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VOL. 53—NO. 37 _PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1924. 1—B FIVE CENTS
Opinions Differ
on Greatest
Western Teams
“Pa ' Rourke and Jack Hol
land, Veteran Club Owners,
Kacli Have Different
1 '.lulls.
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All-Time Record. W estern
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i.uni. Yem. o. H. I.. Pet.
Milwaukee . .. ft ft It< I 15,3 li; lift!
Han a. cliv . :i ax.ft ;;it l.vi ax;
M. Caul 1 Iftll (id ftl ill I
linl(’liiii,iin .ft 131 mi ftlft .ftil
Tulsa ft uni cm ftlftx ftftx
iip'ii-r ii» ?»X3 l.vs? min v:x
Iijytfia ftl Sftlltt lx 11 I lift.-, 5811
upalmmil I II, (i Xftftl 48? I#* . ftftB
tapa ulnrailii Xprinx, I ft.x 3711 3.7X ftlft
I ini.'In 13 I Iftll ftftl WJ.ft ft IK
ftl it'llila 14 3111 lion 111(15 1(1(1
Ill's ftlolni'H . 84 81X8 17111 17(17 188
Sioux Clt.v ftl 3111(1 1 ftl 111 154(1 4113
•Inulln .... ..ft (i«x 31(1 3 Cl 1711
Minneapolis I IIX ftll (18 ,475
St. Joseph >11 8(111 13X1 1530 lliti
Citoblo .... 7 Xftft 3X8 7(1 IIX
Topeka . X 18(18 ftlft 717 HIX
l-i-oria.8 8(14 ftl 'ft 173 ,:4H
‘W HAT team ilu you
n in 3 think was the
greatest combina
tion the Western
league ever pro
duced? if this
question was
pass around the
circuit half a
dozen probably
would he nomi
nated.
' Down Tulsa way
not a few would
name the Oilers
of 1 an3, ftvho, nl
though they finished second to the
Indians, insist that the best team
did not win last year, that luck was
with Oklahoma City. They would
point to that world-beating batting
record of .32* and call attention to
the fact that the Oilers also were
the best fielding combination in the
league that year, coming very near
another league record.
Others in the same city would name
the Oilers of 1922 which, after win
ning the Western league pennant ran
away from the Mobil# Dixie cham
pions.
In Wichita many would be willing
(n wager tile family plate that those
Witches who won their last 19 games
in 1921 could trim any other team
s- ever performed in the Western.
"( p in Denver tho-e wlio were daily
quests of the Grizzlies of 1911 would
he inclined to string with, the only
team that ever won 111 victories in
season in the Western. This was
the starter of a series of three con
secutive victories, the only three
straight flags won in the league.
Dev Moines folk might call atten
lion to tile fart that their team of
litflS won l>.' flic widest margin ever
established by any Western club, 23
games.
Omaha has had several wonderful
teams.
Few of the present day fans know
much of the teams named by Jack
Holland, Oklahoma City president,
and "Pa" Rourk# of Omaha, two who
started with the Western at its birth
a quarter of a century ago and have
been careful observers of every team
that has played in the league.
Holland has named the Denver club
of 1300, tlio first pennant winner, as
the team he believes excelled all
others. He admits this team could
not slug with till- Oilers of 1923. could
not field with the Witches of 1919
who established a league record for
defensive play, or had a pitching staff
that equaled some of the others which
have Peen assembled since, but for
» combination of ill the qualities that
mean baseball excellence, he considers
that team superior to nil others.
This team was composed of Ja«k
Sullivan, first hasp; "Kid" Lewis,
shortstop; Charles Reilly, third base
» and field captain; "Dusty'' Miller, left
^Wrld; Walter Preston, renter field;
J?ek Holland, right field; Fred Rue
low, catcher; "Pop” Eyler. Harry Nee
ley, Henry Schmidt and Harry Knur,
pitchers, and Walter Hickey, utility.
