THE OMAHA SUNDAY- BEE': "DECEMBER 26, 1920.
11 A
"Sating of Big
Ten Foot Ball;
1 earns finished
Ohio State Given First Place
iy tiCiterean Elevens uig
. ured by Records, Not
II ... V Percentages.
Conference Racing.
l.
Ohio State. 6. Iowi.
2.
Wisconsin 7. Indiana.
Hiinois. 8. Northwestern.
3.
4.
Michigan 9. Purdue.
5. Chicago 10. Minnesota.
By WALTER ECKERSALL.
r Rating western conference foot
call elevens for the season brought
' to a successful close by the 7 to 0
ft victory of Ohio State over Illinois.
In the championship' struggle, the
percentage table is ignored and the
teams placed in order, according to
hcir strength.
While the percentage table is used
primarily to permit gridircm fans to
, see at a glance just how many
fames the various elevens have won
. fead lost, it is not published with any
Idea oi ranking "the aggregations as
' to strength. If the Big Ten teams
Were to play an equal number of
games with each other, the percent
age table would appear, but not
(rader other conditions;
Round to Form Differently.
vVAbme elevens showed better foi
Warlv in-the season than others. Sor
t"' AeveXcmeA slrtwlv unit urprf nnwerful
reajr the close of the year, while one
or two suffered in mid-season, it
would be unjust to rate, one eleven
hiffher than another after that team
had beaten an eleven which is placed
bove it. ; ' .
Comparative scores' are usually an
', unsatisfactory way to determine the
relative strengtn or teams, aim,
1 when one team, such as Chicago de
feated Iowa. 10 to 0, and the Hawk-
eyes in turn won from Northwest
ern, 20 to 0, it would be unjust to
place either the Hawkeyes or fur
pie ahead of Chicago. Previousto
meeting Chicago, Coach Jones' men
had wou from Indiana, 14 to 7.
Indiana Meets Weaker Teams. ,
Indiana, although it won three
conference games and lost one, did
not meet any of the strong elevens
in, the conference with the exception
of Iowa. The Hocsiers experienced
difficulty in winning from North
western, and Purdue by 10 to 7
scores. .... .
Ohio is the undisputed holder of
first place. The Buckeyes played con
sistent foot ball all season and won
all their games. , Three contests
were won in the closing minutes of
nlav Kv lie ftf the forward oaSS. Ohio
State had a well-balanced eleven,
but its big asset was Stinchcomb.
Wisconsin, which lost its only
game to Ohio State, 13 to 7, is placed
V second. There is no question about
W ,j1t. Badgers' right to the position, al
J.T!retfgh they were unable to cross the
y goal lines of either Minnesota or
Chicago, beating both tnese oppon
ents by 3 to 0 scores. Wisconsin was
tone of the teams which suffered a
fast-minute defeat by Ohio.
Illinois Is Ranked Third.
Illinois is placed third. The Orange
and Blue eleven was defeated only
' by the teams which are placed high
er in the rating. Coach ?oppkes
tnen tost to Wisconsin, 14 to 9, and
Ohio, 7 to 0. The 1919 champion
defeated Iowa, 20 to 3, and was vic
tor over Chicago, 3 to 0.
Michigan, which won two confer
ence games and lost the same num
ber, is placed fourth. The Wolver
ines are gien this position because
they defeated Chicago, 14 to 0, aft
tr the Maroons had defeated Iowa,
- which in turn won from Indiana and
Minnesota. . , . .
Fifth place -4s given to Chicago.
When Iowa was beaten, 10 to 0.
Coach Stagg's outfit began to show
v championship possibilities. but un
fortunate injuries to the backs great
ly weakened the team. The Ma
Toons lost to Ohio, 7 to 6, and were
beaten by Illinois and Wisconsin
by 13 to 0 scores. Chicago had a
strong def en sive team which would
x have been - nearly as powerful of
fensively if the best balj carriers had
pot Deen injured.
Hawkeye Schedule Unfortunate.
i While Chicago is given fifth po-
iition, Iowa was just about as strong
at the close of the season, but the
- that Chicago defeated the
Hawkeyes entitlesjhe Midway elev
en tn the nosition.
