TECH MAY PROVE STUMBLING
BLOCK TO LINCOLN HOOPSTERS
AND CREIGHTON PREPSTERS
Coach Drummond’s Basketeers to Play Links on Own Floor
Friday and Young Bluejays Following Night—Central
and Coach Brown’s Red and Black Cagers to Battle Sat
urday at Tech Gymnasium.
WO Omaha fives,
Tech and Central,
may prove a stum
bling block In the
path of Lincoln
High’s undefeated
basket ball quin
tet which will In
vade this city for
a pair of games
Friday and Sat
urday of this
week.
Coach Browne's
athletes trimmed
Central, 80 to 19,
In a hard-fought
battle two weeks
ago on the Whlt
, tier floor. Mar
row. Purple and
"White forward was th« whole show
for the Omaha quintet, caging 10 of
the losers’ total markers.
The Tech game acheduled for last
Friday night was called off after 18
minutes of play when the lights
blinked out. The Drummond outfit
held a 2-polnt margin, 10 to 8, when
time was called.
Omaha Central and Tech will
also exchange greetings in the fea
ture battle of the season for Omaha
cage fans. The Purple and White
aggregation sent Sioux City High's
goal sharks down for the count
Saturday night, taking the long end
of an 18 to 17 score.
Beatiice High’a basket tossers will
hit the road, colliding with Hebron,
Geneva and Hastings on successive
evenings. The Gage county quintet
took a brace last week and trimmed
Wilber and the University Aggies^by
uecislve scores.
Albion high, conquerors of Have
lock’s speedy hoop artists, will tackle
Central City and Fullerton. The York
goal shooters, tutored by Ernie Hubka,
meet Grand Island on the Third City
court, and Aurora on the latter’s floor.
The Genoa Indian outfit, a head
line attraction in past state tourna
ments, will be seen in action on the
Havelock court Friday night. The
Itedskins gave the Shoptown five a
29-to-26 trouncing on the Genoa
rectangle last week.
Joe Folsom’s Nebraska City tossers,
who hopped to the front by giving
Patton’s South Omaha quintet a
25-to-ll beating, will tangle with Falls
City High’s team. Fremont will meet
Norfolk, and Milford will be enter
tained by Coach Hare’s University
Place quintet, which threw a scare
into the Lincoln High camp Saturday
night.
Alliance and Bayard will argue on
the Bayard floor, and later in the
week Coach Prince's outfit is sched
uled to play Sidney, another repre
sentative western team.
Marquette’s basket ball team, which
has been setting a fast pace in high
school cage circles, will grapple with
Folk High's tossers, and Ravenna will
meet Harvard In the other important
contests on the week's program.
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Babe Rath Shakes Dice to Decide
If He W oald Get $10,000 for
Signing Five-Year Contract
EW YORK, Feb. B.
—Baba Ruth’s con
tract with tha New
York Yankees has
three years more
to run at the an
nual figure of $52,
000. This it was
said today. Is the
result of the club’s
decision to exer
* else tha two-year
option it received
when the home run
king signed a
three-year agree
[ ment in 1922. In
round figures the
ttuhe s salary will ne a quarter or a
million for the five-year period, but
from a variety of sources, including
barnstorming, his earning* may
douhle that amount. •
An interesting story is told of the
conference between Ruth and Col. T.
I.. Houston, former part owner of
the Yatikees, at which the contract
was signed. After agreeing on $D0,
000 as his yearly salary, Babe said:
"Now I ought to have $10,000 for
signing."
Colonel Huston demurred at first,
but finally suggested that they "shake
for It.” They rolled out a pair of
dice and Ruth won, but it was then
agreed that the $10,000 be distributed
Yank Athletes
to Run in England
London, Feb. 5.—Ten events, six of
them relays, have been suggested by
the championship committee of the
British Amateur Athletic association
tor the proposed Anglo-American
match to he held Saturday, July 10,
1024, in London, after the athletes of
the two countries have completed
their sports at the Olympic games
near Paris.
