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TJIK OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: DKCMMBER 2 1012. TWO BIG PUGS TO MEET Will Face Each Other in Vernon Arena in a Few Days. ARE WELL MATCHED MEN WANTS INTER-LEAGUE SERIES! BILLIARDS JMM BACK Lightweight Champion of England in Characteristic Poses August Herrmann Believes in Closer Harmony in Major Leagues. MAGNATES AEE NOT SO SURE Think llerrinnn'd IMnn Wimld IH turb rnlillc' Conlldmrr mid Cnnse It to llrllevr (Jntnn W Ilelnir Illppodrnmpd. Game Has Had Many Tips and Downs Sinoe Its Origin. ENTERTAINING AND PROFITABLE I l n duration Which Mnn "Will Win thr nnnt and Kach Side Admnrri Rritunm Whr I( Mnn Will. Etch Ihe Lesser "Llnnls" Alirs) Ilnvr I.onic Lists of nnfcnsrementn Which tict Them Sntlsfnv tory Ycnrly Incomes. ! nv w. w. NAuaiiTos SAJJ FltANCJISCO. Dec. 2S.-In a few days now Al Palzer and Luther McCarty, two of thn biggest men following pugi lism, will face each other In the Vernon arena. Just what lilnd of a scrap they will furnish remains to be seen. One of the huskies McCarty haa It In him to af ford a Are display of glovemaanhlp. In his affair with Jim Flynn he showed him self a superb boxer. A usptclon exists out this way, how ever, that the other party Dr. Alonzu Taller la not only ungainly of movement, but Impetuous. If bo, the symmetry of Luther's style may be disarranged. It Isn't easy for a fighter to carry himself with grace and dignity when his vls-a-vis Is acting tike a bucking broncho one moment and like a bull In a China shop the next. But whether the combat resembles an Illustrated lecture on true Queensberry . art, or a furious, floundering flogging match between a couple of booze-laden longshoreman, one thing Is certain that when the two heavies toe the scratch and before the turmoil bglns the spec tacle they present-should appeal to those who will ace . Homeric side to the game of the ring. Arc Well Matched. It Is probable that a better matched pair of giants were never seenlln a box ing enclosure. Fanny two follows ' each well over six feet In height and topping the MO-pound mark. Not only that, hut their bodies taper Instead of bulging and each of the .lads boasts n braco of well turned legs and tho general appearance of a gladiator. Their headpieces are in tune with tho balance of their physique. Each has a strongly marked lower Jaw and tho facial attributes of a fighter. A knot of Los Angeles fight fans were discussing tho outlook early In the white hope campaign and ono remarked: "I see that Palie.r has a longer reach than McCarty." "Depends on how It moasured." chipped In Billy McCamey, Luther's friend, philosopher and chaperone. "You see ralzor's chin sticks nut so far that ho stands nearer to McCarty than McCarty does to him." It was it bit of pleasantry and its quite 'within the bounds of possibility that Mc Camey would feel safer about tho out come of tho New Tear's clash If Paper's !iln were not quite so prominent Talter's Uiln, like tho milkmaid's faoo, Is his fortuno In a way. Thrusting Itsolf for ward, like the undcrbow of a battleship, It Is a fine target for Al's opponents. Hut no one has made what might bo called a lasting Impression upon It so far. D'Rourke's novice has been knocked down, of course, but the effects of any punch lid not last long enough to cause him to be counted out. Pnlser'a Chin itln Asset. Out here, where Palrer has not as yet Veen seen In a real battle, his chin Is one of the things that commands him to the students of fighting form. Qulded by the accounts of hts eastern bouts that tame over the wire the sports think Al's protruding Jaw one of his blggost assets. And a goodly proportion of them, re memberlng the repeated smashes Mo Carty lande before he tumbled that runt, Jim Flynn, are skeptical of Luther's ability to swat the Palter chin hard enough to put Palzer out of commission for tho ten seconds prescribed by the rules. "You'll meet any number of follows who will tell you they put Palter down," Bald Tom Ollourke. "Hut the man who can say, 'I put him down and kept him down' hasn't come along yet." MnCartr n Hard Punlahcr. On tho other hand, McCurney argues that what