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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1924)
Omaha Bee Sports" Tech High Plans Interclass Loop for Baseballers Authorities Hope to Form Foundation of Lasting Interclass Athletics—No Tennis or Golf. Carrying out their program of ath letics for all. Technical High officiate lilan to launch an interclass baseball league at the Maroon institution soon. Hnthuslasm Is still high over the Technical home room basket ball league, which has just wound up a highly successful season, and by keeping the Technical boys engaged In some form of sport throughout the spring and summer months, Techni cal authorities hope to form the foundation of lasting interclass ath letics. More than 500 Maroon boys were afforded an opportunity to play the cage sport in the home room league, while fully half that number of Tech nical girls were engaged In a home room volley ball league. By striking while the Iron is hof7 and while the enthusiasm is waxing strong, Technical officials are at tempting to create a permanent sys tem of interclass sports. The baseball league will probably be In the nature of Individual class teams. All 9A students playing on the 9A nine, all 9B students playing an the 9B squad and so on. Where It will be possible to create several teams from one class It will be done, thus making a greater number of competing teams possible. Technical high will not have a ten nis or golf team this year. This fact was made known Friday at the school when authorities reported that en thusiasm in these sports Is at a low ebb. There will probably be *. tennis and golf tournament held later In the jear, but (no recognized team will be chosen. A new tennis champion will be crowned this spring, as Howard Wolff, last year's champ, has gradu-1 ated. Carl Schramm will be back to ! defend his title. Valiev Schools to Enter Drake Relay' • Lincoln, April 4.—College* and uni versities in the Missouri Valley will make a strong bid for honors In the Drake relay meet in Des Moines April 25 and 26. Valley schools of prominence which will enter the meet are N^jbraska with relay teams of high standards tn the 440, 880 and mile relays. The Cornhuskers are to be there In tha field events with Hartman who won the 16-pound shot put last year; Turner in the high jump and Hafch in the broad-jump will go strong, according to predictions at the Husker camp. Kansas Is said to have^Jhe best bet in the high-jump with Poo clearing the bar around 6 feet, 4 Inches.* Richardson of Missouri has been putt ing the shot around 45 feet through out the indoor season. The valley men Include Keeble of Missouri and Weir and Crites of Ne braska. The relay at Brake will be the sec ond meet on the Husker's track schedule this spring. The carnival at Dea Moines has become one of the greatest outdoor meets and the great est meet of the Missouri valley. Verne Moore tp Leave Omaha Verne Moore, one of Omaha’s most prominent basket ball officials and amateur baseball player, will leave the city for "keeps” next week. He ha* been transfered by the Klrseii braun Creamery company to Willow Springs, Mo., where he will have charge of the creamery at that place. Moore has been employed by the Kirschbraun concern here for more than 12 years. The popular Om^Jia, basket ball referee wag given a banquet at the T. M. C. A. Friday night by the "Y” basket ball committee of which he haa been a member for five years. Moore in the past four years refereed more basket ball gaiYies than any other official In the country. Jvist season be officiated In 323 games. Ills loss la a hard blow to amateur athletics In Omaha. First Outdoor Tennis Meet Scheduled for May New York, April 5.—May 3 will see the opening of the season's first outdoor tennis tournament In the New Tork district. On that day the North Side championship, which up In last year was held annually dur ing (he week of July 4, will get un der way on the courts of the Univer sity Height* Tennis club. "Tijitam] Results' Fifth race: Claiming, puree |600, ♦ year olds and up, mils and 70 yards: Sophia Goldman, loo (Fills).* *o 4 20 * no Power. 8* (Frey).3 *0 4 JO Mary Jana .Baker, 108 (H.iker).'J.tiO Time: 1:4* 3-6. Gold Bryan. Pndlrie, Hugo K. Asher and Flame also ran. Sixth race: Mila and 70 yard*: Paula Shay. 10* (Malben).. .8.00 S 40 out Ever bold, 106 (E. Fator).2 to out Colter DeLlou, 102 (Jonea).out Time: 1;4G. PlucHy alto ran. Seventh rare* • furlonga: Battle Shot, 101 (Kills).* 00 4 40 140 Stroller. 108 (Cooper). 4 40 2 8 Hilarity. 110 <Fraii»»e.o).-■*” Time: 1:14 4-6. Mollis K., Whiff and Jlrnaon alao ran. Klirhth rues: 1 1-l^th miles. May Prosper. »• (Kills)-6 20 J.jn *• JJ T,avlnts. 