Nebraska Newspapers

    Fred Dawson Resigns as Head Football Coach at University of Nebraska!^
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Husker Mentor I
to Remain Head
of Athletics
Committee Appointed to Se
lect New Grid Instructor;
No Applications on File
at Present.
Fred Dawson, dean of men, alth
Ir*ij(■ director and head football coach
at the University of Nebraska, Fri
day morning resigned as head foot
ball roach.
Dawson said that because of his
other duties at the university he
found that he did not have the time
to devote to football. He- wilt be re
tained as athletic director at his pres
ent salary which is said to be $7,500.
A committee composed of George
Holmes, chairman; Fred Dawson
and E. Gunderson has been ap
pointed by the university to select
the new football coach. Announce
ment was made at Lincoln, Friday
morning that no applications havo
been received. The committee ex
pects to name a football coach by the
pnd of February.
It was learned on high authority
last night lhat the new grid mentor
Will have absolute control over all
matters pertaining to the football
team and will be perfectly free to act
as he sees fit. The matter of select
ing an assistant coach and any other
Jtelp that may be needed will he^ left
In the hands of Dawson's successor.
The athletic hoard and the football
department will be handled as two
separate departments.
Dawson last night departed for
Kew York, where he will attend the
Htnnual meeting of the rules commit
tee of the American Football Coaches
association next Monday.
Dawson came to Nebraska as head
football coach in 1921. He was ap
pointed athletic director, dean of men
and head football coach in 1922 in
which position he served until today.
Dawson formerly coached football at
Columbia, Union college and Prince
ton.
Penn Eleven
•Off for Coast
Phil.ide’phln, Dec. 2u. —The football
squid of the University of Pennsyl
vania, 33 strong, left today for Berke
ley, Hal,, to pit Its undefeated eastern
strategy against the Pacific coast
tactics' of the University of Califor
nio.
Crippled by the loss of Fairchild
end Craig, it* fwo regular ends, and
'he disability of Joe Willson, tackle
Injured in practice recently, the tjjam
found itself leaving Broad street sta
tion of the Pennsylvania railroad on
It rack 13. But that omen was disre
‘girded when the strains of ‘Hail,
•Pennsylvania,” from the university
band, and a chorus of exhortations to
Cheat those Bears!” sent the Red and
‘Blue forth on its expedition into the
• west, *
At Pittsburgh, Clyde Floro, a quar
'terback, who vyas injured on the eve
*of the Cornell game, is expected to
{join the squad.
• .More than 100 followers nccom
• panied the team, the special train
{comprising 11 cars. The baggage car
•is equipped with shower baths and
•gymnasium apparatus.
I The train is due to reach Eerkeley
• ‘,on Tuesday.
• Chicago, Dec. 26.—The University
Inf Pennsylvania football eleven, en
{route to the coast for its New Year’s
•lay game with the University of Call
{fnrnia, will make a 13 hour stay here
•tomorrow.
‘ The squad will work out indoors at
-the Chicago Riding academy.
COLLEGE GRIDSTERS
DEFEAT ARMY TEAM
; San Antonio. Dec. 25.—An eleven
^composed of players from Texas uni
-verslty, Texas A. and M. college. Bay
lor and Trinity universities defeated
nhe second division team, champions
*>f the Kighth army corps area, on
Ifiehwah field today, IS to 0.
J It was a fast game, with the col
legians unable to score unjll the third
•quarter.
• (lantillon to Become Scout.
■
• Joe Cantilllon, who managed AVash
Ungton at the time Cliff Blankenship
'discovered AValter Johnson In a small
-Idaho town, will scout for the Chi
cago AVhlte Sox next year, word
fame today.
Before managing AVashlngton,
Cantilllon umpired. In those time an
umpire needed a quick wit and a
heavy fist to succeed, lie succeeded.
. Charles Comlsk»y has Just offered
^Cantilllon the Job.
"With if)* .
K MIGHTS1
of the
GLOVES
At iyt**burgli—F.ddi* (Kid) Wagner of
Philadelphia and Cuddy Demarco, Char
4l*rol, fought a 10 round draw. Kid
Karpetitcer of New Kenalngton. Pa., de
fan ted Al Cordon of Philadelphia, eight
found* .lack McFarland. Wllklnaburg
Pit . defeated Bobby Young of Duijnoane,
alx round* Ditty Wood* of llaaelwood
and Hay .fohnaon of M< Kteaport, fought
aix round draw.
At Plilli»«lelpl»li*—t url Trrmaln, (lev*
Ind. knocked out Bobby Wolgaal, Phlla
i) ** I ph Ih, *lx found*. Jack Zlvlc, Pitta
burgh, won Judge*’ dcdalori over Joe
jthi)o, Trenton. 10 round* (Iteno aun*tl
luted fur Alex Hart) Dan Carlin. Nor
rirftowti, outpointed Mickey Travel*. New
1! j yen. Conn., JO round*.
