ owner be
fere the Speece deal i* completed.
Just how much cash Burch re
reived for Kpeece Is not known here.
However, it i» thought the Omaha
1 urler brought his owner a pretti
good-sized price. Detroit, Cleveland.
Chicago Cub* and the Pittsburgh
Pirate* were angling for ripesce. along
with the Philadelphia National*.
Bin e|i laid a cliance to sell Spee< e
during the annual meeting of base
ball owner* and manager* in ( liicago
in December, but refused to part will)
hi* man at that time because he knew
he eould do better in the way of cash
consideration and trade*.
Speece ranked seventh among the
pitchers in ‘'Pa." Tearnev’s circuit
and wa* considered one of the best
hitter* in the league. He won three
games f r the Buffaloes as & pirn h
hitter.
Burch also is dealing for a cat her
and another pitcher.
Bun li i* also dealing with the
\\ aehingtnn American* for another
pitcher and a catcher. Just wlio he
will land is not known.
Specie joined the Omaha club from
Norfolk of the State league.
Duncan Mum on Kolircr.
H. 1. Dum an. MInn»apolj>. divi
sional chief of federal jtrohil it.nn
agent*. *pent Saturday in Omaha in
conference with Vnlt-J State* att-%
r.ey J. C. Kinalcr. Duncan declined
to rtiecur* ihe inve*;tgaijon Into the
record of Prohibition Agent lT. K
Rohrer.
HIGH SCWfcL
BASKETBALL
(itfimoiid legion I.w».
Gl»nw#t d, Ig - Lorra.ne post of tbe
F.ed Oak Amt'irtu teflon
Harv*;. Kirnel post of Gleet wood :t to
in a fas; played gan.e of basket bad
hers Thursday night.
ni runihburc mn«fanil !«*•**•
Sire ;i.*ou!», Keb—Sirorin*fc’ur»f hogs dr
?*<»:ed a quintet from Polk 1# ..
a L*i.* k *? t boil same here Fr.aa* nigh:
bln»imbuig girls won from the Polk g : .
14 lo 2 Stroms burg boys won * hari
fought game from the <>*.-*r.!s N v* •«
to 10 The Oseois g.ria defeated the
Strcmsburg girls. < to 4
Hat id fits W ins Pair.
I>seid City Neb — f)s v d City II gh
school cage trams won s doubN hraci*
from P huyler trams, the first teem w.c.
mng by a s^ore of 19 to 19 and the re
serves w inn ng, |7 to 4.
%urora. 19; v«*rd. 19
^’e^ard. .Neb—Aurora H.gh school w < n
• hard f ught game from <esa-d he;e
Friday night. The score was 19 to Is
OgaU.%1* W in* Two.
Ogaitala. X*t> - Ofitlv* High
bask*? bailers defeated the Oshkt^n
Quintet. 29 to i] here Friday n;ght Th»*
Ogalials girl.* woo from ifc
gtrls b* default.
Shrnsmlsah t agm N m.
Shenandoah la - Shenandoah -ipr^
won a hard fought game Allan;
Friday night. The fmai note «u n
to 17.
tiatbenUurg *» I*xingt<»n. 4
Gothenhurg Neb—Got hen burg i "mired
Lex.ngUn here 2i to 4. in a ore si tied
contest last night
N«l>‘»n«v Itreaks liven.
Olf ‘T. \ e h - - N a pence bov> and '
basket ball teams broke n»Q fee « f, .
day night the box a defeating the « {
ford ho% s 2i to i . ard the girls i-sir.g
to the Oxford girls. 57 to 13
Mn^worth Defeats Gordon
Gordon Neb — A new nrth x» .*n f: m the
fast t.ordon quintet here Frida* mg’
») a 11-to 11 score Chappell ws* ths
star of the game
Ininn. 19; Nefcanka. 9.
I r n Neb —Union eager* *«f»» ** i
nawka K 1*’ > n a fast piaved gam*
here Friday night
T«vek. 24; Grand Island ?2
York Neb - York defeated >.
Island 24 to 22. in a ha-d f.-uc1 .
unx here Friday nigh! Calvert of Y
#■ ored nine points
bn‘t«n I eve* r*.r
Gregory, b D—G-egii* H gh s h v ’
basket ball teams So»t * double header
‘ dome ’earns at Colome Frida* r* eh
The K'H " ere defeated » to and ihe
git la li **. 21 *r* IT
Dunrtn. 91; Humphrey !«
Pt:n .»• N>k 1‘uman H *b «
rested Humphrey 31 to u h r* y - lac
Right. «
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third |>)aoe. nut >e K
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team?
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Mailer u nnvii.fl. i«» get .»? a learn
nea.l a a" an.>nt pa'. ’ e
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h ' •r,s na a ,■: « n«i f.
prratUent.