The suggested events are:
400-y*rd r*l*y for t*nms of four, each
man running 100 yard*
On* ml'e r*Iay for trama of four, aach
runner covering a quarter mile
Two-mlla relay for team* of four, each
runner going half a mile.
Foiir-inllo relay for teamn of four, each
runner covering a mile.
480 yard* relay hurdles, for teams of
four, each man jumping a fourth of the
hurdle*
Steeplechase for team* of four.
One-intle medley race—DUO yard*, 220
yard*. 220 yard* and 440 yard*.
Three mile team race, *ix to run. four
to count, or four to run, three to count.
High jump, aggregate total of a team
of four.
Hong Jump, aggregate total of a team
of four.
Albion Gagers Defeat
Havelock Quintet, 23-16
Albion, Neb., Feb. 5.—The fust
Havelock basket bn 11 team went
down to defeut at the bunds of tho
Albion High quintet Saturday eve
niriK on thn local floor. Coach Tyler,
formerly of Albion, has been (father
ing In many victories with his Jlave
lock team, and came to Albion with
mini, confidence.
Ib* cruelotiely claimed no alibi, and
•admitted tho superiority of Ills for
|inr Albion warrior*. The score wn,>
23 to 10. As a preliminary the Al
bion (fills defeated tho Schuyler clrls
.by a score of 23 to 13. '
Lewis to Wrestle Gardini.
St. Louis, Feb. D.—Ed “Strangler"
.Lewis, heavyweight wrestling cham
pion, defends ill* title here tonight in
a finish match Willi Rengto (hirdlnl,
Italian champion, losef flurkcwlcr.
will clash with William Beth, and
.lohn Nykollnl* with Tommy Cuiniun,
in preliminary l*>ut«.
Udell Gagers Win.
. Odell. Neli„ Fob. !..- <ide|| defeated
BarneMon in « double header banket
ball game bore, the flrni team win
ning 24 to o, and the grounds win
ning 10 to 6.
f
at the rate of *2,000 annually, thus'
practically boosting the salary to
$52,000.
One clause of the contract Is de
signed to keep Ruth on the straight
and narrow path of good conduct.
Under It the Tankees hold back the
salary of every o'ther month until
the end of the season, when the slug
ger Is handed a check for $26,000.
Uast fall he spent a good share of this
In adding rooms to his winter home at
Sudbury, Mass.
French Believe
Grange in Line
for Cue Title
Paris. Feb. 6.—Felix Grange, the
French youth who has just won the
18.2 balk line billiard championship
ol France, with a grand average of
S5.72 for the five games of the tourna
ment, ts said by Gouts Cute, the vet
eran Frenoh player, to be the finest
draw shot player in the world.
In the final game against Kdmond
Derbler, the 1923 champion. Grange
scored a high run of 248, clicking off
the 500 point* In seven Innings.
Thirty-nine of the points scored dur
ing the run were draw shots, some of
which were extremely difficult and
might have been played around the
table, but Grange was witting to run
the risk In order to keep the balls
together.
There are many who predict young
Grange’s victory over Itoger Conti,
and the subsequent honor for the
newcomer of representing France at
the world's ohamplunship contest In
the United States next year.
Haitian Athletes
Enter Olympiad
Port Au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 5.—For
the first time in her history Haiti
will be represented In the Olympic
games. A rifle team of five prin
ciples and two alternates, selected
from the best shots of the native gen
darmerie, will compete In the 400,
600 Hnd 800 meter rifle match, the
sum of $10,000 to finance the trip
having been raised by private sub
scription. In addition subscriptions
for the same amount are being rais
ed to send two fencers and a small
squad of track and field athletea to
the Paris games.
This decision on the part of Haiti
is the logical outcome of the remark
able growth among the Haitians this
year in soccer, tennis, rifle shooting
and bicycling. Haitians of the aris
tocracy as well jis the peasants have
had their banner year In athletics.
Soccer has ousted cockfighting as (he
favorite pastime.
Tennis Is a close second to soccer,
with tennis court* being laid out In
all parts of the island.
‘WHh ihf .
■KNIGHTS
Braver Kails, Pft. Al ('nrlKMt,
Pjevelftnd, outpointed K. < >. Michaels
'•f Jamestown, N. Y., Mi rounds.
