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TSeTOmaha Sunday Bee
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VOU 51-NO. 37.
PART THREE
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FKRRUARV 26, 1922.
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FIVE CENTS
Champion Zbyszko Ready to Meet Winner of Friday's Finish Match
i
Wisner Fans
PiekMcGHI
to Beat Hanson
Wager Nearly
Outcome of
Bout Drlsty on
Card.
$23,000 on
Wmtling
WUncr. Neb., wrestlitiff fan and
those who believe Tat" McUill, the
king of ill "bone crushers." are
reaJv to plunk down their jack en
th- vinrr pride when lie tangles
with one Charlie Hanson at (he City
auditorium riuuv evening,
Sow. the followers of McGill ire
not cheap when it comes to wager
ing on uteir
"hoy." When
"rat" elects to
dhow his form
in Ontahi the
V i s n e r fans
come in flocks
to bet Melady's
protege.
The match
Friday will he
no exception. A
special train,
headed by Bar
ney D u g a n,
Omaha druggist
and former resi
dent of Wisner,
-rmt" siH.ni will roll into
this bury Friday morning. On this
special will he a large crowd of Wis
ner fans weighted down with prod
ucts of the United States mint.
According to word received from
Wisner, mure than $25,K) will be
placed on "Pat." The majority of
this, it is said, has already been wag
ered. So. judging from this. Tat"
is well liked ly tne out-state tans.
Karl Caddock and his "thousand
holds." former heavyweight champ
of the world, will arrive in Omaha
early this week to put the finishing
h to McGill. These two
heavyweights will work out at the
niii-ili.i Athletic rlub.
Hanson, it will be remembered,
broke into the spot-light when he
wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko, cham
pion, to a three-
hour draw in
Nashville, Tcnn.,
a couple of
months ago.
Works Out
at "Y."
Charlie is work
ing out at the
Y. M. C. A. un
der the cagle
. eye of "Fann
er" Burns, who
is responsible
for developing .
this new heavy
weight cor.tend-
The winner of
Semi-Finalists in Squash Tournament
Detane
Weaver
..
I T"""i riV'ESE four -Cub" Potter,
I I ' I George Stocking. Drant Wear-
kV . " Gu Beckett battled
f jV m. yr ,nf if wy tht lemi-finali ef he
A-T - j Cmiln club iquash tournament tint
, 4i I wrcit.
stV Ihit week's times will put Hie
toi.'nry into the finals and it is i
(ouup at to who the finalists will
be as a'l four ire crick pliyen.
"Cub" Totter is the veteran of the
group.
Squah is a popular sport at the.
Omaha club. The same i a cro
between tennis and handball.
I George Stocking
i
Chaxlie Hanson
Friday's match has been promised a
bout with the champion. . Zbyszko
says be is willing to meet the win.
nor 1nr the. title..
Dristy and Rudy Hassen will meet
in one ot the preliminary-evcim.
Western League fleets
in Denver Today.
Nothing more concerning the status
of baseball in Lincoln or Denver was
unfolded yesterday. No word was
rare k-rl hv either Secretary "Mike
Fini of the local club or Barney
Bttrch, owner, except that the league
will bold a meeting m uenver mon
day to consider that city as a mem
ber of the circuit this season.
Arrnrdincr to club Owners, it wil
net ill tlii neighborhood of $25,000
In DUt a team in Lincoln. This, of
.r.m;p. would include the erection of
a ball park, training camp, and the
necessities besides the initial cost of
th franchise. The league asks
$2.v000 for the franchise.
Lincoln, it is understood, will not
. pay $50,000 to put a Western team
in that city, so Denver appears to be
in line for the franchise, snoum tne
"Mile High City" prove to the league
that it would be an asset to the cir
cuit rather than a liability.
Muskogee does not want a berth
in the Western league if press dis
patches from the Southwestern
league are true. This Oklahoma city
seems perfectly satisfied with its
place in the Southwestern circuit.
Frank Boyle Manager
of Marshalltown Nine
Marshalltown, la., Feb. 25. Frank
Boyle of Waterloo, for the past
twn vpars nilot of the Cedar Rapids
, f Three-Eye league baseball team, has
C been selected to guide the destinies
of the new Marshalltown club of the
recently organized Mississippi Val
ley Baseball league, as manager,
v Larry Mullen, for many years
prominent in athletics at Dubuque,
will assume the duties of manager
of the Dubuque club this year.