99 (Jones). . ..40 J4 Chippendale. jn* (Molter).. . ... -- •} <" Time: 1:414 6. Tb* I.amh. War Win ner and Breeze elao ran Ninth rare: * 6 furlong*: •>a Harrv P . 116 (MartInez 1 .17 4« * * - « r.mt Kmp..r, II! -A n.l,- nu'ti. )"* {Moll»r> Tim-: ) «'2TK. lull UVAJI. »nd U»v«*» X,%un» |U»# 0# t 1 r---' Iowa Fighters in Amateur Tourpey j nKO T. I.l'CIER, featherweight, and Wesley G. t'lamplff, light heavy weight, will fly the Iowa atats color* of Arnes, la., Tuesday night at the Midwestern A. A. V. Olympic boxing tryouts that will be held at the Auditorium. Both I,ucier and t'lampiff are the champion* of their class at the Cyclone institution and are considered the best of the amateur fistic men of the college. * Mea. £uci8* <>y JV3&4] Weather Man I'nkind to Witekiea. THE Wichita club of the Western league is experiencing what the Des Moines team went through a year or two ago, that of doing its spring training in its ojvn backyard. "Baldy" Isbell and his manager, Howard Gregory, are finding it a hard task to round dheir Wichita athletes in fine trim for the open ing of the Western league season which is scheduled for April 15. Cold weather and rain have kept the Witches in by the fireside many days this spring. Now word romes from Wichita that the team needs a lot of hitting and fielding work. Des Moines tried the same stunt of having spring training at home one year. The result tyis that the Boost ers didn’t get started until after the season had progressed a month or so. Many predict that the Wichita club will have the same experience this year. Omaha also had a taste of spring training at home under "Pa” Rourke's rule. The following sea son the club went south. Perhaps the managers of the seven other Western league tearffs are sort of glad Isbell is keeping his athletes in their own backyard thla spring. The Wichita club has given its op ponents plenty of trouble early In the seasons and all season for that mat ter. How Come, Mr. Walsh? CLEVELAND rtewspaper* printed the following one day last week, which may and may not interest the followers of Morris Bchialfer ami his recent battle With Jimmy Jones at Youngstown, O., the home stamping ground of the latter. Here's what the Cleveland paper published. Let your glimmers drop: “Talkative Tommy Walsh dropped in the other day. Thoniaa man age* Mnrrie Bchialfer, who boxed Jimmy June* at Youngstown last Wednesday. The scribe* disagreed on the question of who won the seratnblp, one paper declaring for Jones and the oilier for Brhlaifer. Strangely enough, Walah didn't In sist his man won.” Tom hod some word* of praise for Malt Jllnkel, who refereedj the fight. "Matt stepped around the ring like a 2 year-old.” he said, "and was given as big an ovation as either of the fighters received when the contest ended.” Hlmv to Basket Ball Here. □IAHA Is losing one of Its best basket bull officials anil ama teur players In Verne Moore, who lias ben transferred to Willow Springs, Mo., where he will have charge of a bra rich creamery foivthe Klrschbrnun concern of this city. Moore has been con needed with basket hull and amateur baseball in Omaha for several years. Aa a member of the basket ball commit ter «f the Y. M. 0. A. Moore has helped In more ways than one to put amateur basket ball on the map In Nebraska, especially In Omaha. Ills work at the "Y” along this line Is worthy of the highest praise. Always willing to help, amt fair In all Ids dealings, Moore Is one of the best liked of all sportsmen in Omaha Moore. In the four year* that he has been connected with the basket bail committee ut the Omaha Y. M. C. A., has refereed more basket bull games 'than any other referee In the country. I.ast season he refereed 325 games. Not only has tie confined his referee Ing to the Y. M. I'. A., tint lie has also refereed Creighton university .games and high school rnntests, not once but ninny time*. It Is with deep regret that we lead of hie leaving Omaha. ( HERE'S ONE FOR THE ROOK. IHKNT” JACK TIERNEY, well known among Omaha's ' fight colony, always likes to spring his favorite yarn about his fight with a fireman. Tierney has boxed a little himself and while on a boxing tour in Tex as happened to be matched against a fimirm. The fireman, so Jack says, was a novice at the biff ’em and duck game, but was able to sock pretty hard with his mitta. Finally Jack and the fireman got In the ring. A large crowd was at the ringside and everyone seemed to be in good humor. The bout went through two rounds when the ref eree discovered that there was no gong. The third round was held up until one of the promoters returned with a gong he secured from the fire station nearby. The third round ended in m mix up which ’’Silent ” .lack had none the best of. The timekeeper was forced to ring the gong several times before the flying gloves could he stopped. The fireman, hearing the gong, thought there was a fire and jumped out of the ring. Tierney won. Osbornes Style of Jumping Baffling New York, April 5.