.Johnny Moore, Youngstown, <>., out
point'd Patsy Khtfinlgan, Niles, <).;
K. o. Mitchell. Hast Liverpool, out
pointed "Young” Hiki of Beaver Kails.
Toledo-—.lock Malone, Ht Paul, woli
«1*m islon over "Young" Fisher, Hyra
• use, 12 rounds Mickey Dugan. |
< leveland, and *'i!ldck" Alman, To
ledo, sight rounds draw. Phil Ivpltb,
rMncInnstl, knocked out Adam Keats,
Toledo, third round
OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE, 1924 I
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rpl At At At At At I At At At Abroad
J Jfj0 Chicago St. Loula Detroit Cleveland Washington Philadelphia Now Yorh Boston
Apr. 23. 24, 25
May (30), (30), Apr, 25, 27. 28, 29 May 1, 2. 8, 4 May 23. 24, 25, 2S(May 19,20,21, 22 May 10. 11. 12, 13 May 14, 1*. 18, 17
/"V 1 31 June 30- May 27. 28, 29 July 21. 22, 28. 24 July 16, 17, 18. 19 July 8. 9.10. 11 July 12, 14,15 Decoration Day
Chicago UnitInZI Jun* 1 July 1, 2, 3 Aug. 28, 29. 30. Aug. 21.23,24 Aug. 26. 26. 27 Aug. 16, 17, 18 Aug. 18, 13, 14, ot St. I-ouis
June 19. 20, 21. Sept, 9, 10, 11 31 15
_]_22_____:___
jApr. 15, 16. 17, 18 Apr. 19. 20, 21. 22 May 5, 6, 7, 8 May 18. 20, 21, 22 May 23, 24, 26 May 14. 15, 16, 17 May 9, 10. 12. 13
'June 27, 28, 29 n May 27. 28, 29 June 30- July 17, 18, 19, 20 July 21, 22. 23. 24 July 12. 13. 14. 15 July 8. 9, 10, 11 July 4th at
St. Louis- Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7 U00 July (4). (4). July 1, 2, 3 Aug. 26, 26, 27 Aug. 20, 21, 22, Aug, 12, 18, 14 Aug. 16, 18, 19 Detroit
6. 6 Auk. 24 23
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May 6. 6. 7, 8 May 1.2. 3, 4 Apr. 28, 21. 25 May 10. 11. 12, 13 May 14. 15, 16, 17 May 28. 24, 26, 26 May 19, 20, 21, 22 Decoration Day
Sept. (1), (1). June 23, 24. 26, rs * , May 30, 30. 31- July 8, 9. 10. 11 July 12. 11, 15 July 21, 22. 23, 24 July 16, 17, 18, 19 at Cleveland
Detroit. 2,9 28 rlflllLS June 1 Aug. 16, 17. 18 Aug. 13. 13, 14, Aug. 21.23, 24 Aug. 25, 26, 27 Labor Day
Sept. 26, 27, 28 Aug. 29, 30, 91 * June 27, 28, 29 15 I at Chicago
.. .July 7 I -_
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Apr. 19. 20, 21,22 Apr. 26. 27, 28, Apr. 15, 16. 1 7, 18 May 14, 15. 16. 17 May 9. 10, 12, 13 May 18, 20, 21, 22 May 28, 24, 26 July 4th
jJune 23, 24,26 29,30 June 19, 20, 21, f* la July 12, 13, 14, 15 July 8, 9, 10, 11 July 17. 18, 19. 20 July 21. 22. 23. 24 at Chicago
Cleveland_July (4), (4), Sept. (1), (1), 22 IxCSIlllS Aug. 12. 13, 14 Aug. 16, 13, 19 Aug. 26, 26. 27 Aug. 20, 21, 22. Labor Day
5,6 2, 3 Sept. 5, 6, 7 ^ i 23 at St. Louis
Sept. 11, 12 _ __ _ _
June 16, 16, 17, June 11,12, 13. June 8, 4, 5, 6 June 7, 8, 9, 10 Apr, 23, 24, 25, 26 May 1, 2, S May 5, 6, 7, 8
| 18 14 July 30, 31- July 26, 27, 23, 29 r All June 2 May 9 May (30), (30), Decoration Day
