Nebraska Newspapers

    Nebraska Wesleyan Basketeers Now Are Leading in State Conference Race
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Coach Glen Preston's Athletes
- Set Pace With Four Straight Wins
Cotner College Gives Leaders Merry Chase—Hastings. With
Star Forward Missing From Lineup. Drops Pair of Games
to Pace-Setters—Wayne Normal Holding Down Third
Place in Cage Standings.
Nebraska Wesleyan’s four straight
wins without a defeat and Cotner col
lege’s rapid rise ta the front arc the
features of the stale conference
basket ball race now past the half
V ay mark.
Coach Glen Preston’s athletes were
hard pressed, however, winning from
both Midland and Hastings by two
and one point margins. The absence
of Captain Hurlhut from tile Metho
dist lineup slowed up the Coyote of
fensive and it was not until the Wes
leyan leader was put into the fray
that the score turned in favor of the
University Place five.
CSotner's ffghtlng Bulldogs with vic
tories over Hastings, Midland and
Grand Island are maintaining a fast
pace and will be hard to beat on their
•JjOjDoe court. Manning, former
fGeneva High school star, and Capt.
«Ray Borgaard are the star goal
isbarks on the Bethany quintet. The
{Bulldogs surprised Cotner followers
ijTuesday night by swamping Grand
I Island, 28 to 15, in a game in which
three regulars, Shuman, Ray and
“Bill” Borgaard were absent. Parmin
Iter's crow will tangle with Midland
{Friday night in a battle which should
ibe a thriller from whistle to whistle.
I Fred Dale's Wayne Normal outfit
with Captain Best, leading conference
scorer, taking the spotlight, are hold
ing down third position in the stand
ings to date. The Wildcats defeated
Cotner and broke even with Chadron
Normal in a two-game series last
week.
Midland, suffering by file loss of
Horn and Chambers, bowed down to
both Wesleyan and Cotner hut only
after 10 minutes of redhot basket ball.
Coach Speer’s five are a scrappy
hunch and will give any conference
five a run for their money.
York college's ^basket tossing ag
gregation pounced on the Grand
Island Zebras Wednesday night and
when the smoke had cleared the Ful
mer outfit was ahead. 19 to 9. Grand
Island slipped badly during the week
losing to Doane, York and Cotner.
Holste's Hastings quintet dropped
a pair of close games to Cotner and
Wesleyan. The Bronchos were handi
capped by the absence of Stephens,
their star forward, who was unable
to make the trip.
Kearney exchanged greetings with
York and romped away with the long
end of a .17 to 14 count, ('hadron split
even with Wayne and Omaha, Ne
1 raska Central and Peru Normal were
idle.
Athletes of Norway and Sweden
j *
Prove Best in Olympic Winter Sports
By Associated Press.
2 New York, Feb. H.—Nor tray's pro
trounced strength in tlie ski contests
'gave the Scandinavian country tlie
(bulk of points that curried it to de
jcisive t ietory in the winter sports
•of the eighth Olympiad, analysis of
Jthe games reveals.
■ In fn ir of the five ski evpnts, N'or
iway piled up 85 of its winning toltal
jot 134'-j points, alone more than
(enough to heat out its nearest com
cpetitor. Finland, which was second
•with 7fi'j. Norway tallied 22 out of
•a possible 25 points in tlie ski marn
ttlion, 20 In the ski speed event, 22 in
khe ski jumping contest and 22 in tlie
feomhined ski speed and jump test.
| Tliorlief Jlaug, crack Norwegian
fski juniper, was the Individual star
Inf the winter sports program, collect
Jfng S* points by winning three first
^places and a third. Clas Thunberg,
*the Finnish skating marvel, ranked
Jsecond to Jlaug, totaling 29 points
fn the four speed skating events, win
ling two of them and placing sec
ind and third In tlie others.
Athletes of Norway and Sweden
noved the most versatile, each scor
lAmerican League,
j to Give Diplomas
—
I Boston. Feb. 6.—At the annual
! schedule meeting of the American
i oague here yesterday it was voted to
award a diploma each year to the
1 player in the league who is named as
; the most valuable. Heretofore, as In
the case of George Sister, named for
1922, and Ilabo Ruth, elected last
season, the players received buttons.