Philadelphia—lew Tenrller waa award
•d a ludgea daclalon ovar Joe Tlplits.
U> round*.
PbllwMwhlK—Kritnk* MKItilr*. rrt
T»n lM,«.r ..f wmi«tn«t>ort, I'. wnn»n
#**y dedalon from Mika Pchults, 1 hlla*
A.ll.hia in I# reunil*.
At RonHInr. t'«—lion* hftwrn Kill
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Cream of Cue
World to Play
in Big Tourney
Chicago, Dec. 26.—Seven players,
three American and four foreigners,
will compete here In the international
match for the world's 18.2-balk line
billiard championship, February 23 to
March 4.
The Americans will be Willie
Hoppe, the champfon: Jake Schaefer,
former champion, and Welker Coch
ran of Los Angeles. Among the for
eigners will be Krich Hagenlacher,
champion of Germany, and JCdouard
Horemans, Belgian champion. The
others wiH be Roger Conti, champion
of France, or Derbies or Grange of
France, and either Suganuma or
Suzuku of Japan.
The matches will be the first of
their kind to be held here for the
championship, and later successfully
defending the title in a challenge
match here.
MAGUIRE DEFEATS
“MIKE” SCHULTZ
Philadelphia. Pa., Pee. 25.—Frankie
Maguire, veteran boxer of Williams
port, Pa., won an easy decision to
day from "Mike" Schultz, Philadel
phia, In the 10-round windup of the
Christmas matinee at the Cambria
A. C. Maguire had an advantage of
eight pounds in weight which prov
ed too strong for the local man. Ma
guire weighed 165; Schultz, 157.
Carl Tremaine, Cleveland bantam
weight, knocked nut Bobby Wolgast,
Atlantic City, In the sixth round of a
scheduled 10-round bout at the arena.
Wolgast was floor 1 four times be
fore he finally took the full count,
In the fifth round and three times
in the sixth. Three knockdowns. In
cluding the last, were scored with
left hooks to the Jaw. The weights
of both men were announced as 120
pounds.
VILLA TO DEFEND
FLYWEIGHT TITLE
New York. Pec. 26.—Pancho Villa.
Filipino holder of the world's fly
weight title, will defend his eham
plonshlp In a 20-round match St
Manila the last week In January
against Young Senrlo, recognized fly
weight tltlehohler of the orient. Sen
rlo Is also a Filipino.
This match was arranged after the
failure of negotiations for a contest
between Villa and Johnny Breslln,
New York flyweight. Manila pro
moters refused to grant Breslln's
financial demands.
GERMAN TEAM
WINS FROM FRENCH
! Paris, Dec. 25.—For the first time
|since the war a French football toarR
has visited the Rhineland to meet a
German club. The Athletic club of
the 14th Ksnt, Pnri,, today played
the German club of Mayence at the
letter city and was defeated, 6 to 2.
The eam* was played before 5,000
persons. Prior to th* start of tlie
game committees representing both
teams met In the center of the field
and exchanged bouquets of flowers.
Armtlirr Champion
Swimmer In WimI
Boston, Pec. 26.—The engagement
of Miss Olive Holland, women’s swim
mini? < lj.unpion nb the half-mile and
the fancy diving tltleholder also, to
Bllhoum Gox. assistant life saving In
stnidnr "f the Boston chapter, Amor
lean lied Gross, Is announced.
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McGraw Denies
Report He Sold
Interest in Club
Nevt York, llec. 26.—John J. Me*
Graw, vice president and manager
of (lie (iianB, today denied a pub
Hailed report that lie had sold Ida
Interest In the New' York dub and
' had piirehaaed the Boston Braves.
“The whole story la the hunk,'*
he said.
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nLI, the talk going the rounds
about the forward pass Injur
ing the game of football to our
way of thinking Is sort of a round
the-barn way of taking a alap at
Knute Roc-kne and his methods of
coaching at Notre Dame.
Rockne's teams always have been
well drilled on the forward pass.
Notre Dame took the forward pass
east years ago ami showed the
Atlantic roast roaches the aerial
attack as it should be used.
A few restrictions placed on the
forward pass may not injure the
game of football, but take the pass
out of the game and you lose many
thousands of football fans. One of the
reasons why the game of football
has grown#so popular within the last
two or three years Is due to the for
ward pass The aerial attack bad
made football enectacular from the
standpoint of the fan In the grand
i stand and has given a lighter team a
| chance to combat a heavier eleven.
□ OK * SHAG! MORAN, outfielder,
has been sold to the Los Angeles
club of the Pacific coast league
by the New York Yanks.
