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Iowa Quintet Wallops Butte by 29-20 Score m South Dakota Entry ^ ins Over Chattanooga Five in Slow Came, by 19 to 16 Score. Chicago, April 2.—Sioux City (la.) high school's basket ball team, en tered in the national interscholastic basket ball tournament here, Wednes day trounced Butte, Mont., 29 to 20 in a fast and well played game, the winners using the short pass system effectually. Yankton, S. D., defeated Chatta nooga, 'Fenn., 19 to IS in a slow con test, in which the southern and heav ier team was unable to solve the Yankton offensive tactics^ Y'ankton took an early lead and at the half had a 10 to 4 advantage which Chattanooga cut down early 'in the second half to 11 to 10. I.eltoh, Yankton center, was the star of the game and the principal scorer, with M\e baskets anil one free throw- to Ids credit. Y’ankton had eight per sonal fouls marked up against it. Dallas. Tex., won over Homestead, Ph., 35 to 30, after two five-minute overtime periods. Dallas led at the start, hut Homestead came liack and took the lead in the third quarter, only to have the score tied at the end of the game. Th« tie continued throughout the first overtime, .but Dallas tobk the lead again in the second. Panguitch, l tah, defeated Tampa, Fla., in a close game, 19 to li. Fargo, X. D., was too clever for Lexington, Ky., "Blue Dev Is." The Dakotans won, 32 to 21. The Ken tucky team didn't look like the ' Blue Ilevlls ’ that won the Chicago chanv pionshlp in 1922. Illinois' last hope for the title faded with Emporia. Kan., e'Uminated Elgin, Illinois state champions, 30 to 16. Windsor, Colo., won a last minute victory over Warrensburg, Mo., by i ho score o f27 to 22. Jackson. Mich., was feated by Two Harbors, Minn., ip the best game of the day. Two free throws hy Johnson and Floathe won the the Gophers in the last minute. The score was 25 to 24. P.ttsfield. Mass., won the opening game when they defeated Rock Springs. Wyo., 21 to 12. Dallas. Tex., triumpher over Home stead. Pa., 35 to 30, In a thrilling overtime battle. Detroit, Mich., defeated Charleston, 8. C.. 45 to 21, in the final first round game. Northwestern, Detroit, smothered Charleston. S. C., 45 to 21. Charles ton finished in fourth place last year. ‘SPEED’ JOHNSON TO HURL FOR MURPHYS "Speed" Johnson, who hurled for the South Omaha Merchants in 1922. signed a contract Wednesday to play with “Ike" Mahoney's Murphy-Did Its team.. Mahoney now has a dependable hurling staff signed with Alien, who throws ’em from the portable, and Johnson, who throws righthanded. OHIO WESLEYAN ATHLETIC HEAD CONFERS AT IOWA V_/ Delaware, «».. April 2.—George Gauthier, director of athletics at Dhio Wesleyan university, here at the request of athletic officials of the l'niversify of Iowa, left for Iowa City Wednesday to confer wilh them to morrow. Howard Jones, football roach, recently resigned his position there. 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Herman held eng** j without any trouble, in tlie seventh the Nebraskan dropped the old trial horse when he landed a right hook and followed with a aeries* of rights and lefts to the face. McCann went down, but was up in a short time and managed to weather the storm/ TRAPSHOOTF.RS TO HOLD TOURNEYS The first shoot of the Nebraska Trapshooters’ association is scheduled foi Grand Island next Sunday. Teams from Grand Island, Danneborg and Kearney will compete. More than 100 teams will compete, as shooters from other divisions are expected to enter. The southwest division of the as social ion will hold a shortt Apiil 20, •it McCook. McCook. Hartley, Oxford. Trenton. Maywood and Henklenuin will compete. The northwest division will shoot tit Ansley the. week following the McCook shoot. TEDDY GART1N KAYOES FLANAGAN Greely, Colo.. April 2.