It was decided to award diplomas
lo both Slaler and Rulh, who are tlie
first to be named to the ‘.'American
(League's Hall of Fame.”
* The much-talked-about possibility
•of a trade between the Yankees and
(White Kox for Eddie Collins, the
fchieago Cubs star second baseman,
(did not go through. The Chicago
lelub was not represented, its officials
j Games This Week
! Albion at Central City.
Alliance nt llayaril.
Sidney at Alliance.
Ra**ett at A In* worth.
'Arlington at Craig.
•J'luttenimitli at Aahland.
Ii\ork at Aurora.
♦Newanl at Aurora.
f]lralnar;l at David City.
'JlMMird at Coring
.Itloonifloid at Hiiuiii.
iJaHTHIIf fit llluclilll.
altroki-n How’ ut Utchficld
flfeiitric * at Hebron.
at rice ut Cenevu. .
utrice at Hasting*.
Ilanoln at Cambridge,
rte at Clav Center,
net* at Clav Center,
lentine ut ( hadron,
well* at CJreston.
den ut- flaarwater.
rtlii I .other Acd. at Sterling.
I her at Crete.
Ividere at Cheater,
rtls Aggie* at Mlnden.
rtls Aggie* at Vfoldrege.
wltt nt Alexandria,
gar at Ku*kln.
XWaverly at Kagle.
•Pleasanton at Kim Creek.
•Nehawkn nt Klmwood.
Fullerton at Albion.
Fall* City at Neb. City.
Hliiiherf at Falls CHy.
Foils C ity at Kahetha. Kan.
Omaha Central at Fremont.
Norfolk at Fremont.
Stockvlllo at Oothenburg.
Fa mam at Oothenburg.
South Oman a at Ceneva.
Oenoa Indian* nt Wahoo.
Oenoa at Ifaveloek.
Ooehner at Howard.
Denton at Hickman.
Olltner at Hampton.
Hamilton County tournament.
Cush ton at Henderson,
tnlffanl at Fairmont.
jKavenna at Harvard.
■Kallam at Waverly.
tJIasting* Pros, at Juanita.
fj/cxTnrton at Kearney.
•Uncoln at Omolia (Tech).
*Unroln nt Omaha (Central).
»I.oup City at Ansley.
•Madrid at Venango.
VMii rune tie at Polk.
•Milford at Cniverslty Place.
'lkittrr at Milford.
{MfUrlll at Mitchell.
iMcCook at Alma.
fMcCook at Oxford.
jNtoponeo at Franklin.
;Kehron at Nelson.
«Madi*on at Newman drove.
•Creighton Prep at Tech (Omaha).
•Osceola at Polk.
• Ht. Paul at Ord.
fWtltlgan at Ohlowa.
♦Hutton at Noiitli Omaha.
“Auburn at Plattsmoiith.
▼Pawnee City at Auburn.
♦Rave.inn at Hutton.
* Ansley at Ravenna.
* Berwy n at Hargrnt.
Rodii* at Hbelton.
..Seknyler at Columbus.
\Hcottsbluff at Morrill.
^Chapoell at Hc«*tt*bluff.
▼dtttaralso at Seward.
Ncrllmor at North Ifend.
IVeliron at Superior.
Sterling at Cook.
Tobin* at HwHiiton.
• Mullen at Tbeilford.
Wilber at Unroln (Aggies).
Salem nt Verdun.
Vermillion. H. I».. at Wayne.
Yankton at Wayne.
Dwight at WtSNH
ing in eight nf the 16 events on the
program. The United States and
Finland each scored in seven of the
16 events.
Finland's strength was in the
speed skating events, In which the
Finlanders scored 49Vi points in addi
tion to 14 points alloted as a bonus
to athletes competing in every event.
