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Big Ten Teams
Ready for Start
Of Title Chase
Three Wfolfrn Conference
Quintets Will Start 1921
Cape Season on
January 7.
IVilou in' the successful gridiron
season, ecu-lies of western confer
tine basket ball teams already have
ltit their squads
through prartice
games preliminary
to the Biff Ten
opening clashes,
which will be
played on January
7. As basket ball
.squads are not re
quired by rule to
abstain from prac
tice until a speci
fied date, as is the
conference rule in
foot ball, some of
the mentors have
been drilling their
men since the
onening of the
universities early in the fall.
Dr. L. J. Cooke of Minnesota,
secretary of the conference basket
ball association, has made some
changes in the original schedule upon
requests of coaches. Officials for all
games have been selected, and arc
.1 competent list of arbiters. Follow
ing is the complete schedule, together
with officials for each game:
January 7.
Wliconvin at Iowa (referoe. Birch: um
pire, Koynulds): Nnrthwextern at Minne
sota tretcreo, Srhoinmer; umpire, Tapp);
Ohio Statu at Chicago (reteree, Young;
umpire, ilolonj.)
January 9.
Ohio Blal t Michigan (referee.
"Young; umpire. Kearns); Wiaconsln at
Nortfc-vvcf loin (retcrce, Schommer; um
pire, lUiy.)
lanuury 10.
Chicago at Michigan Ueferee, Kearna;
umpire, Young.)
January 14.
Iowa at Minnesota (referee, Kearnsi
umpire, Tapp;) Northwestern at Indiana,
(referee, Schommer; umpire. Kay); nil
nola at Ohio Hlate (referee, Schneider;
umpire, I'mfth); Michigan at Wiaconsln
(referee, Young; umpire, Molony.)
1 January 16.
Michigan at lllliioia (referee, Young;
umpire, Millard); Northwestern t Pur
due (referee, Kcarns; umpire, Ray.)
January 30.
Indiana at Ohio Stale (referee, Schom
mer; umpire. Young); Northwestern at
Chicago (referee, Kearns; umpire, Bay.)
January 21.
Minnesota at Wisconsin (referee,
Schommer: umpire, Kay); Purdue at Iowa
(referee, Koarns; umpire. Eeynolds.)
January 23.
Minnesota at Indiana (referee. Young;
umpire. Molony); Purdue at Northwest
ern (referee, Schommer; umpire, Kearna.)
January 88.
Chicago at Minnesota (referee, Tapp;
umpire, tohinan); Iowa at Purdue (ref
eree, Keams; umpire, McCord.)
January 30.
Iowa at Indiana (referee, Kearna; um
, plre, Molony.) -'
February 4.
Indiana at Minnesota (referee, Schom
mer; umpire, Tapp); Illinois at Chicago
(referee, Kearns; umpire, Elliott.)
I'ebruary
Northwestern at Wisconsin (referee,
Schommer; umpire, Kay.)
I'ebruary 7.
Purdue at Illinois (referee, Kearns;
umpire, Molony.)
February 10.
Illinois at Wisconsin (referee, Young;
umpire. Kearns.)
February 11.
Illinois at Minnesota (referee, Tapp;
umpire, Smith); Purdue at Indiana (ref
eree. Schommer; umpire, Kearns); Iowa
at Chicago (referee, lmmenhausen; um
pire, McCord); Michigan at Chicago (ref
eree. Young; umpire, Schneider.) i
February 13.
Michigan at Indiana (referee. Kearna;
Umpire, Molony); Iowa at Wisconsin (ref
eree, Birch; umpire, Reynolds.)
February 18.
Minnesota at Illinois (referee, Young;
umpire. Molony); Chicago at Purdue (ref
,' eree, Kearns; umpire, Bay); Indiana at
Northwestern (referee. Schommer; um
pire. Brown); Ohio State at Iowa (ref
eree. Klllott; umpire, Hedges); Wisconsin
at Michigan referee, Birch; umpire, Mc
Cord.) February 20.
Ohio State at Illinois (referee. Young;
umpire, Molony); Minnesota at Northwest
ern (referee, Schommer; umpire, Ray);
Indiana at Michigan (referee, Kearns;
umpire, McCord.)