—Teddy Gar tin, Omaha welterweight, knocked out Tat Flanagan, Denver, in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 round bout. Polish Association Organizes. The Polish National association has organized a baseball team and will probably Join the Southern loop. Ac cording to the member who applied to Dennison for Information concern ing the Southern league, the club will be composed of members repre senting the Polish organization. nr))acid - RESULT# 1 esterday * Results. - TIAJI ANA. First rset: Half mil**. \ot»*n*Mjgh (Rutwell).7 80 2 20 2 20 Nellie a., (Smith) .2|0 ;* 2u ormrsbrook (Kanriedv) ..* an Time: 49 2-,$. KoHirnn, otsier s ml Altorrmur ilm' ran. Second rare: Flve-elghl hs milt: Rosa Atkin (Pnkfr).23 80 10 00 8 80 Storm Hell (Wilson)..13.1.0 1140 My i ho!ogy (Roe) .ft.zu Tim**: 1:10 4-1.. Princes* Myrtle, ()oo«l Hop#*. Jack Fountain. Theresa. You |l**», • oiimbi, Marv Mallon. Ketinla II, Cui way and Kmdfn alao ran. Third rarr: Mila and an eighth: Senator Konkin (Jonas) ... 10.fO 6 80 440 Hugo K Asher (Cooper).17.40 14.40 Tough Ar Tight (Roberta). 2 4 80 Tima: 2:00 3-8. Sample, Hls< W pat. Rambus, Hummer High und Terms'k alao ran. Fourth rara: On# nilla: Mary Contrary (Craary)... 8 80 4 '’O 3 00 Mlzanna (Harg) .J.80 3.20 K r **k KUna a (Fray) . „ . ... . . 4 J() Time: 1:48.1.8 Tnwnxend. Combust Ion, (.'hutntlt (till and Vibrator also ran Fifth ra« a Five and one-half furlongs P on I mol (Filial .8 «0 2.60 2 ho Rardalld (Abel) . 2 80 • 4n Brimstone (Smith) . >80 Tlirie: 1:10 Mramlnn. Ratty Aldan, I’raaervator, Prln« a JFlerrlll and Twin F»\ s!«o ran ADD RACKS . ttbbMbiiirn:M * .. i Sixth rara Mila and 70 yards: Free Rooter. 112 (J Smith) 8 40 ( 40 2 80 Cypreme. 9ft (Jones).6.20 4 on j (kimhustor. 108 (Kennedy.) .. 6 00 Tima 1 46 #r. Pnatllllon. Kmlnent. also ran Seventh race 6 furlongs* NVynnewomJ, I1& (Malheur 17 00 7 20 3 40 AI Hotfoot *8 (Harg) .8 00 f,0 1'iinloln. loo (Joneat... .2 6<> Tlmt: 1:14 3 6. CofflaM, ..I. ill*** mi Klgbth r«<e: 1 1-18 miles' l>ern|er Hull. 107 (Jonas) 4 "0 ? 80 7 2" Molph 107 (Kills) . 2 4 0 4" Ohtrtin Clover 107 (ffegfl 1.44 Tima: 1:B0 4-6. Mannikin II. Pledra ills.* ran Ninth race* 6% furlongst John Jr Mf. (Raker) .. !Of.O 7(0 f <U Finis (llorloaus. 9f. (fontier) 6 so • *<i Sorfnrti Ifnnev. I*0 (Mrdier) 4 4<• Time 1 00 0i ttlah f*ad Red* t le Hut) r»h •• ary bad, Jut) 11 Red 1’lsnei also isn. Snow and Cold Hinders Track and Baseball Practice at Iowa Camp Iowa City, la.. April 2 — Snow and cold weather hate kept the University of Iowa track and baseball squads Indoors during the past week and have hindered greatly in their de velopment. Riseball men have suffered the most for they are scheduled to open the season with a practice game with Coe college Saturday. The team has been shaping up well In the drills In the new armory, but much snappy outdoor practice Is needed before the men are fit to face collegiate compe tition. The lnfielders have been given special attention by Coach Sam Barrv and Hie combination of Barrett of Newton at catch; 1,8tide of Montlcello at first; King of Iowa Falls at sec ond; Scantlebury of Hampton at short stop and Captain Hicks of Brooklyn at third is giving tha roach fair satis faction Tlte pitahing staff of Duhm of Sterling, 111.: Fabrlcus of Lenox and Marshall of Slater is working in good early season form, but the outfielders have not had much chance for trial. Coach George T. Bresnahan's track team must compete at the Kansas relays in three weeks. They have been given a thorough test since March ID and should now be ready for Intensive