Bluejays Meet Cornhuskers in Basket Ball Classic of 1924-25 Season Tonight es/r. Both Quintets to Enter Fray on Even Terms * C re jgblon Squad Ranked Fa vtjtrite Up to Time Ma honey Declared Ineligible -^-Kline’s Squad Intact. ii - , WO of tlie greatest cage combinations in tlie middle west, the Creighton unl vesity of Omaha and the University of Nebraska of Lin coln, will clasli on the Creighton floor tonight at 8 in what promises to he the classic of the local basket - ball season. The ltlne and ! Wlilte and the Scar let and White will meeij tonight “even Stephen.” There is ni favorite. Ciieighton, by virtue of its U con secutive wins, was, up till last week, an early favorite, but the loss of •Tk«" Mahoney, one of the greatest centers in the west, puts tlie two squads on a par basis. Soine 'argue that Creighton should hohU the edge, as the Schabinger coae^ted .quintet has had a week to restjjup for the game, while Nebraska has Engaged in a pair of tough games with Iowa State and Missouri, However, the Bluejavs have three of their regulars, Ryan, Brown and Corenman, on the partly maimed list, and their play will be retarded considerably. Coach Bill Kline will lie able to use the team tonight which has worked Jail through the season, while Sch!|binger is still experimenting with Ryan, McKenna and Shlnstoek at the huh of his machine. Ryan, who lias been stationed at a forward all season, is playing a new position at renter, and it is prov ing a difficult task for him to fit into the groove left by Mahoney. . As a result, the rontiuuity of play which has characterized the llill toppers’ style throughout the season, has been chopped to pieces. E. C. Quigley of St. Marys, Kan., will referee the game. Frank Burch w ill umpire. All .reserved seats are gone, but Coa^h Stehablnger announces that 800 general admission seats will go on sale! ai, the box office. There will be starring room for several hundred inorf. } »•«- - IOWA'S CHANCES : SI IM AT RELAYS Special Dispatch to The Omaha Rff. l'Jwa, City, la.. Feb. 27.—With the sllmjnfest chances for a high score for venis,1*‘ftrtrh George T. Bresnnhan, Pr. {Walter K. Fieseler and 23 Hawk eye Trayk men left tonight for T.'r <1 be-*5- enter the annual Illinois re 1-"g tmvuiinow Iowa's chief hopes, Wh'ch lay in the mile relay event, v hich the Hawkeye# have won for the last three years, were shattered when Johnnv Kveringham, quarter miler, was called home because of a death In his family, and when Rob erts, colored veteran of the team, was spiked by a basehall player, leaving only two tegular quarter milers for the event. The defeat to Wisconsin last Satur day showed that Coach Breauahun's men were not performing in winning style, and since then he has been throwing his attention to the mile relay team in an effort to again win this event at the carnival. The loss of his two regulars upsets the eijtlre plans of the Iowa mentor and the chances for even one first place are slim. NurMls < Jounty to Stage Cage Tournament Sup*5r. Neb.. Feh. 27.—March 13 14 hasten set for the dates of the annualeNuckolls county basket ball tournai^ent. It was decide-! at a meeting of the school boa-d of the county that the tournament should be held at Superior again. Superior con-, ducted the tournament very success fully last year and made a consider able refund tp tho different school taking part. There Is a probability that all the high schools of the county will take part. The teams will be divided Into two classes—A and B. The winners of the Initial round forming class A. and the losers, class B, will receive silver cups. • A reserve tournament Is being planned In connection with the tour ney. De Palma in Motor Regatta. Mlama Beach, Fla . Feb. 27.—Ralph De Palma, favorite son of automobile racing, the only man In the speedy eport who e\er became famous through defeat, will be one of the 10 automobile drivers who never have driven a motor boat, who will com pete In the Blscayne bay regatta to be held here March 20-21, driving 10 boats built by the seme hands, from the same specifications, power with Identical motors and exactly alike In every detail. Godfrey Matched for Bout With Baker in Mexico Los Angeles, Feb. 27.—George God frey, Philadelphia negro heavyweight, was matched today to box 15 rounds with Sain Baker, colored boxer, of Los Angeles, In Mexlcalla, Mexico, on March 8. Promoter Tommy- Simpson of Oak land also plans to sign Godfrey for s bout sgalnst Pat Lester, San Fran cisco heavyweight. Hehron Cager* Win. Hebron, Neb., Feh. 27.