Billy Spcas has been selected as
manager of the Cedar Rapids squad.
John McGraw to Take
Charge of Giants Today
San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 23. John
T. McGraw, manager of the New
York Giants, is expected here today
from Havana to take charge of the
1922 training schedule of his club.
McGraw will have 45 players on the
field by next Wednesday. -
Hughie Jennings, assistant man
ager and coach, will arrive here Sun
day from his home in Scranton, Pa.
They're Slipping Now.
Hastings, Neb.. Feb. 25. Interest
In the state baseball league project
here has diminished since pledges to
'.he sum of $1000 were made last fall.
Kn effort to bring tlie fund up to
15,000 failed. Some local supporters
lope that the postponement of the
itate meeting will give them an op
portunity to muster sufficient funds
tut indications are unfavorable,
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Sotheron Among Indians to
Leave for Texas Camp Three
Cardinal Regulars Holdouts
CLLVLLAND. Ib. 25. Duvid Kfc. former Athletic tw irlrr. mil
A'Un Sotheron, will be in the second squad of Cleveland Indians
which leaves here Ute tonight for spring training ramp at P.ttU.
Sotheron will join the second detachment at it. Louis with Outlirlder
Joe l'vani and Recruit fnlirhler FA Vuna.
Those leaving here tonight betides Keefe are Catcher Steve O'Xeill
and his wife, Outlirlder Charlie Jamieson and l'at McNulty and Inlielderi
Ralph Ilenediit and Walter Hammond, in charge of Secretary Walter Mc
Nichols. Jack Grancy, veteran outlielder, ig tick and will not be able to
join his team males r several days.
Stuffy Mclnnis, Hill Wanibsgauss, Joe Scwell, Riggs Stcpheuon and
the other f.elders will go to Dallas direct from their home.
Llfven Chicago Nationals 0
Leave for Catalina Mauds
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Elcven Chi
cago Nationals left here this ttiorn-
for Catalina Inlands, Cal., to
: join the advance guard of pitchers
and catchers who have been in train
, iiig there for several days. All the'
; players at the training camp and
! those who left today have signed
their contracts, President ceck an
nounced, lie Mid he feared no
trouble with holdouts.
Cardinal Veterans and
Recruits Leave for Camp
St. Louis, Feb. 23. The remain
der of the local Xationals' team, in
cluding regulars of last year and
several recruits, were ready today to
follow the advance squad to the
training camp at Orange, Tex. Their
departure was set for late tonight.
Others are said to be on the way
from their homes to the camp, ex
cepting Roger Ilomsby. last year's
battitur champion of the National
league; Jacques Fournier, first base
man, and Bill Pcrtica, pitcher. These
three have not as yet come to terms
with the club management.
Giants Sign Two Recruits;
Zack Wheat Signs Contract
New York, Feb. 25. The Gi .nts
announced today that they had
Huskers Snowed,
Under by Tigers
aMSHSH as ii 1 Sl
Woods and
"Waters5?:
BOB
BECKER
Columbia, Mo., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Missouri made a
complete recovery here last night by
defeating Nebraska, 55 to 16. The
Tigers tookthc lead in the firs min
ute of the game and were never in
danger. Poor teamwork and shoot
ing by the Cornhuskers was over
come by superb passing and hoop
work of the Tigers.
The valley champs held a 10-to-0
score at the end of five minutes of
play when Captain Smith called
time out' to recover from the daz
zling Tiger offensive. Riddlesbcr-
ger made the Jirst Lornhtiskcr field
goal after 12 minutes of play, the
score being 18 to 2. Coach Frank
sent in many substitutions during
the first half in attempt to stop
Knight and Bunker, who scored
consistently. The first half ended
31 to 6.
Frownlnj, 1.
Knieht, . O.
I.eater, f, . .
Vance, f, . . ,
Bunker, c. .
Moore, c. . . .
Bond, r. r. .
Hays, 1. t. ..
Faurot, ar. .
Thompson, g
FG.
...S
..10
.. 0
.. 0
.. 4
.. 0
.. 5
.. 0
.. 0
.. 0
FT.
