Peru Normal Five
Maintain Lead in
Conference Race
,Wayne Normal Quintet
Presses Bobcats Hard for
Title Honors—Omalia
U Holds Own.
Although closely pressed hy Fred
Hale's Wayne Normal tossers, Peru
Normal’s cage five remains at the
top .of the state conference , basket
hall pile with eight wins and UP do
feats. The Bobcats practically clnah-.
ed the title hy walloping Nebraska
Wesleyan, 38 to 16. in a game played
at Peru last Tuesday night.
Coach draff’s goal sharks also won
games from l)oane college and Chad
ron Normal. The Crete aggrega
tion fell before the Red anil Blue at
tack, 39 to 23, while the westerners
were on the short end of a 33 to 17
count
Wayne climbed into second place
by defeating Coach Will's Chadron
Invaders, 20 to 12. Captain Be.<^t and
company cleaned up on Western
Union college, a nonconference team,
by a 40 to 17 score, Saturday night.
The victory marked the 12th win of
the season for the Dale quintet.
Hastings jumped from sixth, to
fourth position in the race hy de
feating Doane and Cotner on succes
sive evenings. The Holste crew, with
Poore in the leading role, sprang an
offensive game that hafflpd the op.
posing quints. Hastings lost to the
Bulldogs early in the season, IS to 14,
on the Bethany court.
Cotner and Chadron Normal were
treated roughly in their jaunts to
foreign fields. The Parmenter toss
ers lost to both Grand Island and
Hastings, hut won a tight battle
fmm Coach Fullmer's Kearney Ante
lopes. Chadron did not fare so well.
The westerners trounced Krni^
Adams' Omaha bunch, 17 to 8, hut
were on the short end of the score in
battles with Teru, Wayne, Midland
and Donne.
York college was idle as was Ne
braska Central’s basket five. Doane
slipped a little further down the lino
by losing to Hastings and Peru. Nos
sek’s outfit recovered, however, and
gave Chadron a 34 to 14 lacing.
State Conference Standing**.
W. J,. Pet.
Peru Normal .8 a l.ono
Wayne Normal .10 2 .*33
Nebraska Wesleyan ...... .4 2 ,667 i
Haft fees college .5 3 .#25 j
Keartwy Normal . 6 4 .6001
Cotner college .7 6 .62*
Midland- college .4 B .444
York collrg' .2 4 .32".
Orsnd Island college .3 7 .300
Omaha university .2 B .2*6
Chadron Normal . 3 * .27 3!
Doane college .3 it .250
Nebraska Central college* .0 2 .000
Cunt** I.a*»t Week.
Wayne. 20; chadron. 12.
Peru, 29. Doane, 23.
Peru. .38; Wesleyan, 16.
Midland. 23; Chadron. IS.
Chadron, 17; Omaha university, 8.
Cotner, 26; Kearney. 19.
Hrand Island, 24; Cotner, 22.
Hastingn. 35; Doane, 9.
Hastings. 31 : Cotner, 23.
Doane. 34; Chadron. 14.
Peru. 33; Chadroir, 17.
South Prepares
for Bluffs Game
Coach Patton expects to. work Kis
Packers extra hard this week In prep
aration .for the game Friday with
Abraham Lifacoin High of Council
Bluffs, conquerors of Creighton Prep.
The Bluffmen are ti^e only quintet in
ifip two cities.to beat the city champs.
The Packers came nut of the
Creighton prep game last Friday in
pretty good shape. Smith, forward,
who was carried off the floor In the
fourth quarter, expects to lie hack
in the abbreviated costume again this
week. It is not certain yet wherer
linden, sub, will be used at center or
1.1 forward, position. I loden was sub
stituted in the Creighton Prep game
.and played a bang-up game. It is
lint kno.wn whether Bernard or Smith
will start at tile other forward posi
tion.
The guards will In all probability
bold their positions intact, tlie for
ward positions and center heing the
only jinsitions In danger of a shift.
Coach I.owrey Is endeavoring to se
cure u game for Ids second team with
some .ujpod class B quintet as a pre
liminary attraction to the game Fri
day.
Clarkson Hoy Scout
Capers Have Good Record
Clarkson. NeL., Feb. 25.—Chirk on
Hoy Scout banket 1>all team lifts madr
on enviable record this season. hav
l.*ip won every ^arne played thus far
T{je results of the sames were: Clark
eotl 1K, Taelsh 4; Clarkson 24. Srliuy
lor 1 5: Clarkson- 15, twelfth 4; Clarkson
‘36, Howells 1 fi. „
Mem Iters of the team are Kdward
7/>nkota, Kdtvin Dudyrkn, Ralnold
Pimper, Joe Jonda, Pud Hamsa and
I.connrd Koc^h^r.
Ivan Parke to Lose
Weight Allowance
New- Orleans, Feb. 25.—Ivan Parke,
the Peleo (Idaho) lad, who has showed
the way to every Jockey on the Amer
ican turf during the last 11 months,
will automatically lose the five-pound
"bug’’ «r apprentice allowance on
March 9. Parke won his first race
at Tiajuana March 9, 192.1, and ac
cording to the rules loses his ap
prentice allowance one year later.
On the New Orleans tracks since
January 1, Parke has piloted winners
of 81 races and it is regarded as high
ly probable liis mark will be In excess
of 100 toward the 1921 cup hrfnre he
loses Ills apprentice allowance.
