Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1924)
a INDIANS HAVE COMPLETE LINE OEM HITTERS-SAYS BURNS GOOD FIRST BASEMAN AND HITTER Stanley Coveleskie, Spitball Star, ^ill Lead Pitching Brigade—George Uhl Will Be Big Help. By NICK IT.ATI.KY. AKKLANIJ, FLA., March 24. — The punch, plus im proved pitching is . going to carry the Cleveland Indians right up to the roof if not actual ly on the pinnacle in the opinion of Manager Speaker. Hpoke does not say as much in so many words, but it is easy to see uliu uiiima that way. His club was a good cam paigner in 1923 and he has a better machine for the coming parade. Speaker lias a complete line-up of .300 hitters lie ran throw into the fray. All the combination needs is fairly good chucking. The winter trade with the Red Sox, which many an expert still considers a Cleveland hone. Is sat isfactory to Manager Tris. "I wanted a first baseman," he said, "and I have one now, a good one. Burns, in addition, Is one of the best hitters in the game. I have a great utility infielder in Chick Few ster.” The Indians gave sway a very good second baseman in Wamsb ganss, hut he was let out because young Riggs Stephenson was suffi ciently schooled to take a regular Job. Stevie has hit an average of .322 in his four years in the big show. With Burns on first and Sewell at short the club has two chronic sluggers. The only weak sister is I.utzke, at third. He is a brilliant fielder, which makes up for his bat ting sins. Jamieson, Speaker and Summs. the regular fly rhasers, are real sluggers, the first two be ing right on the edge of the .400 class. The team has s new near regular gardener in Clark, from Birming ham of the Southern league. He will serve turns with Summa in rightfield. Back of the hat the Indians will depend mostly on their two young ! sters, Glenn Myatt and I.uke Sewell brother of Joe. This pair will be help ed along by A1 Walters, who came from Boston. The pitching brigade will be led by Stanley Coveleskie, spitball star, lie ’ looks just as good this spring as lie ever did. George Uhl should have a large year. He has .the staff and knows how now. Sherrod Smith, for Pier Brooklyn Dodger, is hack in real form and will win a lot of games. Speaker will get a lot of help, too. in the portside end of things from Shsitte and Kdivards, two young sters. The latter two, with George Metivler, formerly of the Browns, are the reasons for the Speaker con fidence. Metivler was a college won tier, and has done some good pitch ing for Cleveland in the past two .tears. This spring he is getting more stuff on the ball than ever. The Indians look like a good bail club and have a very fine spirit. They look all ready to be pretty well up there from the barrier. Minor Changes in A. B. C. Scores Chicago. March 24,—Seventh place in the doubles event of the Ameri can Bowling Congress changed ownership Monday when Rastnusxen and Hueslin of Indianapolis counted 1,286. Their games were 451,409 and 426. No ehange* were made In the singles standings. I,orenl of Du buque got 674 and highest count with games of 202, 215 and 257. Foliowln are the day's high scores: Double*. P.iimniMn—Hueslin, Indianapolis. 1.288. Johnson—Fyhrls, Ht. Paul. 1.276. Metsner—Clements. Detroit. 1.232. I .eskle—Htaanley, 8t. Paul, 1.229 Smith—Glubke, Indianapolis, 1,210. Ringlet. T.orana, Dubuque. 674. Wheeler, Jndlannpolls, 672. Kemp, Duluth, (fig. Ferrlnf, Dyersvllle, Iowa. 674. I.tonard, St. Paul. 638. Factor Ruso Wins Big Derby in Climax of Canal Season Balboa. Canal Zone. March 24.— Factor Ruso won the Presidential derby Sunday, making the mile and 2:89. The wdnner took a 64,000 prize. This event was the climax of Pana ma s racing Reason. Chicago.— Charles A. Omilshey, owner of the Chicago Americans, was reported out of danger after an op eratlon for gall stones. Havana.—The winter racing sca*m , at Oriental park ended with Dorothj • Buckner winning the Adlos handicap j Baseball Dope « hlcago, M»rcli 24.