—In a basket ball game here Thursday night the Hebron High s/ /m? . Talaber Throws Heine Engel Cv CHICAGO, Keb. 27.—Heinie Engel's carelessness was blamed today for his defeat, partially by de fault at the hands of Lou Talaber, world’s middleweight wrestling cham pion, here last night. Engel won the first fall In 3fi:22. anti was boring awa>i with hendloeks in the second, when as the champion became obvi ously groggy from tlte punishment, the Iowa title aspirant threw caution to the winds, and left himself open to a crotch and half Nelson, which Tala ber applied from a standing position. With this hVdd. the same that Wayne Munn used in defeating Ed iStranglerl Lewis In Kansas City re cently, Talaber threw Engel forcibly to the mat. The Iowan struck on his head and was completely knocked out. After a long wait the referee award ed Talaber the fall and Engel was as sisted to his dressing room. A.A.U. REINSTATES WILLIE RITOLA New York. Feh. 27. Willie UltCda. co-star with Paavo Nurmi in the dis tance running spotlight, was back in good amateur standing tonight and on his way to Louisville to compete in the senior A. A. V*. track and field championships after a suspension that lasted only two days. The Finnlsh-Amerlean slai s rein statement was announced officially to night by A. A r. on the basis of returns from a telegraphic isill of the national registration committee, taken on Rltola's appeal front the suspen sion Imposed upon him by the New England branch of the A. A. 1'. for failure to appear at the American Legion games In Boston last Monday. HOREMANS TRIMS WELKER COCHRAN By %**oclat*d ( Chicago, Feb. 27.—Edouard More mans. Belgium, defeated Welker Cochran, Hollywood. Cal.. 400 to 288. In 10 Innings in the eighth match of the international 19.2 balk line bil liard championship tournament here today. Horemans took the lead In the see ond Inning with a run of 109. He played at close quarters and success fully made many difficult masse shots that few other players would attempt. Cochran made the high run of the game with 110 In the sixth frame. Iloremans finished with a run of 90. PERU NORMALS DEFEAT YORK York, Neb., Feh. 27.—The Peru Normals outclassed York college In ilie last half of their basket ball gain© here last night, and emerged the victories by a score of 31 to 19. York had played the visitors even until then as the first half ended with York trailing by one point, 11 to 10. it was the 37th consecutive win for Peru in the state conference. 11% \\soclated Press. Olympic track champions hn%e bud 1 It - Ik better than an e\en break In the In door campaign *<• far Paavo Nurmi and Willi# Rltola who rnmpad off with a total of six Olympic race*, have added to tnelr supremacy, hut I no Frlgerlo. Ital ian. who won the Olympia walking hamplonahtp has suffered ft aeries of setback* here, while .lackeon .«< hols. American sprinter and If00 meter • banr Klon, has met defeat *e\eral times since la return. Willie Rltda. middle rflaUuire runner. ?tar of *he Finnish-Amerhnn A. » will appear In J.oulavllle Saturday for the na tional A A. t tr*-k championship if the national registration committee votes to override the suspension handed down hv the New Kngland assoctation Wednes day night Rltola felt the wrath of the Boston officials because he failed to ap pear In a meet there Monda). The National registration committee le taking a telegraphic vole and fl\e re plies n# v e been received, all favoring lift ing of the suspension They corps from New Orleans l>etro|i. t olumhiis, and New York Ihe New l.nglsnd represent - aflva voted In favor of ih<- suspension hut his reph hod not hf**n received when the offices dosed last night Ititols. e» peeling fa'orahle n-Hon has planned «o legvs for Kenttp hv tods* Youngstown. O.—Frankie hraarn. Am ailcati fl> weight champion, outpointed FUdia O'huti'l. Columbus. m lu ruunUa. MIAMI. First race. 514 furlongs. Carrier (Parks) .10.50 5.30 4 40 Fictile l.lonesi .38.00 18.50 Fair Break (Stutta) . 3.80 Time. l;08. Golden Wings*, Wilton Flanna. Thessaly. Hard Guess. Pente coat's Laat. Clean Red,’ American Star and May Fly also ran. Second race, mile and a sixteenth: H.inds Pp (Noe) .5.30 3.20 2.70 Miss Washington t Julies) . ...5.00 3.60 Tulane (Kurtslnger) .. .4 60 Time. 1:49 2-f*. Brian Kent, gam Reh. Sam Smith and Billy Gardner also ran. Third race. 1, mile: Muffe* (CoMellO) .4 10 2 so 2 30 Bettylane (Ambrose) .2.20 2.50 Barstola (Stutts) . 4.10 Time. 4y 2-5. Atalante, Donarita and Dickey Lee also ran. Fourth race: 6 furlongs; Puckj (Mai ben) .5.00 3.90 8.20 Muskallonge (Kennedy) . 