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: .ilE BEE: UMAHA, SUNDAY. JANUARY 23 1921. 9 ' Nickname Omaha . Ball Club and, Win Season's Pass Contest Is Open Daily Bee to Sta;e Contest Federal Laws Will Clean Up National Game Yankee Tennis Players Called Greatest Ever Omaha Bee's S)orLAllmm-N. j weston For Local Fans Owners Burch and FinnAiu ious to Have Followers of Team Select Name Con test Opens Today. ) "Champion Eight" of Omaha, "Y" I; : x Commissioner . Land is Ex pected to Start Sweeping Crooked Players From Sport Soon. New York, Jan. 22. (.Special.) A prominent base ball man is firm in the opinion that federal laws alone will ston briberv of ulavers. Victory of William Johnston and William Tildeij Puts Them in "Unheatable Class." Here's another treat for readers! ot The Omaha Daily Bee. Barney Burch and Mike Finn, new owners of the Omaha base ball club of the Western league, have tiskrd The Omaha Bee to stage a contest among its rraders to select the best nickname for the local team. Owners Burch and Finn are going to award a season's pass one goou 1 for, every game played by the Oma- . ha club in the citv to the person ...1.- .1. "t - :t . I vm. senas in wt oesi nicKname. -The contest starts today and will close March 1.. Base ball fans, both men and women, in Council Bluffs and Omaha, are eligible to enter. Send in as many nicknames as you can think of, but be sure to write but one nickname -on each blank. Hera's a tip! A short, snappy nick name consisting of a few letters is better than a long one. During V. A. Rourke's career as owner of the local team, the duty was called Rouikcs from coast to coast, but Burch and Finn are the new pilots of the squad and these two livewires want a good nickname lor their club. v Scratch jour dome and start the machinery to working. Jot down a nickname' vou .think is appropriate for the club and mail it to the Sports Kditor of The Omaha Bee. Some one is going to win that-eason pass and it might as well be you. The pass will entitle its holder to a grandstand cat at any game. Don't forpet. there (will be a flock of double-headers at the park this summer and it you have a season's pass and that seat reserved, you will be sure of seeing the games. You will find an entry blank on 11 : page, select a nickname and re-tti-n the blank to the Sports Editor of 'The. Omaha Daily Bee. Remem ber! The contest closes March 1. Who will win the ducat? California Grid Team Hankering for Games With Big Three Squads lliituxo Tribune-Omnha Bee Leased Wire. Chicago, Jan. 22. California, hav ing taken the measure of Ohio State, now hankers for a game with Yale, Karvard or Princeton and negotia tions are said to be under way for a contest next fall. The "Native Sons" following their victory over Jack Wilce's warriors, kcl they have graduated into "long pants" and are anxious to come east mid show up some of the big fel lows on the Atlantic coast. They consider they have disposed of the best the "Big Ten" conference can produce, so they desire to go east ai.d tackle the best in that territory. California does not want to stop at one game. It is desired to bring u the east California, Stanford and Washington; to take on Yale, Har vard and Princeton in the order named. The two teams making the best showing would then meet for the championship of the country, - preferably on New Year's day. Open Golf Tourney Awarded to Maryland Club New York. Jan. 22. (Special.) In spite of all the prognostica tions that the plums of the golf world would be picked in the east this year, especially in the metropolitan district, the United States Golf association decided at the Waldorf-Astoria m the annual meeting that the open championship should be played over the links of the Chevy Chase club in Maryland, the amateur at the St. Louis Country club and the women's national at Hollywood, N. J. Many thought that there would be no question of the open event going to the new Lido course at Long Beach, Long Island, and it was expected that the amateur lixture would be awarded to the Si wandy Country club at Mount Ver non. The only award that came out according to expectation was that of the women's feature. " Joe Burman May Be First Opponent for