The United States which finished
fourth, one point behind England,
scored 1(1 of its 29 points when
Charles .lewtratv romped home ahead
of the field in the 500 meter speed
skating event. Miss Beatrix l-nugh
ran and Mrs. Theresa Weld Blanch
ard accounted for eight more by
winning second and fourth places,
respectively in the women's figure
skating event. The hockey team by
placing second to Canada, won five
points while Anders Haugen’s fourth
place victory in the ski jump for
style added three more points to the
score. One-point each was gathered
for sixth places by N. W. Niles in*
the men's figure skating, by Niles and
Mrs. Blanchard in the pair figure
skating and by Valentine Bialais in
the 5,000 meter speed skating event.
being detained by the Joe Jackson
suit. No other trades, if any, were
made public.
The playing schedule for 1924,
which opens April 23 and closes Sep
tember 24, was ratified.
The batting practice of visiting
clubs, it was voted, should be of 20
minutes’ duration from June 1 to the
end of the season, and half an hour
from the opening of the season un
til June 1. This is designed to set at
rest any disputes that might arise
over preparations for games.
Coadi Patton
Has Tough Job
■South high's basket hall coarh.
Jatnes Pat Ion, has a tough job aheaid
of him this week. The Packers play
Geneva Friday and Sutton Saturday
and to d.>le Coach Patton has been un
able to find a suitable combination of
basketeers.
Graduation hit the South high quin
tet a hard blow last month and now
Patton Is playing doctor and trying to
mend the punctured South team.
Yesterday Coach Patton was on the
lookout for a running guard. Julius
K&tzman. graduated last week, left a
big hole In the South defense when he
lecelved his sheepskin.
State League
Meeting Opens
By Assorts ted Tress.
Grand Island, Neb., Feb. *.—As
representatives of Nebraska state
league clubs gathered here late this
afternoon there was a strong under
eurrent for a tristate league com
posed of the stronger cities of the cir
cuit. President Grolte and Representa
tive Seglest of Sioux City, Uullett of
Norfolk and Jacktnan of Grand Is
land were here, waiting for represen
tatives of Lincoln, Beatrice snd Hast
Ings to arrive before beginning their
meeting.
Pikers Drop First
Conference Game
Norman,%Okl., Feb. 6.—Washington
university tasted Its first Missouri
Valley conference basket ball defeat
of the season here today when It
bowed before Oklahoma university, 21
to 19, In one of the most spirited
caging contests ever played on the
Sooner floor.
Minner was the high point ipati
for Washington, while Wheeler was
the stellar performer for Oklahoma.
Parraut to Meet Mat Artist.
Olarlnda, In., Feb. 6.—A wrestling
match between Ralph Parraut, mid
dleweight champion, and Mervlli Bar
rackman, a favorite with southwest
ern Iowa fans, Is scheduled at Olu
rlnda, February 7. Barrackman has
an unbroken lino of victories In
Olarlnda. and It Is thought, the world
champion may have a dose run for
his title. Interest la high, and the
reserved scat sale Is now far up In
th« hundred#
We Could Use a Lon Myers at Paris :: :: :: By Ed Hughes
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□iRTAI.V figures will stand out
for all lime in various tlelils of
endeavor. their overshadowing
personality, in addition to their fame,
putting them in the class of im
mortals.
In this category must he included
the late I Awrence E. (Ixm) Myers,
whoso feats on the cinder path made
him the most prominent runner in
the early riHys of organized amateur
athletics in America. This reputa
tion was enhanced when ho visited
England and demonstrated to the
hitherto unbelievers In the home of
footracing that the American times
of the numerous races which the
young athlete had won were, if any
thing, too conservative.
In the new book. "How to Sprint,”
just published in the Spalding Ath
letic? library. In addition to the in
structions given for becoming profi
cient in this specialty of the track, Is
an interesting record of Myers' activ
ities. a remarkable one, indeed, and
which would probably never have
Iceen preserved were It not Included In
that volume.
Myers, who was horn in Richmond,
Va., February Ifi, 18.V1, was noted
among Ids companions as a runner
and jumper, hut none suspected (lie
latent ability that lie subsequently dr
reloped, lie made Ids first appear
•lire oil tin- cinder path in rrgular
competition at the election day games
of the New loch Mhlrtic clufc, No
vember 18*8, when lie won the quar
ter-mile handicap with ea*e.