5.90 5.20 .Sweepstakes (Parke) ....7.20 Time: 1:12 4-5. Melvina Kventlde. Lagoon. Piedmont. Jaunebar, Approval and Jackson als** ran. Fifth rac'»: Mile and 70 yards Brilliant (Parrington) . 8.10 3 50 2.20 Swf t \nn (Ambrose) . 7.60 2.6ft Slice (Buxton) .2.2'* Time: I 15 2-6. Boy O Roy. Tod Rcnesor. Defiant and Briggs Buchannan a I,mo ran. Sixth rac ; 1: furlongs: Myrtle Bejie (Smith) . 5.20 3.on 2.40 McGiltnmon (Buxton) . 2.90 2.60 111*I a la*» (Malben) ..2.70 Tim* 111 4- . Max Lady, Venus, Shady Sadie, and Hayward als.* ran. Seventh race Mile ami 70 yards: Lady Phneo (Gsnelll) . ...19.20 8 90 3 10 WUh I win (Dolln) .* 40 2.*o Wnukulla (Noe) . .2.30 Time 1:45 4-5. Julia M Blanche K and Mary Agnes also ran. JEFFERSON PARK. First race; six furlongs: Galatia ( F. Pool) .8-5 7-10 1-3 Pillager (Jones) ..even 1-2 Trapdale (l^aooste) ... .2-1 Tim * 1 14 Dave Goldie. Mit Foxmore. Re 1 Squirrel. Rosa Greener. Stay On, Sea Tide and Rr*'wnle Smile also ran. Second race: Six furlongs Grace Troxlet (M(Aulllfe) ..5 1 2-1 even Recover (Moore) .8-1 3-1 Nora Hayes (B. Breuning) .7-10 Tim** 1:14 2 5. Million Boo Moo. Near Girl. Golden Locks. Hurry Scurry. Miss Babe. High View an*! Queen Agnes also ra n. Third »ace- t >r*e half mile: Bombshell (Burke) .16 5 4-5 1 3 'Basket Picnic (Meyer) .8-1 3-1 'Flapper Girl ilieupel) ....1-6 : Time 48 l Bllllkin, Nadia Me., and •Nat Evans also ran "Finished first but vai disqualified. Fourth rs* e Six furlong* Gold Mount (Meupel) 9 5 7-10 1 3 Medina (Moore) 8-1 4 1 peter Piper (M Long) ! *4 1 Time I 14 3 5. Korbl} Wild Goose Rajah. It F, f'lark. Kinsinsn Melbourne, Clever Serb and Good Morning also ran. Fifth race Mile end a sixteenth • »s*a Ieen (Colen) .3614 out Soviet (McCoy) . 4-1 7.5 Anaprlss (MrAullffe) . 1-5 Time 1 ;49 15 Mayor Carrel, Tele, scope and Del)sis als** tan Sixth race: Mile and 70 yards: Rue la Meteor (Moor#) .10 1 4-1 8-5 Peter Decoy (Anderson*...5121 Valentino (Gaire) . <1-1 Time. 149 1-5 Fearnaught. Gymnast. Hidden Money. Eleanor W. and Lady Gal livant also rati Seventh ra*e Mile and a sixteenth: Attractive iR Breuning).. 2 hi -1 7-10 1 4 Sformalonr (LaCnste) .2-5 16 Koellla (MrAullffe) ..1.2 Time l 49 1 . Whirling Dun and I Little Ammie also ran. TIA .11 ANA. Fust race; Fonr and nnn-half furlong* Ml Baba (Metcalf* 1**0 4,0 3 0n Nine Slx*v (Gormlny» . ... J.IO - $0 Suomi (Martinez.) .2 40 Tlmn: 5 f» Pad A' Julian. Kallkn. Al bnrak. Jimmie Trlnz Brnvat. Christy Mahon. Chiapas, Spanish l.ay and Rny Ft. C|alr also ran Second rare: Mil# and 1 14th t’at Mabrny I8i h«fnn .. /4.fto 2 40 2*0 Tr raid* t Ynuna» . ....2.50 l.oo I»"namir tGriffin i -5 *0 Tlmn I 60 2-5 Fayette Girl. Shnatn or.ring* Mrtr.hu* M isngtJon. Missoula find M'dnlght Ball also ran Third ram six furlong* I -tollmanta (M«»rtnnsonl 1 1 50 4 00 2.4n Scattershot (Flakier; 3 -n ~ |}0 Men Gltl (Hooper I s -0 flrnn 1:43 1 h Tntnr Psitar Doctor K I .It t In Agnes. Fake Chapala and Ductile ftv«ae|t -iJao ran. Fourth ram. 5 furlongs. 4 year olda and up; claiming. pur*e. *400; Ft ph* I, 104 (Schaefer) .,1140 5 40 4 40 «*ood Hops. 105 ( Flahar) 4 40 .1 20 Knala. ion (Mnrtenaon) 4 °0 Tlmn 1 01 1 j Miss Nantura. Roxana, Mige|a> Ron Box. Chsvallnr Skok, No Wondnr, Due Da Gulsn. Maras John also t ran Fifth ram 5 furlong*. 4-yaar old* and '•n, claiming, pun*. $400 M. Arthur. Ill iTaplin) 1 2 40 5 20 4 40 Curloti* BUI, lio (Craig) '.*0 4 00 Mi * i' a 11 h a. 10(1 (fount) ... 12.20 I line 1 f| 2 5 Great Finisher. Pawn broker, Buev Boh. Mnsslne*. Ruhlxari, Tina* Mkltl. Kmkznuns* Querulous Mild , Thoughts. Kinii'a M llllmn* also nn - xtti ram Purse $700; claiming, 4 mar old* and up. i- furlong* « a\ na t Emntor, 104 (Fisher) 4 40 4 40 ?, *o Mrandni* 105 (Hooper) ...1ft40 5.40 Arctic Kinr 105 (Craig) <00 Time; 1 .01 Convent. Boomerang, Deco ration l.aa* Marin Maxim al*o ran Seventh ram Purea. $40o. claiming. 5 mar-olds and up 4 furlong* < sptgtrsno. 10!) ( Ms he. 5 00 4 00 f 40 Dominique 115 (Edwardsi 5 00 2 40 St roller. 1M (Fisher) . . . 2 on , Tim* 1:15 2 5. Teton, Bstsmon. laomles also ran Eighth ram Turan. $400; claiming I mar olds and un, mil# The Ch*etah. 55 (Sylvia) 24 40 IS 40 4 00 • rack n* Dawn. 115 (McHugh) . 4 oo 2 40 Odd Seth. 104 (Griffin) .2 40 Time 1:40 1-5 Duty Roy. Hilgnt King. Poet Dispatch. Sophia Goldman F.llaa (). Ik1 a pgr row also ran Ninth race: Purge $700, claiming, 1 vnar-olda and up. &U furlongs Top o' the Morning. 120 (Taplln) » 0 t.f# t 40 Fort Churchill 114 (Toungi f 40 300 Ktniae Me. 11 5 (Griffin 1 2 00 Tlnm l 07 Recruit. Brlmatone. Shasta Flaprie*. Smart Horae and M*i*n« al*n ran. TIA .11 ANA. First riii*; Four and one half fur looge. $mh» handicap. 