To vain the pennant that year the
Denver club had to beat a well bal
aiiced field, one so evenly matched
that every team except Sioux City
was in front at some time or other.
The Kansas City club of 1901 and
the Omaha club of 1904 also are rated
high by the Indian chief.
J’erliapw Kourke was afraid he
might he accuacd of prejudice when
lie finally named the Milwaukee club
nf 1903 over hia own Omaha club of
PI|g pi hla choice, lie always hag
been especially proud of the last pow
erful tenm he ever put In the field,
the combination Marty Krug led to
\ A'toi'y over a good field eight years
ago. This team had things pretty
min h Its own way and won by a mar
gin of fixe nnfl one-half games In
spite of the fact that tt lost six of
)t,« tart seven games, due to a com
plete letdown at the finish.
This team was composed of
Marty Krug, manager and second
hnsemen; It. Miller, first base; Burg,
third base; K. Smith, J. Thompson
and Forsythe, out fielders; Krueger
and Marshall, catchers; Merz,
Thompson. Krause, North and
O'Toole, pitchers.
However, he gives the Milwau
kee team of 1903 tin* advantage.
This (earn was made up of Krann,
first base; K. Miller, second base;
( linkman, third base; (infills, short
stop; O'Neil, Stone and McVlekers,
out fielders; I.mia, catcher; Itenna,
Kwonnste.nl, MiT'hersou and Vo|
e^Vudorf, pitchers.
I ,||,e Holland, Kourke pays Irili
ill,. "balance" In (Ids team, for
not olic of file players mentioned
on niiy of these (rains were chosen
iyr ridler Holland or Kourke on
their all-time Western league teams
last wr«fc.
Of ths VUlss pow beading igsmber
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I -: '
lilt, DOWNS, of insurance fame,
used to hunt with a gun which
had no safety. He don’t use
it any more. It seems that this double
gun was so arranged that It was ai
ways cocked. Phil took it out and
used it. lie filed at a flock of ducks.
Both barrels went off.
Phil picked himself nut of the
sand where tie landed wlieu the dou
ble kick itii him and loaded up
again.
Along came another flock. Phil
pulled one trifeger. Both barrels went
off. Phil was kicked about three fc#t
further (hail his former record. This
kept up all day. Bach time Phil fired,
he was kicked out of the blind.
I!y evening Ins shoulder was so
sore lie hud to have help in carrying
home his kill, gun and decoys.
"That gun would kick so darn
hard," says Phil, "that if you stand
in soft mud and fire the gun straight
up in the air, the kick will sink you
to your hips in the loblolly. It could
be used as a pile driver and I’ll guar
antee it would sink a pile 30 seconds
faster than the Bignell system of
1 ile hydraulics.”
Large Entry List
for State Tourney
The entries for the fourteenth an
nual state high school basket ball
classic have passed the century mark,
according to information received
from W. O. Brooks of York, secre
tary of the state high school athletic
association. f>ne hundred and three
quints had signified their desire to
come to Lincoln March fi, 7 and * to
compete for the trophies.
Coach Brownes Lincoln high tos
sers, University Place, Genoa Indians,
York, Cathedral, South high, Grand Is
land are numbered among the list.
The following teams are registered
to date:
Arthur county H*rtlngt«u
Arnold Cathedral
Rennet Luahton
Bertrand Cnsdllla
Cowles Ruskin
Dodge Gothenburg
Kim wood York
Henderson ' alley
Holbrook Stmmaburg
Hampton Grant
Huntley Heaver CrosGn
Marquette Broken Bow
Meadow Grove Helvidere
Nebraska City Curtis Aggie*
South OmaHa Cedar Bluff*
(igallala Crofton
< toe I'olumbus
Pierce Clarkson
Surprise Cortland
S7. Paul David City
Sa rgen t Vndirotf
Spencer Klmwood
Teachers Cidlrge P’illey
Venango Guide Ro« k
Weston Grand Island
w-' *erloo I incoln
Waco Norfolk
Ansley Nehawka
Albion Oakdale
Wahoo Riverton
Wakefield Stanton
Trenton 5X*’*J* .