V Iowa, which is given sixth posi
Sicn was unfortunate in that it was
co55!Hed to play Indiana so early
' in the season. Coach Jones was
compelled to. develop his eleven to
St high point of early season effi
ciency, with the result. the- team was
In a bad slump when Chicago and
Ilhnois were met. Iowa way a well
coached eleven and had it not met
with defeat by Chicago -would, have
earned a higher rating.
Seventh place is given to Indiana.
The Hoosiers setback by Iowa.Nne
of the reauy strong aggrcn"s
, J the conference, is responsible for the
- position. .....
Good Showing Against Indiana,
i Indiana undoubtedly concentrated
on Notre Dame, because Coach
Stiehm's men-were able to win from
Purdue only, 10 to 7, later,in the sea
son. - The Hoosiers played their bist
' ' foot ball against Notre Dame, but
! were beaten, 14 to 10. .
. Northwestern is placed eighth in
' the rating.- The Purple was beaten
decisively by Wisconsin, 27 to 7, and
later in the year succumbed to Iowa,
20 to 0. Coach McDevitt's men held
Indiana to a 10 to 7 score, but won
from Purdue. 14 to 0. and defeated
- Minnesota, 17 to 0
f Purdue is given ninth place. The
: Boilermakers experienced an unsuc
cessful season and lost their four
' conference games. The Lafayette
eleven played stellar foot ball against
its old rival, Indiana, but lost, 10 to
7. -
v - The Gophers' Sorriest Season.
Minnes-ta. wlu'ch had the worst
season since Coach Williams has
" been" in charge of foot ball at the
i Gopher institution,' is placed last
I I The team representing the northwest
.institution lost its six Big Ten
jr games, but in justice to Dr. Williams,
Jf . who' has not only done a lot i for
Minnesota foot ball but for the grid
, ' ' iron in general in the middle west,
it must be said he did not have the
utcrial of former years.
-iorDate News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans
, Nebraska's Youngest Mat Artists
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Fremont, , Neb., . Dec. 25. (Spe
cial.) Graydon and Ross Cottrell,
aged 10 and 9 years, respectively,
sons of Officer Tom Cottrell of the
Fremont police force, have been dev
otees of the mat and ring for the
past four years. Graydon has de
feated all contestants, excepting his
brother, that he has met. He tips
the scale at 64 pounds, one-half
pound less than his brother. He chal
lenges any boy his age and weight
in the world and offers his own
nurse of $100 to any lad of his class
who will re,main in the ring for five
rounds with him. j
Why Georges Fought Levinsky
Paris. Tier. 23. Georares Carnentier was foreed to take on Battling
Levinskv because American oublic
prowess before a match with Dempsey, according to Francois Descamps,
his manager, who has just sent a letter to a t-rencn sporting paper.
"Now that the contract for the famous match has been signed," writes1
Descamps, "I can at last give an explanation of the motives which led me
tn accent the. fipht against Levinskv. for contrary to whaFSs supposed, the
match was necessary for American
confidence in ueorges ana oeiwea
under the imnression of
Billy Papke and joe Jeanette; they
the time of the Klaus fight Georges was 18 years old; that witn r apice ne
wa nor beaten on his merits but that he had trained down to make the
weight, while Papke paid a forfeit of 5,000 francs. As for Jeanette, I owe
it to the truth to say that the great majority of the press and the spec
tators found that on that day my old friend Frantz-Reichel had made a
grave mistake. ' , . ... , ..j
"All these circumstances the American people did not know, or did
t .inch tn Ifnnw. That is whv a match in America, before the one with
Dempsey, was made necessary by public opinion on this side of the
ocean, especially since, the all-powerful press and a special series of ar
ticles had practically challenged me to stage a fight.
"As for the oooonent. it was not I who chose him, it was the ma
jority of the papers, which said: 'Why does Carpentier want to attack
the heavyweights? Let him first fight our champion of his class, and
then we shall see whether he is qualified to meet Dempsey."