outdoor drill. It is prob able that the mile relay team and a medley quartet will enter the relay events, while in the special events. Crawford, high hurdler; Dauber, shot putter; Hancock, discuss star: Boyes and Meder, pole vaulters; Dobson, Klindt and Swenson, high Jumpers, and Jones, broad Jumper, will com pete. Walter Hagen for Second Consecutive Time Wins North and South Open Pinehurst, X. April For the second consecutive season Walter lla gen, veteran Westchester-Biltmore professional, is the possessor of the north and south open golf champion ship title. He retained his laurels yesterday by winning the annual medal tournament from a brilliant field of amateurs and professionals by a score of 283 for the 72 holes. Hagen displayed excellent form and played the most consistent golf of the tourney. During the two day match lie' never was headed, although he seriously was threatened in yes terday's afternoon round, when Mc Donald Smith of San Francisco, only three atrokes behind, started salnint steadily. The westerner finally was nutdietanced and landed in a tie for third place with Johnny Farrell of Mount Vernon, N. Y., with a score of 2*6. Arthur Havers, British, open cham pion, and James Ockenden, French open champion, furnished the sur prise of the match, when, hopelessly behind, they withdrew at the end of the mornltiK round. JAMES JEFFRIES TO MANAGE FIGHTER l.o» Angr-lr-, April i.—■lamri J. •Iftfri*-, former hpavywright rliampion of (lie- world, lim re tiirneil to (lie liempen -quare, but an mariagrr, not a fighter. Me will manage Tommy Klrhards, heavyweight of Van Xuya. ___I_ J TlAJt’ANA. Firat rate: Claiming. $<00. maiden 2 vegr olila. 4 furlongs; Alada Chic* In* Chula Vlata ..100 Wee fllrl .Iff Faster P sent .10* Super I*ady ...100 Outlier Olrl ...lot Maxel Clair# lot ML Sham a 111 Na-otnee .!»• Intake lot Dixie Hoy ....lot Vonrfloor .111 Her-oml rant: Tht Hal Farrell Memorial, pur**-. Moo. 3 year-olda and up, mile u d 70 yanla: Manila U -100 Dainty T.ady ..M0 Flam# ..100 Pont# Huy ....100 Ha< t hua .102 Sea Way . ...J03 Third race: Claiming, purae. 1*00. 4 year-olda and up, mile and 70 yarda: x Alt Mien Ruth *i <fl old Flush ..Ml Trulane ....DM Pompadour .102 xTum Uwena 10* Promenade III xCapon . Ml xPlantaganet lot Se\ »n Heaa . . 110 Fourth rara* Claiming. purae . 000. 4 >f*r «»let m and up, mile and 70 y«(da: xflnrtells Ml xPefer Pleraoa 104 x Kotnuioa ....10* Roiatrrei ...110 xW>r Willow MS xMte* Spaars 1J<. xThe l.aiult ...10* llreeze .112 xHcitapa .104 My .1 « Baker 10* xPIm .10* Fifth rare: Purae, M00. fillies and marea, 3 year-olda *n dup. * furdongs tlcdden Cup ...100 Henna .MS NlHgarn .MS Contusion .110 I aa be | Heoige . I OS Music- Box III Sixth race: Claiming, puras, $700, 1 year olda and up, &U furlonga xCnurer DeLlon 107 xJac k Hauer . .107 xllokihnnA . M7 MHor-harmo ..lot x Polly Wala ...104 He Flank I %• Seventh ra<e claiming, purge, MOO. 3* year-olds and up, I | M miles Wedding Prince M7 l.oula ...107 Rustic, a Mr loo Free Cutter lot Chippendale .112 Dickie lux ...112 May Prosper 112 Highth race: Claiming. purae. 1400, | yeur olda and Up. (•'*» fm longs fcjean M'vtlle ** Fay Wood ... Ml x Mabel Rule Ml Ask .T^aste 114 Ha\enawlnK .114 Vesper lt»dl» 111 xM her fiutirh 100 llomerang .. Ml *< Juba 100 ill'tiinii ill x Hobby Allen 111 Hn«* y'-ep 1 1 i xHpirea OK lolly nallor I'»7 xCgaiy l.ad Mi xMorrn Castle .111 J.amsted DM Amsrb an Maid .M$ Ninth race claiming, iitiras. M00, 3 , eic r olds and up. *» furlonga xMophla <I iiiiin M2 xSwrnt 4- Low lof. Nan MK'ney .110 Run Heorge 107 xFly Cast ..II* The Desert III x M iaa Paige I'll* xi'anny Lady .107 II onest 11 eorMe -'ll Doves Roost lit Hrlgan'a llslr i-• Red Pla/iet lot xPitH'ber I'll. Caron 10V * lark Led! y7 Dan Ifogan ..III x.fewel City ..100 Its linn i i A U’M'enti'<• allowance claimed. ideal. •itUflcly . le*ter«ia>'s Mewllll*. Pin a de||»lils |\i 4, Hrooklin I \ I. " Host o n i A) *. Fun Uoi'h (Texas i. •> \»* v Veil k I \ * 4 Rcm he tor ( I • cmonihua cAAl . ciiolnnail < \ • f • hlcago c \ ». 