Capital City to
Be Represented
in Tearney Loop
Club Owners in Grotte Cir
cuit Relinquish Territory
Rights tn Western League
- for rum
Y VIRTt K of a
telegraphic vote
among club own
ers of the Nebras
ka Slate league
Sunday, the ter
ritorial rights of
the IJVicoln club
were trausierreo
from the state
loop to the West
ern leagiie for a
consideration of
$1,500. The sum
paid by the Tear
ney circuit was
$1,000 less than
was asked for by
magnates of the state loop, in tne
transaction completed yesterday, the
Western circuit was represented by
Barney Btrch, while President Dick
Grotto of the Nebraska loop repre
sented the state leaguers.
At a meeting of the State league
hold here Friday, a number of club
owners of the league refused to re
linquish the territorial rights of the
capital city club for less than $2,500.
The meeting adjourned with the situ
ation regarding the price to be paid
by the Western loop for the Lincoln
territory remaining unsettled.
Considerable resentment had been
expressed by Lincoln bsseball men
over what they termed unethical ac
tion on the part of State league di
rectors, but predictions made by these
same baseball men came true with the
transfer of the territory rights yes
terday.
With a blear title to fhe rights,
Howard Wakefield, one of the ownecs
and manager of the capital city club,
will immediately begin to assemble a
dub together. At present he lias a
iiuileiis of a first class team with six
slar members of the former Lincoln
State league team.
A schedule -with IJncoln Included,
was drawn up last week at a meeting
of Western and State league mag
nates held in Lincoln.
Lincoln business men have worked
hard to have the capital city repre
sented In the Western circuit. A cam
paign necessitating the raising of $20,
000 for the purchase of the Sioux
City franchise was successfully engi
neered by business Interests In the
Husker city. After th£ required
amount had been subscribed, owners
of clubs Irt the State league refused
to relinquish the territorial rights of
Lineoln In the. Grotte circuit.
Disposition of Lincoln's franchise In
the State league has not been made
but it is thought likely that Sioux
City will become a member of the
league. There also is a probability of
Sioux Falls and Mitchell, 8. D., en
tering the state loop.
McClelland Wins
' Horseshoe Honors
Charles McClelland carried off the
honors In the horseshoe tournament
staged on the indoor courts at Twen
ty-second and Nicholas streets yes
terday. * McClelland lost hut one
game out of seven played. He scored
i total of 145 points.
Other scores were:
W. J,. pfy
I). .T. Frltrh .5 2 1t7
Frank McCarty .. 4 .1 131
S H Smith .3 4 114
\V FnLf-iiinn......3 4 111
Ktl TrVi' .3 4 108
<*. V. Paul .2 6 125
O. K Smith . 2 5 32
McClelland and McCarty won the
doubles event winning two gum* s and
losing none for a total of 42 points.
A team composed of Tracy and Paul
was second, winning nno nnd los
ing one game for a total of 11 points.
Smith and Coleman failed to win a
game, losing both their contests, hut
scoring 24 points.
Billy Nesselhaus’ International
Stable Purchases Star Thoroughbreds
EVER In the his
tory of the turf
for the last dec
ade have thor
oughbred* been
bringing! such
top prices and
the owner lucky
enough to own a
runner who can
win can *lmo*t
name hi* own
price.
Kvl d e n re of
this wa» furnish
ed at the Tia
juana ra'-e track the other day when
the international a table, for which J.
Hussey I* trainer, and Hilly Nes*el
hau* went Into the market and pur
chased three quite shifty horses In
Better Luck, Postillion and Hnganook.
The deal cost the International stable
a princely sum, end a check n mnun
lng to something like 121,000 was
handed to Htev* Judge, Who trained
the three horses mentioned.
It was not a lad move el all for
the International stable, whirh 1*
owned by a coterie of wealthy Omaha
aportrfnen, for the price had scarcely
been paid when Letter Luck won
the acceptable Speed handicap, which
was worth $5,400. It wss the Inter
national stable which recently bought
the,contract on Joe Wood, an ap
prentice rider. The transft-r of this
document cost the atable $S,000.
It is the opinion that with Letter
Luck. Postillion and Hnganook, nil
winners at Tlajunna, and Wood as n
ride#, the International stable Is cei
tain to he formidable until the close
of the Tlajunna track late In April
This stable slrondy had a number of
running horses, the star of the lot
lieing Adonis, termed tho "picture
horse.” Jt was Adonis who all but
won ths Croffroth handicap of last
seakon. In Hotter Luck, It Is con
tendedttlint the International stable
Is well fortified to tie a factor In the
ninnlng of the Croffroth handicap
this season. The Croffroth, the
i Ichest race in America for horses of
all ages, will have $411.11011 added
money, It Is at I 14 miles and will
tie decided March 10
f vclf nr"Tteexhnl&xrwett.K *.?headc)x \3ccfevelt r — 1
, • i ' ■ ■ **
How reminiscent is the fighting pose of Theodore Roosevelt III, son of the assistant secretary of the
havjr and grandson of the late ex-president. Young Teddy, learning to fiox at the Racquets club in Wash
ington, displays the typical fighting face of his grandfather.'
Central Class
Cagers Are Tied
Fv virtue of their two wins over
their opponents Saturday, the Junior
Flippers of the rlub nnd the Indepen
dents are tied for first place in the
first round of play in the school bas
ket ball tournament, being staged at
Central High school.
