THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. DECEMBER C. 1921.
Judge iandis Suspends "Babe" Ruth Until May 20 for Violating Rules
10
Bambino Fined
His Share of
Series Prize
"Wrlf, Just Lft It Go at That
For the Present,' Says
King of Swat When In-
formed of Decision.
Chicago, Dec. 5, Bad new for
"Babe" Kuth. world's t'ltampion home
ri'i hitter with the New York Yan
kees, broke today. Kuth was fined
hi world's series prize o( $.S,3o2 anil
suspended until May 20 of Ihc 19J2
(canon ny judge l.aiulis, cnuinus
Moiicr of hae hatl. for participating
in j exhibition games following t lie
ilc-of the world's series.
-. Outfielder Boh Muesel anil Pitch-
er William Pier
ry, also mem
her of the
Yankees, who
participated in
the barnstorm
ing trip, drew
substantially the
same penalty.
I'ierey's line wan
$I(X) less than
the other two,
his harc of the
world's scries
being tint much
less. . .
Suspension, of
Kuth lor at
leai.t, the first month of the Ameri
can fragile pennant race means,
base ball observers pointed out. that
he will have little chance next sea
son of breaking his record of 59
home runs. He will not be eligible
to apply for reinstatement until May
20 the season starts about April
14. . .
-; The .decision, which, in the bac
ball world, rests as the most impor
tant Judge Landis has made, came
after two months' deliberation.
The. rule, enacted in 1911, forbids
a member of a team competing in
the 'i 'world's championship series
from , participating in any exhibition
games, after the close of the series.
Washington. Dec. S. "Well, just
let it go at that for the present,"
Babc'Ruth declared today when in
formed of the decision in Chicago of
Judge Landis, depriving him of his
s'hareYof the world's scries money
und- suspending him until May 20,
1922. V
' The ball player was informed of
.fudge Landis' decision in his dressing-room
at a local theater while
preparing for his turn on the stage,
lie said he could make no statement
until he had received the idrnial
statement of Judge Landis' action.
However, he advanced the belief
that he rould not be kept out of his
share of the world's series money,
which amounted, he said, to about
$3,200. .
Greb's Manager is
. ..... i c
After Tom Gibbons
:'pr . ' ' '
George Engel Insists Heavy
weight of Gibhons' Family
Scared ; of Harry.
New,; York, Dec. 5. Ordinarily
George Engel, manager for Harry
Grch. Pittsburgh scrapper, is a most
affable sort of citizen, but yesterday
George stepped in with a vitriolic
mean spelling pen and starts calling
Tom Gibbons everything wrong ex
cept a horse thief.
,. Engel .insists that Tom is scared
of Harry. Then he takes another
whatk and tells how Tex Rickard
and; he tried to get Gibbons to meet
Gr. but instead, according to En
R.ct Gibbons just goes around pick
ing canvas kissers to play with.
There is a big list of names show
ing the blokes whom Gibbons has
knocked over in a round, and they
arc all bums, says Engel,'
The " announcement now comes
that Sailor Friedman will go through
wit!) his engagement with Lew Ten
dler for 15 rounds in Madison
Square Garden on December 16.
Famous Amateur
Runner Years Ago
T ; Dies on Train
New York, Dec. 5. Charles II.
Kilpatrlck, a famous amateur middle
distance runner of 20 years ago,
died today ci. a train bringing him
from" his home in Fordham to his
Nvv York office. Kilpatrick es
tablished the amateur record of one
minute 53 2-5 seconds for the half
mile run in 1895. The mark stood
unf'il J916, when J. E. Meredith
loured it by 1.1-5 seconds.
Base Ball Moguls
i To Open Confab Today
'Chicago, Dec. 5. Half a score of
ien prominent in organized base
ball: -departed tonight for Buffalo,
where the meeting of the National
Association of Minor, leagues will
open tomorrow. Included in. the
party was President Tom Hickey of
be- American association; President
William McCarthy of the Pacific
coast league: President A. R. Tear
inly of the Western and Three-Eye
leagues.
Dudley Groot Will
. .. Lead Stanford Gridsters
, .Stanford University, Cal.. Dec. 4.
Dudley D. Groot, a junior, was
elected captain of next year's Stan-
lord foot ball team today, lie has
played on the varsity eleven two
years.
Golf Association
. .. Hold Meeting Soon
; New York.' Dec; 4. The annual
meeting of the United States Golf
association will be held in Chicago
January 14, it was announced Sat
urday, ...