—A number of promising youngsters, who a. few weeks were heralded as m "second Ty robb." "another Tris Hpeakef or s rival to the great Pftbe". will be on their wav back to some minor league before many days, Jt bacama known to day. Although on unusually large number of rookies reported at th* venous train ing camps, developments In the last few days Indicate that only * Dm* tt}m youngsters are ready for the major league*. Home are only a step shy. »nd another season with some good minor league will about round them out. The Chicago Nationals aspect to play today against Portland at .Stockton, * al 'I he law against Pundny baseball kept most Of the Club* In Florida Idle yesfer «! i v. Although the Cincinnati Nationals »*nf through a brief practice session. (oriole Mack’s Vl.il».7lelphi«a Americane put on a game agalnat the I4altln»«ra Interna Ilona Is and met their flrat defeat of tha training season. Am PhlUdcInhii* •»«***• nlui* iRoni rive of lh.|f will «n«i*i fhi Hi Ixittii f irdlnili Hi i.mburg tod!}, whllo tin Holton Br»voi will lonrniy to Wlntirhivm for • riturn gams alib yw* Chicago Whits »«*• / • • Says 'bugs' aen ONB sport that doesn't croak with the summertime is fish ing. The July quoit king picks up his pinochle deck in November, the ball player starts selling insurance, and the tennis champ goes hack to the teller’s window. Hut the fishing hug never lays down his tackle. If you spare the rod you spoil both the hoy and the fisherman. A Catalina Island angler pulled In a. 600-pound tarpon last week. That Is what he claims. The fish maintained a hooked silence. But you must understand that fish weights and measures are dif ferent from the grocery scale. A pound of fish would only be an ounce of veal chops. But anything that looks Itde a 600 pound tarpon must lie a big fish, if it only looks that big to its mother. A Bermuda halt purchaser got an 80-pouml sailfish. lie used a 10 pound apple worm for a decoy. The fisli put up such a long struggle that he only weighed six pounds when he was finally jerked in. It is nothing usual to hook a 20 foot shark in the gulf stream. You go swimming and use your big toe for bait. That's easy fishing compared with the boys who fish through the ice. Cozey Dolan lives up in Oshkosh. Mich. Oshkosh was named after Big ! Chief Oshkosh who wore a plug hat to bed. The zero gets 60 below up there in w inter and the Ice freezes 10 feet thick. The natives dig s hole in the ice and drop a piece of coal in the lake. When a cold fish sees a piece of coal he wonders where tile stove Is. That brings him to the surface, where Cozey has a kitchen stove all blazing hot. The fish figures I that if he has to die he might as j well pass out warm andf com fortable. So he does a double front flip into the pan. Cozey states that he caught all the fish he could eat this winter. But they don't figure that is very good sport up there. A good catch is one where you get more fish than you can talk about. The population of Oshkosh Is 16,000. Cozey is going to Florida this week with the Giants, lie ex pects to have a good time If he can find a store where they rent bicy cles by the hour. Valiev Coaches Select Teams » ■■ ■—■ • Kansas City, March 23—The Uni versity of Kansas basket ball team, Missouri valley champions. Is award ed three positions, on the all-valley team selected by coaches for the Kansas City Star. The University of Oklahoma, second In the vdlley race, Is allotted two places. The first team comprises McBride and AVallace. Oklahoma, forwards; Ackerman, Kansas, renter; Black (captain) and Mosby, Kansas, guards. The second team Includes Betiz, Grinnell. and Minner, AA'ashington, forwards: fieaeo, AA'ashington, center; Tipton, Nebraska and Hays, Missouri, guards. The third team: Boelter, Brake and Goodson, Nebraska. forwards; Wheeler. Oklahoma, center; AA'ell. Washington, and AA'eber, Kansas Ag gies, guards. Honorable mention Is accorded Ttup pert, Oklahoma; Usher and Cozier Nebraska; Kaurot, Missouri, and Te bow and Bunker, Kansas Aggies, for wards; AVheat, Missouri, renter; Bel gard, Kansas, and Cox, AVashlngt >n guards. EDDIE LAWLER STILL IN GAME * How old is Eddie I.nwlrr, who used to play semi-pro ball with the Stnrz Triumphs, Brandpis, U. (1. A. Orig inals and the Murphy-Did Its? Yes terday a contract was turned In for one Eddie Ijiwler to play with the Carter I.ake club of the Metro league nnd his age was given as 30, The Lawler who used to play with the old Storz team was a good all around player hut we know that he Is more than 30 years old for Bud Lawler, his son, who Is an amateur player, is about 28. On the other hand, perhaps we read the first figure of the ace on the con tract wrong. Perhaps it was a five Instead of a three. Kindlv enlighten us. Manager Koran, ns to the Lawler who signed .the lakeside eontrnet. We would like to have his right age. Paris.