Tech High Cagers to Meet Worthy Opponent in St. Joseph Quintet lonigiit - <3 Both Teams to | Enter Battle f on Even Terms Maroon and. White Squad Will Endeavor to Wipe Out Defeat llamled Cen tral hy Missourians. .WO trams nut for revenge will enme together tonight at St. Joseph when die basket k a I I fives of Omaha Tech and S(. Joe Central dash on the latter's court. Tech is outtfo wipe out the defeat hand ed Omaha Central a few weeks ago by ^l. Joseph while file Missourian* remember n defeat at the hands of Troll last year and are seeking In even the score. Basket hall fans at SI. Joseph should see one of Die best high school games scheduled I here for a long time as the Iranis are about evenly matched and have both shown lots of ability in previous contests. V^Tlie Maroon and White five, by vir tue of Its recent record, ts regarded MS being about as strong as ariv five In Nebraska. Wins over Lincoln, Creighton Prep. Hastings and Sioux t'tty, have given the Omalians a repu tation to uphold tonight. Although not much Is known local ly of the record of the St. .tosept team, Its 32-20 victory over Omaha Central early In the season Is enough to show local fans that the Missou rians have a fast team and a much stronger one than represented them last year. Coach Drummond sent his squad through the customary light drill yes terday, the practice consisting mostly of basket work. The physical comlt tion of the Maroon and White squad is not all that could ho desired, with several bruises, hang-overs from the l.tneohi game, being carried by tlie men. Although these will slow up tlie ftch play a little they will not lie serious enough to keep any one from starting tonight. Coach Drummond Is taking his whole squad of nine men on the trip, the longest that the Bookkeepers will make this year. The list Includes Cnamqulst, Nelson and Kngle, for wards; Othvner and Swenson, centers: Captain Holm, Swartz, Mllhollln and Prerost, guards. They leave at 9:03 this morning and reach St. Joseph about 2 tills afternoon. / *\ I Change Name of Des Moines Ball Club to “Demons” V_^ DES MOINES, IA., Feb. 5.—The name "Demons” will supplant 1 "Boosters" ns th'e title of the Des Moines baseball club of the West ern league It was announced today by club officials after a committee of sport writers chose it from a list of Li,a names suggested by fans of the city. Eight persons submitted the winning name which was decided upon because of its brevity and be cause it is a contraction of “Des Moines.” The management has an nounced the home uniforms of the players will bear a red imp on the shirt front instead of the legend "Des Moines” while the road uniforms will bear a red Imp on the sleeve. I • A , 1 • ■ k ; \\ * >' • 1 *'j£, * i! iHriMBM—M—■ Pc moil remarkable tobacco ever offered to pipe smokers — in quality, in value,in taste [| Back about 1870, James N .Wr I [man which ju. oi/roootf. 5Pok.tS7~ CHArnA’‘> Aoc^r TM£ F*0*r PACTS' Ne.Vv’i -{CW VCAir FCMC. TV*€T TPOLlEY TO •.Qi9M gy~lKfi- P«at«M ScTvict. Iwc.Gre 1" ‘ * _\ - ~ “““ nE thought nearly every person in town knew that John Den nison was secretary of the* Amateur Baseball association, and for said Job lie received a nominal fee. Yet this tale which John told last week reveals the fact that one mem ber of the hoard of directors who was not very active was not aware of the fact. The Incident which John referred to happened tlie latter part of last season when the secretary was hurled in the midst of a heavy load of work. The inactive member approached John and spoke thusly: "Say, John, don't you think we should have a salaried secretary to assist with this work;” "\Ve have such a man,” said John "Who is he, and does he receive a salary?” queried the hoard member "I am him and T do redelve a sal ary,” fired back John. "Well, what do you know about that?” returned the Interrogator, as he walked away. Nels Nelson Jumps to New Ski Record Revlstoke, B. Feb. 4.