Oshkosh Thedford
Aurora Thayer
Arlington Cniverslty Platt
Genoa Indians Virginia
Burchard X?r#1°n
Sterling Wtwner
Joe Kirkwood Again d inner.
Corpus chrlstl, Tex., Feb. 23.—Suc
cess again crowned the efforts of Joe
Kirkwood, wipner of the Corpus
Christ i open tournament, when he
paired with J. M. Coleman, Corpus
Chrlstl, nn amateur, won the amateur
professional best ball event here Fri
day with a low card of 7t for the 3G
holes. Kirkwood played the same
brilliant style of golf that he has
shown in the past tw'O days and
seemed if anything, more sure of him
self than In 'he open tournament.
Sioux City Brats Bluffs.
Sioux City. Feb. 23.—A rally In the
last five minutes of play enabled
Sioux City High school to break a
deadlock and emerge on the winning
end of a 20 to 15 score over Council
Bluffs here last night. Ths winning
team was ahead at all times except
once in the second period when the
down-state five had a margin of one
point. The victory keeps Sioux City's
slate rle.*u against Iowa competition.
Play Finals in Golf Tourney.
Houston, Tex., Feb. 23.—C. S. Call
ton, Jr., of Houston, Friday after
noon defeated W. C, Hunt, also of
Houston. 1 up In the semifinals of
the tenth annual Houston Country
club invitation tournament. This
match completed the semifinals and
will bring Carlton sad Tommy Coch
ran of Wichita Falls, together In the
finals today.
Illinois Defeats C.hieago.
Chicago. Feh. 23.—Illinois defeated
Chicago, 16 to 5. in a western con
faience wrestling match here Iasi
night. Illinois got two falls and < hl
(ago one. In a gymnasium contest
I 'hiesgo won 565 points to 763.
ship In the Western league, Tulsa
has won the greatest percentage ol
games for Its entire Western league
life. In Its five years In the league,
Tulsa has won 439 games and losl
358 for a percentage of ,5.38,
Denver Is next best, but, Juet 111
points back. Furthermore, Denver
has fought through 20 seasons dur
ing which It has won 1,577 games,
while losing only 1.406.
Tulsa. Denver, Dinahs. Oklahoma
City and Lincoln me the only present
members which have won more than
half their games.
All of which shows how hard It Is
to keep a winning team t,nlit up over
an extensive period
Next Sunday will be given the rec
ords and record-holders of the West
pin league for various fielding and
pitching feats. This series of stories
giving a bird's-eye redew of the first
quarter of a eentury of Western
league will lie brought to a (lose the
following week by batting records
and rtcord-holdtra.
Three Principals in Friday Night’s Fistic Show
Joe Simon3 ch
Husker Quintet
Defaets Pikers
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 23.—Nebraska
defeated Washington, 38 to 17, last
night in a Missouri Valley conference
race. -Nebraska led at the end of the
first half. 15 to 7.
Coach Klein, Nebraska, used a sec
ond team the last 10 minutes.
The floor work of Cozier featured
for the home team.
Murray Beats Davies.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Feb. 23.—R. Lindlay
Murray of Niagara Falls, former na
tional champion, defeated James M.
Havies of San Francisco, 6-2, 6-8, 6 4
Friday in the feature match of the
cpenlng day's play In the annual mid
winter indoor tennis tournament of
the Buffalo Tennis and Squash club
■Murray's terrific service and his spec
tacular midcourt volleying enabled
him to win despite Iiavies' tremendous
rally in the second set when he re
peatedly aeed Murray or drove hint
out of his position with dazzling cress
court drives from both his forehand
and backhand.