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
Total 24 7 3 '
Nebraska.
FO, FT. F
Carmen, r. f ! 0 1
Smith, 1. f 0 0 2
Spear, f. 0 ft 0
Warren, c 1 0 0
Toft, c 0 0 0
Russell, r. B " 0 4
Rldilesberger, 1. g, 4 S 0
Kohl, e 0 n 1
Tipton, e 0 0
Totals 7 2
Track and Field
By Frank Loomis, Jr.
World's Champion Hurdler
T
Edmonds, Ottawa, referee.
Directum J. Back
to Big Line for
Fast Pacing Events
The fast Tjacing classes of . the
Grand Circuit will have a recruit this
season in the black stallion Direc
tum T.. 2.01 1-4, a performer which
was prominent on the major circuit a
few season's back, but of late has
been, in the main, raced on the half-
mile tracks of the east. i.his old
horse is now in the stable of Fred
Edman at the Memphis track which
makes it almost a certainty that he
will be one to tackle the free-for-
all brigade of sidewbeelers when the
bier ring opens at North Randall in
July.
Directum J. graduated from the
half-mile tracks of Illinois several
years ago when he was purchased
"by an Indianapolis horseman ,and
turned over to Tom Murphy to race
at the fall meeting at Columbus.
During the two following seasons
the stout-built black stallion was
very much in the . limelight on the
big ring.
Cambridge Team Wins .
Southwest Amateur Title
Cambridge. Neb., Feb. 25. The
Cambridge Legion basket ball team
won the southwest Nebraska amateur
championship by eliminating the
Franklin Bush W'hackers in a game
here this week.
Franklin had a five-point lead at
end of first half. Chadwick and
Thomas outplayed their men at
guard, while Hugg and Jones shot
the baskets.
Franklin has won 14 games and
lost three one to Cambridge and
two to professional teams. Cam
bridge has won nine and lost none.
K
with the result
HEN does track season start?
-This question should be an
swered in two ways, as there
are apparently two seasons, indoor
and outdoor track. Athletes that
carry out an indoor season start to
train about the first of December,
as their meets are
usually held in
January through
to March, while
outdoor track men
have to wait until
the weather con
ditions will let
them practice out
doors. The athlete who
competes out
doors should
start his training
February 1. This
early training is
not carried out
strong enough,
, . .
eages ot track work are still rough
when the athlete gets on the cind
ers. ,
You hurdlers, high jumpers,
vaulters and shot-putters did you
ever thing of getting your form
almost perfect while working in
doors, so that your time outdoors
can be spent on condition In a? ah
Pthletes are equal physically in the
matter of learning the form, and
the one who can perfect this form
will have quite the advantage on his
competitors this is especially true
on the four events named above.
There are a number of unfinished
hurdlers in every state who would
be far better if they had spent a
little time indoors on the proper
form in clearing a hurdle, which
most any athlete can learn in timt.
' The high jump takes spring, that
is true, but an athlete has to know
how to handle his body when he'
once raises himself over the bar
or the cross bar will be knocked
otf when he comes down. There
are various styles of jumpers, but
our highest leapers use the straight
jump from the front run so that the
body can lie-parallel with the cross
bar. There is not any month in the
year that one can not practice high
jumping, so why wait until May to
begin learning the form?
The above reasons hold true in
pole vaulting, for the question of
form comes in strong in this event
and should be practiced young. So
many boys try to vault with their
two hands held apart on the pole.
This style of form will never carry
you higher than 10 feet 6 inches..
Learn to shift the two hands to
gether just as you rise off the
ground, and to learn this, takes
prictice. Make use of the indoot
season and learn how to shift yout
hands properly.
The shot-put does not always
take the largest boy to win, for the
athlete with the best form again
will have the advantage. There s
a difference between "putting" tht
shot and "throwing" the shot, as tht
iron ball can not be "thrown" as
far as it can be "put." The bodv
shove must be behind the shot.
Track athletics require practice
form the individual standpoint and is
unlike our basket ball, football or
baseball sports, as you can gain
success in your event regardless ot
what your fellow team-mate does.
You don't need team work to win
in track. The job of victory is up to
you, and don't overlook the import
ance of early training.
