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The Omaha SSJNDAYJBEB PART THREE SPORTS AND AUTO PART THREE CLASSIFIED ADS VOL. L NO. 27. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1920. 1 C TEN CENTS t v Georgia Ty Cobb Will , Probably Be , Playine: Boss Appointment of Famous Slug ger Puts One of ."Base Ball's Most Spectacular Players In Managerial Berth. , Detroit, Mich., Dec. 18. Appoint ment of Tyrus Raymond Cobb as manager ot the Detroit Americans, to succeed Hughey Jennings, who resigned October IS, puts one of , base ,ball's most spectacular and talked of players in a managerial berth. Cobb joined the Tigers in 1905, coming from the Augusta club of the South Atlantic league. By 1911 he had developed into a .420 batter. For 12 years he led batters of the Ameri can league with marks well above '.400. ( Jennings, Cobbs predecessor, hal much to do with Cobb's develop ment. He assumed charge of the Tigers in 1907 and piloted pennant winning teams in that year and the - ii-ii following seasons. tt . ii.. i.i:....i .I.-. rvt,v. will be a playing manager. Basket Practice at Iowa State College Reaching High Speed Ames, la., Dec. 18 Bosket ball practice at Iowa State college is reaching topnotch seed this week in preparation for the first game of ' xne season against, coe conege here December 18. This game and ; one or two others before the formal opening of the Missouri Valley sea on were made possible by the action of the directors of the conference at their annual meeting in Kansas City recently in revoking a ruling against pre-season games. The Cyclones will put on the floor a team made up of veterans except in the cases where new men beat out the old for positions. Seven wearers of the basket ball "A" are out this year, . v - ' The. biggest problem that faces the basket ball coach, "Maury" Kent, is the development of a capable pivot man. Innes, regular center last year, has had the most experience of any of the candidates, but he is encoun tering hot competitipn from Merriam and Boyle, both of whom are putting good game, j,. 1M squad was cut to 16 men last week1 and . the work of developing i- .i i . . t 1 1 team piaypui unaer way. "" V Stanislaus Zbyszko Loses to Italian V. ' Rockford. 111., Dec. 18. Renato Guardini, Italian champion, won a handicap wrestling . match from Stanislaus Zbyszko Here last njght when the latter failed to throw Gard ini in 70 minutes. Zbyszko had un dertaken to pin the Italian twice within the time limit or forfeit a victory. Earl Caddock Wins t Over Charlie Peters Los Angeles," Dec 18. Earl Cad dock, of Iowa, former heavyweight champion wrestler, defeated "Wres tling Sheriff" Peters of Papillion, Neb., in straight falls. Using a head scissors hold, Cad dock threw Peters in 45 minutes, 55 Seconds. The second fall came after five minutes 25 seconds, Caddock us- - ing a wrist lock and head lock. . - Grand Island Bowling Teams After Matches Grand Island, Neb.- Dec. 18. (Special.) Thus far there has been but one organized bowling league in the city, but it is a comprehensive one, taking in 100 bowlers, One , half of the schedule is completed -O'' this week's bowling and the contents have developed a strong official team, the highest five in the individual standing at any time com- prising the league. One of these teams this week bowled three games of 200 or better, with a total of 639, and the four alleys under the Audi torium building are , busy every evening., In (the only inter-city games so far played this team de feated the, Lincoln team, but other outside games are soiight, particu larly wjth Omaha, Fremont and Co lumbus. Challenges should be di rected to the secretary of the Lied erkranz Bowling league, Grand Inland. .lull nor Lewis, premier featherweight of Iho Pacific coast, erstwhile conqueror of .many of the too-notchers In his division, who la making Chicago his home, la after the scalps of Bud Chrlatlano and Teddy ' Murphy, and not even Johnny KUbane la t...- in hi e.hallence. Lewie hue shown tn bia fights around here that be la far Above tb ordinary doxct, , t lam itmrrls. former manager of "Kid' Williams, -when the "Kid" was world's bantamweight champion, has a couple of battlers and plana a trip to this section. Hit leading light Is Goorge Chaney. who knocked out Charley Metrle at Philadel phia Monday night In one round. Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee haa turned down several offers to bog the hard-hitting Chaney. Harris- also haa Frankle Klce. another lightweight with promising ma terlal In him. , Little Johnny Conlon has arrived la Paris and haa signed for a six week's theatrical engagement on the French Mnslc-Hall circuit. ' A match with Jlmmte Wilde for ths flyweight championship Is his goal. Before returning to America .Toulon expects to box In Berlin, where .be game , is booming. ' Articles were signed Wednesday for a lightweight championship fight between Benny Leonard, title holder, and Blchl Mitchell, Milwaukee, to be held In Maf leon Square Oarden. January 14. Leonard has bees guaranteed .ta,aaa acd, Mitchell Beach'1 Selected to , 1 1 I Will Manage Detroit Tigers skLtlilIf New Dempsey's Admirers Win Argument Over Lone 'Carp Supporter Three Omaha fistic bugs were discussing the Dempsey-Carpentier bout in a Sixteenth street cigar store yesterday afternoon. One appeared to ' be an ardent supporter of the Frenchman the other, two sticking to the Dempsey side 'of the argu ment.' "So you really believe that Car- pentier has a chance to beat the champion f said a Dempsey ad mirer. L ' Listen, old-timer, this 'bird' Car oentier from Sunny France is a combination of a boxer and a fighter and when he starts fightm his brains and mitts are working together," was the verbal punch shot back at the champion's supporter. 'J'The Frenchman has the brains, the speed and evefythin' that makes a great fighter." ' "Well, how about Dempsey!" "Oh, Dempsey! Why all he can- do is hit! That remark settled the argu ment, v Londos Posts Forfeit to Bind Match With Caddock San Francisco, Dec. 18. Jim Lon dos, Greek wrestling champion, has $1,000 posted here today for a two hours match with kd ( Mrangler ) Lewis, Joe Stecher, Wladek Zbys zko or Earl Caddock. Londos said he was particularly anxious to meet Caddock, who defeated him here last Monday. Columbia Not to Play Iowa In Foot Ball as Planned Iowa City, la., Dec. 18. It was learned here today that Columbia university would not be able to meet the University of Iowa in an intersectional foot ball game next fall as was originally planned. Strange Career of Kid Pullman and How The Canary Kid Recounts Hia Remarkable Battles With Terrific , Punchers. By H. R. HARRIS. "Lo," said the Canary Kid. . "Why, good morning, Canary, old kid," I replied. "W'atcha think o wot Dempsey didn't do t' Bill Brennan in ' Noo Yawk th' other right?" he Inquired. "Anytoav, he did enough, didn't he?" I retorted.' "It's gener'lly sufficient" agreed the Kid, "we'n th' referee sez 'ten' wit' you on th' canvas tryin' t' figger out fy'ether somebody dropped a pavin' slab on yeh 'r it's merely a case o' th' 'rnof cavin' in. It's hap pened t' me-already. The Kid paused. Expecting Murder. "Y know," continued the Kid, "ever'body wu expectin' quick murder by Jack an' this Brennan bird stops all th champ's got fur a considerable time an' still breezes along enjoyin' hisself. j "I got a idea 'at Jack feels like Mexican Kid Carter, w'en he los' a chance at th' lightweight champeen ship o' th' sotit'wes' t" Kid Pullman! th' only fighter wot I know wet ever won 'is way t' a title wit'out never strikin' a blow. "Without striking a blow!" I ex claimed. f "VYit'ost rtrikia , Wow," Canar . w 4ft Ti ' J k Frank J. Navin, of the Detroit American league club announcea here today that he had signed 1 y Cobb as manager of the Uigers tor iiexr. season, mi. vi u.,...w to state what the salary inducement was. Plattsmouth Citizens Form Athletit Club to Cure "Charley Horses1 Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 18. (Special) High hopes of redu mg paunches and limbering up stiff joints are entertained by Plattsmouth business men 'who have formed an athletic club. They will engage in volley ball, hand ball, indoor base ball, basket ball and, other sports as well as intensive"1 calisthenics durinw the winter. Nearly every bufiness man in the city is a member. The club meets every week Vi the gymnasium of the new high school building. Huskers Preparing For Cape Contests Twelve Nebraska Basketeers Selected to Make Trip Into Illinois. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 18. (Spe cial.) Twelve men have been se lected to make the trip into Illinois during the holidays to represent Ne braka, university on' the basket ball floor against Illinois, Illinois Wes leyan and the Bloomington Athletic club. , i The Nebraska team has been'gc ing good this week, considering the" fact that it is early in the season"; Coach Schissler's men downed the Wesleyan and Cotner quintets in two practice games each during the past week. Melvin Bekins, star center of last season's team, was back in the har ness Friday night after an absence of 10 days. This added strength to the team was noticed. The Nebras ka five, will practice three hours a day for the first four days of the week, disbanding Thursday so that the men can go home for Christmas. The squad will reassemble in Lin coln December 28, and leave for Ur bana. On February 1 and 3, Ne braska will battle Illinois and on the4 two succeeding days will meet Bloomington, Athletic club and Illi nois Wesleyan. The list of men who will make the trip includes five letter men from last year and five new players. In addition to this number 'thdre are two or Jhree men whom Coach Schissler intends to retain on the squad but who will not make the trip. v V i The following men will make the trip: ' i Melvin fteldns, Rilssell Ballcy, Jesse Patty, Monte Munn, Austin Smith, Wes ley Jungmeyer, Richard Newman, Harold Hartley, Glen Munger. O. Warren, Frank Carman, Mark Sommer. Rudolph All Through. Boston,. Mass. Dick Rudolph, one of the three pitchers who shot the Boston Braves to a wdrld's cham pionship, has reached the end of his major league career. With Tyler and James, Rudolph pitched in rotation the year the Braves swept from the ceHar to the top. ' replied. "It wuz a mos' peculiar case,mos' peculiar. Shoelaces Burst. "Now it's happened t' me already, this tim' o' knockin' on a cookie an' 'en lookin' aroun' t' 'is back t' see wot is holdin' 'im up. "I wuz fightin' Dago Mike oncet an' in th' fourt' roun' I hits 'im so hard 's . shoelaces busts an' frum then on to th' ehd o' th' fight I keeps Dago's sech's busy puttin' in new shoe laces between t,h" roun's, but 'at bird don' ever stagger. "A doc explains ever'thin' after wards by pointin' out 'at Dago ain't got 'nough brains t' realize 'at 'e's unconsrious an' fall over w'en 'e's, knocked out. But tV case o' Kid Pullman wuz different A Tough Cookie. "Kid Pullman wen' in th' ring cause somebody tol' 'im 'e wuz a fighter. 'E starts out as a prelim' nary boy in Salt Lake an' w'ile he don' show no speed he puhtty soon sets up a rep fur bein' a awful hard an' tough cookie wot none o' th' fightin' newsboys an' battlin' boot blacks is able t' put out. - "After a w'ile they trots Kid Pull man out in a semi-windup an' he gets a draw wit' Kid Bell, an' as this soun's puhty good down in Al buquerque, w'ere Kid Bell is known as the Knockout King, Pullman gets a match wit' Mexican Kid Carter, a lightweight whose op ponents nearly all has long hospital records, Oppo, but 'at Mexican &d iorky Dec. 18. rresiueiii Lead Detroit American League Jeam Next Year Defeated Reds Slated for 'Can' By Their Boss Championship Cluh of 1919 Reason to Be Put on Mar- ' ket By Owner, Garry Herrmann. New York, Dec. 18. -Garry Herr mann, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, is said to, be preparing to tear his team apart. It is rumored that the stars of the team which won ' the world's championship of 1919 have been placed on the market. . Herrmann and the other stock holders of the team became disgust- cd late in the season when the Reds made their disastrous finish. The necis went :...Q the te,d Labor j . . thoueht thev had hit their fetrjde and would fepeat ,ast years triurnphi Tuen carae the i disastrous nip east en the sec. ondl division teams-Boston and Philadelphia took a fall out of the cocky " champions No one could understand the reason for the slump. The team was the same-that had won the year before in fact, it should have been better, because it was more