Lynch Chirac Tribune-Omaha Be I rated Wire. Chicago. Jan. 22. It now appears certain that Joe Burman, WesSide bantam, will be the first opponent for Joe Lynch, newlv-crowned champion. Toe' Wednesday night outpointed Carl Tremaine. the tough Ohio scrapper, at Cleveland, and so impressive was his work that the club has already Wade overtures to Lynch. Burman also has beeo signed bv a Philadelphia club for a bout with Lynch, the early part of next month. The situation resolves . into a question of which club meets the champion's terms. His man ager, Tommy Walsh, sends word from Cleveland that he can now do 118 with ease. Johnnv Mevers Regains Middle Weight Title x Chicago. Jan. 2. Johnny Meyers of Chicago retained the middle-weight wrestling championship by defeating John Kilonis of Norfolk, Ya.. in two out of three falls last nis?ht. The first fall went to Mey ers in 41 minutes. Is. seconds, with a double wrist lock' Kilonis took the second fall, throwing Mevers in 27 minutes,. 35 seconds, with a standing crotch hold. Meyers got the deciding fall in 3 minutes' and 45 seconds by tisinjr a double wrist lock again on Kilonis. Military Sen-ice Sports Popular With Yale Men Yale finds three war service sports popular with students name ly: rifllc shooting, fencing and box ing. A novelty will be a telegraph shoot with Oxford university next February. The results will be cabled. i Ift to right: J. Menshik, R. Julius Fratoer, 8, toreman. Snygg This group of promising young athletes is known as the "Champion , Eight" of the Y. M. C. A. for 1920-1 ; During the ''Champion Eight" con-! tests, which started in October, more j than 100 contestant took part, under the supervision ot J. O. Hcunerg, ; assistant physical director. . Iwenty-tour athletic and gymnas- tic events were contested for, and these eight athletes scored the high-1 Nickname the Omaha Base Ball Team and Win Season's Pass The Omaha Base Ball club has chanfeed owners. Every diamond fan in the city knows that. Barney Burch and Mike Finn pur chased the club. But here's what we are getting at: Owners Burch and Finn want a good nickname for the team. Thev have offered a season's pass a pasteboard good for every game flayed in Omaha to the person who sends in the best name for the club. . Get busv, Omaha base ball fans, select a nickname for the team and mail it to the Sports Editor of The Omaha Daily Bee. Owners Burch and Finn will pick the best name and award the seasons PaSSFill in the following blank and mail it to the Sports Editor- Nickname of club. Contestant's name. Address Contest starts January -22 Council Bluffs fans are eligible Hand ball has been jumping like! pages on their boosting of the great a sore-footed kangaroo in a bri.irjold game. ,, nlirh Thr ntrrest in the game is! indicated by the list of entries in the i A. A. U. tournament running at tr.e New York A. C. The athletic club recently built three open air court: on the roof that set 'em back about ?nnnn I V,UUV. ..... . i The Brooklyn Central l. -u. v.. .'- built three rcof courts in 1915 at a Josfof ?I2,000 :h. This might S SuXn Han liVhKhia: wh'he Is atsent poofman's pastime. All you iteedjl- .r 3rtnr and a awvrr. l ne uesi i part of the contest is the arguing. , mention Jim Kelly as the present In proof that hand ball is a poor champion In this respect, and in man's frolic the present chamuion i '"half of Hceney. I wish to take ex nians roue i.u i J cq,tlon t0 this statement and give s a n:h tvafiic policeman at I hir;- . tmirth and Broadwav. There has been much dry goods chewing vovcr I this ncint. the Pmlc:atrian cum j claiming the title for their mar, Heenev. ine present tr.ie ivhum,, Jim Kel W. won the title in Ireland in 1910 Heeney claims the title. Jn ! iuj. "c"' order to tread on no soft toes, we wish to state that the championship i m question is the leather ball title. , x Rnd numerous others who at. Here is a letter trom an old-timer 1 1 fed t0 stop thc progre5S 0f this that gums up the s.tuation a lt!efast.vei0ping boy. Being an -old-time hand ball! .Hf n Zfr XSt , . .i t vi. and became possessor ot tne title player and an enthusiast, I wish t" , Ju, aft tfami with Mi,es compliment thc American s sport 0.DoJnneli and defeating