2 year oPls: NH\er State 107 n imnln -112 Dune Slslv 104 hd'**» lilt Tim* 112 m Ft le |»e i.i nuy.l"** cEpmiultr- .110 ItGnc 1) .Sell l*>!) n prince Ronald 123 n Mlmi'innl* atehU . hKaalRia 4 antry ; « |** 1 ernstlotiiG entry ;; < ond face: Four and on# half fur longs: 1800; a year-olds end up: claiming xAllce Harvey 1"4 Rnven Wing ..111 xLndy Abbott J"4 footers ..111 xScamper .I"4 pet O’ ..Ill xLadv Tiptoe 1 **♦> Rifle .H;t xVirginia Hope 106 Man Am .113 xBlanche M’ers 106 Mattel Rowe ...I"'* xHess Mack II 1"6 xAla.jah .106 xAlbton Boy ...108 xl.ast Chip . i'o xHotne Plate 108 General Fryer 111 Third race Mile an*l 7" yards; $600, 3-year-olds and up [aiming: foe Patton .... 94 Chi-i. Barkley 1"9 xYorks're Maid 1”: xAu Revoir ...110 xBesste Young 1"- xSunahot . ill xFrano Tireur 1"4 I.-me Pins .lie Aggie . . . 1" 4 Lothair ...115 xNorford’s Last 104 \.i • Roberts II" xMsiy Contrary 106 xPat Mabrey . .Iu8 xMrs Pat . .108 Eve Bright ...115 xMiss Paige 108 Chula Vista .. 89 Fourth race: Five and half furlongs. 1 purse |700. 3-year-olds and up. claiming: x.WIsft Omond .100 xJack Frost ...11" xSequan ... ...190 Miss Emma U..11’. xTimsly Cotifetil .112 Thoughts 104 xaC&ve&t xaEffle Randall!";* Empt.*r . ...114 xEmma xRiml^ah ... 114 Williams ...108 Lawrence xRosa Atkins .108 Manning .UR a Frozen North entry. Fifth race: Five and a. half furlongs, purs $700, maiden 3 .'ear-olds nd up aVVIkiup it.lust Folks i" Pa jio**?e ,.1"5 .Postman .... lli Morning Cloud 1"* .Alleviator ... 11" bEllen .lane ...103 •«»1 ■' 113 Romans Rye .197 Uoikf.rd .11 aRancho Wlkiua entry. bChula VlMa entry rSpre<-k»-l* entry. Sixth ra.-e; fui longs, pursa $1,000; handicap; 3»yet*r-old* and up: Postillion . 8wingal*>ng , .1*1 Lahorton ...102 Lucky Play I " Right on Time ’"8 •S.-wntli race Mile and 70 yards, puiac $700; 3 year-olds anl up; claiming; xContuslon . .103 x Sandal wood ..110 xMltsu 1"5 xPreaervator ..11" xWrankhorn . 1"5 Huddle Kean . .11" \Bosh ...109 Eighth racf Mil- in.l a quarter purse, $7"" 3-year-oRJs r*d uic claiming. xGIoom gul 'H xPledra .11 \Mlzanna !'•’> No Rain .. 111 Marlon North . Romulus . ....117 \Malvern . 107 Valtet Pant ..UV MalzaVena . . .11" x' anuis .112 xLouts ... 112 Ninth race Mile and a quarter, purse $700 " year-olds and up. claiming: Pop Ryan 96 gast ...112 dan more .107 xFull o' Fun... 112 Poor Puss .110 xBlack Thong .112 \Zlng .11" Doughoregan . 113 xTom Owens ..112 Marine Corps ..117 XT. J Pender- ' Weather clear. Track fas'. JEFFERSON PARK. First race Purse, »7"" *']*•.., ng; I year-olds and up; 6 furlongg Will Wells i*"t Monastery 1 2 Rodeo 1"" Pirate Void *1” Taudlane .1 "2 xGer- 1"7 xPust Flower 116 vPtail Mayers ..1"7 My Destiny .. 96 John Q Kelly IB Secofld ra'k Paine II 94 Ella Wood . .. 103 Slanderer .HI x War Ido! *9 Teter Decoy 8* Gipev Fiver . 90 xFlrst Fall *8 Third race Purse $7oa allowances “Toboggan purse.1 3-year olds and up, 5 Vs furlongs. Tonnere * . 96 Romp . 0 Mom’s Boy ... 108 The V ntner ...116 Long Point 1"6 aContlmeter . . tot The Runt .102 «Huon Pine ....102 a F M. Kelly e n 11 % , Fifth ra Pollt' an 10;. xPlus Ultra 101 x8m*w Ma den 9. Hixth race Purse $7"" < Ulmlng, 4 year olds and up, 1 '* miles The Archer . i"' P* ■* eeda 1 xBophy .52 xRork . I"** Anniversary 1"" Zanzibar : Cheer Leader . HO overfire . 98 Htt.ne \gf .Ill S». Martins .. In: idgra V to 1 .«.>»’» v •Seventh race p> \ $1"" claiming, year olds and up. I 1 16 miles vOrnM Trap .10,3 Generosity .. . 92 Tr> Again . 95 xTwelvs Hells . 1 •» 4 Kentucky Rose 93 chasseur 1"2 k White llaven . 98 Trooper . .. I"* x.ludge Itreuer .1"6 hf*Rtll'" k ... 9 1 Weather cloudy Track fast. HUSKERS DEPART FOR RELAY EVENT I Lincoln. Feb 27. Right University of Nebraska, trackmen left this eve nlnff for Urban®, 111 . where they will tomorrow compete In the University of Illinois relay meet. The entries are ^’aptaln Urite*. Locke. Weir. Rhode*, Wlrstg, Hally, Beckord and Lewi®. Weir, who |* « aptain of the Uomhuaker football team, will com pefe in the high end low hurdle* Locke Mi the sprint* and Rhode* |m the all around championship contest. Urltes, Lewi* and Beckord in the; medley. Urite* and Hail.' In the qmr ter mile 'run; Beckord in the half mile and Lewi* In the mile. Winds? expect* to be a competltoi In the pole xault. Locke 1* to h< entered in two of the sprint*. HUSKERS DEFEAT MISSOURI FIVE Lincoln. Feb. 27 University of No braska basket ball team defeated the Missouri Tigers, 24 to 21, in a hard played contest here tonight. Mjik