Washington.. Aug. 7, 8, 9, 10 Aug. 8. 4. 5, 6 Aug. 1. 2 Sept. 16, 17, 18 QJ /\|| June 20. 21 June 28, 24, 25 31 at Boston
iSept. 22, 23, 24 Sept. 19, 20, 21 Sept. 18, 14. 15 Sept. 8. 9, 10, 11 Aug. 28, 29, 30, Sept. 26, 27, 29,
31 1 30 1 _
I Apr. 15, 16, 17, 18 ~ .April 19th
June 11,12, 1*, June 15. 16, 17, June 7, 8, 9, 10 May 11 May 4 Apr. 27 Apr. (19), (191, ; at Boston
j 14 18 July 26,27, 28, 29 June 3. 4, 5, 6 June 1 o May 5, 6. 7, 8 21,22 Decoration Day
Philadelphia. Aug. 8, 4, 5. 6 Aug. 7, 8, 9, 10 Sept. 16, 17. 18 July 80, 31- June 22 lyiAlO]* May 430), (30), ljune’23, 24, 26, at New York
Sept. 19, 20, 21 Sept. 22, 23,24 Aug. 1, 2 June 26, 28 J S1 05 Labor Day
I_|_c_Sept, 13, 14_ Sept. (1), (1)___Sept. 4. 6, 7 Aug. 28. 29. 30 at Washington
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June 3, 4, 5, 6 June 7, 8, 9, 10 June 11, 12. 18 June 15, 18, 17 Apr. 19, 20, 21, 22 Apr. 28, 29, 80 Apr. 15, 16. 17. 18
July 26, 27, 28, 29 July 30, 31- 14 18 May 27, 28, 29 June 30- J June 26, 27, 28 July 4th
New York Sept. 13, 14, 15 Aug. 1. 2 Aug. 3. 4. 6, 6 Aug. 7, 8, 9,10 July (4), (4), July 1, 2, 8 AYlf] -lent 8 9 10 11 at Washington
Sept. 16, 17, 18 Sept. 19,20, 21 Sept. 22.23, 24 6.6 Sept. 26, 27, 29, “
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June 7, 8, 9, 10 |May18 June 11, 12, 18, Apr. 27. 28, 29. 30 May 1, 2, 3 Apr. 23, 24, 25. 26 July 4th
July 80, 31- June 8, 4, 5, 6 June 15, 18, 17 14 June 29, 30- May 27,28, 29 June 20. 21. 22 a at Philadelphia
Boston Aug, 1.2 July 26. 27, 28, 29 18 Aug. 8, 4. 5. 6 July 1. 2 July (41, (4), Sept. (1), (1), IVlinOr labor bay
. Sept. 16. 17. 18 Sept. 13. 14. 16 Aug. 7, 8. 9, 10 Sept. 19, 20.21 Sept. 4, 6, 7 6,7. 7 2.8 5TAMW4 ,t New York
_Sept^ 22.23 __
12 Saturdays 12 Saturdays 12 Saturdays 12 Saturdays 11 Saturdays 13 Saturdays 12 Saturdays
12 Sundays 12 Sundays 13 Sundays 14 Sundays 16 Sundays 12 Saturdays 'll Sundays April 19 a"s|
As July 4th Derogation Day July 4 Decoration Day July 4 July 4 Decoration Day Decoration Day ImAITIPft
At Home. ... j abor D(iy Labor Day Labor Day Labor Day VWMIIVO
ronflict: Sept. 28 |
c (Parenthesis denote holidays) $
Iowa Gagers Make !
Poor Showing
Hawkeyes Fail to Hit Stride
That Brought Them Hon
ors Last Season.
Iowa City, la., Feb. 5.—Defeated in
three of four starts in the western
conference basket ball race this sea
son, and holding eighth plt^oe in the
conference standjngs, the University
of Iowa basket ball team will meet
the Ohio State five at Iowa City next
Saturday. The Buckeyes hold a 43
to 28 decision over Coach Sam Barry's
men, made in the game at Columbus
a fortnight ago, but they are rated as
an “in and out” team, having won
two and lost three games this season.