happened in the Flynn match Is In no way a criterion of what will hap pen next Wednesday. I "Luther's best hand-hls right-was crippled early In that bout," said Silly. "it was In the fourth round. When he came back to me he sold, '1 think my right hand Is broken. It feels numb.' c iuunn aiierwara it was only u knuckle that was hurt, but It . affected IiIb punching force right through the fight. It was different when he boxed Kaufman In San Francisco. There his hands stood to htm and he put Kaufman away in Jig time. I am not saying that Luther will finish Palzor as quickly as no' did Kaufman, but anyone who pro nounces McCarty a. weak puncher on the strength of the Flynn match Is fooling himself." And that's the way It goes. Argument and counter-arguments, and It all helps to cloud tho Issues and Increaao the In terest In the approaching struggle be woen the two human dreadnaughts. Palxer More Ferocious. Ilut there Is one direction In which there Is a preponderance of opinion. It Is felt that of the two men Palter Is the itouter-hearted and more ferocious. "Have you ever heard of McCarty dog. King ItT" asked one of the parties to a discussion of the relative fighting spirit or Luther and Al. "No." Then why do you think Palter hna more determination than McCartyT" "Jieoause he look's it" It Is really wonderful the number of white liopea that have filed applications for a. contest with the winner of the com ing event If one-half of the big fellows who have declared themselves candidates for the championship are worthy of con tlderatton the outlook for heavyweight .rouble during the next twelve months will be particularly bright CRICKET TEAM MAY VISIT ENGLAND NEXT SUMMER PHILADELPHIA, Dec 2S.-The Uhl verslty of Pennsylvania cricket team may visit England next summer. The cricketers are given an annual trip. Lat summer they went to Denmark, wblU lor several years before that they made in Invasion Into Canada. Tho English trip Is, of course, a notable event and will bring out candidates In largo num tors. Horned and Lee, the stars of last 'ear's cricket team which won the In tcrcollegtate championship, are still In college (nd will furnish the nucleus for n unusually strong eleven. Holland SIkhk McCoy, tft Joseph has signed Charles idcl'oy l a pitcher. Two years ago McCoy triwl out with HI Joseph pa a third baseman, lit failed and went back to the brush, took tip a nw position and Is nuw In a fair way- to maku good. lly W. J. 31'IIKTII. NEW YOIUC, Dec. .-August Herr mann Is going to devote all the Influence at his 'command to weld tho two major leagues Into even closer harmony He proposes to have the National and Atner1 can circuits pull together In deed as welt . as in spirit. His plan Is nothing short of a pretentious Inter-league series In which every National league club will play homo and home games with every American league club. Naturally this In ter-leagun schedule would eliminate tlio present mode of word's series procedure For It would In Itself bo a world's series of tho most profoundly pretentious style There would be no question then as tit tho ultimate winner being the very belt collection In fast company. According to tho lights of thn chairman of the Na tional commission nil tho present bene fits of the recent world's series would be maintained. Other benefits of broad reach would accrue, while most of the existing evils of tho present post season clnsslo would Ixi eliminated. T.rnnrue f'hnnipn Would Cnmprlr. Let us first consider Herrmann's schm. It embraces two seasons; it least two pennnnt races each year. He would shorten the plnylng season In the respective major leagilrw to 112 games each. The winner In each division would be hailed a champion of that league. Tint there the honor would end unless tho team substantiate It throughout tho sue ceedlng Inter-ltague contest. Tho Inter-league competition, or nw world's series, would begin Immediately after tho close of the shortened major league campaigns. As each National league team would play home and homo games with eneh American league tenm this would add thirty extra series. Al lowing for two-gamo series It would ro- ! quire no more than sixty games for each