IuiII Hriult|unrtt'rs It* Organ izr junior Mall Club The Baseball Headquarters will bo represented In the .lunlon league with a nine this summer. according to an nmincement made Thursday by Sum Zlgman. well known sportsman and pin t own* « of |tiiw«d all H» adqiinrtei s .limin' i\rti|Ni mid l -l Kaiiimu will have rhunie of tlie team. i Delanev Kavoes ncigin, usitsfsu last night that he had defeated .lack Delaney of Bridgeport, Conn., on a foul, yet the Connecticut man won the bout by knockout. dowers, who bad managed to avoid Delaney's right, went down in the fourth from a short blow to the chin, but was up at the count of two. De laney rushed across the ring to at tack and as he let his punch go, dowers sank down, catching the blow on the shoulder. According to the rules. Blowers had fouled by going down without being hit and also, ac cording to the rules, Delaney had committed a foul by hitting Flowers when be was down. Deputies of the state athletic commission argued that the foul was double, that one offset the other and the fight was iVsumed Within a minute Blowers went down again from a right half upper cut ami this time failed to rise—the second time that he had been knocked out by Delaney In two months. RUTH STRIVING HARD TO REDUCE Hot Springs. Ark., Felt. 26.—"Babe'' Hutli has trimmed his weight down to 225 pounds during his sojourn here and is 10 pounds from the 215 mark lie strives to reach before departing for the New York American'* train ing camp in Florida. Ruth has lost 20 pounds as his rewards for many hours of sweltering in hot water and vapor baths and daily long tramps over tlie golf course. Ruth added horseback riding to his exercises yesterday when he hired a diminutive mount and cantered over many miles of Ozarz trails. HUSKERS LEAVE FOR URBANA Lincoln. Neb , Feb. 2" -Headed by Track Coach Schulte, eight track and field stars front ths University of Ne braska left here today for Urban®, where they will participate tn the Il linois relays Saturday afternoon. Among the entries at Illinois will be three Cornhusker football stars, who hale shown surprising form In track events. They are Faptaln F.d Wefr. ail American tackle, and < hoppy Rhodes and Roland Locke, the latter varsity halfbacks. F.ntry Fi*t Open for National Fapr Tourney Chicago. Kel>. IT Many r>t the high school basket hall teams tbit have competed In the last six na tional Intel-scholastic tournaments of the University of Chicago are making early bids for the seventh meet opening. March 31. Windsor, Colo., winner last year, is likely to represent Colorado again. Walla Walla. Wash., a strong con tent i-r for two >eirs promises to re turn and Lexington. Ky . 1021 win ner, probably will be hack for the third time. Ilork.'N Plavrr Vm-Med. St |’;||||. Minn Kfb. IT A \Ut rant f.»r tbs nrrs.t .»r VdKon Ft,wart, i Isxol.iMit horksj pbi\,r. charging .ir.-.inlt atnl Unitary r>n :i ap*ctator at Tuod.'iv night*" hoi k** ennic, «aa Ik Kiiod by Turn Wal*h, rltv priwoutlng attninsy. f-"-A McGraw (jets Laugh Out of Report of Sale Sarasota, uin.. Keb. 26.—“it's n Joke.'* was the only com* inetit John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, would make today when uueetloned as to the reported pun base of the Giants h> a syndicate headed by John Rlngling. the « Irons man, tind builder of this city, 1 have nothing further to say. except that the reported sale is :i Joke.' the Giant manager reiter ated The Giants are In spring train ing heir __^ “Babe” Ruth After New Home Run ’ Record; Wants to Lead Majors With Bat B) Vsmm Ik (i’ii I'ri'M. K\\ YORK. Keb. IT. —Orcllnarlly an In dividual's waif | line might be classified under the heading of it revel.yln'5' from a national point of interest, except when that individ ual happens to be "Babe ' Ruth, .lust now, in a figura live sense, tile eves of baseball fandom are center ed upon the mighty struggle of the mighty bitter to reduce his famous waist hue and condition himself for a campaign. In which he hopes to fulfill a twin-am bition. The "Babe’s’’ double-barreled goal this year is to eclipse the record sea son's home run harvest of OB, “which he established in 1921, and to lead both major leagues in batting. The "Babe” has been spending his time this winter on the links and in the hot baths at Hot Springs, Ark. There was a time when temperament was Ruth's main obstacle but he has over come this. | Granting, however, that the ! "Ifahe" will lie in trim when the j harrier lifts on the 1925 chase, liis i i lianees nf setting a few new rec ord* with the bludgeon are