February 23.
Chicago at Ohio State (referee, Young;
umpire, Schnelrter.)
February 23.
Minnesota at Iowa (referee, Young; um
.pire, ileiiges.)
February 23.
Minnesota at Chicago (referee, Young;
umpire, EllloU); Illinois at Michigan
t referee, Kcarns; umpire. Molony); In
diana at Purdue (referee, Schommer; um
pire, McCord) ; Ohio State at Northwest
ern (referee. Birch: umpire. Ray.)
February 27.
Ohio State at Indiana (referee, Schom
mer; umpire, Kearns); Michigan at Iowa
(referee. Birch; umpire, McCord); Wis
consin at Illinois (referee. Young; um
pire, Molony.)
March S.
Chicago at Illinois (referee, .Kearns;
i umpire. Young.)
March 4.
Wisconsin at Minnesota (referee,
Schommer; umpire, Reynolds)? Iowa at
Michigan (referee, Kearns: umpire, Mc-
Cord); Northwestern at Ohio State (ref
eree. Schneider; umpire. Molony.)
Marrh .
Iowa at Ohio State (referee. Young:
umpire. Schneider): Northwestern at
Michigan (referee. Kearns; umpire, Ray.)
March A.
Illinois at Purdue (referee, Kearna; um
pire, Molony.)
' March 8.
Chicago at Wisconsin (referee, Teung;
umpire, Molony.)
March 11.
Wisconsin at Chicago (referee, Young;
umpire, Molony.) '
Athletes Today
No Better Than
T-ii f irc
1 hose or vus
Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft, Prince-
ton's director of physical education,
lias come to the defense of the ath
letes of the past, in an article in the
Daily Princetonian. Asked to com
pare the present day athletes witn
those of the "golden 90s," the
Princeton director had this to say
"I do not think that in any sport.
such as foot ball, the average man
of the present needs or possesses
any greater intellect than the players
of 20 years ago.
"I played foot abl myself 30 years
ago. and coached for several years
after my undergraduate days were
over, and I can assure you that I
pondered as long and as diligently
over plays and formations as any
eaotain or coach of the team in
1921. The athlete then had just as
ouick wits as anr man today.
However, Dr. Raycroft declares
emphatically that many more young
men in the JUth centu-.y engage
actively in sports than was the case
in other years; hence he believe
that the modern boy is stronger and
healthier.
Following
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MORVICII, the great brown
colt bred by A. B. Spreckels,
and raced by Benjamin Block,
will start the 1922 turf season with
the greatest record as a 2-year-old
in American raring history. This
stocky built son of Runnymedc,
tinlike Man o' War. finished his 2-year-old
season without a blemish,
winning all eleven of his starts.
Man o' War lost one of his ten races
in his first year of competition. If
Man o War is "the horse of the cen
tury," the colt certainly deserves the
name of the greatest colt perform
ers. The great juvenile is now in win
ter quarters at Jamaica, building up
the 3-year-old strength that will be
required of him when he matches
his invincible record against such
stout racers of his own age as Lucky
Hour, Kai Sang, Runstar, Missionary,-Column,
Miss Joy, Bunting,
and against such older horses as
Grey Lag, Yelow Hand, Extermina
tor, Thunderclap, Mad Hatter, Au
racious, John P. Grier, Jennings
Park, Naturalist, Tryster, Blazes and
Behave Yourself.
Jury Disagrees
In Damage Suit
Suit to Recover $100,000
Paid for Race Horse to
Be Retried.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Dee Leased Wire,
New York, Dec 18. That the
jury, charged with determining
whether Harry F. Sinclair, ' oil mil
lionaire, should recover the $100,000
he paid for Playfellow, brother of
the renowned Man o' War, a!id which
was Jast night reported locked up
until Monday, failed to aeree and
was dismissed at 11 o'clock last night,
it was learned today. It was re
ported about the Brooklyn supreme
court building that the jury stood six
to six on the final ballot.
Sinclair will brinr? suit again
against the Quincy stables.