—Karl AVittig. first German bicycle racer lo appear at the Parts A'eledrome since the world war, was received cordially. r—- ” "a Important Boxing Bouts This Week Mart li 25—Hah* Herman Hicalii*! Hill Terri*. 12 round* in New fork. Man li 25—l,rw Tendler «ffaln»l i Sailor Frledmun. 12 round* In Bouton March 25—-Frankie AnIi mpilii*! \\ II Up Wood*. 10 round* In Toronto. MhipIi 20—Johnny Mil ov hkhIo*i h “Bid" Buck. HI round* In Battle ( reek Mh'li. .March 2#—Jimmy June* ntaln»t Morri* HrhlaJfer. 10 round* In Youiik* tow o. March .'fl—llllly Berne niraiii*t Few ralu«o. 12 round* In Marie*llle, li. I. March 27—Floyd Johnnon uKalnal Frank Fi rmer. HI round* in Tacoma March 2H—Mickey Walker nanlnel Holland Todd. It round* In llo«ton. March 25—Mike Burke uitaln*t Ba* Newman. It round* In New York. March 20—.lack Hrrn*leln avalit*! Johnny KeUIrr. It round* In New York. ■ ■ -. — J EDDIE'S FRIENDS A s,°w ra,iy * ^ _T't'aui soomdT) X^siT 6OOD, BUT UJ^AT __ ^ ( It) NWrtE. •IAM T4£ / r .-net -feu. 1 \ * -1 W PE . c r jlER MOO'VE. V 1 /-" ■ ’ ^-—-J \ BEEM PtTAlMEB* I ( WEN.EPD'E! \ TOAT'SAUU . \ vOA\Tl TiAiS TvCAts \ gum's comiM* S MECESSARV_y \ vuaAUS J \-~Tv£srGo) S. ^ \ ( UOME AM’ / \ TELU AER ^ 1 PUOME — ^ mer Art Griggs’ Failure to Cover First Beats Buffaloes Out of 7 to 6 Game IIREVEPORT, I*. March 33.—Har ry I,ee, Omaha’s left-hand liurler, pitrhed Ira Thomas' Grass ers to a 7 to H victory lien* Sun day afternoon. I. re's pitching in favor of Thomas' crew was not over the Imme plate hut to first base. In tile sixth inning with his team en joying a 6 to 3 lead I.ee fielded a limit off the bat of Wally Dasliirl and not waiting to see whether anyone was covering first base, he heaved to tile initial sack. First Baseman Griggs was stand ing just back of Lee when he made the pitch while Second Baseman Thompson was covering the Key stone bag. The bail thrown by Lee rolled to the right field bleachers and two runners scored and Dashlel went to third base. He scored on a. sacri fice fly and Joe Sargent doubled af ter French had reached first baso when Jimmy O'Neill dropped a fly. It looked like a certain victory for Omaha up until the time I.ee made his wild pitch. Nick Cullop was the first Omaha hurler to work, lie was touched for three runs In the opening stanza but settled down after that session. He was relieved in the third. Sherman sky pitched the last two innings and held Shreveport runiess. Art Griggs, manager of the Buffa loes. again played the leading role for his club. He drove in three runs and scored one. To start the third inning Cullop singled to right and then Thompson walked. Brown filed [to center field. Wilcox nnd Robin son walked filling the bases. Griggs [singled and two runs scored. Perder son stopped at third and Grigga stole second. O’Neill lifted a fly to left nnd Perderson scored. In the fifth Wilcox doubled and went to third on an infield out. Griggs singled, scor ing Wilcox. Griggji stole second and scored on O’Neills single. The two teams meet in a charity game Mon day. Omaha. AB It H PO A. F Thompion. 2b. 3 1 0 3 3 © Brown, rf. 4 0 0 2 0 0 Wilcox. 3b. 2 2 1 © 0 0 Phalpa. 3b. 2 © 1 o 1 0 ItnbinBon. rf. 2 1 © © © 0 Peterson. rf. 2 « 1 « © 0 Grigga. lb. . 3 l 2 6 1 0 l.enahan, lb. 1 0 0 4 ©© O'Neill, ■■. 4 © 1 1 4 2 iThornten. If. 2 © 1 3 © © Wilder, c. 2 0 © 1 0 0 Elmers, c. ] 0 0 2 2 © Cullop, P. 2 l 1 o 2 0 Lee. p. i o o i o i Skermanski, p. 1 0 0 0 © © Total© .32 ft I 24 IS I Shreveport. AB. R. If PO. A. T French. If1 1 0 3 0 0 Sargent. 1 I 3 JO Riley, lb. 118 1© Jolley, if 1110© xDonaidaon. o © © 0 © /.elder. 3b. 1 1 © 0 © Klchrodt, cf 113©© DashM, a©. 