Ringtail Is Valuable
Fur Bearer.
Inquiries and Answers
Q. What la the fastest time ever made
in 100-yard dash for amateurs, and who
holds the record? Who do you consider
the fastest starter of our American
sprinters? J. C, York Neb.
A. Dan Kelly, noward P. Drew nl
Charles I'addork hold the world' record
for 100 yards In 0 3-5 aeeonda. I consider
Ixiren Murchinson, Illinois Athletic club,
as the fastest man out of the marks.
Q. I am working up on state track and
would like to have a few pointers on
training. I took a second place one year
in 5 minutes, having had only two weeks'
training;. When will the state meet be
held this year? R. H. V., Tobias, Neb.
A. Follow my articles from time to
time as I shall advise on tralninir through
out. Begin now to build up your body
y pulling weights or swinging cluhs.
on't try to run outdoors until weather
permits. In April I shall run an article
about the mite run. The state meet will
be held on May J 3.
Q. wThat is the world's record for the
pole vault and who holds It? F, B., Oma
ha, iseo.
A. The record Is IS feet. S14 Inch;
held by Frank Fosa, Chicago Athletic
association, made at the Olympic Games,
Antwerp, J3eigium, lU'.'U.
High School Boy Plays
Chess Draw With Champ
New York, Feb. 25. David Wahr
burg, a Stuyvesant High school stu
dent, was one of three contestants
out of a field of 40 who succeeded in
playing draws with J. R. Capablanca,
world's chess champion, here last
night.
Capablanca played 40 games simul
taneously against some of the best
players of the metropolitan district,
achieving 37 victories and three
draws. Wahrburg, but 14 years old,
gave the champion one of the hard
est contests of.the.40 boards. " JLsajr $1,000,000,
- -r OT manv Ainericcn animals
are as well, known and as in-
- 1 tcresting m their Habits as
the common raccoon. Found in
most all the wooded areas of the
United States, the coon furnishes
a heap of sport for the follow who
likes to sally forth at night with a
pack of dogs in search of this scrap
per, and his pelt also means a nice
little sum to the trapper, as coon
fur is one of the most staple.
Old ringtail is a night prowler and
only occasionally do you run onto
him during the day. Daylight usu
ally finds him curled up asleep in
some hollow tree, as the coon is an
expert climber and commonly has
his den in some hole in a tree. But
these animals spend a great deal of
their time foraging and hunting on
the ground and they usually seek
the shores of a lake or wooded
stream as the coon sure does love
the water.
Ringtail's likes aiid dislikes in the
way of food show a wide variety
and at times excellent taste. For ex
ample, when green corn is ripe, he
scorns the crawfish and clams of the
stream, and makes a raid on a near
by field to enjoy succulent corn. Oc
casionally he will visit the farmer's
poultry yard by way of varying his
menu ot nuts, iruits, trogs ano
clams.
But no matter what the food, if
he is near water, the raccoon pulls
a most peculiar and unique stunt.
He washes that food very thorough
ly before eating it.
No wonder they call ringtail in
teresting and intelligent. He is even
more than that. He is one of the
most curious and inquisitive ani
mals imaginable. Every strange ob
ject fascinates him, and he must in
vestigate often to his sorrow. This
curiosity is taken advantage of by
the trapper and results in many a
coon being caught.
A common layout to bag Mr. Coon
is to set a trap under water. The
trapper makes his set in shallow
water, as a coon follows a stream
persistently. In fact, in some local
ities where coons are common, these
animals make regular trails along
a stream. If the stream is shallow,
the trap is placed in three or four
inches or wjter, and attached to
a stake under water.
No bait is necessary, but here is
how the coon falls for this set. A
piece of shiny tin is fastened to
the pan of the trap, or better yet,
a bright, shiny tin fish and the
set is complete. Once the animal
sees this attractive, shiny, strange
object in the water, it's gopdby
coon, as he can't nelp investigating,
and before he gets through snoop
ing around, he is caught.
It seems queer that you can catch
raccoons with a looking glass, but
it can be done my making an un
derwater set and then instead of put
ting a pan on the trap, place around
the trap broken, bits of a looking
glass. These shiny" pieces seldom
fail to draw ajcurious, investigating
raccoon.
