Ritola to Rival
' Nurmi's Feat in
^ilco A. Games
^ Co-Star “Phantom” Finn
to Compete in Mile, Two
Mile E vents on Same
Night.
Hr AflMociiited PreM.
NKW YORK, Feb. 5.—Willie- IJi
tol.a, cost a r of the Finnish ath
letic constellation with Nurmi,
will rival the "Iron man" perform
ances of “Peerless” Paavo next Sat
urday when lie competes in two races
at the Wilco A. A. games,
Ritola announced today that in ad
dition to starting in a one-mile liamli
lap race scheduled at 8:311 he will
compete a^hour and a half later in
tlie special two-mile race in which
Nurmi will attempt to lower four
world records and lireast the tape in
VAUDEVILLE, PHOTOPLAYS
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including
“Enchanted Forest”
Nothing Like it in All Vaudeville
Anderson & Graves
"Living on Air” ^
ON THE SCREEN
“Family Secrets”
With Baby Peggy
and Notable Cast
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AND AVOID EVENING CROWDS
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Paavo Nurmi May
Headline at Paris
Opera
Paris, Krl». 3.—Paavo Nurmi, (lie
world champion runner, may be a
headliner at tile opera If negotlatious
now underway between the s'porting
dub of France and the ministry of
public instruction, which controls the
theater, prove successful.
Tile fleet Finn, however, would not
be called upon to fill I lie place
vacated by Caruso, hut the opera
would he transformed for (he occasion
into a running arena with a 200-meter
track for the flying feet of the cham
pion.
the unprecedented time of nine
minutes for tlie full route, dole Kay
now holds the two-mile record of
!l:OK 2-5,
Ritola feels that he is "ripe" now
for his big test with Nurmi, lie has
never beaten Nurmi and his fondest
ambition is to achieve that distinc
tion. v
Prospects of another meeting be
tween AA'illie Plant, American walk
ing ace, and 1,'go Krigerin, Olympic
champion, at the AA'ilco games van
ished today when Krigerin declined
to race the American again at any
distance tinder four miles. They
were .scheduled to have met at two
miles Saturday, but Plant now will
compete in this rare against other
opposition in an attempt to set rec
ords for 3,<10(1 tneters and two miles.
Krigerin will confine his efforts to a
handicap exhibition at four miles.
Huskers Off for
Kansas City Meet
Lincoln, Feb. 5.—Righteen Husker
trackmen will leave Friday ‘night for
Kansas City to compete in the Kan
•as City Athletic chib indoor meet.
The party will he accompanied by
"Mud” Gardner, Coach Schulte, Her
bert Gish and "Doc” McLean, who
looks after the sprinters’ physical be
ing, will go to Kansas City in the
afternoon. The men who will make
the trip and the events are as fol
lows:
50-vard dash: Locke, Hein. Weir;
50-yard hurdles: Weir, Dailey; 1
mile relays: Rhodes, frit os, Lewis,
Hein or Dailey; 440-yard dash: (’rites
and possibly Rhodes; 600-yard Shan
non-Douglns race; Lewis: 2-mile re
lays: Reckord, Cohen, Hayes. Houder
sheldt; 1-mile run: S. Zimmerman and
Lawson: 880 yard run: Ted Johnson
(may also enter relays! and Cohen;
Shotput: Kriemelmeyer; pole vault:
Wirsig, Gleason, Rhodes.
None of the high jumpers are In
cluded in the list and it la probable
that none will he entered in that
event nor in any other field events ex
cepting the pole vault, aooording to
the list made out Thursday, and post
ed at the indoor track. Coach
Schulte has been going easy on the
trackmen for the last few days and
not putting them through hard
races in order to have them in shape
for the Kansas City meet.
SOUTH SECONDS
TO PLAY VALLEY
Cnarh Leo Lowrv is going to lake
eight members of his second string
Packer basket hall outfit to Valley
tonight in an effort to lift the defeat
jinx out of their midst. Valley
trimmed the South High scrubs last
Friday and it will he a bloodthirsty
crew that engages the local high
school quint tonight.
Portland, On., Poll* §—Mike Yokel,
Wyoming light heavyweight wrestler de
feated Plnkey (Jardnei. New York in "
finish match here. Yokel took the fir«!
end third fella while the second went to
t ii. r drier.
Yesterday’s Results.
Ml \ MI.
First race: Six fkrlonfcsi .
Piedmont iXoe) .4.10 2.To 2 50
Kxentide (J. St evens t ..3.00 2.50
Ducky (Maiben i .3.no
Time: 1:14 3-5. M usk a Ilona e. Hock Salt,
Rady t'honi amt Hyperion also tan.