1 0 3 3 0 Howland, c.. 1 0 © 2 0 • Graham, c. « © « 5 1 © Mark p. 1 © © © © © Schilling, p. 2 © © © 4 1 Total© .2© 7 8 27 11 1 xBattrd for Jolly in fifth. Score by inning*: Omaha . ft © 4 0 2 ft o a 8—8 Shreveport .300040 o© x— 1 Summary—Two-baa# hit*: Riley. Jolly, Wilcox. Sargent. Sacrifice hlta: Sargent, Flchrodt. iJMfhitl, Graham. Double play*: O'Neill to Thompson to Grigga <2), schill ing 1o Riley to Graham Stolen bases Grigga (2). Zleder. Peterson. Jilt by Pitched ball: By Cullop. Sargent; by Schilling, Thornton. B»"e» on halls Off Mark, h; off Lee. 2; off Cullop, 1; off ^chilling. 2; off SkermanBkl, 1. Struck nut: By Cullop. 1; by Lee. 2: by Bchill l lritr. ft Pitching record Off Mack 2 h; *. 4 runs, in 2 1-3 Innings; off Cullop. 3 hits 3 rum. in 3 Inning©; off Lee. 4 hits. 2 runs in 8 Innings Left on bates i imihx. *. Shreveport, ft Time of gam* Two hours and 12 minutes I'mpire. Fan mng. _ AMATEUR PILOTS SIGNING TALENT Amateur managers are busy lining lip players for their teams those days and aerorcllng to many of the mags, the reason they haven’t signed more players Is that they don't like to pay the filing fee of 51) cents for epch contract until they find out the man who has signed is of caliber good enough for their league. Manager I'm 11 Schneider of the Schneider Klectrlc Works turned in seven more contract* bringing tils total of player* signed to 10. Con tracts for John Baker, Harold Chris tiansen, C. J,. PostlowaltT Walter Homey, Karl Newcomer, T. Mler and Tony Henanlto were turned by Schneider yesterday morning ami Kibbler, Taylor and Capper were signed up last week. Manager Bob Koian of tlie Carter I-ake club turned In eight signed eon tract* Monday. The player* signed by Koran are Russell Pierce, Jtny O. Maxwell, Johnny Masters, Rob Koran, Kddie Dygert, Frank Smith, Lisle Barton and Kddie Lawler. ROCKNE TO STAY AT NOTRE DAME Jacksonville, Fla., March 24.—Tn an Interview here Sunday. < oach Knute Rochne of Notre Drone university, branded as untrue the report that in a conference at Notre Dame. Friday with representatives of t lie Univer sity of Iowa, It was derided that he would succeed Coach Jones, as foot* Imll mentor at the Iowa school. Rochne added that he would he l>a»’k at Notre Dame next fall. r-1— -\ | Exhibition Games V- ) Oakland. r*l., March 24 R Ff K PliialMirffh i.Nt 4 in n < >it . I i lid < F\ t V ) A * 1 Matter If**. kramii, Lundgran StHn ctl»*r. Stone and Hooch, Korin-. Hoshlar and M.ed. I4nk<*i I >’••diurjf. Kl • . March 4 R IT F rtlllHiletptliM INI .... . I" 14 3 Ml I,on I* (N) IA '.’I 4 HaM»»rIp* Hlnancr, Ring. « "u< h. Mrtta, 1’inio and Ffanlln**. Wilson Klnahatl. Of la nay, I'rmk, Hhardf II ami Holm, Vick. Nk tier gall. Plant 4Mly. Fla , March ?4-- R If K New York (N) . 1 9 I ImUanapnlla (A A I 7 11? lintterlr* Nahf. f t \ w n arid .MniW'illi Nti'dai, Fllsalniinona, lint well and kiuv !«.-» * Munroe to Meet Carl Augustine "BnltUng” Munroe, Omaha's col ored light heavyweight, snd Carl Aug uatine of »t. Paul, have been matched for Minneapolis and will mark the third meeting between these two bat tlers, Munroe won the first meeting via kayos and Augustine the second via same method. Jaik Lewis, manager of Munroe, says the fight will not go 10 rounds ( Jark says Munroe will put Augus tinea lights out enrly In the fight. From Minneapolis, Lewis will Jour ney to Louisville, Ky„ where another member of his stable. Tiny Herman, heavyweight, will fight "Wild Bill" Kenney In a 1(1 round' bout April 1. /—1 ■ •— Creighton Preps to Play St. Cvril Creighton High school athletic of filial* Monday received word from Chicago that the Prepsters drew St. Cyril high. Chicago, as their oppon ent in the opening games of the first annual national Catholic high school basket ball tournament, which starts Thursday at Loyola university, Chi cago. Creighton leaves for Chicago Tues day at 6 p. m. Mayor William B. Dever of Chi cago had the honor of drawing the first round games Sunday night. Games scheduled for Thursday, opening day, are: Sr. Patrick high. Pueblo. Colo, .gainer Routt high. Jar keon.