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wfrto's Poor. Jrtnw-
THE record of Midget Smith, the
New York bantamweight who is
trying to lure Champion Johnny
Buff into a match for the title, doesn't
shown a knockout blotch. But
just the same the little Gothamitc
has been knocked out, and according
to his own testimony the job was
done in as artistic a manner as ever
happened. Midget tells about the
knockout with considerable pride, too,
for the man who handed it to him
was none other than World's Heavy
weight Champion Jack Dempsey.
"How'd you happen to get your
chin on the end of one Dempscy's
sledge hammer wallops?" was the
question popped at Smith after he
had stuck out his chest and related
how the heavyweight champion had
socked him with the fists that rocked
Georges Carpentier to dreamland last
summer.
"O, how that big fellow does hit!"
said the midget as he opened up on
the conversational line. "It was when
Jack Dempsey came to New, York to
start training for his bout with Bill
Brejitian at Madison Square Garden.
I stepped into his training quarters
one afternoon, and while watching
Jack punch his sparring partners
around the ring" I was told that the
champion was anxious to get some
lighter boys, for his' camp so he
could develop his speed by boxing
with them.
"That looked like a chance for me
to connect with a little job, so I vol
unteered to put on the gloves with
the big fellow. The next day I was
out at the camp bright and early with
all my ring togs and ready for ac
tion. The action came all right, and
it was swift and sure. I waited for
my turn, and when it came I climbed
through the ropes. Then the gong
clanged and Jack and I went to it.
I thought I could punch the; big
champion a few wallops and gallop
away from the return, fire,, and for
a little while I succeeded..
"But Dempsey finally started after
me with his fists flying. He caught
me over near one corner of the ring
and let his right hand go, T forgot
to duck that one and it caught me
squarely on the chin. That punch
surely had power behind it; for I
wasn't only knocked out but was
knocked clear through the. ropes and
into the arms of a bunch of newspa
per men who were at the ringside.
"The scribes lifted this midget
back .through the ropes and into the
arms of Dempsey, who was Waiting.
Jack stood me on jny feet, but my
legs wouldn't support me. He saw
that I was completely out, and in
order to make me look good to the
crowd started dancing me around the
ring while holding me up in a clinch.
He didn't let go until I had recovered
and after that we boxed a little
and the gong ended the workout.
Midget Smith says that Dempsey
is the eighth wonder of pugilism, but
he also says there isn't a bantam
weight who can do to him what
Dempsey' did.
Geohle Elected Captain
Of Michigan Team
Ann Arbor, Mich Dec. 5. Paul
Geoble of Grand Rapids, Mich., right
end of the 'varsity eleven, today was
elected captain of the University of
Michigan foot ball eleven,
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Twenty- Leading
Batters of Majors
O. AB. R. IT. Pet.
Patternon, J. K T... !3 85 5 14 .400
Hornaby. St. Louis. .164 693 131 235 .397
Twombly, Chloano... 87 175 82 66 .377
Riviere, St. Iiuls... IS 8 2 3 .375
Sallee. New York... 37 J3 2 8 .376
Mueller. St. l.nula.. 66 178 25 62 .35226
I'hrlMenbury. Boston 62 126 34 44 .36200
Rouah. Cincinnati.. ..112 41H 68 147 .36167
Ku-ther. Brooklyn... 49 97 12 34 .361
Mc Henry. St. Loule.,152 674 92 201 .350
Crulae. Boston 108 344 47 11 .346
Fournler. Mt.I.ouia. . .149 674 103 97 .34321
Meuael, Thlla.-N. Y..14B 686 96 201 .34300
Frlwh, New York. ..163 618 121 211 .34134
Scolt. Boston 61 88 14 30 .34090
Cutuhaw, Tltta 98 350 46 119 .340
Smith, Now York.... 89 229 36 77 .336
Oroh. Clncinnntl 97 367 M 118 .331
Smith, St. I.ouls 116 411 86 136 .32846
Mann. St. Louis.... 97 256 67 84 .32812
Omaha Pin Teams
Outside Money
Dcs Moines, -Dec. 5. (Special.)
Four Omaha teams Competed in
the last night of the annual mid
west bowling team .here yesterday
and failed to make scores which will
entitle them to share in prizes. The
Nourse Oil company; made the best
Omaha score, scoring 2,567, with
the Nicholas Oil company coming
in second, with a 2.649 count. Ak-Sar-Ben
came in third, with a 2,638
score, and the Woodrow Cafe, No
2, was a poor fourth, with a 2,424
mark.