17; •PlDabuiah i NI, Chmago (A/, «, New Kuik (Nj, t BUFFALOES WIN FROM TEXAS NINE Texarkana, Tex , April The Omaha Hub of the Western league easily defeated the Texarkana club of the Hast Texaa leagne here Tueaday before a small crowd by the score of 10 to 5. Art Griggs, manager and flret base man, and Joe Bonowttx, outfielder, both of the visiting team, knocked out home rune. OMAHA. . . A.B. H. H. r.O. A. levelle, I. f.t a t 1 0 linblneae. r. f. .A I e I 1 O’Neill, e. a .A I 1 X 4 Orlggs. lb. A X t II g flnnowile. e. f.X I I I e tVltrni. Sb.A » A I 1 Thampeon, !b.4 1 1 I I Wilder, r.X X I a | lee, p.1 e I a 4 srhmnnehy, < p.X I I 0 | I ullop, r.X S a e I Hrewa, . I....1 X X 1 I Totae .43 10 It tt It TWIN*. A H. K. H. P.O. A. Toller. I. f.4 e l l a Mradlr. ■. a.g I 3 X X Klvan, r. f. ..g 0 I t o I’rtrreen. c. f.ft I t I n lllalr, lb. . t » u II e Allen, tb.g o 0 I o < nrrall. 3h.A I 3 t X vIJoyd, e.. . . .* a 0 e g Omni .I I I 0 S Mathews, p. t 1 I V 3 Stanfield. p. X e o u e Tid ale .41 A IX 31 10 Omaha ...OolOtlll 4—10 Twine .... « 0 O 3 O 3 1 0 «— A vlirnnl balled for IJoyd in seventh. Iluini- Hone—Orlgga, Honowlts, Mendel. Two-llaee Hit*—Thompson, (trigs* (X), lit nit. t’nrroll iXJ. Su. riflt e till.—Allen. I-re. Krrur.—O’Nell, Wrndlr. lllalr, Al len. Stolen liner—favelle. SI rill k out— My I re 3, by Mehrmanakv I. by Matthew* 3. by Stanfield X. Iln.ee on Hallo—OH Ire I. off Matlliewe I. eff Stanfield X. left on Haeee—Omaha A, Twin* 3. Time ill lienee—T wo hours. I'mplre— laweon. JuliriiH Win Klks' Howling League Honors Althougli they lost two nut of throe Mimes with the ('Hiinlrlmels In the linala guinea of the season In the I'lks1 Howling longue Tuesday, the •Milieus won the league champion ship. The new chumps won the first game. AD* to 309, hut lost the next two, Dave Fixs of the Flxn team won the high Individual honors % Wallace llcfcals ('.arson. Wallace defeated ('arson, 9cn to 107, in Tuesday night's match of the 14 2 hntkllna pocket Hillard tournament now In progress nt the Metropolitan Hillard parlor. Wallace completed ihs 100 points In 4.'( Innings. Kcstimr Coif Kitulry. N’nrthwofnl, Knitlntiif. April 2— AHcr n l*pi*« of two \r**ir* Mint .foyrt NVrl ninl Mliu* t Veil LHtch r** *um^tl thrlr k< >1 f rivalry iftrinium. Ml** \\>th(»r(Ml vumniiii | o up a ml J to play. Grantham Plays Before Friends Kingman, Ariz., April 2.—Baseball fans and friends of George Grantham a mu their n of Kingman, rrom the territory of more than 100 miles around Kingman ten dered the Chicago National’s star second baseman a tumultuous ova tion here Wed nesdav and saw the Cubs ovei whelm the Pitts burgh Pirates. In an exhibition game, 17 to S. The crowd was the largest ever assembled In King man, admirers of Grantham, who played hia first baseball in this town, presented him with a diamond ring when he stepped to the plate In the first Inning. Grantham responded wiy\ a home ran. Carey, Mar* nvllle. Grimes and Hartness also knocked home runs Elliott, first baseman of the Cuba, broke hia right ankle while stealing second, and was carried from the field and removed to a hospital. The Injury will prevent his appearance in a game for several weeks, the attend tng physician said. George Grantham Is a former Omaha Western league player. H* was sold to the Cubs by Barney Burch at the end of the 19'_’2 season. He played third base for the Ruffa loes. NEBRASKA BALL NINE LOSES, 3-2 Dallas. Tex.. April The South Methodist university baseball team of Dallas defeated the University of Ne braska baseball team here Tuesday, by the score of S to I. The score was tied. 2 to 2 In the ninth inning. Aubrey Bishop, cen terflelder for the Dallas team, was first up In the final inning. He wes eafe at first on an error, stole sec ond, went to third on a wild throw and acorad on another wild throw by the Nebraska pitcher. Portland Releases Infielder. Stockton. Cal., April 2.