Poor ol’ Joe Is going back to the
minors from whence he came. He
didn't knock the cover off the ball
In the majors like he said he would.
Horan topped the Western league
In halting a rotiple of years ago.
He sure hit the hall in this cirri it.
Ho is sort of a boasting fellow,
(bis man Iloran. but he could fol
low up bis boasts with good bat
ting retards. He socked the ball so
hard in the Western league that he
was sold to a club In the Interna
tional league. From the Interna
tional he was sold to the Yankees.
We don't know whether Joe said
it or not, but he was quoted as say
ing that when he got in the Amer
ican league he would show up
"Rahr" Ruth as a heavy hitter.
Now Horan has hern sold to the
Los Angeles club. He should make
the Angeles a valuable outfielder and
hitter.
UK OTn,,h' light
weight, now on the Pacific
-I-*- coast, A. W. O. L. from his
manager*, ‘"Pat’' Boyle and Haro
Reed, Is managed by his brother.
Clyde, according to word received
from the roast.
One coast newspaper refers to Hud
kins as "an ominous shadow In the
path of ambitious Pacific coast light
weights desirous of ruling the roost
under the new 10 and 12-round law.
whleh goes into effect after the first
of the year."
FROM ail outward appearances It
looks like "Picky" Gaughan, fa
miliar figure at the baseball
headquarters, will manage Morrie
Schlaifer for the year P*25. lie will
succeed "Pat" Boyle, who haa been
fairly successful raking In the fights
for Morrle.
While the puhlir lias been In
formed that Gauglian would he
Srhlaifer's manager nest year, we
have been Informed by Erw ing Stal
master, prominent Omaha lawryer and
Srhlaifer's legal advisor, that the
contract between Gaughan ami
j Schlaifer has not been signed, but
! in due time will lie decorated with
tile names of all three parties, Ktal
inaster. Schlaifer and Gauglian.
If the contract between Gaughan
and Schlaifer hasn't been signed, and
we have no reason to doubt Mr. Stnl
master's word, It is hard telling Just
what Schlaifer will do between now
and the time he actually signs to he
managed by Gaughan. Morrie's mind
changes more often than does the
weather.
That the \meriran league should
Ran Johnson seems out l.amlish at
that.
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“One more word, .Nebraska."
"Brat 'em to the dictionary Husk
ers!"
"Crosswords, Tigers, come on Mis
sourl.”
These cheering yells from the
parlor sidelines may replace th* ring
tng football cheers of old If ths cross
word puzzle craze pursues Its present
course. For crossword puzzle teams
are helpg organized In the colleges
The leading coach of the future
may be a college profeasor who knows
a word for thanatophobia In three
lettera and not a star end of the class
of ’00.
EASTERN GOLFERS
TO PLAY IN WEST
New York, Dec. 26.—'The rank* of
eastern women golfers promise to be
well represented In the annual Gold
Vas# Invitation tournament at I’eb
bis Reach, Cal., February 21 to 23.
Prominent among the lnvadera are
expected to be Miss Marion Hollins
metropolitan tltleholder and former
national champion, and Miss Glennn
Collett, national champion In 1322
Mrs. O. M. Heckscher of New York
and Miss Ionise Fordycs, Youngs
town (O.) star, also sre likely en
trants.
Miss Mary K. Brown# of Santa
Monica, Cal., who ranched th* finals
of the national tourney against Mrs
Dorothy Campbell Hurd last season.
Is expected to lead the defending Cali
fornla contingent.
RANKING STARS WIN
IN JUNIOR NET PLAY
New York', Dec. 2d.—Hanking play
ers came througji safely today In ths
opening round of play In the Na
tional Boys' and Juniors' tennis tour
unriient on the Indoor courts of the
He vent It regiment armory. Kenneth
Appel of Hast <>i inge, N. r., wearing
the colors of Mercershurg academy,
who Is defrndlng hie Junior title In
the tournament, defeated Herbert J.
Duval of Qionte school, Wellington!,
Conn., In n second round match, d 2,
ii a, after ho had drawn a bye In the
first round.
All eight seeded players won their
matches In the Junior tournament,
while the players seeded In th* boys'
tournament also triumphed.
It ls very fortunate Hint the ele
vator ring never became more than
a stork selling gadget. They say
that many New York anil I’hllly
millionaire* went for a ride on that
elevator. And that nnn« of them
•ter rams up again. ^
“Dazzy” Vance Visiting
Relatives at Hastings
Hastings, Neb, Dee. 2«.—Arthur
(Daazy) Vance, star pitcher of the
Brooklyn National* and the lending
pitcher in the National league the lent
seaaon, la apending the holiday eeaeon
with hi* mother and brother* here.
