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Creighton Hands
Notre Dame Five
Second Defeat
Corenman, Mahoney and
Lovely Star as Schabinger
Team "Wins Another
Contest.
REIGHTON uni
Saturday night
handed Notre
Dame's b a sket
ball team its sec
ond defeat by the
score of 23 to 12.
After the first
five minutes of
the game Notre
Dame was prac
tically unable to
dent the defense
of the Bluejays.
Creighton took
the lead at the
start on a short
field goal by Lovely, Notre Dame ty
ing the score shortly afterwards on
two fres throws by Enright. The
Hooslers blew several easy chances
and Creighton set out on the road to
•e victory, grabbing a neat lead on Ma
honey's foul and baskets by the lat
ter and Corenman.
The Blue and Gold staged a
comeback and brought the score to
7 and 6. Creighton, on baskets by En
right and two free throws by Crowe
and Enright. Mahoney then caged
a foul for another and the Blue
jays were off again, piling up a lead
that Notre Daine never threatened,
when Corenman, Lovely and
Trautman scored field goals.
Creighton led at the half, 14
to 6.
Trautman opened the second half
with three free throws In quick or
der, followed by Lovely's easy short
ringer. Trautman dropped In a per
fect shot from the sideline and Diem
hardt counted for the fighting South
Blenders. Diemhardt again counted for
Notre Dame and Lovely sunk the
last counter of the game with a neat
toss from the center of the floor.
Corenman, Mahoney and Lovely
starred throughout the game for
the Bluejays, with Koudele and
Trautman contributing neat bits
of play here and there. For the
losers, Enright, Mayle. Miller and
Diemhardt, were the shining lights.
Creighton.
n. r.T. r. t.f.
lively, r. f.4 o 2 8
Troutman, I. f.t I » 7
Mahoney, c.1 2 % 4
Koudele. r. r. f.0 ti 2 O
Corenman, I. I. f.* O • 4
Haley. I. a.0 O 0 0
Spelrher, r. s.a o n o
Ryan, e. O n I 0
Yerhout .O O 0 0
0 8 7 21
Notre T>amr.
B. F.T. F. T.P.
4'roar. r. f. . .0 1 1 1
Mahoney, I, f.0 0 O 0
ffnriaht. v.I 4 2 S
^Movi. r. >. (r.) « 0 10
.etiemharril. I. K.2 o I 4
Ward. r. f.O I o 1
Miller, I. f.O 0 0 0
Reardon, e.O 0 0 0
1 * ~5 12
Referee: Rirrli: Karl ham.
Entries Close for
State Tournev
V
Lincoln. X'eb., Feb. 24.—When en
tries closed at midnight last night for
the stale high school basket ball tour
nament, to be held here for three
days beginning March 6, 161 teams
had applied for entry, officials an
nounced. With those that are expect
ed to come in the mails today and to
morrow the list of teams is expected
to be a record-breaker.
Classifigatlons of the different
towns may be started next Saturday.
Among the late entries are Creighton
Prep of Omaha, Hastings. Clay Cen
ter, Chappell, Central City. Sutton
snd Ashland, all with teams that aro
regarded as strong. Creighton Prep,
with the consistent game It has been
playing all season. Is expected as a
sure class A contender for the state
championship.
Fengler Wins Race.
Beverly Hills, Cal.. Feb. 24—Har
lan Fengler, youthful speed pilot
from Kansas City, won the 250 mile
national automobile race here today
in 2 hours, 9 minutes. 14 3-5 seconds,
^driving at an average speed of 110
*«iiles an hour and smashing all rr.c
ords for the distance.
Tijuana'
Results
Yesterday's Results.
Firet race: 3 furlonga:
ruilrlc 117 (Baker). 22 30 11 20 6.SO
jldyLeind. 115 (Wood).4 20 4 00
Lemon Bath. »« (Oerrlty) . ..••••*■*•
Tima 1:01 1-5. Jay Hobart". Dernier
Sou wild Thought. July Fly. Full
Moon, silnrory Smile. Felecltor, Chanca.
Debtor alao ran._
Second race: Mile and 70 varda,
Brtand Kant. 101 (Oerrlty) 13.40 7.00 2.So
BnrrTnlta 104 (O'Donnell).3 On 2 20
aFr.nk Fogarty/ 1111 Gant rail>...... 220
•rime. 1:47. xMadaon. xl.ady t^onld,
Theresa. Green Spring. "Brown Hhastn.
Wise Judge. sPromenade also ran.
yFleld. .