—Inflelder Billy Ilunnefleld of the Portland, Pacific Coast League team, has been Bent to the WSterhury club of tHw Connecticut league on option. It was announced today, lie will be recalled In the fall If he performs satisfactorily during the 1024 season. Patcher Ktan Hanson, one of the most promising of the recruits, will also be farmed out. f— —--N Exhibition Games. V_/ New Orleans. April 1.— R. II K St. Louia (A) . b ti • Ntw nrl'unn (f* > . I * 4 Bnttarlaa: Shu* kar. Pruitt and Aavarald, Collin*. Caldera. I»ant and King Atlanta. Oa April 7— Ft 11 F Clavaland fA ) .It 14 J Atlanta (8 > . « • 1 Hnttarlf* Minltli. Covtlaakla and l*. Hawaii. M>att; Franrtn. 8patra and iliock. (Iratnwood. 8 l*. April 7 — It H- K Toronto (It .IS 14 S Pat roll (At .14 13 b Haitarlra Faulmar. Thniuan. Qta*ar anti Mtannac. Vim not; Johnson. I.u dolph ami Woodall, Man Ion. Fort Worth. Tan. April !— R II K Bnaiun (A ) * « Fort Worth (Tl . . . 2 « 7 M.» t tails'* Furguaon. Fullarton and O’Naill; Ryan <anfi«ll. Haiti and Ria cholf Angu*ta. (In April 3 — It It F Tor k iX) . b < 1 Chi' ago I 4 ) . . 4 1 - ? Unitarian ttanthi. Hut nr* ao«1 4 n • mith. Nnidrr, l«nv#ratt, Lyona and ftchalk. Crnu»* f*altn*Uo Fla. April 7— H H K St Louia iN l a t 4 Mil mm ilkra (A A I . 4 4 0 Rat tat i»« fthardal. ftnlnai. II Rail, Pothnion nnd Lavan, Holm. Naidorgnllj Shanrk. Kcafa. Lingr»|| and Shtnault. Fhoanlk, An*. April * R II 1! Chicago (M . 4 13 3 Plttahurgl% iS ) . 3 Id 0 Rattan* . .in<nb*. Kaano and A• Farrall, Churn . Morrlnon nd Schmidt ft» Patar*burg. F';« . April 7 ft It F Moat on t N > ...40 Brooklyn <N' ) s * o 1>»» i' ft la* Itamon. MtNamaia, Sparhar nn*t C) N'flll Vnib », llaiuv and Paharry, !•■-i"_ HEST COLDS Apply over throet and chest —cover with hot llennol cloth. VICKS ▼ VapoRub Over ITMilfam Jer.lW V.erfr Nebraska Team Defeats Dallas Dallas. Tex., April 2.—The Univer sity of Nebraska of Lincoln, Neb . famous for its football teams, won over Dallas university of this place Wednesday when the .Nebraska base ball team defeated the Dallas nine by the score of 10 to 3 in a well played and fast contest. The contest, which lasted seven Innings by agreement, was a game in which the heavy hitting of the Ne braskans roupled with good pitching spelled the downfall of the Dallas uni versity team. Nebraska got only four hits, but they came at the right times. Dallas collected three hit*, hut it was unable to bunch its bingles at opportune times. Big Ten Teams Enter Relay Meet j Des Moines, la., April 2.—All west ern conference universities will com pete in the 15th annual Drake uni versity relay meet here April 25-28. Athletic Director K. L. Wilson of Drake said Wednesday that entries had been received from Illinois. Chi cago, Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota. Ohio, Indiapa, Northwestern. Purdue and leva. All Missouri \’alley institutions also will be represenled in the western track and field classic, Wilson stated. Coach Howard Wood of the Sioux Falls (8. D.) high school and Coach Albert L. Lindel of the University high school. Minneapolis, today en tered their teams in the prep school section of the meet. Baseball