-tile. III.; Cathrdral Latin. Cleveland, agalnet St. Frantic. S D.; St. Cvril hlah. Chicago. agatnat Creighton Cnivereity high. Omaha: Ca thedral high. Lin, oln. Neb., .gainer St Mary high, clarkeburg. Mlea. : St. Mary. Elkton. S, D . agalnet St. Louie Unl ve retry high. Sr. Lout*. Frida> — Aqulnaa tnelltuta. Rocheater. V T. egainat Cathedral b gh. Sloua Falla. S. I>. Havana Horses Here This Week Ak Sar-Ren field and track la rap idly taking on the appearance of a busy place. Monday morning John Walker, Jowa horseman, arrived at the field with Pine Crest, Alice Byers and Tom Kill son, a trio of runners well known to Omaha followers of the turf. Two carloads of "geegaws'' will ar rive at Ak-Sar-Ben barns Thursday from Havana, Cuba. Charlie Trlmhle, secretary of the Ak-Sar-Ben race meeting. Is in Tia juana, Mexico, arranging with horse men there to ship to the Omaha spring meeting. May 31 to June 19, inclusive SOUTHERN LOOP TO HOLD MEETING _ President William Ammons of the Southern league has railed a meeting of his league for Wednesday evening in room 3u6 of the city hall at 8. Am mons, who haa been out of the city on business for about three weeks, has promised to be on hand and see that the league la organized. At the present writing hut three teams are In the league with the ap plication of n fourth In the hands of Secretary Ilennlson of the Mupy asso ciation. The three teams that own franchises in the Southern league are the J.inihi Funeral Home, Diet* club, and the West I, Improvement team. World Herald Is the nine that lias applied for the fourth franchise but to date have not paid Its franchise fee. Unless two more teams ohtaln franchises be fort Wednesday nieht the Southern will be organized as a four team league. -- Will Giants Repeat With This Outfit? PITCTIKIW. flat*. Throw* Played With In lft’1 <• W K IV t Baldwin. Howard P:. It H Newark Infernattonal 44 71 15 55.* Harne*. \ irarll *1.H It Dlanl** * * 7 ;l loft Itnitley, John 51 . I. I. Diant* .11 It 5 rtlft ItmiMiaw .lame* . H It Toledo. Imninni \««n 15 * 7 417 llenn, Wayland . K It lamltrllle. Aroer A«*n 84 71 5 774 (•earm, Hennla J. .. I. I. Dtanta atnl 0 I 1 500 Milwaukee, \nier. \**n 7« 17 1 700 (•reenfield, Kent . I* H I'ortinioulh. \ irsinia .It 0 17 470 llimtringrr Waller H . It It Diant* * 0 I <h»o •lonnard. Maude It li (.ianf* 45 4 .1 571 I eefe. .Inel I. . I. I- Smllrr*! Iiillege No Keeord Mrtjtiillan IIiikH A . K It Diant* 14 15 II 517 Malone, IVrre . I< N Toledo. \mrricMn tun (? ft 71 800 'limn, ICrtnwt 44.. . I. It Wiehlta, W>*frm t.t "a II 701 Nrhf, Arthur >. I. I. t.lanta <| l.l Irt 505 de*rh*er. Jo*eph . It It llinte It 5 15 75(1 limner, Walter . It It Free Xyrnl No Keeord It) an. Wilfred D . I It (iiunl* 45 14 5 747 Stoner, A. 4'. "Red**. It It Knoyillle. XmiiUehlai* 78 17 H 781* WaUon. John K . K It Mant* mid IIihu* *4 0 7 548 Webb. Karl J ......... !• It Pitt*field. I'nalern 85 4 14 804 tATIHPJUI. 44. It( k . Ida Xlmunlth, Falward . K It I urdlnnl* ami Pndcer* Ml 717 1140 i P'lnrrnre, Paul It .. Both It (•« ora id on n I niirr*ll> No Keeord. Dowdy, llarri 51 It It Diant* auil Bran* 74 770 045 Sn>der prank . K It Dla'.it* I .*0 754 000 1NFIKI.PF.RS. I arrell, Palward *. It It I nlrei*lt) of Prttn*i lianla No Keeord. 1’ilerh. Irani. I'. Itolli It (.iant* I.M :tt4 47 1 Droll. Henry K ....... It It f.ianu | •:« "in 575 • •lark*nn. Trail*. It K (Ianf* *0 *75 041 Kelly. Deorae I, . It It i.iant* |I5 in? fMi.8 l.lnd*tmm Fred 4’ .. It It Toledo, Xmeilran \**n 147 770 05ft Mat ulre. Fred »( It (.ianf* II 774 KM I Terry, William II I- I. DlnnU and 1 141 | Dim Toledo, X merle.1 n \**n 100 57 7 00.1 1 on rip 1 hi its 1 lame*. Waller K It » r.*e Xitent. No Keeord Well* el P'.m 11 F .It It l.ianu I In »0 7 ftlft (Ft oiinell. Janie* \ I It Dlanl* 4 7 150 040 «iinthnorth. William A I It Itrair* I.M lift oil W IImoii, leal* K It It D in of * and 1 1 HA 7 Pori *nui nth. Xiiiinla 115 8> a 041 101)118. Rom I It l.ienl* |57 050 ( h trie* V Stoneharr.. President. John .1 MrDran. Manater nil X ii e Jayne* Tierney, Merrrtari. Preahlenl P'rattel* \. Metpiade. Treasurer. Iluah .leiiulnc* and (•**» Dolan, C oar he* Haeaaota. Ma Training 1 amp 1ft* 8 K eeoril — P’l »d*|i eil flr*4 for third *ueer**lie time In National lea cue. win itlng 05 and lu*lna 55 aante* for 11 pereentage of 471. t’upvriglit, 1974, by AI Muiiiu pin* . v Kearns Considers Hu^e Offers for Champ’s Services — I Promoter Coffrotli Renews Bid for Title Bout Between Dempsey and ills at Tiajuana. Hr AmwH*lated