Frederick S, Like, of the counsel
for Sinclair, said:
We will endeavor to have the suit
placed on the court calendar for
January 3. The case most certain
ly will be brought to trial again. We
believe the colt is a wind sucker and
that James F. Johnson put something
over on us when he sold him for
$100,000."
Willie Jackson Says
Not the Head, But
The Hat, Wins Bouts
RING fans have' noticed' that
when Willie Jackson climbs
into the ring he always wears
a little trick can tilted over one side
of his head. They also have piped
the fact that his manager and friend,
"Doc" Bagley,
also carries a
rAf'JSOi jsame , design
I It AaHtri ' I perched ' jauntily
I y Inn hi Aim Trie
Bronx walloper
and his boss have
had- those . two
skull pieces since
.W,i 1.1 i e -first
s't a r t e d in the
game of. hit and
get away. .
"V ouldn t part
with these two
top pieces for the
town,", said, Bag
.ley, when he
hopped out of the ring in New York
the other night after Willie had
tanned Pete ' Hartley.' "Those two
little frontisnieces are the real mas
cots. They have served us well, and
you can go bet a dollar to a plugged
nickel that we wouldn't let go of
them for something pretty."
The "Dec" and Bill may look like
a brace of safecrackers adorned in
those caps, but they are happy and
confident every moment they have
them on.
Peterman Elected-Cross-Country
Leader
" Iowa City, la.. Dec. 18. Lester
V. Petennan of this city, has been
elected captain of the cross-country
team for the next year at the Uni
versity of Iowa. Peterrnan has been
a member of the cross-country and
track teams for two years. He stril
his one year of competition.
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Man 0'War's Hoof Prints
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MORVICH (Jockey Saade Up).
champion 2 year old at American racetracks.)
During the 1921 season distance,
track condition, or the boy with the
leg up made no difference to this
pleasant tempered animal; he did
everything that was asked of him.
When he made his first start of the
season at Jamaica he was entered in
a selling race to be-sold for $3,000.
There were no bidders. He was
quoted at odds of SO to 1. In his last
race of the 1921 season these odds
had veered to 30 cents to a dollar.
Shortly after Morvich .began to
show impressive form he was pur
chased by Block and' Fred Burlcw,
who in previous years had raced as
the B. & B. stable, for a price said to
be $5,500. Toward the middle of
the summer Block purchased Bur
lew's share for $40,000, thus acquir
ing sole ownership, and ran him un
der his newly registered colors of
jade and- orange blocks, with only
other horse, Mawrcoron, winner of
two selling stakes in 1921, in the
Block stable.
May Enter Kentucky Derby.
In speaking of the future for his
record horse, Block said recently
that barring unforseen accidents
Five Olympic Atliletes Face
Central A. A. U. Committee on
Charges
Chicago, Dec. 18. Five of the
country's greatest amateur athletes
Joie Ray, Frank and Joe Loomis,
J-oren Muchison and Jackson acholz
today defended themselves against
charges ot proiessionalism before the
registration committee of the Cen
tral A. A. U. The fhletes, all of
Olympic fame, were charged with
filing exorbitant expense accounts for
trips to compete in eastern meets last
year.
Deny Expense Charges High.
Ray, Joe Loomis and Murchison
appeared before the committee, while
the others were represented. The
athletes denied their expense accounts
were exorbitant. I he committee an
nounced it would make its report to
the National A. A. U. registration
committee for final action. The ath
letes, if found guilty, may be sus
pended or declared professionals.
Joie Ray, holder of seven world's
records in the runs, may become a
professional boxer if his amateur
standing is annulled. Ray has en
gaged in amateur boxing contests,
winning the Central A. A. U. title in
the featherweight class. He weighs
about 125 pounds.
Ray to Run If Cleared.
Ray plans to compete in several big
eastern meets if he is cleared.
. Frank Loomis, a noted hurdler and
sprinter, already has become a pro
fessional, and medals won in amateur
competition may be taken away from
him if the charges of professional
Kama and Club.