AVith a good raccoon pelt worth
as high at $10, the value of these
animals from an "conomic stand- i
point can easily be figured, as thous
ands are trapped each season. One
can compute the value of a coon
pelt, but it is difficult to estimate
the value in dollars of the sport ring
tail furnishes each year to hunters.
You'll have to ask a dyed-in-the-wool
coon hunter "iow much a coon
hunt is worth. And he'll probably
signed F.dward Ilae, star halfback
last season of the Miss.Mi'pii col
lege eleven, and a bight-handed
pitcher of unusual merit. Hale has
been ordered to report at San An
tonio for a tryout next week.
The Brooklyn club has received a
signed contract of First Kasetnan
Ray Schmandt and the veteran out
fielding star, Zack Wheat. Wheat's
contract was enclosed in a letter m
which he said that his wife was ill
and that he would be delayed in re
porting for spring training at Jack
sonville. Browns Attend Funeral
of "Pickles" Dilhoefcr
St. Louis. Feb. 25. Daily work
outs beginning at noon and continu
ing to 4 in the afternoon have been
placed on the local Americans train
ing schedule, according to reports
from Mobile, Ala., where the players
are getting in condition for the com
ing season.
The body of William "Pickles"
Dilhoefcr. local National catcher,
who died Thursday morning, arrived
at Mobile last night and was met by
the entire advance squad, runerai
services were held in the Catholic
cathedral, the same edifice in which
the dead ball player was married to
Miss Massie Slo'cum a little more
than a month before his death.
Chicago Cuhs Get in Good
Workout at Island Camp
Chicaeo. Feb. 25. The Chicago
Nationals had another hard workout
at Catalina Island yesterday while
the Chicago Americans at ilariin
Springs, Tex., again spent most of
their time in the bath house and din
mg room, because of heavy rains
that made outdoor work impossible.
Announce Swim Dates.-
New York, Feb. 24. Dales for the
various national amateur swimming
events were announced by the
amateur athletic union officials here
today as follows:
. For men: One hundred-yard free
style, Boston, March 9; plungecr dis
tance, Indianapolis. March 11; 60 yards
free style, Honolulu, March 29: water
polo and 400-yard relay. New York,
March 59-30: 500 yards free style, Chlcagn,
April 6; 159 yards back stroke, Lns
AnKeles, April 6.
For women: Fifty yards free style,
Baltimore, March 11; 100 yards free style.
New York, April 15
"Bisco" Throwns lowan
Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 25. Stan
islaus Zbyszko, world's champion
heavyweight wrestler, defeated Ar
nold Minkley of Iowa here last night
with a hcadlork and bar arm after
53 minutes and 30 seconds of wres
tling. '
Meeting Held to
Form Conference
Basketball
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Commission to
Probe Charges
Bout Was Fixed
Chicago, Feb. 25. Formation of a
second midwestern inter-collegiate
conference was up for discussion
here today at a meeting of repre
sentatives of leading universities not
included in the Big Ten conference.
The meeting was called, it was an
uounced, as a result of'a feeling that
the only way to control professional
ism was through organization of con
fcrences.
The new conference, it was stated,
will be built around the Michigan
Agricultural college, Detroit univer
sity, Marquette university and Wa
bash college. Others invited to send
representatives were Nebraska,
Notre Dame, University of North
Dakota and University ot South Da
kota. Nebraska will not enter the pro
posed conference, Fred Dawson,
head coach, announces. He said the
school would remain in the Missouri
Valley.
Huskers in Three
Events Today
Lincoln, Feb. 25. This is a busy
week-end for Cornhusker athletic
teams in intercollegiate circles.
Nebraska's artists of the padded
mat are primed today for the annual
dual wrestling meet with the Uni
versjty of Iowa here tonight. The
Cornhuskers have a score to settle
with the Hawkeyes as last year the
Iowa team upset the dope in a
match that Nebraska was confident
of winning.
The Nebraska basket ball quintet
plays Washington a St. Louis to
night, following the gme with Okla
homa last night. Coach Henry
Schulte's Cornhusker track squad
boarded a train here yesterday for
Kansas City, where it will participate
in the annual indoor track meet to-'
night tinder the auspices of the
J. C. A. L.
Wind It of 18 Games. !