Prf»». • YORK, March 2t. —Jack Dempsey ha* a *1,000,000 inoiion picture of fer and two Cham pion*hip fight bid* from which to select In mapping out his 1924 pro gram of action. This was dis closed Monday by • the heavyweight title holder « man ager, Jack Kearns, who said he would leave Tuesday for Los Angeles for a final conference with motion picture interests and also with James J. Cof* froth, California promoter, who has renewed his bid to Dempsey for a title hout with Harry Wills at Tiajuana, Mex., in September. The motion pic ture offer came from Carl Laemmle, head of a large producing company, Kearns said. The other fight bid was made by Tex Itickard for a title match In or near New York in September with the "best available contender.” Rickard indicated he preferred to stage a re turn hout between Dempsey and Luis Kirpo, but if the Argentine held to his present intention to retire, the pro moter would seek an opponent from other contenders, including Wills, .Tack Renault, Quinton Romero Rojas of Chile and Ermir.io Spalla, Euro pean heavyweight champion. Rojas and Spalla both are on their way to the United State* to fight under Rick ard s direction. Kearns declared he had given no definite answer to any of these propo sitlons. hut expressed a hope that he could combine the screen offer with one of the fight proposals, adding that he would not sn< riflee Dempsey’s fistic activity this year for movie work if he could avoid it. The offers of both Rickard and Cof froth, it was understood, involved in excels of $500,000 for Dempsey, so that by accepting one of these and a movie contract, the champion’s 1924 earnings would approximate $1,500.. 000. more than he has made from all of his ring engagements since becom ing title holder. Municipal Golf in Oinaha. i: recent announcement that the Omaha Municipal GoK associa tion plans to make the present nine h( le course at Fontenelle Into an 18 hole llnka does not meet with the approval of the golfers your hum ble talked to yesterday. The non-club golfers; one* who I day on the municipal ronrsea of our city, are of the opinion tlist the Fontenelle course aa It now stands is tin- best in Oinaha and to make the present tract into an 18-hole course without adding more acre age would make playing more dan gerous Ilian it now if. As every Omaha golfer knows. Fon tenelle Is the beet course In the city. It requires more real golf skill to 'urn in s good score at Fontenelle than at any other of the municipal links. Why? Because the tees are further apart and the course as a whole represents more than any other muny courses, Field club. Happy Hol low and Omaha Country club, where the big tournament* see held. To make Fontenelle into an 18-hole course It would be necessary to bring the lee* nearer and shorten the fair ways A lot of the natural hazard* would be eliminated In the reconstruc tion of the course Prominent Oinaha golfers behind the movement to make Fontenelle into an 18-hole course have an iiounred that work will not start un til next year. Commissioner Joe lluinnirl of the park department lias endorsed the Fontenelle reconstruction program along with the Improvement* that will hi' made at the Klniwood and Miller park rourses. Flection is not far off and It would be a good plan to repair Kim wood park and Miller park links as soon as weather i<ermt(s An annual fee of 8?.Ml Is chsrged each municipal golfer. If you hold no annual ticket It cost* you ?S cents a game. Fast year the cllv realized more than $10 00(1 from the three "muny" courses. The city hna agreed to spend $17,000 each year on tha links aside from ths amount of money derived from the golfers each year. There should be, judging from the above, more than $’.’7 000 In ths golf treasury Tills money should go a mighty long way to hslp improve the munlrlpal courses No Improvement* that amounted to mm h were made last year at cither Fontenelle, Fltimood. or Mil ler parks. Tile Omaha Municipal Golf asso elation lias proposed a lot of fine iinprnvrinents for the three courses. The members of the asso ciation lire to be congratulated. Commissioner Hummel lias ap pointed Jack Shearman, profession al golfer, in charge of the three courses and Hie repairing ot the links will be marie under Shear innii's direction. Ml the Omaha "muny" golfers a*k Is a little action on these pro posed changes. It's the park department and lack Shearman's move A- tlon l* what we want N'iti lliego.