■4~ =, 1 The Omaha Sunday Bee i- 4 VOL. 68—NO. 86. PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1024. 1—B FIVE CENTS 11 —■ - _ _ - _- - . . — Major Ball Teams Prove Attractive to Many Former Sandlotters Recruits Are Flocking to Big Leagues for Coming Season •Jure Ilian 100 New Names Have Been Added Now and Others ^ ill Come. By Associated Fres*. •New York. Feb. 9.—National league clubs will take south an un usually promising array of new tal ent this year for the spring training and testing program, according to an official list made public today at league headquarters. Mor# than 100 additions have been made to the rosters of the eight clubs m the senior circuit. Of these about ^0 will strive for the first time to land major league berths. The re mainder were recalled for further i rial or obtained in major feague oeals. i ’hristy Mathewson s Boston Braves ^pa^^ad the list with 110 additions to the squad. Pittsburgh and Brook l'n are next with 17 and 1(1. respec i veiy. while Cincinnati, standing pat i’ll its lineup outside the box, ha? i lie smallest number of newcomers, I ve. * Recruits, of whom high hopes arty entered, include Pitcher Kremcr, olv I tilled fry the Pirates from the Pa fic coast: Lucas, hurler, obtained by the Braves from San Antonio; I ••teller Yarrison and Shortstop Jones, Brooklyn rookies from the Pacific cast, ^and Jakie Mays, expensive southpaw bought by Cincinnati from Vernon, Cal. The complete list follows: Boston. Pitchers—Batchelder and Kemp, left handers; former with Worcester ■nd latter semi-pro of P.oxbury, •Mass., last year. Graham, six-foot Alabaman, who pitched for Little Rock last year. Lansing, secured from Macon, Ga. Fred Lucas from. •S.in Antonio. Stryker from Worces ter. Yeargin from Greenville, S. C. Catchers—Cousineau and Phillips: iornier from Albany and the latter Jrom a semi-pro of Worcester. Jflnllelders—Lane and Lefler from Knoxville. Tenn. Padgett from Mem phis. (Bancroft, Tierney and Kelle ber, added infield strength, are big 1 >aguers secured by trade or pur chase.) i lutfielders—Bagwell from Worces • r. Hperber. a leteran minor leaguer ■T '.’7. front Houston. Emmerich, also i, from Worcester. (Stengel and < unninghain. National leaguers se • nod by trade). Brooklyn. Pitchers- Green, left hander, three >'. Breaks Record Miss Sybil Hauer who, on the third day of the aquatic carnival at Miami, Fla., lowered the record time (or the 30-yard hack stroke. The former record was held liy Miss Hauer and was 34 2-3 seconds, i IThe record now is 33 3-5 seconds. s__/ Huge Arena for Firpo-Wills Bout New York, Feb, 8.—The syndicate of business men which apparently has landed the match between Lula Angel Firpo and Harry Wills intends to erect a brand new arena for this match, but the cite of the structure still remains a dark mystery. Ac cording to Ihe beat information air arena will Ik* erected which will have a eiatlng capacity of 12.000 persons. 1 .ike the famous fight stadium at Michigan City the proposed structure r ill be sunk into the ground and will he composed almost entirely of con crete. The ground "ill be scooped cut, de^p at the middle and then slope gradually up to the outer edge, a thin layer of concrete will be poured over the surface of the ex cavatton and the seals will lie placed upon this solid foundation. A few rows of seats will be raised above the ground level, but it is expected that r.t least 100.000 seats will l.e^iltuated In the bowl Itself. An arena ouch as this would lie perfectly safe* as far ns tipping over or collapsing Is concerned and at the same time be practically fireproof. The cost attached to constructing a bowl sunk Into the ground In much smaller than erecting stands above the surface and at the same time pro vides the safest structure for housing nn enormous crowd of people that possibly could be put together. The site of this structure lias not been decided upon, according to reliable in formal Ion, but several plots of ground in and alKUJt New York are under consideration and it '* expected that the final choice will l,e made vety shortly. Tourists Play Lacrosse. Los Angeles, Feb. 9.