club after the regular aeaeon ended, or bringing the entire schedule of the year playing the world's series championships Included up to 172 games. Menna More Rnines, Now 1T2 games sounds like a terrible task for the poor, down-trodden ath letes, but I am very much Inclined to think that, under the advantages which Sir, Herrmann proposes, thcro will bo no objection from that score, Tho object for ratification by the playing fraternity will bo dealt with shortly. As to tho 172 games schedule, the American association has successfully proven feasible a cam paign of 16S contests Just four shy of me. new scheme. The National league a few years ago had a ICS-games draft, fathered by C. II. rabbets, that would have enabled tho club owners to begin no earlier than usual and to closo before October 15. It Is unusual, Indeed, that tho world's series ends before this latter date, to which period major league play ers draw salaries. No one begrudges a star ball player getting a little extra salary after tho season closes, but It Is reasonable to sup pose that the major league player would be delighted to work right up lo tho end of his contract time If ho had a chance to earn more than tho pin money he now draws down. And In the new order of things he would, for Mr. Herr mann's schemo protects the Interests of the second division clubs as well as tho first division clubs. Kxtrn l'ny for I'lnyrr. His Idea Is to lot nil the major league players In on tho world's serlos spoils. Of course thero must bo an Incentlvo to victory, and accordingly, the team to finish first In the Inter-league world's scries would draw down far, far more per man than the team that finished third, or tenth, or last. As Is quite prppnr, the lion's share should go to the victors, but thero would be Bomo conso lation for the also-rans. Mr. Herrmann would sot aside a very handsome percentage of all tho gnte re ceipts of the sixty games to form a players' pool. Without too severely tax ing tho coffers of the magnatos, ho bo- lteves that tho fund could be trebled or quadrupled over tho spoils of tho world's series as at present conducted. This would permit of some division where the world's champions would got practically as much per man as they do now and at the same tlmo leave ample balm for the runners up and the various other stragglers all the way down the lino. Naturally, the divisions would be graded according to merit, thus making It an object for every team to fight to the very last ditch. Mruun Marc Knthuslnsm, i Excellent arguments might be advanced In favor of Mr. Herrmann's pet idea. Certainly there Is every reason to be Hove that It would be welcomed with en thusiasm In cities like Pittsburgh, Cin cinnati, Detroit and Washington, where but ono leaguo Is established. It would give tho fan of each big league town a chance to see big league ball, Its stars. virtues and faults, from every angle, and thus arouse on enthusiasm never before known, perhaps. In tho towns which boast both leagues it would give tho rabid partisans a dear line on tho respective abilities of the homo representative. Ilut, best of all, It would provide two seasons each year. Before Interest had a chance to wane over the regular cam paign the prospect of the new order of world's series would be upon the sup porters of base ball. The croain of flnmi clal returns for tWmagnatcs at present la the sprlgg fervor of the fan. VJrst division oluba reap the harvest from April to October. Uut tho fellows In tho lower berth have little attraction for the gen eral populace after July 4, It Our Objection. Herrmann's scheme then appears a good thing for the magnato, player and public. It woidd be adopted In a moment If the magnate were as confident In the public as he Is In the player. Tho chief objection raised so far U that it might reflect on the honesty of purpose In or ganized base ball. The magnates fear that the public might think base twill was being hippodromed In a degree; that the whole organization was a money-grabbing scheme; that Interests wore pooled In one common cause. In fact, that the major leagues were one huge combine working toward one end tha deception of the publlo so far