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The Bee's Special Sunday Sport Page O The Omaha Sunday Bee q 10 A OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY ,5, 1919. All the Latest Sport News All the Time Grid-Fans May See Cornkuskers in Action Here. This Fall NEBRASKA MAY PLAYOKLAHOMA OAME IN OMAHA Coach E. J. 'Stewart Urges! Conference to Allow Game Here in Appreciation : . ' of Patronage. llicoln, Jan. 4. (Special Tele gram.) The University of Nebraska and the University of Oklahoma will I play in Omaha next October 25 if the Missouri Valley conference au thorities consent to the plan, accord ing to announcement here today by Coach K. J. Stewart. : Dr. Stewart is personally anxious to stage one of the games next fall in Omaha in recognition of the splendid support which the metrop olis has always given the Husker foot ball eleven. He is looking for backing for the project from some responsible organization such as the Omaha Athletic club and university authorities are said io be willing to approve the plan. . f Announcement relative to the plans for the Omaha game came in connection with making public the ,Husker foot ball schedule for 1919. which, although it has jiot been offi cially approved by the regents, has their approval. At the next meet ing of fhe board the schedule will be formally adopted. It follows: V Proposed Schedule. October 4 Ion University at TJncoln.- October 11 Minnesota University at Minneapolis. October IS Notre Came University at Lincoln. . v October J5 Oklahoma University at elllu-r Lincoln or Omaha. November 1 Iowa State College vAmes) at Lincoln. November 8 Missouri University at Co lumbia. I ( November 13 Columbia University at Lincoln. . , 1 November 27 Syracuse University at Lincoln, i No HuskerNsquad ever attempted Isuch a schedule as Stewart has i '? framed for his men next year. Min nesota and Ipwa are members of tiie Big Ten conference; Ames, Missouri and Kansas are thr leaders in the j Missouri Valley; Oklahoma, through the work of Benny Owens, has come ' to be recognized as one of (he lead ing foot hall teams in the south west, while Notre Dame and Syra cuse have annually boasted of 4o of the strongest teams in the Cuun- ;tV From a financial side the schedule snouid mean tne greatest year in Husker foot ball, while Stewart has 22 veterans from which to build his lcvfn. WOMAN BOWLER HANGS UP NEW RECORDS IN CON TEST AT CLEVELAND. Cleveland, 0., Jan. 4. What is claimed to be a world's record for a woman bowler was made by Mrs. Goldie Greenwald. In three games as captain and anchor bowler of the Eagles' women's bowling team Mrs. Greenwald made 257, 210 and 265 for a grand total of 732. . In the final game she made 11 out of a possible 12 strikes and was only beaten out of a perfect score by a 6-7-10 split in the third frame. Her score of 732 is a rec ord for the alleys, the previous high total, 682, being made by the proprietor with a loaded-ball. Mrs. Greenwald s team ran up a score of 2,818, to 2,745 scored by a men's team opposing jt. They took two out of the three games. K. OF C. ARRANGES BIGGEST GLOVE CARD EVER HELD Knights of Columbus Strongly Favor Boxing and Will Stage : Big TournamenMor the Soldiers in Paris. Famous Bantams May Fight for Title Hitting the High Spots on The Sporting Trail ! 'Human Polar dear" Takes His Plunge In Icy Waters Quantico, Va., Jan. 4. Valentine J. Lisz, former lightweight boxer of Charleroi, 'Pa., and now a United States marine, assigned to the bar racks here, has won himself the title of the human polar bear, because he insists on taking a plunge into the icy waters of the Potomac river : every morning. ' Lisz says that back home he used 'to go out and roll in the snow in his bathing suit or chop a hole in the ice covering the Susquehanna river ana laxe a swim, ine iacK or snow in this "part of the country is keep ing Lisz worried. He is used to disporting himself in the nude when the thermometer registers 5 below zero. Lisz used to fight at the Charleroi rink under the name of "Bill" Lewis, because his father objected td him fighting. In a ,balF round he de feated Bart Mfginis, of his own home town, and cleaned up on some of, the best boxers in and .near Pittsburgh. ,L,isz recently boxed iougney flurray, also of Pittsburgh, at the st gymnasium here, and made an n break with the featherweight hampion. He hopes to whip Mur-, ay in a coming bout. Lisz, who trained under Rooster rury and with -Young Carman and Young Pincho. was known to box ing fans as , the "Polish Fighting Tiger." His advice to fight fans is: "Join the devil dogs and be a-, real scrapper. Oh, boy, it's some life." Jenkins' "Number" Not on SheH Landing on Trench i Chicago, Jan. 4.