—Herbert Reed, an expert on sporting affairs, says tk^re is going to be the usual con troversy In this year's Olympic games over the high Jump. It is doubtful If ljarold Osborne's style, grout athlete that he Is. will be acceptable to the French officials. Osborne is probably the beef. Jump er we have had since the days of Harold Hep-inn. end there Is • chance that he will be able to better the * feet fi inches that he hung up a you pie weeks ago. It we* not so long back, for that matter, that ’'nick” Handon went serose the bar et the same height and raked It down with the emblem that he wore on hie *hlrt. Jiandon probably will not be available for this Olympic leam. and the Jumpers will be stmt down In numbers. RULES FOR GOLF MEET TO BE MADE Xaw York, April 5— George Sar gent, president of the Professional Golfers' association will bo In this city shortly to get together With other jtffldnls of the organist Ion with re gard to ronditona to be drafted for the eastern and western sectional open championship qualifications. Thene preliminary tests are to he held over the Worcester and Oak Park courses. Forty eastern play era will qualify at Worcester and a like number from the western section t. Oak Park. After that the for tunnies will gather for the champion ship proper at Oakland Hills. The I*. CJ. A. executive session in this city will he held April 7. Track anil Field Meet for Western Nebraska Soon Mitchell, N’eb., April 5.—The an nual track ami field ro-t of the IVeatern Nebraeka Interecholaatle aModatlon will he held her* May I Kntrlei from hII western Nebraska high school* are expected, according to Myron Anderson of thl* city, Kn trlca close Friday, April 21c (fold, allvcr and lirunKi* med.il* will he awn «lcd alhletea placing In all ryenl*. Igtviftg cup* will he awarded the winning team* In the medley and tIO yard relnv*, high point winner ami runner up In lndl\iylual ecot'ng f WILL DEVOTE HIS ENTIRE TIME TO DEVELOPING TANrSTARS AT NICHOLAS SENN; REFUSES OFFERS Says He Will Try to Swing All Mid-Western A. A. U. Ath letic Events in Direction of Uni of Nebraska. UN LESS his plans k»b stray, ‘‘Pets” ■Wendell, recent ly desposed ns swimming in* sriffitor at the Omaha Athletic club, but at ill member of the various national A. A. IT. basket hall and swim ming commit tees. will try to swing all the Mid-Western A. A. U. athletic ■ rm •'n i eventa In the direction of the University of Ne braska. Wendell made (his announcement Saturday morning. Heretofore, the Mid-Western A. A. V. athletic eventa auch aa swimming, basket ball, track and field and handball championships were awarded to tha Omaha Athletic rlnb. "Pete” holds memberships on the hoard of governors of tho National A. A. If., besides being chairman of tho national basket bail, swimming, Olympic swimming team selection, boxing and registration committees. As rhalrmaa of tho registration com mittee Wendell has tho power to sanc tion tho various applicants who de sire to stags these amateur eventa. "The University of Nebraska has been aft sc Mid-Western athletic events foe several months,” said Wendell thla morning, "and now I am going to oee that the Huskers get their share of staging the events. wenaen, wits is a nationally known swimming Instructor and > National Amateur Athletic union orrutal, received notice following his staging of the MM-Western Amateur Athletic union swimming meet at the Athletic rlub Friday night that hia service* were no longer required by the Omaha Ath letic club. He leave* Saturday night. He has been swimming Instructor at the Athletic rlub for the past five years. The former Omaha Athletle club swimming instructor said Saturday morning that ha will devote hie en> tire time to the promotion of swim ming at the N'lcholas-Senn hospital. Dr. A. P. Condon of the hospital has succeeded In keeping Wendell at the hospital. "Pete'’ recently received two offers to coach swimming, one at the Leland Stanford university in California and another at the Kansas City Athletic club. Peter Hausen, manager ef the Omaha Athletic club, said that Wen dell's dismissal was Just one of the club’s plana to rut down expenses. Many petitions asking for Wen dell'a continued services at tha ath letic club are being circulated, but, according to “Pete." he will not re turn to the club under any circum stances. The hoard of directors of the club will meet today to decide on who will succeed W’endell. The chances are that Denny Ryan, physical director, will be given complete charge of the swimming pool and gymnasium. boxingIody SUSPENDS HUDK1NS I.lncoln, April 4.