Hornsby. St. Louia 164
Kelly, New York........,14
loung. New York 141
McHenry, St. Iouis 153
Frisch, New York 15:1
Meusel," Phil. -New York..l4S
Fournier, St. Louis. ......149
Wheat. Brooklyn 148
Stock, St. Louis 14
Boeckel, Boston 153
Konetchy. Brooklyn-Phil.. 127
Lavan, St. Louis K,n
Southworth. Boston 141
Grimes. Chicago 147
Williams. Philadelphia ..146
Powell, Boston 149
Roush. Cincinnati 11 g
Griffith. Brooklyn ......129
Grimm. Pittsburgh 161
Maranville, Pittsburgh ..Hi
Myers, Brooklyn 144
Bancroft, New York 153
Deal. Chicago 115
Paubert, Cincinnati 13B
Whitted. Pittsburgh ....los
I Holke, Boston 15
! Robertson, Chicago-Pitts.. 82
Barnhart. Pittsburgh ....124
Burns, New York 149
Ford. Boston 155
funcan. Cincinnati ...... 145
Carey. Pittsburgh .......140
Johnston. Brooklyn ...... 152
Cruise. Boston ..........103
Bressier, Cincinnati 109
Barber. Chicago 137
Cutshaw, Pittsburgh ....9
Tierney Pittsburgh 117
Smith. New York 89
Wfrlghtstone, Philadelphia 1"9
Barbaxe. Boston ........134
Groh. Cincinnati 97
Clemans. t. Louis. ......117
Kelleher. Chlcaaro 95
Rawllnas. Phil.-New Tork.ltS
Schuits. St. I.ours. ....... 92
Kilduff. Brooklyn .......l'7
Snyder. New Tork ...1"
; erry. Chicago 123
Bchne. dncinrati ......15-
ilker. N-w Torfc-Fhil.. si
omandt. Brooklyn...... 95
Malsel, rhirsao Ill
Bigbe. rutsburgh 14?
Sulhvan. Boston-Chicago.. 1
Fonseca. Cincinnati ...... 3
Nicholson. Boston ...... It
Miscellaneous Records of National
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Morvich will be a starter in every
event of importance during the sea
son of 1922, not only in the 3-year-old
division, but in stakes and han
dicaps in which he will meet older
horses. He said; "I will not dis
appoint any one. Morvich will go
to the post in all his engagements,
and furthermore the first will be
either the Kentucky Derby at Louis
ville or the Preakness stakes at
Pimlico.
A brief comparison between 2-year-old
careers of the wonder of
1921 and Man o' War is interesting.
Morvich, in winning his eleven
starts, won the fortune of $116,584.
As a 2-year-old Man o' War started
10 times and won nine races, for a
total of $83,325.
Only Two Win More.
The winnings of Morvich only
twice" were exceeded in American
history by a racer of his age. Dom
ino taking down $170,890 in 2-year
old competition, and Colin, $131,007.
However, each of these horses had
the advantage of capturing the rich
Futurity, to 'which the son of Rtin
nymede was not eligible.
of Professionalism
ism are sustained. He is a coach
at a college at Hastings, Neb. Joe
Loomis is a member ot the Chicago
Athletic association, while Murchison
and Ray are competing under the
colors of the Illinois Athletic club.
Scholz, a former University of Mis
souri sprinter, is competing for the
Detroit A. C.
Tennis Body to
Change Methods
New York, Dec. 18. Suggestions
for radical changes in the manner
of conducting championship tourna
ments were contained in reports of
subcommittees of the United States
tennis association, submitted to that
body's executive Committee today.
The most notable contemplates
"seeding fhe draw" at national tour
naments eliminating the blind draw
through a process of limited selec
tion and forbidding tournament
contenders to report the games in
signed daily newspaper articles.
Tentative dates and places for al!
the principal titular tournaments for
1922 also were submitted. The re
ports will be considered at the as
sociation's annual meeting in February.