Third race- A ll" and 70 yards:
Blue Bells. 103 (O’Donnell) » 40 4 SO 3.20
Monerdello. 101 (llarmaworth) . 3 40 4.40
Piedra. 1«5 (Wthonl .. • vl;*#
Time. 1:46 5-.’i. Llrelte. Nan M< Kin
nev. Warrior also ran.
Fourth race: 4*4 furlongs
The Araucanlan, 112 I Mein) 10.00 4.40 3.40
|»r rorhett 104 (ODnnneH) .... 3.40 2 SO
Dady Gorham. 107 fBill.)...........2.40
Time 43 4-5. Helen rook. Seth a
Memory. Dr. McArthur. Settee alao ran.
Fifth race: 6 furlongs;
Porto De Oro. 104 (Wall.) 23 30 « 10 4 00
My Madiji. 107 (O'Donnell) .... 4.20 3 30
Ponjola. 103 (Afeln) ................3,00
Tims. 1:13. Nayarft, Eminent. lorn
bu«t<»r alan ran
Sixth rare: 1 1 -1 mil***:
I • 411(a chief. 126 (O’Don'l) 4 40 8.00 2.«0
Hotter leV**k- 11# (Kennedy) ,...1.20 3.20
Ahadane. 114 (Martin*4*) .2 20
Time. 1:45 4*6. Super Cargo. Lady Aa
tor *l*o ran
Seventh race: 6«4 furlonga:
Ton O’ The Morning. 112 (Mmn) .
1 p .80 * 40 2.20
Tubby A.. J 17 (Kill*) . 8.40 8 20
Fiber 113 'Abel) 3.*0
Time. 1:07 1-B Mlaa Fryer. Finla Olor
lueua. Hoaa Man. Fireplace. Spear Shot
alao ten.
Righth rare 6 furlong*:
» itin Hope. 110 (A.Collin*) 11.24 « «0 4 !!»
Bfdenile.Jlb XEIIIa) .5.40 4.00
pir-nlc. lit) (Bernea) ..3 40
-* Time. 1:18 1-6. Helton, Havana Bier,
riir No Wonder. '/.Irion. Honeat George,
Calgary Led. Canny Ladvt Black I’at,
'Voorlio Montgomery. I'reaervator alao
,*Ninth rare: 1 1-14 rnilaa:
Wlil.O ] 0 4 (Mein) 2100 fc 80 4 40
V rrinlue !"1 H* Donnell) . 7.80 . flrt
T.oubHul I (Horn) 4 ?0
Tin e 1:47. Que* reek. Magamunk Mar
•ail* Ho?. Chlva. Scarlet Bugler alao ran
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Thirty-Six Rounds of Boxing
on Program for Friday Evening
RIDAY night's
fight night
again In Omaha.
The Nonpareil
, club will hold
sway with A pro
g r a m of 36
rounds of fight
ing, three 10
round bouts and
a six-round
opener.
In the main
event there will
lie Joe Simontch
of Butte. Mont.,
and • Morris
Schlaifer of Omaha, a pair of welter
weights who can sock and sock hard
with either mitt. They have been
signed to fight 10 rounds.
This Simonich person is the one
who won a popular decision over
Schlaifer in Council UJuffs on the
same night that Jack Dempsey
knocked Luis Angel Klrpo back Into
Argentine. Ever since that night
Schlaifer has had a desire In his
noddle to again tangle with Simonich
so that he could erase that defeat.
Two Iowans Place in
Horseshoe Tourney
Lake Worth, Fla., Feb. 24.—C. C.
Da vis of Columbus, O., won the 1924
mid-winter national horseshoe pitch
ing championship tournament here by
winning his 22d game scheduled yes
terday afternoon without having met
defeat.
Frank Jackson of Kellerton, la.,
former titlpholder, who dropped a
game each to Davis'and Loren May
of Akrn, O., finished in second place.
•'Putt'' Mossman of Eldoro, la., play
ing in his first national meet, won
third place with 19 games won and
three loeL May waa fourth.
Deaf Schools to
Hold Cage Tourney
A basket ball tourney between
schools for the deaf from Nebraska,
Iowa, Kansas, and South Dakota will
bo held in the gymnasium of the
Nebraska School for Deaf two days
commencing February 29.
Two games will be played the after
noon of the first day and the finals
will he played the night of March 1.
Winners of the tourney will be pre
sented with a trophy by the Omaha
Sporting Ooods company. George
Parrish will referee the games.