-Appfehension cn the safety of Lt Joe Jenkins, catcher with the Chicago club of the American league, , has been relieved by definite information from France that he was not wounded, but es caped death by inches. The informa tion was conveyed 4n a letter to Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the :lub. "A high explosive shell missed me by about 10 feet," Lieutenant Jen kins wrote. "It struck on top of the trench. Had it landed in the treiJth I would not be writting you today." The White Sox catcher hopesjo be back'in time to start on the spring training trip. Griffith to Have Charge ; of Training Camp Activities Des Moines, la., Jan. 4. Capt John L. Griffith,, former athletic director at Drake " university here and since similarly engaged at TiaAae and Pike, has been selected to succeed Dr. Joseph E.- Kavcroft of Princeton, as cnairman of the committee on training camp activities under he war recreation board, according to-private advices here tonijrht. ' Captain Griffith, it "was said, will take up hi duties in Washington when Dr, Raycroft goes -to Europe soon to direct recreation. Lwork among the soldiers there.---.--1 - " , . Urbana Qames" Called Off. Urbana. Ill- Jan. 4. A telegram was received at the University rtf JllinOlS HI'S IICIIHWH ""j l University of Nebraska basket ball i ' "team would be unable to. come nere lanuarv 10 aiid.il, tor tne games By A. K. DONOVAN. r Barton Green, who will introduce the Melady boxing bill in the Ne braska legislature, is highly enthusi astic over the outcome of the measure. He has carefully consid ered the Melady measure and sim ilar laws inother states and is emphatic in stating that it is the best he has found.' In speaking of" the bill, he said: "With the possible- exception of the good roads bill, I am satisfied that the boxing bill will be, perhaps, the most popular bill introduced in the legislature this session. For the past 60 days I have discussed this measure with a great many men, in many different occupations, and I have yet to hear the first objec tion. , j 1 "I find in talking around that there is no objection to boxing as such, but there is an objection to the sometimes brutal matches that are pulled off, wherein one man is very superior to the other and instead of a glove contest or a boxing match it becomes merely an exhibition of punishment; all men who are in terested in boxing look down on un equal matches of this kind, and the Melady bill eliminates this brutal aspect from the sport and will make boxing 6ne of the most popular of indoor amusements. "I have talked the matter over with Y. M. C. A. men, the returned soldiers and officers, and business men and they are all of the opin ion that boxing should have a lead ing place in the training of the young men of the country, not only on account-of the physical benefit to be derived but also because it teaches selfcontrol and manliness. "Boxing has been in bad company for many years, but through the ef forts of that popular advocate of clean sport, GeneMelady, it will join the.Y.,M. C. A. and go to all Sunday school picnics and other genteel meetings." Jack Skelly Now Referee. The unusual has happened in New Jersey where boxing is legalized and lovers of the sport are anxious to keep the game clean. The boxing commission in its endeavor to fur nish none but the best of referees recently went to Yonkers and volun tarily presented "Jack" Skelly with a license to referee in Jersey. Jack is sports writer on the Yonk ers Herald and one of the most pop ular writers on ring battles in the, TT'J O . . If. 1 1 - t- N unitea states, ne nas always Dee.n an advocate of clean sports and the Jersey commission could have look ed farther without finding a better man. , He has many friends in Omaha, where he once battled the son of a millionaire packerand