as ltouet rivalry was con cerned. The promoters uru afraid that patrons would lot confidence In the fidelity of thn national iwntlme If the lines of friendship between tho leagues were drawn any closer than they are at pres ent. They believe that base ball is what It Is klmply liecuuKo of the strong rivalry or the apparently strong rivalry that haa so far kept the two circuits distinctive institutions, each depending solely uju lUelf August Herrmann Is a broad-minded JfHv mL basket ball lining up man. Ho credits tho populace which pat ronizes this grand sport with more Intel ligence than to be swayed by nny petty bigotries. Mr. Herrmann may be right or ho may be wrong. Ie Is not sure that he Is right. Uut ho very wisely says: "Let's give If a fair trial once; let us put It squarely up to the people, if thoy disapprove wo con go back to the old way and will be nothing out." A very, very sensible argument It seems. Certainly tho second division teams would be tak ing no chnnce at any rate. The evils of the present world's series system ero many. Not the least Is bitter ness toward clubs absolutely out of tho running when their tlmo of experimenting arrives. No matter how fairly they may play disappointed contenders Invariably believe they havo always got tho worst of It from the trailers. They think the champion, whoever It may be, was fa vored In somo wny or other. They be llove tho second division clubs deliber ately Juggle the lineup In order to show favoritism toward some rival. And so tho present system hns developed count less scandals. No later than a few weeks ago we aaw driven froni tho National league a club president who never would have bcn prompted to talk hlmsolf Into ostracism had It not been for the lure of world's series spoils. Why not give Herr mann's pet scheme one fair trial any howT Wrestling Mats Found to Be Full of Breeding Germs CHICAGO, Dec. I.-dultita plgH will do well not to turn olit for Varsity wrest ling at the University of Washington. Such Is the conclusion of M. V. Veldeo of the bacteriology department who saw two unfortunate guineas breathe their last re cently after being Inoculated with germs taken from the mat used by the grapplera last season. "I foresaw the result of the experiment before It had been undertaken," said Mr. Veldee. "Hut for the Bake of science, I wiinted' to make. 8U.ro that, tho strep tococci wVe renlly present In dangerous numbers. Examinations proved that the mat was inhabited by COO of tho bacteria to the square Inch, ICO of which were streptococci, or bood poisoning organ isms. These figure, may appear extrava gant, but In reality are only slightly greuter than would tie expected In the average case. "However, tho death of the guinea pigs does not mean that every man on the mat Is taking a chance' of blood poison ing. It means decidedly, ' however, that every man who uses the mat should take the most thorough precautions. If he has cuts, scratches or open sores of nny kind, he should realize that ho is liable to Infection and serious- Infection at that. "Tho pigs were Infected recently and the genua 'took effect In comparatively speedy fashion. We thought at first that It might take as long as ten days to ob tain results." ' Will Try to Bring Swimmers Together NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-H has been pro posed to bring together. In a post-season swimming meet the Intercollegiate ,uu-J Conference teams, comprising ment of the east and west who win the champion ship In their respective leagues, thut the matter of national supremacy among the universities may be definitely settled. Wutertnon of both sections , have pro nounced in favor of It ''but .the question of where to hold the deciding testa Is still under discussion and may present difficulties. As some of , the leading eastern teams usually ''take' a western trip In the spring, the matter, will, adjust Itsolf should one of the touring colleges capture tho association title, for then there will be no trouble In fixing a date at that time. Pennsylvania has opened negotiations for meets" with three Pittsburgh teams, and It Is expected that after competing In Smoketown the Quaker will