7 Upt'o-Bate News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER :!3, 1U21. n 1 '""'"t i J 7 CoWWeatr InteiW With Husktrractice Coach Daw8(vcs Nchras kana IndoorCtures as Prc: paratiou t Colorado GanJiursday. Lincoln, N"c-- (Special Tele gram.) CoaclM Dawson's ilus l;er squad K&ftn a rest following the clash wfoowa State Monday ( evening, andf """ stringers did ' not annear rJie field, while those xvho did iiot''f'Pa' hc game Saturday wesiven a light work out. The b practice was due to the told wcJr "d indoor IcctuiesJ were given'1 place. j Tuesday "ii'S the team took another tiawoikout. Cold we ther till pJnted the Huskers iron getting inttlion with a great deal of vim. Tsnappy wind whipping down thebraska field was too much for)1" to work m. Indoor . tiractice v lecture work was giv en on tlWog11'. . Tim Hfrs are prepared to clear the seasii'tli but one defeat, that of Notreairif. The work of the team thicr has been excellent, in far it haren rated as the best thai Nebraskjs had in years. The sea- son willd with but Jew men lost from thquad. SHuskers Graduaie. Six liters will leave the squad this fall Jiese consist fl three men who are son and rUincr reeuldlv this sea lee others yho have won (heir let in iwst. Masons. Lap tain Swann and lWhk. mentioned for all-Anrican, antf u ngnt win dc lost to lhrcguUrs,.vvhile Howarth, H. MeGlaon andY'diard Tnplctt, "N" menif r,ast;easoii.s, will be through wh footJ when the cur tain falls h the "d sport Thurs- daThe Crtradoiggi". coining to Huskcrdoi for f J"rkcy. d;'ba-t; tie, are slald af""d cote,rie to beat The Fort toll team last season slipped onlovon Nebraska, win ning by ao$"- To Kc rc" venge the ftkcr team has been plotting forfV downfall of the Kocky Mounf. Frniers for some time jhebraska mcn are anxious to u" anV more scoring on the part"1"!; opponents, espe cially sincfc Iowa state ta!,y Saturday. prepig Fcr Trouble. Hartshoone f the Aggie stars, promises th,e "usk,er team some trrA but the . Huskers are preparing, .tr0ub'e- . The ,Af c than tb- Nebraska, and it is un- derstoof',a-vs a PassinK and buclc" ine eii The acrial attack is not so conOnly used by the Wcstern grs a,nas been by the valley teams an'd L Husker line is preparing to mjjtlcrappingr aggregation of line sma,rs Thursday, jjaska holds little fear for the - v;s:s froni Colorado. The team ;s hewhat inclined to be over cogent. However, under the p'nt policy of Coach Dawson f is little likelihood that the rtihtiskers will be any too strong Jaith when' thev.step on the field lursday. A Ustht workout is hedule'd for Wednesday evening ;in Ae Husker camp..' The Ageries arc xoected to drift into Lincoln Wednesday morning. Gym Carnival to Be Revived by Germans ..-!,( ' '' New 'ork, Nov. 22. Revival of the German gymnastic carnival, an annual sporting event in New York before the war will be effected, to morrow night by Metropolitan Ttirn verein stars in the Amateur Athletic union's indoor event at Madison . Square Garden. . Among the per formers are Hugo Pietsch, Ger many's Olympic champion in 1900. and 'Miss Adelein Gehrig, United States all-around girl athlete. Creighton High Ends Season at Harlan Coach Marrin of the Creighton High school grid ' team sent his charges" through a two-hour signal practice yesterday afternoon, pre paring his men for the annual game with the Harlan (la.) high cn the latter's gridiron, Turkey day. The locals emerged from their game with Neola last Saturday in good condition. Emmet Doyle, star Creighton backfield man, will play his final game for his high school Thurs day. ; ' Cancel Game Between Superior and Pawnee City Pawnee Citv, Neb., Nov. 22. (Special.) The Pawnee City High school foot ball team will not play Superior High school here- Thanks giving day as w as previously an nounced. The Superior team has accepted a contract with the Beloit .