Dining the following summer he
carried all before him and at the na
tional championship meeting won no
less than three championship*, the
220, 440 and 880 yards.
At the national championship* of
1880 ho ran several limes in one day
and won the 100, 200, 440 and 880
yard championships. The following
week he competed in the Canadian
championships at Montreal and re
peated his victories in the same
events, thus winning eight national
championships in one year, a feat
that, has never since been duplicated.
Kunning in the colors of the old
.Manhattan Athletic club of New
York, whose emblem, the Cherry Dia
mond, was carried by many famous
athlete* of the decade of the '80s,
Myers’ performance brought much
prestige to that organization. In 1881
hi* i luh determined lo send him to
Kngland, where doubt had been ex
pressed—and reasonably so—that any
human being coidil perforin *11 of the
feats that had been attributed to
the American meteor.
Myers won hi* first race, a quar
ter mile, by II yards in 4!i 4 5 sec
ends, beating all English records. A
week later he covered the same dis
tance In 48 seconds, 20 yards ahead
of the second man, and at the Eng
lish championships the week follow
ing he set the record for the half at
1:56, which stood for years.
Myers made two other visits to Eng
land In 1884 and 1885, defeating th*
swiftest runners there. From 1879 to
1885 Myers held each year a cham
pionship at one distance or another,
and in some years held several.
Muring the time Myers competed
as an amateur, lie won 14 American,
10 I'nnadian and 3 English champion
ships. His victories In other com
petitions were innumerable.
Home Idea of Myers’ versatility may
be gathered liy a glance at the rec
ords he established both here and
abroad from I860 to 1883. These were
accomplished over a variety of dis
tances, both on the flat and over low
obstacles. No man before Ids time nr
since lias ever shown such marvelous
all-around footracing ability, and
while nearly all of the records lie es
tablished hate gone by the hoard,
there appears little likelihood that his
equal will ever be seen again.
The marks which Myers made as
an amateur are nppended:
69 yartfl—!»** Mrondi; D*ftmb#r It.
SIM. *t N>w York
71 /4rrU—7% second*; Jununry II, I'M.
at N>w York. __
100 yard*—10 seconds; September 38.
1880 at New York
120 yards—12 seconds. May 30, 1112, at
New York
200 yards—20** seconds; September *15,
1*1! at New York
2R0 yard*—20 seconds, June J, 1112, at
New York
300 yards—31 S seconds; October 22.
1881 at New York.
350 >ards—36 4-5 seconds; October 35,
1881 at Philadelphia.
4vf yards—43 3-5 seconds; July 16, 1111.
at Birmingham. England
100 yards—58 second*; May Z». 1110, at
Htat.*n Island. N Y
• 00 yards—1 minute, n 2-5 seconds; July
1. 18*2. st Polo grounds. New York.
660 yards—l minute, 22 seconds; July 17
1880. at New York
700 yards—1 minute. 31 seconds; Sep.
temher 16 1883. at Brooklyn. N. Y.
800 yards—1 minute. 44 2-5 seconds; Sep
tember 16. 1182. at Brooklyn. N. Y
142 yards—1 minute. 41 3-5 seconds on
grass. July 6. 1185. at Laondoa, Eng
land.
810 yards—1 minute 55 2-5 aeconda; July
7. 1884 at Birmingham. England:
August 3. 1*15 at Blackley, England;
October 3 1815. at New York.
1000 yard*—2 minute*. 13 aeconda; Octo
ber 8, 1581, at Polo grounds. New
Ycrk
1220 yards—3 minutes, 11 seconds; No
vember 3«. 1882, at Polo ground#.
New York
1 mile—4 minutes 27 2-5 seconds: Novem
ber 11. 1682, at Polo ground* New
York
440 >ards. 2-foot 6-lnrh hurdle#—1 minute
IS seconds; November 1. 1110. at
N* w York.
213 yards, 2-foot €inrh hurdles—27“% se«*.
ond*: May 20. 1812. at Staten Island.
N T.
Ix>n >|>nr< died in New York Fehrn
ary 11, IMC from * reUpae follow
ing an altark of pneuitmnia, within
a day of hi* 4l*t birthday.