“Paxy” 1* epending tome time hunt
log. He is a crack shot.
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Yank Olympic Star
Nears End Globe
Circling Trip
New York, Dec. IB—Emerson Nor-j
ton, former Georgetown athlete, wlio
gave Harold Osborn a great fight for
Olympic decathlon honors at Paris,
will romplete a trip around the world
when he arrives here to compete in
the Finnlnh-American A. games at
Madison Square Garden January 6.
Norton, whose home is in River
side, Cal., sailed with the Olympic
team from New York last June 111
and. after competing at Paris, went
to the far east, where he competed in
Japan and other countries. He re
cently reached San Francisco on his
return voyage.
Norton will compete against Osborn
in the high jump at the Finnish
American meet.
| Bluejays Resume
Cajre Practice
c5
Coach A. A. Schahlnger of the
Creighton university basket Kill team,
will resume practice this afternoon
at the Bluejays’ gymnasium.
The Blue and White baaketeers
hgve one week In which to practice
f .r the game with Brake university
of Bes Moines that will lie played al
Creighton, Saturday evening, Jan
nary 3.
Cre.ghton'a Kssket ball team open
od the season last Monday by losing
to the strong and husky Minnesota
five. The score wa* "9 to ;t.
BILLIARD CHAMPS
ARRANGE TO PLAY
New York. Dec. 2*.—WUIIe Hoppe.
|world IS.2 halkllne billiard rhamplon.
i and Hohert Cannrfex of Chicago,
world three cushion rhamplon, met
her" today and perfected arrange
ments for a three-cushion match to
start January IS. The terms call for
an 11 block match of «a point' each.
The principals will sign Monday,
when each posts a forfait of $2.">00
The loser according to the terms of
the agreement, haa the right to chal
lenge Immediately for a return match.
Cannefex's title will not be at stake In
the match.
CURLING GAMES
AT MILLER PARK
Omaha curlers will get Into action
Sunday morning at S. when competi
tion for the John lj. Kennedy trophy
le held at Miller park. Eight teams
will compete for the trophy.
Yankees, Browns Effect Trade
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ItflfcMN CKTP A I : \ KILT< M « . " ■■ M ,
I iIi.iii SI locker, afar right hamloil i|»lll*.ill Imrler of the St lamia Brow nag
in hut k with the Yankee*, the Hub with which he first achieved his league
fume. “Mullet” .loo Hu*h. Milton Gaston ami another young Imrler went to
j (he Brown* lit exchange for the m<il*t ball pitcher, with whom Miller ling
gins hopes to win his fourth pennant.
|{y CHARLES (CHICK) EVANS, JK.
Best First Amateurs.
Francis Ouimet.
I BELONG to the numerous and
enthusiastic of Francis Ouimet s
admirers. And if I had followed
my feelings slrictly in this matter he
should have been at the top of this
list. *
Francis Ouimet was th» leading fig
ure in the most dramatic event in
American golf history. For pure
drama I cannot think of anything
that could equal the young boy who
held the leading professional golfers
of England even for 72 holes and de
feated them tn the 11-hole playoff for
our national open championship, ft
was like a picture from a wonderful
story and the whole golf world was
Andv Smith Plans
V
Aerial Attack
Berkeley. C.-ik, Dec. 22.—Unless
present indications fail, the New
Year's day football game between the
University of Pennsylvota and the
University of California will furnish
a first class example of the use of
the forward pass. The Quakers' abil
ity in the use of the aerial attack is
well known. California's ability tn
this line is i>orhaps not so well known,
hut has proved effective and a large
part of practice sessions are being
devoted to the perfection of a varied
and strong passing attack.
Coach Andy Smith is doubtful of
any large gains through the Penn
sylvania line and is said to he per
fecting the aerial weapon, basing his
| hopes of victory on an overhead at
tack. The Bruins are capable of un
leashing an effective forward passing
drive, ns shown by the figures of the
last season. During that lime the
Bears attempted 39 passes and com
pleted 19.
Advance representatives of the
Pennsylvania delegation have arrived
In Berkeley. The remainder of the
party is scheduled to arrive next
Tuesday, Including. In addition to the
plavera and roaches, a number of
alumni, students and prominent uni
verslty officials.
SARAZEN AND
ARMOUR IN TIE
Miami. Ha.. Dec. 35—Oene Sara
r.en. former open golf champion, and
Tommy Armour, local professional,
tied in the 16-hole opea golf tourna
ment held at the Hollywood course
this afternoon, both negotiating the
links in 73. They were paired in the
same foursome and Armour led at
the turn. Sarazen had taken the lead
at the 16th green, hut Armour caught
up un til* home green.
I.en Dicgel, Canadian open rham
plon, and Kddie Allen of New York,
tied fer third place, with 74. hee
Chase of Miami and New York, ama
teur champion, led the amateurs with
a card of 74.