Pete Burke WTfflTHE PUG Johnny Hurt, writer wright i hamplon of th Thirty-Third division, v.ho ha teen thoirlng good form in his bout nround here, la anxious to take on A.1 Tuttie Bart Is a shifty hoy and Tuttle win have his hands full tf they ever meet The veteran soMtr boy is under the man agement Of Sam Gutter. Jack Perry, Pittsburgh welter weight. T.'ho was Injured recently while trainlr.s for a bout vlth Johnny Tl!!man.at Spring field, O. was released from a hospital in Pittsburgh yesterday and will resume training In a few days. Harry (ireb has quit rltLbirth anil will make his home In New Tori; in the future. His n-w manarer. Georna Engle. has not closed any mafhes for him to data hut Greb may appear. In Philadelphia starter and later on In Bostrn. Earl Halrd, CallfomU feuther welcht, has mad a big hit tn New Tcik and a Kllbans match may be made by Tx Rlci ard. Kddle nti.lnimons. Dan Morgan's Hrlit weight, will get started again In the nfar future at Madison Square Garden as oon s a fit opponent can be secured. Fit Simmons waa knocked out by Wile Jack sen several months ago, but making 121 Founds weakened him considerably. Jimmy Dougherty, referee at the MUke- t'-mpeey battle at Bnton Harbor I.abnr Tay, la now thex manager of Buddy, Epragua, a tougstern middls weight Johnny Bay. Pittsburgh light weight, has again signed with his old pilot, James (Ited) Mason, who will try to place him among the top notchem. Rav wr.s a big drawing card In his horn city until he '. fell oft trom training. ( f "; 1 1 yr gi j s, E. Lundgren, O. Kaber, i. O. lledberg. 'est number of points. Julius Fest - ncr, a member ot the ' Champion j AKt?nt2'.3 PT antWH ! declared the Y. M. C. A. all-round; champion for 1921. Festner was j eiven a eold medal. Oele. with i 2.325 points, a silver medal, and; Coreman third, with 2.272, a bronze ! 1"ru11- llie total scores ot tne outer mem- i nors were as touows: ynggs, i,yu, Raber, 1,475: J. Menshik, L325; Lundgren, 1,275. and Dahn, 1,175. and closes March 1. Omaha and to compete. 1 wisn to reuiarK uiat u is in wnicn sticncc, sytcu ..of hs great aclleVement. It will necessary m mc wl a. 6.vo.- nu nan inaje.. "I am a member ot Ihe Brooklyn Hand Ball club and have seen the best of them come and go. mit the kll rlo,r n( ttip rtav j s' " " f"v - y is no other than Joe Hceney, who s k - embcro, the Brookn Hand Ba ;ahd ball career. ' Kelly acquired the championship j Rowm q Irc,an(,' m tyiu. wncn r.e oeteatea jonn "W'- thc" .b,,t ,13 refereed the match and shortl took to the game himself, ai "Heeney. then but 13 years old, v alter game hmrselt, ana rras trimmed such prominent men as ii.. n ' . . r, ? a.. r.M,ni land Walter Kendall. Heeney chal ' longed Kelly for the big crown, j "Kelly decided to retire- because of i failing eyesight. He then turned the ! title over to Heeney, and a record (f this i on file at the Brooklyn Hand Ball club. "Heeney is willing to give Kelly a chance to regain his title at any time, and I wish to say that I am one of the many admirers of Heeney who will back him against all comers from anv part of this old world. "AN" OLD-TIMER" Willie Jackson Matched l lo IriElit rete llarlev Chicago, 111., Jan. 22. Willie Jackson, who fights Lew Tendler at Milwaukee January 26, for which he y to receive a guarantee of $10,000. has also been, matched to battle rete Harlev at the National A. C, Detroit, March .for 10 rounds. Cobb and Johnson Invest New York. Manager Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers and Walter John son of the Senators are both stock holders in the New Haven club of the Eastern league. The two Amer ican leaguers have invested $5,000 in the club, it is said. Cobb will use the club as a farm for the Tigers. The New Haven club is managed by' Chief Bender, and last season was one of the biggest money-mak ers in thc organisation row, left to right: M. Olge, 'S - Fulion on Trailof Jaek Dempsey , Plasterer, Shunned by Heav ies, Has Hard Work Fill ing Man to Fight. Fred Fulton, the tall plasterer from Nebraska, from whom little has been heard since he was knocked out bv JIarrv Wills, the ne'grtvheavy- weight, now wants to meet Jack Dempsey again. The last time they met in Harrison, N. J.i the