—Nels Nel son of Revlstoke, broke his former world record ski Jump of 202 feet by jumping 212 feet In the annual ski tournament here today. In another event Nelson Jumped 210 feet, breaking the world record professional mark of 229 feet held by Henry Hall of Detroit, Mich. Ernest Field of Revlstoke broke the world record for boys by covering IIS feet. The former record of 131 feet vas held by Gordon Ilooley of Revlstoke. ‘MILE HIGH’ CHAMP SEEKS ACTION HERE Winning 60 fights out of his ?vtt Cl starts is the record held by Sid ney (Kid- Belt, Rocky Mountain featherweight champion. Belt won tho Mile High title by defeating Don (Terror, Long in Denver some time ago. .'HIM* Kelts list of knockout vic tims is “Kid" Worley, who lie knocked nut in one round. Harr)' ^ B r a in e r. .lack \ Doyle, Mike Po ll'' gona. Young Sol, I.es Thompson and Paul Randall are others to take the connt at the hands of Belt. The Denver fighter now Is seeking fights with feather weights and jun ior lightweights in Nebraska to break a jump to the east where j lie Is scheduled to fight in Cleve land, Cincinnati and Detroit in the near future. IJelt prefers to exchange pinches with Tommy lirogan or Frankie l„-irabre. The Denver hoy is of the opinion he ran stop either of these lads. Hoy Snyder or York, Neb., Is band ling Belt’s affairs In this aecllon of the country and Is willing to enter’ tain any challenge that might be of fered. Argentine »Soccer I earn to Play in Spain, France Buenos Aires, P’eb. 4.—-An Argen tine soicer football team, composed of some of the country's best players, sailed today for a four months’ play ing tour of Spain, Franc# and Italy. _ - - " > /*■ Big League Moguls Might Keep Wade Killefer’s Name in Mind _ * EfULEJ the recent rumor that Wade Jvlllefer, demon brother of William the Cub. is to suc ncle Wilbert Robinson as man of the Brooklyn Dodgers has been deided, It lias served one pur pose. That was of calling the attention of the public to the fact that big league club owners, who search for new leaders now and anon, might do worse titan grab him off. For while William Inn been fir ing the Chicago National league fans about what they want In the line of baseball, and the Cub own ers exactly what (hey want, Wade lias been showing (lie Pacific toast league some plain and fancy man aging as a baseball leader. It was about Hie eighth year In that rirciiif for Manager Wade, al though the first wifli Neallle. lie had managed I-os Angeles for years. While Made never won the fame in flic big show Iliat Ills brother did lie roamed (he big lime dia monds for some years. Detroit gave lilin his slarf. signing him in 1907. The first trade in which lie figured—file following year—was an inforesting one in that It Involv ed tiermauy Schaefer, who later hecime one of the game's two great comedians. The Tiger bosses swapped Klllefer end tidyiefer. to Washington for Jim Delehanty. The Nats, however, let him drift away and he next apiieared in the big show with the Clnrl Reds long enough to be traded with Johnny Rawlings and a collide of other play, ers for Kddle Roush, Christy Mathew son and Rill McKechiile. Tiie deal wag engineered that Matty might be come manager of the Rede. Wade remained with the Giants two years, went to I«ouIsville for a few weeks, and then Joined Columbus. That club sent him to I-as Angeles. He's one of the most popular base ball leaders In the far west these days, lie lias shown his ability to WA&g«.MU.£FeR/ mold what hn* seemed but ordinary material Into fighting, winning Imll clubs. lie lias produced some good youngsters. t *x Eighteen-Year-Old Musher Wins Big 204-Mile Dog Race k_• THH rA8, Manitoba, Feb. R Kmll St. Goddard, 13 yea r aid French Canadian musher, won Ills first big dog rare here yesterday by crossing the line ahead of four tr ims In the eighth annual The I’n* Iterby association 2 04 m He nonstop event. St. Goddard started with seven ''huskies, but finished with six. He rallied one over the finish In his sleigh after the animal had broken his leg. It was fit. Goddard's ambition to drive Ida own lonm In the rare, but his dogs quarreled early this wilder and most of them were killed. >lc drove h Inyii owned hv .1, Baron, Although "Shorty" ftusslck rovered an old route of 200 miles in 11*21 In 23 hours and f>2 minutes, St. God* dard made the distance this vear over a new route In .15 hours and 2S min utes. Two houi s vvrie taken out foi feeding Ida dogs and resting Jock Malone to I' igliA Hay IVlkoy in Chicago Chicago, Feb. 4. .lock Malone. St. Paul middleweight, and Itav lVIHey, „f ooakland, t'al . todav were match »d to box 10 rounds In the windup of the boxing eliovv In Gust Glilcngo on February II. The weight will be ICO pounds. TIHM ^ ►KNIGHT^ Cgloves H nahlncton. Fob. Mrmbor* of llw fAniriniAMl Comb 1Mb > II b I umllMIll • * ' *h' • i »• t*»# ** * ,.r-r;n # nl III# > fu-h !