These scores do not compare very
satisfactorily with, . tljose .made in
the earlier part of1 the mid-west,
particularly those that broke the
world's record.- i
The scores :(' ' . '
TieWse Oil Co.
O. Johnson 166 147 178 491
n. Toman .156 181 168 605
R. SclDlo 175 206 185 566
K. SiMple 216 190 214 620
A. Waltchow 140 163 191 494
Totals 863 886
Nicholas Oil To.
Olson 137 22S
''orfensehwager 135 20S
".adlna 202 161
'liraaky 201 167
Zimmerman 185 156
936 2675
169
188
147
166
203
629
5S2
610
534
644
Total '
riark . .
Lepenskl
McCoy .
Zarp . . .
Learn
860 916
Ak-Sar-Brn.
156 167
169 177
204 194
....... ..-CilUt 168
163 170
873 2649
J84
293
156
'96
539
654
.210 548
178 501
Totals 861 856
Woodrow Cafe, No. 2.
.Tarosh . .173 156
Swoboda .'. , 202,173
France '. ,166 175
F. Harosh 153 144
Moore , 174 172
162
160
491
505
142 483
162 459
Totals
.......868 820 786 2424
Tiajuana Results
' First Race. Five Furlongs Fire
place, 107 (Gross), $5.20, 4.60, 3.20.
won; Hanover's Topazm 111
(Baker), $41.80. 14.60, second: Hugh
Angleton. 107 (Murray). $4.00, third.
Time 1 :02 .3-5. El Sabio, Stiletto,
Ringleader,. Stanley. H and Capon
ran. , '.'.-'. .- '
Second, Five Furlonas Little
Jake, 103 (Parke), $20.60. 3.80. 3.40,
won: ; Hamilton A, 111 .. (Martinez),
$2.60, 2.80.. second: '-Dr. Stevenson,
108 (Atwell) $6.80- third. Time
1:02 4-5... . Early Morn, Tutt,
Erm'tana,:. Miss Dunbar and Careen
ran. ' -: .
Third. Mile and a Sixteenth Yer
mak, 105 (Parke). $5.20, 3.60, 2.80.
won; Rhymer. 105 OcoW V.. 4 20.
2.80 second; Audrey K, 110 (Mar
tinez). $4.00, third. Time 1:49. Un
dine, Clover Junia. Mistress Polly.
Prophecy and Harvey Smarr ran.
Fourth, Mile and an Eighth Gor
don Roberts, 105 - (Parke) $10.20.
3.40. 2.40, won; Bardora, 105
(Jacobs). $2.60. 2.20. second;
Camilla Muller, 102 (Huntatner),
$2.20, third. Time 1:56. Lady In
nocence, Bevo and Billy Stuart ran.
Fifth, Mile and Seventy Yards
Ike Harvey, 98 (Majestic). $13.00.
4.80, 2.80, won; Star Realm, 117
(Bower), $4.40, 2.80, second: East
lnd'an, 114 (Parke), $2.40, third.
Time 1:44. Regreso. Gath, Omond
and Lady in Black ran.
Sixth, Five and One-half Fur
longs General Agramonte, 110
(Huntamer). $3.60, 2.60, 2.20. won;
Herder, 109 (Martinez), $3.80. 3.20.
second; Poacher, 107 (Majestic),
$3.40. third. Time 1 :07 3-5. Bobby
Allen, Tom Norn's. Sheba, Phedo
den, Vic Munoz and Miss Manage
ran. .
Seventh, Five Furlongs C. A.
Comiskey, 116 (Martinez), $6.40.
4.40, 3.60, won; Kitty Cheatham, 111
(Huntamcr). $4.40. 3.40, second; Pri
vate Teat, 108 (Studer), $4.20, third.
Time 1:07. Perch, Mannchen. Sher
man A. Thrills and Clear Lake. .
- Drawn for
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BASKETIBrXLL
Cff TroHpectH Bright.