—"Ace" Hudklne, state lightweight champion, who re cently won a 10 rofind decision over Irwin Blge of Qmaha, wee auipended Indefinitely by the state boxing com mission here Friday for hi* ungentle manly conduct outside of the ring. Hudkins was arrested her* Tuesday and booked with disorderly conduct. braska |tate golf tournament will be mailed late this month, according to announcement made by M. C. Rath burn of Lincoln, newly electeck sec retary of the State Oolf Association. The tournament will be held the first or second week in June over the Lincoln Country club course. It Is the first time the state golf classic has been held outside of Omaha. The Nebraska tourney, which Is a closed state competition, will be run off In one week. Qualifying rounds will take place Monday and Tue^lay, and play in the different flights will take up the rest of the week. It is probable that golfers will compete tn five flights. In addition to team and two-man matches. The professional matches will not be staged this year. It was announced. WHAI5MXJR If Jim Coffroth figures Mexicans wilt Jam gate at Dempsey-Wills go In Tiajuana, he ranks with weather bu reau aa world’s poorest guesser. No wise greaser will donate |"a to see prise fight w ben he can see a genuine battle every day in the week for nothing. Horae racing may be the sport of royalty, but the prince of Wales doesn’t appear to be cut out for it. Giants are toeing exhibition games with astounding regularity, but It doesn’t mean anything. By the time June bride* are pawning their wed ding presents MeUraw'e men will lie making other seven clubs look like caboose on sn Erie freight. "I never drink,’ said Pitcher Kerr, And no one did deride h im, For while he spoke the manager Was standing right beside him. Bail players have a union thla sea son, but have been going out on strikes for a number of ye«iw. Sporting writer who lias Ju*t re turned frutn a tour of the training camps says the slowest railroad In the world Is a Jerkwater line down In 'Florida. The last time they had a collision down there a man 1n the amoker complained to the conductor because the ashee were knocked off Ills cigar. I’ll take my girl to game* no more— She always hollers, "What* the •cor*?’’ French Boxers Sail Soon for l!. S. Paris. April 5.—George* Carpentier, Charley I.edoux and Paul Fritech, French boxers, will sail foothe United State* on board the aetamer France May t. Franceota Descamps, manager Of the men, told the T.'Auto, Descamps said Carpentier was due to meet Gen# Tunney June 16 In the Polo grounds at New York and that It waa possible Carpentler’s fight with Gibbons, originally fixed for July 4. would be postponed IS days, and that Instead, on July 4, there will be a bout between Frlts< h and Benny lieonard. |Leo Shea Has Part in “The Leather Pushers” □EO SHEA, popular fight refers end regular "Buddy" Valentin" In appearance and tha like, Is •omewhat of a mnvta actor, too. Shea waa' visiting in California not so long ago whan tha “leather Pushers" waa being "shat." .Tbe Popular Omaha referee waa given a part in the picture and his part was to do the refereeing when Billy Sullivan, the liero In the pic ture, engaged in fistiruHa within the hempen strands. Stakin' of thia man Sullivan. Shea aaya that he la not only a movie actor but a fighter of reel ability. Sullivan la a welterweight and can soak with the best of 'em. aava I.eo, Ho la 21 year* old and likes the fight game an well that following lile movie contract he la going to launch a flallc campaign. Previous to the “leather Push ers," Sullivan waa Ju*i an ordin ary rltiien of California, hut when he landed a part In the picture he started taking up the fight game. One of hla roles was to meet hla tItsI In the ring. They havo real honeat-to goodness fights In the innvloa, according to Ntieo and Phil Salvador". New York arrapper, was hired to put Sullivan In condition for ball to. Salvador" was given two weeks to train Ills man. Shea refereed the Unit In queallon and the Omaha referee save the Sul livan scrap was aa good a flg|M aa anyone wished to lay hit glimmers on. Pal Morin Turn* Down Offer to Fi^ht Yiiirriitini New York, April 5 It was Intend ed t<> match 1'iit Moran with l.ula Ylnceutlnl al Mudlaon Square Oar den, May 2, but the former turned down Tev Rli haul • percentage of fer II was not dlacloaed what the prnmotei suggested aa Moran ■ ahare of tb« tectlykb