seasoned and should have displayed better team work. The only answer is swell headed ness. When the team captured the first pennant ever taken to Cincin nati, the populace there" feted and petted the players until the latter got swelled up with their importance. They thought they were invincible. And their followers also thought that they would go through for four or five yearsand win the bunting just like the aid Cubs did under Frank Chance., ( Pat Moran tried hard to bring the players to a realization of their duties. But the Reds heeded not their manager's advice. They broke training rules and their cbcic-sured-ness was knocked out of them by a few defeats at the hands of the Dodgers and the Giants. The latter seemed to be a thorn in the side of the Reds. Toward the end of the season, the Reds , tried hard to overcome the handicap, but then it was too late, and with the Pirates coming strong, the Reds were lucky to finish third. Herrmann perhaps may have some trouble in disposing of his players, Few managers will take a chance on the temperamental players. Perhaps some of the Reds may see the error of their ways, but it will take some time to reform the'playing machine that swept through to the, highest honors in base ball circles, only -to suffer disastrous defeat next year. Tom RayPrehn Mat. ;i - Contest Canceled; May Meet in Iowa Dec, 29 Spcakin' of tough luck, Tom Ray, Omaha middleweight wrestler, gets his share. Last night Ray was scheduled to wrestle Paul Prehn, mat instructor at the University of Illinois. The match 'was to be held at Oskaloosa, la. It was about the 30th time the local grappler and Prehn had been matched. Each time something hap pened to postpone the bout. Last time the two mfddleweights were scheduled to meet, rain .interfered and the contest was postponeM. .In canceling the match at Oska loosa, Promoter Jack Skelton stated that Prehn was to meet John Kil onis of Chicago, Saturday night, and that two big matches on successive days would be too much for him. Originally the Prehn-Kilonis match was scheduled for December 20, but this week the date was ad vanced to December 18. Skeltfcm stated he would try to arrange a match between Ray and Prehn. Girl 18.2 Star May Enter For Title Tourney Miss Katherine Clara Haywood of Cynwyd, Pa., adjacent to Philadel phia, may compete in the class A 18.2 amateur balk .line ' championship tourney in Cleveland next March. Mis Haywood is a pupil of Harry P.. Cline, the famous exponent of balkline play, and has shown won derful prowess in recent matches. could hit! Th' Albuquerque fans had bin trying fur four mont's t' fin' a bird wot 'd get by th' firs' roun' wit' him an' 'e wuz tellia' 'is frien's wot a mess 'e'd make o' Battlin' Nel son, champeen o' th' worl' at 'at time, w'en 'e got 'im in th' ring. Undertaker Sends Card. "Well, Kid Pullman rolls inf Al buquerque an' th' local fans comes aroun' an extenV their sympathies an' one underjaker sen's in 'is card. "Th' night fur th' big murder th' prelims is run off, th' gong rings ant th' boys is off. 0 "The Mexican Kid starts in on' th' execution right off wit' a lef to th' fa!e an' a right to th' jaw, one o' th' nices' one-twos you ever seen. " "Kid Pullman blinks 'is eyes a l'il do at 'fore an hardly gets time t th' Mexican . smashes in a- coupla more. "Kid Pullman jus' blinks again an' swings an clinches. Mexican Tears Loose, "Th' Mexican tears loose from him an' pastes 'im wit' rights an' lef's an' rights an' rights an' all fKid Pullman does is blink some more. "Then th bell rings an' Kid Pull man falls over like a dead man. 