Ward Pereival of the O club, all
state basket hall selection, for the
past three years, is high point getter
with 30, while Schriebam, diminutive
Junior Flipper star, is a close second
with 23.
The O club with such stars as Per
cival, “Hlue" Howell, Muxon, Jones
and Tollander are doped to win the
tournament. The next round of play
will eliminate a first place team,
when the Junior Flippers and the In
dependents meet in the feature game
next week.
Close behind these first place quin
tets are the Long Tigers, under the
leadership of Thomas, all-state foot
ball player, and the Seniors, under
the captaincy of Lawson, with one
defeat.
The next round of play will decide
what teams will play off for the
championship.
nATtOBD McConnell has done a
lot of hunting in ,and around
tlretna, but he declares there
is one Omaha hunter who will never
go down there again.
It happens that Harold rented
about 35 call duck# to use as de
coys. He used them on a slough
oft I ho river and brought in some
fine bags. When he tore up camp
lie met a fellow who wanted to use
the birds. Harold told him to ace
the man from whom lie borrowed
them.
The hunter did. The owner told
him to help himself and that there
would be no charge for their use—hut
that if lie lost any, lie would have to
pay J5 each for those lost. The hun
ter agreed and proceeded to lake out
the decoys.
He was green,as green could be,
for he simply tumid them loose
when he got to his blind at dawn.
He hunted ail morning and then
started to round up hie ducks. He
couldn’t find them. They had swam
within range of a bunch of pot hun
ters and they blew their heads off
and went home with them.
The hunter reported liis loss ami
being a game fellow .mil a sports
man, even if he didn't know any
thing about hunting, paid up $5 a
bird for each of the 35 birds lost.
Fengler Wins Beverley Rare
I.os Angeles, Cal., Feb. 25.—Harlan
Fengler. "boy wonitet” of the auto
mobile trac-i^ today held five new rec
ords as a result of his winning the
250 mile Beverly automobile speedway
d a Halo yesterday afternoon. Bead
ing from the start he defeated site'll
veterans os Milton, Murphy, lleHrne,
Hill and other great drivers. Fengler
set a new world record for the 250
mile course when he finished in 2
hours D minutes and 14 3-5 seconds,
an average of 110 miles an hour. He
sot new marks for the 200, 150. 100
and the 50-mlle distance. H<> drove
I Wade Special, and .lertfy Wonder
lid. In n Durant Special was second;
Harry Hart/. In a Miller Special tin
lsheci third.
Strililing to Hox Slattery.
Buffalo. N. V., Feb. 28.—Jimmy
Slattery. Buffalo middleweight 'hum
plon, and "Young" Strlbllng f»f Maoon,
Oa.. will rlfiKb tonight In a «ix round
bout. Beraiiao of their youth the
bout hna been limited to alx round*,
Ilia atate fight law* forbidding lb
round contrite between men under
the age of 21. Both Slattery and
Strlbllng tire lb.
Delaney to Ki^lit (*rel>.
St. I'm ill. Minn . Fen. 26.— Delaney.
St. I'aul light-heavyweight, haw been
signed lo fight I lurry Oreh. middle
weight champion, In Oakland, t'al . on
March 12, according to word received
beta tonight from Mike Collin*. lie
Imiey'a manager. The bout will be
four rounds.
Atonic Miinn Kilters Politic*.
Lincoln, F*b. 24. * Montn L.
Miinn. former ntnr of thr I'nlvtrmty
of Nebrnaka football tnim, vt,*^r<lny
filrrt mi n camlhltttn ml the rt full* 11
t in ticket for rcpicNonhithr tn thr
tin r from thr Thirl> -fifth pi'
t inct, Lancaster county district* *
Creighton Preps Loom Up Strong
Contenders for State High Honors
INCOL.N, I'eb. 25.
With 161 teams
registered on the
hooks early Sat
urday evening,
Secretary W. G
Bnnokii of the
High School
Athletic associa
tion predicts a
bumper record
for the 14th an
nual Nebraska
high school bas
ket ball classic to
be staged in J,In
coin March 6, 7
and 8.
Coach Pren
1 nans Creighton
Prepaters, who defeated IJncoIn High
by a 26 to 10 count Saturday after
noon on the Omaha floor, are listed
among the new entries. The young
Bluejays, champions of Omaha, have
played the most consistent, baske't hall
of any team in the state and now
blossom forth rfs the favorites to cap
ture, the Class A trophy.
Lincoln High defeated the Omaha
Quintet early In the season, but have
had hard sledding in the last few
games. Geneva High threw a scare
into the Capital City ramp Friday
right by forcing the Red and Black
five to extend themselves to win#by
a 32 to 27 count.
"Dick" Newman's Hastings toss
ers, rtnncrs up in the 1!)23 tourney,
have also Joined the ranks, clay Cen:
ter, Chnppell, Central City, Sutton
and Airland are among the newcom
ers to enter the fold. Many of the
entries are still in the mails and will
not be recorded until later. The books
were closed at midnight Saturday.
The following teams wfere regls
tired Saturday:
Ashland. Auburn, Atlanta. Raaaett, Clay
Center, Chappell, Central Clly, Dorrheater,
Kxeter. Fairmont. Fullerton. Harvard.