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RESULTS
JEFFERSON PARK.
First race• Five furlong*
V. ahkeen* (Swen*on> .J k» -1 7-5 7-10
Silent Lilian (Martin) .4-1 2-1
Golden W)c**n ' Montgomery » ...... 2-1
Time 1 ft*. Winsome Lady La Belle.
Helen O . livimuv Duplex. Bebe Flow
er* and In Love With Love alao ran.
Second rare Six furlong*;
Muakeg (Sporrl) .7-1 5-1 4-5
Tight (S«an»oni .5-5 3-5
Hu he! Totter 'Shank*- .. 4 »
Time J IS 1-5 Pollymara. Eventide.
Guv nor. Tulaa. Charles Henry and Vul
na t alao ran
Third race St furlong*
Parmachenee Belle
• F’aher i . ’*14-1 51
Clique (Parke) .2-1 even
Donna Santa iTIner) ..
Time 1 1*5-5. Star Girl St Nichols*
Mir. Storm Cloud. Duckling Grace Trox
>• Karonga. Red Sqiurrel and Candy
Stick alao ran
Fourth race: Six furlong*
Alexander Moore t.Tonea). 7-1 1-5 1^
P> roor (Moure) .4-5 2 *»
St Charle* (Harvey) .5-1
Time i.l* Rodeo Shirley Louie* and
.Tack Paine H *I*o ran
Fifth race * furlong*:
Ralah (Montgomery) . . S’e-I even 1“
Elemental. (Gerrltv) . even l-“
laaman. i Swanson) . l-s
Time 1.15 4-;. Carnarvon. Stump Ja .
Anticipate and Venal*** *l*o ran
Sixth race, mile and an eighth:
Eacarpolctte. (Harvey) IH-l even 1
Sut»erbum. (ScoMe) . 2-1 even
Little Ammle. (O'Brien) ... 1V»-1
Time: 5*ft2 1-5. Peace Pal Kent I*..
Spuga. Aahhurion and F rphle Marie al*:»
ran.
s«%>enth race mile end e sixteenth
T#lt»Rot>e, (HoehitO .II ♦ 1 2-1
Demijohn. « McTlgue) . even 2-5
Juno ( McTlgue) . . even
Tim*: 14* 2 5 Smart*. Perm.arm, Sen
Tfedron. Ormalelgh Don’t Bother Me
Foxtail and Sophx algo ran
Tl \ .11 \N \.
Flrat rare itlorg*
M *a Edna D-l fH and) 1« <9 « 49 4 ««
Arietta. !«! (Bourn***) . 41 59 « ftj
Prwnbrok*’ 111 (Young) 4 ft*'
Time I B Kirkwood Jack Lae, Quf
n*m Hal Wrlaht Vanessa Welle. She
V *11 ard Evelvn lfarrlean al*e ran.
Second race 5furlong*
Arc!i - King tl! (Crate) 4** 2 *9 7'
Ton O' t‘i# Morning 111 (B n) 3 99 * « »
Se»*ena. 191 4 Pier trill®) 5 49
Time 1 9* Yuban Seal Star Flying
Orb. Rot-os Groce and Fffie Randa l alao
ran
Third race \ tulle*
Insurance 194 .Hooper) 37 99 « t* * m I
•footer. 19* (Edward*) 4 49 5 an
Smile Again 113 «.! Smith) ' 4* |
Time 1 «“ Vibrator. Pearl Boot*.
Keala. Malravena and Midnight Bell also
ran
Fourth rave 4 fuGonga
ftp pet Lady, 114 fY’ng) 21 59 9 9 9 S 44 j
Beth rage 1)4 (Taidtn) 1*0 T \<*
Ron Pride. 10* (ICde atrde) 4 40
Time; 1 9a t ;> M .1. McNullv U
I)«»nita. Lit tie Bat tree Maaon and Chil
liwack alao ran
Fifth rave vtta mile
Wood I «• Mb v. 10* 1 la) 1ft 9« Mfl 4
Mahmn. 1 (Wa t Baker) . Ilftft too
Mo. katuor* It"* (lloaeluml) 5 09
Time 143 1-4 The Lambs Plunger.
ln\ Mac liftno Pine. Silver M*t(l and!