(Kan.) High school to play there Turkey day. Local officials will do all in their power to get a game here with some team well matched with the local aggregation. If none is procured, the second team will play Barneston "High school. Five Big Turkey Day Games On Pacific Coast Thursday San Francisco, Noy. 22. Thanks giving day foot ball games on the Pacific coast include contests be tween the University of Washington and Washington State college at Seattle; the University of Oregon and the Portland Multnomah club at Fortland; the Facific fleet and the Olympic club at San Francisco; Whitman college against th Univer sity of Idaho at Walla Walla and Gorraga university against the Uni versity cf Montana at Spokane. Preparing for " PN. U)nt;CarA? ; I I . HAIF sack I I f P I Sautter I J f, ( HALFBACK yji J WHEN Cc High el em lea HEN Central and Commerce elevens clash at West- ague park Thursday afternoon in their annual grid game, the four players pictured in the above Lincoln High Grids Today for North Platte Where They Meet Neville's Squad Thursday Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22. (Special Telegram.) Coach Mead and his husky . set of Lincoln High players will leave for the North Platte field Wednesday preparatory to their game with Coach Neville's team on Turkey day. The two teams, listed at . the top of the scholastic " ladder, intend to debate the question of high school championship between them, in spite of the claims by Hartington, Alma and other smaller schools. The Lincoln aggregation has been scored upon but once, this by Beat rice, last week. The Red and Black have tied two games and won all California and Yale New Year's Day Game Practically Abandoned Berkeley, Nov. 22. Hope for a New Year's day foot ball game be tween Yale and California has prac tically been abandoned at the Uni versity of California here, it was said today at the graduate manag er's office following receipt of a telegram from Yale authorities. . The exact nature of the telegram was not made public but tentative plans for the game were dropped when the telegram was received. It is known that no financial decision has been made. California wanted to play Yale New Year's day at the new Stanford stadium or in Pasadena, under the auspices of the Tournament of Roses committee. iWk Permanently Suspended by New York Wrestling Commission New York, Nov. 22. Develop ments in the local "wrestling war" indicate that the more or less mud dy politics of the mat game will be fully exploited to the possible deep injury of the sport. While Tex Rickard. who promot ed the "bloomer" at Madison Square Garden recently, was proclaiming his determination to proceed with an elaborate wrestling program out lined by his matchmaker, George Bothner, the state athletic commis sion, at a special meeting, affirmed the permanent suspension of John Pesek and added the name of Pc sek's manager, Larney Lichtcnstein, to the official "blacklist." Pesek was barred from further participation in wrestling bouts in this state for deliberately fouling Marin Plestina in their Garden match. Lichtcnstein, who is a man ager of boxers and wrestlers, is en joined from further activities in the state. While not admitting it officially, members of the commission take the attitude that Pesek was instructed to make a farce of the Plestina bout in order to discredit Rickard's pro motion of the sport. Curley Behind It, ' Rickard's friends profess to sec the fine Italian hand of Jacques Cur ley, former wrestling pooh-bah. in the fiasco. Rickard stands well with the state athletic commission, while Curley is persona non - grata. Be cause of this, say Curley's sym pathizers, Curley has been unable 6 secure a license for holding bouts in local armories. However,, he is said to control most of the promi nent wrestlers aiiil it is norr a que Turkey Day Games layout will prove to be large stones in the Bookkeepers' path to victory. Coach Schmidt is drilling his grid sters in tht-fine points of foot ball this week, and when the purple-jer- ters Leave, others. North Platte has been vic torious in all games and promises the Lincoln team a hard, last game. The clash should be one of the most desperate of the season. The stellar work of Lewis with the Red and B15ck will be counted upon in the North Platte came for a Lincoln vie tory. "The dusky pilot of the Lin coln team has been doing more, than his share of the work with the high school team," carrying the 1)all, pass ing, kicking and handling the de fensive end like a veteran. Krieg and Brown will probably take the half back positions with Captain Thomas at full,. Morrison and Gardner are listed for the wings, Drummond and Gillespie for tackles, with Cummings and Dinges at guard. Hutchison will hold the pivot. The Red and Black is working hard this week, preparatory to their clash wth the Platters, and hold a steadfast belief that the northerners can be drubbed. The two teams have not been playing the same list of opponents and a comparison of their ability rests in the Turkey day game alone. Four Chicago High Grid Teams Seek Games Chicago, Nov. 22. Emulating their larger brothers, the western college foot ball teams which in several inter sectional games defeated eastern elevens this season, four Chicago high school elevens will go east this week seeking victories. Games will be played in Fitchburg, Mass., Phil adelphia, Brocton, Mass., and Haver hill, Mass. - tion as to whether they will aban don" him to hook up with Rickard or continue -under Curley's booking in other states. It is unofficially announced, how ever, that Ed "Strangler" Lewis, formerly known as a "trust" wrest ler, has consented to go on at the Garden in the near future with an opponent picked by Rickard. Need less to say this opponent will not be Plestina.- who proved to be a slug gish and uninteresting performer. Marsh on the Carpet ' The suspension of J. C. Marsh, Plestina's manager, may be lifted within a fortnight as a result of at. informal hearing at the boxing com mission offices in Lower Broadway. It was explained by Secretary H. C. Burchell that Marsh was realty not . suspended, but that his license as a manager had been questioned and the "investigation" requested through Governor Miller's office. This was also said to be an inciden. of wrestling "politics." Marsh appeared before the com missioners, and reviewed at length the history of his feud with the so called "trust." He" is said to have made a favorable impression. The recent disgraceful affair at the Garden did not reflect any great credit on Plestina's ability as a wrestler, although he displayed qual ities of sportsmanship in marked contrast to Pesek's tactics. Those who have seen the huge Serbian perform on the mat in othet cities agree that he is a great defen sive wrestler, but lacks aggressive ness and is the poorest "showman" of them all. ' He has been operating on the ir.at for 10 years without ac ;uinri2 a b'Z refutation. With Commerce seyed athlete clash with the Pen pushers they will no doubt spring a couple, of new tricks on their old rivals. Maroons Leave for Game With Tarkio University of Omaha Will Close Grid Season Thanksgiving. Coach Ernie Adams and his Uni versity of Omaha foot ball team, 20 strong, left this morning for Tarkio. Mo., where they will battle Tarkio college Thanksgiving clay. Adams expects his team to win using straight foot ball. The heavy Maroon line should open big holes in the Tarkio line if it runs true to form. Omaha has suffered only one de- fof tViia vr that at thp hands of Vtht Trinity team, and it is the opin ion of fans, that the Maroons would have won the state championship had they remained in the state con ference. The local foot bailers went through a hard practice last night, and a final workout will be held at Tarkio this, afternoon. . Johnny Dundee to Fight Eddy Wallace New York, Nov. 22. -Johnny Dundee, whose engagement with George Chaney in Madison Square Garden the other night was ended by a foul blow, has another match on his hands. Dundee has been en gaged to. meet Eddy Wallace, the Brooklyn lightweight, in Brooklyn next Monday night for 12 rounds Wallace has stood off four cham pions, Kid Williams, Johnny Kil bane, Freddy Welch and Benny Leonard, and is confident he will de feat the new junior lightweight champion. Paul Doyle, the New England welterweight, and Marty Cross, have been matched for 12 rounds in Brooklyn on Saturday night. Arrest Four Youths For Scalping Tickets Chicago, Nov. 22. Four youths arrested for scalping tickets for the Chicago-Wisconsin foot ball game Saturday were fined $5 and costs yesterday. Two others were