Second race; Five and one-half furlongs:
Star Girl (Noe) . 9 50 5.70 5.30
Firmament (William*) .5.80 ( 30
Max FI) (Kurt/.inger) . 14.«0
Time: 1 :o9 2-5. Carrier, Channel, Sand
pile, Winnie o Wynn and Julie also ran.
Third race Mile and one-Cxleenth:
Fellc tous (Weiner) .32.80 15.9<* 7.10
Sir Glen (ldehgold) .8.30 4 40
I .agnon (.1 Ste\ eri*) . . .180
Time: 1 :,5fi. Ticker, Miss Maxie, Vice
chairman ami Ruth S, also ran.
Fourth’ iace, 3 furlong*
Mystify. (Maiben) .3.50 3.00 2 90
Peter Brush. (F Stevens) . .. 4.50 :: 4 0
So,i. < 'reat i Woods toe k) .. . . . 00
Time: .43 15. Karatola, Boosting, Ror
inda. Grace 11., and Frank Attack also
i a n.
•Fifth imp, mile and an eighth:
Cloister. (Parke) .6.60 3.50 out
i Brunei 1. t Noe» .4.20 out
1 Wi angler. 1 Ambrose) .out
Time; l :.'4 .;-5. Aspiration also ran.
Sixth race, 6 furlongs;
Ksuolene. t Bobbin* i ....18.10 7.70 2 30
Who Knows Me. (Noel ....2.40
Time: 1:13 3-5. t>l»l Broadway, Pat
j Casey and Belpre also ran.
Seventh race; Mile and a sixteenth:
Tall Grass (Williams).I8 60 7 90 4 10
Kellermnn (Kelly) .8,30 4 80
Asaph (Noe* .5.90
Time: j;49 2-5. Gra> Gables. Conflu
ente King s Ransom. Watch Charm, Lon
don Smoke. Pet Cat also ran.
FAIR CiROl'NDS.
First rare, six furlongs:
Dr. Glenn ( l.pgere) .5-1 2 1 even
Despair (MrTague) .2-1
Queen Charming (Montgomery) 7-5
Time: 1;13 3*5. Antonin. Fete th*
Scribe. Brother John. Vlrginfus. Sunny
Girl. Hilt limp ami Kiikcaldv also ran.
Second race: Three and one half fur
longs
Nervous Aide (Fronk).R-1 3-1 R-5
Northern Miss i Allen).even 2-5
Black Tea i li. I'o-ili.1-5
Time 4. 1'pton, Pleasure Sands.
Philo. Harlew Hail, Bla< k Angel and Lit -
lie Moon also ran.
Third race: Six furlongs:
Thundering (I.eg**re) .HI 5 7 R 3-5
Benedict Vow (Thomas).3-5 1-2
ElrtN* <E Pool). .. .1 1
Time 1:1 3 2 5 Seth's Treasure, St
Charles. Honest Muse and Foxmore also
ra n.
Fourth ta-e: Mils and 70 yards*
Prince James (C Lang).4 -1 * R 4-5
Mdy Belle (Jone«).R-R 7 10
Setting Sun (Leyland).7-10
Time: 1.45. Miss Melse, Cogtlgan and
Fire Boy also r<4n.
Fifth race Mile and 70 yards:
Lucifer ( W Harvey).13-5 even 2-5
fv>nna Santa (Allen).2.1 even
Wuhu ( Hay ) 7-10
Time 1:45 2-5. Warfare, Clique,
Olpsv Fiver and Cinnamon also ran.
Sixth race: Mile anti a sixteenth:
Tavlor Hav tW Harvey )...... 4-6 2 5 1 '
Tertayce C. (Herbert). .5-1 2-1
Attractive (Allen) . 2-5
Time: 1*49 Rolling Wave, Judge
Rimer. Good Will. Woodland Queen, Fox
tail and Kvx Song also ran.
Sev^tth race Mile and 1-lHth:
Anapnsa (La coat e) . .. 1R-5 7-5 7 10
Warren Lynch (Montgomery)... R-1 4 1
Old Timer (McTlgue). ..7-10
Time: 1 4X4-5 Georgette. Henry S.
Koellla. Barinn. Leontes. Move On Seth
and The Student also ran.
TIA .11 ANA.
First race. ! furlongs:
Sannaiuga 100 (Roberts) 5*0 4 to 7 ?n
Island Fairy, 105 (P. Walls) . .H.fiO 3.R0
Friend Joe. 11.3 (Doyle) .3.40
Time: 3* Mrs. Moore, Miatnigo. Shasta
Sol. Letter Six. Dormouse. Apres Moi.