Gopher Track Coach
Offered Position at Ames
Ames. 1ft., Feb. 24.—It Is reported
here unofficially that T. N. Metcall,
track coach at the University of Min
nesota, has been ottered the position
of director of athletics at Iowa Stato
college here to succeed C. W. Mayser,
resigned.
Metcalf was here yesterday, but re
fused to deny or confirm the report.
Ames official* also declined to discuss
Ih# matter. Metcalf Is a former Ohio
State athlete.
Cyclones Defeat Gophers
in Indoor Track Meet
Ames. Ia., Feb. 24.—The Iowa State
college track team defeated Minnesota
In an Indoor dual meet here yeeterday
afternoon. 60 to 44. Towler of Minne
sota was high Individual scorer with
13 points, Hocal Indoor records for
ths mile run, broad Jump, and shot
put, all of which were taken by Iowa
State, were established.
New Tank Record for Women
Bjr AnotIbIH Pr«M.
Honolulu, T. H., Feb. 24.—Marlechen
Wehselau, youthful Hawaiian swim
ti'ing rtar, art a new record for the
women s free alyle 220 yard swim In
a 20 yard tank hero yesterday, cover
ing the distance In 2:49 2-R. The mark
was Trade In a handicap race which
H-deii Moses wen.
Warnn Kealnha. a i a 100.raid
f"o« le race from Norman Hess of
• lie Illinois Athletic < ,ul. ty u baud
Ills lime was :!6 1 »
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FIGHT FACTS.
I’larc— Auditorium.
Time—Friday evening. a.
Main Event — Morrie Schlatter
ugalnut Joe Slmnnlrh, 10 round*.
Seml-WInduP—Carl l.amber«, St.
Paoi, ajraln.t "Battlln*" Monroe,
Omaha, 10 round*. .
Second Prelim-Are Hudklna. I.ln
coln, atfalnS "Ewly" Jonen, St. Paul,
10 rounds.
Flint Prelim—"Bed" WII*on acalnet
Jack Bcliacfrr, both Omahu, alx
rounds.
Referee—I.eo She* and Corley
Ulrich.
Promoter—Nonpareil club.
^
Friday night he expects to knock Joe
out.
In the semi-windup, ‘'Battling"
Munroe meets Carl Lambert of St.
Paul In a 10-round bout. This should
be another fight similar to the last
Munroe-Carl Augustine bout in which
there were more knockouts than an
adding machine could keep up with,
"Rusty'’ Evans of St. Paul, light
weight, who has a record of 13
knockouts and five decisions to his
credit out of 18 fights, meets Ace
Hudklns of Lincoln in a 10-round
tight which should be worth the price
of admission.
"Red" Wilson and Jack Schaefer of
Omaha meet in the opener.
Hawkeye Mat Men
Defeat Huskers
Lincoln. Feb. 24.—The University
of Iowa grapplera defeated the Ne
braska wrestling team, 19 to 10, in
a thrilling meet utaged before an
overflow crowd at the university at j
tnory, Saturday afternoon. The win
ner* took three falls and two d<*
cisionfl; while the Huskere had to he
satisfied with two falls out of the
seven matches scheduled.
115-Pound Cl**#—Pfeffer. Iowa. won
dffclaton over Ulore, Nebraska. Time art
vantage: 9:40
125-Pound Claee—Captain Kellogg. Ne
braska. won a fall from Frlckley. Town,
with half neleon end wrlat lock. Time:
2:10 In eecond e*tra three-period.
125-Pound Claee—O'Brien. Iowa, won
fall from Mooberry. Nebrseka. with a heart
acieaors and bar erm hold. Time: 11:26.
145-Pound Claae—Skinner. Nebraeka.
won a fall from Voltrner. Iowa, with body
aclraaore and bar arm lock. Time: 9:03.
153-Pound Claee—Grattan. Iowa, won a
fall from Thomae. Nebraska, with body
aclaaora and bar arm lock Tima: 9:03.
•erond eatra three-minute period.
175 Pound Claae—-Captain .lame*. Iowa,
won derlalon • over Robertaon. Nebraska.
Time advantage: 3*05
Heavyweight—-Karoakl, Iowa, won a fall
otfer rWqulat. Nebraeka Time: 7:*2
Score: Iowa. 12: Nebraaka. 10.
Kansas City Blues Arrive
in Spring Training ('.amp
!»■ Angela*. Feb. 24.—Battery men
and officials of the Kansas City Base
hall club of tit* American association
arrived here yesterday. The squad was
comprised of Manager Wilbur floods.
Business Manager John (Savage and
18 pitcher* and catchers/ The Blue*
will commence their spring training
tryouts at Maier'a park near here.