S'-ottabluff. Sutton. Writ on, Wilber. Mul
len Litchfield, McCook. On*. Ord. Green,
-.-.nod. Creighton Prep. Herman. Haatinca,
Hi butyer. Svantnn. Taylor. Utica. Polk.
Sprfngvlew, Walton, Vutan, Genoa and
Prague. __
Only Three Games Left on Valley
Cage Schedule of Nebraska Team
JVCOL.N, NKB..
Keb. 23. — with
hut two weeks re
maining of the
Missouri Valley
basket hall sea
son there Is a
hare possibility
that Oklahoma
may yet finish at
the top. The
Konners have on
ly one more game
on their schedule
and that one Is
on the Oklahoma
floor against
O r 1 n n e 11 while
Kansas lias yet to
meet Orlnnell, Missouri and Mashing
Ion.
Boll Moaby. able Kansas guard. Is
on the hospital list and announce
inent from Lawrence Saturday night
stated thst it was doubtful If he could
get back in the game before the sea
son closes.
Nebraska must be content with the
third place which Ihe Buskers wrest
ed from Washington here Inst week,
3S to 17, hut the Pikers are still with
in striking distance. Washington
must play Kansas and Kansas Ag
Firpo Favorite
Over Spalla
ltii- -os Aires, Fp1>. 25.—Tails Firpo
was im!a Installed a heavy favorite
ovt r Krininlo Spalla, Kuropesn heavy
weight i liumpion, as a result of his
fifth-round knockout of Farmer
Lodge, American lamer, here last
night. The Flrpo-Hpalla bout will
take place March 7. with Firpo rein
stated as a popular Idol among his
Argentine brothers. This was made
( tear by the ovation ha received last
night as Lodge lay helpless In the
ring from punches to the kidneys.
The American'vainly tried to arise
as the referee tolled the fateful 10.
lifidge made a favorable Impression
on the crowd of 60,000. He clinched
at every opportunity, hut at times
took the offensive with an on aslonal
wild swing. Lula scored two knock
downs previous to the final one.
McCook Win* Pair.
McCook, Nab McCook high school baa
ket ball team defeated the Danbury OUln
tet. i 2 to 7, in a game play ed hero Tuos
day night McCook alto defeated Cam
bridge, 19 to 7. Wednesday night.
Games This Week ]
v-'
WJBDNMIDAY.
Abraham Lincoln against CrelghtM
Tiep at t'relghton gym * I* m.
FRlpAT.
Creighton university agalnat Marquette
university nt Creighton gym, x J> m.
I’nivcrslty of Omaha against Dana col
lege "f Blair st Omaha gym. » 1 f» t* m
central against llsatlnga at Tech gym.
,t ji in.
Abraham Lincoln of Bluffs at ftnuth.
Creighton Prep at Randolph.
PATCRDA Y.
Creighton university against Marqustte
university at < migldun gym, i i* '<<
Central against Ftntith at Tech k':h, I ,
n. m
Cis|ghtnn Prep at Randolph.
Mil* WKST I d'Vl' HCHMOI. Tot liN I: Y
tnames at N M I» (lym.i
FRIDAY
Nebraska against Nnuth Dakota, * p m
linn against Kansas, !> j* til.
RATI! R PAY
Nebraska again*' Kanes* I.IK n rn.
I lows sgsinet Houth Dakota .( I ' p m
Nehraaka against Iowa ft p in
l guutto Dakota a'ainst Kansas • y. in
Sie*. Both game* are at St- Louis.
Nebraska has three games remain
ing, one at Ames Wednesday even
ing and next week Ames and Drake
play here. At the Drake-Nebraska
game, which will be played the trail
ing before the state high school bas
ket ball tournament opens March f>,
contestants in the tournament will
be guests.
MlSSOt'BI YAM KY STANDINGS.
ci. w. j*. ret. r»* opr.
Kftnaat .13 12 1 *23 31* 225
Oklahoma 15 12 3 A oo 4 54 363
\**Wraaka .-...#1 ■ S 6 .615 "37 251
Washington ...14 * 6 .571 3€»
Drake .12 6 7 .4 1 7 :*4 336
KanM« Agglea..l2 4 * .3;:3 24€ 311
Miatourl . 14 4 10 .2*6 3(*l 334
< Irfnnell ..U 3 3 .273 317 31 7
Amw . 12 2 10 .1*7 22t 134
I.A ST WKKKI4 RRPl ITS.
At Mofnea: Drake 37. Missouri 22.
At Amea: Missouri 21. Amta 14
At I'** Moines: Kaniae 24. Drake 17.
At Orinnell: Ksnsaa 27, Orinnell 22.
At Ajnra Kar.ee* 20. Amen 1»
At Lincoln. Nebraska 3S, Washing
ton 17.
At Manhattan: Washington 24, Kansas
Aggies 24.
Al Orinnell Drake 25. Orinnell 22.
THIS W I I K H fH'lf KDt'I.E.
Tuesday: Kenans againat Orinnell at
Lawrence: Missouri against Kansas Aggies
at I’olumMa.
Wednesday: Nebraska against Amea at
Atnes, <}rinnell againat Oklahoma at Nor
man; Kunnsa Aggiea againat Washington
at .St. Louie
Friday: Missouri agsinst Kansas at
Oil um bis.
Bsiurdsy Washington- egalnat Ksnass
at St. I.ottil; Kanaaa Aggiea against!