Alliance, Neb., Feb. 25. Alliance hs
established an enviable record on the
hardwood floor this season, having won
II of its IS games.
The team has defeated Chadron Nor
mal, Chadron High, Hyannls. Ansley,-
jiurora. t oiiege lew. ureenwond Have,
lock. Waverly. Gerlng. Bayard, Scotta
bluff. Cappeil and Oahkosh.-
Wahoo, Lincoln. Kidney and Ravenna
toast victories over the locals.
HIGHSCHL
BASKETBALL
Won't Knler TttMrnr.
I.mli!iln, Ni-b., rVh. I- When til
local high li-x.l laam d. (-(-, I lug.
Pining ri-antlv. It mi lis UMi -itn-tu
live il.-t.ny mis ae:t'in. "l.-g la Ilia
I n k at funds llie I nm will i" I !- r'
rntl at lit sia'a ii-urimin-sl.
Chaninlnuahlp Tourney t'luiimil.
Kultnn, Kelt, ii. Th Nu.a.ilis lounly
ll'sll arhnnl bs.krt l-H hsiiilmahin
luurnsmeiil will lw held at Hardy. Mar.h
t Slid 4. NVIxitl. Mol t I'lllla Ol U, Hil-
l-erinr and llsr.ty will omii.i "r
lintii ra, l.oera In 111" games Ilia lllat day
will flay fur roimiilnlion homn H.nutilay.
Vlallltig trams will l ntertstned.
I.enria. 19 lay Onler, 10.
Ceneva, Neb.. Feb. i'o. ilaneva Illgtl
school bsk.-lers ca'led a hall to Ili
winning streak a. t b Cl enter
csgesteia this seaann by dumping th
ruy county five. 1 to K In a llirllllng
si. ma tier Tue-.ily. .,.-
;nev took th lead In tli first five
minute of I-ltiy hen Manning. l'-al
center. .-.ied a bsaliet from th .,'1"r
of th.' curt. Th. ilen.va flv. had PJ 1
uo a seven-point total before the lY
LVw. "tered the .tor. column.
Abhoit then negotiated a fre throw. Tli.
flrat period wa a'n.o.t over betm. Clay
Center a.-ored from J ha .l'r'r.-n.vl, ne-
In th. curtain raiser the del v It.
serves defeated Alenan.lrla. H to 1.
Boxing Head Sitvs Humor
SMaiffr-Mur.l.v Go Was
, a Fke Will Be Iiivrti.
I gated TIioroiiKldy.
i "Liim" Dole, brad of the t.te
boxing cMiiiiuMuii, ammuturil yes
terday th.it a thorough investigation
will be made f( thr fli.irri Out the
.S hlaitrr-MiiM'hy duM here Wediies
dav ttitjltt wj a franifup.
Dovle rieiUir.l thn.e who bad pie.
frird to hae "iiuide dope" that the
light was a f-ike will he railed be
foie the commission to tell what they
know,
John Kihturtiii, Omaha member
ol the itmiinissioil. is !rn! from the
citv, and the investigation urobably
will not take place before bi return
here the middle of next week, it was
said.
Following the publiiation of state
ment declaring the match was
framed, Morrie. Sihl.tilrr, Johnny
Creclev, the "Kid's" manager, and
I.ro Shea, the referee, submitted
written statement to The Ure in
which they denied it was a fake.
Shea expressed the opinion that
the fun believed it was fixed be
cause the boxers seemed to be
afraid to take the chnnces they did
in the first.
"The Murphy-Schlaifcr bout Wed
nesday wa not as interesting to the
fans a their first one here, nor was
it as bitterlv contested, but I be
lieved this was caused by the over
cautiousness of the men," be said.1
"1 believe the fight was anything
but a fake."
Schlaifer's statement follows:
1 wns Instructed br my msnser. Johnn.
Crceley. to box Murnhy ami not lo turn
him at clos. lauiia as In our first lioui.
and to keep cool and not lose my head at
sny time. I foucht alonsj thes. lines. 1
have never token I'art In a -framed' bout
In my lif. and never will. m
lart of any contest 's concerned. Murphy
la a hard puncher, and for this resson I
boxed hlin. trying- to dodge his blows an
mailing; him miss whenever I could. Any-
Shenandoah Trim, tilenwood. J on. with an ' .Jr'"?