'Is secon's rushes inf th' ring an' drags 'im to 'is corner. "Kid Pullman is revived w'en th' bell ring9 t' start th' secon' r'ouii' an' he walks int' anothes barrage an' gives some more blinks, but don't ! show no sign uv fallin' a' tall, "Thia goes pa 'til th' eo4 j tji'j Pete Herman and ( li Lynch to Battle Featherweighi Chanipioraiid New York Scrapper Will . Meet In 15-Round Mill. Unless something happens be tween now and next Wednesday Pete Herman, featherweight cham pion, will risk his title in a 15-round decision bout with Joe Lynch in New York Wednesday night. Her man either has a clutch on fate, or ate has the scissor's hold on him. i for he has come closer to risking his title in the ring and escaped the ac tual combat attached thereto than any champion known in the pugilis tic world. Following his conflict with Lynch 7t is expected in London that Her ' man will cross the ocean and do battle with Jimmy Wilde on Jan uary 15. This bout has been post poned from month to month by Herman a"nd, strange to relate, he had a different excuse every time It is not at all certain that he will make the European trip' as a cham pion, however, " Lynch carries ' a punch with him that is a ready sleep producer and if Herman ever gets in the way of it there tnay be a new feather champion. However, -(he title holder is a past master in escaping deadly blows and the odds are 5 to 4 he retains the honors. Johnny Dundee will add spending money to his race winnings next Monday in a 15-round decision go in New Orleans. Ted (Kid) Lewis will go eight rounds with Jack "Perry in Philadelphia in one of his fights of his abbreviated campaign in this country before going to London to meet Jack Britton and1 Jack Sharkey and Joe Burman go the same route in the same place. The remainder of the headliners appear to be sav ing themselves in order to enjoy Christmas. ' CambrideliiAfter Game With Western Coast Grid Champs Athletic officials at,1 Cambridge, Neb., high school, state fori'ball champions for 1920, wired the su perintendent of the Everett, Wash., High school, western interscholasticf title holdersj last night, asking for a game with the Pacific coast eleven. Several weeks ago Superintendent McCommons of the Cambridge High school , wrote the Everett su perintendent, asking for a game. The latter replied that Long Beach and Everett would play 1 December f 17 for the western interscholastic championship and that if his eleven won theigame Everett would con sider a contest with the Nebraska champions for Christmas day at the former's gridiron. The Nebraska champions are anx ious to p'lay. the Washington high school warriors, and for this reason have not abandoned training. . , Everett defeated the Long Beach High school eleven yesterday at Long Beach, Cal., by a score of 28 to 0. j Storm Lake Post Team After Basket Ball Games Storm Lake, la., Dec. 18. (Spe cial.) The local post of the Amer ican Legion will qpen the season next Tuesday evening, when the team meets the quintet from the Linn Grove post on the Jocal floor.' Clyde Weldin, former1 Simpson player and all-state guard of last year, will coach the team and also play at a guard position." The post has a good bunch of players out and will arrange a number of games for the winter. The schedule at 'present includes games with the Linn Grove, Marcus and Alta posts, and negotiations are on for several other games, including the Fort Dodge Y. M C. A." The Fonda Independents will play here Christmas. Any teams .wishing games are a'sked to correspond with Dr. H. E. Pierce, manager of the team. , Cornell to Race in England. Cornell cross country teams, race against the combined Oxford and Cambridge harriers will take place over the Thames hare and hound near London, Decembtr 27. He Won th' Lightweight Champeenship roun' an' at th' bell he flops over like a meal sack again, an' 'is sec on's drags 'im to 'is corner. Frothing at Mouth. "By th start o' th' third roun' Mexican Kid Carter is frothin' at th' mout' an' he busts Pullman a tumble blow, w'ich, as usual don' do no good. This makes th' Mex ican worser an' 'e backs Pullman into a corner an' draws 'is right frum th'. floor, sizzles it through th' air, an' lau's on Pullman's jawv i "Pullman don' go -down, but th' Mexican Kid does, rollin' all over th' ring an yellin', fur 'e had broke 'is arm. "Course there wuzn't nothin't' do but give th' fight to Kid Pulman an' tnev matches - 'im wit - Knockout Cactus. "Well, this time it wuz jus' like th'other fightKid Pullman step Din' out from 'is corner, bein' I slammed terrific by Cactus, Pullman " blinkin' an' fallin' like a corpse w'en th' bell rings at th endo each roun up l' th' fift' w'en Cactus misses a haymaker an' dives through th' ropes, hittin' th' floor wit' 'is head, knockin' hisself completely out. Sun