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Jack Johnson Will t
Totir United States
Former Heavyweight Champ
Will Also Manage Movie
Home in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Dec. 25. Lawrence
Goldman, a local attorney, has an
nounced that he has entered into a
contract wth Jack Johnson whereby
Goldman and his associates secure
the services of the former black
champion for a tour of the country
after the completion of 'Johnson s
enforced "vacation."
Goldman and Johnson have
signed a subsidiary contract wherein
Goldman employs Johnson, when
not 'working on the. road, as man
ager of the Lincoln theater, one of
Eighteenth street and Lydia ave-
rtue, Kansas Uty, mo., ana saia to
be the largest colored motion pic
ture theater in the United States,
as it has a seating capacity of 1,500.
It is Goldman's intention to getifo-
gether a great athletic carnival, and
with Jack Johnson as the chief at
traction, tour the country a? the first
step to Johnson's "coming back,"
and then try to arange a bout with
Dempsey. .
Tps Wiilard has told friends that
he considers Jack JoWson the mas
ter of them ail and that Johnson can
whip Dempsey.' "I have fought them
both," says Jess, "and I should know
something about their abilities, and
I predict that Johnson will beat
Dempsey if they ever meet"
Have you joined the Stove league?
Interesting news is being passed
around by the members of the Stove
league.
John Gonding it discussing base
ball already and is ' telling his
uniDS. who will officiate at the
games next season, how to handle
the boys who talk back. Gonding
always tells the boys something of
interest. v
Fred Kraiecik, who managed the
Maney Milling Co. last season , says
he is through managing teams; Guess
Fred had enough last year-
SkoumaL who did the howling
around the short bag for the Bowens
last season is not saying much now
Jimmy is no doubt kccpingJiis picv
in condition for next season.
Veat the speedy centerfielder of
V
The lads are known all over Ne
braska and Iowa. They have ap
peared in Grand Islandj Norfolk,
Kearney, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben, Fre
mont, Seward and many other cities
within the past year. Ihey are
scheduled for an exhibition in Mal
vern. Ia., or Pacific" Junction, la.,
on New Year's eve and in Fremont
on New Year's day. Each has been
successful in getting falls from the
other only after long battles Gray
don is a bit faster than Ross, but
neither lad will admit the brother is
the best man. - ;
oninion demanded some proofof his
public opinion, which did not have any
mat ms reputation was uvwui,
a Carnentier beaten by Frank Klaus,
took no account of the fact that at I
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Valley Teams Will Be
Represented at Annual
Illinois Relay Meet
Urbana, VIU., Dec. 25. Missouri
Valley conference teams will be well
represented in the fourth annual re
lay carnival to be held at the Uni
versity of Illinois here on March 5.
Among those already entered ,are
Missouri Nebraska, Ames, Kansas
and Kansas Aggies.'
Entries have already been re
ceived by Coach Gill from all uni
versities tn the "Big Ten" confer
ence. Georgetown university of
Washington has' forwarded its en
trie and Pennsylvania, Cornell and
Pittsburgh and several other uni
versities are expected to -enter. In
dications point to a large field of
entries, making the event the classic
of the middle west. -si
- The. relay carnival will be held in
the University of Illinois , armory,
the largest building of ' its kind in
the world. The cinder path has been
given a thorough overhauling, and
critics pronounce it the fastest track
in the midwest.
White Sox Sign Semi-Proe.
Chicago. Two semi-pros have
been signed by" the Chicago Ameri
can league team, They are First
Baseman George Bubson and Pitch
er Harry Haney.
Hugimel Quits Reading.
Reading, Pa. Manager John
Hummel has resigned as leader of
the Reading International league
team. Hummel has no plans for
next season.
the Maney team lapt season will
make a try to get into class A cir
cles next year. Teddy, as tey call
him; will probably make some of the
big fellows take notice.
- Jimmy Baumgardner, last season
manager of the Riggs Optical CoH
is already running around getting
cream of the city to sign up with
his aggregation next year. .Jim be
lieves in the old saying: "The early
bird catches the worm." ' ,
Martin, who played with the Ernie
Holmes team last year, will probr
ably organize a team of his own
next season. Martin says he can
get the best in Council Bluffs and
will give the Omaha teams some
thing to play for.