A mes at Manhattan. I
Creighton Prep
to Plav Bluffs
- J
The final week of baekctlM.ll before
the annual Nebraska state httfh
school tournament at Lincoln.
Winn the last whistle blows on tho
numerous court* throughout Hueker
land Saturday night, the curtain will
tumble on the hardwood floor* and
everything will at art moving toward
I.lnrolo where the prep tonma of the
►dale play In tho hi* tourney start
ing March 5.
The one hie high aehool Rama It*
Omnha tl.ia wyek la the Creighton
Prep4 Abraham Lincoln contest at
Creighton r> in Wednesday evening.
The Abraham Lincoln cavers will
cop the title If they emerK* victorious.
Following the Ahruhain LWtc.da
came the Creighton Preps will point
toward the Romes with Randolph on
the latter a court Friday and Satur
day.
Soulh lllch, which lost to Creigh
ton last week, meets Abraham Lin
coln on Its own floor Friday, while
Central I* scheduled to play Hastings
■it tho Tech gymnasium Friday ntpht.
Central and South play at Teeh Sat
in day afternoon.
The Mld-Weat Deaf school tourna
ment starts at the Nebraska School
for the Deaf Saturday,
May Sutton Untidy Loses
Tennis Match to Kaslcrncr
l,n* A lurries. Fell ;4. Miss Klesnur
Ci, ,.•* of New York, third ranking
irniiinn tennis player In the United
States, defeated Mrs. May Sutton
I iirntj former women * national
ehamplon, SI. S 4, In the filial* of
ihe nnniisl Southern California told
winter tennl* tournament here today.
Ml** t|o*e played specie, lilar ten
nis, her forehand and hm-klmml shot*
, irrvlng accurately »nd with great
power, while Mrs. Bundy's game
lirksd lia customary speed, rihhtng
her attack of it* uaual •ffeclotto»•
Rule to Bar Foul Fighters
Is Urged for Boxing Game
E\V YORK,' Eeb. 25.
—Whenever we see
a. fighter "heeling,"
using the cuff of
hi* glove to scrape
over an opponent’#
face we want to see
him thrown out of
the ring amt kept
out.
U * u a 11 v only a
warning is given,
the worst, the "heeler" is disquali
fied. This penalty, in rofisideratlon
of the possibility of serious Injury
from the vicious trick, seems highly
Insufficient.
We recall reading of a famous
historian losing the sight of one eye
when at college through a student .
playfully casting a crust of bread at
him. "Heeling," then, witli a rough
ruff and laces, is far more apt to
cause eye Injuries.
It often does. At the time the eye
may only feel a sharp pain. loiter the
straining of the muscles and nerves
may bring blindness. That any man
should be subjected to such danger
and the offender not punished more
than now- the case seems hardly
creditable.
The danger of eyesight being af
fected in a fair exchange of blows
is bad enough. The wonder Is that
more injuries are not sustained. But
"heeling” plays the ^liggest part in
such injuries.
Wc were amazed recently to learn
that four fighters, three nationally
prominent In their day, and all of New
Orleans, are wholly or partially blind.
The condition of one. Fete Her
man, former world's bantam cham
pion, is well known. This grand
little fellow has to lie led around.
He probably eannnt just tell who
caused tills terrible injury. Very
likely it is directly attributable to
some fighter "heeling."
Joe MandOt, another splendid fight
er, has suffered the loss of his left
eye. Johnny Fisse, who, several times,
won derisions over Herman, but not
in title fights, is nearly blind. "Happy”
Littleton, a middleweight of note in
the south, is blind In the right eye.
Mandet, Fisse and Littleton most
likely received the original injury
through foul fighting by an opponent.
Willie Hoppe Granted Divorce
on Grounds of Indiscretion
v.___,
Hy International News Sertke.
New York, Feb. 25.—Willie Hoppe,
balkline billiard champion, today won
a divorce from his wife, Mrs. Alice
Beatrice Hoppe, sister of George
Walsh, the motion picture actor. The
Jury found Mrs. Hoppe guilty of one
of three counts of Indiscretion.
Hoppe named Edward Exlnder, a
traveling salesman, as corespondent,
alleging a raid by friends had dis
closed the two together In a room In
a hotel here. He also charged two
other specific Indiscretions to his wife
and Exlnder.
The jury found Mrs. Hoppe guilty
of one count.
Mrs. Hoppe announced she would
appeal from the verdict and Justice
O'Malley granted 10 days to file mo
tions. Custody of the two children
will be the next battle fought, ac
cording to both principals. Hoppe
now has the custody of the son and
Mrs. Hoppe the daughter. Both said
they would bring action to obtain cus
tody of both children. Mrs. Hoppe
was in tears when the verdict was an
nounced. She was consoled by mem
bers of her family. Hoppe was also
in court but did not speak to his wife.
Dakota Towns Not to
Join Tristate League
Mitchell, S. 13., Feb. 25.—H. G.
Seharn weber, manager of the Mitch
ell BasebaiJ club, declared today tliai
no South Dakota towns would join
the proposed Tristate Baseball league.
Too much time, he said, had been
wasted settling the location of the
Lincoln club, and South Dakota towns
would not attempt to organize at so
late a date.