Mnrloi S. I.. Dec. 6. Haskct bull
pronpecta art bright at Marion Hth'li
school, according to touch S. 3. RIIhh,
who hat had his Btjund at work since
the beginning of the school year. Marion
played no foot ball thin laHt season but
has concentrated on basket ball in tho
hopes of breaking Into the state tourna
ment. Thus far five games have been
played and each resulted in a victory for
the locals. K. Grospel, the only regular
left from last year's team, has been
vhlfted from guard to forward. He has
played three yearn and 1b captain of tho
iani. W, Rbeling, substitute center last
year in playing that position this season.
T. Dunne, another second Btrijg center
man of a year ago, has been anifted to
guard with H. Da ins, -also a substitute
last year. I. Wlseland, wtoo worked in a
few games In 1920-21, Is holding down a
regular position as forward. Tho schedule
for the Reason follows:
Dec. 2. Emery there.
Dec. 9. Humboldt here,
Dec. 15. Hurlpy there.
Dec.
17. Lennox thre.
"8. Emery here.
K. Parker there.
Dec.
Jan.
Tan. 20. Parker here.
Feb. u. Sioux Falls there.
Feb. 17. Hurley here.
Feb. ;4. Lennox hem.
(eneTA High Wins.
Geneva, Nnp., po. b. i Special.) Jn i
basket ball game preliminary to the reg
ular schedule, Geneva defeated Shlr-kley,
28 to 10. The homo team used 15 differ
ent men and Shickley its regular team.
The game was played in the new gym
nasium. Good Prospects.
Nelson. Neb., Dec. 6. (Special.) The
Nelson High school has concluded the
foot ball season and is now preparing for
the basket ball season. With four letter
men back, a good squad should represent
Nelson this year. The schedule;
Dec. 23. Hebron at Hebron.
Jan. 7. Hardy at Nelson.
Jan. 11. Ruskin at Ruskin.
Jan. 13. Open.
Jan. 17. Edgar at Edgar. .
Jan. 20. Grafton at Nelson.
Jan. 27. Deshler at Deahler.
Feb, 1. Ruskin at Nelson.
Feb. 3. Grafton at Grafton.
Feb. 10. Deshler at Nelson.
Feb. 17. Edgar at Nelson.
Feb. 24. Cheater at Chester.
Mar. 3. Open.
Announces Schedule.
Bloomfield, Neb., Dec. 6. (Special.)
Coach Feelhaver has announced the bas
ket ball schedule for Bloomfield High for
the coming season. The schedule calls for
11 games five at home and six away.
The dates are:
December 23 Creighton, here.
January e Plainvlew. there.
January 1 3 Wausa, hero,
January 20-r-Crofton, there.
January 27 Wausa, there.
February 3 Crofton. here.
February 10 Wayne, there.
February 17 Niobrara, here.
February 24 Plainview. here.
March 3 Creighton, there.
March 10 Niobrara, there.
Geneva, Neb., Dec. 5. (Special.) A
new gymnasium with a seating capacity
of 800, 50 men out for first practice and
with eight letter men hack for this year's
basket ball team, Coach Leroy Johnson
announces its stlffest schedule and best
prospects. The team last year won 16
games and lost eight, taking the first
game in class A tournament. This is
Johnson's second year at Geneva, coming
here last year from the Kansas Aggie
school at Manhattan, where he played
three years on the varsity. Laurence
Buehrer, Vincent Willy, Clyde Yates, Fred
die Picard, forwards; Bob Manning, John
Mulligan, Ralph Reeve, guards, are all
two and three-year men on the team,
back this year. Bates Gooldr, Reeve,
Kcohler and Corbett are showing u: weil
as new men. Buehrer received honorable
mention at the state tourney laBt year,
and with the four Omaha teams, Lincoln
and University Place on this year's sched
ule Geneva feels It has a big season ahead.
Geneva is one of the smaller high schools
in Class A. The schedule:
January C Osecola at Geneva.
January 6 Hastings at Hastings.
January 13 Omaha Ot.imerce at Gen
eva. January 20 Omaha Central at Geneva.
January 27 Seward at Geneva.
January University Place at Geneva.
February 4 Lincoln is.t Geneva.
February 9 Nebraska City tt Geneva.
February 11 Shelton at Geneva. .
February 14 Sutton at Geneva.
February 17 Creighton High at
Omaha.
February 18 Havelock at Havelock.
February 24 South Omaha at Geneva.
March' 3 Crete at Crete.
Expect tiood Team.