The Ernie Holme, . Murphy-Did
Its and the Bowen Flirnituie teams
will be back in the field next season,
according to information heard
around the Stove league. .
Half of Chits o
In Big Leagues
Switch Pilots
Biggest Shakeup Between Sea-
tons In History of National
Game Seven Teams Have
Changed Pilots.
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Soeakinjr of labor turnovers, the
major leagues will show approxi
matelv a 50 oer cent switchinir of ex
ecutrve ability when the managers
of the American and National
leagues finally line up for their get
away in the 1921 pennant race. This
is the biggest switch ever made
in one year in the "big show." '
Seven major league, clubs already
have changed pilots, and of the othei;
nine it is likely that one manager
who is a part owner will step out of
active control of his club in favor
of a lieutenant when the season
onens. One of the seven changes in
management has not been completed
by the-choice of a successor to the
retiring boss.
Griffiith to Step Down.
The eiarht holdover manasrers in
the two big leagues areGleason of
the White Sox, Speaker ot the
Cleveland world' champions, Hug
ging of the Yaijcees, and Mack of
the Athletics m the American league;
Moran of the Reds, Gibson of the
Pirates, Robinson of the Brooklyn
ehamnions. and Rickey of the'
Cardinals in the National league. The
odd man in the equation is Griffith
of Washington, who is contemplat
ing placing the active management of
the team on the broad shoulders of
George McBride, retired shortstop,
who has been his assistant. tor sev
eral years. i
The Cubs will be under a new
leader who already has fired the fans
with irreat anticipations of a new
spirit in the games on the north
side. Tohn, Evers, who was chosen
to succeed Fred Mitchell, will have
everything in his favor when he re
sumes the reins m Chicago.
"Back Home" for Johnny.
Evers- is Koine back where he
made his base ball reputation, and
it will berhe 20th anniversary of his
debut a a bie leasruer. Hi pre
vious one-year attempt at bossing the
Cubs will not' be rememoerea
acainst him,
Mitchell! eoes back to Boston,
where as lieutenant to Stallings, he
made a name for himself in 1914.
He also goes back to his home city
and to a team whose past deeds
have not been so great as to make
the fans as exacting as they are in
Chicago. , '
Donovan Has a Jinx Job.
Bill Donovan, who has had fling
at maior league management with
the Yankees, wi'Mry his hand in
Philadelphia as the successor to a
long line of pilots ot -whom uarvatn
was the last failure. ' ,
Hugh Jennings, for many years
manacrer of tha Tiecrs. will have an
easier task with the Giants, bicause
he will have McGraw at his elbow
most of the time to make all the im
portant decisions, leaving Hugh the
task of directing the men on the
field. . ' -
Jennings' successor in the Amer
ican league is Ty Cobb, the greatest
ball player of all time, according to
the majority of " base" ball men.
Whether or not Cobb will prove a
great manager remains to be seen
In passing, it can be taken with a
large grain of salt that he is to. get
a $Jii,uuu salary, case Dan men arc
awfully careless sometimes with the
figures they put behind the dollar
sien. and Cobb s salary-is .only a
guqss.
Whv Rowland Was Not Picked,
The choice of Cobb in place of
Clarence Rowland, who was con
sidered for the Detroit job, was due
considerably to doubt in the owner's
mind how tjje Georgia peach would
get along Avith a new manager from
the outside.
Incidentally.-Rowland fell into a
much softer berth in Columbus,
where he will have a free hand in
control of the club without inter
ference from the owners or 'Without
temoerarrrental stars under him. A
major league managership is not all
laurels and roses, and that fact was
thev determining one in the mind of
Mike Kelley, who turned down the
leadership of the Phillies to remain
in St. Paul, in spite of tempting fi
nancial bait. '
Hugh Duffy, former Sox pilot, will
take up the-reins laid down by Bar
rows m Boston,, the latter becoming
business manager of the Giants
Burke of the Browns has retired
from the job and his successor has
yet to be chosen.