Clllthumun alao ran
Sixth race 4 furlong*
Right n I'.me 1 11 4 11 a) g «9 4 *9 H
Mom Fox 11. 110 (flak®*) ....34 0* • <M
Better Luck 111 (Ulhr) 4 9ft |
Tune | I,' 2-5 Flee Bootei H.-lle .(I
Kit gg bet h town Speed ball. John Morrill, j
Hr.lassie, silent King and CUIaen also
ran
Seventh tar* 4L fusions*
i T)». k Terpln. lit (Hoa d) 1 4« * »»
iliavimn 115 tYoune) 3 2* ? *9
v\.#hi lli'M 11N • Wall*' ’49
Tune 1 4 4 5 lCandarn*« Vt**j
Kterri Rafflf* and Lucille R\l**el| afSo.
ran
x Field
I- tenth **<e m l# and 7ft 'arl*
I !ret 1 r lift (Robert*) 4 99 5 «9 7 *9j
t ontU*lun 1 a/* 1 Ft*h*» ) 5 4ft 5 fOj
U .-nd 1 ,a d» 11 Hoae'and) 5 fft
Time 1 ** 4 5 B*lu Nebraska l ad I
Itix kh» n 11 Noon Gild* and Pi Inc* l'*
rev l a lew il«.
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.surprised and thrilled by it. That
was back In 1913. In 1914 he won the
French championship and the na
tional amateur. And one year during
the war he won the western amateur.
But*hlnce that time he has won none
of the big championships. Good as
his game is, he seems to lack the
physical strength to cans* him
through a long championship. For
the short events he is as good as he
has ever been: consider his winning
tha St. George vase In England in
1923, and the George Grump memorial
cup at Pins Valley this year. We in
this country can hardly realise how
much It means to jvtn the St. Georges
event. Jack Graham of Liverpool
won It the year 1914, when we Ameri
cans were all in Kent. A few months
later the war began and fron} it Jack
Graham, who was the finest player
In England, never returned. In 1923
when the American Walker team was
abroad Francis Otiimet made a fine
showing, all of which goes to show
that Francis’ game is as good as It
ever was, hut he lacks the endurance
for the long events. And these big
competitions seem to require greater
endurance every year. So it is that
I am only able to give Francis Oui
met fifth place.
I watch.d him pl»J- »t M.rion thl. year,
lie tiaa never t.een an outstandingly ac
curate player off the tee Hia awing ta a
little more lull than I think It should be
and to my way of thinking that l« the
cause of his liooks and slices. I found
his second shots disappointing this year,
ton, but that mav have been because he
was 'lied I saw him play many holes
like this A drive Into trouble, some
times deep trouble: a aafe abort ahot out:
a good pitch to the green and a beauti
ful putt! Not bad but not the aort of
golf to carry you far in a hotly ronteated
tournament. The best of putters have
their off days. Therefore, when r eaw
Bobby tones had beaten him 11 up end
in to play I realised that tha putter had
failed to work
Francis Ouimet's ability to win another
big championship depends upon sn tn
rr*tM In rtrsng’h Th# pr#s#nt length
of rourM* In their full championship ar
»r* deadlv. To any player wno t#
not tn the b*#t of condition fatigue i* in;
treat a' the »n«1 nf the day that sleep is i
impossible And when one consider* that
the number of days in a hi* tou-oament
'■ seven, we ran realize that the golfer
v , is able to last to the finals must
havA a great deal of reserve strength in
addition to a fine game. Francis Ouimet
has had his troubles w h adverse cir
cumstanres hut at present he »e*ms to
have e\ erv thing that is necessary to make
a fine goifer not the least being a home
i.eside a golf course. After all it is rot
so much a question of <*#* that effects
those of us who have passed the earliest
youth, but it is a question of the extra
burdens that the years have brought. The
remedy for that is increasing good
healt h.
(Copyright. 3924 '
A big Christmas box. loaded with at
tractive presents and rounded out with
some of California’s famed fruits. Is now
speeding across the high seas to tha old
folks in Ireland It is consigned to Mr#.
4birkey. mother of Tom Sharkey, famed
a, H heavyweight some year* r «'*
Sharker Is to be found earh day at the
r. < a- and h* has quCe a bit of sure#*#
in picking "inner# The other afte-noon
hA too" a S', bill and started it r-n i s
wav The first horse he bet the $5 on
won at 4 to 1 The entire $25 went
ba«*k On a * oner at 3 to 1. The $-r» toad
row grown into an even $100, and this
Sharker bet «>n Wedding Prince at 7 to
Wedding prim e galloped to victory
r nd Sharkey took down $24" h.» net
p-f.fit from the orirnil Investment of f
leing $22:• Ila lo*? no time in buying
*nd dispatching a Christmas box for the
folks at home.
The California sre Runnymede. who
for 'ears stood at tho head of the stud
H' the Napa Stock farm owned by the
3te \ B Sprerkeis of Ssn Kranclsco,
. becoming well known for producing
runners who wdl tr %el fss? snd far m
tha mud. The Tia Juana rsr# course has
t.e^n having a ape-1 «f mud racing and
'# sons of Runnvr-iedo ars taking more
.aan their share o? purses. C P
h.«* a r.uniher cf the son* of Runnymede
and " I! fake a lot of beating in
* h /> Tia Juana Derby whirh has fls.eeq
a ided money. !f a declared. Runoiathe,
I fiundsrk. Rur.rrlde and Edition sre some
| of *he Runnvmede colt* who like the
mud. the first named winning two da>*
!n a row.