Key St. Clair. Frances Lurllne also ran.
Second race. 5 bj furlongs
Gr't Finisher 107 (Kills) *.R0 3 "0 3 40
Big Indian. 110 (Craig) . . . .2.R0 2 HO
Seal Star. 107 (Ft tor) . HR0
Time: 1 ;0« Shasta Spring* Harry
Da\i<» Jr T.lttle L**« Due De Guise.
Smiling. Samantbls C Ladv Tiptoe Joe
Patton Flying Orb. Margaret Madison
Kilim *. also ran.
Third race. 5H fu-longs
Serena Jofi fPIrrnrllln) 1 40 « 40 4 *o
lav Roberta. 110 (Elston) .#00 R.Ri)
I Good Hope. 11* (Baines) .. 7 SO
Time 1 (• 7 2-5. Olympian King Con
vent Dr. Hall Harngan’a Heir. Vesper
Hells T,e(ter F.. Carrie Moore, Raffles.
Handsweep also ran.
Fourth race, mile;
I Belle K. 9X (Huntsmer) 3 20 ? «o 2***
1 Bon Box. 113 (Cowan) * 20 4 so
• ‘admits. 105 (Hoagland) ., 4 40
Time 141 4 5. Red aggie. Mabel Krlnn
Dalton Margaret White Malxavena. Ni
7sm. T. J Pendergast also ran.
Fifth rn<+. R furlongs
Subtle lltf (Griffin) 1 0 20 3.«0 3*0
Mountain Onkl. 10{j iM>Bugh) 3 *0 3 on
Mount Shasta, 102 (Rlatnn) . R
Tim* 1 ,ni El ‘‘id Marrheta. Little
Shasta Cnrksure s1«n ran
Sixth race 51, furlong*
Osprey. 1 °R (Wall*) * 00 3 40 2*0
rnffie'd 9* (Fisher) « «n ? to
aPotnlniqu* 1»* (Martin**) 3
Time 105 |.ft Rtrht on Tim* Wild
Heather, Mnss Pn IT. aRunolath# also
tan
a Mrs Trwln entry.
Seventh race furlong*
Bill MrCIny 114 (TaPlIn) 5*0 2*0 ?40
Nantucket 112 (Htrne*) .2 40 2 *n
Fireplace 109 (DeFord) 5 ?o
Tim*1: 1:00 2.-5 Top O' The Morning
! ’ Emptor Q< • ulotia, Mt
ft *• •• Pollv Leighton also ran.
Ktgl' It rate: Mile and 70 card**
I S’*-»* (S r 9S (Hoagland).10 40 5*0 3*0
| Bn* idle K ea n. I03 ( KI at on ) .4X0 3. R0
(Bolivar Bund 101 ( Pic « Milo) 7.30
Time: i 41 4 5 Wortham Bporta
man. Dr T S Dahne\ Krewer. Mplrea.
Wrack Horn. John Morrill als.. ran
Ninth race: Mile and a quartet:
Hla< U Thong 109 (Ellis)_1*0 2 SO 2 «o i
Ptedla KM 1 Hei g 1..5 40 4 00 j
\T'< Day. Hi 5 (Smitrl)..420!
Time. 2 i*R. Full O'Fun, Morru ('h» 1
lie. Dona i e,l In. xSweet uni ].ow, Royal
Queen, x.lax Mac. Waller Paul. Senator
I Ionian, Duitihfounder, l.ady Winfrey also
ra n.
Today’s Entries.
FAIIt r.noi NOS.
First rme; Purse. $1,000; claiming; 3
eai 'ilils arii] up; ». furlongs:
Trooper .,.110 Sweeptona . DR
\ Vanishing Boy. 105 Wahkiena . 97
\Th«o .105 \ Hoots X- Shoes 9 A
Hro Wood .1**3 xSun Carl* ... 95
i Salamander ,...103 t'ol Baker ....103
Trust official .PM It. K Clark.103
New Hope . . 95 xCimarron .105
x Kentucky Hose R7 Betsy Bacon . 95
a Anna Mary .. 91 xKorbly .100
Second ra *e; Purse, $1,000; 2 year-old
maiden fillies; 3*7, furlongs:
a I >^)cn Light 115 a Florence Mills 115
M iss Nail .115 Poch nt es ....... 1 l l
Fern .Ill Polly Bay .ill
Kmam ipa t ion ..115 Hell Cat ......115
M a xetta ...II 5 Srtene .v., . 1 I 5
Kdith (Hhson ..115 Pan* Star .lift
a Moore A K dig lit entry.