Six exhibition games lietween the
Vernon club of the Pacific Coaat
league and the Blues have been ar
ranged to be played here March 25
to 10.
Mortimer Beats Morgan.
lloaton. Feb. 24.—Manley G. Mor
timer, New York, runnerup last year
for the national racquet chain plon
ahlp, defeated Hewitt Morgan «t
New York In the semi final round of
the national racquet tournament
here yeaterday, Clarence IV. Pell, New
York, national chitnplon, defeatel
Stanley W. Pearson of Philadelphia,
In three straight aets. Pell and Mor
timer will meet in the finnls tomor
row .
Purdue (trappier* Win.
Chicago, Feb. 24.— Purdue wrestlers
defeated Northwestern, 14 to !>, in a
weatern conference me«;t nt Evanston
yesterday. The score was tied at 9 all
at the end of the lltflit heavyweight
match. Marker of Purdue threw
Lowry In the heavyweight match and
won the meet. Purdue also defeated
Northwestern In a gym meet. 64,i, 5-10
points tn 611.
Fighter Is Killed
I'mnnurn. Fab. 24. Lorry Murray, t
welterweight boxer of Brooklyn, N.
V In Hand In w lorn I hnapitHl after
« bout lant night with Hohiiti l’n
vltrwood of the Ametiran garrison.
Penn Relay Team
Captures Honors
Baltimore, Feb. 24.—The University
of Pennsylvania carried off the fea
ture event of the annu il Johns Hop
kins-Fifth Regiment indoor games, by
capturing the distance medley relay
collegiate championship from Boston
college, which placed second, snd the
University of Pittsburgh third, after
N'ew York university had been forced
out of the race. The N'ew Yorkers
were eliminated when their second
runner fell, receiving injuries which
made it impossible for him to con
tinue.
Kelley of Boston college took the
lead early in the first lap, but Hill
of Penn, forged ahead at the first
change of the baton. N'ew oYrk,
which had been running well up. then
dropped out. and Cavanaugh of Bos
ton overtook McLean, the third Penn
runner. Pittsburgh all the while be
ing well in the rear. McLane, how
lever, soon overtook the Bostonian,
and tlie three teams held the same
positions to the end.
Georgetown university emerged
high scorer with a total of 3D points.
Other scorers were: Johns Hopkins,
10: Boston college, 8; Penn, 7: I^a
Payette, 5; Princeton, 4; Navy, 1.
Badgers Defeat
Iowa Tracksters
Madison. Wis., Feb. 24 —Wisconsin
outpointed Iowa in a conference track
meet here last night, 4(5 to 39. The
meet was bitterly contested through
out, and w as not decided until the last
event. By winning the relay by a few
feet, the Badgers took the count. Iown
held the lead until the last three
events.
Brookins. Iowa flash, was the out
standing star of the meet, winning
two firsts, s second and representing
the Hawkeycs in the relay. Phelps.
Iowa, lowered the local record in the
twqjnile event by one fifth of a sec
ond, making the distance In 9:49 4 S.
Former Husker Star
Runs Century in :09.9
Lon Angeles, Feb. 24.—Keith IJoyd.
former Nebraska university track
star and brother of Harold Lloyd,
film comedian, won tho 100-yard open
dash at the Loa Angeles coliseum yes
terday In 9:0 seconds. The meet. In
which Lloyd was participating, dedi
cated the new track at the coliseum
and was scheduled ns the sixth A A.
If, relay carnival.
Advance Guard of St. Louis
Cards Start for Camp
Kt. Louis, Feb. 24.—Although the
main squad of the Ht. Louis Nationals
Is not scheduled to liegln spring train
ing until March 3, an advance guard
of five recruits departed yesterday for
the training camp at Bradentown,
Fla.
The five were Roscoe Holm, Syrn
cuae. N. Y., outfielder; "Terrible"
Thomson of Nebraska university and
Louis Farwell, who has l>een playing
In California, catchers; and Herman
Hell of Alton, la., and George Berry
of Oakland. Cal., pitchers. Manager
Branch Rickey will not arrive at the
camp until March 3.
Canada Forges to Front.
UtKe I'lncld, N. Y„ Feh. 24.—t an
itdn forged to the front yesterday In
the two final events of International
Amateur speed skntlng champion
ships and tonight Charles Gormnn of
St. John, N. B., winner of both,
stands elevated to the rank of cham
pion. the first Canadian In 10 years
to attain the honor.
Huttings Defeat* Cottier.