champion knocked out Fulton in punch. Tom O'Rourke, who looks after Fulton's interests, says that if Dempsey feels in jiced of a good workout before tackling Jc.s Wfllafd again he oan call upon Fulton, and the call will be answered. O'Rourke says it is not fair that because Fulton was the only white heavyweight with nerve enough to battle Wills the other heavies should point to the result of that battle as an excuse for side-stepping him Fulton's present position is' decid - edly unusual. There is not a white heavyweight of any prominence in the ring today willing to fight him Bottom and yet he no longer is regarded by j ed by Commissioner Landis, to suc the public as a serious contender for cessfully prosecute players and the title. Dempsey's quick victory, combined with that ofVills, has side-tracked Fulton completely. Yet none of the contenders has nerve enough to take a chance with Full )n. They are all afraid ,of that long, cruel left of his. Fulton deserves some considera tion, if only because he was not afraid to fight the much dreaded Wills He took the black man on when a match with the champion was looming up. n any omer neavy- weight had been in Fulton's place at that time there would have been no match with Wills, that is surer," j Kelly to Get $1,130 Cup j Philadelphia. Jack Kelly, world's amateur single sculls champion, will ! be given a gold challenge1 cup trophy bv the Schuylkill Navy as a token cost lso and ne w1 be expecte(i to defend it against qualified chal- lengers. - ChU'Kgo Tribune-Omaha Bee leased Wire. Chicago. Jan. S. Irew Bader, the Vnl- versity of Pennsylvania star, will fro to Hot Springs with the Pirates this ppring. bader is the pitcher who made a bril liant record last year and several major league outfits bid tor him. Karl (-mith. tbe bard-hittio; infielder who replaced Jimmy Austin at third base last year after the veteran was injured, is out to grab a regular job at the hot corner this season. He says a month'a work will make him fit. Smith is a bard hitter and looks like a coming star. Hank fevereid is threatened holdout. While the Browne catcher has made no threats et, he has pulled the time-worn warning that the "farm is calling him" unless the terms of his contract are sat isfactory. T'rbnn Shocker, the Browns' spitbatl star, is keeping -himself in good condi tion this winter acting as floor walker for a department atore jn St. Louis. At least this Is what the experts say. t Jamea Ie Hart, former foot ball star of the University of Pittsburgh, will be taken south with the Plratis. De Hart waa a star in the independent circles and Drey fuss believes he can make good. iouls Fonseca, an Italian lad who ran play both the Jnfield and outfield, la the latest acquisition of Pat Moran. The lat est recruit comes from California, where he has been playing winter ball. Montague. who piloted the t.raoe Lutheran I'atn in the Church league last season, announces that the Grace team will be back tn the field again this year, and says he is going to b.at the Pearls. Montr will do the receiving end for the Grace team, as well as handling thc squad. The Maney Milling company organized last v.elt and will be represented In classic again. Chase, they call him "Hal." will munago the bos. and teams should watch out, for he knows all about base ball, having umpired for a number of yara 1.ouls Raonlck, bo was president of the North OmRha league last season, and con nected with amateur base ball for aeveral lessons, has resigned as sn league official and will organize a team this season. "Ike" Mahonry, star Infielder or the P.iggs Optical Company nine, is anxiously waiting for the sound of tha gong. "Ike" nearly started a riot the othrr night, when his pal, Rokusek told him it waa to early to talk base ball. Oenrge Bernsfefn has promised to plT with Ranick'a team this season. George In a good player and his services will be of great assistance. Manr of the suspended amateur players ari hoping that the officials of the local ".Mun" association will lift their sus pension before the scjson starts, ea that lie says that while the major and ! minor league magnates discussed j new business agreements in Chicago millions of base ball fans were