Coach Barry's newest team—the
third he has constructed since the
season opened—lost to Chicago uni
versity last Saturday night by a 31
to 18 score, but only after a furious
fight. This combination,' with Janse
and Laude at forwards, Jensen at
center, and Captain Hicks fnd Duhin
st tlie guards, had been playing to
gether only five days, but for the
first half of the Maroon contest It
had the visitors baffled and outplay
ed. Accurate basket shooting h/ Hec
tor Janse, and flashes of good team
play piled up a 15 to 8 lead for the
Hawkeyes in tho first period, but
the Chicago team brought the score
to 15 to 12 at the half. In the sec
ond period the Iowan* slackened
while the Maroons, gathering power
and making their long shots count,
ran the count up to 27 to 15.
The Hawkeyes never pulled to
gether again, although they did ail
they could against the Impregnable
defense of the Chicago team, which
now looms as a serious contender for
the conference title.
It was the first haaket ball defeat
for Iowa on the new armory floor
since 1922.
Coach J. M. Barry will keep the
same lineup, it Is believed, for tho
Ohio State game. Duhm at guard
and Jensen at center plnyed all the
basket ball they knew against Chi
cago, and with another week of prac
tice with Janse, Tarude and Hicks,
the only remaining veterans, should
be able to develop.
Although Iowa now confronts the
llklihood of finishing the season well
down the list In the standings, the
team’s followers believe that the
present combination will show well
against any team in the conference
when It has worked together another
week or so. Starling out with hril
liant prospects for an unclouded Big
Ten title, to supplant the champion
ship which they won jointly last sea
son with *ho Wisconsin five, Iowa
faded from the head of the column
early In the season with the loss of
Captain Rurgitt. Funk, and then
Shirk, all regulars and Iho first two
members of last year's quintet.
C.ody Defeats Rnsliville.
Cody. Nab., Feb. R.—Cody High
school basket ball quintet won from
Kuahvtlla Friday night In a game
played at Cody by a score of 26 to 12.
On Saturday Cody played the Aina
north team at Cody. Cody winning
19 to 12. The playing of Llntt, for
ward, and Banlgan. guard, for Cody
featured both games.
Want National Ski Meet.
Canton, H. D., Fob. r*.—An Invltn*
t!<>n to hold tho national ski toumn
ment hero in 1925 will be sent by the
official* of flie Sioux Valley Ski Hub
to the national tournament bring
staged in Bi attlenboro, Vermont, the
coming week, it wan advlacd.
Alio Wins Kuropean 'Title.
Barcelona, Feb. 5.- Itlcardo Alio,
the Spanish fighter, today won the
Kuropenn welterweight title by beet
ing 1 Met llobin, of Belgium. Alio
tfjiM declared the winner oti points at
the end of two rounds.
I )etroll Jack Benault knocked out
•'nigger'* Brown, second round:
Johnny Mellow, I Detroit, outpointed
Bee fJlutt'hl. featherweight chain
pion of Italy,
i
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Weismuller Wis More Titles
Chicago, Fell. 6.—Johnny Weis
muller, Illinois Athletic club water
wonder, annexed the Central A. A. U.
penthalon championship to his string
of titles last night when he finished
in competition with hla club mates,
Sam Drella and Stubby Kruger, in
the Loyola university pool. He was
1'rst In the 100-yard free style, BOO
yard breast stroke, 600-yard free
style and the (living event.
Kthel Lackey of the Illinois Ath
letic cfhb set a new Central A. A. U.
record In the 220-yard free style
event with a lime of 2:50 4 3. The
former record held by Margaret
VVoodbrldge of Detroit was 3 06.
nJjuACID -
JKesults
Revalue of wire trouble last
night, due to nenllivr vnnditions.
The Omaha Morning llee Is unable
to publish Tuesday's Tiajuana rave
track vnlrles.
Monday's Entries
NEW ORLEANS.