•••«<» 'I* . ,,.t , I M • '' M#T»srw#»«ht • haniliion Jo no * Ik J '"" #*hlMMnti boul with "»l hinny * *' * *r, ,,‘’’ ' < in.v*i Tho • o» •»" ,o fight Moil rnllmi •*»» lb# oo»**l iwi# ilits month imlh’Btrd ih*J- ,r *"* foum-1 • omliiiims »»•••# ■uffi'lontlv •Ia* ho fulfill ifetnMin rn tUt «VMl *Vl •0U4O thu*. i* IOWA WRESTLERS SET FOR GOPHERS Iowa (Tty, la., Feb. 4 Although leaving for .Minneapolis without «'np tain Johnny O'Brien, t'oach Mike Howard will lake a strong mat team on his Gopher Invasion for the first meet of the season Saturday. Three veterans, Lane, in the 125 pound class; Grattan, in the I 5S-pouiid division, and Hobart, in the 176 poiind class, will again represent Iowa. Leo Pfcffer will succeed his brother, Ted, conference champion last year. In Ihe 115 pound class, hav ing won easily in the tryouts. Tlie J la whey es will b« represented In the J3.i pound das* In spite ot i) Brlen's absence, for Halweg is rated as one of the best lightweight* Iowa has ever had, Michael won the 145 pound tryouts by throwing Peterson .! veteran of two year* ago, and t'srl \ oltiner, brother of Albert \ollmer, welterweight Inst yen, will handle the heavyweight division. Iowa shul nut the (iophcia on the local mat last year, 23 to 0. and hope to tnke Hie big end of the score again this year. SCHEDULE MEETING OF WESTERN SOON | Multi* !", 1-4 . Feb 5 l h# *01111 hI fioluMliil# nutting of th* A\r**iern loHRiM- x\l!I liH.l Monday. Fobru nr> 1»». mi I ixcalutor Sim hiR*. M*>., nr ctinlliiR l«i word io'flv«'«t her** ft*tint riili-tid". by l*t ■ Titinit I . 1*. K*>.tor i»f the I >»■»• MoinfN club. Th* club iiwiiHh mUI net »>n a recommendation mmlo their l.iet tnrrting In Dc* conibfr. for a *« hotlu 1m of 16* games starting nboiit April 16, I uch, Fred Kroeger. William Keesham. Paul •Bolen. John iftby. >•* t »nca Kills. Oscsr Noting. Thomas TV sir h. t ’harl*a Byrne*. Martin Mclellan, Kvere't In/risch. H Hoffmsn. Fl-ri Triba. Warren t ampbell. Albert Barrett. Spencer TMed erichs. Alfred AngeH. William Br>?n, !>#!- Hes*. Jo- Ha'ilecek John I** Ford, fr\ in Nichols Joe Resniok. A Puhs-b-K. I 'hestT * ’arkoak!. Garold Griffin, 'jeorgr King. Fred Wood. la Rue Goff. Manley ftoavsr. Joe Weltmer, Herman Wahl. Wil ber pteel*. Ben Flecher. A-^hio I1 f.eonard Fowler. Klvrln Karr. .Tame* Harnev Pelbert Leffler. Joe I-i la. let] Bobmer, Jay Hunter and William Buck h s w n a n. Creighton Athletic Staff Planning Interschool Relay This Spring Carrying out the recently adopted program of athletics for all Creigh ton university students, the coaching staff of the university Is planning an interschool relay to be run this spring. The Arts, Daw, Dentistry, Medicine, pharmacy and Commerce colleges will compete. According lo C'oarli IJojd Mc Gahan, who will have charge of the event, the race will be run over the Creighton quarter-mile cinder oval. The distance will be from three lo five mile*, according to the number of men turning out to represent each school, “The inter-class baseball and basket ball tournaments which have been sponsored by the school have done much to cement the various schools of the university into one harmonious body, and this event will carry on the work,'' McGahan declared. “Besides,” he continued, "It will give us a chance to get a line on possible varsity track material, and Help get some of the boys Into condi tion for football.” John Black, Veteran Golfer, Proves He Still Can Swat Ball . Hr 4imh latrd Prr«. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 4 — A d* mand that youth be served was met with a suggestion from age that youth must not be precipitate tills af ternoon In tbe South Central Open Golf tournament. Harry Cooper. 