wait ing to learn how the national game will be purged of crookedness. Com missioner Landis is expected to be gin a thorough investigation of the 1919 world scries scandal as soon as ihe new major league agreement has ! dLii luiaiiv intuitu. .Itii. iisiiiuiii- sjoner men win lie ciotneu witn aD solute authority to deal with the in dicted members of the Chicago White Sox, together with other ball players who have been involved in gambling transactions. Every one of these culprits, re gardless of court proceedings, should be expelled from ihe ranks of organ ized base ball. To reinstate one or more of the indicted Chicago players would be a tremendous blunder, in the opinion of the magnates, who ! realize that the confidence of the base ball public must be restored. Commissioner Landis has been elcct- fcr- tli niirrwlcA rtf ctaniti(T Mif I the rascals who have dragged the I sport into the mire. If certain club i owners should bj. opposed to the ex j pulsion rule their identity should j be made known at once. x : Congress Must Assist After Commissioner Landis has put all of the undesirables outside of the ball parks he must turn his attention to plans for safeguarding the game in future a task that will require powerful influence and much hard work. Congress must be asked to pass a law that iwll put an end to base ball bribery. i'layers who accept bribes for "throwing" games and gamblers who use money for this purpose must be reached by a federal statute. Already players charged with ac cepting bribes have been discharged by a conrt in California, where there is no law covering their al leged crimes. When the cases of the indicted White Sox coine to trial shortly their expensive attor neys will try .to show that they have ! broken no "law in the state of 111: Federal legislation, therefore, is needed to enable the magnates, aid- gamblers wno are willing to inrow down the fans. A player who jumps a contract, signed in good faith, is in the same class with the crook who accepts uriuc iuunc iiuiu i suit gambler. Numerous players in the last two years have jumped con - tracts with major and m'r eague clubst.o accepUiigheralanes from industrial orj outlaw clu b i. Others have ignored the so-called , rescue u r. -nw.u,6 . .v... ( edict of the-late national commis-. sion these scontract jumpers iic been barred for a period of five years, while those who havexeiused to be "reserved" are under the ban for two seasons. Thorpians to Give Dance Members of the Thorpian Athletic cluu will give a pasKei Dan oance i in the Auaitonum stinaav nignt ior j the benefit of the European relief ' council. STOVE-LEAGUE-OHCFTER they will be able to play. This, however, will not be done by the officials and these players will have to find elsewhere to pl& Joe Steger, who several rears i.go piloted the Krajecik Colls to victory, will return to the fold this season. Jamea Morton, tbe crack hurler of the Ramblers a few years back, says he may stage a "comeback" this season, if he can land a berth with some fast class "A" team. It lias been reported that Jamea Baum- I trardner. last fee. son manager of the Riggs Optical Co. team, will torn orer the man agerial rein to Tommy Brltlon. Harrison Mucker, the lad of no-hit-no-run fauir. w ho hurled for the Union Out fitting Co., will be back In the field again this year. Stucker has not signed up with any team. Many of the aniatenr base ball players and a number of the semi-pro cracks, who have been playing around tha 'sticks" during the last few seasons, will no doubt try and get back with some of the ama teur teams here this season. Jake Isaacson, secretary of tbe "Muny" Amateur base ball assmjtion : "Clink" Claire, well-known first- sackur of the Murphy-Lrtd-Its, and several other well known base ball players plan to attend tha meeting for reorganization of the Central association, , Matty Met. rath, or Clink Claire, H Is miilerstood. ore slated in manage the Bnrllngion, la., t earn, if the Omnhn men secure the franchise. If this weather continue it Is a safe bet that some of the boys will be out getting Into shape, for the opening of the season. Al Vernon, the speedy little gent who paraded around the short bag for the Armours last season, is