Hastings, Neb.. Feb 24 Hustings
college defeated Cotner here last night
In s basket ball game by the score
of 31 to 23. The game was one of the
fastest seep here this seaou. It wus
close throughout, the score at this
end of the first half being 12 to 12
lalf Vi rentier * Meal I’eun.
Phllndolt>hlA, Pm, Keb. "4 (ialniitu
Mm* full* and nn* dri Mmi Yale
viPHtlria rlifcMIpiI tlie* ITnlvrtftity
j lVni»(i>l\aii 144 iiihi nif'ii lint* 11'day,
\^ih to 3.
Art Griggs to
Manage Omaha
Baseball Club
Will Succeed Konetchy as
Pilot—Signing of Coast
Leaguer Will Put Mc
Carty in Outfield.
By KYJ.ru WAGNER.
M A H AS 19 2 4
Western league
baseball club will
have a manager
In the person of
Art Griggs, San
Francisco first
liaseman and for
mer St. Louis and
Cleveland Ameri
can league In
flelder.
This announce
ment was made
last night by Bar
ney Burch, owner of the Buffaloes,
after he had received a telegram from
Griggs, in which the latter Informed
the Omaha mogul that terms were
satisfactory to him.
The San Francisco club sold Griggs
to Rureli for a rold S-1,000, according
to Barney. The new Buffalo boas who
will succeed Kd Konetrhy as hian
ager, is expected to arrive In Omaha
next Sunday. He will confer with
Burch in this city and then the two
will leave for Shreveport, Iji., where
the Buffaloes will do their spring
training at an “ivory” ramp located
near that city.
The signing of Griggs to manage
and play first base for Omaha means
that John McCarty, purehased from
the Syracuse club of the International
league at the recent baseball meeting
in Chicago, will play in the outfield.
McCarty was an outfielder up until
last season when the Syracuse tean\
stationed him at the initial sack.
But Griggs! Burch was all smiles
when hr received the Coast leaguer's
telegram last night. A smile a mile
wide made its appearanre on Barney’s
“map” when he read where Griggs
was satisfied with the terms the Oma
ha rluli offered and would report |]
the Buffaloes as soon as the other
Coast league teams had passed waiv
ers on him, which will be tills week.
Plty.ng with the San Francisco
team '.ast season, Griggs socked the
ol’ ball hal'd, collecting 21 home run*
and an even dozen three-baggers
along with something like 40 doubles,
all of which speaks well of his slug
ging powers. He scored 88 runs for
the Coast league team and hit in a
total of 101 xjins Griggs is 35 years
old and is saiil to l*e one of the beat
fielding first suckers in the Coast cir
cuit. He was field manager for the
Seale last season.
Before joining the Seals, Griggs
played with St. I,ouis Americans us
second baseman and later with Clevc
land.. Ho went from the Indians to
the San Francisco team.
lake liis new manager, Griggs got
his start in the baseball whirl in tile
Texas league, the birthplace ol many
a big league star.
Burch well remembers when, as a
youngster at Houston, Tex., lie used
to go out to the Houston baseball
park and watcli Griggs and a lot ol
other present and former major league
stars play. It was at tills park that
he got the first glimpse of the hail
player who was destined to later he
roine tlie manager of the Omaha
Western league team.
Along with the announcement iha*.
Griggs had signed to manage the Buf
faloes came word that Burch has re
reived the signed contracts of 'Kris
coe” Thompson, second imseman:
Jinimy Wilcox, third baseman, and
‘’Ited” Wilder, catcher. The contracts
of the remaining Buffaloes have been
mailed out and should he in Burch’s
hands within the next week or so.
The only holdout thus far 1* George
Hale, ratrher, who Is asking for an
Increase In salary.
Appleby Wins From
Collins With Cue
Pittsburgh. Keb. 24.—Edgar T. Ap
pleby of New York gained the nation
all amateur billiard championship to
night by defeating Percy S'. Collins
of Chicago, the title hojder, in the
final game of the national class A
IS.2 balk line billiard championship
tournament. Appleby first held the
title in 1822.
Pell Retain* Title
a* Racquet Champion
Poston, Keb. 24.—Clarence C. Pell
of New York retained his title as na
tlonal racquets champion here today
by defeating Stanley O. Mortimer,
also of New York, three games to
two.
Sharp volleying and ability to re
turn the hgll until hta challenger
erred gave Pell the victory.
IN
THE
BASKET
-—--y
Odell i agora I.o*e
Offr*lI, N**t. Odell high school ragers
loat to Jatiarn. l'> to it. In n hard-fought
game played at Jansen Filday night.