Clark Re-Elected Tennis Head
Boston, Feb. 23.—S. P. Clark, of
Philadelphia, was re elected president
of the I'nited States Squash Racquets
association at the annual meeting of
that body here. The next national
tournament was set for February 21
23. 1925, at Buffalo.
S. N. Toyne, raptain of the Eng
lish team playing in the present tour
nament here told the association lie
would recommend to the tennis and
racquets association of England the
adoption of the American playing
uiles. With but slight mollifications.
Record Entry Cist in Meet.
L'rbana, 111., Feb. 23.—A record
breaking entry of 47 institutions and
more than 1,000 athletes has been
made in the seventh annual Illinois
relay carnival to l>e held here Satur
day. March 1. The list included 34
colleges and universities, with indl
vldual athletes In special events and
teams In seven relay races. Besides,
there are 13 high school teams in the
lnterscholastlc one mile relay.
All Big Ten universities except In
diana are entered. .
Knotty Problems
Mutation—A player recalves tha hall
standing at ill. Aithia guard approaches
him from the front, he toaaea tha hall
and before the hall touches tha floor,
catch*" It again and then atari* a dribble
and shoot for goal. la thla a legal play '.*
Answer—No. If when he catches it
hack of tha guard the hall comas to rear
In one or both hand*, or touches both
hand* simultaneously The dribble started
whan he tossed th* ball, end ended when
he (aught It be- k of the guatd If he
bad list led |t with one hand Instead of
catching |t, the play would have been
leg* I
(lueatlon—A * the referee tnaae* the ball
up ** < enter, one of tha pin.'era bate 1» to
out of-hound*, the hall no| being tombed
by any other player. How ia It put in
play and where
Answer—The ball goes to an opponent
out of bounds a f tit# point it
crossed th* boundary line If both center*
bar th* hall out. 1* la * Jump ball In tha
court near the point where it goes nut
(lueatlon—‘an an official award two
fiee *hr«w* for * personal foul on a play
er who is outside Ins goal zona and who
fa not In the act of throwing for goal"
I saw an official do thla on th* ground
tbit the foul was unusual!' rougn, but
tiot rough enough to disqualify
Answer—No Tha player should hava
been disqualified ami the opponent
awarded one fiee throw. If the offense
was amli that the free throw nlona was
l ft a de qua fa
t|uestl«i»—May a referee penalize a
plavei twice for two foula committed at
the same time; for Instance, a player
pushes «n opponent and Crlpa him almost
ill mlt'iticou*l■ *
Answer—Y's Thla would be two d a
tlm i fouls, with a penalty for each.
(|iieifion—‘'n n lump ball, whut la tha
P<* nit It*- for tupping the hall on t lie nav
up" Home official- wain on the fu«»
‘iffensc i.nd • all n foul fur delaying tbs
Pinna th'ieuftn ip tins rule It h viola*
lion and give the ball to an opponent |
on* of bounds
Answer—The second wav la correct, but;
f «• player lap* the bill too noon te-i
pen ted ly tlm official* hava a right t*
(all foul* for delaying the game
(|»»eal!«»*—.fust after n player h*s passed
tli* t >n 11 in from our of hounds, tha scorer
for the opponent* blow* hi* horn for a
substitution The toferce rules fh>s an
Illegal s'onpage of ih»« game and swa> i«
* free ih'ow to t h* team w hich pasaeil
the hall in We# thi* tight"
Answer— Vn The horn doea not * op
the game tf th* hall Is (ft pla- l’l t
• hntlltl rnnttnus a* though eoth'ng hat
happeoed If tha ecerar s *hnm blows at
any tlma aicapt whan tha ball la daad
Tennis Players
Organize Ass’n
More than Jbfl tennis players of
Omaha attended a meeting of racket
swingers held last night at Comniis
sloner Hummel's office at the city
hall.
A Municipal Tennts association was
organized. Albert Klnkel was elected
president and X. K. Harman, seen ,
tary, while Sam Caldwell was made !
advising director.