Bt,..,.n.loah. la.. Keh. Zu. nnei.i,.iu i. '"''''-," I "-',.
Win Double B0
( a double.hea.ter. th. boks wliinms.
16 to . and the tfrn. 1 to 1-
Stromshnrs; Win. Three. :"n'"'
S-lroniHburu. Neb., Feb 5--h'rn0.nijC5
lllKh achnol basket ball teama won three
iamea this week. The boys' flrat team
TfVomVvid 'city, i ; it. it :
ond team won from Riverside, '
2nd, the Birls defeated North Bend. 9 to .
I, a? to 10 maklnx U victories. Peru I parent, and the bruises on my tne.
AeMln in!h ot Kansas City will ; (Signed.) MOrtHtB BCHlAlr'BR.
t week. Stibbs and Willi '
sP'"r woVe1 l of last rilshf .r- , p TLr,
Life of Jockey Who
.......a It. iinf.4.fl.tHJ f iHBKrl u
TTiHiiiruiiiru i . . . . .
eeeord when it won from t.icnwooa
nlKht
and
b
(tiaaacow " ..... clen-
fary. Hhenanuoan airi -
wood, 14 to 6.
Wahoo Defeats Ashland.
Ashland, Neb.. Keb. 25.-W.hoo won
lU llth consecutive victory at basket
bin lt night by defeating Ashland, 32
t. 1.
pawnee City !"
awnee Neb., Feb. 25. Pawnee City
nJh "ool bo .' and girls' basket ba t
team were defeated here Friday by Fall
Curiam.. Tawnee City was "Uaased
on all aides. Charlea Bofgs. captain of
N.b?aika Wesleyan baaket ball team, ret
erecd, Ornnd Island Wlas.
rjrand Tland Neb.. Fsb. 25. The Grand
Island Vlgh aehool basket bell quintet
walked awav with York High In a game
here yesterday by a seor. of 34 to n.
Jt was the 18th victory In II games for
the Islanders. York being one of He
earn v"lor 0V," i'l"
locals. rruner played a sensational game.
Cambridge Teams Victorious.
Cambridge. Neb., l-'t-b. ".-Cambridge
won two basket ball gam" ,f 'M5 ''
high school defeating Stockvllie, 24 to 4,
and th. I-eeion team beating Hartley
town team, 00 to 8.
Seward Beat. Keatrice.
n.-l... Nnlv Feb. 25. Seward High
school trimmed Coach Bish Hushes' Bea
trice High athletes. 20 to 14. The game
was hard fought tnrougnoui. m j-j -
of the first half. Beatrice led. 14 to , 8.
Worley and rurdy starred for Beatrice
and the Ramsey brothers starred lor
Seward. . ..
The reserves tnmmen inn
kcteers, 10 to 0, in tne preiumum
Belvldere. 44: Hebron, 23.
Belvidere, Neb.. Keb. 25. Belvidera
High school boys' quintet aeicaiea no
bran academy, 44 to 23.
Ord Trounces St. Taul.
Ord. Neb., Feb. 25 Ord High won
from St. Paul High school Thursday, .id
to 7. Heauck and Nay scored the most
points for Ord, while Larsen secured the
only ?eld goal for the visitors. The de
fensive work of the Ord team was the
best acen on the local floor this season.
tremonl mm,
Fremont. Nob., Feb. 25. Fremont 1"H
defeated University Place In a lignming
caae tussel Friday. 27 to 2S. Both teams
were nip and tuck until the latter pari
of the second half when Coach
tossers took a brilliant spurt.
I steam behind Murphy's puncnes irom in
1 marks on my Uo.iy. wnicn ar. son n-
Gave Him "B
T
um lip
Pows'
Cage Tourney at St. Paul.
St. Paul. Neb.. Feb. 25. A basket ball
tournament open to all high school teams
In the county will be held here Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday nights. Sever
al teams have entered. .
Remilts of Tourney.
Holdrege. Neb.. Feb. 26. The first
round of the southwest Nebraska basket
ball tournament resulted In the follow
ing scores: Bladen, 31: Kenesaw, 12. Or
leans, 33; Oxford. 4. Holdrege, 14; Wil
cox, . Hildreth, 21; Huntley, 15. Ragan,
37; Axtell, 10. Bertrant, 20; Naponee, 19.