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22 ?S - J Name and Club. . 3 . Sg ff
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126 60- 4S
122 40, 73 King, .New York-Phila.... 103 39 21 43
102 71 47 Hargrave, Cincinnati ...... 93 38 12 is
102 38 48 Wingo, Cincinnati ......... 97 38 21 1
100 43 28 Schmidt. Pittsburgh ....114-38 12 13
87 3 29 Flack, Chicago ....133 S7 33 15
86 66 48 Hollocher, Chicago .-...140 37 4.1 13
85 ' 44 19 LeBourveau, Philadelphia.. 9-1 S5 29 61
84 4 Si Olson, Brooklyn ....151 35 28 26
84 62 41 Mueller. St. Louis 5S 34 11 22
82 40 38 Nois. Brooklyn 102 34 23 41
e.. 23 30 Smith. St. Louis i) 33 i 24
79 36 13 O Fsrrell, Chicago 96 32 18 14
79 70 55 Parkinson, Philadelphia ..lf'8 32 u 81
75 30 32 Mann. St. Louis 97 30 23 28
74 68 85 Lee. Philadelphia 88 29 13 34
71 31 8 O'Nell, Boston 98 -9 23 21
71 36 13 Bruggy, Philadelphia .... 9 28 23 37
71 31 38 Miller, BroolfTyn 91 27 9 26
70 47 38 Kopf, Cincinnati 107 25 43 20
68 23 61 Rapp. New York-Phil. .....110 25 29 21
67 66 23 Peters. Philadelphia 65 23 13
66 13 9 Miller, Philadelphia 84 23 15 27
4 24 16 Oaly. Chicago Si 22 6 8
3 26 21 Smith. Philadelphia 67 22 11 28
63 17 41 Krueger. Brooklyn 5 -f 14- 12
62 13 19 Janvrin. St. Louis-Brooklyn 62 19 8 6
63 32 36 Tworobly. Chicago 87 18 11 1
61 80 24 Gowdy. Boston 64 17 18 11
61 36 49 I Killpfer. Chicago 45 16 4 4
60 44 S". I f'hristenbury. Boston .... 62 16 21 !
56 70 3 Crane, Cincinnati 73 16 14 14
56 45 26 Dillhoefer, St. Louis. . .... 76 15 11- 1
ii 43 24 Ruether, Brooklyn ...... 49 13 4 9
54 39 20 Gibson, Boston 63 13 3 17
64 41 24 Neale. Phll.-Cinclnnatt 85 13 34 25
53 11 11 Cunningham. New York.... 40 13 3 3
63 24 31 Toney, New York......... 43 13 2 1J
51 37 Mitchell. Brooklyn ....... 46 12 t 7
6t It 20 Scott, Boston ............ 61 12 i 7
49 24 28 Brown. New Tork ........ 70 13 4 11
48 34 17 Oeschger, Boston 44 11 3 13
48 33 17 Monroe, New York-Phil.... 60 11 14 IS
47 14 16 Pcugla. New York 4 10 3 12
46 2 SI Niion. Boston 65 9 7 II
45 15 11 lioatheot. St. Louis...... 2 1
45 31 3s:l.uoue. Cincinnati ........ 42 2 ;
45 IT 24 ! Fiilinrim. Boston ........ 4i I !
45 27 19, yoQuillan. Boston 45 S 1 13 :
44 54 24 j Rimes. N-w York t 3 2'
43 2 11 Ss.ngel. Phil.-New York.. 43 II?
43 11 2? York. Chicago 44 i 1 12
41 11 lilN-hf. N-w Tork 42 6 I 1
42 41 19 Rlr, Clnrtnaati 40 4 H
41 19 24 (Hood, Brooklrn 64 4 14
41 13 1 North. St. Louis 4 1 1 4
41 IT lliWatsca. Boston 44 1 1 14
Trocndlcy Will
Assist Husker
Wrestling Coach
Former Nebraska Wrestler
And Mat Captain Secured to
Help Dr. Clapp Develop
Grappling Squad.
Lincoln, Dec. 17. (Special.)
Harry P. Troendtey, former Corn
liiiskcr wrestler and for two years
captain of the Nebraska mat men,
has been secured to assist Dr. K.
(i. Clann as instructor in wrestling.
Troendlcy recently returned from
Chicago where he has been keeping
in form. While in the Windy City
the former Husker won fourtourna
nents and was proclaimed cham
pion of the' Central A. A. U. in his
weight.
Trocndlcy wrestled in the 125
pound class in 191X. but went into
the 135 in 1919 and 1920. During
his three years at the university
Troendley never lost a fall in an in-tcr-collcgiate
meet and lost only one
desicion. This lcrss was due to his
desire to do more than anyone else.