New York Can Get
Along Without Hornsby
New Yorkr . Dec? 25. Joseph
O'Brien, secretary of the New York
Giants, denied recently he had pur
chased Rogers Hornsby, St., Louis
star.
"We made three bids for him last
summer and offered a flattering
price. We needed him badly then,
but we do not now," he said. It was
reported last season that Manager
McGraw had offered $200,069 for
the Cardinal second baseman. 1
The Giants are still after Heinie
Groh of the Cincinnati Reds. They
have offered $150,000 for the crack
third baseman and McGraw still has
hopes of landing him. Meanwhile
the Reds are after Rabbit Maran
ville of the BflSTon Braves, and the
Pirates want Larry Kopf, Cincinnati
shortstop. ' f
Notre Dame Will Play
Haskell Indians in 1921
The Notre Dame" foot ball team
will play a game in Kansas City
in 1922. . M
The Haskell Indians will oppose
the "famous eleven , from South
Bend, Ind., on a November date,
probably at Association park.
Madison Bell, the Haskell di
rector, recently made a 2-year agree
ment with the Notre Dame authori
ties. Haskell-wjll play al, South
end Novembcr',12, 1921: '-Notre
Dame probably will meet Haskell
here on a torrcsponding date in
November. 1922. '- .. - '
Youthful Chess Marvel Recalls
v Many Interesting Sport Prodigies
The fact that little Samuel Rzes-zewski,-the
8-year-old Polish prodi
gy, is putting it all over our chess
players recalls some very interest
ing features about other prodigies
athletic as well as mental.
Prodigies are not only rare, but
unexplainablc. Nature works won
ders indeed. Now and then there
comes into the world a child touched
by the magic hand of genius, who
surpasseth all understanding. For
instance, Inaudi, the famous idiot,
was so deficient mentally that it was
necessary to confine him, yet he
could give immediate answers to the
most complex mathematical prob
lems possible to devise. .
Mental prodigies, like little
Rzeszewski, are more Trequent than
physical ones. Many famous Jartists
and musicians were of the "under
kind." Hoffman was a wonder baby.
Mozart composed music at the age
of 3. Goethe was a marvelous in
fant. Durer, Gainesborough and
Michel Angelo were prodigies in
art. J. E. Millais was admitted to
the Royal academy at the age of 9.
And It's All Tru.
The greatest mental prodigy ever
known was probably the little tier
Dodgers Must
Btace Infield
Brooklyn Team Contains Sev
eral Veterans Slated for
Retirement Shelf.
New York, Dec. 25. (Special.)
If the Brooklyn Dodgers want to
refteat their pennant victdry in the
National League next year they will
have tOi brace up their infield. The
Dodgers won the pennant this year
mainly because of their pitching
... .1. aLj .... tj .u. n: t,-a
the services of Frisch and Bancroftt?nd anage" Arjinh", bl"
all seasotNthere might have been
different story. .
The Brooklyn infield is getting
alcng in years. Little Petey Ku-
ctnff is the only youngster on it
Both Konetchy and Olson now are
35. Johnston is 31. And after a re
gular goes up to 35 Me seldom is able
to stand the pace.
In ooint of service- K.onetchy is
the veteran of the National league.
He joined the Cardinals in 1907. Ol
son, however, did not break into
big company until four years. later,
Koth veterans had a verv.gooa sea
son this year,but it is questionable
whether they can repeat nex-t year.
j But Manager Kobtnson ought to
be well protected at that in case
Konetchy tails to deliver in iyi. ne
has a likely, young first ba.se.man
in Ray Schmandt. And Schmandt
lavs the bag for all it is worth.
Ho le -full rf rn and no niean olaver
when it comes to hitting 'em out.
Schmandt played the bag for a part
of the season when Konetchy was
laid upV and he proved a very good
understudy for the veteran.
Sheehan. 'the vougster who, was
jammed into the world's serfes to
j. lay third base when Jimmy Jhon-
ston was hurt, may nave me man-
inirs rtf a cood shortStOO.