fined $25 and costs. The cases against three other alleged scal pers were dismissed because of the lack of evidence. "It seems that a man cannot get into a foot ball game without paying four prices. This thing should be stopped," Judge Mor gan , said. Superior Legion After Game With Tecumseli Superior, Neb., Nov. 22. (Special Telegram.) The management of the Superior American Legion foot ball team is very anxious to schedule a postseason game with Tecumseli or any other good team in the state. Tecumseh ..seems- willing to play most any team except Superior, al though it owes Superior a return game from last season. Superior has won every game on its schedule and feels that its has a just claim to the Legion championship of the state. Californians on Oregon Team. Los Angeles, Nov. 22. At least two southern Californians will be in the squad of 22 Oregon Agricul tural college foot ball players who ere- to leave Corvallis. Ore., tonight for their game at Pasadena next Sat urday with the University of South ern California. Halfback Miiler of the "Aggies formerly attended the Long Beach high school and Andy Crowell. tack!e. is s. product of Los Anclls hiIi. Pcnn State Will in n i-v i riav ouri uodirers Kastcrn Team at University o Washington Eleven to Clath In Seattle Doc. 3. Seattle. Wali Nov. 22. Univer sity of Washington's fuotball team meets an almost traditional rival in the stadium here December 3, when Coach 1 1 ubo Bczdek brings his Pennsylvania Stale eleven to nice the Sun Dodiiers in the .second in- lersectional gridiron struggle played in Seattle. On the basis of early season rc suits. I'cnn Slate will be flie strong tr when the two teams begin plav on December 3. But one team has been able to score on Bczdek s crew this fall until the Nittany Lions me Harvard, October 22. liezdek's men had the edae on the Cambridge ele ven until the closing minutes of the contest, when the Crimson put over the tvme touchdown ot a -l-il Krnre. October 2V. in it first intet- sectional game, Pcnn Slate defeated the stronar Gcorizia Tech eleven, 28 to 7. The records of the team this season include victories over Leba non Vallev. 53-0: Gettysburg, 24-0 North Carolina, 3Sr0, and Lehigh m.7. Coach Bagshaw took over the di rection of a green squad wnen lie came to Washington this year.. Com paratively easy victories were scorea the Ninth Armv Corps team, 24-7; Whitman College, 7-0, and University of Montana, 28-7. . Tb the Oregon Agricultural college oc feated Bagshaw's eleven, 24-0. effort of the Washington team has been bent toward defeat, of Penn State, and Purple and ijold supporters are confident their eleven will -make 'its best showing of the season December 3. On November 5, 'Washington upset predictions by holding the strong Stanford eleven to a scoreless tic. . Basket Ball Prospects Bright for Strong Team at Omaha "U" . Now that the, foot ball season is coming to a close, athletes of Oma ha university are turning their ihonc-hts to perfecting another championship basket ball team. The "O" mei) in basket tossing of last year have selected Leonard Stromberg to pilot" tne ream lor the coming . season. Stromberg played guard on last year's team and was considered one of the best in the state conference. Coach Ernie Adams has a wealth of material to 'selecr'from. The men left from last years squad are, Stromberg, Reeves, Davis, Golding, Thompson, Gilfrey and Pressly. Ko nerW. Wilmarth. Burnnum, Hunt cr and Maxwell are Central High nrlmnl' contribution to the art of haslet liall tossintr at Omaha uni versity. Corr comes from South High and was named all-state cen ter in 1917. Dog Derby Winner Drowns in Alaska The Pas.' Man.. Nov. 22. Walter Golyne, winner of the 1920 Canadian dog derby and known as the "Go ing Kid of Alaska," was drowned in Moose lake, 80 miles from The Pas, November 13, it became known last night.. On that date Goyne left the Dupas iraHintr nnst. at Moose lake, for a fishing camp 26 miles away. He was driving nine dogs, attached to a heavy sleigh, and was followed by 11 pups. Several days later the 11 pups re turned to Dupas. Goyne's tracks were followed for 18 miles, where they disappeared, the