not re mote. The widespread impression thal If nth was just a home run hit ter has licen pretty well removed h> the evidence of the past season or I w o. If nth is now recognized as one of the greatest all-around stars the game has ever known. Walter Johnson filled a somewhat similar lele in flu- game's drama last fall. Starting his 13th season in the major*, Ruth's record would seem to leave little to stir any ambition but his own. tie first attracted note at a star pitcher, then Inaugurated a new era in long range gunnery and finally, established Ills merits hr an ill around star, a good base runner, quick thinker and reliable fielder, as well as a champion batsman and run maker. Ills all-around worth was recognized officially when the Amer ican league gave him its most valua ble player crown in 1923. Last sea son, Ruth led the American league hitters for the first time with a mark of .37$ but this was topped by the modern record percentage of .4235. set by Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ruth is out this year to pass Hornsby in tire averages as well as in home runs. j Soxer Has “Rubber” in His Arm ^ Tightened So Joint Won’t Slip 1/ KRRE HAUTE, Ind,. Feb. 2?.— | F.ud Taylor, Terre Haute (Ind.) bantamweight flash, who one ■"tir ngo looked like he was headed ;ht for the crown, i« staking his future on a surgical operation .which ratty either end his career or reetore him to his claims for championship. Dr. W. (1. Frallck, noted specialist of New York, asked to perform the , operation, performed a similar opera i tioiv.on I’ete Zivic. Taylor knows that If the opera I tion fails he may he left with a stiff shoulder, and he permanently retired from the game. The injury twire has prevented Taylor from a championship bout at the famous Madison Square garden. Hosing \l Zienier at 4 let eland, 0., a year ago last September, Tay lor let fly one of the famous wild. | Says"dug? ■ ■ HKKK is a s;»ti jtaguerro-1 type ..f the supreme .Vjax of hnsehall. His glossary of names includes ^Kenesaw Mountain jAndia. If memory doesn't hamstring sentiment, then we recollect that Kenesaw Moun tain was the scene c»f a seven-reel thriller during the civil war, in which Jackie Coogan took part. Kenesaw Mountain is known as the “Hattie In the Clouds.” Northern and Southern competi tors in this elimination tournament of the gods chased one another with evil enthusiasm. A Ml the Judge Is well named. He Zl has been hauling in clouds A ever since he took the oath of office. lli« Job has been no moonlight sonata. The Judge lias been ham mered from/all sides like a saddle colored coon In a hattle royal. But he sticks to his guns like a hero to his medals and Is still trying to Convert chaos Into law and order. Even a* this hug article is being written, another cloud Is aemmering around the judge's Judicial whiskers It Is the Dolan-O'Connell debate. The fans are hollering for a recount. When the judge opens the ballot boxes, he may discover that they are stuffed with sublimate corrosive of hokum. On the other mitt, there may be something more sinister Imbedded In the fragments. It ts up to the Judge to perform the autopsy. It Is a tougher Job than trying to get a laugh out of a coroner's Jury. * — IK there Is one commuter who can do th" Job and do it tight, it Is the old boy with the triple label. Kenesau Mountain f.andis vvil separ ate the . haff from the wheat and call it breakfast food. We are glad that it is Ills job and not ours. The knight of old, who wrestled with the griff, the monitor ami llte real of that monster league had no more fearsome Job than the Judge. Take a look at those blo/ing black eyes crowned by an aurora of I silvery hair. Ixtok at Iht chin Jut- j ting out like 4 a|> 4 c'd and that forehead looming up Hke 4teorge Itrrrliuau’s "Kncltanfed Mesa." j Pul them all together and lhe\ spell knowledge .\ lid that Is what the Judge needs III Ills present dilemma. And then some. \t New York—Ji«k Dfliitrj. Mrldar pm t t’onn . knocked ou* Tiger Flo*rn«. Atlanta, fourth round . George Unrifrev rhltndrtnhia. knooked out Tut J.v Uaon t'olutphne. O fifth round1. Hob Law*.m. Trm, \\l«r knocked out George Jones. N* vv York, fourth round lightweight* will rr*nn»e the loiinta nent being »onduoled hv ihe .\>w York ■ tote athlotl*' omtti i*aloit to determine a. itat'inlon tonight Wennv \ alger of New York !!*•'* Ale* H.t'i of 1‘htlndfl phi* Riii) Still v Sr a tun n t»f N* " Y.’ktv.e* K- tnl.i.