Nebraska Girls* Cage
Tourney Being Planned
I.lnroln, NVb , Feb. 24.—l’jepara
tlon* aje Kt'inK forward for the Ne
braska Kiri*' hiisketbnll tournament
to be held at Havelock. I.lnroln »u
burbs, on March; 13, 14 and 15, the
week following the boys' state high
school tournament. The girls’ tourna
ment was inaugurated last year at
Havelock and was marked by suc
cess.
A query recently sent out to dif
ferent schools of the state. Indicated
a desire 4o continue the annual com
petition among girl teams and a
larger entry list is expected, tha
sponsors said, than last year. Entry
lists are to close Friday, March 7.
Ewing Defeats Clearwater.
.Ewing. Neb., Feb. 25.—Ewing High
school basket hall team defeated th?
Clearwater quintet, 2S to 10, in a
game played here Friday night.
Browning led in the scoring for. Ew
ing and Mitchell played the best game
for Clearwater.
Yesterday's Results.
NEW ORLEANS.
i Approximate Odd*)
First race 3 4 furlong*.
John T. P (But well)_ 3.75-1 even 1-2
Ifon«*9t More (Kederls).-4-1
Mad Hoy (Pool). even
Time. 42 15. Trigger, Fliv I. Mary
Maud Carr. Reprimand Federalist. Moon
Magic. Compact. Father Qrindell, George
De Mar, Date Gildie alao aan.
Second race •i*mlle:
Round Robin (Schwart x>.... 17 4 I 5 4-5
Omnipotent Corcoran). 3 1-5
AntP-ipate Oleupel)... . 74
Time 1*14 3-5. Sagamore, La T'role
Tony Sue. Stone Age. Silence, AnMlIea.
Verbena. Conaort. Propaganda Mr. Heck.
La <tv Liverpool also ran
Third race >* mile.
Poughnut (Umenlsea) 50 1 24-1 4 5
Royal Pick (Pa«-&*> . 5 -1 f-M»
John Joseph (McD i. .
Time; 1 14 S-r.. .Mat Podine Old Slin
ner. Gordon Shaw. Far Fast. Beaate Hope.
Firecracker, Vacuum, Klrah, Ble.gh Belle
also ran.
Fourth race: Mile and TO yard*.
Sympathy tHeupel)
Winner Take All (I«ang)
Kdward Grey (Corcoran).
Time: 1:44 1*1. Shamrock, Juno Red
Arrow. High Speed also ran.
Fifth race 14 miles:
Llewellyn (MergLer).. .115-1 1 1 out
Wrangler (Thomdfke).
lfuoneo (Mcieermott) . ‘ *
Time: 1:15 M. Fa»to«he. Sam Frank,
nr Jim John Paul Jone* and Bl««k Frl
day. also ran.
Sixth race 1 1-14 mile*. , . , ,
Gen. Cadoma (Pool) .4 5 2-5 1-4
Kddie Jr. (Chalmere) .5-5 U-5
Reel Fool (Kf'derla* . 4-1
Time: 1:11 !-l. Hysteria. Rex Ggtoty,
Be-ale Leighton and Iderre alao ren.
Seventh race: 1 1-14 miles
Tex (Pool) .. * 75-1 2 t even
Yorlck (Blind) .Mi-1 «■'
The Fenian (Cooper). •••*•■
Time: 1:51 4-5. Our Birthday. -Tu)**.
Chtrlee J. Craigmlle. Search T.tght 111.
[.Jake Barter and Chgplet »h*o tan.
t Today's Kutries.
T1AJI ANA.
First race: Three and one-half fur
long- Parse $600. 3-year-olds. maidens.
«Hiw anres:
Atla*« .HO Intake .H
Wtlicuda Wood. 1 .title Shasta
Frances Victoria Hoi Intents .
popplna ..107 Jolly Bonita ...
Helen Van . .110 Ruby Marsh ...
Shasta Rapids. . W ee Girl .
Zlrxag . Coalition .
Super Lady ... Favorite .
Second race Five.eighth* mile, purae
1*00. 3 year-olds and upward, claiming
T.ady Winfrey ..101 Chron t l*1*
lady Moore ....11# lean Melville t°l*
1 am»tedt .It* Pay Off .JJ*
Cannonball ....It# .Tax* .Hi
Hig Indian .111 Thrill* ....... lie
Runlolgh .110 Me'o H .It*
Jolly Hailor ...112 Challenger . ...
Scottl*h 1«ad ...10T lapham ...lit
Roe* Atkin 307 ‘Rad Hand
Third race: Three-fourths mile, purse
$600. 2-year-olds, claiming
, Mlxanna .Queen Catherine 10*
Odd Seth .100 c> prente .
Furor .107 Seth* Memory 107
Fourth rare: Three-fourth# mile, purae
$600 4-year -olda and upward, claiming
Sacramento . ..120 Captain Clover to
Flrat Call.107 Plmle .lit
l.avtnla .107 Flame . .100
Noon Glide . . 105 May Prosper . 110
Fifth race: Thie#< four the mile purae
$*on, year olda and upward, claiming
Ten ltuttona ...1*# Rondelle ...... 100
My Revert* ...lit Slngsport .HO
Giuseppe 104
Sixth rare Mile, purae fl 000. 8 year
olda and upward, handicap:
Murtttklns 1lo Tailor Maid ...107
Sunnyland .. 114 He Frank . 103
Hilly Star .103 Catharine Mar
John S. Heard on 10* rone 1*0
Quince Garden .10* Deep Thought .