— Thr$e games of Lacroese in which all of the par ticlpants are W'omen were on the sport program for the Canidlan tour ists tenth annual reunion today at exposition park. The first battle was for the ladles' Lacrosse chamiponsblp of America; with the Canadian national railway's silver trophy aP stake. The' second game provided competition between lady amateurs from eastern and west ern Canada and the third was an ex hibltion game. Double Header Played. Shenandoah, Feb. 9.—Shenandoah High split even In a basket ball double-hsadet, the girls w inning, 28 to 18 from Nebraska City and the hoys losing a hard-fought game to Greenfield. 21 to 14. New Infielders to Play in Major Leagues for First Time Seven Shortstops to F) av Regularly in Majors in 1924 IVckinpaiigli ami Scott \rc bearing End in Big Time Show—Lee Willi 1 Bed Sox. . New York, Feb. 9.—Seven sliort stops will begin to play regularly on major league ball teams when the championship pennant raves open V»ril 15. Another is about to start urw second season in fast company, ui!e two veterans in that important m tion probably will he replaced in 19”*). The new regulars at short field are Travis Jackson of the Giants. Jimmy Jones of the Brook iyn, A tie ms of the Cubs. Wright of the Pirates. B n of the Cardinals, Lee of the Red Sox and Barrett of tre Whit* Sox. Sand of the Phillies “Broke in" last spring, and. though somewhat erartic in fielding, he Im proved with experience until Man ager Fletcher now believes he will he a fixture. Roger Peckinpaugh of the Washingtons and Kvorett Scott of the Yankees are nearing the end in the big circuits. McGraw always has Been well forti fied at shortstop. Bill Dahlen was among the Giant's stars when they won their first pennant under the little Napoleon in 1904. After the .retirement of Dahlen. Met;raw de veloped* A1 liridwell Jnto a w inner and then uncovered Fleteh* a great player, who was surseed d by Dave B i tin oft three' years ago. Robinson Imps Twenty. Manager Robinson «»f the Brooklyn* has had ex peri ante with 20 or more shortstops in the last 10 years. Al though he tried French, Berg and others last year he readily approved the purchase of Jones from the Feat tie club. Jones and a pitcher named Yarrison were purchased By Colonel Ebbets and the McKeevers for $50,000 last fall and from all accounts Jones, af TFist. will fill the bill. Dudley Leo. new shortstop of the Red sox, cost $50,000. Me was a sensation in Tulsa of the Western league lapt sfason and the price of hi* release was considered cheap. Barrett, who will start at short field for the White Sox, is an outfielder, but Frank Chance wants to use him regularly because of his heavy hat ting. also for the reason that two years ago he was a pretty clever infielder. Adams, a midget, i* slated t«> play short for the Cubs in the expected absence of Charley llollocher. ‘who still refuses to return to baseball. Adams Jumped into Ilollocher's shoes last Septeinlier and received much praise In < Idea go. Wright With Pirates. Wright, bought from Kansas City for $40,000 by the Pirates, will sup plant “Rabbit” Maranville at the out set and if he comes up to expecta tions the latter will be traded. Bell of the Cardinals is Branch Rh key's choice to cover the position insfeid of Doc Bavnn. But “Specs” Toporcor may crowd the youngster to the wall later In the approaching campaign. Jimmy O'Connell, whoso signed con tract for the coming season ban been received at the offices of the Giant*, v»»nn Is to Becin Ids second attempt to make good in fast company, his first, which was carried on through ia*t season to warrant his retention «''Connell. <>f c ourse, showed enough last season to warrant his rltentlon by the ('Rants, but he was a disap pointment to every one, including nnnself Ill-health, nostalgia find the lingering effects of n poor start as a big leaguer combined to k«#p him from performing at his best, but the youngster has put the dark days of 192*1 behind him. "This year." he wrote to John Mr Oraw, “I am confident I will make good for you. 1 want to thank you for the way In which you treated me last year and I hope you will he re warded for your patience by seeing me come through as a useful mem ber of the team this year." McAdam Under Harvey. Charley Harvey, manager of Billy Wells, has added a newcomer to his string of fighters. Mick McAdams, featherweight champion of Scotland, ia the mail and Charley declares that he Is good. McAdams has Been hailed as a sec ond Jem Driscoll and n "sure chnm pion” bv none other than the groat Jem himself, according to Marvev. Babe Ruth Intends to Break llis Record of r>9 Home Runs This Season New York, Keb. 8 - Babe Hutli was In town the other day und tvas the picture of health, 'fhe Balm Is a little rotund, perhaps, but then Jtuth never would make any money posing aa ft living skeleton, lie'll probably have to shed off some pounds at Hot Springs, hut then that is all 11 1m own buslnoss. Ruth says lie lias put in a pleas ant winter at the Sudbury (arm, hut he is anxious to get off to Hot Springs. "It will feel good again to wrap my hands arouiuh a bat,” said Ills Italie. Ruth says he will be Hit next mentli, and figures If he does not break Ills home run record of .111 next season it pnihahly will stand. Anyway, he intends to take anoUier • rrark at it, and expressed the hope that the pitrliers next season will not be so liberal with tlielr bases oil balls. ||e iloe** not rare a hang about setting a new base on balls record last season. While the Ha bo likes the new pas ture of the Yanks, lie thinks his chance of hanging up a now borne run record would ho better if the Yanks still were tenants at the Polo grounds. lie thinks the right field bleachers at the stadium are much more difficult for home run purposes than the light field zone at the Polo grounds I sure could pump a lot of b»l!v into that Giant stand opined the Ha he. Needles* to say, the Harnhlno Is rather certain that the Yanks will upset all precedent and win a fourth straight pennant. "Who In there to stop us?** asked the Babe. ^-Ti-;-;-:-;-'I Pa and Ma Coffman Helping Train Their Son Royal for Olympic Tryouts \ By RALPH WAGNER Till! fitribllngs of Atlanta, Ga., haven't anything on the <*«ff mans of Council Bluffs. No siioe! Coffman attends ttip fight, but she says her |#o'P is at home where she sees to it that Royal gets the right Ryan, instructor in boxing at the O. A. gi\es Royal advanced in struction in fisticuffs. , I4ke> "Pa” and "Ma” Strlbling of Hip fistic game, "Pa” and 'Ma” Ooff *~Q%£ Ca&wn %ai ^urMjfoihAsaJiisSurMif test (nan are helping, hoisting and work ing for their son. Royal, to become a greater, better and more experi enced lightweight fighter. Royal is a lightweight of consid erable promise. Me Is only 17 years old and has everything In his favor. Me ia a rlever Isjxer and can punch with either mitt. Royal also has cause of hi* ability to push tht’lea tl,er 10 make < tenoral Pershing sort of nervous. At the present. Coffman is trmn inc for the Olympic tryouts which will Is* held at Kansas City. March IT. At the la«t Kansas City meet he won over the champ of that section of the country, so doesn't expect to l.a\e much ‘ pubis next time, al though I’a Coffman says he isn't tak ing any • hances. Denny Ryan can't anything but Coffman .11 the ulympi : games in Paris This, however, all depends mi whether Hoys! wins at Kansas City and then in Boston where the final tryouts will l-e held. A' nrding to Pa Coffman. Royal al ways liked to push the leather gaunt bt». Even when Royal and his hrotiier were "kr.ee high to a grass hopper" they weir boxing at public gatherings, such as fairs and the like. DU\\ N af St. Petersburg. Fla., "Pop" Warner is taking on a healthy tan to start hia 30th j year of football coaching. Hate In March the Instructor who made great lecnnis with Cornell, Carlisle and Pittsburgh starts for Iceland Stanford to open up the spring school of foot ball tactics, where next fall he will bo thrown into a deadly grapple with Andy Smith's great California team, unbeaten for four years. "Pop" knows the Job be faces and the great strength of Andy Smith's organize Unn, but within a year or two ho hope s tu put Stanford In the running for at least an even brenk with the unbeatable Hems of the IJnldon state. Our first recollection of "Pop" Warner as a coach was around 1H95, when lie handled Georgia university and turned oat a star team. Since that date lie has carried through an an owing record of brilliant teams. He was usually handicapped at Pitts burgh by a schedule that few teams in the country could have carried. Few of the best would be willing to open a campaign with West \fr ginia and Ijifayette, and then raoxe along without any resting places by tlie autumn road side. But by late November "Pop" usually had Pitts burgh up with the strongest teams be tween file two oceans. Warner knows football and Warner knows men. He Is a brilliant tnstruc stor and n flne#leadcr. a first-class do voloper of morale. "I hope to have good material." he a.iid recently, "hut it always takes time to get any ay* fem started at a new place. 1 have had one of my aids on the job, and this will help, but ft may be another \ ear before we can hope to meet l ull forniu on even terms with an even • ■linnes to win. They play fine foot ball along the P.ielfic coaM, where the material Is usually big and rugged and lu love with tin* game. California lias had to play great fi*ntbnll to go four years vinlieateii. but J-bnith is • star comii and bis material ban been of the best." Down a( Clearwater, Ida., where llrnnkl>n trains, the fan population I* looking for great deeds from "Daily" Vaiue this year. "There is the boy," remarked one of the oldtiiue camp followers of the game, "win* Inis the stuff and the disposition. He had a great >rnr last season, hut be will hr tile best pitcher in either league h> next October. \ ant e made a big hi! tliroiigli this seetiou last spring and the west coast is pulling lor him to stand on top of the pitching list h> the siiinmer'iH end " The west const Is al o looking fur Clcnnn Collett to have the great cm golf season litis vear who has yet known. Her game was never quite •«s good this early In the aeason, end If whs clutmu t got overgolfed through too many tournaments she will ye turning in fcores equal to the male cavalcade. No one ha# come upon a filler exhibition of nerve than she hhowH agoinet Me*. Hurd In a recent tournament match. The two were ail square coming to the final green. Miss Colicu's t shot, and it stunned, rather than killed, the northern ducks. Bin Munn Mav r Meet Ed Lewis N< m York !'•;> # - Out of t!t«. west wul ii'iiie ".St rangier Lewis' opponent in the wrestling show to l<* staged I'V the newly formed Mayfldw er Athletic corporation ntender* who has heretofore been avoided by Lewis. Another nty sterious new comer from the west, a former college athlete with a foothall, hoitng and w restllng reputation, will be Introduced at tbe first show. He Is known as Big It*. Munn of the Fnlversit' of Nebraska. He weighs pounds, and Is six feet four inches In height \ algor Moots Dofoe. New- York. Feb 9.- Benny Yalgcr. 130 pound title aspirant, and Billy lie foe. of St Paul, met tonight In a ten round match for the third time in a year Neither Itoxrr displayed a marked superiority of skill in their other engagements Valger, lc» own manager for a year, has placed hint seif under the direction of Poddy Mul lins manager of Harry M ills Little Chief Is Favored In Race Followers for Honors in Handicap Little Chief, pride of the Colorado stable and a former member of the lUfli oi Hs at ring, has been elected as "best hei" in tlm coming Croffoth handicap at Tiajnana ns n real lit rf his an per h w nl In the Owners' hand! cap the other day. The splendid run net* not only look the wire but he also lowered the truck retard h\ MCCOIld Little chief has always been a horse to shoulder his wax along over a route. |l»' likes » distance and can pack along almost ahv given weight to g!or>. Formerly Little Chief ran with the • olOts of the Kain uFis stable \t tlmt time he had such stable mate* as Z*-\ . Whether that assot iation caused him tf> round into Ins present form, or whether it was the excellent training he received under the