Practice Starts at Tech Coach Jim Drummond put hit Te<h baseballers through a stilt workout Wednesday on the Technical Held. A short practice game and general warming up kept the city champs Jumping. A n<w face appeared on the diamond when "Hefty" West, star first ancUer who had been declared ineligible, turned out in a Maroon suit. "Hefty" has been given a chance to make up hi* studies, and chances are that the lanky snutht.aw will he seen in the opening clash of Hie season. M’CARTHY RETURNS TO ST. LOUIS CLUB Syracuse, \ V.. April i—Dis patches from Bradentown, Fl».. Wed nesday said that the Syracuse Inter national league team had given un conditional release to Pitcher Walter Hchuli, veteran hurler with the club, and had taken back John McCarthy, first taseman who balked on report ing to Omaha of the Western league, to w hb h he was sold. Houston is n<*nr negotiating for McCarthy. PAUL SCHISSLER ACCEPTS NEW JOB Ga!e|fuirg. III.. April !.—Paul J. Schiasler, athletic director of Bom bard college, announced here Wednes day afternoon that he ha* accepted the athletic directorship at Oregon Vgrirultural college. He will leave for Oregon at once to arrange for pent fall’s work and to sign hi* con trscl. lie will then return to remain at Iximbard until June. Change Dale for High Cross*Counlr> Ira tones, recreational director for the public school*, announced this morning that ths annual high school cross country race will he held on the day of Ihe track meet. May and not on April H, a* previously announced. HOUSE AND LOT | FOR JOCKEY WHO WINS BIG RACE San Diego. Pal., April 7.—James fnffrnth, bead «f the Isiwer (all ferula Jmke.v club, announced Wednesday (hat (lie Jockey win ning fhe < offrotli handicap next year will rnelrf from the club a house and lot in Son Diego. This year Kdgar Barnes, who rode Bunstar to victory, receiied 11,5M from thr club. V_/ McTigue Injures Hand in Bout New York, April !.—Mike Me Tigue's world light heavyweight champion, is suffering from an in jured left hand and arm aa a result of his match Monday night with Young Stripling, Georgia school boy, at Newark, It became known toda\. McTigue's arm is swollen twice its normal size and there Is evidence of a possible fracture of the hand, ac cording to Dr. I,. S. Maylackson, who examined the title holder. According to Paddy Mullens, manager of Me Tigue, the injury’ occurred in the sixth round ot the bout, in which Stripling was a decisive victor. | Vi ant Help f or Munv Tennis 0 Tim recently organized Municipal i Tennis association petitioned the city i ouncll Tuesday to provide funds for i the proposed centralized muny tennis i courts. According to X. K. Harman, secre tary of the association, all plans for I the carrying out of the project are j made, and the association is only | awaiting funds to continue with the 'work. Mr. Harman estimates that 17,000 will be sufficient. It is the plan of the association to maintain th“ old courts at Miller, Kountze and Hemls parks PAL MORAN TO VICENTINI New York. April 2—Pal Moran of N**w Orleans and I*ul.« Yicentlni of I Chile. Wednesday . were signed to i fight 12 round* at 135 pound* May 2. at Ma lison Square Garden. Yicentinl. who I.1 expected to arrive from South j America Friday was represented by | hie managtr. £mil Bet bar. ‘WHh ihr' KNIGHT^ Cloves Albany. N. l'.-RiIVy l>eFoe. St. Paul. rortd a technical knockout over FrarklOj Kdwgrds. New York. In tha nlntli round. Ea«t IJrfrpeal. O.—Frank At rP mark. j Cleveland. outpointed Andy Bowen j Sharon. Pa., eight rounda. Ifaytnn. O.—Krwkeut Alareh. Clncin natl, defeated Tommy Heiman. Dayton. 12 round* fat* Angelo*. April 2.