Van Patrick *# Spread K.agia 113
Ahadane 102
Seventh race- Five.eighth* mile purae
$400. 4 >ear olda and Upward, claiming
■
Nnrford lion#' .110 War Winner H3
T.aet Girl ’ll The <N|re ...10*
Fiesta ..... *7 Hrnwn Shaalo. . 10’
Hasten On ... 114 i'ui»- lo#
Yukon ......10a Harrlgaf* He 115
John Jr 1H Vnjwftmi HI
PiM Hitnnxi ... to* Hungenrga Ml
Sun ho a* 111 Hal Man 117
Fighth r«. « M le and » .• •. , irae
$40o 4 year olds and upwai-i m-inr
« ' Ho . 1 ‘5 a portMiiin 10'
Glad News 104 Seep« til
n^ night 105 Mis- Paige
*ln« . 104 . a pen tot
Sommer Sigh . 11 *> Cano .-at 104
Morro C*mU le: l ># \\ mero
Fre*culfar Ifi Tha liiiih 111
Ninth raeat One and one eighth milac .
e
purse 1700. 4-year-olds and upward, claim
ing :
I,ady Tne* .1*J I>ocuet Leaves .100,
Lady Lillian ...lot Hy»npom .
Ten Can .104 Nebraska Lad . . 101 j
Bosh . 17 Mannikin II ...1ft
Uuanna . ..
HAVANA.
F'rst ra e Five and one-half furlongs
purse $700; 4->ear-olda and upward;
claim ng
Ouida , . . . - .101 Captain Bob .111
Venrn^ .105 Lady RretteE
Wemlock.Ill ham (ml . ...1*7
Furlough ira) 11* Luck* Mack.. 104
SoA'erelgn If.. 1141% Mt Healthy ....
Be< ond race Five and one-half fur
longs pure* 1*00. J-> ear-olds and up
ward: claiming;
Treat wood B«r 1A* H’py Go La> ky 1*0
Aunt Deda .1*4 Bonnie dark 107
Cl*<xua. tt Minnie Mack.10*1*
Mild a .110 Alf Vexlna .110
Jtmlms .#*
Third ra-e: One and ooe-gixt eenth
mlle«; nurse. 1400; 4-year-olds and up
ward; ''ia‘n\fng:
.Tar M*uma .1*4 Beg.-c Lodge ..111
pardsnella .. .104 xPollt# ’.
x5»T»e«*t‘ular Girl 1*' Wlnall . .. .... 0*
xBuddtee .1*7 Copyright .. .. 10*
xWHnlsnd . 114 Top Rung .Ill
Bona Fide ....lit
Fourth net One and one-slxtcenth
mtle«- mjrse fCOO; 4 - year -olds and up
f- -d ■ claiming
xllsln...1ft Frlanger .103
Plaudel .104 xFl Corone| ...107
Snn.1v IT .lit W M. Baker
xJacobean .LI Varr|e Vail 101
Alex (r...11* Futile ..
Blue Brmh .. lot
Fifth race: One and one-sixteenth
mjle* r>ur#e. S700. 4 year-olds and up
ward- claiming;
Captain Adame 1*4 xUuen .••
hilMr* C ....I** xLucy Kate ..10*
-Tack Frost . . . •* xJohn Morrill 107
Bleionrv .... 11*
mxth race Threo fourths mile; purse
f*r>n x '-enr-olda allowances
Bln# >**M 114 1eon» Bare ....
lodge M«ckman l ong Green .105
Moorfteld 107 Veter T.ee <m>
Seventh race ’fhre*-fnnrth mil*: nurse
t«e A- I - .nr nlds em| Halmlnr •
u;.;« Vemor Be ilah 1**
Wawnnn i** 'p’mr*’n| i*"
M**inr1e Wood Itl T"ero ,..114
|da'• ^ 1 ■•'•v Churchill 1*4
Coring v-.fe 1*4 -The Ulster 104
Squire wiggles i|t
> (rnrsniif# allowance claimed; (ml
maidens
M W ORI.EWS.
^•r*t r* ■# ’4
F rat r-»r* ft.0*0. Mam*"* TUiSd*ns
1 »<r.fiM«Tind it"* and one #:thth
K#nMMW .11* •'ha"#**™# ...1»*
1 •Ml ttitf}*r . . . .. .1*1
1’ 11** Vl*lr .414 Fine*#*** .1*1
**l 4-trr*.m i>,»hi#t*#»n St#«l 1*'
Drond#** . . I11* •'"-ootsrlov *«
'* . »** nildv- V. ....**
} I rT1 r1 '* .1 1*4 B<*r«A||l 44
>>n)"d *« #* *1.0*0. rinllrint, 3 yaar
o'*- ■<« fnilAOir*
"ftT'lirrixrn ...11* T a dir M A "’o" 7 * *
,1nrk«on HI WAnrl* 'irate . 1**
’ t.adv CMwo ...1*4 ^r,,r Fu*h **•
nnMm*rv ’*4 «*lr i'l*n 1'"
nu»lnrit»Uke 1*4 4'*- v11#ae 1rtft
T.tn.h >"* •*
T>*rt Uunlnn ’">< . *
Third r». r $i I'M rlnmln* 4 y»*r- iM*
■»*»d *•*». •»* fur1r*"~« ...