20 > ear-old professional of the Oak Grove Golf club, Dallas. Tex., fol lowed up a 72 in the morning round with a 7L in the afternoon to discover that John Black. Wichita, Kan., nearer 50 than 20 years, had combined a sensational 68 in, the afternoon with a 75 In the forenoon to tie the young ster's mark for the day. In the mean time, A1 Watrous, Grand Rapids l.MIch.) professional, young in >ears but old in golf, also brought home a day's total of 148 to make It a triple ti». Watrous had 74 In the morning and 69 in the afternoon. Macdonald Smith. San Francisco professional, led llir field In the first IK with a mark of 70 but ran into trouble in the afternoon, tab ing an eight on the first hole where he had scored a birdie four in file morning. The Californian j suffered an unplayable lie and con- j sequent penalty hut came back strong with a il, his total of 144 making him next to the three lead ing scorers for the day. leading ' the amateurs in the tournament were Charles 4. Hardy, jr.. New 1 Orleans and Charlie Cullum, of Hot Springs, tied with 15?. •Tlahe" Kuth decided that the field was too fast for his game and left tlie tournament flat, spending the day playing independent golf on the second course. Jack Renault continued to take punishment, how ever, and allowed that as a golfer he is a great boxer, finishing in the morning witii lit? and duplicating the iierfnrmance in the afternoon. This score entitled him to last place. The card of Bert Wilde, San Fran cisco fur the day was 77-75—1 j?. Kaplan-Mascart Championship Go Planned for Garden Next Month ici.tfril l'rp«. K\V YORK. Feb. —e g o t i at ions i practically Ii a x c j been completed for a tS-rniind match for tin- xx or Id's i feallirrweicl't title at Madison Square liarden Marrh 501 between l/Ouls j (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden, t onii., recogniiexl as world's title bolder as a result o( Ids Tirfory In tlie recent tmirnanienl conducted by the New VoPV state atliletic roue! mission, and hilouard Mascart of France, clianiplon of Furope. This announcement was made today by Sparrow Robertson, I’aris sporting writer, yxlio is here as \meriran rep- j reseiitatixe of Mascart in tlie negotia tions with Rickard. Robertson came to a tentallye agreement with the promoter today, but explained that it must be approved by Mas lit before articles are signed. The terms were cabled tonight to the French fighter 1 and Robert son expressed belief they would be quickly approved. Kaplan, who is fighting an the Pa cific coast this month. If understood to have come to an agreement with Rickard for the fight. The fight would constitute a real worlds title contest. Robertson pointed out. since Kaplan and Mas cart are reoiznl/.ed kings of their ill vision here and abroad. It also would mark the third Franco Arnei ican liattle for the featherweight crown in a few years, ftugene t'riqui, French war here, won the crown from Johnny KllUane at the Polo grounds in the summer of 1923, hut lost it two months later to Johnny Dundee, who forfeited the crown last year because he could not make the weight. INDIANA DEFEATS PURDUE QUINTET Rluomlngton, Ind. Krh. 4 Indiana defeated Purdue. S3 I•> 3*, in a weal *rn conference lin.kct hall game here tonight. The vlrlory pins Indiana In fourth Ida a In the conference aland in* whh Ihrer games won and two I lost. Ml hough Indiana led during moat of the game, Purdue fought hard all the way Vila score at the half was Indiana. 1 Purdue, IS ... llaivkryr ilaM'ltall IVam Mav Train in South Iowa t'lty. la., Keh. 5. TheM ni* varsity of Iowa baseball team wtll taka a spring training trip if plana «'f < oat h otto \ njrfl and Athletic Wrapt or 1'aul K. Belting are conaura* mated, it was learned tods'. TWO game# each have been sc had tiled with Tula lie univei >tty of New Orleans and ItotilMfina State of Baton Uouge. Ij» . and It l« believed a gam* • ft it I* »' i h ii l »'tl with I.'V'oIh unlve. v|ty of New UflfitD*. The trip will la* made during the spring racwaa, April ’> t-» 1* I i»111 this veat Illinois I t* been the «>|11 \ wretrin contei en. e school to take a southern ttainlns (tip. but this Near will *re 1 ilium* t »hlo Slate and| lows Jouilifting aouilv # NURMI SHATTERS ANOTHER RECORD \nuik, X J Feb. » Paavo \iirml. com ending fur two ami one half miles against Umar Prim, Uun nar Nllaon soil August Kaser of the Finnish American A. » ., nt the New ark A. r. meet tonight, shattered the 4,000 yard record held by Alfred Shriil'b of Kngland by accomplishing the distance In 19 minutes, *5 m onds Ills time for the full run w-i« ll:i»9 4.i. 14 seconds slower than the record made In Willie Ilttoln last night In New York leirrn Murchison, running fm his home club, captured two shot t da sly , events 49 and *9 yards. In each of Ills sprints he defeated the out door star, Jackson Sohuls. Paavo Nurmi to \pprar on Pari* Indoor I rack p*tin, F>b. N.