Butte, Neb., Dec. 5. With a record of
10 victories out of 15 games played last
year, Butte High enters its second year
of basket bmll with H. Sonnenfield, Hau
sen, Davies and Hoffman of last year's
quintet out fur the 1922 year. Coach
W. J. Brandt also begins his second year
as coach, having Tingle, Naper, Putman,
Beele and Olerich, on th roster as prom
ising material. Coach Brandt is a three
tA(rAr man from Northwestern, playing
foot ball, basket ball and base ball.
Lu tie's u&sket ball schedule was arrang
ed at a meeting of superintendents herd
Saturday.
Lowe Avenue Team' After (iamea.
The Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church
basket ball team of Omaha is looking
for out-of-town games. For contests with
the Omahans write or call W. V. Longly,
3893 Seward street. Omaha.
Clark s Teams Win.
ClarUs. Neb., Dec. 6. Special.) The
Clarks High school basket ball teams
opened the season with victories over
Marquette. The Clarks boys won by the
score of 47 to 11, and the girls' team trim
med the visitors by the score of 10 to 6.
Stromfihnrr (julnteU Win.
Stromsburg, Neb.. Dec. 6. (Special.)
The local high school boys basket ball
quintet defeated the Silver Creek five here
by the score of SI to 7. Captain Pierson
of the Stromsburg team scored 11 points.
The local girls won f .om the visiting girls
by the score of - to 20.
Farnnm Teams Win.
Gothenburg, Neb.. Dec. 3. (Special.)
In a tesket ball double-header at Farnam,
Fa mam emerged twice victorious. The
high acUool defeated Bertrand by a score
of 25 to 6. whlls the Farnam Legion won
over the Brady Island soldiers, IS to 17.
Kaln ot Gothenburg refereed both games.
The Bee by Tad
Major League
Club Batting
O. AB.
n.
80S
S40
668
II.
Pet.
.3HH
St. Loui .
New York
I'hli-RKO ..,
Boston
FlttHburgh
Philadelphia
Urooklyn
Cincinnati .
.154 6309
1635
1575
,...153
298
,...16J
....153
..154
321
1553 .29
63R5 721
5379 692
1561 .290
1533
1512
,2H5
..154 6329
617
.284
.280
152
5263 667
147S
..153 5112
618 1421 .278
Pard:
1v man. Cat Tjimlly, met Hlnk once
mid' that was twice too much for tiink.
4 til walloped him with everything but
last jeor'H rornitalks. If (link ain't run
ning yet H'k because he's reached the
jumping-off place. Cat Is so tough that
we got to tdtoot him In the morning to
wnkn him up.
All the grir.7.1ieN In our neighborhood
tire harmletM heraue they broke their
j (peth on I'nVn neck.
! When your Koiiglihmn herring read
I thla he will Jump nut of his four-piece
I au 'h. W. 'I. IHIOM'NKR, Fremont.
CAL LAM IT Y never got with
in seismograph distance of
Koiightown. He started this
lone wolf business in Arson, one of
our timid suburbs. Arson was so
rough that even the trees had arti
ficial limbs and turtles used to wear
their shells Lackwards to fool the
beetles.
Cal wore a tourist's hat into
Arson, which was such a mean
town tht even friends were ene
mies. Bill Rogers shot the buttons
off his vest without breaking a threat.
Then the posse got after him with
the official guest rope. Cal didn't
make very good hanging because
his Adam's apple was as prominent
as a high school valedictorian's feet
and hands.
He was tough, at that, because
the posse had to cut him down to
save the rope. Car was well built
aiftl had a fine pair of shoulders in
his hat. His first bone was to man
age himself and sign up a match with
The Glutt.
What didn't happen that night
aint in the looscleaf ledger. The
Glutt was some canvas .connoisseur
himself, but he couldn't do head
stands like Cal. This was the first
time The Glutt used his banana
skin shoes, but it looked like Cal
had roller bearings in his soles in
stead of nails. Those boys skidded
around there like sunbeams on the
water, it was one of those Australian
pursuit battles. Finally, The Glutt
lobbed a slow fungo over on Cal and
dusted all the ears off his face. Then
he powdered Cal's nose with a barbed-wire
puff and hung him over the
ropes like wet laundry.
He was out so long that the crows
started to pi?k at him. After that
Cal took correspondence lessons in
home cooking. He donated his
gloves to the peace conference and
is off anything- that looks like a
ring. He wouldn't even open a box
of Xmas presents because it had
ropes around it.
If he ever sailed through Rough
tewn he must have gone through in
a scaled package.