Third race; Purse $1,000. claiming. 3
yold* and up, *i furlongs:
xlluonpine . . .109 x.My Pestiny .. 96
xKverglade , .106 x Brinkley ... 95
Pillager .1" I xPhll Mayers ..107
Johnny Jewell 113 xSay No .101
Frightful ...10* xCentimeter . .115
xLorena Mar- Rapid Pay . ...IrtR
cella . 95 Queer .110
Star Ho .106 xBrotber John 107
Scoop .113
Fourth race: Purse $1,000. Caledonian
Purse 3-year-olds and up, mile and 70
yaids:
xAnthos ... 109 Forest Flower .104
Ratter I'p -109 Dandy Brush .109
Gorget .109 i)p8n King ...109
Knights Bridge 109
Fifth race: Purse $1.nnn. Fafrfjeld
Claiming handicap, 3-year-ulds and up.
1 1-16 m lie*:
Marsdale . ...107 Rocky Mo’taln 103
Plus Fltra ...105 Bear Grasa ....107
MonGfringiJIa .103 Dandy Brush .107
Knight* Bridge 111
Sixth race. $1,000, claiming. 3-year
ulds and up. maidens, mile anil 70 yard*
Dor'thy R. Sim* P*.{ tiowah ..110
Hidden Money 1"; x Raj ..113
Lucky .97 Headline .102
Tod Ms Toast .114 xGoIrien Green 92
Chief Tierney ..102 xOrgeuse .96
Storm Cloud ..102 xdiief dark ...97
Little Pal .102
Scv.-nth rare. $1,000. claiming. 3-year
old* and tip. 1 1-16 mile*:
xQuaver .104 Jupiter ..111
xFlaxv Mae ...im xGenrge Starr 106
x Wapiti .109 xProceeds .109
xZanxihar .Ill human .109
pelvsia .104 \Tula Up .104
xSmartv .106 x Boy F*'m Home 106
Battle Man ....95 Gee . ....104
xSea Court ....109 Rlsrknlia .109
x Popp ye . 96 xTanson .106
xApprentice allowance claimed Weath
er. clear; track, fast.
TIA .11 ANA.
First race: 2-year-old fillies, 2 fur
ion is. purse f 0 0 n
Jersey Red ..,.105 Swift T.ady ...110
Just Flare ..11" Mi Amigo .. . . 11 5
Brow net ta ..105 T.ady Allen ...110
Flaxseed .110 Panola .11 f»
Driftwood Blaze 110 Wand' in ft Bell# 110
Ruth Gold 115 Guess the Time 115
Second rare 5A4 furlongs, purs# |S00s
1 ■ aroids and up. claiming:
x Fandango ..100 xFa lit ban ...10*
xFrest .I0* Yorkshire Maid 111
Mildred Ruth 111 rDr Hall .lo*
Kiel Diamond .lo* dlonie Plat# ..in*
Quail . . . 1 no St vliah Miss ..111
Runyo .11-1 xBoerne .10*
x Arietta in* x Rat tan .10*
xVfargaret Mad- Lucille Russell llli
i*on .104 xllelen Cook ..104
Review . .....10*
Third rare; Mile and 70 yards. 1-year
ol's and up claiming, purse $*o*;
x Gloom Girl 01 No Rain ...... 107
Red mi on .11* xTnni Owifii ..112
xKdna Y .9* xToolera . .110
xT. J. Pender- xKvalyn Hsrrl.
ga«t..112 Kan .110,
xt'ali'huutp .1((5 xWhipsaw .100
Rev do .lit
Fourth ra< e Mila and 7f yarda; MOO.
S- car-olds and tip: claiming
Agg e 9* York I a sale . . .110
x l.adv Leonid .110 xl.one Pin* ..11.
xPon her .107 Missoula .11°
LOBSTER I!
DINNER
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Clam Chowder
Whole Broiled
>Live I,nh»ter
Julienne
Potato##
C«ff*#
FRIDAY
Special
| Indian Grill
' Noon to 2:30 and
5:30 to S:30 p. m.
I^Hotel Fontenelle \
% Meteor .112 xPeitrl Ho«ii 1<»>
Program .ItU xl.nl heir .112
Fifth ime: Five and one half fut
lot k'* . 3-yenr * ld»; claiming. $m»»*
\VVhll# l.igh'a 1 : xMIm « >iiiolid ..In?