- Lef a t of V»han% N \ *uh ■ i -! ti! ing fot v* i • w ilket ol i‘>. kl*t Walker I* *uffetin« f’oto 'ttv tiffectlon of the tight If g and \**t*»dav aonouiurd hi* innbllltv to pgrUcipgfp. long right swings. The blow missed and out popped Bud's right shoul der. Seconds aided in replacing the member and he finished the fight. Rater Bud fought Tommy Ryan at Three I ball park, Terre Haute, and again that right shoulder popped out. Then followed his famous fight with Georgie Rivers at Ros Angeles, Cal. He threw out the shoulder In the sec ond round, yet gameness carried him on to victory In four rounds Several weeks ago at Indian apolis, Taylor again boxed AI 7.ie mer and as in their first match Bud's arm (topped out. Then he was booked to box m New York and Cleveland. His left thumb, which had been bothering him, vtas bruised in work prior to the New York scrap and he was forced to ask postponement. Cleve land then called off the Taylor melee, fearing lie was not fit. That caused Taylor to go to New York, where he consulted Or. Fra lirk, noted specialist. The tendon, surgeons say, has been stretched by Taylor's long right-hand swings. As a result of the loosened tendon it pops off his shoulder blade. The operation Is Intended to shorten the tendon by splicing It, and then sewing the strands tngethei Y\ hen healed the tendon thus will be short ened and tightened and will hold Its place In the natural pivot the shoul der blade affords. TOURISTS DODGE NEBRASKA ROADS Nebraska roads were a source of unfavorable comment practically everywhere I went in the west. even as far distant as the Pacific coast.” said M. E. Morrison, executive secre tary of the Eppley Hotels company, just returned from an extensive trip. 'Hotel men told me frankly that the complaints of tourists were so numerous and so bitterthat the.' were sending eastlvotind autoists b> north ern routes and southern tv !.« any vv iv it all to avoid Nebraska ml pm turns of western Iowa. 'Western states spend linhtons on good roads and are more than re paid by tourist trade. If the people and the legislators of Nebraska could hear what Is said and see the effect of our state s lack of good roads. I be lievs It would bring an Immediate change In the attitude toward this Important subject.” ACTION URGED ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS Alarmed because the new a. hod hoard has as yet "done nothing" to carry out the grade school building program, the executive committee of the i'nited Improvement clubs. Thursday passed a resolution, declar ing that "a very grave emergency exists, particularly with reference to grade schools" and Insisting "that th beard proceed without any further delay to carry Into effect the pro gram of building to relieve the grade school congestion.'' President R. A Coad. In a letter to R. Van Orsdel of the school hoard declares that "so far ns we can see the l>oard Is no nearer starting on the actual work of carrying out this }1.500.000 school hulUllng program than the day after election. The school hoard meets tonight. WOUND FATAL TO YOUTH HUNTER S(ie 1*1 Pl.patrh to The Omaha Hoe Hastings. Neb.. Feb. fT.—Francis K. Parr of Roseland. St year-old hunt ei. who was wounded by the lovMen tal discharge of a shotgun at the wolf hunt near Holstein Tuesday . died here following the amputation of hie right leg. The gun was In the hands of a fellow hunter and was discharger I as he was crawling through the fence. ILLNESS FATAL TO OMAHA WOMAN Mr*. Maud F. Harkn#**. 49. wif# of t\ K. liMrknfW, 2513 t'harlr* -troot. dlisl rtwiraday at th« liom# Slu* had llvad In «>maha for IT visit*. Kunt'i nl wvicta will hr htld Saiu« liny at 2 p ni. at th# liralfr* A l*u | ran.# thapH. H#v. Kalph Htannltusl ! of ft* iattn* Hu rial will K* in F<',-*>-( l..uvii omh^pi y Jake Schaefer Favorite to If in Billiard Crown CHICAGO. KeK 27. .lake Schae fer. former world's iS-2 balk line billiards champion, has made himself tlie favorite to take the crown from Willie Hoppe, -defending tltllst, ii, the international tournament here by a dispalt df unprecedented form, before which records liave crashed. They are tied for leadership Jn the standing. Erich Hagenlueber. Hie German cue artist who was to have furnished the opposition -at in a i hair watching th< former champion break all world s records by running 400 from spot. Schaefer broke Welker Cochran's mark of 3S4 made in the 1921 tourna ment and broke the average record with 400 for one inning. The exhibition dwarfed the brilliant afternoon match when Cochran de feated Kamaklchi Suzuki, the Japa nese, 400 to 113. ill four innings with a high run of 30S. Edouard Horemans. t lie Belgian, will meet Cochran this afternoon and tonight Hoppe w ill engage Hagenlacli er. The standings: Playsr— Won Lo«t. Hop p# .2 S' baef>r ...2 * , Horemans . 