14 Teams Bunched
In Bicycle Race
New York, Dec. 5. Fourteen
teams were bunched at 8 a. m. to
day, the eighth hour of the 31st
annual six-day bicycle race at Madi
son Square Garden, having covered
178 miles and 7 laps. The record
at this hour is 189 miles and 9 laps
made in 1914 by Lawson and Dro
bach. Two teams Bilbru-Alavoine and
Bello-Gaffney were one lap behind
the field.
Notre Dame to Play
Georgia Tech in 1922
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 5. Signature by
Georgia Tech and Notre Dame
Athletic authorities of a contract
providing for foot ball games be
tween the two schools in 1922 and
1923 was announced today. The
game next year will be played Oc-
lK- OQ n. Atl,.,., ,1 1Q11 I
kuin i t. i a l . i iiaiun nit'. vt.v. i. j j
game at South Bend, Ind.
I Thirty memb.ru of the lo-T hlirh school
foot ball squad were entertained here
Thursday evening by the Men's club. Ath
letic stunts and a big banquet featured.
.IItner All-Stars Win.
Oiltner. Neb., tiec. S. ( Special. 1 The
Glltner All-star banket ball team defeated
the Kenesaw quintet here by the score
rf 41 to 11. The basket shooting of H.
W'ilson and the guarding of R. Hawthorne
and U. Marlott were the features of the
gams. The locals are after more games.
Billy Evans' Nerve as "Kid
Umpire" Put Him in Majors
Is Greatest of Arbitrators
By FRANK 0. MENKE.
(Copyrlflit. hy Kin rraturi
dlmfe, liitf.)
IOMET1I1XG like IS
years ago an angry
mob of fans, plus an
angrier mob of home
town base hallcrs,
grouped 'around a
youthful personage in
a uniform of blur,
made menacing signs
and verbally threat
ened him with a merciless dith. It
looked like "Lead Kindly Light" for
the youngster.
Did he quail? Did lie rjiiver, as
the ring of maddened natives drew
tighter and tighter around him? Did
he turn pale? Nix! He just looked
one after another of the closest
threateners in the glaring optics and
said :
"Scr.t the whole gan of you."
And that, in lefthanded fashion,
is the story of how Billy , Evans,
"the greatest umpire of them all,"
got himself a job as an American,
league official.
Once Sport Writer.
At the age of 20 or so Evans,
who was a Cornell student, w&s like
wise a sport writer in Youngstown,
O., in the good old summer time.
Just as a diversion he started to
umpire ball games. His work there
was so good in the combats in whi.'h
he figured that he was invited to
do a lot of umpiring all around the
vicinity.
These were fK good old daya
when an umpire was considered an
unnecessary evil and players and
fans alike seized every opportunity
to make it possible for the umpire
to take a quick and wholly uncon
scious trip to a hospital.
One balmy afternoon Evans, um-
Purdue to Stage
Grid Comeback
Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 5. Purdue
university will be ready in another
year or two to retrieve its lost pres
tige, on the gridiron. This is the
opinion of athletic authorities here.
Although in the number of games
won the past season was disappoint
ing, followers of the team were
cheered by the fighting spirit, which,
they declare, was characteristic of
Purdue teams of a decade ago, but
which has been noticeably absent in
recent years.
Although 12 men will be lost to
the foot ball squad by graduation,
there will be a number ot veterans
back next year and with the recruits
from this year's freshman team, it
is expected there will be little dif
ficulty in rounding up an experi
enced eleven. Five of the 12 who
will get sheepskins were regulars
this year.
Ferd Birk is one of the stars who
will be lost. Birk, during his three
years on the team, has gained fame
as a tackle and center. Capt. "Zeb"
Carman is another regular who will
leave. Carman has held down an
end position for two years. Other
regulars to go are Ray Miller, end;
E. B. Wagner, halfback, and J. E.
Meeker, fullback. Some of the sec
ond string men played in a number
of games and will be keenly missed.
They are Bob Watson, E. S. Rate,
W. L. Spencer, "Shorty" Macklin.
C. E. Israel, J. C. Kepple and C.
D. Merrill.
University of Perm
Declines Grid Offer
Philadelphia,' Dec. 5. The Uni
versity of Penn today declined an
invitation from the state fair asso
ciation of Texas to send a football
team to compete against the Texas
agricultural college at Dallas, De
cember 12. The fair association was
informed that the team had been
disbanded for the year.