A few he;-* After he had s’gned s
contract to ride the horses of C B Sh a -
fer who is ra' ng a big airing at Tia
Juana .Tocke* A. Francesco piloted two
[from this stable to victor' TTe rode both
nf these. Mslv n snd Bullet Proof, to
perfection, never leaving th* issue In
nubt when one# h* #ound clear sailing
- h-a mounts. Bc'h of th**e winners
.te* long prices and It « reported that
the Shafer *s-ab! • -rent cleaned up
hand#* nelv on the Krac« of -Victoria*.
-— i
Jockev B Breuntrg a rider who ga n»d
much r- e n N>w Yo-k and Maryland
tlur -r the nuirmer *-*<-ln# h*a Joined t!
lockev colon' st T a Juana snd w.’l #o*n
y,A Ae#»n in the saddle Me is under cor.
♦ rsot to ride the Nevada Stock farm
hors** ‘he «'ir of whleh ' * r»*n*r*!
Thatrhec a stake horse w 'h a In* r*c
ord Preston Burch. trainer for the
*• ring rimlnrM tha- B-eun ng will be
of th* leaders at Tia Juana before
the season la oxer
YOST AGAINST
GRID RULE CHANGES
Ann Arbor, Mlrh.. Dee. 26.—Field-1
Inc H Yojit. chairman nf ' !m rule*
committee of the American gpotball
Coaches' aaaoriatlnn. will oppose any
chanRes restricting: the forwnrd pass
when the committee meeta in New
York next Monday.
Yost saM he would favjjr the elimi
nation of a run after recovery of a
fumble.
California in* at Rugby.
Vancouver. It. C, Dec. 25.—The
University of Callfhrnla defeated the
University of British Columbia. 9 to 0
In their annual rushy match hc»» to
day. Tha same wsa played on froat
hardened around covered with straw
which seriously handicapped th# play
er*.
_
r-.a a R»«‘* Try v Me* r»ec :s
Or # agaui the TU .luana not track t»
g \*n credit for t'atrg th# leader in the
i *w-*at departure pertaining to t ha racmg
of th* thorouahbred Thi* concern* tha
«mpulaors us* of fiber ahull cap* by
to. hav« * dev to# which h*a h##n teated
aufftoientljr to ptoy* of Invaluable worth
In presenting *kull t acturea in .tocher*
v hen th*' fall Th* cap* are of ex
tremaly l»*ht material hut aie an atrong
l h.-i! th y cannot be den let! with a
kii«att blow from a heavy trimmer They
era worn under the tegular cap and In no
wav int er f*i # wuh a U*. key a draw A«
moat of th* aictdenta a rider euatatn
rr* akull fractures. It t» expected that
the Invention Will tv# a highly dwalrnble
p»fct\ firat meaaure
Ginglardi Turns
Thumb Down on
Denver Bears
Former Imlain SliT Fill! of
Temperament a* V ell as
Base Hits.
ENVER, Dec. 2.V-t
He's the same ol«t
Ginglardi, is Hen*
ry. Die letnperae
menial oiiflleldep
whom Denver nlw
laintil from Okla
homa City a year
ago.
Each year he
was with Oklaho- ,
ma City he is said
said to have held
nut in the spring,
demanding that lie
he mit to the Jg
Coast league. V
Now he's pulled the same trick on
the Grizzlies. Just, when Manager
Berger thought he was sitting pretty
for the next Western league pennant
chase, word came from Ginglardi
that he will not report to Denver
next spring.
“I'll qui* baseball if you don't sell
me to the Pacific Coast league *
Ginglardi has told the Denver miiTV.
agement. ~
Henry isn't as Indlspensible to
Denver as one might be led to be
lieve, after looking at^ his batting
record of .359 for last season, ar.d
neither Berger nor President Anfen
ger would turn is nose up at a de
cent offer from any Pacific Coast
league club—if it were forthcoming.
As a matter of fact, having been
tipped off at the close of last season
that the standup was coming, Anfen
ger is said to have approached vari
ous Coast clubs with a proposition
to let them have a heavy hitter for a
none-tooheavy price, but failed to
receive any encouragement.
Were it not for this situation. Den.
ver would not lack much of being
lined up for the next campaign—a
campaign w hich Manager Berger pre
dicts will see another Western league
pennant brought to the Rocky moun
tains.