proceed to Chicago. A good deal wll depend on their qhowtng In the league tournament Visiting swimmers rejy, on guarantees from the vlrited organisations to defray their traveling expenses, and the Utter naturally try to booic winning squads, which prove the best. attraction, and. so allow them to make up said guarantees. Old-Tlmern Hold On. The young players may hold out but not so the old-timers who have jobs as rnirh.li Willi Kwlur has signed With Brooklyn, Wllbert Robinson will be back with the Giants. Kid Qleaaon ut I'hlcaco with the Hot. Joe fcugden with Detroit, Jurk Rvan with Washington and Prop- abiy Heinle lletr will be retained bv Joe, linker ut CliKinnati. FREDDIB WELCH. WHO IS A PABTM ASTER OF THE SHORT PUNCH. WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FBA- EHSh 9.Fyi& WSZXFfr IIB will shortly come to America and try to wrest the title AT ANTIMF IN HIS RING C DKFBAT OF MATT WELLS WELCH SHOWED BETTER FORM THAN Eastern Colleges to Make Cham pionship Race Interesting. ALL HAVE STRONG TEAMS The Even Matching or Mnny of the Teams Promises to Ilrlnpr Out More Interest tnpc (ininea and Nerr l'lnys. NEW YORK, Dec, 28.-Lat year's bas ket ball championship race was nip and tuck all tho way, but on the present form of the teams this seuson should be the most exciting In history. Columbia, lost year's champion, nnd Dartmouth, which finished a close second, have prac tically tho samo players as last year. Cornell has excellent material, and "Al" Shnrpe, a member of the rules committee, for years a buket ball of ficial, who coached Ithaca's foot ball team last autumn, Is In charge of the men. Sharpo should have a team fighting at tho top of the heap, because he com bines a thorough knowledge of tho gomo with a splendid personality. Tho Ithacans finished fourth lost year, falling down In mid-season, after making a good start. Princeton was a disappointment last year, but the Tigers are counting on coming back strong, and many of tho basket ball wiseacres predict Princeton's championship. Lcj by tho husky full back of the Princeton eleven, De VItt rho plRys guard on tho five, the Tigers should put out a fighting team. The Prinoetonlnns will Introduce a new style of basket ball tills year, being coached by F. W. Leuhrlng of the University of Chicago, who will give the Tigers the Some 1912 Sport Leaders Ilnac Bull. World's Chnmplons-Boston Red Sox. Giants0" LeaffU0 Champions New York nedmHoxCan 1;irrue Champlona Boston Champion Batsman, National Leaguo Htlnle Zimmerman. Ty hCobb'0n Bat8mBt, Anerican League Foot Hull. Champion Collego Team Harvard. Hockey, Champion Amateur League-Crescent Athletic club. Champion Collego Team-Princeton uni versity. Tenuis. National Cliamplon-M. TS. McLoughlln. National Doubles Champlons-McLough-ltn and Bundy. Nntlonal Women's Champlon-MIss Margaret Curtis. (iolf. National Champion Jerome D. Travers. National Women's Champlon-MIss Margaret Curtis. Hon Intr. Champion Collego Eight-Cornell uni versity. Champion N. A. A. O.-SIngle schuller. H. U. Butler. Polo. National Champions Seniors, Meadow Brook tenm. Open Champions Cooperstown team. Junior Champions Cooperstown team. Motor llonts. World's Championship Maple Leaf IV. One-SIHe Record Tech., Jr., one mile In 0:11 (nautical mile). Record In dispute; average In statute miles, 6S.30. Trotting:. World's Champlon-C. K. Q. Billing's Uhlan, l:5SH. Billiards and Pool. Bllllards-lS.l bulk line. Ora Morning star: 1S.2 balk line, Willie Hoppe; three cushion, Juhn'Horgan. Pool Professional champion, Alfredo De Oro; amateur champion, A. B. Hyman. Court Tennis. National Champion-Jay Gould. Racquets. National Champion Reginald Flncke. Track nnd Field A thirties. ' 100 Meters.' liOfi-First heat'. R. G. Cratg, Detroit ioimg Men's Christian associa tion; final hetit.H- P- Drew, -Springfield Jllgh .school .at eastern tryouts held at Cambridge,' Mass., June S, 1911. 1.600 Metersj 3:S6u A. R. Klvlat, Illlndls Amateur "Athletic club; at eastern try. outs held ut Cambridge, Mas,, June 8, WIS. R.000 Meters (Indoor). 