general belief being that he encountered thin ice Sand was drowned. American Swordsmen Defeat Britishers New York, Nov. 22. American swordsmen won the Thompson in ternational fencing trophy last night by defeating the members of the British team in seven of the 12 bouts in saber competition. With four bouts still to be contested, the .total score was: Americans, 24; British, 18. Fillmore County Cage Tourney to Be Held Soon Geneva. Neb., Nov. 22. (Special.) The Fillmore county basket ball tournament will be held Thursday rnd Friday afternoon and evening, December 15-16, at Geneva. This was decided at a meeting held here Saturday with all superintendents of the county present.. The ' towns to take part in the cage-tournament are Fairmont, Ex eter. Grafton, Shicklcy, Milliganand Geneva. ' PootBallFacts WorthKnowing Fol MetzgT HI anawrr qution that Bee read em will itubmit to him. They will he answered in thia column. )netfonft fthoulfl he written en on side of the paper only and ahould he addrefted In 8ol Metza:er, rare the pporttnff editor, Thr Oma ha Be. They will tfaea be forwarded to btm. Q. If nil oneirte kirk is lnarhft tf n ongiMe mail in the field of play and then rrnps the goal-line, who may recover the ball 7 A. vAbt nf the rlefenalre teajn. bat only the amide men and klrker of the effensite team. W. How much time may a team con flume before putting tha ball in play by aerimmsire? A. Tbey ehall be allowed time enough to give their algnalfl and repeat name, it eeeftary. It la a matter of Judrment an the part of the referee aa to whether thej are Intentionally delaying tne fame. Q. liaa an Incoming substitute the prtvllrr of reporting to the ampire? A. Ha may report to either lefeiee or umpire. Q. May a player receiving the kick-off rf-ura the ball by punt? "A. Certainly. Ci May a player receiving the kick-off rr-turo the ball by forward pae? A. o. A forward pwM ean only be nsde from arrunmege I f 1921 Pilots to Be at Helm of Clubs-Minors Prepare for Meeting NEW l UKK, Mov. Major league managers wno :in ished the 1921 season at the helms of the 16 big league i'liiKo onm rii4f uiitA nf thnii inha fni anntrtni ana arm l 111 pVLLJ 0U1 Vi till Ik JU LSk? IVi BHVUIV I P. tliVIII Unless present sign fail, there, will be no managerial hifts, and if this holds true the coming winter will set a record, as there has never been a "hot stove" season in which one or more managers' heads were Last winter there were took Fred Mitchells place at ceeded George Stallmcs at came out of the International Hughie Duffy stepped into Ed Tyrus Cobb succeeded Hugh Jennings at Detroit. At Wash ington Clark Griffith retired to the business of being a club president and appointed George McBride to handle the reins pf the Senators. two of the managers installed F.vers being succeeded, at Chicago dropped by the Phillies in favor of Irving Wilhclni: The owners of the Cubs and Phillies have announced that Killefer and Wilhelm will pilot their 1922 entrants in the big khow and the rest oMhe manager are appar ently securely anchored. Rumors to the contiary, John the Giants again next year. lie may Jennings in coaching tlie team, but in will be on the old bench, telling em i Rumors that Htiggins wa to be world's series. Just how the Yankee Colonel could let Iluggins go after he won a pennant for them and made a h6t fight in the world's series igainst the Giants is a point that a good many' critics cannot fathom, and generally speaking they agree that Iluggins stands better than an even chance to stay. Uncle Wilbert Kobinsqn. popular1 and in great demand by Brooklyn fans, can scarcely be sacrificed by the Brooklyn club even though he might want' to go elsewhere, so the three New York clubs are seemingly. set m a managerial way. "A I ' Hugh Duffy and Fred Mitchell de-H livered at Boston and Will sticM Connie- Mack is not thinking of tying the rare to himself at - Philadelohia and Wilhclni is signed for 1922. ; McBride Solid. ; George McBride did very well with the Senators.