—Tile William llaniel entry. Master Charlie, and Socratew, ran otic two In the Tijuana futurity. I TITLES OF FIVE FISTIC KINGS ARE DEEMED TO BE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER-DEMPSETS CROWN SAFE r SAT CAHILL, manager of the Mr Kenny Dentists, wants the read ers to know shout a little incl dent that happened to “Doc” Carr, one of the McKenny players, about a week ago "Dor” and a friend were driving front Lincoln to Omaha on a very cold day. When they arrived at Ash land, which is about half way be tween Lincoln and Omaha, they found that their Momnrh* craved food. So, parking their trusted tin sleed in front of what appeared to be a good rating house, they went in. After satisfying themselves they went outside and jumped into the 19!0 model and started the engine roaring. But alas, the ear evidently must have been hungry, too, for it wouldn't move. The two travelers then got out and discovered that the ear was frozen to the ground, and they had nothing to pry It loose with. "Doc,” who possesses a pair of No. 16 brogans, soon put them Into play and started kicking at the wheels. The heavy kicks from Carr soon freed the car from the ice, and “Doc” and his friend were then able to proceed on the way to Omaha. Wichita Buys m New First Sacker With the purchase yesterday of Chesbro, first sacker last year with Salina in the Southwestern league, Frank Isbell, owner of the Wichita club, thinks he has solved one of his problems for his 1914 team. Chesbro is a hard hitting youngster, 13 years old. who has showed plenty of talent to justify his playing Western league baseball. Fast year with Salina he bit .Ml. Chesbro was sought by several Class A clubs and Isbell snapped him up when he learned that he could buy the player from Salina. His three years' experience in organized baseball will be valuable to h.m and the club. Chesbro will compete with Fenton, the Oakland semi-pro., for the first s ick job. Isbell isn t so sure which will get the call and says that Fen ton will give him plenty of opposition Isbell Is also willing to pick up a veteran first sacker if he can land one and still has strings out for one, and a too for a shortstop. Isbell also received word yesterday that Outfielder O'Brien Is on his way nere. O'Brien at first threatened to be a holdout, but changed his mind and wired for transportation. Buffaloes Buv j Pitcher Stanton Word was received from Barney Burch, owner of the Omaha Buffaloes, now at the club's spring training camp at Shreveport, Fa., Monday morning, that he had purchased Pitcher Stanton from the San Fran cisco dub of the Pacific Coast league. Stanton pitched for the Fairbury .club of the Nebraska State league last year, hut was recalled by the San Francisco club In the fall. He rank ed well tir among the state league hurlers in lltS. Coach Patton of South Will Start Baseball Practice Coach James Patton of South High will hold his first outdoor base hall practice this afternoon. The South coach expects to have a good turn out of diamond athletes P.rtt race, purse $40#. maulen 2-year old# 4 furlong* • Topside .Ilf Shaefa Rapide 11* Little Hat .....Ilf bStay On .113 • Altobloom ....11* •Super lady ll» Herdsman . hSuperxIaor Mfc Top Shot .11* Intake . lli cAnnouncer . 114 a Allen entry. Mnternational entry; cR Spreckele entry. Second rare, claiming, puree t***. 4 yerr-o'de and up. mil# and one-eighth \Ma> Is roe per 4’ xToombenla 1*1 xRtliv l.ane 1*1 xAl Wick 1*1 Key do .1A4 p'ff. Jr.1*4 Tough * Tight l*< Sample . 1*4 John Arbor . 1*1 Third race, claiming, puree l#ff. 3 year old* t\y e furlong? xt'olllainn .M xConvent . 4* xl-em^n Reth .1** xRoemerang 1“* xZillah .. . 1*2 «'he»!nu* Girl ..lf3 \Runply . .i*e -Mtianna . 1J| Atonement .1*7 Selena . If I r i »h Rurter l*R Fullanti Iff Fourth race, clmmler. ruree |*t»f. 3 year old* and ur. five f\>r»onr* Irlah R?\ «4 Nrila Waldo ...1*4 xYoti Ret .1*4 lAmtt »*ein 1*4 xl.ttlte Tea# . . . 