r-ntSmeter . .1"* Monorn^an . .10*
M##rury .11* La**rh
HMd*n .To* oil 4 44 Maretlli* .. 1*'
r»*mtr+m V" 4r»,.^„ t*i
l* irlr.-n«« ’*4 TV-#f *•
F.dMfth Mr# *1 •** • '#*r-OW». * »*
: 4'--»i>»nt i'n# ml)#'
vtn~ rvwu ti 44a -vfhd# i**
t>r|l||,r' PMj*f 4 A 4
4"lvi»f Fur .i** Am ID Claim . *4
.1*1
Fifth ra.-* *1 *** 4 v#ar
(•« ' ’i»> t«H» gml on#* •l\teon»h'
lU’ovii Duck 114 Mnriir#» War* 1rtl*
Tr,,,',4ii 4>##*v S"##tv 1A4
d’lTimnaur 11’ « d From Horn# I*4
Frr| iMtllAH . 111 Far* rn*l#| t# .1*'
Dora I Hoof ,.4*4 Y4« p*d* ..... i«*
Hie #m 4 rt0 c#, \\ *f 1**
rioidrn Wllowa 1** Yuautat# . •
Ft Until. 1r . i*c
Math rar#* ti ***. Hamlwf 4 jr#lr *M<
r** 1 4«n "ill# and 4^h#-*l*hth:
V-*wk \l '*vo# 14 *. Ou#««<1* 1* ‘
Walnut Hall . 14 4 . 1 *•
•4"om f-waldy . 1’t vot»w»' i**
lt#i>*at#r lit F*»*ar F#"hry 1**
4<**rrori'ir I1** Ftiat r*r**nf 1*'
Ot|nr# 14* Hr##' !>#di 1**
\#ddnn* 144 iiendffa MJ
F-naiv Tine *t
*#>#m*b rare *1*A* olat«* i# 1 v»»r
-->*4. „^d up mil# ***tl »nr » •’S'l*
floiat »r * y < t-0i \4 kalian ’**
4ldnn|ti1>i Mav I#* 1 ur*»*A
*1i#h il#a* .1** 4*r ti hurhur*! 4 '“
»*•»# roy mi vtivaka
* Tr.dopat- , 1" 4 «ovUt 1**
A»v,and . 1*4 luno 1*4
Tu a*># 1*4 F#ta*i#d teal ,, Ilf
Waathtr, riaar, track fkat.
LShowDownin *
Tex-O’Rourke
Case This Week
* _ •
New York Promoters Due t*
Iron Out Troubles
Before Com
mission.
Hv DAVIS J. WAI.SII.
EW YORK, B^b
. 2'>— The show
f down between
Tex Rickard and
Tom O'Rourke
will be enacted
this week with
the last of box
ing's nine lives
lying in the pot.
The cards have
been dealt.
O'Rourke has bet
his with the
charge that Rick
ard worked in
league with ticket
speculators at the
Bempscy • Firp»o
fight. He has
been called by
Rickard with a demand for a hearing
It will probably begin at the weekly
meeting of the New York state ath
Itic commission tomorrow.
If Rickard wins, boxing in all
probability will live. If O'Rourke
rashes, the sport and all its million
purses Is likely to be declared null
by act of legislature.
•'111 get Rickard,” O'Rourke has
said, in effect.
“lie has nothing on me,” has been
the sense of Rickard’s reply.
Fee the sake of those who like box
ing, it is to be devoutly hoped that *
O’Rourke has nothing on Rickard
The former has posed as a crusader
a cure-all who would purge the sport
of a human octqpus. Boxing mer
fear that it will be a case of kill
rather than cure.
O'Rourke may be actuated, as h«
claims, by the motives of a purist, but
along Broadway, he is regarded as a
man who has carried a personal issue
to a point where the income of thou
sands is involved. O'Rourke has
never forgiven Rivkard for ousting
him as a matchmaker at the Polo
grounds last summer.
It is hardly credible that a man
of O'Rourke's intelligence would
bring such charges without sub
stantial foundation and it is equally
difficult to believe that Rickard
could be caught in such a simple
trap. If he was, it is the genera:
opinion that a national scandal will
be the result and that boxing once
more will die an abortive death. J
with ttie possibility that the district ^
attorney will be called into the case
to take rriminsl action if the evi
dence justifies tills move.
It is admitted here that the legis
lature at Albany is only awaiting
some tangible excuse to take definite
action against the life of boxing. It
has already before it the Lord bili
which would legislate the sport out
of existence once more, and a scanda!
such as O'Rourke threatens would
cause a stampede of lawmakers to get
behind the measure.
Rickard, however, is cairn, almost
cold, in the fact of the investigation.
Riley Leads Field
Among Shooters
Frown traps and inclement weather
were in a large way responsible for
low scores turned In by members of
the Omaha Run t'lub In their weekly
shoot held at the club grounds yes
terday,
W. B. Riley managed to break 30
out of a possible 30 birds and led »
field of five in the shoot for the
Noyes-Moore double* trophy. J. K.
Beard followed close behind getting
29 out of a possible 30. K M. Becgle
broke 21 out of 50 and E. Otto and
R. \V. Reasoner fied for Last place
breaking 19 out of 50.
In the singles event. Job Dawson
brought down 95 blr\la out of a pos
slble 100, I .arson was next high ,
man with *3 out of 75. Jr
.. I
-—
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