At the Ames meet in 1919, Troend
ley attempted to wrestle in both the
135 and 145 pound classes. He
failed to put his 145-pound man to
the mat and lost the decision.
Afraid of Nothing.
Which recalls stories told of the
Husker captain's audacity in the mat
sport. He was afraid of nothing.
In one meet with the Omaha "Y,"
Troendley decided to wrestle in the
125 and 135 pound classes. He of
ten wrestled in two weights when a
man failed to accompany the team.
In this case the Husker captain was
forced to work down 10 pounds and
stay worked down until he had
wrestled in the 125. Track work,
starvation and Jack Best soon had
'Spin," as he is familiarly known,
to the required weight. In the meet
he nailed his man to the mat in
some fraction of a mi ule and then
had a bite to eat before tackling the
next one. He won both matches.
That is the type of wrestler that
Nebraska has acquired to instruct
the mat men. Troendley was west
ern intercollegiate champion in 1920
in the 135-pound weight and later
went to Birmingham, Ala., where he
tried out "for the American Olympic
team. The man who won the try
outs as well as. in the Olympics, won
over Troendley by a decision, but
was unable to flatten the supple Ne
braskan to the mat.
Forty Out for Team.
The Cornhusker wrestling squad
consists of some forty men and these
will be weeded out by Captain Reed,
Coach Clapp and Assistant Coach
Troendley. The material is excel
lent for a fine team this year, Mal
colm Smith, western intercollegiate
champion in 1920 in the 158-(ound
class is back and will be out for the-
mat team.
Chuck Wiggins Wins
Fifteen-Round Bout
Over Marty Burke
New Orleans, Dec. 18. Chuck
Wiggins won a 15-round decision
over Marty Burke of New Orleans
last night at Pilsbury Garden. It was
a hard-fought battle but there were
no knockdowns during the fight.
Burke had the crowd on their feet
in the last round when he let go a
hard right cross that had Wiggins
groggy but he failed to follow it
up and Wiggins came back and won
the round and received Referee Hur
ley's decision. Both men are heavy
weights. Southern High Coaches
Organize Association
Fort Smith, Ark-, Dec. 18. Eight
cities from four states Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri
comprise the southwestern mter
scholastic conference of high school
foot ball, basket ball and track
meets, organized here yesterday at
a meeting of coaches from Little
Rock, Fort Worth, Dallas, Musko
gee, Tulsa, Springfield, Joplin and
Fort Smith High schools. Election
of temporary officers and drafting of
a 1922 foot ball schedule comprised
business of the initial session.
W. and J. Grid Team
Is Fast Organization
Berkeley, Cal., Dec. 18. The
Washington and Jefferson foot ball
team, scheduled to represent the
east at Pasadena New Year's day
against the University of California
eleven, representing the west, is a
fast organization and its strength is
greatly underestimated, said Andy
Smith, California head coach, on his
return from the cast today.
"I expect them to give California
a hard tussle." Smith declared. "I
have not decided, as yet, what style,
of game California will play."
U. of California Makes
Swimming Major Sport
More evidence of the growing im
portance of swimming in collegiate
athletics conies in the report from
the coast that the University cl Cali
fornia has raised swimming to the
rank of a major sport.
May Match Boats
Chicago, 111., Dec. 18. Efforts are
beinc made to arrange a match race
between "Miss Chicago" and "Mrss.
Los Angeles, two of the world s
fastest power boats. The former is
owned by Commodore Sheldon
Clark and a syndicate of Chicago
ans, the- latter by Dustin Farnum,
the movie stai
Basketball
Results
rrrithtan. M: MMIaml. 14.
Illinois. S3; Knnl 4 allege. 14. )
Minneo4a. ?; Kiier Kalis Nermal, Si. i
or4hwe4Tm. 10: NHr Iteme. in.
Rirtl-r ll-a. 1: hinge. It. I
Fairfield Hiita, 48; Baetin, St,
Harry Wills Real Obstacle in
Champion Jack Dempsey's Path;
Fans Anxious to See Pair Matched
t'hirag Tribune-Omaha Bet lawil Wire.