—» Paavo Nurmi will h*vo * chaiu*# to nhow hi* warwa I" j tb«» rmif op*ra. Krho t1«** Sport* art j nmiPc^rl tt>«1it,\ Tho Kinwiih worhlj i h*ntplofi mm>»r who laat night on tahlUhiwt hi* Kth «iirais. who will become the first }eat round athletic head ever engaged by the local university, vas signed on recommendation of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame coach and team mate of Dorais on the Notre Dame football squad of nearly a score of years ago. Dr. William E. Keane, chairman of the board in control of athletics at the I*, of D., said today he had been noti fied by Dorais of acceptance of the Detroit terms, were not made public, and that Dorais would come her** as soon as lie can arrange Is affairs at Gonwr-i. Dorais* contra* t at Gonzaga expired at the end of the 1924 football season. RAY “PEEVED” AT PAAVO NURMI New York, Feb. 4.—Jol* Hay o' Chicago, w ho failed by two fifths of a second to break the mile reo-rd held by Paavo Nurmi of Finland, last night at tli* Western Union A. A. meet, today requested that hi* entry in the 3,000 meter special at the Wilco A. <\ games (Saturday night, in which Nurmi is to compete, be withdrawn, lie challenged th* Olym pic champion to a mile race. Ray said lie preferred to enter the 1,.500-meter event, which will be ex tended to a mile to permit him an opportunity to break tlie record. The Chicagoan asserted lie w ould show that lie could run hi* favorite distance in faxter time than Nurmi lias made. The little flj er attacked the Finn s attitude toward various distances. "My record w ill show." Ray said in a letter to ,\. A. U. officials, "that for years and years I ran anybody at any distance from one half mil# up to three mile. I did not ask for spetial opponents. s;*e. 1 t condit os csd . special distances. I ran anybody, any where, any lin.e and any distance in between the above iwo mentioned. 1 think that Paavo Nurmi shou>4 do the same and think that the majority ilf track laces agree with me. BOB FISHER QUITS HARVARD POSITION Cambridge. Mass., Feb. 4.—Robert T. (BobI Fisher. Harvard l ead foot ball coach since 1919 lias retired from Crimson athletics to deiot# more time to business, it was announced by tlie graduate advisory committee late tonight. The committee ha* recommended no one a yet to succeed him, it was stated. O’Brien Ketnrns to -4 lima Wrestling Team It * a City# !u.. Kcb. o.—Captain John O’Brien returned unexpectedly to the l ni\e»*ity of Town vteatlintf loam today md i* practically certain • f making the trip tilth the team to the l nheisity of Minnesota patur* day, o Brien had been called home Vy the death of a relative. *ilew Hit t lAtnffkl Olympic rht*w pt.'n < s * * h « ' ' tawhl , .**s h# * I f*Hl of the 1 mortal .n»l *n it.-•'■Inj rhimpioa -hip ,v t ilk * ««»t we*lu Him Kigg "•• has > t the I'M' . t In K aOeke. * hr pentathlon *»»'•' h*»h -rt 11n i Gr t » .i* b.herif another i*’>ivplw s at la fttir.el tn -e'v <*o«tt*ta. Owe nf the ft neat ilivp H«'Wm of fhe f v i ill »ea*x ■ «»• » ,•• *t G*" ’ of Hueph \ ts » 'Met* t* *t'-'W k * - c , • hartlt* t'»o thi»»4* tha »>*• of the othe-. aluniV of the echool »a * Ht# be*t W *«>'*• *»*'••* •«:•:«. Olh SO# * .s >ant» or more wets n.ade, I % bt ui athletic itiriH iof «*f !*• Vn'*et»its . ? * h «g ilans Snp .., < ipi'aVn t tour of ih# and *> ;*V Hl» Mlttfiap » II tnvluhe Tea a a, . Pa cific cotai. t'oltrada a*4 Vlth Although t.*e I'nndfIlk. I ahrr* t> af • nii’»gi' c'«a >t wa* ptA«*a ,?;> iH* *' t *"*'*• i • ** b % h*>» > - • «'/ » .. ar«* plans to i>«v»e»' h'm a » u ~ ?«M*tl»all o»* * pa*|a«tal *n i i ob* m at | and rlia »* and ether token* KahTua ’ I t rlmn tio«t I ahe* « |> «*.. \«« tea* , h r \\ b *»* - b... > „ -* - » > • the of Me \>h-ic So* to atp- at I h % f ■ * • a v • !h * hn b v »i go . • • , • "§». i A*' * ' « hr a « » * a. m la e* .it t • » t>t i - •»