Harry Koch, prominent tennis play i
er of the city, gave an address on !
the future of tenuia in Omaha.
Plans were sst la motion to put
Omaha on the tennis map along with
cities like Cleveland. Kansas City and
Los Angeles.
A. Haugen Wind Ski .Tump.
Lake Placid, X. Y., Feb. 23.—And*ts
Haugen of the American Olympic ski
team and the Minneapolis municipal
ski club, won the United States east
ern amateur ski championship here.
Haugen's jump. 92 feet, was consid
erably less than others, but his per
fect form combined with the distaAe
to give him the championship.
Haugen won also the Robinson tro
phy. nwarded on the basis of form and
distance. His vlciory wrested the cifp
from Ring Anderson, of the Nansen
Ski club, Berlin, X. H., who needed,
but one more leg to gain permanent
possession. Anderson won it two sue
teaaive years.
Complete Practice for Hare.
Dob Angeles. Feb. 20 -Practice fur
the opening natlono; championship
classics of the 1024 speedway season,
to be held tornorow In the Beverly
howl, was practically finished tester
day. Jerry tVund*rllck and Clifford
Durant made lap after lap at 120
mile* per hour, at times bip three
or four feet apart.
law Cody, film nqtor, has been sp
pointed referee of the race, it war
announced by A. »L Young, mnnsger
of the Los Angeles speed way assocla
tlon.
‘With the
■KNIGHTS
*— of the ,
JLgloves
14tH \ng«-le«.—r.Miilr AtiilrrMin. tmn..'*
w«»n i< daclalon wv«*i haring Dillon. •
I'm til. four munda.
Oakland — llarrv krrh middles right
r hampion. won a. derision over .III' h
Kaavta of Pan Krwnnscn in f"ir round*
Montreal. Feb. ?3 —»l»n k .lol»n*on. for
nier xvnrldM henVA'weigh' rhg t> plot* w»«
awarded ih* judge*1 de< Iglon over Homer
Smith. I.a piatno Mich . In I*» round#
Philadelphia— Law Tendler. Philadelphia
lightweight. Injured bln hip "hlle train
tng and ailed off hi* nmirh with Ted
Marrhai.t. *< heduled for Monda>
Montreal, FH». fS.—>4lrk o.Ihnaon. for
merwrorld • heavyweight < hamplon. «**
ewardad the judge#' derision oxer Home
Smith of Kg lap) a ton, M b h . In a 10
round bout hera last bight
Philadelphia. I elr. S3.—l<exr Tendler.
Phllndrlphte lightweight. Injured hi* hip
yesterday while training and had to «.«II
off Him I'l-luund ImUt with Ted MjiiIiiiii
arbeduled for |junilar night her- .1 u uny
Harm Purlflr coast imuii. w i'I substitute
f »r Ter d!ae
lin Xngele*, I rh. g.1 I ddle XndrrmM
of Jllltmie. fighting at rnmliwelghta won
• tie «|ei|M|tif| flyef pfllftn IMIbm ^t I'm i* 1
In a four-Tndhd h.*vlm- nm'ili tine l;» • I
night. Yuuut. NalbmuHatn I ibp i -- fix
weight of hu'i 1'i,«iu*m <''i » x\ .1 •*
••lalon o «»r Knukl# Umndetta of I'otl
lunt In tha n-mi final
Kordiexter, N X —t linrln tl't'oiiiirll
('ley a land, n warded dec <> bin oxer Tm.. n
(I’Hrlen. New Yoi t i. ipund* IMdp
XVevgant Newcastle. I*. mve-ded d
• *|on o»er It y.ottlaa I*" A i i. • 'ex *1.mil
10 rounds.
Xt *an Fmiiftmi Ifurrx t.reh of Pitt*
burgh malty defrgjt'd i *. u lli-pxr* >.f
Pen Kratputco in tb* middlev eight i ham
rbon'e * t> i ear a ti i e In the f»m round game
In f'ahforn'a Htawuit M< I ean ...