Fir*t rare: 3 <■, furlong*:
Lotto. 110 (Burk*).1-1 | 1 *\*n
8»ar Girl, 110 (Pool).1-6 out
Shirley Louis*. 107 (Carrollt.! i
Time: 41. Tarrayc*, May K Hoi*
Card. Kuinonln, My Biddy and Bun
Mnrk« also ran
8e*oml m <•; a furlongs:
«*ar«f re* 114 (Burk* I. ...91 4 I 1-5
1'aul Micou, 113 (Zander;.2-t #v*n
Fifty-Fifty, 109 (Acrardy).even
Tim* 1.08. Slippery Kim. Anticipate,
Fir* Cracker. Poppyr*. Tornt*!!*. (’oral
R**f. Simplicity. Goldmark and 8am R#h
also ran.
Third rac* 4 furlongs:
Mia* Domino, 103 (Carroll).,,.! Ill 1-4
Lieut Fh rr*l|, 1*3 (Lang). 4-1 M
Gallant Man, 116 (Rurk*i.4 6
Time: 1.16 3 6. llugh~a Graham, Black
G-ackl* and Prince Well** also tan.
Fourth rart MU* and 70 yard*
Rama, 108 (Romanelll).9 20 out out
Lady Madcap, IOC. (McDermott).. 86 out
Seeing Hun. 110 (T.evland) .out
Tim*. 1:44 4-6. Oh*nry also ran
Fifth race: Mil*.
Fiylng Fur. 104 (Marlnelll.8-B 1-1 out
Madam V*nnl*. 102 (I'nrke).1-1 out
Desuard, 1"4 (McDermott).out
Tim* 1 49 1-S. Phoeb* Snow also r»n.
Sixth rac*: I 1-14 mll*s:
Pequot, 111 (Park*).7 10 1-4 out
Sunda of Pleasure, 108 (Carroll) aven 2 6
Wnni*, 95 (Lang) .4-6
Tim*. 1.49 2 6. S*a Cove, Buddia Kean*.
High Speed alao ran.
Seventh rat*. Mil* and a furlong
Lord Wrack. 107 (Parke).1-2 T-l out
Honolulu Boy. 116 (Mangan) even 1 4
Wessie n. 110 (Abel) .1-2
Tim*. 1:67 3-5. Hickory. Gem alao ran
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Norway’s Athletes Easy Winners
• mt
of the Olympic W inter Sports
By A ••or In led Pry**.
Chamonix, France Feb. 5.—Nor
way's athlete* amassed 134 1-2 points
out of the total of 331 in winning the
< tlympic winter sports which closed
here yesterday. Finland was second
with 76 1-2, the two northern coun
tries thus taking more than half of
the points alioted.
Great-Britain placed third with 30
points just nosing out the United
States with 29. The other scoring na
tions in the order of their finish were:
Sweden 26; Austria 25; Switzerland 24;
France 19 1-2; Canada 11; Czecho
Slovakia 6 1-2. Belgium 6 and Italy I.
The Knglish came in ahead of the
Americans by virtue of their success
at curling, in w hich competition only
three nations were entered, the Unit
ed States not being among them.
One cause of disappointment to the
Americans was the ruling of the jury
in the ski jumping contest, placing
Anders Haugen of Minneapolis fourth,
although his jump of E>0 meters was
the longest of any. The judges, how
ever, said style and action were to be
taken into consideration, in addition
to the distance covrred in the leaps.
Thanis. Bonnu and Haug, all of Nor
way. were placed ahead of Haugen,
further swelling their nation s point j
total.
WORLD CHAMPION'S IN FIELDER
WILL NOT LEAVE FOLD, SAYS
BUSINESS MANAGER OF YANKS
Star Second Baseman of Miller Huggins'1 Team W ill Not Be
Traded Under Any Circumstances—Willing to Swap
Pitchers With Chicago Americans, But as Far as Kuth,
Ward, Dugan and Jones Arc Concerned I hey Will Ke
niain in Gotham.
By DAVIS J. WALSH.
kOSTON. MASS.. Keb.