MorrowsIIlr. *t»; l.ynn, 4.
Morrow vlllr, Kan Morrowvilla defeat
• d l.ynn. Kan . JO to 4, m a loosely
played game here Friday night.
Ilannver t uyers llrrnl. Men.
Washington. han — Washington and
Hanover high school basket ball frame
divided a double header here Friday
bight, the Washington boy a winning is
to I R. and the Hanover gula winning. 2ft
tf* It.
Mamfnrd Wins Pair.
Itepuhllran City, Neb Stamford high
Nchool rage teams defeated the Repuhlt
'■art t’tty quint”** in a double header here
Friday night, the hnyg winning. ?4 to ('
ikd the girls winning l« in r
ttrokm How Defeats < allow av
H r r»k e n How Nat* ll'ok^n How high
■•hno| uiilntet w allowed l he Calls wav
3‘lintel Tj to 2*i in a game played tiers
ntunl.n Ittoken Hnw Itna lost hut ihiee
guinea this season.
'I« t ook M tit* fair
MrtofiK N h R|ii ooH high a* h'-nl bus
I*'I hull Iran defamed the (tanbuiv vnnn
tel 1* to 7. '« •• gmua plaved h**t» l‘ue*
day night \trt • ' ■ u also defeated Cain
bridge. |f to 7, Wednesday night
“Harry Wills Is Fighter Above All
I Want to Meet in Ring”-Dempsey
_
By THOMAS I-. CUMMIBKEY.
EW YORK, r eb. |
!3.—"Harry Wills i
is the one fighter
above all that I
want to meet In
the ring. If I
ever get a shot
at him I’ll knock
him out in less
than three
rounds, and I’ll
hand him the
worst smashing
he ever got.”
This was the way—unusual for
him—-lack Dempsey spoke of his I
negro challenger today on arriving
from a long exhibition tour of tho
south. He went on:
“You know. I’m sick of the bunk
being handed out that I'm afraid of
Wills. I’m postive I can lick him.
And I might a* well aay so. Just
let someone arrange the match.
For a long time, a stock question
put to the champion by scribes has
been:
“Weil, Jack, are you going to meet
Wills?”
It seems to have nettled him. Ho
Insists he's ready for the battle at
any time, but that nothing is ever
done about it.
Both Dempsey and his manager.
Jack Kearns, confirmed a report
from Richmond, Va., when they were
there a few days ago, that they hope
to close for three fights this sum
mer—with Tommy Gibbons, IiariT
Wills and Luis Firpo.
“I'm willing to tackle all three
within a period of four months.'’ said
Dempsey, with Kearns nodding, "if
we get the right offer*. I hope Tex
Rickard tvill take them on. ’Doc'
(Kearns) is going to have a confer
ence with him on Monday. ! cer
tainly hope something will be done
about all three.”
Asked if they were in any way
bound to fight only for Tex Rickard,
Kearns said:
“Not at all. We are under no ob
ligations to Tex. But he is one man
we know ran put things over. No
fear of not being paid by him. You
can't say that for 9 out of 10 of other
would-be promoter*. However. if
Paddy Mullins wants the champion
to fight Wills for Lew Raymond's
syndicate, we’ll take it—if they pro
duce the jack.”
And then Kearns cut loose with big
money talk.
’’We’ll sign up for a guarantee ot
1500,000. with 1300,000 to be put in
the bank to our credit as evidence of
good faith. This would be assurance
no political or other influence would
spoil plans.”
Fans Watch for
Slowing Up in
Tv Cobb’s Work
Coining Season W ill Be Twen
tieth for Georgia ‘"Peach”
in Big Show—Establishes
Record With Bat.
By Awociated Pr—*.
KTKOIT. Feb. U.—Ty
Cobb, manager of
Hie Iletroit Tigers,
has been attracting
the attention of
baseball fans since
hi* second, year in
the American
league. That «a*
luck in 1906. He
joined the Tigers
the year before
much the •imt a*
any recruit break*
into the hie leaeue*
but it did not take
(lie tienrgia Peach long to demon
strate that he was quite different
from the ordinary rooky.
During the 195 season Cobb failed
to hit in the .300 class. Since then
he has not failed to hit In the select
circle of batters. Next spring the
Tiger leader will begin his 20th seo
snn with the Detroit team and he if
attracting nearly as much sttentlon
as he did when he was earning hla
reputation as the greatest allround
player In the game. However, the at
lentlon he now Is attracting Is a little
different. Baseball fans have become
accustomed to Cobb batting .300. but
now they are asking: “Is Cobb slow
ing up?" “Will Cobb hat .300 next
season?" "Will next season be Cobb's
last as an Urtive player?"