(Reprinted by kind permission of A
O. Spalding A Bros.)
Final Creighton
Track Trvouts
Coach Chet Wynne of the Creigh
ton university track team will hold
final tryouts for places or. the Blue
jay track team that will be entered
In the Kansas City Athletic club In
door meet at Kansas City Saturday,
at the Creighton gymnaalum this
afternoon.
The Bluejay track coach has been
working extra hard tha laat month
or ao trying to turn out what he
hopes to he a winning relay team.
Stewart, Bower, Schuler, Bendon,
Morriasey, Keane and Burbrldge have
been trying out for the relay squad
and from this aquad Coach Wynne
expects to pick his team.
"Stew” Stewart, holder of the Kan
sas state quarter mile record, will fly
the Blue and White colors In the spe
cial open quarter mile race at the
Kansas City meet.
Stars of Track
World in Meet
■
Kanana City, Feb. 6.—Rome of the
beat athletea of the middleweat are
entered In the Kanana City Athletic
club indoor track and field meet to
be held here Saturday night. In
cluded among the atnra are Harold
Oaborne, Jole Ray, Ray AVataon and
Kddle Knoulck of the Illinnl* Athletic
club.
Oaborne la the American all around
champion and Ray hold* eeveral
wdrld'a record* in the distance and
middle dlatance rune. AVataon. *
former Kanana Aggie atar and track
captain, la n widely known middle dis
tance man and Knoulck la a pole
vnulter of note.
In addition are entered Karl Me
Kowun, a Kanana State Normal polo
vaulter, who laat year broke ths
world'* Indoor record; Tom I’oo'r of
the tlnlveralty of Kanana, a high
Jumper, and AVnlter* of Ainea, n fn«t
quarter mller.
Fifty school*, Including Notre Hams,
eight metnl>era of the Mlanourl Af»I
ley conference and member* of ths
Mlaaourl and Kanana conferences
will bo represented irr the, meet.
Fight manager has Ju*l rtla
covered he has been voting illegal- .
ly for year*, lint it didn't make
any difference—he always voted for
old Hill Bryan.
Villa to Meet Marks
Pancho Villa nnd Georgia Marks,
the California flyweight, will buttle 15
round in Madison Hqtmrs Garden to
morrow night, with the world's tide
at stake.
Marks has been going Mg since hi«
nrrlval In New York several weeks
8 go.
Squash Net Player Arrested.
New York, Feb. H.—Col. V. M. Har
vey, member of tho all star KngUxh
squash tennis team which arrived to
day nlsinrd the Tyrrhenia for a series
of International matches In this coun
try nnd Canada, wan arrested on a
charge of deserting Ills wife as lie left
the steamship pier In company with,
a welcoming party of f^ew York club
men.
I'liililes to Camp Soon,
Philadelphia, Feb. tl. — Manager
Fletcher of the Philadelphia National
league hasehall club will leave with
his pitchers and catchers fur their
southern training camp at Leesburg.
Fla , on February Tit. They will stal l
rounding Into shape two days Inter.
The Infleldnrs anil outfielders will
report at Leesburg shout March 1.
J
Stocking and
p
Potter Winners
Nebraska's annual state squash
tournament got off to a flying start
at the Omaha club yesterday when
George Stocking, state and city champ
nnd "Cub'' Potter, former champion,
won their games, the feature matches
In the first day of the tourney.
Stocking defeated John Caldwell, IB
to 12, and IB to 7, while Potter beat
Francis Gaines, IB to 2 and IS to 9.
Today's matches will bring together
Sim king nnd Gaines; Caldwell and
Webster and Potter and Madden.
Trophy cups will be given to the
winners.
In Class B. Allan Tukey. Temple
McFayden, Harkness, Kountze, Harry
Greenway, Kd Pettis, Naso Young.
Clary Sibhemson, "Chuck" Allison.
Mac Bahirlge and Caaper Offutt will
compete.
Purple Plays Fremont.
The more or less unsuccessful Cen
tral high school basket ball team
will play Fremont on the latter's
floor tonight nnd try to get sweet
revenge for the defeat the Fremont
rrs banded the Purple three weeks
ago.