Charley fctmerts, tne gemai sqmrc
of Flatbushxpects the Dodgers to
repeat and shatter the preceder.t of
the last seven seasons in me n anim
al league by winning two pennants
in succession
"T hpliov the Dodgers can turn
the trick again next season, i.bbets
told me. We still have a pretty
onnA hall club desoite our world's
series defeat, and Bobby should lead
us to another oennant.-
Nr rlnh in the ftatfonai league
since the Giants won m 1911, 1912
and 1913 has been good enough to
repeat. And uhless the Dodgers are
mni-priallv' strengthened ' it- is net
likely that they will. .
Short Sprinff for Red Sox
Boston. The training season for
the Red Sox next year will be cut to
three weeks instead of the customary
month or six weeks. Manager Dutty
expects to mobilize his sqUad at Hot
Springs, Ark., about Aiarcn v.
. Oympic Games Deficit.
London. Eng. A deficit of nearly
So MO. on the recent games at Ant
werp is reported by the treasurer of
. , t- . t i
me rsruisii viympic ssuciauuu.
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Dining Car Cook Some
Sprinter; Wins Wager
The Utah Agricultural college
foot ball team under Coach Lowell
CDick) Romnev was returning re
cently, on an Oregon Short Line
tram, from Bozeman, Montnwhere
they had played a 0 to 0 game with
the Montana Aggies. In the dining
car the conversation turned to foot
racing, and & colored waiter re
marked that his car had a cook who
was pretty fast on his feet.
According-, to Conductor Wil
liams the Utah foot ball players
were, scornful.
Howdy e get that way? Why,
we've got a coach who can run 100
yards in nine seconds," replied the-
Utah Aggies.
U his statement seemed to make
little impression , on the colored
waiter. He raised a- pot of $75
among the, waiters' aim" bet it on
the second cook. The foot ball play
ers covered the sum and bet or.
Coach Romney.
When the train stoooed at Black-
foot, Idaho, the race was staged
and. the second cook won by a wide
margin. v
Alter the dining car employes
had gathered 4a the coin, Coach
Romney's . victory . announced his
dentity. He was Craig, formerly"
ot the Michigan Aggies and an ath
lete, -with a reputed record of 21
seconds in the 220-yard dash and
9 3-5 seconds in the 100-yard dash;
he was also a member of the Ameri
can Olympic team in 1912. The
Utah -Aggies' got their money's
worth by inspecting his medals, a
collection that testified to his abil-
ty as sprinter and luinncrf Then
he proposed a broad jumping con
test witMany of the foot ball play
ers, but his offer was respectful!
declined. ' . .
man boy, Otto Pohleri who could
read, write and do mathematical
problems at the age of 14 months.
Winnifred Stoner of Pittsburgh was
able to talk at the age of five months
and spoke eight languages by the
time she was 5 years 'old. And we
must not forget the present-day sup
erstudent, Edward Harvey of Colum
bia university, who is now 12 years
old and speaks 12 languages.
However, ther are u few prodigies
in sport.
Georges Carpentier began his ring
career at the age of 12. Little
Miss Aileen Riggins, a 14-year-old
New York girl, recently won the
world's diving championship at Ant
werp. Willie Hoppe was a boy won
der with the cue. Hoppe won the
world's title at the age of 18
and has held it ever since. Ralph
Greenleaf is only a boy now1, and he
has been pool champion for a year
or two. " Vincent Richards is the
child wonder of the tennis courts,
and Bobby Jones startled the golf
ing world at the age of 15.
Boy Wonders in Ring.
Eddie Hanlon, a popular little
lightweight of the Pacific Coast
some years ago, fought 20
rounds against Youngorbett for
the championship : at the age of
17. George Taylor of an
cient days was heavyweight cham
pion of the vworld when only
16. Steve Bloomer was the great
est foot ball player in England at
the , youthful age of 17. Waitc
Hoyt was 15 when signed by the
Giants. He is the youngest ball
player to break into the big league.