. aion oxer .bdli ny I (ir r'hb U Ho. It
»nn * I e. bn '-a I knoikeut oxri t'luo ^x
linger* Iadd • • Mi • • i
•ehhv Wuiid and Ml ko U Donnell
•topped lahnit ' giake In thud
NEBRASKA CIRCUIT DIRECTORS
VOTE TO KEEP LINK TERRITORY
UNTIL THEY RECEIVE $2,500
By "WAG."
'CTORS of the Ne
braska State
league who voted
against I.lncoln
surrendering Its
territorial rights
to the Western
league at a meet
ing here yesterday,
will hold another
meeting sometime
next week, accord
ing to an an
nouncement made
this morning by
Hick Grotto, presi
circult.
The Statr leagilp directors yes
terday voted to hold the I.inroln
territorial rights and franchise until
either the Western or other In
terested parties who want the terri
tory, pay the Nebraska circuit presi
dent *2,S0(l. The JV>00 will be
divided among the sit club owners.
According to word from President
At Tearney of the Western league,
the ^ioux City, la., franchise will not
be transferred in view of the refusal
of the Nebraska State league to re
lease I.lncoln to the Western.
President Tearney. In dispatch! s
from Chicago, said the baseball public
at I.lncoln desired Western league
baseball and had raised the necessary
funds to obtain tlie Sioux City fran
chise. He also said that Lincoln
undoubtedly would not support a Ne
hrasktt State team this season but
would remain out of baseball.
Bereiillv baseball men of I.inroln
raised S'lil.OOO with which to pur
chase tiie Linn In hall park from
Hip Bclt/er brothers and ( harlie
Moon. Ibis money, howeier, will
not he turned over to the l.lnrnln
dull owners until the Western
league enters the city.
mix MirisirMrvr
HAIR STAYS
COMBED, GLOSSY
Millions 1’sc It - Few Cents (
Buys Jar at Drugstore j
HAIR
GROOM
*»•«. U% *»*t CM.
Keeps Hdif
^Combed ^
liven NtuhlHun. unruly m *hnm
fiomal Im , *tn>M eombf'U nil Huy in
any *l v Ih you like* Hair Oroom’' I*
a «1 ir.ii if i*m I i oinbln^ mam which
Kiv*'* that ti ilut.il >;lojm and wall*
kiooiiimI rff* f |» \mn ball that
final l*ubh io good Hr*'**, both In
bualn**** and on *ncial ourn*|t»n*
Halt »Ir«»t*ni.1 * |m gi nl*o
h*"l|*< vmw# thick. h^Avv, ludtrnuf hmr i
lie warn of gieaay, harmful Imitation*. ,
Whether or not the Western league
rluh owners will consent to fork over
12,500 for the territory now occupied
by Lincoln remains to l>e decjdM by
the club owners of that circuit. Bar
ney Burch represented the Western
rt the meeting and immediately fol
lowing the conference wired ail the
club owners asking their opinion on
the deal.
The hig hitch in the State league
\\ estern cleal seems to c*enter around
the State directors and the owners
"f the Lite c,In rluh. When the State
league was organized, it is said that
the owners of tin* ' Links" were given
co understand that whenever they got
a chance to advance their club and
territory into a higher league they
rouid clo so cynci reap the harvest of
\
IMMV, MOORE. star hurler of the
Woodmen of the World, say* the
Woodmen team was the victim
of circumstances one day last season
when it Journeyed out to practice at
Muny bearch.
It seem* that two public si hool
team* were scheduled to play on
the beach ground* and that one of
the club* had not showed up. The
Woodmen club appeared on the
scene and immediately started to
warm 141 on the side line*. Moon
afterward the scorer for the team
that wa* present approached one
of the Woodmen-payers and asked
for the manager. The player point
ed out Manager tiarey and the
scorer without hesitation went over
and said to the Wows manager; ]
"tan you give me the lineup for
today’* game?”