Conch Hill of Central will take 12
player* to Fremont In hopes of turn
ing the tide on the nut staters. Mon
ey Robertson, forward, has been de
clared Ineligible. Ralph Church will
take his place.
Dennison Plans Show.
"See yourself ns others see you."
That will bn tho litln of Johnny
Dennison s show which will he sinned
nt the city hall February 13 for the
Omaha municipal amateur Imll play
aria.
Dennison, who Is the new secretary
of the Muny association, will show
pictures of amateur hall plovers via
stereoptloon machine.
Wants Champ in Kxhihilion
New York, Feb. f>.—Crank le Nil
wards, promoter of the Jack Dempsey
exhibition bout next Monday night nt
the Coliseum arena. Is negotiating
with Jack Kearns, manager of the
world champion, to have Dempsey
remain here for the Martin lturke dene
Tunney championship battle, ached
tiled for February 13.
Dempsey will box a six round exhl
httlon nilh II.idling Owens, the 340
poling negro who recently won h ilc
cMon here over Haltllng Slkl
Toledo to Train in Florida.
Gainesville. Kla.. Keb. 6.—Joseph D.
O'Brien, president and owner of the
Toledo American association club, an
nounced here today that he had def
initely selected Gainesville as training
quarters for the Mudhena for ltI4
and that the team would arrive here
about March 15 for a three weeks'
stay.
ADVEKTianiKNT.
TAKE SALTS IF
Tells Rheumatism Sufferers
to Take Salts to Get Rid
of Toxic Acid.
Rheumatism is no respecter of age.
sex. color or rank. If not the moat
ilangcrous of human afflictions It Is
on« of the most painful. Those sub
ject to rheumatism should eat no
sweets for a while, drees as warmly
** possible, avoid any undue exposure
and above all. drink lota of pur#
water,
Kheumallsm is caused by uric add
or lirwly waste matter, and Is often
generated In the trowels and absorbed
Into the blood. It Is the function of
the kidneys to filter this poison from
tho blood and cast It out In the urine;
• he pores of the skin are also a means
of freeing the blood of this Impurity.
In damp and chilly, cold weather the
skin pores are closed, thus forcing
the kidneys to do double work; they
become weak and sluggish and fall
to ellrnlnnte this toxic acid, which
keeps accumulating and circulating
through the system, eventually set
tling In tho Joints and muscles, caua
Irtg stiffness, soreness and pain,
Called rheumatism.
At the first twinge of rheumatism
iret from arty pharmacy about four
ounces of Jad Salts; put a tablespoon
ful In a glass of water and drink b#
for# breakfast each morning for a
week. This Is helpful to neutralise
aridity, remove wsslo snd stimulate
the kidneys, tints helping to rbl the
Mood of these rheumatic poisons.
.tart Salts Is Inexpensive, and l«
made from the arid of grapes snd
lemon Juice, combined with llthln,
and I* used with excellent results by
thousands of folks who nie subject to
rheumatism.
AMERICAN LEAGUE CRYING FOR
PITCHERS-YANKEES WELL FIXED
Detroit Tigers Claim They W ould Run One, Two, This Sea
son If They Could Find Real Second Baseman—Might
Get Dykes From Connie Mack If Cobh Would Swap
Some of His Hurler#—W ashington Also Needs Good
“Chucker#.”
By DAVIS J. WALSH.
SW YORK, Keb. 6.—
%
No deal got be
yond the rumor
1 stage of extreme
adolescense at the
American league
schedule meeting
in Boston owing
to the fact that
seven clubs in an
eight-club circuit
are seeking one
and the same
thing, viz, to wit,
and namely:
l... a Pitchers.
This was the
opinion expressed today by Edward
G. Barrow, business manager of the
New York Yankees, upon his return
from the scene of activity, if any.
Edward can take a philosophic vi(Av
of the situation. He happens to be
booked up with the only club in the
league that Is immune from the great
drought, responsible for turning the
American league into a one-team
proposition.
Intra-league deals have come to
nothing for the past year or so be
cause every manager, except Hug
gins, is after pitchers, Barrows
said. “There ran be no basis ar
rived at for a trade as long as
every man is after the same thing.