patiently waiting for his contract from the Cardinals. Al has been promised a try-out with the St Louis club. After being absent several years, Harry Gross, it Is understood, will lie back In the harness this season. Harry Is an old timer, having played with many of the championship tenuis yeara ago. Kddy lawler. who is well-knonn here and has managed and played w Ith the More Trlnmphs. Brandels and Mnruhy-Ild-Its. leading the latter team tn the citv and western nmateur championship tvo J ears ago. will take charge of the Murphj-lil.l-lts this season. Base ball players, managers, captains and fans are anxiously waiting for the )lg maa meeting to be called by the officials of the Munrlpvl Awajeur Bay hall associa tion, ths first part of next month. Other player who have signified their Intentions of playing with Rasnlck ag gregation are Ralph Spellman, Kekh and Greene, By WILLIAM O. BLOZIES. There is one person in Omaha whose busines it is to see that the members of , the organization - for which he works are in good physi cal condition. No doubt all - of Omaha's athletes, both men and boys, know who this person is, but for the benefit of those who do not know we are publishing a brief ac count of his career. , This man, who is well known to all of tfie city's athletes, none other than Norman J. Weston, physi cal director of the Omaha Young Men's Christian association. Weston has been on the job as the ''Y's" physical instructor for more than four years and during that time has done more to boost amateur sports in Omaha than any other person. He has also trained thousands of men and boys. Hails From Australia. ' Norman hails from Australia and is proud of it. He was born at Pat tawalongo, wherever that is, and at the age of 8 years joined the Y. M. C. A. in his home town At the age of 10 years Weston was one of the star athletes at the Pattawalongo "Y" and it was because ot his abil- Lily to lead boys and his knowledge of physical training that he was ap- r French Diving Venus an3 Champ Swimmer to Visit This Country Suzanne Wurtz, Most Noted of All French Mermaids, Will Meet American ' Rivals. By International News Seriice. Paris, Jan. 22. Miss " Suzanne Wurtz. champion girl swimmer of France, plans to visit the United States for the first time next year and compete in a number of acquatic V; vents : MJs ' Wurt'a-celebrated her 20th , birthda on Christmas day. 1920. Despite her vouth, she has beaten t French woman 1 swimmer competing against her and , , She snrrnmhed tiffle aRallst a Woman . h" t Miss Susan Bleibtrev. the American star, after the Olympic games. The "little French star for she is very slight of build compared with most women swimmers first learned to paddle at the age of 8 When she was 12 years old she won second place in a cnampion- snip race, Deing peaten only a yara over a distance ot meters. In 1913 she won the French wom en's championship and she has held it ever since. Five times she has captured the famous five and eight miles swim across Paris, oeating male and female swimmers. In the annual Seine swim in 1918 she finish ed fourth, -behirfd Norman Ross, the American world's champion, beat' ing all Frenchmen entered and in 1919 she finished'' second, being beaten only by Lieutenant Duvane, champion of the French army. Miss Wurtz holds all l-rench rec ords from 100 meters to five miles. Furthermore, ?he has won 18 diving championships and holds the world's record for high diving for women, Last August fhe created a sensation State Surgeons to Hold Clinics Here March 3-4! First clinical session of the Ne braska session of tjie American col-H lege of surgeons wnj be held in Omaha, March 3 and 4. Clinics -will be held in various Omaha hospitals during the morn ings, while the afternoons will be given over to scientific papers and conferences at the Hotel Fontenelle. Cancer and its treatment will be discussed by specialists at a mass meeting open to the public the eve ning of March 3. Poloists. Want Handicap London, Eng. It is said the Brit ish poloists will ask a handicap of 36 goals when they meet the American team next June for the championship of the world and the Hurlingham Trophy. Connie Mack Favors Clubs Who Tern Teams. So T 