5. — Any prema
t ure idea t h e
Yankees and the;
Washington Sen-,
ators may havej
entertained about
taking title to
that line oiu
ruin, Eddie Col
lins, was just
about dropped al
together at the
outset of the
American league
schedule meeting
today. This fact
was admitted by
Ed Barrow, the manager oi iu*
Yankee*, and Clark Griffith, presi
dent of the Senators, at an early
hour, both declaring with dignified
ha*te that they had abandoned ail
hope of arranging a deal for the old
young man of Chicago.
Griffith also got himself more or
less exercised over the possibility of
a deal with the Cleveland Indians
last night, but all to no phrpose.
E. S. Barnard, the Cleveland emis
sary. merely gated into Mr. Grif
fifth’s eye and went elsewhere,
leaving the news scavengers to |
speculate as to what the proposi- j
tion, if any, happened to be.
However, Griffith has other fish to I
fry, so to speak. He faces the neces
sity of taking unto himself a man- ;
nger for the season of 1324. a mere,
trifle that has escaped Mr. Griffith’s |
attention to date. He admitted today j
that he has been negotiating with j
Jack Barry, who shorstopped with |
considerable eclat for Connie Mackj
in the old days and later managed
the Boston Red Sox into second
place. Jack was not in a receptive
mood, hut Mr. Griffitli hopes to se
cure him.
The (ollins matter might l>e
resuscitated at today’s meeting If
the Chicago White Sox will con
descend to detail some one to look
after their interests here, something
they had neglected to do up until
this morning. Harry (irayner, sec
retary of tlie cluh. is understood to j
lie en route, but unoffirially, he can j
do nothing without t unny's instrue- 1
lions. These, to date, have not gone
beyond the stage where Aaron
Ward of the Yankees and Stanley
Harris of the Senators are demand
ed in any transactions that might
include Collins. Kddic was more
valuable hall player than either,
reckoned on last season's records,
but tile inevitable end of the tether
is dead ahead and Ward and Harris
are comparative youths. Therefore,
no deal.
Something may come of the alleged
attempt of the Detroit Tigers to wean
one James Dykes, infielder, from the
henign influence of Connie Mack. The
Tigers, with Dykes at second base,
will be a pennant contender of the
first water. Without Dykes they are
what might be termed a most doubt
ful risk. It was predicted therefore,
that a studied attempt would be made
this meeting to do business with
Mack although it was stated today
that Ty Cobb would turn up missing.
The meeting itself is just a bro
mide, adoption of a schedule being
a formality. However, it will be
garnished with considerable conver
sation on ways and means to have
the amusement tax read out of
minor baseball. It is understood
that an appeal will be presen-ed to
official, indentity not disclosed, in
Washington.
Willie Jackson Loses
Fortune Because of
His Domestic Troubles
St. Louis, Feb. 5.—Willie Jackson
lightweight, asserted here that i.(
had lost a fortune of approximately
1250.000 and gave up his ring career
because of domestic troubles, but thal
he was returning to the rosined ring
Johnson Fights Tonight.
New York, Feb. 5.—Floyd Johnson,
Iowa heavyweight, who is attempt
ing a comeback aft“r a disastrous
campaign last year, meets Jack
Douglas tonight in a 10-round matck.
Philadelphia—Bobby Wolgast won
judge's decision over A1 Markie, Phil
adelphfa, 10 rounds.
The Greatest Boxing Match of the Year!
America's Two Leading Welterweight Contenders:
Jimmy
• *
, Of Youngatown, O.
Twice Conqueror of Dave Shade
VS
Morrie
SCHLAIFER
- Omaha’s Fighting Fool “Going Like a House Afire”
10 Rounds
TsTp.T auditorium
Featuring an All-Star Card
Semi-Windup
Carl AUGUSTINE Chuck LAMBERT
Conqueror of Battling Munroe ' The Minneapolis Slugger
# 10 Rounds
Sensational Preliminary Bouts
Sailor LISTONvs Al VAN RYAN * -..
6 Rounds
HarveX JPERK,NS .. Jo* STANGL
0 Rounds
Plenty of Good Seats Available at All the Regular Ticket Agencies.
PRICES: $3, $2, $1—Plus Tax