Loomis, 28; Atlanta, 14. Mascot, 17;
Funk, t.
Crete Wins Titles.
Crete, Neb., Feb. 25. Crete boys and
girls teams clinched the Saline county
high school championships Friday night
ty winning the final games in th. coun
ty tournament. The Crete boys defeated
Friend, IS to 2, and Crete girls blanked
Wllber, 21 to 0. A big crowd witnessed
the contests,
Crawford, 31: Gordon, it.
Crawford, Neb., Feb. 25. In a fast
game of basket ball, Crawford High
school quint defeated Gordon High here
last night by a score of 31 to 12. The
Gordon boys were outclassed In all stages
of the game.
Anslry, 51; Olltner, 14.
Ansley, Neb., Feb. 2... Ansley humbled
Giltner for a 61-to-14 victory here last
night. Ansley outclassed Giltner In every
department of the game.
By Collier' News Bureau.
Mexico City. Feb. 25. Among the
outstanding incidents connected with
the running meeting here are the
suspension of Dave Nicol. once the
star of the Fred Conk turf establish
ment: C. Sloan and R. Holloway.
The lack of a Volstead law here is
alleged to have caused the temporary
embarrassment of Nicol and Sloan.
Holloway's Case is shrouded in
mystery, but it was rumored to be
something like this: A Mexican
asked the jockey if his mount in'one
of the races would win. Holloway's
response was encouraging; the Mex
ican bet $2 on the nose, and the
horse ran second. The Mexican im
mediately warned Hollowav that if
he ever rode another caballo that's
Mexican for horse he would stab
and shoot Holloway. It appears as
if Holloway were suspended for his
own protection.
Geneva Tossers
Beat Packers
Geneva, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special
Telegram.) The local high school
quintet tr.ded its home season with
a victory here last night when it de
feated the South Omaha team by
tt:e score of 29 to 22.
The locals started strong and fin
ished that way. The score at the
etid of the first haif was 13 to 6 in
favr.r of the Geneva tossers. South
rilliefi in the last half, scoring 8
baskets in rapid order. The rally '
was shortlived, however.
The lineup and summary:
Geneva. Pos. South Omaha.
Buehrer RF Ackermesj
Plcard LF Kmlgh
Manning C Nlion
Ooold RO Bpencer
Mulligan IjG W.dbert
Substitutions: Willy for Mllllgan, Gra
ham for Spencer, Clark for W'edb.rg.
Field goals: Ackerman, t; Emigh, It
Nixon, 2: Graham, 2: Clark, Buehr.r. S;
Plcard, Manning, 3; Goold. Free throws:
Emith, 2; Buehrer. .
Alleged Race Sharks
Go on Trial Today
London, Feb. 25. Capt. and Mrs.
Peel, who are well known in turl
circles, were committed for trial to
day at the instance of the postal de
partment, charged with offenses by
which bookmakers may have beerj
defrauded. The allegation is that
the defendants sent telegrams from
a country post telegraph office mak
ing bets after having learned the re
sults of races by celephone.
Mrs. Peel is the daughter of Sir
Robert Jardine, a noted sportsman.
Bill Rourke Ready to Dabble
in Western League Pool Again
ILL ROURKE, former owner of the Omaha franchise and
one of the "fathers" of the W'estjrn league, is willing to
take another plunge in the Western pool.
On his return to Omaha yesterday, Rourke said he
wasn't "running after" the other magnates tolget a fran-',
chise, but that he would take one at a "snap." '
Rumors that Rourke was ready to assume magnate re
sponsibilities became prevalent several days ago when he
bobbed up at the Western meeting at St Joseph. They'
gained force when he sat through the meetine- at IJncnln"'
at which the sale of the Joplin franchise was discussed.
Rourke has emulated a clam until yesterday, and refused to deny or
affirm rumors that he is rarin' to listen to the old turnstiles clink once
more.
"You can tell the whole world that 111 not buv a franchise at the
present quotations," Rourke declared. "When 1 can buy right I'll buv."
Rourke is entitled to consideration from the present moguls, because
he helped put the league over the breakers when it was in distress.
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