15:H Q. V. Bon hag, Irish-American Athletic club at Irlsh-Amerlcuu games. .Madison Squar garden, January 19.11 r6,W Meters (Outdoor). U:C U Scott, 8outh Paterson 'Athletic club at New York Postoftlce clerk's games, Celtic . park, Long Island, May Stf, U0 'Yard High Hurdle. :IM-J."P. Meters, M:CH. U". J Kramer; Long la teroolleglate College meet. Lafayette, Cambridge, Mass., June 8. 1913. S00 Yards (Indoor),. S): H. HiUand, Xavter Athletic "association at Evening journaj games, ;uarcn it, iviz. 89) Yards (Indoor), Olympic Style, Five Men. 1:S!H Xavler Athletic association team. C. U, Clark. E. Lbhse, E. Helland, W. J. Keating, at 'PuVlrae Athletic club games, February 17, 1911 Two Miles (Indoor). 9.:H-P. It Well ington, Harvard university, at Intercol-U-gtute championship, Philadelphia.' June 1. 1912. Two Miles (Outdoor). 9:1TH Tel Bema, Cornell unlvtwlty. ut lthuca, May V1912. liming 1 'f -pound Shot Right juid left hand with toe bourd, 91 feet, 10 Indies. Right hand, to feet Inches; left hund, Jl feet, it Inches, Ralph Rose, at Oak land. Cat. June 2, 1911 One-tnlle Relay (Indoor), 3.55'i New York Athletic club team (O. W. De Grouchy. J. W.. Richmond. E. Frlck. Ie Uay Wood), New York City, February if uij. Foe Vault 1J Feet. Inches M. 8. Wright, Dartmouth university, ut eastern tryouts, Cambridge, Mass., Juue 8. 19U. western open game. Then, too, Dr. J. E. Raycroft, formerly of tho University of Chicago, and now tho chairman of the college basket ball rules committee. Is director of physical education at Princeton. Dr. Rnycroft Is a basket ball strategist and tho Princeton team will benefit by having many of Dr. Raycroft'9 aggressive scoring plays. Will Piny Close fJnnies. Like Columbia, Pennsylvania, the fifth member of the league, may be counted upon always to produce a strong team. They have a fighting spirit at the Red and Blue Institution, which enabled the Quaker foot ball team to pull out vic torious over Michigan, the Indians and Cornell. Thel Pennsylvania five Is to be led by "Lon" Jourdet, who played end on the plucky foot ball team. A new lot of -players will represent "Penn" this year, aa tho most of last year's team have been graduated. Jennsyl'vanla Is for tunate, however. In having a good staff of basket ball coaches In Charles Keln ath, -"Artie" Klefaber and Carl Elders, threo stars of the ex-champlon 1906 "Penn" team. Pennsylvania and Columbia play a close guarding game and tho scores when theso two meet are always close. In the last game of the season last year, with tho championship hanging on the result, time ended wtlh the Bcore tied at 20 points. In the extra period the Columbians tallied a sehsatlonal field goal from mid-floor and won the championship. With these two teams continuing their close guarding stylo of play, It will be Interesting to watch this year's race, for the other teams play radically different gomes. "Al" Sharpo was a player at Yale four teen yearn ago when the Ell teams played a wonderful passing game. Possession of the ball and clever crlss-croes passes to poBitlon under the basket Is the old Yale style, on the theory that tho best Throwing the Javelin. ICS Feet 10 Inches H. O. Lott Mohawk Athletic club, at Junior Metropolitan championships, Celtic iuk, iAng jsiana, August si, larj. Running High Jump. 6 Feet C',4 Inches G. L. Horine, Stanford university, In dual meet with University of Southern Cali fornia, at Stanford, Cnl., March 29, 1913. Throwing the DIdous, 8 ..Feet 2V4 Inch Circle, Right and Left Hofid, 232 Feet Sft Inches James Duncan, unattached. Right hand, 166 feet 1H inches; left hand, S feet 7H Inches, at New York postofflce clerks' games, Celtlo Park, May 27, 1912. Walking, 1-Mlle Walk, 6:28. lndoor-G. Gouldlng. at Seventy-fourth Infantry games, held at Burfalo, N. Y., December 16, 1911, 1U miles, 8:204: 1H miles, 10:06; 1 miles. ll:42H; 2 miles, 1S:SS: 24 miles, 6:25; 2M miles, 17:13Vi; 2 miles. 19:00H; 3 miles, 20:49; 34 miles, 23:36; 34 miles. 24:26H; 35i miles, 26:17; 4 miles, 2S:06H. Indoor walk, G. Gouldlng, at Twenty third infantry games held at Brooklyn, March 30. 1912. Relay Racing, 1 Mile, Outdoor. Five Men Team, SiUfc New York Athletlo club team (W. G. Packard, B. Frlck, L. C. Cary, It T. Edwards, 1.0 Roy Woods), 'at New York Athletic club games, Tra vers. Island, N. Y June 1. 1912. 