Shilliwack .104 xOaknminc ....I»2
xl.iltle Mat .102 Mmini'n Oaks \02
xMiaa Shasta ..I"j x Mount Shasta 2 o 4
Fi pp M an.in .... 1 M
Sixth («<**: Six furlong*. $700; 3 y
old a a ud Up . (la lining
xi’hula Vista ..100 xtJnod Times ...107
\ Mullet Proof ..113 xHcmIi Page . .inn
Km-upp Me .112 x Redskin .II.;
xVV. Morngoni y 101 xl.idx Rn»e .IK,
S venth race Six furlong; purse, $gtin.
: > ear-olds and up . claiming
x Not Knough . 1*<» x I'Iip World ..111*'
xHa'siuan .11 s xFdntnn .1 <» 4
xWolf s Cry ....IK; I’oiuihiuue _Kf,
odd Bath . llo x,\a> itrl 1 . . 11 n
Kighih race Purse. $100; mile; 4 >ear
old-* ami up; claiming
xBosh . Bodyguard .10k
xCrack U'l>»wn.112 xFair Kowpna. ..l**n
x Polo (Bound... 1«» xMarn Hollar .113
jl.adv Inez. ....105 Xidxette .Ill
Ninth race Purse. $KI)0 , a liming, 3
\ e; r-olde and up; 5 furlongs:
xSkoki .11 3 xMiss Kmmg (1 .113
'Boomerang * * 3 xHig Indian ...llu
\Siamp ... I 1 5 xWijd F-*x .1 1 !
Mauricp Mulhy.113 x Raffia* .111
Kmma Williams. 11R Noon (Bids
x.Mias Callha ..113 xHp|| K\an* .11,3
Harry Rudder ..IK’, H,nes< flpord'’ .120
vApprenlifp allowance claimed. Clear,
fast. ’ ,
Dolan Seeks to
Clear His Name
New York, Feb. f».—0©zy riolan,
blacklisted former coach of the New
York Giants, announced today upon
a visit to the offices of the local Na- 1
tionfil league club that he intended
to renew his fight to Hear his name
from connection with the bribery at
tempt of Jimmy O’Connell.
I>olan insisted he is Innocent of anv
connection with the deni, as charged
by OVonnell. and declared that he
Intended to pursue his case with
Commiasioner J.andis In an attempt
to gain reinstatement.
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TOMORROW
You’ll Cheer It!
p VERY minute a thrill
^ —every thrill a delight.
Great days in old Ken
tucky. Loves and adven
tures of the turf. A film $cc
vou'II enjoy from start to • most
finish! exciting race
REGINALD BARKER’S y,ar,!
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From the Story DIXIE,
Bv Gerald Beaumont
Which Wat Publithed in
The Red Book
LOUIS B.
MAYER
with
CLAIRE WINDSOR
FRANKREENAN
LI.OYD HUGHES
And Then a Great Comedy
Harry Langdon
A Comedian That Is Really Funny in
“ALL NIGHT LONG”
Just the Kind of Comedy You Could See All Night
Long and Wish for More.
Last Times Tonight
A Story of an Irresistible Flirt
“BUTTERFLY”
On the Stage
, STANLEY JAN LETOVSKY
J. EDWARD CARNAL MRS. PETER JENSEN
I fd Hurry! Hurry! j
25c Mat., 40c Eva. Lfl$t 2 DljfS J
4Broken Laws’
Mri. Wallace Reid,
Percy Marmont, Etc.
TONIGHT
Slogan Contest Winners
Announced from Stage.
Judge Day, Chief Van Deusen,
Rev. Casady, Rahbi Cohn, Act
ing Mayor Hopkins, will make
short talks from stage. *)
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‘The Golden Bed’
w.th !
Rod l.a Rocque and Lillian Rich
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TIMES
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Milton Viol.
Sills Dana
On the Stage
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SYNCOPATORS
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WAITER ORGAN
HEIRS ORCHESTRA
NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS
IDI.A1. •••***• 16th and Doreaa
JtShn Boweii in "When a Man's s Man"
Vaudeville- l omedv
fiR^NP ...... 16th and Rtnn/y
Colleen Moot# in "So Rig"
BOULEVARD ■ • Vtd and 1 eavenworth
Harold Rell Wtight's
"The Mine With the lion Dooi"
HAMU TON - • - - 40th and Hamilton
Ruatei Keaton in "SheilorU. Jr."
l.OTHROP.24th and I oth.eg
Ion Tellegen and Matjoiie Haw In
"t.rratei I han Marriage " Also Csmedy
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etitlne nialia of l„tke Placid, winning lead In the contest for the Interna day.
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