To the first question the answer la
"Yes." without qualification. Baseball
player* in the major leagues are re
garded as old at 35. Few of them ever
attain the age of 40 In the big show
Cobb IS between those two figures,
hence there is no doubt that he has
slowed up consideiably from the years
when it was regarded an ordinary feat
for him to steal not only second, but
third base.
There is no reason why Cobb should
not bat .300 next season. He has done
it for IS consecutive seasons and by
doing It last year established himself
as the only player in the history of the
major leagues who has hit for S00 or
better for IS years In a row. The late
Captntn A. C. Anson did it 20 years,
but there was a break of two years In
each of which he fell below S00.
Whether the next campaign will be
C. hh's last ns an active plaver Is up
to Cibh hlmaelf. Judging from hia
phvrlcaj condition he should lie able
to play the outfield for at least three
more years, barring accidents. He has
threatened to retire as an active play
er nnd whether he will carry out that
threat at the close of next season
time only can tell.
Ketalilishcs New Record
Trenton. N Keh 24.—Victor
Kippe. representing the Urcoklyn Y.
II. C A . set a new national Y. M
C A record for the 260 yard back
siroke here Saturday, when he won
iIio f nal heat in I'M 2-5, The old
r vf.nl was 1 [>3, also held by lvlppe.
McGinnity Rejects
McGraw’s Offer
k. j
Dubuque, la., Feb. 14.—"Iron Man”
Joe MhGinnity, noted pitcher, who
managed and helped to pitch the Du
buque Mississippi Valley league club
to a championship last year, has def
initely decided not to accept an offer
by John McGraw to join the New j
York Giants as pitching coach tills
year, it was learned here yesterday.
MrGinnlty. now a millwright at Do
I cat u r, IIL, recently announced his
retirement alter 31 years In protes
i sional baseball iiut considered Me-!
] draw's proposition carefuly several
, week's before rejecting it.
A. B. C. Opens on
Special Alleys
Chicago, 111.. Feb. 24—The 24th
annual tournament of the Amer
ican bowling congress ten-pin classic
of the North American continent
opened here last night with local five
man team* representing the Rotary
club, and Knights of Columbus going
into action on the 28 specially con
structed alley* in the One Hundred
Thirty-second regiment armory.
Fifty-six team* of the 2.1*1 five
man dMvea entered, rolled in the two
squads of the evening.
In addition to the 2,131 five'-man
teams entered in the tournament to
last 33 days, there are 4,700 two
man squads and 9,447 single indi
viduals to fight for the prije money
amounting to more than *100.000.
The entry fees amount to *147.510.
Milwaukee heads the out-of-town
entry list with 120 teams and Detroit
comes next with 100. All of last
year's champion* have been entered
and will be hot on the trail of top
honors again.
Baseball League
to Hold Meetings
_ c
A meeting of the Commercial base- .
ball league will he held Tuesday ,
night at S in the office of N. J. j
Weston, physical director at the Y M
C. A. The league will be composed of
eight teams and will play under the
auspices of the local Y. M. C. A and
the Muny Paschal! association.
1 Muny Baseball Body
to Meet Wednesday
A meeting of all class "B ' and “C"
managers of the city will he held at
the city hall Wednesday night at S.
The new classification "ill lie ex
plained in detail by the author. John
lvnnlaon, secretary of ihc local ama
teur association.
All managers are urged to be pres
ent and should anything arise that
makes It impossible for the manager
ot the team to attend he should send
a representative in his place. At
i ext meeting of the board of director*
I of the Muny association, indications
point favorably to the adoption of
the new classification.
Kearns to Have Busy Week Making
J c
Plans for Dempsey's Coming Campaign
K\V YORK. Keh.
’4 I’Une for th*
U424 heavyweight
boxing program
are expected to
take definite shape
next week a a a re
suit of the arrival
In New York yes
terday of .lack
Dempaey, the title
holder. aocompa
riled by hi* man
:.ger. Jack Kearns
Kearns said last
night ha expected
to resume early
this week con
Terences with Tex
Rickard on the
prospective return
match with Tommy Olbhone, who al
randy hue accepted the promoter#
Urnia for h match here early In June
K*»irna ntnn e inert a to dlifUM de
inil* of a return match with I.uia
\itgci t'lipo K’i * bout with the win
ner of the prospective Firpo Harry
Wills contest, which may take place
In July. Providing Dempsey suc
ceeded in disposing of Gibbons, his
second match would take place In
September.
