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
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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
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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. It to ft. in a fast hard-fought
game played here Wednesday r. ght.
Stock* I lie l ager* B ln.
M^orefleld. Neb—Stock villa 1 fh a-hoM
baaketeera defeated Bartley, it to ft **
a feat-played game here Wednesday
night.
Baltimore—Mb ke? Banner of Philadel
phia defeated Ted Man bant of England
In a hard-fought lS-round bout.
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