'McagoTril.nne-Om.ha IW I.eeed Wire. I niiadeipina, ra., Jan. ti. Lonme Mack says the time is now at hand for a rigid ruling to be made to hold in check those clubs who de light in tempting stars of weaker teams so that they may become dis satisfied and have to he sold to maintain peace in tire base ball fami ly. Mack said tonight: ihings have certainly changed in base ball. The time when a ball club ,. ;n i. i.r ., :.. V Ml ii ,413 utai men V i dvvisv ill a trade to sme other club is pSt. "Some of these first division clubs don't seem to realize it and 1 think (pointed gym leader of the Adelaide. Australia. Y. M. C. A He has held positions as physical director and boy' secretary, at the Rendigo, Victoria, Australia, Y. M. C. A.'s, and also at the Bendigo Nor mal school. After serving six months at the Bendigo Normal school Weston left' the land of the kangaroo to accept a position as physical director at the Scranton, Ta'., "Y." Following his work at Scranton, he served five ysars as su pervisor of hoys' work and physical education at (he Hull house, Chicago. Big Booster for Amateur Boxing. During the early part of 1917 he CMne to Omaha as head of the physi cal education department of the local Y. M. C. A., where he has remained since. While in lh city Weston has organized and been a big booster for amateur boxing and wrestling classes among boys and men 'bf the associatiort. Indoor base ball and skiiing. together with ice skating, have played important parts on his physical education program for boys. Besides looking after the training of boys and men who are members of the Omaha "Y," Weston finds time to serve- a resident of the Church "Base Ball league. If you don't believe this bird Wes ton is a busy person, just try to find him in his office at the "Y" some afternoon. in the swimming world by doing a "corkscrew" dive from the top of Laviltette bridge, a height of about 80 feet. No other French champion, not even excepting Georges Carpentier, has such a popular following. ! Two Teams Tied in 1 SixDay Bike Race Chicago, Jan. 22. Madden and Hagin went into a tie with Kockler and Osteritter for points in the six day bicycle race at the end of the 121st hour. At 11 o'clock each team had 7UJi. Kockler and Osteritter had led up to tonight's sprints. The standings of the other teams virtual ly were unchanged. The leaders had covered 1,915 miles and four laps at the time. Harvard Nine to Drill At Georgia Tech Field The Harvard base ball team will begin a short workout on the Georgia Tech .diamond at Atlanta April lJt preparatory to opening against Columbia university in New York on April 23. Ruling Against )t Stars of Weaker ley Are Dissatisfied ! jt w faJie some jj of a ru;jnR by Judge Landis to get it through their heads. These first division teams think 'that whenever a star is developed all they have to do is advertise that they'll pay umpty thousand dollars for him and then double thc salary he's getting from his presett club. 'Io my mind, that's the bigsest j menace base ball faces right t now. Base ba-rf is in better condition ! .1 than it ever was, in my opinion, but' this tampering with the imaginations of players of other clubs is a big i evil." r II p "II J. Jar.-" tt i New York, Jan. 21.-(Special. ) Tennis fans here are still celebrat ing the success of thc American Davis Cup team down in Auckland, New Zealand. Nearly evety local follower of ihe game seems, to have "called the turn," ana" the result of the matches was no profound sur prise. Cut the jurniation .is none the less hearty on that account. If thr American -four in general or William T. Tilden II and William M. Johnston in particular, will but say the word on their return from Down Lnder, they can obtain im mediate possession of the most cher ished poods and chattels, as they al ready have of the affections, of air American tennisdom. The- opinion in tennis circles is that no pair of tennis experts in the history of the game has ever cam paigned more gloriously than Tilden and Johnston, winning their way unaided not only through the chal lenge round against Australasia, but against France and England, in the preceding rounds, piling up one splendid victory upon another in singles and