If It Is staged, however, the Firpo
Will# encounter probably will net be
promoted by the New York ayndteate
beaded by Lew Raymond. Raymond
bad obtained tentatlye agreement of
both fighter* to term* Involving a
(500,000 purse, but hla withdrawal,
forecast as a result of tlw deadlock
with Firpo over the place of deposit
of a 1(0,000 preliminary forfeit, may
lake place definitely wit' .n a day or
two.
Rill McCarney Flrpo'a business rep
r< tentative, said tonight be would ad
vise Firpo to gancel negotiations with
the Raymond syndicate unless there
la a change in the present situation *o
that other offer* McCarney no* hare
Wen made for the conic*! max be
exoatdeted
Western Ready
to Purchase the
Link’s Franchise
State Directors Are ^ illing to
Transfer Territory if Pur
chase Price Remains in
the Treasury.
The transfer of the territorial right*
of Lincoln in the Nebraska State
league club to the Western circuit
is up to the owners of the Lincoln
team, according to an announcement
made Saturday night by President
Dick Grotte of the Husker loop.
The Western league has agreed to
pay over to the State circuit the re
quired amount asked for the Lincoln
territory. The State league director*
via telegraphic vote last night agreed
to transfer the Lincoln club, provid
ing the owners of. the capital city
team would not ask for their share
of the purchase price.
At the meeting of the State league
directors held in Omaha Friday night,
the directors held out for $2,.500 for
the Lincoln territory, each club of
the league to receive one-sixth of tho
purchase price. Last night these di
rectors agreed to transfer the terri
tory to the Western league for the
above-mentioned price, if the owners
of the Lincoln club would let their
share of the J>?,500 remain in the Statu
league treasury. The league, if the
deal goes through, experts to use the
$1,500 in securing a town to take Lin
coln's place in the circuit. The other
club owners agreed to put their share
in the treasury.
Before leaving Omaha Friday night,
the Beltzer brothers and rharlio
Moon, owners of the Lincoln club, an
nounced that they would not, under
any condition attempt to establish
a State league dub In their city now.
in view of the sentiment which la
demanding Western league or noth
ing, and it is a fairly safe bet that no
man in his right mind would coma
here, build a park and attempt to
make money establishing a State
league club.
President Dick Grote of the State
loop didn't put much faith in the
report from Uncoln last night that
legally, there is no state league. Ac
cording to thp report, the State loop
clubs are supposed to have their
guarantee, money in before February
15. signifying that they are to play
ball the following summer. This has
not been done yet. so that there is
not. legally, a State league.
According to Grotte. the constitu
tion of the league was changed at
the Grand Island meeting so that the
February 15 clause was eliminated.
A. A. U. Tournev
to Be Held Here
The second annuel Midwest A. A.
U. senior basket ball championships
for women will be held under the aus
pices of the Catholic Daughters of
America at Creighton gymnasium
March SO. £1 and 22.
Miss Sophia Rauber. chairman of
the tournament committee, predicts
an entry list of 20 teams. Last year’s
tournament was attended by 12 of
the best women's cage teams in the
middlcwest. The Metropolitan Ath
letic club girls carried off the honors
in the 1023 tournament.
The tournament is open to regis
tered amateur teams tn Nebraska.
Iowa and North and South Dakota.
Entry blanks may t>e obtained from
Miss Rauber. ciiv clerk's offi-e Oma
ha. or from C. P Wendell, secretary
of the Midwest A. A l'., in care of
the Onutha Athletic club.
Omaha U Schedules
Two More Grid Games
Coach Ernie Adams of the Ur.
veraity of Omaha announces that tw -
more games are practically signed up
for the 1?24 fbotball schedule. Tor
has sent a contract for a game there
November It. and Grand Island wants
a game there Thanksgiving with a
return game here the following yea #
.'dams says It is practically certain
that both contracts will be signed.
Houston Golfer Wins
Golf Tournament
Houston. Feb. 24—Ossie Carlton of
Houston, Texas Mate champi m. ye*
terday warn the annual Invitation go t
tournament at Houston Country club
by defeating Tommy Cochran cf
Wichita Falls. 5 and 4.
Gopher Capers Lose.
Minneapolis. Minn.. Feb. 24.—Tie
Minnesota basket ball team went into
ighth place in the big 10 race here
Inst night when it defeated the North
western five. 24 to IS. in a slow, list
ess game.
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