I Seo Ske,L t Omahan Goes Well on Pacific Coast N. —— —- — — . ■ ' ■ i -■' ■ i ■ ■-> jfoUis ‘jfesJtj'cJc, Ftatkie * Kid 0<Dai^i $ “NICK, former Omaha amateur baseball player, and rrankii lietter known to Omaha ns as "Nuno’’ sScavio, lightweight ..siii'i, finding the sledding pretty smooth on the coast, so far as fighting la concerned, anoiiling to a letter received from Kasnlck. Sr.win has had IK fights in seven months, snd hss yet to be beaten, gaining 15 victories and three draws. He has met snd defeated soma of the classy lightweights on the coast snd is considering an invitation lo enter the Pacific coast lightweight tournament which is to be held in ls>» Angeles ncit month. flravio and his manager. Rasnhk, will return to Ons*ha shortly to chal lenge Erwin Rige and Ace Hndkins. TEE, l_arge Drips, or Small. □OW is the appointed time for putting one's clubs in condition for the coming season, and In this connection, with the changes to be made, I want to call your atten tion to the comparative thickness of the i lub's grip, which has a greater variation than one is apt to thlnk. It Is hard to realize the great difference thai^actuaily exists, immediately the question is asked: “Does it make any essential difference to the shaft?'' I think that It does, my Idea being that the club s grip, the size of one's hands and one s manner of grasping the club bear a direct relation to each other. Twenty five years ago when golf was Just entering this country there was a school of professional golfers who puf both thumbs around the shaft and used very large grips When I say large grips I mean those which have perhaps two or three windings of listing underlie leather. Listing, it may lie necessary to explain, la the cloth material which Is put under neath the leather to make the grip softer. There is a particularly good "feel'' to this large grip and It makes the shaft appear more slender, and therefore, easier . of management. About this lime, however, a great 1 I. HF. ATF.lt OMAHA IF AGUE. Final Hiandin|«. Una' uni e* Fund Llf# .17 St .7*4 Sanford i'af» .$7 24 .7*4 lulled Siait a Oils .>4 27 . It7 b-ddoo . . t47 U .t*« Ak Mai Hen .4& SI .&5t Standard laundry .44 17 .ft4S Mapxi'llU i'lgur* «.. t 4i 444 blue i'ui> ro .is 4* .m Ou if an iiruf P©.1* l! .3J2 Hankers Keaerve Llfr . It t7 .171 Individual Axrrnfe*. Woodbury O. 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Putting the thumbs down the shaft threw' the grip into the fingers, and this changed Hie style uf the grip, for it meant that the average man's fingers are pot long enough to go around, and so with the coming of ths finger grip ^nd all the style* of interlocking and overlapping we found ths manufactur ers turning out smaller grips. go mesne hat suggested to me that the*# tbinga *n In cycle*. and therefore this year, and for a few aucreed ng year*, me • hall have larger gripe again I am too firm an adherent to the finger grip to believe thst a good plan I think that the site of the grip should ha regulated by the eenae of “feel *• The player should try out different thickneaaea and when be gets one that facia right, ha should • tick to It and never change. 1 remember a prominent player who ceine to a championship with no grape to hia dubs at all. juet the roughened wood where the grips should he He cla.med that when the hall was hit it •*ut a quicker message. aa to the strength to be put into the shot, from the bare • heft directly to the hands than from hare • haft bv wav of Hating and leather, to the hands 1 have thought that there wa* something in it. and 1 have rather liked to have tuy gripe without anv listing between the leather and the wood. I pre fer the finger grip, and 1 do not think ihat those players who have much of the grip touching the which ere the insensitive part of the hands can plav peli a* thus* who ai* fseling the • b*ft tliro.tgh the fingers It ia eatremtly important to get a good gt l> and stick* with it 1 changed from >he palm grip to the finger grip, and it waa * he crudest bit of changing that 1 e\#r had to make |n golf, but 1 never have regretted it I .eat he*- and rubber have i dlflercn* th'ckneeeSi. and »h!a hae much n do with the a»ae of the gf’p It is a point that manufacturers usually give a good deal of thought to, and some of them even go so far at to have th* wooden pert of : he shaft made larger, or smaller, as the r a *• may he This year I am having a little eitra listing put neer the top and taper ng off Th ■ g vet a bully fee'mg—a •*n«* of se>rur>tr. If helps to make me confident that the cluh will not slip out of my hands It may ee#m a small thing, but to mi It la a big one and It talset a little point that is verv interesting, ton n'opyrlght. 