New York, Dec, 18. Jack Drinp
sey must fight Harry Wills. Thrrc
is no use in bally-hooing about who
should be the next opponent (or
Denipsey, lie is riRlit here. Step
up, Harry, so that the folks can get
a good look at you.
While that big black bird is hover
ing about and questioning Demp
sey's right to the championship there
is a flaw in the white man's -claim
to the title.
Wills is the obstacle in Dempsey's
path and until he is removed the
fight fans of the country will never
be satisfied that Denipsey is the
real champion he claims to be.
Must Fight Soon.
Denipsey and Wills musf fight be
fore the question of .supremacy is
determined. That is the demand of
the fight fans who pay the freight
so that those boxing fellows can
exist.
There must be no set ups or sure
thing opponents ribbed up for
Denipsey. ' Boxing fans will not
stand for any more frail little
Frenchmen like Georges Carpentier.
Neither will they have any more
slow plodding Jess Willard's step
ping in there to be slaughtered and
they have been trying to build such a
return match. Wonder if the fans
would fall for such a bunk?
There must be no more faint
hearted Fultons to take a smack on
the whiskers and leave the going
after one round, nor will the fans
tolerate any more of Bill Brcnnan
who 'was keeled over twice in a
row.
The Gibbons and Grcbs arc too
small for Denipsey and if he has
run out of opponents as they say he
has why doesn't he take on Harry
Wills?
Wills Too Tough.
Is Wills too tough? There is a
strong suspicion all over the coun
try that Harry deals them out a
little too hard for the white boys to
take a hand in the game with him.
Wills stands out right now as the
only man in the world who would
have a chance with Denipsey. With
his six feet of height and more than
200 pounds of bone and muscle, he
sure comes nearer being a match for
the white champion than the hand
some kid who made the trip from
France last July with his little frail
frame to do combat against the
rugged Dcmpsey in Jersey City. -
There never was a time when that
match was a fair one, yet it drew
a gate of more than $1,000,000.
Now what! would a match between
Dempsey and Wills draw? With two
such men being about equal in
height and strength," it would prob
ably attract a larger crowd than any
tight in the history of the game.
Then why haven't these two birds
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been match before this? We ire
told that timid promoter! who re
fuse to gamble with the proposition
and the fretful boxing official who
fear that the bout might kill the
Came all over the country, is the
only reason that no effort has been
made to get the two scrappers into
the ring.
Has Right to Challenge.
Why? We ak thould thi dis
crimination prevail? If colored
man fights his way to the top of his
division among his own race and
then nuestioni the right of a white
man to claim the boxing champion
ship it would seem in all fairness
that the colored man's challenge
should receive some respect.
Right! in New York they allow for
eigners of all kinds to get in there
and knock the dickens put of our
American boys whenever they are
man enough.' Mexicans by the score
and even Chinamen are being tossed
in constantly to slam at our Yankee
boxers. Yet this American negro
will not be permitted to test his
skill against the white champion.
Don't seem right,
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On Drake Team
Coach '0,bie" Solcm Tutting
Bulldogs Through Hard
Practice for Game.
Dei Moines, la., Dee, IS. Coach
"0mc" Solent is putting bi baVet
ball proteges at Drake university
through stiff practice every after
noon to prepare them for an 18-game
schedule season.
Four "letter men" are available
from last year's team as a nucleus
fur the varsity representation thin
year. Thev are Captain Tom Smith
of Council Bluff, center; Ted Pay
scur of Vet Moines, forward and
last yar's "captain; llarlcy W'llhelm
of LINton, and Clcatie Dcvine of
'Drs Moines.
The other regular varsitv seleo
tiou is Bill Itoclter of Gooding.
Idaho, liocltcr is a IHO-pound man
that is fast on his feet. He is to
be used as running guard.
Payseur, who finished last year's
season as one of the three best for
wards in the Missouri Valley con
ference, has been making a good
showing in the practice games. He
is expected to add more laurels to
his records in the coming games.
William Lucas of Dcs Moines.
l-esiie .naw oi .cv.iua aim vcci
Sarff of Salem, Ore., have also
earned berths as varsity substitute-.
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