According to Jim, they were ready
to pull out and leave light then and
there. "If the kids had challenged
us things would have been ail right,
hut to have our dub mistaken for a
team of school boys, that was too
much for me,’’ said the portslde
hurler,
Mike Hozgall and Evans ^ in.
Dos Moines, fa., Feb. 13.—"Mike''
Korean of Omaha won over Sid Sock
lyn of Lincoln by a shade in their
eight-round bout held here last night
"Rusty" Evans of York, Neb., was
awarded seven of the eight rounds in
liis bout with Louis Kelly of D*s
Moines. Evans scored a knockdown
over Kelly,
"Muff" Rmnson knocked out ' Rat
tling " Tampico, Mexico, in three
rounds
Percy Owens and Kid Lawson
fought four rounds to a draw.
coin that would come from such a
deal. That was said to be in the
otignal constitution or laws of the
league.
At a recent meeting of th» State
league directors hel,j at Grand Island
the directors changed the constitution
so that It ga\e the league the right
to sell any territory belonging to the
circuit and not the club owners, ad
c f which meant that the State league
from then on owned the Lincoln ter
ritory. and not the BHtger brothers
and Charlie Moon.
At yesterday's meeting the Lincoln
club owners were ready to sell their
club, territorial rights and nil, to the
Western, but the State league direc
tors held out for their oJlesixth of
*2.501) asked for the territory before
completing the deal which would al
low the fans of Lincoln a chance to
-ce Western league hasehnll this com
ing season.
Pat McGill Gives
Strangler Lewis
Cause for \\ orrv
*
Nebraskan lla> Champ in Had
Way in Recent Contest
Held in New
York.
KM' YORK. F-b. 23 —
Kil (tstransl er)
Lewis will never
forget how close
1m- i ,n|e several
times in his wrest
ling bout with Pat
McGill of Nebras
ka to relinquishing
his world's heavy
weight title. The
match was one of
the gieatest ever
seen here.
Fivi times duiing the 1 hour, 1"
minutes and 36 seconds wrestling
Lewis was tossed through the ropes
and out of the ring. That the cham
pion was not Injured severely was
little short of miraculous, as the man
ner in which he went hurtling out
into the press stands resulted in sev
eral broken chairs and some narrow
escapes for the newspaper repre
sen tatives.
I.ewis hall weigh! and experience
<>n the Nebraska boy, who shapes
up like a championship prospect
Lewis used his i?8 pounds, which
gave him '.’(I pounds the best of file
weight. t.i good advantage in the
end, w hen, after breaking loose
from a punishing head ucissor*. lie
went after McGill like an unleashed
bull and clamped on three succes
sive headlocks.
With t li i» final headlocii lyewi*
was in position to bring down all
the weight of hi* bulk on the bod;’
of his young opponent, and lie
jmim ed himself down on his man
again and again until he fairly
pounded the breath out of him. at
the same time wrenching McGill's
head from side to side like a bull
dog worrying its victim.
At last, when the champion let
loose. McGill fell bark exhausted
with hia two ah' ulders on the can' -
and Lewis himself was ha? 'y able t
stagger to his feet.
With tour games scheduled for tonight
bringing the three leading iMtni of th*
conference title race nt.-» action. t
safe to aaj* that there will be a radical
chance in the present line-up
The Fight They Are All Talking About!
MORRIE SCHLAIFER
“The Fighting Fool”
JOE SIMONICH
“The Assassin” of Butte
Welterweight* • 10 Round*
Battling Munroe,, Chnek Lambert
Omaha St. Paul
Light Heavyweight* * 10 Round*
Ace Hudkins ,s. Rusty Jones
Nebraska Lightweight The “K. O. King"
Champion St. Paul
Lightweights 10 Rounds
Jack Schaefer ,s. Red Wilson
Omaha St Paul
Middleweights 6 Rounds
Friday, February 29th :: Auditorium
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