Fourteen Morningside
Men to Get Monograms
Sioux City, la., Dec. 5. Fourteen
foot ball players at Morningside col
lege will be awarded athletic letters
this year. They are: Truswitz. Prich
ard, Pcskin, Steele, Wegner, Munson,
Pirwitz, Williams, Davis, Hinckley,
Evans, Nissen, Rogers and Glazier.
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piring in one of the little oil town,
was forced to rule against the home
team on a close play at the plate. A
ton of money had been wagered on
the combat and riot ensued. The
crowd leaped oto the field and the
rival ball players began to page at
many ambulances ai possible, for
they figured that Evan, would have
to be carried away in small sections.
The Old Berries.
But Evans met the charging enemy
with a smile and a wave of Ins arm.
His fearlessness in that moment of
dire peril "for him really coved V"'e
natives. They had been accustomed
to umpires who wcnild attempt to
run a mile in one minute flat every
time they started Rcross the field
after hint.
Evans, the boy, smilejj at them,
ordered them to "cat" and, mar
velous as it may seem, they "scatted"
right back into the stands and play
was resumed.
A few days later Evans was halted
on the street.
"My name is McAlcer," said the
stranger. "I used to play ball with
Cleveland. I saw you umpire the
other day I liked your work. If
you get a call from the American
league you'll know how it hap
pened." A Letter From Ban.
A short time afterward Evans did
get a letter from Ban Johnson and
the kid, then 22, journeyed to Chi
cago. "James McAlcer tells me you are
a good umpire and that you have
courage," said Johnson. "You are
the type of man we want in our
It-ague. I have a contract here for
you to sign, if you think the terms
arc agreeable,"
They were. And Evans signed.
Billy, discussing the incident after
ward, said:
"It was only a bit of good luck
that made me a regular arbitrator
right away. I was realy hired for
farming out purposes. It was
reckoned that I ought to get a few
years of seasoning in the American
association before I was eligible for
regular duty in the big leagues.
Best Ump of All.
. "But it so happened that on the
very day I was to get my orders to
go to the miners, Tun Hart, one of
the regular umpires, took sick.
These were the days of the single
umpire system and the American
league, at the time, did not have an
emergency man of experience. So
Ban Johnson sent me out to work
until such time as Hurst got back
into harness again."
It's history that Evans, in those
few days as an extra displayed abil
ity which stamped him as a wonder-
uinpire. And in all the years since
then Billy Evans has been regarded
by officials, by players and by fans
alike as:
"The best umpire of them all."
Wessley Glassgow
To Lead Shenandoah
Shenandoah, la., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) Wessley Glassgow, all south
western Iowa halfback on the team
selected by the coaches for the Sentinel-Post
has been elected captain
of the high school football taam for
1921. Thirteen letters will be award
ed. The men who will get "S's" are:
Tompkins, Rydberg. Wilson, Ash
haugh, Stotler, Willis Glassgow,
Bloom, Hunter, Howard, Wessley
Glassgow, Stibbs, Berry and Mc
Cracken. i
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Marquette Trims
Yankee Gridsters
Claim City Semi-Pro Foot
- Dall Title hy 2-to-O
Victory.
The Marquette eleven tie fcated the
Yankees on a safety after a bitterly
contented game at League park Sun
day. The score was 2 to 0.
Outweighed 10 pound to a man.
the Marquette team gained consist
ently and alihouKh penalized 75
yards, had the Yankee eleven on the
tiefeiisive throughout the game.
Jackson, Kasman, Klein, I'lynn
and lliggin were the Mars for thu
Marquette club, while Morton, Toran
and VYidimeir Marred for the Yanks.
By virtue of their victory, Mar
quette is claiming the city scmi-pn
grid championship.
The lineups:
Yankees.
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WllimHr ....
MrCreary ....
Ahlln
Miller
Morton
Wllllum
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Ed Wheeler ..
Donovan
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Klynn
Klein
Legion to Stage
Bouts at Lincoln
Lincoln, Dec 5. Acting on an
opinion by City Attorney rctcrson
that the legislative act legalizing
boxing bouts in Nebraska will per
mit the holding of them in Lincoln
regardless of a municipal law to the
contrary, provided the city council
by majority vote gives its consent,
the local American. Legion post to
day announced it will hold four
bouts January 17. Promoters of
the matches say they have assur
ances a majority of the council
favors boxing. The principals in
the matches have not been an
nounced.
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