expert hands of Sam Hildreth, oi whether 1t was just inherent . . .m no? he said but the f.n t remains. Little £hicf is * race horse 1 V. Humphries, ovur: of the Col oratlo *Uble*. has declared that Little i'hief will not he held from the track pending the running of the hlj; handlrap. “Little i hlef * a race horse and 1 »m proud of him.” Humphries said ' The fans hke hint and a a long aa he ran run. he i* in a wa\ puldle property, l have m* Intention of stabling him and will enter him tn < \er\ r»o*» that wan ants hi* per for mame I am hu \ » ! . v»'d u\ ts it result of this statement ami an* following I.ittle filter* activities with deepest Interest, livery time the sleek hang tail goo* to the post hi* admirer* are r*ad> to show their Appreciation of hi* past form Pat McGill to Appear in Mat Show in N. V. U isner Latl to Meet Champion Lewis in Cotham Ring on Tuesday—INcl»ra*kan Fs Choice of Curley. I\i» McGill of- Winner, Neb., who has been making a name for himself in wrestling contests throughout the west, will make his ihst appearance in New York when he meets the champion, .Strangler Lewis, at the opening show of the Mayflower Ath letic club at the Seventy-first Regi ment armory on the evening of F'eV ruaty 1J. As soon ar this new club received its license from the State Athletic commission. Jack Curley, who is acting as matchmaker of the organization. got in touch with Lewis, and the champion agreed to / meet any opponent the promoter might select for the opening card Curk;y went over the list of possi bilities to meet Lewi* and finally par owed hie tlrtdce down to McGill. A wire was *ent west offering him » match w-ith the champion. Curley did not have to wait long for a reply, for the next clay a message arrived from McGill saying he was randy to meet any ore. and the match with Lewis would prove attractive to him. In McGill, f’urle.v believes he hsa a new face’which will become as pop uiru with the fans of Gotham as It is out west at the present time. Mc Gill has been on the traJls of the Zbyszkos. Caddock. Stecher and Lewis, but up to the present time Lewis Is the only one who ha* con sented to face this heavy son of Ire land. Curley will not prophesy that McGill will cb foat I/»wls. for the pres ent champion ha* been invincible s nee be won hts title three year* ago but the promoter does h-"liev» that tice Irishman 1* the toughest of the rev-, imere In the w restling pa« time ant should furnish Lew is w.th plent, of opposition. Golf Tourney Dates Conflict : • _„ New Yo:k. Feh. ?.—Although, hut few golf tournament dates for 1?‘. t I have been listed thus far. already fotn j "f the champion events for whim j -petes have lieen chosen "overlap.'* The national open championship !« hsted for tl>e Oakland Hill* Country ! i tub at Detroit June o and 6. with the 'rust against west team match the daw i i re.-edlng it. June 4. The AY omen » I La.st»rn Golf association champion i-hip and the tricity matches for tb« (Irtacofii cup are scheduled for the 1 week loginning June I and endir,: i June 7. The latter events this year | are to i*e held at the F-die Burn club, I near Boston. The Women’s Metropolitan Golf a» • w-mlion in selecting the Cherry Yab jl-v links as the scene of its 1474 chan-, j pionship. took into consideration the jdate« chosen for tlve eastern and inter | city gralchr-s, and picked tlie week j Is ginning May 1? for their event, iu ! order to give the contestants time to I nr-.cctiev for the Boston tournament. ! but the ftitersoholastio Golf associa then championship is scheduled for 'tlie Green* toh Country club. May I?, j'.'i and ;i. When the women gait er at Chen tHe" will find « ewirsf c<»nsM |* ,;»i»iy hi.funM aim! Th«* < h« • I? new holf** in comnn^wn • ctu«l all th€ ffreens hn\e be*n net*J bunkered. Knotty Problems of Basket Ball ^ —----/ .. WrVM1 Answer Y#» Qaotttton )n a cam* «si n fht rsi o' u "PPonanlo had h«»n a«a-d«1 i>. • OUT Of hour 1v To pTai’-c it to Vo tiouti.-»,| TV. van off TV. va-\ ov. our p.aiorv and rwiifi-t V- Vv T p"«yk',»','l-r' 'hr,ir * *"** "*• \n*ner. 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