—Billy Well*. welterweight boxinr champion of Eng land. u ill meet Hay I-ong. Oklahoma Olt>. here Thursday night. Venlmilk Kt—‘Tiny 4imM Herman. Omaha outpointed Joe M> Cann Newark. N 1 . in i»« round- Timmy cm. ».o-.i * ulle ouinuinfr-d Ijilry A' era. Atlanta 1 ft round* Solder Btt* U. T^oiavi.e knocked out Joe Walt ora. Columbna, I rid fifth round Sf. fa»«i*.—“^trungler” Kd leak j world * heavyweight wrestling champion won tw.. ou- of Three fall* over Jinur,' I,ondo*, flreek, who w as knot k«*d UPeoc et-idu* in the third fail. New York.—Pnl * Moran. New Or lean*. and V feint I. Chile were e.gned to fight 12 rounda at Ilk pound* alt/ 2. in New York. Spokane. Wn*h —An Invitation t*. »tage the Carpenttar-Oibbona bout on J’i.*' 4 at Spokane waa talegraphed to Floyd I'lta* •immoni (land* Jonnanl. Iiianl pitcher wrench ed a knee be fora the gam# and will b# fj aut for a week _ ■ Chicago Rookie Looms as Best Pitching Find Milt im Steengrafe Certain <if Regular Berth oil ^ bite Sox Club. Chicago, April 2.—A la I righf hander of the Chicago White .Sox, Milton Steengrafe. looms as one of the be>d pitching finds of the season, and is certain of a regular berth de spite the fact that he has had a brief but tempestuous career In baseball. Discovered in 1919 by Danny lent. White Soy scout. In Cali fornia. he signed a rontract lo re. port the following sprirng, hut in stead he played with Calgary, in the Canadian league, after he was told his contract was worthless be eynse he was not of ages The ( hi cago club tried in vain to locate it* f layer, but Steengrafe ignored the message*. Running through the hoy score* of tlie Canadian league, Steengrafe’* name was discovered m the Calgary lineup, and negotia tion* again got under way, with tlie re*ult that the two clubs reach ed an agreement and Steengrafe finikhed the «ea*on with Calgary. The following spring Steengrafe was dissatisfied with the term* of-^^ fared him and refused to sign a con tract. He war then placed on the suspended list, and shortly afterward Commissioner Handis announced he was on the ineligible list. This ac uon r«i I r »r ■> u;i«a ranted and immediately joined an outlaw Hub In California, where h“ played In 1921 and 1922. "Dutch" Leonard, former Red Sox star, and Ray Keating, former Yankee, were pitching in th» organization, and. being impressed with Steengrafe a ability as a twirler. advised him to seek reinstatement. Leonard declared the hie fellow wmuld be good for at least 10 years in the majors. This prompted the youth to seek reinstate ment and he »ai told to disassociate himself with the ineligihles for a year. Steengrafe sought the president of a semi-pro league near Stockton, f al„ anil after stating his case was told to sign with one of the clubs. At tlie same time the league execu tive, a friend of Steengrafe's and wlio wanted to help him bark into organ’»ed baseball, dismissed every inel’^Me player n the league, mak ing it possible for Milton to play an entire season without endanger ing his standings. He was a mem ber of tha Angels Camp club which won the pennant, Steengrafe win ning 18 of the 21 games ha pitched. He was reinstated at the close of the season. Steengrafe is 2S years old, s.x fee, tall and resembles Urban "Red" Faber fn many respects. His blonf hair has a reddish tinge, similar I ^ Faber's. His motions en the mound are much Ifke those of Faber and fre quently he is mistaken for the White Sox spit ha 11 ace. Coach Ed Walsh, one of the leading pitchers of his day. declared that Steengrafe is going to be one of the best twirlers in the game before long and that he may reach that stage this season. Connie Murk and his Philadelphia ath letes will break camp a! 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