4 miles. Indoor, four-men team. 17:43. Cornell university team (H. N. Putnam, L. Finch, T. S. Berna. J. P. Jones)), at Sixty-sixth Infantry games, Buffalo, March 1, 1912. SvflmiulnK. 60 Yards, Bath, two Turns, :23 Ken neth Husragh, Chicago Athletic club, 1111 nols Athletlo club bath, Chicago, March 12, 1912. 60 Yards, Straightaway, Tidal Salt Water. :24H Duke P. Kahanamoku, H. S. C, Honolulu II. T.. August 12. 1911 (made at high tide, not aided by current). 100 Yards Straightaway, Tidal Salt Water, :65 Duke I'. Kahanamoku, H. a C, Honolulu II. T., August 12. 1911 (made ut high tide, not aided by current), 1 Mile, Oien Still Salt Water, 21 Tunis, 25:35 L. B. Goodwin, New York Ath letlo club. Steeplechase park natatorlum. Coney Island. September 10, 1912. Plunging, 1:00 Tlmo Limit, Bath. SO Feet F. B. Willis, Univetslty of Pennsyl vania, University of Pennsylvania bath, Philadelphia. Pa., March 9, 1911 The record committee of the Amateur Athletlo union approved of the following Olympic nnd world's records, made by American, athletes at the Olympic games In Stockholm, Sweden. July, 1912-.' ICO' Meters, 10:00-Donnld Llpplncott, University of Pennsylvania. ' Syracuse university. MertersbilVg academy. fW -Yards,' 1:52-,J. E. Meredith, Mer ; ceraburg iicadejny. " l.fiOO-Meter, Relay. 3:16-C. D. Held path, M. W. Sheppard, J. H. Meredith, F, Lfndberg. ..Running High Jump. 6-Feet. 19S Inches A.. W. Richards, Brigham Young unl- , Verslty, Utah -Running Broad -Jump. 24 Feet, llVi Inphcs Albert Cutterson, University xof Vermont. - . Pole Vault. 12 Feet. 11M Inc)ics-Hany Babcock, Columbia university. " lS-Fbund Shot Put, 60 Feet, 19 Inches--Patrick McDonald. Irish-American- Athletic-club. 1 16-PoUnd S,hqt . Put. Both Hunds, 90 Feet, 5.4 Inche--Ralnb Ross, Olympic i ciuu, ban f rancisco, cai. 16-Pound. Hammer Throw, 179 Feet 7.1 Inches-fMutt Mc'Grath, Irish-American Athletic ,club., . f AutumolilttnK. 78,7 M.lles an , Hour World's record for road racing made by Teddy TeUfuff, May 4. 7172 Mtlca an Hour World's record for speedway racing, made by Joe Dawson I aim Don llerr, ultcrnate drivers. (Na tional), In Decoration day 600-mile race at JndUnapolis. , 1 Mile, ircu.ur tracK. Louis DIs- I Ulego March 31 i Grand J "rise -Won by Caleb (Flat). October 5. at Milwaukee. ISragg, Vanderbllt Cup Won by Ralph De t Talma, (Mercedes), Milwaukee, October & j defense Is a strong attack. And that's what Cornell will offer, nnd, with the two Halstead brothers to play this game, there's no denying that Sharps should turn out a good team for Cornell. Prince ton also will play a strong open attack and endeavor to play Its opponents off their feet by rolling up a large score. Dartmouth 'May Win. Dartmouth plays a dribbling game, with Slsson, the clever scoring forward, who led tho league in points scored last year as the storm center. Slnson Is tho best dribbler playing college basket ball today atid Is second only to tho wonderful Kelnath of Pennsylvania's champion 1900, 1907 and 1908 teams in whirlwind ability. With three others of last year's five to support him, Slsson can carry Dart mouth's colors to fho 'front this year. Yale, tho sixth member of 'the league" last year, has resigned from tho league: because of tho minor Bpo'rts" athletic as sociation reorganization at New Haven, but tho Ells, captained by Swlhart, who also catches on the Blue nine, will play Princeton and Pennsylvania home and home games and will meet Columbia In New York, so the relative rank of the original six teams expect to bo back In the league in another year, and It will be well to rank the Blue with the league teams. CHICAGO WILL GO AFTER BENNETT AEROPLANE CUP CHICAGO, Dec. 28. A local syndicate of Chicago capitalists aro planning to build a high speed racing aeroplane to compete In the 1913 James Qordon Ben nett cup race. Tho Idea is to bring back to this country the cup won here last fall by France. National interest centers In Jthe future efforts of the local syndicate, for the reason that It is unlikely any machine will bo built to represent this country In the Gordon Bennett race next year other than the one which the local men will put in the field. . r Memphis AVnnts llrnllnc. Memphis