1 f 14 \ Women'* Senior Golf Title to Be Held in Fall New York. April 6—Mr*. M D Pateraon writ** that the firat ctfhm plonsliip tournament of the Women's Senior Golf association will lie held' at the Westchester Piltmore t'ountry| dub In Septemtier. To t>e eligible for this organization, which sprang Into being during the womens national event last autumn, it 1* neoesaary to own up to C> years. There Is no question but that the firet tourna ment will attrart plently of capable players. C. M. Wills Makes 160-Yard Hole in 1 With Midiron V---/ New York, April S—"Ain’t It a grand, a glorious feeling?" writes C. M. \\ Ills, shortly after scoring hie "tn*i ’ at th* second hoi* on th* court* of lh* Country flub at Atlan tic City. Th* hoi* la 180 yard*, and Charles did tha trick with a midiron. Sum* lime ago Will* Invented a club with which he claimed It would be Impossible, to either hook or slice. That Iwlne the case, one would Imagine that about all there was to do would lie to Imi'ii I the nei'eaaaiv Impetus and then watch the Iwll die appear into the cup. dual the «.ime - It look Charles more than to to j pul theory mio inaction # l Romero-Rojas Arrives in East Ready for Bouts J South American Said to Be Faster and Harder Hit* ter Than George* Farpentier. KW YORK, April 5.—Qulntin Rom ero-RoJaa, the mouthful of vowel* and con Ronanti, from whom Tex Rick ard would create another Flrpo, was declared to day—his first in this country—to lie fastr than Car pentier and a harder hitter with his right hand than either Georges or l.ui*. The statement was vouchsafe'. ay tdulntm s trainer, one Paul Gan quet. who handled the gay young% blade of the boulevard* several years ■ ago and who has seen Firpo in nearly jail of his ftoutb American fight*. Ac j cording to Gasquet. the Chilean is on* | mean hombre with an honest snd sincere love for barbed wire entangle ment*. Quintin had picked the most comfortable seat in a taxicab, speed ing from the ship to his hotel, at the time this remark was made. For ourself, we ran sey tlist he is a well set up young nun. How ever, well set up often means well knocked down when you get them in the ring. Quintin Is over six feel tall and weighs 198 pounds in condition. I 'He has the apperance of an ideal fighting man and talked the part to perfection, through the aid of the inevitable interpreter. After airing the stock phrase about being "ready to meet any man in the world," Romerojfojas said: "I would rather meet Jlrpol or Spalls here first, but of course. I do not bar Dempsey or Wills. What I mean to say is that any man con tracted will be satisfactory to me and I am perfectly wrilling to establish myself before demanding s bout with your champion. I would pre fer Spalls as mv first opponent as he is more clever than Firpo and a bet ter ahow man.” This last statement was the second of two that were somewhat to the falsetto. Firpo might be a tanglefoot right enough, but hla showmanship** has them all stopped. The other statement we ars disposed to chal lenge 1* Casquet's analysis of Lis man's ability. Any gentleman who can step faster than Garpentier snd hit harder than Firpo would not b« pulling managerial door bells peti tioning a chance to get on here. He would have crashed his way to Demp sey long since. Our honored guest had only two more gems of thought to Impart. One was that his real name ht Romero, the Rojas being super fluous and non-ewsential. The other had to do with his record which, he affirmed, included 14 knockouts in 1* starts. Two resulted ta draw* and the other in knockout scored against our hero by Gun hot Smith. The latter is not the old Gunner hut a colored gent from Panama. later Romero claims he retrieved the Gunboat disaster. , All of his opponents were of the near beer variety. In fact there is nothing in Romero's record to indicate that he deserves the royal chance Rickard is about to give him. SCHLIEBNER FILLS SISLER’S SHOE Jfow TorJr, April 5.—-It Is worthy of note that Fred Schliebner is play ing the role of George Sisier's under study as first baseman of the St. I»uis Brown*. When Sister had to tetire beforw last season, the Browns obtained Schliebner from the Brook >vns in a swap for Pitcher "Dutch" Henry. Schli«bner was derertbed as a minor leaguer when he departed from Ehhets' field, hut as Sisier's sub stitute he did well. riaytne 117 gam*s st first base * for the Browns. Schliebner hatted and fielded .»*>. Until Sialer. learns definitely whether he la fit to resume regular work In his old posi tion, Schliebner will be kept for emergency duty. 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