Is Shining. "By this time they is callin' Kid Tullman th' Iron Man an' Joe Griin th' Secon' an' such. They offers a big purse t' Bull Jones, th' light weight champeen o' th' sout'wes', an' erec's open air arena fur th' -".Well, jti .Four? p Jul comesj great bout. Remedys Husker r If l Thirty-two years services, thirty-two years of undaunted loyalty and the unanimous love of thousands of Nebraska university students and1 alumni is the proud recordxf "Jack" Best, the veteran trainer of Corn huskerd6m who celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday anniversary last Tuesday. Followers of the grfdiron sports who have come and gone at Nebras ka, have been ardent admirers of certain coaches and players, and knockers of others, but here is a Cornhusker who knows rjo-jyrong in any athlete or coach of the school he loves. It was a happy sight that brought lowers of athletics at the state school ' icuia iu iiic eyes 01 uic oiu loir- . . t. r . i -1 i x i the eyes of the old when last Tuesday, a bunch of the , font hall'rmvs crathrroH rnnnrl and tendered old J 0 . - 'Jack" an informal re- ception. Thirty-two years ago Jimmie Best' came to Lincoln. He had always been a soort follower in . old Ene-J land, the land of his birth. "Hi used to like to skate in the old country," Jack would say. "Hi was a boxer too. Old Bill Bailey was my first in structor." Coached Cornhusker Team. He was first given a position, as janitor and night watchman in one of the buildings. Later when foot ball made its debut out here in the sand hills, "Jack" showed a great interest in the sport and was chosen to coach the first foot ball team. ' " "H'it was a great game in these old days," he always says. "There was a lot more fight in h'it.. Lot's rougher you kniw. HT always liked the game." ' When Jack's rheumatism began to bother .him, he was forced to re- Aldrich Is First Yale Grid f ;. . Leader From a High School Malcolm Pratt Aldrich of Fall River captain of the 1921 Yale foot ball eleven, is tha first captain whose preparation for college was made at a high school instead of a prepara tory school He rs a graduate of Durfee High of Fall River. He was a sturdy halfback on this 'year's teata. ;' I ' ' ' - Jack Lawlor and Delmont, ' Fight Snappy Draw Battle Tiilsa Okl., Dec. 1 7. Jack Lafc lor of Omaha and Gene Delmont of Memphis last night boxed a sen sational 12-round draw, according to a referee's decision. Lawlor ex celled at open fighting, while Del mont was clearly superior in in fighting. The men are lightweights. 'roun an' a hot sun is shinin' down on Kid Pullman an' Bull Jones in th' champeenship battle. "Now this here Bull wuz known f get mad one day in 'is trainin quarters w'en th' punchin' bag tope breaks an' he jus' smashed 'is right through th brick wall. 'E wiiz wanted in EI Paso an Fort' Wort' an' New Orleens fur killin' guys in th' ring. He sure wuz a rough baby, Bull Rushes In. "Bull rushes in at th' crack o' th' gong an' th' kind uv punches he puts over at Kid Pullman wuz tur rible t' see. '"Stop it!' yells one guy, 'I didn' come 'ere t' see no murder 1' "But there ain' no murder, a tall. Kid Pullman jus' blinks, as usual. "Bull crashes one in 'at splits 'is glove an' a chunk o' lead falls out on th' canvas. Y'Kid Pullman jus' blinks after this, hits 'im an sez 'Scuse me,' I didn mean t bump int yeh. ' Slams 'Em Over. "Then th' bell rings t' en' th' roun' an 'Kid Puliman falls like he died. 'Is secon's pulls Pullman over to 'is corner brings 'im to by th' start o' th' secon'. "Well, in th' Secon" roun Bull bores in again, but, o' course, wit' th' lead gone otilta 'is right ban' glove, -he's somewot handicapped. '"E slams over sonv awful punches though, an w en Kid Pullman jus blinks 'e runs aroun' t th' back uv 'im f sec th' props, but there wuin "Charley Horses" tire to the locker room'' and act as trainer for the team. There are hundreds of . Cornhuskcrs who have had their ills cured by the veteran. Benedict, "Mother" Abbott, Guy Chamberlain,. "Dusty" Rhodes and a hundred other Cornhusker stars have passed from the limelight, but old ."Jack" remembers them as though it were yesterday that he banaged their wounds and rubbed out their "charley-horses." During the summer he always gets restless, waiting for the athletes to come back. Last summer he took a two . weeks vacation and during that time he visited in Omaha. It was the first time that he had been ,r .. r , t. "ft- T,or ' Is "m- " 5 iU,?K"r "lu '"""Ti jaLc.K .r?T l"lcu allcr nc rciurnea irom nis visit- Witnessed Notre Dame Game, Today, the veteran trainer ' has considerable ' difficulty in getting 4fout' Just before thj Notre Dame game this fall a dozen of the "N" men pulled him' onto the athletic (field in a decorated cart and he 'waftched the game. Jack wanted to attend the Corn husker banquet' the other night, when all the men students got tQ gether, to honor the foot ball team, but he could not because of his throat. The other day an admirer of Jack presented him with a Ne braska sweater with the numerals "88" on it, to represent the first year he was in service at the Corn husker school. Although the 76 years have told on old "Jack" and. he has consider able difficulty in getting about, he will be on the job probably as long as he can sit up on a chair. Every day he comes at 8-and hr leaves at 6, Balzac Kayoes Gummer ; For Europe Fight Title t. Paris, Dec. 18. Ercole de Balzac last night knocked out Tom Gum mer of England in the ninth round of a boxing bout which . was adver tised as being for the middleweight championship of Europe. Balzac, who -was middleweight champion' of France, was knocked out May 8 last by Jeff Smith of Bay onnc, N. J., who was awarded th: title. . , ; . . . .' , "Chuck" Wiggins Wins. Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 18. "Chuck" Wiggins of Indianapolis outpointed and outfought Ted Jamieson of Milwaukee in a 10-round heavyweight fight here last night. 'E Wuz th' Only Fighter Wot Ever Won a Title . WitW Strikin' a Blow." none. 'En ,'e 'swishes 'is han' back an' fort' over Pullman's 'ead t' fin th' invisible wires 'at wuz holdin 'im up, but there wuzu' none. "Gemme a Gun!" "En' all a sudden . he goes red- eyed an' yells 'Gimme a gun! Gimme a gun!' an' tears 'is hair. ' "An they leads 'im t' th' nuthouse. "At's how Kid Pullman become th' lightweight champeen o' th' s6ut' wes' wit'out never strikin' a blow." "That was certainly a remarkable case," I commented. "Did anyone ever knock Kid Pullman out?" "No, replied the Kid, "them dum head fighters aroun' them parts nev er had 'nough brains t' use a 'larm clock." , "An alarm clock!" I exclaimed. "Yeah," replied the Kid, "Pull man wuz a sleep-walker, 'is 'ponents 'd put 'im t' sleep, and w'enever th' gong'd ring at th' en' o' th' rouu's he'd think it wuz' th' alarm clock, wake up, know at 'c wuz knocked out 'an fall down." ... "Yeah," added the Kid, "none o' them fighters had 'nough brains t' set a alarm clock to ring in th' mid dle uf roun'." . Huskers Active In Golf and Bowling Sports University of Nehraska Stu dents Plan to Stage Tourna ments Soon Basket Quin tet Getting Ready. - j "Lincoln, Neb., Dec. IS. (Special.) At least two innovations jn the field of minor sports at the University of Nebraska got under way this week. Golf andbovyling are assured as per manent intracollcge sports here. A group of university men and women interested in golf were called together for a meeting last Tuesday by Athletic Director F. W. LuehriHg. Although the meeting was not large ly attended, initial steps were taken to complete plans for a team here next spring. : , Dr. Luchring suggested to the golf ers .that they form ail organization which could invite other teams here for dual meets and possibly issue the call for a Missouri valley golf tour nament at the end of the season. A committee composed of Phil Aitken, Thomas Roope and G. S. Salter was appointed to discuss plans for the organization and report to the next meeting. Aitki, who won the Lincoln Country club golf title last year, is considered probably the , best player in the city. A , 1 May Hold Bowling Tourney. Not content with an inter-fraternity touranment each spring, a num ber of fraternity teams combined to form an independent league which bowls a series of games every Thursday night. At . present the Sigma Nu team is leading with seven, games won and two lost, while Al