Is said to bo after Noah Hen line, who played last season with Troy In the New York Stato league, but Is the property of Baltimore. A sleeping car on rubber tires would cost a fortune to drive. Excessive weight in an automobile costs money to buy and infinitely more to maintain. The comfort able Ford has more strength and power for its weight than any other car- Every third car la a Ford. Nearly 180,000 have been sold and delivered. New prices runabout ?526 touring car ?600 de livery car $C25 town car $80Q with all equipment, f. o. b. Detroit. Get particulars from Ford Motor Company, 1916 Harney St., Omaha, or direct from Detroit factory. DIRECTORY LH UOf Automobiles VanBruntAutomobileCo. Marion Automobile Co. Nebraska Buick Auto Xdncoln Breath. 13th and X Sts. X. 13. einui Brancfi, The growing wave of popularity which Is sweeping the country In favor of the ancient game of billiards Is most grati fying to tho followers who have stuck to this pastime In the last few years. Dur ing this period it has seen the lowest ebb of tide it lias witnessed since the palmy days of Shacfer. The first records of billiards obtain able date back to the year 42 B. C, when It came to be n fad of the reigning Pharaoh of that period. From then on bits of Its scattering history havo been collected, and' In the fourteenth century It became a common amusement of the people. It has since grown In tho num bers of Its following until today It Is the foremost of indoor pastimes. From time to time Interest In It has slacki-d through tho advent of some mushroom pastime which, 'for tho tlmo being, attracted the attention of Its devotees. But for nil this, the game has repeatedly come back until, with1 the boom of the last year. It has obtained the niche In which It rightfully belongs. Billiards, an the game Ib played today, tho balk lino game. Is probably tho most scientific pastime . In existence with, of course, the single exception of base ball. It Is rightfully named the gentleman's game. Unlike any other game In the world, a man can reach a certain degree of skill which no amount of practice under the sun will cnnble him to surpass. This Is the reason that men like Willie Hoppo have no equals. Hoppe Is just a notch ahead of any present-day bllllardlst handling a cue. Demurest, Mornlngstar, De Oro and many others are wondprs nt the game, but fall Just a little short nt being on tho same piano as Hoppe, who himself has reached the acme of his skill. The ordinary man who takes up bil liards as the means of whlllng away nn Idle hour or bo of paattme, can find enough new things to learn about tho game to keep him busy for a long time. Men who are considered expert In the arer-nlne-tenths of them at least-have not yet learned the most essential lesson of the entire game, that ono of standing and , holding; the cue correctly. By fall ing In this they have placed upon their skill a limitation that is absolutely ir revocable. Willie Hoppe, before he ever made a single billiard, was tutored by his father for hours at a time, until finally tho natural, true position of shooting became automatic the moment he stepped to a billiard table. By drill ing In the primary lesson for days and monthB, he reached eventually the posi tion which he now holds, a position in which his services are constantly In de mand and at a valuation that brings him a handsome yearly Income. NotMthatandlng, other lesser otars, such as the ex-champion, Calvin De marest, who recently exhibited at Byrnes' parlors, fill engagements with luciatlve returns only slightly smaller than Hoppe's. So It flnoly evolves that the man who puts his best efforts Into learning the game correctly may not only sharpen his wits, train the eye to accuracy of vision, but may also be storing up fu ture dollars for himself in a profession that will bring him in contact with the-' best sporting clement in the country. St. Pnnl to Excelsior Springs. It haa been decided to have the St. Paul players train at Excelsior SpringB, Mo. Last year that place was Impossi ble because of snow. It la Intended to have Manager Ttlel establish the camp about March 10. 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