One hard Httlng lnfielder will .
complete the inner works. He can
be either second-baseman or first
baseman. Jack Knight will take
charge of either post the new n:;in
■does not want.
Manager Berger, of course, will be
i found at short. With Gorman at
third, the Bears have nothing to wor
ry them about the left side of their
infield.
Falk and O'Brien will he hack in
(he outfield, with either Ginglardi or
a better man to round ont the trio.
For the veteran nucleus of In
pitching staff, Berger will have H*
Hall, Curly Brown, Buck Freeman,
’'an Voorhies of his last year s staff
and Adrian I.ynch, former Booster.
||[!oysWeenberg, the schoolboy pitcher
who went into action several times
last season. also will be on deck, and
Jim Monahan of San Francisco and
F. E. Malone from the Kansas Sta e
Teachers’ college are rookies already
under orders to report in the spring.
With the money he obtained from
Wichita Falls (or Jack Roche, Anfen
ger has purchased "Hippo" Hodges,
a left-handed pitcher formerly with
the ('uhs; IV. J. “Zeke" Smith, for
mer American association backstop,
and Dallas Iexke, a utility player.
GEORGE KUFFAN ♦
WINS HANDICAP
Havana Cuba, I>c. 25.—E- L. Fit*
ger»l<1> Georgs Kuffan. 5-year old
son of Dick Welles-druela, piloted by
Tommy Barns, won the Christmas
har l eap at a mile an i a sixteen?h
at Oriental park today. This marks.I
a triple victory for Burns, he hav
ing won the firs? t\ro exentn.
I SPORT"
[mil
Atete O’Neill, veteran catcher.
become mrs.stent to WaJ’ie Sk-hang ^
the Vinkef after service with Oeve’ar.*1
and Ho*tor. and w a* at the height of ' •
career in IS2<* «h*n Cleveland conque-ed
Brooklyn n the la a •? e.
mission of catcher* recently a former
major league manager, who handled a tv
m*!th train during th* 1*-® season, de
clared that O’Neill was what Is known
In inside baeet'a;i as a "telegraphed
"Anybody could tel! what wa* gcr*
to happen in a game bv watching O'N*.. s
tight foot," said this man. Xeverthele**.
Cleveland ton the American league per
nant and the world title arc O Ns .1
caught the bulk of the contesta.
Veteran* still reign in baseball. %t the
top of the American league pitching
ax erage* are the names of Walter Johe
v .n and Herb Penr o k Hugh M Quilt
Clroxer Alexander and « art Max a a
atmxng the leadets n the National. w
left handers rare ted off the hatting
honors in ihe eaate-n teams with in. A
pe-forme-a a* l. o u Gehrig of the Yankee*,
then placing with Hartford and Jack
Rose- and \\ ade I.efter of the Wcrces’er
h-tt'-r high '»r n the vie circle Hef'er
reached tbe W ashlngton Senator* In time
to nser? welcome hi*» in Stanley Ha*-’ *
Puaxn Nxt-*nl‘« figure will always
rt'vf h.* d bx f r v re w inners 1|» the
annual Ha, k an*, fed com pet it-on of t*a
K fxn *h American Athletic club In V* I
eon Square garden January *. for ;he
off , mis of the -?ub haxe arranged to
maVvel fron Vlnlar*! m action The
background ha* the shields of Finis- l
■ * lit el* Atxt’c pat ng e\ oe? ions! pe -
arranged for the Apodal world ' rwoo 4
The IrahHxr mile running reoerrt of
\ limit makes hi* American debut <n a
r'lnn *h * x -nef an'*Aames Bin *' b• m*.- f
wilt h* in band to uphold his md.vr
laui ■'» Nurmi holds the cut dec; reevud
of 4 l# • k,
Mirkrx Walker u.wld* w ellem e4*b%. j
h' * "• • t M
a ~
Mike M. Tigwe light heaxx weigh? kmc,
in Noma s .v, i«n<; •> Sh . d Walk, r
kr k oxn M " sue * v on * feu' thus
taking * he 1 ft pound tt*'e he *.'»!(! be
the f rat ho car to ’-o'd two crown* aep*
• late.. 1 . another A ' * on •> th * »'•*%
the *'>ddiew eig ht class Few wglttg
we-.gh * ha*e gone so far exit of th* ••
.?**•'• M'p-'ner • aitV'.igh h*rx.*w
^.-vs: 7
t ' be n* a n, Uleweight than a \ ght
heax vxx ei*ht Jo# Wa ott. tbs fame »
Ha t-ad a demon and wsns-wgdgh
i-hemp on a • >'f '••'» a* ' o-» s w*
out of V* **• t* f gbt Jos
tbs hsgvyw eight whe •».*** Jim Jsf
ft ss ts a 14 rsxial draw