They have even tried to get some of
our pitchers away from us, but
Huggins knows he is sitting pretty
and has no Intention of breaking bp
an all-star staff. It looks as though
the situation will remain as it Is In
----
the American league until a flock
of young pitchers is developed.”
A glance over the seven remaining
clubs In the league serves to con
firm Barrow’s analysis. The Detroit
Tigers claim they would run one
two. this season if they could fab
heir to a real second baseman. They
might have been able to get Dykec
from Connie Mack if It was not foi
the fact that the latter Is hot aftci
pitchers and the Tigers have none tc,
spare; in fact, are Just a bit inade
quate in this respect.
The Athletics as stated are sit
ting tight behind their lineup ex
cept that Mack wants at lease one
more capable pitcher. Tris Speak
er rut in Cleveland could stand
three or more and would not coun
tenance a deal that did not include
a first class hurlcr or so.
The Senators also figure they would
finish In the first division with a
couple of fetching young men to
help Walter Johnson; the Browns,
provided thaler returned to the game,
would t>e real contenders with a fair
staff of men grouped around Urban
Shocker, and the White Sox in addi
tion to needing a shortstop, must get
more pitching strength If they hope
to figure at ail.
It was the collapse of their staff
that ruined the Sox last year and
nothing has been done about it in
the meantime. And, according to
Barrow, nothing can be done about
it since nearly every club seeks ex
actly what Ihe Sox are seeking.
Even the Red Sox claim to be more
or less satisfied with their present
array, except in the box.
Team Owners Busy Grooming
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Entries in Famous Dog Derby
Hr AMortated Prui.
Ashton, Idaho, Feb. 6.—The Amer
ican dog derby, to be run here Febru
ary 23, has taken on an international
aspect with the entry of a team from
Canada. A competitor from Alaska
also Is anticipated.
Whether Canadian or Alaskan
dogs, trained for long drags instead
of for speed, will be able to hold
their own witli the fast American
teams of this section is a dispute
unsettled, hut Idahoans generally
are willing to "bet their shirts” on
their entries.
Miss Lydia Hutchison, heroine of
past Ashton races and nationally
known as a pilot of dog teams, will
drive the Canadian team. She was
last reported in Montreal picking out
her dogs, which will tie entered under
the colors of the Montreal winter
sports committee. Heretofore "Lyd"
as she is known in this section, has
driven her teams with excellent re
sults. She always was among the
first to cross the finish line. In the
last year, however, she has had ill
luck with her doga. many of which
have died of «ome strange malady.
Several drivers already are here,
putting their teams through prac
tice. The youthful Olrolt Zarn is
among them.
"Smoky” Gaston, the present
champion, whose team won last
year by a few seconds, has his
dogs about 60 miles from Asliton.
In the Targhee Forest is the hunt
ing lodge of William Kooch. who un
til put out 'of the race by a sick dog
made a wonderful showing in the
last derby. On the Buffalo river, also
In the Targhee, is "Tud” Kent, for
mer American champion and »c
knowledged one of the crack dog
drivers and trainers of the world. He
is intent on recovering the honors
which Gaston lifted from him last
year.
This city lies to the southwest ©I
Yellowstone National park. During
the winter months it is the meeting
point of the railroad to the south and
the snow trails to the norh.
Ilace officials are making elaborate
preparat.ons to care for visitor* this
year, as the event has been growing
in interest annually.
Duane Completes Schedule.
Crete, Neb.. Feb. 6.—Doan© collect
wlU play nine football games next fall,
according to the schedule announced
by Coach Noesek. The Crete school
bad one of the stronger teams of the
state conference last year and expects
to have a 1S24 winner^. The Doane
schedule follows:
October ? Otn*r collet* at Cre**
October 11. Festtnts collet* at Cr*te
October 17. Nebraska Central at Central
City.
October 24. Fern Normil at F*m.
October 21, Grand Island coi **• a*
Crete.
November 7 Tork collate at York.
November IS. Kearney Normal at Ke«r
ney
November 21. PL Benedict c«Tl+CO a
Arch-eon K»«.
November 27. Midland collete at Fr*
moot.
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