- He is solid with Griffith. George Gibson, though he stood on shaky ground when his team was beaten out by the Oiants, looks like a good bet to manage the Pirates again, and Pat Moran i$ firmly rooted in Cincinnati. Ty Cobb and Tri Speaker are prime favorites in Detroit and Cleve land, Kid Gleason and Killefer will return to Chicago and Rickey tnd Fohl will be found'at-the helms of the Cards and Browns. This ac counts for all of the managers .and it looks sure that all will be leading rookies and regulars toward the training camps in March. The managerial,' array." and the tenure of "office" they have hid in the big; show follows:, . '. ' National League. McOraw, New York 19 i4 yeara Robinson, Brooklyn ............ 7 : years Moran, Cincinnati ,..i-3 years BtsKey, fit. l.ouf ........ ,;r.i.. 8 years Otbson, Pittsburgh ............ 2 , years Mitchell, Boston '. 1 - year Wilhelm. Philadelphia 4 year Killefer, Chicago ;.. year American League. ' Mack, Philadelphia 21 years Hugglns, New Jork 4 years Gleason, Chlcasro 3 years Speaker, Cleveland '. 514 years McBride, Washington , 1 year Cobb, Petroit . 1 year Duffy,; Boston I year roni, st. Louis 1 . year President Michael Sexton of the National Association-of Profession al Base Ball Clubs has sent out cir cular letters to every member of the minor " league organization : urginsr ttendance at the annual meeting at Buffalo, December 6' to 9C Says Mr. Sexton: : I believe that ,,our approaching meeting will be one of the most im portant and interestine that this as sociation has ever had. Hon. Kene- saw M, Landis, commissioner, will be in attendance and will have a double message of great interest to all to deliver. At our opening ses sion' he will speak directly 1o base ball people, club officials, players, umpires, scorers, -sbort writers and all persons directly connected with the game, and on "Wednesday eve ning at our annual banquet his mes sage will be to the- great body of sport loving people uf the United States and Canada. Thisessag e, m States and Canada. This message, am sure, will be of such interest and importance tht it will be car ried by the several press associa tions to' all parts of our jurisdic tion." Jimmy Owens Dies" New York, Nov. 22. James (Jim my) Owens, trainer for the Green- tree stable of thoroughbreds owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney, and form erly a steeplechase jockey in the United States and Europe, died in a hospital here today. Their Quality has wiped out: price distinction in cigarettes lira CIGARETTES iou can't ndp 20 for 15 not lopped ofT. several changes.' Johnny Lvers Chicago and Mitchell suc Boston. Wild Bill Donovan league to manage the Phillies. Barrow's boots at Boston and - ... last winter failed'to last our the eason. bv Bill Killefer and Donovan beine McGraw will be the guiding spirit of take Johnny Ever back to assist HukIi the heat of the pennant race McGraw what to do, deposeddiave quieted down since the . ; fylis,.Alexa Stirling Now Bond Saleswoman; Will Not Give Up Golf New . York, Nov. 22. Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta, . Ga., for five years noiuer oi the United States women's golf ' ti tic, today became a bond saleswom an in Wall street. : "No, I do not intend to give up golf," she said, "but I probably will not have ' so much time to give t ,jto the game as I ' jiid- before. - j "I made ud my mind, a long time wwago that, like a Miss alexa. great many other ; ' , ..ALiSJa women, I - should do something individual, and here I am." y- Condon and Long Will Graduate From Creighton in June ; ' r'-- . Two' of the test backfield men who ever donned the blue jerseys of Creighton university, will end their foot ball careers Thanksgiving day, when Creighton and the University of South Dakota meet on the local's gridiron. .The two men are Jimmy Condon, plunging fullback, and "Tip" Long,, quarterback. " With the : possible exception (of Gene Leahy of tht 1919 team, Con don probably, is the best fullback ever turned out at Creighton. Long, veteran Creighton fans declare, is the greatest quarter ever developed at Creighton university, - x ; Both are medical students and will graduate next June. Long has been out of the lineup recently because of injuries. - 1 ; 200,000 Seek Tickets To Army-Navy Game New York, Nov. 22. Applications