pha Sigma Phi is second with a per centage of 667. At the end of the bowling season in soring the annual inter-fraterpity. trophy tournament will be held as usual. The possibility Of making bowling a regular varsity spprt has been discussed somewhat in athletic circles. . Calls have been issued during the past week for more wrestlers. Lh wrestling team is rounding into . shape, Cut Coach, Dr. R. G. Clapp is , desirous of having enough men on the squad so that he can stage a tournament for the university -'title. Dr. Luehring has asked that stu dents interested in swimming get out for work soon. h5.3rack Work Starts Soon. 4 Immediately after the holiday re cess, track work will begin" in earn est. : Coach Henry F. Schulte, who has ' developed" several good track stars, believed in the policy of all-year-round track training. Al though he is handicapped by not having an indoor track the Corn husker mentor has supervised the erecting of a wooden track outside, where Hje athletes can work most of the winter. . Coach " Schissler's basket ball -squad is beginning to look better after a week of scrimmage with Cot ner -and Wesleyan teams. In every game, the Nebraska squad has been victorious by a wide margin but has not played nearly as effective a de- ' iensive game as the team; played last year. f Melvin Bekins. star, center bf the quintet, is expected to join the squad a few days before it starts on the Illinois trip. Bekins has been in the east on a business trip. His absence from the lineup in practice games t. 1 1-J fl r . s Deen Kecniy icii. Cage Team Leaves Dec 26. Practice will be held twic- a day all next week. The team will leave December 26 for Urbana. 111., for a 10-dav trainine camo. Coach Schis- sjcr expects to -take 12 or 13 men on the trip, "hese nen he will select from the following list: Bekins, Bailey, Patty, Smith, Munn, Newman, Jungmeyer, Munger, Hartley, Warren, Larman. um mcrs, Dobesh, Haverly and Collins. Trumain liarlps Hiirman In Ten-Round Battle Cleveland. Dec. 17. Carl Tremain of Cleveland, shaded Joe Burman of Chicago in a ten-round bout here to- , night by a whirlwind finish in the ( final round. Up to that time each had taken three rounds with three even. They are bantamweights. . HIGH CHL BASKETBALL Schuyler, 16; Albion. 0. Schuylor, Neb.. Dec, IS. (8peclI.) Th ; local high school baskat ball team won iti third game of thA aeoon last totght when It defeated the Athlon quintet In a hard fought contest by a acore of IS to 0. Tua long shots of Rudd featured the game. Schuyler, IS; (ilenwood, . Schuyler, Neb., life. S. (Special.) The local high school baskot ball team defeated the Qlemvood quintet here by a score" of 16 to. 8. The Schuyler team played the best game.. Tho schedule for the locals follows: January 12. Wahoo at Schuyler: -January 14, North Bend at North Bend; January 20, Lincoln Agricultural at Lin coln; January 21, University Place at Uni versity Place; January 37. Columbus a: Schuyler; January 58, Lincoln Agricultural at Schuyler; January 29, Stromsburg at Schuyler: February 4. Fremont at Schuy lor: February 11, Albion at Albion; Febru ary lz. isewman urnve at Newman Orove; February 1, Columbus at Schuylcf; Feb ruary so, idoo ai w a noo. i Benson, It I'lattumouth. 8. Plattsmouth, "eb., Dec. 18. The Ben son High school basket ball team defeated the Plattsmouth High In a hard game here by a score ot I to t. The game was called at the end of the first halt In order to permit the visitors to make, train connections. Each team secured tw baskets, but the Benaonltes were mora for tunate on foul geals. General Corrects Schedule. Oeneva. Neb.. Dec, la. (Special.) The Geneva High school athletlo officials have corrected the 1921 basket ball schedule, which Is as follows: January S, South Omaha at Oeneva; January 14. Havelock nt ileneva; January 21. York at York; Jan uary 28, Deshler college at Geneva; Janu ary JS. Hebron at Oeneva; February J-4, Fillmore county tournament; February , Lincoln at Oeneva: February 1 Crete at Oeneva; February 17, Geneva at Auburn; February It, Oeneva at Nebraska City; February 1J. Oeneva at Plattsmouth; Feb ruary 24, Superior at Oeneva; March 4, Crete at Crete March a, HaveieoJt i