allowed his backers to carry home large bundles of the filthy lucre. He was out weighed several pounds but out- gamed his opponent. , Lewis Will Back Holmes. "Jack" Lewis, sporting promoter, objects strenuously to reports circu lated about him by Ernie Holmes following a hunting expedition in the -and hills. Jack now tells' some wonderous tales about the "snoring" abilities of Ernie. Jacks backs his champion to the limit and now announces that he is willing to bet anything from a cam bric needle to a threshing machine, and carry the stakes to the winner on his back, that Holmes can "out snore" any man on earth. Single and double barreled snorers all look alike to Jack and he will back his champ against any of them. Fighting Parson Comes Back. Rev. (Kid) Fred R. Wedge, form erly of Omaha, and later a pastor in Rhinelander; Wis., has won another battle. His life has been one series of fightand he has usually come out the winner. Born in a lumber camp in Wis consin he graduated in his early teens to a saloon "hangeron" where heTbeiame the best rough and tum ble fighter in the woods. In addi tion to being one of the toughest fighters he was one oi-the hardest drinkers. He won his first big battle with the Demon Rum. He went to the prize ring and later studied and was admitted to the ministry, where he battled Vto save souls with startling success. He expended the same energy as brought him success in the ring. He started in to clean up the Barbafy Coast in Frisco in the days when such a proceding Avas considered sure death. iHewas allowed to con tinue his "clean up" aftertwo ex prize fighters who had been sent to "clean him up" were taken to a hos nital with broken jaws and ribs. " . . J A U luoercuiosis proven a iuuku.ujj- ponent Imt he took his family and hurried to a small ranch in New Mexico where, aided by an outdoor life, he landed the "kayo" punch. When ,Uncle Sam entered his big fight he volunteered his services and did his bit as a boxing instructor in Texas training camps. He is now a candidate for the welterweight ;, chamDionship of the border, One of the biggest tournaments in the history of boxing is being arranged by the Knights of Colum bus, and the contests for champion ships will take place in Paris for the entertainment of Uncle Sam's sol diers, sailors, marines and aviators. Belts will be awarded by the Knights of Columbus to the cham pion in each class. According to present plans, the tourney in the French capital will be of greater im portance than that recently held in London. "Boxing is one of our best sports," declared William P, Larkin, director of Knights of Columbus overseas ac tivities. "The United States was quick to see the value of boxing as a medium of physical exercise ifor the contestants and for the'ent'er tainment of our fighting forces, and the teaching of the manly art to all the boys in the service did as much as any one thing to help get them in the trim that won the war in rec ord time. Strongly Favor Boxing. "The Knights of Columbus is strongly in favor of boxing, profes sional or amateur, if conducted un der proper regulation, and it is to be hipped that before long laws will be passe,d permitting the sport in every state in the union. "Because our organization real izes the good that boxing does for the yoifth of our nation we are plan ning this tourney in Paris, for championship belts, early in the new year. The best men in the service of the United States will compete, and when the titles in the various classes are decided America will boast of some champions who will compare favorably with any world's title holders. "We have shipped thousands of sets of gloves to the boys "over there," and it is largely through these efforts that the sport has taken such a big hold with the lads who won the battle for us. At pres ent we are conducting numerous weekly shows in various camps for the boys Abroad, which are develop ing prospective winners of the com ing titular bouts." Troeh and Clark Win Trap Shooting Honors for 1918 New York, Jan. 4. F. M. Troch of Vancouver and Homer Clark of Alton, 111., are respectively high average amateur and professional trap shooters for 1918, according to the official figures of the interstate association. Troeh broke 6,655 tar gets out of 6,845 for an average of .9722, while Clark shattered 3,228 chit of 3,310, giving him an average of .9752 for the season. Among the first 10 amateurs fol lowing Troeh are: H. Lorensen, .9659; H. J. Pendergast, .9635; F. S. Wright, .9627; George Fish, .9626; O. N. Ford, .9503; C. M. Powers. .9599; L. F. Curtis, .9583; C. M. Newcomb, .9574, and H. L. Pfer rftan, .9569. The professionals holding places among the first 10 after Clark, in. elude: R. Rush, .9700; L. S. Ger man, .9664; P. Miller, .9661; F. H. Huseman. .9629; C. J. Spencer, .9594; R. O. Heikes, .9583; B. Lewis, .9580; C. E. Goodrich, .9579; J. R. Haylor, .9563. With the Bowlers - ' ' J llll jl The results of the recent interna tional boxing tournament held in Lontlon were gratifying to some American boxers and just the re verse to others. Take the case of Joe Lynch, of New York. Lynch, be fore entering the service of Uncle Sam, had made quite a rerutation in the bantam ranks. In fact, he was just about to be matched with Pete : ; Herman for a title bout. Then came the call to arms and Joe promptly answered. While at the front he re ceived word that h had been select ed to represent the United States awiY in the tournament at London and meet the British marvel, Jimmy Wilde. With only a few days' training Lynch entered the ring with Wilde and was defeated in three rounds. Then Pal Moore, the Mem phis bantam, surprised everybody by defeating Wilde in the finals. Wilde is reported to bcplanning a trip here to meet the best American bantams. His first bouts will probably be with Lynch and Moore in order to settle the question of supremacy which cropped up between the three at the international tournament. CURLERS START CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY ROUNDS Individual Pairings Made, for Malcolm Trophy; Second Round of Team Play at Miller Park. Gate City League. McMartin, leader of the league in individual averages, rolled the high three-game total for the week with 669. Ries rolled the high single game for a score of 279.. Beselin's Kids rolled the high team single game for a total of 1,006 pins. Sam's Indians were high for three games making a total of 2,865. McMartin, with an average of 185. is high man in the league. Second pldce -is tied for by three players, Millson, Eidson ana Stenberg with 181. ' - ' " " " , W. L. Pet. Sandow Trucks 31 S .861 OfficerV Club 23 13 .639 Rle-H1l 23 13 Mi Beselin's Klda.... 23 14 .611 SaA'9 Indian '. 17 19 .472 Independent 14 22 .389 Western Union No. 1 ! 26 .278 Western Union No. 2 4 33 .111 ' Alamito League. The Supply men and Salesmen are fighting hard for premier honors in the league, being tied with 24 wins and 21 loses. Kuhry is comfortably situated in first place in the individual averages and unless be takes a big slump or a big improvement is shown by other players he is in no danger of being ousted. His average is 171. Gibbs is second with 156 and Bartlett Jthird with 153. w. T.. Pet. Supply ..24 21 .633 Salesmen ..24- 21 .533 Plsnt ....... ........ .22 23 .488 Office :.....20 25 .444 Whist dubSleets. The following scores were made by players of the Omaha Whist club at'their last Friday evening's game in the Rome hotel: NORTH AND SOUTH PLATERS. lryfoos d Srannell Plus 4"i Ellis nl lsvl Plus Hi Ooofc and Abbot Plus li J. Newman and M: P.. Newman Minus EAST AND WEST PLATERS. Dense and Kllgore ....Plus ti Nelson and Ohman Plus ti Stebblns and Bretherton.r. . . . .i . .Plus 14 wpiama and AusUB...uu.Uinus t The second round of play for the JohnL. Kennedy curling trophy will be played tlr.s afternoon on the ice at Miller park by the'Clan Gor don Athletic association. The play will start promptly at 2 o'clock. The Bobbie Burns, team is r.ntched against the Balmorals und the Heathers against the Ailsa Craigs. The personnel of the teams will be the same as played New Year's day w th the exception of Lieutcnant His'op of the Heather team, whoas returned to camp. The teams are evenly matcnea ana tne plav is expected fo be close. li:e pairings were drawn for the Robert Malcolm trophy, emblematic of the individual championship. At present it is held by John McTag gart. The feature match of the ini tial round will be the game between Robert and (Alex 'Melvin, both of whom have won previous pairingsl Will Play Nine Ends. The pairings for the initial round are: J K. Flnlayson vs. R. O. Watson. Joseph Polcar vs. M. M. Levlngs. , W. D. Brydon vs. W. J. Hislop. Peter Lowden vs. E. M. Tracy. W. G. Watsm vs. C. M. Johnston. Robert Gait . William Rennle. -George Entriken"-Vs. John W. Mulr. Alex Melvin vs. R. S. Melvin. G. A. Dunn vs. W. W. P. Home. John McTagrgart vs. H. E. Fernandes. E. A. Hlgglns vs. C. J. Fernandes. George Peacook vs. John Flnlayson. D. B. Porter vs. W. M. Scott. J. H. Hussle vs. 'E. S. Dodds. S. H. Wilson vs. A. N. Featherstone. John Syme vs. C. p. Sadler. Cames for the Malcolm trophy will bei nine ends up to the semi finajs. Semi-finals and final rounds will be 13 ends. All of the first round ties must be played before January 13. , Major League Committee Working on Schedules French Lick. Ind.. Tan. 4. The Schedule committee of the major base ball leagues had not completed its work topight, but probably will have finished before leaving tomor row noon for the annual meeting of the national, commission in Cincin nati Monday President Ban John son of the American league said. The schedule also is to be pre sented to the joint meeting for rati fication. ' Court Clears Britt. Boston, Jan. 4. Judge Albert F. Hayden of the Roxbury district court refused today to issue a war rant charging manslaughter against Frank Pacheco of New Bedford, a boxer known as Young Frankie Britt, who engaged in a bout with "Terry McGovern" of Philadelphia Monday night? in which the latter was fatally injured. Britt was im mediately released. Judge Hayden said tfo evidence of brutality had been presented. Looking for Games. The West Side Eels decisively de feated the University ,of Omaha basket ball quintet, 40 ..to 21, New Year's day. They are now looking for other teams to conquer and will boot games. If. E. Evers, Wcstside, la., is manager. Zbyszko and Olin Matched. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 4. Wlatlek Zbyszko, the Pole, and John F. Olin, the Finn, haveigned to wrestle to a finish here January 24. Appearance forfeits have been posted for the match, it is stated by promoters. ' : : i !Kieckhefer Defends Title in Chicago Monday Night Chicago, Jan. 4. For the sev enth consecutive time Augie Kieck hefer, champion three-cushion billiard player, will defend his title here MondaV night, when he meets Pierre Maupome in -a ISO-point three-night match. ' I It was only last month that the champion suffered a defeat at the funds of Maupnfe, who hails from Cleveland, in an exhibition game here. But that is one of "Augie's" specialties to let the other fellow do the work when' there is Tittle or Lnothing at stake, and to knuckle down to work ana bring home tne bacon regular like when he's in a championship match. k There is a jpurse of $500 at stake, as well as the title, and friends of Augie say he is already counting the money. He last defeated Bob Cannefax of St. Louis the second time Bob tried to take the cham pionship away from him. Bob him self and Maupome have both held the honor, but seem unable to pry it loose from Kieckhefer. ' As a usual thing, the champion plays a happy-go-lucky game for the first block, and his opponent has often won this from him. Then by the second night he settles down to make the balls get acquainted and friendly and begins tearing off run after run to the confusion and defeat of h,is antagonist, whoever that may be. will-Guide destinies of ; white sox in 1919 i Philadelphia, Jan. 4. William "Kid" Gleason, appointed manager of the Chicago White Sox, said here tonight that he had accepted the po sition offered him by Charles A. Comiskey. "I don't know exactly what I am going to do in my new position, but I am going to New York on January 16, for a conference and will know more about it then. "Every man on the team will get a square deal. How I will succeed no one caii tell, but I am going to do my best to see that the White Sox finish the season with flying colors." WESTERN LOOP UNABLE TO PICK NEWMEMBERS Lincoln and Tulsa, Okl., - Make Strong Offers for Hutchinson Franchise Next Season. St. Joseph, Jan. 4. After being in session for seven hours the Western league magnates adjourned their meeting this evening with very little determined regarding the 'coming base ball season. There is.no doubt about the opening of the season next spring the owners were unanimous in this. The circuit, however, is causing some troubfe, and it may be some time before this is ironed out. The Joplin franchise was sold by John Savage to a group of business men, headed by Fred Liebolt, at the meeting here today. The business men guaranteed the league that Jop lin would hold up their attendance record this year. The Hutchinson franchise at present is scheduled to go to Tulsa, but Lincoln is putting in a strong bid for it. With that ex. ception, the circuit is expected to remain as it is.s C. N. Moon and J E. Beltze of Lincoln urged a fran chise for that city and submitted guarantees fcom business men against any financial loss. No President Selected. The magnates were unable to select a president for the league to succeed E. W. -Dickerson, now in France in war service with the Knights of Columbus. John Wun derlich, commissioner of the Com merce club here, was asked to. take the place, but refused.' John Savage, who is now without connection with the Western league, and Tom Fair weather, owner of the De Moines franchise, have been mentioned and may be named. It was decided to hold the player salary limit at $2,600, and the player limit on each league at 14. The magnates named May 1 as the date for the opening of the league schedule, and decided to play a schedule of 140 games. No umpires were named at the present session. Meet Again Next Month. The magnates will hold their scheduled meeting in St. Joseph, February 8, at which time the cir cuit will be completed and all other details will be worked .out. . A circuit committee will be named by Ed Hanlon, acting president of the league, to investigate Tulsa and Lincoln, to determine where the Hutchinson franchise, which goes back to Hugh Jones, after being, leased for a year by Spencer Abbott, will be placed.' The magnates decided to oppose the present draft proposition of the major leagues, and attempt to put through a new plan at the meeting of the minor leagues at Chicago, January 14, whereby the major leagues can dratt trom oniy ciass AA and A, leaving those two minor leagues to draft from the class B. C. and 1 Miss Detroit III May Race for International Trophy Detroit, Jan. 4. Miss TJetroit III., the speed v hydroplane that won the gold cup of the American Power boat association here last Septem ber, may be a contender in the race next year for the International Mo tor Boat association's trophy in Lon don. , x The ..International cud event lias not been contested during tne last four years because of the war. but advices say the famous race will be renewed in 19V. Jf Miss Detroit III., is entered m the tace, she probably would be pi- loted by Gar Wood, gold cup winner at Minneapolis a year ago, and vie- j tor again in Detroit this autumn. COL. ROOSEVELT TELLS BENEFIT - OF BOXING LAW j Former President Endorses Melady Bill and Tells How He Improved Physical Condition. In a letter to Gene Melady, stock man and sports promoter, endorsing the Melady boxing bill which will be introduced in Jhe Nebraska legis lature, Col. Theodore Roosevelt said that he could best express his high regard for boxing by quoting from his autobiography what boxing had accomplished for him personally. In it he said. "Having been a sickly boy. with no natural bodily prowess, and hav ing lived much at home, I was at first quite unable to hold my own when thrown into contact with other boys of rougher antecedents. I was nervous and timid. Yet from reading of the people I admired--ranging from the soldiers of Valley Forge, and Morgan's riflemen, to the heroes of my favorite stories and from hearing of the feats per formed by my southern forefathers and kinsfolk, and from knowing my father, I felt a great admiration for men who were fearless and who could hold their own in the world, and I had a great desire to be like thTfm. Until I was nearly 14 I let this desire take no more def inite shape than dav-dreams. Then an incident happened that did me reaj good. v. Loses First Fight. -"Having an attack of asthma, I was sent off by myself to Moose head Lake. On the stage coach rifle thither I encountered a couple of other boys who 'were about my own age, but very much more com petent and also more mischievous. I have no doubt they were good hearted boys, but they were boys! They found that I was a foreor dained and predestined victim, and miserable for me. The worst fea ture was that when I finally tr ed to fight them I discovered tha! cither one, singly, could not enly handle me with easy contempt, but handle me so as not to hurt me much and yet to prevent my doing any damage whatever in return. "The experience taught me what probably no amount of good advice could have taught me. I made up my mind that I must try to learn so that I would not again be put in such a helpless position, and having become quickly and bitterly con scious that I did not have the natur al prowess to hold my own, I de cided that I would try to supply its place by training. Accordingly, with my father's hearty approval, I started to learn to box. I was a painfully slow and awkward pupil, and certainly worked two or three years before I made any perceptible improvement whatever. Wins Pewter Mug. "My first boxing master was John Long, an ex-prize fighter. 1 can see his rooms now, with colored pictures of the fights between Tom llyer and Yankee Sullivan and Htenan and'Sayers, and other great events in the annals of the squared circle. On one occasion, to excite interest among his patrojis, he held a series of 'champion sh'p' matches for the different weights, the prizes being, at least in ray own class, pewter mugs of a value, I should stppose, approaching 50 cents. "Neither he nor I had any idea that I could do anything, but I was entered in the lightweight contest, in which it happened that I was pitted in succession against a couple of reedy striplings who were even worse than I was. Equally to their' surprise and to my own, and to John Lo. g's, I won, a.id the pewter mug became one of mv ffiost prized possessions. I kept it and alluded to it, and I fear bTagged about it, for a number of years, and I only wish I knew where it is new. Secures Champ Trainer. ''"When obliged to live in cities I for a long time found that boxing and wrestling enaL me to jet a good deal of exercise it. condensed and attractive form. I was reluc tantly obliged to ab i .don both as I grew" older. I dropped the wrest ling earliest. When I became gov ernor the champion middleweight wrestler of America happened to be in Albany, and I got him to come around three or four afternoons a week. . Incidentally I may mention that his presence caused me a difficulty with the comptroller, who refused to audit a bill I put in for a wrest ling mat, explaining that I could, have a billiard table, billiards be ing recognized as a proper guber natorial amusement, but that a wrestling mat symbolized something unusual and unheard-of and could not be permitted. The middle weight champion war of course so much better than I was that he could not only take care of himself but of me, too, and see that I was not hurt for wrestling is a mudi more violent amusement than box ing. r Evil of Inexperience. "But after a couple of months he had to go away and he left as a sub stitute a good-humored, stalwart professional oarsman. The oars man turned out to know very little about wrestling. He could not even take care of himself, not to speak of me. By the end of our second afternoon one of his long ribs had been caved in and two of my short ribs badly damaged, and my left shoulder blade so nearly shoved out of place that it creaked. He was nearly as pleased as I was when I told him that I thought we would "vote the war a failure" and aban don wrestling. "After that I took up boxing TWOOMAHANS BUY HORSES AT CHICAGO SALE F. B. Kirkpatrick and 0. M. Smith Get Finetta Pointer and Captain Eugene; High Prices for Pacers. . V By H. K. WHITTED. , TYices paid for ready-to-race ma teriar at the recent Chicago sale wculrf seem to indicate that horses that can go out and get the money are exceedingly scarce in the mid die west just now. Anytliins which could show promise of lick enough to win, even at the buh meetings next season, was snapped up at good piiccs. Pacers were cs pecially in demand. Red Bearer, son of Cup Bearer dam Zenovia, by Red Medium, was the top of the lot, going to a New York City man at $3,950, and is a cheap buy at the price. He started in nine races during 1917, not onlv winning each start, but never loM a single heat, and coming home with a mark of 2:08 overa half mile track. He was raised and de veloped at Avoca, la. Dick McMahon's standby for sev eral years past, Hal Boy, 2:01, by' 14-1 t .1 aii-i , .. r ttti tj., uhiu mtaiena, Dy Aitamout, " went to the Michigan reinsman, Nat Rav, for $2,550. Hal is getting along iih years, being 10 the last spring, and has probably won more money during the last five yearj over the Grand Circuit tracks than any other side-wheeler alive today. Spriggan, 2:0SJ4, .formerly owned in' Omaha, went to a Philadelphia man for $425. Omaha Men uy. F. B. Kirkpatrick of Omaha pur- ' chased Finetta Pointers 2:13'4, bay mare, (9), by Elastic Pointer, dam Barbara Wither, by Sphinx, for $305. and Otis M. Smith, secretary of the. Missouri Valley Elevator i ft industriously proceeded- to make life-tE Captain, dam Eugenia DeForest, by The DeForest. Mr. Smith was for merly secretary of the June meet ings held in Benson. Braden Direct, 2:01 J4, by Baron Direct, dam Braden Lass, by Brown Hal, one of the crack side-wheelers of a few years ago, went to Max Kennedy of Fredonia. Kan., at $1, 200. Like Hal Boy, Braden Direct is getting along in years, but it took a good one to beat him a couple of years ago, and he should be good for several more cam- paigns over the half-mile tracks. Beezeley Sella Tip Top. Earl Beezeley, the "trailing horse, man" of Nebraska City, recently sold the fast wigglery Tip Top, 2:09, to Starting Judge A. H. Pendleton of East St. Louis, 111. It is understood that Pendleton was acting for a St. Louis patron. Tip Top was a whirlwind in Beeze-. ley's hands last year, and was separ- 's V ately timed in 2:08 at Aurora, III. ; He will probably go into the Gold Bit stable" and be prepared for his 1919 campaign W Carl Rothenheber. Bud' Latta of Tekamah. Neb., says he is going to get back in the game, and just to prove his state ment has pjacxd three prospects in the hands of William Parks. . One is a 4-year-old by Archdale, another a 2-year-old by the same sire, and " the third a yearling by Dr. Wayo. Horsemen Organize. The meeting called by Magnus Flaus during the Chicago sale, to consider his famous "14 points" turned out better than expected. It was held on December 18, and E. J. Curtin, superintendent of speed of the Iowa state fair was appointed to act as chairman' of the doings Several well known drivers aired their opinions, including Ed Allen, t Walter Cox. Hunter Moody and R. J. White of the Wisconsin state fair. A membership fee of $5 was agreed upon, and about 200 came forward with their five bucks each. Another meeting willbe called in the near future to consider bylaws and other useless necessities of a parent associauuu. ru wuiu iua - been received of cither Gocher or i ijuiviiiii,vi - - r tions up to date, however. Lee Fohl to Head Indians With Powerful Lineup New York, Jan. 4. From Amer ican League sources comes word that Lee Fohl will remain in charge of the Cleveland Indians. Presi dent Dunn is preparing to make an announcement to this effect in a few day's. Tris Speaker has sent word to the Cleveland newspapers that he never has received an offer of the management and wouldn't ac cept it at double his present salary. Fohl is making preparation for an other campaign, and if all of the Cleveland stars return, in the spring he will have a powerful?" ball club. Tust look them over Speaker, Joe Wood. Elmer Smith, Harris Warn- by, Chapman, Evans, O'Neil, Cov- alcskie, Morton, Klepper, Coumbe, Bagby and Lambeth. ,1 . i n. While president I used to f, ftf with some of the aides, as well , I play single-stick with General ' I After a few lears I had i 1 n boxing as well as wrest- ' li agai box as Wood, auandc ling, tor in one bout a young cap tain of artillery cross-countered on me on the eye. and the blow swash ed the little blood vessels. For tunately it was my left eye, but the . " sight has been dim ever since, and if it had been the right eye I should " h;ve been entirely unable to shoot. ". Accordingly . I thought it better to acknowledge that I had, become an i elderly man and 'have to stop box ings I then took up jiu-jitsu for a . year or two.