1*4 \Dan Arvt 11* ^ennt H.ill xWild Thought# 1)1 Hemlr. Ill T. Gentry 111 Mabel Kripp lit xllimina Klee 114 1'eland .11a t*'mik S 11? lterrlgan e Heir Ifl \.1ohu Jr l *♦* i a 4 Fifth race Gla ■ Hog. j «rt' t«*f. I • cer oid# and tip mile Ragdoll .1*4 :*?!cr 1\e»*on . 1M Ceiineel .Ill Full Moon 11' Mia* Rpeara ... Ill Young Huxter lit Hoialerer ..11* »bu<u 11;» Plo.v Steel . . MS Jay Mr . 11 • Hugo K. Aaher lit Homw’ue ..lix M stake Ha M nV? Mtgi> 11 \ Kirkwood . 11* Hal W i 'ght 11 Si'th i i.’s t 'aimlna her lisp niter ft *00 3 vear*o1de end up. l 1 l* m'>? Hvan pom . ** virglnfue in* Kllftg *1 I m i v ■ , , , M vnt?»o«(| 113 Sexenth r.xce t * oing pur»e 3 t\ 3 i eer-• |da and up i«M# end 7 >Atd? vineurarce '« xfirci ... •' x r*a tnt \ 1j».1v *4 xMert Ru- h x«'1xrW*on 1*4 GoM Frxan 1*» *\' nr Winner 1 xPan Hogan ;' F * b t h *.. •• t «imln* purer I «* *. 4 ?' olde and up. i '* r-'ln iH Warren *’ > llnl 1 eg« l1" \Zc«tOt 1*4 iV'nh . .m. xWvlte ... i*« l l.1' an ’»'< | x HKen . . !*■» Ninth tii » »' situ >' • t't!i«» I ' ’ > c*r o’de end tip. 4 fui |o*iga xM Hotfoot x<i \Ron<•:•)# *x I \K tight hood *4 First is.i 4x i x • ’offtrld 10* Tall iv x Polly Wale t*j x The Fal- .-net If, l'r, t*nrbrtt . *4 \WiM Heather \*v| Singapore 13* 1'oubtful 113 ^Apprentice • --wan.* claimed Rain 1 in# feat Mike McTipie. Mickey alk er. \he Goldstein, Paticho \ ilia and Johnny Dun dee May Tumble. |{y n \\ IS 4. WAI-SII. EW YORK, March 24.—Having tak en a poll of con jecture and opin ion p mong the great minds jjath erc^i at the Na tlonal Sports alii . ante dinner Sun day night, the writer is in a po - sition to state - that the title* of . at least five fistic " champ Ions are deemed to be in » immediate dan ger. The common thought is that Joe Lynch* passing at the behest of one Abe Goldstein on Friday night last was merely the forerunner of a stamjade. Goldstein himself being Included in the doubt ful list. Of the champions now holding forth only Jack Dempsey, Harry Greh and Benny Leonard are thought to be fully capable of surviving Starting from the bottom and working up, a la Horatio Alger, the belief is common that Pancho Villa might be divorced from his world's flyweight title the first time lie steps out with Frankie Irenarn. The latter holds three decisions over Panrho. Goldstein does not face much com petition, oft hand, in the bantam weight division, but the writer be lieves he has at lea«t one candidate who figures to unfrock Abe if given the change. He Is Bud Taylor, the Terre Haute bantam. Carl Tremaine is also dangerous. Johnny Dundee is away out in front of the featherweight field at this immature moment but John is old and several times of late, ha* given evidence of physical decadence We failed to include the name of Mickey Walker in the la*t of those virtually Immune from danger, but not because be is threatened by any man In his division. Walker stands supreme there hut if he so far forgets himself as to tie up with la-onard we are not prepared to answer for the consequence*. Greb probably will be challenged by Jack Delaney, conqueror of Paul Berlenbacb, but Harry- should sur vive under a pull. In the light heavyweight division Mike McTlgue reigns by the grace of expedient side-stepping. He Is to meet Young Stribling In Xewark, next week, and is a 15 to 1 shot to retain his title because under the no decision system Stribling cannot w:n unless he scores a knockout. Gene Tunnev is belieej to be better than either man. Tom Gibbons can beat all three. That s how McTigue stands. Bueno* Airc».—Luis Angel Firpo again asserted he had quit the prize ring, but said he would return to the T'nited States if a $210,000 mo tion picture contract once offered turn still held good. LANPHER HATS . <£ Of course, the v Lanpher is the , best hat, but the • point is, it looks I the part. Seeing’s believing. -\ nr styles on rei irai at all good hat stores I « I \t»\ 1KTIMMINT BEST LIVER AND BOWEL LAXATIVE If Headachy, Bilious, Sick, Constipated No s ns or lBConv*nir-nc* fol low* » t.*nii* l.vrt and Ivwi c.nars tn« with ■ Caaoams ” SU'h n- ' ‘\ I- sn<-- al In. t % and *1! •ui'h 1tnr**» sot-.* by morn* ins Mo»t hatntir-* Uiauti for m*n. Woman and ch.'.lrwn—HV box**, 14 and 4i’o ».a ». any Jroa itora *