for tickets to the army-navy game to be played here next Saturday are estimated to have reached a total of 200.000. The seating capacity of the Polo Grounds for foot ball games is 44,000, and but a very small per centage of the tickets have been al loted for public distribution. Grid Teams of Destroyers , And Air Service to Tangle Los Angeles, Nov. ' 22. Sports directors of the Pacific fleet at Los Angeles harbor announced today they had arranged for a foot bail game at San Diego between the champions of the air service and of the destroyer division in time for the winner to arrive here Saturday .to play the team of the U. S. S. Idaho, champion of the battleship division, for the championship of the entire Pacific fleet. but.lilce thorn! dftnitiUcbCo: Basket Ball; Tourney Awarded To Kansas City, Location for 1922 ' National A. A. U. Cage Meet Decided Uou Paddot k's Records ' Recognized a Official. Chicaco.' Nov. 22. Kansas City was awarded the basket ball tourna ment of the national amateur athletic union, meeting in annual convention today. The senior and junior track ami field meets, relays and decathlon and the senior and junior cross-rountry runs were guen to the Metropolitan association of New York, The New England A. A. U. was awarded the .boxing and wrestling championship matrhes and the In door swimming, water polo, relay and medley pentathlon were given to New York. Four world's tecords held by Charles W. Paddock, the. southern California dash jnan, were recognized as official by the convention, Tad dock holds a record of 9 3-5 seconds jointly with Howard Drew for tha century dash; a record of 20 4-5 seo onds for the 220-yard dash, and 30 15 seconds for the 300-yard dash, and the world's record for the 300 meter run at 33 1-5 seconds. , Tex Puzzled Over ! ' ' ' Boxers' Attitude New York, Nov, 22. Tex Rick ard declared today the combination of boxers, including the champions of several classes and their man agcrs, aligned against him, will not put him out of business. He pro fesses to be puzzled by their attitude but took no cognizance of the re ported intention of a Coffroth-Buckley-Johnston organization to run a rival club in opposition to Madison Square Garden ihow house. "It is all a puzzle to me," said Rickard. "I have made some a11m ing overtures and offers to, those managers and their fighters to come into the Garden and box for me, but they have ignored the offers and gone off to other cities and accepted en gagements for much less money. They have started this fight against me for some fancied grievance, but I propose to sit tight. "If any of those men ean point out to me what reforms are necessary and what they expect from me I will be glad to listen to them. I . have made efforts to obtain the services of several champion boxers, but they refuse to listen to any offer. yet they hop off in other directions and do business. "As I understand It some f these men object to the system of match making in the Garden. Now if they can suggest better matches I will very gladly listen. If in my. judg ment their suggestions will improve the caliber of bouts in the Garden I would be governed accordingly. I have not discriminated against their charges." Hornsby Tops Cobb' As Leading Hitter San Francisco. Nov. 22. Rotters . Hornsby of the Los Angeles club now is the leading batsman of the California Winter league with a per centage of .398. , Trailing Hornsby are the folloyir. ing five: Harry Heilmann, Missions, .385; Ty Cobb, San Francisco, .379; Carl Sawyer, Vernon, .373: Jack Knight, Vernon. .359, and George; Sisler, Vernon, .350. . The Vernon club ,is in the lead, the Missions are second, Los An geles, third, and San Francisco, ' fourth. , - . A STORY OF TODAY STRAND THEATER STABTEfG SODAY ' acnes SwotH rauwrw)' AT first the lovely Engliab. giri, hatedthe bronzed Arab chief) Who had captured her In the dea.' e! then a, .he tees hU tyranny; over a hundred tribe, hate turns , Tne Sheik is determined to maW her love him. Doea he succeed Jhtt it the plot of thl, wonder, nil Paramount picture. Creighton Field, 25th and California CREIGHTON vs University of South Dakota, Thursday, November 24th j v