And we must not forget Hercules,
who strangled a huge snake in his
eradle. Some baby! ' 1
Barney Dreyfuss Not
Seeking Any Trades
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Pittsburgh, Dec. 25. Barney
Dreyfuss is enjoying a good laugh
I ovei
over the way a lot of other owners
National league circuits to the other
have had Barney swapping almost
his entire club, but the Pirate presi
dent savs they are all bunk,
We are perfectly satisfied with
our ciud as it ' now stanas, saia
Dreyfuss today, and we tare . not
seeking any trades. Of course, if
the other "fellows hive any good
offers we will consider them, but
thev must come to us.
Dreyfuss denied the rumor that
his ckib was, to get Art Fletcher
from the Phils. He said the matter
was up about two months ago, but
at present there s nothing to it.
To Hold RaceLotteries.'
Sidney, N. S. W. With reference
to the announcement made, some
time ago that the state government
was considering a scheme tor the
raising of state loans locally by
means ot state lotteries, it is now
stated that cash prizes on racing
events, and not treasury bonds, will
be given.
Ml It attracts those who are thoughtful J
I .' about., the quality of the things ill
j V V they use, but who also keep a
j careful eye on their spending and , !Jj
saving. . . x li ;
II Tht gasolin conaumpbem ia unusually knr ' II
II m - Tha tira mileage it aotisually high , '
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DM AHA. NEB. COUNCIL BLUFFS !A.
I ? HARNEY AT 2STH.ST. 103 SO. MAIN ST.
Leads Packer Tossers
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Captain Clarke Neiman, forward
on the South High school basket
ball team, is leading a squad of bas
keteers this winter who are doped by
followers of the school to give any
team in the state a hard game.
South High will play its first
game of the season Wednesday
afternoon when the Packers and the
Alumni clash at the school gym
nasium. Captain Neiman and Gra
ham, will start at the (forward posi
tions, while Bernard and Emigh will
hold down the guard berths. The
center position is causing Coach
Patton considerable trouble and to'
date nas nop ueciueu jusi v. no win
jump for the ball when the game
starts.
"Babe" Np Printer,
Hence No Answers
Babe Ruth gets a lot of mail, mash
notes and other letters. He throws
most of them away without reading
and answers almost' none at all. The
Babe was asked why he didn't an
swer letters, he got.
"Gee whiz," he said. "I ain't got
no printin' press." "
Coulon After Wilde.
Paris. Johnny Coi'lan, former
bantamweight champion of the
world, who has arrived here with
the intention of arranging a match
with Jimmy Wilde, flyweight cham
pion, feels confident that he will win
when he meets Wilde in London.
He is now training daily.
Race Fans Want
Man 0' War Kept
In Racing Game
Turf Followers Believe Fa-'
mous Horse Would Smash
Winning Rccordv Estah
lished in England.
New York. Dec. 25. (Special'.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
metropolitan racing season has been
over for some' weeks, whenever
sportsmen gather king horse, and
particularly Man o' War, is still a
live topic of conversation and dis
cussion. Most of the talk centers
around the decision of Samuel D.
Riddle to retire the wonderful 3-year-old.
There is opposition to this
decision by followers of the sport,
who maintain that the great son of
Fair Play Mahuba should be al
lowed to break the record for total
earnings established by Isinglass in
England . They point out that more
than half of the $280,675 earned by
the English thoroughbred was won
during his fourth year on the turf.
Other lovers of the thoroughbred
think Mr. Riddle should send the
colt to Europe to compete against
the best of the old world's race"
horses in the Epsom Derby and the
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urana rrix ai ixjngcnamps, i rancc.
The great majority, however, side
witn tne owner, ana say tnat n ine
colt is allowed to enter the ureat 4-year-old-
classics they will be robbed '
of all competition. They claim that
very few owners care to risk send
ing their horses against thj racing
marvel, because every horse that ran
against him as a 3-year-old did not
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uiiiuuni. iv iiiuuu aiurwarus. jMiiynn
them might be mentioned John P.
Grier, the Whitney colt, and Donna-
couna. incy uroKe ineir nearis try
ing to follow the terrific pace set by
the chestnut and have not run a race
since. -v
There has been a disposition lately '
to compare Man o'War with other
great horses of other timps and other
tracks.
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