1 1 1 Har*nlach«r . I l i (’ochrun ... 1 - ft Suzuki .0 3 SYNDICATE HAS % OPTION ON MUNN Chicago, Feb. 26.—A syndicate of Chicago promoters, after a confer ence h«-re today with Gabe Kauf mann, manager of Wayne Munn. claimant of the world's heavyweight wrestling championship. tonight turned over to Munn $5,000 as an op tion on his services for which the promoters offered $100,000 from March 15 to June 1. Munn is at present bound by the atrical contracts, from which he ex pects to be released by March 15. Un der the proposed contract Munn s services would be placed at the dis posal of the syndicate, which might elect to show hint in pictures, on the stage, or compel him to engage in wrestling matches. JOHN LEVI LEAVES INDIAN SCHOOL B,r Attoriated PrfM vTsav'r*nre. Ivan.. Feb. 27.—John Levi, Haskell's widely famed all around athlete, has left the Indian school for his home ih Oklahoma to prepare for reporting at the spring training camp of the New York Yankees early In March. The b'g Indian won letters in aB four branches of major athletic*. For three years lie «;i* high point *• orer for the Haskell foot hall team and for two years he was national high point scorer on the gridiron. In 1923. Le\i scored 104 points i ^_ football and in 1924* he boosted the total to 162. By \MOfiiit*d I’rrti. Kunsa* City. Mo.. Feb 2 A.—-Seven player* Mined -he Fa ifornta bound squad f Fhb ip «*ube h*>re tor ght. bringing the in**! : : ber Jn the party to 24 Sev eral <»th- pUjera will be picked up at I.OS \eg* • Th.— who i^mbrd aboa M th* i*ui> train her* wei«* «’harH»y Grimm fenerr fire? bs^en.jtn fo ■ h* Fi*!rh8rjh Pi r*'**: Dem*'i Gj’gsby. outfielder, Elmer Jacob*. Eula* Vl-»-gati F*r > Jones ftd Art Weis • Hanford. Cal.. Feb — lh* Blue* were preparing to take the ■ fret Wfthrtu of • h* ei ■ *e •-altvr.g C " hero I'vda.' \ banquet was tendered rV>* taaun aftei their arrival j esterda' Tha placers express*’ thems-l'e* a* pi-a^-J with local cond itlons and facilities New York. F*h. ??.— Manager John Mr G fhari •Bant* trainmg camp at Sara to? a >‘a yesterday and car * cut of **'etal con fe re nee* nth the signed contract* of Jack S. r*tt Jack Beniley and Arthur Nehf ait prrhera. Frank Frisch captain and second haaeinan. is expected to s.gn hia papers toda> The Giant* ill return o two tension* of pra« tire dally tomorrow Over at th* Yankee* . amp in Tetere hu*r the pitch*--* unleash*.! some speed , and a few • urve* for t * first time N* k t'uilop. who appears to have made v deep impression w th Manager MEler Hug irine. continued to hit far and wide and | drew enthusiastic* comments. Wait* Hoyt Joe l'ugan. I.ou Gehrig and Whltev A\ tt will let'* New York today for Florida, leaving only one regu lar in th* northland—th- left handed Pilcher. Herb Pennock. whose contrail await*, signature. Philadelphia. Feb. !1.—The first group of th* Eh ladelphia Nationals and th* ^0 second contingent of Corin'* Mack's Ath . Pi lef * will leave tonight for their *Cg apective tta i rg quarters at BraJn? town and F rt M>«r* Fla onl? t#|* pln>e-a Wi’c.m a«d Betts, will be '§ th* Phillies partv others will *o t® Bradenfown direct from their homes Th* Athletics part> will Include Pvkes. Hale aid 7 erf tha last named, a rookie in fielder 4 let eland O.. Feb. J*.—With th* f ret squad oi Cleveland recruit pitcher* pre paring to start today for the Indians' spring training camp at Lakeland Fla reports were received here from Hot Spring* that several veterans ar* suffer ing sore arms. 4 Incinnati O Feb 27.—Manager Jack Hendr k« o' the Cln .nnatt Beds is en thustasM.- about ih* proepe- ** of h • tear which he believe* w 11 g ve A good account of itself ?n the league rave The i "oirno; contingent of the team will ,eav* here tomorrow for Orlando. Fla Ho*ton. I eh ?1 —Th* arrival of the ad vance guaid of the Bo*' .n Hm\fi *t $• Petrrsbu'k Fla >*st*.-da\. wna unmarked b> a demon*! ration of any kin«l. ad ' r« reaching hen ndieat'ng the popu lace ha* he. nine blase be aus* of the fact that th* Y \nke-* also train there v'atcher Mike O Neil, who ha* been hoM ng out U more monej '■*» been Informed «n otter* dav mi'inmi but thev made a good show. Ing at hatting practice m the aftei noon. OPERA STUDENT SHOOTS SINGER*., N " H.UT-n. l oiuv FVb, 2’ John 20, ,» tenor Mnger, was ahnt to iNth on the *tt'*rt heva hv tNym* l>H \f «i i is, n iir.vod opera «? udant. " ho « hum* >va«nano M and then deserted bar