doubles. Admiration for Brookes. In the midst of all the joyous com ment over Tilden, Johnston And Washbjirn, not for a moment forget ting Samuel Hardy, the team's man ager and captain, there has a!so been sounded a note of sympathetic ad miration for Norman E. Brooke? and Gerald L. FattersBn, the de feated Australians. ToVBrookes, es pecially, hero of 15 years)f battling in the fastest tennis company in thr world, has gone a special tribute of admiration. However, the years mav have taken their toll in the matter of physical endurance. Brookes still admits no superior when it comes to tennis brains: If Australasia sends a team to America next eason, it will have no easytime winning its way to the challenge round, for more rations ' than ever before will engage in the competition, and the standard of play will be higher than ever. 6ce recent report is that the far east is sure to provide a contender. If Kumsgae and Shimidzu represent Japari. they will make all comer's step lively, for they enn play we!! together in doubles and they ar shining stars in singles. ' ' Results to Date. The results of Davis cup challenge matches have been as follows: Winner. Txer. Score l(i(iVnited State Brltlsh-lsles I rrnlte1 States British Tsle 3 " 103 Britleh Ieles Ttiited State. ... 41 1S14 British Ieles Beium I 9 1906 British Isles- fnited States 5 0 Ui6 Brltith I T"nltei1 States 5-0 1907 Australasia British Isles 3 S 19K Austrdlasta tTn!ted States.... 3 2 19"? Australasia United Slates... .5 0 1911 Australasia United States E 0 1915 British Isles Australasia 3 2 1913 United States British Isles 3 ? 1914 Australasia United States. .. 32 1919 Australasia British Isles 41 1920 United States Australasia 6 0 RECAPITULATION. Matrhes. T5: Australasia iron . British Isles 5, United States 4. HildrethllHis Interest in Famous Race Horse Stable Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Lcom d Wire. New York, Jan. 22. Sam C. Hil dreth, who for several years has raced one of the strongest' stables in the east, has sold out his interest in the horses to his partner, Harry F. Sirfclair, the old magnate, it be came known today. The sale in cluded the interest in all the horses which have been appearing under the Hildreth colors except Strom boli. Besides the 3-year-olds and older horses there are 19 2-year-olds in the lot. Hildreth will remain as trainer of the horses. It is said that Sinclair will race the horses under the name of the Rancocos Farm which ;s the winter quarters for the majority of the string. This is to be the training ground as well as the breeding- es tablishments for the Sinclair' horses in the future. The most valuable, perhaps, of tne horses involved in the sale is Inch cape, the youngster which was pur chased last season for $150,000. - Roper Warns Princeton Against Over Confidence New York. Tan. 22. fSnerlal Bill Roper, the Tiger foot ball coach who led Princeton to victory on the gridiron last autumn, lias is sued a statement to the student body at old Nassau against over confidence. Roper says in brief: "The great est handicap the team has to con tend with is the cocksureness which exists in a great many quarter's, the effects of which are fatal tinlesi checked at the very inception." Roper is right Princeton has a splendid opportunity to. repeat its triumph next fall. Roper will have some fine material for his eleven. Most of the old stars will be back when the call to arms sounds through the halls of Nassau. Yet Roper sees a spirit of over confi dence already spreading through the student body and the loot ball squad as well, and intends to stop it at once. v Wants Kilhane to Fight promoter Tex Rickard is making fresh efforts to get v Featherweight Champion Johnny Kilbane, to defend his title. Whether he will have any success remains to b seen. Kilbane seems to have adopted a policy of si lence. He will not say what he in tends to do in the future and will not even discuss terms for a sham pronship match. Mack Gets College Star Stillwater, Okla. Wilbur Ray, the oniv athlete who lias won a letter in four different sports at the Okla homa A. and M. college here, has igned a contract with the Phila delphia Athletics as a pitcher. i ? i ! 3 ' i t I ) 4: