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Purple Cagers Outplayed by - Maroon Tossers Bookkeeper JForwards Display Classy Work in Goal Regis tering—Drummondites Take Early Lead. ECHNll'AL High eager*, play i n g the brand of bas ket ball which boosted the Drummond <|uin tet to the State championship lust year, defeated tlie crack Central High five, 19 to ► 15, at the Tecli 1 nical gym yester day afternoon. The Maroon vic , tory was an im | pressive one. Cen | tral was clearly ^ outplayed, and, | j^i although t ll e - staunch heart of , fitting Captain Lawson turned back many a Maroon assault, poor aupport kept him from steniing the tide of Technical goals. •The Techsters were in rare form yesterday. They played stellar ball in every department of the game. The Maroon Jerseyed forwards raced down the sides to sink pot shots from the corners. They squirmed and twisted , (Jway from the Purple barrlcaders to toss under basket goals. | 2 Tech Forwards Jsliow Class. **** While the Technical forwards were I •swthlbiting classy work in goal regts > ^Bering, "the Technical guards were ' ^ftnothcring the Central forwards. *— Wally Marrow. Coach Hill's scor ing ace, was held without a field „ioal yesterday. Hts only contribu tion to the scoring was a brace of free throws After taking the lead right from the .•tart, 'the Techsters were never head J&. After “Buck” Crabb’s opening "Jiuarker from the side, the Purple were never able to overcome the lead. Following Crabb’s opener, Cham 4Juist scurried down the court to —eount from beneath the hoop. Gere rick counted first for the Purple with L neat side shot. The quarter ended —•with Technical to the front of a 4 Z3o 2 count. [JJJ Swanson opened the scoring in the •TRcond quarter on a followup-shot reg lettered after he had missed a long 1 ^Jbss. Gerelick again put Central within "Striking distance with a perfect toos -~3rom ths side, but Holm sent the Ma 2Boons ahead with an under goal —gtarker. —— The half ended with Technical lead tThgi s to 4. —Tech Stages Passing Attack. The Rrummondltes lashed out a passing attack In the early minutes the final stanza which netted them JJ* sextet of markers. The sudden ^oelug'e of goals seemed to take the 3feind out of the Purple sails, for from SXhen on the Techsters were never In ganger. mom In the final 30 seconds of play, Cen Tral launched a belated rally which "Netted it a pair of goals and brought -saShe Purple score within five points of r?J}»e Maroon. No man stood out from the Maroon —machine of victory. Every Maroon-jer "^Jeyed warrior played at top speed •“^throughout the contest. For the first >tlB* this season the Techsters play -•<Ta snappy passing gams. Pop ths losers, Captain Vint Law son stood head and shoulders above “tthe rest. Lawson was ths heart and flight of ths Purple quintet yester *-day afternoon, and, although he could ?,jiot turn defeat Into victory, his ag ^.^•resslve guarding held down the ^Maroon score. Terhnliel. FO FT A FT F Pt*. CbarnquUt, rf.1*2 * o 4 fc“Boder, rf. .0 0 0 1 0 TCrabb. If.X • » 0 A 2 ^Thorne, If.0 A a a a . -i wart a. If. .2 A o o 4 Jjjuat, e. <C.) .1 0 0 3 2 . twinion, rg....1 1 0 1 2 „ Jlolm. lg.S 1 1 1 6 "ZZ Touts ., .5 4 I 6 12 Central. FO FT A FT F Ft*. .Marrow, rf.A 4 2 0 2 ’•Wortc*k, rf. a. ... A o o • 0 Church. lfL ........0 a a o o Bobortaon. i If. .,1 1 0 0 2 I.awaon, rg. (C.) ..1 1 A 2 2 fVeroltck, If.2 2 1 1 s ^reread*. If. .2 o o o 4 35 Totals .« 8 3 8 15 T.— Referes: A. A. Schablngor. ~z “Lyd” Hutchison Not to Compete in Race j Ashton, Idaho, Feb, 21—With mmiiiw falling and the temperature ^traduallj going down, trail conditions expected to be excellent here to •sunorrow for the 25-mile American dog •^‘^iinoky” Gaston, winner of the 1923 rare, is the favorite to win to morrow's ronteat, bnl, the Canadian entry and ottiers also have many Jackets. ; “ The Canadian entry, sent here by -Aw Montreal wilder sports roinmit m is expected to he well to the fore. Miss Lydia Hutchison ol Ashton, who was to drive tlw Canadian team wlH not be in the race. May-A-Gan, flit lead dog, lias pneumonia and “Shorty” Russicli, trainer, will drive a leaderless pack. ; f!oach Jones Presented With Remembrance 'Yowa City, la., Feb, 21.—Members • o£ the Iowa City Rotary club at their regular weekly luncheon here today presented Howard H. Jones, since 1916 football coach and athletic di rector of the University of Iowa, with a gold watch. • Mr. Jones leaves here March 1 for • Durham, N. C., where he 1ms accepted a coaching position with Trinity col lege. The local club members have recommended that Mr. Jones bo voted membership in the Durham Rotary club. Swimming Meet Postponed. The dual swimming meet between the Omaha Y. At. C. A. and the Ttti'hnlcal high aphudieis, scheduled j * for Haturday night, has been post wuned hn'e^wlieif L -- — - - » .... — — if---- “ ~ Winners of Olympic Hockey Championship J Above are pictured the members of the Olympic hochey team from Canada, who won the world's hockey cham pionship by defeating the United States team in the finals of the winter games at Chamonix, in the French Alps. - ■ ., -—— t—;-'.it-\ Firpo Willing to Meet Fred Fulton V_J St. Paul, Minn., Feb.. 21.—The American managers of Luis Firpo, Hill MeCarney and Hugh Gartland, today informed Jack Reddy, manager for Fred Fulton, local heavyweight, that Firpo is willing to meet the plas terer in Newark, N. J., or the Twin Cities,some time in May, in Firpo's first 1924 appearance in this country. Mail Contracts to Link Plavers j INCOLN, NEB., Feb. 21. — Eleven contracts were to day mailed to play ers on the reserve list of the Lincoln club in the Ne braska State base ball league. Al though followers of ths game here are still confident of the eventual transfer of the Sioux City franchise in the Western league to this city, State league owners here In order to protect their rights are obliged, they said, to submit con tracts before March 1, to keep the players from becoming free agents. According to reports here. C. J. Hulac, president of the Norfolk State league team, has announced he will oppose waiving territorial rights to Lincoln unless a $2,500 payment shall b* paid for division among State league teams. If other members fol low his lead and directors of the Western decline to make the pay ments, it was declared that Sioux City will retain its present status in the Western and the schedule of that league will be framed accordingly. Horses Race Against Time. Goshen, N. T„ Feb. 21.—E. Roland Harriman, president of the Orange County Driving Park association, an nounced today that arrangements had been completed to have Peter Mann ing, 1:50 S-4 champion trotter, and Sanardo, 1:59 1-4 pacer, race against the world’s record over a half mile track at a meet here August 5, 6 and It York Not to Compete in* Volley Ball Tournament York, Neb., Feb. 21.—Owing to the elimination of A. H. Hlltner and M. F. Jones, on grounds of professional ism, York Y. M. C. A. volley bail team will not compete In the tournament to be held today at Lincoln. Hlltner Is employed as an officer In the local "Y," while Jones has received com pensation for refereeing games. Plana are being discussed for n baseball league in York county for the coming summer. York will have two teams and Waco, McCook, Bene dict, Gresham and possibly Bradshaw will each have one. Definite plans will be announced later. Lacy After Omaha Amateurs Jack Lacy, Omaha boy, who will manage Marshalltown, la.. In the Mississippi Valley league, left Oma ha yesterday on a business trip after signing four Omaha amateurs for bis club. Lacy still has bla strings out for two more local players, being after J, J. Mlrasky, who plade shortstop for the Standard T-aundry last sea son, and an outfielder, whose name Lacy refused to divulge. The four Omaha boys who have signed with Lacy are: Frank Stav nlak, Clifford Bogu«, Fred Kraji cek and Theodora Thnrane. Siki Lands at Havana. Havana, Feb. 21.—Rattling Kikl, French Senegalese boxer, arrived here today for a series of exhibition bouts. He came over from Key West where he had missed a boat after getting In jail on rharges of creating a dis turbance. f-;-\ Court Rules in Favor of Hoppe Against His Wife V__/ New York, Feb. 21.—Supreme Court .Justice Bijur yesterdny denied a motion of Mrs. William F. Hoppe, wife of the billiard champion, to have her husband precluded from offering evidence on the trial of his divorce suit In support of charges of mis conduct which he made against her. Mrs. Hoppe cited her husband's complaint In which lie accused her of misconduct with "divers persons'' and at "divers llmea and places." When she asked for a hill of pHr tlculnrs speclfylnv definite dales and names lloppe replied he had no fur [ iher Information, whereupon Mrs. 1 sought to lmve him precluded from offering evident! Conflict Over Selection of U. S. Tennis Ball for Olympic Games L ____ J By Associated Frees. PARIS, Feb., 21.—A serious con flict over tlie choice of the tennis ball to ba used in the competi tions of the Olympic games has re sulted in th£ resignation of Alan H. Muhr as secretary of the French Tennis federation and may cause France to go unrepresented in tills branch of the Olympic competitions. When the tennis federation learned that the French Olympic committee liad adopted a tennis hall of Ameri can make for the matchea next -luly it Informed the Olympic committee men that unless the American hall was withdrawn the French tennis team would not take part. To this tlie Olympic committee rejoined with an expression of regret but said its decision must stand. Frantz Relchel, secretary, and Alan H. Muhr, International secretary of the French Olympic committee, are being bitterly aaaalled and openly ac cused by members of the tennis fed eration with having adopted a ball of American make for the purpose of favoring the American tennis player over the English and French. Both* Relchel and Muhr retort that their only desire is to give Olympic competitors the benefit of the best available material, adding that the American tennis players need no favors and will be able to look after themselves. "There were only two halls con sidered,” _said Secretary Relchel to day, one of American make and the other of English. Players on the continent, contrary to the statements made by the French Tennis federa tion, us# both of these indiscrimin ately. The Olympic committee was Informed by the technical commis sion of the federation that the Ameri can hall was the superior one ami also that it was exclusively used in North and South America and Aus tralia. It was therefore chosen.” The offlcit is of the federation con tend the English ball is more exten sively used In France and In Europe In general and are persisting in the threat to withdraw the French team from the Olympic competition unless the American hall order is conceled. Secretary Reichel, however. Insists the decision is final and that the order cannot be revoked. Omaha University Loses to ■ Chadron Eagles by 11 to # Score HR C h a d r o n Ragles upset a hit of state confer ence dope when they defeated the Omaha University Maroons in a hard-fought game on the Omaha court Wednesday. The score was . 17 to K, but docs not tell half the | story, for it was one of the great est games played this season by the Maroons. Coach Adams’ men carried the bail down the floor time after time, only to lose the point when the ball would roll around the basket and flip out. Chadron made the first tally with a basket from short range. A few minutes later It scored on a free throw. The first period was featured by fast, snappy play and by the utter Inability of the Omahans to hit the hoop. Both teams were playing a close guarding game, although Oma ha got a big majority of shots, due to clever passing, and both made fre quent substitutions. Chadron was holding the long end of the 6 to 2 score at the middle period. The Eagles came back strong in the second half, determined to maintain their lead, and succeeded in making the first counter shot from around the goal line. Slater and Drdla each managed to sink a free throw. O'Con ner of Chadron then slipped behind tho first line of Omaha's defense and hooped another fling from the neigh borhood of the foul line. That goal seemed lo giir Omaha its rye for the basket, (or in jig time, after beautiful teamwork. Meek shot his second goal under the basket, and Anderson slipped in a neat side allot from a difficult angle. The crowd was by this time up in the air. The score »os 9 to 8, In favor of Chadron. A time out seemed to slow up Imth teams, but Chadron Bank two nice allots, one from the center of the floor and the other a dizzy one-handed over head shot. Omaha made substitu tion* freely. In an attempt to stem the tide, but Chadron ended the gain* a few minutes later with another pair Meek of Omaha played his best game of the year. Urlda wna a bit off his usual game. Anderson, at forward, and Nielan at back guard, played an aggressive, clever game. Cross starred for Chadron. with four field gonla In the second half. Lloyd Hahn Wins Nuntber of Trophies Falls City, Neb., Feb. 2t.—Uoyd Hahn's latest addition of trophies, consisting of seven gold medals, a bronze medal awarded as member of a winning relay team and a gold watch, representing his last month's labor on the Indoor track, has been leeelvcd by Ills father, Ur. II. T. Hahn. Two of the gold medals, the Samaelar and Mllrose A- C. awards, are diamond studded. The Hahn collection, started last June, now comprises nearly 60 medals and gold watches. Hahn's latest con quest whs in^wlnning the New Eng land 1.000-yard Indoor championship at Boston last Saturday night. He won the outdoor New Englund mile championship last summer and two weeks later followed this triumph by winning the national junior mile championship at Chicago, hanging up a new record of 4.23 for the event. Hahn has been named by the Olympic committee na one of tho prospects for the Olympic team. (rtm/u^a Nine to Play Meiji. Spokane, Feb. 21.—The baseball learns of Qonzaga university snd University of MetJI. Toklo. ere to meet here April 23. while the Japanese gvillrgian* are on a tour of the United States. The MetJI nine Is scheduled to oppose the University of Washing ton team April 16, In the first game to be played In this country and will then swing out on a trip that will carry/It to the Atlnntlc coast and hack through California. Keyimlds Defends Title. Columbu*. <>., F«‘b. 20 - .Ih< k Reyn old*, of I ndiunupoll*. world’* writer weight wrestling champion, *ucmc*b* fully defended hi* title *igHln*t Ki»y Carpenter of JsiuirHUter, <>., here la*t night when the challenger wn* dig quullficd for slugging. £a<;h had ecorad ay nil, Texas Midwinter Golf Tourney Opens Houston, Tex., Feb. 21.—Nino Dal las golfer*, eight from Houston, four from San Antonio, two each from Fort Worth, Wlchha Falla and Den ver and on* each from Waco, Shrevo port, Galveston. New Orleans and Knglewood, N. J.. mads up ths cham pionship flight todsy when the first round of match play began In the Houston midwinter Invitation tourna ment. Dallas slid Houston gulfere were well split up between the upper and lower brackets. As the draw worked out Charles Dexter of Dallas Is at the head and (•'rank Godchaux of New Orleans Is at the foot of the list. In yesterday’s qualifying round Dexter was low score man with a 72 Hist equaled par. Godchaux ranked second with a 74. Those who qualified Included Ross Y^ning, New York National league cljub outfielder. Nprfolk Legion to Stage Boxing Show in Mart'll Igorfolk, Neb., Fob. 21. Tlio Nor foil post of the American l.eglon lias announced a fight card for here on March 2. riddle Morris of HlottX City, In., and Hlil Hocklyn of Lincoln, Noli., will ho (lie headliners |n u. 10 round bout. Both weigh 150 pounds. George Llbercajt of Herrick, H. 1)., and Young Kborts of Omaha, Neh., are on for the semi-final bout, s si lied uled sight-round affair. "Kid" Frankie of Norfolk will meet Frankie Daniels of Hloux City, la., !n a six round preliminary. (slenwoHil Defeats Talior. (llenwood. lit., * K*b 21 <• Ion wood high m’hool I’HgofN ilefentori Tabor, 1C to It, in n game fillet! with thrill* here lout night, (lienwood he* gone through tho eon eon thus far undo tofttel i Illness Forces “Kid” Gleason to \ Quit Baseball Manager of White Sox 111 Most of Last Summer—Ex pects to Get Back * Some Day. T.EVEI.AND, O , Feb. 21.—Illness forced "Kid" Gleason to i resign as manager of the Chicago White Sox and has driven h I m from baseball, temporarily a t least, it was re vealed here In a special dispatch to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, from Its staff correspon 1 [lent at Hot Springs. Ark. The dispatch quotes "Red" Faber, veteran White Sox pitcher, and prob ably explains why many offers made to Gleason at the winter baseball meeting in Chicago were not ac cepted. Faber branded as untrue stories ttiat Gleason and President Comlskey of the Sox had had a disagreement, saying that Comlskey refused at first to accept Gleason's resignation. As Gleason had given no hint dur ing the season that he would quit the story says, the news struck the Chi cago players like a thunderbolt. The first intimation they had was after the last game between the Sox and the Cubs in the city scries, when the players presented their manager with a traveling bag and toilet case. "Boys.” said Gleason, "it’s fine of you to do this for me and It seems funny that you should give me a traveling bag. It is something I needed, hut it's something I'll prob ably never use. I am with you now the last time as your manager." Then for the first time it was learned that Gleason had lieen sick most of the summer and had gone along on his nerve. "May be some day I will he able to get back In harness, but I don’t think it will be next year." lie con cluded. Fifty-Three J Teams in Meet Lincoln, Feb. 20.—Fifty-three teams have already signed uji for the 14th annual Nebraska High school bas» ket ball tourney to be staged in Lin coln on March 6, 7 and 8. Saturday is tlfc? last day for sending in the entrys. The certificates for reduced railroad fare were sent out yesterday. South High of Omaha has been the highest bidder for these certificates thus far asking for 100. Nebraska City called for 3 8 and other schools eight and 10 each. The board of control will meet here February 29 to classify and make the drawings for the first rounds. I)a\ is Defeats Moskiiiui/ in Horseshoe Finals Like Worth, Fla., Feb. 21.—In vincible flinging by C. C. l>avla of Cleveland, O., buried “Putt" Moss man. 17-year old Eldora (Ia.l youngster under a rain of horseshoes Wednes day when the two undefeated contest ants threw their match game In the day's play of the 1924 midwinter tour ney^ of the National Horseshoe asso ciation. Norfolk Club Owners Want Part of Lincoln Purchase Woril was received here Wednesday night from Norfolk, home of the Nor folk State league club, that the own ers of the Elkhorn club ure In favor of voting Lincoln out of the State circuit Into the Western, providing Norfolk gets Its one sixth of 82.500, which It considers the State league territory at Lincoln Is worth. Funeral Services for Boeckel. 1 I. os Angelos. Fob. 21.—Funeral services were held here for Norman 1 (Tony) Boeckel, third baseman for the Bo8ton Braves, who died In San Diego Saturday, ns a result of in juries received in an automobile ac cident near La Jolla. 'Dace RESULTS' Yesterday's Results. TI.VIIANA. Firat r*<*: 6 furlong*: Hllent Partner. 1 Hi (CUvtr).S 40 4 00 ,t ^ i'nek»ur*, 107 (Main)...4.00 8 200 Popping 107 (Cantrell)..7.40 I Timor .42 4 Ml. Shast*. F.dmon, Chula. Viet a. Kn*tU, Our oy. Super Lady 1 and Plkle Hoy also ran. Second race: 6 furlong*; Spear Shot, 108 (llldanaur) .32.30 If.50 13 40 Antiii' . 118 i Bognno w»k 1I. 12 40 6.40 Boomerang. 108 (A Colllnal.8 80 I Tim#: 1:01 8-4. Pueblo. Zlnon. Josephine . M«wi*ll. Pelanntjr, Ktuden. Mt. Joy,. Tough A Tight, Prince** Myrtle and Melody Man also ran. Third rare: Five furlong*: Wild 'Hioughl*. 114 Carter) 4*0 5 40 1 .40, I .am on Hein. 9* (Clark).2 40 1.10 j I iHily Moor**. 114 (Muller).....2 40 Time 1 "I 3-5 Mayo, Ro*a Atkin. I Jax*. Fly Paper. Canon. Fla*h of Hi«***l. Lady Marge. Lady Winfrey and View *l»n i an Fourth race On* mil* and a sixteenth Fair Orient. 1 o* (O’Donntll).4 40 8 40 3.30 1 Furor. 95 ftlerrityi.*7.00 9 40 The Wit. 101 (Clark). 4*0 Time: 1 47 4 6 Wncrlntte, Sportsman.] Bed Log*. Kirkr.unas *nd Plow Steel also i « n Fifth race: Milo: Slelve Conard. 111 ((Vpon'ell) 8 40 2 *0 oul Quinta (Inrden. 108 (Mein) ......6 00 oul LIB. 108 (Wall*) .nut Tim*: 1:39, Moklhana also ran. Hi*th race: 4 furlon**: Tha Araucanlan. 104 <OT>'l) 4 40 * *n 3 40 Parvenu. 9!» « Kill*) .. 8 40 3.00 Chlva. 112 (Clark) .3 20 Time 1 1 2 4 6. Canyon, Monardella. Bullet Proof, Knighthood also ran Seventh race. 4Q furlong*: Rill MoCov, 11* (Mein) . 30 00 * 40 4 40 Helen Cook. 101 (Clark) . .5 40 3 40 Ton IV The Morning. 116 tllogan'aki) 6 40 Time: 64 Ml»* Fryer, Klhcl Brown. Omddent*. Anthnnn*. Lad' Le I hand. FuiIouh Hill. Llttl* Black Hhecp, l.ldla l.e**. *l*u un c fk 1»« r. I '* mllM , Mi*- C1K 102 1 Wg||»l . .7.40 4 4>1 I ?•» Cliippendah 103 (Moller) * 00 h 4" lix It ig hi 1 ni « Kill*) 4 (»0 | Tuna I 64 3 6 Aliev**, Mary Jan# Baker, pi Inc* Direct. He a Way. Laura] Cochran. FlitwoiiU, ol*o van j CLAIM WORLffS GREAT FIGHT PROMOTER IS ENTIRELY TOO SMART TO BE CAUGHT IN TRAP Rickard, in Answer to Charges, Says He Intended to Sell the Tickets in Question at a Loss; Promoter Ordered by Com mission to Break Up Ticket Speculating Around Madison Square Garden. Ry DAVIS J. WALSH. * . K\V YORK, Feb. ^ 21.—Faced with the unpleasant probability of a Brand Jury lnves tigatlon of his handling of the Dempsey - Firpo light tickets as an outcome or Tom O’Rourke's charges, Tex Rickard exhibit ed supreme com posure today as he discussed the matter in detail, it is the common opinion that he would be just as unflurried when the Investigation Is over. Tex Rick ard. they say, is entirely too smart to be caught in such a fly-paper trap as that in which O'Rourke claims to have found him. The O’Rourke charges, aired be. fore the New York assembly at Al bany, were to the effect tliat Rick ard had some {135,000 worth of tickets turned back to him by a local ticket agency after the fight. This, If true, indicated that Rickard had not sold the tickets to the agency, but had sent them there in the hope of getting the benefit of an advanced price. In brief, the in timation was that Tex Rickard was ticket scalping under cover. aRuXing men laugh at the innuendo iwid point to the fact that if Rickard wanted to speculate h» would do busi ness with one or several of the ticket ghouls In the streets and,not with a licensed agency, where everything Is above board. Rickard himself scouts the charges with the statement that, far from speculating at a profit, he Intended to sell the tickets In question at a loss. "They were a block of the $15 and $70 tickets, which were not selling,” he said. "I sent them to the agency to he sold the day of the fight at reduced prices. The ticket wagons were mobbed, how ever, and few of the pasteboards were disposed of. Naturally, the rest of them were turned back to me.” George E. Brower, chairman of the state athletic commission, has made public the fact today that Rickard has been ordered by that body to break up ticket speculating around the Garden, under pain of losing his license. This, it seems, was the commis sion's reply to a notice from Rickard that eclapers were plentiful In and around his arena at the Berlenbach Walsh fight last Friday. It smacks of a certain amount of official dis pleasure with Rickard and Indicates that O'Rourke may have gone to Al bany with official sanction. It is likely that bqth O'Rourke and Rickard will be haled before the commission tomorrow for further ex planations. Joe Kirkwood Leads Golfers Corpus Chrlstl, Tex., Feb. 71.—Joe Kirkwood. Rockwood Hall, N. Y., got away to a flying start toward dupli cating his victory in the Texas open st Ssn Antonio Last week when be led the field In the second annual Corpus Chrlstl open tournament with a score of 141 at the end of the first day's play of 36 holes, a margin of seven strokes over his nearest com petitor, John Golden. Kirkwood and Johnny Farrell of Mamaroneck, N. Y.. were toed at the end of the morning's play of 18 holes with a71, while Golden turned In a 69 for the Initial 18 holes. During the afternoon, however, Kirkwood bet tered his morning score by one stroke, while Golden could do no bet ter than a 79, and Farrell, likewise got Into difficulties and turned In a 78. Golden managed to finish second, however, with a score of US, while Farrell and Henry Clnel of Bridgeport. Conn., were tied for third with cards of 150. FiOlo Cilv Defeats Peru Prep Falls City, Neb., Feb. 21.—The Peru Prep basket bell team of nine players and Coach Yerkes got mixed up on dates and arrived here one day too soon for the game with Falla City. The Peru boys took »n extra day's vacation end a heating later in the evening, 15 to 6. Humboldt Legion F ive ^ ins Humboldt. Neb., Feb. 21—Hum boldt American I-eglon basket hall team defeated the Pawnee City I.egton five, 3* to 28. in a herd fought contest played here Tuesday night. "VHtilhr KNIGHTS? h* of the L GLOVES 1 lornin. O.—Air* Hart, loraln light weight. outpointed Jimmy Goodrich, liuf falo, 10 iounda. rarla, Frb. *1.—George* f’arpentler, former light heavyweight champion will ]o*\e for the l nlted State* the end of May to fight Gena Tunney. American champion, amt If aucceeful In that bout to engage In an encounter with Tom Gtbbona. New York. Feb. VI.—Negotiation* are unde i W;iv f.M a title match between Manny l.aonard. world’* lightweight charn nlon. and Tommv O Hrlcn of Milwaukee, to he held a* the opening *how of the < )Ue«|.tihorc \ (' In It* new stadium In May. niomnteis aahl today. Torotilo. tint.. Feb VI. — Hobby Fber. Canadian bantamweight champion, w a* given the Jitdgea' dectaton over “Chalky" NVMiner of IMttahurgh In a in round bout la*( night Th»» bell aa%*d W11 tne from a knockout in the last two round*. fcber weighed 120 'a and VYUiugr 120%, f '■ -\j Boxing Contests Feature Church Meeting at Denver v_!_J Denver, Colo., Feb. 21.—Seven box ing contests formed the feature of a combination smoker-prayer meeting at the Merritt Memorial Methodist church here last night. This is de clared to be the first time in local ecclesiastical history that a church has put on boxing matches following devotional exercises. The Rev. B. B. Kassler conducted the religious service, which *-as brief and then upon his announce ment, he and the congregation ad journed to the basement where a regulation ring had been installed. There were seven bouts, all to a referee’s decision. Young Corbett, former world's featherweight cham pion, was the third man in the ring. Similar bouts will be put on at the church every two weeks, It was an nounced. Millers Buy Tulsa Player Minneapolis, Feb. 21.—.11 m m y Mitchell, shortstop, formerly with \ ernon. Pacific Coast league, and the New York Yankees, was purchased today by the Minneapolis club of the American association from Tulsa of the Western league. The deal Involved the transfer of Pitcher Frank Brlndsea and Short stop Raster Fisher to Tulsa In addi tion to a cash consideration, accord ing to Mike Kelley, manager of Min nea polls. The Yanks sent Mitchell to the Bos ton Americans in a trade last year. Boston sent him to Tulsa in part payment for Dudley I,ee. Mitchell told officials of the Boston and Tulsa clubs that he would not report and that he desired to be sent elsewhere. Kelly purchased him In the open market and is said to have satisfied Mitchell with regard to terms for 1524. Hawkeye Mat Men to Meet Huskers Tonight Iowa City, la., Feb. 21.—Coach Mike Howard has made several shifts In his lineup tills week In his efforts to get as strong a team ss possible to meet the Cornhusker grapplers at Lincoln Friday night. Bob Trickey, who has represented the Hawkeyes in the 145-pound class In the last two meets, will he able to make the 125 pound division for the Nebraska meet. Five men are now fighting for the 145-pound Job which Trickey left va cant. Two trial bouts were held in the welterweight division last night, and Charlie Boydson. H. E. Guyett and C. E. Martindale are now left In the race. Boydson, substitute full back on tbs football team, won the welterweight championship In his freshman year, and although he has Just reported, he seems the pick of the three. WHARTVOUR ^HURHVP National league win award $1,000 to most valuable player In 1924 season. And the guy who wins the price will get such a swelled head he will be of no value whatever in 1925. They used to give an automobile to the best all-around man in the league. hut the players soon got sick of that. The winer got a ma chine worth $1,399, but it would cost him twice as much to keep the da pi thing in repair. And when the winner tried to see if the automobile could cut corners as fast as he could cut bases another month's salary went to pay fines for speeding. One automobile concern awarded a •’collapsible" touring car to any pla yrr who knocked a fly ball against their sign on the bleachers. At least they were truthful about It —the bus generally collapsed after the first 100 miles. A hosiery manufacturer used to award a bo* of socks to any rlayer who hit a homer, but unfortunately Babe Ruth came along and put 'em out of business. Most valuable players to other sis clubs in league last year wore I'lillly and Boston pitchers. Another valuable man was T.uque. of tho Reds. lie swapped wallops with Casey Stengel. And the next day 40,000 fans jammed the park In hopes of seeing another scrap. The Idea of aw arding a rash bonus instead of a medal is a good one. A medal looks nice around the house, but you can’t use It to pay the rent. Hcilmutm Si|tiio Contract. Detroit, Feb. —Just nine min- j ute* wtrt required for Harry Hell | mann, 1923 champion letter of the American league, to com# to terms Kith the management of the Detroit Tiger*, it was announced to lay, Heilmaan who played the past two season* under a contract that netted him $25,000 ha* signed a yea is .'ontract at an increased #ataij| i Packers Prepare for Contest With Creighton Prep Winner of Game Will La) Claim to City Championship —Young Bluejays Have Good Record. A stiff scrimmage every evening against Coach Lowry's fighting sec ond team has put Coach Patton's fast South High Packers in tip-top shape for their tussle this afternoon with the strong Creighton Prep team. The Prepeters have been going pretty good this season, losing but two games. The young Bluejays teat the strong Plattsmouth quintet Mon day by a 20 to 17 score, but lost to Abraham Lincoln Wednesday, also by a score of 20 to fT, therefore putting South in the lead, tied with the Coun cil Bluffs team, each quint having lost one game, South being the only team to conquer the Bluffsrnen and the Bluejays in turn defeating South. According to reports, the Pfepsters are out for the Packers' scalp. The Packers, in turn, have been working diligently every evening and are in the best of condition and hold strong ^ hopes in copping the contest. ” All in ail, the fray will be hard fought from gong to gong, and tiie winner of the contest can justly lay claim to possession of the city title, as well as being a strong possibility for state laurels. The game will start at 3:30. Admis sion is 35 cents. The probable South High lineup: Smith, right forward: Bernard, left forward; Wedberp, center; P.eeves, right guard; Clark, left guard. Creighton Preps Lose to Bluffs HE Abraham Lin coln High school team of Council Bluffs Wednesday de feated the Creigh ton Prep basket ball five on the Bluffs floor by the score of 16 to 11. The game was one of the roughest ever played in the Bluffs, a The game opened I fast and rough, and 1 after Walsh of Lin * coin had missed three free throws, Creighton opened the scoring on Monaghan's free throw, giving it a lead of one point that it held throughout the first half. Diesing gave Prep a three-point lead with a neat ringer. ^ Michnick mlwd aaother foul for the Bluffs, shortly after which Sheppard tossed a free throw foe the Biuffs first counter. O'Brien rounted twice from the free zone, and the half ended with Schnieder's snappy dribble for a basket and his free throw. Throughout the lialf Unwin's stiff defense held Prep at a safe distance and forced them to the long shot game, while Unwin's of fense, working at top speed, sent them through for easy chances that they promptly blew. Creighton led at the half, 5 to 4. Summary: Council Bluffs. R. F T. T.r. Wala*. r. f. <c> . ft o ft Sheppard. I. f.ft l 1 Sfhniwiff. 1. f. 1 ft S Patrick, c.2 ft 4 Michnick. r. *. o n ft Mann. I. g. a o a Total .1 ~4 Ti Prep. _ . Ik F T. T.r. C offoy. r. f. (e) .o o • Mo? Ian. I. f.a «t • Bieeing. c.1 1 t O'Brien, c. . . .1 ? 4 Monaghan, r. g. I 2 4 Pt»rtcr. r. g. a ** • O'Leary. I. g.a a • Total ..“5 U Referee: Innls. Amee. Basketball *Reyulte!t Alma Break* Even. Ain,*, Nab.— Alma high school ba»ket ball teams broke e\en in a double-head er played her® Wednesday right, the Alma boya defeating the Stamford bey a, m 30 to 0. at 0 the Alma Kiris losing ta the Stamford girls, 1? to 4. Sutton 1 Wests Gene*a. Sutton. Neb.—Sutton outclassed Geneva In a basket ball gams played here W# - nesdav night. Sutton winning. 11 to 9. Captain Welland of Sutton suffered a dis located shoulder in the last quarter of the game. Kimball. Its Mdney. ft. Kimball. Neb—Kimball high defeated Sidney. 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